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108hr5431ih | 1228 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Risk of severe harm
Not later than January 1, 2006, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is located shall promulgate regulations under which the owner or operator of a port on the navigable waters of the United States may, after December 31, 2009, place restrictions on the entry into port of a tank vessel shipment presenting a risk of severe harm to the port or port region. (b) Inspection and examination
Section 3714(a) of title 46, United States Code, |
108hr5431ih | is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) In addition to the inspections required under paragraphs (1) and (2), each single-hull tank vessel that is more than 15 years of age shall undergo an annual inspection in accordance with the Condition Assessment Scheme of the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization, adopted by Resolution 94(46) on April 27, 2001, as determined in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary. 5. |
108hr5431ih | Study
(a) Administration
The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall offer to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study to assess the total economic cost of oil spills, and the types of costs resulting from oil spills, in the United States. (b) Report
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study. 6. Effective date
This Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on January 1, 2005. |
108hr4585ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2004. 2. Purposes
The purposes of this Act are the following: (1) Providing support for the planning, implementation, and operation of full-service community schools. (2) Improving the coordination, availability, and effectiveness of services for children and families. (3) Enabling principals and teachers to complement and enrich efforts to help all children reach proficiency in reading and math by 2014. (4) Ensuring that children come to school ready to learn every day. |
108hr4585ih | (5) Enabling families to participate in the education of their children. (6) Enabling the more efficient use of Federal, State, local, and private sector resources that serve children and families. (7) Facilitating the coordination of programs operated by nonprofit organizations and State, local, and tribal governments. 3. |
108hr4585ih | Full-service community school
For purposes of this Act, the term full-service community school means a public elementary or secondary school that— (1) participates in a community-based effort to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services through community-based organizations and public and private partnerships; and (2) provides access to such services to students, families, and the community. 4. Local programs
(a) Grants
The Secretary of Education (in this Act referred to as the Secretary ) may award grants to eligible entities to assist public elementary or secondary schools to function as full-service community schools. |
108hr4585ih | (b) Use of funds
Grants awarded under this section shall be used to provide or coordinate not less than 3 qualified services at 1 or more public elementary or secondary schools. (c) Application
To seek a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. The Secretary shall require that each such application include the following: (1) A description of the eligible entity. (2) A list of partner entities that will assist the eligible entity to provide or coordinate qualified services. |
108hr4585ih | (3) A memorandum of understanding between the eligible entity and each partner entity describing the role the partner entity will assume. (4) A description of the capacity of the eligible entity to provide and coordinate qualified services at a full-service community school. (5) A comprehensive plan that includes descriptions of the following: (A) The student, family, and school community to be served, including information about the number of students, families, and community residents to be served and the frequency of services. (B) Existing qualified services available at each school to be served and in the community involved. |
108hr4585ih | (C) Qualified services to be provided or coordinated by the eligible entity and its partner entities. (D) Coordination, management, and oversight of qualified services at each school to be served, including the role of the school principal, the full-service community school coordinator, parents, and members of the community. (E) Funding sources for qualified services at each school to be served, whether such funding is derived from grants under this section or from other Federal, State, local, or private sources. (F) Plans for professional development for managing personnel, or coordinating or delivering qualified services at, the schools to be served. |
108hr4585ih | (G) Plans for joint utilization and maintenance of school facilities by the eligible entity and its partner entities. (6) Identification of principles of effectiveness that are based on— (A) an assessment of objective data regarding the need for the establishment of a full-service community school and qualified services at each school to be served and in the community involved; (B) an established set of performance measures aimed at ensuring the availability of high-quality services; and (C) if appropriate, scientifically-based research that provides evidence that the qualified services involved will help students meet State and local student academic achievement standards. |
108hr4585ih | (7) A strategy for developing a plan for sustainability. (d) Priority
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that— (1) will serve at least 1 school eligible for a schoolwide program under section 1114 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6314 ); (2) demonstrate a record of effectiveness in integrating at least 3 qualified services; and (3) will serve more than 1 full-service community school as part of a community- or district-wide strategy. |
108hr4585ih | (e) Grant period
Each grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of 5 years. (f) Minimum amount
