US Congress House Bill 1351 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 43-1)
Status: Introduced on March 21 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to rename: (1) the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 as the Public Lands Service Corps Act of 1993, and (2) the Public Lands Corps as the Public Lands Service Corps (the Corps). Permits Corps participants to work in the National Marine Sanctuary System, coral reefs, and other coastal, estuarine, and marine habitats, and other lands and facilities administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Requires the: (1) establishment of a department-level office within the Department of the Interior, Forest Service, and NOAA for the coordination of Corps activities; and (2) designation of a Corps coordinator for each agency within the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce that administers such activities. Establishes an Indian Youth Service Corps liaison. Expands those authorized to be in the Corps to permit the enrollment of consulting interns. Permits enrollment for a term of up to two years. Requires: (1) a recruitment program for the Corps, and (2) a training program at residential conservation centers or at other sites to provide training for Corps participants. Describes the types of natural and cultural resources conservation projects that may be carried out by the Corps. Authorizes: (1) the Corps to provide certain visitor and interpretation services, (2) establishing residential conservation centers, and (3) individual placements of consulting interns to perform management analysis activities for agencies under the Secretary's jurisdiction carrying out appropriate natural and cultural resources conservation projects. Authorizes cooperative agreements and competitive grants for Indian tribes and qualified youth or conservation corps to establish Indian Youth Service Corps programs. Requires the Secretary to issue management guidelines for programs of the Corps.

Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2013

Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
2013-04-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
2013-04-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
2013-04-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
2013-03-21	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2013-03-21	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2013-03-21	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2013-03-21	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SB360 (Same As) 2013-09-10 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 179.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1351/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1351/BILLS-113hr1351ih.pdf