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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate Commerce Efficiency and
Safety Improvement Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to promote fiscal responsibility by
transferring the functions of the Interstate Commerce Commission to the
Department of Transportation and to advance safety on the highways of
the United States by consolidating the regulation of motor carrier
safety in the Department of Transportation.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the term--
            (1) ``Commission'' means the Interstate Commerce
        Commission;
            (2) ``function'' means a function, power, or duty; and
            (3) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Transportation.

SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) In General.--There are transferred to the Secretary, effective
October 1, 1993, all functions of the Commission.
    (b) Authority of Office of Management and Budget.--The Director of
the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the
Commission and the Secretary, may make such determinations as may be
necessary with regard to the functions transferred by this Act, and to
make such additional incidental dispositions of assets, liabilities,
contracts, property, and records, as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act. The unobligated funds of the Commission shall
not be transferred to the Department of Transportation in order to
carry out the transfer of functions under this Act, and the number of
fulltime employee positions within the Department of Transportation
shall not be increased as a result of such transfer of functions.
    (c) Joint Planning for Transfer.--The Chairman of the Commission
and the Secretary shall, beginning as soon as practicable after the
date of enactment of this Act, jointly plan for the orderly transfer of
functions under this Act.
    (d) Interim Use of Interstate Commerce Commission Personnel.--Prior
to October 1, 1993, and with the consent of the Commission, the
Secretary may use the services of officers, employees, and other
personnel of the Commission under such terms and conditions as will
reasonably facilitate the orderly transfer of functions under this Act.

SEC. 5. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--All orders, determinations, rules, regulations,
permits, contracts, certificates, licenses, and privileges--
            (1) which have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to
        become effective by any agency or official thereof, or by a
        court of competent jurisdiction, in the performance of any
        function which is transferred by this Act to the Secretary from
        the Commission; and
            (2) which are in effect immediately before the transfer of
        functions by this Act,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified,
terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by
the Secretary or any other duly authorized official, by any court of
competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
    (b) Continuation of Proceedings.--The transfer of functions by this
Act shall not affect any proceedings, including rulemaking proceedings,
or any application for any license, permit, or certificate, pending
before the Commission immediately before the transfer takes effect.
Such proceedings and applications shall be continued at the Department
of Transportation. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, and
appeals shall be taken therefrom, as if this Act had not been enacted;
and orders issued in any such proceedings shall continue in effect
until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by the Secretary of
Transportation, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation
of law. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to prohibit the
discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under the same
terms and conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could
have been discontinued or modified if this Act had not been enacted.
    (c) Effect on Pending Civil Actions.--Except as provided in
subsection (e)--
            (1) the transfer of any function under this Act shall not
        affect any civil action relating to such function which is
        commenced prior to the date the transfer takes effect; and
            (2) in all such actions, proceedings shall be had, appeals
        taken, and judgments rendered, in the same manner and effect as
        if this Act had not been enacted.
    (d) Nonabatement of Actions.--No action or other proceeding
commenced by or against any officer in that officer's official capacity
as an officer of the Commission shall abate by reason of the transfer
of any function under this Act. No cause of action by or against the
Commission, or by or against any officer thereof in that officer's
official capacity, shall abate by reason of the transfer of any
function under this Act.
    (e) Judicial Administrative Provision.--If immediately before the
transfer of functions by this Act the Commission or any officer thereof
in that officer's official capacity is a party to an action relating to
a function transfer by this Act, then such action shall be continued
with the Secretary or other appropriate official of the Department of
Transportation substituted or added as a party.
    (f) References.--With respect to any function transferred by this
Act and performed on or after the effective date of the transfer,
reference in any Federal law to the Interstate Commerce Commission or
the Commission (insofar as such term refers to the Interstate Commerce
Commission), or to any officer or office thereof, shall be deemed to
refer to the Department of Transportation, or other official or
component of the Department of Transportation in which such function
vests.
    (g) Exercise of Functions by Secretary.--In the exercise of any
function transferred by this Act, the Secretary shall have the same
authority as that vested in the Commission with respect to such
function immediately preceding its transfer, and actions of the
Secretary shall have the same force and effect as when exercised by the
Commission. Orders and actions of the Secretary in the exercise of the
functions transferred under this Act shall be subject to judicial
review to the same extent and in the same manner as if such orders and
actions had been by the Commission in the exercise of such functions
immediately preceding their transfer. Any statutory requirements
relating to notice, hearings, actions upon the record, or
administrative review that apply to any functions transferred by this
Act shall apply to the exercise of such functions by the Secretary.

SEC. 6. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    No later than March 31, 1994, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the functions
transferred from the Commission to the Department of Transportation
under this Act. The report shall include--
            (1) an assessment of benefits compared to costs associated
        with each of these functions, both with respect to persons
        affected directly and to the public generally;
            (2) recommendations for the elimination of functions
        identified as redundant, or substantially the same as functions
        or services which are performed by the Department of
        Transportation or other public or private organizations prior
        to the transfer of functions under this Act; and
            (3) recommendations to modify or eliminate those functions
        that do not provide substantial economic or safety benefits to
        the general public.

SEC. 7. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Executive Level Pay Rates.--(1) Section 5314 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``Chairman, Interstate Commerce
Commission.''.
    (2) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``Members, Interstate Commerce Commission.''.
    (b) Termination of Commission.--Sections 10301 through 10308 of
title 49, United States Code, are repealed.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
become effective on October 1, 1993.

Output: Interstate Commerce Efficiency and Safety Improvement Act of 1993 - Transfers all functions of the Interstate Commerce Commission to the Secretary of Transportation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Financial and Economic Literacy
Improvement Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC LITERACY EDUCATION GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--Part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7241 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after section 5537 the following:

        ``Subpart 13A--Financial and Economic Literacy Education

``SEC. 5538. FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC LITERACY EDUCATION GRANTS.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary shall award grants to eligible
entities to enable such entities--
            ``(1) to award subgrants to local entities to provide
        financial and economic literacy education; and
            ``(2) to carry out activities designed to promote financial
        and economic literacy education.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--In this section, the term `eligible
entity' means--
            ``(1) a State educational agency; or
            ``(2) a State partnership consisting of--
                    ``(A) a State educational agency;
                    ``(B) a nonprofit organization with experience and
                a proven quality track record in financial and economic
                literacy or personal finance education programs; and
                    ``(C) a nonprofit organization with experience and
                a proven track record in quality professional
                development for teachers leading to higher student
                achievement in skills and subjects integral to
                financial and economic literacy or personal finance
                education.
    ``(c) Application.--An eligible entity that desires to receive a
grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as
the Secretary may require.
    ``(d) Formula.--From the total amount appropriated under subsection
(g) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each State for such
fiscal year an amount that bears the same relation to such total amount
as the amount such State received under part A of title I for such
fiscal year bears to the total amount received by all States under part
A of title I for such fiscal year.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) Subgrants to eligible local entities.--
                    ``(A) Eligible local entity.--In this section, the
                term `eligible local entity' means--
                            ``(i) a local educational agency; or
                            ``(ii) a local partnership consisting of--
                                    ``(I) a local educational agency;
                                and
                                    ``(II) not less than 1 of the
                                following:
                                            ``(aa) A nonprofit
                                        organization with experience
                                        and a proven track record in
                                        quality financial and economic
                                        literacy or personal finance
                                        education programs.
                                            ``(bb) A nonprofit
                                        organization with experience
                                        and a proven track record in
                                        quality professional
                                        development for teachers
                                        leading to higher student
                                        achievement in skills and
                                        subjects integral to financial
                                        and economic literacy or
                                        personal finance education.
                                            ``(cc) An educational
                                        service agency.
                                            ``(dd) A recipient of an
                                        Excellence in Economic
                                        Education grant under subpart
                                        13.
                                            ``(ee) An institution of
                                        higher education.
                                            ``(ff) A community
                                        organization.
                                            ``(gg) A representative of
                                        local business.
                    ``(B) Authorization of subgrants.--An eligible
                entity that receives a grant under this section shall
                use 75 percent of such grant funds to award subgrants
                to eligible local entities.
                    ``(C) Applications.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An eligible local entity
                        that desires to receive a subgrant under this
                        paragraph shall submit an application to the
                        eligible entity at such time, in such manner,
                        and accompanied by such information as the
                        eligible entity may require.
                            ``(ii) Review of applications.--The
                        eligible entity shall review applications
                        submitted under clause (i) in the same manner
                        as applications are reviewed under section
                        5534(b).
                    ``(D) Use of funds.--An eligible local entity that
                receives a subgrant under this paragraph--
                            ``(i) shall use the subgrant funds to--
                                    ``(I) implement teacher training
                                programs to embed financial and
                                economic literacy and personal finance
                                education into core academic subjects
                                or to effectively coordinate the
                                teaching of core academic subjects with
                                teaching of financial and economic
                                literacy and personal finance
                                education;
                                    ``(II) administer financial and
                                economic literacy assessments on not
                                less than an annual basis in, at a
                                minimum, the grade levels selected by
                                the State pursuant to paragraph (2)(A);
                                and
                                    ``(III) implement financial and
                                economic literacy activities and
                                sequences of study within, or
                                coordinated with, core academic
                                subjects; and
                            ``(ii) may use the subgrant funds to
                        implement school-based activities, including
                        after school activities, to enhance student
                        understanding and experiential learning with
                        consumer, economic, and personal finance
                        concepts.
                    ``(E) Report.--An eligible local entity that
                receives a subgrant under this paragraph shall include
                in the annual report card under section 1111(h)(2) the
                same information on student achievement on the
                financial and economic literacy assessments,
                administered pursuant to subparagraph (D), as required,
                pursuant to section 1111(h)(2), of the other State
                academic assessments described in section 1111(b)(3).
            ``(2) State activities.--An eligible entity that receives a
        grant under this section shall use 25 percent of such grant
        funds to carry out the following:
                    ``(A) The development of financial and economic
                literacy standards in not less than 3 grade levels,
                including not less than 1 grade level in elementary
                school, not less than 1 grade level in middle school,
                and not less than 1 grade level in high school.
                    ``(B) The development of appropriate financial and
                economic literacy assessments in the grade levels
                determined under subparagraph (A) that are valid,
                reliable, and comparable across the State.
                    ``(C) Teacher professional development programs to
                embed financial and economic literacy or personal
                finance education into core academic subjects.
                    ``(D) An evaluation of the impact of financial and
                economic literacy or personal finance education on
                students' understanding of financial and economic
                literacy concepts.
    ``(f) Matching Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant
under this section shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an amount
equal to 25 percent of the amount of the grant award to carry out
activities required under this section.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $125,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2010 through 2015.

``SEC. 5539. FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC LITERACY AND ECONOMIC EDUCATION
              CLEARINGHOUSE.

    ``(a)  Clearinghouse.--The Secretary shall maintain a clearinghouse
of best practices, tools, and instructional materials for financial and
economic literacy and personal finance instruction, aligned with
voluntary nationally recognized curriculum standards in such areas, for
students of elementary school, secondary school, and postsecondary
school age (to be known as the `Financial and Economic Literacy and
Economic Education Clearinghouse').
    ``(b) Activities.--The Financial and Economic Literacy and Economic
Education Clearinghouse shall collect and disseminate high-quality
materials on financial and economic literacy, including best practices,
professional development, and teaching tools that are aligned with
voluntary nationally recognized curriculum standards in such areas.
    ``(c) Accessibility.--The information of the Financial and Economic
Literacy and Economic Education Clearinghouse shall--
            ``(1) be housed in a centrally accessible and user-friendly
        format and location; and
            ``(2) be easily accessible from the Department of Education
        website.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015.''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 2 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 5537 the following:

        ``Subpart 13A--Financial and Economic Literacy Education

``Sec. 5538. Financial and economic literacy education grants.
``Sec. 5539. Financial and Economic Literacy and Economic Education
                            Clearinghouse.''.

SEC. 3. GRANTS TO PROMOTE POSTSECONDARY FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC
              LITERACY.

    Part A of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1057 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 318. GRANTS TO PROMOTE POSTSECONDARY FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC
              LITERACY.

    ``(a) Authorization of Grant Awards.--The Secretary shall award
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable such
entities to provide financial and economic literacy courses or course
components to students.
    ``(b) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term
`eligible entity' means--
            ``(1) an institution of higher education; or
            ``(2) a partnership consisting of--
                    ``(A) an institution of higher education;
                    ``(B) a nonprofit organization with experience and
                a proven track record in quality financial and economic
                literacy or personal finance education programs; and
                    ``(C) a nonprofit organization with experience and
                a proven track record in quality professional
                development for teachers leading to higher student
                achievement in skills and subjects integral to
                financial and economic literacy or personal financial
                education.
    ``(c) Application.--An eligible entity that desires to receive a
grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as
the Secretary may require.
    ``(d) Minimum Grant Amount.--The Secretary shall award grants under
this section in amounts of not less than $500,000.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
this section shall use the grant funds to develop and implement
financial and economic literacy education, activities, student
organizations, or counseling that increase student knowledge in
consumer, economic, and personal financial concepts.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $125,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2010 through 2015.''.

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Financial and Economic Literacy Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award formula matching grants to states or partnerships between states, experienced nonprofit providers of financial and economic literacy education, and experienced nonprofit providers of teacher training in such fields.

Requires grantees to use 25% of the grant funds to: (1) develop financial and economic literacy standards and assessments for at least three grade levels; (2) create teacher training programs to embed financial and economic literacy education into core academic subjects; and (3) evaluate the impact such education has on students' financial and economic literacy.

Requires the remaining grant funds to be used for subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or partnerships between LEAs and community organizations, local businesses, or other educational entities to implement such financial literacy activities, including student assessments and teacher training.

Directs the Secretary to maintain a Financial and Economic Literacy and Economic Education Clearinghouse of best practices, tools, and instructional materials that are aligned with voluntary nationally recognized curriculum standards in such areas.

