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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``African Free Trade Initiative Act''.

SEC. 2. FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES.

    (a) Plan Requirements and Reporting.--Section 116 of the African
Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3723) is amended by striking
subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Plan Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--The President shall develop a plan for
        the purpose of negotiating and entering into one or more free
        trade agreements with all sub-Saharan African countries. The
        plan shall identify the 15 countries or groups of countries
        that are most ready for a free trade agreement with the United
        States.
            ``(2) Elements of plan.--The plan required by paragraph (1)
        shall include, for each sub-Saharan African country, the
        following:
                    ``(A) The steps such sub-Saharan African country
                needs to be equipped and ready to enter into a free
                trade agreement with the United States, including the
                development of a bilateral investment treaty.
                    ``(B) Milestones for accomplishing each step
                identified in subparagraph (A) for each sub-Saharan
                African country, with the goal of establishing a free
                trade agreement with each sub-Saharan African country
                not later than 10 years after the date of the enactment
                of the African Free Trade Initiative Act.
                    ``(C) A description of the resources required to
                assist each sub-Saharan African country in
                accomplishing each milestone described in subparagraph
                (B).
                    ``(D) The extent to which steps described in
                subparagraph (A), the milestones described in
                subparagraph (B), and resources described in
                subparagraph (C) may be accomplished through regional
                or subregional organizations in sub-Saharan Africa,
                including the East African Community, the Economic
                Community of West African States, the Common Market for
                Eastern and Southern Africa, and the Economic Community
                of Central African States.
                    ``(E) Procedures to ensure the following:
                            ``(i) Adequate consultation with Congress
                        and the private sector during the negotiations.
                            ``(ii) Consultation with Congress regarding
                        all matters relating to implementation of the
                        agreement or agreements.
                            ``(iii) Approval by Congress of the
                        agreement or agreements.
                            ``(iv) Adequate consultations with the
                        relevant African governments and African
                        regional and subregional intergovernmental
                        organizations during the negotiation of the
                        agreement or agreements.
    ``(c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 12 months after the
date of the enactment of the African Free Trade Initiative Act, the
President shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report containing
the plan developed pursuant to subsection (b).''.
    (b) Millennium Challenge Compacts.--After the date of the enactment
of this Act, the United States Trade Representative and Administrator
of the United States Agency for International Development shall consult
and coordinate with the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium
Challenge Corporation regarding countries that have entered into a
Millennium Challenge Compact pursuant to section 609 of the Millennium
Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7708) that have been declared eligible
to enter into such a Compact for the purpose of developing and carrying
out the plan required by subsection (b) of section 116 of the African
Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3723), as amended by subsection
(a).

SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF USAID WITH FREE TRADE AGREEMENT POLICY.

    (a) Authorization of Funds.--Funds made available after the date of
enactment of this Act to the United States Agency for International
Development under section 496 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2293) may be used in consultation with the United States Trade
Representative--
            (1) to carry out subsection (b) of section 116 of the
        African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3723), as amended
        by section 2(a), including for the deployment of resources in
        individual eligible countries to assist such country in the
        development of institutional capacities to carry out such
        subsection (b); and
            (2) to coordinate the efforts of the United States to
        establish free trade agreements in accordance with the policy
        set out in subsection (a) of such section 116.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible country.--The term ``eligible country'' means
        a sub-Saharan African country that receives--
                    (A) benefits under the African Growth and
                Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.); and
                    (B) funding from the United States Agency for
                International Development.
            (2) Sub-saharan african country.--The term ``sub-Saharan
        African country'' has the meaning given that term in section
        107 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3706).

Output: African Free Trade Initiative Act This bill amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act to revise certain plan and reporting requirements relating to the President's negotiating and entering into free trade agreements with interested beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries. The President shall develop a plan for negotiating and entering into one or more free trade agreements with 15 of the sub-Saharan African countries that are most ready for a free trade agreement with the United States. The United States Trade Representative and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) shall coordinate with the Millennium Challenge Corporation regarding countries with shared development objectives that have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact in order to develop and carry out such plans. USAID long-term development assistance funds for sub-Saharan Africa may be used to:  carry out plans, including deployment of resources in individual eligible sub-Saharan African countries to assist them in the development of institutional capacities to carry out those plans; and  coordinate U.S. efforts to establish free trade agreements in order to increase trade between the United States and sub-Saharan African countries, as well as investment in those countries.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Research and
Care Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Diamond-Blackfan anemia is a rare genetic bone marrow
        failure disorder, which develops in infancy and results in
        severe anemia due to failure to make red blood cells.
            (2) Diamond-Blackfan anemia patients have an increased risk
        of leukemia, solid tumors, and complete bone marrow failure.
            (3) Fifty percent of patients with Diamond-Blackfan anemia
        are born with birth defects, including abnormalities to the
        face, head, upper arm and hand, genitourinary, and heart, and
        21 percent of the affected patients have more than 1 defect.
            (4) Treatments for Diamond-Blackfan anemia, including the
        use of blood transfusions and steroids such as prednisone, have
        potential long-term side effects, including osteoporosis, iron
        overload (because of the transfusions), and impaired growth
        (because of the steroids).
            (5) The only cure for Diamond-Blackfan anemia is a bone
        marrow transplant, a procedure that carries serious risks and,
        since most patients lack an acceptable donor, is an option for
        only about 25 percent of patients.
            (6) Because Diamond-Blackfan anemia is a genetic disorder
        of red cell production and a cancer predisposition syndrome
        with a high rate of congenital anomalies, the Federal
        investment regarding Diamond-Blackfan anemia must be expanded
        to allow the careful dissection of this disease, which will
        provide valuable insights into the biology of blood disorders
        and cancer predisposition and serve as an important model for
        understanding the genetics of birth defects.

SEC. 3. DIAMOND-BLACKFAN ANEMIA.

    (a) DBA-Related Activities of NIH.--Part A of title IV of the
Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 404G
(42 U.S.C. 283i) the following:

                       ``diamond-blackfan anemia

    ``Sec. 404H. (a) In General.--The Director of NIH, in coordination
with the Directors of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute,
the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases,
and the Office of Rare Diseases, shall expand and intensify research
and related activities of the National Institutes of Health with regard
to Diamond-Blackfan anemia.
    ``(b) Comprehensive Research Initiative.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the
        Director of NIH shall make grants to, or enter into contracts
        with, public or private entities to support a comprehensive
        research initiative to study, develop better treatments for,
        and ultimately find a cure for Diamond-Blackfan anemia.
            ``(2) Research.--The initiative supported under this
        subsection may include research on the following:
                    ``(A) The links of Diamond-Blackfan anemia to
                chronic diseases.
                    ``(B) Red cell differentiation.
                    ``(C) The pathophysiology of Diamond-Blackfan
                anemia.
                    ``(D) The relationship between Diamond-Blackfan
                anemia and predisposition to cancer.
                    ``(E) Congenital anomalies in Diamond-Blackfan
                anemia patients.''.
    (b) DBA-Related Activities of CDC.--Part B of title III of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by moving section 317R so that it follows section 317Q;
        and
            (2) by inserting after section 317R the following:

``SEC. 317S. REGISTRY AND CLINICAL CARE CENTER FOR DIAMOND-BLACKFAN
              ANEMIA.

