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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Self-Employment Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND
              ASSISTANCE UNDER THE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Project.--Subchapter C of chapter 2 of title
II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 246 the following new section:

``SEC. 246A. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND
              ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date
        of enactment of the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Self-
        Employment Act of 2003, the Secretary shall establish an
        alternative trade adjustment assistance program for workers
        that provides the benefits described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Benefits.--
                    ``(A) Training.--A State shall use the funds
                provided to the State under section 241 to provide, for
                a period not to exceed 2 years, to a worker described
                in paragraph (3)(B), self-employment training.
                    ``(B) Payment for start-up costs.--A State shall
                use the funds provided to the State under section 241
                to provide to a worker described in paragraph (3)(B)
                who successfully completes the self-employment training
                described in subparagraph (A), and for which a self-
                employment business plan described in paragraph
                (3)(B)(ii) is approved, an amount to pay, in whole or
                in part, the start up costs attributable to the
                business enterprise of the individual.
            ``(3) Eligibility.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide the
                opportunity for 1 or more workers in a group of workers
                on whose behalf a petition is filed under section 221
                to request that the individual workers be certified for
                the alternative trade adjustment assistance program
                under this section at the time the petition is filed.
                The Secretary shall determine whether the individual
                workers in the group are eligible for the alternative
                trade adjustment assistance program by the date
                specified in section 223(a).
                    ``(B) Individual eligibility.--A worker that the
                Secretary has certified as eligible for the alternative
                trade adjustment assistance program under subparagraph
                (A) may elect to receive benefits under the alternative
                trade adjustment assistance program if the worker--
                            ``(i) is covered by a certification under
                        subchapter A of this chapter;
                            ``(ii) agrees to submit to the appropriate
                        State agency for approval a self-employment
                        business plan;
                            ``(iii) is likely to obtain self-employment
                        in accordance with such plan not later than 26
                        weeks after the date of separation from the
                        adversely affected employment;
                            ``(iv) is likely to be engaged in self-
                        employment on a full-time basis; and
                            ``(v) is likely not to return to the
                        employment from which the worker was separated.
            ``(4) Total amount of payments.--
                    ``(A) Training.--The amount of payments described
                in paragraph (2)(A) made on behalf of a worker may not
                exceed $2,500 per worker during the 2-year eligibility
                period.
                    ``(B) Start-up costs.--The amount of payments
                described in paragraph (2)(B) made to a worker may not
                exceed $10,000 per worker during the 2-year eligibility
                period.
            ``(5) Limitation on other benefits.--Except as provided in
        section 238(a)(2)(B), if a worker is receiving payments
        pursuant to the program established under paragraph (1), the
        worker shall not be eligible to receive any other benefits
        under this title.
    ``(b) Termination.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no
        payments may be made by a State under the program established
        under subsection (a)(1) after the date that is 5 years after
        the date on which such program is implemented by the State.
            ``(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a worker
        receiving payments under the program established under
        subsection (a)(1) on the termination date described in
        paragraph (1) shall continue to receive such payments provided
        that the worker meets the criteria described in subsection
        (a)(3)(B).
    ``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `self-employment
training' means entrepreneurial training, business counseling,
technical assistance, and related activities, including training and
services provided by federally-funded resource partners of the Small
Business Administration, that are engaged in for the purpose of
establishing a business and becoming self-employed, as approved by the
appropriate State agency, or the Secretary, in consultation with the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the Trade Act
of 1974 is amended by striking the second item relating to section 246
and inserting the following:

``Sec. 246. Demonstration project for self-employment training and
                            assistance.''.

SEC. 3. BENEFIT INFORMATION TO WORKERS.

    Section 225(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2275(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In providing
full information to workers about benefit allowances, training, and
other employment services available under this chapter in accordance
with this subsection, the Secretary shall include information on the
demonstration project for self-employment training and assistance under
section 246A.''.

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Trade Adjustment Assistance for Self-Employment Act of 2003 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish an alternative trade adjustment assistance program for workers that provides for self-employment training and funds to pay, in whole or in part, the start up costs attributable to the individual's business enterprise.

Requires the Secretary to provide the opportunity for one or more workers in a group of workers on whose behalf a petition is filed for a trade adjustment assistance application eligibility to request that the individual workers be certified for the alternative trade adjustment assistance program.

Requires a worker covered by an group trade adjustment assistance eligibility certification who elects to receive alternative trade adjustment assistance program benefits to: (1) submit a self-employment business plan to the appropriate State agency for approval; (2) be likely to obtain self-employment in accordance with such plan within 26 weeks after separation from the adversely affected employment; (3) be likely to engage in self-employment on a full-time basis; and (4) be likely not to return to the employment from which the worker was separated.

Limits the total amount of payments made on behalf of a worker during the two-year eligibility period to: (1) $2,500 per worker for training costs; and (2) $10,000 per worker for start-up costs. Prohibits any other trade adjustment assistance benefits for a worker accepting alternative benefits under this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protection Against Wrongful Voter
Purges Act''.

