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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
              ACT OF 1974.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``an Indian tribe which
        performs law enforcement functions as determined by the
        Secretary of the Interior,'';
            (2) in paragraph (9)--
                    (A) by striking ``States or units of general local
                government'' and inserting ``States, units of general
                local government, or Indian tribes''; and
                    (B) by striking ``States or units'' and inserting
                ``States, units, or Indian tribes'';
            (3) in paragraph (11), by striking ``any State, unit of
        local government, combination of such States or units'' and
        inserting ``any State, unit of general local government, Indian
        tribe, combination of 1 or more States, units of general local
        government, or Indian tribes'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (18) and inserting the following:
            ``(18) the term `Indian tribe' means any Indian tribe,
        band, nation, or other organized group or community, including
        any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as
        defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), that is recognized as
        eligible for the special programs and services provided by the
        United States to Indians because of their status as Indians;'';
        and
            (5) in paragraph (22), by inserting ``Indian tribe,'' after
        ``unit of local government,''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Part B of title II of the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.)
is amended by striking the heading and inserting the following:

``Part B--Federal Assistance for State and Local Programs and Programs
                           for Indian Tribes

    ``Subpart I--Federal Assistance for State and Local Programs''.

    (c) Elimination of Pass-Through for Indian Tribes.--Section 223(a)
of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5633(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and Indian tribes''
        after ``units of general local government'';
            (2) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon
                at the end and inserting ``, except that with respect
                to any cooperative program conducted with an Indian
                tribe, the participation of the Indian tribe shall be
                funded from the amounts made available under subpart II
                of this part; and'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the
                end; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (C);
            (3) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``provide that'';
                    (B) by striking ``programs funded under this part''
                and inserting ``programs funded under this subpart'';
                    (C) by striking the semicolon at the end and
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) with respect to any case in which an Indian tribe
        participates in a cooperative program under paragraph (5)(A),
        provide that the appropriate official of the governing body of
        an Indian tribe assign responsibility for the preparation and
        administration of the Indian tribe's part of the applicable
        State plan, or for the supervision of the preparation and
        administration of the Indian tribe's part of the State plan;'';
            (4) in paragraph (24), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (5) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(26) provide assurance that, in carrying out the plan
        under this section, the State will take appropriate action to
        improve--
                    ``(A) communication between the State and units of
                general local government and Indian tribes;
                    ``(B) cooperation between the State and units of
                general local government and Indian tribes; and
                    ``(C) intergovernmental relationships between the
                State and units of general local government and Indian
                tribes; and
            ``(27) provide, as appropriate, a description and analysis
        of any disproportionate representation in the juvenile justice
        system of Native Americans (as that term is defined in section
        16(10) of the National Museum of the American Indian Act (20
        U.S.C. 80q-14(10))) including, if appropriate,
any disproportionate representation of Alaska Natives (within the
meaning of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.) from--
                    ``(A) urban populations; and
                    ``(B) populations that are not, as of the date of
                development of the plan, recognized as eligible for the
                special programs and services provided by the United
                States to Indians because of their status as
                Indians.''.
    (d) Federal Assistance for Programs for Indian Tribes.--Part B of
title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``Subpart II--Federal Assistance for Programs for Indian Tribes

``SEC. 221. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall, by regulation,
establish a program to provide direct grants to Indian tribes in
accordance with this section. Each grant made under this section to an
Indian tribe shall be used by the governing body of the Indian tribe--
            ``(1) for planning, establishing, operating, coordinating,
        and evaluating projects for achieving compliance with the
        requirements specified in paragraphs (12)(A), (13), and (14) of
        section 223, and otherwise meeting any applicable requirements
        of this Act; and
            ``(2) for otherwise conducting activities to promote the
        improvement of the juvenile justice system of that Indian
        tribe.
    ``(b) Plans.--As part of an application for a grant under this
section, an Indian tribe shall submit a plan for conducting activities
described in subsection (a). The plan shall--
            ``(1) provide evidence that the Indian tribe performs law
        enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the
        Interior);
            ``(2) identify the juvenile justice and delinquency
        problems and juvenile delinquency prevention needs to be
        addressed by activities conducted by the Indian tribe in the
        area under the jurisdiction of the Indian tribe with assistance
        provided by the grant;
            ``(3) provide for fiscal control and accounting procedures
        that--
                    ``(A) are necessary to ensure the prudent use,
                proper disbursement, and accounting of funds received
                under this subchapter; and
                    ``(B) are consistent with the requirements of
                section 232; and
            ``(4) contain such other information, and be subject to
        such additional requirements, as the Administrator may
        reasonably prescribe to ensure the effectiveness of the grant
        program under this subpart.
    ``(c) Factors for Consideration.--In awarding grants under this
section, the Administrator shall consider--
            ``(1) the resources that are available to each applicant
        that will assist, and be coordinated with, the overall juvenile
        justice system of the Indian tribe; and
            ``(2) for each Indian tribe that receives assistance under
        such a grant--
                    ``(A) the relative population of individuals under
                the age of 18; and
                    ``(B) who will be served by the assistance provided
                by the grant.
    ``(d) Grant Awards.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Competitive awards.--Except as provided in
                paragraph (2), the Administrator shall annually award
                grants under this section on a competitive basis. The
                Administrator shall enter into a grant agreement with
                each grant recipient under this section that specifies
                the terms and conditions of the grant.
                    ``(B) Period of grant.--The period of a grant
                awarded under this section shall be 1 year.
            ``(2) Exception.--In any case in which the Administrator
        determines that a grant recipient under this section has
        performed satisfactorily during the preceding year in
        accordance with an applicable grant agreement, the
        Administrator may--
                    ``(A) waive the requirement that the recipient be
                subject to the competitive award process described in
                paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) renew the grant for an additional grant
                period (as specified in paragraph (1)(B)).
            ``(3) Modifications of processes.--The Administrator may
        prescribe requirements to provide for appropriate modifications
        to the plan preparation and application process specified in
        this section for an application for a renewal grant under this
        subsection.

``SEC. 232. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    ``Each Indian tribe that receives a grant under section 231 is
subject to the fiscal accountability provisions of section 5(f)(1) of
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
450c(f)(1)), relating to the submission of a single-agency audit report
required by chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code.

``SEC. 233. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``The Administrator shall establish a program to provide technical
assistance to assist Indian tribes in carrying out the activities
described in section 231(a).

``SEC. 234. COORDINATION WITH STATE ADVISORY GROUPS.

    ``In carrying out the programs under this subpart, the
Administrator shall, not later than 180 days after the end of the
fiscal year during which the Indian Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Improvement Act is enacted, and annually thereafter, issue a
report to each advisory group established under a State plan under
section 223(a)(3) that includes information relating to each grant
awarded under section 231, including the amount of the grant.

``SEC. 235. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    ``Nothing in this subpart may be construed to affect in any manner
the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe with respect to land or persons in
Alaska.

``SEC. 236. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Justice to carry out this subpart, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years
1998 through 2001.''.