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or partnerships between IHEs, experienced nonprofit providers of financial and economic literacy education, and experienced nonprofit providers of teacher training in such fields for activities that increase student knowledge in consumer, economic, and personal financial concepts.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``FHA Multifamily Housing Emergency
Disposition Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Department of Housing and Urban Development has a
        large and growing inventory of multifamily housing projects
        owned by the Department and multifamily housing projects
        subject to mortgages in foreclosure that are held by the
        Department;
            (2) the total number of such housing projects in the
        inventory of the Department at the beginning of fiscal year
        1993 was 444 and is likely to increase to 742 by the end of
        fiscal year 1998;
            (3) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development has
        estimated that the Department will lose as much as
        $11,900,000,000 as a result of mortgage foreclosures on
        multifamily housing projects insured by the Department, which
        is equivalent to 25 percent of the value of all mortgages
        insured under the General Insurance Fund;
            (4) the Department is not prepared to manage an inventory
        of multifamily housing projects as large as the inventory
        expected by the end of fiscal year 1993, resulting in increased
        holding and disposition costs for such projects; and
            (5) existing laws would require the attachment of
        $7,000,000,000 of rental assistance in the form of 15-year
        contracts under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
        1937 to eliminate the backlog of multifamily housing projects
        in the inventory of the Department.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act, therefore, is--
            (1) to declare that an emergency exists with respect to the
        disposition of multifamily housing projects in the inventory of
        the Department;
            (2) to provide for flexibility in disposing of such
        projects by removing some of the statutory requirements that
        impede the sale of such projects;
            (3) to encourage assistance for residents of such projects
        through means other than rental assistance under section 8 of
        the United States Housing Act of 1937; and
            (4) to maintain, to the maximum extent possible, the low-
        income character of such projects while disposing of such
        projects in an economical and expeditious manner.

SEC. 3. EMERGENCY PROVISIONS.

    (a) Authority.--During the period in which the property disposition
emergency under this Act is in effect pursuant to section 4, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may dispose of any
multifamily housing project in accordance with the provisions this Act.
    (b) Applicability of Section 203 Requirements.--The provisions of
section 203 of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978
shall apply to the disposition of multifamily housing projects under
this Act, except to the extent that--
            (1) any such provision is waived pursuant to section 5 of
        this Act; or
            (2) any such provision is inconsistent with any provision
        of this Act, and then only to the extent of such inconsistency.
The Secretary may determine whether inconsistencies referred to in
paragraph (2) exist.
    (c) Requirements.--In disposing of any subsidized or formerly
subsidized multifamily housing project under this Act, the Secretary
shall, to the extent that budget authority is available--
            (1) enter into--
                    (A) a nonrenewable contract under section 8 of the
                United States Housing Act of 1937 having a term of not
                less than 60 months and not more than 180 months that
                provides project-based assistance for units in the
                project; or
                    (B) annual contributions contracts with the
                appropriate public housing agency to provide tenant-
                based rental assistance under section 8 of the United
                States Housing Act of 1937 for a total term, including
                renewals, of not more than 180 months; and
            (2) provide the assistance under paragraph (1) on behalf of
        all of the very low-income families occupying the project on
        the date the project is sold by the Secretary (or such other
        prior date as the Secretary may determine appropriate), except
        that the Secretary may in addition provide such assistance to
        other eligible low-income families occupying such a project on
        such date if the Secretary determines that such assistance is
        appropriate under market conditions in the area in which the
        project is located.
    (d) Alternative Requirements.--In lieu of, or in addition to, the
actions required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall--
            (1) seek to ensure, through means other than assistance
        under such section 8, that rent charges for units in the
        project remain affordable (as such term is defined by the
        Secretary) for a reasonable period of time determined by the
        Secretary;
            (2) encourage the provision of assistance from non-Federal
        sources to maintain the affordability of rent charges for units
        in the project; and
            (3) encourage the sale of the project to a local nonprofit
        organization.
    (e) Unsubsidized Projects.--In connection with the disposition
under this Act of a multifamily housing project that is not a
subsidized or formerly subsidized project, the Secretary is not
required to provide assistance under section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937, but the Secretary may take any of the actions
specified in subsection (d).
    (f) Additional Assistance.--In order to facilitate the disposition
of a multifamily housing project under this Act, the Secretary may
provide project-based assistance under section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 with respect to units for which such assistance is
not required by this Act.
    (g) Nonrental Uses of Projects.--In disposing of any multifamily
housing project under this Act, the Secretary may make the project or
units in project available--
            (1) for uses related to low-income housing other than
        rental or cooperative use, such as low-income homeownership
        opportunities, shelters for the homeless, and office space for
        resident or housing-related social services providers; and
            (2) for any other use, if the Secretary, in consultation
        with the local area-wide governing body, determines that such
        use will assist efforts to reduce the geographic concentration
        of low-income housing opportunities.

SEC. 4. DURATION OF EMERGENCY.

    A property disposition emergency under this Act shall be in effect
during the period that--
            (1) begins upon the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) ends upon the conclusion of the third fiscal year that
        begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. WAIVER OF DISPOSITION PLAN REQUIREMENTS.

    The Secretary may waive any of the provisions of section 203(e) of
the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 with respect
to the disposition of any multifamily housing project under this Act,
as the Secretary determines appropriate to expedite such disposition of
multifamily housing projects.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Multifamily housing project.--The term ``multifamily
        housing project'' has the meaning given the term in section
        203(i) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of
        1978.
            (2) Subsidized project and formerly subsidized project.--
        The terms ``subsidized project'' and ``formerly subsidized
        project'' have the meanings given the terms in section
        203(i)(2) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments
        of 1978, except that, notwithstanding subparagraph (E) of such
        section, such terms include multifamily housing projects
        receiving project-based housing assistance payments under
        section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or under
        section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in
        effect before January 1, 1975) for 50 percent or fewer of the
        units in the project immediately prior to the assignment of the
        mortgage on such project to, or acquisition of such mortgage
        by, the Secretary.
            (3) Low-income and very low-income.--The terms ``low-
        income'' and ``very low-income'' have the meanings given such
        terms in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.

SEC. 7. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    Section 203(i)(2)(E) of the Housing and Community Development
Amendments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-11(i)(2)(E)) is amended by
inserting ``tenant-based'' before ``certificates''.

