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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF TAUNTON RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

    Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(__) Taunton River, Massachusetts.--The main stem of the Taunton
River from its headwaters at the confluence of the Town and Matfield
Rivers in the Town of Bridgewater downstream 40 miles to the confluence
with the Quequechan River at the Route 195 Bridge in the City of Fall
River, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in
cooperation with the Taunton River Stewardship Council as follows:
            ``(A) The 18-mile segment from the confluence of the Town
        and Matfield Rivers to Route 24 in the Town of Raynham, as a
        scenic river.
            ``(B) The 5-mile segment from Route 24 to 0.5 miles below
        Weir Bridge in the City of Taunton, as a recreational river.
            ``(C) The 8-mile segment from 0.5 miles below Weir Bridge
        to Muddy Cove in the Town of Dighton, as a scenic river.
            ``(D) The 9-mile segment from Muddy Cove to the confluence
        with the Quequechan River at the Route 195 Bridge in the City
        of Fall River, as a recreational river.''.

SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT OF TAUNTON RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

    (a) Taunton River Stewardship Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Each river segment added to section 3(a)
        of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by section 1 of this Act
        shall be managed in accordance with the Taunton River
        Stewardship Plan, dated July 2005 (including any amendment to
        the Taunton River Stewardship Plan that the Secretary of the
        Interior (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'')
        determines to be consistent with this Act).
            (2) Effect.--The Taunton River Stewardship Plan described
        in paragraph (1) shall be considered to satisfy each
        requirement relating to the comprehensive management plan
        required under section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
        (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)).
    (b) Cooperative Agreements.--To provide for the long-term
protection, preservation, and enhancement of each river segment added
to section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by section 1 of this
Act, pursuant to sections 10(e) and 11(b)(1) of the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e) and 1282(b)(1)), the Secretary may enter
into cooperative agreements (which may include provisions for financial
and other assistance) with--
            (1) the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (including political
        subdivisions of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts);
            (2) the Taunton River Stewardship Council; and
            (3) any appropriate nonprofit organization, as determined
        by the Secretary.
    (c) Relation to National Park System.--Notwithstanding section
10(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(c)), each river
segment added to section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by
section 1 of this Act shall not be--
            (1) administered as a unit of the National Park System; or
            (2) subject to the laws (including regulations) that govern
        the administration of the National Park System.
    (d) Land Management.--
            (1) Zoning ordinances.--The zoning ordinances adopted by
        the Towns of Bridgewater, Halifax, Middleborough, Raynham,
        Berkley, Dighton, Freetown, and Somerset, and the Cities of
        Taunton and Fall River, Massachusetts (including any provision
        of the zoning ordinances relating to the conservation of
        floodplains, wetlands, and watercourses associated with any
        river segment added to section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic
        Rivers Act by section 1 of this Act), shall be considered to
        satisfy each standard and requirement described in section 6(c)
        of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(c)).
            (2) Villages.--For the purpose of section 6(c) of the Wild
        and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(c)), each town described
        in paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a village.
            (3) Acquisition of land.--
                    (A) Limitation of authority of secretary.--With
                respect to each river segment added to section 3(a) of
                the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by section 1 of this
                Act, the Secretary may only acquire parcels of land--
                            (i) by donation; or
                            (ii) with the consent of the owner of the
                        parcel of land.
                    (B) Prohibition relating to acquisition of land by
                condemnation.--In accordance with section 6(c) of the
                Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(c)), with
                respect to each river segment added to section 3(a) of
                the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by section 1 of this
                Act, the Secretary may not acquire any parcel of land
                by condemnation.

SEC. 3. ENERGY AND CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.

    The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary
of Energy and private industry, shall complete and submit to the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and Senators
and Representatives from the States affected by the designation, a
report using the best available data and regarding the energy resources
available on the lands and waters included in the segments of the
Taunton River designated under section 2 of this Act. The report
shall--
            (1) contain the best available description of the energy
        resources available on the land and report on the specific
        amount of energy withdrawn from possible development; and
            (2) identify cubic feet of natural gas, natural gas
        transmission and storage potential, megawatts of geothermal,
        wind and solar energy that could be commercially produced,
        annual available biomass for energy production, and any
        megawatts of hydropower resources available, including tidal,
        traditional dams, and in-stream flow turbines.

SEC. 4. HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING, AND RECREATIONAL SHOOTING.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the authority,
jurisdiction, or responsibility of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to
manage, control, or regulate fish and resident wildlife under State law
or regulations, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, trapping,
and recreational shooting. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as
limiting access for hunting, fishing, trapping, or recreational
shooting.

SEC. 5. DOMESTICALLY-PRODUCED ENERGY RESOURCES.

    Nothing in this Act shall impact the supply of domestically-
produced energy resources.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 16, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

                               By Robert F. Reeves,

                                                          Deputy Clerk.

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Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (the Act) to designate specified segments of the Taunton River in Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Requires the river segments to be managed in accordance with the Taunton River Stewardship Plan, dated July 2005, including any amendment to such Plan, that the Secretary of the Interior determines to be consistent with this Act.

Authorizes the Secretary, in order to provide for the protection, preservation, and enhancement of each river segment, to enter into cooperative agreements, which may include provisions for financial and other assistance, with: (1) the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (including the political subdivisions of Massachusetts); (2) the Taunton River Stewardship Council; and (3) any appropriate nonprofit, as determined by the Secretary.

Bars the river segments from being: (1) administered as a unit of the National Park System; or (2) subject to the laws (including regulations) that govern the administration of such System.

Considers the zoning ordinances adopted by specified towns and cities, including any provision of the zoning ordinances related to the conservation of floodplains, wetlands, and watercourses associated with any river segment designated by this Act, to satisfy each standard and requirement under the Act regarding the prohibition on the federal acquisition of certain lands by condemnation for inclusion in any national, wild, scenic, or recreational river area.

Authorizes the Secretary, respecting each river segment, to only acquire parcels of land by donation or with the owner's consent. Prohibits the acquisition of any parcel by condemnation.

Requires the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and private industry, to complete a report regarding the energy resources available on the lands and waters included in the segments of the Taunton River designated by this Act.

Prohibits anything in this Act from: (1) being construed as affecting the authority or responsibility of Massachusetts to manage or regulate fish and resident wildlife, including the authority to regulate hunting, fishing, trapping, and recreational shooting; (2) being construed as limiting access for hunting, fishing, trapping, or recreational shooting; or (3) impacting the supply of domestically-produced energy resources.