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Indian Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Improvement Act - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to eliminate the pass-through of Federal assistance to Indian tribes that perform law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and that agree to certain requirements applicable to the detention and confinement of juveniles.  Requires that, with respect to any cooperative program conducted with an Indian tribe, the participation of the Indian tribe shall be funded from amounts made available under the program established by this Act to provide direct grants to Indian tribes.
Directs the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, by regulation, to establish a program to provide direct grants to Indian tribes in accordance with this Act. Requires each grant made to an Indian tribe to be used by the governing body of the Indian tribe for:  (1) establishing, operating, and evaluating projects for achieving compliance with certain requirements relating to juvenile detention, and otherwise meeting any applicable requirements of this Act; and (2) otherwise conducting activities to promote the improvement of the juvenile justice system of that Indian tribe. Requires an Indian tribe, as part of an application for a grant, to submit a specified plan for conducting activities described in the preceding.
Directs the Administrator to:  (1) annually award grants on a competitive basis; and (2) enter into a grant agreement with each grant recipient that specifies the terms and conditions of the grant. States that the period of a grant awarded shall be one year.  Permits the Administrator, in any case in which the Administrator determines that a grant recipient has performed satisfactorily during the preceding year in accordance with an applicable grant agreement, to: (1) waive the requirement that the recipient be subject to the competitive award process described; and (2) renew the grant for an additional grant period.
Makes each Indian tribe that receives a grant subject to a specified reporting requirement.
Directs the Administrator to:  (1) establish a program to provide technical assistance to assist Indian tribes in carrying out the activities described; and (2) after the end of the fiscal year during which this Act is enacted, and annually thereafter, issue a report to each advisory group established under a State plan that includes information relating to each grant awarded, including the amount of the grant.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Price and Supply Information
Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. SURVEY OF FUEL PRICES AND INVENTORIES.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Energy Information
Administration of the Department of Energy shall conduct and publish
surveys of--
            (1) wholesale and retail prices and primary and secondary
        inventory levels of home heating fuel on a national, State, and
        PADD basis;
            (2) wholesale prices and primary inventory levels of home
        heating fuel on a company-by-company basis (without identifying
        the names of such companies);
            (3) wellhead and citygate prices of natural gas by major
        interstate pipeline;
            (4) inventory levels of working natural gas and base
        natural gas held in underground storage by interstate and
        intrastate operator;
            (5) wholesale and retail prices and primary and secondary
        inventory levels of automotive fuel on a national, State, and
        PADD basis; and
            (6) wholesale prices and primary inventory levels of
        automotive fuel on a company-by-company basis (without
        identifying the names of such companies).
    (b) Frequency of Surveys.--
            (1) Home heating fuel and natural gas.--The surveys
        described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection
        (a) shall be conducted and published weekly during each winter
        heating season beginning with the first winter heating season
        following the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Automotive fuel.--The surveys described in paragraphs
        (5) and (6) of subsection (a) shall be conducted and published
        weekly throughout each year beginning 6 months after the date
        of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. RECOMMENDED ADEQUATE INVENTORY LEVELS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall, after consultation with the
Administrator of the Energy Information Administration and State energy
offices, establish recommended adequate inventory levels for home
heating fuel, natural gas, and automotive fuel in accordance with this
section. Such levels shall constitute the amount of inventories
necessary to prevent substantial disruptions in supply or substantial
price increases and shall exceed levels regarded as minimum operating
levels, below which operating problems and shortages would appear in
the national distribution system.
    (b) Home Heating Fuel.--In the case of home heating fuel, such
levels shall be established for primary and secondary inventories on a
national, state, and PADD basis. Such levels shall be established
before each winter heating season and remain in effect for that season.
    (c) Natural Gas.--In the case of natural gas, such level shall be
established on a national basis for natural gas held in underground
storage. Such level shall be established before each winter heating
season and remain in effect for that season.
    (d) Automotive Fuel.--In the case of automotive fuel, such levels
shall be established for primary and secondary inventories on a
national and PADD basis. Such levels shall be established for each 6
month period beginning 6 months after the date of enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 4. NOTIFICATION OF INVENTORY LEVELS.

    (a) Home Heating Fuel and Natural Gas.--
            (1) Preseason notification.--Not later than October 1 of
        each year, the Secretary shall notify the Congress, the
        President, and State energy offices concerning whether
        inventories of home heating fuel and natural gas meet the
        recommended adequate inventory levels established under section
        3 for the winter heating season beginning that October 1.
            (2) Supplemental notifications.--If, at any time during any
        winter heating season, inventories of home heating fuel or
        natural gas fall below the recommended adequate inventory
        levels established under section 3 for that winter heating
        season, the Secretary shall notify the Congress, the President,
        and the State energy office of any State concerned, and shall
        make recommendations for legislative and administrative actions
        necessary to restore inventories to such recommended adequate
        levels.
    (b) Automotive Fuel.--If, at any time, inventories of automotive
fuel fall below the recommended adequate inventory levels established
under section 3 for that 6 month period, the Secretary shall notify the
Congress, the President, and the State energy office of any State
concerned, and shall make recommendations for legislative and
administrative actions necessary to restore inventories to such
recommended adequate levels.

SEC. 5. REPORT ON INTERRUPTIBLE NATURAL GAS CONTRACTS.

    The Secretary shall conduct a study of the effect, if any, of
interruptible natural gas contracts on the demand and supply of home
heating fuel during the 1989-1990 winter heating season. The Secretary
shall issue a report on the findings of the study no later than 6
months after the date of enactment of this Act. The report shall
include any recommendations concerning alternate fuel storage
requirements for holders of interruptible natural gas contracts and
recommendations concerning other matters relevant to the purposes of
this Act.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``home heating fuel'' means home heating oil,
        propane, and diesel fuel;
            (2) the term ``PADD'' means Petroleum Administration
        Defense District;
            (3) the term ``primary inventory'' means manufacturer
        inventory;
            (4) the term ``secondary inventory'' means bulk plant,
        wholesaler, and retailer inventory;
            (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy;
        and
            (6) the term ``winter heating season'' means the period
        beginning on October 1 of a year and ending on April 30 of the
        following year.

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Energy Price and Supply Information Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy to conduct and publish weekly surveys on a national, State, and PADD (Petroleum Administration Defense District) basis during each winter season with respect to:  (1) home heating fuel; (2) natural gas; and (3) automotive fuel.
Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish on such bases recommended adequate inventory levels for home heating fuel, natural gas, and automotive fuel.
Requires the Secretary to:  (1) notify the Congress, the President, and State energy offices before October 1 of each year whether such inventory levels will be met for the winter heating season; and (2) recommend legislative and administrative actions necessary to restore inadequate inventories if they fall below recommended levels.
Requires the Secretary to study and report on the effect of interruptible natural gas contracts on the demand and supply of home heating fuel during the 1989-1990 winter heating season.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Minors Protection and
Cyberspace Technology Act''.

SEC. 2. COMPUTER SOFTWARE REQUIRED.