SEC. 2. NOTICE AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS FOR REMOVAL OF INDIVIDUALS FROM
              OFFICIAL LIST OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS BY REASON OTHER THAN
              CHANGE OF RESIDENCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act
of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(j) Notice and Review Requirements For Removal of Individuals
From List of Eligible Voters by Reason Other Than Change of
Residence.--
            ``(1) Minimum notice prior to removal.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In addition to any other
                requirements applicable under this section, a State may
                not remove a registrant from the official list of
                eligible voters for an election for Federal office by
                reason other than death or a change of residence unless
                the State provides the registrant with a notice of
                removal meeting the requirements of subparagraph (B)
                not later than 30 days before the date of the election.
                    ``(B) Requirements for notice.--The notice required
                under this subparagraph shall be sent by forwardable
                mail, and shall include the following:
                            ``(i) A statement that the State intends to
                        remove the registrant from the official list of
                        eligible voters for elections for Federal
                        office.
                            ``(ii) A description of the reasons for
                        removal, including (in the case of an
                        individual proposed to be removed by reason of
                        criminal conviction) sufficient identifying
                        information on the criminal conviction alleged
                        to be the basis for removal to enable the
                        registrant to determine whether the registrant
                        was convicted of the offense cited in the
                        notice.
                            ``(iii) A statement that the registrant may
                        obtain a review of the removal from an
                        appropriate State election official in
                        accordance with paragraph (2).
                            ``(iv) A postage pre-paid and pre-addressed
                        envelope and a clear list of contact
                        information for the appropriate State election
                        official that includes a mailing address,
                        telephone number, and fax number.
            ``(2) Review of decision to remove.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A registrant who receives a
                notice of removal under paragraph (1) may submit a
                written request to a designated State election official
                to withdraw the notice and retain the registrant on the
                official list of eligible voters, and may include in
                the request such information and evidence as the
                registrant considers appropriate to show that the
                registrant is not subject to removal from the list
                under State law, including information and evidence
                showing that the registrant was not convicted of the
                criminal offense cited in the notice or that the period
                of ineligibility imposed as the result of a conviction
                of a criminal offense has expired (in the case of an
                individual proposed to be removed by reason of criminal
                conviction).
                    ``(B) Response by state.--Not later than 10 days
                after receiving a request from a registrant under
                subparagraph (A), the State shall review the
                information and evidence included and accept or reject
                the request, and shall notify the registrant in writing
                of its decision.
            ``(3) Special rules for removal by reason of death of
        registrant.--In the case of an individual proposed to be
        removed by reason of death--
                    ``(A) the notice of removal under paragraph (1)
                shall be addressed to the occupant of the most recent
                address of the registrant in the records of the
                appropriate State election official;
                    ``(B) the notice shall include a statement that the
                occupant should notify the appropriate State election
                official immediately if the notice of the registrant's
                death is in error;
                    ``(C) if the notice of removal was issued in error,
                the registrant may submit a written request under
                paragraph (2) to withdraw the notice and retain the
                registrant on the official list of eligible voters; and
                    ``(D) if the registrant submits such a written
                request, the State shall notify the registrant of the
                decision made under paragraph (2)(B) with respect to
                the request.
            ``(4) Opportunity to cast provisional ballot.--Any
        registrant who receives a notice of removal under paragraph (1)
        and believes that the removal decision was made in error shall
        be permitted to cast a provisional ballot in an election for
        Federal office in accordance with section 302(a) of the Help
        America Vote Act of 2002, and the vote cast by such a ballot
        shall be counted in the election (in accordance with the
        standards and procedures of such section) if it is determined
        that the removal decision was made in error.
            ``(5) No expansion of grounds for removal.--Nothing in this
        subsection may be construed to require or authorize the
        establishment of any grounds for the removal of a registrant
        from the official list of eligible voters for an election for
        Federal office which were not in effect prior to the enactment
        of this subsection.''.
    (b) Adoption of Voluntary Guidance Regarding Audits of Computerized
List.--Section 311 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C.
15501) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Voluntary Guidance Regarding Audits of Computerized List.--
Not later than October 1, 2008, the Commission shall adopt voluntary
guidance with respect to audits of the Statewide computerized voter
registration list required to be maintained under section 303 so that
each State will be able to ensure that the list reflects an accurate
and complete count of all individuals who are validly registered to
vote in elections for Federal office in the State and is secure against
unauthorized uses.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) National voter registration act of 1993.--Section 8 of
        the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-
        6) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by striking ``State
                law,'' and inserting ``State law and consistent with
                the requirements of subsection (j),'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)(4)(A), by striking the
                semicolon at the end and inserting and ``, consistent
                with the requirements of subsection (j);'';
                    (C) in the heading for subsection (d), by inserting
                after ``Rolls'' the following: ``by Reason of Change of
                Residence''; and
                    (D) in subsection (i)(2), by inserting after
                ``subsection (d)(2)'' the following: ``and all persons
                to whom notices described in subsection (j)''.
            (2) Help america vote act of 2002.--Section 303(a) of the
        Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15483(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking ``and (e)''
                and inserting ``(e), and (j)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``Safeguards''
                and inserting ``In addition to meeting the applicable
                notice and review requirements of section 8 of the
                National Voter Registration Act of 1993, safeguards''.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or any amendment
made by this section may be construed--
            (1) to affect the right of any individual to cast a
        provisional ballot under section 302(a) of the Help America
        Vote Act of 2002; or
            (2) to prohibit any State from providing individuals
        threatened with removal from the official list of eligible
        voters in the State with greater protections than those
        required under section 8(j) of the National Voter Registration
        Act of 1993 (as added by subsection (a)).
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for
Federal office in November 2008 and each succeeding election for
Federal office.

SEC. 3. CONTENTS AND TREATMENT OF VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS.

    (a) Opportunity To Correct Incomplete Forms.--Section 303(b)(4)(B)
of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15483(b)(4)(B)) is
amended by striking ``to answer the question included on the mail voter
registration form pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i)'' and inserting ``to
provide any information required on any voter registration form used by
the State under section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act of
1993''.
    (b) Completed National Form Deemed Complete For All States.--
Section 303(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15483(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(5) Completed national form deemed complete for all
        states.--
                    ``(A) Treatment of completed form.--If an applicant
                for voter registration in a State submits a voter
                registration application form which contains all of the
                information required to be provided under the mail
                voter registration form developed by the Commission
                under section 9(a)(2) of the National Voter
                Registration Act of 1993 (whether the form submitted by
                the applicant is the form developed by the Commission
                or another form developed and used by the State under
                section 6(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of
                1993), the State may not refuse to register the
                applicant as a voter on the ground that the applicant
                failed to complete the form.
                    ``(B) Presumption in favor of registration.--In
                determining whether applicants meet the requirements
                for registering to vote in elections for Federal office
                in a State, State election officials shall act under
                the presumption that applicants should be
                registered.''.

SEC. 4. AVAILABILITY OF UPDATED INFORMATION FOR REGISTERED VOTERS.