    ``(a) Registry.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall maintain and expand
the Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Registry (in this section referred to as
the `Registry').
    ``(b) Comprehensive Clinical Care Center.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the
        Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
        shall establish a comprehensive clinical care center for
        Diamond-Blackfan anemia where a majority of the patients with
        the disease are examined, treated, and tracked through the
        Registry, by experts in the disease.
            ``(2) Duties.--The center established under this section
        shall--
                    ``(A) gather and analyze extensive data on Diamond-
                Blackfan anemia to be used for public, non-profit, and
                government research initiatives involving gene
                discovery, ribosomal protein function, genetics of
                birth defects, blood cell formation (recovery from
                cancer chemotherapy), cancer predisposition, red cell
                differentiation, and a comparison of therapeutic
                treatments including blood transfusion, steroids, and
                bone marrow transplants;
                    ``(B) provide thorough examinations of Diamond-
                Blackfan anemia patients by experts in the disease to
                confirm diagnosis and provide genetic typing along with
                a multi-system evaluation; and
                    ``(C) provide clinical care for Diamond-Blackfan
                anemia.''.

Output: Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Research and Care Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in coordination with other specified officials, to expand and intensify research and related activities of the Institute with regard to Diamond-Blackfan Anemia. States that the Director shall as part of such effort award grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private entities to support a comprehensive research initiative.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to: (1) maintain and expand the Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Registry; and (2) establish a comprehensive clinical care center for Diamond-Blackfan Anemia.


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SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH PERSONS CONVICTED
              OF COMMITTING CAPITAL OFFENSES MAY BE INTERRED IN
              NATIONAL CEMETERIES.

    (a) Prohibition of Interment in National Cemetery.--Section 2411 of
title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``for which the
                person was sentenced to death or life imprisonment'';
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``for which the
                person was sentenced to death or life imprisonment
                without parole''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the death
                penalty or life imprisonment'' and inserting ``a life
                sentence or the death penalty''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the death
                penalty or life imprisonment without parole may be
                imposed'' and inserting ``a life sentence or the death
                penalty may be imposed''.
    (b) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe
regulations to ensure that a person is not interred in any cemetery in
the National Cemetery System unless a good faith effort has been made
to determine whether such person is described in section 2411(b) of
title 38, United States Code, or is otherwise ineligible for such
interment under Federal law.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH PERSONS COMMITTING
              CAPITAL OFFENSES ARE DENIED INTERMENT IN MILITARY
              CEMETERIES AND FUNERAL HONORS.

    (a) Prohibition of Interment in Military Cemetery.--Section 985 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``who has been convicted
        '' and all that follows through ``without parole'' and
        inserting ``described in section 2411(b) of title 38'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``convicted of a capital
        offense under Federal law'' and inserting ``described in
        section 2411(b) of title 38''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `burial' includes
inurnment.''.
    (b) Denial of Funeral Honors.--Section 1491(h) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new
        subsection (h):
    ``(h) Exception for Veterans Convicted of Committing Capital
Crimes.--In accordance with section 985(a) of this title, the Secretary
of Defense shall not ensure that funeral honors are provided under this
section for a person described in section 2411(b) of title 38.''.
    (c) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe
regulations to ensure that a person is not interred in a cemetery
referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 985(b) of title
10, United States Code, or provided funeral honors under section 1491
of such title unless a good faith effort has been made to determine
whether such person is a person described in section 2411(b) of title
38, United States Code, or is otherwise ineligible for such interment
or honors under Federal law.

SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF REMAINS OF RUSSELL WAYNE WAGNER FROM ARLINGTON
              NATIONAL CEMETERY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Arlington National Cemetery is a national shrine that
        memorializes the honorable service of members of the Armed
        Forces who have defended the freedoms that all Americans enjoy.
            (2) The inclusion among the honored dead interred at
        Arlington National Cemetery of persons who have committed
        particularly notorious, heinous acts brings dishonor to those
        honored dead and disrespect to their loved ones.
            (3) The removal from Arlington National Cemetery of the
        remains of a person who has committed a heinous act would not
        be an act of punishment against that person, but rather an act
        that would preserve the sacredness of the cemetery grounds.
    (b) Removal of Remains.--
            (1) Removal.--The Secretary of the Army shall remove the
        remains of Russell Wayne Wagner from Arlington National
        Cemetery.
            (2) Notification of next-of-kin.--On or before the date on
        which the remains of Russell Wayne Wagner are removed, the
        Secretary of the Army shall notify the next-of-kin of record
        for Russell Wayne Wagner of the removal of his remains
            (3) Reinternment.--Upon the removal of the remains of
        Russell Wayne Wagner, the Secretary of the Army shall arrange
        for the internment or inurnment of those remains in a public or
        private cemetery or, if requested, relinquish the remains to
        the next-of-kin of record.

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Prohibits the interment or memorialization in a national or military cemetery of, or the performance of military funeral honors for, any person convicted of a federal or state capital crime for which a life sentence or the death penalty may be imposed. (Currently, such prohibition extends only to those so convicted who have been sentenced to death or life imprisonment without parole.)

Directs the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Defense to prescribe regulations to ensure that a person is not interred in a national or military cemetery or provided funeral honors unless a good faith effort has been made to determine whether such person is ineligible for such interment or honors.

Directs the Secretary of the Army to remove the remains of Russell Wayne Wagner from Arlington National Cemetery.


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SECTION 1. CANADIAN TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.

