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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combating BDS Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. NONPREEMPTION OF MEASURES BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO
              DIVEST FROM ENTITIES THAT ENGAGE IN CERTAIN BOYCOTT,
              DIVESTMENT, OR SANCTIONS ACTIVITIES TARGETING ISRAEL.

    (a) State and Local Measures.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, a State or local government may adopt and enforce measures that
meet the requirements of subsection (b) to divest the assets of the
State or local government from, prohibit investment of the assets of
the State or local government in, or restrict contracting by the State
or local government for goods and services with--
            (1) an entity that the State or local government
        determines, using credible information available to the public,
        knowingly engages in a commerce-related or investment-related
        boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel;
            (2) a successor entity or subunit of an entity described in
        paragraph (1); or
            (3) an entity that owns or controls, is owned or controlled
        by, or is under common ownership or control with, an entity
        described in paragraph (1).
    (b) Requirements.--A State or local government that seeks to adopt
or enforce a measure under subsection (a) shall meet the following
requirements:
            (1) Notice.--The State or local government shall provide
        written notice to each entity to which a measure under
        subsection (a) is to be applied.
            (2) Timing.--The measure shall apply to an entity not
        earlier than the date that is 90 days after the date on which
        written notice is provided to the entity under paragraph (1).
            (3) Opportunity for comment.--The State or local government
        shall provide an opportunity to comment in writing to each
        entity to which a measure is to be applied. If the entity
        demonstrates to the State or local government that the entity
        has not engaged in a commerce-related or investment-related
        boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel,
        the measure shall not apply to the entity.
            (4) Sense of congress on avoiding erroneous targeting.--It
        is the sense of Congress that a State or local government
        should not adopt a measure under subsection (a) with respect to
        an entity unless the State or local government has made every
        effort to avoid erroneously targeting the entity and has
        verified that the entity engages in a commerce-related or
        investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity
        targeting Israel.
    (c) Notice to Department of Justice.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not
        later than 30 days after adopting a measure described in
        subsection (a), the State or local government that adopted the
        measure shall submit written notice to the Attorney General
        describing the measure.
            (2) Existing measures.--With respect to measures described
        in subsection (a) adopted before the date of the enactment of
        this Act, the State or local government that adopted the
        measure shall submit written notice to the Attorney General
        describing the measure not later than 30 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Nonpreemption.--A measure of a State or local government that
is consistent with subsection (a) is not preempted by any Federal law.
    (e) Effective Date.--This section applies to any measure adopted by
a State or local government before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
    (f) Prior Enacted Measures.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        this section or any other provision of law, and except as
        provided in paragraph (2), a State or local government may
        enforce a measure described in subsection (a) adopted by the
        State or local government before the date of the enactment of
        this Act without regard to the requirements of subsection (b).
            (2) Application of notice and opportunity for comment.--A
        measure described in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the
        requirements of subsection (b) on and after the date that is 2
        years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (g) Rules of Construction.--
            (1) Authority of states.--Nothing in this section shall be
        construed to abridge the authority of a State to issue and
        enforce rules governing the safety, soundness, and solvency of
        a financial institution subject to its jurisdiction or the
        business of insurance pursuant to the Act of March 9, 1945 (59
        Stat. 33, chapter 20; 15 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) (commonly known
        as the ``McCarran-Ferguson Act'').
            (2) Policy of the united states.--Nothing in this section
        shall be construed to alter the established policy of the
        United States concerning final status issues associated with
        the Arab-Israeli conflict, including border delineation, that
        can only be resolved through direct negotiations between the
        parties.
            (3) Scope of nonpreemption.--Nothing in this section shall
        be construed as establishing a basis for preempting or implying
        preemption of State measures relating to boycott, divestment,
        or sanctions activity targeting Israel that are outside the
        scope of subsection (a).
    (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Assets.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
                (B), the term ``assets'' means any pension, retirement,
                annuity, or endowment fund, or similar instrument, that
                is controlled by a State or local government.
                    (B) Exception.--The term ``assets'' does not
                include employee benefit plans covered by title I of
                the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
                U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
            (2) Boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting
        israel.--The term ``boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity
        targeting Israel'' means any activity that is intended to
        penalize, inflict economic harm on, or otherwise limit
        commercial relations with Israel or persons doing business in
        Israel or in Israeli-controlled territories for purposes of
        coercing political action by, or imposing policy positions on,
        the Government of Israel.
            (3) Entity.--The term ``entity'' includes--
                    (A) any corporation, company, business association,
                partnership, or trust; and
                    (B) any governmental entity or instrumentality of a
                government, including a multilateral development
                institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(3) of the
                International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C.
                262r(c)(3))).
            (4) Investment.--The term ``investment'' includes--
                    (A) a commitment or contribution of funds or
                property;
                    (B) a loan or other extension of credit; and
                    (C) the entry into or renewal of a contract for
                goods or services.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
        Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
        American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any
        other territory or possession of the United States.
            (6) State or local government.--The term ``State or local
        government'' includes--
                    (A) any State and any agency or instrumentality
                thereof;
                    (B) any local government within a State and any
                agency or instrumentality thereof; and
                    (C) any other governmental instrumentality of a
                State or locality.

SEC. 3. SAFE HARBOR FOR CHANGES OF INVESTMENT POLICIES BY ASSET
              MANAGERS.

    Section 13(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80a-13(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; or'' and inserting
        a semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) engage in any boycott, divestment, or
                sanctions activity targeting Israel described in
                section 2 of the Combating BDS Act of 2017.''.

Output: Combating BDS Act of 2017 This bill allows a state or local government to adopt and enforce measures to divest its assets from, prohibit investment of its assets in, or restrict contracting with: (1) an entity that engages in a commerce- or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel; or (2) an entity that owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with such an entity. Such measures are not preempted by federal law. A state or local government that seeks to adopt or enforce such measures shall comply with specified requirements related to notice, timing, and opportunity for comment. In addition, the bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit a person from bringing any civil, criminal, or administrative action against a registered investment company based solely upon that company's divestment from securities issued by a person that engages in a commerce- or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel.


