To make improvements in the enactment of title 54, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code.

IIB 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3241 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 24, 2021 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To make improvements in the enactment of title 54, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:27 Jun 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3241.RFS H3241 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 HR 3241 RFS SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 1 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 2 Sec. 1. Table of contents. Sec. 2. Purpose. Sec. 3. Title 15, United States Code. Sec. 4. Title 16, United States Code. Sec. 5. Title 43, United States Code. Sec. 6. Amendments to Public Law 113–287 and Title 54, United States Code. Sec. 7. Transitional and savings provisions. Sec. 8. Repeals. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 3 The purpose of this Act is to make improvements in the enactment of 4 title 54, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the 5 Code. 6 SEC. 3. TITLE 15, UNITED STATES CODE. 7 Section 107(a)(3)(D) of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (15 U.S.C. 8 720e(a)(3)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘the National Historic Preservation 9 Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.);’’ and inserting ‘‘division A of subtitle III of 10 title 54, United States Code;’’. 11 SEC. 4. TITLE 16, UNITED STATES CODE. 12 Section 815(4) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 13 (16 U.S.C. 3125(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 100101(b)(1)’’ and in- 14 serting ‘‘section 100101(a)’’. 15 SEC. 5. TITLE 43, UNITED STATES CODE. 16 Section 4(b) of the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 (43 U.S.C. 17 2103(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘title I of the National Historic Preserva- 18 tion Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 3029 of title 54, United States Code,’’. 19 SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 113–287 AND TITLE 54, UNITED 20 STATES CODE. 21 (a) SECTION 7 OF PUBLIC LAW 113–287.—Effective December 19, 2014, 22 the Schedule of Laws Repealed in section 7 of Public Law 113–287 (128 23 Stat. 3273) is amended as follows: 24 (1) NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT.—The item relating to 25 section 401 of the National Historic Preservation Act (Public Law 89– 26 665, 16 U.S.C. 470x) (128 Stat. 3276) is stricken and that section is 27 revived to read as if that item had not been enacted. 28 (2) PUBLIC LAW 91–383.—The item relating to section 3 of Public 29 Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–2) (128 Stat. 3277) is amended to read 30 as follows and subsection (g) (words after 1st sentence) is revived to 31 read as if that item had been enacted as follows: 32 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:27 Jun 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6221 E:\BILLS\H3241.RFS H3241 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 HR 3241 RFS ‘‘Schedule of Laws Repealed ‘‘Act Section United States Code Former Classification ‘‘3 (less (g) (words after 1st sentence)). 1a–2 (less(g) (words after 1st sentence)).’’. (3) URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY ACT.—The items re- 1 lating to title X, §§ 1004 through 1015 of the Urban Park and Recre- 2 ation Recovery Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–625, 92 Stat. 3538) (128 3 Stat. 3277) are amended to read as follows: 4 ‘‘Schedule of Laws Repealed ‘‘Act Section United States Code Former Classification ‘‘Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–625) ............ title X, § 1004 ......................... 16 U.S.C. 2503. ‘‘title X, § 1005 ....................... 16 U.S.C. 2504. ‘‘title X, § 1006 ....................... 16 U.S.C. 2505. ‘‘title X, § 1007 ....................... 16 U.S.C. 2506. ‘‘title X, § 1008 ....................... 16 U.S.C. 2507. ‘‘title X, § 1009 ....................... 16 U.S.C. 2508. ‘‘title X, § 1010 ....................... 16 U.S.C. 2509. ‘‘title X, § 1011 ....................... 16 U.S.C. 2510. ‘‘title X, § 1012 ....................... 16 U.S.C. 2511. ‘‘title X, § 1013 ....................... 16 U.S.C. 2512. ‘‘title X, § 1014 ....................... 16 U.S.C. 2513. ‘‘title X, § 1015 ....................... 16 U.S.C. 2514.’’. (b) SECTION 100507.—The heading for subsection (h)(3) of section 5 100507 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(b), (c), 6 and (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B), (C), AND (G)’’. 7 (c) SECTION 100903.—The heading for subsection (a) of section 100903 8 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘GENERAL’’ and in- 9 serting ‘‘GENERAL.’’. 10 (d) CHAPTER 1013.