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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Crimes Against Children
Prevention Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN COMPUTER TRAINING
              FACILITY.

    (a) Establishment.--The Attorney General shall establish within the
Federal Bureau of Investigation a Federal Internet Crimes Against
Children computer training facility to be known as the ``Innocent
Images Online Training Center'' (in this section referred to as the
``IIOTC'').
    (b) Purpose.--The IIOTC shall be responsible for training local,
State, and Federal law enforcement officers who investigate Internet
and on-line crimes against children. The IIOTC shall be located in or
around the Innocent Images operation in Calverton, Maryland, and shall
be managed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (in this section
referred to as the ``FBI'') as the lead agency. The staff of the IIOTC
shall include representatives from the Federal agencies that have
statutory authority to investigate Internet and on-line crimes against
children, including the FBI, United States Customs Service, and the
United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Criminal Division,
United States Department of Justice.
    (c) Duties of the IIOTC.--The FBI shall perform such duties as the
Attorney General determines appropriate to carry out the purpose of the
IIOTC, including the following:
            (1) Educate and train local, State, and Federal law
        enforcement officers and prosecutors who investigate and
        prosecute Internet and on-line crimes against children
        investigations. This training shall consist of teaching these
        law enforcement officers the Innocent Images national
        initiative investigative techniques and protocols. The training
        facility shall include classrooms and computers to facilitate
        ``hands-on'' training for participants. Consideration may be
        given to train international law enforcement officers on a
        limited basis.
            (2) Travel throughout the United States to teach local law
        enforcement officers in a local or regional basis when
        requested.
            (3) Provide advice and guidance in the application of
        current and emerging computer technology and other
        investigative techniques.
            (4) In a classroom environment and as part of the
        curriculum, provide investigative support and advice to
        Federal, State, and local officers and prosecutors on current
        and complex investigations.
            (5) In a private setting and upon request, provide
        consultation and advice on multifaceted Internet crimes against
        children investigations.
            (6) Conduct research related to the detection and
        investigation of Internet and on-line crimes against children,
        including identification and investigative application of
        current and emerging technologies, identification of
        investigative searching technologies and methods for
        investigating Internet crimes against children.
            (7) Work with the approved Department of Justice, Office of
        Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program, Internet
        Crimes Against Children task forces to train these officers on
        the use of FBI Innocent Images National Initiative
        investigative techniques and protocols.
            (8) Within the training curriculum, the IIOTC shall
        strongly encourage State and local adoption of the protocol
        consistent with the FBI's Innocent Images National Case
        Management System.
    (d) Appointment of Personnel to the IIOTC.--
            (1) Selection of staff.--The Director of the Federal Bureau
        of Investigation shall appoint the staff of the IIOTC. The
        training facility staff shall include experienced investigators
        and specialists from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
        United States Customs Service, the United States Postal
        Inspection Service, and the Criminal Division, Department of
        Justice. The Commissioner of the United States Customs Service
        and the Chief Postal Inspector for the United States Postal
        Inspection Service shall nominate to the Director their
        representatives to work at the IIOTC. The IIOTC shall also be
        staffed by FBI support employees who will assist with the
        administrative functions associated with the center. Each
        respective agency will be responsible for their costs of
        providing staff to the IIOTC.
            (2) Additional support personnel.--The Director of the
        Federal Bureau of Investigation is authorized to employ 33
        additional FBI support personnel employees necessary to provide
        for a 24-hour operation, staff a toll-free number for law
        enforcement personnel, and assist in processing casework
        generated and received at the FBI's Innocent Images National
        Initiative.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
        to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 and each of the 4
        succeeding fiscal years--
                    (A) $4,200,000 to carry out subsection this
                section, other than subsection (d)(2); and
                    (B) $4,200,000 to carry out subsection (d)(2).
            (4) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of
        Investigation shall submit to the Congress an implementation
        plan for the IIOTC.

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Makes the IIOTC responsible for training local, State, and Federal law enforcement officers who investigate Internet and on-line crimes against children. Directs that the IIOTC be located in or around the Innocent Images operation in Calverton, Maryland, and be managed by the FBI.
Directs the FBI Director to appoint staff of the IIOTC. Authorizes the Director to employ 33 additional FBI support personnel employees necessary to provide for a 24-hour operation, staff a toll-free number for law enforcement personnel, and assist in processing casework generated and received at the FBI's Innocent Images National Initiative.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Physician Workforce
Improvement Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Institute of Medicine, the Alliance for Aging
        Research, the National Institute on Aging, and the Council on
        Graduate Medical Education have reported that there is a
        critical shortage of certified geriatricians.
            (2) The average total educational debt that a physician who
        completes required training including a fellowship in geriatric
        medicine or geriatric psychiatry in order to become a certified
        geriatrician exceeds $75,000, and the current reimbursement
        policy for these physicians creates significant financial
        disincentives to entering the practice of geriatric medicine
        and geriatric psychiatry.
            (3) It is essential that physicians that provide clinical
        services to elderly individuals be trained in the range of
        settings in which medical care is delivered in order to provide
        those services appropriately.

SEC. 3. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION FUNDING.

    (a) In General.--Section 1886(h)(4) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) Geriatric programs.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The rules established
                        under this paragraph shall specify that a
                        resident that is enrolled in a fellowship in
                        geriatric medicine or geriatric psychiatry
                        within an approved medical residency training
                        program shall be, for the computation of the
                        number of full-time-equivalent residents in an
                        approved medical residency training program,
                        counted 2 times for the period such resident is
                        enrolled in such fellowship.
                            ``(ii) Limitation.--The number of residents
                        that are counted 2 times for the computation of
                        the number of full-time-equivalent residents in
                        an approved medical residency training program
                        under clause (i) shall not exceed 400 in any
                        calendar year.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to cost reporting periods beginning on or after the date of
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GERIATRICIANS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Geriatric training consortium.--The term ``geriatric
        training consortium'' means a State, regional, or local entity
        that--
                    (A) is developed and supported by an accredited
                geriatric training program;
                    (B) consists of--
                            (i) a teaching hospital;
                            (ii) a skilled nursing facility; and
                            (iii) an ambulatory care or community-based
                        facility, such as a community clinic, a day
                        treatment program, a hospice program, a managed
                        care organization, or a rehabilitation
                        facility; and
                    (C) is organized for--
                            (i) the training of residents enrolled in
                        formal postgraduate training programs in
                        geriatric medicine or geriatric psychiatry; and
                            (ii) the provision of appropriate training
                        experiences in the care of elderly individuals
                        to residents in primary care disciplines and
                        other health professionals.
            (2) Primary care.--The term ``primary care'' means family
        medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics,
        preventive medicine, geriatric medicine, and osteopathic
        general practice.
            (3) Resident.--The term ``resident'' has the meaning given
        such term in section 1886(h)(5)(I) of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(5)(I)).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Health and Human Services.
    (b) Demonstration Projects.--
            (1) Authority.--The Secretary, through geriatric training
        consortia, shall establish and conduct 5 demonstration projects
        to increase the number of certified geriatricians that are
        appropriately trained to provide items and services to
        beneficiaries under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42
        U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) in a range of patient settings. In
        conducting demonstration projects under this section, the
        Secretary shall make payments for the indirect costs of medical
        education and the direct graduate medical education costs
        relating to the training of residents to the geriatric training
        consortia carrying out the projects.
            (2) Application.--Any geriatric training consortium seeking
        to conduct a demonstration project under this section shall
        submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such
        form and manner, and containing such information as the
        Secretary may require.
    (c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary may waive compliance with any
requirement of titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1301 et seq., 1395 et seq., 1396 et seq.) which, if applied,
would prevent a demonstration project carried out under this section
from effectively achieving the purpose of the project.
    (d) Annual Report to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Beginning 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
        shall submit to Congress a report that evaluates the
        effectiveness of the demonstration projects conducted under
        this section and that contains any legislative recommendations
        determined appropriate by the Secretary.
            (2) Continuation or replication of demonstration
        projects.--Beginning 3 years after the date of enactment of
        this Act, the report required under paragraph (1) shall include
        recommendations regarding whether the demonstration projects
        conducted under this section should be continued and whether
        broad replication of the project should be initiated.
    (e) Duration.--A demonstration project under this section shall be
conducted for a period of not more than 5 years. The Secretary may
terminate a project if the Secretary determines that the consortium
conducting the project is not in substantial compliance with the terms
of the application approved by the Secretary.
    (f) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for the
        transfer from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the
        Federal Supplementary Insurance Trust Fund under title XVIII of
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i, 1395t), in such
        proportions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, of
        such funds as are necessary for the costs of carrying out the
        demonstration projects under this section.
            (2) Limitation.--
                    (A) In general.--With respect to any year that a
                demonstration project is conducted under this section,
                the total amount paid to such a demonstration project
                shall not exceed the lessor of--
                            (i) an amount described in subparagraph
                        (B); or
                            (ii) $1,000,000.
                    (B) Amount described.--An amount described in this
                subparagraph is an amount equal to the number of
                geriatric fellows enrolled in a geriatric training
                consortium for that year multiplied by the amount that
                the hospital that is part of that geriatric training
                consortium conducting the demonstration project
                received under the medicare program under title XVIII
                of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) for
                the indirect costs of medical education and for direct
                graduate medical education costs for each full-time-
                equivalent resident during the hospital's most recent
                cost reporting period, determined without regard to
                section 1886(h)(4)(F) of that Act (42 U.S.C.
                1395ww(h)(4)(F)) (as added by section 3), and
                determined as of the date the Secretary appropriates
                the funds for the demonstration project for that year.