    (a) Installation Required.--Any elementary or secondary school or
public library that has received under any program or activity of any
Federal agency any funds for the acquisition or operation of any
computer that is accessible to minors and that has access to the
Internet, or that has received universal service assistance under
section 254(h)(1)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 for accessing
the Internet on any computer that is accessible to minors, shall--
            (1) install software on that computer that is determined
        (in accordance with subsection (b)) to be adequately designed
        to prevent minors from obtaining access to any obscene
        information or child pornography using that computer; and
            (2) ensure that such software is operational whenever that
        computer is used by minors, except that such software's
        operation may be temporarily interrupted to permit a minor to
        have access to information that is not obscene, is not child
        pornography, or is otherwise unprotected by the Constitution
        under the direct supervision of an adult designated by such
        school or library.
    (b) Determination of Adequate Design.--For any elementary or
secondary school or public library within the jurisdiction of any
State, the determinations required for purposes of subsection (a)(1)
shall be made by an agency or official designated by the chief
executive officer of such State. For any elementary or secondary school
or public library that is not within the jurisdiction of any State, the
determinations required for purposes of subsection (a)(1) shall be made
by the Secretary of Education.
    (c) Consequences of Violations.--
            (1) Use of general education provisions act remedies.--
        Whenever the head of any Federal agency has reason to believe
        that any recipient of funds under any program or activity is
        failing to comply substantially with the requirements of
        subsection (a), the head of such agency may--
                    (A) withhold further payments under that program or
                activity,
                    (B) issue a complaint to compel compliance through
                a cease and desist order, or
                    (C) enter into a compliance agreement with a
                recipient to bring it into compliance,
        in the same manner as the Secretary of Education is authorized
        to take such actions under sections 455, 456, and 457,
        respectively, of the General Education Provisions Act (20
        U.S.C. 1234d).
            (2) Recovery of funds prohibited.--The actions authorized
        by paragraph (1) are the exclusive remedies available with
        respect to a violation of subsection (a), and the head of any
        Federal agency shall not seek a recovery of funds from the
        recipient.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Elementary or secondary school.--The term ``elementary
        or secondary school'' means an elementary school or a secondary
        school as such terms are defined in section 14101 of the
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
        8801).
            (2) Public library.--The term ``public library'' means has
        the meaning given the term ``library'' by section 213 of the
        Library Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9122).
            (3) Computer.--The term ``computer'' includes any hardware,
        software, or other technology attached or connected to,
        installed in, or otherwise used in connection with a computer.
            (4) Access to internet.--A computer shall be considered to
        have access to the Internet if such computer is equipped with a
        modem or is connected to a computer network which has access to
        the Internet.
            (5) Acquisition or operation.--A elementary or secondary
        school or public library shall be considered to have received
        under a program or activity of any Federal agency any funds for
        the acquisition or operation of any computer if such funds are
        used in any manner, directly or indirectly--
                    (A) to purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire or
                obtain the use of such computer, or
                    (B) to obtain services, supplies, software, or
                other actions or materials to support, or in connection
                with, the operation of such computer.
            (6) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the
        meaning given the term `agency' by section 551(1) of title 5,
        United States Code.
            (7) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States,
        the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
        Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
        Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
        the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
            (8) Child pornography.--The term ``child pornography'' has
        the meaning provided in section 2256(8) of title 18, United
        States Code.

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Allows temporary interruption of software operation to permit a minor, under the direct supervision of an adult designated by the school or library, to have access to information that is not obscene, is not child pornography, or is otherwise unprotected by the Constitution.
Requires determinations of adequate design to be made by an agency or official designated by the State Governor.
Authorizes Federal agency heads to respond to violations of this Act by seeking remedies, in the same manner as under the General Education Provisions Act, including withholding of further payments, issuing a complaint to compel compliance through a cease and desist order, or entering into a compliance agreement with the recipient of funds. Prohibits seeking recovery of funds from the recipient.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Physician Relief Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Medical liability insurance premiums are soaring to the
        highest rates since the mid-1980s.
            (2) The average increase for 2001 was approximately 15
        percent, and it is predicted that rates could rise as much as
        50 percent this year for some specialties in some regions.
            (3) Some of the largest insurers are raising rates more
        than 30 percent in many States.
            (4) In 1999, jury awards in claims cases jumped 7 percent
        compared to the previous year. In addition, according to Jury
        Verdict Research, it cost 30 percent more to settle a suit than
        it did just a year before in 1998.
            (5) About 45 percent of the jury awards in 1998-99 were for
        that amount or more, up from 39 percent during the preceding 12
        months.
            (6) Physicians in West Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania,
        Mississippi, Florida, and other southeastern States are already
        in crisis. In New York and Florida, obstetricians,
        gynecologists, and surgeons routinely pay more than $100,000 a
        year for $1,000,000 coverage. Some are paying more than
        $200,000.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to implement health
care liability reforms designed to--
            (1) protect access of all Americans to good health care and
        competent physicians; and
            (2) relieve the undue burden on physicians that is created
        by excessive medical malpractice claims and judgments.

SEC. 3. PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

    (a) In General.--Punitive damages may, if otherwise permitted by
applicable State or Federal law, be awarded against any person in a
health care lawsuit only if it is proven by clear and convincing
evidence that such person acted with malicious intent to injure the
claimant, or that such person deliberately failed to avoid unnecessary
injury that such person knew the claimant was substantially certain to
suffer. In any health care lawsuit where no judgment for compensatory
damages is rendered against such person, no punitive damages may be
awarded with respect to the claim in such lawsuit. No demand for
punitive damages shall be included in a health care lawsuit as
initially filed. A court may allow a claimant to file an amended
pleading for punitive damages only upon a motion by the claimant and
after a finding by the court, upon review of supporting and opposing
affidavits, or after a hearing, after weighing the evidence, that the
claimant has established by a substantial probability that the claimant
will prevail on the claim for punitive damages. At the request of any
party in a health care lawsuit, the trier of fact shall consider in a
separate proceeding--
            (1) whether punitive damages are to be awarded and the
        amount of such award; and
            (2) the amount of punitive damages following a
        determination of punitive liability.
If a separate proceeding is requested, evidence relevant only to the
claim for punitive damages, as determined by applicable State law,
shall be inadmissible in any proceeding to determine whether
compensatory damages are to be awarded.
    (b) Determining Amount of Punitive Damages.--
            (1) Factors considered.--In determining the amount of
        punitive damages, the trier of fact shall consider only the
        following:
                    (A) The severity of the harm caused by the conduct
                of such party.
                    (B) The duration of the conduct or any concealment
                of it by such party.
                    (C) The profitability of the conduct to such party.
                    (D) The number of products sold or medical
                procedures rendered for compensation, as the case may
                be, by such party, of the kind causing the harm
                complained of by the claimant.
                    (E) Any criminal penalties imposed on such party,
                as a result of the conduct complained of by the
                claimant.
                    (F) The amount of any civil fines assessed against
                such party as a result of the conduct complained of by
                the claimant.
            (2) Maximum award.--The amount of punitive damages awarded
        in a health care lawsuit may be up to as much as two times the
        amount of economic damages awarded or $250,000, whichever is
        greater. The jury shall not be informed of this limitation.

SEC. 4. TAX CREDIT FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LIABILITY INSURANCE
              PREMIUMS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45G. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LIABILITY INSURANCE PREMIUMS.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the medical
malpractice liability insurance premium credit determined under this
section is the amount paid or incurred during the taxable year for
medical malpractice liability insurance coverage for the medical
malpractice liability of a physician who is the taxpayer or any
employee of the taxpayer.
    ``(b) Limitation.--The credit allowed by subsection (a) for any
taxable year shall not exceed $2,000 with respect to each covered
physician.''
    (b) Credit Treated as Business Credit.--Section 38(b) of such Code
is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (14), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting ``,
plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(16) the medical malpractice liability insurance premium
        credit determined under section 45G(a).''.
    (c) No Carrybacks.--Subsection (d) of section 39 of such Code
(relating to carryback and carryforward of unused credits) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) No carryback of section 45g credit before effective
        date.--No portion of the unused business credit for any taxable
        year which is attributable to the medical malpractice liability
        insurance premium credit determined under section 45G may be
        carried back to a taxable year ending before the date of the
        enactment of section 45G.''.
    (d) Denial of Double Benefit.--Section 280C of such Code (relating
to certain expenses for which credits are allowable) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Credit for Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance
Premiums.--
            ``(1) In general.--No deduction shall be allowed for that
        portion of the medical malpractice liability insurance premiums
        otherwise allowable as a deduction for the taxable year which
        is equal to the amount of the credit allowable for the taxable
        year under section 45G (determined without regard to section
        38(c)).
            ``(2) Controlled groups.--In the case of a corporation
        which is a member of a controlled group of corporations (within
        the meaning of section 41(f)(5)) or a trade or business which
        is treated as being under common control with other trades or
        business (within the meaning of section 41(f)(1)(B)), this
        subsection shall be applied under rules prescribed by the
        Secretary similar to the rules applicable under subparagraphs
        (A) and (B) of section 41(f)(1).''.
    (e) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 45G. Medical malpractice liability
                                        insurance premiums.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of
this Act in taxable years ending after such date.

