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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Research and
Competitiveness Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH CREDIT SIMPLIFIED AND MADE PERMANENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 41(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the research credit
determined under this section for the taxable year shall be an amount
equal to the sum of--
            ``(1) 20 percent of so much of the qualified research
        expenses for the taxable year as exceeds 50 percent of the
        average qualified research expenses for the 3 taxable years
        preceding the taxable year for which the credit is being
        determined,
            ``(2) 20 percent of so much of the basic research payments
        for the taxable year as exceeds 50 percent of the average basic
        research payments for the 3 taxable years preceding the taxable
        year for which the credit is being determined, plus
            ``(3) 20 percent of the amounts paid or incurred by the
        taxpayer in carrying on any trade or business of the taxpayer
        during the taxable year (including as contributions) to an
        energy research consortium for energy research.''.
    (b) Repeal of Termination.--Section 41 of such Code is amended by
striking subsection (h).
    (c) Credit Allowed Against Alternative Minimum Tax in Case of
Eligible Small Business.--Section 38(c)(4)(B) of such Code is amended
by redesignating clauses (ii) through (ix) as clauses (iii) through
(x), respectively, and by inserting after clause (i) the following new
clause:
                            ``(ii) the credit determined under section
                        41 for the taxable year with respect to an
                        eligible small business (as defined in
                        paragraph (5)(C), after application of rules
                        similar to the rules of paragraph (5)(D)),''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 41(c) of such Code is amended to read as
        follows:
    ``(c) Determination of Average Research Expenses for Prior Years.--
            ``(1) Special rule in case of no qualified research
        expenditures in any of 3 preceding taxable years.--In any case
        in which the taxpayer has no qualified research expenses in any
        one of the 3 taxable years preceding the taxable year for which
        the credit is being determined, the amount determined under
        subsection (a)(1) for such taxable year shall be equal to 10
        percent of the qualified research expenses for the taxable
        year.
            ``(2) Consistent treatment of expenses.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding whether the
                period for filing a claim for credit or refund has
                expired for any taxable year taken into account in
                determining the average qualified research expenses, or
                average basic research payments, taken into account
                under subsection (a), the qualified research expenses
                and basic research payments taken into account in
                determining such averages shall be determined on a
                basis consistent with the determination of qualified
                research expenses and basic research payments,
                respectively, for the credit year.
                    ``(B) Prevention of distortions.--The Secretary may
                prescribe regulations to prevent distortions in
                calculating a taxpayer's qualified research expenses or
                basic research payments caused by a change in
                accounting methods used by such taxpayer between the
                current year and a year taken into account in
                determining the average qualified research expenses or
                average basic research payments taken into account
                under subsection (a).''.
            (2) Section 41(e) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking all that precedes paragraph (6) and
                inserting the following:
    ``(e) Basic Research Payments.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `basic research payment' means,
        with respect to any taxable year, any amount paid in cash
        during such taxable year by a corporation to any qualified
        organization for basic research but only if--
                    ``(A) such payment is pursuant to a written
                agreement between such corporation and such qualified
                organization, and
                    ``(B) such basic research is to be performed by
                such qualified organization.
            ``(2) Exception to requirement that research be performed
        by the organization.--In the case of a qualified organization
        described in subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (3),
        subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply.'',
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as
                paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and
                    (C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by
                striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and by redesignating
                subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (B) and (C),
                respectively.
            (3) Section 41(f)(3) of such Code is amended--
                    (A)(i) by striking ``, and the gross receipts'' in
                subparagraph (A)(i) and all that follows through
                ``determined under clause (iii)'',
                    (ii) by striking clause (iii) of subparagraph (A)
                and redesignating clauses (iv), (v), and (vi), thereof,
                as clauses (iii), (iv), and (v), respectively,
                    (iii) by striking ``and (iv)'' each place it
                appears in subparagraph (A)(iv) (as so redesignated)
                and inserting ``and (iii)'',
                    (iv) by striking subclause (IV) of subparagraph
                (A)(iv) (as so redesignated), by striking ``, and'' at
                the end of subparagraph (A)(iv)(III) (as so
                redesignated) and inserting a period, and by adding
                ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A)(iv)(II) (as so
                redesignated),
                    (v) by striking ``(A)(vi)'' in subparagraph (B) and
                inserting ``(A)(v)'',
                    (vi) by striking ``(A)(iv)(II)'' in subparagraph
                (B)(i)(II) and inserting ``(A)(iii)(II)'',
                    (B) by striking ``, and the gross receipts of the
                predecessor,'' in subparagraph (A)(iv)(II) (as so
                redesignated),
                    (C) by striking ``, and the gross receipts of,'' in
                subparagraph (B),
                    (D) by striking ``, or gross receipts of,'' in
                subparagraph (B)(i)(I), and
                    (E) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Adjustments for basic research payments.--In
                the case of basic research payments, rules similar to
                the rules of subparagraph (A) and (B) shall apply.''.
            (4) Section 41(f)(4) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``and gross receipts'' and inserting ``and basic research
        payments''.
            (5) Section 45C(b)(1) of such Code is amended by striking
        subparagraph (D).
            (6) Section 45C(c)(2) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``base period research expenses''
                and inserting ``average qualified research expenses'',
                and
                    (B) by striking ``base period research expenses''
                in the heading and inserting ``average qualified
                research expenses''.
            (7) Section 280C(c) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``basic research expenses (as
                defined in section 41(e)(2))'' in paragraph (1) and
                inserting ``basic research payments (as defined in
                section 41(e)(1))'', and
                    (B) by striking ``basic research expenses'' in
                paragraph (2)(B) and inserting ``basic research
                payments''.
    (e) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years
        beginning after December 31, 2014.
            (2) Subsection (b).--The amendment made by subsection (b)
        shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31,
        2014.

SEC. 3. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either
PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill revises and makes permanent after 2014 the research tax credit. The rate of such credit is modified to equal the sum of 20% of so much of the qualified research expenses for the taxable year as exceeds 50% of the average qualified research expenses for the three preceding taxable years, 20% of so much of the basic research payments for the taxable year as exceeds 50% of the average basic research payments for the three preceding taxable years, plus 20% of amounts paid by a business taxpayer to an energy research consortium for energy research. If a taxpayer has no qualified research expenses in any of the three preceding taxable years, the rate of the tax credit is reduced to 10% of current research expenses. The bill also provides that in the case of an eligible small business (i.e., a corporation whose stock is not publicly traded, a partnership, or a sole proprietorship with annual gross receipts not exceeding $50 million in a three-year period), the research credit may offset alternative minimum tax liability. (Sec. 3) The bill prohibits the entry of the budgetary effects of this Act on either PAYCO scorecard under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Better On-line Ticket Sales Act of
2016'' or the ``BOTS Act''.

SEC. 2. UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS AND PRACTICES RELATING TO USE OF
              TICKET ACCESS CIRCUMVENTION SOFTWARE.