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SECTION 1. ACTION PLAN ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES UNDER MEDICARE
              AND MEDICAID TO PREVENT OPIOIDS ADDICTIONS AND ENHANCE
              ACCESS TO MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 2019, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the
``Secretary''), in collaboration with the Pain Management Best
Practices Inter-Agency Task Force convened under section 101(b) of the
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-198),
shall develop an action plan that provides recommendations described in
subsection (b).
    (b) Action Plan Components.--Recommendations provided under the
action plan under subsection (a) shall include recommendations on the
following:
            (1) Recommendations on changes to the Medicare program
        under title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Medicaid
        program under title XIX of such Act that would enhance coverage
        and reimbursement under such programs of all medication-
        assisted treatment approved by the Food and Drug Administration
        for the treatment of opioid addiction and other therapies that
        manage chronic and acute pain and treat and minimize risk of
        opioid addiction, including recommendations on changes to the
        Medicare prospective payment system for hospital inpatient
        department services under section 1886(d) of such Act (42
        U.S.C. 1395ww(d)) and the Medicare prospective payment system
        for hospital outpatient department services under section
        1833(t) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)) that would allow for
        separate reimbursement for such therapies to encourage
        development and adoption of such therapies, if medically
        appropriate.
            (2) Recommendations for payment and service delivery models
        to be tested by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
        and other federally authorized demonstration projects,
        including value-based models, that may encourage the use of
        appropriate medication-assisted treatment approved by the Food
        and Drug Administration for the treatment of opioid addiction
        and other therapies that manage chronic and acute pain and
        treat and minimize risk of opioid addiction.
            (3) Recommendations for data collection that can facilitate
        research and policy making regarding prevention of opioid
        addiction and coverage and reimbursement under the Medicare
        program and the Medicaid program of appropriate opioid
        addiction treatments.
            (4) Recommendations for provider education that can expand
        patient access to the full range of medication-assisted
        treatment approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the
        treatment of opioid addiction and other therapies that manage
        chronic and acute pain and treat and minimize risk of opioid
        addiction.
            (5) Recommendations for policies under the Medicare program
        and under the Medicaid program that can expand access for
        rural, or medically underserved communities to the full range
        of medication-assisted treatment approved by the Food and Drug
        Administration for the treatment of opioid addiction and other
        therapies that manage chronic and acute pain and treatment and
        minimize risk of opioid addiction.
    (c) Stakeholder Meetings.--
            (1) In general.--Beginning not later than 3 months after
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
        convene a public stakeholder meeting to solicit public comment
        on the components of the action plan recommendations described
        in subsection (b).
            (2) Participants.--Participants of meetings described in
        paragraph (1) shall include representatives from the Food and
        Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health,
        biopharmaceutical industry members, medical researchers, health
        care providers, the medical device industry, the Medicare
        program, the Medicaid program, and patient advocates.
    (d) Request for Information.--Not later than 3 months after the
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue a
request for information seeking public feedback regarding ways in which
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services can help address the
opioid crisis through the development of and application of the action
plan.
    (e) Report to Congress.--Not later than March 1, 2019, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make public, a report that
includes a summary of steps taken under the action plan,
recommendations that have emerged under the action plan, and the
Secretary's planned next steps with respect to the action plan.
    (f) Definition of Medication-Assisted Treatment.--In this section,
the term ``medication-assisted treatment'' includes opioid treatment
programs, behavioral therapy, and medications to treat substance abuse
disorder.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON COVERAGE, CODING, AND REIMBURSEMENT POLICIES UNDER
              MEDICARE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall--
            (1) identify--
                    (A) medical devices that are non-opioid based
                treatments approved by the Food and Drug Administration
                for the management of acute pain and chronic pain;
                    (B) medical devices that are non-opioid based
                treatments approved by the Food and Drug Administration
                that monitor substance use withdrawal and prevent
                overdoses of controlled substances; and
                    (C) medical devices that are non-opioid based
                treatments approved by the Food and Drug Administration
                that treat substance use disorder; and
            (2) submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and
        the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce of the
        House of Representatives, and publish on a public Internet
        website of the Department of Health and Human Services, a
        report containing recommendations on ways to encourage the use
        of such medical devices by individuals entitled to benefits
        under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act and
        enrolled under part B of such title (including individuals
        enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan under part C of such
        title or in a prescription drug plan under part D of such
        title) and individuals enrolled under a State plan under title
        XIX of such Act.
    (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include an
analysis of the following, with respect to the Medicare program under
title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Medicaid program under
title XIX of such Act:
            (1) Various opioid alternatives for pain treatment that are
        covered under such programs, that are not covered under such
        programs, that have limited coverage under such program, or
        with respect to which there are payment barriers under such
        programs.
            (2) Various medical devices that monitor substance use
        withdrawal and prevent overdose of controlled substances that
        are covered so covered, that are not so covered, that have such
        limited coverage, or with respect to which there are such
        payment barriers.
            (3) Various medical devices that treat substance use
        disorder and opioid use disorder that are so covered, that are
        not so covered, that have such limited coverage, or with
        respect to which there are such payment barriers.
            (4) Access to payment codes used by health care providers
        that promote alternative options for pain management therapies
        without the use of opioids, including minimally invasive pain
        therapies.
            (5) Ways to improve communications between Medicare
        prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare
        and Medicaid health care providers, and Medicare beneficiaries
        and Medicaid beneficiaries on the potential harm associated
        with the use of opioids and other controlled substances,
        including the need to safely store and dispose of supplies
        relating to the use of opioids and other controlled substances.

Output: This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop an action plan to provide recommendations on changes to the Medicare and Medicaid programs to enhance: (1) the treatment and prevention of opioid addiction, and (2) the coverage and reimbursement of medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. The CMS must convene a stakeholder meeting to solicit public comment on the action plan.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Forever Act of
2005''.

SEC. 2. TAX IMPOSED ON WAGES IN EXCESS OF CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFIT
              BASE.

    (a) Tax on Employees.--Section 3101 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to rate of tax) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
    ``(d) Wages Received in Excess of Contribution and Benefit Base.--
In addition to the taxes imposed by subsections (a) and (b) and
notwithstanding subsection (c), there is hereby imposed on the income
of every individual a tax equal to 3 percent of the excess (if any)
of--
            ``(1) the wages (as defined in section 3121(a)) received by
        him with respect to employment (as defined in section 3121(b))
        during the calendar year, over
            ``(2) so much of such wages as does not exceed the
        contribution and benefit base, as determined under section 230
        of the Social Security Act for such calendar year.''.
    (b) Tax on Employers.--Section 3111 of such Code (relating to rate
of tax) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Wages Paid in Excess of Contribution and Benefit Base.--In
addition to the taxes imposed by subsections (a) and (b) and
notwithstanding subsection (c), there is hereby imposed on every
employer an excise tax, with respect to having individuals in his
employ, equal to 3 percent of the excess (if any) of--
            ``(1) the wages (as defined in section 3121(a)) paid by him
        with respect to employment (as defined in section 3121(b))
        during the calendar year, over
            ``(2) so much of such wages as does not exceed the
        contribution and benefit base, as determined under section 230
        of the Social Security Act for such calendar year.''.
    (c) Railroad Retirement.--
            (1) Tax on employees.--Section 3201 of such Code (relating
        to rate of tax) is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as
        subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the
        following new subsection:
    ``(c) Wages Received in Excess of Contribution and Benefit Base.--
In addition to other taxes, there is hereby imposed on the income of
each employee a tax equal to 3 percent of the excess (if any) of--
            ``(1) the compensation (determined without regard to
        section 3231(e)(2)) received during any calendar year by such
        employee for services rendered by such employee, over
            ``(2) so much of such compensation as does not exceed the
        contribution and benefit base, as determined under section 230
        of the Social Security Act for such calendar year.''.
            (2) Tax on employee representatives.--Section 3211 of such
        Code (relating to rate of tax) is amended by redesignating
        subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after
        subsection (b) the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Wages Received in Excess of Contribution and Benefit Base.--
In addition to other taxes, there is hereby imposed on the income of
each employee representative a tax equal to 3 percent of the excess (if
any) of--
            ``(1) the compensation (determined without regard to
        section 3231(e)(2)) received during any calendar year by such
        employee representative for services rendered by such employee
        representative, over
            ``(2) so much of such compensation as does not exceed the
        contribution and benefit base, as determined under section 230
        of the Social Security Act for such calendar year.''.
            (3) Tax on employers.--Section 3221 of such Code (relating
        to rate of tax) is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as
        subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the
        following new subsection:
    ``(c) Wages Paid in Excess of Contribution and Benefit Base.--In
addition to other taxes, there is hereby imposed on every employer an
excise tax, with respect to having individuals in his employ, equal to
3 percent of the excess (if any) of--
            ``(1) the compensation (determined without regard to
        section 3231(e)(2)) paid during any calendar year by such
        employer for services rendered to such employer, over
            ``(2) so much of such compensation as does not exceed the
        contribution and benefit base, as determined under section 230
        of the Social Security Act for such calendar year.''.
    (d) Tax on Self-Employment Income.--Section 1401 of such Code
(relating to rate of tax) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
    ``(d) Wages Received in Excess of Contribution and Benefit Base.--
In addition to the taxes imposed by subsections (a) and (b) and
notwithstanding subsection (c), there shall be imposed for each taxable
year, on the self-employment income of every individual, a tax equal to
6 percent of the excess (if any) of--
            ``(1) the self-employment income for such taxable year,
        over
            ``(2) so much of such self-employment income as does not
        exceed the contribution and benefit base, as determined under
        section 230 of the Social Security Act, which is effective for
        the calendar year in which such taxable year begins.''.
    (e) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 24(d)(2)(A) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) in clause (i) by inserting ``(other than
                subsection (d) thereof)'' after ``3101'', and
                    (B) in clause (ii) by inserting ``(other than
                subsection (d) thereof)'' after ``1401''.
            (2) Section 45B(b)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting
        ``(other than subsection (d) thereof)'' after ``section 3111''.
            (3) Section 406(b)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by
        inserting ``(other than subsection (d) thereof)'' after
        ``3101''.
            (4) Section 3121(l)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``sections 3101 and 3111'' and inserting ``sections
        3101 (other than subsection (d) thereof) and 3111 (other than
        subsection (d) thereof)''.
            (5) Section 6051(a)(6) of such Code is amended by inserting
        ``(stated separately with respect to the taxes imposed by
        subsections (a), (b), and (d) thereof)''.
            (6) Section 6053(b) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``section 3101 or section 3201''
                and inserting ``section 3101 (without regard to
                subsection (d) thereof) or section 3201 (without regard
                to subsection (d) thereof)'', and
                    (B) by inserting ``with respect to sections 3101(a)
                and (b) and 3201(a) and (b)'' after ``as the case may
                be'' the second place it appears.
    (f) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to
        remuneration paid after December 31, 2005.
            (2) Self-employment income.--The amendment made by
        subsection (d) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
        December 31, 2005.

