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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Access Rights Defense Act
(CARD) of 2005''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the same meaning given
        such term in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Breach of security of the system.--The term ``breach of
        security of the system''--
                    (A) means the compromise of the security,
                confidentiality, or integrity of data that results in,
                or there is a reasonable basis to conclude has resulted
                in, the unauthorized acquisition of personal
                information maintained by the person or business; and
                    (B) does not include good faith acquisition of
                personal information by an employee or agent of the
                person or business for the purposes of the person or
                business, if the personal information is not used or
                subject to further unauthorized disclosure.
            (3) Person.--The term ``person'' has the same meaning given
        such term in section 551(2) of title 5, United States Code.
            (4) Personal information.--The term ``personal
        information'' means an individual's last name in combination
        with any 1 or more of the following data elements:
                    (A) Social Security number.
                    (B) Driver's license number or State identification
                number.
                    (C) Account number or credit or debit card number,
                or, if a security code, access code, or password is
                required for access to an individual's account, the
                account number or credit or debit card number, in
                combination with the required code or password.
            (5) Substitute notice.--The term ``substitute notice''
        means--
                    (A) conspicuous posting of the notice on the
                Internet site of the agency or person, if the agency or
                person maintains a public Internet site; and
                    (B) notification to major print and broadcast
                media, including major media in metropolitan and rural
                areas where the individual whose personal information
                was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired
                resides. The notice to media shall include a toll-free
                phone number where an individual can learn whether or
                not that individual's personal data is included in the
                security breach.

SEC. 3. DATABASE SECURITY.

    (a) Disclosure of Security Breach.--
            (1) In general.--Any agency, or person engaged in
        interstate commerce, that owns, licenses, or collects data,
        whether or not held in electronic form, containing personal
        information shall, following the discovery of a breach of
        security of the system maintained by the agency or person that
        contains such data, or upon receipt of notice under paragraph
        (2), notify any individual of the United States whose personal
        information was, or is reasonably believed to have been,
        acquired by an unauthorized person.
            (2) Notification of owner or licensee.--Any agency, or
        person engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data,
        whether or not held in electronic form, containing personal
        information that the agency does not own or license shall
        notify the owner or licensee of the information if the personal
        information was, or is reasonably believed to have been,
        acquired by an unauthorized person through a breach of security
        of the system containing such data.
            (3) Timeliness of notification.--
                    (A) In general.--All notifications required under
                paragraph (1) or (2) shall be made without unreasonable
                delay following--
                            (i) the discovery by the agency or person
                        of a breach of security of the system;
                            (ii) any measures necessary to determine
                        the scope of the breach, prevent further
                        disclosures, and restore the reasonable
                        integrity of the data system; and
                            (iii) receipt of written notice that a law
                        enforcement agency has determined that the
                        notification will no longer seriously impede
                        its investigation, where notification is
                        delayed as provided in paragraph (4).
                    (B) Burden of proof.--The agency or person required
                to provide notification under this subsection shall
                have the burden of demonstrating that all notifications
                were made as required under this paragraph, including
                evidence demonstrating the necessity of any delay.
            (4) Delay of notification authorized for law enforcement
        purposes.--If a law enforcement agency determines that the
        notification required under this subsection would seriously
        impede a criminal investigation, such notification may be
        delayed upon the written request of the law enforcement agency.
            (5) Exception for national security and law enforcement.--
                    (A) In general.--This subsection shall not apply to
                an agency if the head of the agency certifies, in
                writing, that notification of the breach as required by
                this subsection reasonably could be expected to--
                            (i) cause damage to the national security;
                        and
                            (ii) hinder a law enforcement investigation
                        or the ability of the agency to conduct law
                        enforcement investigations.
                    (B) Limits on certifications.--The head of an
                agency may not execute a certification under
                subparagraph (A) to--
                            (i) conceal violations of law,
                        inefficiency, or administrative error;
                            (ii) prevent embarrassment to a person,
                        organization, or agency; or
                            (iii) restrain competition.
                    (C) Notice.--In every case in which a head of an
                agency issues a certification under subparagraph (A), a
                copy of the certification, accompanied by a concise
                description of the factual basis for the certification,
                shall be immediately provided to the Congress.
            (6) Methods of notice.--An agency, or person engaged in
        interstate commerce, shall be in compliance with this
        subsection if it provides the individual, with--
                    (A) written notification;
                    (B) e-mail notice, if the individual has consented
                to receive such notice and the notice is consistent
                with the provisions permitting electronic transmission
                of notices under section 101 of the Electronic
                Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15
                U.S.C. 7001); or
                    (C) substitute notice, if--
                            (i) the agency or person demonstrates that
                        the cost of providing direct notice would
                        exceed $500,000;
                            (ii) the number of individuals to be
                        notified exceeds 500,000; or
                            (iii) the agency or person does not have
                        sufficient contact information for those to be
                        notified.
            (7) Content of notification.--Regardless of the method by
        which notice is provided to individuals under paragraphs (1)
        and (2), such notice shall include--
                    (A) to the extent possible, a description of the
                categories of information that was, or is reasonably
                believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized
                person, including social security numbers, driver's
                license or State identification numbers and financial
                data;
                    (B) a toll-free number--
                            (i) that the individual may use to contact
                        the agency or person, or the agent of the
                        agency or person; and
                            (ii) from which the individual may learn--
                                    (I) what types of information the
                                agency or person maintained about that
                                individual or about individuals in
                                general; and
                                    (II) whether or not the agency or
                                person maintained information about
                                that individual; and
                    (C) the toll-free contact telephone numbers and
                addresses for the major credit reporting agencies.
            (8) Coordination of notification with credit reporting
        agencies.--If an agency or person is required to provide
        notification to more than 1,000 individuals under this
        subsection, the agency or person shall also notify, without
        unreasonable delay, all consumer reporting agencies that
        compile and maintain files on consumers on a nationwide basis
        (as defined in section 603(p) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act)
        of the timing and distribution of the notices.
    (b) Civil Remedies.--
            (1) Penalties.--Any agency, or person engaged in interstate
        commerce, that violates subsection (a) shall be subject to a
        civil money penalty of--
                    (A) not more than $1,000 per individual whose
                personal information was, or is reasonably believed to
                have been, acquired by an unauthorized person; or
                    (B) not more than $50,000 per day while the failure
                to give notice under subsection (a) persists.
            (2) Equitable relief.--Any agency or person that violates,
        proposes to violate, or has violated this section may be
        enjoined from further violations by a court of competent
        jurisdiction.
            (3) Other rights and remedies.--The rights and remedies
        available under this subsection are cumulative and shall not
        affect any other rights and remedies available under law.
            (4) Damages.--Any person injured by a violation of
        subsection (a) may institute a civil action to recover damages
        arising from that violation.
    (c) Enforcement.--The Federal Trade Commission or other appropriate
regulator, may enforce compliance with this section, including the
assessment of fines under subsection (b)(1).
    (d) Extended Fraud Alert.--Paragraph (1) of section 605A(b)(1) of
the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c-1(b)(1)) is amended, in
that portion of such paragraph that precedes subparagraph (A), by
inserting ``, or evidence that the consumer has received notice that
the consumer's personal financial information has or may have been
compromised,'' after ``submits an identity theft report''.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT BY STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Civil actions.--In any case in which the attorney
        general of a State has reason to believe that an interest of
        the residents of that State has been or is threatened or
        adversely affected by the engagement of any person in a
        practice that is prohibited under this Act, the State, as
        parens patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of the
        residents of the State in a district court of the United States
        of appropriate jurisdiction or any other court of competent
        jurisdiction to--
                    (A) enjoin that practice;
                    (B) enforce compliance with this Act;
                    (C) obtain damages, restitution, or other
                compensation on behalf of residents of the State; or
                    (D) obtain such other relief as the court may
                consider to be appropriate.
            (2) Notice.--
                    (A) In general.--Before filing an action under
                paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State
                involved shall provide to the Attorney General of the
                United States--
                            (i) written notice of the action; and
                            (ii) a copy of the complaint for the
                        action.
                    (B) Exemption.--
                            (i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) shall not
                        apply with respect to the filing of an action
                        by an attorney general of a State under this
                        subsection, if the State attorney general
                        determines that it is not feasible to provide
                        the notice described in such subparagraph
                        before the filing of the action.
                            (ii) Notification.--In an action described
                        in clause (i), the attorney general of a State
                        shall provide notice and a copy of the
                        complaint to the Attorney General at the time
                        the State attorney general files the action.
    (b) Construction.--For purposes of bringing any civil action under
subsection (a), nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent an
attorney general of a State from exercising the powers conferred on
such attorney general by the laws of that State to--
            (1) conduct investigations;
            (2) administer oaths or affirmations; or
            (3) compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of
        documentary and other evidence.
    (c) Venue; Service of Process.--
            (1) Venue.--Any action brought under subsection (a) may be
        brought in--
                    (A) the district court of the United States that
                meets applicable requirements relating to venue under
                section 1391 of title 28, United States Code; or
                    (B) another court of competent jurisdiction.
            (2) Service of process.--In an action brought under
        subsection (a), process may be served in any district in which
        the defendant--
                    (A) is an inhabitant; or
                    (B) may be found.