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Medicare Physician Workforce Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the rules for determining the number of full-time equivalent residents in an approved medical residency training program for purposes of determining payments for direct graduate medical education (GME) costs to provide that a resident enrolled in a fellowship in geriatric medicine or geriatric psychiatry within an approved medical residency training program be counted twice for the period such resident is enrolled in such fellowship (thereby doubling GME payments made to teaching hospitals for geriatric fellows as an incentive for such hospitals to promote and recruit such fellows).  Caps the double payment to be provided for an approved medical residency training program to a maximum of 400 fellows per year.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and conduct a limited number of demonstration projects to increase the number of certified geriatricians who are appropriately trained to provide items and services to beneficiaries under the Medicare program in a range of patient settings.  Directs the Secretary to make annual reports to the Congress on such projects.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Maternity and Obstetric
Medicine Act'' or the ``Healthy MOM Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Pregnancy is a significant life event for millions of
        women in the United States each year.
            (2) For more than 30 years, our Nation, through the
        Medicaid program, has recognized that pregnant women need
        immediate access to affordable care, and has allowed women who
        meet income-eligibility requirements to enroll in Medicaid
        coverage when they become pregnant.
            (3) Congress recognized the central importance of maternity
        coverage by classifying maternity and newborn care as one of
        the ten essential health benefits that must now be covered on
        most individual and small group health insurance plans under
        section 1302(b)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable
        Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18022(b)(1)).
            (4) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has
        greatly increased access to affordable health insurance
        coverage for women. Today, more than 7,500,000 women have
        access to health insurance because of the law. That Act made it
        illegal to deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions, like
        pregnancy, or charge women more money for their premiums. That
        Act also required women's preventive services like birth
        control to be covered without cost sharing.
            (5) Access to comprehensive maternity coverage allows women
        to access important pregnancy-related care, which is
        demonstrated to improve health outcomes for women and newborns
        and reduce financial costs for both consumers and insurers.
            (6) Uninsured women, women with grandfathered and
        transitional health plans, self-funded student health plans,
        and catastrophic and high-deductible health plans may lack
        access to comprehensive and affordable maternity coverage.
            (7) Employer health plans that exclude dependent daughters
        from maternity coverage leave young women without coverage for
        their pregnancy, even though Federal law has long held that
        treating pregnancy differently than other conditions is sex-
        based discrimination.
            (8) A special enrollment period is especially important for
        young adults, who are at high risk for unintended pregnancies,
        yet young adults are frequently enrolled in catastrophic
        coverage, which often has fewer benefits, more restrictions,
        and higher deductibles.
            (9) Timely maternity care improves the health of pregnant
        women, as well as birth outcomes and the health of babies
        throughout their lifetimes. Pregnancy-related maternal
        mortality is three to four times higher among women who receive
        no maternity care compared to women who do. Regular maternity
        care can detect or mitigate serious pregnancy-related health
        complications, including preeclampsia, placental abruption,
        complications from diabetes, complications from heart disease,
        and Graves' disease, all of which can result in morbidity or
        mortality for the mother or newborn.
            (10) Regular maternity care can reduce preterm births and
        the health complications associated with preterm births.
            (11) Timely maternity care can reduce short- and long-term
        health care costs. If a woman does not have access to
        affordable maternity care during her pregnancy, and she or her
        newborn experiences pregnancy complications that result in
        health problems after birth, their insurer may end up paying
        much higher costs than if the insurer had covered the woman's
        maternity care during her pregnancy. Intensive maternity care
        can reduce hospital and neonatal intensive care unit admissions
        among infants, resulting in cost savings of $1,768 to $5,560
        per birth. For women with high-risk pregnancies, intensive
        maternity care saves $1.37 for every $1 invested in maternity
        care.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to protect the health of
women and newborns by ensuring that all women eligible for coverage
through the Exchanges established under title I of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) and women
eligible for other individual or group health plan coverage can access
affordable health coverage during their pregnancy.

SEC. 3. PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR PREGNANT
              INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Public Health Service Act.--Section 2702(b)(2) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-1(b)(2)) is amended by inserting
``including a special enrollment period for pregnant individuals,
beginning on the date on which the pregnancy is reported to the health
insurance issuer'' before the period at the end.
    (b) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.--Section 1311(c)(6)
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C.
18031(c)(6)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E);
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(D) a special enrollment period for pregnant
                individuals, beginning on the date on which the
                pregnancy is reported to the Exchange; and''.
    (c) Special Enrollment Periods.--Section 9801(f) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9801(f)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) For pregnant individuals.--
                    ``(A) A group health plan shall permit an employee
                who is eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage under
                the terms of the plan (or a dependent of such an
                employee if the dependent is eligible, but not
                enrolled, for coverage under such terms) to enroll for
                coverage under the terms of the plan upon pregnancy,
                with the special enrollment period beginning on the
                date on which the pregnancy is reported to the group
                health plan or the pregnancy is confirmed by a health
                care provider.
                    ``(B) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations
                with respect to the special enrollment period under
                subparagraph (A), including establishing a time period
                for pregnant individuals to enroll in coverage and
                effective date of such coverage.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to plan years beginning after the 2016 plan year.

SEC. 4. COVERAGE OF MATERNITY CARE FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.

    Section 2719A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-
19a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Coverage of Maternity Care.--A group health plan, or health
insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance
coverage, that provides coverage for dependents shall ensure that such
plan or coverage includes coverage for maternity care associated with
pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care for all participants,
beneficiaries, or enrollees, including dependents, including coverage
of labor and delivery. Such coverage shall be provided to all pregnant
dependents regardless of age.''.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS.

    (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Personnel Management
shall issue such regulations as are necessary to ensure that pregnancy
is considered a change in family status and a qualifying life event for
an individual who is eligible to enroll, but is not enrolled, in a
health benefit plan under chapter 89 title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Effective Date.--The requirement in subsection (a) shall apply
with respect to any contract entered into under section 8902 of such
title beginning 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. CONTINUATION OF MEDICAID INCOME ELIGIBILITY STANDARD FOR
              PREGNANT WOMEN AND INFANTS.