SEC. 3. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST DIRECT SPENDING OR REVENUE LEGISLATION
              THAT IS NOT FULLY OFFSET.

    (a) Point of Order.--Section 401 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Pay-as-You-Go Rule.--
            ``(1) Point of order.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
                provision law, it shall not be in order in the Senate
                or the House of Representatives to consider any direct
                spending or revenue legislation that would decrease a
                unified-budget surplus or cause or increase a unified-
                budget deficit, for any applicable time period.
                    ``(B) Applicable time period.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the term `applicable time period'
                means any of the following three periods:
                            ``(i) The current year and the budget year.
                            ``(ii) The current year and the five
                        subsequent fiscal years.
                            ``(iii) The five fiscal years following the
                        period described in clause (ii).
                    ``(C) Exclusion.--For purposes of this paragraph,
                the terms `direct-spending legislation' and `revenue
                legislation' do not include any provision of
                legislation that affects the full funding of, and
                continuation of, the deposit insurance guarantee
                commitment in effect on the date of the enactment of
                the Social Security Forever Act of 2005.
                    ``(D) Calculations.--Calculations prepared pursuant
                to this paragraph shall employ the baseline used for
                the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the
                budget.
                    ``(E) Use of enacted savings.--If direct spending
                or revenue legislation decreases a unified-budget
                surplus or causes or increases a unified-budget deficit
                when taken individually, then it must also do so when
                taken together with all direct spending and revenue
                legislation enacted since the beginning of the calendar
                year not accounted for in the baseline under
                subparagraph (D).
            ``(2) War.--The current-year and budget-year costs of
        legislation shall not be counted for purposes of paragraph (1)
        whenever a declaration of war is in effect.
            ``(3) Recession.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
        legislation all of whose provisions expire within 18 months of
        enactment if Congress declares by concurrent resolution or
        statute, and the president independently declares by
        proclamation, that the economy is suffering from the current or
        lingering effects of a recession.''.
    (b) Waivers and Appeals.--Section 904 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 is amended by adding ``401(d),'' after ``313,'' in
subsection (c) and in subsection (d).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
efect the day after their enactment, and any tax or entitlement
legislation enacted before the effective date of such amendments,
including the provisions of section 2, shall not count for purposes of
determining compliance with this section.

SEC. 4. SIGNATURES ON TREASURY SECURITIES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 31 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3131. Signatures on obligations issued or guaranteed under this
              chapter
    ``Every obligation issued or guaranteed under the authority of this
chapter shall bear a facsimile of the signatures of the President of
the United States and the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 31,
United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to
section 3130 the following new item:

``3131. Signatures on obligations issued or guaranteed under this
                            chapter.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to obligations issued after 3 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

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Social Security Forever Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose on employers, employees, and self-employed individuals an additional employment tax for wages in excess of the social security contribution and benefit base.

Declares that it is not in order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to consider any direct spending or revenue legislation that would decrease a unified-budget surplus or cause or increase a unified-budget deficit. Makes exceptions for legislation affecting full funding of deposit insurance guarantee commitments, and for periods of war or recession.

Requires all Treasury securities to bear a facsimile of the signatures of the President and the Secretary of the Treasury.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. INCLUDING COSTS INCURRED BY THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, A
              FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, AN AIDS DRUG
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, CERTAIN HOSPITALS, OR A
              PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURER PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN
              PROVIDING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TOWARD THE ANNUAL OUT OF
              POCKET THRESHOLD UNDER PART D.

    (a) In General.--Section 1860D-2(b)(4)(C) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-102(b)(4)(C)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (ii)--
                    (A) by striking ``such costs shall be treated as
                incurred only if'' and inserting ``subject to clause
                (iii), such costs shall be treated as incurred if'';
                    (B) by striking ``, under section 1860D-14, or
                under a State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program''; and
                    (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new
        clause:
                            ``(iii) such costs shall be treated as
                        incurred and shall not be considered to be
                        reimbursed under clause (ii) if such costs are
                        borne or paid--
                                    ``(I) under section 1860D-14;
                                    ``(II) under a State Pharmaceutical
                                Assistance Program;
                                    ``(III) by the Indian Health
                                Service, an Indian tribe or tribal
                                organization, or an urban Indian
                                organization (as defined in section 4
                                of the Indian Health Care Improvement
                                Act);
                                    ``(IV) by a federally qualified
                                health center (as defined in section
                                1861(aa)(4));
                                    ``(V) under an AIDS Drug Assistance
                                Program under part B of title XXVI of
                                the Public Health Service Act;
                                    ``(VI) by a subsection (d) hospital
                                (as defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B))
                                that meets the requirements of clauses
                                (i) and (ii) of section 340B(a)(4)(L)
                                of the Public Health Service Act; or
                                    ``(VII) by a pharmaceutical
                                manufacturer patient assistance
                                program, either directly or through the
                                distribution or donation of covered
                                part D drugs, which shall be valued at
                                the negotiated price of such covered
                                part D drug under the enrollee's
                                prescription drug plan or MA-PD plan as
                                of the date that the drug was
                                distributed or donated.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to costs incurred on or after January 1, 2006.

SEC. 3. PROVIDING A SAFE HARBOR FOR PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURER PATIENT
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Safe Harbor.--Section 1128B(b)(3) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(b)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (H), as added by section 237(d) of the
        Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act
        of 2003 (Public Law 108-173; 117 Stat. 2213)--
                    (A) by moving such subparagraph 2 ems to the left;
                and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                a semicolon;
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (H), as added by section
        431(a) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
        Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173; 117 Stat. 2287),
        as subparagraph (I);
            (4) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by moving such subparagraph 2 ems to the left;
                and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                ``; and''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(J) any remuneration paid by a pharmaceutical
        manufacturer patient assistance program, either in cash or
        through the distribution or donation of covered Part D drugs
        (as defined in section 1860D-2(e)), to an individual enrolled
        in a prescription drug plan under part D of title XVIII or in
        an MA-PD plan under part C of such title.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to remuneration paid on or after January 1, 2006.

Output:
Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2006 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to the annual out of pocket threshold, to count costs incurred in providing prescription drugs by the Indian Health Service, a federally-qualified health center, an AIDS drug assistance program, certain hospitals, or a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program.

Amends SSA title XI, with respect to criminal penalties for certain illegal remunerations, to exclude from prohibited remunerations (provide safe harbor for) any remuneration paid by a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program, either in cash or through the distribution or donation of covered Part D drugs, to an individual enrolled in a Part D plan or a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plan under SSA title XVIII part C.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Workplace Safety and Health
Transparency Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. ADOPTION OF NONGOVERNMENTAL STANDARDS UNDER THE OCCUPATIONAL
              HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT.