SEC. 5. EFFECT ON STATE LAW.

    The provisions of this Act shall supersede any inconsistent
provisions of law of any State or unit of local government with respect
to the conduct required by the specific provisions of this Act.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect at the end of the 6-month period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Consumer Access Rights Defense Act (CARD) of 2005 - Requires database security breach disclosures by an agency, or person engaged in interstate commerce, that owns, licenses, or collects data containing personal information, as well as notification of individuals whose personal information was acquired by an unauthorized person.

Cites conditions which exempt national security and law enforcement agencies from this Act.

Prescribes guidelines for coordinated notification of database security breaches with credit reporting agencies.

Grants the Federal Trade Commission enforcement powers, including the assessment of civil fines.

Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require a consumer reporting agency to place an extended fraud alert into a consumer file when a consumer submits evidence of notification that personal financial information has or may have been compromised.

Empowers State Attorneys General to enforce this Act.

Preempts state or local law inconsistent with this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Communications Competitiveness and
Infrastructure Modernization Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. CABLE SERVICE PROVIDED BY TELEPHONE COMPANIES.

    (a) General Requirement.-- Section 613(b) of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 533(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b)(1) Subject to the requirements of part V and other provisions
of this title, any common carrier subject in whole or in part to title
II of this Act may provide video programming directly to subscribers in
its telephone service area either through its own facilities or through
an affiliate owned by, operated by, controlled by, or under common
control with the common carrier.
    ``(2) Subject to the requirements of part V and other provisions of
this title, any common carrier subject in whole or in part to title II
of this Act may provide channels of communications or pole line conduit
space, or other rental arrangements, to any entity which is directly or
indirectly owned by, operated by, controlled by, or under common
control with such common carrier, if such facilities or arrangements
are to be used for, or in connection with, the provision of video
programming directly to subscribers in the telephone service area to
the common carrier.''.
    (b) Provisions for Regulation of Cable Service Provided by
Telephone Companies.--Title VI of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 521 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
part:

        ``Part V--Cable Service Provided by Telephone Companies

``SEC. 651. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this part--
            ``(1) the term `affiliated video programming' means any
        video programming which is (A) owned or controlled by, or under
        common control with, a common carrier, and (B) provided by the
        common carrier or an affiliate directly to subscribers in its
        telephone service area;
            ``(2) the term `control' means--
                    ``(A) an ownership interest in which an entity has
                the right to vote more than 50 percent of the
                outstanding common stock or other ownership interest;
                or
                    ``(B) actual working control, if no single entity
                directly or indirectly has the right to vote more than
                50 percent of the outstanding common stock or other
                ownership interest;
            ``(3) the term `basic video dial tone platform' has the
        same meaning as established by order of the Commission entitled
        `Telephone Company-Cable Television Cross-Ownership Rules,
        Sections 63.54-63.58', CC Docket No. 87-266, adopted July 16,
        1992; and
            ``(4) the term `rural area' means a geographic area that
        does not include either--
                    ``(A) any incorporated or unincorporated place of
                10,000 inhabitants or more, or any part thereof; or
                    ``(B) any territory, incorporated or
                unincorporated, included in an urbanized area.

``SEC. 652. SEPARATE VIDEO PROGRAMMING AFFILIATE.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (d) of this
section, a common carrier shall not provide video programming directly
to subscribers in its telephone service area unless such video
programming is provided through a video programming affiliate that is
separate from such carrier.
    ``(b) Books and Marketing.--A video programming affiliate of a
common carrier shall--
            ``(1) maintain books, records, and accounts separate from
        such carrier which identify all transactions with such carrier;
            ``(2) carry out directly (or through any nonaffiliate or
        any other affiliate of such carrier) its own marketing and
        sales, except that institutional advertising carried out by
        such carrier shall be permitted so long as each party bears its
        pro rata share of the costs; and
            ``(3) not own real or personal property in common with such
        carrier.
    ``(c) Business Transactions With Carrier Subject to Regulation.--
Any contract, agreement, arrangement, joint venture, partnership, or
other manner of conducting business, between a common carrier and its
video programming affiliate, providing for--
            ``(1) the sale, exchange, or leasing of property between
        such affiliate and such carrier;
            ``(2) the loan of money or other extension of credit
        between such affiliate and such carrier or between such
        affiliate and a third party directly or indirectly guaranteed
        by such carrier;
            ``(3) the furnishing of goods between such affiliate and
        such carrier; or
            ``(4) the transfer to or use by such affiliate for its
        benefit of any assets of such carrier,
shall be pursuant to regulation prescribed by the Commission, shall be
on a fully compensatory and auditable basis, shall be without cost to
the telephone service ratepayers of the carrier, and shall be in
compliance with rules established by the Commission which will be
sufficient to enable the Commission to assess the compliance of any
transaction.
    ``(d) Waiver.--The Commission may waive any of the requirements of
this section upon the showing of good cause, by a common carrier, video
programming affiliate, or any other person, if the Commission
determines that the public interest, convenience, and necessity will be
served by the waiver. The Commission shall act to approve or disapprove
a waiver application within 120 days after the date it is filed.