Output: Physician Relief Act of 2003 - Sets forth rules governing punitive damages in health care lawsuits.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited credit for medical malpractice liability insurance premiums.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gestational Diabetes Act of 2010''
or the ``GEDI Act''.

SEC. 2. GESTATIONAL DIABETES.

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

``SEC. 317H-1. GESTATIONAL DIABETES.

    ``(a) Understanding and Monitoring Gestational Diabetes.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
        Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in
        consultation with the Diabetes Mellitus Interagency
        Coordinating Committee established under section 429 and
        representatives of appropriate national health organizations,
        shall develop a multisite gestational diabetes research project
        within the diabetes program of the Centers for Disease Control
        and Prevention to expand and enhance surveillance data and
        public health research on gestational diabetes.
            ``(2) Areas to be addressed.--The research project
        developed under paragraph (1) shall address--
                    ``(A) procedures to establish accurate and
                efficient systems for the collection of gestational
                diabetes data within each State and commonwealth,
                territory, or possession of the United States;
                    ``(B) the progress of collaborative activities with
                the National Vital Statistics System, the National
                Center for Health Statistics, and State health
                departments with respect to the standard birth
                certificate, in order to improve surveillance of
                gestational diabetes;
                    ``(C) postpartum methods of tracking women with
                gestational diabetes after delivery as well as targeted
                interventions proven to lower the incidence of type 2
                diabetes in that population;
                    ``(D) variations in the distribution of diagnosed
                and undiagnosed gestational diabetes, and of impaired
                fasting glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose,
                within and among groups of women; and
                    ``(E) factors and culturally sensitive
                interventions that influence risks and reduce the
                incidence of gestational diabetes and related
                complications during childbirth, including cultural,
                behavioral, racial, ethnic, geographic, demographic,
                socioeconomic, and genetic factors.
            ``(3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
        enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the
        Secretary shall generate a report on the findings and
        recommendations of the research project including prevalence of
        gestational diabetes in the multisite area and disseminate the
        report to the appropriate Federal and non-Federal agencies.
    ``(b) Expansion of Gestational Diabetes Research.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall expand and intensify
        public health research regarding gestational diabetes. Such
        research may include--
                    ``(A) developing and testing novel approaches for
                improving postpartum diabetes testing or screening and
                for preventing type 2 diabetes in women with a history
                of gestational diabetes; and
                    ``(B) conducting public health research to further
                understanding of the epidemiologic, socioenvironmental,
                behavioral, translation, and biomedical factors and
                health systems that influence the risk of gestational
                diabetes and the development of type 2 diabetes in
                women with a history of gestational diabetes.
            ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for
        each fiscal year 2012 through 2016.
    ``(c) Demonstration Grants to Lower the Rate of Gestational
Diabetes.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
        Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
        shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible
        entities for demonstration projects that implement evidence-
        based interventions to reduce the incidence of gestational
        diabetes, the recurrence of gestational diabetes in subsequent
        pregnancies, and the development of type 2 diabetes in women
        with a history of gestational diabetes.
            ``(2) Priority.--In making grants under this subsection,
        the Secretary shall give priority to projects focusing on--
                    ``(A) helping women who have 1 or more risk factors
                for developing gestational diabetes;
                    ``(B) working with women with a history of
                gestational diabetes during a previous pregnancy;
                    ``(C) providing postpartum care for women with
                gestational diabetes;
                    ``(D) tracking cases where women with a history of
                gestational diabetes developed type 2 diabetes;
                    ``(E) educating mothers with a history of
                gestational diabetes about the increased risk of their
                child developing diabetes;
                    ``(F) working to prevent gestational diabetes and
                prevent or delay the development of type 2 diabetes in
                women with a history of gestational diabetes; and
                    ``(G) achieving outcomes designed to assess the
                efficacy and cost-effectiveness of interventions that
                can inform decisions on long-term sustainability,
                including third-party reimbursement.
            ``(3) Application.--An eligible entity desiring to receive
        a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary--
                    ``(A) an application at such time, in such manner,
                and containing such information as the Secretary may
                require; and
                    ``(B) a plan to--
                            ``(i) lower the rate of gestational
                        diabetes during pregnancy; or
                            ``(ii) develop methods of tracking women
                        with a history of gestational diabetes and
                        develop effective interventions to lower the
                        incidence of the recurrence of gestational
                        diabetes in subsequent pregnancies and the
                        development of type 2 diabetes.
            ``(4) Uses of funds.--An eligible entity receiving a grant
        under this subsection shall use the grant funds to carry out
        demonstration projects described in paragraph (1), including--
                    ``(A) expanding community-based health promotion
                education, activities, and incentives focused on the
                prevention of gestational diabetes and development of
                type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational
                diabetes;
                    ``(B) aiding State- and tribal-based diabetes
                prevention and control programs to collect, analyze,
                disseminate, and report surveillance data on women
                with, and at risk for, gestational diabetes, the
                recurrence of gestational diabetes in subsequent
                pregnancies, and, for women with a history of
                gestational diabetes, the development of type 2
                diabetes; and
                    ``(C) training and encouraging health care
                providers--
                            ``(i) to promote risk assessment, high-
                        quality care, and self-management for
                        gestational diabetes and the recurrence of
                        gestational diabetes in subsequent pregnancies;
                        and
                            ``(ii) to prevent the development of type 2
                        diabetes in women with a history of gestational
                        diabetes, and its complications in the practice
                        settings of the health care providers.
            ``(5) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the
        enactment of this section, the Secretary shall prepare and
        submit to the Congress a report concerning the results of the
        demonstration projects conducted through the grants awarded
        under this subsection.
            ``(6) Definition of eligible entity.--In this subsection,
        the term `eligible entity' means a nonprofit organization (such
        as a nonprofit academic center or community health center) or a
        State, tribal, or local health agency.
            ``(7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for
        each fiscal year 2012 through 2016.
    ``(d) Postpartum Follow-up Regarding Gestational Diabetes.--The
Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, shall work with the State- and tribal-based
diabetes prevention and control programs assisted by the Centers to
encourage postpartum follow-up after gestational diabetes, as medically
appropriate, for the purpose of reducing the incidence of gestational
diabetes, the recurrence of gestational diabetes in subsequent
pregnancies, the development of type 2 diabetes in women with a history
of gestational diabetes, and related complications.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 30
      (legislative day September 29), 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output:
Gestational Diabetes Act of 2010 or the GEDI Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop a multisite gestational diabetes research project within the diabetes program of the CDC to expand and enhance surveillance data and public health research on gestational diabetes.  Requires such research project to address: (1) procedures to establish accurate and efficient systems for the collection of gestational diabetes data; (2) the progress of collaborative activities with the National Vital Statistics System, the National Center for Health Statistics, and state health departments to improve surveillance of gestational diabetes; (3) postpartum methods of tracking women with gestational diabetes after delivery and targeted interventions to lower the incidence of type 2 diabetes in such women; (4) variations in the distribution of diagnosed and undiagnosed gestational diabetes; and (5) factors and culturally sensitive interventions that influence risks and reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes and related complications during childbirth. Requires the Secretary, not later than two years after the enactment of this Act, to report on the findings and recommendations of the research project.