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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
        (1) among its purposes, the Act entitled ``An Act to provide
    for the equalization of allotments on the Agua Caliente (Palm
    Springs) Reservation in California, and for other purposes'',
    approved September 21, 1959, commonly known as the ``Agua Caliente
    Equalization Act of 1959'' (25 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) (referred to in
    this section as the ``Act'') was intended to provide for a
    reasonable degree of equalization of the value of allotments made
    to members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians;
        (2) the Act was enacted in response to litigation in Federal
    courts in Segundo, et al. v. United States, 123 F. Supp. 554
    (1954);
        (3) the case referred to in paragraph (2) was appealed under
    the case name United States v. Pierce, 235 F. 2d 885 (1956) and
    that case affirmed the entitlement of certain members of the Band
    to allotments of approximately equal value to lands allotted to
    other members of the Band;
        (4)(A) to achieve the equalization referred to in paragraph
    (3), section 3 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 953) provided for the
    allotment or sale of all remaining tribal lands, with the exception
    of several specifically designated parcels, including 2 parcels in
    the Mineral Springs area known as parcel A and parcel B;
        (B) section 3 of the Act restricted the distribution of any net
    rents, profits, or other revenues derived from parcel B to members
    of the Band and their heirs entitled to equalization of the value
    of the allotments of those members;
        (C) from 1959 through 1984, each annual budget of the Band, as
    approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, provided for expenditure
    of all revenues derived from both parcel A and parcel B solely for
    tribal governmental purposes; and
        (D) as a result of the annual budgets referred to in
    subparagraph (C), no net revenues from parcel B were available for
    distribution to tribal members entitled to equalization under
    section 3 of the Act referred to in paragraph (1);
        (5) by letter of December 6, 1961, the Director of the
    Sacramento Area Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs informed the
    regional solicitor of the Bureau of Indian Affairs that the
    equalization of allotments on the Agua Caliente Reservation with
    respect to those members of the Band who were eligible for
    equalization had been completed using all available excess tribal
    land in a manner consistent with--
            (A) the decree of the court in the case referred to in
        paragraph (2); and
            (B) the Act;
        (6) in 1968, the files of the Department of the Interior with
    respect to the case referred to in paragraph (3), the closure of
    which was contingent upon completion of the equalization program,
    were retired to the Federal Record Center, where they were
    subsequently destroyed;
        (7) on March 16, 1983, the Secretary of the Interior published
    notice in the Federal Register that full equalization had been
    achieved within the meaning of section 7 of the Act (25 U.S.C.
    957);
        (8) section 7 of the Act states that ``allotments in accordance
    with the provisions of this Act shall be deemed complete and full
    equalization of allotments on the Agua Caliente Reservation''; and
        (9) the regulations governing the equalization of allotments
    under the Act referred to in paragraph (1) were rescinded by the
    Secretary, effective March 31, 1983.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) Band.--The term ``Band'' means the Agua Caliente Band.
        (2) Parcel b.--The term ``parcel B'' means the parcel of land
    in the Mineral Springs area referred to as ``parcel B'' in section
    3(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the equalization
    of allotments on the Agua Caliente (Palm Springs) Reservation in
    California, and for other purposes'', approved September 21, 1959,
    commonly known as the ``Agua Caliente Equalization Act of 1959''
    (25 U.S.C. 953(b)).
        (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
    the Interior.

SEC. 3. EQUALIZATION OF ALLOTMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The full equalization of allotments within the
meaning of section 7 of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the
equalization of allotments on the Agua Caliente (Palm Springs)
Reservation in California, and for other purposes'', approved September
21, 1959, commonly known as the ``Agua Caliente Equalization Act of
1959'' (25 U.S.C. 957) is deemed to have been completed.
    (b) Expiration of Entitlement.--By reason of the achievement of the
full equalization of allotments described in subsection (a), the
entitlement of holders of equalized allotments to distribution of net
revenues from parcel B under section 3(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act
to provide for the equalization of allotments on the Agua Caliente
(Palm Springs) Reservation in California, and for other purposes'',
approved September 21, 1959, commonly known as the ``Agua Caliente
Equalization Act of 1959'' (25 U.S.C. 953(b)) shall be deemed to have
expired.

SEC. 4. REMOVAL OF RESTRICTION.

    (a) In General.--The fourth undesignated paragraph in section 3(b)
of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the equalization of
allotments on the Agua Caliente (Palm Springs) Reservation in
California, and for other purposes'', approved September 21, 1959,
commonly known as the ``Agua Caliente Equalization Act of 1959'' (25
U.S.C. 953(b)), is amended by striking ``east: Provided,'' and all that
follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting ``east.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply as if this section had been enacted on March 31, 1983.
    (c) Subsequent Distributions.--Any per capita distribution of
tribal revenues of the Band made after the date of enactment of this
Act shall be made to all members of the Band in equal amounts.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

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Deems:  (1) the full equalization of allotments under the Agua Caliente Equalization Act of 1959 to have been completed; and (2) the entitlement of holders of equalized allotments to distribution of net revenues from parcel B under such Act to have expired.
Amends Federal law relating to the Agua Caliente (Palm Springs) Reservation in California to repeal the restriction on the distribution of net rents, profits, and other revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.  Makes such repeal applicable as if enacted on March 31, 1983.  Provides for any per capita distribution of tribal revenues to be made to all members of the Band in equal amounts.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Special Needs
Trust Fairness and Medicaid Improvement Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Fairness in Medicaid supplemental needs trusts.
Sec. 3. Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation services for mothers of
                            newborns.
Sec. 4. Eliminating Federal financial participation with respect to
                            expenditures under Medicaid for agents used
                            for cosmetic purposes or hair growth.
Sec. 5. Medicaid Improvement Fund.

SEC. 2. FAIRNESS IN MEDICAID SUPPLEMENTAL NEEDS TRUSTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1917(d)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4)(A)) is amended by inserting ``the individual,''
after ``for the benefit of such individual by''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to trusts established on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 3. MEDICAID COVERAGE OF TOBACCO CESSATION SERVICES FOR MOTHERS OF
              NEWBORNS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905(bb) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396d(bb)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
    ``(4) A woman shall continue to be treated as described in this
subsection as a pregnant woman through the end of the 1-year period
beginning on the date of the birth of a child of the woman.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subsections (a)(2)(B) and (b)(2)(B) of section 1916 of
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o) are each amended by
        inserting ``(and women described in section 1905(bb) as
        pregnant women pursuant to paragraph (4) of such section)''
        after ``tobacco cessation by pregnant women''.
            (2) Section 1927(d)(2)(F) of the Social Security Act (42
        U.S.C. 1396r-8(d)(2)(F)) is amended by inserting ``(and women
        described in section 1905(bb) as pregnant women pursuant to
        paragraph (4) of such section)'' after ``pregnant women''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments
        made by this section shall apply with respect to items and
        services furnished on or after the date that is 2 years after
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exception for state legislation.--In the case of a
        State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act, which
        the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires
        State legislation in order for the plan to meet any requirement
        imposed by amendments made by this section, the plan shall not
        be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such
        title solely on the basis of its failure to meet such an
        additional requirement before the first day of the first
        calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular
        session of the State legislature that begins after the
        effective date specified in paragraph (1). For purposes of the
        previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year
        legislative session, each year of the session shall be
        considered to be a separate regular session of the State
        legislature.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and
Human Services shall submit to Congress a report that assesses the use
of the tobacco cessation service benefit under the Medicaid program.
Such report shall include an assessment of--
            (1) the extent that States are encouraging the use of such
        benefit, such as through promotion of beneficiary and provider
        awareness of such benefit; and
            (2) gaps in the delivery of such benefit.

SEC. 4. ELIMINATING FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION WITH RESPECT TO
              EXPENDITURES UNDER MEDICAID FOR AGENTS USED FOR COSMETIC
              PURPOSES OR HAIR GROWTH.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903(i)(21) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396b(i)(21)) is amended by inserting ``section 1927(d)(2)(C)
(relating to drugs when used for cosmetic purposes or hair growth),
except where medically necessary, and'' after ``drugs described in''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to calendar quarters beginning on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND.