The Secretary may not award a grant to an eligible entity under this section in an amount that is less than $75,000 for each year of the 5-year grant period. (g) Definitions
In this section: (1) The term eligible entity means a consortium of a local educational agency and 1 or more community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, or other public or private entities. (2) The term qualified services means any of the following: (A) Early childhood education. |
108hr4585ih | (B) Remedial education activities and academic enrichment activities. (C) Programs under the Head Start Act, including Early Head Start programs. (D) Programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy, including the Reading First, Early Reading First, and William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy programs authorized in part B of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6361 et seq. ). (E) Youth development programs. (F) Parent leadership development activities. (G) Parenting education activities. (H) Child care services. |
108hr4585ih | (I) Community service and service learning opportunities. (J) Programs that provide assistance to students who have been truant, suspended, or expelled. (K) Job training and career counseling services. (L) Nutrition services. (M) Primary health and dental care. (N) Mental health prevention and treatment services. (O) Adult education, including instruction in English as a second language. 5. State programs
(a) Grants
The Secretary may award grants to State collaboratives to support the development of full-service community school programs in accordance with this section. |
108hr4585ih | (b) Use of funds
Grants awarded under this section shall be used only for the following: (1) Planning, coordinating, and expanding the development of full-service community schools in the State. (2) Providing technical assistance and training at full-service community schools, including professional development for personnel and creation of data collection and evaluation systems. (3) Collecting, evaluating, and reporting data about the progress of full-service community schools. (4) Evaluating the impact of State policies and guidelines in the integration of Federal and State programs at full-service community schools. |
108hr4585ih | (c) Application
To seek a grant under this section, a State collaborative shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. The Secretary shall require that each such application include the following: (1) A list of all governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations that will participate as members of the State collaborative. (2) A description of the expertise of each member of the State collaborative— (A) in coordinating Federal and State programs across multiple agencies; and (B) in working with and developing the capacity of full-service community schools. |
108hr4585ih | (3) A comprehensive plan describing how the grant will be used to plan, coordinate, and expand the delivery of services at full-service community schools. (4) An explanation of how the State will provide technical assistance and training, including professional development, at full-service community schools. (5) An explanation of how the State will collect and evaluate information on full-service community schools. (d) Grant period
Each grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of 5 years. |
108hr4585ih | (e) Minimum amount
The Secretary may not award a grant to a State collaborative under this section in an amount that is less than $500,000 for each year of the 5-year grant period. (f) Definitions
For purposes of this section: (1) The term State includes the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. |
108hr4585ih | (2) The term State collaborative means a collaborative of a State educational agency and not less than 2 other governmental agencies or nonprofit organizations that provide services to children and families. 6. Advisory committee
(a) Establishment
There is hereby established an advisory committee to be known as the Full-Service Community Schools Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the Advisory Committee ). |
108hr4585ih | (b) Duties
Subject to subsection (c), the Advisory Committee shall— (1) consult with the Secretary on the development and implementation of programs under this Act; (2) identify strategies to improve the coordination of Federal programs in support of full-service community schools; and (3) issue an annual report to the Congress on efforts under this Act. (c) Consultation
In carrying out its duties under this section, the Advisory Committee shall consult annually with eligible entities awarded grants under section 4, State collaboratives awarded grants under section 5, and other entities with expertise in operating full-service community schools. |
108hr4585ih | (d) Members
The Advisory Committee shall consist of 4 members as follows: (1) The Attorney General of the United States (or the Attorney General’s delegate). (2) The Secretary of Agriculture (or the Secretary’s delegate). (3) The Secretary of Health and Human Services (or the Secretary’s delegate). (4) The Secretary of Labor (or the Secretary’s delegate). 7. General provisions
(a) Technical assistance
The Secretary, directly or through grants, shall provide such technical assistance as may be appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this Act. |
108hr4585ih | (b) Evaluations by Secretary
The Secretary shall conduct evaluations on the effectiveness of grants under section 4 and 5 in achieving the purposes of this Act. (c) Evaluations by grantees
The Secretary shall require each recipient of a grant under this section— (1) to conduct periodic evaluations of the progress achieved with the grant toward achieving the purposes of this Act; (2) to use such evaluations to refine and improve activities conducted with the grant and the performance measures for such activities; and (3) to make the results of such evaluations publicly available, including by providing public notice of such availability. |
108hr4585ih | (d) Supplement, not supplant
Funds made available to a grantee under this Act may be used only to supplement, and not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local funds that would otherwise be available to carry out the activities assisted under this Act. (e) Matching funds