—Chapter 1013 of title 54, United States Code, is 11 amended— 12 (1) by amending section 101331 to read as follows: 13 ‘‘§ 101331. Purposes; definitions 14 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subchapter are— 15 ‘‘(1) to develop where necessary an adequate supply of quality hous- 16 ing units for field employees of the Service in a reasonable timeframe; 17 ‘‘(2) to expand the alternatives available for construction and repair 18 of essential Government housing; 19 ‘‘(3) to rely on the private sector to finance or supply housing in car- 20 ryout out this subchapter, to the maximum extent possible, to reduce 21 the need for Federal appropriations; 22 ‘‘(4) to ensure that adequate funds are available to provide for long- 23 term maintenance needs of field employee housing; and 24 ‘‘(5) to eliminate unnecessary Government housing and locate such 25 housing as is required in a manner such that primary resource values 26 are not impaired. 27 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:27 Jun 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6221 E:\BILLS\H3241.RFS H3241 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 HR 3241 RFS ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this subchapter: 1 ‘‘(1) FIELD EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘field employee’ means— 2 ‘‘(A) an employee of the Service who is exclusively assigned by 3 the Service to perform duties at a field unit, and the members of 4 the employee’s family; and 5 ‘‘(B) any other individual who is authorized to occupy Federal 6 Government quarters under section 5911 of title 5, and for whom 7 there is no feasible alternative to the provision of Federal Govern- 8 ment housing, and the members of the individual’s family. 9 ‘‘(2) PRIMARY RESOURCE VALUES.—The term ‘primary resource val- 10 ues’ means resources that are specifically mentioned in the enabling 11 legislation for that field unit or other resource value recognized under 12 Federal statute. 13 ‘‘(3) QUARTERS.—The term ‘quarters’ means quarters owned or 14 leased by the Federal Government. 15 ‘‘(4) SEASONAL QUARTERS.—-The term ‘seasonal quarters’ means 16 quarters typically occupied by field employees who are hired on assign- 17 ments of 6 months or less.’’; and 18 (2) in the chapter table of contents, by amending the item relating 19 to section 101331 to read as follows: 20 ‘‘101331. Purposes; definitions.’’. (e) CHAPTER 1015.—Chapter 1015 of title 54, United States Code, is 21 amended— 22 (1) by redesignating sections 101521 through 101524 as sections 23 101522 through 101525; 24 (2) by inserting before section 101522, as redesignated by paragraph 25 (1), the following: 26 ‘‘§ 101521. Purpose 27 ‘‘The purpose of this subchapter is to make the System more accessible 28 in a manner consistent with the preservation of parks and the conservation 29 of energy by encouraging the use of transportation modes other than per- 30 sonal motor vehicles for access to and in System units with minimum dis- 31 ruption to nearby communities through authorization of a pilot transpor- 32 tation program.’’; 33 (3) in section 101522(b)(2)(B), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by 34 striking ‘‘ACQUISTION’’ and inserting ‘‘ACQUISITION’’; 35 (4) in section 101524(a), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by strik- 36 ing ‘‘101521’’ and inserting ‘‘101522’’; and 37 (5) in the chapter table of contents— 38 (A) by redesignating the items relating to sections 101521 39 through 101524 as items relating to sections 101522 through 40 101525; and 41 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:27 Jun 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6221 E:\BILLS\H3241.RFS H3241 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 HR 3241 RFS (B) by inserting before the item relating to section 101522, as 1 redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following: 2 ‘‘101521. Purpose.’’. (f) SECTION 101913.—The heading for paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 101913 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘MIMIMUM’’ 4 and inserting ‘‘MINIMUM’’. 5 (g) SECTION 102302.—The heading for subsection (d) of section 102302 6 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘RESPONSBILITIES’’ 7 and inserting ‘‘RESPONSIBILITIES’’. 8 (h) CHAPTER 2003.—Chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, is 9 amended— 10 (1) by amending section 200301 to read as follows: 11 ‘‘§ 200301. Purposes; definitions 12 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this chapter are— 13 ‘‘(1) to assist in preserving, developing, and assuring accessibility to 14 all citizens of the United States and visitors who are lawfully present 15 in the United States such quality and quantity of outdoor recreation 16 resources as may be available and are necessary and desirable for indi- 17 vidual active participation in that recreation; and 18 ‘‘(2) to strengthen the health and vitality of the citizens of the 19 United States by— 20 ‘‘(A) providing funds for and authorizing Federal assistance to 21 the States in planning, acquisition, and development of needed 22 land and water areas and facilities; and 23 ‘‘(B) providing funds for the Federal acquisition and develop- 24 ment of certain land and other areas. 25 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this chapter: 26 ‘‘(1) FUND.—The term ‘Fund’ means the Land and Water Con- 27 servation Fund established under section 200302 of this title. 