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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Equity and Access under the
Law for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017'' or as the ``HEAL for
Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Insurance coverage reduces harmful health disparities
        by alleviating cost barriers to and increasing utilization of
        basic preventive health services, especially among low-income
        and underserved populations, and especially among women.
            (2) Based solely on their immigration status, many
        immigrants and their families face legal restrictions on their
        ability to obtain health insurance coverage through Medicaid,
        CHIP, and Health Insurance Exchanges.
            (3) Lack of health insurance contributes to persistent
        disparities in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of
        negative health outcomes borne by immigrants and their
        families.
            (4) Immigrant women are disproportionately of reproductive
        age, low-income, and lacking health insurance coverage. Legal
        barriers to affordable health insurance coverage therefore
        particularly exacerbate their risk of negative sexual,
        reproductive, and maternal health outcomes, with lasting health
        and economic consequences for immigrant women, their families,
        and society as a whole.
            (5) Denying coverage or imposing waiting periods for
        coverage unfairly hinders the ability of immigrants to take
        responsibility for their own health and economic well-being and
        that of their families. To fully and productively participate
        in society, access to health care is fundamental, which for
        women includes access to the services necessary to plan whether
        and when to have a child.
            (6) The population of immigrant families in the United
        States is expected to continue to grow. Indeed one in four
        children in the United States is part of an immigrant family.
        It is therefore in the Nation's shared public health and
        economic interest to remove legal barriers to affordable health
        insurance coverage based on immigration status.
            (7) Although Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
        recipients are authorized to live and work in the United
        States, they have been unfairly excluded from the definition of
        lawfully present and lawfully residing for purposes of health
        insurance coverage by the Department of Health and Human
        Services, including Medicaid and the Children's Health
        Insurance Program (CHIP).
            (8) Immigration law is constantly evolving and new
        immigration categories for individuals with federally
        authorized presence in the United States may be created.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to ensure that all
individuals who are granted federally authorized presence are treated
as being lawfully present in the United States for purposes of
eligibility under all federally funded health care programs.

SEC. 3. REMOVING BARRIERS TO HEALTH COVERAGE FOR LAWFULLY PRESENT
              INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Medicaid.--Section 1903(v)(4) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396b(v)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
    ``(A) Notwithstanding sections 401(a), 402(b), 403, and 421 of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996, payment shall be made under this section for care and services
that are furnished to aliens, including those described in paragraph
(1), if they otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for medical
assistance under the State plan approved under this title (other than
the requirement of the receipt of aid or assistance under title IV,
supplemental security income benefits under title XVI, or a State
supplementary payment), and are lawfully present in the United States
(including such an individual who is granted deferred action or other
federally authorized presence other than as a nonimmigrant).'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``a State that has elected to
                provide medical assistance to a category of aliens
                under subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``aliens
                provided medical assistance pursuant to subparagraph
                (A)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``to such category'' and inserting
                ``to such alien''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) by striking ``an election by the State under
                subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``the application of
                subparagraph (A)'';
                    (B) by inserting ``or be lawfully present'' after
                ``lawfully reside''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``or present'' after ``lawfully
                residing'' each place it appears.
    (b) CHIP.--Subparagraph (M) of section 2107(e)(1) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(M) Paragraph (4) of section 1903(v) (relating to
                lawfully present individuals).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date
        of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to services
        furnished on or after the date that is 90 days after such date
        of the enactment.
            (2) Exception if state legislation required.--In the case
        of a State plan for medical assistance under title XIX, or a
        State child health plan under title XXI, of the Social Security
        Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines
        requires State legislation (other than legislation
        appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the
        additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this
        section, the respective State plan shall not be regarded as
        failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on
        the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements
        before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning
        after the close of the first regular session of the State
        legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this
        Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a
        State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such
        session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the
        State legislature.

SEC. 4. CONSISTENCY IN HEALTH COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH FEDERALLY
              AUTHORIZED PRESENCE, INCLUDING DEFERRED ACTION.

    (a) In General.--For the purposes of eligibility under any of the
provisions referred to in subsection (b), all individuals granted
federally authorized presence in the United States other than as a
nonimmigrant shall be considered to be lawfully present in the United
States.
    (b) Provisions Described.--The provisions described in this
subsection are the following:
            (1) Exchange eligibility.--Section 1311 of the Patient
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031).
            (2) Reduced cost-sharing eligibility.--Section 1402 of the
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071).
            (3) Premium subsidy eligibility.--Section 36B of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (4) Medicaid and chip eligibility.--Titles XIX and XXI of
        the Social Security Act, including under section 1903(v) of
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)).
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall take effect on the
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Transition through special enrollment period.--In the
        case of an individual described in subsection (a) who, before
        the first day of the first annual open enrollment period under
        subparagraph (B) of section 1311(c)(6) of the Patient
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6))
        beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, is
        granted federally authorized presence in the United States
        described in subsection (a) and who, as a result of such
        subsection, qualifies for a subsidy described in paragraph (2)
        or (3) of such subsection, the Secretary of Health and Human
        Services shall establish a special enrollment period under
        section 1311(c)(6)(C) of such Act during which such individual
        may enroll in qualified health plans through Exchanges under
        title I of such Act and qualify for such a subsidy. For such an
        individual who has been granted federally authorized presence
        in the United States as of the date of the enactment of this
        Act, such special enrollment period shall begin not later than
        90 days after such date of enactment. Nothing in this paragraph
        shall be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary
        to establish additional special enrollment periods under
        section 1311(c)(6)(C) of the Patient Protection and Affordable
        Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6)(C)).

Output: Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017 or the HEAL Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017 This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicaid and CHIP coverage to aliens lawfully present in the United States who otherwise meet eligibility requirements. This applies to individuals granted deferred action or other federally authorized presence but not to nonimmigrants (e.g., individuals with a temporary worker visa). Individuals granted federally authorized presence, except nonimmigrants, are eligible for health insurance exchanges and reduced cost sharing under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and premium subsidies under the Internal Revenue Code.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Investment and Economic
Security Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. REVIEW OF GREENFIELD INVESTMENTS.

    Section 721(a)(3) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2170(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``means any merger'' and inserting the
        following: ``means--
                    ``(A) any merger'';
            (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) any construction of a new facility in the
                United States by any foreign person.''.