    (a) Requiring States To Make Updated Information Available to
Registered Voters.--Section 303(a)(1) of the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C. 15483(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D);
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
        subparagraphs:
                    ``(B) Availability of updated version of list
                online and at polling places.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The appropriate State or
                        local election official shall ensure that, at
                        each polling place for an election for Federal
                        office and on a public website of the election
                        official of each registrar's jurisdiction, a
                        list is available which shows--
                                    ``(I) all individuals registered to
                                vote in that election at all polling
                                places located in the registrar's
                                jurisdiction, other than any individual
                                who requests that the appropriate
                                official exclude the individual's name
                                from the list; and
                                    ``(II) for each such individual,
                                the polling place at which the
                                individual is registered.
                            ``(ii) Exclusion of addresses.--The list
                        required to be made available under clause (i)
                        may not contain the address of any individual.
                            ``(iii) Timing.--The appropriate election
                        official shall make the list required to be
                        made available under clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) available not later than 72
                                hours after the applicable deadline
                                under State law for registering to vote
                                in elections for Federal office; or
                                    ``(II) in the case of a same-day
                                registration State, available on a
                                weekly basis during the 30-day period
                                which ends on the date of the election.
                            ``(iv) Permitting individuals to opt out of
                        inclusion in publicly-posted list.--If an
                        individual requests that the appropriate
                        election official exclude the individual's name
                        from the publicly posted list under this
                        subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) the official shall exclude
                                information relating to the individual
                                from the publicly-posted list; and
                                    ``(II) the official shall notify
                                the individual in a private and
                                confidential manner of the polling
                                place to which the individual is
                                assigned in accordance with the
                                timetable provided for making the list
                                available under clause (iii).
                            ``(v) Definitions.--In this subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) the term `registrar's
                                jurisdiction' has the meaning given
                                such term in section 8(j) of the
                                National Voter Registration Act of 1993
                                (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6(j)); and
                                    ``(II) the term `same-day
                                registration State' means a State in
                                which, under law that is in effect
                                continuously on and after the date of
                                the enactment of the Protection Against
                                Wrongful Voter Purges Act, all voters
                                in the State may register to vote at
                                the polling place at the time of voting
                                in a general election for Federal
                                office.
                    ``(C) Notification of changes in assigned polling
                place.--If an election official assigns an individual
                to a polling place which is different than the polling
                place at which the individual was registered to vote
                under the most recently available version of the list
                required to be made available under subparagraph
                (B)(i), the official shall notify the individual of the
                new polling place immediately upon making the
                assignment.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 303(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
15481(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (B)''
        and inserting ``subparagraph (C)''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subsection (a),
        by striking ``requirement under subparagraph (A)'' and
        inserting ``requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B)''.

SEC. 5. NONAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN STATES.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall not apply to a
State in which, under a State law in effect continuously on and after
the date of the enactment of this Act, there is no voter registration
requirement for individuals in the State with respect to elections for
Federal office.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Section 303(d)(2) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C.
15483(d)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Each State'' and
        inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (C), each
        State'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``The provisions'' and
        inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the
        provisions''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Delayed effective date for certain
                provisions.--To the extent that any provision of
                subsection (b) was amended by the Protection Against
                Wrongful Voter Purges Act, such provision shall apply
                with respect to the next election for Federal office
                held after November 2008 and each succeeding election
                for Federal office.''.

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Protection Against Wrongful Voter Purges Act - Amends the National Voter Registration Act to establish notice and review requirements for removal of individuals from a list of eligible voters by reason other than death or a change of residence.

Requires the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to adopt voluntary guidance with respect to audits of the statewide computerized voter registration list so that each state will be able to ensure that the list: (1) reflects an accurate and complete count of all individuals validly registered to vote in federal elections; and (2) is secure against unauthorized uses.

Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from refusing to register any applicant who has completed the national voter registration application form.

Requires the appropriate state or local election official to ensure that, at each polling place for a federal election and on a public website of the election official of each registrar's jurisdiction, a list is available which shows: (1) all individuals registered to vote in that election at all polling places located in the registrar's jurisdiction; and (2) for each such individual, the polling place at which the individual is registered. Permits an individual to request exclusion from the list. Prohibits such list from containing an individual's address.

Provides that this Act shall not apply to a state in which there is no voter registration requirement for individuals in the state with respect to federal elections.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Electronic Medication and
Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Patient safety is an important issue and a priority
        among patients, providers, insurers, businesses, and government
        entities alike.
            (2) Adverse drug events are defined by the Institute of
        Medicine as ``any injury due to medication''.
            (3) According to the Institute of Medicine, more then 1.5
        million preventable adverse drug events occur every year in the
        United States.
            (4) Studies indicate that at least 530,000 preventable
        adverse drug events occur each year among the Medicare
        population, and cost the Federal Government upwards of
        $887,000,000, or $1,983 per person.
            (5) Electronic prescription drug programs, or e-
        prescribing, provide for the electronic transmittal of
        prescription information from the prescribing health care
        provider to the dispensing pharmacy and pharmacist.
            (6) Electronic prescribing provides formulary and coverage
        information before a prescription is written to better inform
        the patient and prescriber of lower cost options, including
        generics.
            (7) E-prescribing can help to eliminate medical errors,
        injuries, hospitalizations, and even death that can result from
        illegible prescriptions and bad drug interactions, in addition
        to reducing patient medication non-adherence.
            (8) The Institute of Medicine recommends that all
        physicians create a plan to implement and use e-prescribing
        technology by 2010.

SEC. 3. INCENTIVES FOR USE OF E-PRESCRIBING UNDER MEDICARE.

    (a) Bonus Payments.--Section 1833 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395l) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(v) Incentive Payments for Physician Use of E-Prescribing.--
            ``(1) One-time bonus for start-up costs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines,
                based upon coding in claims submitted under this part
                over a duration specified by the Secretary, that a
                physician meets a threshold volume or proportion (as
                specified by the Secretary) of claims for physicians'
                services for individuals enrolled under this part
                that--
                            ``(i) are classified (under section 1848)
                        as evaluation and management services;
                            ``(ii) include the making of a prescription
                        that could under law be made using the
                        electronic prescription drug program; and
                            ``(iii) use the electronic prescription
                        drug program for such prescription,
                the Secretary shall make a payment to the physician, in
                addition to any other payment under this part, of the
                amount specified in subparagraph (B). Not more than one
                payment may be made under this subsection with respect
                to any physician.
                    ``(B) Amount.--The payment amount under
                subparagraph (A) shall be, in the case of a physician
                that meets the conditions of subparagraph (A) for a
                period that begins during--
                            ``(i) 2008 or 2009, $2,000;
                            ``(ii) 2010 or 2011, $1,500; or
                            ``(iii) 2012 or a subsequent year, $1,000.
            ``(2) On-going bonus for use of e-prescribing.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines,
                based upon coding in claims submitted under this part
                over a period specified by the Secretary, that a
                physician uses the electronic prescription drug program
                for prescribing at least a threshold volume or
                proportion (as specified by the Secretary) of claims
                for physicians' services for individuals enrolled under
                this part, in addition to the amount of payment that
                would otherwise be made under this part for physicians'
                services by the physician that are classified as
                evaluation and management services under section 1848,
                there also shall be paid to the physician an amount
                equal to 1 percent of the allowed charges for such
                services. In applying the previous sentence, there
                shall not be taken into account claims for
                prescriptions written for controlled substances which
                may not under law be prescribed using the electronic
                prescription drug program.
                    ``(B) Application to physician shortage bonuses.--
                The additional payment under this paragraph shall be
                taken into account in applying subsections (m) and (u).
            ``(3) Auditing.--Provisions applicable to the auditing of
        claims for payment and enforcement of false claims under this
        part shall apply to claims for payment under this subsection.
            ``(4) Electronic prescription drug program defined.--In
        this subsection, the term `electronic prescription drug
        program' means the program established under section 1860D-
        4(e).''.
    (b) Adjustment in Fee Schedule for Failure To Use E-Prescribing.--
Section 1848(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-8(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Requirement for use of e-prescribing.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
                effective for physicians' services furnished on or
                after January 1, 2011, in the case of such services--
                            ``(i) that are classified as evaluation and
                        management services under this section; and
                            ``(ii) in connection with which there was
                        one or more prescriptions made that could have
                        been made, but were not all made, under the
                        electronic prescription drug program,
                the fee schedule amount otherwise applicable under this
                section shall be reduced by 10 percent.
                    ``(B) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the
                application of subparagraph (A) until January 1, 2012,
                or January 1, 2013, as specified by the Secretary, in
                cases of demonstrated hardship or unforeseen
                circumstances specified by the Secretary.''.