(1) In general
The Secretary shall require each recipient of a grant under this Act to provide matching funds from non-Federal sources in an amount determined under paragraph (2). |
108hr4585ih | (2) Determination of amount of match
(A) Sliding scale
Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall determine the amount of matching funds to be required of a grantee under this subsection based on a sliding fee scale that takes into account— (i) the relative poverty of the population to be targeted by the grantee; and (ii) the ability of the grantee to obtain such matching funds. (B) Maximum amount
The Secretary may not require any grantee under this section to provide matching funds in an amount that exceeds the amount of the grant award. |
108hr4585ih | (3) In-kind contributions
The Secretary shall permit grantees under this section to match funds in whole or in part with in-kind contributions. (4) Consideration
Notwithstanding this subsection, the Secretary shall not consider an applicant's ability to match funds when determining which applicants will receive grants under this Act. 8. Authorization of appropriations
(a) In general
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009. |
108hr4585ih | (b) Allocation
Of the amounts appropriated to carry out this Act for each fiscal year— (1) 75 percent shall be for section 4; (2) 20 percent shall be for section 5; and (3) of the remaining 5 percent, not less than $500,000 shall be for technical assistance under section 7(a). |
108hr4783ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Ouachita National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act. 2. Boundary adjustment, Ouachita National Forest, Oklahoma and Arkansas
(a) Boundary adjustment
The boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest in the States of Oklahoma and Arkansas are hereby modified as depicted on the following maps, dated May 15, 2001: (1) Ouachita National Forest Boundary Extension for the Broken Bow Area. (2) Ouachita National Forest Boundary Extension for the Southern Tiak Area. |
108hr4783ih | (3) Ouachita National Forest Boundary Extension for the Northern Ouachita Area. (4) Ouachita National Forest Boundary Extension for the Southern Ouachita Area. (5) Ouachita National Forest Boundary Extension for the Eastern Ouachita Area. (b) Treatment of maps
The maps referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service in the District of Columbia. The Secretary of Agriculture may make minor corrections to the maps. |
108hr4783ih | (c) Management of acquired land
Any federally-owned lands that, before the date of the enactment of this Act, have been acquired for National Forest System purposes within the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest, as modified by subsection (a), and any lands that are acquired on or after that date for National Forest System purposes within such boundaries, shall be managed as lands acquired under the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Act), and in accordance with the other laws and regulations pertaining to the National Forest System. |
108hr4783ih | Nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to adjust the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest pursuant to section 11 of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 521 ). (d) Relation to land and water conservation fund act
For purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 ( 16 U.S.C. 460l–9 ), the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest, as modified by subsection (a), shall be considered to be boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest as of January 1, 1965. |
108hr5133ih | 1. Martha Pennino Post Office Building
(a) Designation
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11110 Sunset Hills Road in Reston, Virginia, shall be known and designated as the Martha Pennino Post Office Building. (b) References
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Martha Pennino Post Office Building. |
108hr5287ih | 1. Suspension of duty on Acid yellow 235
(a) In General
Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading: 9902.32.06 Acid yellow 235 (CAS Nos. |
108hr5287ih | 73018-84-5, 71562-83-9, 125408-78-8, 125352-02-5, and 125352-03-6) (provided for in subheading 3204.12.45) Free No Change No Change On or before 12/31/2007 (b) Effective Date
The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
108hr3708ih | 1. Findings
Congress makes the following findings: (1) Kazakhstan has been found to be in full compliance with the freedom of emigration requirements under title IV of the Trade Act of 1974. (2) Since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Kazakhstan has made progress toward creating a free-market economy system. (3) The Department of Commerce granted Kazakhstan market economy status , the first such designation of any independent state of the former Soviet Union, effective October 1, 2001. (4) Kazakhstan concluded a bilateral investment treaty with the United States in 1992. |
108hr3708ih | (5) Kazakhstan has demonstrated a strong desire to build a friendly and cooperative relationship with the United States. (6) Kazakhstan is providing firm support in the ongoing allied campaign in Afghanistan by allowing coalition forces to use the air space of Kazakhstan and the country’s largest airport in Almaty. (7) Kazakhstan has taken an active role in the reconstruction of Iraq and is the only country in the region of Central Asia to send a military contingent of combat engineers, who have neutralized more than 300,000 explosive devices in Iraq, thereby saving thousands of lives. |
108hr3708ih | (8) The extension of unconditional normal trade relations treatment to the products of Kazakhstan will enable the United States to avail itself of all rights under the World Trade Organization with respect to Kazakhstan. 2. Termination of application of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to Kazakhstan
(a) Presidential determinations and extensions of nondiscriminatory treatment
Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq. |
