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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Human Research Protection and
Promotion Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT OFFICE FOR PROTECTION OF HUMAN
              RESEARCH SUBJECTS.

    The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:

         ``TITLE XXVIII--PROTECTION OF HUMAN RESEARCH SUBJECTS

``SEC. 2801. OFFICE FOR PROTECTION OF HUMAN RESEARCH SUBJECTS.

    ``(a) In General.--There is established as an independent
establishment in the executive branch an office to be known as the
Office for Protection of Human Research Subjects (in this title
referred to as the `Office'), which shall be headed by a director
appointed by the President.
    ``(b) Protection of Subjects.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director of the Office shall by
        regulation establish criteria for the protection of human
        subjects in research conducted, supported, or otherwise subject
        to regulation by the Federal Government (in this title referred
        to as `Federal research projects'), including provisions
        regarding the informed consent of individuals to serve as such
        subjects.
            ``(2) Regulations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of covered Federal
                agencies under subsection (c)--
                            ``(i) regulations promulgated under
                        paragraph (1) by the Director of the Office
                        supersede all regulations for criteria
                        described in such paragraph that were in effect
                        on the day before the date of the enactment of
                        the Human Research Protection and Promotion Act
                        of 2000, subject to subparagraph (B); and
                            ``(ii) on and after such date of enactment,
                        the Director of the Office has exclusive
                        authority to issue regulations for criteria
                        described in paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Certain regulations.--Effective on the date
                of the enactment of the Human Research Protection and
                Promotion Act of 2000, all provisions of part 46 of
                title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, are deemed to
                have been promulgated under paragraph (1) by the
                Director of the Office. Subject to subsection (c), such
                provisions continue to be in effect, and such
                provisions may be modified by the Director of the
                Office by regulation.
    ``(c) Applicability of Regulations.--
            ``(1) Covered federal agencies.--Except as provided in
        paragraphs (2) through (4), regulations under subsection (b)
        apply--
                    ``(A) to each Federal agency that, as of October 1,
                1999, was subject to the policy under subpart A of part
                46 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (including
                Federal agencies that, pursuant to section 101(a) of
                such part, were subject to such policy by reason of
                having taken appropriate administrative action); and
                    ``(B) to each Federal agency that takes appropriate
                administrative action after October 1, 1999, to provide
                that regulations under subsection (b) apply to the
                agency.
            ``(2) Exemptions.--The Director of the Office may by
        regulation exempt any Federal research project from the
        applicability of regulations under subsection (b). Exemptions
        under the preceding sentence may be established for a specified
        project or for categories of projects, including a category
        providing that all Federal research projects of an agency are
        exempt.
            ``(3) Other exemptions.--The exemptions described in
        section 46.101(b) of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, as
        of the date of the enactment of the Human Research Protection
        and Promotion Act of 2000 continue to be in effect unless
        modified by the Director of the Office.
            ``(4) Certain regulations.--In the case of a covered
        Federal agency that, as of the date of the enactment of the
        Human Research Protection and Promotion Act of 2000, was not
        subject to the provisions of subparts B through D of part 46 of
        title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, the applicability of
        such provisions to Federal research projects of the agency
        pursuant to paragraph (1) is subject to the condition that such
        provisions apply only to Federal research projects of the
        agency that are approved on or after such date of enactment.
    ``(d) Consultations.--In making any modifications to regulations
under subsection (b), the Director of the Office shall consult with the
other members of the Interagency Committee under section 2803.

``SEC. 2802. INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS; ETHICS GUIDANCE PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--In carrying out section 2801(b), the Director of
the Office shall comply with the following:
            ``(1) The Director shall require that each entity that
        applies to carry out a Federal research project under a grant,
        contract, or cooperative agreement from a covered Federal
        agency submit in or with its application for such grant,
        contract, or cooperative agreement assurances satisfactory to
        the Director that the entity has established a board, to be
        known as an Institutional Review Board, to review such projects
        at or supported by the entity in order to protect the rights of
        the human subjects in such projects.
            ``(2) The Director shall establish a program under which
        requests for clarification and guidance with respect to ethical
        issues raised in connection with Federal research projects are
        responded to promptly and appropriately.
            ``(3) The Director shall establish a process for the prompt
        and appropriate response to information provided to any Federal
        agency regarding violations of the rights of human subjects in
        Federal research project. The process shall include procedures
        for receiving reports regarding possible violations and for
        taking appropriate action with respect to such violations.
    ``(b) Certain Institutional Review Boards.--Any board that, on the
day before the date of the enactment of the Human Research Protection
and Promotion Act of 2000, was considered to be an Institutional Review
Board under section 491(a) of this Act (as in effect on such day) shall
be considered to be an Institutional Review Board that meets the
requirements of subsection (a) of this section unless notified
otherwise by the Director of the Office.

``SEC. 2803. INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Office shall establish a
committee to be known as the Interagency Coordinating Committee on
Protection of Human Research Subjects (in this title referred to as the
`Interagency Committee').
    ``(b) Duties.--The Interagency Committee shall develop
recommendations on carrying out this title, including recommendations
on coordinating the administration of regulations under section 2801(b)
at the various Federal agencies with responsibilities regarding Federal
research projects.
    ``(c) Composition; Chair.--The Interagency Committee shall be
composed of the Director of the Office and the heads of covered Federal
agencies (or the designees of the Director of the Office and the agency
heads). The Director of the Office (or the designee of the Director)
shall serve as the chair of the Interagency Committee.
    ``(d) Review of Regulations; Report to Congress.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date
        of the enactment of the Human Research Protection and Promotion
        Act of 2000, the Interagency Committee--
                    ``(A) shall complete a review of regulations under
                section 2801(b), including a review of--
                            ``(i) regulations deemed to have been
                        promulgated by the Director of the Office
                        pursuant to section 2801(b)(2)(B); and
                            ``(ii) the exemptions referred to in
                        section 2801(c)(3);
                    ``(B) shall make such recommendations regarding the
                regulations as the Interagency Committee determines to
                be appropriate; and
                    ``(C) shall submit to the congressional committees
                specified in paragraph (2) a report describing the
                activities carried out under subparagraph (A) and any
                recommendations regarding such regulations.
            ``(2) Congressional committees.--The congressional
        committees referred to in paragraph (1)(C) are the Committee on
Commerce and the Committee on Government Reform in the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions in the Senate.

``SEC. 2804. CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES.

    ``In carrying out this title, the Director of the Office--
            ``(1) may appoint and fix the compensation of officers and
        employees for the Office in accordance with chapter 51 of title
        5, United States Code, and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such
        title;
            ``(2) may acquire, without regard to the Act of March 3,
        1877 (40 U.S.C. 34), by lease or otherwise through the
        Administrator of General Services, buildings or portions of
        buildings in the District of Columbia or communities located
        adjacent to the District of Columbia for use for a period not
        to exceed 10 years;
            ``(3) may enter into contracts, subject to the availability
        of amounts made available in appropriations Act, including
        contracts for financial and administrative services (such as
        budget and accounting, financial reporting, personnel, and
        procurement) with the General Services Administration, or such
        other Federal agencies as the Director of the Office determines
        to be appropriate;
            ``(4) may use, with their consent, the services, equipment,
        personnel, information, and facilities of other Federal, State,
        or local public agencies, with or without reimbursement;
            ``(5) may in accordance with section 3109 of title 5,
        United States Code, obtain the assistance and advice of experts
        and consultants; and
            ``(6) may accept voluntary and uncompensated services.