SEC. 4. REPORTS ON E-PRESCRIBING.

    (a) CMS Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Centers for
        Medicare & Medicaid Services shall submit to Congress a report
        on progress on implementing e-prescribing under the Medicare
        electronic prescription drug program under section 1860D-4(e)
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-104(e)).
            (2) Items included.--Such report shall include information
        on--
                    (A) the percentage of Medicare physicians that
                utilize the electronic prescription drug program;
                    (B) the estimated savings resulting from the use of
                e-prescribing; and
                    (C) progress on reducing avoidable medical errors
                resulting from the use of e-prescribing.
    (b) GAO Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
        United States shall submit to Congress a report on the impact
        of implementation of such program on physicians.
            (2) Items included.--Such report shall include information
        on--
                    (A) factors influencing the adopting of e-
                prescribing by physicians; and
                    (B) the impact of this Act on physicians practicing
                in individual or small group practices and on
                physicians practicing in rural areas.

Output:
Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) make incentive payments for physician use of an electronic prescription drug program (E-prescribing); and (2) reduce by 10% the fee schedule amount for failure to use E-prescribing.

Directs the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report to Congress on progress on implementing E-prescribing under the Medicare electronic prescription drug program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Clean Water Trust Fund Act
of 2000''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND.

    Section 309 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1319) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) National Clean Water Trust Fund.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury
        a National Clean Water Trust Fund (referred to in this
        subsection as the `Fund') consisting of amounts transferred to
        the Fund under paragraph (2) and amounts credited to the Fund
        under paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Transfer of amounts.--For fiscal year 2001, and each
        fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
        transfer to the Fund an amount determined by the Secretary to
        be equal to the total amount deposited in the general fund of
        the Treasury in the preceding fiscal year from fines,
        penalties, and other funds obtained through judgments from
        courts of the United States for enforcement actions conducted
        under this section and section 505(a)(1), excluding any amounts
        ordered to be used to carry out mitigation projects under this
        section or section 505(a).
            ``(3) Investment of amounts.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury
                shall invest in interest-bearing obligations of the
                United States such portion of the Fund as is not, in
                the Secretary's judgment, required to meet current
                withdrawals.
                    ``(B) Administration.--The obligations shall be
                acquired and sold and interest on, and the proceeds
                from the sale or redemption of, the obligations shall
                be credited to the Fund in accordance with section 9602
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            ``(4) Use of amounts for remedial projects.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
                amounts in the Fund shall be available, as provided in
                appropriations Acts, to the Administrator to carry out
                projects to restore and recover waters of the United
                States from damage resulting from violations of this
                Act that are subject to enforcement actions under this
                section or from the discharge of pollutants into the
                waters of the United States, including--
                            ``(i) soil and water conservation projects;
                            ``(ii) wetland restoration projects; and
                            ``(iii) such other similar projects as the
                        Administrator determines to be appropriate.
                    ``(B) Condition for use of funds.--Amounts in the
                Fund shall be available under subparagraph (A) only for
                a project conducted in the watershed, or in a watershed
                adjacent to the watershed, in which a violation of this
                Act described in subparagraph (A) results in the
                institution of an enforcement action.
            ``(5) Selection of projects.--
                    ``(A) Priority.--In selecting projects to carry out
                under this subsection, the Administrator shall give
                priority to a project described in paragraph (4) that
                is located in the watershed, or in a watershed adjacent
                to the watershed, in which there occurred a violation
                under this Act for which an enforcement action was
                brought that resulted in the payment of any amount into
                the general fund of the Treasury.
                    ``(B) Consultation with states.--In selecting a
                project to carry out under this section, the
                Administrator shall consult with the State in which the
                Administrator is considering carrying out the project.
                    ``(C) Allocation of amounts.--In determining an
                amount to allocate to carry out a project to restore
                and recover waters of the United States from damage
                described in paragraph (4), the Administrator shall, in
                the case of a priority project described in
                subparagraph (A), take into account the total amount
                deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as a
                result of enforcement actions conducted with respect to
                the violation under this section or section 505(a)(1).
            ``(6) Implementation.--The Administrator may carry out a
        project under this subsection directly or by making grants to,
        or entering into contracts with, another Federal agency, a
        State agency, a political subdivision of a State, or any other
        public or private entity.
            ``(7) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after the
        date of the enactment of this subsection, and every 2 years
        thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report
        on implementation of this subsection.''.

SEC. 3. USE OF CIVIL PENALTIES FOR MITIGATION PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 309(d) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1319(d)) is amended by inserting after the
second sentence the following: ``The court may order that a civil
penalty be used for carrying out mitigation, restoration, or other
projects that are consistent with the purposes of this Act and that
enhance public health or the environment.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 505(a) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1365(a)) is amended in the last
sentence by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``,
including ordering the use of a civil penalty for carrying out
mitigation, restoration, or other projects in accordance with section
309(d)''.

