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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Diabetes Self-Management Training
Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death in the
        United States. Over 18,000,000 Americans (6.2 percent of the
        population) currently are living with diabetes, a number that
        is estimated to increase to 29,000,000 by the year 2050. In
        2002, diabetes accounted for $132,000,000,000 in direct and
        indirect health care costs. Diabetes is widely recognized as
        one of the top public health threats facing our Nation today.
            (2) Diabetes can occur in 2 forms--type 1 diabetes is
        caused by the body's inability to produce insulin, a hormone
        that allows glucose or sugar to enter and fuel cells and type 2
        diabetes, which occurs when the body fails to make enough
        insulin or fails to properly use it. People with type 1
        diabetes are required to take daily insulin injections to stay
        alive. While some people with type 2 diabetes need insulin
        shots, others with type 2 diabetes can control their diabetes
        through healthy diet, nutrition, and lifestyle changes. Type 2
        diabetes accounts for up to 95 percent of all diabetes cases
        affecting 8 percent of the population age 20 and older. The
        prevalence of type 2 diabetes has tripled in the last 30 years,
        with much of that increase due to an upsurge in obesity.
            (3) In 2002, the Diabetes Prevention Program study found
        that participants (all of whom were at increased risk of
        developing type 2 diabetes) who made lifestyle changes reduced
        their risk of getting type 2 diabetes by 58 percent.
            (4) Diabetes self-management training (DSMT), also called
        diabetes education, provides knowledge and skill training to
        patients with diabetes, helping them identify barriers,
        facilitate problem solving, and develop coping skills to
        effectively manage their diabetes. Unlike many other diseases,
        diabetes requires constant vigilance on the part of the patient
        and demands far more than just taking pills or insulin shots. A
        certified diabetes educator is a health care professional--
        often a nurse, dietitian, or pharmacist, who specializes in
        helping people with diabetes develop the self-management skills
        needed to stay healthy and avoid costly acute complications and
        emergency care, as well as debilitating secondary conditions
        caused by diabetes.
            (5) There are currently over 20,000 diabetes educators in
        the United States, most of whom are certified diabetes
        educators (CDEs) credentialed by the National Certification
        Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE). To earn a CDE
        designation, a health care professional must be licensed or
        registered, or have received an advanced degree in a relevant
        public health concentration, have professional practice
        experience and have met minimum hours requirements in diabetes
        self-management training, and have met certification and
        recertification requirements. Many other health care
        professionals that are able to bill for diabetes education
        through the medicare program have far less experience or
        ability to provide the skilled expertise to help people with
        diabetes self-manage the disease.
            (6) CDEs represent the only group of health care
        professionals who provide diabetes self-management training
        that have not been recognized as health care providers and are
        therefore precluded from directly billing the medicare program
        for DSMT. Adding CDEs as providers to that program would give
        diabetes patients access to the care they need.

SEC. 3. RECOGNITION OF CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS AS MEDICARE
              PROVIDERS FOR PURPOSES OF DIABETES OUTPATIENT SELF-
              MANAGEMENT TRAINING SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(qq) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(qq)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and
                includes a certified diabetes educator (as defined in
                paragraph (3)) who is credentialed by a nationally
                recognized certifying body for diabetes educators and
                who provides services within a diabetes self-management
                training program that is lawfully operated under all
                applicable Federal, State, and local laws and
                regulations'' before the semicolon at the end; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the
                period at the end the following: ``or is a certified
                diabetes educator (as so defined) who is credentialed
                by a nationally recognized certifying body for diabetes
                educators and who provides services within a diabetes
                self-management training program that is lawfully
                operated under all applicable Federal, State, and local
                laws and regulations''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) For purposes of paragraph (2), the term `certified diabetes
educator' means an individual who--
            ``(A) is a health care professional who specializes in
        helping individuals with diabetes develop the self-management
        skills needed to overcome the daily challenges and problems
        caused by the disease;
            ``(B) has an advanced degree in a relevant public health
        concentration or is a licensed or registered health care
        professional, has met eligibility requirements for initial
        certification, including meeting the minimum requirements for
        professional practice experience and hours for diabetes self-
        management, and has passed a certification exam approved by a
        nationally recognized certifying body for diabetes educators;
        and
            ``(C) has periodically renewed certification status
        following initial certification.''.
    (b) GAO Study and Report.--
            (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
        shall conduct a study to identify the barriers that exist for
        individuals with diabetes in accessing diabetes self-management
        training, including economic and geographic barriers and
        availability of appropriate referrals and access to adequate,
        qualified providers.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
        States shall submit a report to Congress regarding the study
        conducted under paragraph (2).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to diabetes outpatient self-management training services
furnished on or after the date that is 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act.

Output: Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for recognition of certified diabetes educators as Medicare providers by a nationally recognized certifying body for diabetes educators for purposes of diabetes outpatient self-management training services.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Leaders Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DIVERSITY IN MILITARY LEADERSHIP.

    (a) Definition of Diversity.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security (in the
case of the Coast Guard) should develop a uniform definition of
diversity that--
            (1) encompasses all the different characteristics and
        attributes of members of the Armed Forces; and
            (2) is consistent with the core values of the Armed Forces,
        integral to overall readiness and mission accomplishment, and
        reflective of the diverse population of the United States.
    (b) Diversity as a National Security Issue.--It is the sense of
Congress that--
            (1) diversity is a national security issue and a force
        multiplier for the Armed Forces and the United States;
            (2) diversity within the Armed Forces is vitally important,
        not only with respect to promoting innovation and creativity,
        but also with respect to developing a more inclusive workforce
        for a fair and just America;
            (3) diversity is a necessity to mission readiness and
        excellence;
            (4) attracting and employing a diverse and talented team of
        officers and senior enlisted personnel ultimately enables the
        Armed Forces to better perform their national security missions
        and, in the case of the Coast Guard, its essential regulatory
        missions; and
            (5) in preparing the Nation for future national security
        needs, it is important to identify regional and cultural
        expertise, relevant reserve component civilian expertise, and
        language expertise upon military accession and throughout the
        careers of members of the Armed Forces in order to better
        manage personnel with mission critical skill sets and to
        leverage that expertise in service to the United States.