Requires the Secretary to expand and intensify public health research on gestational diabetes, including; (1) developing and testing novel approaches for improving postpartum testing or screening and for preventing type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes; and (2) conducting research to further understanding of the factors and health systems that influence the risk of gestational diabetes and the development of type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the CDC, to: (1) award grants on a competitive basis for demonstration projects that implement evidence-based interventions to reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes, the recurrence of such disease in subsequent pregnancies, and the development of type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes; and (2) report to Congress, not later than four years after the enactment of this Act, on the results of the demonstration projects. Sets forth priorities for awarding grants and requirements for the use of grant funds for carrying out demonstration projects.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the CDC, to work with state and Indian tribal-based diabetes prevention and control programs assisted by the CDC to encourage postpartum follow-up after gestational diabetes to reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes and its recurrence, the development of type 2 diabetes in at-risk women, and related complications.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2012-FY2016.


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SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR PAYMENTS OR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN COOPERATIVE
              RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Allowance of Research Credit.--Section 41(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to credit for increasing research
activities) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1),
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ``,
and'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) 50 percent of the qualified cooperative research
        expenditures (as defined in subsection (h)) for the taxable
        year.
    (b) Qualified Cooperative Research Expenditures Defined.--Section
41 of such Code is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as
subsection (i) and by adding after subsection (g) the following new
subsection:
    ``(h) Qualified Cooperative Research Expenditures.--For purposes of
this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified cooperative research
        expenditures' means the aggregate amount of qualified
        contributions to qualified cooperative research consortia for
        qualified research.
            ``(2) Qualified contributions.--For purposes of this
        subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to the limitations of
                subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), the term `qualified
                contributions' means all contributions to qualified
                cooperative research consortia for qualified research
                with respect to which the taxpayer elects to have this
                subsection apply.
                    ``(B) Private source funding limitation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Qualified contributions
                        of a taxpayer shall not exceed the amount which
                        bears the same ratio to qualified contributions
                        (determined without regard to this
                        subparagraph) as the private source funding
                        ratio.
                            ``(ii) Private source funding ratio.--For
                        purposes of clause (i), the private source
                        funding ratio is the sum of--
                                    ``(I) 50 percent of the ratio which
                                the gross receipts of the organization
                                (not including the amount of any
                                governmental support) for the preceding
                                taxable year bears to the total gross
                                receipts of the organization for such
                                taxable year, plus
                                    ``(II) 30 percent of such ratio for
                                the second preceding taxable year, plus
                                    ``(III) 20 percent of such ratio
                                for the third preceding taxable year.
                    ``(C) Limitations.--For purposes of this
                subsection, the following shall not be taken into
                account in determining qualified contributions:
                            ``(i) Contributions representing costs
                        allocated to services performed by a taxpayer's
                        employees to the extent they exceed cash
                        contributions.
                            ``(ii) Contributions representing overhead
                        allocated to services performed by a taxpayer's
                        employees to the extent such overhead exceeds
                        25 percent of the salary and benefit amounts
                        allocated to such services.
                            ``(iii) Contributions by a taxpayer to a
                        qualified cooperative research consortium to
                        the extent they exceed one-third of the
                        consortium's total nongovernmental support for
                        the consortium's taxable year with or within
                        which the taxpayer's taxable year ends.
                    ``(D) Consortium with fewer than 5 participants.--
                If a qualified cooperative research consortium has less
                than 5 persons making nongovernmental contributions,
                the qualified contributions of each such person
                (determined without regard to this subparagraph or
                subparagraph (B)) shall be reduced--
                            ``(i) by 20 percent if there are 4 such
                        persons, or
                            ``(ii) by 40 percent if there are 3 such
                        persons.
            ``(3) Qualified cooperative research consortium.--The term
        `qualified cooperative research consortium' means any
        organization--
                    ``(A) which is registered under the National
                Cooperative Research Act of 1984, but only if such
                registration has been published (and is in effect) on
                the last day of the organization's taxable year with or
                within which the taxpayer's taxable year ends, and
                    ``(B) which during such taxable year--
                            ``(i) had at least 5 contributors, but only
                        if--
                                    ``(I) no 3 members contributed more
                                than 80 percent of total
                                nongovernmental contributions, and
                                    ``(II) no single member contributed
                                more than 50 percent of total
                                nongovernmental contributions, or
                            ``(ii) had either 3 or 4 contributors, but
                        only if--
                                    ``(I) no single member contributed
                                more than 50 percent (and no 2 members
                                contributed more than 85 percent) of
                                the total nongovernmental
                                contributions, and
                                    ``(II) the contributors are engaged
                                in the same trade or business.
            ``(4) Special rules.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) Noncash contributions.--Qualified
                contributions other than cash (including services
                provided by a taxpayer's employees) shall be taken into
                account at their cost (or such other basis determined
                under regulations).
                    ``(B) Overhead.--The cost of services provided by a
                taxpayer's employees shall include overhead properly
                allocable to such services.
            ``(5) No double benefit.--Amounts taken into account under
        this subsection in computing qualified cooperative research
        expenditures shall not be taken into account under subsection
        (a) (1) or (2).
            ``(6) Prepaid amounts.--If any contributions paid or
        incurred during the taxable year to qualified cooperative
        research consortia are attributable to qualified research to be
        conducted after the close of the taxable year, such amount
        shall be treated as paid or incurred during the period which
        the qualified research is conducted.
            ``(7) Reports.--Each qualified cooperative research
        consortium shall provide to the Secretary a report containing--
                    ``(A) its certification as such an organization,
                    ``(B) its private source funding ratio, and
                    ``(C) such other information as the Secretary may
                require.
        Each consortium shall provide a copy of the report to each
        contributor.''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of enactment of this
Act.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for a percentage of contributions to qualified cooperative research organizations for qualified cooperative research expenditures.


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        which created National Statuary Hall from the Old Hall of the
        U.S. House of Representatives and authorized the President of
        the United States to invite States to submit two statues of
        worthy citizens to be exhibited, which continues as a daily
        inspiration to the thousands of visitors to the United States
        Capitol.
            (8) As chairman of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds,
        Morrill served as principal advocate for the construction and
        financing of the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of
        Congress; for inviting Frederick Law Olmstead to design the
        present landscape of the Capitol; for planning the location of
        the United States Supreme Court Building; for raising funds to
        complete the Washington Monument; and for championing the
        Smithsonian Institution.
            (9) In delivering his last speech as Senator just two weeks
        before his death, Morrill noted that the location of the United
        States Supreme Court in close proximity to the United States
        Capitol and the Library of Congress ``would form a harmonious
        group of large public structures on Capitol Hill of unequaled
        grandeur, and will be appreciated by the American people
        forever''.
            (10) In his 1882 book ``Self-Consciousness of Noted
        Persons'', Morrill concluded, ``The spur to acquire some future
        reputation, to be earned by conscious fidelity, keeps the work
        of men always at its best, the mechanic at the top of his
        skill, the merchant ever mindful of the upright and downright
        in trade; the pulpit and the bar it pushes on to effort and to
        eloquence; it makes the soldier brave in battle, the politician
        ashamed not be a patriot, and the statesman unwilling to give
        up to party what was meant for mankind.''.
            (11) After Morrill died on December 28, 1898, eulogies
        extolled Morrill's leadership, integrity and good-will,
        including the comments of Senator George Graham Vest of
        Missouri who stated, ``If all those to whom he did acts of
        kindness could whisper across his grave, it would make an
        anthem sweeter and more sonorous than any that ever pealed
        through cathedral aisle'' and those of Senator George Hoar of
        Massachusetts who recalled that Justin Morrill, ``knew in his
        youth the veterans of the Revolution and the generation who
        declared independence and framed the Constitution . . . . He
        knew the whole history of his country from the time of her
        independence, partly from the lips of those who shaped it,
        partly because of the large share he had in it himself.''.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make
appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of
the Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of
Justin Smith Morrill in recognition of his lasting contributions to
higher education opportunity for all Americans.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the presentation
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter
in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall strike a gold medal
with--
            (1) an inscription stating ``A Statesman who did not give
        up to party what was intended for humankind''; and
            (2) suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be
        determined by the Secretary.
    (c) Smithsonian.--
            (1) In general.--Following the award of the gold medal in
        honor of Justin Smith Morrill under subsection (a), the gold
        medal shall be given to the Smithsonian, where it shall be
        available for display as appropriate and made available for
        research.
            (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
        the Smithsonian should make the gold medal received under
        paragraph (1) available for display or for loan as appropriate
        so that it may be displayed elsewhere, particularly at other
        appropriate locations associated with the life of Justin Smith
        Morrill.

SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

    The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold
medal struck pursuant to section 3 under such regulations as the
Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost
thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and
overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.

SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS.

    (a) National Medals.--The medals struck pursuant to this Act are
national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States
Code.
    (b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5134 of title 31,
United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be
considered to be numismatic items.

Output: Justin Smith Morrill Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Justin Smith Morrill's lasting contributions to higher education opportunity for all Americans.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Development Investment Act
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS WHICH PARTNER WITH EDUCATIONAL
              INSTITUTIONS TO IMPROVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB
              TRAINING FOR STUDENTS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:

``SEC. 45S. EMPLOYERS PARTNERING WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO
              IMPROVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING FOR
              STUDENTS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the employer
partnering credit determined under this section for any taxable year is
an amount equal to $5,000 for each qualified educational institution
engaged in a qualified partnership with the employer.
    ``(b) Maximum Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--The maximum credit determined under this
        section for the taxable year shall not exceed $20,000.
            ``(2) Controlled groups.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
        all persons treated as a single employer under subsection (b),
        (c), (m), or (o) of section 414 shall be treated as a single
        taxpayer.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Qualified educational institution.--The term
        `qualified educational institution' means any community
        college, any other institution of higher education, and any
        area career and technical education school.
            ``(2) Community college.--The term `community college'
        means an institution of higher education that--
                    ``(A) admits as a regular student an individual who
                is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in
                the State in which the institution is located and who
                has the ability to benefit from the training offered by
                the institution, and
                    ``(B) offers a 2-year program in engineering,
                mathematics, or the physical or biological sciences
                designed to prepare a student to work as a technician
                or at the semiprofessional level in engineering,
                scientific, or other technological fields requiring the
                understanding and application of basic engineering,
                scientific, or mathematical principles of knowledge.
            ``(3) Institution of higher education.--The term
        `institution of higher education' has the meaning given such
        term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 1002).
            ``(4) Area career and technical education school.--The term
        `area career and technical education school' has the meaning
        given such term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and
        Technical Education Act of 2006 (29 U.S.C. 2302).
            ``(5) Qualified partnership.--Not later than six months
        after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary
        of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor,
        shall define the term `qualified partnership'. Such term shall
        include a partnership through which--
                    ``(A) an employer collaborates with an educational
                institution to help develop curriculum in order to
                improve workforce development and job training for
                students,
                    ``(B) an employer helps provide instruction to
                students in the classroom, and
                    ``(C) an employer provides internships,
                apprenticeships, or other similar educational
                opportunities in the workplace for students.
    ``(d) Certain Rules To Apply.--For purposes of this section, rules
similar to the rules of subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 52
shall apply.''.
    (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Section 38(b) of
such Code is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (35),
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting ``,
plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(37) the employer partnering credit determined under
        section 45S.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45S. Employers partnering with educational institutions to
                            improve workforce development and job
                            training for students.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 3. TAX CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS WHO ENGAGE IN QUALIFIED WORKER
              TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the preceding
provisions of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:

``SEC. 45T. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS WHO ENGAGE IN QUALIFIED WORKER
              TRAINING.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of any
employer, the worker training tax credit determined under this section
with respect to any eligible employee of the employer is an amount
equal to the lesser of--
            ``(1) 50 percent of the job training program expenditures
        of the taxpayer with respect to such employee during the
        taxable year, or
            ``(2) $5,000.
    ``(b) Job Training Program Expenses.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `job training program expenses'
        means amounts paid or incurred by the employer for expenses
        incurred by or on behalf of an eligible employee for
        participation in a qualified training program.
            ``(2) Qualified training program.--The term `qualified
        training program' means--
                    ``(A) a qualified partnership (as defined in
                section 45S(c)(5)), or
                    ``(B) an apprenticeship program registered and
                certified with the Secretary of Labor under section 1
                of the National Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50).
    ``(c) Eligible Employee.--For purposes of this section, the term
`eligible employee' means any employee of the employer who, while
participating in the qualified training program, is--
            ``(1) employed on average at least 40 hours of service per
        week, or
            ``(2) in the case of a qualified training program which a
        qualified partnership (as defined in section 45S(c)(5)), meets
        such hourly work requirements as may be specified by the
        Secretary of Education in connection with such partnership.
    ``(d) Recapture of Credit for Employee Not Performing Minimum
Service.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of any employee with respect
        to whom a credit is allowed under this section and whose
        employment is terminated by the employer (other than by reason
        of such employee's gross misconduct) before the end of the 2-
        year period beginning on the first day of the employee's study
        or training with respect to which a credit is allowed under
        this section, the tax of the taxpayer under this chapter for
        the taxable year during which such termination occurs shall be
        increased by an amount equal to--
                    ``(A) the aggregate decrease in the credits allowed
                under section 38 for all prior taxable years which
                would have resulted if the job training program
                expenses with respect to such employee had been zero,
                multiplied by
                    ``(B) the inclusion ratio.
            ``(2) Inclusion ratio.--For purposes of this subsection,
        the inclusion ratio is the ratio which--
                    ``(A) an amount equal to the difference of--
                            ``(i) the number of days in the 2-year
                        period, over
                            ``(ii) the number of days such employee was
                        employed by the employer during such 2-year
                        period, bears to
                    ``(B) the number of days in the 2-year period.
    ``(e) Controlled Groups.--For purposes of this section, all persons
treated as a single employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of
section 414 shall be treated as a single employer.''.
    (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b)
of section 38 of such Code, as amended by the preceding provisions of
this Act, is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (36),
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (37) and inserting ``,
plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(38) the worker training tax credit determined under
        section 45T(a).''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45T. Credit for employers who engage in qualified worker
                            training.''.
    (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: Workforce Development Investment Act of 2017  This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit of $5,000 for each community college, other institution of higher education, or area career and technical education school engaged in a qualified partnership with the employer. The bill allows a maximum credit of $20,000 in any taxable year.  Within six months of the enactment of this bill, the Department of Education must define the term "qualified partnership." The term must include a partnership through which an employer: (1) collaborates with an educational institution to help develop curriculum in order to improve workforce development and job training for students; (2) helps provide instruction to students in the classroom; and (3) provides internships, apprenticeships, or other similar educational opportunities in the workplace for students.  This bill also allows employers a worker training tax credit equal to the lesser of: 50% of the job training program expenditures for a full-time employee participating in a qualified training program, or $5,000. A "qualified training program" is: (1) a qualified partnership, or (2) an apprenticeship program registered and certified with the Department of Labor under the National Apprenticeship Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterinary Services Investment
Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM.