``SEC. 2805. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this title:
            ``(1) The term `agency' has the meaning given the term
        `Executive agency' in section 105 of title 5, United States
        Code.
            ``(2) The term `by regulation' refers to rulemaking in
        accordance with the procedures described in section 553 of
        title 5, United States Code, for substantive rules (including
        notice and comment procedures).
            ``(3) The term `covered Federal agency' means a Federal
        agency described in section 2801(c)(1).
            ``(4) The term `Federal research projects' has the meaning
        indicated for such term in section 2801(b)(1).
            ``(5) The term `Interagency Committee' has the meaning
        indicated for such term in section 2803(a).
            ``(6) The term `Office' has the meaning indicated for such
        term in section 2801(a).''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING PROVISIONS.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 491 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 289) is repealed.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--With respect to a covered Federal agency
as defined in title XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act, as added
by the amendment made by section 2--
            (1) such amendment does not terminate any office or other
        administrative unit in such an agency that before the date of
        the enactment of this Act was established with respect to the
        protection of human subjects in research conducted, supported,
        or otherwise subject to regulation by the Federal Government;
        and
            (2) on and after the date of the enactment of this Act such
        an office or unit has only such duties as may be assigned by
        the Director of the Office for Protection of Human Research
        Subjects under such title XXVIII, after consultation with the
        head of the agency within which the office or unit is
        established, and the Director may terminate the office or unit,
        after consultation with such agency head.

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Requires the Office Director to establish criteria by regulation for the protection of human subjects in research conducted, supported, or otherwise subject to regulation by the Federal Government (Federal research projects). Provides that in the case of covered agencies: (1) such regulations supersede all regulations for such criteria that were in effect before this Act's enactment date; and (2) the Director has exclusive authority to issue such regulations after such date. Deems current regulations to have been promulgated by the Director and authorizes their continuation or modification by the Director.
Applies such regulations to each Federal agency that: (1) as of October 1, 1999, was subject to the basic policy under current regulations for protection of human research subjects; and (2) takes appropriate administrative action after such date to provide that regulations under this Act apply to the agency. Authorizes the Director to exempt any Federal research project from such regulations. Continues exemptions under current regulations unless modified by the Director. Applies the following provisions under existing regulations to Federal research projects of an agency that currently is not subject to such provisions only to projects that are approved after this Act's enactment date: (1) additional protections pertaining to research, development, and related activities involving fetuses, pregnant women, and human in vitro fertilization; (2) additional protections pertaining to biomedical and behavioral research involving prisoners as subjects; and (3) additional protections pertaining to children as research subjects.
Sets forth provisions similar to those under existing law that require entities applying to carry out Federal research projects to establish institutional review boards, but replaces the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services with that of the Director. Continues the existence of current institutional review boards that meet this Act's requirements.
Requires the Director to establish an Interagency Coordinating Committee on Protection of Human Research Subjects to develop recommendations on carrying out this Act, review regulations, and report to specified congressional committees.
Provides that, after this Act's enactment, any office or unit within an agency that was established for the protection of human research subjects in Federal research has only such duties as may be assigned by the Director and authorizes the Director to terminate such office or unit.


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SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF LAND.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer to
the State of California all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the approximately 2,868 acres of land described in
subsection (b).
    (b) Land Described.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is
described as follows:
            (1) Prospect island.--The approximately 1,228 acres of land
        known as Prospect Island and generally depicted on the map
        entitled ____ and dated ____.
            (2) Little holland tract.--The approximately 1,640 acres of
        land west of Prospect Island known as the Little Holland Tract
        and generally depicted on the map entitled ____ and dated ____.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.

    The Secretary shall make the transfer under section 1 only under
the following conditions:
            (1) Hold harmless.--Prior to or contemporaneous with the
        transfer, the State enters into a written agreement with the
        Secretary to hold the United States harmless from all claims
        arising from or through the operation of the land and
        improvements transferred.
            (2) Management plan required.--Prior to the transfer, the
        State shall submit to the Secretary a Management Plan. The
        Secretary shall only approve the Management Plan if it--
                    (A) meets the criteria in section 4; and
                    (B) has been developed with the input of an
                advisory board that meets the criteria in section 5.
            (3) Administration of land.--
                    (A) Before approval of management plan.--Before the
                approval of a Management Plan under paragraph (2), the
                State shall administer the land transferred under
                section 1 substantially in accordance with the
                requirements for the Management Plan as set forth in
                section 4.
                    (B) After approval of management plan.--After
                approval of the Management Plan under paragraph (2),
                the State shall administer the land transferred under
                section 1 in accordance with the approved Management
                Plan.
                    (C) Amendments and modifications to management
                plan.--The State shall not act on any amendment to or
                modification of the approved Management Plan unless the
                amendment or modification has been approved by the
Secretary in the same manner that the Management Plan was approved.
            (4) Conditions for acquisition of certain waters.--Prior to
        or contemporaneous with the transfer, the State enters into a
        written agreement with the Secretary stating that the State
        agrees not to acquire for the Wildlife Area any right to water
        within the Sacramento River Watershed until after--
                    (A) the State has completed the appropriate
                environmental documentation for the acquisition; and
                    (B) such acquisition is approved by the board of
                supervisors for each originating source county and
                destination county prior to the acquisition.

SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF STATE BOARD OF RECLAMATION.

    Notwithstanding the provisions of the Management Plan, the State
Board of Reclamation may increase the flood conveyance capacity of the
Yolo Bypass if the State Board of Reclamation determines that such an
increase is necessary to protect land, property, or people located
within the State that are within or outside of the boundaries of the
Wildlife Area. The authority of the State Board of Reclamation under
this section shall not be subject to review by, nor may it be
superseded by, any action by the United States Army Corp of Engineers.

SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    The Management Plan shall--
            (1) provide that the primary purpose of the Wildlife Area
        is flood control;
            (2) provide for perpetuation of the ecosystem of the
        Wildlife Area;
            (3) provide for the preservation, restoration, and
        enhancement of natural ecosystems of all species of animals and
        plants that are endangered species or threatened species (as
        those terms are used in the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
        U.S.C. 1331 et seq.)) and that occur within the Wildlife Area;
            (4) provide for the preservation and restoration of all
        species of animals and plants in the Wildlife Area that are
        listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1331
        et seq.), including the conservation, enhancement, and
        restoration of the habitat of those animals and plants;
            (5) provide for perpetual conservation of the natural
        diversity and abundance of fauna and flora on land and waters
        in the Wildlife Area;
            (6) contain provisions for exhibits and facilities and
        regular educational programs throughout the Wildlife Area to
        provide opportunities for the public to participate in high-
        quality, wildlife-related educational and recreational
        experiences in order to develop a greater understanding of and
        appreciation for fish and wildlife ecology and the role of
        humans in the environment;
            (7) encourage the use of volunteers and facilitate
        partnerships among the Federal Government, local communities,
        conservation organizations, and other non-Federal entities to
        promote public awareness of the resources of the Wildlife Area
        and public participation in the conservation of those
        resources;
            (8) provide scientific research opportunities consistent
        with the purposes and needs of the Wildlife Area;
            (9) contain provisions for planning and design of trails
        within the Wildlife Area and public access points to those
        trails;
            (10) contain provisions that allow for hunting and fishing
        within the Wildlife Area; and
            (11) contain provisions for planning of wildlife and
        habitat restoration within the Wildlife Area.

SEC. 5. ADVISORY BOARD.