    Section 1941(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w-1(b))
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' and
                inserting ``under this subsection''; and
                    (B) by redesignating such paragraph as paragraph
                (3); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(2) Additional funding.--In addition to any funds
        otherwise made available to the Fund, there shall be available
        to the Fund, for expenditures from the Fund--
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 2021, $10,000,000, to remain
                available until expended; and
                    ``(B) for fiscal year 2022, $14,000,000, to remain
                available until expended.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 9, 2016.  Special Needs Trust Fairness and Medicaid Improvement Act  (Sec. 2) This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to the treatment of revocable trusts for the benefit of an individual for purposes of meeting income requirements for Medicaid coverage.  The bill extends the supplemental needs trust exemption from treatment of a trust as resources available to the individual to supplemental needs trusts for Medicaid beneficiaries established by those beneficiaries.  (Sec. 3) Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation services shall continue to be provided for mothers of newborns through the first year after the child's birth. The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services must report to the Congress on the use of the tobacco cessation service benefit under the Medicaid program. (Sec. 4) The bill eliminates federal financial participation regarding expenditures under Medicaid for drugs used for cosmetic purposes or hair growth, except where such drugs are medically necessary.  (Sec. 5) The bill makes additional funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund for FY2021 and FY2022.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cavernous Angioma Research Resource
Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Cavernous angioma, also termed ``cerebral cavernous
        malformations'' or ``CCM'', affects an estimated 1,500,000
        people in the United States.
            (2) Cavernous angioma is a devastating blood vessel disease
        that is characterized by the presence of vascular lesions that
        develop and grow within the brain and spinal cord.
            (3) Detection of cavernous angioma lesions is achieved
        through costly and specialized medical imaging techniques.
        These techniques are often not readily available where patients
        live, and require sedation for children and disabled adults.
            (4) Cavernous angioma is a common type of vascular anomaly,
        but individuals may not be aware that they have the disease
        until the onset of serious clinical symptoms. In the genetic
        forms, they may not be aware that it may be passed on to their
        children.
            (5) Individuals diagnosed with cavernous angioma may
        experience neurological deficits, seizure, stroke, or sudden
        death.
            (6) Due to limited research with respect to cavernous
        angioma, there is no treatment regimen for the disease other
        than brain and spinal surgery.
            (7) Some individuals with cavernous angioma are not
        candidates for brain surgery. No alternative treatment option
        is available for such individuals.
            (8) There is a shortage of physicians who are familiar with
        cavernous angioma and affected individuals may find it
        difficult to receive timely diagnosis and appropriate care.
            (9) Due to the presence of a specific disease-causing
        mutation, termed the ``common Hispanic mutation'' that has
        passed through as many as 17 generations of Americans descended
        from the original Spanish settlers of the Southwest in the
        1590s, New Mexico has the highest population density of
        cavernous angioma in the world. Cavernous angioma affects
        thousands of individuals in New Mexico and with ancestry in New
        Mexico.
            (10) Other States with high rates of cavernous angioma due
        to the common Hispanic Mutation include Texas, Arizona, and
        Colorado.
            (11) To address the public health threat posed by cavernous
        angioma in New Mexico and throughout the United States, there
        is a need to identify institutions capable of running clinical
        trial for this debilitating brain disorder.

SEC. 3. CAVERNOUS ANGIOMA RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

    Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 409K. CAVERNOUS ANGIOMA RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Expansion, Intensification, and Coordination of Activities.--
The Director of NIH, acting through the director of the National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, shall expand and
intensify programs of the National Institutes of Health or may award
grants and cooperative agreements to public or nonprofit private
entities (including State health departments, political subdivisions of
States, universities, and other educational entities) for research and
related activities concerning cavernous angioma.
    ``(b) Activities.--In expanding and intensifying programs under
subsection (a), the Director of NIH may carry out the following:
            ``(1) Basic, translational, and clinical research.--Conduct
        or financially support basic, clinical, and translational
        research on cavernous angioma, including research on the
        following:
                    ``(A) Proteomic, pharmacological, and cell
                biological analysis of the cerebral cavernous
                malformations (referred to in this section as the
                `CCM') molecules.
                    ``(B) Continued development and expansion of novel
                animal models for cavernous angioma preclinical
                research.
                    ``(C) Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of
                cavernous angioma.
                    ``(D) Biological mechanisms for lesion genesis,
                development, and maturation.
                    ``(E) Biological mechanisms for lesion bleeding and
                symptomology.
                    ``(F) Novel biomedical and pharmacological
                interventions designed to prohibit new lesion
                development, lesion growth, and lesion bleeding.
                    ``(G) Contributions of genetic variation to
                clinical presentation as targets for therapy.
                    ``(H) Identification and development of biomarkers
                to measure phenotypic variation.
                    ``(I) Research related to improving the quality of
                life for individuals with cavernous angioma and their
                families.
                    ``(J) Clinical training programs aimed at
                increasing the number of scientists and clinicians who
                are trained to treat patients and carry out these
                research directions.
            ``(2) Facilitation of research resources; clinical trial
        preparedness.--
                    ``(A) Coordination.--Identify and support the
                development of a clinical and research coordinating
                center with the potential of coordinating a multi-site
                clinical drug trial for cavernous angioma. Such
                coordinating center shall provide a model for
                additional trial sites, facilitate medical research to
                develop a cure for cavernous angioma, and enhance the
                medical care of individuals with cavernous angioma
                nationwide. Such coordinating center shall--
                            ``(i) have an institutional infrastructure
                        that is capable of hosting a clinical trial
                        site and facilitating translational projects
                        and collaborations for clinical trials;
                            ``(ii) have the capacity to maintain
                        programs dedicated to patient education,
                        patient outreach, and awareness, including--
                                    ``(I) launching a national
                                multimedia public awareness campaign;
                                    ``(II) creating and distributing
                                patient education materials for
                                distribution by national physician and
                                surgeon offices;
                                    ``(III) establishing an education
                                program for elementary and secondary
                                school nurses to facilitate early
                                detection and diagnosis of cavernous
                                angioma in areas of high cavernous
                                angioma population density;
                                    ``(IV) coordinating regular patient
                                and family-oriented educational
                                conferences; and
                                    ``(V) developing nationally
                                relevant electronic health teaching and
                                communication tools and a network of
                                professional capacity and patient and
                                family support;
                            ``(iii) have the capacity to establish and
                        maintain communication with other major
                        cavernous angioma research and care
                        institutions internationally for information
                        sharing and coordination of research
                        activities;
                            ``(iv) have demonstrated clinical expertise
                        in cavernous angioma management;
                            ``(v) have a sufficient number of eligible
                        patients for participation with particular
                        focus on unique subpopulations including Common
                        Hispanic Mutation and CCM3 gene mutation
                        carriers; and
                            ``(vi) have a telehealth infrastructure to
                        support and to provide clinical consultation
                        for remote and underserved communities.
                    ``(B) Participation.--Identify and support the
                development of clinical and research participation
                centers with the potential to participate in a multi-
                site clinical drug trial for cavernous angioma. Such
                participation centers may facilitate medical research
                to develop a cure for cavernous angioma and enhance the
                medical care of individuals with cavernous angioma in
                partnership with the coordinating center under
                subparagraph (A) and other national and international
                centers. Such participation centers shall--
                            ``(i) have an institutional infrastructure
                        capable of hosting a clinical trial site and
                        facilitating translational projects and
                        collaborations for clinical trials;
                            ``(ii) have the capacity to maintain
                        communication with other major cavernous
                        angioma research and care institutions
                        internationally for information sharing and
                        coordination of research activities;
                            ``(iii) have demonstrated clinical
                        expertise in cavernous angioma management; and
                            ``(iv) have a sufficient numbers of
                        eligible patients for participation with
                        particular focus on unique subpopulations
                        including Common Hispanic Mutation and CCM3
                        gene mutation carriers as these unique
                        populations may provide insight to other
                        genetic and non-genetic forms of the illness.
    ``(c) Training Program for Clinicians and Scientists.--
            ``(1) In general.--Eligible coordinating and participation
        centers under this section shall establish or expand training
        programs for medical and allied health clinicians and
        scientists in clinical practice and research relevant to
        cavernous angioma.
            ``(2) Research resources.--In carrying out this subsection,
        the Director of NIH may--
                    ``(A) use information collected by the National
                Institutes of Health pursuant to other provisions of
                law or prior to the date of the enactment of this
                section;
                    ``(B) take into consideration the availability of
                other research resources;
                    ``(C) encourage the use of research resources for
                research on, and development of, therapies and
                treatments for individuals with cavernous angioma; and
                    ``(D) encourage the inclusion of individuals with
                cavernous angioma in clinical trials conducted or
                supported by the National Institutes of Health.
            ``(3) Cavernous angioma consortium.--The Director of NIH
        may provide for the participation of agencies of the National
        Institutes of Health in a consortium to facilitate the exchange
        of information and to make the research effort on cavernous
        angioma more efficient and effective by ensuring consistent
        communication, minimizing duplication of effort, and
        integrating the varied perspectives of partner agencies,
        organizations, and individuals. Such consortium shall include
        at least one national cavernous angioma patient advocacy
        organization and may be the same consortium receiving a grant
        or contract under subsection (b)(2)(A).''.