``SEC. 653. ESTABLISHMENT OF BASIC VIDEO DIAL TONE PLATFORM.

    ``Any common carrier which provides video programming directly to
subscribers through a video programming affiliate in its telephone
service area shall establish a basic video dial tone platform. The
Commission, together with the States, shall establish regulations to
prohibit a carrier from discriminating in favor of its video
programming affiliate in providing access to such platform or with
regard to rates, terms, and conditions for access to such platform.

``SEC. 654. PROVISION OF AFFILIATED VIDEO PROGRAMMING.

    ``(a) Limitation.--A common carrier which provides affiliated video
programming directly to subscribers in its telephone service area
through its video programming affiliate shall make available such
capacity as is requested by unaffiliated video program providers upon
reasonable notice, except that the common carrier shall not be required
to provide more than 75 percent of the equipped capacity of its basic
video dial tone platform to unaffiliated video program providers.
    ``(b) Evaluation by Commission.--The Commission shall, not later
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this part, evaluate the
effect of subsection (a) on the video programming marketplace and, on
the basis of that evaluation, make recommendations to Congress
concerning appropriate modifications, if any, to subsection (a).
    ``(c) Broadcast Signal Carriage Excluded.--The carriage of local
broadcast signals pursuant to section 614 shall not constitute the
provision of affiliated video programming for purposes of subsection
(a).
    ``(d) Waiver.--The Commission may waive or otherwise modify the
applicability of subsection (a) if it determines that video programming
is not available for transport by a common carrier to subscribers in
its telephone service area. The Commission shall act to approve or
disapprove a waiver application within a reasonable period of time.
    ``(e) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall cease to be effective five
years after the date of enactment of this part.

``SEC. 655. PROHIBITION OF CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION.

    ``A common carrier shall not engage in any practice that--
            ``(1) results in the inclusion in rates for telephone
        exchange service of any operating expenses, costs, depreciation
        charges, capital investments, or other expenses associated with
        the provision of video programming by the common carrier or its
        video programming affiliate; and
            ``(2) is prohibited by the Commission or a State.

``SEC. 656. PROHIBITION ON BUYOUTS.

    ``(a) General Prohibition.--No common carrier which provides
telephone service, nor any entity owned by or under common ownership or
control with such carrier, may purchase or otherwise obtain control
over any cable system which is located within its telephone service
area and is owned by an unaffiliated person.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a common carrier
shall not be prevented from--
            ``(1) obtaining a noncontrolling interest in such a cable
        system through a joint venture or other means; or
            ``(2) acquiring the use of that part of the transmission
        facilities of such a cable system extending from the last
        multi-user terminal to the premises of the end user if such use
        is reasonably limited in scope and duration.
    ``(c) Waiver.--
            ``(1) The Commission may waive the restrictions in
        subsection (a) of this section only upon a showing by a carrier
        that--
                    ``(A) the facilities of the cable system will be
                substantially upgraded through the deployment of modern
                technology, including fiber optics;
                    ``(B) the capacity of the cable system and types of
                services offered will be expanded;
                    ``(C) the purchase or acquisition of control will
                otherwise be in the public interest; and
                    ``(D) the local franchising authority approves of
                such waiver.
            ``(2) The Commission shall act to approve or disapprove a
        waiver application within 180 days after the date it is filed.

``SEC. 657. PENALTIES.

    ``If the Commission finds, after notice and opportunity for a
hearing, including the oral examination and cross-examination of
witnesses, that any common carrier has knowingly and willfully violated
any provision of this part, the Commission shall assess such fines and
penalties as it deems appropriate pursuant to title V of this Act.

``SEC. 658. CUSTOMER PROTECTION.

    ``(a) Joint Board Required.--The Commission shall, within 30 days
after the date of enactment of this part, convene a Federal-State Joint
Board under the provisions of section 410(c) for the purpose of
establishing the practices, classifications, and regulations as may be
necessary to ensure proper jurisdictional separation and allocation of
the costs of providing broadband services, including affiliated video
programming. The Board shall issue its recommendations to the
Commission within 270 days after the date of enactment of this part.
    ``(b) Commission Regulations Required.--The Commission, with
respect to interstate switched access service, and the States, with
respect to telephone exchange service and intrastate interexchange
service, shall, within one year after the date of the enactment of this
part, establish such rules and regulations as may be necessary to
implement section 655.
    ``(c) No Effect on Carrier Regulation Authority.--Nothing in this
section shall be construed to limit or supersede the authority of any
State or the Commission with respect to the allocation of costs
associated with intrastate or interstate communication services.

``SEC. 659. RURAL AREA EXEMPTION.

    ``The provisions of sections 652, 653, 654, and 656 shall not apply
to video programming provided in a rural area by a common carrier that
provides telephone exchange service in the same area.''.