    Section 1902(l)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a(l)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and not more than 185
        percent'';
            (2) in clause (ii)--
                    (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``and'' after the
                comma;
                    (B) in subclause (II), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting ``, and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(III) January 1, 2014, is the percentage provided under
        clause (v).''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
    ``(v) The percentage provided under clause (ii) for medical
assistance on or after January 1, 2014, with respect to individuals
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall not be less
than--
            ``(I) the percentage specified for such individuals by the
        State in an amendment to its State plan (whether approved or
        not) as of January 1, 2014, or
            ``(II) if no such percentage is specified as of January 1,
        2014, the percentage established for such individuals under the
        State's authorizing legislation or provided for under the
        State's appropriations as of that date.''.

SEC. 7. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

    Nothing in this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) shall be
construed to invalidate or limit the remedies, rights, and procedures
of any Federal law or the law of any State or political subdivision of
any State or jurisdiction that provides greater or equal protection for
enrollees in a group health plan or group or individual health
insurance offered by a health insurance issuer.

Output: Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act or the Healthy MOM Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act and Internal Revenue Code to require health insurers, health insurance exchanges, and group health plans to offer a special enrollment period to pregnant individuals. The special enrollment period offered by an insurer or exchange must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the insurer or exchange. The special enrollment period offered by a group health plan must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the plan or is confirmed by a health care provider. Coverage offered by a group health plan or health insurer that covers dependents must provide coverage for maternity care to all covered individuals. The Office of Personnel Management must ensure that eligible pregnant women are allowed to enroll in federal employee health benefit plans outside of the open enrollment period. This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to revise the range in which a state must establish a maximum level of family income for pregnant women and infants to be eligible for Medicaid. The upper limit of the range is eliminated and the lower limit is set to the level in place, or specified in an amendment to a state plan, on January 1, 2014.


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SECTION 1. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN ANTI-TERRORISM JUDGMENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for
Victims of Terrorism Act''.
    (b) Definition.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1603(b) of title 28, United States
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3) by striking the period and
                inserting ``; and'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)
                as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
                    (C) by striking ``(b)'' through ``entity--'' and
                inserting the following:
    ``(b) An `agency or instrumentality of a foreign state' means--
            ``(1) any entity--''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) for purposes of sections 1605(a)(7) and 1610 (a)(7)
        and (f), any entity as defined under subparagraphs (A) and (B)
        of paragraph (1), and subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) shall
        not apply.''.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 1391(f)(3)
        of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking
        ``1603(b)'' and inserting ``1603(b)(1)''.
    (c) Enforcement of Judgments.--Section 1610(f) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``(including
                any agency or instrumentality or such state)'' and
                inserting ``(including any agency or instrumentality of
                such state)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, moneys due from
or payable by the United States (including any agency or
instrumentality thereof) to any state against which a judgment is
pending under section 1605(a)(7) shall be subject to attachment and
execution with respect to that judgment, in like manner and to the same
extent as if the United States were a private person.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), upon determining on an asset-
by-asset basis that a waiver is necessary in the national security
interest, the President may waive this subsection in connection with
(and prior to the enforcement of) any judicial order directing
attachment in aid of execution or execution against any property
subject to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna
Convention on Consular Relations.
    ``(B) A waiver under this paragraph shall not apply to--
            ``(i) if property subject to the Vienna Convention on
        Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna Convention on Consular
        Relations has been used for any nondiplomatic purpose
        (including use as rental property), the proceeds of such use;
        or
            ``(ii) if any asset subject to the Vienna Convention on
        Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna Convention on Consular
        Relations is sold or otherwise transferred for value to a third
        party, the proceeds of such sale or transfer.
    ``(C) In this paragraph, the term `property subject to the Vienna
Convention on Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna Convention on Consular
Relations' and the term `asset subject to the Vienna Convention on
Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations'
mean any property or asset, respectively, the attachment in aid of
execution or execution of which would result in a violation of an
obligation of the United States under the Vienna Convention on
Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, as
the case may be.
    ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, all assets of any agency or
instrumentality of a foreign state shall be treated as assets of that
foreign state.''.
    (d) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 117(d) of the
Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 1999, as enacted by section
101(h) of Public Law 105-277 (112 Stat. 2681-492) is repealed.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to any claim for which a foreign state is not immune under
section 1605(a)(7) of title 28, United States Code, arising before, on,
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2. PAYGO ADJUSTMENT.

    The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall not make
any estimates of changes in direct spending outlays and receipts under
section 252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 902(d)) for any fiscal year resulting from the
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO IMPROVE LITIGATION PROCEDURES AND
              REMOVE LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY.

    (a) General Exceptions to Jurisdictional Immunity of Foreign
State.--Section 1605 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) If a foreign state, or its agency or instrumentality, is a
party to an action pursuant to subsection (a)(7) and fails to furnish
any testimony, document, or other thing upon a duly issued discovery
order by the court in the action, such failure shall be deemed an
admission of any fact with respect to which the discovery order
relates. Nothing in this subsection shall supersede the limitations set
forth in subsection (g).''.
    (b) Modification of Limitation on Liability.--Section
1605(a)(7)(B)(i) is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(i) the act occurred in the foreign state
                        against which the claim has been brought and
                        the foreign state has not had a reasonable
                        opportunity to arbitrate the claim in a neutral
                        forum outside the foreign state in accordance
                        with accepted international rules of
                        arbitration; or
    (c) Extent of Liability.--Section 1606 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``No Federal or
State statutory limits shall apply to the amount of compensatory,
actual, or punitive damages permitted to be awarded to persons under
section 1605(a)(7) and this section.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to any claim for which a foreign state is not immune under
section 1605(a)(7) of title 28, United States Code, arising before, on,
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2000.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Directs that moneys due from or payable by the United States to any State against which a judgment is pending under jurisdictional provisions be subject to attachment and execution in like manner and to the same extent as if the United States were a private person.
Authorizes the President, upon determining on an asset-by-asset basis that a waiver is necessary in the national security interest, to waive attachment provisions in connection with (and prior to the enforcement of) any judicial order directing attachment in aid of execution or execution against  any property subject to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. Specifies that a waiver shall not apply to the proceeds of: (1) such use if such property has been used for any non-diplomatic purpose (including use as rental property); or (2) a sale or transfer if any asset subject to such Conventions is sold or otherwise transferred for value to a third party.
Defines "property" or an "asset" subject to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations" to mean any property or asset the attachment in aid of execution or execution of which would result in a violation of a U.S. obligation under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, as the case may be.
Treats all assets of any agency or instrumentality of a foreign state as assets of that foreign state.
(Sec. 2) Prohibits the Director of the Office of Management and Budget from making any estimates of changes in direct spending outlays and receipts under "pay as you go" provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for any fiscal year resulting from enactment of this Act.
(Sec. 3) Provides that the failure of a foreign state against which money damages are sought for personal injury or death caused by an act of torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, or the provision of material support or resources, to furnish any testimony, document, or other thing upon a duly issued discovery order by the court in the action shall be deemed an admission of any fact with respect to which the discovery order relates.
Makes an exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state against which such damages are sought if the act occurred in the state and the state has not had a reasonable opportunity to arbitrate the claim in accordance with accepted international rules of arbitration (current law) in a neutral forum outside the foreign state.
Specifies that no Federal or State statutory limits shall apply to the amount of compensatory, actual, or punitive damages permitted to be awarded to persons under judicial code provisions regarding general exceptions to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state.
Makes this section applicable to claims arising before this Act's enactment.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Protection Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF A COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT TO RECIPIENTS OF
              SOCIAL SECURITY, SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME, RAILROAD
              RETIREMENT BENEFITS, AND VETERANS DISABILITY COMPENSATION
              OR PENSION BENEFITS.