108hr3708ih | ), the President may— (1) determine that such title should no longer apply to Kazakhstan; and (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with respect to Kazakhstan, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of that country. (b) Termination of application of title IV
On and after the effective date of the extension under subsection (a)(2) of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Kazakhstan, title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to that country. |
108hr4926ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Interstate 3/3rd Infantry Division Highway Initiation Act of 2004. 2. Finding
Congress finds the following: (1) Consistent with the original purposes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways there is a need for a direct interstate highway link between Fort Gordon, Eisenhower Army Regional Medical Center, the Augusta Veterans Administration Hospitals, Fort Stewart, Hunter Army Airfield, and the Port of Savannah which is in the strategic defense interest of the Nation. |
108hr4926ih | (2) East Georgia, Western North Carolina, and the Great Smoky Mountains region of Tennessee are underserved by north-south interstate highways, and would benefit economically and through increased public safety by establishment of an interstate highway extending from Savannah, Georgia, to Knoxville, Tennessee, following a route generally defined through Sylvania, Waynesboro, Augusta, Lincolnton, Elberton, Hartwell, Toccoa, and Young Harris, Georgia; and Maryville, Tennessee. |
108hr4926ih | (3) The United States Army 3rd Infantry Division of Fort Stewart, Georgia provided the Tip of the Spear in the War on Terror in Iraq. This Division sacrificed their blood and lives so that their fellow Americans can live in peace and freedom. These soldiers conquered Najaf, seized Saddam International Airport and Saddam Hussein's palaces, and led the fighting on the day of Baghdad's historic liberation. (4) A new interstate highway designated United States Interstate Route 3 should be constructed on the route described in this section between Savannah, Georgia and Knoxville, Tennessee. |
108hr4926ih | (5) This interstate highway should be named the 3rd Infantry Division Highway , in honor of the professionalism, heroism, and sacrifice of the men and women of the United States Army 3rd Infantry Division in defending their Nation's freedom. 3. |
108hr4926ih | STUDY AND REPORT
Not later than December 31, 2004, the Secretary of Transportation shall study and report to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding the steps and estimated funding necessary to designate and construct a new interstate (Interstate Route I–3) for the 3rd Infantry Division 6 Highway, from Savannah, Georgia to Knoxville, Tennessee 7 (formerly the Savannah River Parkway). |
108hr4785ih | 1. Findings
Congress finds that— (1) in section 1103(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4225), Congress recognized the Upper Mississippi River System as a nationally significant ecosystem and a nationally significant commercial navigation system and declared that the system shall be administered and regulated in recognition of its several purposes ; (2) inaction on construction of new locks will lead to economic decline, and inaction on implementation of an enhanced ecosystem restoration program will lead to further environmental decline; |
108hr4785ih | (3) the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway carry approximately 60 percent of the corn exports of the United States and 45 percent of the soybean exports of the United States, providing a significant positive balance of trade benefit for the Nation; (4) the movement of more than 100,000,000 tons of product supports 400,000 full- and part-time jobs in the United States, generating over $4,000,000,000 in income and $12,000,000,000 to $15,000,000,000 in economic activity; (5) Midwestern utilities use coal, |
108hr4785ih | the second largest category of cargo shipped on the Upper Mississippi River System, to produce cost-efficient energy; (6) keeping the cost of transportation lower through competition between transportation modes is the United States farmer’s competitive advantage in capturing future global growth in agricultural exports; (7) United States farm and trade policies work to open world markets and promote United States exports, and water resource policy has provided a low-cost transportation alternative to other modes; (8) the Department of Agriculture projects that corn exports will grow 44 percent over the next decade, with a 1/3 increase in growth exported through the Gulf of Mexico; |
108hr4785ih | (9) United States exports of soybeans and soybean products topped 1,000,000,000 bushels for the third straight year in 2003, with roughly 75 percent exported through the Port of New Orleans via the Mississippi waterways and its tributaries; (10) those transportation savings— (A) provide higher income to farmers and rural communities; and (B) generate Federal and State taxes to support community activities, quality of life, and national benefits; (11) the construction of new 1,200-foot locks and lock extensions will provide more than 48,000, |
108hr4785ih | 000 man-hours of employment over 10 to 15 years; (12) foreign competitors have worked over the last 10 years to improve foreign transportation infrastructure to compete more effectively with United States production; (13) the inland waterway transportation system moves 16 percent of the freight in the United States for 2 percent of the cost, including more than 100,000,000 tons on the Upper Mississippi River System; (14) the Department of Transportation projects that freight congestion on the roads and rails in the United States will double in the next 25 years and that water transportation will need to play an increasing role in moving freight; |
108hr4785ih | (15) the movement of 100,000,000 tons on the river system in 4,400 15-barge tows out of harms way would require an equivalent of 4,000,000 trucks or 1,000,000 rail cars moving directly through our communities; (16) econometric models are useful analytic tools to provide valuable information, but are unable to account for every market trend, development, and public policy impact; (17) the current capacity of the Upper Mississippi River System is— (A) declining by 10 percent annually because of unplanned closures of a 70-year old infrastructure; |