    (a) General Requirements.--In order to meet the conditions under
section 2, the advisory board that develops the Management Plan shall
meet the requirements of this section.
    (b) Total Number of Members.--The advisory board shall have 9
members as follows:
            (1) One member appointed by each of the following:
                    (A) The mayor of the city of West Sacramento.
                    (B) The Yolo County Board of Supervisors.
                    (C) The Solano County Board of Supervisors.
                    (D) The Solano County Farm Bureau.
                    (E) The Yolo County Farm Bureau.
                    (F) The mayor of the city of Rio Vista.
            (2) A representative of the California Waterfowl
        Association appointed by the Association.
            (3) A representative of the North Delta Water Agency
        appointed by that Agency.
            (4) One member appointed by the Delta Protection
        Commission.
    (c) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the advisory board shall be
elected by the members from the members  appointed under subsection
(b)(1). The term of office of the chairperson shall be 2 years.
    (d) Meetings.--The advisory board shall meet not less than monthly
until a management plan is submitted under section 2(2) and at the call
of a majority of its members thereafter.
    (e) Quorum.--A quorum shall consist of 50 percent of the members
appointed under subsection (b)(1).
    (f) Advisory Board Procedures.--
            (1) Meetings open to public.--Each advisory board meeting
        shall be open to the public.
            (2) Input by interested persons.--Interested persons shall
        be permitted to attend the meetings of, or file statements
        with, the advisory board.
            (3) Minutes.--Detailed minutes of each meeting of the
        advisory board shall be kept and shall contain a record of the
        persons present, a complete and accurate description of matters
        discussed and conclusions reached, and copies of all reports
        received, issued, or approved by the advisory board. The
        accuracy of all minutes shall be certified to by the chairman
        of the advisory board.
    (g) Duties.--The duties of the advisory board shall be--
            (1) to develop, submit, and provide local oversight of the
        management plan in accordance with the Act; and
            (2) to advise the State regarding management of the
        Wildlife Area.
    (h) Public Participation.--The advisory board shall give special
consideration to views by local public and private entities and
individuals in implementing the Management Plan.
    (i) Staff.--The State shall provide staff for the advisory board,
under terms and conditions established by the State Secretary of
Resources.
    (j) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the
advisory board, the State shall provide to the advisory board, on a
reimbursable basis, the administrative support services necessary for
the advisory board to carry out its responsibilities under this
section.
    (k) Reports.--The advisory board shall submit an annual report and
such interim reports as the advisory board considers appropriate to the
Secretary and the State Secretary of Resources.
    (l) No Federal Funds.--The requirements of this section are a
condition of the transfer authorized by section 1 and no Federal funds
may be used to provide compensation to members of the advisory board or
to carry out any provision of this section.

SEC. 6. CONTINUED LAND USE.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting or
preventing, and it shall be a condition of the transfer of land under
this Act that the State shall not for purposes of the Wildlife Area
prohibit or prevent, the continuation of ordinary and customary farming
and ranching practices within the Wildlife Area and on land outside the
exterior boundaries of the Wildlife Area.

SEC. 7. WATER USE.

    Nothing in this Act or the creation of the Wildlife Area shall be
construed as authorizing any increase, relinquishment, or reduction of
any water use or rights reserved or appropriated by the United States.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) Management plan.--The term ``Management Plan'' means
        the management plan for the land transferred to the State under
        section 1.
            (2) Wildlife area.--The term ``Wildlife Area'' means the
        land transferred to the State under section 1.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of
        California.

Output: Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the State of California specified land in Yolo and Solano Counties (known as Prospect Island and the Little Holland Tract) as a wildlife area.Conditions the transfer on California: (1) submitting and complying with a management plan that has been developed with the input of an advisory board and that provides that the primary purpose of the wildlife area is flood control; and (2) agreeing not to acquire for the wildlife area any right to water within the Sacramento River Watershed until after it has completed the appropriate environmental documentation and such acquisition is approved by the board of supervisors for each originating source county and destination county.Permits the State Board of Reclamation to increase the flood conveyance capacity of the Yolo Bypass if it determines that such an increase is necessary to protect land, property, or people in the State that are within or outside of the boundaries of the wildlife area.Requires the advisory board to: (1) develop, submit, and provide local oversight of the management plan; and (2) advise California regarding management of the wildlife area.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift
for Life Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR REGISTRY RESOURCE CENTER.

    Part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 371A the following:

``SEC. 371B. NATIONAL ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR REGISTRY RESOURCE CENTER.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator
of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall establish a
National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center (referred to
in this section as the `Center').
    ``(b) Duties.--The Center shall--
            ``(1) advance the development, expansion, and evaluation of
        State organ and tissue donor registries;
            ``(2) facilitate timely access to and exchange of accurate
        donor information between State registries 7 days each week on
        a 24-hour basis;
            ``(3) ensure that State organ and tissue donor registries
        funded through section 371C are in compliance with the
        requirements described in such section, including the operating
        standards described in section 371C(d);
            ``(4) provide technical assistance to States for the
        establishment and operation of State organ and tissue
        registries; and
            ``(5) maintain a registry information clearinghouse,
        including by maintaining a Web site, to collect, synthesize,
        and disseminate best practices information about organ and
        tissue donor registries.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2015 through 2019.''.

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR STATE ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR REGISTRIES.

    Part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 371B, as inserted by
section 2, the following:

``SEC. 371C. GRANTS FOR STATE ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR REGISTRIES.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall award grants or
cooperative agreements to eligible entities to support the development,
enhancement, expansion, and evaluation of State organ and tissue donor
registries.
    ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `eligible entity'
means a State agency or a State contracted entity.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--As a condition on the receipt of a grant or
cooperative agreement under this section, an eligible entity shall
agree to use the grant or cooperative agreement--
            ``(1) to develop, expand, or maintain a State organ and
        tissue donor registry; and
            ``(2) to establish benchmarks for improvement in organ and
        tissue donation in the State.
    ``(d) Operating Standards.--As a condition on the receipt of a
grant or cooperative agreement under this section for a State organ and
tissue donor registry, an eligible entity shall agree to maintain the
registry in accordance with the following:
            ``(1) The registry must allow a donor or any other person
        authorized by the donor to include in the registry a statement
        or symbol that the donor has made, amended, or revoked an
        anatomical gift.
            ``(2) The registry must be accessible to any qualified
        organ procurement organization described in section 371(b) to
        allow the organization to obtain relevant information on the
        registry to determine, at or near the death of the donor or a
        prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has
        made, amended, or revoked an anatomical gift.
            ``(3) The registry must be accessible as described in
        paragraphs (1) and (2) 7 days each week on a 24-hour basis.
            ``(4) The registry must ensure that personally identifiable
        information on the registry about a donor or prospective donor
        may not be used or disclosed without the express consent of the
        donor or prospective donor for any purpose other than to
        determine, at or near the death of the donor or prospective
        donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made,
        amended, or revoked an anatomical gift.
    ``(e) Application.--To seek a grant or cooperative agreement under
this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(f) Report.--As a condition on the receipt of a grant or
cooperative agreement under this section, not later than 180 days after
receipt of the grant or cooperative agreement, and every 180 days
thereafter (through the date of completion of the activities funded
through the grant or cooperative agreement), an eligible entity shall
prepare and submit a report to the Secretary that--
            ``(1) describes the manner in which such entity has used
        amounts received through the grant or cooperative agreement;
        and
            ``(2) assesses initiatives that may be replicated in other
        States.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2015 through 2019.''.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.

    Part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 371C, as inserted by
section 3, the following:

``SEC. 371D. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.

    ``No person may be held civilly liable by reason of having
harvested or taken an individual's organs or tissues without having
obtained valid consent for the harvesting or taking, if--
            ``(1) such person has verified that, at the time of the
        harvesting or taking, the individual is registered as a donor
        with a State organ and tissue donor registry; and
            ``(2) the harvesting or taking is within the scope of the
        consent given by such individual for purposes of such
        registration.''.

SEC. 5. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A LIVING DONOR DATABASE.

    Section 371A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273a) is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary may establish'' and
        inserting ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may establish''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of the Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift for Life Act of 2014, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall--
            ``(1) complete a study to determine the feasibility of
        establishing a living donor database for the purpose of
        tracking the short- and long-term health effects for such
        donors associated with living organ donation; and
            ``(2) submit a report to the Congress on the results of
        such study.''.

Output: Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift for Life Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish a National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center. Requires the Center to: (1) advance the development, expansion, and evaluation of state organ donor registries; (2) facilitate timely exchange of donor information between state registries; and (3) maintain a clearinghouse for information on registry best practices. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states in order to develop, expand, or maintain state organ donor registries and establish benchmarks for improvement in organ donation. Requires a state registry that receives a grant to be accessible to individual donors and the Center. Eliminates civil liability for a person taking an individual's organs as long as the person verified the individual's consent with a state organ donor registry. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the feasibility of establishing a database to track the health effects of living organ donation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Imagery, Mapping, and Geospatial
Enhancement Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCIALIZATION.

