SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``CJ's Home Protection Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. The Congress finds that-- (1) nearly 20,000,000 Americans live in manufactured homes, which often provide a more accessible and affordable way for many families to buy their own homes; (2) manufactured housing plays a vital role in providing housing for low- and moderate-income families in the United States; (3) NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from a nearby National Weather Service (NWS) office, and broadcasts NWS warnings, watches, forecasts, and other all- hazard information 24 hours a day; (4) the operators of manufactured housing communities should be encouraged to provide a safe place of shelter for community residents or a plan for the evacuation of community residents to a safe place of shelter within a reasonable distance of the community for use by community residents in times of severe weather, including tornados and high winds, and local municipalities should be encouraged to require approval of these plans; (5) the operators of manufactured housing communities should be encouraged to provide a written reminder semiannually to all owners of manufactured homes in the manufactured housing community to replace the batteries in their weather radios; and (6) weather radio manufacturers should include, in the packaging of weather radios, a written reminder to replace the batteries twice each year and written instructions on how to do so. SEC. 3. FEDERAL MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION STANDARDS. Section 605 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5404) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d) Weather Radios.-- ``(1) Provision of installation instructions.--A manufacturer shall provide with each manufactured home (other than a manufactured home affixed to a permanent foundation), instructions for the installation of a weather radio required under this section. ``(2) Model installation standards.--The Federal manufactured home installation standards established by the Secretary under this section shall require that each manufactured home (other than a manufactured home affixed to a permanent foundation) shall be installed with a weather radio inside the manufactured home that-- ``(A) is capable of broadcasting emergency information relating to local weather conditions; ``(B) is equipped with a tone alarm; ``(C) is equipped with Specific Alert Message Encoding, or SAME technology; and ``(D) complies with Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Standard 2009-A (or current revision thereof) Performance Specification for Public Alert Receivers. ``(3) Responsibility of manufactured home installers.--It shall be the duty of manufactured home installers to ensure that manufactured homes (other than manufactured homes affixed to a permanent foundation) are supplied and installed with a weather radio required under this subsection. ``(4) Definition of affixed to a permanent foundation.--For purposes of this subsection, the term `affixed to a permanent foundation' has the meaning given that term in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's publication entitled `Permanent Foundations Guide For Manufactured Housing' dated September 1996. ``(5) Liability protections.-- ``(A) Immunity for manufacturers.--Manufacturers of manufactured homes shall be immune from common law civil liability for any aspect of the installation, furnishing, function, operation, performance, capabilities, or utilization of the weather radio mandated by the Federal manufactured home installation standards promulgated in accordance with this subsection, including any instructions related thereto. ``(B) Immunity for installers.--Manufactured home installers shall be immune from common law civil liability for any aspect of the installation, furnishing, function, operation, performance, capabilities, or utilization of the weather radio mandated by the Federal manufactured home installation standards promulgated in accordance with this subsection, including any instructions related thereto. ``(C) Immunity for retailers.--Retailers of manufactured homes shall be immune from common law civil liability for any aspect of the installation, furnishing, function, operation, performance, capabilities, or utilization of the weather radio mandated by the Federal manufactured home installation standards promulgated in accordance with this subsection, including any instructions related thereto. ``(D) Immunity for operators of housing communities.--Any reminder, assistance, or instructions provided by the operator of a manufactured housing community concerning the function of a weather radio contained in a manufactured home shall not subject the operator, an owner or employee of the manufactured home community, or the manufacturer of the manufactured home to liability for the functionality of that weather radio. ``(6) Exemption for modular homes.-- ``(A) In general.--The installation standards required to be established under paragraph (2) shall not apply to modular homes. ``(B) Definition of modular home.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term `modular home' has the meaning given such term in the law of the State in which the modular home is located.''. SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT. Not later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the consensus committee established pursuant to section 604(a)(3) of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(a)(3)) shall develop and submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development a proposed Federal manufactured home installation standards required under section 605(d) of such Act (as added by the amendment made by section 3 of this Act). Notwithstanding section 604(a)(5)(B) of such Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue a final order promulgating the standard required by such section 605(i) not later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning upon receipt by the Secretary of the proposed standard developed and submitted by the consensus committee. SEC. 5. STUDY. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct a study regarding conditioning the applicability of the requirement under the amendment made by section 3 of this Act (relating to the installation of weather radios in manufactured homes) on the geographic location at which a manufactured home is placed, but only to the extent that such requirement applies to new manufactured homes and new site- built homes. In conducting such study and making determinations under to the study, the Secretary shall take into consideration severe weather conditions, such as high winds and flooding, and wind zones and other severe weather data available from the National Weather Service. Not later than the expiration of the 18-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the study and submit a report regarding the results of the study to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.

Summary: CJ's Home Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to revise federal standards for manufactured homes (other than one affixed to a permanent foundation) to require each such home to be installed with a weather radio: (1) capable of broadcasting emergency information relating to local weather conditions; (2) equipped with a tone alarm and Specific Alert Message Encoding, or SAME technology; and (3) compliant with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Standard 2009-A Performance Specification for Public Alert Receivers (or its current revision). Shields from common law civil liability: (1) manufacturers, installers, or retailers of manufactured homes for any aspect of the installation, furnishing, function, operation, performance, capabilities, or utilization of such a weather radio; and (2) the operator, owner, or employee of a manufactured home community, or the home manufacturer, with respect to the functionality of such a radio owing to any reminder, assistance, or instructions the community operator provides. Exempts modular homes from such installation standards. Requires the consensus committee established under such Act to develop and submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development a proposed standard for installed weather radios. Requires the Secretary to study and report to specified congressional committees on conditioning the applicability of the weather radio installation requirement on the geographic location at which a manufactured home is placed.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bodegas as Catalysts for Healthy Living Act''. SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND CONSUMER EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. (a) Program Required.--The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall carry out a program under which the Administrator makes grants to any of the following: (1) A locally-based organization that represents small business concerns. (2) A local redevelopment agency that is chartered, established, or otherwise sanctioned by a State or local government. (b) Use of Grant Amounts.--The recipient of a grant under this section shall use the grant amounts for one or more of the following activities: (1) To provide, to independently owned and operated small business concerns, such as bodegas and corner stores, assistance (such as assistance in purchasing appropriate equipment, or assistance in hiring and training personnel) in expanding their inventory to include one or more of the following products: (A) Fresh fruits and vegetables. (B) Healthy alternatives (as defined by the Department of Agriculture) such as whole milk alternatives, pure fruit juices, and products with 0 grams of transfat). (2) To provide, to community-based organizations, such as community health centers, assistance in carrying out consumer education and outreach activities to encourage the purchase of such products, such as by informing communities about the health risks associated with high-calorie, low-exercise lifestyles and the benefits of healthy living. (c) Collaboration Required.--A small business concern may receive assistance in expanding inventory under subsection (b)(1) only if the small business concern works in collaboration with one or more community-based organizations in expanding that inventory. A community- based organization may receive assistance in carrying out activities under subsection (b)(2) only if the community-based organization works in collaboration with one or more small business concerns in carrying out those activities. (d) Maximum Grant.--A grant under this section may not exceed $100,000. (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. SEC. 3. COVERAGE OF ADDITIONAL PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS. (a) Medicare Program.-- (1) In general.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended-- (A) in subsection (s)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(BB) additional primary and preventive services described in subsection (ccc);''; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``Additional Primary and Preventive Services ``(ccc) The term `additional primary and preventive services' means such primary and preventive services that are not otherwise covered under this title as the Secretary shall specify when provided by qualified providers, as specified by the Secretary. Such term includes the following: ``(1) Services for the prevention and treatment of obesity and obesity-related disease. ``(2) Supervised exercise sessions. ``(3) Exercise stress testing for the purpose of exercise prescriptions. ``(4) Lifestyle modification education. ``(5) Culinary arts education for the purpose of promoting proper nutrition.''. (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 1862(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(1)) is amended-- (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (M); (ii) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (N); and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(O) in the case of additional primary care and preventive services, which are performed more frequently than the Secretary may specify;''. (B) Section 1833(b)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(b)(5)) is amended by inserting ``or additional primary care or preventive services (as defined in section 1861(ccc))'' after ``(jj))''. (b) Medicaid Program.--Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (27); (2) by redesignating paragraph (28) as paragraph (29); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (27) the following new paragraph: ``(28) additional primary care and preventive services (as defined in section 1861(ccc)) which are not otherwise covered under this subsection; and''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, with regard to whether regulations to implement such amendments are in effect as of such date.