Output: FHA Multifamily Housing Emergency Disposition Act of 1993 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to dispose of HUD-held or -foreclosed multifamily housing projects without regard to specified provisions of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 during a three-year emergency period.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Substitute for Quality Teaching
Demonstration Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Each day about 5 million children walk into 274,000
        classrooms nationwide and find a substitute teacher. Students
        will spend the equivalent of one full year with a substitute
        teacher before they graduate from high school.
            (2) Virtually every State in the country is facing a
        substitute teacher shortage, a problem that has been
        exacerbated by increased demand for professional development
        opportunities for teachers.
            (3) In 73 percent of school districts, there is an
        immediate, urgent need for substitute teachers.
            (4) Nationwide, substitute teacher salaries average only
        $65 per day. In rural areas, rates are often as low as $40.
        Rarely do substitutes receive benefits.
            (5) This shortage is likely to grow to a crisis level
        within the next 10 years, as an acute shortage of substitute
        teachers develops because an unprecedented number of children
        will enter our schools.
            (6) The substitute teacher shortage has lead schools to
        relax their requirements and hire substitute teachers that are
        often underqualified. In all but one State, substitute teachers
        need no teaching certification.
            (7) In 28 States, principals may hire anyone with a high
        school diploma or a general equivalency diploma (GED) who is
        age 18 years or older.
            (8) Nearly 12 percent of districts do not require
        substitute teachers to fill out a job application.
            (9) Over half (56 percent) of school districts never have a
        face-to-face interview with potential substitutes.
            (10) In 30 percent of all school districts, no background
        checks are conducted on applicants for substitute teaching
        positions, and only half the districts check applicants'
        references.
            (11) Poorly trained substitute teachers have a negative
        impact on student academic performance.
            (12) States with lower academic achievement are twice as
        likely to allow less qualified substitutes in the classroom.
        Nine out of the ten lowest-ranked States in National Assessment
        of Educational Progress (NAEP) testing allowed substitute
        teachers with only a high school diploma to teach in their
        schools. In each of those States, education spending is
        thousands of dollars below the national average.
            (13) Of the top 25 States in education spending, 9 require
        at least a college degree for substitute teachers.
            (14) In 77 percent of school districts across the country,
        substitute teachers are given no training at all.
            (15) Alleviating the substitute teacher crisis would free
        up precious time for other teachers to spend in professional
        development programs.

SEC. 3. DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of
Education shall establish a competitive demonstration grant program to
provide grants for a single academic year directly to not fewer than 50
nor more than 100 local educational agencies (as that term is defined
in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965),
or to regional consortia of such agencies acting together, that vary
geographically and socioeconomically, to enable such agencies or
consortia to experiment with ways to alleviate the substitute teacher
shortage described in section 2.

SEC. 4. SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.

    In selecting grant recipients under section 3, the Secretary of
Education shall select applicants that, collectively, will explore a
range of options for addressing the substitute teacher shortage, such
as--
            (1) developing a public relations campaign targeted at
        likely substitute teacher candidates (such as retired
        teachers);
            (2) establishing permanent substitute teacher pools;
            (3) addressing issues that hinder the ability of
        administrators to find qualified substitute teachers; or
            (4) increasing the availability of content and skills
        training for substitute teachers.

SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date the last grant made under
section 3 expires, the Secretary of Education shall submit a report to
the Congress describing the findings and results of the demonstration
program under this Act, including--
            (1) the programs or methods that best alleviated the
        substitute teacher shortage, and where those programs or
        methods worked best; and
            (2) the impact of economic conditions on the quality and
        availability of substitute teachers.

SEC. 6. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.

    The Secretary of Education may prescribe rules to carry out this
Act.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.

Output: No Substitute for Quality Teaching Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a competitive demonstration grant program to provide grants for a single academic year directly to between 50 and 100 local educational agencies, or to regional consortia of such agencies acting together, that vary geographically and socioeconomically, to enable them to experiment with ways to alleviate the substitute teacher shortage.


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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NONDEDUCTIBLE TAX-FREE INDIVIDUAL
              RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to pension, profit-
sharing, stock bonus plans, etc.) is amended by inserting after section
408 the following new section:

``SEC. 408A. SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--Except as provided in this section, a special
individual retirement account shall be treated for purposes of this
title in the same manner as an individual retirement plan.
    ``(b) Special Individual Retirement Account.--For purposes of this
title, the term `special individual retirement account' means an
individual retirement plan which is designated at the time of
establishment of the plan as a special individual retirement account.
    ``(c) Treatment of Contributions.--
            ``(1) No deduction allowed.--No deduction shall be allowed
        under section 219 for a contribution to a special individual
        retirement account.
            ``(2) Contribution limit.--The aggregate amount of
        contributions for any taxable year to all special individual
        retirement accounts maintained for the benefit of an individual
        shall not exceed the excess (if any) of--
                    ``(A) the maximum amount allowable as a deduction
                under section 219 with respect to such individual for
                such taxable year (determined without regard to section
                219(g)), over
                    ``(B) the amount so allowed.
            ``(3) Special rules for qualified transfers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--No rollover contribution may be
                made to a special individual retirement account unless
                it is a qualified transfer.
                    ``(B) Limit not to apply.--The limitation under
                paragraph (2) shall not apply to a qualified transfer
                to a special individual retirement account.
    ``(d) Tax Treatment of Distributions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection,
        any amount paid or distributed out of a special individual
        retirement account shall not be included in the gross income of
        the distributee.
            ``(2) Exception for earnings on contributions held less
        than 5 years.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any amount distributed out of a
                special individual retirement account which consists of
                earnings allocable to contributions made to the account
                during the 5-year period ending on the day before such
                distribution shall be included in the gross income of
                the distributee for the taxable year in which the
                distribution occurs.
                    ``(B) Ordering rule.--
                            ``(i) First-in, first-out rule.--
                        Distributions from a special individual
                        retirement account shall be treated as having
                        been made--
                                    ``(I) first from the earliest
                                contribution (and earnings allocable
                                thereto) remaining in the account at
                                the time of the distribution, and
                                    ``(II) then from other
                                contributions (and earnings allocable
                                thereto) in the order in which made.
                            ``(ii) Allocations between contributions
                        and earnings.--Any portion of a distribution
                        allocated to a contribution (and earnings
                        allocable thereto) shall be treated as
                        allocated first to the earnings and then to the
                        contribution.
                            ``(iii) Allocation of earnings.--Earnings
                        shall be allocated to a contribution in such
                        manner as the Secretary may by regulations
                        prescribe.
                            ``(iv) Contributions in same year.--Except
                        as provided in regulations, all contributions
                        made during the same taxable year may be
                        treated as 1 contribution for purposes of this
                        subparagraph.
                    ``(C) Cross reference.--

                                ``For additional tax for early
withdrawal, see section 72(t).

            ``(3) Qualified transfer.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply to
                any distribution which is transferred in a qualified
                transfer to another special individual retirement
                account.
                    ``(B) Contribution period.--For purposes of
                paragraph (2), the special individual retirement
                account to which any contributions are transferred
                shall be treated as having held such contributions
                during any period such contributions were held (or are
                treated as held under this subparagraph) by the special
                individual retirement account from which transferred.
            ``(4) Special rules relating to certain transfers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
                provision of law, in the case of a qualified transfer
                to a special individual retirement account from an
                individual retirement plan which is not a special
                individual retirement account--
                            ``(i) there shall be included in gross
                        income any amount which, but for the qualified
                        transfer, would be includible in gross income,
                        but
                            ``(ii) section 72(t) shall not apply to
                        such amount.
                    ``(B) Time for inclusion.--In the case of any
                qualified transfer which occurs before January 1, 1994,
                any amount includible in gross income under
                subparagraph (A) with respect to such contribution
                shall be includible ratably over the 4-taxable year
                period beginning in the taxable year in which the
                amount was paid or distributed out of the individual
                retirement plan.
    ``(e) Qualified Transfer.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified transfer' means a
        transfer to a special individual retirement account from
        another such account or from an individual retirement plan but
        only if such transfer meets the requirements of section
        408(d)(3).
            ``(2) Limitation.--A transfer otherwise described in
        paragraph (1) shall not be treated as a qualified transfer if
        the taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the taxable year of
        the transfer exceeds the sum of the applicable dollar amount
        plus $10,000. This paragraph shall not apply to a transfer from
        a special individual retirement account to another special
        individual retirement account.
            ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        terms `adjusted gross income' and `applicable dollar amount'
        have the meanings given such terms by section 219(g)(3), except
        subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof shall be applied without regard to
        the phrase `or the deduction allowable under this section'.''
    (b) Early Withdrawal Penalty.--Section 72(t) of such Code is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Rules relating to special individual retirement
        accounts.--In the case of a special individual retirement
        account under section 408A--
                    ``(A) this subsection shall only apply to
                distributions out of such account which consist of
                earnings allocable to contributions made to the account
                during the 5-year period ending on the day before such
                distribution, and
                    ``(B) paragraph (2)(A)(i) shall not apply to any
                distribution described in subparagraph (A).''
    (c) Excess Contributions.--Section 4973(b) of such Code is amended
by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: ``For purposes
of paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(C), the amount allowable as a deduction
under section 219 shall be computed without regard to section 408A.''
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of
part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 408 the following new
item:

                              ``Sec. 408A. Special individual
                                        retirement accounts.''
    (e) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years
        beginning after December 31, 1993.
            (2) Qualified transfers in 1993.--The amendments made by
        this section shall apply to any qualified transfer during any
        taxable year beginning in 1993.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish special individual retirement accounts that are nondeductible.  Makes such accounts nontaxable if earnings on contributions are held for at least five years.  Applies the early withdrawal penalty to distributions made before the end of the five year-period.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community-Supported Agriculture
Promotion Act''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE PROMOTION PROGRAM.

    Subtitle A of title X of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (122 Stat. 2097; Public Law 110-246) is amended by adding at the
end the following:

``SEC. 10110. COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE PROMOTION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) CSA.--The term `CSA' means a farm operated in a
        manner consistent with community-supported agriculture, as
        defined by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Nonprofit organization.--The term `nonprofit
        organization' means an organization, group, institute, or
        institution that qualifies as an organization described in
        section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and is
        exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code.
            ``(3) Program.--The term `Program' means the Community-
        Supported Agriculture Promotion Program established under
        subsection (b).
            ``(4) Underserved community.--The term `underserved
        community' means a community (including an urban or rural
        community or an Indian tribe) that, as determined by the
        Secretary, has--
                    ``(A) limited access to affordable, healthy foods,
                including fresh fruits and vegetables;
                    ``(B) a high incidence of a diet-related disease
                (including obesity) as compared to the national
                average;
                    ``(C) a high rate of hunger or food insecurity; or
                    ``(D) severe or persistent poverty.
    ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall carry out a program, to
be known as the `Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion Program', to
promote community-supported agriculture.
    ``(c) Program Purposes.--The purposes of the Program are--
            ``(1) to assist in the improvement or expansion of existing
        CSAs;
            ``(2) to assist in the development of new CSAs;
            ``(3) to enhance the economic viability of agricultural
        producers;
            ``(4) to enhance the relationship between consumers and
        agricultural producers;
            ``(5) to encourage outreach and education activities that
        develop consumer interest in CSA participation;
            ``(6) to assist in the development, improvement, or
        expansion of innovative delivery and distribution programs that
        stimulate consumer interest in CSA participation; and
            ``(7) to assist in the development, improvement, and
        expansion of multifarm CSAs that--
                    ``(A) allow agricultural producers to concentrate
                on the production of a few crops or the development of
                value-added products; and
                    ``(B) stimulate consumer interest in CSA
                participation by offering an increased variety of
                products.
    ``(d) Eligible Entities.--An entity shall be eligible to receive a
grant under the Program if the entity is--
            ``(1) a nonprofit organization;
            ``(2) an extension service program operated through an
        institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001));
            ``(3) an agricultural producer;
            ``(4) a State or local government;
            ``(5) a public benefit corporation; or
            ``(6) such other entity as the Secretary may designate.
    ``(e) Criteria and Guidelines.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish criteria
        to evaluate and rank proposed projects under the Program.
            ``(2) Preference.--In developing the criteria, the
        Secretary shall emphasize support for--
                    ``(A) public entities and nonprofit organizations
                that propose in an application to provide substantial
                financial and technical assistance directly to CSAs
                from individual- or family-operated farms;
                    ``(B) CSAs from individual- or family-operated
                farms;
                    ``(C) the expansion of CSAs into underserved
                communities;
                    ``(D) CSAs operated by or employing veterans (as
                defined in section 101 of title 38, United States
                Code); and
                    ``(E) the development, improvement, or expansion of
                innovative delivery and distribution programs that
                stimulate consumer interest in CSA participation.
    ``(f) Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit
        Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this
        section--
                    ``(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
                    ``(B) $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013
                through 2015; and
                    ``(C) $15,000,000 for each fiscal years 2016
                through 2018.
            ``(2) Interdepartmental coordination.--In carrying out this
        subsection, the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent
        practicable, coordination between the applicable agencies.''.

SEC. 3. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

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

Output:
Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion Act - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion program to promote community-supported agriculture.

Provides Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funding for the program through FY2018.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Shortage Prevention Act of
2012''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Actions by Food and Drug Administration To Address Critical
                            Drug Shortages.
Sec. 4. Actions by Attorney General To Address Critical Drug Shortages.

SEC. 3. ACTIONS BY FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO ADDRESS CRITICAL
              DRUG SHORTAGES.

    Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended by
inserting after section 506C (21 U.S.C. 356c) the following:

``SEC. 506D. ADDRESSING CRITICAL DRUG SHORTAGES.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `biological product' has the meaning given
        to such term in section 351(i) of the Public Health Service
        Act.
            ``(2) The term `critical drug' has the meaning given to
        such term by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(2).
            ``(3) The term `critical drug shortage' has the meaning
        given to such term by the Secretary pursuant to subsection
        (c)(2).
            ``(4) The term `relevant stakeholders' includes--
                    ``(A) with respect to drugs and biological
                products, manufacturers, distributors, and group
                purchasing organizations; and
                    ``(B) health care providers.
    ``(b) National Critical Drug List.--
            ``(1) List.--The Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) not later than 180 days after the date of the
                enactment of this section, establish a list identifying
                each critical drug;
                    ``(B) promptly remove any drug or biological
                product from such list if the drug or biological
                product no longer meets the definition of a critical
                drug established pursuant to paragraph (2);
                    ``(C) consider for inclusion in such list--
                            ``(i) each drug and biological product that
                        is--
                                    ``(I) approved or licensed under
                                section 505 of this Act or section 351
                                of the Public Health Service Act; or
                                    ``(II) otherwise marketed pursuant
                                to regulation by the Food and Drug
                                Administration; and
                            ``(ii) each such drug or biological product
                        for which a new indication is approved;
                    ``(D) include in such list, with respect to each
                listed critical drug, information concerning the number
                and identity of the manufacturers of such drug;
                    ``(E) make such list publicly available; and
                    ``(F) review and update such list semiannually.
            ``(2) Definition.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall define the
        term `critical drug' for purposes of this section. In defining
        such term, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) solicit input from relevant stakeholders
                through a public hearing or an opportunity to provide
                written comments;
                    ``(B) take into account the medical necessity of a
                drug or biological product and exclude any drug or
                biological product that is not medically necessary; and
                    ``(C) take into account the vulnerability of a drug
                or biological product to shortage, including because of
                the number of manufacturers and sources of active
                ingredients involved.
            ``(3) Request for removal.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The manufacturer of a drug or
                biological product on the list established under
                paragraph (1) may request that the Secretary remove the
                drug or biological product from the list on the basis
                that the drug or biological product does not satisfy
                the definition of a critical drug.
                    ``(B) Action by the secretary.--Not later than 45
                days after receipt of such a request, the Secretary
                shall review the determination that the drug or
                biological product is a critical drug and--
                            ``(i) remove the drug or biological product
                        from the list established under paragraph (1)
                        if the Secretary determines that the drug is
                        not a critical drug; or
                            ``(ii) provide to the manufacturer
                        submitting such request an explanation of why
                        the drug or biological product was properly
                        determined to be a critical drug.
    ``(c) National Critical Drug Shortage List.--
            ``(1) List.--The Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) not later than 1 year after the date of the
                enactment of this section, establish and make publicly
                available a list identifying each critical drug that is
                in a critical drug shortage; and
                    ``(B) not less than monthly, review and, as
                appropriate, update such list.
            ``(2) Definition.--Not later than 180 days after the date
        of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall define
        the term `critical drug shortage' for purposes of this section.
        In defining such term, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) solicit input from relevant stakeholders
                through a public hearing or an opportunity to provide
                written comments; and
                    ``(B) limit the definition to actual shortages in
                the United States of critical drugs.
            ``(3) Contents.--The list established under paragraph (1)
        shall, with respect to each listed critical drug shortage,
        include at a minimum access to the following information:
                    ``(A) Indication of the severity of the shortage.
                    ``(B) Each reason for the shortage.
                    ``(C) An estimated date by which the critical drug
                involved will begin reaching providers in quantities
                sufficient to meet demand.
                    ``(D) Identification of alternate therapies.
                    ``(E) Identification of specific regions of the
                country particularly affected or specifically not
                affected by the shortage.
            ``(4) Request for removal.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The manufacturer of a critical
                drug included on the list established under paragraph
                (1) may request that the Secretary remove the critical
                drug from the list on the basis that the drug is not in
                a critical drug shortage.
                    ``(B) Action by the secretary.--Not later than 45
                days after receipt of such a request, the Secretary
                shall review the determination that a critical drug
                shortage exists and--
                            ``(i) remove the critical drug from the
                        list if the Secretary determines that the drug
                        is not in a critical drug shortage; or
                            ``(ii) provide to the manufacturer
                        submitting such request an explanation of why
                        the critical drug was properly determined to be
                        in a critical drug shortage.
    ``(d) Supply Chain Communication Infrastructure.--
            ``(1) Notifications to public.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish
                and implement a proactive system for giving notice to
                the public concerning additions and other modifications
                to the list under subsection (c)(1) regarding critical
                drug shortages.
                    ``(B) System requirements.--The system under
                subparagraph (A) shall provide such notices--
                            ``(i) to any member of the public on an
                        opt-in basis; and
                            ``(ii) in written form comprehensible to a
                        lay reader.
                    ``(C) Initial implementation.--The Secretary shall
                begin implementation of the system under subparagraph
                (A) not later than 1 year after the date of the
                enactment of this section.
            ``(2) Notifications to manufacturers and distributors.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish
                and implement a system for giving notice of any
                imminent critical drug shortage to--
                            ``(i) any manufacturer of the critical drug
                        registered under section 510;
                            ``(ii) any manufacturer so registered with
                        capacity to manufacture the critical drug or an
                        alternate therapy to the critical drug; and
                            ``(iii) subject to subparagraph (B) and at
                        the Secretary's discretion, any wholesale
                        distributor of the critical drug that has a
                        contractual relationship with--
                                    ``(I) the manufacturer of the
                                critical drug; or
                                    ``(II) an authorized distributor of
                                record (as such term is defined in
                                section 503(e)(3)) of the critical
                                drug.
                    ``(B) Wholesale distributors participating in
                unlawful activities.--If the Attorney General
                determines that a wholesale distributor of a critical
                drug is participating in stockpiling, price gouging, or
                other unlawful activities related to the distribution
                of a critical drug, the Secretary shall withhold any
                notification that would otherwise be made to the
                distributor under subparagraph (A) with respect to the
                critical drug until the Attorney General determines
                that the distributor is no longer participating in such
                activities.
                    ``(C) Initial implementation.--The Secretary shall
                begin implementation of the system under subparagraph
                (A) not later than 180 days after the date of the
                enactment of this section.
            ``(3) Notifications to attorney general.--The Secretary
        shall--
                    ``(A) give notice to the Attorney General of any
                critical drug shortage listed under subsection (c); and
                    ``(B) provide such information to the Attorney
                General as may be necessary to determine the extent to
                which it is appropriate to increase one or more
                production quotas under section 306(h) of the
                Controlled Substances Act in order to address such
                shortage.
    ``(e) Study on Feasibility of National Contingency Plan.--
            ``(1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the
        feasibility of creating a national contingency plan addressing
        critical drug shortages, including with respect to--
                    ``(A) the creation of a Federal stockpile of
                critical drugs for the purpose of responding to
                potential critical drug shortages; or
                    ``(B) the expansion of an existing Federal
                stockpile of drugs to include critical drugs for such
                purpose.
            ``(2) Consultation.--In conducting the study under
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with relevant
        stakeholders.
            ``(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the study
        required by paragraph (1) and submit to the Congress a report
        on the results of such study.
    ``(f) Approval of Drugs.--
            ``(1) Expedited review.--The Secretary shall expedite the
        review of--
                    ``(A) any application seeking approval of a
                critical drug under subsection (c) or (j) of section
                505 of this Act or licensing of a critical drug under
                section 351 of the Public Health Service Act; and
                    ``(B) any request by the sponsor of a critical drug
                to approve--
                            ``(i) a change to the manufacturing process
                        for a critical drug, including any change in
                        the facilities used for such process; or
                            ``(ii) an alternate supplier of any active
                        ingredient in a critical drug.
            ``(2) No delay of other applications.--In expediting the
        review of applications and requests under paragraph (1), the
        Secretary shall not unnecessarily delay the review of
        applications and requests for drugs and biological products
        that are not critical drugs.
            ``(3) Establishment of procedures and timeframes.--Not
        later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
        section, the Secretary, with input from relevant stakeholders,
        shall establish procedures and timeframes for providing
        expedited review under paragraph (1).
    ``(g) Improved Regulation.--The Secretary shall review and improve
the process for regulating critical drugs so as to--
            ``(1) ensure that, at each stage of such process, the
        status of such drugs as critical drugs is taken into
        consideration;
            ``(2) improve communications between the offices and
        officials of the Food and Drug Administration responsible for
        approving and regulating critical drugs and the offices and
        officials of the Food and Drug Administration responsible for
        identifying and addressing critical drug shortages; and
            ``(3) ensure that any new regulatory concern about a
        critical drug identified by Food and Drug Administration
        personnel is communicated--
                    ``(A) within 1 business day to the office of the
                Food and Drug Administration responsible for
                identifying and addressing critical drug shortages; and
                    ``(B) within 5 business days to the manufacturer of
                the critical drug.
    ``(h) Confidentiality.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as described in paragraph (2), in
        carrying out this section, the Secretary shall not disclose--
                    ``(A) any trade secret or other matter that is
                referred to in section 1905 of title 18 of the United
                States Code, or
                    ``(B) any trade secret or other commercial or
                financial information that is exempt from disclosure
                under section 552(b)(4) of title 5 of the United States
                Code.
            ``(2) Disclosure to federal officers and employees.--The
        Secretary may disclose such matter or information to an officer
        or employee of the Federal Government, but only if--
                    ``(A) such disclosure is for the purpose of
                carrying out this section or section 306(h) of the
                Controlled Substances Act; and
                    ``(B) any further disclosure of such matter or
                information by the officer and employee is restricted
                to the same extent as disclosure of such matter or
                information by the Secretary.
    ``(i) Sense of Congress Regarding Increase in Personnel.--It is the
sense of the Congress that the Food and Drug Administration should
increase the number of personnel responsible for identifying and
addressing critical drug shortages.''.