SEC. 3. NET BENEFIT REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950
(50 U.S.C. App. 2170) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the heading for such subsection, by
                inserting ``and Net Benefit'' after ``National
                Security'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the heading for such paragraph, by
                        inserting ``and net benefit'' after ``National
                        security'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                        clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the
                        following:
                            ``(i) shall--
                                    ``(I) review the covered
                                transaction to determine the effects of
                                the transaction on the national
                                security of the United States; and
                                    ``(II) consider the factors
                                specified in subsection (f) for such
                                purpose, as appropriate; and
                            ``(ii) shall review the covered transaction
                        to determine whether such transaction is of net
                        benefit to the United States, as provided under
                        subsection (o).''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Mandatory net benefit review for certain
                covered transactions.--The President and the Committee
                shall initiate a net benefit review of a covered
                transaction under subparagraph (A)(ii) if such
                transaction meets the requirements of paragraphs (1)
                and (2) of section 7A(a) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C.
                18a(a)).''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``national
                security'' before ``review'' each place it appears in
                the heading and text of such subparagraph; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) Performance of Net Benefit Determination.--
            ``(1) Factors to be considered.--For purposes of carrying
        out the net benefit determination under subsection
        (b)(1)(A)(ii), the President, acting through the Committee,
        shall consider--
                    ``(A) the effect on the level of economic activity
                in the United States on--
                            ``(i) the level and quality of employment;
                            ``(ii) resource processing;
                            ``(iii) the utilization of parts and
                        services produced in the United States;
                            ``(iv) the utilization of products, parts,
                        and services imported into the United States;
                        and
                            ``(v) exports from the United States;
                    ``(B) the effect of the proposed or pending
                transaction on productivity, industrial efficiency,
                technological development, technology transfers, and
                product innovation in the United States;
                    ``(C) the effect of the proposed or pending
                transaction on competition within any industry in the
                United States or between the United States and other
                countries;
                    ``(D) the compatibility of the proposed or pending
                transaction with national industrial, economic, and
                cultural policies;
                    ``(E) the effect on the public health, safety, and
                well-being of United States consumers;
                    ``(F) in the case of a covered transaction that is
                a foreign government-influenced transaction--
                            ``(i) the governance and commercial
                        orientation of the foreign person engaging in
                        such transaction;
                            ``(ii) how and the extent to which the
                        foreign person engaging in such transaction is
                        owned or controlled by a foreign government or
                        its conduct and operations are influenced by a
                        foreign government, including considering the
                        stated government policies of the country of
                        origin of the foreign person regarding
                        government support or policies relating to the
                        economic sector involved in such transaction;
                            ``(iii) whether the foreign person engaging
                        in such transaction--
                                    ``(I) adheres to United States
                                standards of corporate governance
                                (including commitments to transparency
                                and disclosure, independent members of
                                the board of directors, independent
                                audit committees, and equitable
                                treatment of shareholders);
                                    ``(II) adheres to United States
                                laws and practices; and
                                    ``(III) is a foreign person of a
                                country whose government has adequately
                                engaged with the Securities and
                                Exchange Commission and the Public
                                Company Accounting Oversight Board in
                                order to promote and ensure adequate
                                transparency; and
                            ``(iv) whether the foreign person engaging
                        in such transaction will likely operate on a
                        commercial basis if such transaction is
                        completed, including with regard to--
                                    ``(I) where to export;
                                    ``(II) where to process;
                                    ``(III) the participation of United
                                States citizens in its operations in
                                the United States and elsewhere;
                                    ``(IV) the impact of the investment
                                on productivity and industrial
                                efficiency in the United States;
                                    ``(V) support of on-going
                                innovation, research, and development
                                in the United States;
                                    ``(VI) sourcing patterns; and
                                    ``(VII) the appropriate level of
                                capital expenditures to maintain the
                                United States business in a globally
                                competitive position; and
                    ``(G) such other factors as the Committee
                determines appropriate.
            ``(2) Determining net benefit.--In making a net benefit
        determination under subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii)--
                    ``(A) judgments will be made both in measuring the
                effects of a proposed or pending transaction in
                relation to the relevant individual factors under
                paragraph (1) and in measuring the aggregate net effect
                after offsetting the negative effects, if any, against
                the positive ones; and
                    ``(B) a proposed or pending transaction will be
                determined to be of net benefit to the United States
                when the aggregate net effect is positive, regardless
                of its extent over the short- and long-term.
            ``(3) Right to appeal; final determination.--
                    ``(A) Appeal of determination.--If the Committee
                makes a determination that the covered transaction will
                not be of net benefit to the United States, the parties
                to the covered transaction may, within the 30-day
                period following such determination, submit additional
                information to the Committee to demonstrate that the
                transaction will be of net benefit to the United
                States.
                    ``(B) Final determination.--The Committee shall--
                            ``(i) make a final determination of whether
                        the covered transaction will be of net benefit
                        to the United States before the end of the 30-
                        day period beginning on the date that
                        additional information is submitted pursuant to
                        subparagraph (A); and
                            ``(ii) if such determination is that the
                        covered transaction will not be of net benefit
                        to the United States, refer such determination
                        to the President.
            ``(4) Certifications to congress.--Notwithstanding
        subsection (b)(3), upon a final determination by the Committee
        under this subsection, the chairperson and the head of the lead
        agency shall make certifications to the Congress on the net
        benefit determination that are as close as practicable to the
        certifications required under subsection (b)(3) for the
        national security review.
            ``(5) Action by president after net benefit review.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Committee refers a
                determination to the President pursuant to paragraph
                (3)(ii), the President shall, within the 15-day period
                beginning on the date of such referral, review such
                determination and announce whether the President
                determines the covered transaction is of net benefit to
                the United States.
                    ``(B) Factors to be considered.--For purposes of
                making a determination under subparagraph (A), the
                President shall consider, among other factors each of
                the factors described in paragraph (1), as appropriate.
                    ``(C) Prohibition of certain transactions.--If the
                President, pursuant to subparagraph (A), determines
                that a covered transaction is not of net benefit to the
                United States, such covered transaction is prohibited.
                    ``(D) Enforcement.--The President shall direct the
                Attorney General of the United States to seek
                appropriate relief, including divestment relief, in the
                district courts of the United States, in order to
                implement and enforce this paragraph.
                    ``(E) Determinations nonreviewable.--A
                determination of the President under this paragraph
                shall not be subject to judicial review.
            ``(6) Committee membership for purposes of a net benefit
        determination.--For purposes of carrying out the net benefit
        determination under subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii) and this
        subsection, the Committee shall be composed of the following
        members or the designee of any such member:
                    ``(A) The Attorney General of the United States.
                    ``(B) The Secretary of Commerce.
                    ``(C) The Secretary of Labor.
                    ``(D) The Secretary of the Treasury.
                    ``(E) The United States Trade Representative.
                    ``(F) If the President determines that the covered
                transaction may affect the agricultural sector,
                including food safety, the Secretary of Agriculture.
                    ``(G) If the President determines that the covered
                transaction may affect the public health, including
                food safety, the Secretary of Health and Human
                Services.
            ``(7) Foreign government-influenced transaction defined.--
        For purposes of this subsection, the term `foreign government-
        influenced transaction' means any covered transaction where the
        foreign person engaging in such transaction is owned,
        controlled, or influenced, directly or indirectly, by a foreign
        government.''.
    (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than the end of the 180-day period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall
issue regulations to carry out section 721(o) of the Defense Production
Act of 1950, as added by subsection (a).