SEC. 3. DIVERSITY IN MILITARY LEADERSHIP AND RELATED REPORTING
              REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Plan To Achieve Military Leadership Reflecting Diversity of
United States Population.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 37 of title 10, United States
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
        section:
``Sec. 656. Diversity in military leadership: plan
    ``(a) Plan.--The Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of
Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) shall prepare and
implement a plan to achieve, between 2031 and 2041, a dynamic,
sustainable level of members of the armed forces (including reserve
components thereof) that, among both commissioned officers and senior
enlisted personnel of each armed force, will reflect the diverse
population of the United States eligible to serve in the armed forces,
including gender specific, racial, or ethnic populations and
diversified language and cultural skills so as to preserve and enhance
the all-volunteer force.
    ``(b) Metrics To Measure Progress in Developing and Implementing
Plan.--The Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security
in the case of the Coast Guard) shall develop a standard set of metrics
and collection procedures that are uniform across the armed forces,
including reserve components thereof, in furtherance of developing and
implementing the plan established under subsection (a). The metrics
required by this subsection shall be designed--
            ``(1) to accurately capture the inclusion and capability
        aspects of the armed forces broader diversity plans; and
            ``(2) to be verifiable and systematically linked to
        strategic plans that will drive improvements.
    ``(c) Consultation.--Not less than biannually, the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall meet with the
Secretaries of the military departments, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
Commandant of the Coast Guard, and senior enlisted members of the armed
forces to discuss the progress being made toward developing and
implementing the plan established under subsection (a).
    ``(d) Cooperation With States.--The Secretary of Defense shall
coordinate with the National Guard Bureau and States in tracking the
progress of the National Guard toward developing and implementing the
plan established under subsection (a).''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
        beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the
        following new item:

``656. Diversity in military leadership: plan.''.
    (b) Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) Inclusion in dod manpower requirements report.--Section
        115a(c) of such title is amended by adding at the end the
        following new paragraph:
            ``(4) The progress made in implementing the plan required
        by section 656 of this title to achieve a dynamic, sustainable
        armed forces that has a membership that will, among both
        commissioned officers and senior enlisted personnel of each
        armed force, including reserve components thereof, reflect the
        diverse population of the United States eligible to serve in
        the armed forces while still being able to--
                    ``(A) prevail in any war, prevent and deter any
                conflict, defeat any adversary, and succeed in a wide
                range of contingencies; and
                    ``(B) preserve and enhance the all-volunteer force.
            ``(5) The available pool of qualified candidates for the
        general officer grades of general and lieutenant general and
        the flag officer grades of admiral and vice admiral, including
        an assessment of the qualified racial or ethnic minority and
        female candidates.''.
            (2) Coast guard report.--
                    (A) Annual report required.--The Secretary of
                Homeland Security shall prepare an annual report
                addressing diversity among commissioned officers of the
                Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve and among enlisted
                personnel of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve in
                the pay grades E-7 through E-9. The report shall
                include an assessment of the available pool of
                qualified candidates for the flag officer grades of
                admiral and vice admiral, including an assessment of
                the qualified racial or ethnic minority and female
                candidates.
                    (B) Submission.--The report shall be submitted each
                year not later than 45 days after the date on which the
                President submits to Congress the budget for the next
                fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, United
                States Code. Each report shall be submitted to the
                President, the Committee on Armed Services, the
                Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the
                Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
                Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services
                and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
                Transportation of the Senate.

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Military Leaders Enhancement Act - Directs Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) in the case of the Coast Guard to: (1) prepare and implement a plan to achieve, between 2031 and 2041, a dynamic, sustainable level of Armed Forces members (including reserve components) that, among both commissioned officers and senior enlisted personnel of each armed force, reflects the diverse population of the United States eligible to serve in the Armed Forces, including gender specific, racial, or ethnic populations and diversified language and cultural skills; and (2) develop a standard set of metrics and collection procedures, uniform across the Armed Forces, to capture the inclusion and capability aspects of the Armed Forces' broader diversity plans and to verify and systematically link to strategic plans.

Requires: (1) the DOD and DHS Secretaries, at least biannually, to meet with the Secretaries of the military departments, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and senior enlisted members of the Armed Forces to discuss progress on the plan; and (2) the DOD Secretary to coordinate with the National Guard Bureau and states in tracking the National Guard's progress on the plan.

Directs the DOD Secretary to include in its annual defense manpower requirements report to Congress a discussion of: (1) the progress on implementing the plan while still being able to prevail in any war, prevent and deter any conflict, defeat any adversary, succeed in wide ranges of contingencies, and preserve and enhance the all-volunteer force; (2) the available pool of qualified candidates for the general officer grades of general and lieutenant general and the flag officer grades of admiral and vice admiral, including an assessment of the qualified racial or ethnic minority and female candidates.

Directs the DHS Secretary to submit to Congress a related annual report.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Greener Government Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The policies and programs of the Federal Government
        should encourage sustainable economic development.
            (2) The Federal Government spends substantial sums annually
        on the development of new technologies.
            (3) The development of environmental technologies can
        enhance the economic competitiveness and environmental security
        of the United States.
            (4) In order to contribute to the achievement of
        sustainable economic development and to promote the economic
        and environmental security of the United States, environmental
        concerns should be incorporated into the technology development
        programs of the Federal Government.

SEC. 3. ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TECHNOLOGIES IN ONGOING PROGRAMS.

    (a) Stevenson-Wydler Amendments.--The Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701) is amended--
            (1) in section 2(2), by inserting ``greater environmental
        sustainability,'' after ``employment opportunities,'';
            (2) in section 3(1), by inserting ``for sustainable
        economic development'' after ``stimulate technology'';
            (3) in section 4, by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(14) `Sustainable economic development' means the
        integration of environment and economic development concerns
        leading to long-term economic development with reduced
        pollution and the more efficient use of energy and
        materials;'';
            (4) in section 6(a), by inserting ``and sustainable
        economic development in their regions'' after ``enhance the
        competitiveness of American business'';
            (5) in section 6(d), by inserting ``and sustainable
        economic development of their regions'' after ``enhance the
        competitiveness of American businesses'';
            (6) in section 7(a), by inserting ``and sustainable
        economic development'' after ``enhance technological
        innovation'';
            (7) in section 7(c)(1), by striking ``economic
        competitiveness'' and inserting ``sustainable economic
        development'';
            (8) in section 9(a), by inserting ``and sustainable
        economic development'' after ``enhance technological
        innovation''; and
            (9) in section 11(c)(1) by inserting ``and would enhance
        sustainable economic development'' after ``commercial
        applications''.
    (b) NIST Amendments.--The National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 271) is amended--
            (1) in section 1(b)(1), by inserting ``sustainable economic
        development,'' after ``improved product reliability and
        manufacturing processes,'';
            (2) in section 1, by adding after subsection (b) the
        following new subsection:
    ``(c) For purposes of the this section, the term `sustainable
economic development' means the integration of environment and economic
development concerns leading to long-term economic development with
reduced pollution and the more efficient use of energy and
materials.''; and
            (3) in section 2(b)(1), by inserting ``to enhance
        sustainable economic development (as that term is defined in
        section 1(c))'' after ``to improve quality,''.
    (c) NASA Amendments.--The National Aeronautics and Space Act of
1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451 note) is amended--
            (1) in section 102(d)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and
                (9) as paragraphs (7), (8), (9), and (10),
                respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following
                new paragraph:
            ``(6) The making available to Federal and non-Federal
        entities of the United States, technologies that will enhance
        the sustainable economic development of the Nation.''; and
            (2) in section 103--
                    (A) by striking ``; and'' in paragraph (1) and
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (2) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(3) the term `sustainable economic development' means the
        integration of environment and economic development concerns
        leading to long-term economic development with reduced
        pollution and the more efficient use of energy and
        materials.''.
    (d) NSF Amendments.--
            (1) Functions.--Section 3(a) of the National Science
        Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``; and'' and
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(8) to foster education and research that would promote
        sustainable economic development nationally and
        internationally.''.
            (2) Definition.--Subsection (g) of section 14 of such Act
        is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) For purposes of this Act:
            ``(1) The term `United States' when used in a geographical
        sense means the States, the District of Columbia, the
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all territories and
        possessions of the United States.
            ``(2) The term `sustainable economic development' means the
        integration of environment and economic development concerns
        leading to long-term economic development with reduced
        pollution and the more efficient use of energy and
        materials.''.
    (e) Title 10 Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2501(b) of title 10, United States
        Code, is amended by striking ``economic growth'' in paragraphs
        (1) and (2) and inserting ``sustainable economic development''.
            (2) Definition.--Section 2491 of such title is amended by
        adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(13) The term `sustainable economic development' means
        the integration of environment and economic development
        concerns leading to long-term economic development with reduced
        pollution and the more efficient use of energy and
        materials.''.
    (f) Title 49 Amendment.--Section 101(b)(4) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ``and sustainable economic
development (as defined in section 4(14) of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703(14))'' after
``technological advances''.