    Section 8 of the Technology Administration Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C.
1511e) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(d) Additional Functions.--Additional functions of the Office
shall be to promote growth and advancement in United States space and
airborne remote sensing technologies, and value-added services related
thereto, by carrying out the following responsibilities:
            ``(1) Examine the role of commercial remote sensing firms,
        including small business, in the United States economy and the
        contribution which such firms can make in--
                    ``(A) improving competition in the marketplace;
                    ``(B) enhancing the role of commercial remote
                sensing firms in the economy of the United States;
                    ``(C) ensuring that United States firms continue to
                lead in the global marketplace;
                    ``(D) applying commercial remote sensing data,
                products, and services to national priorities;
                    ``(E) expanding employment opportunities;
                    ``(F) increasing productivity;
                    ``(G) stimulating innovation and entrepreneurship;
                and
                    ``(H) providing an avenue through which new and
                untested products and services can be brought to the
                marketplace.
            ``(2) Assess the effectiveness of existing Federal agency
        use of remote sensing data, products, and services, including
        grant, subsidy, and assistance programs to non-Federal
        entities, and facilitate a reduction in the use of such
        governmental remote sensing data, products, and services and
        increase the use of commercial remote sensing firms.
            ``(3) Promote the objectives of the U.S. Commercial Remote
        Sensing Space Policy, issued by the President on May 13, 2003,
        particularly its provisions on relying to the maximum practical
        extent on United States commercial remote sensing capabilities
        and developing a long term, sustainable relationship between
        the Federal Government and the United States commercial remote
        sensing community.
            ``(4) Advocate and implement appropriate measures for
        creating an environment in which all commercial remote sensing
        firms will have the opportunity to compete effectively and
        expand to their full potential.
            ``(5) Evaluate the efforts of each Federal agency, and of
        the private sector, to assist commercial remote sensing firms,
        provide statistical information on the utilization of such
        firms by the Federal Government, and make appropriate
        recommendations to the Administrator of the National Oceanic
        and Atmospheric Administration, the President, and the Congress
        in order to promote the establishment and growth of commercial
        remote sensing firms.
            ``(6) Serve as a focal point for the receipt of complaints,
        criticisms, and suggestions concerning the policies and
        activities of any Federal agency which affects commercial
        remote sensing firms.
            ``(7) Counsel commercial remote sensing firms on how to
        resolve questions and problems concerning the relationship of
        such firms to the Federal Government.
            ``(8) Develop proposals for changes in the policies and
        activities of any agency of the Federal Government which will
        better fulfill the purposes of this section and communicate
        such proposals to the appropriate Federal agencies.
            ``(9) Represent the views and interests of commercial
        remote sensing firms before other Federal agencies whose
        policies and activities may affect such firms.
            ``(10) Enlist the cooperation and assistance of commercial
        remote sensing firms, and any association of such firms, in the
        development of procurement strategies, policies, and
        methodologies that enhance the utilization of commercial remote
        sensing firms by Federal agencies (including Federal, State,
        and local government agencies, universities, nonprofit
        organizations, and foreign governments that expend Federal
        funds), and strengthen the selection of such firms based on
        demonstrated competence and qualifications.
            ``(11) Cooperate with public and private agencies,
        businesses, and other organizations in disseminating
        information about the use and application of remote sensing,
        the capabilities of commercial remote sensing firms, and how
        such firms can participate in or assist such entities,
        programs.
            ``(12) Make such other recommendations as may be
        appropriate to assist the development and strengthening of
        commercial remote sensing firms.
    ``(e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the term--
            ``(1) `remote sensing' means any activity associated with
        and related to geospatial activities associated with measuring,
        locating, and preparing maps, charts, surveys, aerial
        photographs, satellite images, or other graphical or digital
        presentations depicting natural or manmade physical features,
        phenomena, and legal boundaries of the Earth from airborne or
        spaceborne platforms or other types and sources of data; and
            ``(2) `firm' means any individual, firm, partnership,
        corporation, association, or other legal entity in the United
        States organized and permitted by law to engage in the business
        of practicing in the profession of remote sensing through the
        devotion of time, attention, and labor to providing remote
        sensing data, products, technology, or services as a regular
        course of trade or business with the principal objective of
        livelihood and profit through the sale or distribution
        thereof.''.

Output: Imagery, Mapping, and Geospatial Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the Technology Administration Act of 1998 to include among the functions of the Office of Space Commercialization promoting growth and advancement in U.S. space and airborne remote sensing technologies and related value-added services by: (1) examining the role of, and federal agency use of, commercial remote sensing firms, facilitating a reduction in the use of government remote sensing products and services, and increasing the use of commercial remote sensing firms; (2) promoting the objectives of the U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy, particularly provisions on relying on U.S. capabilities and developing a long-term relationship between the government and the U.S. commercial remote sensing community; (3) creating an environment in which all such firms have the opportunity to compete and expand; (4) evaluating federal and private sector efforts to assist such firms and making recommendations to promote their establishment and growth; (5) serving as the focal point for complaints and suggestions concerning federal activities that affect such firms; (6) counseling such firms on government relations; (7) proposing needed changes in federal policies; (8) representing such firms before government agencies; (9) involving such firms in developing federal procurement strategies; (10) disseminating information about the use of remote sensing and the capabilities of such firms; (11) making recommendations to assist the development and strengthening of such firms.