Output: Foreign Investment and Economic Security Act of 2014 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to provide for: (1) national security reviews of transactions involving the construction of a new facility in the United States by any foreign person (currently, national security reviews are conducted only for certain mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with a foreign person); and (2) net benefit reviews of new construction, mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with a foreign person to determine whether the transaction is of net benefit to the United States. Makes net benefit reviews mandatory for transactions that meet specified requirements under the Clayton Act. Directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, for purposes of carrying out net benefit determinations, to consider the effect of the proposed or pending transaction on: (1) employment, resource processing, the utilization of parts and services produced in or imported into the United States, and U.S. exports; (2) industrial efficiency, technological development, technology transfers, and product innovation in the United States; (3) competition within any U.S. industry or between the United States and other countries; (4) compatibility with national industrial, economic, and cultural policies; and (5) public health, safety, and well-being of U.S. consumers. Requires the Committee, in the case of a net benefit determination concerning a foreign government-influenced transaction, to consider additional factors including:  the governance and commercial orientation of the foreign person engaging in such transaction;  the extent to which the foreign person is owned, controlled, or influenced by the foreign government; and  adherence to U.S. law and corporate governance standards, engagement of the foreign country with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and the likelihood of operation on a commercial basis.  Requires final determinations of the Committee to be certified to Congress.  Requires the Committee to refer to the President any of the Committee's final determinations that a transaction will not be of net benefit to the United States. Requires the President to announce the determination regarding such transactions. Prohibits transactions that the President determines are not of net benefit to the United States. Requires the President to direct the Attorney General (DOJ) to seek appropriate relief in U.S. district courts to implement and enforce this Act. Bars judicial review of such determinations. Revises, for purposes of carrying out net benefit determinations, the composition of the Committee.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security
Cybersecurity Strategy Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 230. CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop a departmental
strategy to carry out cybersecurity responsibilities as set forth in
law.
    ``(b) Contents.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
            ``(1) Strategic and operational goals and priorities to
        successfully execute the full range of the Secretary's
        cybersecurity responsibilities.
            ``(2) Information on the programs, policies, and activities
        that are required to successfully execute the full range of the
        Secretary's cybersecurity responsibilities, including programs,
        policies, and activities in furtherance of the following:
                    ``(A) Cybersecurity functions set forth in the
                second section 226 (relating to the national
                cybersecurity and communications integration center).
                    ``(B) Cybersecurity investigations capabilities.
                    ``(C) Cybersecurity research and development.
                    ``(D) Engagement with international cybersecurity
                partners.
    ``(c) Considerations.--In developing the strategy required under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) consider--
                    ``(A) the cybersecurity strategy for the Homeland
                Security Enterprise published by the Secretary in
                November 2011;
                    ``(B) the Department of Homeland Security Fiscal
                Years 2014-2018 Strategic Plan; and
                    ``(C) the most recent Quadrennial Homeland Security
                Review issued pursuant to section 707; and
            ``(2) include information on the roles and responsibilities
        of components and offices of the Department, to the extent
        practicable, to carry out such strategy.
    ``(d) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the
development of the strategy required under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall issue an implementation plan for the strategy that
includes the following:
            ``(1) Strategic objectives and corresponding tasks.
            ``(2) Projected timelines and costs for such tasks.
            ``(3) Metrics to evaluate performance of such tasks.
    ``(e) Congressional Oversight.--The Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate
for assessment the following:
            ``(1) A copy of the strategy required under subsection (a)
        upon issuance.
            ``(2) A copy of the implementation plan required under
        subsection (d) upon issuance, together with detailed
        information on any associated legislative or budgetary
        proposals.
    ``(f) Classified Information.--The strategy required under
subsection (a) shall be in an unclassified form but may contain a
classified annex.
    ``(g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed as permitting the Department to engage in monitoring,
surveillance, exfiltration, or other collection activities for the
purpose of tracking an individual's personally identifiable
information.
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Cybersecurity risk.--The term `cybersecurity risk'
        has the meaning given such term in the second section 226,
        relating to the national cybersecurity and communications
        integration center.
            ``(2) Homeland security enterprise.--The term `Homeland
        Security Enterprise' means relevant governmental and
        nongovernmental entities involved in homeland security,
        including Federal, State, local, and tribal government
        officials, private sector representatives, academics, and other
        policy experts.
            ``(3) Incident.--The term `incident' has the meaning given
        such term in the second section 226, relating to the national
        cybersecurity and communications integration center.''.
    (b) Prohibition on Reorganization.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security may not change the location or reporting structure of the
National Protection and Programs Directorate of the Department of
Homeland Security, or the location or reporting structure of any office
or component of the Directorate, unless the Secretary receives prior
authorization from Congress permitting such change.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding at the end of
the list of items for subtitle C of title II the following new item:

``Sec. 230. Cybersecurity strategy.''.
    (d) Amendment to Definition.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of
the second section 226 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
148; relating to the national cybersecurity and communications
integration center) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) the term `incident' means an occurrence that actually
        or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, the
        integrity, confidentiality, or availability of information on
        an information system, or actually or imminently jeopardizes,
        without lawful authority, an information system;''.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 6, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Strategy Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a cybersecurity strategy that includes: (1) strategic and operational goals and priorities to execute the full range of DHS's cybersecurity responsibilities; and (2) information on programs, policies, and activities in furtherance of the cybersecurity functions of the national cybersecurity and communications integration center (NCCIC), investigations capabilities, research and development, and engagement with international partners. In developing the strategy, DHS must consider: (1) the cybersecurity strategy published in November 2011 for governmental and nongovernmental entities involved in homeland security, including federal, state, local, and tribal government officials, private sector representatives, academics, and other policy experts; (2) the Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Years 2014-2018 Strategic Plan; and (3) the most recent Quadrennial Homeland Security Review. The strategy must include the roles and responsibilities of DHS components and offices. DHS must also issue an implementation plan that includes strategic objectives, projected timelines, costs for tasks, and evaluation metrics.  DHS must submit the strategy and implementation plan to Congress.  The bill prohibits the strategy from being construed as permitting DHS to engage in monitoring, surveillance, exfiltration, or other collection activities to track an individual's personally identifiable information. The bill also prohibits DHS from changing the location or reporting structure of the National Protection and Programs Directorate without prior authorization from Congress. For purposes of the NCCIC, the bill redefines "incident" to include occurrences that actually or imminently jeopardize, without lawful authority, an information system, thereby replacing a standard that currently includes a violation or imminent threat of violation of law, security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Grade Crossing Safety and
Research Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. INSTITUTE FOR RAILROAD AND GRADE CROSSING SAFETY.

    The Secretary of Transportation (hereinafter Secretary), in
conjunction with a university or college having expertise in highway
driver and railroad safety, shall establish within one year of
enactment of this Act, an Institute for Railroad and Grade Crossing
Safety (hereinafter Institute). The Institute shall research, develop,
fund, or test measures for reducing the number of fatalities and
injuries in rail operations. The Institute shall focus on improvements
in railroad grade crossing safety, railroad trespass prevention,
prevention of railroad vandalism and the improved enforcement of laws
in such areas. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated an
additional $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2000
for the Institute, which will make periodic reports to the Secretary of
Transportation and the Congress.

SEC. 3. RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING, TRESPASSING AND VANDALISM PREVENTION
              STRATEGY.

    (a) Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this
Act, and in consultation with affected parties, the Secretary shall
evaluate and review current local, State and Federal codes regarding
trespass on railroad property and vandalism affecting railroad safety
and develop model prevention and enforcement codes and enforcement
strategies for the consideration of State and local legislatures and
governmental entities.
    (b) Within one year of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
develop and maintain a comprehensive outreach program to improve
communications among Federal railroad safety inspectors, Federal Rail
Administration-certified State inspectors, railroad police, and State
and local law enforcement, for the purpose of addressing trespass and
vandalism dangers on railroad property, and strengthening relevant law
enforcement strategies. This program shall increase public and police
awareness of the legality of, dangers inherent in, and the extent of,
trespassing on railroad rights-of-way, to develop strategies to improve
the prevention of trespass and vandalism, and to improve the
enforcement of laws relating to railroad trespass, vandalism and grade
crossing safety.
    (c) For purposes of this Act, a trespasser is defined as a person
who is on that part of railroad property used in railroad operations
and whose presence is prohibited, forbidden or unlawful.

SEC. 4. CIVIL PENALTY FOR VANDALISM.

    Not later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall amend the Secretary's regulations under section 202
of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 431) to make
subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000.00 under such Act any person
who defaces, disables, damages, vandalizes or commits any act that
adversely affects the function of any railroad grade crossing related
signal system, sign, gate, device, sensor, or equipment.

SEC. 5. CIVIL PENALTY FOR TRESPASS ON RAILROAD PROPERTY.

    Not later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Transportation shall amend the Secretary's regulations
under section 202 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C.
431) to make subject to a civil penalty of up to $2,500.00 under such
an Act any person who trespasses on a railroad owned or railroad leased
right-of-way, road or bridge.

SEC. 6. WARNING OF CIVIL LIABILITY.

    The Secretary shall permit and encourage railroads to warn the
public about potential Federal civil liability for violations of
Federal regulations related to vandalism of railroad crossing related
devices, signs and equipment and trespass on railroad property.

SEC. 7. WHISTLE BAN PROHIBITION.

    Upon the date of enactment, no state or political subdivision
thereof shall impose a whistle ban with respect to any railroad grade
crossing or series of railroad grade crossings unless one of the
following actions has been taken:
            (1) The affected crossing is closed during the pendency of
        the ban.
            (2) Crossing gates and median barriers have been installed
        and are operational at the affected crossing.
            (3) Four quadrant gates have been installed and are in
        operation at the affected crossing.
            (4) An automated horn system crossing device has been
        installed.
            (5) The Federal rail administrator has granted specific,
        time-limited permission for such ban.