Output: Greener Government Act of 1993 - Provides for the incorporation of environmentally sound principles in programs under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act, the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, and the National Science Foundation Act of 1950.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Early Hearing Loss Detection,
Diagnosis, and Intervention Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are to authorize statewide early
detection, diagnosis, referral, and intervention networks, technical
assistance, a national applied research program, and interagency and
private sector collaboration for policy development, in order to assist
the States in making progress toward the following goals:
            (1) All babies born in hospitals in the United States and
        its territories should be screened for hearing loss before
        leaving the hospital (unless the parents of the children object
        to the screening).
            (2) Babies who are not born in hospitals should be screened
        within the first 3 months of life.
            (3) Diagnostic audiologic testing, if indicated, should be
        performed in a timely manner to allow appropriate referral for
        treatment/intervention before the age of 6 months.
            (4) All universal newborn hearing screening programs should
        include a component which ensures linkage to diagnosis and the
        community system of early intervention services.
            (5) Public policy in early hearing detection, diagnosis,
        and intervention should be based on applied research and the
        recognition that infants, toddlers, and children who are deaf
        or hard-of-hearing have unique language, learning, and
        communication needs, and should be the result of consultation
        with pertinent public and private sectors.

SEC. 3. STATEWIDE EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND INTERVENTION
              NETWORKS.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this Act referred to
as the ``Secretary''), acting through the Administrator of the Health
Resources and Services Administration, shall make awards of grants or
cooperative agreements to develop statewide early detection, diagnosis,
and intervention networks for the following purposes:
            (1) To develop State capacity to support newborn hearing
        loss detection, diagnosis, and intervention.
            (2) To monitor the extent to which hearing detection is
        conducted in birthing hospitals throughout the State, and
        assist in the development of universal newborn hearing
        detection programs in birthing hospitals and nonhospital
        birthing sites.
            (3) To develop statewide models which ensure effective
        screening, referral, and linkage with appropriate diagnostic,
        medical, and qualified early intervention services, providers,
        and programs within the community.
            (4) To collect data on statewide early detection,
        diagnosis, and intervention that can be used for applied
        research and policy development.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DATA MANAGEMENT, AND APPLIED RESEARCH.

    (a) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.--The Secretary,
acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, shall make awards of grants or cooperative agreements to
provide technical assistance to State agencies to complement an
intramural program and to conduct applied research related to infant
hearing detection, diagnosis, and treatment/intervention. The program
shall carry out the following:
            (1) Provide technical assistance on data collection and
        management.
            (2) Develop standardized procedures for data management to
        ensure quality monitoring of infant hearing loss detection,
        diagnosis, and intervention programs.
            (3) Study the costs and effectiveness of hearing detection
        conducted by State-based programs in order to answer issues of
        importance to national and State policymakers.
            (4) Identify the causes and risk factors for congenital
        hearing loss that might lead to the development of preventive
        interventions.
            (5) Study the effectiveness of early hearing detection,
        diagnosis, and treatment/intervention programs by assessing the
        health, developmental, cognitive, and language status of these
        children at school age.
            (6) Promote the sharing of data regarding early hearing
        loss with State-based birth defects and developmental
        disabilities monitoring programs for the purpose of identifying
        previously unknown causes of hearing loss.
    (b) National Institutes of Health.--The Director of the National
Institutes of Health, acting through the Director of the National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, shall for
purposes of this Act carry out a program of research on the efficacy of
new screening techniques and technology, including clinical trials of
screening methods, studies on efficacy of intervention, and related
basic and applied research.

SEC. 5. COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION.

    (a) In General.--In carrying out programs under this Act, the
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the
Director of the National Institutes of Health shall collaborate and
consult with other Federal agencies; State and local agencies
(including those responsible for early intervention services pursuant
to part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act); consumer
groups serving individuals who are deaf and hard-of-hearing; persons
who are deaf and hard-of-hearing and their families; qualified
professional personnel who are proficient in deaf or hard-of-hearing
children's language and who possess the specialized knowledge, skills,
and attributes needed to serve deaf and hard-of-hearing infants,
toddlers, children, and their families; other health and education
professionals and organizations; third-party payers and managed care
organizations; and related commercial industries.
    (b) Policy Development.--The Administrator of the Health Resources
and Services Administration, the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, and the Director of the National Institutes of
Health shall coordinate and collaborate on recommendations for policy
development at the Federal and State levels and with the private
sector, including consumer and professional based organizations, with
respect to early hearing detection, diagnosis, and treatment/
intervention.
    (c) State Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Intervention Networks;
Data Collection.--The Administrator of the Health Resources and
Services Administration and the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention shall coordinate and collaborate in assisting
States to establish early detection, diagnosis, and intervention
networks under section 3 and to develop a data collection system under
section 4.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Statewide Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Intervention
Networks.--For the purpose of carrying out section 3, there are
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999,
$8,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2003.
    (b) Technical Assistance, Data Management, and Applied Research.--
            (1) Centers for disease control and prevention.--For the
        purpose of carrying out section 4(a), there are authorized to
        be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $7,000,000 for
        fiscal year 2000, and such sums as may be necessary for each of
        the fiscal years 2001 through 2003.
            (2) National institutes of health.--For the purpose of
        carrying out section 4(b), there are authorized to be
        appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $4,000,000 for
        fiscal year 2000, and such sums as may be necessary for each of
        the fiscal years 2001 through 2003.

Output: Early Hearing Loss Detection, Diagnosis, and Intervention Act of 1997 - Mandates grants or cooperative agreements to:  (1) develop statewide hearing loss early detection, diagnosis, and intervention networks; and (2) provide technical assistance to State agencies to complement an intramural program and to conduct applied research related to infant hearing detection, diagnosis, and treatment or intervention.  Requires the National Institutes of Health to carry out research on the efficacy of new screening techniques and technology.  Mandates coordination and collaboration.  Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Furthering Access and Networks for
Sports Act'' or the ``FANS Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961'' means the
Act of September 30, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 1291 et seq.).

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE SPORTS BROADCASTING ACT OF 1961.