108hr4785ih | and (B) reducing the potential for sustained growth; (18) the current 600-foot lock system was designed for steamboats, at a time when 4,000,000 tons moved on the Mississippi River and a total of 2,000,000,000 bushels of corn were produced nationally, compared to today, when 100,000,000 to 120,000,000 tons are shipped and the national production of corn exceeds 10,000,000,000 bushels; (19) the 600-foot locks at Locks and Dam Nos. 20, 21, 22, |
108hr4785ih | 24, and 25 on the Upper Mississippi River and LaGrange and Peoria on the Illinois Waterway are operating at 80 percent utilization and are unable to provide for or process effectively the volatile growth of traditional export grain markets; (20) based on the current construction schedule of new locks and dams on the inland system, lock modernization will need to take place over 30 years, starting immediately, as an imperative to avoid lost export grain sales and diminished national competitiveness; |
108hr4785ih | (21) the Corps of Engineers has been studying the needs for national investments on the Upper Mississippi River System for the last 15 years and has based initial recommendations on the best available information and science; (22) the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers ecosystem consists of hundreds of thousands of acres of bottomland forests, islands, backwaters, side channels, and wetlands; (23) the river ecosystem is home to 270 species of birds, 57 species of mammals, 45 species of amphibians and reptiles, 113 species of fish, and nearly 50 species of mussels; |
108hr4785ih | (24) more than 40 percent of migratory waterfowl and shorebirds in North America depend on the river for food, shelter, and habitat during migration; (25) the annual operation of the Upper Mississippi River Basin needs to take into consideration opportunities for ecosystem restoration; (26) development since the 1930s has altered and reduced the biological diversity of the large flood plain river systems of the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers; (27) Congress recognizes the need for significant Federal investment in the restoration of the Upper Mississippi and Illinois River ecosystems; |
108hr4785ih | (28) the Upper Mississippi River System provides important economic benefits from recreational and tourist uses, resulting in the basin’s receiving more visitors annually than most National Parks, with the ecosystems and wildlife being the main attractions; (29) the Upper Mississippi River System— (A) includes 284,688 acres of National Wildlife Refuge land that is managed as habitat for migratory birds, fish, threatened and endangered species, and a diverse assortment of other species and related habitats; and (B) provides many recreational opportunities; and (30) the Upper Mississippi River System also includes over 975, |
108hr4785ih | 000 acres of land protected by levees and needs a balanced ecosystem restoration program that adequately considers the existing network of flood control infrastructure that protects thousands of homes and businesses. 2. Enhanced navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration Plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System
(a) Definitions
In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Plan
The term Plan means the preferred integrated plan contained in the document entitled Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the UMR–IWW System Navigation Feasibility System and dated April 29, 2004. |
108hr4785ih | (2) Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Army. (3) Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System
The term Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System means the projects for navigation and ecosystem restoration authorized by Congress for— (A) the segment of the Mississippi River from the confluence with the Ohio River, River Mile 0.0, to Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock in Minneapolis-St. |
108hr4785ih | Paul, Minnesota, River Mile 854.0; and (B) the Illinois Waterway from its confluence with the Mississippi River at Grafton, Illinois, River Mile 0.0, to T.J. O’Brien Lock in Chicago, Illinois, River Mile 327.0. (b) Authorization of construction of navigation improvements
(1) Small scale and nonstructural measures
At a cost of $24,000,000 in funds from the general fund of the Treasury, to be matched in an equal amount from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (which is paid by private users), |
108hr4785ih | the Secretary shall— (A) construct mooring facilities at Locks 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, and LaGrange Lock; (B) provide switchboats at Locks 20 through 25 over 5 years for project operation; and (C) conduct development and testing of an appointment scheduling system. |
108hr4785ih | (2) New Locks
At a cost of $730,000,000 in funds from the general fund of the Treasury, with an equal matching amount provided from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (which is paid by the private users), the Secretary shall construct new 1,200-foot locks at Locks 20, 21, 22, 24, and 25 on the Upper Mississippi River and at LaGrange Lock and Peoria Lock on the Illinois Waterway. |
108hr4785ih | (3) Mitigation
At a cost of $100,000,000 in funds from the general fund of the Treasury, with an equal matching amount provided from the Inland Waterway Trust Fund (which is paid by private users), the Secretary shall conduct mitigation for new locks and small scale and nonstructural measures authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2). |
108hr4785ih | (c) Ecosystem restoration authorization
(1) Operation
To ensure the environmental sustainability of the existing Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, the Secretary shall modify, consistent with requirements to avoid any adverse effects on navigation, the operation of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System to address the cumulative environmental impacts of operation of the system and improve the ecological integrity of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River. |