SEC. 8. RAIL CAR VISIBILITY.

    (a) The Secretary shall conduct a review of the Department of
Transportation's rules with respect to rail car visibility. As part of
this review, the Secretary shall collect relevant data from operational
experience of railroads having enhanced visibility measures in service.
    (b) Not later than June 30, 1996, the Secretary shall initiate a
rulemaking proceeding to issue regulations requiring substantially
enhanced visibility standards for newly manufactured and remanufactured
rail cars. In such rulemaking proceedings the Secretary shall consider
at a minimum--
            (1) visibility from the perspective of automobile drivers;
            (2) whether certain rail car paint colors should be
        prohibited or required;
            (3) the use of reflective materials;
            (4) the visibility of lettering on rail cars;
            (5) the effect of any enhanced visibility measures on the
        health and safety of train crew members; and
            (6) the ratio of cost to benefit of any new regulations.
    (c) In issuing regulations under paragraph (b), the Secretary may
exclude from any specific visibility requirement any category of trains
or rail operations if the Secretary determines that such an exclusion
is in the public interest and is consistent with rail safety including
railroad grade crossing safety.
    (d) As used in this subsection, the term ``railcar visibility''
means the enhancement of driver, pedestrian and railroad worker ability
to observe trains consistent with public safety with particular
consideration of enhancing safety at railroad grade crossings.

SEC. 9. STATEWIDE RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING FREEZE.

    Not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to issue
regulations which--
            (1) impose a freeze on the total number of railroad grade
        crossings in each State of the United States of America;
            (2) after the effective date of the regulation require any
        new railroad grade crossing opening to receive the specific
        approval of the Federal Rail Administrator;
            (3) require that unless otherwise in the public interest,
        or necessary to facilitate interstate commerce, three existing
        railroad grade crossings be closed in the requesting State for
        each new railroad grade crossing opened after the effective
        date of this regulation; and
            (4) permit the Federal Rail Administrator to waive the
        application of this regulation once a State has achieved
        significant and sufficient reductions in the total number
        railroad grade crossings or has an optimal number of railroad
        grade crossings for the entire State.

SEC. 10. RESEARCH PRIORITIES.

    The Secretary of Transportation shall incorporate the enhancement
of railroad grade crossing safety, the prevention of trespassing on
railroad property and the prevention of vandalism to railroad grade
crossing safety devices, signs and equipment into the research,
technology development and testing priorities of the Department of
Transportation. In carrying out activities authorized by this Act, the
Secretary shall consult with such other governmental agencies
concerning the availability and affordability of appropriate
technologies, especially defense related technologies for application
to railroad crossing safety, trespass and vandalism prevention and
other rail safety initiatives.

SEC. 11. EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION OF GRADE CROSSING PROBLEMS.

    Toll Free Telephone Number.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
designate not later than one year after the date of enactment of this
Act, and thereafter maintain an emergency notification system utilizing
a toll free ``800'' telephone number that can be used by the public to
convey to railroads, either directly or through public safety
personnel, information about malfunctions or other safety problems at
railroad-highway grade crossings.

Output:
Railroad Grade Crossing Safety and Research Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation, in conjunction with a university or college having expertise in highway driver and railroad safety, to establish an Institute for Railroad and Grade Crossing Safety.  Directs the Institute to:  (1) research, develop, fund, or test measures for reducing the number of fatalities and injuries in rail operations; and (2) focus on improvements in railroad grade crossing safety, railroad trespass prevention, prevention of railroad vandalism, and the improved enforcement of laws in such areas.
Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to:  (1) review current local, State, and Federal codes regarding trespass on railroad property and vandalism affecting railroad safety; and (2) develop model prevention and enforcement codes and strategies for the consideration of State and local legislatures and governmental entities.  Requires the Secretary to:  (3) develop a comprehensive outreach program to improve communications among Federal railroad safety inspectors, Federal Rail Administration-certified State inspectors, railroad police, and State and local law enforcement, in order to address trespass and vandalism dangers on railroad property; and (2) to strengthen law enforcement strategies.
(Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary to amend specified regulations under the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to subject to a specified civil penalty:  (1) any person who defaces, disables, damages, vandalizes, or commits any act that adversely affects the function of any railroad grade crossing related signal system, sign, gate, device, sensor, or equipment; and (2) any person who trespasses on a railroad owned or railroad leased right-of-way, road, or bridge.
(Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to encourage railraods to warn the public about potential civil liability for violations of Federal regulations related to vandalism of railroad crossing related devices, signs and equipment, and trespass on railroad property.
(Sec. 7) Prohibits any State or political subdivision from imposing a whistle ban with respect to a railroad grade crossing or series of railroad grade crossings unless one of enumerated actions has been taken.
(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to review Department of Transportation's (DOT) rules with respect to rail car visibility. Requires the Secretary to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to issue regulations requiring enhanced visibility standards for newly manufactured and remanufactured rail cars.
(Sec. 9) Directs the Secretary to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to issue regulations which impose a freeze on the total number of railroad grade crossings in each State.
(Sec. 10) Requires the Secretary to incorporate the enhancement of railroad grade crossing safety, the prevention of trespassing on railroad property and vandalism to railroad grade crossing safety devices, signs, and equipment into the research, technology development, and testing priorities of DOT.
(Sec. 11) Requires the Secretary to maintain an emergency notification system utilizing a toll free "800" telephone number that can be used by the public to convey to railroads information about malfunctions or other safety problems at railroad-highway grade crossings.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. DEDICATION OF A PORTION OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES TO
              THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Leased tract.--The term ``leased tract'' means a tract
        leased under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
        (43 U.S.C. 1337) for the purpose of drilling for, developing,
        and producing oil and natural gas resources, consisting of a
        block, a portion of a block, or a combination of blocks or
        portions of blocks, as specified in the lease and as depicted
        on an Outer Continental Shelf Official Protraction Diagram.
            (2) Outer continental shelf.--The term ``outer Continental
        Shelf'' has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the
        Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331).
            (3) Outer continental shelf revenues.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``outer Continental Shelf
                revenues'' means all amounts received by the United
                States from leased tracts, less--
                            (i) such amounts as are credited to States
                        under section 8(g) of the Outer Continental
                        Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)); and
                            (ii) such amounts as are needed for
                        adjustments or refunds of overpayments for
                        rents, royalties, or other purposes.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``outer Continental Shelf
                revenues'' includes royalties (including payments for
                royalty taken in kind and sold), net profit share
                payments, and related late-payment interest from
                natural gas and oil leases issued under the Outer
                Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.)
                for a leased tract.
                    (C) Exclusions.--The term ``outer Continental Shelf
                revenues'' does not include amounts received by the
                United States under--
                            (i) any lease issued on or after the date
                        of enactment of this Act;
                            (ii) any lease under which no oil or gas
                        production occurred before January 1, 1999; or
                            (iii) any lease in an area for which there
                        is in effect a moratorium on leasing or
                        drilling on the outer Continental Shelf.
    (b) Separate Account.--Of amount of outer Continental Shelf
revenues received by the Secretary of the Interior during each fiscal
year, $500,000,000 shall be deposited in a separate account in the
Treasury of the United States and shall, without further Act of
appropriation, be available to the Secretary of the Interior in
subsequent fiscal years until expended.
    (c) Threatened Park Resources.--
            (1) In general.--The amounts made available under
        subsection (b) shall be available for expenditure in units of
        the National Park System that have ecosystems, critical
        habitat, cultural resources, or other core park resources that
        are threatened or impaired.
            (2) Identified threats.--The amounts made available under
        subsection (b)--
                    (A) shall be used only to address identified
                threats and impairments described in paragraph (1),
                including use for land acquisition, construction,
                grants to State, local, or municipal governments, or
                partnerships with other Federal agencies or nonprofit
                organizations; and
                    (B) shall not be directed to other operational or
                maintenance needs of units of the National Park System.
            (3) Allocation.--Of the amounts made available under
        subsection (b)--
                    (A) 30 percent shall be available for expenditure
                in units of the National Park System with ecosystems,
                critical habitat, cultural resources, or other core
                park resources threatened or impaired by activities
                occurring inside the unit; and
                    (B) 70 percent shall be available for expenditure
                in units of the National Park System with ecosystems,
                critical habitat, cultural resources, or other core
                park resources threatened or impaired by activities
                occurring outside the unit (including $150,000,000 for
                each of fiscal years 2000 through 2015 for the Federal
                share of the Everglades and South Florida ecosystem
                restoration project under the comprehensive plan
                developed under section 528 of the Water Resources
                Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3767)).
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338) is amended by striking ``All rentals'' and
inserting ``Except as provided in section 2 of the National Park
Preservation Act, all rentals''.