    (a) Elimination of Antitrust Exemption for Sports Blackouts During
Retransmission Consent Negotiations.--Section 1 of the Sports
Broadcasting Act of 1961 (15 U.S.C. 1291) is amended by adding at the
end the following: ``The antitrust exemption established under this
section shall not apply to any league of clubs participating in
professional football, baseball, basketball, or hockey contests that
does not expressly prohibit sponsored telecast licensees of such
league, and any agreement with any video licensee, from intentionally
removing the live content of such league from a multichannel video
programming distributor (as defined in section 602 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 522)), when such removal occurs
during or is related to a negotiation regarding carriage of the games
of such league by the multichannel video programming distributor.''.
    (b) Elimination of Antitrust Exemption for Local Sports
Blackouts.--Section 2 of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 (15 U.S.C.
1292) is amended by striking ``, except within the home territory of a
member club of the league on a day when such club is playing a game at
home''.
    (c) Availability of Games Over the Internet Where Not Otherwise
Available on Television.--The Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 4 through 6 as sections 5
        through 7, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 3 the following:
    ``Sec. 4.
    ``(a) The antitrust exemption established under section 1 of this
Act shall not apply to any league of clubs participating in
professional football, baseball, basketball, or hockey contests that
does not make a sponsored telecast of a covered game available to
consumers, for a fee or otherwise, using an Internet platform, in any
territory in which the game is not available for private viewing
through a local television broadcast station or any available
multichannel video programming distributor.
    ``(b) For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) the term `covered game' means a game that--
                    ``(A) is played in the home territory of a member
                club of a league described in subsection (a); and
                    ``(B) is not available for private viewing through
                a local television broadcast station or any available
                multichannel video programming distributor;
            ``(2) the term `multichannel video programming distributor'
        has the meaning given the term in section 602 of the
        Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 522);
            ``(3) the term `television broadcast station' has the
        meaning given the term in section 325(b)(7) of the
        Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)(7)); and
            ``(4) the term `Internet platform' means a delivery
        mechanism that uses packet-switched protocol or any successor
        technology.''.

SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS TO PROFESSIONAL MAJOR LEAGUE
              BASEBALL.

    Section 27 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 26b) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``subsections (b) through (d)'' and
                inserting ``subsections (b) and (c)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``directly relating to or affecting
                employment of major league baseball players to play
                baseball at the major league level'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                striking ``, any conduct, acts, practices or agreements
                that do not directly relate to or affect employment of
                major league baseball players to play baseball at the
                major league level, including but not limited to'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or'' before ``franchise
                        ownership''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, the relationship'' and
                        all that follows through ``collectively'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (4); and
                    (D) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as
                paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;
            (3) by striking subsection (c); and
            (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.

    The amendments made by this Act shall--
            (1) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
            (2) apply to any contract or agreement entered into or
        modified by a league subject to the requirements of the Sports
        Broadcasting Act of 1961 on or after the date of enactment of
        this Act.

Output: Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act or the FANS Act - Amends the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 to deny the antitrust exemption for joint agreements covering the telecasting of sports contests to any league of clubs participating in professional football, baseball, basketball, or hockey contests that does not: (1) expressly prohibit sponsored telecast licensees of such league, and any agreement with any video licensee, from intentionally removing the live content of such league from a multichannel video programming distributor when such removal occurs during, or is related to a negotiation regarding, carriage of the league's games by such distributor; or (2) make a sponsored telecast of a game that is played in the home territory of a member club available to consumers, using an Internet platform, in any territory in which the game is not available for private viewing through a local television broadcast station or any available multichannel video programming distributor. Repeals the exception that allows the antitrust exemption for such a joint agreement that prohibits televising games within the home territory of a member club on a day when such club is playing at home. Amends the Clayton Act to: (1) subject the conduct, acts, practices, or agreements of persons in the business of organized professional major league baseball (currently, only such conduct, acts, practices, or agreements directly relating to or affecting employment of major league baseball players at the major league level) to the antitrust laws to the same extent that such conduct, acts, practices, or agreements engaged in by persons in any other professional sports business affecting interstate commerce are subject to such laws; and (2) repeal provisions granting only a major league baseball player standing to sue. Eliminates provisions specifying that such Act does not create, permit, or imply a cause of action by which to challenge under the antitrust laws: (1) the relationship between the Office of the Commissioner and franchise owners, the marketing or sales of the entertainment product of organized professional baseball, and the licensing of intellectual property rights owned or held by organized professional baseball teams; or (2) any conduct, acts, practices, or agreements protected by the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ambassador's Fund for Strategic
Exchanges Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States has a strategic national interest in
        improving its image around the world, given the historically
        low levels of public opinion toward the United States in many
        countries.
            (2) International exchange programs have been proven to be
        one of the most beneficial and cost-effective means by which to
        promote mutual understanding between citizens of the United
        States and citizens of other countries and to advance United
        States national interests through closer working partnerships
        with leaders around the world.
            (3) Prominent world leaders during recent decades, such as
        Tony Blair and Anwar Sadat, have deepened their friendship and
        openness to the United States through international exchanges,
        and many persons who previously had highly anti-American
        opinions have changed their views after participating in
        exchange programs organized by the United States Government.
            (4) United States exchange programs, such as the
        International Visitors Program, make a tremendous impact in the
        lives of those individuals who participate and consistently are
        ranked by public diplomacy experts as some of the most
        effective public diplomacy programs.
            (5) The International Visitors Program of the United States
        Department of State organizes exchange programs for anticipated
        future leaders in their countries who travel to the United
        States for programs generally of three weeks, and it produces
        very positive results among its target audience.
            (6) Another key target audience for United States exchanges
        is not addressed by the International Visitors Program; this
        group includes current political, economic, and civil society
        leaders, often from less privileged backgrounds, who have not
        traveled to the United States previously.
            (7) Such persons currently in leadership positions in their
        countries are often unable to leave their jobs for a period of
        three weeks, given the press of their responsibilities, and
        United States embassies administering exchange programs not
        infrequently find that identified candidates for International
        Visitor Program exchanges decline participation because of this
        fact.
            (8) A number of United States embassies, including the
        embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, have piloted country-specific,
        embassy-initiated exchange programs targeted to such groups of
        current leaders who have never traveled to the United States.
        These programs generally last from 5-7 program days and bring
        together 8-10 participants from a country who work on similar
        issues but have not worked with each other before. Some of
        these programs have been coordinated with the Voluntary
        Visitors Division of the International Visitors Office in the
        Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of
        State.
            (9) Such programs have proven highly effective in having an
        immediate impact on current leaders working in key sectors and
        in helping advance United States interests such as greater
        democratization, observance of human rights, economic reform
        and poverty alleviation, empowerment of women and girls, and
        improved cooperation with the United States in confronting
        threats from organized crime, narco-trafficking, and terrorist
        groups. These programs also promote greater cooperation across
        sectors, agencies, and regions within a country, given the
        shared experience the exchange visitors have together during
        their trip to the United States.
            (10) A key element of the success of these pilot exchanges
        is that they are conceived and developed in individual
        embassies overseas, keyed to specific interests of the United
        States in each country.
            (11) However, these pilot exchanges currently have not been
        replicated widely within the Department of State, being
        confined to only a few United States embassies around the
        world, because there are no Department-wide programmatic
        guidelines or central funding for these exchange programs.