    (a) Amendment.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

       ``canadian transboundary movement of municipal solid waste

    ``Sec. 4011. (a) Prohibition.--No person shall import, transport,
or export municipal solid waste for final disposal or for incineration
in violation of the Agreement Between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government of Canada Concerning the
Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste, or any regulations issued to
implement and enforce such agreement.
    ``(b) Administrator's Authority.--The Administrator shall perform
the functions of the Designated Authority of the United States with
respect to the importation and exportation of municipal solid waste
under the agreement described in subsection (a). Beginning immediately
upon the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall implement
and enforce the notice and consent provisions of such agreement, as
well as the other provisions thereof. In considering whether to consent
to the importation of municipal solid waste under article 3(c) of such
agreement, the Administrator shall--
            ``(1) give substantial weight to the views of the State or
        States into which the municipal solid waste is to be imported,
        and consider the views of the local government with
        jurisdiction over the location where the waste is to be
        disposed; and
            ``(2) consider the impact of the importation on--
                    ``(A) continued public support for and adherence to
                State and local recycling programs;
                    ``(B) landfill capacity as provided in
                comprehensive waste management plans;
                    ``(C) air emissions from increased vehicular
                traffic;
                    ``(D) road deterioration from increased vehicular
                traffic; and
                    ``(E) public health and the environment.
    ``(c) Compliance Orders.--(1) Whenever on the basis of any
information the Administrator determines that any person has violated
or is in violation of this section, the Administrator may issue an
order assessing a civil penalty for any past or current violation,
requiring compliance immediately or within a specified time period, or
both, or the Administrator may commence a civil action in the United
States district court in the district in which the violation occurred
for appropriate relief, including a temporary or permanent injunction.
    ``(2) Any order issued pursuant to this subsection shall state with
reasonable specificity the nature of the violation. Any penalty
assessed in the order shall not exceed $25,000 per day of noncompliance
for each violation. In assessing such a penalty, the Administrator
shall take into account the seriousness of the violation and any good
faith efforts to comply with applicable requirements.
    ``(d) Public Hearing.--Any order issued under this section shall
become final unless, not later than 30 days after the order is served,
the person or persons named therein request a public hearing. Upon such
request the Administrator shall promptly conduct a public hearing. In
connection with any proceeding under this section the Administrator may
issue subpoenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
production of relevant papers, books, and documents, and may promulgate
rules for discovery procedures.
    ``(e) Violation of Compliance Orders.--If a violator fails to take
corrective action within the time specified in a compliance order, the
Administrator may assess a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for
each day of continued noncompliance with the order.''.
    (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of such
subtitle D is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 4011. Canadian transboundary movement of municipal solid
                            waste.''.

SEC. 2. INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF
              MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 4012. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL
              SOLID WASTE.

    ``(a) Authority.--A State may enact a law or laws imposing
limitations (including a prohibition) on the receipt and disposal of
foreign municipal solid waste.
    ``(b) Effect on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.--No State action
taken as authorized by this section shall be considered to impose an
undue burden on interstate and foreign commerce or to otherwise impair,
restrain, or discriminate against interstate and foreign commerce.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Foreign municipal solid waste.--The term `foreign
        municipal solid waste' means municipal solid waste generated
        outside of the United States.
            ``(2) Municipal solid waste.--
                    ``(A) Waste included.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), the term `municipal solid waste'
                means--
                            ``(i) all waste materials discarded for
                        disposal by households, including single and
                        multifamily residences, and hotels and motels;
                        and
                            ``(ii) all waste materials discarded for
                        disposal that were generated by commercial,
                        institutional, municipal, and industrial
                        sources, to the extent such materials--
                                    ``(I) are essentially the same as
                                materials described in clause (i); and
                                    ``(II) were collected and disposed
                                of with other municipal solid waste
                                described in clause (i) or subclause
                                (I) of this clause as part of normal
                                municipal solid waste collection
                                services, except that this subclause
                                does not apply to hazardous materials
                                other than hazardous materials that,
                                pursuant to regulations issued under
                                section 3001(d), are not subject to
                                regulation under subtitle C.
                Examples of municipal solid waste include food and yard
                waste, paper, clothing, appliances, consumer product
                packaging, disposable diapers, office supplies,
                cosmetics, glass and metal food containers, and
                household hazardous waste. Such term shall include
                debris resulting from construction, remodeling, repair,
                or demolition of structures.
                    ``(B) Waste not included.--The term `municipal
                solid waste' does not include any of the following:
                            ``(i) Any solid waste identified or listed
                        as a hazardous waste under section 3001, except
                        for household hazardous waste.
                            ``(ii) Any solid waste, including
                        contaminated soil and debris, resulting from--
                                    ``(I) a response action taken under
                                section 104 or 106 of the Comprehensive
                                Environmental Response, Compensation,
                                and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9604 or
                                9606);
                                    ``(II) a response action taken
                                under a State law with authorities
                                comparable to the authorities of such
                                section 104 or 106; or
                                    ``(III) a corrective action taken
                                under this Act.
                            ``(iii) Recyclable materials that have been
                        separated, at the source of the waste, from
                        waste otherwise destined for disposal or that
                        have been managed separately from waste
                        destined for disposal.
                            ``(iv) Scrap rubber to be used as a fuel
                        source.
                            ``(v) Materials and products returned from
                        a dispenser or distributor to the manufacturer
                        or an agent of the manufacturer for credit,
                        evaluation, and possible reuse.
                            ``(vi) Any solid waste that is--
                                    ``(I) generated by an industrial
                                facility; and
                                    ``(II) transported for the purpose
                                of treatment, storage, or disposal to a
                                facility or unit thereof that is owned
                                or operated by the generator of the
                                waste, located on property owned by the
                                generator or a company with which the
                                generator is affiliated, or the
                                capacity of which is contractually
                                dedicated exclusively to a specific
                                generator, so long as the disposal area
                                complies with local and State land use
                                and zoning regulations applicable to
                                the disposal site.
                            ``(vii) Any medical waste that is
                        segregated from or not mixed with solid waste.
                            ``(viii) Sewage sludge and residuals from
                        any sewage treatment plant.
                            ``(ix) Combustion ash generated by resource
                        recovery facilities or municipal incinerators,
                        or waste from manufacturing or processing
                        (including pollution control) operations not
                        essentially the same as waste normally
                        generated by households.''.
    (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of the
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6901) is further amended by
adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 4012. International transportation and disposal of municipal
                            solid waste.''.

Output:
Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit any person from importing, transporting, or exporting municipal solid waste for final disposal or for incineration in violation of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste or any regulation implementing such agreement.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) perform the functions of the Designated Authority of the United States with respect to such importation and exportation under the agreement; and (2) implement and enforce the notice and consent provisions of the agreement as well as its other provisions.

Sets forth factors to consider in determining whether to consent to the importation of municipal solid waste. Requires that the views of States be given substantial weight.

Authorizes the Administrator to issue orders assessing civil penalties, requiring compliance, or both, or to commence civil actions in U.S. district court to address violations of this Act. Limits civil penalties assessed pursuant to an administrative order to $25,000 per day of noncompliance. Authorizes persons subject to administrative orders to request a public hearing.

Authorizes States to enact laws imposing limitations (including prohibitions) on the receipt and disposal of foreign municipal solid waste. States that no such action shall be considered to impose an undue burden on interstate or foreign commerce.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Fairness for Seniors Act''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM FOR 2010.