Output:
Communications Competitiveness and Infrastructure Modernization Act of 1993 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow a common carrier to provide video programming directly to subscribers in its telephone service area through its own facilities or an affiliate. Authorizes the common carrier to provide channels of communications, pole line conduit space, or other rental arrangements to any entity which is directly or indirectly owned, operated, or controlled by it if such facilities or arrangements are to be used for, or in connection with, the provision of video programming directly to subscribers in the telephone service area of the common carrier.
Prohibits a common carrier from providing video programming directly to subscribers in its telephone service area unless the programming is provided through a separate video programming affiliate. Requires business arrangements and transactions between a common carrier and its video programming affiliate to be pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission and to be without cost to the telephone service ratepayers of the carrier.
Requires any common carrier which provides video programming directly to subscribers through an affiliate in its telephone service area to establish a basic video dial tone platform.  Requires such common carrier to make a maximum of 75 percent of the equipped capacity of its basic video dial tone platform available to unaffiliated video program providers.  States that the carriage of local broadcast signals shall not constitute the provisions of affiliated video programming under this Act.
Sets forth prohibitions on:  (1) cross-subsidization between telephone service and video programming by common carriers; and (2) common carrier buyouts of cable systems located in the carrier's telephone service area.
Requires the Commission to convene a Federal-State Joint Board to establish practices, classifications, and regulations necessary to ensure proper jurisdictional separation and allocation of the costs of providing broadband services, including affiliated video programming.
Makes provisions of this Act inapplicable to video programming provided in a rural area by a common carrier that provides telephone exchange service in such area.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Act of 1964
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
    The Congress hereby finds as follows:
        (1) On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks' brave act of defiance,
    refusing to give up her seat to a white person on a segregated bus
    in Montgomery, Alabama, galvanized the modern civil rights movement
    and led to the desegregation of the South.
        (2) On February 1, 1960, 4 college students, Joseph McNeil,
    Franklin McCain, David Richmond, and Ezell Blair, Jr., asked to be
    served at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and lunch
    counter sit-ins began to occur throughout the South to challenge
    segregation in places of public accommodation.
        (3) On May 4, 1961, the Freedom Rides into the South began to
    test new court orders barring segregation in interstate
    transportation, and riders were jailed and beaten by mobs in
    several places, including Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama.
        (4) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the leading civil rights
    advocate of the time, spearheading the civil rights movement in the
    United States during the 1950s and 1960s with the goal of
    nonviolent social change and full civil rights for African
    Americans.
        (5) On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., led over
    250,000 civil rights supporters in the March on Washington and
    delivered his famous ``I Have A Dream'' speech to raise awareness
    and support for civil rights legislation.
        (6) Mrs. Coretta Scott King, a leading participant in the
    American civil rights movement, was side-by-side with her husband,
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during many civil rights marches,
    organized Freedom Concerts to draw attention to the Movement, and
    worked in her own right to create an America in which all people
    have equal rights.
        (7) The mass movement sparked by Rosa Parks and led by Dr.
    Martin Luther King, Jr., among others, called upon the Congress and
    Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson to pass civil
    rights legislation which culminated in the enactment of the Civil
    Rights Act of 1964.
        (8) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 greatly expanded civil rights
    protections, outlawing racial discrimination and segregation in
    public places and places of public accommodation, in federally
    funded programs, and employment and encouraging desegregation in
    public schools, and has served as a model for subsequent anti-
    discrimination laws.
        (9) We are an eminently better Nation because of Rosa Parks,
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and all those men and women who have
    confronted, and continue to confront, injustice and inequality
    wherever they see it.
        (10) Equality in education was one of the cornerstones of the
    civil rights movement.
        (11) On September 10, 1961, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote
    that African American ``students are coming to understand that
    education and learning have become tools for shaping the future and
    not devices of privilege for an exclusive few''.
        (12) Over its long and distinguished history, the United Negro
    College Fund has provided scholarships and operating funds to its
    member colleges that have enabled more than 300,000 young African
    Americans to earn college degrees and become successful members of
    society.
        (13) Those graduates include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as
    well as leaders in the fields of education, science, medicine, law,
    entertainment, literature, the military, and politics who have made
    major contributions to the civil rights movement and the creation
    of a more equitable society.
        (14) Congress has an obligation to lead America's continued
    struggle to fight discrimination and ensure equal rights for all.
        (15) The year 2014 will mark the semicentennial of the passage
    of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
    (a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not
more than 350,000 $1 coins each of which shall--
        (1) weigh 26.73 grams;
        (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
        (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5136 of title 31,
United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered
to be numismatic items.
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.
    (a) Design Requirements.--The design of the coins minted under this
Act shall be emblematic of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 and its contribution to civil rights in America.
    (b) Designation and Inscriptions.--On each coin minted under this
Act there shall be--
        (1) a designation of the value of the coin;
        (2) an inscription of the year ``2014''; and
        (3) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We Trust'',
    ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
    (c) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act
shall be--
        (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
    Commission of Fine Arts; and
        (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
    established under section 5135 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Commencement of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted
under this Act beginning January 1, 2014, except that the Secretary may
initiate sales of such coins, without issuance, before such date.
    (c) Termination of Minting Authority.--No coins shall be minted
under this Act after December 31, 2014.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
    (a) Sale Price.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
coins issued under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a price
equal to the sum of the face value of the coins, the surcharge required
under section 7(a) for the coins, and the cost of designing and issuing
such coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery,
overhead expenses, and marketing).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders at a Discount.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for
    the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such coins.
        (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders under
    paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
    (a) Surcharge Required.--All sales shall include a surcharge of $10
per coin.
    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United
States Code, all surcharges which are received by the Secretary from
the sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the
Secretary to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to carry out the
purposes of the Fund, including providing scholarships and internships
for minority students and operating funds and technology enhancement
services for 39 member historically black colleges and universities.
    (c) Audits.--The United Negro College Fund shall be subject to the
audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States
Code, with regard to the amounts received by the Fund under subsection
(b).
    (d) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may
be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin
during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the
issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin
programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative
coin program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31,
United States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act). The Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out
this subsection.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue, during 2014, up to 350,000 one-dollar coins designed to be emblematic of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its contribution to civil rights in America. Permits the Secretary to initiate sales of such coins, without issuance, before 2014. Terminates such minting authority after December 31, 2014.

Requires sales to include a $10 surcharge per coin, which shall be paid to the United Negro College Fund. Subjects the Fund to certain federal audit requirements and a specified issuance limitation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Notch Fairness Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. NEW GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT WHERE
              ELIGIBILITY ARISES DURING TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.

    (a) In General.--Section 215(a) of the Social Security Act is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting ``(with or without
        the application of paragraph (8))'' after ``would be made'',
        and by striking ``1984'' in clause (i) and inserting ``1989'';
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(8)(A) In the case of an individual described in paragraph (4)(B)
(subject to subparagraphs (F) and (G) of this paragraph), the amount of
the individual's primary insurance amount as computed or recomputed
under paragraph (1) shall be deemed equal to the sum of--
            ``(i) such amount, and
            ``(ii) the applicable transitional increase amount (if
        any).
    ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the term `applicable
transitional increase amount' means, in the case of any individual, the
product derived by multiplying--
            ``(i) the excess under former law, by
            ``(ii) the applicable percentage in relation to the year in
        which the individual becomes eligible for old-age insurance
        benefits, as determined by the following table:

``If the individual becomes                              The applicable
  eligible for such benefits in:                         percentage is:
        1979...................................................     55
        1980...................................................     45
        1981...................................................     35
        1982...................................................     32
        1983...................................................     25
        1984...................................................     20
        1985...................................................     16
        1986...................................................     10
        1987...................................................      3
        1988...................................................      5.
    ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term `excess under
former law' means, in the case of any individual, the excess of--
            ``(i) the applicable former law primary insurance amount,
        over
            ``(ii) the amount which would be such individual's primary
        insurance amount if computed or recomputed under this section
        without regard to this paragraph and paragraphs (4), (5), and
        (6).
    ``(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C)(i), the term `applicable
former law primary insurance amount' means, in the case of any
individual, the amount which would be such individual's primary
insurance amount if it were--
            ``(i) computed or recomputed (pursuant to paragraph
        (4)(B)(i)) under section 215(a) as in effect in December 1978,
        or
            ``(ii) computed or recomputed (pursuant to paragraph
        (4)(B)(ii)) as provided by subsection (d),
(as applicable) and modified as provided by subparagraph (E).
    ``(E) In determining the amount which would be an individual's
primary insurance amount as provided in subparagraph (D)--
            ``(i) subsection (b)(4) shall not apply;
            ``(ii) section 215(b) as in effect in December 1978 shall
        apply, except that section 215(b)(2)(C) (as then in effect)
        shall be deemed to provide that an individual's `computation
        base years' may include only calendar years in the period after
        1950 (or 1936 if applicable) and ending with the calendar year
        in which such individual attains age 61, plus the 3 calendar
        years after such period for which the total of such
        individual's wages and self-employment income is the largest;
        and
            ``(iii) subdivision (I) in the last sentence of paragraph
        (4) shall be applied as though the words `without regard to any
        increases in that table' in such subdivision read `including
        any increases in that table'.
    ``(F) This paragraph shall apply in the case of any individual only
if such application results in a primary insurance amount for such
individual that is greater than it would be if computed or recomputed
under paragraph (4)(B) without regard to this paragraph.
    ``(G)(i) This paragraph shall apply in the case of any individual
subject to any timely election to receive lump sum payments under this
subparagraph.
    ``(ii) A written election to receive lump sum payments under this
subparagraph, in lieu of the application of this paragraph to the
computation of the primary insurance amount of an individual described
in paragraph (4)(B), may be filed with the Commissioner of Social
Security in such form and manner as shall be prescribed in regulations
of the Commissioner. Any such election may be filed by such individual
or, in the event of such individual's death before any such election is
filed by such individual, by any other beneficiary entitled to benefits
under section 202 on the basis of such individual's wages and self-
employment income. Any such election filed after December 31, 2013,
shall be null and void and of no effect.
    ``(iii) Upon receipt by the Commissioner of a timely election filed
by the individual described in paragraph (4)(B) in accordance with
clause (ii)--
            ``(I) the Commissioner shall certify receipt of such
        election to the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of
        the Treasury, after receipt of such certification, shall pay
        such individual, from amounts in the Federal Old-Age and
        Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, a total amount equal to $5,000,
        in 4 annual lump sum installments of $1,250, the first of which
        shall be made during fiscal year 2014 not later than July 1,
        2014, and
            ``(II) subparagraph (A) shall not apply in determining such
        individual's primary insurance amount.
    ``(iv) Upon receipt by the Commissioner as of December 31, 2013, of
a timely election filed in accordance with clause (ii) by at least one
beneficiary entitled to benefits on the basis of the wages and self-
employment income of a deceased individual described in paragraph
(4)(B), if such deceased individual has filed no timely election in
accordance with clause (ii)--
            ``(I) the Commissioner shall certify receipt of all such
        elections received as of such date to the Secretary of the
        Treasury, and the Secretary of the Treasury, after receipt of
        such certification, shall pay each beneficiary filing such a
        timely election, from amounts in the Federal Old-Age and
        Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, a total amount equal to $5,000
        (or, in the case of 2 or more such beneficiaries, such amount
        distributed evenly among such beneficiaries), in 4 equal annual
        lump sum installments, the first of which shall be made during
        fiscal year 2014 not later than July 1, 2014, and
            ``(II) solely for purposes of determining the amount of
        such beneficiary's benefits, subparagraph (A) shall be deemed
        not to apply in determining the deceased individual's primary
        insurance amount.''.
    (b) Effective Date and Related Rules.--
            (1) Applicability of amendments.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
                (2), the amendments made by this Act shall be effective
                as though they had been included or reflected in
                section 201 of the Social Security Amendments of 1977.
                    (B) Applicability.--No monthly benefit or primary
                insurance amount under title II of the Social Security
                Act shall be increased by reason of such amendments for
                any month before July 2014.
            (2) Recomputation to reflect benefit increases.--In any
        case in which an individual is entitled to monthly insurance
        benefits under title II of the Social Security Act for June
        2014, if such benefits are based on a primary insurance amount
        computed--
                    (A) under section 215 of such Act as in effect (by
                reason of the Social Security Amendments of 1977) after
                December 1978, or
                    (B) under section 215 of such Act as in effect
                prior to January 1979 by reason of subsection (a)(4)(B)
                of such section (as amended by the Social Security
                Amendments of 1977),
        the Commissioner of Social Security (notwithstanding section
        215(f)(1) of the Social Security Act) shall recompute such
        primary insurance amount so as to take into account the
        amendments made by this Act.

Output: Notch Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the computation of minimum Old Age Insurance benefits for individuals who reached age 65 in or after 1979, and to whom applies the 15-year transition period for the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977. ("Notch" refers to birth in the United States between 1917 and 1921, as a result of which a retiree born between those years received lower cost-of-living increases in Social Security than others after Congress readjusted Social Security benefits in 1977.) Sets forth a schedule of additional benefit increases for such beneficiaries (and related beneficiaries), with percentages declining from 55% to 5% and keyed to the year an individual became eligible for such benefits between 1979 and 1988.  Allows such beneficiaries, in the alternative, to receive lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse Reinvestment Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.

    Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296 et seq.)
is amended--
            (1) in section 846(a)(3), by inserting ``in a nursing home,
        in a hospice, in a home health agency,'' after ``in a public
        hospital,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:

           ``PART H--INITIATIVES TO COMBAT NURSING SHORTAGES

``SEC. 851. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall develop and issue public
service announcements that shall advertise and promote the nursing
profession, highlight the advantages and rewards of nursing, and
encourage individuals from diverse communities and backgrounds to enter
the nursing profession.
    ``(b) Method.--The public service announcements described in
subsection (a) shall be broadcast in appropriate languages via
appropriate media outlets, including on television or radio, in a
manner intended to reach as wide and diverse an audience as possible.

``SEC. 852. STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to eligible
entities to support State and local advertising campaigns via
appropriate media outlets to promote the nursing profession, highlight
the advantages and rewards of nursing, and encourage individuals from
disadvantaged communities and backgrounds to enter the nursing
profession.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a
        professional State nursing association, State health care
        provider association, accredited school of nursing, and any
        other entity that provides similar services or serves a like
        function.
            ``(2) State health care provider association.--The term
        `State health care provider association' means a professional
        association of hospitals, nursing homes, home health care
        agencies, hospices, consortia of said associations, or other
        such entities deemed eligible by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
subsection (a) shall use funds received through such grant to buy local
television and radio time, place advertisements in local newspapers,
post information on billboards or on the Internet, or utilize other
appropriate media outlets in order to--
            ``(1) advertise and promote the nursing profession;
            ``(2) promote nursing education programs;
            ``(3) inform the public of public assistance regarding such
        education programs;
            ``(4) highlight individuals in the community that are
        presently practicing nursing in order to recruit new nurses; or
            ``(5) provide any other information to recruit individuals
        to enroll in nursing programs.
    ``(d) Method.--The campaigns described in subsection (a) shall be
broadcast in appropriate languages on television or radio, or placed in
newspapers as advertisements, posted on billboards or the Internet, or
publicized via other appropriate media outlets in a manner intended to
reach as wide and diverse an audience as possible.
    ``(e) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under
subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may reasonably require.

``SEC. 853. NURSE RECRUITMENT GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall award grants to
eligible entities to increase nursing education opportunities.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
subsection (a) shall use funds received from such grant to--
            ``(1) support outreach programs at primary, junior, and
        secondary schools that inform guidance counselors and students
        of education opportunities regarding nursing;
            ``(2) carry out special projects to increase nursing
        education opportunities for individuals who are from
        disadvantaged backgrounds (including economically disadvantaged
        backgrounds and racial and ethnic minorities underrepresented
        among registered nurses) by providing student scholarships or
        stipends, pre-entry preparation, or retention activities;
            ``(3) provide assistance to diploma, associate degree, and
        collegiate schools of nursing to support remedial education
        programs for nursing students who require assistance with math,
        science, English, and medical terminology; or
            ``(4) meet the costs of child care and transportation for
        individuals who are taking part in a nursing education program
        at any level.
    ``(c) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under
subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may reasonably require.