Summary: Bodegas as Catalysts for Healthy Living Act - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to make grants to local organizations that represent small business concerns and local redevelopment agencies to assist: (1) independently owned and operated small businesses, such as bodegas and corner stores, in expanding their inventories to include fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy alternatives (as defined by the Department of Agriculture); and (2) community-based organizations, such as community health centers, in carrying out consumer outreach and education programs to encourage the purchase of fresh fruits, vegetables, and healthy alternatives and to inform communities about health risks and the benefits of healthy living. Requires small businesses and community-based organizations to collaborate in carrying out the purposes of this Act. Limits grant amounts to $100,000. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to cover additional primary and preventive services relating to obesity treatment and prevention, supervised exercise sessions, stress testing, lifestyle modification education, and nutrition education.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Act: (1) Covered dwelling unit.--The term ``covered dwelling unit'' means a dwelling unit that-- (A) is a detached single family house, a townhouse or multi-level dwelling unit (whether detached or attached to other units or structures), or a ground- floor unit in a building of three or fewer dwelling units; (B) is designed as, or intended for occupancy as, a residence; (C) was designed, constructed, or commissioned, contracted or otherwise arranged for construction, by any person or entity who, at any time before the design or construction, received or was guaranteed Federal financial assistance for any program or activity; and (D) is made available for first occupancy after the expiration of the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Federal financial assistance.--The term ``Federal financial assistance'' means-- (A) any assistance that is provided or otherwise made available by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or any program or activity or such agencies, through any grant, loan, contract, or any other arrangement, after the expiration of the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, including-- (i) grants, subsidies, or any other funds; (ii) services of Federal personnel; (iii) real or personal property or any interest in or use of such property, including-- (I) transfers or leases of the property for less than the fair market value or for reduced consideration; and (II) proceeds from a subsequent transfer or lease of the property if the Federal share of its fair market value is not returned to the Federal Government; (iv) any tax credit, mortgage or loan guarantee or insurance; and (v) community development funds in the form of obligations guaranteed under section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308); or (B) any assistance that is provided or otherwise made available by the Secretary of Agriculture under title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.). (3) Person or entity.--The term ``person or entity'' includes one or more individuals, corporations (including not- for-profit corporations), partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual corporations, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated associations, trustees, trustees in cases under title 11 of the United States Code, receivers, and fiduciaries. SEC. 3. VISITABILITY REQUIREMENT. It shall be unlawful for any person referred to in section 2(1)(C) with respect to a covered dwelling unit to fail to ensure that such dwelling unit contains at least one level that complies with the Standards for Type C (Visitable) Units of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (1005-ICC ANSI A117.1-2009) and any future revisions thereto. SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT. (a) Requirement for Federal Financial Assistance.--Each applicant for Federal financial assistance shall submit an assurance to the Federal agency responsible for such assistance that all of its programs and activities will be conducted in compliance with this Act. (b) Approval of Architectural and Construction Plans.-- (1) Submission.--Any applicant for or recipient of Federal financial assistance for a covered dwelling unit shall submit for approval the architectural and construction plans for such unit to the State or local department or agency that is responsible, under applicable State or local law, for the review and approval of construction plans for compliance with generally applicable building codes or requirements (in this subsection referred to as the ``appropriate State or local agency''). (2) Determination of compliance.-- (A) Enforcement actions.--The enforcement actions under this subparagraph are-- (i) reviewing any plans for a covered dwelling unit submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) and approving or disapproving such plans based upon compliance of the dwelling unit with the requirements of this Act; and (ii) consistent with applicable State or local laws and procedures, withholding final approval of construction or occupancy of a covered dwelling unit unless and until such compliance is determined. (B) Condition of federal housing assistance.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not provide any Federal financial assistance under any program administered by such Secretary to a State or unit of general local government (or any agency thereof) unless the appropriate State or local agency thereof is, in the determination of the Secretary, taking the enforcement actions under subparagraph (A). (c) Civil Action for Private Persons.-- (1) Action.--Any person aggrieved by an act or omission that is unlawful under this Act may commence a civil action in an appropriate United States district court or State court against any person or entity responsible for any part of the design or construction of a covered dwelling unit no later than two years after the occurrence or termination of the alleged unlawful conduct under this Act. (2) Liability.--In any action under this subsection for a violation involving architectural or construction plans for a covered dwelling unit that were approved by the appropriate State or local department or agency-- (A) if such approved plans violate this Act and any construction on such dwelling that violates this Act was performed in accordance with such approved plans, such State or local department or agency shall be liable for such construction in violation; and (B) if such approved plans comply with this Act and any construction on such dwelling violates this Act, the person or entity responsible for the construction shall be liable for such construction in violation. (d) Enforcement by Attorney General.--Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons has violated this Act, the Attorney General may commence a civil action in any appropriate United States district court. The Attorney General may also, upon timely application, intervene in any civil action brought under subsection (c) by a private person if the Attorney General certifies that the case is of general public importance. (e) Relief.--In any civil action brought under this section, if the court finds that a violation of this title has occurred or is about to occur, it may award to the plaintiff actual and punitive damages, and subject to subsection (g), may grant as relief, as the court finds appropriate, any permanent or temporary injunction, temporary restraining order, or other order (including an order enjoining the defendant from violating the Act or ordering such affirmative action as may be appropriate). (f) Violations.--For purposes of this section, a violation involving a covered dwelling unit that is not designed or constructed in conformity with the requirements of this Act shall not be considered to terminate until the violation is corrected. (g) Attorney's Fees.--In any civil action brought under this section, the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee and costs. (h) Effect on Certain Sales, Encumbrances, and Rentals.--Relief granted under this section shall not affect any contract, sale, encumbrance, or lease consummated before the granting of such relief and involving a bona fide purchaser, encumbrancer, or tenant, without actual notice of a civil action under this title. SEC. 5. EFFECT ON STATE LAWS. Nothing in this Act shall be constructed to invalidate or limit any law of a State or political subdivision of a State, or of any other jurisdiction in which this Act shall be effective, that grants, guarantees, or provides the same rights, protections, and requirements as are provided by this Act, but any law of a State, a political subdivision thereof, or other such jurisdiction that purports to require or permit any action that would violate this Act shall to that extent be invalid. SEC. 6. DISCLAIMER OF PREEMPTIVE EFFECT ON OTHER ACTS. Nothing in this Act shall limit any right, procedure, or remedy available under the Constitution or any other Act of the Congress. SEC. 7. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. If any provision of this Act of the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of the provision to other persons not similarly situated shall not be affected thereby.