    Section 1839 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r) is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
        new paragraph:
    ``(5) The monthly premium under this subsection for 2010 shall be
the monthly premium under this subsection for 2009.''; and
            (2) in subsection (i)(3)(A), by adding after and below
        clause (ii) the following:
                ``In applying clause (ii) for 2010, the monthly
                actuarial rate described in such clause shall be such
                monthly actuarial rate for 2009.''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY PAYMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2201 of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``in each of calendar years 2009 and
        2010'' after ``the Secretary of the Treasury shall disburse''
        in subsection (a)(1)(A);
            (2) by inserting ``(for purposes of payments made for
        calendar year 2009), or the 3-month period ending with the
        month which ends prior to the month that includes the date of
        the enactment of the Economic Fairness for Seniors Act (for
        purposes of payments made for calendar year 2010)'' after ``the
        month that includes the date of the enactment of this Act'' in
        subsection (a)(1)(A);
            (3) by inserting ``(for purposes of payments made under
        this paragraph for calendar year 2009), or the 3 month period
        ending with the month which ends prior to the month that
        includes the date of the enactment of the Economic Fairness for
        Seniors Act (for purposes of payments made under this paragraph
        for calendar year 2010)'' after ``the month that includes the
        date of the enactment of this Act'' in subsection
        (a)(1)(B)(iii);
            (4) by inserting ``for any calendar year'' after ``1
        payment under this section'' in subsection (a)(3);
            (5) by inserting ``An individual who is entitled to, or
        eligible for, a benefit or cash payment described in paragraph
        (1) in both of the 3-month periods described in paragraph
        (1)(A) shall be paid a payment under this section in each of
        calendar years 2009 and 2010.'' at the end of paragraph (3) of
        subsection (a);
            (6) by inserting ``in same year'' after ``No double
        payments'' in the heading of paragraph (3) of subsection (a);
            (7) by inserting ``applicable'' before ``3-month period''
        in subsection (a)(4)(A);
            (8) by inserting ``applicable'' before ``3 month period''
        in subsection (a)(4)(B);
            (9) by inserting ``for purposes of payments made for
        calendar year 2009, or after December 31, 2011, for purposes of
        payments made for calendar year 2010,'' after ``December 31,
        2010,'' in subsection (a)(5)(B);
            (10) by striking ``2011'' in subsection (e) and inserting
        ``2012'';
            (11) by striking ``$90,000,000'' in subsection (e)(2)(B)
        and inserting ``$135,000,000'';
            (12) by striking ``$1,400,000'' in subsection (e)(3)(B) and
        inserting ``$2,100,000'';
            (13) by striking ``$100,000'' in subsection (e)(4)(A)(ii)
        and inserting ``$150,000''; and
            (14) by striking ``$7,100,000'' in subsection (e)(4)(A)(ii)
        and inserting ``$10,650,000''.
    (b) Extension of Special Credit for Certain Government Retirees.--
In the case of an eligible individual (as defined in section 2202(b) of
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, applied by
substituting ``2010'' for ``2009''), with respect to the first taxable
year of such individual beginning in 2010, section 2202 of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 shall be applied by
substituting ``2010'' for ``2009'' each place it appears.

SEC. 4. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ELDERLY CONSUMERS.

    (a) Study.--The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of
Labor shall study whether a consumer price index for elderly consumers
(CPI-E) more accurately reflects the true costs of inflation for
elderly Americans than the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners
and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) and if the elderly are being financially
disadvantaged by the use of the CPI-W in the determination of current
benefit levels and, if so, shall prepare such a CPI-E.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department
of Labor shall report to Congress the results of the study required
under subsection (a) and, if appropriate, the creation of a consumer
price index for elderly consumers that more accurately reflects the
true cost of inflation for the elderly.

SEC. 5. OFFSET THROUGH REDUCTION IN TARP FUNDS.

    Paragraph (3) of section 115(a) of the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5225) is amended by striking
``$1,259,000,000'' and inserting ``$39,259,000,000''.

Output:
Economic Fairness for Seniors Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to keep the same Medicare part B premium for 2010 that was in effect for 2009.

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 (ARRA) to require an additional economic recovery payment (of $250) in calendar 2010 to certain beneficiaries of SSA title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI), railroad retirement, or veterans benefits. Makes appropriations to fund such payments.

Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to study and report to Congress on: (1) whether a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) more accurately reflects the true costs of inflation for elderly Americans than the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W); and (2) if the elderly are being financially disadvantged by the use of the CPI-W in the determination of current benefit levels. Requires the BLS to prepare such a CPI-E if elderly Americans are disadvantaged by the CPI-W.

Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to offset the expenses of this Act through a reduction in Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Funds.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combatting Proliferation of Weapons
of Mass Destruction Act of 1996''.

      TITLE I--ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAMS AND POLICIES FOR COMBATTING
                             PROLIFERATION

SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the Commission on Programs and Policies for Combatting the
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (hereafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 members of
whom--
            (1) 6 shall be appointed by the President;
            (2) 3 shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the
        Senate, in consultation with the Minority Leader of the Senate;
        and
            (3) 3 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
        Representatives, in consultation with the Minority Leader of
        the House of Representatives.
    (c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed
for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.
    (d) Initial Meeting.--No later than 30 days after the date on which
all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall
hold its first meeting.
    (e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
    (f) Chairman and Vice Chairman.--The Commission shall select a
Chairman and Vice Chairman from among its members.
    (g) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
Chairman.

SEC. 102. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall carry out a thorough
        study of the organization, policies, and programs of the U.S.
        Government related to combatting the proliferation of weapons
        of mass destruction.
            (2) Specific requirements.--In carrying out the study, the
        Commission shall--
                    (A) assess the effectiveness of the policies and
                programs of all departments and agencies of the Federal
                Government including the intelligence community in
                meeting the national security interests of the United
                States with respect to the proliferation of such
                weapons; and
                    (B) assess the current structure and organization
                of all Federal agencies of the intelligence community
                and the intelligence-gathering services of foreign
                governments in addressing issues relating to the
                proliferation of such weapons.
    (b) Recommendations.--In conducting the study, the Commission shall
develop recommendations on means of improving the effectiveness of the
organization, policies, programs of the intelligence community, and the
programs and policies of the other departments and agencies of the
Federal Government, in meeting the national security interests of the
United States with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report
containing a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the
Commission, together with its recommendations for such legislation and
administrative actions as it considers appropriate.

SEC. 103. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act
at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such
evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out the
purposes of this title.
    (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may secure
directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the
Commission considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this
title. Upon request of the Chairman of the Commission, the head of such
department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
    (c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
    (d) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or
donations of services or property.