``SEC. 854. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part,
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

       ``PART I--INITIATIVES TO STRENGTHEN THE NURSING WORKFORCE

``SEC. 861. CAREER LADDER GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall award grants to
eligible entities to assist individuals in obtaining education required
to enter the nursing profession and advance within such profession.
    ``(b) Eligible Entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a diploma,
associate degree, or collegiate school of nursing.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
subsection (a) shall use funds under such grant to establish student
scholarships or stipends for nurse professionals, licensed practical
nurses, certified nurse assistants, and home health aides who enroll in
entry level nursing programs, advanced practice nursing degree
programs, RN/Master's nursing degree programs, doctoral nursing
programs, public health nursing programs, nurse educator programs,
nurse administrator programs, and training programs focused on specific
technology use or disease management.
    ``(d) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under
subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may reasonably require.

``SEC. 862. GRANTS FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall award grants to
eligible entities to develop and incorporate gerontology curriculum and
competencies.
    ``(b) Eligible Entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a diploma,
associate degree, or collegiate school of nursing.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
subsection (a) shall use funds under such grant to develop stand alone
courses in geriatric nursing to support concentrations, minors, and
majors in the discipline, to hire faculty who are certified in
geriatric nursing, to train nursing faculty members in gerontology, to
provide continuing education in gerontology for practicing nurses at
diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate schools of nursing.
    ``(d) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under
subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may reasonably require.

``SEC. 863. GRANTS FOR PARTNERSHIPS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to eligible
entities to enable such entities to form partnerships to carry out the
activities described in subsection (d).
    ``(b) Eligible Entity.--The term `eligible entity' means an
accredited school of nursing and a health care facility that forms a
partnership to provide the services described in this section.
    ``(c) Health Care Facility.--The term `health care facility' means
a hospital, nursing home, home health care agency, hospice, federally
qualified health center, rural health clinic, or public health clinic.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
subsection (a) shall use funds received through such grant to--
            ``(1) provide employees of the facility advanced training
        and education at the school or facility;
            ``(2) establish or expand nursing practice arrangements in
        noninstitutional settings to demonstrate methods to improve
        access to primary health care in medically underserved
        communities; and
            ``(3) purchase distance learning technology to extend
        general education and training programs to rural areas, and to
        extend specialty education and training programs to all areas.
    ``(e) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under
subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may reasonably require.

``SEC. 864. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part,
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

      ``PART J--NATIONAL NURSING SERVICE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

``SEC. 871. NATIONAL NURSING SERVICE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall establish a National
Nurse Service Corps Scholarship program (referred to in this section as
the `program') that provides scholarships to individuals seeking
nursing education in exchange for service by such individuals in areas
with nursing shortages.
    ``(b) Preference.--In awarding scholarships under this section, the
Secretary shall give preference to applicants with the greatest
financial need, and applicants who agree to serve in health facilities
experiencing nursing shortages in medically underserved areas.
    ``(c) Requirements.--To be eligible to participate in the program,
an individual must--
            ``(1) be accepted for enrollment, or be enrolled, in an
        accredited school of nursing, to take courses leading to a
        baccalaureate or associate degree in nursing, or a diploma in
        nursing;
            ``(2) submit an application to participate in the program;
        and
            ``(3) enter into an agreement with the Secretary, at the
        time of submittal of such application, to--
                    ``(A) accept payment of a scholarship and remain
                enrolled in a nursing school;
                    ``(B) maintain an acceptable level of academic
                standing; and
                    ``(C) serve as a nurse for a period of not less
                than 2 years in an Indian Health Service health center,
                a Native Hawaiian health center, a public hospital, a
                migrant health center, a community health center, a
                rural health clinic, a nursing home, a home health
                agency, hospice, or a public or nonprofit private
                health facility determined by the Secretary to have a
critical shortage of nurses.
    ``(d) Applications.--
            ``(1) In general.--The application forms for the programs
        shall include--
                    ``(A) a fair summary of the rights and liabilities
                of an individual whose application is approved by the
                Secretary; and
                    ``(B) information respecting meeting a service
                obligation and such other information as may be
                necessary for the individual to understand the program.
            ``(2) Accessibility.--The application form and all other
        information furnished by the Secretary shall be written so that
it may be understood by the average individual applying to participate
in the program. The Secretary shall make such application forms, and
other information available to individuals desiring to participate in
the program, on a date sufficiently early to ensure that such
individuals have adequate time to carefully review and evaluate such
forms and information.
            ``(3) Distribution.--The Secretary shall distribute to
        nursing schools materials providing information on the program
        and shall encourage the schools to disseminate the materials to
        students of the schools.
    ``(e) Scholarship.--
            ``(1) In general.--A scholarship provided to a student for
        a school year under a written contract under the program shall
        consist of--
                    ``(A) payment to, or (in accordance with paragraph
                (2)) on behalf of the student of--
                            ``(i) the tuition of the student in such
                        school year; and
                            ``(ii) all other reasonable educational
                        expenses and support services, including fees,
                        books, and laboratory expenses incurred by the
                        student in such school year; and
                    ``(B) payment to the student of a stipend of $400
                per month (adjusted in accordance with paragraph (3))
                for each 12 consecutive months beginning with the first
                month of the school year.
            ``(2) Contract.--The Secretary may contract with a nursing
        school, in which a participant in the program is enrolled, for
        the payment to the nursing school of the amounts of tuition and
        other reasonable educational expenses described in paragraph
        (1)(A).
            ``(3) Monthly stipend.--The amount of the monthly stipend,
        specified in paragraph (1)(B) and as previously adjusted (if at
        all) in accordance with this paragraph, shall be increased by
        the Secretary as the Secretary determines to be reasonable.
    ``(f) Breach of Agreement.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual who enters
        into an agreement under this section to provide service as a
        nurse in consideration for receiving a scholarship, such
        individual is liable to the Federal Government for the amount
        of such scholarship, and for interest on such scholarship at
        the maximum legal prevailing rate, if the individual--
                    ``(A) fails to maintain an acceptable level of
                academic standing in the nursing program;
                    ``(B) is dismissed from the nursing program for
                disciplinary reasons;
                    ``(C) voluntarily terminates the nursing program;
                or
                    ``(D) fails to provide services in accordance with
                the program under this section for the period of time
                applicable under the program.
            ``(2) Waiver or suspension of liability.--The Secretary
        shall provide for the waiver or suspension of liability under
        this section if compliance by the individual with the agreement
        is impossible, or would involve extreme hardship to the
        individual, or if enforcement of the agreement with respect to
        the individual would be unconscionable.
            ``(3) Date certain for recovery.--Subject to paragraph (2),
        any amount that the Federal Government is entitled to recover
        under paragraph (1) shall be paid to the United States not
        later than the expiration of the 3-year period beginning on the
        date the United States becomes so entitled.
            ``(4) Availability.--Amounts recovered under paragraph (1)
        with respect to a program under this section shall be available
        for the purposes of such program, and shall remain available
        for such purposes until expended.
    ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Community health center.--The term ``community health
        center'' has the meaning given such term in section 330(a).
            ``(2) Rural health clinic.--The term ``rural health
        clinic'' has the meaning given such term in section 1861(aa)(2)
        of the Social Security Act.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of payments
under agreements entered into under subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated $65,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2002 through 2004.''.