Summary: Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2013 - Requires newly constructed, federally assisted single family houses and town houses to include at least one level that complies with the Standards for Type C (Visitable) Units of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (1005-ICC ANSI A117.1-2009) and any future revisions. Requires: (1) each applicant for federal financial assistance to submit compliance assurances to the relevant federal agency, and (2) each person who arranges for design or construction of a covered dwelling to submit architectural and construction plans for state or local approval. Prohibits federal financial assistance to a state or local government unit unless the recipient is taking certain enforcement actions with regard to covered dwellings. Permits: (1) private civil actions in a U.S. district court or state court for violations of this Act, and (2) the Attorney General to commence civil actions or intervene in civil actions under this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Settlement Trust Improvement Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR ANCSA PAYMENTS ASSIGNED TO ALASKA NATIVE SETTLEMENT TRUSTS. (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before section 140 the following new section: ``SEC. 139G. ASSIGNMENTS TO ALASKA NATIVE SETTLEMENT TRUSTS. ``(a) In General.--In the case of a Native Corporation, gross income shall not include the value of any payments that would otherwise be made, or treated as being made, to such Native Corporation pursuant to, or as required by, any provision of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), including any payment that would otherwise be made to a Village Corporation pursuant to section 7(j) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(j)), provided that any such payments-- ``(1) are assigned in writing to a Settlement Trust, and ``(2) were not received by such Native Corporation prior to the assignment described in paragraph (1). ``(b) Inclusion in Gross Income.--In the case of a Settlement Trust which has been assigned payments described in subsection (a), gross income shall include such payments as and when such payments are received by such Settlement Trust pursuant to the assignment and shall have the same character as if such payments were received by the Native Corporation. ``(c) Amount and Scope of Assignment.--The amount and scope of any assignment under subsection (a) shall be described with reasonable particularity and may either be in a percentage of one or more such payments or in a fixed dollar amount. ``(d) Duration of Assignment; Revocability.--Any assignment under subsection (a) shall specify-- ``(1) a duration either in perpetuity or for a period of time, and ``(2) whether such assignment is revocable. ``(e) Prohibition on Deduction.--Notwithstanding section 250, no deduction shall be allowed to a Native Corporation for purposes of any amounts described in subsection (a). ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms `Native Corporation' and `Settlement Trust' have the same meaning given such terms under section 646(h).''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 140 the following new item: ``Sec. 139G. Assignments to Alaska Native Settlement Trusts.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016. SEC. 3. DEDUCTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO ALASKA NATIVE SETTLEMENT TRUSTS. (a) In General.--Part VIII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 250. CONTRIBUTIONS TO ALASKA NATIVE SETTLEMENT TRUSTS. ``(a) In General.--In the case of a Native Corporation, there shall be allowed a deduction for any contributions made by such Native Corporation to a Settlement Trust (regardless of whether an election under section 646 is in effect for such Settlement Trust) for which the Native Corporation has made an annual election under subsection (e). ``(b) Amount of Deduction.--The amount of the deduction under subsection (a) shall be equal to-- ``(1) in the case of a cash contribution (regardless of the method of payment, including currency, coins, money order, or check), the amount of such contribution, or ``(2) in the case of a contribution not described in paragraph (1), the Native Corporation's adjusted basis in the property contributed. ``(c) Limitation and Carryover.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the deduction allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the taxable income of the Native Corporation for the taxable year in which the contribution was made. ``(2) Carryover.--If the aggregate amount of contributions described in subsection (a) for any taxable year exceeds the limitation under paragraph (1), such excess shall be treated as a contribution described in subsection (a) in each of the 15 succeeding years in order of time. ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms `Native Corporation' and `Settlement Trust' have the same meaning given such terms under section 646(h). ``(e) Manner of Making Election.-- ``(1) In general.--For each taxable year, a Native Corporation may elect to have this section apply for such taxable year on the income tax return or amended income tax return of the Native Corporation, with such election to have effect solely for such taxable year. ``(2) Revocation.--Any election made by a Native Corporation pursuant to this subsection may be revoked pursuant to an amended income tax return which has been timely filed by such Native Corporation. ``(f) Additional Rules.-- ``(1) Earnings and profits.--Notwithstanding section 646(d)(2), in the case of a Native Corporation which claims a deduction under this section for any taxable year, the earnings and profits of such Native Corporation for such taxable year shall be reduced by the amount of such deduction. ``(2) Gain or loss.--No gain or loss shall be recognized by the Native Corporation with respect to a contribution of property for which a deduction is allowed under this section. ``(3) Income.--Subject to subsection (g), a Settlement Trust shall report income in the amount of any deduction allowed under this section in the taxable year in which the Settlement Trust actually receives such contribution. ``(4) Period.--In determining the period that a Settlement Trust has held property for which a deduction is allowed under this section, the period the Native Corporation has held such property shall be included. ``(5) Basis.--The basis that a Settlement Trust has for which a deduction is allowed under this section shall be equal to the adjusted basis of the Native Corporation in such property immediately before such contribution. ``(6) Prohibition.--No deduction shall be allowed under this section with respect to any contributions made to a Settlement Trust which are in violation of subsection (a)(2) or (c)(2) of section 39 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1629e). ``(g) Election by Settlement Trust To Defer Income Recognition.-- ``(1) In general.--In the case of a contribution which consists of property other than cash, a Settlement Trust may elect to defer recognition of any income related to such property until the sale or exchange of such property, in whole or in part, by the Settlement Trust. ``(2) Treatment.--In the case of property described in paragraph (1), any income or gain received by the Settlement Trust upon sale or exchange of such property shall be treated as-- ``(A) for such amount of the income or gain as is equal to or less than the amount of income deferred pursuant to this subsection, ordinary income, and ``(B) for any amounts of the income or gain which are in excess of the amount of income deferred pursuant to this subsection, having the same character as if this subsection did not apply. ``(3) Election.-- ``(A) In general.--For each taxable year, a Settlement Trust may elect to apply this subsection for any property described in paragraph (1) which was contributed during such year. Any property to which the election applies shall be identified and described with reasonable particularity on the income tax return or amended income tax return of the Settlement Trust, with such election to have effect solely for such taxable year. ``(B) Revocation.--Any election made by a Settlement Trust pursuant to this subsection may be revoked pursuant to an amended income tax return which has been timely filed by such Settlement Trust. ``(C) Certain dispositions.-- ``(i) In general.--In the case of any property for which an election is in effect under this subsection and which is disposed of within the first taxable year subsequent to the taxable year in which such property was contributed to the Settlement Trust-- ``(I) such election shall be voided as to such property, ``(II) the Settlement Trust shall be required to file an amended return for the taxable year in which such property was contributed, and ``(III) the Settlement Trust shall pay any tax applicable to such property, including interest and a penalty equal to 10 percent of the amount of such tax. ``(ii) Assessment.--Notwithstanding section 6501(a), any amount described in subclause (III) of clause (i) may be assessed, or a proceeding in court with respect to such amount may be initiated without assessment, within 4 years after the date on which the return making the election under this subsection for such property was filed.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part VIII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``Sec. 250. Contributions to Alaska Native Settlement Trusts.''. (c) Permissive Amendments to Trust Agreements Establishing Settlement Trusts.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of law, including any provision of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), Alaska state law, or the terms of any trust agreement of a Settlement Trust (as defined under section 3(t) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, (43 U.S.C. 1602(t))), the terms of any trust agreement of a Settlement Trust may, within the 1-year period following the date of the enactment of this Act, be amended as necessary to allow such Trust to make an election described in subsection (g) of section 250 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (a)). (2) Amendment.--An amendment described in paragraph (1) shall be enacted pursuant to one or more agreements between the Native Corporation that established the Settlement Trust and the trustees of such Trust and shall not require any vote by the beneficiaries of such Trust or the shareholders of such Native Corporation. (3) Registration statement.--Any Settlement Trust which was registered in accordance with Alaska state law prior to the date of the enactment of an amendment described in paragraph (1) shall not be required to file a new or amended registration statement to reflect such amendment. (d) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years for which the period of limitation on refund or credit under section 6511 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 has not expired. (2) One-year waiver of statute of limitations.--If the period of limitation on a credit or refund resulting from the amendments made by subsection (a) expires before the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, refund or credit of such overpayment (to the extent attributable to such amendments) may, nevertheless, be made or allowed if claim therefor is filed before the close of such 1- year period. SEC. 4. INFORMATION REPORTING FOR DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO ALASKA NATIVE SETTLEMENT TRUSTS. (a) In General.--Section 6039H of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-- (1) in the heading, by striking ``sponsoring''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(e) Deductible Contributions by Native Corporations to Alaska Native Settlement Trusts.-- ``(1) In general.--Any Native Corporation (as defined in subsection (m) of section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(m))) which has made a contribution to a Settlement Trust (as defined in subsection (t) of such section) to which an election under subsection (e) of section 250 applies shall provide such Settlement Trust with a statement regarding such election not later than January 31 of the calendar year subsequent to the calendar year in which the contribution was made. ``(2) Content of statement.--The statement described in paragraph (1) shall include-- ``(A) the total amount of contributions to which the election under subsection (e) of section 250 applies, ``(B) for each contribution, whether such contribution was in cash, ``(C) for each contribution which consists of property other than cash, the date that such property was acquired by the Native Corporation and the adjusted basis of such property on the date such property was contributed to the Settlement Trust, ``(D) the date on which each contribution was made to the Settlement Trust, and ``(E) such information as the Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate for the identification of each contribution and the accurate reporting of income relating to such contributions by the Settlement Trust.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 6039H in the table of sections for subpart A of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 6039H. Information With Respect to Alaska Native Settlement Trusts and Native Corporations.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016. SEC. 5. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION. This Act is remedial Indian legislation enacted under the plenary authority of the Congress under the Constitution of the United States to regulate Indian affairs, and any ambiguities in section 139F or 250 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this Act, shall be resolved in favor of Native Corporations attempting to exclude income or claim a deduction thereunder.