Output: Authorizes the use of civil penalties obtained under such Act for mitigation or restoration projects or other projects that enhance public health or the environment.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Technology Resources
and Commercial Leadership Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States Department of Commerce, through its
        Office of Technology Policy, has reported in June, 1999, that
        the United States will require more than 1.3 million new
        highly-skilled core information technology workers by the year
        2006.
            (2) The need for computer scientists, computer engineers,
        and systems analysts by 2006 is projected to be more than
        double the number of such scientists, engineers, and analysts
        in 1996.
            (3) The supply of new graduates qualified for the positions
        described in paragraph (2) is anticipated to be well short of
        half the number needed.
            (4) The lack of qualified workers is due in part to a lack
        of sufficient numbers of students pursuing advanced degrees in
        mathematics, science, and engineering technology.
            (5) The number of degrees in technical science and
        engineering fields awarded by United States institutions of
        higher learning have declined since 1990.
            (6) Foreign national students in the United States were
        awarded 47 percent of Doctorate degrees in engineering, 38
        percent of Master's degrees, and 46 percent of Doctorate
        degrees in computer science in 1996.
            (7) The United States is a leader in the global development
        of technology related enterprises.
            (8) If the United States cannot meet the needs of industry
        to allow continued expansion and innovation in the 21st
        century, American companies will locate in those countries
        which do have the technical base to meet those needs and this
        will be counterproductive to the American economy.
            (9) Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution grants
        Congress the power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign nations
        and among the several States.''.
            (10) In order to maintain a strong domestic economy and
        provide for the national defense, it is critical that the
        United States maintain its leadership position in technology.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to provide incentives
and opportunities for the United States' improving the mathematics,
science, engineering, and technology resources in order to maintain the
United States leadership in technology, and to permit United States
companies to continue the technology-related expansion of the United
States' domestic economy and international economic presence.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with
the Director of the Office of Science Technology and the Director of
the National Science Foundation, shall establish and administer a
program under this Act to strengthen the scientific, mathematical,
engineering, and technology resources of the United States in order to
ensure the United States continued global leadership in technology-
related commerce.
    (b) Grants.--The program shall include grants of financial
assistance, awarded on a competitive basis, to support the advancement
and improvement of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology
competencies and resources to assure continued growth, leadership, and
competitiveness of United States based companies in interstate and
international commerce.
    (c) Recipients.--The Secretary may award grants under subsection
(b) to business enterprises, organizations supporting mathematics,
scientific, engineering, technology research and advancement, teachers,
schools, school districts, or institutions of higher learning.
    (d) Criteria.--The Secretary shall award grants for programs that
can demonstrate an economically beneficial return on investment and
achievement in the advancement of science, math, engineering, and
technology competencies and resources.

SEC. 4. TEMPORARY SKILLED PERSONNEL IN MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE,
              ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding clauses (iii), (iv), and (v) of
section 214(g)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(g)(1)(A)), the total number of aliens who may be issued visas or
otherwise provided nonimmigrant status during fiscal years 2000 through
2006 under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of that Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) shall not be subject to numerical limitation, and
shall be subject to numerical limitations after 2006 as provided by
law.
    (b) Certain Applications Given Preference.--In processing
applications for visas or other nonimmigrant status under the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as modified by subsection (a), the
Secretary of State shall give preferential consideration to
applications from foreign national students who are graduates of post-
secondary schools in the United States with advanced degrees in
mathematics, science, engineering, or technology.
    (c) Funding for Grants.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 286(s) of such Act
        (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)), for fiscal years 2000 through 2006 51.3
        percent of the amounts deposited into the H-1B Nonimmigrant
        Petitioner Account established by paragraph (1) of that section
        shall be available to the Secretary of Commerce until expended
        under section 3 of this Act.
            (2) Job training.--For fiscal years 2000 through 2006,
        section 286(s)(2) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)) shall be
        applied by substituting ``5 percent'' for ``56.3 percent''.

Output:
Prohibits subjecting to a numerical limitation during FY 2000 through 2006 the total number of aliens who are skilled in those areas who may be issued work visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status. Directs the Secretary of State, in processing such visas, to give preferential consideration to applications from foreign national students who are graduates of post-secondary schools in the United States with advanced degrees in such fields.
Provides grant funding.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Boot Camp Prison Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Federal prisons are greatly overcrowded. Although
        the Federal prison system had a maximum capacity of only 50,707
        inmates as of December 17, 1992, on that date it housed 72,191
        inmates.
            (2) The prisoner populations of both Federal and State
        prisons have been increasing rapidly and are expected to
        continue to increase in part because of the effect of the
        Federal Sentencing Guidelines. In fiscal year 1993, the Federal
        prison population will be approximately 79,000, growing to
        about 92,000 in fiscal year 1995 and 109,000 in fiscal year
        1998.
            (3) The average cost of constructing a medium security
        Federal prison is $53,173 per bed. The average cost of housing
        a Federal inmate is $20,072 per year. This country needs to
        find an effective and affordable alternative to our current
        prison situation.
            (4) Boot camp prisons are an excellent solution to this
        problem. Instituted originally in 1984 in the State prison
        systems of Oklahoma and Georgia, the concept of boot camp
        prisons has now spread to 25 States. Although incarceration in
        a boot camp costs more per year because of counseling and
        educational services, an inmate stays for a shorter period of
        time (between 90 and 120 days), thus reducing total costs and
        overcrowding. The boot camp prison system in the New York
        Department of Correctional Services saved that State's
        taxpayers an estimated $150,000,000 as of December 31, 1991.