SEC. 4. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION CAVERNOUS ANGIOMA
              SURVEILLANCE AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

    Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317T the following:

``SEC. 317U. CAVERNOUS ANGIOMA SURVEILLANCE AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may award grants and
cooperative agreements to public or nonprofit private entities
(including State health departments, political subdivisions of States,
universities, and other educational entities) for the collection,
analysis, and reporting of data on cavernous angioma. In making such
awards, the Secretary may provide direct technical assistance,
including personnel support, in lieu of cash.
    ``(b) National Cavernous Angioma Epidemiology Program.--
            ``(1) Grants.--The Secretary, acting through the Director
        of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may award
        grants to public or nonprofit private entities (including State
        health departments, political subdivisions of States,
        universities, and other educational entities) for the purpose
        of carrying out epidemiological activities regarding cavernous
        angioma, including collecting and analyzing information on the
        number, incidence, correlates, and symptoms of cases and the
        clinical utility (including costs and benefits) of specific
        practice patterns. In making such awards, the Secretary may
        provide direct technical assistance, including personnel
        support, in lieu of cash.
            ``(2) National surveillance program.--In carrying out
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) provide for a national surveillance program;
                and
                    ``(B) where possible, ensure that the surveillance
                program is coordinated with the data and sample
                collection activities of the National Institutes of
                Health under section 409K.''.

SEC. 5. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION CAVERNOUS ANGIOMA CLINICAL TRIAL
              PREPAREDNESS AND SUPPORT PROGRAM.

    (a) Investigational New Drug Application.--The Commissioner of Food
and Drugs shall work with clinical centers, investigators, and
advocates to support appropriate investigational new drug application
under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in an
effort to hasten the pace of clinical trials for cavernous angioma.
    (b) Orphan Product Development.--Where applicable in rare
subpopulations of cavernous angioma requiring unique pharmacological
intervention, including those with the Common Hispanic Mutation or CCM3
gene mutations, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall support
appropriate requests for designations of drugs as orphan drugs under
section 526 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

SEC. 6. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than January 1, 2015, and each January 1 thereafter, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall prepare and submit to the
appropriate committees of the Congress a report concerning the
implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

Output: Cavernous Angioma Research Resource Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, to expand and intensify NIH programs regarding research and related activities concerning cavernous angioma. Authorizes grants and cooperative agreements to public or nonprofit private entities for such activities. Authorizes the Director of NIH to: (1) conduct basic, clinical, and translational research on cavernous angioma; (2) identify and support the development of a clinical and research coordinating center with the potential of coordinating a multi-site clinical drug trial for cavernous angioma; and (3) identify and support the development of clinical and research participation centers with the potential to participate in such a trial.  Requires coordinating and participation centers to expand training programs for medical and allied health clinicians and scientists in clinical practice and research relevant to cavernous angioma. Authorizes the Director to provide for the participation of NIH agencies in a consortium (to include at least one patient advocacy organization) to facilitate the exchange of information and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the research effort. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants and cooperative agreements, including technical assistance, to public or nonprofit private entities for: (1) the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on cavernous angioma; and (2) epidemiological activities, including collecting and analyzing information on the number, incidence, correlates, and symptoms of cases and the clinical utility of specific practice patterns. Requires establishment of a national surveillance program as part of such activities. Requires the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) to: (1) work with clinical centers, investigators, and advocates to support appropriate investigational new drug applications under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in order to hasten the pace of clinical trials for cavernous angioma; and (2) where applicable in rare subpopulations of cavernous angioma requiring unique pharmacological intervention, including those with the Common Hispanic Mutation or CCM3 gene mutations, support appropriate requests for designations of orphan drugs.


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SECTION 1. RELIEF WITH RESPECT TO RENT AND MORTGAGE PAYMENTS FOR
              RESERVE COMPONENTS MEMBERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.

    (a) Rent and Mortgage Relief.--Title III of the Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 531 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:

``SEC. 309. RENT AND MORTGAGE RELIEF.

    ``(a) Rent.--A member of a reserve component who is ordered to
report for military service for a period of more than 90 days and who
on the date of such order is a lessee of real property that is occupied
by the member or dependents of the member as the primary residence of
the member or dependents shall not be required to pay rent under that
lease for any period of such military service during which the member
is assigned to duty at a location sufficiently distant from such
property that the member is unable to reside at such property.
    ``(b) Mortgages.--
            ``(1) In general.--A member of a reserve component who is
        ordered to report for military service for a period of more
        than 90 days and who on the date of such order resides at real
        property that is occupied by the member or dependents of the
        member as the primary residence of the member or dependents, is
        owned by the member, and is secured by a mortgage shall be not
        be required during the period of such military service to make
        any payment of principal or interest on the mortgage. Any
        payment not paid by reason of the preceding sentence shall be
        deferred and shall be appended, on a month-for-month basis, to
        the end of the term of the mortgage, in the same amount as
        originally due.
            ``(2) Mortgage.--In this subsection, the term `mortgage'
        includes a trust deed or other security in the nature of a
        mortgage.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 308
the following new item:

``Sec. 309. Rent and mortgage relief.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Section 309 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to
obligations to make lease payments or mortgage payments that become due
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT FOR LESSORS WITH RESPECT TO RENT RELIEF
              FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS MEMBERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.

    (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 the following new section:

``SEC. 36. CREDIT FOR LESSORS WITH RESPECT TO RENT RELIEF FOR RESERVE
              COMPONENTS MEMBERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.

    ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of a lessor, there shall be
allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the
taxable year an amount equal to the reserve component rent relief
credit.
    ``(b) Limitation Based on Previous Rent.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a property which was
        rented for the entire preceding taxable year, the amount taken
        into account under this section as rent not received with
        respect to such property shall not exceed the amount for which
        such property was rented for the preceding taxable year.
            ``(2) Property rented for less than full year.--In the case
        of a property which was rented for less than the entire
        preceding taxable year, the amount taken into account under
        this section as rent not received with respect to such property
        shall not exceed the amount for which such property was rented
        for the preceding taxable year, annualized under such methods
        as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation.
            ``(3) Property not rented during preceding year.--This
        subsection shall not apply in the case of a property which was
        not rented during the preceding taxable year.
    ``(c) Reserve Component Rent Relief Credit.--For purposes of
subsection (a), the reserve component rent relief credit for a taxable
year is the aggregate amount of rent not received on leases held by the
taxpayer by reason of section 309(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act.
    ``(d) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be allowed
under this chapter with respect to amounts taken into account in
determining the credit allowed under this section.
    ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue such regulations as
may be necessary or appropriate to carry out this section.''.
    (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 redesignating the item relating to section 36 as an
item relating to section 37 and by inserting after the item relating to
section 35 the following new item:

``Sec. 36. Credit for lessors with respect to rent relief for reserve
                            components members ordered to active
                            duty.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

Output:
Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow a military reservist who is ordered to active duty for a period of more than 90 days: (1) an exemption during the period of active duty from payment of rent on a primary residence occupied by such member or dependents; and (2) a deferral of mortgage payments on a principal residence.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow lessors of military reservists granted an exemption from rent payments under this Act a refundable tax credit for the exempted lease amounts.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Patent and Trademark Office
Authorization Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS AVAILABLE TO THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK
              OFFICE.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
United States Patent and Trademark Office for salaries and necessary
expenses for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2008 an amount equal
to the fees estimated by the Secretary of Commerce to be collected in
each such fiscal year, respectively, under--
            (1) title 35, United States Code; and
            (2) the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the
        registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, to
        carry out the provisions of certain international conventions,
        and for other purposes'', approved July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051
        et seq.) (commonly referred to as the Trademark Act of 1946).
    (b) Estimates.--Not later than February 15, of each fiscal year,
the Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the
Director of the Patent and Trademark Office (in this Act referred to as
the Director) shall submit an estimate of all fees referred to under
subsection (a) to be collected in the next fiscal year to the chairman
and ranking member of--
            (1) the Committees on Appropriations and Judiciary of the
        Senate; and
            (2) the Committees on Appropriations and Judiciary of the
        House of Representatives.

SEC. 3. ELECTRONIC FILING AND PROCESSING OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK
              APPLICATIONS.

    (a) Electronic Filing and Processing.--Not later than December 1,
2004, the Director shall complete the development of an electronic
system for the filing and processing of patent and trademark
applications, that--
            (1) is user friendly; and
            (2) includes the necessary infrastructure to--
                    (A) allow examiners and applicants to send all
                communications electronically; and
                    (B) allow the Office to process, maintain, and
                search electronically the contents and history of each
                application.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of amounts authorized under
section 2, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
subsection (a) of this section not more than $50,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2003 and 2004. Amounts made available under this
subsection shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORTS ON STRATEGIC PLAN.

    In each of the 5 calendar years following the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit a report to the
Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on--
            (1) the progress made in implementing the 21st Century
        Strategic Plan issued on June 3, 2002; and
            (2) any amendments made to the plan.

SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF SUBSTANTIAL NEW QUESTION OF PATENTABILITY IN
              REEXAMINATION PROCEEDINGS.

    (a) In General.--Sections 303(a) and 312(a) of title 35, United
States Code, are each amended by adding at the end the following: ``The
existence of a substantial new question of patentability is not
precluded by the fact that a patent or printed publication was
previously cited by or to the Office or considered by the Office.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to any determination of the Director of the United
States Patent and Trademark Office that is made under section 303(a) or
312(a) of title 35, United States Code, on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. APPEALS IN INTER PARTES REEXAMINATION PROCEEDINGS.

    (a) Appeals by Third-Party Requester in Proceedings.--Section
315(b) of title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Third-Party Requester.--A third-party requester--
            ``(1) may appeal under the provisions of section 134, and
        may appeal under the provisions of sections 141 through 144,
        with respect to any final decision favorable to the
        patentability of any original or proposed amended or new claim
        of the patent; and
            ``(2) may, subject to subsection (c), be a party to any
        appeal taken by the patent owner under the provisions of
        section 134 or sections 141 through 144.''.
    (b) Appeal to Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.--Section
134(c) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking the last
sentence.
    (c) Appeal to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.--Section
141 of title 35, United States Code, is amended in the third sentence
by inserting ``, or a third-party requester in an inter partes
reexamination proceeding, who is'' after ``patent owner''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply with
respect to any reexamination proceeding commenced on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the Senate June 26, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1754

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To authorize appropriations for the United States Patent and Trademark
   Office for fiscal years 2003 through 2008, and for other purposes.

Output: Patent and Trademark Office Authorization Act of 2002 - Authorizes appropriations to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for salaries and expenses for FY 2003 through 2008 in an amount equal to all patent and trademark fees estimated by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to be collected in each such fiscal year.(Sec. 2) Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Director of the Office (Director), by February 15 of each fiscal year, to report an estimate of all fees to be collected in the next fiscal year to the chairman and ranking member of specified congressional committees.(Sec. 3) Requires the Director, by December 1, 2004, to complete the development of an electronic system for the filing and processing of patent and trademark applications that: (1) is user friendly; and (2) includes the necessary infrastructure to allow examiners and applicants to send all communications electronically, and the Office to process, maintain, and search electronically the contents and history of each application. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2003 and 2004 for development of such system.(Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary, in each of the five calendar years following the enactment of this Act, to report to specified congressional committees on the progress made in implementing the 21st Century Strategic Plan issued on June 3, 2002, and on any amendments made to it.(Sec. 5) Amends Federal patent law to provide that previous citation by or to, or consideration by the Office of, a patent or printed publication does not preclude the existence of a substantial new question of patentability in patent reexamination proceedings.(Sec. 6) Revises requirements for appeals in inter partes reexamination proceedings to allow a third-party requester to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, or be a party to any appeal taken by the patent owner, with respect to any final decision favorable to the patentability of any original or proposed amended or new claim of the patent.Allows a third-party requester to appeal a decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.Provides that a third-party requester in an inter partes reexamination proceeding dissatisfied with the final decision in an appeal to the Board may appeal the decision only to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.


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SECTION 1. CERTAIN THREE-RING BINDERS WHOLLY OR PREDOMINANTLY COVERED
              WITH POLYESTER FABRICS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in
numerical sequence the following new headings:

``     9902.73.01        Three-ring binders  Free         No change        No change       On or before
                          with outer                                                        12/31/2011...
                          surface wholly or
                          predominantly
                          covered with
                          polyester fabric
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          6307.90.98), with
                          metal rings not
                          exceeding
                          approximately 51
                          mm in diameter,
                          designed to
                          contain standard
                          sheets of letter-
                          sized paper
                          measuring
                          approximately 51
                          mm by 280 mm.....
       9902.73.02        Three-ring binders  Free         No change        No change       On or before
                          with outer                                                        12/31/2011...
                          surface wholly or
                          predominantly
                          covered with
                          polyester fabric
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          6307.90.98), with
                          metal rings
                          exceeding 51 mm
                          diameter,
                          designed to
                          contain standard
                          sheets of letter-
                          sized paper
                          measuring
                          approximately 51
                          mm by 280 mm.....
       9902.73.03        Three-ring binders  Free         No change        No change       On or before
                          with outer                                                        12/31/2011...
                          surface wholly or
                          predominantly
                          covered with
                          polyester fabric
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          6307.90.98), with
                          metal rings not
                          exceeding
                          approximately 51
                          mm in diameter,
                          designed to
                          contain standard
                          sheets of letter-
                          sized paper
                          measuring
                          approximately 51
                          mm by 280 mm,
                          with a zipper
                          closure..........
       9902.73.04        Three-ring binders  Free         No change        No change       On or before
                          with outer                                                        12/31/2011...
                          surface wholly or
                          predominantly
                          covered with
                          polyester fabric
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          6307.90.98), with
                          metal rings
                          exceeding 51mm
                          diameter,
                          designed to
                          contain standard
                          sheets of letter-
                          sized paper
                          measuring
                          approximately 51
                          mm by 280 mm,
                          with a zipper
                          closure..........