Summary: Settlement Trust Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of Alaska Native Settlement Trusts, to: (1) allow an Alaska Native Corporation to assign certain payments referenced in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to a trust without including the payments in the gross income of the corporation, (2) allow the corporation to elect annually to deduct contributions made to a trust, (3) allow a trust to elect to defer the recognition of gains related to contributions of property other than cash until the sale or exchange of the property, and (4) establish information reporting requirements for deductible contributions to a trust.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Montana Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1998''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) it is in the interest of the United States for the Secretary of the Interior to sell leaseholds at Canyon Ferry Reservoir in the State of Montana for fair market value if the proceeds from the sale are used-- (A) to establish a trust to provide a permanent source of funding to acquire access or other property interests from willing sellers to conserve fish and wildlife and to enhance public hunting and fishing opportunities at the Reservoir and along the Missouri River; (B) to establish a fund to be used to acquire access or other property interests from willing sellers to increase public access to Federal land in the State of Montana and to enhance hunting and fishing opportunities; and (C) to reduce the Pick-Sloan project debt for the Canyon Ferry Unit; (2) existing trusts in the State of Montana, including the Rock Creek Trust and the Montana Power Company Missouri-Madison Trust, have provided substantial public benefits by conserving fish and wildlife and by enhancing public hunting and fishing opportunities in the State of Montana; (3) many Federal lands in the State of Montana do not have suitable public access, and establishing a fund to acquire easements to those lands from willing sellers would enhance public hunting and fishing opportunities in the State of Montana; (4) the sale of the leaseholds at the Reservoir will reduce Federal payments in lieu of taxes and associated management expenditures in connection with the ownership by the Federal Government of the leaseholds while increasing local tax revenues from the new owners of the leased lots; and (5) the sale of the leaseholds at the Reservoir will reduce expensive and contentious disputes between the Federal Government and leaseholders, while ensuring that the Federal Government receives full and fair value for the acquisition of the property. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) CFRA.--The term ``CFRA'' means the Canyon Ferry Recreation Association, Incorporated, a Montana corporation. (2) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Montana Hunter and Fisherman Access Fund established under section 6(a). (3) Lessee.--The term ``lessee'' means the holder of a leasehold described in section 4(b) as of the date of enactment of this Act, and the holder's heirs, executors, and assigns of the holder's leasehold interest. (4) Purchaser.--The term ``Purchaser'' means the person or entity that purchases the 265 leaseholds under section 4. (5) Reservoir.--The term ``Reservoir'' means the Canyon Ferry Reservoir in the State of Montana. (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior. (7) Trust.--The term ``Trust'' means the Canyon Ferry- Missouri River Trust established under section 5(a). SEC. 4. SALE OF LEASEHOLDS. (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall sell at fair market value-- (1) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to all (but not fewer than all) of the leaseholds described in subsection (b), subject to valid existing rights; and (2) easements for-- (A) vehicular access to each leasehold; (B) access to and the use of 1 dock per leasehold; and (C) access to and the use of all boathouses, ramps, retaining walls, and other improvements for which access is provided in the leases as of the date of this Act. (b) Description of Leaseholds.-- (1) In general.--The leaseholds to be conveyed are-- (A) the 265 cabin sites of the Bureau of Reclamation located along the northern portion of the Reservoir in portions of sections 2, 11, 12, 13, 15, 22, 23, and 26, Township 10 North, Range 1 West; plus (B) any small parcels contiguous to the leaseholds (not including shoreline property or property needed to provide public access to the shoreline of the Reservoir) that the Secretary determines should be conveyed in order to eliminate inholdings and facilitate administration of surrounding land remaining in Federal ownership. (2) Acreage; legal description.--The acreage and legal description of each property shall be agreed on by the Secretary and the Purchaser. (c) Purchase Process.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary shall-- (A) solicit sealed bids for all of the leaseholds; and (B) subject to paragraph (2), sell the leaseholds to the bidder that submits the highest bid above the minimum bid determined under paragraph (2). (2) Minimum bid.--Before accepting bids, the Secretary, in consultation with interested bidders, shall establish a minimum bid based on an appraisal of the fair market value of the leaseholds, exclusive of the value of private improvements made by the leaseholders before the date of the conveyance, by means of an appraisal conducted in accordance with the appraisal procedures used under Federal law, including, to the extent practicable, the procedures specified in sections 2201.3 through 2201.3-5 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations. (3) Right of first refusal.--If the highest bidder is other CFRA, CFRA shall have the right to match the highest bid and purchase the leaseholds at a price equal to the amount of that bid. (d) Conditions.-- (1) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the Purchaser shall-- (A) contribute to the Trust the amount that is equal to 45 percent of the purchase price of the leaseholds; (B) contribute to the Fund the amount that is equal to 45 percent of the purchase price of the leaseholds; and (C) pay the Secretary for deposit in the Treasury of the United States an amount that is equal to 10 percent of the purchase price of the leaseholds. (2) No charitable deduction.--The Purchaser, any owner, member, or other interest holder in the Purchaser, and any leaseholder shall not be entitled to a charitable deduction under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by reason of the making of the contribution under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1). (3) Option to purchase.-- (A) In general.--The Purchaser shall give each leaseholder of record of a leasehold conveyed under this section an option to purchase the leasehold at fair market value. (B) Nonpurchasing lessees.-- (i) Right to continue lease.--A lessee that is unable or unwilling to purchase a property shall be permitted to continue to lease the property for fair market value rent under the same terms and conditions as the existing leases, including the right to renew the term of the existing lease for 2 consecutive 5-year terms. (ii) Compensation for improvements.--If a lessee declines to purchase a leasehold, the Purchaser shall compensate the lessee for the full market value of the improvements made to the leasehold. (4) Historical use.--The Purchaser shall honor the existing property descriptions and historical use restrictions for the leaseholds, as determined by the Bureau of Reclamation. (e) Administrative Costs.--Any administrative cost incurred by the Secretary incident to the conveyance under subsection (a) shall be reimbursed by the Purchaser. SEC. 5. CANYON FERRY-MISSOURI RIVER TRUST. (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall encourage establishment of a nonprofit charitable permanent perpetual trust, similar in structure and purpose to the existing trusts referred to in section 1(2), to be known as the ``Canyon Ferry-Missouri River Trust'', to provide a permanent source of funding to acquire land and interests in land from willing sellers at fair market value to conserve fish and wildlife, enhance public hunting and fishing opportunities, and improve public access at the Reservoir and along the Missouri River and its tributaries from the confluence of the Madison River, Gallatin River, and Jefferson River downstream to the Reservoir. (b) Board of Trustees.-- (1) Membership.--The trust referred to in subsection (a) shall have a Board of Trustees consisting of 1 representative of each of-- (A) local agricultural landowners; (B) a local hunting organization; (C) a statewide hunting organization; (D) a fisheries conservation organization; and (E) a nonprofit land trust or environmental organization. (2) Consultation.--In managing the Trust, the Board of Directors shall consult with representatives of-- (A) the Bureau of Reclamation; (B) the Forest Service; (C) the Bureau of Land Management; (D) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (E) the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; (F) the Montana Science Institute at Canyon Ferry, Montana; and (G) local governmental bodies (including the Lewis and Clark and Broadwater County Commissioners). (c) Use.-- (1) Principal.--The principal amount of the Trust shall be inviolate. (2) Earnings.--Earnings on amounts in the Trust shall be used to carry out subsection (a) and to administer the Trust. (d) Management.--Land and interests in land acquired under this section shall be managed for the purposes described in subsection (a). SEC. 6. MONTANA HUNTER AND FISHERMAN ACCESS FUND. (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the United States an interest-bearing account, to be known as the ``Montana Hunter and Fisherman Access Fund'', for the purpose of acquiring land and interests in land in the State of Montana from willing sellers at fair market value to-- (1) improve public access to Federal land in the State of Montana for hunting or fishing; and (2) enhance public hunting and fishing opportunities in the State of Montana through the conservation of fish and wildlife. (b) Use.-- (1) Principal.--The principal amount of the Fund shall be inviolate. (2) Earnings.-- (A) In general.--Earnings on amounts in the Fund shall be used to carry out subsection (a). (B) Administration.--The earnings shall be used at the joint direction of-- (i) the Chief of the Forest Service; (ii) the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and (iii) the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (c) Management.--Land and interests in land acquired under this section shall be managed for the purposes described in subsection (a).