    (a) Sale of Software.--It shall be unlawful for any person to sell
or offer to sell, in commerce, any computer software, or part thereof,
that--
            (1) is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of
        circumventing a technological measure that limits purchases
        made via a computerized event ticketing system;
            (2) has only limited commercially significant purpose or
        use other than to circumvent a technological measure that
        limits purchases made via a computerized event ticketing
        system; or
            (3) is marketed by that person for use in circumventing a
        technological measure that limits purchases made via a
        computerized event ticketing system.
    (b) Use of Software.--It shall be unlawful for any person to use
any computer software, or part thereof, described in subsection (a) of
this section, to purchase an event ticket via a computerized event
ticketing system in violation of the system operator's posted limits on
the sequence or number of transactions, frequency of transactions, or
quantity of tickets purchased by a single user of the system, or on the
geographic location of any transactions.
    (c) Resale of Tickets.--It shall be unlawful for any person to
engage in the practice of reselling in commerce, event tickets acquired
in violation of subsection (b) of this section if the person either--
            (1) participated directly in or had the ability to control
        the conduct in violation of subsection (b); or
            (2) knew or should have known that the event tickets were
        acquired in violation of subsection (b).
    (d) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            (1) the term ``computerized event ticketing system'' means
        a system of selling event tickets, in commerce, via an online
        interactive computer system that effectively limits the
        sequence or number of ticket purchase transactions, frequency
        of ticket purchase transactions, quantity of tickets purchased,
        or geographic location of any ticket purchase transactions;
            (2) the term ``event ticket'' means a ticket entitling one
        or more individuals to attend, in person, one or more events to
        occur on specific dates, times, and geographic locations; and
            (3) to ``circumvent a technological measure'' means to
        avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, or impair a technological
        measure, without the authority of the computerized event
        ticketing system operator.
    (e) Rule of Construction.--Notwithstanding the prohibitions set
forth in subsections (a) and (b), it shall not be unlawful under this
section to create or use any computer software, or part thereof, to--
            (1) investigate or further the enforcement or defense of
        any alleged violation of this section; or
            (2) engage in research necessary to identify and analyze
        flaws and vulnerabilities of a computerized event ticketing
        system, if these research activities are conducted to advance
        the state of knowledge in the field of computer system security
        or to assist in the development of computer security products.
    (f) Enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.--A violation of
subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall be treated as an unfair and deceptive
act or practice in violation of a regulation issued under section
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C.
57a(a)(1)(B)).
    (g) Enforcement by States.--
            (1) Authorization.--Subject to paragraph (2), in any case
        in which the attorney general of a State has reason to believe
        that an interest of the residents of the State has been or is
        threatened or adversely affected by a violation of subsection
        (a), (b), or (c), the attorney general of the State may, as
        parens patriae, bring a civil action on behalf of the residents
        of the State in an appropriate district court of the United
        States to obtain appropriate relief.
            (2) Rights of federal trade commission.--
                    (A) Notice to ftc.--
                            (i) In general.--Except as provided in
                        clause (iii), the attorney general of a State
                        shall notify the Federal Trade Commission in
                        writing that the attorney general intends to
                        bring a civil action under paragraph (1) before
                        initiating the civil action against a person
                        for a violation of subsection (a), (b), or (c).
                            (ii) Contents.--The notification required
                        by clause (i) with respect to a civil action
                        shall include a copy of the complaint to be
                        filed to initiate the civil action.
                            (iii) Exception.--If it is not feasible for
                        the attorney general of a State to provide the
                        notification required by clause (i) before
                        initiating a civil action under paragraph (1),
                        the attorney general shall notify the
                        Commission immediately upon instituting the
                        civil action.
                    (B) Intervention by the ftc.--The Federal Trade
                Commission may--
                            (i) intervene in any civil action brought
                        by the attorney general of a State under
                        paragraph (1); and
                            (ii) upon intervening, be heard on all
                        matters arising in the civil action, and file
                        petitions for appeal of a decision in the civil
                        action.
            (3) Pending action by the federal trade commission.--If the
        Federal Trade Commission institutes a civil action or an
        administrative action with respect to a violation of subsection
        (a), (b), or (c), the attorney general of a State may not,
        during the pendency of such action, bring a civil action under
        paragraph (1) against any defendant named in the complaint of
        the Commission for the violation with respect to which the
        Commission instituted such action.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 9, 2016.  Better On-line Ticket Sales Act of 2016 or the BOTS Act (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the sale of computer software that: (1) is primarily designed to circumvent technology that limits purchases made via an online ticket selling system, (2) has only a limited commercially significant purpose other than for such circumvention, or (3) is marketed to use for such circumvention. The bill also prohibits the use of such circumvention software in violation of a system operator's posted limits on: (1) the quantity of tickets purchased by a single user; (2) the sequence, number, or frequency of transactions; or (3) the geographic location of transactions.  In addition, the bill makes it unlawful to resell in commerce tickets that were acquired through such a prohibited use of circumvention software if the reseller participated in, had the ability to control, or should have known about the violation. It shall not be unlawful, however, to create or use software to: (1) investigate or further the enforcement or defense of any alleged violation of this bill, or (2) identify and analyze flaws and vulnerabilities of a computerized event ticketing system if these activities are conducted to advance the state of knowledge in the field of computer system security or to assist in the development of computer security products. Violations shall be treated as unfair and deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general may enforce against violations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cuba Agricultural Exports Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States has a long history of providing safe
        and reliable exports. Close proximity to Cuba further lends
        itself to low transportation costs for United States goods
        exported to Cuba. The United States is geographically poised to
        be a significant trading partner in agricultural commodities.
        United States and Cuban borders are less than 100 miles apart,
        meaning lower shipping costs and shorter transit times compared
        to our competitors.
            (2) Cuba imports approximately 80 percent of its food, with
        global agricultural exports to Cuba doubling over the past
        decade to $1.9 billion.
            (3) In 2005, the United States Department of the Treasury
        published a final rule narrowing the definition of ``cash in
        advance'' for trading with Cuba, requiring that cash payments
        must be made before United States products leave United States
        ports, rather than the more customary payment upon delivery.
        United States firms are precluded from offering credit to
        ALIMPORT, a state-owned and state-controlled entity that makes
        all decisions regarding United States imports to the Cuban
        market, resulting in declining United States agricultural
        exports to Cuba. Notably, rice exports fell from a value of $64
        million in 2004 to essentially $0 in 2009 and subsequent years.
        Recent action by the Administration reverses that change to the
        definition of cash in advance, but United States agricultural
        exporters are still not permitted to extend credit to Cuban
        buyers, a key disadvantage relative to other exporting nations.
            (4) Despite these restrictions, the United States has been
        the largest exporter of agricultural goods to Cuba over the
        last decade. However, the United States slipped to being the
        second leading exporter of agricultural goods to Cuba in 2013
        and the third leading exporter of agricultural goods to Cuba in
        2014.
            (5) While trade opportunities exist, Cuba remains an
        undemocratic autocracy that oppresses its own people and
        restricts freedom.
            (6) In addition, there is no opportunity for United States
        agricultural businesses to trade directly with the Cuban people
        and there is no Cuban market. At present, there is just one
        opportunity for United States businesses to trade with Cuba and
        that is through ALIMPORT, the state-owned and state-controlled
        entity described in paragraph (3).
            (7) With these cautionary factors in mind, it is important
        to provide United States farmers and ranchers additional
        opportunities to benefit from trade with Cuba.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE AND
              FINANCING FOR CERTAIN EXPORTS TO CUBA UNDER THE TRADE
              SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2000.