Output:
Makes such funds available for expenditure in units of the National Park System (NPS) that have ecosystems, critical habitat, cultural resources, or other core park resources that are threatened or impaired. Allocates 30 percent of funds to NPS units threatened or impaired by activities occurring inside the unit, and 70 percent to units threatened or impaired by activities occurring outside the unit. Specifies an annual amount for FY 2000 through 2015 for the Federal share (50 percent) of the Everglades and South Florida ecosystem restoration project under the Water Resources Development Act of 1996.
Prohibits from deposit in the separate account any revenues from any new oil and gas leases, or from development of any existing leases in a moratorium area.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Physician Payments Sunshine Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. QUARTERLY TRANSPARENCY REPORTS FROM MANUFACTURERS OF COVERED
              DRUGS, DEVICES, OR MEDICAL SUPPLIES UNDER MEDICARE,
              MEDICAID, OR SCHIP.

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

``SEC. 1128G. QUARTERLY TRANSPARENCY REPORTS FROM MANUFACTURERS OF
              COVERED DRUGS, DEVICES, OR MEDICAL SUPPLIES UNDER
              MEDICARE, MEDICAID, OR SCHIP.

    ``(a) Reporting of Payments or Other Transfer of Value.--On January
1, 2008, and the first day of each fiscal year quarter beginning
thereafter, each manufacturer of a covered drug, device, or medical
supply who provides a payment or other transfer of value, directly,
indirectly, or through an agent, subsidiary, or other third party, to a
physician, or to an entity that a physician is employed by, has tenure
with, or has an ownership interest in, shall submit to the Secretary,
in such electronic form as the Secretary shall require, the following:
            ``(1) The name of the physician, and if a payment or other
        transfer of value was provided to an entity that the physician
        is employed by, has tenure with, or has an ownership interest
        in, the entity.
            ``(2) The address of--
                    ``(A) the physician's office; and
                    ``(B) in the case of an entity required to be named
                under paragraph (1), the primary place of business or
                headquarters for the entity.
            ``(3) The facility with which the physician is affiliated,
        if any.
            ``(4) The value of the payment or other transfer of value.
            ``(5) The date on which the payment or other transfer of
        value was provided.
            ``(6) A description of the nature of the payment or other
        transfer of value, indicated (as appropriate for all that
        apply) as--
                    ``(A) compensation;
                    ``(B) food, entertainment, or gifts;
                    ``(C) trips or travel;
                    ``(D) a product or other item provided for less
                than market value;
                    ``(E) participation in a medical conference,
                continuing medical education, or other educational or
                informational program or seminar, provision of
                materials related to such a conference or educational
                or informational program or seminar, or remuneration
                for promoting or participating in such a conference or
                educational or informational program or seminar;
                    ``(F) product rebates or discounts;
                    ``(G) consulting fees or honoraria; or
                    ``(H) any other economic benefit, as defined by the
                Secretary.
            ``(7) The medical issue or condition addressed, if any,
        that was the basis for the payment or transfer.
    ``(b) Annual Summary Report.--Each manufacturer of a covered drug,
device, or medical supply that is required to submit information under
subsection (a) during a year shall submit a report to the Secretary not
later than December 31 of the year that summarizes, in such electronic
form as the Secretary shall specify, each submission of information
under subsection (a) made by the manufacturer during the year.
    ``(c) Penalty for Noncompliance.--Any manufacturer of a covered
drug, device, or medical supply that fails to submit information
required under subsection (a) or (b) in accordance with regulations
promulgated to carry out such subsection, shall be subject to a civil
money penalty of not less than $10,000, but not more than $100,000, for
each such failure. Such penalty shall be imposed and collected in the
same manner as civil money penalties under subsection (a) of section
1128A are imposed and collected under that section.
    ``(d) Public Availability.--Not later than June 1, 2008, the
Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure that the information
reported under subsection (a) and the summary reports submitted under
subsection (b) are readily accessible to the public through an Internet
website that is easily searchable, downloadable, and understandable.
    ``(e) Report to Congress.--Not later than April 1 of each year
beginning with 2009, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
that includes the following:
            ``(1) The information submitted under subsections (a) and
        (b) during the preceding year, aggregated for each manufacturer
        of a covered drug, device, or medical supply that submitted
        such information during such year.
            ``(2) A description of any enforcement actions taken to
        carry out this section, including any penalties imposed under
        subsection (c), during the preceding year.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Covered drug, device, or medical supply.--The term
        `covered drug, device, or medical supply' means any drug,
        biological product, device, or medical supply for which payment
        is available under title XVIII or a State plan under title XIX
        or XXI (or a waiver of such a plan).
            ``(2) Manufacturer of a covered drug, device, or medical
        supply.--The term `manufacturer of a covered drug, device, or
        medical supply' means any entity with annual gross revenues
        that exceed $100,000,000, which is engaged in--
                    ``(A) the production, preparation, propagation,
                compounding, conversion, or processing of a covered
                drug, device, or medical supply; or
                    ``(B) the packaging, repackaging, labeling,
                relabeling, or distribution of a covered drug, device,
                or medical supply.
            ``(3) Payment or other transfer of value.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `payment or other
                transfer of value' means a transfer of anything of
                value that exceeds $25, and includes any compensation,
                gift, honorarium, speaking fee, consulting fee, travel,
                discount, cash rebate, or services.
                    ``(B) Exclusions.--Such term does not include the
                following:
                            ``(i) Product samples that are intended for
                        patients.
                            ``(ii) A payment or other transfer of value
                        made for the general funding of a clinical
                        trial.
                            ``(iii) A transfer of anything of value to
                        a physician when the physician is a patient and
                        not acting in his or her professional capacity.
            ``(4) Physician.--The term `physician' has the meaning
        given that term in section 1861(r).''.

Output: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 - Amends part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to require quarterly transparency reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services of payments to physicians or their employers by manufacturers of covered drugs, devices, or medical supplies under titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), or XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)) of the Social Security Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Access to Networks in
Disasters Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the voluntary policies outlined in
the Wireless Network Resiliency Cooperative Framework should be adhered
to by all parties to aid consumers, 9-1-1 professionals, first
responders, and local governments, in accessing communication services
during times of emergency.