Summary: Montana Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to sell at fair market value: (1) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to specified leaseholds (cabin sites of the Bureau of Reclamation located in the Canyon Ferry Reservoir in Montana and certain contiguous parcels), subject to valid existing rights; and (2) easements for specified access to such leaseholds. Sets forth requirements for the purchase process. Grants the Canyon Ferry Recreation Association, Incorporated, the right to match the highest bid and purchase the leaseholds. Requires the leasehold purchaser to: (1) contribute 45 percent of the purchase price to each of the Canyon Ferry-Missouri River Trust and the Montana Hunter and Fisherman Access Fund (established by this Act); and (2) pay ten percent of the purchase price to the Secretary for deposit in the Treasury. Gives existing leaseholders an option to purchase leaseholds and nonpurchasing lessees the right to continue to lease the property under the same terms provided in existing leases. Requires the Secretary to encourage establishment of a nonprofit charitable permanent perpetual trust, to be known as the Canyon Ferry-Missouri River Trust, to provide a permanent source of funding to acquire land to conserve fish and wildlife, enhance public hunting and fishing opportunities, and improve public access at the Reservoir and along the Missouri River. Establishes the Montana Hunter and Fisherman Access Fund in the Treasury for purposes of acquiring land in Montana to improve public access to Federal land for hunting or fishing and enhance public hunting and fishing opportunities through the conservation of fish and wildlife.


SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) The United States has run persistent trade deficits since 1978, and many of the trade deficits since 2000 have been especially large. (2) The United States trade deficit rose from $374,900,000,000 in 2009 to $497,800,000,000 in 2010, an increase of 33 percent. (3) Many of the trade deficits are structural--that is, with the same countries, year after year. In 2010, the United States continued to have significant merchandise trade deficits with the People's Republic of China ($273,100,000,000), the European Union ($79,800,000,000), Japan ($59,800,000,000), and Mexico ($66,300,000,000), notwithstanding the overall decline in the United States trade deficit. In fact, in 2010, China accounted for 42 percent of the United States merchandise trade deficit. (4) While the United States has one of the most open borders and economies in the world, the United States faces significant tariff and nontariff trade barriers with its trading partners. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known as the Emergency Trade Deficit Commission (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission''). (b) Membership of Commission.-- (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 11 members, of whom-- (A) three persons shall be appointed by the President, of whom one shall be appointed to represent labor interests, one shall be appointed to represent small businesses, and one shall be appointed to represent manufacturing interests; (B) two persons shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation of the majority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate; (C) two persons shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the ranking minority member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate; (D) two persons shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, after consultation with the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; and (E) two persons shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, after consultation with the ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. (2) Qualifications of members.-- (A) Presidential appointments.--Of the persons appointed under paragraph (1)(A), not more than one may be an officer, employee, or paid consultant of the executive branch. (B) Other appointments.--Persons appointed under subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (1) shall be persons who-- (i) have expertise in economics, international trade, manufacturing, labor, environment, or business, or have other pertinent qualifications or experience; and (ii) are not officers or employees of the United States. (C) Other considerations.--In appointing members of the Commission, every effort shall be made to ensure that the members-- (i) are representative of a broad cross- section of economic and trade perspectives within the United States; and (ii) provide fresh insights in to identifying the causes and consequences of the United States trade deficit and developing recommendations to address structural trade imbalances. (c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.-- (1) In general.--Members shall be appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and the appointment shall be for the life of the Commission. (2) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. (d) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold its first meeting. (e) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson. (f) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The members of the Commission shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson from among the members of the Commission. (g) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (h) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be entitled to one vote, which shall be equal to the vote of every other member of the Commission. SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. (a) In General.--The Commission shall be responsible for examining the nature, causes, and consequences of the United States trade deficit and providing recommendations on how to address and reduce structural trade imbalances, including with respect to the United States merchandise trade deficit, in order to promote sustainable economic growth that provides broad-based income and employment gains. (b) Causes of U.S. Trade Deficit.--In examining the causes of the United States trade deficit, the Commission shall, among other things-- (1) identify and assess the impact of macroeconomic factors, including currency practices, foreign government purchases of United States assets, and savings and investment rates, including savings rates of foreign state-owned enterprises, on United States bilateral trade imbalances and global trade imbalances; (2) with respect to countries with which the United States has significant, persistent sectoral or bilateral trade deficits, assess with respect to the magnitude and composition of such trade deficits-- (A) the impact of tariff and nontariff barriers maintained by such countries and the lack of reciprocal market access as a result of such barriers; (B) the impact of investment, offset, and technology transfer requirements by such countries; (C) any impact due to the failure of such countries to adhere to internationally recognized labor standards, including the extent to which such failure affects conditions of competition with the United States or the ability of consumers in such countries to buy United States goods and services; (D) any impact due to differences in levels of environmental protection and enforcement of environmental laws between such countries and the United States, including the extent to which such differences affect conditions of competition with the United States; (E) policies maintained by such countries that assist manufacturers in such countries, including the impact of such policies on manufacturers in the United States; and (F) the impact of border tax adjustments by such countries; (3) examine the impact of free trade agreements on the United States trade deficit; (4) examine the impact of investment flows both into and out of the United States on the trade deficit, including-- (A) the impact of United States outbound investment on the United States trade deficit and on standards of living and production in the United States; (B) the impact that the relocation of production facilities overseas has on the United States trade deficit, including by reviewing major domestic plant closures over an appropriate representative period to determine how much production terminated from such closures was relocated offshore; (C) the impact of foreign direct investment in the United States on the United States trade deficit and on standards of living and production in the United States; and (D) the impact of United States bilateral investment treaties, including bilateral investment treaties under negotiation, on the United States trade deficit; (5) examine the role and impact of imports of oil and other energy products on the United States trade deficit; and (6) assess the extent to which United States foreign policy interests influence United States economic and trade policies. (c) Consequences of U.S. Trade Deficit.--In examining the consequences of the United States trade deficit, the Commission shall, among other things-- (1) identify and, to the extent practicable, quantify the impact of the trade deficit on the overall domestic economy, and, with respect to different sectors of the economy, on manufacturing capacity, on the number and quality of jobs, on wages, and on health, safety, and environmental standards; (2) assess the effects the trade deficits in the areas of manufacturing and technology have on defense production and innovation capabilities of the United States; and (3) assess the impact of significant, persistent trade deficits, including sectoral and bilateral trade deficits, on United States economic growth. (d) Recommendations.--In making recommendations, the Commission shall, among other things-- (1) identify specific strategies for achieving improved trade balances with those countries with which the United States has significant, persistent sectoral or bilateral trade deficits; (2) identify United States trade policy tools including enforcement mechanisms that can be more effectively used to address the underlying causes of structural trade deficits; (3) identify domestic and trade policies that can enhance the competitiveness of United States manufacturers domestically and globally, including those policies of the United States and other countries that have been successful in promoting competitiveness; (4) address ways to improve the coordination and accountability of Federal departments and agencies relating to trade; and (5) examine ways to improve the adequacy of the collection and reporting of trade data, including identifying and developing additional databases and economic measurements that may be needed to properly assess the causes and consequences of the United States trade deficit. SEC. 4. REPORT. (a) Report.--Not later than 16 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that contains-- (1) the findings and conclusions of the Commission described in section 3; and (2) any recommendations for administrative and legislative actions as the Commission considers necessary. (b) Separate Views.