108hr4785ih | (2) Ecosystem restoration projects
(A) In general
The Secretary shall carry out, consistent with requirements to avoid any adverse effects on navigation, ecosystem restoration projects to attain and maintain the sustainability of the ecosystem of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River in accordance with the general framework outlined in the Plan. (B) Projects included
Ecosystem restoration projects may include— (i) island building; (ii) construction of fish passages; (iii) floodplain restoration; (iv) water level management (including water drawdown); (v) backwater restoration; (vi) side channel restoration; |
108hr4785ih | (vii) wing dam and dike restoration and modification; (viii) island and shoreline protection; (ix) topographical diversity; (x) dam point control; (xi) use of dredged material for environmental purposes; (xii) tributary confluence restoration; (xiii) spillway modification to benefit the environment; (xiv) land easement authority; and (xv) land acquisition. |
108hr4785ih | (C) Cost sharing
(i) In general
Except as provided in clause (ii), the Federal share of the cost of carrying out an ecosystem restoration project under this paragraph shall be 65 percent. (ii) Exception for certain restoration projects
In the case of a project under this paragraph for ecosystem restoration, the Federal share of the cost of carrying out the project shall be 100 percent if the project— (I) is located below the ordinary high water mark or in a connected backwater; (II) modifies the operation or structures for navigation; or (III) is located on federally owned land. |
108hr4785ih | (iii) Nongovernmental organizations
Nongovernmental organizations shall be eligible to contribute the non-Federal cost-sharing requirements applicable to projects under this paragraph. (D) Land acquisition
The Secretary may acquire land or an interest in land for an ecosystem restoration project from a willing owner through conveyance of— (i) fee title to the land; or (ii) a flood plain conservation easement. |
108hr4785ih | (3) Specific projects authorization
(A) In general
Subject to subparagraph (B), the ecosystem restoration projects described in paragraph (2) shall be carried out at a total construction cost of $1,460,000,000. (B) Limitation on available funds
Of the amounts made available under subparagraph (A), not more than $35,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be available for land acquisition under paragraph (2)(D). |
108hr4785ih | (4) Implementation reports
(A) In general
Not later than June 30, 2005, and every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives an implementation report that— (i) includes baselines, benchmarks, goals, and priorities for ecosystem restoration projects; and (ii) measures the progress in meeting the goals. |
108hr4785ih | (B) Advisory panel
(i) In general
The Secretary shall appoint and convene an advisory panel to provide independent guidance in the development of each implementation report under subparagraph (A). (ii) Panelists
Panelists shall include— (I) 1 representative of each of the State resource agencies (or a designee of the Governor of the State) from each of the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin; (II) 1 representative of the Department of Agriculture; (III) 1 representative of the Department of Transportation; (IV) 1 representative of the United States Geological Survey; |
108hr4785ih | (V) 1 representative of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (VI) 1 representative of the Environmental Protection Agency; (VII) 1 representative of affected landowners; (VIII) 2 representatives of conservation and environmental advocacy groups; and (IX) 2 representatives of agriculture and industry advocacy groups. (iii) Co-chairpersons
The Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior shall serve as co-chairpersons of the advisory panel. |
108hr4785ih | (d) Authorization of appropriations
(1) In general
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out subsection (c) for fiscal years 2006 through 2020. (2) Special rules
After fiscal year 2020— (A) funds that have been made available under this subsection, but have not been expended, may be expended; and (B) funds that have been authorized to be appropriated by this subsection, but have not been made available, may be made available. |
108hr4722ih | 1. Establishment of New Hampshire memorial, Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
(a) Memorial authorized
The Secretary of the Interior shall authorize the establishment, at a suitable location approved by the Secretary within the boundaries of Antietam National Battlefield, of a memorial to the officers and enlisted men of the Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth New Hamphire Volunteer Infantry Regiments and the First New Hampshire Light Artillery Battery who fought in the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862. |
108hr4722ih | (b) Authorized entity
The Secretary shall select the persons who will be permitted to establish the memorial authorized by subsection (a). (c) Design approvals
The size, design, and inscriptions of the memorial authorized by subsection (a) shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary. (d) Prohibition on use of federal funds for establishment
No Federal funds may be expended to design the memorial authorized by subsection (a), to acquire the memorial, to prepare the site selected for the memorial, or to install the memorial. |
108hr4722ih | (e) Suspension for misrepresentation in fundraising
The Secretary may suspend the authority of the persons selected under subsection (b) to establish the memorial authorized by subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that fundraising efforts relating to the memorial have misrepresented an affiliation with the memorial or the Federal Government. (f) Annual Report
Until the memorial authorized by subsection (a) is installed, the persons selected under subsection (b) to establish the memorial shall submit to the Secretary an annual report of operations related to fundraising efforts for the memorial and progress on the establishment of the memorial. |
108hr4722ih | (g) Maintenance