       9902.73.05        Three-ring binders  Free         No change        No change       On or before
                          with outer                                                        12/31/2011...
                          surface wholly or
                          predominantly
                          covered with
                          polyester fabric
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          6307.90.98), with
                          metal rings not
                          exceeding
                          approximately 51
                          mm in diameter,
                          designed to
                          contain standard
                          sheets of letter-
                          sized paper
                          measuring
                          approximately 51
                          mm by 280 mm,
                          with a hook and
                          loop closure.....
       9902.73.06        Three-ring binders  Free         No change        No change       On or before
                          with outer                                                        12/31/2011...
                          surface wholly or
                          predominantly
                          covered with
                          polyester fabric
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          6307.90.98), with
                          metal rings not
                          exceeding
                          approximately 51
                          mm in diameter,
                          designed to
                          contain standard
                          sheets of letter-
                          sized paper
                          measuring
                          approximately 51
                          mm by 280 mm,
                          with a hook and
                          loop closure.....
       9902.73.07        Three-ring binders  Free         No change        No change       On or before
                          with outer                                                        12/31/2011...
                          surface wholly or
                          predominantly
                          covered with
                          polyester fabric
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          6307.90.98), with
                          metal rings not
                          exceeding
                          approximately 51
                          mm in diameter,
                          designed to
                          contain standard
                          sheets of letter-
                          sized paper
                          measuring
                          approximately 51
                          mm by 280 mm,
                          with an elastic
                          band closure.....
       9902.73.08        Three-ring binders  Free         No change        No change       On or before     ''.
                          with outer                                                        12/31/2011...
                          surface wholly or
                          predominantly
                          covered with
                          polyester fabric
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          6307.90.98), with
                          metal rings
                          exceeding 51mm in
                          diameter,
                          designed to
                          contain standard
                          sheets of letter-
                          sized paper
                          measuring
                          approximately 51
                          mm by 280 mm,
                          with an elastic
                          band closure.....

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies
to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or
after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain three-ring binders wholly or predominantly covered with polyester fabrics.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``African Development Foundation Act
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The African Development Foundation is uniquely
        promoting sustainable community-based solutions to economic and
        social development and is effectively supporting the
        development of African-owned small enterprises as engines of
        growth and sources of income and employment for the poor.
            (2) The African Development Foundation's programs advance
        United States interests in Africa and are in high demand across
        the continent, as evidenced by $20 million in host country
        contributions.
            (3) The Office of Management and Budget has determined the
        African Development Foundation to be a fully effective agency
        after assessing its program performance.
            (4) The African Development Foundation is the only United
        States Government agency working directly at the grassroots
        level, supporting African-designed and African-driven solutions
        to economic and social problems. The African Development
        Foundation enables individuals and groups to get out of poverty
        by putting their own ideas to work, instead of someone else's.
            (5) In 2005, African Development Foundation investments
        across Africa created more than 110,000 jobs for poor Africans
        and generated $70 million in gross revenues for enterprises.
        Almost 65 percent of micro and small entrepreneurs assisted by
        the African Development Foundation were women.
            (6) African Development Foundation-assisted groups had $35
        million in export sales in 2005. For example, in Tanzania, the
        African Development Foundation is helping several thousand
        small sugar cane producers improve their income. Mtibwa Sugar
        has increased its gross export revenues by 423 percent over the
        past three years, from US$1.188 million during fiscal year 2002
        to US$5.034 million in fiscal year 2005. In the Ruembe
        Outgrowers Association, sugar cane yields per hectare are up 30
        percent and cumulative export sales stand at US$4.7 million.
        The number of participating cane farmers has increased by 50
        percent since project inception and the income of the 1440
        growers has almost doubled as a consequence of investment by
        the African Development Foundation.
            (7) The African Development Foundation is supporting
        African solutions to prevent HIV/AIDS and to reduce its impact
        on families and communities. For example, in Swaziland, where
        almost 40 percent of adults are infected with the AIDS virus,
        the African Development Foundation is improving nutrition and
        providing income-generating opportunities for widows and
        orphans by helping them produce and market vegetables, in
        Ghana, the African Development Foundation funded the training
        of almost 1500 youth who conducted peer counseling on HIV/AIDS
        to more than 200,000 young people, in Plateau State, Nigeria,
        the African Development Foundation funded a pilot program to
        adapt and extend a faith-based life skills training program in
        the public secondary schools in which approximately 500
        teachers were trained in the new curriculum and more than
        25,000 students received year-long training, and in Tanzania,
        the African Development Foundation has experimented with
        supporting schemes that extend micro-credit to people living
        with HIV/AIDS, enabling them to start informal businesses and
        undertake income-generating activities.
            (8) The work of the African Development Foundation is a
        powerful example of the goodwill of the American people, and it
        is one of the most effective foreign assistance programs of the
        United States.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ACT.

    (a) Redesignation.--
            (1) In general.--Section 503(a) of the African Development
        Foundation Act (Public Law 96-533; 22 U.S.C. 290h-1(a)) is
        amended by striking ```African Development Foundation''' and
        inserting ```United States African Development Foundation'''.
            (2) Reference.--Any reference to the African Development
        Foundation in any law, rule, regulation, certificate,
        directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the
        date of the enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a
        reference to the United States African Development Foundation.
    (b) Funding for Grants and Loans.--
            (1) Limitation.--Subsection (a) of section 505 of such Act
        (22 U.S.C. 290h-3) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(including
                small enterprises, producer associations, and
                cooperatives)'' after ``entity''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``The total'' and inserting
                        ``Except as provided in this paragraph, the
                        total'';
                            (ii) by striking ``$250,000'' and inserting
                        ``$400,000''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following
                        new sentence: ``The funding limitation
                        specified in this paragraph may be exceeded
                        only in exceptional circumstances upon approval
                        of the Board of the Directors and notification
                        to Congress.''.
            (2) Use of funds.--Subsection (b) of such section is
        amended, in the second sentence, by inserting before the period
        at the end the following: ``, including supporting projects
        which benefit the poor''.
            (3) Recipients.--Such section is amended by adding at the
        end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) To be eligible to receive grant, loan, or loan guarantee
under this section, a small enterprise referred to in subsection (a)
shall satisfy the following requirements:
            ``(1) Ownership is predominantly vested in one or more
        individuals who are indigenous to Africa and who are
        representative and knowledgeable of, and with a track record of
        responding to, the needs and aspirations of the poor.
            ``(2) Management and daily business operations of the
        entity are controlled by one or more individuals who are
        indigenous to Africa.''.
    (c) Powers of the Foundation.--Section 506(a)(5) of such Act (22
U.S.C. 290h-4(a)) is amended by inserting ``including providing
technical assistance to eligible recipients described in section
505(a)(1),'' after ``situated,''.
    (d) Basic Pay and Hiring Authorities.--Subsection (d) of section
507 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 290h-5) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by striking
        ``level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of
        title 5'' and inserting ``level II of the Executive Schedule
        under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following
        new sentence: ``Such experts and consultants may be employed
        without regard to section 5373 of such title.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Of the individuals employed by the Foundation, not to
        exceed four such individuals may be appointed, compensated, or
        removed without regard to the civil service laws and
        regulations. No individual appointed may receive a rate of pay
        that exceeds the rate for senior level positions under section
        5376 of title 5, United States Code. An employee of an agency
        serving in a career, career conditional, or non-temporary
        excepted service position who is appointed by the Foundation
        shall be entitled, on termination of such appointment for any
        reason other than for the misconduct or delinquence of such
        employee, to be reinstated in such employee's former position
        or a position of similar seniority and pay in the same
        agency.''.