Output: Nurse Reinvestment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop and issue public service announcements that advertise and promote the nursing profession, highlight the advantages and rewards of nursing, and encourage individuals from diverse communities and backgrounds to enter the nursing profession; and (2) award grants to designated eligible educational entities in order to increase the number of nurses.Establishes a National Nurse Service Corps Scholarship program that provides scholarships to individuals seeking nursing education in exchange for service by such individuals in areas with nursing shortages.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Dental Health Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Oral and general health are inseparable, and good
        dental care is critical to our overall physical health and
        well-being.
            (2) Although oral health in America has improved
        dramatically over the last 50 years, these improvements have
        not occurred evenly across all sectors of our population,
        particularly among low-income individuals and families and
        people living in underserved areas.
            (3) According to the United States Surgeon General, an
        estimated 25,000,000 Americans live in areas lacking adequate
        dental care services, and as many as 11 percent of our Nation's
        rural population has never been to a dentist.
            (4) This access problem is exacerbated by the fact that our
        dental workforce is aging: more than 20 percent of dentists
        will retire in the next 10 years, and the number of dental
        graduates by 2015 may not be enough to replace these retirees.
        Although dentists have significantly increased their
        productivity, there are still distribution problems in specific
        geographic areas.
            (5) Our Nation's dental school faculty is also aging. With
        retirement being the leading indicator, faculty shortage issues
        face United States dental schools with approximately 400
        current vacancies for unfilled, budgeted positions. United
        States dental schools play an important role in improving
        access to care to underserved populations.
            (6) While the National Health Service Corps has placed more
        than 20,000 health care providers in some of America's most
        difficult-to-place inner city, rural, and frontier communities,
        the current funding levels for this program do not begin to
        meet the need in these underserved communities for physical,
        oral, and mental and behavioral health care services and should
        be substantially increased.
            (7) According to the United States Surgeon General, the
        number of dentists and dental hygienists with obligations to
        serve in the National Health Service Corps falls far short of
        meeting the total identified need: only about 6 percent of the
        dental need in designated underserved areas is currently being
        met by this program, and outreach and development are critical
        to future opportunities for strengthening the dental workforce
        in designated dental health professional shortage areas.

SEC. 3. EXPANDING AVAILABILITY OF DENTAL SERVICES.

    Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

                  ``Subpart X--Primary Dental Programs

``SEC. 340F. DESIGNATED DENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA.

    ``In this subpart, the term `designated dental health professional
shortage area' means an area, population group, or facility that is
designated by the Secretary as a dental health professional shortage
area under section 332 or designated by the applicable State as having
a dental health manpower shortage.

``SEC. 340G. GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Grant Program Authorized.--The Secretary, acting through the
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, is
authorized to award grants to States for the purpose of helping States
develop and implement innovative programs to address the dental
workforce needs of designated dental health professional shortage areas
in a manner that is appropriate to the State's individual needs.
    ``(b) State Activities.--A State receiving a grant under subsection
(a) may use funds received under the grant for--
            ``(1) loan forgiveness and repayment programs for dentists
        who--
                    ``(A) practice in designated dental health
                professional shortage areas; and
                    ``(B) agree to--
                            ``(i) provide services to patients
                        regardless of such patients' ability to pay;
                        and
                            ``(ii) provide a sliding payment scale for
                        patients who are unable to pay the total cost
                        of services;
            ``(2) recruitment and retention efforts;
            ``(3) grants and low-interest or no-interest loans to help
        practitioners who participate in the medicaid program under
        title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.)
        to establish or expand practices in designated dental health
        professional shortage areas by equipping dental offices or
        sharing in the overhead costs of such operations;
            ``(4) the establishment or expansion of dental residency
        programs in coordination with accredited dental training
        facilities in States without dental schools;
            ``(5) programs developed in consultation with State and
        local dental societies to expand or establish oral health
        services in designated dental health professional shortage
        areas, such as--
                    (A) the expansion or establishment of a community-
                based dental facility, free-standing dental clinic,
                consolidated health center dental facility, school-
                linked dental facility, or United States dental school-
                based facility;
                    (B) the establishment of a mobile or portable
                dental clinic; and
                    (C) the establishment or expansion of private
                dental services to enhance capacity through additional
                equipment or additional hours of operation;
            ``(6) placement and support of dental students, residents,
        and advanced dentistry trainees;
            ``(7) continuing dental education, including distance-based
        education;
            ``(8) practice support through teledentistry conducted in
        accordance with existing State laws;
            ``(9) community-based prevention services such as water
        fluoridation and dental sealant programs;
            ``(10) coordination with local education systems within the
        State to foster programs that promote children going into oral
        health or science professions;
            ``(11) the establishment of faculty recruitment programs at
        accredited dental training institutions whose mission includes
        community outreach and service and that have a demonstrated
        record of serving underserved States;
            ``(12) the development of a State dental officer position
        or the augmentation of a current State dental office to
        coordinate oral health and access issues in the State; and
            ``(13) any other activities determined to be appropriate by
        the Secretary.
    ``(c) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State desiring a grant under this
        section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
        time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
        Secretary may reasonably require.
            ``(2) Assurances.--Each application submitted under this
        subsection shall include assurances that the State will meet
        the requirements of subsection (d) and that the State possesses
        sufficient infrastructure to manage the activities to be funded
        by the grant and to evaluate and report on the outcomes
        resulting from such activities.
    ``(d) Matching Requirement.--An entity that receives a grant under
this section shall contribute non-Federal funds to activities carried
out under the grant in a total amount equal to at least 40 percent of
the amount of the grant. Such matching funds may be a combination of
in-kind contributions, fairly valued, and any other funding from State
or local sources or from community or other organizations.
    ``(e) Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment
of the Dental Health Improvement Act, the Secretary shall prepare and
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing
data relating to whether grants provided under this section have
increased access to dental services in designated dental health
professional shortage areas.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $50,000,000 for the 5-fiscal
year period beginning with fiscal year 2002.''.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.

