S.Amdt. 5003

SA 5003. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4979 proposed by Mr.
Inhofe to the bill S. 2848, to provide for the conservation and
development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary
of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers
and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ____. REAUTHORIZATION OF DENALI COMMISSION.

(a) Administration.--Section 303 of the Denali Commission
Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 105-277) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Federal
Cochairperson'' and inserting the following:
``(1) Term of federal cochairperson.--The Federal
Cochairperson'';
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``All other
members'' and inserting the following:
``(3) Term of all other members.--All other members'';
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ``Any vacancy'' and
inserting the following:
``(4) Vacancies.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any
vacancy''; and
(D) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as designated by
subparagraph (B)) the following:
``(2) Interim federal cochairperson.--In the event of a
vacancy for any reason in the position of Federal
Cochairperson, the Secretary may appoint an Interim Federal
Cochairperson, who shall have all the authority of the
Federal Cochairperson, to serve until such time as the
vacancy in the position of Federal Cochairperson is filled in
accordance with subsection (b)(2)).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) No Federal Employee Status.--No member of the
Commission, other than the Federal Cochairperson, shall be
considered to be a Federal employee for any purpose.
``(g) Conflicts of Interest.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and
(3), no member of the Commission (referred to in this
subsection as a `member') shall participate personally or
substantially, through decision, approval, disapproval,
recommendation, the rendering of advice, investigation, or
otherwise, in any proceeding, application, request for a
ruling or other determination, contract claim, controversy,
or other matter in which, to the knowledge of the member, 1
or more of the following has a direct financial interest:
``(A) The member.
``(B) The spouse, minor child, or partner of the member.
``(C) An organization described in subparagraph (B), (C),
(D), (E), or (F) of subsection (b)(1) for which the member is
serving as officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee.
``(D) Any individual, person, or organization with which
the member is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning
prospective employment.
``(2) Disclosure.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the
member--
``(A) immediately advises the designated agency ethics
official for the Commission of the nature and circumstances
of the matter presenting a potential conflict of interest;
``(B) makes full disclosure of the financial interest; and
``(C) before the proceeding concerning the matter
presenting the conflict of interest, receives a written
determination by the designated agency ethics official for
the Commission that the interest is not so substantial as to
be likely to affect the integrity of the services that the
Commission may expect from the member.
``(3) Annual disclosures.--Once per calendar year, each
member shall make full disclosure of financial interests, in
a manner to be determined by the designated agency ethics
official for the Commission.
``(4) Training.--Once per calendar year, each member shall
undergo disclosure of financial interests training, as
prescribed by the designated agency ethics official for the
Commission.
``(5) Violation.--Any person that violates this subsection
shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more
than 2 years, or both.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--Section 310 of the Denali Commission Act
of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 105-277) (as
redesignated by section 1960(1) of SAFETEA-LU (Public Law
109-59; 119 Stat. 1516)) is amended, in subsection (a), by
striking ``under section 4 under this Act'' and all that
follows through ``2008'' and inserting ``under section 304,
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, and such sums as are
necessary for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--Section 310 of the Denali
Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 105-
277) (as redesignated by section 1960(1) of SAFETEA-LU
(Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1516)) is redesignated as
section 312.
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