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African Development Foundation Act of 2006 - Amends the the African Development Foundation Act to redesignate the African Development Foundation as the United States African Development Foundation.

Specifies that small enterprises, producer associations, and cooperatives are eligible for Foundation assistance grants, loans, and loan guarantee assistance.

Increases the project assistance ceiling and permits such amount to be exceeded in exceptional circumstances upon Board of Directors approval and congressional notification.

Requires a small enterprise to have its ownership and management and daily business operations vested in one or more individuals who are indigenous to Africa in order to qualify for Foundation assistance.

Authorizes the Foundation to provide eligible recipients with technical assistance.

Revises specified salary and hiring provisions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wholesale Motor Fuel Fairness and
Competition Restoration Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) both wholesale and retail motor fuel prices are the
        result of a number of complex factors, including those related
        to supply, refining, consumer demand, and oil company cost,
        pricing, and marketing practices;
            (2) certain cost, pricing, and marketing practices employed
        by the oil companies are unfair and anticompetitive, and
        contribute to the unjustified price of retail motor fuel
        charged the American consumer;
            (3) among the unfair and anticompetitive oil company
        practices are price zoning, redlining, discriminatory wholesale
        motor fuel pricing, and a complex system of cost allocation
        that hides the factors on which wholesale costs are based;
            (4) the oil companies' practice known as price zoning is
        one by which prices for motor fuel are set solely because of
        the retail station's geographic location unrelated to cost-of-
        business factors;
            (5) price zoning allows an oil company to artificially
        increase or depress retail motor fuel prices in order to secure
        an unfair market advantage against competitors;
            (6) the oil companies engage in a practice known as
        redlining, whereby a refiner refuses to sell motor fuel to
        distributors or particular geographic markets;
            (7) redlining allows an oil company to force concessions
        from a distributor and affords the company the opportunity to
        exert undue influence in a particular area or region;
            (8) the oil companies engage in a practice of
        discriminatory wholesale pricing of motor fuel based on the
        relationship of the purchaser to the oil company and the degree
        of competition they provide;
            (9) discriminatory pricing allows oil companies to charge
        different wholesale prices to company owned and operated retail
        stations, franchisees, and independent retailers though all may
        be situated in the same community and face the same competitive
        and operating factors;
            (10) the oil companies engage in a complex system of cost
        allocations by which they employ rebates, incentives, credits,
        and market enhancement allowances that hide the factors on
        which wholesale prices are based or published;
            (11) the complex system of cost allocation allows oil
        companies to post a ``wholesale price'' that is far different
        from the actual wholesale price that would be revealed if the
        cost factors were publicly identified and appropriately
        allocated; and
            (12) it is appropriate for the Federal Government to
        prohibit these unfair oil company cost, pricing, and marketing
        practices, to restore fair and competitive practices to the
        wholesale sale of motor fuel, and to allow American consumers
        to assess for themselves the factors that contribute to the
        price changes they pay at the retail pump.

SEC. 3. PRICE DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITION.

    (a) Prohibition.--
            (1) In general.--It shall be a violation of this Act for an
        owner or operator of a terminal facility to sell motor fuel
        from the terminal facility to a distributor or retailer at a
        price in excess of the price it charges any other distributor
        or retailer, including a distributor or retailer which it owns
        or with which it is affiliated.
            (2) Price determination.--For purposes of this subsection,
        the price an owner or operator of a terminal facility charges a
        distributor or retailer which it owns or with which it is
        affiliated shall be the price determined pursuant to the
        regulations issued under section 4(a).
            (3) Exception.--A sale shall not be in violation of this
        subsection if it is made pursuant to the terms of a franchise
        or sales contract entered into before October 17, 2000.
    (b) Civil Penalty.--The Federal Trade Commission may assess a civil
penalty, not to exceed $1,000,000, for each violation described in
subsection (a).
    (c) Criminal Penalty.--Whoever knowingly violates subsection (a)
shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not
more than 5 years.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 6 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. FULL DISCLOSURE.

    (a) Requirement.--The Federal Trade Commission, in consultation
with the Secretary of Energy, shall issue regulations requiring full
disclosure by refiners and distributors of their wholesale motor fuel
pricing policies, including rebates, incentives, and market enhancement
allowances. Such regulations shall establish procedures for determining
the price an owner or operator of a terminal facility charges a
distributor or retailer which it owns or with which it is affiliated.
    (b) Effective Date.--The regulations issued under subsection (a)
shall take effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Public Dissemination.--The Federal Trade Commission shall
ensure that all information acquired pursuant to the regulations issued
under subsection (a) are made available to the public, except trade
secrets and commercial or financial information protected from
disclosure under subsection (b)(4) of section 552 of title 5, United
States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act).
Such information may be disseminated through the Energy Information
Administration.

SEC. 5. OWNERSHIP STUDY AND REPORT.

    Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Secretary
of Energy, shall transmit to the Congress a report containing the
results of a study of whether ownership or operation by a refiner of a
facility for the retail sale of motor fuel has anticompetitive effects
on the price of motor fuel. Such report shall include any
recommendations for legislative or administrative actions the Federal
Trade Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy,
considers appropriate.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, any term defined in section 101 of the
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2801) shall have the
meaning given the term in that Act.

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Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of such prohibition.
Directs the Federal Trade Commission to: (1) promulgate regulations requiring full disclosure by refiners and distributors of their wholesale motor fuel pricing policies, including rebates, incentives, and market enhancement allowances; (2) ensure that all such information is made available to the public; and (3) report to Congress the results of a study whether ownership or operation by a refiner of a facility for the retail sale of motor fuel has anticompetitive effects on the price of motor fuel.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Expiring Authorities Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSIONS OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES AFFECTING VETERANS AND THEIR
FAMILIES.
    (a) Extension of Authority To Provide Monthly Assistance Allowance
to Veterans With Disability Invited by United States Olympic
Committee.--
        (1) In general.--Section 322(d)(4) of title 38, United States
    Code, is amended by inserting ``and $500,000 for the period
    beginning October 1, 2013, and ending December 31, 2013'' after
    ``2013''.
        (2) Technical correction.--Section 322 of such title is amended
    by striking ``United States Paralympics, Inc.,'' each place it
    appears and inserting ``United States Olympic Committee''.
    (b) Extension of Authority To Provide Assistance for United States
Olympic Committee.--
        (1) In general.--Section 521A of such title is amended--
            (A) in subsection (g), by inserting ``and $2,000,000 for
        the period beginning October 1, 2013, and ending December 31,
        2013'' after ``2013''; and
            (B) in subsection (l), by striking ``The Secretary may only
        provide assistance under this section during fiscal years 2010
        through 2013.'' and inserting ``The Secretary may not provide
        assistance under this section after December 31, 2013.''.
        (2) Technical correction.--Such section is further amended--
            (A) except in subsection (d)(4), by striking ``United
        States Paralympics, Inc.,'' each place it appears and inserting
        ``United States Olympic Committee'';
            (B) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ``United States
        Paralympics, Inc.'' and inserting ``United States Olympic
        Committee''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(m) Applicability to Commonwealths and Territories of United
States.--The provisions of this section and section 322 of this title
shall apply with respect to the following in the same manner and to the
same degree as the United States Olympic Committee:
        ``(1) The American Samoa National Olympic Committee.
        ``(2) Guam National Olympic Committee.
        ``(3) Comite Olimpico de Puerto Rico.
        ``(4) Such entities as the Secretary considers appropriate to
    represent the interests of the Northern Mariana Islands and the
    United States Virgin Islands under this section and section 322 of
    this title.''.
        (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning
    of chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking the item relating
    to section 521A and inserting the following new item:

``521A. Assistance for United States Olympic Committee.''.