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SECTION 1. INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE
              ARMED FORCES DISCHARGED FOR DEPENDENT ABUSE.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1058. Abused dependents: payment of transitional and indemnity
              compensation
    ``(a) Authority To Pay Compensation.--If a member of the armed
forces is separated from the armed forces as described in subsection
(b), the Secretary of the military department concerned may pay monthly
transitional and indemnity compensation in accordance with this section
to dependents or former dependents of the member as specified in
subsection (d).
    ``(b) Separations Covered.--(1) This section applies in the case of
a member of the armed forces on active duty for a period of more than
30 days--
            ``(A) who is convicted of a dependent-abuse offense (as
        defined in subsection (c)) and whose conviction results in the
        member being--
                    ``(i) administratively discharged with a general
                discharge or under other than honorable conditions; or
                    ``(ii) discharged or dismissed from the armed
                forces by sentence of a court-martial; or
            ``(B) against whom court-martial charges were preferred for
        a dependent-abuse offense and who is discharged in lieu of
        trial by court-martial in that case upon approval of the
        member's request or application for discharge or, in the case
        of an officer, for resignation.
    ``(2) For purposes of this section, a member of the armed forces
who is incarcerated by sentence of a court-martial with total
forfeiture of pay and allowances shall be treated as a former member
dismissed or discharged by sentence of a court-martial.
    ``(c) Dependent-Abuse Offenses.--(1) For purposes of this section,
a dependent-abuse offense is conduct by an individual while a member of
the armed forces on active duty for a period of more than 30 days--
            ``(A) that involves abuse of the spouse or a dependent
        child of the member; and
            ``(B) that is a criminal offense specified in regulations
        prescribed by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (2).
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe by regulation the
criminal offenses, or categories of offenses, under the Uniform Code of
Military Justice (chapter 47 of this title), Federal criminal law, the
criminal laws of the States and other jurisdictions of the United
States, and the laws of other nations that are to be considered to be
dependent-abuse offenses for the purposes of this section.
    ``(d) Recipients of Payments.--In any case of a separation from
active duty as described in subsection (b) in which the Secretary of
the military department concerned determines that transitional and
indemnity compensation should be paid under this section, the Secretary
shall pay such compensation to dependents or former dependents of the
former member as follows:
            ``(1) If the former member was married at the time of the
        commission of the dependent-abuse offense resulting in the
        separation, such compensation shall (except as otherwise
        provided in this subsection) be paid to the spouse or former
        spouse to whom the member was married at that time.
            ``(2) If there is a spouse or former spouse who (but for
        subsection (g)) would be eligible for compensation under this
        section and if there is a dependent child of the former member
        who does not reside in the same household as that spouse or
        former spouse, such compensation shall be paid to each such
        dependent child of the former member who does not reside in
        that household.
            ``(3) If there is no spouse or former spouse who is (or but
        for subsection (g) would be) eligible under paragraph (1), such
        compensation shall be paid to the dependent children of the
        former member.
            ``(4) For purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3), an
        individual's status as a `dependent child' shall be determined
        as of the date on which the member is convicted of the
        dependent-abuse offense or, in a case described in subsection
        (b)(1)(B), as of the date on which the member is discharged.
    ``(e) Commencement and Duration of Payment.--(1) Payment of
transitional and indemnity compensation under this section shall
commence as of the date of the discontinuance of the member's pay and
allowances pursuant to the separation or sentencing of the member.
    ``(2) Payment of such compensation shall terminate at the end of
the dependents' transitional period. The dependents' transitional
period is the period (A) beginning on the date on which the member is
convicted of the dependent-abuse offense or, in a case described in
subsection (b)(1)(B), on the date on which the member is discharged,
and (B) ending at the end of the transitional period determined by the
Secretary concerned. Such transitional period may not exceed 36 months,
except that if the length of the member's service on active duty was
less than 36 months, the transitional period may not exceed the length
of such service.
    ``(f) Amount of Payment.--(1) Payment to a spouse or former spouse
under this section for any month shall be at the rate in effect for
that month for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation
under section 1311(a)(1) of title 38.
    ``(2) If a spouse or former spouse to whom compensation is paid
under this section has custody of a dependent child or children of the
member, the amount of such compensation paid for any month shall be
increased for each such dependent child by the amount in effect for
that month under section 1311(b) of title 38.
    ``(3) If compensation is paid under this section to a child or
children pursuant to subsection (d)(2) or (d)(3), such compensation
shall be paid in equal shares, with the amount of such compensation for
any month determined in accordance with the rates in effect for that
month under section 1313 of title 38.
    ``(g) Forfeiture Provisions.--(1) If a former spouse receiving
compensation under this section remarries, the Secretary shall
terminate payment of such compensation, effective as of the date of
such marriage. The Secretary may not renew payment of compensation
under this section to such former spouse in the event of the
termination of such subsequent marriage.
    ``(2) If after the separation of the former member as described in
subsection (b) the former member resides in the same household as the
spouse or former spouse, or dependent child, to whom compensation is
otherwise payable under this section, the Secretary shall terminate
payment of such compensation, effective as of the time the former
member begins residing in such household. Compensation paid for a
period after the former member's separation, but before the former
member resides in the household, shall not be recouped. If the former
member subsequently ceases to reside in such household before the end
of the period of eligibility for such payments, the Secretary may not
resume such payments.
    ``(3) In a case in which the victim of the dependent-abuse offense
resulting in the separation of the former member was a dependent child,
the Secretary concerned may not pay compensation under this section to
a spouse or former spouse who would otherwise be eligible to receive
such compensation if the Secretary determines (under regulations
prescribed under subsection (i)) that the spouse or former spouse was
an active participant in the conduct constituting the dependent-abuse
offense.
    ``(h) Coordination of Benefits.--The Secretary concerned may not
make payments to a spouse or former spouse under both this section and
section 1408(h)(1) of this title. In the case of a spouse or former
spouse for whom a court order provides for payments by the Secretary
pursuant to section 1408(h)(1) of this title and to whom the Secretary
offers payments under this section, the spouse or former spouse shall
elect which to receive.
    ``(i) Regulations.--The Secretary of each military department shall
prescribe regulations to carry out this section with respect to members
of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary. Such
regulations shall be as uniform as practicable and shall be subject to
the approval of the Secretary of Defense.
    ``(j) Dependent Child Defined.--In this section, the term
`dependent child', with respect to a member or former member of the
armed forces separated as described in subsection (b), means an
unmarried child, including an adopted child or a stepchild, who was
residing with the member at the time of the dependent-abuse offense
resulting in the separation of the former member and--
            ``(1) who is under 18 years of age;
            ``(2) who is 18 years of age or older and is incapable of
        self-support because of a mental or physical incapacity that
        existed before the age of 18 and who is (or was at the time of
        the former member's separation) dependent on the former member
        for over one-half of the child's support; or
            ``(3) who is 18 years of age or older but less than 23
        years of age, is enrolled in a full-time course of study in an
        institution of higher learning approved by the Secretary of
        Defense and who is (or was at the time of the former member's
        separation) dependent on the former member for over one-half of
        the child's support.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1056 the
following new item:

``1058. Abused dependents: payment of transitional and indemnity
                            compensation.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--(1) Section 1058 of title 10, United States
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to former
members of the Armed Forces discharged or dismissed as described in
subsection (b) of such section after the date that is three years
before the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no payment may be made under
such section 1058 with respect to any period before the date of the
enactment of this Act.

Output: Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay monthly transitional and indemnity compensation to the dependents or former dependents of a member of the armed forces who is separated from service after conviction for an offense involving the abuse of one of those dependents (including such member's spouse).  Outlines provisions concerning:  (1) appropriate payment recipients; (2) payment commencement, duration and amount; and (3) forfeiture of the right to such payments (i.e., the remarriage of a former spouse, or a dependent child reaching 18 years of age).


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SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENT OF FEDERAL RECOVERY COORDINATOR PROGRAM.

    (a) Provision of Collaborative Recovery Coordinator Training.--The
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide collaborative recovery
coordinator training at a qualified nursing or medical school selected
by the Secretary (hereinafter in this section referred to as the
``qualified nursing or medical school''), to lead systematic evidence
review of care coordination and consensus conference to build the model
on evidence-based guidelines.
    (b) Literature Review; Consensus Conference.--
            (1) In general.--The qualified nursing or medical school is
        hereby designated to lead literature review and development of
        evidence-based guidelines for recovery coordination,
        development of training modules for care coordination and
        software that is compatible with Department of Veterans Affairs
        systems for recovery coordination. The qualified nursing or
        medical school is hereby designated to lead a consensus
        conference on evidence-based care coordination.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated $1,200,000 to carry out this subsection.
    (c) Care Coordination Software Development.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--
                    (A) enter into a subcontract with an appropriate
                entity for the development of care coordination
                software;
                    (B) carry out a conference for recovery coordinator
                tool validation; and
                    (C) carry out a software pilot program.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated $1,200,000 to carry out this subsection.
    (d) Recovery Coordinator Training.--
            (1) In general.--The qualified nursing or medical school is
        authorized to train 45 recovery coordinators.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--For each of fiscal
        years 2016, 2017, and 2018, there is authorized to be
        appropriated $500,000 for training authorized under this
        subsection.

SEC. 2. JOINT OPERATION OF FEDERAL RECOVERY COORDINATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Federal Recovery Coordination Program.--In carrying out the
Federal Recovery Coordination Program (in this section referred to as
the ``Program''), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall ensure that--
            (1) the program is operated jointly by the Secretaries;
            (2) the administration of the Program is not delegated to
        an individual outside the respective office of each Secretary;
            (3) the program assists--
                    (A) members of the Armed Forces with severe or
                catastrophic injuries or illnesses who are unlikely to
                return to active duty and will most likely be medically
                separated under chapter 61 of title 10, United States
                Code; and
                    (B) members of the Armed Forces and veterans whose
                individual circumstances (including illness, injury,
                mental health, family situation, and unique benefit
                needs) are determined by the Secretary concerned to
                cause difficulties to the member or veteran in
                transitioning to civilian life;
            (4) in referring members and veterans described in
        paragraph (3) to the Program, the Secretary of each military
        department and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs makes such
        referrals at the earliest time feasible, including by the date
        that is 180 days before the last day of the month in which a
        member is expected to be retired or separated from the Armed
        Forces; and
            (5) each department and agency of the Federal Government,
        including the Department of Defense and the Department of
        Veterans Affairs, provides a Federal Recovery Coordinator of
        the Program with the information, coordination, and cooperation
        necessary for the Coordinator to assist members and veterans
        participating in the Program, including the maximum amount of
        information, coordination, and cooperation available to allow
        the Coordinator to--
                    (A) ensure the efficient recovery, transition, and
                reintegration of such members and veterans;
                    (B) act as a liaison between such members and
                veterans and the team of care providers and other
                personnel involved with the recovery, transition, and
                reintegration of the member or veteran, regardless of
                whether such team is under the Secretary of Defense or
                the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
                    (C) work closely with case and care-management
                programs that assist such members and veterans.
    (b) Plan and Memorandum of Understanding.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--
            (1) jointly develop a plan to carry out subsection (a);
            (2) enter into a memorandum of understanding to jointly
        carry out the plan beginning 90 days after the date on which
        the memorandum is entered into; and
            (3) jointly submit to the appropriate congressional
        committees such plan and memorandum.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the
memorandum of understanding under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) goes
into effect, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report describing and evaluating the implementation of
such memorandum and plan under paragraph (1) of such subsection.
    (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
            (1) The Committees on Armed Services of the House of
        Representatives and Senate.
            (2) The Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
        Representatives and Senate.