    (a) Authority To Make Payments.--
            (1) Eligibility.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (5)(B), the
                Secretary of the Treasury shall disburse a $250 payment
                to each individual who, for any month during the 3-
                month period ending with the month which ends prior to
                the month that includes the date of the enactment of
                this Act, is entitled to a benefit payment described in
                clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (B) or is
                eligible for a SSI cash benefit described in
                subparagraph (C). Payments shall be made under this
                section only if no increase takes effect with the month
                of December 2010 under section 215(i) of the Social
                Security Act. In the case of an individual who is
                eligible for a payment under this subparagraph by
                reason of entitlement to a benefit described in
                subparagraph (B)(i), no such payment shall be made to
                such individual unless such individual was paid a
                benefit described in such subparagraph (B)(i) for any
                month in the 12-month period ending with the month
                which ends prior to the month that includes the date of
                the enactment of this Act.
                    (B) Benefit payment described.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A):
                            (i) Title ii benefit.--A benefit payment
                        described in this clause is a monthly insurance
                        benefit payable (without regard to sections
                        202(j)(1) and 223(b) of the Social Security Act
                        (42 U.S.C. 402(j)(1), 423(b)) under--
                                    (I) section 202(a) of such Act (42
                                U.S.C. 402(a));
                                    (II) section 202(b) of such Act (42
                                U.S.C. 402(b));
                                    (III) section 202(c) of such Act
                                (42 U.S.C. 402(c));
                                    (IV) section 202(d)(1)(B)(ii) of
                                such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(B)(ii));
                                    (V) section 202(e) of such Act (42
                                U.S.C. 402(e));
                                    (VI) section 202(f) of such Act (42
                                U.S.C. 402(f));
                                    (VII) section 202(g) of such Act
                                (42 U.S.C. 402(g));
                                    (VIII) section 202(h) of such Act
                                (42 U.S.C. 402(h));
                                    (IX) section 223(a) of such Act (42
                                U.S.C. 423(a));
                                    (X) section 227 of such Act (42
                                U.S.C. 427); or
                                    (XI) section 228 of such Act (42
                                U.S.C. 428).
                            (ii) Railroad retirement benefit.--A
                        benefit payment described in this clause is a
                        monthly annuity or pension payment payable
                        (without regard to section 5(a)(ii) of the
                        Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C.
                        231d(a)(ii))) under--
                                    (I) section 2(a)(1) of such Act (45
                                U.S.C. 231a(a)(1));
                                    (II) section 2(c) of such Act (45
                                U.S.C. 231a(c));
                                    (III) section 2(d)(1)(i) of such
                                Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(i));
                                    (IV) section 2(d)(1)(ii) of such
                                Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(ii));
                                    (V) section 2(d)(1)(iii)(C) of such
                                Act to an adult disabled child (45
                                U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(iii)(C));
                                    (VI) section 2(d)(1)(iv) of such
                                Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(iv));
                                    (VII) section 2(d)(1)(v) of such
                                Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(v)); or
                                    (VIII) section 7(b)(2) of such Act
                                (45 U.S.C. 231f(b)(2)) with respect to
                                any of the benefit payments described
                                in clause (i) of this subparagraph.
                            (iii) Veterans benefit.--A benefit payment
                        described in this clause is a compensation or
                        pension payment payable under--
                                    (I) section 1110, 1117, 1121, 1131,
                                1141, or 1151 of title 38, United
                                States Code;
                                    (II) section 1310, 1312, 1313,
                                1315, 1316, or 1318 of title 38, United
                                States Code;
                                    (III) section 1513, 1521, 1533,
                                1536, 1537, 1541, 1542, or 1562 of
                                title 38, United States Code; or
                                    (IV) section 1805, 1815, or 1821 of
                                title 38, United States Code,
                        to a veteran, surviving spouse, child, or
                        parent as described in paragraph (2), (3),
                        (4)(A)(ii), or (5) of section 101, title 38,
                        United States Code, who received that benefit
                        during any month within the 3-month period
                        ending with the month which ends prior to the
                        month that includes the date of the enactment
                        of this Act.
                    (C) SSI cash benefit described.--A SSI cash benefit
                described in this subparagraph is a cash benefit
                payable under section 1611 (other than under subsection
                (e)(1)(B) of such section) or 1619(a) of the Social
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382, 1382h).
            (2) Requirement.--A payment shall be made under paragraph
        (1) only to individuals who reside in 1 of the 50 States, the
        District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States
        Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana
        Islands, or who are utilizing a foreign or domestic Army Post
        Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office address.
        For purposes of the preceding sentence, the determination of
        the individual's residence shall be based on the address of
        record, as of the date of certification under subsection (b)
        for a payment under this section under a program specified in
        paragraph (1).
            (3) No double payments.--An individual shall be paid only 1
        payment under this section, regardless of whether the
        individual is entitled to, or eligible for, more than 1 benefit
        or cash payment described in paragraph (1).
            (4) Limitation.--A payment under this section shall not be
        made (or, in the case of subparagraph (D), shall not be due)--
                    (A) in the case of an individual entitled to a
                benefit specified in paragraph (1)(B)(i) or paragraph
                (1)(B)(ii)(VIII) if--
                            (i) for the most recent month of such
                        individual's entitlement in the 3-month period
                        described in paragraph (1); or
                            (ii) for any month thereafter which is
                        before the month after the month of the
                        payment;
                such individual's benefit under such paragraph was not
                payable by reason of subsection (x) or (y) of section
                202 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) or section
                1129A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8a);
                    (B) in the case of an individual entitled to a
                benefit specified in paragraph (1)(B)(iii) if, for the
                most recent month of such individual's entitlement in
                the 3-month period described in paragraph (1), such
                individual's benefit under such paragraph was not
                payable, or was reduced, by reason of section 1505,
                5313, or 5313B of title 38, United States Code;
                    (C) in the case of an individual entitled to a
                benefit specified in paragraph (1)(C) if--
                            (i) for such most recent month of such
                        individual's eligibility in the 3-month period
                        described in paragraph (1); or
                            (ii) for any month thereafter which is
                        before the month after the month of the
                        payment;
                such individual's benefit under such paragraph was not
                payable by reason of subsection (e)(1)(A) or (e)(4) of
                section 1611 (42 U.S.C. 1382) or section 1129A of such
                Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8a); or
                    (D) in the case of any individual whose date of
                death occurs--
                            (i) before the date of the receipt of the
                        payment; or
                            (ii) in the case of a direct deposit,
                        before the date on which such payment is
                        deposited into such individual's account.
        In the case of any individual whose date of death occurs before
        a payment is negotiated (in the case of a check) or deposited
        (in the case of a direct deposit), such payment shall not be
        due and shall not be reissued to the estate of such individual
        or to any other person. Subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (C)(ii) shall
        apply only in the case of certifications under subsection (b)
        which are, or but for this paragraph would be, made after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, shall apply to such
        certifications without regard to the calendar year of the
        payments to which such certifications apply.
            (5) Timing and manner of payments.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury
                shall commence disbursing payments under this section
                at the earliest practicable date in 2011 prior to April
                1, 2011. The Secretary of the Treasury may disburse any
                payment electronically to an individual in such manner
                as if such payment was a benefit payment or cash
                benefit to such individual under the applicable program
                described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1).
                    (B) Deadline.--No payments shall be disbursed under
                this section after December 31, 2011, regardless of any
                determinations of entitlement to, or eligibility for,
                such payments made after such date.
    (b) Identification of Recipients.--The Commissioner of Social
Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, and the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall certify the individuals entitled to receive payments
under this section and provide the Secretary of the Treasury with the
information needed to disburse such payments. A certification of an
individual shall be unaffected by any subsequent determination or
redetermination of the individual's entitlement to, or eligibility for,
a benefit specified in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(1)
(except that such certification shall be affected by a determination
that an individual is an individual described in subparagraph (A), (B),
(C), or (D) of subsection (a)(4) during a period described in such
subparagraphs), and no individual shall be certified to receive a
payment under this section for a calendar year if such individual has
at any time been denied certification for such a payment for such
calendar year by reason of subparagraph (A)(ii) or (C)(ii) of
subsection (a)(4) (unless such individual is subsequently determined
not to have been an individual described in either such subparagraph at
the time of such denial).
    (c) Treatment of Payments.--
            (1) Payment to be disregarded for purposes of all federal
        and federally assisted programs.--A payment under subsection
        (a) shall not be regarded as income and shall not be regarded
        as a resource for the month of receipt and the following 9
        months, for purposes of determining the eligibility of the
        recipient (or the recipient's spouse or family) for benefits or
        assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance,
        under any Federal program or under any State or local program
        financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.
            (2) Payment not considered income for purposes of
        taxation.--A payment under subsection (a) shall not be
        considered as gross income for purposes of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986.
            (3) Payments protected from assignment.--The provisions of
        sections 207 and 1631(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
        U.S.C. 407, 1383(d)(1)), section 14(a) of the Railroad
        Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231m(a)), and section 5301 of
        title 38, United States Code, shall apply to any payment made
        under subsection (a) as if such payment was a benefit payment
        or cash benefit to such individual under the applicable program
        described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(1).
            (4) Payments subject to offset.--Notwithstanding paragraph
        (3)--
                    (A) any payment made under this section shall, in
                the case of a payment of a direct deposit which is made
                after the date of the enactment of this Act, be subject
                to the reclamation provisions under subpart B of part
                210 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (relating
                to reclamation of benefit payments); and
                    (B) any payment made under this section shall not,
                for purposes of section 3716 of title 31, United States
                Code, be considered a benefit payment or cash benefit
                made under the applicable program described in
                subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(1), and all
                amounts paid shall be subject to offset to collect
                delinquent debts.
    (d) Payment to Representative Payees and Fiduciaries.--
            (1) In general.--In any case in which an individual who is
        entitled to a payment under subsection (a) and whose benefit
        payment or cash benefit described in paragraph (1) of that
        subsection is paid to a representative payee or fiduciary, the
        payment under subsection (a) shall be made to the individual's
        representative payee or fiduciary and the entire payment shall
        be used only for the benefit of the individual who is entitled
        to the payment.
            (2) Applicability.--
                    (A) Payment on the basis of a title ii or ssi
                benefit.--Section 1129(a)(3) of the Social Security Act
                (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8(a)(3)) shall apply to any payment
                made on the basis of an entitlement to a benefit
                specified in paragraph (1)(B)(i) or (1)(C) of
                subsection (a) in the same manner as such section
                applies to a payment under title II or XVI of such Act.
                    (B) Payment on the basis of a railroad retirement
                benefit.--Section 13 of the Railroad Retirement Act (45
                U.S.C. 231l) shall apply to any payment made on the
                basis of an entitlement to a benefit specified in
                paragraph (1)(B)(ii) of subsection (a) in the same
                manner as such section applies to a payment under such
                Act.
                    (C) Payment on the basis of a veterans benefit.--
                Sections 5502, 6106, and 6108 of title 38, United
                States Code, shall apply to any payment made on the
                basis of an entitlement to a benefit specified in
                paragraph (1)(B)(iii) of subsection (a) in the same
                manner as those sections apply to a payment under that
                title.