    (a) Assistance for Exports to Cuba.--Section 908 of the Trade
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7207) is
amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``and financing'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b);
            (3) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
                subsections (b) and (c), respectively, and by moving
                such subsections, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the
                left; and
                    (B) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the
                following:
            ``(2) Exception for certain programs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
                paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to exports
                to Cuba under section 202 of the Agricultural Trade Act
                of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5622), section 203 of the
                Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623), or
                section 702 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7
                U.S.C. 5722), including any obligation or expenditure
                of funds by Federal commodity promotion programs
                established in accordance with a commodity promotion
                law, as defined by section 501(a) of the Federal
                Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7
                U.S.C. 7401(a)).
                    ``(B) Restriction on certain recipients.--The
                exception under subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the
                recipient of the United States assistance would be an
                entity controlled by the Government of Cuba, including
                the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba, the Ministry of
                the Interior of Cuba, or any subdivision of either
                governmental entity.'';
            (4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking
        ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
            (5) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking
        ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)''.
    (b) Financing of Sales of Agricultural Commodities to Cuba.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
        (other than section 908 of the Trade Sanctions Reform and
        Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7207), as amended by
        subsection (a)), a person subject to the jurisdiction of the
        United States may provide payment or financing terms for sales
        of agricultural commodities to Cuba or an individual or entity
        in Cuba.
            (2) Definitions.--In this section:
                    (A) Agricultural commodity.--The term
                ``agricultural commodity'' has the meaning given the
                term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
                1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
                    (B) Financing.--The term ``financing'' includes any
                loan or extension of credit.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect
to exports to Cuba on or after such date of enactment.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED
              STATES TO INVEST WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL
              BUSINESS IN CUBA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States may make an
investment with respect to the development of an agricultural business
in Cuba if the Secretary of State and Secretary of Agriculture jointly
determine that--
            (1) the agricultural business is not controlled by the
        Government of Cuba, including the Revolutionary Armed Forces of
        Cuba, the Ministry of the Interior of Cuba, or any subdivision
        of either governmental entity; and
            (2) the agricultural business does not traffic in property
        of persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States
        which was confiscated by the Cuban Government on or after
        January 1, 1959.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agricultural business.--The term ``agricultural
        business'' means any entity involved in the production,
        manufacture, or distribution of agricultural products (as such
        term is defined in section 207 of the Agricultural Marketing
        Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1626)).
            (2) Confiscated, cuban government, property, and traffic.--
        The terms ``confiscated'', ``Cuban Government'', ``property'',
        and ``traffic'' have the meaning given such terms in section 4
        of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act
        of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6023).
            (3) Investment.--The term ``investment'', with respect to
        the development of an agricultural business in Cuba, means--
                    (A) entry into a contract involving the purchase of
                a share of ownership, including an equity interest, in
                the development of the agricultural business;
                    (B) entry into a contract providing for
                participation in royalties, earnings, or profits in the
                development of the agricultural business; or
                    (C) entry into, or performance or financing of, a
                contract to sell goods, services, or technology
                relating to the agricultural business.

Output: Cuba Agricultural Exports Act This bill amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to exempt from prohibitions against U.S. assistance to Cuba any exports under the market access program, the export credit guarantee program, and the foreign market development cooperator program, including any federal commodity promotion program obligations or expenditures of funds.  This exemption shall not apply if the U.S. assistance recipient would be an entity controlled by the Cuban government, including the armed forces, the Ministry of the Interior, or any subdivision of either governmental entity.  A person subject to U.S. jurisdiction may invest in the development of an agricultural business in Cuba if the Department of State and the Department of Agriculture jointly determine that the agricultural business:   is not controlled by the government of Cuba, including the armed forces, the Ministry of the Interior, or any subdivision of either governmental entity; and  does not traffic in property of persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction which was confiscated by Cuba on or after January 1, 1959.   Certain language limiting financing of agricultural sales to Cuba is repealed.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. OPTIONAL MEDICAID COVERAGE OF CERTAIN BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER
              PATIENTS.

    (a) Coverage as Optional Categorically Needy Group.--Section
1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (XIII), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subclause (XIV), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(XV) who are described in
                                subsection (aa)(1) (relating to certain
                                breast or cervical cancer patients);''.
    (b) Group and Benefit Described.--Section 1902 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(aa)(1) Individuals described in this paragraph are individuals
who--
            ``(A) are not described in subsection (a)(10)(A)(i);
            ``(B) have not attained age 65;
            ``(C) satisfy income and resource requirements to be
        treated as a low-income woman for purposes of being given
        priority under section 1504 of the Public Health Service Act
        (42 U.S.C. 300n); and
            ``(D) are not otherwise covered under creditable coverage,
        as defined in section 2701(c) of the Public Health Service Act
        (45 U.S.C. 300gg(c)).
    ``(2) For purposes of this title, the term `breast or cervical
cancer-related treatment services' means services that are medically
necessary or appropriate for the treatment of breast or cervical cancer
and complications arising from such treatment and for which medical
assistance is made available under the State plan to individuals
described in subsection (a)(10)(A)(i).''.
    (c) Presumptive Eligibility.--
            (1) In general.--Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42
        U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section
        1920A the following:

    ``presumptive eligibility for certain breast or cervical cancer
                                patients