Upon installation of the memorial authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall assume responsibility for the maintenance of the memorial. The Secretary may accept contributions for the maintenance of the memorial from the persons selected under subsection (b) to establish the memorial and from other persons. Amounts accepted under this subsection shall be merged with other funds available to the Secretary for the maintenance of the memorial and credited to a separate account with the National Park Foundation. |
108hr4313ih | 1. Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Antibullying Campaign Act of 2004. 2. Grants for Antiharassment Programs
(a) Grants
The Secretary of Education shall provide a grant to each State that submits an application in accordance with subsection (c) to enable the State to establish and carry out or continue to carry out an antiharassment program as described in subsection (b). |
108hr4313ih | (b) Program Described
An antiharassment program referred to in subsection (a) is a program that prohibits harassment in public schools and on public school grounds for any reason, including reasons based on an individual’s actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, family composition or circumstance, or economic circumstance. |
108hr4313ih | (c) Application
(1) In General
The Secretary may not make a grant to a State under this section unless the State submits to the Secretary an application that contains detailed information about the State’s existing or proposed antiharassment program. Such information shall include— (A) the State’s existing or proposed prohibition on harassment; (B) the State’s existing or proposed definition of harassment and any other relevant terms; and (C) a budget for the antiharassment program, including a detailed description of how amounts received under the grant will be spent. |
108hr4313ih | (2) Application Review and Approval
(A) In General
Not later than 30 days after the date of submission of the State’s application, the Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove the application. (B) Approval
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary approves the State’s application, the Secretary shall provide a grant to the State. |
108hr4313ih | (C) Disapproval
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary disapproves the State’s application, the Secretary shall inform the State in writing as to the reasons why the application was disapproved and what the State may do to correct the application and receive the Secretary’s approval. (d) Matching Funds
The Secretary may not make a grant to a State under this section unless the State agrees that it will contribute from non-Federal sources an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the amount received under the grant to carry out the antiharassment program described in subsection (b). |
108hr4313ih | 3. Study and Report
(a) Study
The Secretary of Education shall conduct a study concerning harassment in public schools in the United States. |
108hr4313ih | The findings of the study shall include— (1) the number of students who are harassed; (2) the demographics of those students who are harassed, including— (A) the number of students who are harassed by gender; and (B) the number of students who harass others by gender; (3) the type of harassment to which students are subjected; (4) the number of States that have comprehensive campaigns to combat harassment; and (5) the amount of funds each State expends on antiharassment programs each year. |
108hr4313ih | (b) Report
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that contains the findings and an analysis of the study. 4. Definitions
In this Act: (1) Harassment
The term harassment means the creation of a hostile environment by conduct or by verbal threats, taunting, intimidation or physical or emotional abuse. |
108hr4313ih | (2) School
The term school means an elementary school or secondary school as those terms are defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (3) Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. (4) State
The term State includes the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. 5. |
108hr4313ih | Authorization of Appropriations
(a) In General
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008. (b) Availability
Amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until September 30, 2008. |
108hr5131ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004. 2. Findings and purpose
(a) Findings
Congress finds the following: (1) Special Olympics celebrates the possibilities of a world where everybody matters, everybody counts, every person has value, and every person has worth. (2) The Government and the people of the United States recognize the dignity and value the giftedness of children and adults with an intellectual disability. |
108hr5131ih | (3) The Government and the people of the United States are determined to end the isolation and stigmatization of people with an intellectual disability. (4) For more than 36 years, Special Olympics has encouraged skill, sharing, courage, and joy through year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. |
108hr5131ih | (5) Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competitive opportunities to 1,500,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities in 26 sports and plans to expand the joy of participation through sport to hundreds of thousands of people with intellectual disabilities within the United States and worldwide over the next 5 years. (6) Special Olympics has demonstrated its ability to provide a major positive effect on the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities, improving their health and physical well-being, building their confidence and self-esteem, and giving them a voice to become active and productive members of their communities. |
108hr5131ih | (7) In society as a whole, Special Olympics has become a vehicle and platform for breaking down artificial barriers, improving public health, changing negative attitudes in education, and helping athletes overcome the prejudice that people with intellectual disabilities face in too many places. (8) The Government of the United States enthusiastically supports Special Olympics, recognizes its importance in improving the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, and recognizes Special Olympics as a valued and important component of the global community. |