    The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1415A (7 U.S.C.
3151a) the following:

``SEC. 1415B. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Qualified entity.--The term `qualified entity'
        means--
                    ``(A) a for-profit or nonprofit entity located in
                the United States that operates a veterinary clinic
                providing veterinary services--
                            ``(i) in a rural area, as defined in
                        section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and
                        Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)); and
                            ``(ii) in response to a veterinarian
                        shortage situation;
                    ``(B) a State, national, allied, or regional
                veterinary organization or specialty board recognized
                by the American Veterinary Medical Association;
                    ``(C) a college or school of veterinary medicine
                accredited by the American Veterinary Medical
                Association;
                    ``(D) a university research foundation or
                veterinary medical foundation;
                    ``(E) a department of veterinary science or
                department of comparative medicine accredited by the
                Department of Education;
                    ``(F) a State agricultural experiment station; and
                    ``(G) a State, local, or tribal government agency.
            ``(2) Veterinarian shortage situation.--The term
        `veterinarian shortage situation' means a veterinarian shortage
        situation determined by the Secretary under section 1415A(b).
    ``(b) Establishment of Program.--
            ``(1) Competitive grants.--The Secretary shall carry out a
        program to make competitive grants to qualified entities that
        carry out programs or activities described in paragraph (2) for
        the purpose of developing, implementing, and sustaining
        veterinary services.
            ``(2) Eligibility requirements.--To be eligible to receive
        a grant described paragraph (1), a qualified entity shall carry
        out programs or activities that the Secretary determines will--
                    ``(A) substantially relieve veterinarian shortage
                situations;
                    ``(B) support or facilitate private veterinary
                practices engaged in public health activities; or
                    ``(C) support or facilitate the practices of
                veterinarians who are participating in or have
                successfully completed a service requirement under
                section 1415A(a)(2).
    ``(c) Award Processes and Preferences.--
            ``(1) Application, evaluation, and input processes.--In
        administering the grant program under this section, the
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) use an appropriate application and evaluation
                process, as determined by the Secretary; and
                    ``(B) seek the input of interested persons.
            ``(2) Grant preferences.--In selecting recipients of grants
        to be used for any of the purposes described in paragraphs (2)
        through (6) of subsection (d), the Secretary shall give a
        preference to qualified entities that provide documentation of
        coordination with other qualified entities, with respect to any
        such purpose.
            ``(3) Additional preferences.--In awarding grants under
        this section, the Secretary may develop additional preferences
        by taking into account the amount of funds available for grants
        and the purposes for which the grant funds will be used.
            ``(4) Applicability of other provisions.--Sections 1413B,
        1462(a), 1469(a)(3), 1469(c), and 1470 apply to the
        administration of the grant program under this section.
    ``(d) Use of Grants To Relieve Veterinarian Shortage Situations and
Support Veterinary Services.--A qualified entity may use funds provided
by grants under this section to relieve veterinarian shortage
situations and support veterinary services for the following purposes:
            ``(1) To assist veterinarians with establishing or
        expanding practices for the purpose of--
                    ``(A) equipping veterinary offices;
                    ``(B) sharing in the reasonable overhead costs of
                the practices, as determined by the Secretary; or
                    ``(C) establishing mobile veterinary facilities in
                which a portion of the facilities will address
                education or extension needs.
            ``(2) To promote recruitment (including for programs in
        secondary schools), placement, and retention of veterinarians,
        veterinary technicians, students of veterinary medicine, and
        students of veterinary technology.
            ``(3) To allow veterinary students, veterinary interns,
        externs, fellows, and residents, and veterinary technician
        students to cover expenses (other than the types of expenses
        described in 1415A(c)(5)) to attend training programs in food
        safety or food animal medicine.
            ``(4) To establish or expand accredited veterinary
        education programs (including faculty recruitment and
        retention), veterinary residency and fellowship programs, or
        veterinary internship and externship programs carried out in
        coordination with accredited colleges of veterinary medicine.
            ``(5) To assess veterinarian shortage situations and the
        preparation of applications submitted to the Secretary for
        designation as a veterinarian shortage situation under section
        1415A(b).
            ``(6) To provide continuing education and extension,
        including veterinary telemedicine and other distance-based
        education, for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and other
        health professionals needed to strengthen veterinary programs
        and enhance food safety.
    ``(e) Special Requirements for Certain Grants.--
            ``(1) Terms of service requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Grants provided under this
                section for the purpose specified in subsection (d)(1)
                shall be subject to an agreement between the Secretary
                and the grant recipient that includes a required term
                of service for the recipient, as established by the
                Secretary.
                    ``(B) Considerations.--In establishing a term of
                service under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
                consider only--
                            ``(i) the amount of the grant awarded; and
                            ``(ii) the specific purpose of the grant.
            ``(2) Breach remedies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An agreement under paragraph (1)
                shall provide remedies for any breach of the agreement
                by the grant recipient, including repayment or partial
                repayment of the grant funds, with interest.
                    ``(B) Waiver.--The Secretary may grant a wavier of
                the repayment obligation for breach of contract if the
                Secretary determines that the grant recipient
                demonstrates extreme hardship or extreme need.
                    ``(C) Treatment of amounts recovered.--Funds
                recovered under this paragraph shall--
                            ``(i) be credited to the account available
                        to carry out this section; and
                            ``(ii) remain available until expended.
    ``(f) Cost-Sharing Requirements.--
            ``(1) Recipient share.--Subject to paragraph (2), to be
        eligible to receive a grant under this section, a qualified
        entity shall provide matching non-Federal funds, either in cash
        or in-kind support, in an amount equal to not less than 25
        percent of the Federal funds provided by the grant.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may establish, by regulation,
        conditions under which the cost-sharing requirements of
        paragraph (1) may be reduced or waived.
    ``(g) Prohibition on Use of Grant Funds for Construction.--Funds
made available for grants under this section may not be used--
            ``(1) to construct a new building or facility; or
            ``(2) to acquire, expand, remodel, or alter an existing
        building or facility, including site grading and improvement
        and architect fees.
    ``(h) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations
to carry out this section.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available
until expended.''.

Output:
Veterinarian Services Investment Act - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a matching grant program with qualified entities to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services.

Requires a qualifying entity to carry out programs that: (1) relieve veterinarian shortage situations, (2) support private veterinary practices engaged in public health activities, or (3) support practices of veterinarians who are participating in or have successfully completed a specified service requirement.

Makes such grants available for: (1) assistance for establishing or expanding veterinary practices or establishing mobile veterinary facilities; (2) veterinarian, technician, and student recruitment; (3) grants to attend training programs in food safety or food animal medicine; (4) grants to establish or expand accredited education, internship, residency, and fellowship programs; (5) grants to assess veterinarian shortage situations; and (6) grants for continuing education and extension, including veterinary telemedicine and other distance-based education.


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S ON THE BUDGET.

    Section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Means-Tested Welfare Spending.--
            ``(1) In general.--The concurrent resolution on the budget
        for the applicable fiscal year shall set forth the appropriate
        level for aggregate means-tested welfare spending for the first
        fiscal year of that concurrent resolution and for at least each
        of the 4 ensuing fiscal years beginning on the earlier of--
                    ``(A) the first fiscal year that begins after the
                date of enactment of this subsection and after any
                monthly rate of unemployment during the immediately
                preceding fiscal year is below 7.5 percent; or
                    ``(B) fiscal year 2015.
            ``(2) Setting level.--The level described in paragraph (2)
        shall not exceed the aggregate level of Federal means-tested
        welfare spending for fiscal year 2007, adjusted for inflation
        as follows:
                    ``(A) Spending on means-tested medical assistance
                programs shall be adjusted for inflation according to
                the price index for personal consumption expenditures
                for health products and services as calculated by the
                Bureau of Economic Analysis.
                    ``(B) Spending for all other means-tested programs
                shall be adjusted for inflation according to the
                weighted price index for personal consumption
                expenditures excluding health products and services as
                calculated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.''.