Output: Seniors Protection Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $250 payment to recipients of Social Security, SSI (Supplemental Security Income under title XVI of the Social Security Act), railroad retirement benefits, and veterans disability compensation or pension benefits if no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in 2011.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Mentor Teacher Act''.

SEC. 2. MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAMS.

    Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part E as part F; and
            (2) by inserting after part D the following new part:

                    ``PART E--MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAM

``SEC. 2351. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this part are to give local educational agencies
the resources to establish mentor teacher programs to enable
experienced teachers to train novice or beginner teachers.

``SEC. 2352. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Board certified.--The term `board certified' means
        successful completion of all requirements to be certified by
        the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
            ``(2) Mentor teacher.--The term `mentor teacher' means a
        teacher who--
                    ``(A) is permanently certified or licensed;
                    ``(B) has demonstrated mastery of pedagogical and
                subject matter skills (such as by becoming board
                certified);
                    ``(C) has provided evidence of superior teaching
                abilities and interpersonal relationship qualities; and
                    ``(D) provides mentor services for not more than 2
                academic years out of 5 academic years.
            ``(3) Novice teacher.--The term `novice teacher' means a
        teacher who has been teaching not more than 3 years at a public
        elementary school or secondary school.

``SEC. 2353. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award
        grants on a competitive basis to local educational agencies to
        develop and implement mentor teacher programs as described in
        subsection (d).
            ``(2) Geographic distribution.--To the maximum extent
        practicable, the Secretary shall award grants under paragraph
        (1) so that such grants are distributed among the school
        districts with the highest concentration of novice teachers.
    ``(b) Duration.--A grant under subsection (a) shall be awarded for
a period of 5 years.
    ``(c) Amount.--The amount of a grant awarded under subsection (a),
shall be determined based on--
            ``(1) the total amount appropriated for a fiscal year under
        section 2358 and made available to carry out this part; and
            ``(2) the extent of the concentration of novice teachers in
        the school district involved.
    ``(d) Authorized Activities.--The mentor teacher programs described
in subsection (a) shall provide training to novice teachers on
effective teaching techniques through observation, instruction,
coaching, and mentoring by experienced educators.

``SEC. 2354. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--A local educational agency desiring a grant
under section 2353 shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the
Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(b) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to subsection
(a) shall include--
            ``(1) a statement describing the program activities for
        which amounts received under the grant will be used;
            ``(2) a statement describing the goals and objectives for
        the program activities described in paragraph (1), including
        goals of--
                    ``(A) enhancing overall student achievement;
                    ``(B) increasing the number of permanently
                certified and licensed teachers;
                    ``(C) increasing the number of provisionally
                certified and licensed teachers seeking board
                certification; and
                    ``(D) maximizing the retention in the profession of
                teaching of certified and licensed teachers; and
            ``(3) a statement describing the manner in which the goals
        and objectives described in paragraph (2) will be measured.
    ``(c) Approval of Application.--The Secretary shall make a
determination regarding an application submitted under subsection (a)
based on a recommendation of a peer review panel described in
subsection (d), and any other criteria that the Secretary determines to
be appropriate.
    ``(d) Peer Review Panel.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a peer
        review panel to review and make recommendations as to whether
        applications submitted pursuant to subsection (a) should be
        approved.
            ``(2) Recommendations.--In making a recommendation
        described in paragraph (1), the panel shall give consideration
        to the same factors that the Secretary is required to consider
        under section 2353(a)(2).

``SEC. 2355. PAYMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--Grant payments shall be made under this part on
an annual basis.
    ``(b) Administrative Costs.--Each local educational agency that
receives a grant under section 2353 shall use not more than 2 percent
of the amount awarded under the grant for administrative costs.
    ``(c) Denial of Grant.--If the Secretary determines that a local
educational agency has failed to make substantial progress in attaining
the performance objectives and goals described in section 2354(b)(2),
such an agency shall not be eligible for a grant payment under this
part in the next succeeding year.

``SEC. 2356. REPORTS.