SEC. 104. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Commission who is
not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate
of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including
traveltime) during which such member is engaged in the performance of
the duties of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are
officers or employees of the United States shall serve without
compensation in addition to that received for their services as
officers or employees of the United States.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at
rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes
or regular places of business in the performance of services for the
Commission.
    (c) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The Chairman of the Commission may,
        without regard to the civil service laws and regulations,
        appoint and terminate an executive director and such other
        additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the
        Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an
        executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the
        Commission.
            (2) Compensation.--The Chairman of the Commission may fix
        the compensation of the executive director and other personnel
        without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter
        III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to
        classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates,
        except that the rate of pay for the executive director and
        other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of
        the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government
employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and
such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service
status or privilege.
    (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The
Chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates
for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule
under section 5316 of such title.

SEC. 105. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the date on which the
Commission submits its report under section 102(c).

SEC. 106. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this title, the term ``intelligence community''
shall have the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).

SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated for the
Commission for fiscal year 1996 such sums as may be necessary for the
Commission to carry out its duties under this title.
    (b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain
available until the termination of the Commission under section 105.

                        TITLE II--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 201. REPORTS ON ACQUISITION OF TECHNOLOGY RELATING TO WEAPONS OF
              MASS DESTRUCTION AND ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS.

    (a) Reports.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Director of
Central Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report on--
            (1) the acquisition by foreign countries during the
        preceding 6 months of dual-use and other technology useful for
        the development or production of weapons of mass destruction
        (including nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, and biological
        weapons) and advanced conventional munitions; and
            (2) trends in the acquisition of such technology by such
        countries.
    (b) Form of Reports.--The reports submitted under subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.

Output:
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I:  Assessment of Programs and Policies for Combatting
          Proliferation
     Title II:  Other Matters
Combatting Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 -
Title I:  Assessment of Programs and Policies for Combatting Proliferation
 - Establishes the Commission on Programs and Policies for Combatting the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction to study and report recommendations to the Congress for improving U.S. organizations, policies, and programs relating to combatting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.  Authorizes appropriations.
Title II:  Other Matters
 - Requires the Director of Central Intelligence to report to the Congress every six months on:  (1) the acquisition by foreign countries of technology relating to weapons of mass destruction and advanced conventional munitions; and (2) trends in such acquisition by such countries.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clarence Gideon Full Access to
Justice Act'' or the ``Gideon Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFENDER OFFICE FOR SUPREME COURT ADVOCACY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 201 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 3006A the following:
``Sec. 3006B. Defender Office for Supreme Court Advocacy
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `Board' means the Board of Directors
        established under subsection (d) for the Office;
            ``(2) the term `consult' includes, with respect to covered
        cases--
                    ``(A) giving advice;
                    ``(B) drafting or editing briefs;
                    ``(C) providing assistance with moot courts; and
                    ``(D) organizing or coordinating the drafting,
                editing, and filing of amicus curiae briefs;
            ``(3) the term `covered case' means a noncapital case
        involving an issue of Federal criminal statutory or
        constitutional law;
            ``(4) the term `Director' means the Director of the Office
        selected in accordance with subsection (e); and
            ``(5) the term `Office' means the Defender Office for
        Supreme Court Advocacy established under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Establishment; Purposes.--There is established in the
District of Columbia a private nonmembership nonprofit corporation,
which shall be known as the Defender Office for Supreme Court Advocacy,
for the purpose of--
            ``(1) advocating on behalf of individuals in covered cases
        before--
                    ``(A) the Supreme Court of the United States; and
                    ``(B) when resources permit, the highest court of a
                State; and
            ``(2) providing assistance to attorneys advocating on
        behalf of individuals in covered cases described in paragraph
        (1).
    ``(c) Principal Office.--The Office shall maintain its principal
office in the District of Columbia.
    ``(d) Board of Directors.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Office shall have a Board of
        Directors consisting of 18 voting members--
                    ``(A) 6 of whom shall be Federal Public Defenders
                or Executive Directors of Community Defender
                Organizations described in section 3006A, elected by
                the Federal Public Defenders and the Executive
                Directors of Community Defender Organizations in each
                district;
                    ``(B) 6 of whom shall be attorneys from a panel
                described in section 3006A(b), elected by the panel
                attorney district representatives; and
                    ``(C) 6 of whom shall be State or local public
                defenders from geographically diverse States, who shall
                be elected by the individuals elected under
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) not later than 6 months after
                the date of the first meeting of the Board.
            ``(2) Staggered terms.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A member of the Board shall
                serve a term of 4 years, except that the first members
                elected to the Board under subparagraph (A) or (B) of
                paragraph (1) shall be divided into Class A and Class
                B.
                    ``(B) Classes.--Class A and Class B shall each
                consist of--
                            ``(i) 3 members elected under paragraph
                        (1)(A); and
                            ``(ii) 3 members elected under paragraph
                        (1)(B).
                    ``(C) Terms.--
                            ``(i) Initial terms.--For the initial
                        members of the Board--
                                    ``(I) members of Class A shall
                                serve a term of 2 years;
                                    ``(II) members of Class B shall
                                serve a term of 4 years; and
                                    ``(III) members elected under
                                paragraph (1)(C) shall serve a term of
                                4 years.
                            ``(ii) Subsequent terms.--All subsequent
                        terms shall be for a term of 4 years.
                    ``(D) Membership of each class.--The membership of
                each class shall be determined by the members of the
                Board at the first meeting of the Board of Directors.
                    ``(E) Vacancies.--Interim elections may be held to
                fill any vacancies.
            ``(3) Bylaws.--The Board shall establish bylaws to govern
        the operations of the Office.
    ``(e) Director.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Board of Directors shall appoint a
        Director for the Office.
            ``(2) Requirement.--The Director appointed under paragraph
        (1) shall not be a member of the Board of Directors.
    ``(f) General Requirements for Director.--The Director shall be
learned and experienced in the law applicable to Federal criminal
appellate practice.
    ``(g) Functions of the Office.--
            ``(1) Grants of petitions for writs of certiorari in the
        supreme court of the united states.--
                    ``(A) In general.--On the granting of a petition
                for a writ of certiorari by the Supreme Court of the
                United States in a covered case, the Office shall--
                            ``(i) consult with any counsel in a covered
                        case in which the defendant was previously
                        represented by counsel appointed under section
                        3006A; and
                            ``(ii) when resources permit, be available
                        to consult with counsel in any other covered
                        case.
                    ``(B) Arguing case.--In any covered case, an
                attorney described in clause (i) or (ii) of
                subparagraph (A) may--
                            ``(i) advocate on behalf of an individual
                        before the Supreme Court of the United States;
                        or
                            ``(ii) permit the Office to advocate on
                        behalf of an individual before the Supreme
                        Court of the United States.
            ``(2) Filing of amicus curiae briefs.--The Office may file
        an amicus curiae brief--
                    ``(A) in any covered case in the Supreme Court of
                the United States; and
                    ``(B) when resources permit, in a covered case in
                the highest courts of States.
            ``(3) Call for the views of the office; leave to
        participate in oral argument.--In any covered case--
                    ``(A) upon request by the Supreme Court of the
                United States--
                            ``(i) the Office may provide the views of
                        the Office on the covered case; and
                            ``(ii) an employee of the Office may
                        participate in oral argument as amicus curiae;
                        and
                    ``(B) upon request by the highest court of a State,
                and when resources permit--
                            ``(i) the Office may provide the views of
                        the Office on the covered case; and
                            ``(ii) an employee of the Office may
                        participate in oral argument as amicus curiae.
            ``(4) Monitoring court decisions and filing petitions for
        certiorari.--The Office may--
                    ``(A) monitor issues in covered cases--
                            ``(i) on which the courts of appeals of the
                        United States are divided; or
                            ``(ii) that involve significant Federal
                        criminal statutory or constitutional issues;
                        and
                    ``(B) draft, edit, and file a petition for
                certiorari in the Supreme Court of the United States on
                behalf of an individual seeking review by the Supreme
                Court of the United States of a covered case.
            ``(5) Training.--The Office may provide training to carry
        out the purpose and functions of the Office.
            ``(6) Other functions.--In addition to the functions
        described in paragraphs (1) through (5), the Director may
        allocate any funds made available to the Office for any other
        function that the Director determines is necessary to carry out
        the purposes of the Office, including, when resources permit,
        advocacy in a covered case before the highest court of a State.
    ``(h) Employees.--The Director, subject to general policies
established by the Office, has the authority to appoint and remove such
employees of the Office as the Director determines necessary to carry
out the purposes of the Office.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 201 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 3006A the following:

