Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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This Act may be cited as the ``Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992´´.
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The ``Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Act´´, S. 1176, One Hundred Second Congress, is hereby repealed.
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The Congress finds that—
(1) for three decades, Congressman Morris K. Udall has served his country with distinction and honor;
(2) Congressman Morris K. Udall has had a lasting impact on this Nation's environment, public lands, and natural resources, and has instilled in this Nation's youth a love of the air, land, and water;
(3) Congressman Morris K. Udall has been a champion of the rights of Native Americans and Alaska Natives and has used his leadership in the Congress to strengthen tribal self-governance; and
(4) it is a fitting tribute to the leadership, courage, and vision Congressman Morris K. Udall exemplifies to establish in his name programs to encourage the continued use, enjoyment, education, and exploration of our Nation's rich and bountiful natural resources.
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For the purposes of this Act—
(1) the term “Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation established under section 5(b);
(2) the term “Center” means the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy established at the University of Arizona in 1987;
(3) the term “eligible individual” means a citizen or national of the United States or a permanent resident alien of the United States;
(4) the term “Foundation” means the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation established under section 5(a);
(5) the term “fund” means the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Trust Fund established in section 8;
(6) the term “institution of higher education” has the same meaning given to such term by section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and
(7) the term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federal States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau (until the Compact of Free Association is ratified).
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(a) .—
There is established as an independent entity of the executive branch of the United States Government, the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation.
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The Foundation shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Board of Trustees. The Board shall be comprised of twelve trustees, eleven of whom shall be voting members of the Board, as follows: (1) Two Trustees, shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, after considering the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(2) Two Trustees, shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, after considering the recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation with the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate.
(3) Five Trustees, not more than three of whom shall be of the same political party, shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, who have shown leadership and interest in— (A) the continued use, enjoyment, education, and exploration of our Nation's rich and bountiful natural resources, such as presidents of major foundations involved with the environment; or
(B) in the improvement of the health status of Native Americans and Alaska Natives and in strengthening tribal self-governance, such as tribal leaders involved in health and public policy development affecting Native American and Alaska Native communities.
(4) The Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary's designee, who shall serve as a voting ex officio member of the Board but shall not be eligible to serve as Chairperson.
(5) The Secretary of Education, or the Secretary's designee, who shall serve as a voting ex officio member of the Board but shall not be eligible to serve as Chairperson.
(6) The President of the University of Arizona shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member and shall not be eligible to serve as chairperson.