    ``(a) Report by the Secretary.--Not later than 6 months after
receipt of reports described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall
prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce
of the House of Representatives a report of program activities funded
under this part.
    ``(b) Report by Applicant.--Not later than March 31, 2004, each
local educational agency receiving a grant under this part shall submit
a report to the Secretary describing whether the program established
under section 2353 was effective in meeting the goals described in
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 2354(b)(2).

``SEC. 2357. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

    ``The Secretary may not award a grant to a local educational agency
under section 2353 unless the local educational agency agrees that,
with respect to costs to be incurred by the agency in carrying out
activities for which the grant was awarded, the agency shall provide
(directly or through donations from public or private entities) in non-
Federal contributions an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount of
the grant awarded to the agency.

``SEC. 2358. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part
$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004.''.

Output: Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive five-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to develop and implement mentor teacher programs that provide training to novice teachers on effective teaching techniques through observation, instruction, coaching, and mentoring by experienced educators. Requires the Secretary to establish peer review panels to review LEA applications and make recommendations on which ones should be approved. Requires LEA matching funds. Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Dirty Bomb Prevention Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. SEALED SOURCE SECURITY.

    (a) Amendment.--Chapter 14 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 170C. SEALED SOURCE SECURITY.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Sealed source.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `sealed source' means a
                byproduct material or special nuclear material licensed
                by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that is sealed in
                a container designed to prevent leakage of the
                byproduct material or special nuclear material from the
                container.
                    ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `sealed source' does not
                include fuel or spent fuel.
            ``(2) Security threat.--The term `security threat' means--
                    ``(A) a threat of sabotage or theft of a sealed
                source;
                    ``(B) a threat of use of a sealed source in a
                radiological dispersal device; and
                    ``(C) any other threat of terrorist or other
                criminal activity involving a sealed source that could
                harm the health or safety of the public.
            ``(3) Task force.--The term `task force' means the task
        force on sealed source security established by subsection
        (b)(1).
    ``(b) Task Force on Sealed Source Security.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--There is established a task force on
        sealed source security.
            ``(2) Membership.--The task force shall be composed of--
                    ``(A) the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory
                Commission, who shall act as chairperson of the task
                force;
                    ``(B) the Secretary of Energy;
                    ``(C) the Secretary of Transportation;
                    ``(D) the Attorney General;
                    ``(E) the Secretary of State;
                    ``(F) the Secretary of Homeland Security;
                    ``(G) the Director of the Central Intelligence
                Agency;
                    ``(H) the Director of the Federal Emergency
                Management Agency; and
                    ``(I) the Director of the Federal Bureau of
                Investigation.
    ``(c) Duties.--
            ``(1) In general.--The task force shall--
                    ``(A) evaluate the security of sealed sources
                against security threats; and
                    ``(B) identify administrative and legislative
                actions to be taken to provide the maximum practicable
                degree of security against security threats.
            ``(2) Participation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
        task force shall solicit, and give due consideration to, the
        views of--
                    ``(A) other Federal agences and State and local
                agencies; and
                    ``(B) stakeholders, persons in industry and
                academia with relevant expertise, and the public.
            ``(3) Considerations.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
        task force shall consider administrative and legislative
        actions to--
                    ``(A) establish a classification system for sealed
                sources that--
                            ``(i) is based on the potential for use by
                        terrorists of sealed sources and the extent of
                        the threat to public health and safety posed by
                        that potential; and
                            ``(ii) takes into account--
                                    ``(I) radioactivity levels of
                                sealed sources;
                                    ``(II) the dispersibility of sealed
                                sources;
                                    ``(III) the chemical and material
                                form of sealed sources; and
                                    ``(IV) other appropriate factors;
                    ``(B) establish a national system for recovery of
                sealed sources that are lost or stolen, taking into
                account the classification system established under
                subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) provide for the storage of sealed sources not
                currently in use in a safe and secure manner;
                    ``(D) establish a national tracking system for
                sealed sources, taking into account the classification
                system established under subparagraph (A);
                    ``(E) establish--
                            ``(i) a national system to impose fees to
                        be collected from users of sealed sources, to
                        be refunded when the sealed sources are
                        returned or properly disposed of; or
                            ``(ii) any other method to ensure the
                        return or proper disposal of sealed sources;
                    ``(F) modify export controls on sealed sources
                necessary to ensure that foreign recipients of sealed
                sources are willing and able to control sealed sources
                that originate in the United States in the same manner
                as recipients in the United States; and
                    ``(G) establish procedures to improve the security
                of sealed sources in use, transportation, and storage.
            ``(4) Procedures to improve security.--The actions to
        improve the security of sealed sources under paragraph (3)(G)
        may include--
                    ``(A) periodic audits or inspections by the
                Commission to ensure that sealed sources are properly
                secured and can be fully accounted for;
                    ``(B) evaluation by the Commission of security
                measures taken by persons that possess sealed sources;
                    ``(C) imposition of increased fines for violations
                of regulations relating to security and safety measures
                applicable to licensees that possess sealed sources;
                    ``(D) conduct of background checks on individuals
                with access to sealed sources;
                    ``(E) measures to ensure the physical security of
                facilities that contain sealed sources; and
                    ``(F) screening of shipments of sealed sources to
                facilities that are particularly at risk for sabotage
                to ensure that the shipments do not contain explosives.
            ``(5) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        enactment of this section, and not less frequently than once
        every 3 years thereafter, the task force shall submit to the
        President and Congress a report in unclassified form (with a
        classified annex, if necessary) describing the administrative
        and legislative actions identified under paragraph (1)(B).
    ``(d) Administrative Action.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of submission of the report under subsection (c)(5), the Commission
shall take such actions as are necessary to--
            ``(1) revise the system for licensing sealed sources to
        adopt all of the administrative measures identified in the
        report that are within the authority of the Commission to
        adopt; and
            ``(2) ensure that States that have entered into an
        agreement under section 274b. establish compatible programs in
        a timely manner.
    ``(e) National Academy of Sciences Study.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
        enactment of this section, the Commission shall enter into an
        arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for a study
        of--
                    ``(A) the industrial, research, and commercial uses
                of sealed sources; and
                    ``(B) means of developing alternatives to the use
                of sealed sources.
            ``(2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
        National Academy of Sciences shall--
                    ``(A) review the current uses of sealed sources;
                and
                    ``(B) identify industrial processes and other
                processes that use sealed sources that could be
                replaced with economically and technically equivalent,
                or improved, processes that do not require the use of
                sealed sources.
            ``(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this section, the Commission shall transmit to
        Congress the report of the National Academy of Sciences on the
        results of the study.''.
    (b) Conforming and Technical Amendment.--The table of contents of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. prec. 2011) is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 170A the following:

``Sec. 170B. Uranium supply.
``Sec. 170C. Sealed source security.''.

Output: Dirty Bomb Prevention Act of 2002 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a task force on sealed source security to: (1) evaluate threats against the security of sealed sources of radioactive material; and (2) identify actions that would provide optimum security against such threats.Defines "sealed sources" as a byproduct material or special nuclear material (excluding fuel or spent fuel) licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that is sealed in a container designed to prevent leakage of the byproduct material or special nuclear material from the container.Sets forth actions for consideration by the task force.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry
from Keeping Drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. DRUG MANUFACTURER PRICE TRANSPARENCY.

    Title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 1128I the following new section:

``SEC. 1128J. DRUG MANUFACTURER PRICE TRANSPARENCY.