    (a) Adoption by OSHA.--The Occupational Health and Safety Act of
1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 6 the
following:

                ``adoption of nongovernmental standards

    ``Sec. 6A.  (a) Effective on the date of enactment of this section,
the Secretary shall not promulgate or incorporate by reference any
finding, guideline, standard, limit, rule, or regulation based on a
determination reached by any organization, unless the Secretary
affirmatively finds that such determination--
            ``(1) has been adopted and promulgated by a nationally
        recognized standards-producing organization under procedures
        whereby it can be determined by the Secretary that persons
        interested and affected by the scope or provisions of the
        standard have reached substantial agreement on its adoption;
            ``(2) was formulated in a manner which afforded an
        opportunity for diverse views to be considered; and
            ``(3) has been designated as such a standard by the
        Secretary, after consultation with other appropriate Federal
        agencies.
        Such finding and a summary of its basis shall be published in
        the Federal Register and shall be considered a final action
        subject to review by a United States District Court in
        accordance with section 706 of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(b) With respect to rulemaking proceedings initiated by the
Secretary but not finalized prior to the date of enactment of this
section, the Secretary shall, within 180 days of the date of enactment
of this section, investigate and identify the use of, influence of, or
reliance upon any finding, guideline, standard, limit or any other
recommendation that has not been made by an organization and procedure
that does not comply with the requirements set forth in subsection (a).
The Secretary shall publish the results of such investigations in the
Federal Register and, in any final rule, standard, or official
recommendation that is prescribed under such proceedings, shall not
incorporate, use, or rely upon any finding, guideline, standard, limit,
or other recommendation that does not comply with the requirements set
forth in subsection (a). The Secretary's actions under this section
shall be subject to review by a United States district court of
appropriate jurisdiction.''.
    (b) Approval of State Plans.--Section 18 of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 667) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
    ``(i) The Secretary shall not approve a State plan under this
section that incorporates by reference any finding, guideline,
standard, limit, rule, or regulation based on a determination reached
by any organization, unless the Secretary determines that the standards
adopted in such plan are standards that--
            ``(1) have been adopted and promulgated by a nationally
        recognized standards-producing organization under procedures
        whereby it can be determined by the State that persons
        interested and affected by the scope or provisions of such
        standards have reached substantial agreement on their adoption;
        and
            ``(2) were formulated in a manner which afforded an
        opportunity for diverse views to be considered.''.

SEC. 3. ADOPTION OF NONGOVERNMENTAL STANDARDS UNDER THE FEDERAL MINE
              SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT.

    Section 101 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30
U.S.C. 811) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) Effective on the date of enactment of this section, the
Secretary shall not promulgate or incorporate by reference any finding,
guideline, standard, limit, rule, or regulation based on a
determination reached by any organization, unless the Secretary
affirmatively finds that such determination--
            ``(A) has been adopted and promulgated by a nationally
        recognized standards-producing organization under procedures
        whereby it can be determined by the Secretary that persons
        interested and affected by the scope or provisions of the
        standard have reached substantial agreement on its adoption;
            ``(B) was formulated in a manner which afforded an
        opportunity for diverse views to be considered; and
            ``(C) has been designated as such a standard by the
        Secretary, after consultation with other appropriate Federal
        agencies.
Such finding and a summary of its basis shall be published in the
Federal Register and shall be considered a final action subject to
review by a United States District Court in accordance with section 706
of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(2) With respect to rulemaking proceedings initiated by the
Secretary but not finalized prior to the date of enactment of this
subsection, the Secretary shall, within 180 days of the date of
enactment of this subsection, investigate and identify the use of,
influence of, or reliance upon any finding, guideline, standard, limit
or any other recommendation that has not been made by an organization
and procedure that does not comply with the requirements of paragraph
(1). The Secretary shall publish the results of such investigations in
the Federal Register and, in any final rule, standard, or
recommendation that is prescribed under such proceedings, shall not
incorporate, use, or rely upon any finding, guideline, standard, limit,
or other official recommendation that does not comply with the
requirements of paragraph (1). The Secretary's actions under this
section shall be subject to review by a United States district court of
appropriate jurisdiction.''.

Output: Workplace Safety and Health Transparency Act of 2006 - Amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970 and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from promulgating or incorporating by reference, or approving occupational safety and health standards under a state plan that incorporates by reference, any finding, guideline, standard, limit, rule, or regulation based on a determination reached by any organization, unless the Secretary finds that such determination: (1) has been promulgated by a nationally recognized standards-producing organization under procedures whereby an opportunity was afforded for diverse views to be considered and whereby interested and affected persons substantial agreed on its adoption; and (2) in the case of a federal standard, has been designated as such a standard by the Secretary.


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SECTION 1. EXPENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS.

    (a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 198. EXPENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS.

    ``(a) In General.--A taxpayer may elect to treat any qualified
environmental remediation expenditure which is paid or incurred by the
taxpayer as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account. Any
expenditure which is so treated shall be allowed as a deduction for the
taxable year in which it is paid or incurred.
    ``(b) Qualified Environmental Remediation Expenditure.--For
purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified environmental
        remediation expenditure' means any expenditure--
                    ``(A) which is otherwise chargeable to capital
                account, and
                    ``(B) which is paid or incurred in connection with
                the abatement or control of hazardous substances at a
                qualified contaminated site.
            ``(2) Special rule for expenditures for depreciable
        property.--Such term shall not include any expenditure for the
        acquisition of property of a character subject to the allowance
        for depreciation which is used in connection with the abatement
        or control of hazardous substances at a qualified contaminated
        site; except that the portion of the allowance under section
        167 for such property which is otherwise allocated to such site
        shall be treated as a qualified environmental remediation
        expenditure.
    ``(c) Qualified Contaminated Site.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified contaminated site'
        means any area--
                    ``(A) which is held by the taxpayer for use in a
                trade or business or for the production of income, or
                which is property described in section 1221(1) in the
                hands of the taxpayer, and
                    ``(B) which contains (or potentially contains) any
                hazardous substance.
            ``(2) Taxpayer must receive statement from state
        environmental agency.--An area shall be treated as a qualified
        contaminated site by reason of a substance described in
        subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (d)(1) only if the
        taxpayer receives a statement from the appropriate agency of
        the State in which such area is located that such area meets
        the requirements of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this
        subsection.
            ``(3) Appropriate state agency.-- For purposes of paragraph
        (2), the appropriate agency of a State is the agency designated
        by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for
        purposes of this section. If no agency of a State is designated
        under the preceding sentence, the appropriate agency for such
        State shall be the Environmental Protection Agency.
    ``(d) Hazardous Substance.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `hazardous substance' means--
                    ``(A) any substance which is a hazardous substance
                as defined in section 101(14) of the Comprehensive
                Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
                of 1980,
                    ``(B) any substance which is designated as a
                hazardous substance under section 102 of such Act,
                    ``(C) any extremely hazardous substance under the
                Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of
                1986,
                    ``(D) asbestos (whether friable or nonfriable),
                    ``(E) radon,
                    ``(F) lead paint, and
                    ``(G) any petroleum product.
            ``(2) Exception.--Such term shall not include any substance
        described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (G) of paragraph
        (1) with respect to which a removal or remedial action is not
        permitted under section 104 of the Comprehensive Environmental
        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 by reason of
        subsection (a)(3) thereof.
    ``(e) Deduction Recaptured as Ordinary Income on Sale, Etc.--Solely
for purposes of section 1245, in the case of property to which a
qualified environmental remediation expenditure would have been
capitalized but for this section--
            ``(1) the deduction allowed by this section for such
        expenditure shall be treated as a deduction for depreciation,
        and
            ``(2) such property (if not otherwise section 1245
        property) shall be treated as section 1245 property solely for
        purposes of applying section 1245 to such deduction.
    ``(f) Coordination With Other Provisions.--Sections 280B and 468
shall not apply to amounts which are treated as expenses under this
section.
    ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this
section.''
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VI of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end
the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 198. Expensing of environmental
                                        remediation costs.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to expenditures paid or incurred after the date of the enactment
of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the expensing for tax deduction purposes of certain environmental remediation costs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Benefits Claims Prompt
Payment Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. PROMPT PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.

    (a) Group Health Plans.--
            (1) Public health service act amendments.--Subpart 2 of
        part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act is
        amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 2707. PROMPT PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.