--Any member of the Commission may submit additional findings and recommendations as part of the report. SEC. 5. POWERS OF COMMISSION. (a) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out this Act. The Commission shall hold at least seven public hearings, one or more in Washington, DC, and four in different regions of the United States. (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may secure directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the Commission considers necessary to carry out this Act. Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission. (c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal departments and agencies. SEC. 6. 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 the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, 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.--The members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of duties of the Commission. (c) Staff.-- (1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an executive director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission. (2) Compensation.--The Chairperson of the Commission may fix the compensation of the executive director and other personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title. (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title. SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; GAO AUDIT. (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to the Commission to carry out this Act. (b) GAO Audit.--Not later than 6 months after the date on which the Commission terminates, the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete an audit of the financial books and records of the Commission and shall submit a report on the audit to the President and the Congress. SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION. The Commission shall terminate 30 days after the date on which the Commission submits its report under section 4(a). SEC. 9. MORATORIUM ON FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS. The President shall not submit to the Congress any free trade agreement, or any legislation implementing a free trade agreement, until the report of the Commission has been delivered to the Congress and the President under section 4(a).

Summary: Establishes the Emergency Trade Deficit Commission to examine, and report to the President and Congress on, the causes of the U.S. trade deficit, together with recommendations to address and reduce trade imbalances, such as the U.S. merchandise trade deficit, in order to promote sustainable economic growth that provides broad-based income and employment gains. Prohibits the President from submitting to Congress any free trade agreement or legislation implementing one until the report has been delivered to Congress and to the President.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Private Security Officer Quality Assurance Act of 1997''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) employment of private security officers in the United States is growing rapidly; (2) private security officers function as an adjunct to public law enforcement by helping to reduce and prevent crime; (3) the private security industry provides numerous opportunities for entry-level job applicants, including individuals suffering from unemployment due to economic conditions or dislocations; (4) such private security officers protect individuals, tangible and intangible property and proprietary information and provide protection to such diverse operations as banks, hospitals, chemical companies, oil and gas refineries, airports, communication facilities and operations, office complexes, schools, residential properties, apartment complexes, gated communities and many others; (5) sworn law enforcement officers provide significant services to the citizens of the United States in its public areas, and are only supplemented by private security officers who provide prevention and reporting services in support of, but not in place of, regular sworn police; (6) given the growth of large private shopping malls, and the consequent reduction in the number of public shopping streets, the American public is more likely to have contact with private security personnel in the course of a day than with sworn law enforcement officers; (7) the trend in the Nation toward growth in such security services has accelerated rapidly as the per capita number of public sector law enforcement officers has decreased; (8) such growth serves important public policy goals in making available more public sector law enforcement officers to combat serious and violent crimes; (9) regardless of the differences in their duties, skill, and responsibilities, the public has difficulty in discerning the difference between sworn law enforcement officers and private security personnel; (10) the American public demands the employment of qualified, well-trained private security personnel as an adjunct, but not a replacement for sworn law enforcement officers; and (11) private security officers and applicants for private security officer positions should be screened as thoroughly as possible, particularly since many private security officers bear weapons. SEC. 3. BACKGROUND CHECKS. (a) In General.--(1) At the request of an employer of private security officers, an association of employers of private security officers, designated for the purpose of this section by the Attorney General, must submit to the Attorney General fingerprints or other methods of positive identification of an employee of such employer for purposes of a background check. (2) An employer may seek authorization from its employees to submit their fingerprints for purposes of a background check. (3) Upon receipt of fingerprints from an association designated under this section, the Attorney General shall search the records of the Interstate Information Index of the National Crime Information Center and the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and shall provide any identification and criminal history records corresponding to the fingerprints to the requesting association within 30 business days. (4) The Attorney General shall, to the maximum extent possible, encourage the use of the best technology available in compiling criminal history information and in responding to requests under this section. (5) An association designated under this section shall submit employee fingerprints to the Attorney General for identification and appropriate processing within one business day of receiving them. Such an association shall also transfer a copy of the identification and criminal history records that it receives from the Attorney General to the requesting employer within one business day of receiving them. (6) An association designated under this section shall provide a copy to the appropriate licensing authorities or regulatory agencies in the States of the requests it makes on behalf of employers for identification and criminal history records. The association shall also provide a copy of the information it transfers to employers to such States. (b) Regulations.--The Attorney General may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section, including measures relating to the security, confidentiality, accuracy, use, and dissemination of information and audits and recordkeeping and the imposition of fees necessary for the recovery of costs. (c) Report.--The Attorney General shall report to the Senate and House Committees on the Judiciary 2 years after the date of enactment of this bill on the number of inquiries made by the association of employers under this section and their disposition. SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. Subsection (d) of section 534 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding the following paragraph: ``(3) an association of employers of private security officers designated by the Attorney General for purposes of conducting background checks on employees or prospective employees.''. SEC. 5. CRIMINAL PENALTY. Whoever knowingly and intentionally uses any information obtained pursuant to section 3 other than for the purpose of determining the suitability of an individual for employment as a private security officer shall be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both. SEC. 6. EMPLOYER LIABILITY. Where an employer of private security officers reasonably relies for employment determinations upon criminal history information provided by the Attorney General, such employer shall not be liable in any action for damages based on such employment determinations. SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Act-- (1) the term ``Attorney General'' includes any person or entity designated by the Attorney General, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (2) the term ``employee'' includes an applicant for employment; (3) the term ``employer'' means any person that-- (A) provides, as an independent contractor, for consideration, the services of one or more private security officers (possibly including oneself); and (B) is licensed by one or more States as a provider of private security services, or is certified as such by the chief law enforcement officer of one or more States; (4) the term ``fingerprint'' includes any other method of positive identification approved by the Attorney General; (5) the term ``private security officer''-- (A) means an individual who performs security services, full or part time, for consideration as an independent contractor or an employee, whether armed or unarmed and in uniform or plain clothes whose primary duty is to perform security services, but (B) does not include-- (i) sworn police officers who have law enforcement powers in the State, (ii) attorneys, accountants, and other professionals who are otherwise licensed in the State, (iii) employees whose duties are primarily internal audit or credit functions, (iv) persons whose duties may incidentally include the reporting or apprehension of shoplifters or trespassers, (v) an individual on active duty in the military service, (vi) employees of electronic security system companies acting as technicians or monitors, (vii) employees whose duties primarily involve the secure movement of prisoners, or (viii) employees of armored vehicle companies; (6) the term ``security services'' means the performance of one or more of the following: (A) the observation or reporting of intrusion, larceny, vandalism, fire or trespass; (B) the deterrence of theft or misappropriation of any goods, money, or other item of value; (C) the observation or reporting of any unlawful activity; (D) the protection of individuals or property, including proprietary information, from harm or misappropriation; (E) the control of access to premises being protected; (F) the maintenance of order and safety at athletic, entertainment, or other public activities; and (G) the provision of canine services for protecting premises or for the detection of any unlawful device or substance; and (7) the term ``State'' means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. SEC. 8. USER FEES. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General may collect a user fee for a request, under any applicable law, for an individual's criminal history information. SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. The effective date of this Act shall be July 1, 1999.