    ``Sec. 1920B. (a) State Option.--A State plan approved under
section 1902 may provide for making medical assistance for breast or
cervical cancer-related treatment services available to an individual
described in section 1902(aa)(1) (relating to certain breast or
cervical cancer patients) during a presumptive eligibility period.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Presumptive eligibility period.--The term
        `presumptive eligibility period' means, with respect to an
        individual described in subsection (a), the period that--
                    ``(A) begins with the date on which a qualified
                entity determines, on the basis of preliminary
                information, that the individual is described in
                section 1902(aa)(1), and
                    ``(B) ends with (and includes) the earlier of--
                            ``(i) the day on which a determination is
                        made with respect to the eligibility of such
                        individual for services under the State plan,
                        or
                            ``(ii) in the case of such an individual
                        who does not file an application by the last
                        day of the month following the month during
                        which the entity makes the determination
                        referred to in subparagraph (A), such last day.
            ``(2) Qualified entity.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                term `qualified entity' means any entity that--
                            ``(i) is eligible for payments under a
                        State plan approved under this title and
                        provides breast or cervical cancer-related
                        treatment services; and
                            ``(ii) is determined by the State agency to
                        be capable of making determinations of the type
                        described in paragraph (1)(A).
                    ``(B) Regulations.--The Secretary may issue
                regulations further limiting those entities that may
                become qualified entities in order to prevent fraud and
                abuse and for other reasons.
                    ``(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this
                paragraph shall be construed as preventing a State from
                limiting the classes of entities that may become
                qualified entities, consistent with any limitations
                imposed under subparagraph (B).
    ``(c) Administration.--
            ``(1) In general.--The State agency shall provide qualified
        entities with--
                    ``(A) such forms as are necessary for an
                application to be made by an individual described in
                subsection (a) for medical assistance under the State
                plan, and
                    ``(B) information on how to assist such individuals
                in completing and filing such forms.
            ``(2) Notification requirements.--A qualified entity that
        determines under subsection (b)(1)(A) that an individual
        described in subsection (a) is presumptively eligible for
        medical assistance for breast or cervical cancer-related
        treatment services under a State plan shall--
                    ``(A) notify the State agency of the determination
                within 5 working days after the date on which
                determination is made, and
                    ``(B) inform such individual at the time the
                determination is made that an application for medical
                assistance under the State plan is required to be made
                by not later than the last day of the month following
                the month during which the determination is made.
            ``(3) Application for medical assistance.--In the case of
        an individual described in subsection (a) who is determined by
        a qualified entity to be presumptively eligible for medical
        assistance for breast or cervical cancer-related treatment
        services under a State plan, the individual shall apply for
        medical assistance under such plan by not later than the last
day of the month following the month during which the determination is
made.
    ``(d) Payment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this title,
medical assistance for breast or cervical cancer-related treatment
services that--
            ``(1) are furnished to an individual described in
        subsection (a)--
                    ``(A) during a presumptive eligibility period,
                    ``(B) by an entity that is eligible for payments
                under the State plan; and
            ``(2) are included in the care and services covered by the
        State plan;
shall be treated as medical assistance provided by such plan for
purposes of section 1903(a)(5)(B).''.
            (2) Presumptive eligibility conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1902(a)(47) of the Social Security Act
                (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(47)) is amended by inserting before
                the semicolon at the end the following: ``and provide
                for making medical assistance for breast or cervical
                cancer-related treatment services available to
                individuals described in subsection (a) of section
                1920B during a presumptive eligibility period in
                accordance with such section''.
                    (B) Section 1903(u)(1)(D)(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
                1396b(u)(1)(D)(v)) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``or for'' and inserting
                        ``, for''; and
                            (ii) by inserting before the period the
                        following: ``, or for medical assistance for
                        breast or cervical cancer-related treatment
                        services provided to an individual described in
                        subsection (a) of section 1920B during a
                        presumptive eligibility period under such
                        section''.
    (d) Enhanced Match.--Section 1903(a)(5) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(5)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``an'' and inserting ``(A) an'';
            (2) by adding ``plus'' after the semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) an amount equal to 75 percent of the sums expended
        during such quarter which are attributable to the offering,
        arranging, and furnishing (directly or on a contract basis) of
        breast or cervical cancer-related treatment services; plus''.
    (e) Limitation on Benefits.--Section 1902(a)(10) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)) is amended in the matter
following subparagraph (F)--
            (1) by striking ``and (XIII)'' and inserting ``(XIII)'';
        and
            (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the
        following: ``, and (XIV) the medical assistance made available
        to an individual described in subsection (aa)(1) who is
        eligible for medical assistance only because of subparagraph
        (A)(ii)(XV) shall be limited to medical assistance for breast
        or cervical cancer-related treatment services''.
    (f) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1905(a) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)--
            (1) in clause (x), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (xi), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
            (3) by inserting after clause (xi) the following:
            ``(xii) individuals described in section 1902(aa)(1),''.
    (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply to
medical assistance furnished on or after October 1, 1998, without
regard to whether or not final regulations to carry out such amendments
have been promulgated by such date.

Output: Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act of 1998 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to give States the option of making medical assistance for breast and cervical cancer-related treatment services available to certain low-income women without creditable coverage during a presumptive eligibility period.  Provides for an enhanced match with regard to such treatment services.


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SECTION 1. PHASE-OUT OF TAX SUBSIDIES FOR ALCOHOL FUELS PRODUCED FROM
              FEEDSTOCKS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL
              SUBSIDIES.

    (a) Alcohol Fuels Credit.--Section 40 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to credit for alcohol used as a fuel) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Phase-Out of Credit for Alcohol Produced From Feedstocks
Eligible To Receive Federal Agricultural Subsidies.--
            ``(1) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under this
        section with respect to any alcohol, or fuel containing
        alcohol, which is produced from any feedstock which is a
        subsidized agricultural commodity.
            ``(2) Phase-in of disallowance.--In the case of taxable
        years beginning in 1995 and 1996, paragraph (1) shall not apply
        and the credit determined under this section with respect to
        alcohol or fuels described in paragraph (1) shall be equal to
        67 percent (33 percent in the case of taxable years beginning
        in 1996) of the credit determined without regard to this
        subsection.
            ``(3) Subsidized agricultural commodity.--For purposes of
        this subsection, the term `subsidized agricultural commodity'
        means any agricultural commodity which is supported, or is
        eligible to be supported, by a price support or production
        adjustment program carried out by the Secretary of
        Agriculture.''.
    (b) Excise Tax Reduction.--
            (1) Petroleum products.--Section 4081(c) of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to taxable fuels mixed with
        alcohol) is amended by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph
        (9) and by adding after paragraph (7) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(8) Phase-out of subsidy for alcohol produced from
        feedstocks eligible to receive federal agricultural
        subsidies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--This subsection shall not apply
                to any qualified alcohol mixture containing alcohol
                which is produced from any feedstock which is a
                subsidized agricultural commodity.
                    ``(B) Phase-in of disallowance.--In the case of
                calendar years 1995 and 1996, the rate of tax under
                subsection (a) with respect to any qualified alcohol
                mixture described in subparagraph (A) shall be equal to
                the sum of--
                            ``(i) the rate of tax determined under this
                        subsection (without regard to this paragraph),
                        plus
                            ``(ii) 33 percent (67 percent in the case
                        of 1996) of the difference between the rate of
                        tax under subsection (a) determined with and
                        without regard to this subsection.
                    ``(C) Subsidized agricultural commodity.--For
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `subsidized
                agricultural commodity' means any agricultural
                commodity which is supported, or is eligible to be
                supported, by a price support or production adjustment
                program carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture.''.
            (2) Special fuels.--Section 4041 (relating to tax on
        special fuels) is amended by adding at the end the following
        new subsection:
    ``(n) Phase-Out of Subsidy for Alcohol Produced From Feedstocks
Eligible To Receive Federal Agricultural Subsidies.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subsections (b)(2), (k), and (m) shall
        not apply to any alcohol fuel containing alcohol which is
        produced from any feedstock which is a subsidized agricultural
        commodity.
            ``(2) Phase-in of disallowance.--In the case of calendar
        years 1995 and 1996, the rate of tax determined under
        subsection (b)(2), (k), or (m) with respect to any alcohol fuel
        described in paragraph (1) shall be equal to the sum of--
                    ``(A) the rate of tax determined under such
                subsection (without regard to this subsection), plus
                    ``(B) 33 percent (67 percent in the case of 1996)
                of the difference between the rate of tax under this
                section determined with and without regard to
                subsection (b)(2), (k), or (m), whichever is
                applicable.
            ``(3) Subsidized agricultural commodity.--For purposes of
        this subsection, the term `subsidized agricultural commodity'
        means any agricultural commodity which is supported, or is
        eligible to be supported, by a price support or production
        adjustment program carried out by the Secretary of
        Agriculture.''.
            (3) Aviation fuel.--Section 4084(c) (relating to reduced
        rate of tax for aviation fuel in alcohol mixture) is amended by
        redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6) and by inserting
        after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Phase-out of subsidy for alcohol produced from
        feedstocks eligible to receive federal agricultural
        subsidies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--This subsection shall not apply
                to any mixture of aviation fuel containing alcohol
                which is produced from any feedstock which is a
                subsidized agricultural commodity.
                    ``(B) Phase-in of disallowance.--In the case of
                calendar years 1995 and 1996, the rate of tax under
                subsection (a) with respect to any mixture of aviation
                fuel described in subparagraph (A) shall be equal to
                the sum of--
                            ``(i) the rate of tax determined under this
                        subsection (without regard to this paragraph),
                        plus
                            ``(ii) 33 percent (67 percent in the case
                        of 1996) of the difference between the rate of
                        tax under subsection (a) determined with and
                        without regard to this subsection.
                    ``(C) Subsidized agricultural commodity.--For
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `subsidized
                agricultural commodity' means any agricultural
                commodity which is supported, or is eligible to be
                supported, by a price support or production adjustment
                program carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture.''.
    (c) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Credit.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
        apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1994.
            (2) Excise taxes.--
                    (A) In general.--The amendments made by subsection
                (b) shall take effect on January 1, 1995.
                    (B) Floor stock tax.--
                            (i) In general.--In the case of any alcohol
                        fuel in which tax was imposed under section
                        4041, 4081, or 4091 of the Internal Revenue
                        Code of 1986 before any tax-increase date, and
                        which is held on such date by any person, then
                        there is hereby imposed a floor stock tax on
                        such fuel equal to the difference between the
                        tax imposed under such section on such date and
                        the tax so imposed.
                            (ii) Liability for tax and method of
                        payment.--A person holding an alcohol fuel on
                        any tax-increase date shall be liable for such
                        tax, shall pay such tax no later than 90 days
                        after such date, and shall pay such tax in such
                        manner as the Secretary may prescribe.
                            (iii) Exceptions.--The tax imposed by
                        clause (i) shall not apply--
                                    (I) to any fuel held in the tank of
                                a motor vehicle or motorboat, or
                                    (II) to any fuel held by a person
                                if, on the tax-increase date, the
                                aggregate amount of fuel held by such
                                person and any related persons does not
                                exceed 2,000 gallons.
                            (iv) Tax-increase date.--For purposes of
                        this subparagraph, the term ``tax-increase
                        date'' means January 1, 1995, and January 1,
                        1996.
                            (v) Other laws applicable.--All provisions
                        of law, including penalties applicable with
                        respect to the taxes imposed by sections 4041,
                        4081, and 4091 of such Code shall, insofar as
                        applicable and not inconsistent with the
                        provisions of this subparagraph, apply with
                        respect to the floor stock taxes imposed by
                        clause (i).