28 ‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means a State, the District of Co- 29 lumbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and 30 the Northern Mariana Islands.’’; 31 (2) in section 200310(a), by striking ‘‘section 9503(c)(3)(B) of the 32 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(c)(3)(B))’’ and insert- 33 ing ‘‘section 9503(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 34 U.S.C. 9503(c)(3)(A))’’; and 35 (3) in the chapter table of contents, by amending the item relating 36 to section 200301 to read as follows: 37 ‘‘200301. Purposes; definitions.’’. (i) CHAPTER 2005.—Chapter 2005 of title 54, United States Code, is 38 amended— 39 (1) by amending section 200501 to read as follows: 40 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:27 Jun 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6221 E:\BILLS\H3241.RFS H3241 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 6 HR 3241 RFS ‘‘§ 200501. Purposes; complement to existing Federal pro- 1 grams; definitions 2 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.— The purposes of this chapter are— 3 ‘‘(1) to authorize the Secretary to establish an urban park and recre- 4 ation recovery program that would provide Federal grants to economi- 5 cally hard-pressed communities specifically for the rehabilitation of 6 critically needed recreation areas, facilities, and development of im- 7 proved recreation programs; 8 ‘‘(2) to improve recreation facilities and expand recreation services 9 in urban areas with a high incidence of crime and to help deter crime 10 through the expansion of recreation opportunities for at-risk youth; and 11 ‘‘(3) to increase the security of urban parks and to promote collabo- 12 ration between local agencies involved in parks and recreation, law en- 13 forcement, youth social services, and juvenile justice system. 14 ‘‘(b) COMPLEMENT EXISTING FEDERAL PROGRAMS.—The urban park 15 and recreation recovery program is intended to complement existing Federal 16 programs such as the Land and Water Conservation Fund and Community 17 Development Grant Programs by encouraging and stimulating local govern- 18 ments to revitalize their park and recreation systems and to make long-term 19 commitments to continuing maintenance of these systems. The assistance 20 shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers ap- 21 propriate and in the public interest to carry out the purposes of this chap- 22 ter. 23 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.— In this chapter: 24 ‘‘(1) AT-RISK YOUTH RECREATION GRANT.— 25 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘at-risk youth recreation grant’ 26 means a grant in a neighborhood or community with a high preva- 27 lence of crime, particularly violent crime or crime committed by 28 youthful offenders. 29 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘at-risk youth recreation grant’ 30 includes— 31 ‘‘(i) a rehabilitation grant; 32 ‘‘(ii) an innovation grant; and 33 ‘‘(iii) a matching grant for continuing program support for 34 a program of demonstrated value or success in providing con- 35 structive alternatives to youth at risk for engaging in criminal 36 behavior, including a grant for operating, or coordinating, a 37 recreation program or service. 38 ‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL USES OF REHABILITATION GRANT.—In addi- 39 tion to the purposes specified in paragraph (8), a rehabilitation 40 grant that serves as an at-risk youth recreation grant may be used 41 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:27 Jun 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6221 E:\BILLS\H3241.RFS H3241 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 7 HR 3241 RFS for the provision of lighting, emergency phones, or any other cap- 1 ital improvement that will improve the security of an urban park. 2 ‘‘(2) GENERAL PURPOSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘general 3 purpose local government’ means— 4 ‘‘(A) a city, county, town, township, village, or other general 5 purpose political subdivision of a State; and 6 ‘‘(B) the District of Columbia. 7 ‘‘(3) INNOVATION GRANT.—The term ‘innovation grant’ means a 8 matching grant to a local government to cover costs of personnel, facili- 9 ties, equipment, supplies, or services designed to demonstrate innova- 10 tive and cost-effective ways to augment park and recreation opportuni- 11 ties at the neighborhood level and to address common problems related 12 to facility operations and improved delivery of recreation service, not 13 including routine operation and maintenance activities. 14 ‘‘(4) MAINTENANCE.—The term ‘maintenance’ means all commonly 15 accepted practices necessary to keep recreation areas and facilities op- 16 erating in a state of good repair and to protect them from deterioration 17 resulting from normal wear and tear. 18 ‘‘(5) PRIVATE, NONPROFIT AGENCY.—The term ‘private, nonprofit 19 agency’ means a community-based, nonprofit organization, corporation, 20 or association organized for purposes of providing recreational, con- 21 servation, and educational services directly to urban residents on a 22 neighborhood or communitywide basis through voluntary donations, vol- 23 untary labor, or public or private grants. 24 ‘‘(6) RECOVERY ACTION PROGRAM GRANT.— [Text truncated for display. 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