    (a) Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs.--The Secretary of
Health and Human Services, in consultation with the American Dental
Association, the American Dental Education Association, the American
Dental Hygienists Association, the American Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry, the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors,
and the National Association of Community Health Centers, shall develop
and implement a plan for increasing the participation of dentists and
dental hygienists in the National Health Service Corps' scholarship
program under section 338A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254l) and the loan repayment program under section 338B of such Act (42
U.S.C. 254l-1).
    (b) Loan Repayment Plan.--Section 338C of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 254m) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, periods of
obligated service may be served and fulfilled on a part time basis if--
            ``(1) such part time service is agreed to by both the
        placement site or sites and the recipient of the scholarship or
        loan repayment; and
            ``(2) the recipient's total obligation is fulfilled.''.
    (c) Scholarship Programs.--Any scholarship program for dental
students administered through the National Health Service Corps shall
meet the following requirements:
            (1) Availability.--The scholarship program shall be open to
        students attending any accredited dental school or dental
        hygiene program in the United States.
            (2) Placement.--The placement of an oral health provider
        participating in the scholarship program shall be solely based
        upon community need for dental services.
    (d) Site Designation Process.--
            (1) Improvement of designation process.--The Administrator
        of the Health Resources and Services Administration, in
        consultation with the Association of State and Territorial
        Dental Directors, dental societies, and other interested
        parties, shall--
                    (A) design and implement procedures to simplify the
                process of designating areas, population groups, and
                facilities as dental health professional shortage areas
                under section 332 of the Public Health Service Act (42
                U.S.C. 254e); and
                    (B) revise the criteria upon which such
                designations are based so that such criteria provide a
                more accurate reflection of oral health care need,
                particularly in rural areas.
            (2) Public health service act.--Section 332 of the Public
        Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e) is amended by adding at the
        end the following:
    ``(i) Dissemination.--The Administrator of the Health Resources and
Services Administration shall disseminate information concerning the
designation criteria described in subsection (b) to--
            ``(1) the Governor of each State;
            ``(2) the representative of any area, population group, or
        facility selected by any such Governor to receive such
        information;
            ``(3) the representative of any area, population group, or
        facility that requests such information; and
            ``(4) the representative of any area, population group, or
        facility determined by the Administrator to be likely to meet
        the criteria described in subsection (b).
    ``(j) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator of the Health
Resources and Services Administration shall provide technical
assistance to any area, population group, or facility that demonstrates
an interest in applying for dental health professional shortage area
designation.''.

SEC. 4. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS RECEIVED UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH
              SERVICE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS AND
              CERTAIN OTHER PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 117(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to the exclusion from gross income amounts received as a
qualified scholarship) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Subsections (a)'' and inserting the
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
        subsections (a)'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
        amount received by an individual under--
                    ``(A) the National Health Service Corps Scholarship
                program under section 338A(g)(1)(A) of the Public
                Health Service Act,
                    ``(B) the National Health Service Corps Loan
                Repayment program under section 338B(g)(1) of the
                Public Health Service Act, or
                    ``(C) any State program determined by the Secretary
                to have substantially similar objectives as such
                programs.''.
    (b) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after December 31,
2001.

Output: Dental Health Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to States to help them develop innovative programs to address the dental workforce needs of designated dental health professional shortage areas in a manner appropriate to the State's individual needs. Defines "designated dental health professional shortage area" to mean an area, population group, or facility designated by the Secretary as a dental health professional shortage area or by a State as having a dental health manpower shortage.Directs the Secretary to develop a plan for increasing participation of dentists and dental hygienists in the National Health Service Corps' scholarship and loan repayment programs. Revises scholarship and loan repayment program requirements to allow periods of obligated service (period of time that a recipient must serve in a health professional shortage area in order to receive a scholarship or loan) to be served and fulfilled on a part time basis if certain conditions are met.Sets forth requirements with respect to the dental health professional shortage area designation process.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an individual certain amounts received under the National Health Service Corps Scholarship program, the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment program, or any similar State program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Waste in National Parks
Act''.

SEC. 2. DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING AND REDUCTION IN UNITS OF
              THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.

    (a) Program for Recycling and Reduction of Disposable Plastic
Bottles in Units of the National Park System.--Each regional director
concerned shall establish in such unit of the National Park System a
program for recycling and reduction of disposable plastic bottles,
including, if applicable, elimination of the sale of water in
disposable plastic bottles under subsection (b).
    (b) Elimination of Sale of Water in Disposable Plastic Bottles.--
            (1) In general.--Each regional director concerned may
        eliminate the sale of water in disposable plastic bottles in
        such unit of the National Park System after consideration of
        the following factors with respect to such unit:
                    (A) The costs and benefits to the overall
                operations.
                    (B) The amount of waste that would be eliminated.
                    (C) The infrastructure costs and funding sources
                for bottle refill stations.
                    (D) Any contractual implications with respect to
                concessioners, including considerations of new
                leaseholder surrender interest or possessory interest.
                    (E) The operational costs of bottle refill
                stations, including utilities and regular public health
                testing.
                    (F) The cost and availability of BPA-free reusable
                containers.
                    (G) The effect on concessioner and cooperation
                association sales revenue.
                    (H) The availability of water within concession
                food service operations.
                    (I) The ability to provide visitor education in the
                unit and online so that visitors may come prepared with
                their own water bottles.
                    (J) Any input from the National Park Service Office
                of Public Health.
                    (K) The feasibility of posting signs so that
                visitors can easily find bottle refill stations.
                    (L) Safety considerations for visitors who may
                resort to not carrying enough water or drinking from
                surface water sources with potential exposure to
                disease.
                    (M) Any input from concessioners and cooperating
                associations within the unit.
            (2) Units of national park system that have previously
        eliminated sale water in disposable plastic bottles.--With
        respect to a unit of the National Park System that does not
        offer for sale water in disposable plastic bottles on the date
        prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, the
        superintendent of such unit may continue to not offer for sale
        water in disposable plastic bottles if such superintendent, not
        later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
        Act, submits to the regional director of such unit an
        evaluation that analyzes and addresses the factors listed in
        subparagraphs (A) through (M) of paragraph (1).
    (c) Proactive Visitor Education Strategy.--Each regional director
concerned shall develop for such unit of the National Park System a
proactive visitor education strategy that addresses visitor
expectations of water availability and explains the rationale for the
program for recycling and reduction of disposable plastic bottles
established under subsection (a) and implemented in such unit.
    (d) Continuity Within Unit of the National Park System.--Each
regional director concerned shall, to the extent possible, implement
the program for recycling and reduction of disposable plastic bottles
established under subsection (a) in a manner that is consistent
throughout such unit of the National Park System, including
incorporation of such program into any agreement with an organization
operating within the unit, including a concessioner operating plan and
cooperating association scope of sales.
    (e) Bi-Annual Evaluation.--Each regional director concerned shall,
not less than once every 2 years--
            (1) conduct an evaluation of the program for recycling and
        reduction of disposable plastic bottles established under
        subsection (a) for such unit of the National Park System,
        including--
                    (A) public response to the program;
                    (B) visitor satisfaction with the availability of
                water;
                    (C) buying behavior with respect to products sold
                in disposable plastic bottles;
                    (D) public safety including information on cases of
                dehydration or exposure to disease from drinking from
                surface water; and
                    (E) disposable plastic bottle collection rates; and
            (2) submit such evaluation to the Director of the National
        Park Service and the Secretary of the Interior.
    (f) Definition of Regional Director Concerned.--For the purposes of
this section, the term ``regional director concerned'' means, with
respect to a unit of the National Park System, the regional director of
the region of the National Park System in which such unit is located,
working in coordination with the superintendent of such unit.

Output: Reducing Waste in National Parks Act This bill directs each regional director of a region of the National Park System (NPS) to establish a program to recycle and reduce the use of disposable plastic bottles within each NPS unit located in its region.  Regional directors may eliminate the sale of water in disposable plastic bottles within their NPS units after having considered several specified factors.      Where an NPS unit is not offering water for sale in disposable plastic bottles, the superintendent of the unit may continue that practice, upon submission of an evaluation of those factors.  Each regional director who establishes and implements such a program shall develop for each affected NPS unit a proactive visitor education strategy to address visitor expectations of water availability and explain the rationale for the program.