SEC. 4. ACTIONS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ADDRESS CRITICAL DRUG SHORTAGES.

    Section 306 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 826) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) If the Secretary of Health and Human Services lists a
critical drug shortage under section 506D(c) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act, and the drug involved or any ingredient therein is a
controlled substance subject to a quota under this section, then the
Attorney General shall increase such quota to the extent determined by
the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, to be appropriate to address the critical drug
shortage.''.

Output:
Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) define the term "critical drug" based on the medical necessity and vulnerability to shortage of a drug or biological product; (2) establish, make publicly available, and update semiannually a list identifying each critical drug and its manufacturers; (3) promptly remove from such list any drug or biological product that no longer meets such definition; and (4) establish, make publicly available, and update monthly a list identifying each critical drug that is in a critical drug shortage in the United States, the severity of and reason for the shortage, alternate therapies and regions particularly affected, and an estimated date by which the necessary quantities of the drug will begin reaching providers.

Allows manufacturers to request removal of a drug from such lists on the basis that it doesn't meet the definition of "critical drug" or is not in a critical drug shortage.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a proactive system for giving notice to the public concerning modifications to the critical drug shortage list, (2) establish a system for giving notice of any imminent critical drug shortage to critical drug manufacturers and wholesale distributors and manufacturers of alternative therapies, (3) notify the Attorney General of any critical drug shortage, (4) study the feasibility of creating a national contingency plan addressing critical drug shortages, (5) expedite the review of applications for approval of critical drugs and requests by sponsors of such drugs to approve manufacturing process changes or alternate suppliers of active ingredients, and (6) improve the process for regulating critical drugs.

Express the sense of Congress that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should increase the number of personnel responsible for identifying and addressing critical drug shortages.

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Attorney General to increase a quota as appropriate for a drug listed in a critical drug shortage that is or contains a controlled substance.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mountains to Sound Greenway National
Heritage Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act include--
            (1) to recognize the national importance of the natural and
        cultural legacies of the area, as demonstrated in the study
        entitled ``Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area
        Feasibility Study'' dated April 2012;
            (2) to recognize the heritage of natural resource
        conservation in the Pacific Northwest and in the Mountains to
        Sound Greenway;
            (3) to preserve, support, conserve, and interpret the
        legacy of natural resource conservation and community
        stewardship, passed from generation-to-generation within the
        Heritage Area;
            (4) to promote heritage, cultural, and recreational tourism
        and to develop educational and cultural programs for visitors
        and the general public;
            (5) to recognize and interpret important events and
        geographic locations representing key developments in the
        creation of America, particularly the settlement of the
        American West and the stories of diverse ethnic groups,
        including Indians and others;
            (6) to enhance a cooperative management framework to assist
        Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, the private
        sector, and citizens residing in the Heritage Area in
        conserving, supporting, managing, enhancing, natural, and
        recreational sites in the Heritage Area;
            (7) to recognize and interpret the relationship between
        land and people, representing broad American ideals
        demonstrated through the integrity of existing resources within
        the Heritage Area; and
            (8) to support working relationships between public land
        managers and the community by creating relevant linkages
        between the National Park Service, the Forest Service, other
        relevant Federal agencies, Indian tribes, State and local
        governments and agencies, and community stakeholders within and
        surrounding the Heritage Area in order to protect, enhance, and
        interpret cultural and natural resources within the Heritage
        area.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
        Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area established
        in this Act.
            (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local
        coordinating entity'' means the entity selected by the
        Secretary under this Act.
            (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means
        the management plan for the Heritage Area required under
        section 4.
            (4) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map titled ``Mountains
        to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area Proposed Boundary''
        numbered 584/125,484, and dated August 2014.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of
        Washington.
            (7) Tribal.--The term ``tribal'' means the federally
        recognized Indian tribes with usual and accustomed places in
        the Heritage Area, including the Snoqualmie, Yakama, Tulalip,
        Muckleshoot, and Colville Indian tribes.

SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF THE MOUNTAINS TO SOUND GREENWAY NATIONAL
              HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the State the Mountains
to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area.
    (b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall consist of land located in
King and Kittitas Counties in the State, as generally depicted on the
map.
    (c) Map.--The map shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, the
United States Forest Service, and the local coordinating entity.
    (d) Local Coordinating Entity.--The Secretary shall designate a
willing local unit of government or a non-profit organization to serve
as the coordinating entity for the Heritage Area within 120 days of the
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity shall submit to
the Secretary for approval a proposed management plan for the Heritage
Area.
    (b) Requirements.--The management plan shall--
            (1) incorporate an integrated and cooperative approach for
        the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of the natural,
        cultural, historic, scenic, and recreational resources of the
        Heritage Area;
            (2) take into consideration Federal, State, and local
        plans;
            (3) include--
                    (A) an inventory of the natural, historical,
                cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational
                resources of the Heritage Area which relate to the
                national importance and themes of the Heritage Area
                that should be conserved and enhanced;
                    (B) a description of strategies and recommendations
                for conservation, funding, management, and development
                of the Heritage Area;
                    (C) a description of the actions that governments,
                private organizations, and individuals have agreed to
                take to protect the natural, cultural, historical,
                scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage
                Area;
                    (D) a program of implementation for the management
                plan by the local coordinating entity, including--
                            (i) performance goals; and
                            (ii) commitments for implementation made by
                        partners;
                    (E) the identification of sources of funding for
                carrying out the management plan;
                    (F) analysis and recommendations for means by which
                Federal, State, and local programs may best be
                coordinated to carry out this section;
                    (G) an interpretive plan for the Heritage Area;
                    (H) recommended policies and strategies for
                resource management, including the development of
                intergovernmental and interagency cooperative
                agreements to protect the natural, cultural,
                historical, scenic, and recreational resources of the
                Heritage Area; and
                    (I) a definition of the roles of the National Park
                Service, the Forest Service and other Federal agencies
                in the coordination of the Heritage Area and in
                otherwise furthering the purposes of this Act.
    (c) Deadline.--If a proposed management plan is not submitted to
the Secretary by the date that is 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity shall be
ineligible to receive additional funding under this Act until the date
on which the Secretary receives and approves the management plan.
    (d) Approval or Disapproval of Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        receipt of the proposed management plan, the Secretary, in
        consultation with the State, shall approve or disapprove the
        management plan.
            (2) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether to
        approve the management plan, the Secretary shall consider
        whether--
                    (A) the local coordinating entity has afforded
                adequate opportunity, including public hearings, for
                public and governmental involvement in the preparation
                of the management plan; and
                    (B) the resource protection and interpretation
                strategies contained in the management plan, if
                implemented, would adequately protect the natural,
                cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational
                resources of the Heritage Area.
    (e) Action Following Disapproval.--If the Secretary disapproves the
management plan, the Secretary shall--
            (1) advise the local coordinating entity in writing of the
        reasons for the disapproval;
            (2) make recommendations to the local coordinating entity
        for revisions to the management plan; and
            (3) not later than 180 days after the receipt of any
        revised management plan from the local coordinating entity,
        approve or disapprove the revised management plan.
    (f) Amendments.--The Secretary shall review and approve or
disapprove in the same manner as the original management plan, each
amendment to the management plan that makes a substantial change to the
management plan, as determined by the Secretary. The local coordinating
entity shall not carry out any amendment to the management plan until
the date on which the Secretary has approved the amendment.

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Authorities.--For purposes of implementing the management plan,
the Secretary and Forest Service may--
            (1) provide technical assistance for the implementation of
        the management plan;
            (2) enter into cooperative agreements with the local
        coordinating entity, State and local agencies, and other
        interested parties to carry out this Act, including cooperation
        and cost sharing as appropriate to provide more cost-effective
        and coordinated public land management; and
            (3) the authority of the Secretary to provide technical
        assistance under this Act terminates on the date that is 15
        years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Local Coordinating Entity Authorities.--For purposes of
implementing the management plan, the local coordinating entity may--
            (1) make grants to the State or a political subdivision of
        the State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons;
            (2) enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide
        technical assistance to, Federal agencies, the State or
        political subdivisions of the State, nonprofit organizations,
        and other interested parties;
            (3) hire and compensate staff, including individuals with
        expertise in natural, cultural, historical, scenic, and
        recreational resource protection and heritage programming;
            (4) obtain money or services from any source, including any
        money or services that are provided under any other Federal law
        or program;
            (5) contract for goods or services; and
            (6) undertake to be a catalyst for other activities that--
                    (A) further the purposes of the Heritage Area; and
                    (B) are consistent with the management plan.
    (c) Local Coordinating Entity Duties.--The local coordinating
entity shall--
            (1) in accordance with section 4, prepare and submit a
        management plan to the Secretary;
            (2) assist units of Federal, State, and local government,
        regional planning organizations, non-profit organizations, and
        other interested parties in carrying out the approved
        management plan by--
                    (A) carrying out programs and projects that
                recognize, protect, and enhance important resource
                values in the Heritage Area;
                    (B) establishing and maintaining interpretive
                exhibits and programs in the Heritage Area;
                    (C) developing recreational and educational
                opportunities in the Heritage Area; and
                    (D) increasing public awareness of, and
                appreciation for, the natural, cultural, historical,
                scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage
                Area;
            (3) consider the interests of diverse units of government,
        business, organizations, and individuals in the Heritage Area
        in the preparation and implementation of the management plan;
            (4) conduct meetings open the public at least semiannually
        regarding the development and implementation of the management
        plan;
            (5) encourage, by appropriate means, economic viability
        that is consistent with the Heritage Area;
            (6) submit a report to the Secretary every five years after
        the Secretary has approved the management plan, specifying--
                    (A) the expenses and income of the local
                coordinating entity; and
                    (B) significant grants or contracts made by the
                local coordinating entity to any other entity over the
                5-year period that describes the activities, expenses,
                and income of the local coordinating entity (including
                grants from the local coordinating entity to any other
                entity during the year that the report is made).
            (7) Prohibition on acquisition of real property.--The local
        coordinating entity may not acquire real property or interest
        in real property through condemnation.
    (d) Use of Federal Funds.--Nothing in this Act shall preclude the
local coordinating entity from using Federal funds available under
other laws for the purposes for which those funds were authorized.

SEC. 7. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act affects the authority of a
Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any
other law.
    (b) Consultation and Coordination.--Any Federal agency planning to
conduct activities that may have an impact on the Heritage Area is
encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities with the local
coordinating entity to the maximum extent practicable.
    (c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this Act--
            (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regulation
        authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land under the
        jurisdiction of the Federal agency;
            (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager to
        implement an approved land use plan within the boundaries of
        the Heritage Area; or
            (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use of
        Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency.

SEC. 8. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS.

    Nothing in this Act--
            (1) abridges the rights of any owner of public or private
        property, including the right to refrain from participating in
        any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the
        Heritage Area;
            (2) requires any property owner--
                    (A) to allow public access (including access by
                Federal, State, or local agencies) to the property of
                the property owner; or
                    (B) to modify public access or use of property of
                the property owner under any other Federal, State, or
                local law;
            (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved
        land use plan, or other regulatory of any Federal, State,
        tribal, or local agency;
            (4) conveys any land use or other regulatory authority to
        the local coordinating entity, including but not necessarily
        limited to development and management of energy or water or
        water-related infrastructure;
            (5) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation
        of water or water rights;
            (6) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish
        and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting
        within the Heritage Area;
            (7) creates any liability, or affects any liability under
        any other law, of any private property owner with respect to
        any person injured on the private property;
            (8) affects current or future grazing permits, leases, or
        allotment on Federal lands; or
            (9) affects the construction, operation, maintenance or
        expansion of current or future water projects, including water
        storage, hydro-electric facilities, or delivery systems.

SEC. 9. EVALUATION AND REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 15 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the
        Heritage Area; and
            (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection (c).
    (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1)
shall--
            (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating entity
        with respect to--
                    (A) accomplishing the purposes of the Heritage
                Area; and
                    (B) achieving the goals and objectives of the
                management plan;
            (2) analyze the investments of Federal, State, tribal, and
        local governments and private entities in the Heritage Area to
        determine the impact of the investments; and
            (3) review the management structure, partnership
        relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area for purposes of
        identifying the critical components for sustainability of the
        Heritage Area.
    (c) Report.--Based on the evaluation conducted under subsection
(a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that includes
recommendations for the future role of the National Park Service with
respect to the Heritage Area.

Output: Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Act  Establishes the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the state of Washington. Directs the Department of the Interior to designate a willing local unit of government or a nonprofit organization to serve as the coordinating entity for the Heritage Area, which shall prepare and submit a management plan for it.