``3006B. Defender Office for Supreme Court Advocacy.''.

Output: Clarence Gideon Full Access to Justice Act or the Gideon Act This bill amends the federal criminal code by establishing the Defender Office for Supreme Court Advocacy as a private, nonmembership, nonprofit corporation. It must advocate on behalf of individuals in noncapital cases involving an issue of federal criminal statutory law or constitutional law before: (1) the Supreme Court of the United States, and (2) the highest courts in the states when resources permit. The office may also provide assistance to attorneys advocating on behalf of those individuals.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Kids First Research Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF TAXPAYER FINANCING OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
              CAMPAIGNS.

    (a) Termination of Designation of Income Tax Payments.--Section
6096 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Termination.--This section shall not apply to taxable years
ending on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection.''.
    (b) Termination of Fund and Account.--
            (1) Termination of presidential election campaign fund.--
                    (A) In general.--Chapter 95 of such Code is amended
                by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 9014. TERMINATION.

    ``The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect to
any presidential election (or any presidential nominating convention)
after the date of the enactment of this section, or to any candidate in
such an election.''.
                    (B) Conversion of fund to 10-year pediatric
                research initiative fund.--Section 9006 of such Code is
                amended by adding at the end the following new
                subsection:
    ``(d) Conversion to 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund.--
            ``(1) Conversion.--Effective on the date of the enactment
        of the Kids First Research Act of 2013--
                    ``(A) the special fund established under this
                section shall be known and designated as the `10-Year
                Pediatric Research Initiative Fund'; and
                    ``(B) all amounts in the fund as of such date shall
                be available only for the purpose provided in section
                402A(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, and only
                to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in
                advance in appropriation Acts.
            ``(2) Termination.--Any amounts in the fund that remain
        unobligated on October 1, 2024, shall be deposited into the
        general fund of the Treasury.''.
            (2) Termination of account.--Chapter 96 of such Code is
        amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 9043. TERMINATION.

    ``The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any candidate
with respect to any presidential election after the date of the
enactment of this section.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) The table of sections for chapter 95 of such Code is
        amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 9014. Termination.''.
            (2) The table of sections for chapter 96 of such Code is
        amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 9043. Termination.''.

SEC. 3. 10-YEAR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

    (a) Allocation of NIH Funds in Common Fund for Pediatric
Research.--Paragraph (7) of section 402(b) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 282(b)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(7)(A) shall, through the Division of Program
        Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives--
                    ``(i) identify research that represents important
                areas of emerging scientific opportunities, rising
                public health challenges, or knowledge gaps that
                deserve special emphasis and would benefit from
                conducting or supporting additional research that
                involves collaboration between 2 or more national
                research institutes or national centers, or would
                otherwise benefit from strategic coordination and
                planning;
                    ``(ii) include information on such research in
                reports under section 403; and
                    ``(iii) in the case of such research supported with
                funds referred to in subparagraph (B)--
                            ``(I) require as appropriate that proposals
                        include milestones and goals for the research;
                            ``(II) require that the proposals include
                        timeframes for funding of the research; and
                            ``(III) ensure appropriate consideration of
                        proposals for which the principal investigator
                        is an individual who has not previously served
                        as the principal investigator of research
                        conducted or supported by the National
                        Institutes of Health;
            ``(B)(i) may, with respect to funds reserved under section
        402A(c)(1) for the Common Fund, allocate such funds to the
        national research institutes and national centers for
        conducting and supporting research that is identified under
        subparagraph (A); and
            ``(ii) shall, with respect to funds appropriated to the
        Common Fund under section 402A(a)(2), allocate such funds to
        the national research institutes and national centers for
        making grants for pediatric research that is identified under
        subparagraph (A); and
            ``(C) may assign additional functions to the Division in
        support of responsibilities identified in subparagraph (A), as
        determined appropriate by the Director;''.
    (b) Funding for 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative.--Section
402A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as
                subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and moving
                the indentation of each such subparagraph 2 ems to the
                right;
                    (B) by striking ``For purposes of carrying out this
                title'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) This title.--For purposes of carrying out this
        title''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Funding for 10-year pediatric research initiative
        through common fund.--For carrying out section
        402(b)(7)(B)(ii), there is authorized to be appropriated, out
        of funds in the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund
        established by section 9006 of the Internal Revenue Code of
        1986, and in addition to amounts otherwise made available under
        paragraph (1) of this subsection and reserved under subsection
        (c)(1)(B)(i) of this section, $13,000,000 for each of fiscal
        years 2014 through 2023.''; and
            (2) in subsections (c)(1)(B), (c)(1)(D), and (d), by
        striking ``subsection (a)'' each place it appears and inserting
        ``subsection (a)(1)''.
    (c) Supplement, Not Supplant; Prohibition Against Transfer.--Funds
appropriated under section 402A(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act,
as added by subsection (b)--
            (1) shall be used to supplement, not supplant, the funds
        otherwise allocated by the National Institutes of Health for
        pediatric research; and
            (2) notwithstanding any transfer authority in any
        appropriation Act, shall not be used for any purpose other than
        making grants as described in section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the
        Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a).

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION AGAINST NIH RESEARCH ON HEALTH ECONOMICS.