Output: Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide collaborative recovery coordinator training at a qualified nursing or medical school selected by the VA, to lead the systematic evidence review of care coordination and a consensus conference to build the model on evidence-based guidelines. Designates such school to lead: (1) the literature review and development of evidence-based guidelines for recovery coordination, training modules for care coordination, and software that is compatible with VA systems for recovery coordination; and (2) a consensus conference on evidence-based care coordination. Directs the VA to: (1) subcontract with an appropriate entity for the development of care coordination software, (2) carry out a conference for recovery coordinator tool validation, and (3) carry out a software pilot program. Authorizes the qualified nursing or medical school to train 45 recovery coordinators. Directs the VA and the Department of Defense (DOD), in carrying out the Federal Recovery Coordination Program, to jointly develop, and enter a memorandum to carry out, a plan to ensure that:  the Program is operated jointly by the Secretaries;  the administration of the Program is not delegated to an individual outside the respective office of each Secretary;  the Program assists members of the Armed Forces with severe or catastrophic injuries or illnesses who are unlikely to return to active duty and who will most likely be medically separated and members and veterans whose individual circumstances (including illness, injury, mental health, family situation, and unique benefit needs) cause difficulties in transitioning to civilian life;  the VA Secretary and the Secretaries of the military departments refer members and veterans to the Program at the earliest possible time; and  each federal agency provides a Federal Recovery Coordinator of the Program with the information, coordination, and cooperation necessary for the Coordinator to assist participating members and veterans.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Plain Writing Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
    The purpose of this Act is to improve the effectiveness and
accountability of Federal agencies to the public by promoting clear
Government communication that the public can understand and use.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act:
        (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' means an Executive agency, as
    defined under section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
        (2) Covered document.--The term ``covered document''--
            (A) means any document that--
                (i) is necessary for obtaining any Federal Government
            benefit or service or filing taxes;
                (ii) provides information about any Federal Government
            benefit or service; or
                (iii) explains to the public how to comply with a
            requirement the Federal Government administers or enforces;
            (B) includes (whether in paper or electronic form) a
        letter, publication, form, notice, or instruction; and
            (C) does not include a regulation.
        (3) Plain writing.--The term ``plain writing'' means writing
    that is clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best
    practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended
    audience.
SEC. 4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.
    (a) Preparation for Implementation of Plain Writing Requirements.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 9 months after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the head of each agency shall--
            (A) designate 1 or more senior officials within the agency
        to oversee the agency implementation of this Act;
            (B) communicate the requirements of this Act to the
        employees of the agency;
            (C) train employees of the agency in plain writing;
            (D) establish a process for overseeing the ongoing
        compliance of the agency with the requirements of this Act;
            (E) create and maintain a plain writing section of the
        agency's website as required under paragraph (2) that is
        accessible from the homepage of the agency's website; and
            (F) designate 1 or more agency points-of-contact to receive
        and respond to public input on--
                (i) agency implementation of this Act; and
                (ii) the agency reports required under section 5.
        (2) Website.--The plain writing section described under
    paragraph (1)(E) shall--
            (A) inform the public of agency compliance with the
        requirements of this Act; and
            (B) provide a mechanism for the agency to receive and
        respond to public input on--
                (i) agency implementation of this Act; and
                (ii) the agency reports required under section 5.
    (b) Requirement to Use Plain Writing in New Documents.--Beginning
not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, each
agency shall use plain writing in every covered document of the agency
that the agency issues or substantially revises.
    (c) Guidance.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and
    Budget shall develop and issue guidance on implementing the
    requirements of this section. The Director may designate a lead
    agency, and may use interagency working groups to assist in
    developing and issuing the guidance.
        (2) Interim guidance.--Before the issuance of guidance under
    paragraph (1), agencies may follow the guidance of--
            (A) the writing guidelines developed by the Plain Language
        Action and Information Network; or
            (B) guidance provided by the head of the agency that is
        consistent with the guidelines referred to in subparagraph (A).
SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
    (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 9 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the head of each agency shall publish on the
plain writing section of the agency's website a report that describes
the agency plan for compliance with the requirements of this Act.
    (b) Annual Compliance Report.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the head of
each agency shall publish on the plain writing section of the agency's
website a report on agency compliance with the requirements of this
Act.
SEC. 6. JUDICIAL REVIEW AND ENFORCEABILITY.
    (a) Judicial Review.--There shall be no judicial review of
compliance or noncompliance with any provision of this Act.
    (b) Enforceability.--No provision of this Act shall be construed to
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by
any administrative or judicial action.
SEC. 7. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF PAYGO LEGISLATION FOR THIS ACT.
     The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

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Plain Writing Act of 2010 - Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) designate one or more senior officials within the agency to oversee the agency's implementation of this Act; (2) communicate this Act's requirements to the agency's employees; (3) train agency employees in "plain writing" (defined as writing that is clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended audience); (4) establish a process for overseeing the agency's ongoing compliance with this Act's requirements; (5) create and maintain a plain writing section of the agency's website that shall inform the public of agency compliance with the requirements of this Act, provide a mechanism for the agency to receive and respond to public input on agency implementation and agency reports required under this Act, and be accessible from its homepage; and (6) designate one or more agency points-of-contact to receive and respond to public input on the implementation of this Act.

Requires each agency, by one year after enactment, to use plain writing in every covered document of the agency that the agency issues or substantially revises. Defines "covered document" to: (1) mean any document that is necessary for obtaining any federal benefit or service or filing taxes, that provides information about any federal benefit or service, or that explains to the public how to comply with a requirement the federal government administers or enforces; (2) include (whether in paper or electronic form) a letter, publication, form, notice, or instruction; and (3) exclude a regulation.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), by six months after enactment, to develop and issue guidance on implementing the requirements of this Act. Authorizes the Director to designate a lead agency and to use interagency working groups to assist in developing and issuing the guidance. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) an interim guidance; (2) initial and annual compliance reports; and (3) judicial review and enforceability.

Requires the budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, to be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Government Air Travel Savings Act of
1993''.