    (c) Extension of Authority for Collection of Copayments for
Hospital Care and Nursing Home Care.--Section 1710(f)(2)(B) of such
title is amended by striking ``September 30, 2013'' and inserting
``September 30, 2014''.
    (d) Extension of Authority for Recovery From Third Parties of Cost
of Care and Services Furnished to Veterans With Health-plan Contracts
for Non-service-connected Disability.--Section 1729(a)(2)(E) of such
title is amended by striking ``October 1, 2013'' and inserting
``October 1, 2014''.
    (e) Extensions of Authorities Affecting Homeless Veterans.--
        (1) Homeless veterans reintegration programs.--Section
    2021(e)(1)(F) of such title is amended by striking ``2013'' and
    inserting ``2014''.
        (2) Referral and counseling services: veterans at risk of
    homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions.--
    Section 2023(d) of such title is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``to enter into a contract'' before ``to
        provide''; and
            (B) by striking ``September 30, 2013'' and inserting
        ``September 30, 2014''.
    (f) Extension of Previously Fully-funded Authorities Affecting
Homeless Veterans.--
        (1) Comprehensive service programs.--Section 2013 of such title
    is amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following
    new paragraphs:
        ``(6) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
        ``(7) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 and each subsequent
    fiscal year.''.
        (2) Financial assistance for supportive services for very low-
    income veteran families in permanent housing.--Section
    2044(e)(1)(E) of such title is amended by striking ``for fiscal
    year 2013'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2013 and
    2014''.
        (3) Grant program for homeless veterans with special needs.--
    Section 2061(d)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``through
    2013'' and inserting ``through 2014''.
    (g) Extension of Temporary Expansion of Eligibility for Specially
Adapted Housing Assistance for Certain Veterans With Disabilities
Causing Difficulty With Ambulating.--Section 2101(a)(4) of such title
is amended--
        (1) by striking ``The Secretary's'' and inserting ``(A) Except
    as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary's'';
        (2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (1), by
    striking ``September 30, 2013'' and inserting ``September 30,
    2014''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) In fiscal year 2014, the Secretary may not approve more than
30 applications for assistance under paragraph (1) for disabled
veterans described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii).''.
    (h) Extension of Authority To Calculate Net Value of Real Property
Securing Defaulted Loan for Purposes of Liquidation.--Section
3732(c)(11) of such title is amended by striking ``October 1, 2013''
and inserting ``October 1, 2014''.
    (i) Extension of Pilot Program on Assistance for Child Care for
Certain Veterans Receiving Health Care.--Section 205 of the Caregivers
and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-163;
38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (e), by striking ``2-year'' and inserting
    ``3-year''; and
        (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``and 2011'' and inserting
    ``and 2014''.
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF USE OF NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES FOR
INCOME VERIFICATION PURPOSES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS BENEFITS.
    (a) Secretary of Health and Human Services.--Section 453(j)(11) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(11)) is amended by striking
subparagraph (G) and inserting the following new subparagraph (G):
            ``(G) Expiration of authority.--The authority under this
        paragraph shall be in effect as follows:
                ``(i) During the period beginning on December 26, 2007,
            and ending on November 18, 2011.
                ``(ii) During the period beginning on the date of the
            enactment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring
            Authorities Act of 2013 and ending 180 days after that
            date.''.
    (b) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.--Section 5317A of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting
the following new subsection (d):
    ``(d) Expiration of Authority.--The authority under this section
shall be in effect as follows:
        ``(1) During the period beginning on December 26, 2007, and
    ending on November 18, 2011.
        ``(2) During the period beginning on the date of the enactment
    of the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of
    2013 and ending 180 days after that date.''.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE AND RATIFICATION.
    (a) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on October 1, 2013,
except that Section 2 (a) shall take effect on September 30, 2013.
    (b) Ratification.--If this Act is not enacted on or before
September 30, 2013, any actions undertaken by the Department of
Veterans Affairs under the authorities extended by this Act during the
period beginning on such date and ending on the date of the enactment
of this Act shall be deemed ratified.
SEC. 5. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010 shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

Output: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 23, 2013.  Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes specified appropriations for the period October 1-December 31, 2013, to pay a monthly assistance allowance to a veteran with a disability invited by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to compete for a slot on, or selected for, the Paralympic Team for any month in which the veteran is training or competing in any event sanctioned by the USOC, or who is residing at a USOC, training center. Extends for the same period the authorization for grants to USOC for an integrated adaptive sports program for disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces. Applies the same grant authorization, in the same manner and to the same degree as to the USOC, to: (1) the American Samoa National Olympic Committee, (2) the Guam National Olympic Committee, (3) the Comite Olimpico de Puerto Rico, and (4) appropriate entities representing the interests of the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. Extends through FY2014 a veteran's liability for copayments of $10 for every day the veteran receives hospital care and of $5 for every day he or she receives nursing home care. Extends through FY2014 the right of the United States to recover or collect from a third party reasonable charges for care or services for a non-service-connected disability of a veteran with a service-connected disability who is entitled to care (or payment of the expenses of care) under a health-plan contract. Extends through FY2014 the authority of the Secretary of Labor for homeless veterans reintegration programs, and of the same Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract for referral and counseling services for veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions. Extends through FY2015 the authorization of appropriations for comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans. Extends through FY2014 the availability of funds for: (1) financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, and (2) the grant program for homeless veterans with special needs. Extends through FY2014 specially adapted housing assistance for a disabled veteran whose permanent and total service-connected disability causes difficulty with ambulating. Limits to 30 applications during FY2014 approval of such assistance for any such disabled veterans who served in the Armed Forces on or after September 11, 2001. Extends through FY2014 the authority to calculate, for liquidation purposes, the net value of real property securing a defaulted guaranteed housing or small business loan to a veteran. Amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to extend through FY2014 the pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing assistance to veterans receiving regular or intensive mental health services and other intensive health care services in order to obtain child care while receiving such services. (Sec. 3) Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV (Temporary Assistance to Needy families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to revive for a specified 180-day period the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) with VA information for comparison with information in the National Directory of New Hires about individuals applying for or receiving needs-based veterans pension benefits, parents' dependency and indemnity compensation, veterans health care services, or compensation based on 100% unemployability. Authorizes for the same 180-day period the authority of the VA Secretary to terminate, deny, suspend, or reduce any of such veterans benefits or services, with respect to an applicant or recipient under age 65, by reason of information obtained from the HHS Secretary, but only if the VA Secretary takes appropriate steps to verify independently information relating to the individual's employment and employment income. (Sec. 4) Makes this Act effective on October 1, 2013, except for the authorization of appropriations for monthly assistance for disabled veterans invited to compete for a slot on, or selected for, the Paralympic Team, which shall be effective September 30, 2013. Deems ratified any VA actions undertaken before enactment of this Act under the authorities extended by this Act, if this Act is not enacted on or before September 30, 2013.