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to phase out the tax subsidies for alcohol fuels produced from feedstocks which are eligible to receive Federal agricultural subsidies.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Diabetes Prevention Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and
        Prevention (CDC), the prevalence of diabetes in the United
        States has more than doubled in the past quarter-century.
            (2) The CDC reports that there are now more than 23,600,000
        people in the United States living with diabetes and another
        57,000,000 individuals with ``pre-diabetes'' in the United
        States, which means that they have higher than normal blood
        glucose levels or are at increased risk of developing diabetes
        based on multiple risk factors.
            (3) In 2002, the landmark Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)
        study found that lifestyle changes, such as diet and exercise,
        can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes, and that
        participants who made such lifestyle changes reduced their risk
        of getting type 2 diabetes by 58 percent with some returning to
        normal blood glucose levels.
            (4) The New York Times has reported that lifestyle-based
        interventions to control diabetes have resulted in positive
        outcomes for patients, yet despite these successes, such
        interventions were often unsustainable. While insurance
        companies cover the treatments of complications of unchecked
        diabetes, they tend not to cover the cheaper interventions to
        prevent such complications.
            (5) Emerging research and demonstrations projects funded by
        the National Institutes of Health and the CDC in partnership
        with Indiana University and the YMCA show that a carefully
        designed group lifestyle intervention can be delivered for less
        than $250 per person per year in community settings and can
        achieve similar weight loss results to the DPP for adults with
        pre-diabetes.
            (6) Diabetes carries staggering costs. In 2007, the total
        amount of the direct and indirect costs of diabetes was
        estimated at $174,000,000,000 according to the American
        Diabetes Association.
            (7) The Urban Institute reported that if the Nation makes a
        substantial investment in a national program that supports
        group-based structured lifestyle intervention programs for
        individuals at-risk of developing type 2 diabetes offered by
        trained non-clinicians in community settings, the Nation could
        save $191,000,000,000 over 10 years and achieve a 50 percent
        reduction in diabetes cases among participants.
            (8) There is a need to increase the availability of
        effective community-based lifestyle programs for diabetes
        prevention and offer incentive payments to health care
        providers who refer at-risk patients for enrollment in such
        programs to prevent diabetes, reduce complications, and lower
        the costs associated with diabetes treatment in the United
        States, and the Federal Government should encourage efforts to
        replicate the results of the Diabetes Prevention Program on a
        wider scale.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM.

    Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.)
is amended by inserting after section 317T the following:

``SEC. 317U. NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish a
national diabetes prevention program targeted at persons at high risk
for diabetes of all ages in order to eliminate the preventable burden
of diabetes.
    ``(b) Program.--The program under subsection (a) shall include the
following:
            ``(1) Grants for community-based diabetes prevention
        program model sites for persons at high risk for diabetes.--The
        Secretary may award grants to recognized eligible entities--
                    ``(A) to support community-based diabetes
                prevention program model sites that work with the
                health care delivery system--
                            ``(i) to identify persons at high risk for
                        diabetes; and
                            ``(ii) to refer such persons to, or provide
                        such persons with, cost-effective group-based
                        lifestyle intervention programs; and
                    ``(B) to evaluate--
                            ``(i) methods for ensuring the scalability
                        of recognized community-based diabetes
                        prevention program sites nationally;
                            ``(ii) the health and economic benefits of
                        a national diabetes prevention program for
                        persons at high risk for diabetes in certain
                        age groups, including the pre-Medicare
                        population;
                            ``(iii) emerging approaches to identify and
                        engage persons at high risk for diabetes in
                        health care and community-based programs;
                            ``(iv) novel strategies for linking
                        community-based program delivery with existing
                        clinical services; and
                            ``(v) the costs and cost effectiveness of
                        clinic-community linkages.
            ``(2) Recognition program.--The Secretary shall develop and
        implement a program under which the Secretary recognizes, and
        re-recognizes on an annual basis, eligible entities that
        deliver community-based diabetes prevention programs. To be
        recognized under this paragraph, an eligible entity shall--
                    ``(A) describe its system for obtaining referral
                from health care professionals for persons at high risk
                for diabetes;
                    ``(B) provide proof that the entity's staff have
                been trained as diabetes prevention program lifestyle
                interventionists and the entity has a system in place
                to ensure that staff receive timely training updates;
                    ``(C) agree to maintain a community board (for
                purposes of advising the entity's community-based
                diabetes prevention program) whose membership
                includes--
                            ``(i) a person at high risk for diabetes
                        who has completed a lifestyle intervention;
                            ``(ii) a health care professional who
                        refers persons at high risk for diabetes to
                        lifestyle intervention programs;
                            ``(iii) community leaders;
                            ``(iv) representatives of the health
                        insurance industry; and
                            ``(v) representatives of employers,
                        businesses, and nonprofit organizations that
                        are committed to offering healthy food and
                        physical activity opportunities for residents;
                    ``(D) agree to provide data to the Secretary for
                outcome evaluation monitoring purposes and quality
                improvement, including data regarding the number of
                persons served, participant attendance, completion
                rates, weight loss obtained, participant satisfaction,
                and referring clinician satisfaction;
                    ``(E) develop a plan for communications between
                referring clinicians and community-based diabetes
                prevention program model sites;
                    ``(F) agree to make available to the Secretary
                copies of materials used in the entity's community-
                based diabetes prevention program; and
                    ``(G) provide evidence to the Secretary of quality
                checks on trainers.
            ``(3) Training and outreach.--In partnership with State
        diabetes prevention and control programs, academic
        institutions, and a national network of community-based
        nonprofit organizations focused on health and well-being, the
        Secretary shall develop and implement, directly or through
        grants to eligible entities--
                    ``(A) a curriculum development and training program
                for diabetes prevention master and lifestyle
                intervention instructors to ensure consistency in--
                            ``(i) the principles of type 2 diabetes
                        prevention programming throughout the United
                        States; and
                            ``(ii) the collection of outcomes data for
                        quality assurance;
                    ``(B) community outreach programs to identify
                community and provider groups to participate in the
                national diabetes prevention program and coordinate
                quality assurance programs at the local level in
                partnership with community-based organizations; and
                    ``(C) a national partner outreach program to
                identify and work with national partners--
                            ``(i) to identify workers in the community
                        to complete training under subparagraph (A);
                        and
                            ``(ii) to facilitate the recognition of
                        eligible entities under paragraph (2).
            ``(4) Evaluation, monitoring, and technical assistance.--
        The Secretary shall provide quality assurance for each
        community-based diabetes prevention program model site funded
        under paragraph (1) and, as necessary and feasible, for other
        recognized community-based diabetes prevention programs through
        evaluation, monitoring, and technical assistance, including
        by--
                    ``(A) reviewing applications for recognition under
                paragraph (2);
                    ``(B) evaluating and monitoring program data
                including providing standardized feedback to sites for
                quality improvement;
                    ``(C) making de-identified data available to the
                public to ensure transparency of the recognition
                program under paragraph (2);
                    ``(D) conducting site visits and periodic audits;
                    ``(E) providing technical assistance and a process
                for improving performance in sites not meeting
                standards for recognition under paragraph (2); and
                    ``(F) establishing a public registry of recognized
                eligible entities.
            ``(5) Applied research programs.--The Secretary shall award
        grants to eligible entities to conduct diabetes prevention
        research that--
                    ``(A) advances the scalability of recognized
                community-based diabetes prevention program sites
                nationally;
                    ``(B) examines model benefit and payment designs;
                and
                    ``(C) tests communications strategies to engage
                providers and targeted at-risk populations.
            ``(6) Studies for diabetes prevention and management.--To
        build on the findings of the national diabetes prevention
        program under this section, the Secretary may conduct or
        support studies to manage, reduce, and prevent type 2 diabetes
        in at-risk populations, including consideration of factors such
        as nutrition, exercise education, and basic physical
        maintenance of healthy levels of cholesterol, body mass index,
        hemoglobin A1C, and blood pressure rates.
    ``(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than the end of fiscal year
2011, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report
to the Congress on the implementation of this section, including the
progress achieved in eliminating the preventable burden of diabetes.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a State or local health department;
                    ``(B) a national network of community-based
                organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is focused on health
                and well-being;
                    ``(C) an academic institution;
                    ``(D) an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as
                defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination
                and Education Assistance Act); or
                    ``(E) any other entity determined by the Secretary
                to be an eligible entity for purposes of this section.
            ``(2) The term `person at high risk for diabetes' means an
        individual who has higher than normal blood glucose levels or
        is at an increased risk for developing diabetes based on
        multiple risk factors.
            ``(3) The term `recognized' means recognized under
        subsection (b)(2).
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $80,000,000 for fiscal year
2011, and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal
year.''.

Output:
Diabetes Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish a national diabetes prevention program targeted at persons at high risk for diabetes.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to recognized eligible entities to: (1) support community-based diabetes prevention program model sites that work with the health care delivery system to identify such high risk persons and to refer them to, or provide them with, cost-effective group-based lifestyle intervention programs; and (2) evaluate methods for ensuring the scalability of recognized community-based diabetes prevention program sites nationally, the health and economic benefits of a national diabetes prevention program for high risk persons in certain age groups, emerging approaches to identify and engage persons at high risk in health care and community-based programs, novel strategies for linking community-based program delivery with existing clinical services, and the costs and cost effectiveness of clinic-community linkages.

Directs the Secretary to develop and implement: (1) a program under which the Secretary recognizes, annually, eligible entities that deliver community-based diabetes prevention programs; (2) a curriculum development and training program for diabetes prevention master and lifestyle intervention instructors; (3) community outreach programs to identify community and provider groups to participate in the national diabetes prevention program and coordinate quality assurance programs at the local level in partnership with community-based organizations; and (4) a national partner outreach program to identify and work with national partners to identify workers in the community to complete instructor training and to facilitate the recognition of eligible entities to deliver community-based diabetes prevention programs.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide quality assurance for each community-based diabetes prevention program model site funded under this Act and for other recognized community-based diabetes prevention programs; and (2) award grants to eligible entities to conduct diabetes prevention research. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct or support studies to manage, reduce, and prevent type-2 diabetes in at-risk populations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senator Paul Simon Water for the
World Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005
        (Public Law 109-121)--
                    (A) makes access to safe water and sanitation for
                developing countries a specific policy objective of
                United States foreign assistance programs;
                    (B) requires the Secretary of State to--
                            (i) develop a strategy to elevate the role
                        of water and sanitation policy; and
                            (ii) improve the effectiveness of United
                        States assistance programs undertaken in
                        support of that strategy;
                    (C) codifies Target 10 of the United Nations
                Millennium Development Goals; and
                    (D) seeks to reduce by half between 1990 (the
                baseline year) and 2015--
                            (i) the proportion of people who are unable
                        to reach or afford safe drinking water; and
                            (ii) the proportion of people without
                        access to basic sanitation.
            (2) On December 20, 2006, the United Nations General
        Assembly, in GA Resolution 61/192, declared 2008 as the
        International Year of Sanitation, in recognition of the impact
        of sanitation on public health, poverty reduction, economic and
        social development, and the environment.
            (3) On August 1, 2008, Congress passed H. Con. Res. 318,
        which--
                    (A) supports the goals and ideals of the
                International Year of Sanitation; and
                    (B) recognizes the importance of sanitation on
                public health, poverty reduction, economic and social
                development, and the environment.
            (4) While progress is being made on safe water and
        sanitation efforts--
                    (A) more than 884,000,000 people throughout the
                world lack access to safe drinking water; and
                    (B) 2 of every 5 people in the world do not have
                access to basic sanitation services.
            (5) The health consequences of unsafe drinking water and
        poor sanitation are significant, accounting for--
                    (A) nearly 10 percent of the global burden of
                disease; and
                    (B) more than 2,000,000 deaths each year.
            (6) The effects of climate change are expected to produce
        severe consequences for water availability and resource
        management in the future, with 2,800,000,000 people in more
        than 48 countries expected to face severe and chronic water
        shortages by 2025.
            (7) According to the November 2008 report entitled,
        ``Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World'', the National
        Intelligence Council expects rapid urbanization and future
        population growth to exacerbate already limited access to
        water, particularly in agriculture-based economies.
            (8) A 2009 report published in the Proceedings of the
        National Academy of Sciences projects that the effects of
        climate change will produce long-term droughts and raise sea
        levels for the next 1,000 years, regardless of future efforts
        to combat climate change.
            (9) According to the 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment,
        commissioned by the United Nations, more than \1/5\ of the
        world population relies on freshwater that is either polluted
        or excessively withdrawn.
            (10) The impact of water scarcity on conflict and
        instability is evident in many parts of the world, including
        the Darfur region of Sudan, where demand for water resources
        has contributed to armed conflict between nomadic ethnic groups
        and local farming communities.
            (11) In order to further the United States contribution to
        safe water and sanitation efforts, it is necessary to--
                    (A) expand foreign assistance capacity to address
                the challenges described in this section; and
                    (B) represent issues related to water and
                sanitation at the highest levels of United States
                foreign assistance and diplomatic deliberations,
                including those related to issues of global health,
                food security, the environment, global warming, and
                maternal and child mortality.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the United States should lead a
global effort to bring sustainable access to clean water and sanitation
to poor people throughout the world.