    ``(a) In General.--Effective beginning on January 1, 2018, subject
to subsection (e), the Secretary shall require a manufacturer of an
applicable drug to submit to the Secretary the justification described
in subsection (c) in accordance with the timing described in subsection
(d).
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Applicable drug.--Subject to paragraph (2), the term
        `applicable drug' means a drug, as defined in section 201(g) of
        the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(g)),
        that is subject to section 503(b)(1) of such Act (21 U.S.C.
        353(b)(1)), and that the Secretary determines is described in
        either of the following subparagraphs:
                    ``(A) The drug (per dose)--
                            ``(i) has a wholesale acquisition cost of
                        at least $10 dollars; and
                            ``(ii) had an increase in the wholesale
                        acquisition cost of the drug, with respect to
                        determinations made--
                                    ``(I) during 2019, of at least 100
                                percent since the date of the enactment
                                of this section;
                                    ``(II) during 2020, of at least 100
                                percent in the preceding 12 months or
                                of at least 150 percent in the
                                preceding 2 years;
                                    ``(III) during 2021, of at least
                                100 percent in the preceding 12 months
                                or of at least 200 percent in the
                                preceding 3 years;
                                    ``(IV) during 2022, of at least 100
                                percent in the preceding 12 months or
                                of at least 250 percent in the
                                preceding 4 years; or
                                    ``(V) on or after January 1, 2023,
                                of at least 100 percent in the
                                preceding 12 months or of at least 300
                                percent in the preceding 5 years.
                    ``(B) The drug (per dose)--
                            ``(i) is in the top 50th percentile of net
                        spending under title XVIII or XIX in at least
                        one of the preceding 5 years; and
                            ``(ii) had an increase in the wholesale
                        acquisition cost of the drug, with respect to
                        determinations made--
                                    ``(I) during 2019, of at least 15
                                percent since the date of the enactment
                                of this section;
                                    ``(II) during 2020, of at least 15
                                percent in the preceding 12 months or
                                of at least 20 percent in the preceding
                                2 years;
                                    ``(III) during 2021, of at least 15
                                percent in the preceding 12 months or
                                of at least 30 percent in the preceding
                                3 years;
                                    ``(IV) during 2022, of at least 15
                                percent in the preceding 12 months or
                                of at least 40 percent in the preceding
                                4 years; or
                                    ``(V) on or after January 1, 2023,
                                of at least 15 percent in the preceding
                                12 months or of at least 50 percent in
                                the preceding 5 years.
            ``(2) Special rule.--For purposes of applying paragraph
        (1), the Secretary may substitute for each percentage described
        in subparagraph (A) or (B) of such paragraph (other than the
        percentile described subparagraph (B)(i) of such paragraph) a
        percentage within a de minimis range specified by the Secretary
        below the percentage so described.
            ``(3) Manufacturer.--The term `manufacturer' has the
        meaning given that term in section 581(10) of the Federal Food,
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360eee(10)).
            ``(4) Wholesale acquisition cost.--The term `wholesale
        acquisition cost' has the meaning given that term in section
        1847A(c)(6)(B).
    ``(c) Justification Described.--The justification described in this
subsection is all relevant information and supporting documentation
necessary to justify the increase in the wholesale acquisition cost of
the applicable drug of the manufacturer, which may include the
following:
            ``(1) The individual factors that have contributed to the
        increase in the wholesale acquisition cost.
            ``(2) An explanation of the role of each factor in
        contributing to such increase.
            ``(3) Total expenditures of the manufacturer on--
                    ``(A) materials and manufacturing for such drug;
                    ``(B) acquiring patents and licensing for each drug
                of the manufacturer; and
                    ``(C) costs to purchase or acquire the drug from
                another company, if applicable.
            ``(4) The percentage of total expenditures of the
        manufacturer on research and development for such drug that was
        derived from Federal funds.
            ``(5) The total expenditures of the manufacturer on
        research and development for such drug.
            ``(6) The total revenue and net profit generated from the
        applicable drug for each calendar year since drug approval.
            ``(7) The total costs associated with marketing and
        advertising for the applicable drug.
            ``(8) Additional information specific to the manufacturer
        of the applicable drug, such as--
                    ``(A) the total revenue and net profit of the
                manufacturer for the period of such increase, as
                determined by the Secretary;
                    ``(B) metrics used to determine executive
                compensation;
                    ``(C) any additional information related to drug
                pricing decisions of the manufacturer, such as total
                expenditures on--
                            ``(i) drug research and development; or
                            ``(ii) clinical trials on drugs that failed
                        to receive approval by the Food and Drug
                        Administration.
    ``(d) Timing.--
            ``(1) Notification.--Not later than 60 days after the date
        on which the Secretary makes the determination that a drug is
        an applicable drug under subsection (b), the Secretary shall
        notify the manufacturer of the applicable drug of such
        determination.
            ``(2) Submission of justification.--Not later than 180 days
        after the date on which a manufacturer receives a notification
        under paragraph (1), the manufacturer shall submit to the
        Secretary the justification required under subsection (a).
            ``(3) Posting on internet website.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), not
                later than 30 days after receiving the justification
                under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall post on the
                Internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
                Services the justification, together with a summary of
                such justification that is written and formatted using
                language that is easily understandable by beneficiaries
                under titles XVIII and XIX.
                    ``(B) Exception.--The Secretary shall establish a
                process under which a manufacturer of an applicable
                drug may submit a request to the Secretary that certain
                proprietary information disclosed as part of
                justification in subsection (c) be excluded from the
                posting described in subparagraph (A) if, as determined
                by the Secretary (in consultation with the Inspector
                General of the Department of Health and Human
                Services), the public disclosure of such information
                would directly lead to increased prices of prescription
                drugs. If proprietary information is excluded from the
                posting pursuant to the preceding sentence, to the
                extent feasible, the summary of the information
                described in subparagraph (A) shall include a summary
                of such proprietary information.
    ``(e) Exception to Requirement for Submission.--The requirement to
submit a justification under subsection (a) shall not apply in the case
where the manufacturer, after receiving the notification under
subsection (d)(1) with respect to an applicable drug of the
manufacturer, reduces the wholesale acquisition cost of a drug so that
it no longer meets the definition of an applicable drug under
subsection (b) for at least a 6-month period, as determined by the
Secretary.
    ``(f) Penalties.--The provisions of subsection (b)(3)(C) of section
1927 shall apply to a manufacturer that fails to submit the
justification required under subsection (a) on a timely basis or that
knowingly provides false information in the same manner as such
provisions apply to a manufacturer with an agreement under that
section.''.

Output: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2017 This bill amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of  drugs with specified percentage increases in their wholesale costs to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) written justification for certain increases in drug prices. The CMS shall publish each submission, together with an easily understandable summary, on its website. Certain proprietary information may be excluded from publication, as specified by the bill. A manufacturer that does not comply with the bill's requirements shall be subject to civil monetary penalties.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Caribbean Partnership
Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) While often overlooked, the countries of the Caribbean
        are important United States partners.
            (2) United States-Caribbean cooperation on commerce,
        security, and energy must be deepened.
            (3) The countries of the Caribbean are key voting members
        of the Organization of American States.
            (4) There are five countries in the Caribbean with which
        the United States has diplomatic relations, but within which
        the United States does not have a permanent diplomatic
        presence. Those countries are Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica,
        St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the
        Grenadines.
            (5) Diplomatic relations with these five countries are
        conducted through the United States Embassy in Bridgetown,
        Barbados.
            (6) Due to the lack of presence of United States diplomats
        in these five countries, citizens of these five countries are
        required to travel to Barbados for all consular services.
            (7) Due to the lack of presence of United States diplomats
        in these five countries, in order to meet with local officials,
        civil society representatives, private sector leaders, United
        States citizens or others, embassy officials must fly from
        Barbados to these countries on what are often expensive,
        sometimes infrequent flights and remain overnight in what are
        often expensive hotel rooms.
            (8) Due to the lack of presence of United States diplomats
        in these five countries, United States citizens living in and
        visiting these five countries do not have full consular
        services, and in the event of a consular emergency, air traffic
        could be shut off to any of these islands, in effect stranding
        United States citizens without full in-country consular
        services.
            (9) Due to the lack of presence of United States diplomats
        in these five countries, key events, meetings, ceremonies, and
        other opportunities are often not attended by United States
        officials as they are in other countries where there is a
        permanent diplomatic presence.
            (10) Due to the lack of presence of United States diplomats
        in these five countries, it is more difficult for United States
        diplomats to establish close working relationships with local
        officials, civil society representatives, and others.
            (11) Due to the lack of presence of United States diplomats
        in these five countries, United States official diplomatic
        interaction with these countries, including delivery of
        demarches and other diplomatic messages, which the Secretary of
        State sometimes requires embassy officials to personally
        deliver, particularly if of a confidential nature, is often
        relegated to telephone, facsimile, or email, dramatically
        reducing the ability of the United States to engage host
        governments in substantive dialogue.
            (12) Due to the lack of presence of United States diplomats
        in these five countries, it is more difficult for the United
        States to conduct public diplomacy in these five countries.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES EMBASSIES WITH CONSULAR SERVICES
              IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, DOMINICA, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS,
              ST. LUCIA, AND ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES.