SEC. 3. AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR STRATEGIC EXCHANGES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall establish in the
Voluntary Visitors Division of the Office of International Visitors in
the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs a program to conduct
public diplomacy exchanges, to be known as the ``Ambassador's Fund for
Strategic Exchanges'', to bring political, economic, civil society, and
other leaders to the United States for short-term exchange visits in
order to advance key United States strategic goals.
    (b) Coordination.--Under the program established pursuant to
subsection (a), each United States embassy and the Office of
International Visitors shall coordinate to develop the short-term
exchange visits described in such subsection.
    (c) Number and Duration.--The short-term exchange visits shall be
for groups of up to between eight and ten participants, and shall be
for visits of five to eight days.
    (d) Areas of Focus.--The key United States strategic goals referred
to in subsection (a) may include the following, as determined by the
individual United States embassy and the Office of International
Visitors:
            (1) Strengthening democracy and human rights.
            (2) Advancing the rule of law.
            (3) Strengthening cooperation in the fight against
        terrorism, organized crime, and drug trafficking.
            (4) Reducing poverty and promoting economic reform.
            (5) Empowering women and girls.
            (6) Broadening political and economic participation to
        include traditionally excluded groups.
            (7) Other embassy and Office of International Visitors-
        identified priority purposes.
    (e) Selection.--The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
shall solicit proposals from United States embassies for short-term
exchange visits and select among them on a competitive basis.
    (f) Cost-sharing and Funding.--
            (1) In general.--In accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3),
        as appropriate, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
        and the United States embassies shall engage in cost-sharing in
        carrying out the short-term exchange visits.
            (2) Bureau of educational and cultural affairs.--From
        amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
        pursuant to section 4 and from amounts made available for the
        regular program budget of the Voluntary Visitors Division, such
        sums as may be necessary are authorized to be appropriated to
        the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to carry out the
        short-term exchange visits. Such visits shall be treated in the
        same manner as Voluntary Visitor trips are treated.
            (3) United states embassies.--
                    (A) In general.--From amounts authorized to be
                appropriated to carry out this Act and from amounts
                made available for the public diplomacy budgets of
                United States embassies, such sums as may be necessary
                are authorized to be appropriated to such embassies to
                carry out the short-term exchange visits. Allowable
                expenses associated with such visits include airfares,
                pre-departure expenses, and such other expenses as are
                needed to allow individuals to travel to the United
                States to participate in such visits.
                    (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section
                may be construed as imposing any restrictions, such as
                restrictions included in the Foreign Affairs Manual of
                the Department of State, on the ability of United
                States embassies to pay for airfares of individuals
                participating in the short-term exchange visits.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of State such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
    (b) Additional Amounts.--In addition to amounts authorized to be
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), there are authorized to be
appropriated $1,500,000 to the International Visitors Program for
Professional and Cultural Exchanges for short-term exchange visits
conducted under the auspices of the Ambassador's Fund for Strategic
Exchanges. Such amounts shall be administered by the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs.

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Ambassador's Fund for Strategic Exchanges Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish in the Voluntary Visitors Division of the Office of International Visitors in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs the Ambassador's Fund for Strategic Exchanges to bring political, economic, civil society, and other leaders to the United States for short-term exchange visits in order to advance U.S. strategic goals.

Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``District of
Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 2002''.
    (b) References in Act.--Except as may otherwise be provided,
whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment
to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be
considered to be made to that section or other provision of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF NEWLY-PASSED DISTRICT
              LAWS.

    (a) In General.--Section 602 (sec. 1-206.02, D.C. Official Code) is
amended by striking subsection (c).
    (b) Congressional Resolutions of Disapproval.--
            (1) In general.--The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is
        amended by striking section 604 (sec. 1-206.04, D.C. Official
        Code).
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents is amended
        by striking the item relating to section 604.
            (3) Exercise of rulemaking power.--This subsection and the
        amendments made by this subsection are enacted by Congress--
                    (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the
                House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively,
                and as such they shall be considered as a part of the
                rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to
                which they specifically apply, and such rules shall
                supersede other rules only to the extent that they are
                inconsistent therewith; and
                    (B) with full recognition of the constitutional
                right of either House to change such rules (so far as
                relating to such House) at any time, in the same
                manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any
                other rule of such House.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) District of Columbia Home Rule Act.--(1) Section 303 (sec. 1-
203.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended--
            (A) in subsection (a), by striking the second sentence; and
            (B) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating
        subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c).
    (2) Section 404(e) (sec. 1-204.04(3), D.C. Official Code) is
amended by striking ``subject to the provisions of section 602(c)''
each place it appears.
    (3) Section 462 (sec. 1-204.62, D.C. Official Code) is amended--
            (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) The Council'' and
        inserting ``The Council''; and
            (B) by striking subsections (b) and (c).
    (4) Section 472(d) (sec. 1-204.72(d), D.C. Official Code) is
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Payments Not Subject to Appropriation.--The fourth sentence
of section 446 shall not apply to any amount obligated or expended by
the District for the payment of the principal of, interest on, or
redemption premium for any revenue anticipation note issued under
subsection (a).''.
    (5) Section 475(e) (sec. 1-204.75(e), D.C. Official Code) is
amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Payments Not Subject to Appropriation.--The fourth sentence
of section 446 shall not apply to any amount obligated or expended by
the District for the payment of the principal of, interest on, or
redemption premium for any revenue anticipation note issued under this
section.''.
    (b) Other Laws.--(1) Section 2(b)(1) of Amendment No. 1 (relating
to initiative and referendum) to title IV (the District Charter) (sec.
1-204.102(b)(1). D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``the
appropriate custodian'' and all that follows through ``portion of such
act to''.
    (2) Section 5 of Amendment No. 1 (relating to initiative and
referendum) to title IV (the District Charter) (sec. 1-204.105, D.C.
Official Code) is amended by striking ``, and such act'' and all that
follows and inserting a period.
    (3) Section 16 of the District of Columbia Election Code of 1955
(sec. 1-1001.16, D.C. Official Code)--
            (A) in subsection (j)(2)--
                    (i) by striking ``sections 404 and 602(c)'' and
                inserting ``section 404'', and
                    (ii) by striking the second sentence; and
            (B) in subsection (m)--
                    (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``the
                appropriate custodian'' and all that follows through
                ``parts of such act to'',
                    (ii) by striking ``is held. If, however, after''
                and inserting ``is held unless, under'', and
                    (iii) by striking ``section, the act which'' and
                all that follows and inserting ``section.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to each
act of the District of Columbia--
            (1) passed by the Council of the District of Columbia and
        signed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia;
            (2) vetoed by the Mayor and repassed by the Council;
            (3) passed by the Council and allowed to become effective
        by the Mayor without the Mayor's signature; or
            (4) in the case of initiated acts and acts subject to
        referendum, ratified by a majority of the registered qualified
        electors voting on the initiative or referendum,
on or after October 1, 2002.

Output: District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 2002 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to repeal the mandate for congressional review of newly-passed District laws.


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SECTION 1. EVEN START PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Uses of Funds.--Subsection (a) of section 1054 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, including teenage parents, obtain
        educational skills and'' after ``help parents'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as (7) and (8),
        respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) the provision that whenever feasible, data regarding
        the number, age, sex, race, and ethnicity of participants is
        collected;''.
    (b) Eligible Participants.--Section 1055 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting
        ``; and''; and by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) pregnant teenagers, teenage parents, and the children
        of such teenagers.''.
    (c) Applications.--Paragraph (5) of section 1056(c) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' after ``proficiency'' and inserting
        a comma; and
            (2) by inserting ``and teenage parents'' after
        ``handicaps''.