Summary: Private Security Officer Quality Assurance Act of 1997 - Directs the Attorney General (AG) to designate an association of employers of private security officers, which must submit to the AG, at the request of an employer of officers, fingerprints or other methods of positive identification for background checks of such officers. Allows an employer to seek authorization from its employees for a background check. Directs the AG, upon receipt of fingerprints from an association, to: (1) search records of the Interstate Information Index of the National Crime Information Center and the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (2) provide any corresponding identification and criminal history records to the requesting association. Authorizes the AG to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act, including measures relating to the imposition of fees necessary for the recovery of costs. Directs the AG to report to specified congressional committees two years after enactment of this Act on the number of inquiries made by the association of employers and their disposition. Establishes criminal penalties for misuse of such background check information. Provides that employers shall not be held liable in any action for damages based on employment determinations that rely on such criminal history information from the AG. Authorizes the AG to collect a user fee for a request, under any applicable law, for an individual's criminal history information.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Border Enforcement Security Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. MODIFIED INSTRUCTIONS. (a) Updated Considerations for the Establishment of Units.--Section 432(c)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 240(c)) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``shall consider'' and inserting ``shall apply risk-based criteria that takes into consideration''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, including threats posed by transnational criminal organizations'' before the semicolon at the end; (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end; (4) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (5) by adding at the end the following: ``(E) the extent to which the BEST unit would advance the Department's homeland and border security strategic priorities and related objectives; and ``(F) whether departmental Joint Task Force operations established pursuant to section 708 and other joint cross-border initiatives would be enhanced, improved, or otherwise assisted by the BEST unit.''. (b) Port Security.--Section 432(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following: ``(4) Port security best units.--A BEST unit established pursuant to paragraph (2) with a port security nexus shall be composed of at least 1 member of each of the following: ``(A) The Coast Guard Investigative Service. ``(B) The geographically responsible Coast Guard Sector Intelligence Office.''. (c) Updated Report Elements.--Section 432(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 240(e)) is amended to read as follows: ``(e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes-- ``(1) a description of the effectiveness of BEST in enhancing border security, disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal organizations, and reducing drug trafficking, arms smuggling, child exploitation, illegal alien trafficking and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the international borders of the United States, as measured by crime statistics, including violent deaths, incidents of violence, and drug-related arrests; ``(2) an assessment of how BEST enhances information- sharing, including the dissemination of homeland security information, among Federal, State, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies, as well as BEST capability gaps relating to intelligence coordinating and sharing efforts; ``(3) a description of how BEST advances the Department's homeland and border security strategic priorities and effectiveness of BEST in achieving related objectives; and ``(4) an assessment of BEST's joint operational efforts with departmental Joint Task Force operations established pursuant to section 708 and other joint cross-border initiatives;. ``(5) An assessment of whether additional authorities are needed to accomplish the BEST mission; ``(6) An assessment of whether additional Memos of Understanding are needed to address intelligence and coordination gaps; and ``(7) An assessment of whether funding has an impact on the overall mission of BEST operations to assist in advancing the Department's homeland and border security priorities and related objectives.''. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF DANGER PAY ALLOWANCE FOR ICE AGENTS STATIONED IN DANGEROUS AREAS. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that providing personnel danger pay to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who are assigned to dangerous overseas posts will-- (1) help modernize ICE's overseas workforce compensation system; and (2) place ICE on equal footing with the law enforcement agencies of the Department of Justice. (b) Authorization.--Section 5928 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``The Secretary of State may not deny a request by the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to authorize a danger pay allowance under this section for any employee of any such agency.'' after the first sentence. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 151 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246) is repealed. (d) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which regulations are issued pursuant to subsection (d), the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that specifies-- (1) the overseas posts that have been designated by the Director as locations at which ICE agents will receive a danger pay allowance; and (2) the justification for each such designation.

Summary: Border Enforcement Security Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), before establishing a Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) unit, to apply risk-based criteria that takes into consideration specified factors, including: whether the area in which the BEST unit would be established is significantly impacted by threats posed by transnational criminal organizations; the extent to which the unit would advance DHS's homeland and border security strategic priorities and related objectives; and whether departmental Joint Task Force operations would be enhanced, improved, or otherwise assisted by the unit. A BEST unit with a port security nexus must be composed of at least one member of: (1) the Coast Guard Investigative Service, and (2) the geographically responsible Coast Guard Sector Intelligence Office. The bill modifies the DHS annual reporting requirement on the BEST program to require:: a description of the effectiveness of BEST in disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal organizations and reducing child exploitation; an assessment of how BEST enhances information-sharing; a description of how BEST advances DHS's homeland and border security strategic priorities and effectiveness of BEST in achieving related objectives; an assessment of BEST's joint operational efforts with departmental Joint Task Force operations; an assessment of whether additional authorities are needed to accomplish the BEST mission; an assessment of whether additional Memos of Understanding are needed to address intelligence and coordination gaps; and an assessment of whether funding has an impact on the overall mission of BEST operations to assist in advancing DHS's homeland and border security priorities and related objectives. (Sec. 3) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that providing personnel danger pay to U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who are assigned to dangerous overseas posts will: (1) help modernize ICE's overseas workforce compensation system, and (2) place ICE on equal footing with the law enforcement agencies of the Department of Justice. The Department of State may not deny a request by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or ICE to authorize a danger pay allowance for any employee of such agencies. ICE must submit a report to the congressional foreign affairs and homeland security committees that specifies the overseas posts that have been designated as locations at which ICE agents will receive a danger pay allowance and the justification for each such designation.


SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the 50-mile Handford Reach is the last free-flowing nontidal segment of the Columbia River in the United States and has been preserved in a relatively natural condition because of its location within the Hanford Nuclear Reservation; (2) in 1988, Congress, in Public Law 100-605 (102 Stat. 3043), called for an analysis of protection alternatives for the Hanford Reach and a report to Congress by the Secretary of the Interior, who concluded in the Hanford Reach Final Environmental Impact Statement dated June 1994 that the Hanford Reach should be designated as a recreational river under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; (3) the Hanford Reach is a vital migration corridor for anadromous fish and contains some of the most productive spawning areas in the Northwest United States, producing an estimated 80 percent of the Columbia Basin's fall chinook salmon and healthy runs of naturally spawning steelhead trout, sturgeon, and other highly valued fish species; (4) the Hanford Reach provides important habitat for wintering and migrating waterfowl, bald eagles, deer, elk, and a diversity of other wildlife, including numerous Federal and State-listed threatened and endangered plant and animal species, some of which are found nowhere else; (5) the White Bluffs and pristine conditions of the Hanford Reach offer scenic beauty, opportunities for solitude, and recreation, including hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, swimming, and wildlife observation, in close proximity to the Tri-Cities area of the State of Washington; (6) the Hanford Reach and its salmon runs have been important to mid-Columbia Native Americans for subsistence, cultural, and religious purposes for more than 10,000 years, and there are 150 registered archaeological sites in the area; (7) the southern shore of the Hanford Reach chronicles the history of the Manhattan Project, defense nuclear production during the cold war, and early Euro-American settlement of the area; (8) the White Bluffs and adjacent shoreline areas are a significant paleontological resource and are rich with fossils remains from the Pliocene period; (9) protection of the Hanford Reach as a national wild and scenic river can enhance local revenues from outdoor recreation and increase economic investment in the Tri-Cities area by highlighting the quality of life and natural amenities of the area; (10) economic activities along the river corridor in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, such as agriculture, power production and transmission, and water withdrawal, are compatible with the recreational classification of the river, and the classification made by this Act cannot be changed except by a subsequent Act of Congress; (11) designation of the Hanford Reach as a wild and scenic river can facilitate, and make less costly, the remediation of contaminated areas of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation by determining future land use within the river corridor and helping to ensure the Federal commitment to the cleanup of the Hanford Site; (12) the Hanford Reach has special significance as an outdoor laboratory and classroom and offers a singular opportunity for government agencies, tribes, and community organizations to develop a partnership around an education and interpretation program focused on the area's unique natural and human history; (13) the Columbia River shore immediately downstream of the Hanford Reach in the Tri-Cities area currently contains miles of high, steep levees which create a sterile gauntlet through which migrating anadromous fish must pass, and that flow controls on the Columbia River have reduced the need for levees of this height; (14) modifying levees in the Tri-Cities area could significantly improve the habitat value of this transition area to the Hanford Reach for fish and wildlife, decrease mortality of migratory fish and waterfowl, and have the additional benefits of improving rivershore access, recreation, and aesthetics; and (15) local jurisdictions in the Tri-Cities area have expressed interest in a partnership with the Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies to study rivershore restoration in the Tri-Cities area and develop a plan of action. SEC. 2. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are-- (1) to protect the natural, cultural, scenic, and recreational resources of the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River; (2) to encourage education and interpretation of the Hanford Reach; and (3) to restore and enhance the natural habitat of the rivershore immediately downstream of the Hanford Reach in the vicinity of the Tri-Cities area of the State of Washington. SEC. 3. COLUMBIA RIVER NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER. Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(____) Hanford reach, columbia river, washington.--The river segment from river mile 346.5 to river mile 396, Hanford Reach, Columbia River, Washington, as a recreational river, subject to the following: ``(A) No privately owned land.--Only public land adjacent to the river segment, and no privately owned land, may be included in the river segment. ``(B) Management.-- ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the river segment as a recreational river in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), this Act, and other applicable law. ``(ii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act or any other law authorizes the Secretary of the Interior or any other governmental officer to alter the classification of the river segment as a recreational river. ``(C) Development of plan.--In developing and periodically revising a plan for the management of the river segment, the Secretary of the Interior shall-- ``(i) consult with-- ``(I) affected Indian tribes; ``(II) the State of Washington; ``(III) the Secretary of Energy; ``(IV) governments of local jurisdictions adjacent to the river segment; and ``(V) and advisory council composed of the chairperson of the county commissions for Benton County, Franklin County, and Grant County, Washington, and four citizens selected by the Governor of Washington from those counties to represent environmental, recreational, cultural, and other stakeholder interests; ``(ii) provide opportunity for public participation; ``(iii) develop a strategy for acquiring private land in the area defined by the applicable environmental impact statement by purchase, conservation easement, lease, or donation on a willing-seller basis only; ``(iv) recognize recreation as an outstandingly remarkable value of the designated area and give recreation a high management priority, along with protection of natural, cultural, and scenic resources; ``(v) coordinate and cooperate with State, local, and tribal governments and other entities in the development and implementation of educational and interpretive programs related to the Hanford Reach; and ``(vi) determine how-- ``(I) a Hanford Reach educational and interpretive center with appropriate exhibit, conference, and support facilities can be constructed or be incorporated into a compatible community facility; ``(II) interpretive education efforts can be coordinated with local governments and public school districts in the region; and ``(III) recreational tourism efforts associated with the Hanford Reach can be coordinated through a community-based visitor and convention bureau. ``(D) Access corridors.--Access corridors in existence on the date of enactment of this paragraph shall be retained. ``(E) Rules of construction.--The designation of the river segment shall not be construed as-- ``(i) prohibiting or approving relicensing of any hydroelectric facility by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; ``(ii) affecting any law, agreement, plan, or policy in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph regarding water rights or instream flows on the river segment; ``(iii) prohibiting the operation or maintenance of any energy, transmission, water intake, or water outfall facility in existence on the date of enactment of this paragraph; ``(iv) prohibiting the modification, repair, or replacement of any energy, transmission, water intake, or water outfall facility so long as there is no substantial impact on the natural, cultural, or scenic resources of the river segment and adjacent land area; ``(v) establishing or imposing remediation requirements more restrictive than those that would apply but for this paragraph; ``(vi) prohibiting construction of temporary facilities essential to the remediation and restoration of contaminated areas within the viewshed of the river segment; or ``(vii) relieving the Secretary of Energy from any obligation or other liability at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), and other applicable law or imposing any such obligation or other liability on the Secretary of the Interior. ``(F) Rivershore restoration and enhancement.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation and coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and State and local governments, shall develop a comprehensive plan of improvement for restoration and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat, recreation, river access, and overall aesthetics of the levees and other rivershore areas downstream of the river segment in the Tri-Cities area of the State of Washington. ``(G) Section 1135 projects.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers-- ``(i) subject to receipt of a statement of interest from the non-Federal interests for the following projects, shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, complete a preliminary restoration plan under section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a) for each of-- ``(I) a portion of the rivershore of Clover Island and a portion of the levee immediately upstream of Clover Island; ``(II) the rivershore immediately upstream of the portion described in subclause (I) in the city of Kennewick, Washington, to United States Route 395 bridge; ``(III) the levee modified in 1994 between road 39 and the United States Route 395 bridge in Franklin County, Washington; and ``(IV) the levee between the United States Route 395 bridge to the area immediately downstream of the 10th Avenue bridge in the city of Pasco, Washington; ``(ii) shall consider each of the projects described in subclauses (I), (II), (III), and (IV) of clause (i) to be a separate project for purposes of the program under section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a); and ``(iii) subject to receipt of necessary commitments from the non-Federal interests for the projects, shall, not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this paragraph, complete a project modification report for each of the projects.''.

Summary: Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a specified segment of the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River in Washington State as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Provides that only public land adjacent to the segment, and no privately-owned land, shall be included in it. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) manage the segment as a recreational river; and (2) meet specified criteria in developing and periodically revising a plan for the management of the segment. Retains access corridors in existence on the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers in cooperation and coordination with the heads of relevant Federal agencies and State and local governments, to develop a comprehensive plan of improvement for restoration and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat, recreation, river access, and overall aesthetics of the levees and other rivershore areas downstream of the segment in the Tri-Cities area of Washington State. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Chief and subject to receipt of a statement of interest from the non-Federal interests for the following projects, to complete a preliminary restoration plan under the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 for: (1) a portion of the Clover Island rivershore and a portion of the levee immediately upstream of Clover Island; (2) the rivershore immediately upstream of the portion in the city of Kennewick, Washington, to the U.S. Route 395 bridge; (3) the levee modified in 1994 between Road 39 and the U.S. Route 395 bridge in Franklin County, Washington; and (4) the levee between the U.S. Route 395 bridge to the area immediately downstream of the 10th Avenue bridge in the city of Pasco, Washington. Directs the Secretary, subject to the receipt of necessary commitments from the non-Federal interests, to complete a modification report for each project.