SEC. 3. SECURING ACCESS TO NETWORKS IN DISASTERS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Commission'' means the Federal
        Communications Commission;
            (2) the term ``mobile service'' means--
                    (A) commercial mobile service (as defined in
                section 332 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
                U.S.C. 332)); or
                    (B) commercial mobile data service (as defined in
                section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
                Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401));
            (3) the term ``times of emergency'' means--
                    (A) an emergency or major disaster, as those terms
                are defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford
                Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
                5122); or
                    (B) an emergency as declared by the Governor of a
                State or territory of the United States; and
            (4) the term ``WiFi access points'' means wireless Internet
        access using the standard designated as 802.11 or any variant
        thereof.
    (b) FCC Study on Alternative Access to 9-1-1 Services During Times
of Emergency.--
            (1) Study.--Not later than 36 months after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress,
        and make publicly available on the website of the Commission, a
        study on the public safety benefits and technical feasibility
        and cost of--
                    (A) making telecommunications service provider-
                owned WiFi access points, and other telecommunications
                service provider-owned communications technologies
                operating on unlicensed spectrum, available to the
                general public for access to 9-1-1 services, without
                requiring any login credentials, during times of
                emergency when mobile service is unavailable;
                    (B) the provision by non-telecommunications service
                provider-owned WiFi access points of public access to
                9-1-1 services during times of emergency when mobile
                service is unavailable; and
                    (C) other alternative means of providing the public
                with access to 9-1-1 services during times of emergency
                when mobile service is unavailable.
            (2) Considerations.--In conducting the study required under
        paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider issues related to
        making WiFi access points available to the general public for
        access to 9-1-1 services, including communications network
        provider liability, the operational security of communications
        networks, and any existing actions or authorities in and among
        the States.
    (c) GAO Study and Report.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    (A) the term ``essential communications services''
                means wireline and mobile telephone service, Internet
                access service, radio and television broadcasting,
                cable service, and direct broadcast satellite service;
                and
                    (B) the term ``Executive departments'' has the
                meaning given the term in section 101 of title 5,
                United States Code.
            (2) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
        shall conduct a study on--
                    (A) how Executive departments can better ensure
                essential communications services remain operational
                during times of emergency;
                    (B) any legislative matters, if appropriate,
                Congress could consider to help promote the resiliency
                of essential communications services; and
                    (C) whether a nationwide directory of points of
                contact among providers of essential communications
                services is needed to facilitate the rapid restoration
                of such services damaged during times of emergency.
            (3) Considerations.--In making the determination described
        in paragraph (2)(C), the Comptroller General shall consider--
                    (A) any similar directories that exist at the
                Federal, State, or local level, including the
                effectiveness of such directories;
                    (B) how such a directory could be established and
                updated, including what types of information would be
                most useful;
                    (C) how access to such a directory could be managed
                to adequately ensure the confidentiality of any
                sensitive information and operational security of
                essential communications services; and
                    (D) the resources necessary to establish and
                maintain such a directory.
            (4) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit a
        report to Congress containing the findings and recommendations
        of the study required under paragraph (2).
    (d) Expanding List of Essential Service Providers During Federally
Declared Emergencies To Include All Communications Providers; Providing
Access to Essential Service Providers.--Section 427 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189e)
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking
        ``telecommunications service'' and inserting ``wireline or
        mobile telephone service, Internet access service, radio or
        television broadcasting, cable service, or direct broadcast
        satellite service''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Mutual Aid Agreements.--The President, acting through the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall
encourage the adoption of mutual aid agreements that recognize the
credentials of essential service providers issued by all parties to the
mutual aid agreement.''.
    (e) Communications Networks Are Designated Essential Assistance
During Federally Declared Emergencies.--Section 403(a)(3) of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5170b(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(K) allowing for access to essential service
                providers necessary for establishing temporary or
                restoring wireline or mobile telephone service,
                Internet access service, radio or television
                broadcasting, cable service, or direct broadcast
                satellite service.''.

            Passed the Senate September 11, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 102

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to commence proceedings
 related to the resiliency of critical communications networks during
              times of emergency, and for other purposes.

Output: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on April 5, 2017.  Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the voluntary policies outlined in the Wireless Network Resiliency Cooperative Framework should be adhered to by all parties to aid consumers, 9-1-1 professionals, first responders, and local governments in accessing communication services during times of emergency. The framework is a voluntary initiative announced by wireless providers and the CTIA after receiving recommendations from government-private sector partnerships including the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council and the CTIA's Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Certification Program. (Sec. 3) The bill requires the FCC to publish a study on the public safety benefits, technical feasibility, and cost of providing the public with emergency access to 9-1-1 services, when mobile service is unavailable during certain presidentially declared emergencies or major disasters or during gubernatorially declared emergencies, through:  telecommunications service provider-owned WiFi access points and other communications technologies operating on unlicensed spectrum, without requiring any login credentials;  non-telecommunications service provider-owned WiFi access points; and  other alternative means.  The Government Accountability Office must report on: (1) how executive departments can better ensure that essential communications services remain operational during emergencies, (2) any legislative matters Congress could consider to help promote the resiliency of essential communications services, and (3) whether a nationwide directory of points of contact among providers of essential communications services is needed to facilitate the rapid restoration of such services damaged during times of emergency. The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act is amended to expand the categories of essential communications service providers that may access a disaster site to restore and repair essential services in an emergency or major disaster without being denied or impeded by a federal agency. Services to be considered essential are wireline or mobile telephone service, Internet access service, radio or television broadcasting, cable service, or direct broadcast satellite service. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must encourage the adoption of mutual aid agreements recognizing the credentials of essential service providers issued by all parties to such an agreement. At the direction of the President, federal agencies may provide assistance essential to meeting immediate threats to life and property resulting from a major disaster by allowing access to essential service providers for establishing temporary, or restoring, communications services.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Railroad Right of Way
Extension Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Freight trains provide an efficient, reliable, all-
        weather transportation system that produce less greenhouse gas
        emissions and are 70 percent more fuel efficient than trucks
        for large loads. The American Association of Railroads reports
        that a freight train can carry 457 ton-miles per gallon of
        diesel fuel and are substantially more fuel efficient than
        other forms of surface transportation.
            (2) The Alaska Railroad Act (38 Stat. 305), which was
        signed into law on March 12, 1914, authorized the construction
        of a 1,000-mile rail line in the Territory of Alaska ``to best
        aid in the development of the agricultural and mineral or other
        resources of Alaska . . . and so as to provide transportation
        of coal for the Army and Navy, transportation of troops, arms,
        munitions of war, the mails, and for other governmental and
        public purposes''.
            (3) The Alaska Railroad, which was constructed between 1915
        and 1923, consists of only 467 miles of main line tracks. An
        additional 533 miles of tracks could be constructed under the
        original authorization.
            (4) An 80-mile rail extension between North Pole and Delta
        Junction--
                    (A) would greatly benefit the Department of
                Defense, which has large training areas south of the
                Tanana River between Fairbanks and Delta Junction;
                    (B) would provide access to the Joint Pacific Area
                Range Complex, which is currently limited to ice roads
                during winter;
                    (C) would enable the United States Army to mobilize
                military units to a staging area immediately south of
                the Tanana River;
                    (D) would enable the United States Air Force to
                move large freight to the Fort Greely missile intercept
                complete located near Delta Junction; and
                    (E) would facilitate the economical movement of
                commercial freight and passenger transportation,
                including tourism.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND IN ALASKA FOR RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Interior, and such
other Federal officials as may be necessary and appropriate, shall
convey to the Alaska Railroad Corporation (referred to in this section
as the ``Alaska Railroad'') all rights, title, and interests held by
the United States to approximately 950 acres of land located between
North Pole, Alaska, and Delta Junction, Alaska, for the purpose of
constructing a railroad corridor and related support areas and
structures.
    (b) Description of Property.--
            (1) Determination.--The exact acreage and final route
        configuration of the conveyance authorized under subsection (a)
        shall be determined pursuant to the National Environmental
        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) process conducted
        by the Surface Transportation Board.
            (2) Surveys.--The legal description of the real property to
        be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by surveys
        satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior. The cost of the
        surveys shall be borne by the Alaska Railroad.
    (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior, and such
        other Federal officials as may be necessary and appropriate,
        may require such additional terms and conditions in connection
        with the conveyances described in subsection (a) as may be
        appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
            (2) Scope of conveyance.--
                    (A) In general.--The interest conveyed to the
                Alaska Railroad by the United States under subsection
                (a) shall be a full title interest, substantially
                equivalent to the title interest received by the Alaska
                Railroad under the Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982
                (45 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) except as provided in
                subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Exclusive use right-of-way.--If the Secretary
                of the Interior, the Alaska Railroad, and such other
                Federal officials as may be appropriate concur, the
                interest conveyed to the Alaska Railroad in designated
                areas shall be an exclusive use right-of-way in
                perpetuity, to include the full rail and utility
                franchise with reversion to conveyance described in
                subparagraph (A) in the event of future Federal
                disposition of fee title.
            (3) Construction.--The railroad extension shall be
        constructed in phases after the Surface Transportation Board
        has approved the entire route.
    (d) Consideration.--
            (1) In general.--The Alaska Railroad, shall, in
        consideration for the land conveyed by the United States under
        this section--
                    (A) convey, or cause to be conveyed, exchange
                property in accordance with paragraph (3);
                    (B) pay the purchase price for such real property,
                in accordance with paragraph (4); or
                    (C) pay other consideration as may be negotiated
                with the Secretary of Interior and other Federal
                officials, as appropriate.
            (2) Number of payments.--Conveyance and payment of
        consideration may be made through a single payment for the
        entire route or through separate payments for each portion of
        the route, as selected by the Alaska Railroad.
            (3) Replacement property.--If the Alaska Railroad chooses
        to provide consideration under paragraph (1)(A), the Alaska
        Railroad shall convey or cause to be conveyed, and pay the cost
        of conveying, to the United States, fee simple title to land
        that the Secretary of the Interior determines to be suitable in
        exchange for the property being conveyed to the Alaska
        Railroad.
            (4) Purchase price.--If the Alaska Railroad chooses to
        provide consideration under paragraph (1)(B), the Alaska
        Railroad shall pay the United States the fair market value of
        the real property conveyed by the United States based on its
        highest and best use, as determined by an independent appraisal
        commissioned by the Secretary of the Interior and paid for by
        the Alaska Railroad.
            (5) Appraisal.--In carrying out an appraisal under
        paragraph (4)--
                    (A) the appraisal shall be performed by an
                appraiser mutually acceptable to the Secretary of the
                Interior and the Alaska Railroad; and
                    (B) the assumptions, scope of work, and other terms
                and conditions related to the appraisal assignment
                shall be mutually acceptable to the Secretary of the
                Interior and the Alaska Railroad.
            (6) Payment terms.--Payment of the appraised value for any
        land conveyed to the Alaska Railroad under this section shall
        be--
                    (A) made by the Alaska Railroad to the United
                States upon completion of an as-built survey of the
                completed construction and receipt by the Alaska
                Railroad of formal conveyance; and
                    (B) without interest or any escalation of the value
                due to the passage of time or development of the real
                property.
    (e) Pre-Conveyance Entry.--The Secretary of the Interior, and other
Federal officials as may be necessary and appropriate, on such terms
and conditions as may be appropriate, may authorize the Alaska Railroad
to enter upon the land to be conveyed to the Alaska Railroad at no
charge for pre-construction and construction activities.
    (f) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section may be construed to
affect the duties, responsibilities, or liability of the Federal
Government under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) concerning any lands
conveyed under this section.