    ``(a) In General.--A group health plan, and a health insurance
issuer offering health insurance coverage in connection with a group
health plan, shall provide for prompt payment of claims submitted for
health care services or supplies furnished to a participant,
beneficiary, or enrollee with respect to benefits covered by the plan
or issuer, in a manner that is no less protective than the provisions
referred to in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Provisions.--The provisions referred to in this subsection
are the provisions of section 1842(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395u(c)(2)), as modified as follows:
            ``(1) Alternative interest rate.--Instead of applying the
        interest rate calculated under section 3902(a) of title 31,
        United States Code, the interest rate shall be 1 percent of the
        payment amount due plus, in the case of payments not made
        within 25 days of the due date, an additional 1 percent
        interest due for every month the payment is past due.
            ``(2) Coverage of 100 percent of claims.--The reference in
        such section 1842(c)(2) to `not less than 95 percent of all
        claims submitted under this part' shall be deemed to be a
        reference to `100 percent of all claims submitted under the
        plan or coverage involved'.
    ``(c) Permitting Additional Penalties.--State Insurance
Commissioners may establish and impose monetary penalties or other
penalties for failure by a group health plan, and a health insurance
issuer offering health insurance coverage in connection with a group
health plan, to comply with the provisions referred to in subsection
(b).''.
            (2) ERISA amendments.--(A) Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle
        B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
        1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 714. PROMPT PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.

    ``(a) In General.--A group health plan, and a health insurance
issuer offering health insurance coverage in connection with a group
health plan, shall provide for prompt payment of claims submitted for
health care services or supplies furnished to a participant or
beneficiary with respect to benefits covered by the plan or issuer, in
a manner that is no less protective than the provisions referred to in
subsection (b).
    ``(b) Provisions.--The provisions referred to in this subsection
are the provisions of section 1842(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395u(c)(2)), as modified as follows:
            ``(1) Alternative interest rate.--Instead of applying the
        interest rate calculated under section 3902(a) of title 31,
        United States Code, the interest rate shall be 1 percent of the
        payment amount due plus, in the case of payments not made
        within 25 days of the due date, an additional 1 percent
        interest due for every month the payment is past due.
            ``(2) Coverage of 100 percent of claims.--The reference in
        such section 1842(c)(2) to `not less than 95 percent of all
        claims submitted under this part' shall be deemed to be a
        reference to `100 percent of all claims submitted under the
        plan or coverage involved'.
    ``(c) Permitting Additional Penalties.--State Insurance
Commissioners may establish and impose monetary penalties or other
penalties for failure by a group health plan, and a health insurance
issuer offering health insurance coverage in connection with a group
health plan, to comply with the provisions referred to in subsection
(b).''.
            (B) The table of contents in section 1 of such Act is
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 713 the
        following new item:

``Sec. 714. Prompt payment of claims.''.
            (3) Internal revenue code amendments.--
                    (A) In general.--Subchapter B of chapter 100 of the
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                            (i) in the table of sections, by inserting
                        after the item relating to section 9812 the
                        following new item:

                              ``Sec. 9813. Prompt payment of claims.'';
                            and
                            (ii) by inserting after section 9812 the
                        following:

``SEC. 9813. PROMPT PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.

    ``(a) A group health plan shall provide for prompt payment of
claims submitted for health care services or supplies furnished to a
participant or beneficiary with respect to benefits covered by the
plan, in a manner that is no less protective than the provisions
referred to in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Provisions.--The provisions referred to in this subsection
are the provisions of section 1842(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395u(c)(2)), as modified as follows:
            ``(1) Alternative interest rate.--Instead of applying the
        interest rate calculated under section 3902(a) of title 31,
        United States Code, the interest rate shall be 1 percent of the
        payment amount due plus, in the case of payments not made
        within 25 days of the due date, an additional 1 percent
        interest due for every month the payment is past due.
            ``(2) Coverage of 100 percent of claims.--The reference in
        such section 1842(c)(2) to `not less than 95 percent of all
        claims submitted under this part' shall be deemed to be a
        reference to `100 percent of all claims submitted under the
        plan involved'.
    ``(c) Permitting Additional Penalties.--State Insurance
Commissioners may establish and impose monetary penalties or other
penalties for failure by a group health plan to comply with the
provisions referred to in subsection (b).''.
    (b) Individual Health Insurance.--Part B of title XXVII of the
Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 2752
the following new section:

``SEC. 2753. PROMPT PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.

    ``The provisions of section 2707 shall apply to health insurance
coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in the individual market
in the same manner as they apply to health insurance coverage offered
by a health insurance issuer in connection with a group health plan in
the small or large group market.''.
    (c) Protection of States' Rights.--Any issue relating to prompt
payment for health care services or supplies that is not governed by
any provision of law as amended by this section shall be governed by
otherwise applicable State or Federal law. This section (and the
provisions amended by this section) does not preempt or supercede any
law that imposes shorter time frames for payment, greater penalties for
non-payment, and, in general, provides greater assurances that group
health plans and health insurance issuers provide for prompt payment of
claims submitted for health care services or supplies furnished to a
participant, beneficiary, or enrollee with respect to benefits covered
by the plan or issuer.
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Group health plans and group health insurance
        coverage.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply with
        respect to group health plans for plan years beginning on or
        after January 1, 2003.
            (2) Individual health insurance coverage.--The amendment
        made by subsection (b) apply with respect to health insurance
        coverage offered, sold, issued, renewed, in effect, or operated
        in the individual market on or after such date.

Output: Health Benefits Claims Prompt Payment Act of 2002 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide for prompt payment for health benefits claims.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Canyon Ferry Recreation, Tourism,
and Economic Development Management Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds and declares that--
            (1) there is a Federal responsibility to provide
        opportunities for public recreation, tourism, and economic
        development at Federal water projects, in partnership with
        other Federal and non-Federal interests;
            (2) certain provisions of the Federal Water Project
        Recreation Act (Public Law 89-72 as amended) unduly restrict
        the management of the Canyon Ferry Recreation Management Area
        because the provisions do not allow for the increasing economic
        burden that construction and management of recreational
        facilities are placing on managing entities, especially at the
        State and local levels;
            (3) non-Federal responsibility for a significant portion of
        all costs of operation, maintenance, and replacement of
        facilities on Federal lands at the Canyon Ferry Recreation
        Management Area as well as total management responsibility is
        an unfair burden on non-Federal managers, especially in
        instances where the facilities are old, underdesigned, do not
        provide adequate access for the disabled, and are utilized by
        national and international publics, and responsibilities for
        complex fisheries reservoir management and for wildlife and
        wetlands management have been borne solely by the non-Federal
        entities, further increasing the overall management burden; and
            (4) the recreational, tourism, and economic development
        needs at the Canyon Ferry Recreation Area can best be met
        through cooperative management efforts by the Bureau of
        Reclamation, the Bureau of Land Management, the State of
        Montana, and other appropriate entities.

SEC. 3. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary''), acting through the Bureau
of Reclamation and the Bureau of Land Management, may enter into such
agreements as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
    (b) Contents of Agreements.--Any management agreement entered into
under this Act shall provide that the management responsibilities given
to the Bureau of Land Management for lands withdrawn or acquired for
reclamation purposes shall be accomplished in accordance with the
statutory authority generally exercised by the Bureau of Land
Management in the management of the public lands.

SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF AUTHORIZED PURPOSES OF RECLAMATION PROJECTS.

    (a) No Alteration of Purposes of Canyon Ferry Unit.--Nothing in
this Act is intended to change, modify, or expand the authorized
purposes of the Canyon Ferry Unit.
    (b) Original Purpose of Canyon Ferry Dam and Reservoir
Unaffected.--Nothing in this Act shall change the responsibility of the
Bureau of Reclamation to meet the needs for which the Canyon Ferry Dam
and Reservoir were originally constructed.
    (c) No Authorization to Affect Water Supply.--This Act is not
intended to authorize any action or inaction by any person, including
any person who has contracted for the water supply from a reclamation
project, that reduces the quantity, or modifies the time and manner of
availability, of the water supply from the Canyon Ferry Unit to project
beneficiaries.

SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Management Under the Plan.--The Secretary shall manage all
lands and facilities in the area associated with recreation, tourism,
and related economic development pursuant to the Canyon Ferry Resources
Management Plan, of 1993, and any amendments thereto.
    (b) Exemption From Provisions of the Federal Water Project
Recreation Act.--Provisions of the Federal Water Project Recreation Act
(16 U.S.C. 4601-12) that limit or prescribe costs that may be incurred
by Federal and non-Federal entities for recreation planning,
management, or facilities, or that require non-Federal management of
recreation facilities or programs do not apply to the Area.
    (c) Recreation User Fees.--All recreation user fees collected from
the Canyon Ferry Recreation Area by the managing agency(ies) shall be
retained by the managing agency(ies) and used exclusively to fund the
operation, maintenance, and development of the Canyon Ferry Recreation
Area for recreation, tourism, and economic development. Fees collected
for cabin site permits, concession operations, entrance fees, and other
special use fees are all considered to be recreation user fees.
    (d) Contents of Agreement.--The cooperative agreements shall
provide that the responsibilities given to the Bureau of Land
Management for the area will be carried out in accordance with the
statutory authority generally exercised by the Bureau of Land
Management in the management of the public lands.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act, to remain available until expended.
Especially critical are the first 10 years of the interagency project
management agreement when major management, maintenance, replacement,
and construction must occur.

Output:
Canyon Ferry Recreation, Tourism, and Economic Development Management Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to enter into cooperative management agreements necessary to manage the Canyon Ferry Recreation Area, Montana.
Directs that such management agreement provide that the management responsibilities given to the BLM for lands withdrawn or acquired for reclamation purposes shall be accomplished in accordance with the statutory authority generally exercised by BLM in the management of public lands.
Directs the Secretary to manage all lands and facilities in the Area associated with recreation, tourism, and related economic development pursuant to the Canyon Ferry Resources Management Plan of 1993.
Provides that provisions of the Federal Water Project Recreation Act that limit or prescribe costs that may be incurred by Federal and non-Federal entities for recreation, planning, management, or facilities or that require non-Federal management of recreation facilities or programs shall not apply to the Area.
Requires all recreation user fees collected from the Area to be retained by the managing agencies and used exclusively to fund the operation, maintenance, and development of the Area for recreation, tourism, and economic development.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Liability Reform for Volunteer
Services Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the increasingly litigious nature of the legal
        profession in the United States has created an unnecessary and
        ultimately harmful barrier between the traditional desire of
        individuals to help other individuals and their ability to act
        on those desires;
            (2) the cost of lawsuits, excessive, unpredictable, and
        often arbitrary damage awards, and unfair allocations of
        liability have a direct and chilling effect on the spirit of
        volunteerism and the provision of charitable service in the
        United States;
            (3) arbitrary and capricious damage awards against
        volunteers and charitable institutions have contributed
        considerably to the high cost of liability insurance, making it
        difficult and often impossible for volunteers and volunteer
        service organizations to be protected from liability as those
        volunteers and many volunteer service organizations serve the
        public without regard to receiving any personal or
        institutional economic benefits from that service;
            (4) as a result, volunteer service organizations throughout
        the United States have been adversely affected and often
        debilitated as volunteers have refused to help because of a
        fear of frivolous lawsuits;
            (5) without a resurgence in volunteerism, the essential
        services that volunteer service organizations provide,
        including crisis counseling, volunteer rescue services, coaches
        and referees for sports activities of children, and support for
        the elderly, will continue to diminish;
            (6) clarifying and limiting the personal liability risks
        assumed by individuals and institutions who volunteer to help
        others without benefit to themselves is an appropriate subject
        for Federal legislation because--
                    (A) of the national scope of the problems created
                by the legitimate fears of volunteers about frivolous,
                arbitrary, or capricious lawsuits; and
                    (B) the citizens of the United States depend on,
                and the Federal Government expends funds on, numerous
                social programs that depend on the services of
                volunteers; and
                    (C) it is in the interest of the Federal Government
                to encourage the continued operation of volunteer
                service organizations and contributions of volunteers
                because the Federal Government lacks the capacity to
                carry out all of the services provided by such
                organizations and volunteers; and
            (7) liability reform for volunteer service organizations
        will promote the free flow of goods and services, lessen
        burdens on interstate commerce and uphold constitutionally
        protected due process rights and that liability reform is thus
        an appropriate use of the powers contained in article I,
        section 8, clause 3 of the United States Constitution, and the
        fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to provide protection
from personal financial liability for volunteers and volunteer service
organizations that provide volunteer services that are conducted in
good faith--
            (1) to promote the interests of social service program
        beneficiaries and taxpayers; and
            (2) to sustain the availability of programs, volunteer
        service organizations, and governmental entities that depend on
        volunteer contributions and services; and
            (3) to provide the protection by--
                    (A) placing reasonable limits on punitive damages;
                    (B) ensuring the fair allocation of liability in
                certain civil actions; and
                    (C) establishing greater fairness, rationality, and
                predictability in the civil justice system of the
                United States.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Claimant.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``claimant'' means any
                person who asserts a claim for damages in an action
                covered by this Act and any person on whose behalf such
                a claim is asserted.
                    (B) Claimants for certain claims.--If a claim
                described in subparagraph (A) is asserted through or on
                behalf of--
                            (i) an estate, the term includes the
                        claimant's decedent; or
                            (ii) a minor or incompetent, the term
                        includes the claimant's legal guardian.
            (2) Clear and convincing evidence.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``clear and convincing
                evidence'' is that measure or degree of proof that will
                produce in the mind of the trier of fact a firm belief
                or conviction as to the truth of the allegations sought
                to be established.
                    (B) Degree of proof.--The degree of proof required
                to satisfy the standard of clear and convincing
                evidence shall be--
                            (i) greater than the degree of proof
                        required to meet the standard of preponderance
                        of the evidence; and
                            (ii) less than the degree of proof required
                        to meet the standard of proof beyond a
                        reasonable doubt.
            (3) Compensatory damages.--The term ``compensatory
        damages'' means damages awarded for economic and noneconomic
        loss.
            (4) Economic loss.--The term ``economic loss'' means any
        pecuniary loss resulting from harm (including the loss of
        earnings or other benefits related to employment, medical
        expense loss, replacement services loss, loss due to death,
        burial costs, and loss of business or employment opportunities)
        to the extent recovery for such loss is allowed under
        applicable State law.
            (5) Harm.--The term ``harm'' means--
                    (A) any physical injury, illness, disease, or
                death;
                    (B) damage to property; or
                    (C) economic loss, including any direct or
                consequential economic loss.
            (6) Health care provider.--The term ``health care
        provider'' means any person, organization, or institution
        that--
                    (A) is engaged in the delivery of health care
                services in a State; and
                    (B) is required by the applicable laws (including
                regulations) of a State to be licensed, registered, or
                certified by the State to engage in the delivery of
                health care services in the State.
            (7) Noneconomic loss.--The term ``noneconomic loss'' means
        subjective, nonmonetary loss resulting from harm, including
        pain, suffering, inconvenience, mental suffering, emotional
        distress, loss of society and companionship, loss of
consortium, injury to reputation, and humiliation.
            (8) Person.--The term ``person'' means any individual,
        corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society,
        joint stock company, or any other entity (including any
        governmental entity).
            (9) Punitive damages.--The term ``punitive damages'' means
        damages awarded against any person to punish or deter that
        person or any other person, from engaging in similar behavior
        in the future.
            (10) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the
        United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
        Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands,
        Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of
        the United States or any political subdivision of any of the
        foregoing.
            (11) Volunteer service organization.--The term ``volunteer
        service organization'' means a not-for-profit organization
        (other than a health care provider) organized and conducted for
        public benefit and operated primarily for charitable, civic,
        educational, religious, welfare, or health purposes.
            (12) Volunteer services.--The term ``volunteer services''
        means services provided, in good faith, without compensation or
        other pecuniary benefit (other than reimbursement of expenses
        incurred in providing such services) inuring to the benefit of
        the service provider or any other person (other than the
        recipient of the volunteer service), and within the scope of
        the official functions and duties of the service provider with
        a volunteer service organization or governmental entity.

SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Covered claims.--Subject to paragraph (2), this Act
        governs any claim for damages in any civil action brought in
        any State or Federal court in any case in which the claim
        relates to--
                    (A) volunteer services performed by the defendant
                for a governmental entity or a volunteer service
                organization; or
                    (B) activities or services performed by a volunteer
                service organization.
            (2) Actions excluded.--The limitations on damages contained
        in this Act shall not apply in any action described in
        subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) in any case in which--
                    (A) the misconduct for which damages are awarded --
                            (i) constitutes a crime of violence (as
                        that term is defined in section 16 of title 18,
                        United States Code) or an act of international
                        terrorism (as that term is defined in section
                        2331(1) of title 18, United States Code) for
                        which the defendant has been convicted in any
                        court;
                            (ii) constitutes a hate crime (as that term
                        is used in the Hate Crime Statistics Act (28
                        U.S.C. 534 note)) for which the defendant has
                        been convicted in any court;
                            (iii) involves a sexual offense, as defined
                        by applicable State law, for which the
                        defendant has been convicted in any court; or
                            (iv) involves misconduct for which the
                        defendant has been found to have violated a
                        Federal or State civil rights law for which the
                        defendant has been convicted in any court; or
                    (B) the defendant was found to be under the
                influence (as determined pursuant to applicable State
                law) of intoxicating alcohol or any drug, at the time
                of the misconduct for which damages are awarded and
                such influence was a proximate cause of the harm that
                is the subject of the action.
    (b) Relationship to State Law.--This Act supersedes State law only
to the extent that State law applies to an issue covered by this Act.
Any issue (including any standard of liability) that is not governed by
this Act shall be governed by otherwise applicable State or Federal
law.
    (c) Effect on Other Law.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed
to--
            (1) waive or affect any defense of sovereign immunity
        asserted by any State under any law;
            (2) supersede or alter any other Federal law;
            (3) waive or affect any defense of sovereign immunity
        asserted by the United States;
            (4) affect the applicability of any provision of chapter 97
        of title 28, United States Code;
            (5) preempt State choice-of-law rules with respect to
        claims brought by a foreign nation or a citizen of a foreign
        nation;
            (6) affect the right of any court to transfer venue or to
        apply the law of a foreign nation or to dismiss a claim of a
        foreign nation or of a citizen of a foreign nation on the
        ground of inconvenient forum; or
            (7) supersede or modify any statutory or common law,
        including any law providing for an action to abate a nuisance,
        that authorizes a person to institute an action for civil
damages or civil penalties, cleanup costs, injunctions, restitution,
cost recovery, punitive damages, or any other form of relief for
remediation of the environment (as defined in section 101(8) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(8)).

SEC. 5. UNIFORM STANDARD FOR AWARD OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

    Punitive damages may, to the extent permitted by applicable State
or Federal law, be awarded against a defendant if the claimant
establishes by clear and convincing evidence that conduct carried out
by the defendant with a conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights
or safety of others was the proximate cause of the harm that is the
subject of the action in any civil action for a claim described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 4(a)(1).

SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON THE AMOUNT OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

    The amount of punitive damages that may be awarded in an action
described in section 5 shall not exceed the lesser of--
            (1) twice the sum of the amounts awarded to the claimant
        for economic loss and noneconomic loss; or
            (2) $250,000.

SEC. 7. PREEMPTION.

    (a) In General.--This Act does not--
            (1) create a cause of action for punitive or compensatory
        damages; or
            (2) preempt or supersede any State or Federal law to the
        extent that such law further limits the amount of an award of
        punitive or compensatory damages.
    (b) Remittitur.--Nothing in this section shall modify or reduce the
ability of courts to grant a remittitur.

SEC. 8. APPLICATION BY COURT.

    The application of the limitation imposed by section 6 may not be
disclosed to a jury by a court. Nothing in this section authorizes the
court to enter an award of punitive damages in excess of the initial
award of punitive damages awarded by a jury.

SEC. 9. BIFURCATION AT REQUEST OF ANY PARTY.

    (a) In General.--At the request of any party the trier of fact, in
any action for punitive damages that is subject to this Act, shall
consider in a separate proceeding, held subsequent to the determination
of the amount of compensatory damages, whether punitive damages are to
be awarded for the harm that is the subject of the action and the
amount of the award.
    (b) Inadmissibility of Evidence Relevant Only to a Claim of
Punitive Damages in a Proceeding Concerning Compensatory Damages.--If
any party requests a separate proceeding under subsection (a), in a
proceeding to determine whether the claimant may be awarded
compensatory damages, any evidence, argument, or contention that is
relevant only to the claim of punitive damages, as determined by
applicable State law, shall be inadmissible.

SEC. 10. LIABILITY FOR COMPENSATORY DAMAGES.

    (a) General Rule.--In any action described in subparagraph (A) or
(B) of section 4(a)(1) brought against more than one defendant, the
liability of each defendant for compensatory damages shall be
determined in accordance with this section.
    (b) Amount of Liability for Compensatory Damages.--
            (1) In general.--Each defendant shall be liable only for
        the amount of compensatory damages allocated by the trier of
        fact to the defendant in direct proportion to the percentage of
        responsibility of the defendant (determined in accordance with
        paragraph (2)) for the harm to the claimant with respect to
        which the defendant is found to be liable. The court shall
        render a separate judgment against each defendant in an amount
        determined pursuant to the preceding sentence.
            (2) Percentage of responsibility.--For purposes of
        determining the amount of compensatory damages allocated to a
        defendant under this section, the trier of fact in an action
        described in subsection (a) shall determine the percentage of
        responsibility of each person responsible for the harm to the
        claimant, without regard to whether that person is party to the
        action.

Output:
Liability Reform for Volunteer Services Act - Applies provisions of this Act to claims for damages in any Federal or State court civil action relating to:  (1) volunteer services performed by the defendant for either a governmental entity or a volunteer service organization; or (2) activities or services performed by a volunteer service organization.
Allows punitive damages to be awarded against such a defendant if the claimant establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant's conduct exhibited a conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of others and was the proximate cause of the harm that is the subject of the action.  Limits the amount of punitive damages to the lesser of:  (1) twice the sum of the amounts awarded for economic and noneconomic loss; or (2) $250,000.
States that this Act does not create a cause of action or preempt or supersede any Federal or State law that further limits the amount of awards for punitive or compensatory damages in such a cause of action.
Prohibits the disclosure to a jury of the punitive damages limitations of this Act.
Requires, at the request of any party, the question of punitive damages to be considered in a separate proceeding after the determination of compensatory damages.  Prohibits the admission of evidence concerning punitive damages during a separate action considering only compensatory damages.
Requires, in an action brought against more than one defendant, each defendant to be liable only for the amount of compensatory damages allocated to that defendant by the trier of fact in direct proportion to the percentage of responsibility for the harm for which the defendant is found liable.  Requires a separate judgment against each defendant in such cases.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Notification of Origin of
Telecommunications and Internet Consumer Exchanges Act of 2011'' or the
``NOTICE Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Business entity.--The term ``business entity'' means
        any organization, corporation, trust, partnership, sole
        proprietorship, unincorporated association, or venture
        established to make a profit, in whole or in part, by
        purposefully availing itself of the privilege of conducting
        commerce in the United States.
            (2) Commerce.--The term ``commerce'' has the meaning given
        the term in section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15
        U.S.C. 2052(a)).
            (3) Consumer.--The term ``consumer'' means any individual
        within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States who
        purchases, transacts, or contracts for the purchase or
        transaction of any goods, merchandise, or services, not for
        resale in the ordinary course of the individual's trade or
        business, but for the individual's use or that of a member of
        the individual's household.
            (4) Customer service communication.--The term ``customer
        service communication'' means any telecommunication or wire
        communication between a consumer and a business entity in
        furtherance of commerce.
            (5) Telecommunication.--The term ``telecommunication''
        means the transmission, between or among points specified by
        the communicator, of information of the communicator's
        choosing, without change in the form or content of the
        information as sent and received.
            (6) Wire communication.--The term ``wire communication'' or
        ``communication by wire'' means the transmission of writing,
        signs, signals, pictures, and sounds of all kinds by aid of
        wire, cable, or other like connection between the points of
        origin and reception of such transmission, including all
        instrumentalities, facilities, apparatus, and services (among
        other things, the receipt, forwarding, and delivery of
        communications) incidental to such transmission.