SEC. 3. BOOT CAMPS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish within the Bureau of
Prisons 10 military-style boot camp prisons (referred to in this
section as ``boot camps'').
    (b) Locations.--The boot camps shall be located on closed military
installations on sites to be chosen by the Director of the Bureau of
Prisons.
    (c) Regimen.--The boot camps shall provide--
            (1) a highly regimented schedule of strict discipline,
        physical training, work, drill, and ceremony characteristic of
        military basic training;
            (2) remedial education;
            (3) counseling as appropriate; and
            (4) treatment for substance abuse.
    (d) Capacity.--Each boot camp shall be designed to accommodate
between 200 and 300 inmates for periods of not less than 90 days and
not greater than 120 days. Not more than 20 percent of the inmates
shall be Federal prisoners. The remaining inmates shall be State
prisoners who are accepted for participation in the boot camp program
pursuant to subsection (f).
    (e) Federal Prisoners.--Section 3582 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Boot Camp Prison as a Sentencing Alternative.--(1) The court,
in imposing sentence in the circumstances described in paragraph (2),
may designate the defendant as eligible for placement in a boot camp
prison. The Bureau of Prisons shall determine whether a defendant so
designated will be assigned to a boot camp prison.
    ``(2) A defendant may be designated as eligible for placement in
boot camp prison if--
            ``(A) the defendant--
                    ``(i) is under 25 years of age;
                    ``(ii) is able-bodied;
                    ``(iii) has been convicted of a serious but
                nonviolent offense;
                    ``(iv) has no serious prior conviction for which he
                or she has served more than 10 days of incarceration;
                and
                    ``(v) consents to the designation; and
            ``(B) the sentencing court finds that the defendant's total
        offense level under the Federal sentencing guidelines is level
        15 or less.
    ``(3) If the Director of the Bureau of Prisons finds that an inmate
placed in a boot camp prison pursuant to this subsection has willfully
refused to comply with the conditions of confinement in the boot camp,
the Director may transfer the inmate to any other correctional facility
in the Federal prison system.
    ``(4) Successful completion of assignment to a boot camp shall
constitute satisfaction of any period of active incarceration, but
shall not affect any aspect of a sentence relating to a fine,
restitution, or supervised release.''.
    (f) State Prisoners.--(1) The head of a State corrections
department or the head's designee may apply for boot camp placement for
any person who has been convicted of a criminal offense in that State,
or who anticipates entering a plea of guilty of such offense, but who
has not yet been sentenced. Such application shall be made to the
Bureau of Prisons and shall be in the form designated by the Director
of the Bureau of Prisons and shall contain a statement certified by the
head of the State corrections department or the head's designee that at
the time of sentencing the applicant is likely to be eligible for
assignment to a boot camp pursuant to paragraph (2). The Bureau of
Prisons shall respond to such applications within 30 days so that the
sentencing court is aware of the result of the application at the time
of sentencing. In responding to such applications, the Bureau of
Prisons shall determine, on the basis of the availability of space,
whether a defendant who becomes eligible for assignment to a boot camp
prison at the time of sentencing will be so assigned.
    (2) A person convicted of a State criminal offense shall be
eligible for assignment to a boot camp if he or she--
            (A) is under 25 years of age;
            (B) has no prior conviction for which he or she has served
        more than 10 days incarceration;
            (C) has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment that will
        be satisfied under the law of the sentencing State if the
        defendant successfully completes a term of not less than 90
        days nor more than 120 days in a boot camp;
            (D) has been designated by the sentencing court as eligible
        for assignment to a boot camp; and
            (E) has consented to the designation.
    (3) If the Director of the Bureau of Prisons finds that an inmate
placed in a boot camp prison pursuant to this subsection has willfully
refused to comply with the conditions of confinement in the boot camp,
the Director may transfer the inmate back to the jurisdiction of the
State sentencing court.
    (4) A State that refers a prisoner to a boot camp shall reimburse
the Bureau of Prisons for the full cost of the incarceration of the
prisoner, except that if the prisoner successfully completes the boot
camp program, the Bureau of Prisons shall return to the State 20
percent of the amount paid for that prisoner. The total amount returned
to each State under this paragraph in each fiscal year shall be used by
that State to provide the aftercare supervision and services required
by paragraph (e).
    (g) Post-Release Supervision.--(1) Any State seeking to refer a
State prisoner to a boot camp prison shall submit to the Director of
the Bureau of Prisons an aftercare plan setting forth the provisions
that the State will make for the continued supervision of the prisoner
following release. The aftercare plan shall also contain provisions for
educational and vocational training and drug or other counseling and
treatment where appropriate.
    (2) The Bureau of Prisons shall develop an aftercare plan setting
forth the provisions that will be made for the continued supervision of
Federal prisoners following release. The aftercare plan shall also
contain provisions for educational and vocational training and drug or
other counseling and treatment where appropriate.
    (h) Evaluation and Report.--(1) Not later than 7 years and 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall
evaluate the boot camp prisons and report to Congress on the
performance of the boot camp prisons.
    (2) The report under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of--
            (A) the rate of recidivism of boot camp prisoners as
        compared with similar defendants in conventional prisons;
            (B) the cost-effectiveness of boot camp prisons as compared
        to conventional prisons; and
            (C) the program's effect on the overcrowding of
        conventional prisons.
    (i) Termination.--The boot camp prison program shall be terminated
on the date that is 8 years after the date of establishment of the
first boot camp.
    (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to any other
amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of Prisons, there
are authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, to
remain available until expended, of which--
            (1) not more than $12,500,000 shall be used to convert each
        closed military base to a boot camp prison; and
            (2) not more than $2,500,000 shall be used to operate each
        boot camp for 1 fiscal year.