SEC. 404. ALLOCATIONS OF MEANS-TESTED WELFARE SPENDING.

    (a) In General.--Section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Means-Tested Welfare Spending Limit.--
            ``(1) Further division of amounts.--For any concurrent
        resolution on the budget for which levels for aggregate means-
        tested welfare spending are set forth under section 301(j), in
        the House of Representatives and the Senate, the amounts
        allocated under subsection (a) shall be further divided to
        establish an allocation of--
                    ``(A) total new budget authority and total outlays
                for discretionary means-tested welfare spending in
                appropriation measures for the first fiscal year of the
                resolution on the budget; and
                    ``(B) total new budget authority and total outlays
                for mandatory means-tested welfare spending for the
                first fiscal year of the resolution on the budget and
                at least each of the ensuing 4 fiscal years to all
                other committees of the House of Representatives and
                the Senate that have jurisdiction over legislation
                providing mandatory means-tested welfare spending.
            ``(2) Point of order.--It shall not be in order in the
        House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill,
        joint resolution, or amendment if--
                    ``(A) the enactment of such bill or resolution as
                reported;
                    ``(B) the adoption and enactment of such amendment;
                or
                    ``(C) the enactment of such bill or resolution in
                the form recommended in such conference report,
        would cause the applicable allocation of new budget authority
        or outlays made under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1)
        for a fiscal year to be exceeded.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 302(b) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking ``under subsection (a)'' and
inserting ``under subsections (a) and (h)''.

SEC. 405. RECONCILIATION.

    Section 310(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended
as follows:
            (1) Strike ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3) and strike
        the period at the end of paragraph (4) and insert ``; and''.
            (2) Redesignate paragraph (4) as paragraph (5), and in
        paragraph (5) as redesignated, strike ``and (3)'' and insert
        ``(3), and (4)''.
            (3) After paragraph (3), insert the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(4) specify the total amount by which new budget
        authority for such fiscal year for mandatory means-tested
        welfare spending contained in laws, bills, and resolutions
        within the jurisdiction of a committee is to be changed and
        direct that committee to determine and recommend changes to
        accomplish a change of such total amount, which amount shall be
        the amount by which the Congressional Budget Office baseline
        level of spending for aggregate mandatory means-tested welfare
        programs exceeds the allocation made pursuant to section
        302(h)(1)(B) for such fiscal year.''.

              TITLE V--GRANTS TO PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY

SEC. 501. GRANTS TO STATES.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to encourage States to
develop policies to promote self-sufficiency and prosperity and to
reduce poverty and Government dependence.
    (b) Grants.--The Social Security Act is amended by adding at the
end the following:

    ``TITLE XXII--GRANTS TO STATES TO PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND
                  PROSPERITY AND TO REDUCE DEPENDENCE

``SEC. 2201. GRANTS TO STATES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may provide grants to States to
reward reductions in poverty and Government dependence and increases in
self-sufficiency.
    ``(b) Allocation of Grants to States.--For each fiscal year for
which funds are made available under subsection (e), the Secretary
shall make a grant in an amount equal to $100,000,000 to each of the 3
States with the greatest percentage increases in the self-sufficiency
ratio of the State for the preceding fiscal year over the self-
sufficiency ratio of the State for fiscal year 2007, as compared with
the changes in that ratio for each other State, subject to subsection
(c).
    ``(c) Limitation on Eligibility for Grants.--A State shall not be
eligible for a grant under this title for a fiscal year unless the
self-sufficiency ratio of the State for the fiscal year is greater than
the self-sufficiency ratio of the State for fiscal year 2007.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this title:
            ``(1) The term `self-sufficient family' means a family
        (including a 1-person family) whose combined income, excluding
        receipt of means-tested welfare spending (as defined in section
        3(11)(A) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control
        Act of 1974), exceeds the poverty line (within the meaning of
        section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
        1981, including any revision required by such section
        applicable to a family of the size involved).
            ``(2) The term `self-sufficiency ratio' means, with respect
        to a State and a fiscal year--
                    ``(A) the number of self-sufficient families
                residing in the State during the fiscal year that are
                headed by able-bodied individuals who have not attained
                63 years of age; divided by
                    ``(B) the total number of families residing in the
                State during the fiscal year that are headed by able-
                bodied individuals who have not attained 63 years of
                age.
            ``(3) The term `State' means the 50 States and the District
        of Columbia.
    ``(e) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For grants
under this title, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal
year.''.

              TITLE VI--PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF ABORTION

SEC. 601. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS.

    No funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law, and none of the
funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated
by Federal law, shall be expended for any abortion.

SEC. 602. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS THAT COVER
              ABORTION.

    None of the funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law, and
none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or
appropriated by Federal law, shall be expended for health benefits
coverage that includes coverage of abortion.

SEC. 603. PROHIBITION ON TAX BENEFITS RELATING TO ABORTION.

    For taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this
section, no credit shall be allowed under the internal revenue laws
with respect to amounts paid or incurred for an abortion or with
respect to amounts paid or incurred for a health benefits plan
(including premium assistance) that includes coverage of abortion.

SEC. 604. CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO SEPARATE COVERAGE.

    Nothing in this title shall be construed as prohibiting any
individual, entity, or State or locality from purchasing separate
abortion coverage or health benefits coverage that includes abortion so
long as such coverage is paid for entirely using only funds not
authorized or appropriated by Federal law and such coverage shall not
be purchased using matching funds required for a federally subsidized
program, including a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid
matching funds.

SEC. 605. CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO THE USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS FOR
              HEALTH COVERAGE.

    Nothing in this title shall be construed as restricting the ability
of any non-Federal health benefits coverage provider from offering
abortion coverage, or the ability of a State or locality to contract
separately with such a provider for such coverage, so long as only
funds not authorized or appropriated by Federal law are used and such
coverage shall not be purchased using matching funds required for a
federally subsidized program, including a State's or locality's
contribution of Medicaid matching funds.

SEC. 606. TREATMENT OF ABORTIONS RELATED TO RAPE, INCEST, OR PRESERVING
              THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER.

    The limitations established in this title shall not apply to an
abortion--
            (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or
        incest; or
            (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical
        disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as
        certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death
        unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering
        physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy
        itself.

Output:
Welfare Reform Act of 2011 - Welfare Reform Restoration Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the TANF program by: (1) eliminating the temporary modification of the caseload reduction credit, and (2) reducing funding of state family assistance grants.

Restores the former name of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and restores its text as if the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 had not been enacted; and (2) renames the supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits as the food stamp program.

Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to revise work requirements for the food stamp program and require able-bodied work eligible adult members of a family unit to participate in a work activation program during a full month of participation in the food stamp program, fulfilling specified levels of work activity during that month. (Work activation means, not employment, but supervised job search, community service activities, education and job training, workfare, or drug and alcohol treatment.)

Specifies a financial reward for any state that reduces its food stamp caseload below calendar 2006 levels.

Declares that a food, food product, meal, or other specified item shall be considered a food under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 only if it is a bare essential.

Requires the President to include means-tested welfare spending in every budget submission.

Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to define and establish an aggregate cap for means-tested welfare spending.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants to states to reward reductions in poverty and government dependence and increases in self-sufficiency.

Prohibits the expenditure for abortions, with certain exceptions, of any funds authorized or appropriated by federal law, and funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by federal law.

Prohibits funding for health benefits plans that cover abortion.

Prohibits the allowance of any tax credit with respect to amounts paid or incurred for an abortion or with respect to amounts paid or incurred for a health benefits plan (including premium assistance) that includes coverage of abortion.