SEC. 3. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE BY BUSINESS ENTITIES ENGAGED IN CUSTOMER
              SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS OF PHYSICAL LOCATION.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a business
entity that either initiates or receives a customer service
communication shall require that each of its employees or agents
participating in the communication disclose their physical location at
the beginning of each customer service communication so initiated or
received.
    (b) Exceptions.--
            (1) Business entities located in the united states.--The
        requirements of subsection (a) shall not apply to a customer
        service communication involving a business entity if all of the
        employees or agents of the business entity participating in
        such communication are physically located in the United States.
            (2) Communication initiated by consumer knowingly to
        foreign entity or address.--The requirements of subsection (a)
        shall not apply to an employee or agent of a business entity
        participating in a customer service communication with a
        consumer if--
                    (A) the customer service communication was
                initiated by the consumer;
                    (B) the employee or agent is physically located
                outside the United States; and
                    (C) the consumer knows or reasonably should know
                that the employee or agent is physically located
                outside the United States.
            (3) Emergency services.--The requirements of subsection (a)
        shall not apply to a customer service communication relating to
        the provision of emergency services (as defined by the Federal
        Trade Commission).
            (4) Business entities and customer service communications
        excluded by federal trade commission.--The Federal Trade
        Commission may exclude certain classes or types of business
        entities or customer service communications from the
        requirements of subsection (a) if the Commission finds
        exceptionally compelling circumstances that justify such
        exclusion.
    (c) Certification Requirement.--Each year, each business entity
that participates in a customer service communication shall certify to
the Federal Trade Commission that it has complied or failed to comply
with the requirements of subsection (a).
    (d) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this Act.
    (e) Effective Date.--The requirements of subsection (a) shall apply
with respect to customer service communications occurring on or after
the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Any failure to comply with the provisions of
section 3 shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under section
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C.
57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
    (b) Powers of Federal Trade Commission.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal Trade Commission shall prevent
        any person from violating this Act, and any regulation
        promulgated thereunder, in the same manner, by the same means,
        and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though
        all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade
        Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into
        and made a part of this Act.
            (2) Penalties.--Any person who violates regulations
        promulgated under this Act shall be subject to the penalties
        and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the
        Federal Trade Commission Act in the same manner, by the same
        means, and with the same jurisdiction, power, and duties as
        though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade
        Commission Act were incorporated into and made part of this
        Act.
    (c) Authority Preserved.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
limit the authority of the Federal Trade Commission under any other
provision of law.

Output:
Notification of Origin of Telecommunications and Internet Consumer Exchanges Act of 2011 or the NOTICE Act of 2011 - Requires a business entity that initiates or receives a customer service communication to require each of its employees or agents participating in the communication to disclose their physical location at the beginning of each such communication unless all involved employees or agents are located in the United States. Exempts any communication: (1) initiated by a consumer if the consumer knows or reasonably should know that the employee or agent is located outside the United States; or (2) related to the provision of emergency services.

Authorizes the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to exclude certain classes or types of business entities or customer services communications from the requirements of this Act for exceptionally compelling circumstances that justify such exclusions. Sets forth enforcement provisions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Students in Business Development in
Africa Assistance Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) There is a growing need in developing countries in
        Africa to educate and properly train future business leaders in
        such a way to help them adapt to the demanding complexities of
        leadership.
            (2) This growing need has led to the call for Africa to
        develop and train the next generation of leaders that will
        bring Africa forward into a peaceful and prosperous new century
        and ensure that democracy lasts across the continent.
            (3) One of the ways to help train the next generation of
        leaders is through entrepreneurial education, entrepreneurship
        may be one of the most important channels through which
        education raises economic productivity.
            (4) All youth should be provided with the access to any and
        all opportunities to develop skills, attitudes, and abilities
        that are needed in later life that can lead to entrepreneurship
        and leadership.
            (5) One of the goals of educators should be to train
        students to become self-employed after graduation and produce
        the goods and services that are needed locally, thereby
        initiating significant internal economic activity.
            (6) It is important that the youth be assisted to achieve
        higher levels of access and entry into the economy as
        potentially self-employed people since there are simply not
        enough employment opportunities within the private and public
        sectors for them all.
            (7) Business and management education is especially
        critical in Africa where, in the face of huge shortages in both
        the private and public sectors, only 50 business schools exist
        to serve nearly 800 million people, compared with 1,000
        business schools in India and 1,200 in the United States.
            (8) While many institutions in Africa do offer a business
        certificate/degree, the training can lack certain practical
        elements, which makes it difficult for graduates to readily
        apply their skills in the real world.
            (9) Studies have shown that globalization poses great
        challenges for education, training, and enterprise development,
        but there are potential opportunities for positive responses in
        policy and practice, one of which is the enhancement of
        individual, societal, and enterprise learning.
            (10) Educational institutions are not rapidly responding to
        this urgent challenge.

SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN BUSINESSES AND
              POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN DEVELOPING
              COUNTRIES IN AFRICA.

    Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 105 the
following new section:

``SEC. 105A. ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN BUSINESSES
              AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN DEVELOPING
              COUNTRIES IN AFRICA.

    ``(a) Assistance Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--The President, acting through the
        Administrator of the United States Agency for International
        Development, is authorized to provide assistance, on such terms
        and conditions as the President may determine, to establish
        partnerships between businesses and postsecondary educational
        institutions in developing countries in Africa to further the
        education and entrepreneurship skills of students at such
        institutions in order to increase economic freedom and
        competitiveness, promote civil society, and improve the quality
        of life in such countries.
            ``(2) Role of nongovernmental organizations.--It is the
        sense of Congress that the President should provide an
        appropriate level of assistance under paragraph (1) through
        nongovernmental organizations, including non-profit
        organizations, that have a minimum of 30 years experience
        working to further the entrepreneurship skills of students at
        postsecondary educational institutions.
    ``(b) Activities Supported.--Assistance provided under subsection
(a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be used to--
            ``(1) enable students at postsecondary educational
        institutions in developing countries in Africa to practice in
        the field what they are learning in the classroom and thereby
        acquire relevant business and management experience;
            ``(2) provide opportunities for individuals in developing
        countries in Africa who are unable to receive a formal
        education to benefit from the transfer of knowledge and skills
        by students described in paragraph (1); and
            ``(3) carry out other appropriate activities, including--
                    ``(A) training students described in paragraph (1)
                and faculty to build sustainable programs;
                    ``(B) institutionalizing and promoting
                sustainability of program leadership;
                    ``(C) supporting the launch and development of new
                in-country operations;
                    ``(D) investing in other United States assistance
                programs for long-term sustainability and support of
                African programs; and
                    ``(E) demonstrating results and sharing best
                practices.
    ``(c) Report.--The President shall transmit to Congress a report on
the implementation of this section for each of the fiscal years 2008
through 2012. The report shall include an assessment of the impact of
the assistance provided under subsection (a) and an analysis of the
extent to which such assistance could be provided in other regions of
the world.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there are authorized to be appropriated to the President up to $800,000
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.''.

Output:
Students in Business Development in Africa Assistance Act of 2007 [sic] - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide assistance for partnerships between businesses and postsecondary educational institutions in developing African countries to increase economic freedom, promote civil society, and improve the quality of life.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should provide an appropriate level of assistance through nongovernmental organizations, including non-profit organizations, that have a minimum of 30 years experience working to further postsecondary students' entrepreneurship skills.