SEC. 2. SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR BASIC SKILLS IMPROVEMENT AND
              DROPOUT PREVENTION AND REENTRY.

    (a) Allocation.--Subsection (c) of section 1102 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end of
paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Each State educational agency shall allocate not less
        than 25 percent of the funds available to local educational
        agencies in the State to dropout prevention and reentry
        programs which--
                    ``(A) are specifically designed to serve pregnant
                teenagers and teenage parents; or
                    ``(B) include services or the coordination of
                services for pregnant teenagers and teenage parents.''.
    (b) Uses of Funds.--Subsection (c) of section 1103 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended in paragraph
(4), by inserting ``sex, race or ethnicity,'' after ``number, ages,''.
    (c) Applications.--Subsection (b) of section 1104 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11) as
        paragraphs (10), (11), (12), and (13), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) assure that set-aside programs for pregnant teenagers
        and teenage parents provide, either directly or in conjunction
        with other programs, academic skills training, parenting and
        child development classes, onsite child care or transportation
        to a nearby facility, and an outreach program to reach such
        teenagers;
            ``(9) assure that whenever practicable, the set-aside
        programs for pregnant teenagers and teenage parents include the
        provision for health care, job training, other support services
        such as transportation, life skills training, mentor support,
        counseling services, scheduling flexibility, and referrals for
        community resources;''.

SEC. 3. LOCAL TARGETED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    Paragraph (1) of section 1531(b) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting ``, pregnant teenagers
and teenage parents'' after ``dropping out''.

SEC. 4. STATE AND LOCAL PLANS.

    (a) State Plans.--Subparagraph (C) of section 5122(b)(2) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting
``or is a parent'' after ``pregnant''.
    (b) Local Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Programs.--Subsection
(a) of section 5125 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (15) and (16) as (16) and
        (17), respectively; and
            (2) inserting after paragraph (14) the following:
            ``(15) programs that address the special needs of pregnant
        teenagers and teenage parents;''.

SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS SCHOOL DROPOUT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Grants to Local Educational Agencies.--Section 6004 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as (c)
        through (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) In addition to the allocation requirements of subsection (a),
the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 25 percent of the total
funds available are used to develop programs specifically designed to
serve pregnant teenagers or teenage parents.''.
    (b) Application.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6005(b)(1) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting
``, and if practicable, the age, sex, race and ethnicity'' after
``number''.
    (c) Reports.--Subsection (a) of section 6008 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting ``age, sex,''
after ``school students by''.

SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE BASIC SKILLS IMPROVEMENT.

    Section 6106 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) as
        paragraphs (10), (11), and (12) respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) an assurance that set-aside programs for pregnant
        teenagers and teenage parents provide, either directly or in
        conjunction with other programs, academic skills training,
        parenting and child development classes, onsite child care or
        transportation to a nearby facility, and an outreach program to
        reach such teenagers;
            ``(9) an assurance that whenever practicable, the set-aside
        programs for pregnant teenagers and teenage parents include the
        provision for health care, job training, other support services
        such as transportation, life skills training, mentor support,
        counseling services, scheduling flexibility, and referrals for
        community resources;''.

Output: Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to specify requirements with respect to pregnant teenagers, teenage parents, and the children of such teenagers for:  (1) Even Start programs; (2) secondary school programs for basic skills improvement and dropout prevention and reentry; (3) local targeted assistance programs; (4) State and local drug abuse education and prevention programs; (5) assistance to address school dropout problems; and (6) assistance to provide basic skills improvement.


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SECTION 1. PROJECT FOR NAVIGATION, WELLS HARBOR, MAINE.

    (a) In General.--The project for navigation, Wells Harbor, Maine,
authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat.
480), is modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army to realign the
channel and anchorage areas based on a harbor design capacity of 150
craft.
    (b) Deauthorization of Certain Portions.--The following portions of
the project are not authorized after the date of enactment of this Act:
            (1) The portion of the 6-foot channel the boundaries of
        which begin at a point with coordinates N177,992.00,
        E394,831.00, thence running south 83 degrees 58 minutes 14.8
        seconds west 10.38 feet to a point N177,990.91, E394,820.68,
        thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 47.7 seconds west
        991.76 feet to a point N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence running
        south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 10.00 feet to a
        point N177,018.00, E394,628.00, thence running north 11 degrees
        46 minutes 22.8 seconds east 994.93 feet to the point of
        origin.
            (2) The portion of the 6-foot anchorage the boundaries of
        which begin at a point with coordinates N177,778.07,
        E394,336.96, thence running south 51 degrees 58 minutes 32.7
        seconds west 15.49 feet to a point N177,768.53, E394,324.76,
        thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 26.5 seconds west
        672.87 feet to a point N177,109.82, E394,187.46, thence running
        south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 10.00 feet to a
        point N177,107.78, E394,197.25, thence running north 11 degrees
        46 minutes 25.4 seconds east 684.70 feet to the point of
        origin.
            (3) The portion of the 10-foot settling basin the
        boundaries of which begin at a point with coordinates
        N177,107.78, E394,197.25, thence running north 78 degrees 13
        minutes 45.7 seconds west 10.00 feet to a point N177,109.82,
        E394,187.46, thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 15.7
        seconds west 300.00 feet to a point N176,816.13, E394,126.26,
        thence running south 78 degrees 12 minutes 21.4 seconds east
        9.98 feet to a point N176,814.09, E394,136.03, thence running
        north 11 degrees 46 minutes 29.1 seconds east 300.00 feet to
        the point of origin.
            (4) The portion of the 10-foot settling basin the
        boundaries of which begin at a point with coordinates
        N177,018.00, E394,628.00, thence running north 78 degrees 13
        minutes 45.7 seconds west 10.00 feet to a point N177,020.04,
        E394,618.21, thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 44.0
        seconds west 300.00 feet to a point N176,726.36, E394,556.97,
        thence running south 78 degrees 12 minutes 30.3 seconds east
        10.03 feet to a point N176,724.31, E394,566.79, thence running
        north 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.4 seconds east 300.00 feet to
        the point of origin.
    (c) Redesignations.--The following portions of the project shall be
redesignated as part of the 6-foot anchorage:
            (1) The portion of the 6-foot channel the boundaries of
        which begin at a point with coordinates N177,990.91,
        E394,820.68, thence running south 83 degrees 58 minutes 40.8
        seconds west 94.65 feet to a point N177,980.98, E394,726.55,
        thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.4 seconds west
        962.83 feet to a point N177,038.40, E394,530.10, thence running
        south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 90.00 feet to a
        point N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence running north 11 degrees
        46 minutes 47.7 seconds east 991.76 feet to the point of
        origin.
            (2) The portion of the 10-foot inner harbor settling basin
        the boundaries of which begin at a point with coordinates
        N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence running north 78 degrees 13
        minutes 30.5 seconds west 160.00 feet to a point N177,052.69,
        E394,461.58, thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 45.4
        seconds west 299.99 feet to a point N176,759.02, E394,400.34,
        thence running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds east
        160 feet to a point N176,726.36, E394,556.97, thence running
        north 11 degrees 46 minutes 44.0 seconds east 300.00 feet to
        the point of origin.
            (3) The portion of the 6-foot anchorage the boundaries of
        which begin at a point with coordinates N178,102.26,
        E394,751.83, thence running south 51 degrees 59 minutes 42.1
        seconds west 526.51 feet to a point N177,778.07, E394,336.96,
        thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 26.6 seconds west
        511.83 feet to a point N177,277.01, E394,232.52, thence running
        south 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds east 80.00 feet to a
        point N177,260.68, E394,310.84, thence running north 11 degrees
        46 minutes 24.8 seconds east 482.54 feet to a point
        N177,733.07, E394,409.30, thence running north 51 degrees 59
        minutes 41.0 seconds east 402.63 feet to a point N177,980.98,
        E394,726.55, thence running north 11 degrees 46 minutes 27.6
        seconds east 123.89 feet to the point of origin.
    (d) Realignment.--The 6-foot anchorage area described in subsection
(c)(3) shall be realigned to include the area located south of the
inner harbor settling basin in existence on the date of enactment of
this Act beginning at a point with coordinates N176,726.36,
E394,556.97, thence running north 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds
west 160.00 feet to a point N176,759.02, E394,400.34, thence running
south 11 degrees 47 minutes 03.8 seconds west 45 feet to a point
N176,714.97, E394,391.15, thence running south 78 degrees 13 minutes
17.9 seconds 160.00 feet to a point N176,682.31, E394,547.78, thence
running north 11 degrees 47 minutes 03.8 seconds east 45 feet to the
point of origin.
    (e) Relocation.--The Secretary of the Army may relocate the
settling basin feature of the project to the outer harbor between the
jetties.
    (f) Enforcement of Conservation Easement.--The Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, may accept the conveyance of the right, but not the
obligation, to enforce a conservation easement to be held by the State
of Maine over certain land owned by the town of Wells, Maine, that is
adjacent to the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge.