Output:
Alaska Railroad Right of Way Extension Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, and other appropriate federal officials, to convey to the Alaska Railroad Corporation all rights, title, and interests of the United States to certain land located between North Pole, Alaska, and Delta Junction, Alaska, for the purpose of constructing a railroad corridor extension and related support areas and structures.

Requires Surface Transportation Board approval for the phased construction of such extension.


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SECTION 1. TAX CREDIT FOR HYDROGEN FUEL.

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

``SEC. 30D. HYDROGEN CREDIT.

    ``(a) Credit Allowed.--There shall be allowed as a credit against
the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year the sum of the
qualified hydrogen expenditure amounts for each qualified hydrogen
device of the taxpayer.
    ``(b) Qualified Hydrogen Expenditure Amount.--For purposes of this
section, the term `qualified hydrogen expenditure amount' means, with
respect to each qualified hydrogen energy conversion device of the
taxpayer, the lesser of--
            ``(1) 30 percent of the amount paid or incurred by the
        taxpayer during the taxable year for hydrogen which is consumed
        by such device, and
            ``(2) $1,500.
In the case of any device which is not owned by the taxpayer at all
times during the taxable year, the $1,500 amount in paragraph (2) shall
be reduced by an amount which bears the same ratio to $1,500 as the
portion of the year which such device is not owned by the taxpayer
bears to the entire year.
    ``(c) Qualified Hydrogen Energy Conversion Devices.--For purposes
of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified hydrogen energy
        conversion device' means, with respect to any taxpayer, any
        hydrogen energy conversion device which is placed in service
        after December 31, 2004, and which is wholly owned by the
        taxpayer during the taxable year. If an owner of a device
        (determined without regard to this paragraph) provides to the
        primary user of such device a written statement that such user
        shall be treated as the owner of such device for purposes of
        this section, then such user (and not such owner) shall be so
        treated.
            ``(2) Hydrogen energy conversion device.--The term
        `hydrogen energy conversion device' means--
                    ``(A) any electrochemical device which converts
                hydrogen into electricity, and
                    ``(B) any combustion engine which burns hydrogen as
                a fuel.
    ``(d) Application With Other Credits.--
            ``(1) Business credit treated as part of general business
        credit.--So much of the credit which would be allowed under
        subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined without regard
        to this subsection) that is attributable to amounts which (but
        for subsection (e) would be allowed as a deduction under
        section 162 shall be treated as a credit listed in section
        38(b) for such taxable year (and not allowed under subsection
        (a)).
            ``(2) Personal credit.--The credit allowed under subsection
        (a) (after the application of paragraph (1)) for any taxable
        year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of--
                    ``(A) the regular tax liability (as defined in
                section 26(b)) reduced by the sum of the credits
                allowable under subpart A and sections 27, 30, 30B, and
                30C, over
                    ``(B) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable
                year.
    ``(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--For purposes of determining any
deduction or any other credit under this subtitle, the amounts paid or
incurred by the taxpayer for hydrogen which is taken into account under
this section shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under
this section.
    ``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to amounts paid or
incurred after December 31, 2015.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 38(b) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (30), by striking the period
        at the end of paragraph (31) and inserting ``plus'', and by
        adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(32) the portion of the hydrogen credit to which section
        30D(d)(1) applies.''.
            (2) Section 55(c)(3) of such Code is amended by inserting
        ``30D(d)(2),'' after ``30C(d)(2),''.
            (3) The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at
        the end the following new item:

``Sec. 30D. Hydrogen credit.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2007, in taxable
years ending after such date.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EXISTING TAX CREDITS FOR FUEL CELL AND
              MICROTURBINE PROPERTY.

    (a) Residential Energy Efficient Property.--Subsection (g) of
section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
inserting ``(December 31, 2013, in the case of qualified fuel cell
property)'' before the period at the end.
    (b) Energy Credit.--
            (1) Fuel cell property.--Subparagraph (E) of section
        48(c)(1) of such Code is amended by striking ``December 31,
        2008'' and inserting ``December 31, 2013''.
            (2) Microturbine property.--Subparagraph (E) of section
        48(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking ``December 31,
        2008'' and inserting ``December 31, 2013''.

SEC. 3. SECONDARY FUEL CELL POWER SOURCES FOR NEW PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

    Section 3305 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Secondary Fuel Cell Power Sources for New Public Buildings.--
            ``(1) In general.--A public building may not be constructed
        after December 31, 2008, that will be in excess of 50,000
        square feet, unless the building has a fuel cell (as defined in
        section 781 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16121;
        119 Stat. 835)) as an independent, backup source of electric
        power.
            ``(2) Size and use of fuel cell.--A fuel cell installed
        under this subsection in a building must have the capacity, and
        shall be used, to provide electric power for critical and
        essential functions and operations being conducted in the
        building during peak hours of electricity usage and during
        power outages.
            ``(3) Consideration for base load power supply.--In
        carrying out this subsection, the Administrator shall consider
        the use of a fuel cell to be installed or installed in a
        building under this subsection for use in meeting the base load
        electric power needs of the building.
            ``(4) Limitation.--This subsection shall not apply to a
        public building that is under construction on December 31,
        2008.''.