SEC. 4. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is--
            (1) to provide first-time access to safe water and
        sanitation, on a sustainable basis, for 100,000,000 people in
        high priority countries (as designated under section 6(f) of
        the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (22
        U.S.C. 2152h note)) by 2015; and
            (2) to enhance the capacity of the United States Government
        to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor
        Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121).

SEC. 5. DEVELOPING UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CAPACITY.

    Section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152h)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Office of Water.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--To carry out the purposes of
        subsection (a), the Administrator of the United States Agency
        for International Development shall establish the Office of
        Water within the Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and
        Trade.
            ``(2) Leadership.--The Office of Water shall be headed by a
        Director for Safe Water and Sanitation, who shall report
        directly to the Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for
        Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade.
            ``(3) Duties.--The Director shall--
                    ``(A) implement this section and the Senator Paul
                Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-
                121);
                    ``(B) develop and implement country-specific water
                strategies and expertise, in collaboration with
                appropriate United States Agency for International
                Development Mission Directors, to meet the goal of
                providing 100,000,000 additional people with
                sustainable access to safe water and sanitation by
                2015; and
                    ``(C) place primary emphasis on providing safe,
                affordable, and sustainable drinking water, sanitation,
                and hygiene in a manner that--
                            ``(i) is consistent with sound water
                        resource management principles; and
                            ``(ii) utilizes such approaches as direct
                        service provision, capacity building,
                        institutional strengthening, regulatory reform,
                        and partnership collaboration.
            ``(4) Capacity.--The Director may utilize interagency
        details or partnerships with universities, civil society, and
        the private sector, as needed, to strengthen implementation
        capacity.
    ``(f) Special Coordinator for International Water.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--To increase the capacity of the
        Department of State to address international issues regarding
        safe water, sanitation, integrated river basin management, and
        other international water programs, the Secretary of State
        shall establish a Special Coordinator for International Water
        (referred to in this subsection as the `Special Coordinator'),
        who shall report to the Under Secretary for Democracy and
        Global Affairs.
            ``(2) Duties.--The Special Coordinator shall--
                    ``(A) oversee and coordinate the diplomatic policy
                of the United States Government with respect to global
                freshwater issues, including interagency coordination
                related to--
                            ``(i) sustainable access to safe drinking
                        water, sanitation, and hygiene;
                            ``(ii) integrated river basin and watershed
                        management;
                            ``(iii) transboundary conflict;
                            ``(iv) agricultural and urban productivity
                        of water resources;
                            ``(v) disaster recovery, response, and
                        rebuilding;
                            ``(vi) pollution mitigation; and
                            ``(vii) adaptation to hydrologic change due
                        to climate variability; and
                    ``(B) ensure that international freshwater issues
                are represented--
                            ``(i) within the United States Government;
                        and
                            ``(ii) in key diplomatic, development, and
                        scientific efforts with other nations and
                        multilateral organizations.
            ``(3) Staff.--The Special Coordinator is authorized to hire
        a limited number of staff to carry out the duties described in
        paragraph (2).''.

SEC. 6. SAFE WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE STRATEGY.

    Section 6 of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005
(22 U.S.C. 2152h note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
        ``In developing the program activities needed to implement the
        strategy, the Secretary shall consider the results of the
        assessment described in subsection (e)(9).''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) an assessment of all United States Government foreign
        assistance allocated to the drinking water and sanitation
        sector during the 3 previous fiscal years, across all United
        States Government agencies and programs, including an
        assessment of the extent to which the United States
        Government's efforts are reaching the goal of providing first-
        time access to safe water and sanitation on a sustainable basis
        for 100,000,000 people in high priority countries;
            ``(8) recommendations on what the United States Government
        would need to do to achieve the goals referred to in paragraph
        (7), in support of the United Nation's Millennium Development
        Goal on access to safe drinking water; and
            ``(9) an assessment of best practices for mobilizing and
        leveraging the financial and technical capacity of business,
        governments, nongovernmental organizations, and civil society
        in forming public-private partnerships that measurably increase
        access to safe drinking water and sanitation.''.

SEC. 7. DEVELOPING LOCAL CAPACITY.

    The Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law
109-121) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 9, 10, and 11 as sections 10,
        11, and 12, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 8 the following:

``SEC. 9. WATER AND SANITATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State and the
        Administrator of the United States Agency for International
        Development (referred to in this section as the `Secretary' and
        the `Administrator', respectively), in consultation with host
        country institutions, the Centers for Disease Control and
        Prevention, the Department of Agriculture, and other agencies,
        as appropriate, shall establish, in every high priority
        country, a program to build the capacity of host country
        institutions and officials responsible for water and sanitation
        in countries that receive assistance under section 135 of the
        Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including training at
        appropriate levels, to--
                    ``(A) provide affordable, equitable, and
                sustainable access to safe drinking water and
                sanitation;
                    ``(B) educate the populations of such countries
                about the dangers of unsafe drinking water and lack of
                proper sanitation; and
                    ``(C) encourage behavior change to reduce
                individuals' risk of disease from unsafe drinking water
                and lack of proper sanitation and hygiene.
            ``(2) Coordination.--The programs established under
        subsection (a) shall be coordinated in each country by the lead
        country water manager designated in subsection (b)(2).
            ``(3) Expansion.--The Secretary and the Administrator may
        establish the program described in this section in additional
        countries if the receipt of such capacity building would be
        beneficial for promoting access to safe drinking water and
        sanitation, with due consideration given to good governance.
            ``(4) Capacity.--The Secretary and the Administrator--
                    ``(A) shall designate staff with appropriate
                expertise to carry out the strategy developed under
                section 4; and
                    ``(B) may utilize, as needed, interagency details
                or partnerships with universities, civil society, and
                the private sector to strengthen implementation
                capacity.
    ``(b) Designation.--The United States Agency for International
Development Mission Director for each country receiving a `high
priority' designation under section 6(f) and for each region containing
a country receiving such designation shall--
            ``(1) designate safe drinking water and sanitation as a
        strategic objective;
            ``(2) appoint an employee of the United States Agency for
        International Development as in-country water and sanitation
        manager to coordinate the in-country implementation of this Act
        and section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
        U.S.C. 2152h) with host country officials at various levels of
        government responsible for water and sanitation, the Department
        of State, and other relevant United States Government agencies;
        and
            ``(3) coordinate with the Development Credit Authority and
        the Global Development Alliance to further the purposes of this
        Act.''.