Output: Modifies the project for navigation, Wells Harbor, Maine, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to realign the channel and anchorage areas based on a harbor design capacity of 150 craft. Deauthorizes specified portions of the project.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mortgage Modification Reform Act of
2010''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``covered trial loan modification'' means a
        trial loan modification--
                    (A) offered by a servicer to a homeowner under a
                home loan modification program; and
                    (B) for which the servicer has received from the
                homeowner the information required for a trial loan
                modification;
            (2) the term ``home loan modification program'' means a
        home loan modification program put into effect by the Secretary
        under title I of division A of the Emergency Economic
        Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq.), including
        the Home Affordable Modification Program;
            (3) the term ``homeowner'' means an individual who applies
        for a home loan modification under a home loan modification
        program;
            (4) the term ``permanent loan modification'' means any
        agreement reached between a homeowner and a servicer on a long-
        term basis, as determined by the Secretary, under a home loan
        modification program;
            (5) the term ``qualified counselor'' means a qualified
        counselor described in section 255(f) of the National Housing
        Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20(f));
            (6) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
        Treasury;
            (7) the term ``servicer'' has the same meaning as in
        section 129 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1639a)
        (relating to the duties of servicers of residential mortgages),
        as added by section 201(b) of the Helping Families Save Their
        Homes Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-22; 123 Stat. 1638);
            (8) the term ``servicer incentive payment'' means a payment
        that is made by the Secretary to a servicer--
                    (A) in exchange, or as an incentive, for making a
                loan modification under a home loan modification
                program; and
                    (B) at the time the servicer makes an offer of a
                trial or permanent modification to a homeowner; and
            (9) the term ``trial loan modification'' means any
        agreement reached between a homeowner and a servicer on a
        temporary basis, as determined by the Secretary, under a home
        loan modification program.

SEC. 3. FORECLOSURE.

    A servicer may not initiate or continue a foreclosure proceeding
with respect to the mortgage of a homeowner if--
            (1) the homeowner submitted an application for a loan
        modification under a home loan modification program--
                    (A) before receiving a notice of foreclosure from
                the servicer; or
                    (B) not later than 30 days after the homeowner
                received a notice of foreclosure from the servicer; and
            (2) the servicer has not made a determination, as described
        in section 5(a) that the homeowner does not qualify for a loan
        modification under a home loan modification program.

SEC. 4. PROCESS FOR REVIEW OF IMPROPER DENIALS.

    (a) Process for Review.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a process by
        which a homeowner may request the Secretary to review a denial
        by a servicer of an application by the homeowner for a trial
        loan modification or permanent loan modification.
            (2) Qualified counselors.--The process established under
        paragraph (1) shall include the use of qualified counselors to
        report wrongful denials of trial loan modifications and
        permanent loan modifications.
            (3) Supporting documentation.--The Secretary shall require
        a servicer to submit supporting documentation with respect to
        any denial by the servicer of an application by a homeowner for
        a trial loan modification or permanent loan modification that
        is reviewed by the Secretary under the process established
        under paragraph (1).
    (b) Penalties.--If the Secretary determines after a review under
the process established under subsection (a) that a servicer has
wrongly denied the application of a homeowner for a trial loan
modification or a permanent loan modification, the Secretary shall
impose a penalty on the servicer.

SEC. 5. PENALTIES FOR SERVICERS THAT DO NOT TIMELY EVALUATE HOMEOWNERS.

    (a) Time for Evaluation of Homeowners.--Not later than 3 months
after the date on which a homeowner submits an application for a loan
modification to a servicer that participates in a home loan
modification program, the servicer shall--
            (1) evaluate the application of the homeowner; and
            (2) notify the homeowner that--
                    (A) the homeowner is qualified for a trial loan
                modification or a permanent loan modification under the
                home loan modification program; or
                    (B) the servicer has denied the application.
    (b) Priority for Evaluating Amendments.--
            (1) Priority.--A servicer that participates in a home loan
        modification program shall evaluate the applications of
        homeowners for loan modifications in the order in which the
        servicer receives the applications.
            (2) Prohibition.--A servicer that participates in a home
        loan modification program may not select the order in which the
        applications of homeowners are evaluated for loan
        modifications--
                    (A) on the basis of--
                            (i) the income of the homeowner that made
                        the application; or
                            (ii) the value of the loan for which a
                        modification is requested; or
                    (B) for any reason other than the time at which the
                servicer receives the applications.
    (c) Late Fees for Servicers.--
            (1) Reduced servicer incentive payments for loans
        individual homeowners.--The Secretary shall reduce the amount
        of any servicer incentive payment with respect to the loan
        modification of an individual homeowner by 10 percent for each
        full month that--
                    (A) follows the date that is 3 months after the
                date on which the homeowner submits an application for
                a loan modification to the servicer; and
                    (B) precedes the date on which the servicer
                notifies the homeowner under subsection (a)(2).
            (2) Reduced payments for all loans.--If the Secretary
        determines that, on the date that is 3 months after the date of
        enactment of this Act, less than 75 percent of all homeowners
        who applied to a servicer for loan modifications under a home
        loan modification program have been evaluated within 3 months
        of the date of the application, the Secretary shall reduce by
        25 percent the amount of any servicer incentive payment the
        servicer would otherwise be eligible to receive under the home
        loan modification program.
    (d) Delinquency Fees Charged to Homeowners.--No servicer may impose
a fee on a homeowner due to delinquency during the period beginning on
the date on which the homeowner submits an application to the servicer
for a loan modification and ending on the date on which the homeowner
receives notice under subsection (a)(2).
    (e) Collection and Report of Data.--
            (1) Collection of data.--Each servicer shall report to the
        Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may
        determine, data relating to the processing by the servicer of
        applications for loan modifications.
            (2) Report of data.--The Secretary shall publish a monthly
        report containing the data collected under paragraph (1).