SEC. 2. BUSINESS ACCOUNTS FOR AIR TRAVEL BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 5709 the following new section:
``Sec. 5710. Business accounts for air travel
    ``(a) The General Services Administration or any agency entering
into a contract with an air carrier for travel on official business--
            ``(1) subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), shall
        include as a term of such contract that such air carrier
        shall--
                    ``(A) establish a separate air travel business
                account for any employee, designated by the head of the
                agency employing such employee, for travel on official
                business by such employee on such air carrier;
                    ``(B) deposit any award or bonus by such air
                carrier awarded to such employee for travel on official
                business into the employee's air travel business
                account; and
                    ``(C) apply any such award or bonus from such
                employee's air travel business account to any travel on
                official business by such employee on such air carrier
                except that such awards or bonuses shall not be used
                for seating upgrades; and
            ``(2) may include as a term of such contract, as an
        alternative to the term required under paragraph (1), that such
        air carrier shall--
                    ``(A) establish an air travel business account for
                any office or administrative unit of an agency, as
                designated by the head of such agency, for travel on
                official business by employees of such office or
                administrative unit on such air carrier;
                    ``(B) deposit any award or bonus by such air
                carrier awarded to any employee of such office or
                administrative unit for travel on official business
                into the air travel business account of such office or
                administrative unit; and
                    ``(C) apply any such award or bonus from the air
                travel business account of such office or
                administrative unit to any travel on official business
                by any employee of such office or administrative unit
                except that such awards or bonuses shall not be used
                for seating upgrades.
    ``(b) All air travel business accounts established under this
section shall be separate from any personal account of an employee. Any
award or bonus from an air travel business account may be used only for
travel on official business except that such awards shall not be used
for seating upgrades.
    ``(c) To the greatest extent practicable, the General Services
Administration shall include the term described under subsection (a)(2)
in a contract to maximize travel costs savings.
    ``(d) The General Services Administration shall promulgate
regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. Such
regulations shall include a requirement that, to the greatest extent
practicable to maximize travel costs savings, employees shall--
            ``(1) travel on official business with air carriers
        awarding awards and bonuses for official business travel,
        regardless of whether such travel is on an air carrier under a
        contract described under this section; and
            ``(2)(A) participate in any program of such air carrier
        awarding awards and bonuses; and
            ``(B) use such awards and bonuses for only official
        business travel except that such awards shall not be used for
        seating upgrades.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 5709 the following new item:

``5710. Business accounts for air travel.''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION TO THE CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--No later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate and the Committee on Administration of the House of
Representatives shall promulgate regulations relating to Members of
Congress and any employee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of
the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively,
that--
            (1) require any Member of the Senate, officer of the
        Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, or officer of
        the House of Representatives who enters into a contract with an
        air carrier for travel on official business by a Member or
        employee--
                    (A) subject to the provisions of subparagraph (B),
                shall include as a term of such contract that such air
                carrier shall--
                            (i) establish a separate air travel
                        business account for any Member or employee,
                        designated by the applicable Member or
                        employing committee or office of such employee,
                        for travel on official business by such Member
                        or employee on such air carrier;
                            (ii) deposit any award or bonus by such air
                        carrier awarded to such Member or employee for
                        travel on official business into the Member's
                        or employee's air travel business account; and
                            (iii) apply any such award or bonus from
                        such Member's or employee's air travel business
                        account to any travel on official business by
                        such Member or employee on such air carrier
                        except that such awards or bonuses shall not be
                        used for seating upgrades; and
                    (B) may include as a term of such contract, as an
                alternative to the term required under subparagraph
                (A), that such air carrier shall--
                            (i) establish an air travel business
                        account for any committee or office as
                        designated by the applicable Member, committee,
                        or office, for travel on official business by
                        Members or employees of such committee or
                        office on such air carrier;
                            (ii) deposit any award or bonus by such air
                        carrier awarded to any Member or employee of
                        such committee or office for travel on official
                        business into the air travel business account
                        of such committee or office; and
                            (iii) apply any such award or bonus from
                        the air travel business account of such
                        committee or office to any travel on official
                        business by any Member or employee of such
                        committee or office except that such awards or
                        bonuses shall not be used for seating upgrades;
                        and
            (2) to the greatest extent practicable to maximize travel
        costs savings, require committees and offices (including
        Members' offices)--
                    (A) to enter into contracts with air carriers
                awarding awards and bonuses for official business
                travel; and
                    (B) to require Members and employees to--
                            (i) travel on official business with air
                        carriers awarding awards and bonuses for
                        official business travel, regardless of whether
                        such travel is on an air carrier under a
                        contract described under this section; and
                            (ii)(I) participate in any program of such
                        air carrier awarding awards and bonuses; and
                            (II) use such awards and bonuses for only
                        official business travel except that such
                        awards or bonuses shall not be used for seating
                        upgrades.
    (b) Separate Business Accounts.--All air travel business accounts
established under this section shall be separate from any personal
account of a Member or employee. Any award or bonus from an air travel
business account may be used only for travel on official business
except that such awards or bonuses shall not be used for seating
upgrades.
    (c) Committee and Office Accounts.--To the greatest extent
practicable, any Member of Congress or officer of the Congress entering
into a contract as provided under this section shall include the term
described under subsection (a)(1)(B) to maximize costs savings.

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Government Air Travel Savings Act of 1993 - Amends Federal civil service law to provide for the establishment of business accounts for air travel by Federal employees on official business in order to maximize cost savings.
Provides for similar measures with respect to air travel by Members of Congress and congressional employees.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Bridge Trust Fund Act''.

SEC. 2. DIGITAL BRIDGE TRUST FUND AND ASSISTANCE FROM TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--The National Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part C as part D; and
            (2) by inserting after part B (47 U.S.C. 921 et seq.) the
        following new part:

           ``PART C--ASSISTANCE TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

``SEC. 131. DIGITAL BRIDGE TRUST FUND.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a trust fund to be known as the Digital Bridge Trust
Fund, consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited
pursuant to subsection (b) or (d).
    ``(b) Transfer of Amounts Equivalent to Certain Taxes.--There are
hereby appropriated to the Digital Bridge Trust Fund amounts equivalent
to 100 percent of the taxes received in the Treasury after September
30, 2000, under section 4251 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to tax on communications).
    ``(c) Expenditures.--Amounts in the Digital Bridge Trust Fund shall
be available, to the extent provided in appropriation Acts, solely for
making expenditures to provide assistance under section 133(a).
    ``(d) Treatment as Trust Fund.--For purposes of subchapter B of
chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Digital Bridge
Trust Fund shall be considered to be a trust fund established by
subchapter A of such chapter.

``SEC. 132. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of
Commerce a board to be known as the Board of Trustees of the Digital
Bridge Trust Fund (in this part referred to as the `Board').
    ``(b) Duties.--The duties of the Board shall be--
            ``(1) to allocate amounts in the Digital Bridge Trust Fund
        and make such amounts available in accordance with the
        requirements of section 133;
            ``(2) to make decisions regarding the allocation of
        assistance from amounts in the Digital Bridge Trust Fund under
        subsections (b)(2) and (c) of section 133 and make such amounts
        available in accordance with such allocation decisions;
            ``(3) in making such decisions, to consult with foundations
        and other nongovernmental organizations involved in promoting
        or providing education or training in knowledge or skills
        regarding information technology; and
            ``(4) to prepare and submit annual reports in accordance
        with subsection (g).
    ``(c) Membership.--The Board shall consist of 11 members as
follows:
            ``(1) The Secretary of Commerce (or the Secretary's
        designee), who shall be the chairperson of the Board.
            ``(2) 2 members appointed by the Secretary of Commerce from
        among the officers and employees of the Department of Commerce.
            ``(3) 2 members appointed by the Secretary of Education
        from among the officers and employees of the Department of
        Education.
            ``(4) 2 members appointed by the Secretary of Labor from
        among the officers and employees of the Department of Labor.
            ``(5) 2 members appointed by the Secretary of Health and
        Human Services from among the officers and employees of the
        Department of Health and Human Services.
            ``(6) 2 members appointed by the Secretary of Housing and
        Urban Development from among the officers and employees of the
        Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The initial members of the Board shall be appointed not later than the
expiration of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment
of the Digital Bridge Trust Fund Act.
    ``(d) Terms.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
        each member shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
            ``(2) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy
        occurring before the expiration of the term for which the
        member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for
        the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the
        expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken
        office. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the
        manner in which the original appointment was made.
    ``(e) Prohibition of Compensation.--Members of the Board shall not
receive any pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on
the Board.
    ``(f) Support Services and Facilities.--Upon the request of the
Board, the Secretary of Commerce shall provide to the Board any
facilities and administrative and other support services necessary for
the Board to carry out its responsibilities.
    ``(g) Annual Reports.--The Board shall submit a report annually to
the President and the Congress regarding its activities. Each report
shall describe the assistance provided from the Digital Bridge Trust
Fund during the year for which the report is made and any effects of
such assistance in meeting the information technology needs of rural,
urban, and Native American communities.