    Section 402A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282a) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Health Economics Research.--
            ``(1) Ongoing research.--Before continuing any health
        economics research grant, project, or activity that is ongoing
        as of the date of the enactment of this subsection, the
        Director of NIH shall submit to the Congress a report that
        outlines the justification for such ongoing grant, project, or
        activity, including the reason for giving priority to such
        ongoing grant, project, or activity over research on pediatric
        diseases and disorders, such as autism, cancer, and other
        pediatric genetic disorders without cures.
            ``(2) New research.--The Director of NIH may not initiate
        any health economics research grant, project, or activity
        until--
                    ``(A) the Director has submitted the report
                described in paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) a Federal law has been enacted authorizing
                the National Institutes of Health to use funding
                specifically for health economics research.''.

Output: Kids First Research Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate: (1) the taxpayer election to designate $3 of income tax liability for financing of presidential election campaigns, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account. Redesignates the Presidential Election Campaign Fund as the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund. Makes amounts in the Fund available only for allocation to national research institutes and national centers through the Common Fund for making grants for pediatric research under this Act. Requires deposit into the Treasury general fund of any amounts in the Pediatric Research Initiative Fund that remain unobligated on October 1, 2024. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, to allocate funds appropriated under this Act to the national research institutes and national centers for making grants for pediatric research representing important areas of emerging scientific opportunities, rising public health challenges, or knowledge gaps that deserve special emphasis and would benefit from conducting or supporting additional research that involves collaboration between two or more national research institutes or national centers, or would otherwise benefit from strategic coordination and planning.  Authorizes $13 million out of the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund for each of FY2014-FY2023 for pediatric research through the Common Fund. Requires such funds to supplement, not supplant, funds otherwise allocated by NIH for pediatric research. Prohibits the use of such amounts for any purpose other than making grants for pediatric research described in this Act.  Requires the Director of NIH, before continuing any health economics research grant, project, or activity, to report to Congress on the justification for such research, including the reason for giving it priority over research on pediatric diseases and disorders. Prohibits the Director from initiating any health economics research grant, project, or activity until the Director has submitted the report outlining the justification and a federal law has been enacted authorizing NIH to use funding specifically for health economics research.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Reliable Officers,
Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training In Our
Neighborhoods Act of 1999'' or ``PROTECTION Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVIDING RELIABLE OFFICERS, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY
              PROSECUTORS, AND TRAINING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE.