SEC. 6. REDUCED PAYMENTS FOR FAILURE TO EVALUATE HOMEOWNERS FOR
              PERMANENT MODIFICATIONS.

    If the Secretary determines that, on the date that is 3 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, less than 70 percent of all
covered trial loan modifications offered by a servicer have been
evaluated for conversion to permanent loan modifications before the
date that is 3 months after the date on which the servicer and the
homeowner entered into an agreement for a trial loan modification, the
Secretary shall reduce by 25 percent the amount of any servicer
incentive payment the servicer would otherwise be eligible to receive
under the home loan modification program. Such reduction shall be in
addition to any other reduction in payment that may have been imposed
on the servicer for any other violation of this Act.

SEC. 7. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO PAYMENTS TO HOMEOWNERS.

    Nothing in this Act may be construed to require a reduction of a
payment by the Secretary made on behalf or for the benefit of a
homeowner in connection with a loan modification.

Output:
Mortgage Modification Reform Act of 2010 - Prohibits a residential mortgage servicer from initiating or continuing a foreclosure on a homeowner's mortgage if: (1) the homeowner applied for a loan modification under a home loan modification program either before receiving notice of the foreclosure or within 30 days after receiving it; and (2) the servicer has not yet determined that the homeowner does not qualify under a home loan modification program.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a process by which a homeowner may request review of a servicer's denial of an application for either a trial or a permanent loan modification.

Subjects servicers to administrative penalties for wrongful denial of a loan modification application.

Requires servicers to evaluate loan applications in the order received, and to notify the homeowner within three months after the date of application submission.

Requires the Secretary to reduce servicer incentive payments for tardy evaluations by servicers of loan modification applications.

Prohibits servicers from imposing a delinquency fee upon homeowners while the loan modification application is pending.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Citizens' Financial Freedom
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF INCREASE IN TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 86(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to social security and tier 1 railroad
retirement benefits) is amended by adding at the end the following new
flush sentence:
        ``This paragraph shall not apply to any taxable year beginning
        after December 31, 2000.''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000.

SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF EARNINGS TEST FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED
              RETIREMENT AGE.

    (a) In General.--Section 203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
403) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``the age of
        seventy'' and inserting ``retirement age (as defined in section
        216(l))'';
            (2) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2) of subsection (d), by
        striking ``the age of seventy'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))'';
            (3) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by striking ``was age seventy
        or over'' and inserting ``was at or above retirement age (as
        defined in section 216(l))'';
            (4) in subsection (f)(3)--
                    (A) by striking ``33\1/3\ percent'' and all that
                follows through ``any other individual,'' and inserting
                ``50 percent of such individual's earnings for such
                year in excess of the product of the exempt amount as
                determined under paragraph (8),''; and
                    (B) by striking ``age 70'' and inserting
                ``retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))'';
            (5) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by striking ``age 70'' each
        place it appears and inserting ``retirement age (as defined in
        section 216(l))''; and
            (6) in subsection (j)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Age Seventy'' and
                inserting ``Retirement Age''; and
                    (B) by striking ``seventy years of age'' and
                inserting ``having attained retirement age (as defined
                in section 216(l))''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments Eliminating the Special Exempt Amount for
Individuals Who Have Attained Retirement Age.--
            (1) Uniform exempt amount.--Section 203(f)(8)(A) of the
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(A)) is amended by
        striking ``the new exempt amounts (separately stated for
        individuals described in subparagraph (D) and for other
        individuals) which are to be applicable'' and inserting ``a new
        exempt amount which shall be applicable''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 203(f)(8)(B) of such
        Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(B)) is amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
                ``Except'' and all that follows through ``whichever''
                and inserting ``The exempt amount which is applicable
                for each month of a particular taxable year shall be
                whichever'';
                    (B) in clauses (i) and (ii), by striking
                ``corresponding'' each place it appears; and
                    (C) in the last sentence, by striking ``an exempt
                amount'' and inserting ``the exempt amount''.
            (3) Repeal of basis for computation of special exempt
        amount.--Section 203(f)(8)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C. (f)(8)(D))
        is repealed.
    (c) Additional Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Elimination of redundant references to retirement
        age.--Section 203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403) is
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c), in the last sentence, by
                striking ``nor shall any deduction'' and all that
follows and inserting ``nor shall any deduction be made under this
subsection from any widow's or widower's insurance benefit if the
widow, surviving divorced wife, widower, or surviving divorced husband
involved became entitled to such benefit prior to attaining age 60.'';
and
                    (B) in subsection (f)(1), by striking clause (D)
                and inserting the following: ``(D) for which such
                individual is entitled to widow's or widower's
                insurance benefits if such individual became so
                entitled prior to attaining age 60,''.
            (2) Conforming amendment to provisions for determining
        amount of increase on account of delayed retirement.--Section
        202(w)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(w)(2)(B)(ii)) is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``either''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or suffered deductions under
                section 203(b) or 203(c) in amounts equal to the amount
                of such benefit''.
            (3) Provisions relating to earnings taken into account in
        determining substantial gainful activity of blind
        individuals.--The second sentence of section 223(d)(4)(A) of
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(d)(4)(A)) is amended by
        striking ``if section 102 of the Senior Citizens' Right to Work
        Act of 1996 had not been enacted'' and inserting the following:
        ``if the amendments to section 203 made by section 102 of the
        Senior Citizens' Right to Work Act of 1996 and by the Senior
        Citizens' Financial Freedom Act had not been enacted''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments and repeals made by this
section shall apply with respect to taxable years ending after December
31, 2000.

SEC. 4. GRADUAL INCREASE IN AGE FOR REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS FROM
              PENSION PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 401(a)(9)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (defining required beginning date) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``age 70\1/2\'' and inserting ``the
        applicable age'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(v) Applicable age.--For purposes of this
                        subparagraph, the applicable age shall be
                        determined in accordance with the following
                        table:

                                                             Applicable
``Calendar year:                                                   Age:
    2000..........................................                  71
    2001..........................................                  72
    2002..........................................                  73
    2003..........................................                  74
    2004..........................................                  75
    2005..........................................                  76
    2006..........................................                  77
    2007..........................................                  78
    2008..........................................                  79
    2009..........................................                  80
    2010..........................................                  81
    2011..........................................                  82
    2012..........................................                  83
    2013..........................................                  84
    2014 and thereafter...........................                85.''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to years beginning after December 31, 1999.

Output:
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to repeal the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn (earnings test) without incurring a reduction in benefits.
Amends the IRC to provide for a graduated increase in age from calendar year 2000 to 2014 and thereafter for required distributions from qualified trusts.