Output:
Boot Camp Prison Act of 1993 - Directs the Attorney General to establish within the Bureau of Prisons ten military-style boot camp prisons on closed military installations to provide:  (1) a highly regimented schedule of strict discipline, physical training, work, drill, and ceremony characteristic of military basic training; (2) remedial education; (3) counseling as appropriate; and (4) treatment for substance abuse.
Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) capacity of such camps; (2) eligibility requirements for Federal and State prisoners; (3) post-release supervision (including aftercare, with provision for educational and vocational training and drug or other counseling and treatment where appropriate); and (4) termination of the program.
Directs the Attorney General to evaluate the boot camp prisons and report to the Congress on their performance, including an assessment of the rate of recidivism of boot camp prisoners as compared with similar defendants in conventional prisons, the cost effectiveness of boot camp prisons as compared to conventional prisons, and the program's effect on the overcrowding of conventional prisons.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lovelace Respiratory Research
Institute Land Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    In this Act:
            (1) Institute.--The term ``Institute'' means the Lovelace
        Respiratory Research Institute, a nonprofit organization
        chartered under the laws of the State of New Mexico.
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled
        ``Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute Land Conveyance'' and
        dated March 18, 2008.
            (3) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned''
        means--
                    (A) the Secretary of Energy, with respect to
                matters concerning the Department of Energy;
                    (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to
                matters concerning the Department of the Interior; and
                    (C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to
                matters concerning the Department of the Air Force.
            (4) Secretary of energy.--The term ``Secretary of Energy''
        means the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator
        for the National Nuclear Security Administration.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 120(h) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) and subject to valid existing rights and
this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Interior and the Secretary of the Air Force, may convey to the
Institute, on behalf of the United States, all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to the parcel of land described in
subsection (b) for research, scientific, or educational use.
    (b) Description of Land.--The parcel of land referred to in
subsection (a)--
            (1) is the approximately 135 acres of land identified as
        ``Parcel A'' on the map;
            (2) includes any improvements to the land described in
        paragraph (1); and
            (3) excludes any portion of the utility system and
        infrastructure reserved by the Secretary of the Air Force under
        subsection (d).
    (c) Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of the Air Force shall complete any real property actions,
including the revocation of any Federal withdrawals of the parcel
conveyed under subsection (a) and the parcel described in section
(4)(a), that are necessary to allow the Secretary of Energy to--
            (1) convey the parcel under subsection (a); or
            (2) transfer administrative jurisdiction under section 4.
    (d) Reservation of Utility Infrastructure and Access.--The
Secretary of the Air Force may retain ownership and control of--
            (1) any portions of the utility system and infrastructure
        located on the parcel conveyed under subsection (a); and
            (2) any rights of access determined to be necessary by the
        Secretary of the Air Force to operate and maintain the
        utilities on the parcel.
    (e) Restrictions on Use.--
            (1) Authorized uses.--The Institute shall allow only
        research, scientific, or educational uses of the parcel
        conveyed under subsection (a).
            (2) Reversion.--
                    (A) In general.--If, at any time, the Secretary of
                Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of the Air
                Force, determines, in accordance with subparagraph (B),
                that the parcel conveyed under subsection (a) is not
                being used for a purpose described in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) all right, title, and interest in and
                        to the entire parcel, or any portion of the
                        parcel not being used for the purposes, shall
                        revert, at the option of the Secretary, to the
                        United States; and
                            (ii) the United States shall have the right
                        of immediate entry onto the parcel.
                    (B) Requirements for determination.--Any
                determination of the Secretary under subparagraph (A)
                shall be made on the record and after an opportunity
                for a hearing.
    (f) Costs.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall require the
        Institute to pay, or reimburse the Secretary concerned, for any
        costs incurred by the Secretary concerned in carrying out the
        conveyance under subsection (a), including any survey costs
        related to the conveyance.
            (2) Refund.--If the Secretary concerned collects amounts
        under paragraph (1) from the Institute before the Secretary
        concerned incurs the actual costs, and the amount collected
        exceeds the actual costs incurred by the Secretary concerned to
        carry out the conveyance, the Secretary concerned shall refund
        to the Institute an amount equal to difference between--
                    (A) the amount collected by the Secretary
                concerned; and
                    (B) the actual costs incurred by the Secretary
                concerned.
            (3) Deposit in fund.--
                    (A) In general.--Amounts received by the United
                States under this subsection as a reimbursement or
                recovery of costs incurred by the Secretary concerned
                to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a) shall
                be deposited in the fund or account that was used to
                cover the costs incurred by the Secretary concerned in
                carrying out the conveyance.
                    (B) Use.--Any amounts deposited under subparagraph
                (A) shall be available for the same purposes, and
                subject to the same conditions and limitations, as any
                other amounts in the fund or account.
    (g) Contaminated Land.--In consideration for the conveyance of the
parcel under subsection (a), the Institute shall--
            (1) take fee title to the parcel and any improvements to
        the parcel, as contaminated;
            (2) be responsible for undertaking and completing all
        environmental remediation required at, in, under, from, or on
        the parcel for all environmental conditions relating to or
        arising from the release or threat of release of waste
        material, substances, or constituents, in the same manner and
        to the same extent as required by law applicable to privately
        owned facilities, regardless of the date of the contamination
        or the responsible party;
            (3) indemnify the United States for--
                    (A) any environmental remediation or response costs
                the United States reasonably incurs if the Institute
                fails to remediate the parcel; or
                    (B) contamination at, in, under, from, or on the
                land, for all environmental conditions relating to or
                arising from the release or threat of release of waste
                material, substances, or constituents;
            (4) indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the United States
        from any damages, costs, expenses, liabilities, fines,
        penalties, claim, or demand for loss, including claims for
        property damage, personal injury, or death resulting from
        releases, discharges, emissions, spills, storage, disposal, or
        any other acts or omissions by the Institute and any officers,
        agents, employees, contractors, sublessees, licensees,
        successors, assigns, or invitees of the Institute arising from
        activities conducted, on or after October 1, 1996, on the
        parcel conveyed under subsection (a); and
            (5) reimburse the United States for all legal and attorney
        fees, costs, and expenses incurred in association with the
        defense of any claims described in paragraph (4).
    (h) Contingent Environmental Response Obligations.--If the
Institute does not undertake or complete environmental remediation as
required by subsection (g) and the United States is required to assume
the responsibilities of the remediation, the Secretary of Energy shall
be responsible for conducting any necessary environmental remediation
or response actions with respect to the parcel conveyed under
subsection (a).
    (i) No Additional Compensation.--Except as otherwise provided in
this Act, no additional consideration shall be required for conveyance
of the parcel to the Institute under subsection (a).
    (j) Access and Utilities.--On conveyance of the parcel under
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall, on behalf of the
United States and subject to any terms and conditions as the Secretary
determines to be necessary (including conditions providing for the
reimbursement of costs), provide the Institute with--
            (1) access for employees and invitees of the Institute
        across Kirtland Air Force Base to the parcel conveyed under
        that subsection; and
            (2) access to utility services for the land and any
        improvements to the land conveyed under that subsection.
    (k) Additional Term and Conditions.--The Secretary of Energy, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of the
Air Force, may require any additional terms and conditions for the
conveyance under subsection (a) that the Secretaries determine to be
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.

    (a) In General.--After the conveyance under section 3(a) has been
completed, the Secretary of Energy shall, on request of the Secretary
of the Air Force, transfer to the Secretary of the Air Force
administrative jurisdiction over the parcel of approximately 7 acres of
land identified as ``Parcel B'' on the map, including any improvements
to the parcel.
    (b) Removal of Improvements.--In concurrence with the transfer
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall, on request of the
Secretary of the Air Force, arrange and pay for removal of any
improvements to the parcel transferred under that subsection.

Output:
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to convey specified land identified as Parcel A (including any improvements) to the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute in New Mexico only for research, scientific, or educational use.

Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and Air Force to complete any real property actions, including the revocation of any federal withdrawals of Parcels A and B, that are necessary to allow the Secretary to convey Parcel A or to transfer administrative jurisdiction over Parcel B to the Secretary of the Air Force.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to retain ownership and control of: (1) portions of the utility system and infrastructure on Parcel A; and (2) rights of access determined to be necessary to operate and maintain the utilities on such parcel.

Requires the Institute to pay or reimburse costs incurred in the conveyance of Parcel A, including related survey costs.

Instructs the Institute to take fee title to Parcel A and any improvements, as contaminated. Makes the Institute responsible for completing all environmental remediation required with respect to such parcel for all environmental conditions related to or arising from contamination.