``SEC. 133. PROVISION OF DIGITAL BRIDGE ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Allocation of Assistance.--In providing assistance pursuant
to this section, the Board shall ensure that, notwithstanding any
provision of law referred to in subsection (b), all such assistance
is--
            ``(1) made available for the benefit of rural and urban
        areas, and Native Americans, in a manner that targets such
        assistance for areas, communities, and populations (including
        low-income families and individuals) that are underserved with
        respect to information technology needs, employment, and
        education; and
            ``(2) to the greatest extent possible, ensure that such
        assistance is appropriately allocated so that rural and urban
        areas, and Native Americans, are each fairly served by such
        amounts.
    ``(b) Required Minimum Assistance.--Except as provided in
subsections (c) and (d), from the amount made available under section
135 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2010, the Board shall make
assistance available for the following activities in the following
amounts:
            ``(1) Teacher training.--For each such fiscal year, not
        less than $300,000,000 for assistance under section 3122 of the
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6832)
        for training teachers to use technology effectively in the
        classroom.
            ``(2) Community technology centers.--For each such fiscal
        year, not less than $200,000,000 for assistance under section
        3122 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 6832) for establishing community technology centers to
        provide individuals who cannot afford access to computers,
        technology training, and technological tools such access
        appropriate to improve their educational performance and their
        ability to compete for and hold jobs.
            ``(3) Neighborhood network learning centers.--For each such
        fiscal year, not less than $200,000,000 for assistance by the
        Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for public-private
        partnerships to establish neighborhood learning centers
        providing computer-based services to help residents of
        federally assisted housing learn critical computer skills that
        will improve their educational performance and employment
        qualifications.
            ``(4) Technology development fund.--For each such fiscal
        year, not less than $200,000,000 for the Technology Development
        Fund under section 714 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
        U.S.C. 614) to provide loans and investment capital to small
        communications businesses to stimulate new technological growth
        and development, promote universal service, and enhance the
        delivery of telecommunications services to rural and
        underserved areas.
            ``(5) Technology opportunity program.--For each such fiscal
        year, not less than $145,000,000 for grants under the
        Technology Opportunity Program of the Secretary of Commerce
        pursuant to subpart A of part IV of the Communications Act of
        1934 (47 U.S.C. 390 et seq.) to provide matching funds to
        State, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit entities to
        extend the benefit of information technology to all Americans,
        especially those in underserved areas.
            ``(6) Rural, urban, and native american technology
        training.--For each such fiscal year, not less than
        $300,000,000 for preparing residents of rural and urban areas,
        and Native Americans, for careers in programming, database
        development, network engineering, and other advance information
        and technical fields.
            ``(7) Broadband network deployment.--For each such fiscal
        year, not less than $100,000,000 for assistance regarding
        deployment of broadband networks (including wireless and
        wireline technologies), except that of such amount in each such
        fiscal year--
                    ``(A) not less than $2,000,000 shall be available
                only for research activities of the National
                Telecommunications and Information Administration
                regarding improvement of broadband (including wireless
                and wireline) technology in support of next-generation
                Internet; and
                    ``(B) not less than $98,000,000 shall be available
                only for assistance under the Public Works and Economic
                Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) for
                implementing deployment of such networks.
            ``(8) Home internet access program.--For each such fiscal
        year, not less than $100,000,000 for grants under a Home
        Internet Access Program of the National Telecommunications and
        Information Administration pursuant to subpart A of part IV of
        the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 390 et seq.) to
        assist public-private partnerships to address the needs of low-
        income individuals and families in gaining access to technology
        and online resources at home, except that notwithstanding
        subsections (a) and (c) of section 392 of such Act, such
        amounts may be used to support activities to provide low-income
        individuals and families with access to the Internet in their
        homes.
            ``(9) Falling through the net survey.--Only for fiscal
        years 2004 and 2007, not less than $500,000 for each such
        fiscal year for the National Telecommunications and Information
        Administration for conducting the Falling Through the Net
        survey, pursuant to sections 901 and 902 of the National
        Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization
        Act (47 U.S.C. 901, 902) to determine the extent to which
        Americans have access to telephones, computers, and the
        Internet.
    ``(c) Assistance Allocated at Discretion of Board.--The Board shall
use any amounts made available under section 135 for any fiscal year
that are in excess of the amounts required to be used for assistance
under subsection (b) to provide--
            ``(1) assistance under the programs referred to in such
        paragraph in addition to the amounts required under such
        paragraph; or
            ``(2) other assistance, as the Board determines
        appropriate, to serve the information technology needs of, or
        improve the information technology educational or employment
        opportunities for, residents of rural and urban areas, and
        Native Americans, that are underserved with respect to
        information technology needs, jobs, and education.
The Board shall have complete discretion to make amounts available
under this paragraph for any of the purposes referred to in this
paragraph in such amounts as the Board determines appropriate.
    ``(d) Authority To Reduce Required Assistance in Second 5 Years.--
In any of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, the Board may, by a vote of
not less than 8 members of the Board held not more than 3 months before
the beginning of such fiscal year, waive the applicability of any one
or more of the paragraphs of subsection (b) for such fiscal year and
provide assistance for such fiscal year for the purpose referred to in
such paragraph in any reduced amount determined appropriate by the
Board. Any amounts otherwise required to be used under any such
paragraph of subsection (b) that are available by reason of action by
the Board pursuant to this subsection shall be treated as excess
amounts to be to allocated and made available by the Board under
subsection (c).
    ``(e) Prohibited Activities.--Notwithstanding any provision of
subsection (b) or (c), amounts made available under section 135 may not
be used for the construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of any
structure in which to provide training or other information technology
services assisted pursuant to subsection (a).

``SEC. 134. REGULATIONS.

    The Secretary of Commerce may prescribe such regulations as may be
necessary to carry out this part.

``SEC. 135. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    For each of fiscal years 2001 through 2010 there are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this part an amount equal to the amount
deposited to the Digital Bridge Trust Fund for such fiscal year
pursuant to section 131.''.
    (b) Repeal.--Effective October 1, 2010, part C of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act is
repealed.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION OF EXCISE TAX ON TELEPHONE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
              SERVICES.

    (a) Reduction.--Section 4251(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Applicable percentage.--The term `applicable
        percentage' means 1.5 percent.''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to amounts paid pursuant to bills first rendered after September
30, 2000.
    (b) Repeal.--Subchapter B of chapter 33 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is repealed effective with respect to bills rendered on or
after October 1, 2010.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that
providers of communications services (as such term is defined in
section 4251(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) should not
increase rates for such services based upon any reduction in the excise
tax on such services pursuant to the amendments made by this section.

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Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Board of Trustees of the Digital Bridge Trust Fund to make decisions with respect to allocations authorized under this Act. Requires the Board to submit annual reports to the President and Congress regarding its activities.
Requires the Board to ensure that assistance provided herein is: (1) made available for the benefit of rural and urban areas and Native Americans in a manner that targets such assistance for areas, communities, and populations that are underserved with respect to information technology needs, employment, and education; and (2) appropriately allocated. Directs the Board to make such assistance available for FY 2001 through 2010 for: (1) teacher training; (2) community technology centers; (3) neighborhood network learning centers; (4) the Technology Development Fund; (5) the Technology Opportunity Program; (6) rural, urban, and Native American technology training; (7) broadband network deployment; (8) the Home Internet Access Program; and (9) the Falling Through the Net survey (to determine the extent to which Americans have access to telephones, computers, and the Internet). Allows excess amounts to be allocated at the Board's discretion. Authorizes the Board, in any of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, to reduce the amounts of assistance provided during the first five years.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2010. Repeals this Act on October 1, 2010.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 3 to 1.5 percent, as of October 1, 2000, the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. Expresses the sense of Congress that providers of communications services should not increase service rates based upon such reduction.