    Not later than five years after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State shall establish United States embassies
with consular services in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Kitts and
Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to--
            (1) provide consular services to citizens of these
        countries and United States citizens living in or traveling to
        these countries; and
            (2) engage in direct diplomacy with appropriate government
        counterparts in these countries.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act
and annually thereafter until the requirements under section 4 have
been satisfied, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the progress made toward carrying
out such section.

SEC. 6. EXCEPTION FOR DELAY.

    The Secretary of State may delay for up to one year the carrying
out of section 4 if the Secretary determines that more time is needed
to carry out such section and submits to the appropriate congressional
committees a report explaining the reason for such delay.

SEC. 7. LIMITATION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

    To carry out this Act, the Secretary of State may use only amounts
that are available from the Embassy Security, Construction, and
Maintenance account and the Diplomatic and Consular Programs account of
the Department of State for such purpose.

Output: United States-Caribbean Partnership Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish U.S. embassies with consular services in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to: (1) provide consular services to citizens of these countries and U.S. citizens living in or traveling to these countries, and (2) engage in direct diplomacy with appropriate government counterparts of these countries.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Electric Transmission Infrastructure
Permitting Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY RAPID RESPONSE TEAM FOR TRANSMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established an interagency rapid
response team, to be known as the ``Interagency Rapid Response Team for
Transmission'' (referred to in this section as the ``Team''), to
expedite and improve the permitting process for electric transmission
infrastructure on Federal land and non-Federal land.
    (b) Mission.--The mission of the Team shall be--
            (1) to improve the timeliness and efficiency of electric
        transmission infrastructure permitting; and
            (2) to facilitate the performance of maintenance and
        upgrades to electric transmission lines on Federal land and
        non-Federal land.
    (c) Membership.--The Team shall be comprised of representatives
of--
            (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
            (2) the Department of Energy;
            (3) the Department of the Interior;
            (4) the Department of Defense;
            (5) the Department of Agriculture;
            (6) the Council on Environmental Quality;
            (7) the Department of Commerce;
            (8) the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and
            (9) the Environmental Protection Agency.
    (d) Duties.--The Team shall--
            (1) facilitate coordination and unified environmental
        documentation among electric transmission infrastructure
        project applicants, Federal agencies, States, and Indian tribes
        involved in the siting and permitting process;
            (2) establish clear timelines for the review and
        coordination of electric transmission infrastructure projects
        by the applicable agencies;
            (3) ensure that each electric transmission infrastructure
        project is posted on the Federal permitting transmission
        tracking system known as ``e-Trans'', including information on
        the status and anticipated completion date of each project; and
            (4) regularly notify all participating members of the Team
        involved in any specific permit of--
                    (A) any outstanding agency action that is required
                with respect to the permit; and
                    (B) any approval or required comment that has
                exceeded statutory or agency timelines for completion,
                including an identification of any Federal agency,
                department, or field office that has not met the
                applicable timeline.
    (e) Annual Reports.--Annually, the Team shall submit to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a
report that describes the average completion time for specific
categories of regionally and nationally significant transmission
projects, based on information obtained from the applicable Federal
agencies.
    (f) Use of Data by OMB.--Using data provided by the Team, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall prioritize
inclusion of individual electric transmission infrastructure projects
in the permit performance dashboard.

SEC. 3. TRANSMISSION OMBUDSPERSON.

    (a) Establishment.--To enhance and ensure the reliability of the
electric grid, there is established within the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission the position of Transmission Ombudsperson
(referred to in this section as the ``Ombudsperson''), to provide a
unified point of contact for--
            (1) resolving interagency or intra-agency issues or delays
        with respect to electric transmission infrastructure permits;
        and
            (2) receiving and resolving complaints from parties with
        outstanding or in-process applications relating to electric
        transmission infrastructure.
    (b) Duties.--The Ombudsperson shall--
            (1) establish a process for--
                    (A) facilitating the permitting process for
                performance of maintenance and upgrades to electric
                transmission lines on Federal land and non-Federal
                land, with a special emphasis on facilitating access
                for immediate maintenance, repair, and vegetation
                management needs;
                    (B) resolving complaints filed with the
                Ombudsperson with respect to in-process electric
                transmission infrastructure permits; and
                    (C) issuing recommended resolutions to address the
                complaints filed with the Ombudsperson; and
            (2) hear, compile, and share any complaints filed with
        Ombudsperson relating to in-process electric transmission
        infrastructure permits.

SEC. 4. RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS.

    Section 507 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1767) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Rights-of-Way for Electric Transmission Systems.--
            ``(1) In general.--In a case in which a right-of-way has
        been reserved for the use of any Federal agency or department
        for an electric transmission system, the Secretary shall not
        take any of the actions described in paragraph (2) unless the
        head of the applicable Federal agency or department proposes to
        change the use of the right-of-way to support a function other
        than an electric transmission system.
            ``(2) Covered actions.--An action referred to in paragraph
        (1) is an action--
                    ``(A) requiring a new grant, permit, or renewal of
                the grant or permit relating to the right-of-way;
                    ``(B) requiring any other authorization or
                instrument relating to the right-of-way; or
                    ``(C) imposing new terms or conditions relating to
                the right-of-way or the use of the right-of-way,
                including any proposed changes to or additions of
                equipment, structures, or other electric transmission
                system facilities or appurtenances.''.

Output: Electric Transmission Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Act  This bill establishes the Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission (Team), composed of specified federal agencies, to expedite the permitting process for electric transmission infrastructure on both federal and non-federal land.   The Team shall:  facilitate coordination and unified environmental documentation among electric transmission infrastructure project applicants, federal agencies, states, and Indian tribes; establish clear timelines for the review and coordination of projects; ensure that each project is posted on the "e-Trans" federal permitting transmission tracking system; and notify Team members involved in any specific permit of any outstanding agency action required with respect to the permit, and any approval or required comment that has exceeded statutory or agency timelines for completion.    The Transmission Ombudsperson, established by this Act within the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall create a process for permitting maintenance and upgrades to electric transmission lines and resolving complaints.  The Department of the Interior must not take certain actions under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 with respect to rights-of-way reserved for a federal agency or department for an electric transmission system unless the agency or department head proposes to change the use of the right-of-way to support a function other than an electric transmission system. The actions prohibited unless a change of use is proposed include:  requiring a new grant, permit, or renewal of the grant or permit relating to the right-of-way; requiring any other authorization or instrument relating to the right-of-way; or imposing new terms or conditions relating to the right-of-way or its use, including proposed changes affecting electric transmission system facilities or appurtenances.