SEC. 8. OTHER ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.

    Section 135(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2152h(c))
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end;
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) foster global cooperation on research and technology
        development, including regional partnerships among water
        experts to address safe drinking water, sanitation, water
        resource management, and other water-related issues;
            ``(6) establish regional and cross-border cooperative
        activities between scientists and specialists that work to
        share technologies and best practices, mitigate shared water
        challenges, foster international cooperation, and defuse cross-
        border tensions;
            ``(7) provide grants through the United States Agency for
        International Development to foster the development,
        dissemination, and increased and consistent use of low cost and
        sustainable technologies, such as household water treatment,
        hand washing stations, and latrines, for providing safe
        drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene that are suitable for
        use in high priority countries, particularly in places with
        limited resources and infrastructure;
            ``(8) in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control
        and Prevention, Department of Agriculture, the Environmental
        Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
        Administration, and other agencies, as appropriate, conduct
        formative and operational research and monitor and evaluate the
        effectiveness of programs that provide safe drinking water and
        sanitation; and
            ``(9) integrate efforts to promote safe drinking water,
        sanitation and hygiene with existing foreign assistance
        programs, as appropriate, including activities focused on HIV/
        AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, maternal and child health, food
        security, and nutritional support.''.

SEC. 9. UPDATED REPORT REGARDING WATER FOR PEACE AND SECURITY.

    Section 11(b) of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of
2005, as redesignated by section 7, is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``The report submitted under this subsection shall include
an assessment of current and likely future political tensions over
water sources and multidisciplinary assessment of the expected impacts
of global climate change on water supplies in 10, 25, and 50 years.''.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2009 and for each subsequent fiscal year such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act,
pursuant to the criteria set forth in the Senator Paul Simon Water for
the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121).
    (b) Use of Funds.--
            (1) General water resource management activities.--Up to 20
        percent of the amounts appropriated to implement this Act may
        be used to support general water resource management activities
        that improve countries' overall water sources.
            (2) Other activities.--Any amounts appropriated to
        implement this Act that are not used to carry out the
        activities described in paragraph (1) shall be allocated for
        activities related to safe drinking water, sanitation, and
        hygiene.

Output:
Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the Office of Water within the Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade to: (1) give assistance to provide safe water and sanitation for people worldwide; and (2) be headed by a Director for Safe Water and Sanitation. Outlines the Director's duties.

Requires the Secretary of State, in order to increase the capacity of the Department of State to address international issues regarding safe water, sanitation, integrated river basin management, and other international water programs, to establish a Special Coordinator for International Water. Outlines the Special Coordinator's duties.

Amends the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 to: (1) revise requirements concerning the safe water and sanitation strategy; (2) provide for the establishment of a program to build the capacity of host country institutions and officials responsible for water and sanitation in countries that receive assistance to provide safe water and sanitation under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (3) expand the list of activities that may be supported by assistance furnished by the President for programs in developing countries to provide affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation; and (4) require the report regarding water for peace and security to include an assessment of political tensions over water sources and a multidisciplinary assessment of the expected impacts of global climate change on water supplies in 10, 25, and 50 years.


Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Education for Autistic
Children Act of 2007'' or the ``TEACH Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE; DEFINITION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The occurrence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has
        increased during the past decade from an estimated one in 500
        to an estimated one in 150 according to data released by the
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in February
        2007. CDC classified as having ASD children whose behaviors
        were consistent with the DSM-IV-TR criteria for Autistic
        Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental
        Disorder--Not Other Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS).
            (2) Autism is a complex developmental disability that
        affects an individual in the areas of social interaction and
        communication. Because it is a spectrum disorder, it affects
        each individual differently and to varying degrees of severity.
        People with autism process and respond to information in unique
        ways. In some cases, aggressive or self-injurious behavior may
        be present.
            (3) The increased number of children diagnosed with an
        autism spectrum disorder is a growing and urgent concern for
        families and educators, as our education systems struggle to
        respond to the needs of this population in a comprehensive
        manner.
            (4) Factors that have a major impact on the intensity and
        types of education-related services for individuals with an
        autism spectrum disorder include the uniqueness of the ways
        individuals with autism process and respond to information, the
        variability of how autism affects each individual, the
        percentage of time individuals with autism are successfully
        taught in a regular classroom, and the communication and
        socialization deficits of those individuals.
            (5) Children with an autism spectrum disorder who receive
        intensive and appropriate educational services often make very
        significant functional improvements.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to increase the number
of teachers and paraprofessional teaching assistants with expertise in
autism spectrum disorders by providing a refundable tax credit for
qualified education expenses of such teachers and paraprofessional
teaching assistants.
    (c) Definition.--For purposes of this Act, the term ``autism
spectrum disorders'' has the meaning given to the term ``Pervasive
Developmental Disorder'' by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR).

SEC. 3. REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING RELATING TO
              AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by redesignating section 36 as section 37 and by inserting
after section 35 following new section:

``SEC. 36. EDUCATION AND TRAINING RELATING TO AUTISM SPECTRUM
              DISORDERS.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an eligible individual,
there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this
chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the qualified expenses
which are paid or incurred by the taxpayer during such taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitation.--The amount allowed as a credit under subsection
(a) for a taxable year shall not exceed $10,000.
    ``(c) Qualified Expenses.--The term `qualified expenses' means--
            ``(1) tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment
        required for the enrollment or attendance of such individual in
        a course or program of study to prepare such individual to
        teach children or adults with an autism spectrum disorder, and
            ``(2) interest on a qualified education loan (as defined by
        section 221(d)(1)), the proceeds of which are used to for
        expenses described in paragraph (1).
    ``(d) Autism Spectrum Disorders.--For purposes of this section, the
term `autism spectrum disorders' has the meaning given to such term in
section 2(c) of the TEACH Act of 2007.
    ``(e) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Approval of courses and programs of study.--A course
        or program of study shall not be taken into account for
        purposes of subsection (c) unless such course or program is
        approved by the State in which such course or program is
        offered.
            ``(2) Denial of double benefit.--No credit or deduction
        shall be allowed under this chapter for any expense for which
        credit is allowed under this section.
            ``(3) Coordination with other education provisions.--The
        total amount of qualified expenses shall be reduced by the
        amount of such expenses taken into account in determining any
        amount allowed as a credit under section 25A, excluded under
        section 135, 529(c)(1), or 530(d)(2), or deducted under section
        222. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the amount taken
        into account in determining the amount excluded under section
        529(c)(1) shall not include that portion of the distribution
        which represents a return of any contributions to the plan.
    ``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2012.''
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title
31, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or from section 36 of
such Code'' before the period at the end.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart C of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking the last item and inserting the following
new items:

``Sec. 36. Education and training relating to autism spectrum
                            disorders.
``Sec. 37. Overpayments of tax.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.

Output: Teacher Education for Autistic Children Act of 2007 or the TEACH Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable income tax credit for up to $10,000 of the annual education expenses (e.g., tuition, books, student loan interest) incurred by individuals studying to become teachers of children or adults with an autism spectrum disorder. Terminates such credit after 2012.