108hr5131ih | (b) Purpose
The purposes of this Act are to— (1) provide support to Special Olympics to increase athlete participation in and public awareness about the Special Olympics movement; (2) dispel negative stereotypes about people with intellectual disabilities; (3) build athletic and family involvement through sport; and (4) promote the extraordinary gifts of people with intellectual disabilities. 3. |
108hr5131ih | Assistance for Special Olympics
(a) Education activities
The Secretary of Education may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, Special Olympics to carry out the following: (1) Activities to promote the expansion of Special Olympics, including activities to increase the participation of individuals with intellectual disabilities within the United States. (2) The design and implementation of Special Olympics education programs, including character education and volunteer programs that support the purposes of this Act, that can be integrated into classroom instruction and are consistent with academic content standards. |
108hr5131ih | (b) International activities
The Secretary of State may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, Special Olympics to carry out the following: (1) Activities to increase the participation of individuals with intellectual disabilities in Special Olympics outside of the United States. (2) Activities to improve the awareness outside of the United States of the abilities and unique contributions that individuals with intellectual disabilities can make to society. |
108hr5131ih | (c) Healthy athletes
(1) In general
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, Special Olympics for the implementation of on-site health assessments, screening for health problems, health education, data collection, and referrals to direct health care services. (2) Coordination
Activities under paragraph (1) shall be coordinated with private health providers, existing authorized programs of State and local jurisdictions, or the Department of Health and Human Services, as applicable. |
108hr5131ih | (d) Limitation
Amounts appropriated to carry out this section shall not be used for direct treatment of diseases, medical conditions, or mental health conditions. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed to limit the use of non-Federal funds by Special Olympics. 4. |
108hr5131ih | Application and annual report
(a) Application
(1) In general
To be eligible for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 3, Special Olympics shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary of Education, Secretary of State, or Secretary of Health and Human Services, as applicable, may require. |
108hr5131ih | (2) Content
At a minimum, an application under this subsection shall contain the following: (A) Activities
A description of activities to be carried out with the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. (B) Measurable goals
Information on specific measurable goals and objectives to be achieved through activities carried out with the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. |
108hr5131ih | (b) Annual report
(1) In general
As a condition on receipt of any funds under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 3, Special Olympics shall agree to submit an annual report at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary of Education, Secretary of State, or Secretary of Health and Human Services, as applicable, may require. (2) Content
At a minimum, each annual report under this subsection shall describe the degree to which progress has been made toward meeting the goals and objectives described in the applications submitted under subsection (a). 5. |
108hr5131ih | Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated— (1) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under section 3(a), $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2005, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; (2) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under section 3(b), $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2005, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; and (3) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under section 3(c), $6,000, |
108hr5131ih | 000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009. |
108hr4528ih | 1. Short Title
This Act may be cited as the President Ronald Reagan $10 Bill Act. 2. Likeness of President Reagan Required to be Included on the Face of $10 Federal Reserve Notes
The 8th undesignated paragraph of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 418 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The face of $10 Federal reserve notes printed after December 31, 2004, shall bear the likeness of President Ronald Wilson Reagan. |
108hr4726ih | 1. Prevention of discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property
(a) Definitions
In this section— (1) the term assessment means valuation for a property tax levied by a taxing district; (2) the term assessment jurisdiction means a geographical area used in determining the assessed value of property for ad valorem taxation; (3) the term natural gas pipeline property means all property, real, personal and intangible, owned or used by a natural gas pipeline providing transportation or storage subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; (4) the term commercial and industrial property means property, other than natural gas pipeline property, |
108hr4726ih | public utility property and land used primarily for agricultural purposes or timber growing, devoted to a commercial or industrial use and subject to a property tax levy; (5) the term public utility property means property, other than natural gas pipeline property, devoted to public service and owned or used by any company which performs a public service and which company is regulated by any governmental agency, and (6) the term State as the meaning given such term in section 110(d) of title 4 of the United States Code. |
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