Requires the Institute to indemnify the United States for: (1) any environmental remediation or response costs the United States reasonably incurs if the Institute fails to remediate Parcel A or for contamination at, in, under, from, or on the land for all environmental conditions related to or arising from contamination; (2) indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the United States from any damages, expenses, liabilities, penalties, claim, or demand for loss, including injury or death, resulting from releases, storage, or disposal, or any other acts or omissions by the Institute arising from activities conducted on such parcel on or after October 1, 1996; and (3) reimburse the United States for legal and attorney fees and expenses incurred in association with the defense of any claims described in clause 2.

Makes the Secretary of Energy responsible for conducting any necessary environmental remediation or response actions with respect to Parcel A if the Institute does not complete the environmental remediation required by this Act.

Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to provide the Institute with: (1) access for employees and invitees of the Institute across Kirtland Air Force Base to Parcel A; and (2) access to utility services for such parcel.

Requires the Secretary of Energy to arrange and pay for the removal of any improvements made to Parcel B.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile
Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

    Part R of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 1801(b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``graduated
                sanctions'' and inserting ``graduated sanctions and
                incentives'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``hiring juvenile
                court judges, probation officers, and court-appointed
                defenders and special advocates, and'';
                    (C) by striking paragraphs (4) and (7), and
                redesignating paragraphs (5) through (17) as paragraphs
                (4) through (15), respectively; and
                    (D) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated, by
                striking ``research-based bullying, cyberbullying, and
                gang prevention programs'' and inserting
                ``interventions such as researched-based anti-bullying,
                anti-cyberbullying, and gang prevention programs, as
                well as mental health services and trauma-informed
                practices'';
            (2) in section 1802--
                    (A) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting after
                ``individualized sanctions'' the following: ``,
                incentives,'';
                    (B) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by striking
                ``graduated sanctions'' and inserting ``graduated
                sanctions and incentives''; and
                    (C) in subsection (f)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by inserting after ``A sanction
                                may include'' the following: ``a range
                                of court-approved interventions, such
                                as''; and
                                    (II) by inserting after ``a fine,''
                                the following: ``a restorative justice
                                program,''; and
                            (ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the
                        following:
            ``(3) Incentives.--The term `incentives' means
        individualized, goal-oriented, and graduated responses to a
        juvenile offender's compliance with court orders and case
        disposition terms designed to reinforce or modify the skills
        and behaviors of the juvenile offender. An incentive may
        include a certificate of achievement, a letter of
        recommendation, a family or program activity, a meeting or
        special outing with a community leader, a reduction in
        community service hours, a reduced curfew or home restriction,
        a decrease in required court appearances, or a decrease in the
        term of court-ordered supervision.'';
            (3) in section 1810(a), by striking ``$350,000,000 for each
        of fiscal years 2006 through 2009'' and inserting ``$30,000,000
        for fiscal year 2020''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1811. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY.

    ``(a) Definition of Applicable Committees.--In this section, the
term `applicable committees' means--
            ``(1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
            ``(2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
        Representatives.
    ``(b) Accountability.--All grants awarded by the Attorney General
under this part shall be subject to the following accountability
provisions:
            ``(1) Audit requirement.--
                    ``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term
                `unresolved audit finding' means a finding in the final
                audit report of the Inspector General of the Department
                of Justice that the audited grantee has utilized grant
                funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise
                unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved within
                12 months after the date on which the final audit
                report is issued.
                    ``(B) Audit.--Beginning in the first fiscal year
                beginning after the date of enactment of this section,
                and in each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector
                General of the Department of Justice shall conduct
                audits of recipients of grants awarded by the Attorney
                General under this part to prevent waste, fraud, and
                abuse of funds by grantees. The Inspector General shall
                determine the appropriate number of grantees to be
                audited each year.
                    ``(C) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of grant
                funds under this part that is found to have an
                unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to
                receive grant funds under this part during the first 2
                fiscal years beginning after the end of the 12-month
                period described in subparagraph (A).
                    ``(D) Priority.--In awarding grants under this
                part, the Attorney General shall give priority to
                eligible applicants that did not have an unresolved
                audit finding during the 3 fiscal years before
                submitting an application for a grant under this part.
                    ``(E) Reimbursement.--If an entity is awarded grant
                funds under this part during the 2-fiscal-year period
                during which the entity is barred from receiving grants
                under subparagraph (C), the Attorney General shall--
                            ``(i) deposit an amount equal to the amount
                        of the grant funds that were improperly awarded
                        to the grantee into the General Fund of the
                        Treasury; and
                            ``(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the
                        repayment to the fund from the grant recipient
                        that was erroneously awarded grant funds.
            ``(2) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first fiscal
        year beginning after the date of enactment of this section, the
        Attorney General shall submit to the applicable committees an
        annual certification--
                    ``(A) indicating whether--
                            ``(i) all audits issued by the Inspector
                        General of the Department of Justice under
                        paragraph (1) have been completed and reviewed
                        by the appropriate Assistant Attorney General
                        or Director;
                            ``(ii) all mandatory exclusions required
                        under paragraph (1)(C) have been issued; and
                            ``(iii) all reimbursements required under
                        paragraph (1)(E) have been made; and
                    ``(B) that includes a list of any grant recipients
                excluded under paragraph (1) from the previous year.
    ``(c) Preventing Duplicative Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Before the Attorney General awards a
        grant to an applicant under this part, the Attorney General
        shall compare potential grant awards with other grants awarded
        under this part by the Attorney General to determine if
        duplicate grant awards are awarded for the same purpose.
            ``(2) Report.--If the Attorney General awards duplicate
        grants under this part to the same applicant for the same
        purpose, the Attorney General shall submit to the applicable
        committees a report that includes--
                    ``(A) a list of all duplicate grants awarded under
                this part, including the total dollar amount of any
                duplicate grants awarded; and
                    ``(B) the reason the Attorney General awarded the
                duplicate grants.''.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the use of best practices is
encouraged for all activities for which grants under part R of title I
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 may be used.

SEC. 4. EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.

    Section 609Y(a) of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C.
50112(a)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2021'' and inserting
``September 30, 2023''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017  (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize for FY2020 the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program. It subjects JABG grants to accountability measures. The Office of Inspector General in the Department of Justice (DOJ) must conduct annual audits of selected grant recipients. DOJ must submit an annual certification to Congress and identify and report on duplicative grant awards. (Sec. 3) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the use of best practices is encouraged for activities carried out with JABG funds. (Sec. 4) It amends the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 to eliminate existing authority for DOJ to award grants under the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program through FY2023.