    (a) COPS Program.--Section 1701(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(a)) is amended
by--
            (1) inserting ``and prosecutor'' after ``increase police'';
        and
            (2) inserting ``to enhance law enforcement access to new
        technologies, and'' after ``presence,''.
    (b) Hiring and Redeployment Grant Projects.--Section 1701(b) of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796dd(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by inserting after ``Nation'' the
                        following: ``, or pay overtime to existing
                        career law enforcement officers to the extent
                        that such overtime is devoted to community
                        policing efforts''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by--
                            (i) striking ``or pay overtime''; and
                            (ii) striking the period at the end and
                        inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) promote higher education among in-service
                State and local law enforcement officers by reimbursing
                them for the costs associated with seeking a college or
                graduate school education.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking all that follows Support
        Systems.--'' and inserting ``Grants pursuant to--
                    ``(A) paragraph (1)(B) for overtime may not exceed
                25 percent of the funds available for grants pursuant
                to this subsection for any fiscal year;
                    ``(B) paragraph (1)(C) may not exceed 20 percent of
                the funds available for grants pursuant to this
                subsection in any fiscal year; and
                    ``(C) paragraph (1)(D) may not exceed 5 percent of
                the funds available for grants pursuant to this
                subsection for any fiscal year.''.
    (c) Additional Grant Projects.--Section 1701(d) of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796dd(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``integrity and ethics'' after
                ``specialized''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and'' after ``enforcement
                officers'';
            (2) in paragraph (7) by inserting ``school officials,
        religiously-affiliated organizations,'' after ``enforcement
        officers'';
            (3) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
        ``(8) establish school-based partnerships between local law
        enforcement agencies and local school systems, by using school
        resource officers who operate in and around elementary and
        secondary schools to serve as a law enforcement liaison with
        other Federal, State, and local law enforcement and regulatory
        agencies, combat school-related crime and disorder problems,
        gang membership and criminal activity, firearms and explosives-
        related incidents, illegal use and possession of alcohol, and
        the illegal possession, use, and distribution of drugs;'';
            (4) in paragraph (10) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (5) in paragraph (11) by striking the period that appears
        at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(12) develop and implement innovative programs (such as
        the TRIAD program) that bring together a community's sheriff,
        chief of police, and elderly residents to address the public
        safety concerns of older citizens.''.
    (d) Technical Assistance.--Section 1701(f) of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796dd(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``use up to 5 percent of the funds
                appropriated under subsection (a) to'' after ``The
                Attorney General may'';
                    (B) by inserting at the end the following: ``In
                addition, the Attorney General may use up to 5 percent
                of the funds appropriated under subsections (d), (e),
                and (f) for technical assistance and training to
                States, units of local government, Indian tribal
                governments, and to other public and private entities
                for those respective purposes.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``under subsection (a)''
        after ``the Attorney General''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``the Attorney General may'' and
                inserting ``the Attorney General shall'';
                    (B) by inserting ``regional community policing
                institutes'' after ``operation of''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``representatives of police labor
                and management organizations, community residents,''
                after ``supervisors,''.
    (e) Technology and Prosecution Programs.--Section 1701 of title I
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796dd) is amended by--
            (1) striking subsection (k);
            (2) redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as
        subsections (g) through (k); and
            (3) striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Law Enforcement Technology Program.--Grants made under
subsection (a) may be used to assist police departments, in employing
professional, scientific, and technological advancements that will help
them--
            ``(1) improve police communications through the use of
        wireless communications, computers, software, videocams,
        databases and other hardware and software that allow law
        enforcement agencies to communicate more effectively across
        jurisdictional boundaries and effectuate interoperability;
            ``(2) develop and improve access to crime solving
        technologies, including DNA analysis, photo enhancement, voice
        recognition, and other forensic capabilities; and
            ``(3) promote comprehensive crime analysis by utilizing new
        techniques and technologies, such as crime mapping, that allow
        law enforcement agencies to use real-time crime and arrest data
        and other related information--including non-criminal justice
        data--to improve their ability to analyze, predict, and respond
        pro-actively to local crime and disorder problems, as well as
        to engage in regional crime analysis.
    ``(f) Community-Based Prosecution Program.--Grants made under
subsection (a) may be used to assist State, local or tribal
prosecutors' offices in the implementation of community-based
prosecution programs that build on local community policing efforts.
Funds made available under this subsection may be used to--
            ``(1) hire additional prosecutors who will be assigned to
        community prosecution programs, including programs that assign
        prosecutors to handle cases from specific geographic areas, to
        address specific violent crime and other local crime problems
        (including intensive illegal gang, gun and drug enforcement
        projects and quality of life initiatives), and to address
        localized violent and other crime problems based on needs
        identified by local law enforcement agencies, community
        organizations, and others;
            ``(2) redeploy existing prosecutors to community
        prosecution programs as described in paragraph (1) of this
        section by hiring victim and witness coordinators, paralegals,
        community outreach, and other such personnel; and
            ``(3) establish programs to assist local prosecutors'
        offices in the implementation of programs that help them
        identify and respond to priority crime problems in a community
        with specifically tailored solutions.
    At least 75 percent of the funds made available under this
subsection shall be reserved for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2)
and of those amounts no more than 10 percent may be used for grants
under paragraph (2) and at least 25 percent of the funds shall be
reserved for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2) to units of local
government with a population of less than 50,000.''.
    (f) Retention Grants.--Section 1703 of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-2) is amended by
inserting at the end the following:
    ``(d) Retention Grants.--The Attorney General may use no more than
50 percent of the funds under subsection (a) to award grants targeted
specifically for retention of police officers to grantees in good
standing, with preference to those that demonstrate financial hardship
or severe budget constraint that impacts the entire local budget and
may result in the termination of employment for police officers funded
under subsection (b)(1).''.
    (g) Definitions.--
            (1) Career law enforcement officer.--Section 1709(1) of
        title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
        1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-8) is amended by inserting after
        ``criminal laws'' the following: ``including sheriffs deputies
        charged with supervising offenders who are released into the
        community but also engaged in local community policing
        efforts.''.
            (2) School resource officer.--Section 1709(4) of title I of
        the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796dd-8) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
                following:
                ``(A) to serve as a law enforcement liaison with other
                Federal, State, and local law enforcement and
                regulatory agencies, to address and document crime and
                disorder problems including gangs and drug activities,
                firearms and explosives-related incidents, and the
                illegal use and possession of alcohol affecting or
                occurring in or around an elementary or secondary
                school;
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the
                following:
                ``(E) to train students in conflict resolution,
                restorative justice, and crime awareness, and to
                provide assistance to and coordinate with other
                officers, mental health professionals, and youth
                counselors who are responsible for the implementation
                of prevention/intervention programs within the
                schools;''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) to work with school administrators, members
                of the local parent teacher associations, community
                organizers, law enforcement, fire departments, and
                emergency medical personnel in the creation, review,
                and implementation of a school violence prevention
                plan;
                    ``(I) to assist in documenting the full description
                of all firearms found or taken into custody on school
                property and to initiate a firearms trace and
                ballistics examination for each firearm with the local
                office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms;
                    ``(J) to document the full description of all
                explosives or explosive devices found or taken into
                custody on school property and report to the local
                office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms;
                and
                    ``(K) to assist school administrators with the
                preparation of the Department of Education, Annual
                Report on State Implementation of the Gun-Free Schools
                Act which tracks the number of students expelled per
                year for bringing a weapon, firearm, or explosive to
                school.''.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a)(11) of title
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3793(a)(11)) is amended--
            (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
                    ``(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to
                carry out part Q, to remain available until expended--
                            ``(i) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
                            ``(ii) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
                            ``(iii) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year
                        2002;
                            ``(iv) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
                            ``(v) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
                        and
                            ``(vi) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year
                        2005.''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``3 percent'' and inserting ``5
                percent'';
                    (B) by striking ``1701(f)'' and inserting
                ``1701(g)'';
                    (C) by striking the second sentence and inserting
                ``Of the remaining funds, if there is a demand for 50
                percent of appropriated hiring funds, as determined by
                eligible hiring applications from law enforcement
                agencies having jurisdiction over areas with
                populations exceeding 150,000, no less than 50 percent
                shall be allocated for grants pursuant to applications
                submitted by units of local government or law
                enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over areas
                with populations exceeding 150,000 or by public and
                private entities that serve areas with populations
                exceeding 150,000, and no less than 50 percent shall be
                allocated for grants pursuant to applications submitted
                by units of local government or law enforcement
                agencies having jurisdiction over areas with
                populations less than 150,000 or by public and private
                entities that serve areas with populations less than
                150,000.'';
                    (D) by striking ``85 percent'' and inserting
                ``$600,000,000''; and
                    (E) by striking ``1701(b),'' and all that follows
                through ``of part Q'' and inserting the following:
                ``1701 (b) and (c), $350,000,000 to grants for the
                purposes specified in section 1701(e), and $200,000,000
                to grants for the purposes specified in section
                1701(f).''.

Output:
Includes among permitted additional grant projects: (1) specialized integrity and ethics training; (2) innovative proactive crime control and prevention programs involving school officials and religiously-affiliated organizations; (3) school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and local school systems by using school resource officers who operate in and around elementary and secondary schools (current law) to serve as a law enforcement liaison with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies and to combat gang membership and criminal activity, firearms and explosives-related incidents, illegal use and possession of alcohol, and the illegal possession, use, and distribution of drugs; and (4) innovative programs that bring together a community's sheriff, police chief, and elderly residents to address the public safety concerns of older citizens.
Authorizes the Attorney General to use up to five percent of appropriated funds for technical assistance and training to States, local governments, Indian tribal governments, and other public and private entities.  Requires the technical assistance provided by the Attorney General to include the establishment and operation of regional community policing institutes training centers or facilities.  Permits the functions of the centers or facilities to include instruction and seminars for specified individuals, including representatives of police labor and management organizations and community residents.
Repeals provisions of the Act regarding: (1) termination of grants for hiring officers; and (2) preferential consideration of applications for certain grants.
Allows grants to be used to assist: (1) police departments in employing specified professional, scientific, and technological advancements; and (2) State, local, or tribal prosecutors' offices in implementation of community-based prosecution programs that build on local community policing efforts. Reserves specified funds for units of local government with a population of less than 50,000.
Authorizes the Attorney General to use no more than 50 percent of grant renewal funds to award grants targeted specifically for retention of police officers to grantees in good standing, with preference to those that demonstrate financial hardship or severe budget constraint that impacts the entire local budget and may result in the termination of employment for officers.
Redefines: (1) "career law enforcement officer" to include sheriffs' deputies charged with supervising offenders who are released into the community but also engaged in local community policing efforts; and (2) "school resource officer" to mean a career law enforcement officer deployed in community-oriented policing and assigned to work in collaboration with schools and community-based organizations (as under current law) to engage in specified activities, including serving as a law enforcement liaison with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies to address and document crime and disorder problems, training students in conflict resolution and crime awareness, and assisting school administrators with the preparation of an annual report on the number of students expelled per year for bringing a weapon, firearm, or explosive to school.
Authorizes appropriations.