SEC. 4. UNIFORMITY OF HYDROGEN STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to prepare Federal, State, and local regulatory
        agencies for the smooth commercialization of hydrogen and fuel
        cell devices and fueling stations and smooth transition from a
        hydrocarbon economy to hydrogen economy; and
            (2) to ensure comprehensive coordination among these
        agencies to develop and utilize the necessary enabling
        regulations that ensure public safety, commercial development
        of hydrogen and fuel cell devices and fueling stations, and a
        smooth transition from a hydrocarbon economy to hydrogen
        economy.
    (b) Study and Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2008, the
        Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with the
        Secretaries of Energy, Commerce, Defense, and the heads of
        other appropriate Federal agencies, shall establish an
        interagency task force and comprehensive study team to--
                    (A) study and identify the regulatory actions that
                will be needed to ensure a safe, smooth transition--
                            (i) to commercialization of hydrogen and
                        fuel cell devices and fueling stations; and
                            (ii) from a hydrocarbon economy to hydrogen
                        economy; and
                    (B) design a uniform regulatory approach to such
                transition that ensures public safety.
            (2) Participation of state agencies.--The Secretary of
        Transportation may also include in the task force and study
        team to be established under paragraph (1) the heads of those
        State agencies that the Secretary determines are most likely to
        be instrumental in leading the effort toward commercialization
        of hydrogen and fuel cell devices and fueling stations and will
        have responsibility for implementing the regulations issued as
        a result of the regulating actions referred to in paragraph
        (1).
            (3) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2010--
                    (A) the task force and study team established under
                paragraph (1) shall complete the identification of the
                regulatory actions described in paragraph (1) and the
                study, and design of the uniform regulatory approach,
                under paragraph (1); and
                    (B) the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
                on the results of the identification process, study,
                and design process, together with proposed legislation
                that the Secretary recommends to facilitate such
                regulatory actions or as being necessary for commercial
                development and hydrogen and fuel cell devices and
                fueling stations and a smooth transition from a
                hydrocarbon economy to hydrogen economy.
    (c) Training and Familiarization Program.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation, in
        cooperation with the task force and study team established
        under subsection (b), shall establish a cooperative, cost-
        shared training and familiarization program to facilitate
        commercial development and hydrogen and fuel cell devices and
        fueling stations and a smooth transition from a hydrocarbon
        economy to hydrogen economy.
            (2) Cost-sharing agreements.--Under the program, the
        Secretary shall enter into cost-sharing agreements with State
        and local governments and other persons that require the
        Secretary to provide for employees of, and individuals
        providing contracted services for, such governments and persons
        training and education regarding the uniform regulatory
        approach designed under subsection (b).
            (3) Utilization of certain safety codes and standards.--In
        providing training and education under this subsection, the
        Secretary shall utilize the safety codes and standards being
        developed under section 809(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
        (42 U.S.C. 16158; 119 Stat. 851).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $4,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2008 through 2012.

Output:
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax credit for expenditures for producing energy from certain hydrogen sources; and (2) extend through 2013 the energy tax credits for fuel cell and microturbine property.

Prohibits the construction after 2008 of any public building in excess of 50,000 square feet, unless such building has a fuel cell as an independent backup source of electric power.

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish: (1) an interagency task force and comprehensive study team to study and identify the necessary regulatory actions for transitioning to the commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell devices and fueling stations, and for transitioning from a hydrocarbon to a hydrogen economy; and (2) a cooperative program to facilitate the commercial development of such hydrogen energy sources.


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SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Teague Grant Reauthorization Act''.

SECTION 2. SUCCESS OF VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL SCHOOL
              ASSISTANCE AND HEALTH MANPOWER TRAINING ACT OF 1972 IN
              ALLEVIATING SHORTAGES OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) A severe shortage in the number of physicians and other
        health care professionals in the United States is predicted for
        the next two decades, as a result of a substantial growth in
        demand for medical services compared with the number of medical
        school graduates, foreign doctors in the United States, and
        other health care professionals available to meet that demand.
            (2) Recent studies based on current trends predict a
        national shortage of up to 50,000 physicians by 2010 and up to
        200,000 physicians by 2020.
            (3) The passage and funding of the Veterans' Administration
        Medical School Assistance and Health Manpower Training Act of
        1972 (Public Law 92-541), which added chapter 82 to title 38,
        United States Code, helped to prevent a predicted shortage of
        physicians and other health care professionals in the 1970s and
        1980s, and resulted in the establishment of five new medical
        schools in the United States, at East Tennessee State
        University, the University of South Carolina, Texas A&M
        University, Wright State University, and Marshall University,
        each operated in conjunction with health care facilities of the
        Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (4) Over the past three decades, the partnerships between
        the Department of Veterans Affairs and those five medical
        schools not only helped prevent such a physician shortage, but
        also fostered significant gains in the quality of physician
        education, medical research, and health care delivery.
            (5) Physicians and other health care professionals educated
        in those medical schools have benefited from the rich and
        diverse educational experiences available in veterans' health
        care facilities.
            (6) Veterans and their families have benefited from medical
        care that is enhanced by faculty physicians, residency
        training, and comprehensive medical education that is available
        in veterans health care facilities affiliated with those
        medical schools.
    (b) Recognition.--Congress hereby recognizes--
            (1) the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Veterans'
        Administration Medical School Assistance and Health Manpower
        Training Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-541);
            (2) the critical and historic role played by that Act
        towards alleviating the shortfall in the number of physicians
        and other health care professionals; and
            (3) the importance of continued growth in the partnerships
        between the Department of Veterans Affairs and medical schools
        affiliated with the Department.

SEC. 3. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND DESIGNATION OF GRANTS.

    Section 8221 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and to cooperate'' and all that follows
        through ``such subchapter'' and inserting ``to address
        shortfalls in the number of physicians and other health care
        professionals employed in the Veterans Health Administration'';
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence:
        ``Grants under this subchapter shall be known as `Teague
        Grants' in honor of the most-decorated veteran ever to have
        served in Congress, the Honorable Olin E. `Tiger' Teague of
        Texas.''.

SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM OF GRANTS TO AFFILIATED MEDICAL
              SCHOOLS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 8222 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following
        new subsection:
    ``(a) There is authorized to be appropriated for carrying out
programs authorized under this subchapter $10,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2005 through 2009.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).
    (b) Criteria for Grants.--Subsection (b) of section 8223 of such
title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon the
        following: ``and will increase the number of medical or nursing
        students attending the school'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(4) the application sets forth demonstrated benefits to
        the Department and to the care of veterans; and''.
    (c) Priority of Grant Awards.--Such section is further amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) The Secretary shall give priority in the award of grants
under this section to the medical schools established pursuant to
subchapter I.''.

Output:
Teague Grant Reauthorization Act - Recognizes: (1) the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Veterans' Administration Medical School Assistance and Health Manpower Training Act of 1972; (2) the critical and historic role played by that Act towards alleviating the shortfall in the number of physicians and other health care professionals; and (3) the importance of continued growth in partnerships between the Department of Veterans Affairs and affiliated medical schools.

Adds as a purpose of current grants made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to affiliated medical schools as a result of such Act the addressing of shortfalls in the number of physicians and other health care professionals employed in the Department's Veterans Health Administration. Designates such grants as "Teague Grants" in honor of Olin E. Teague, the most decorated veteran ever to have served in Congress.

Reauthorizes and extends the grant program for FY 2005 through 2009. Includes within criteria for grant approval a determination that proposed projects and programs will increase the number of medical and nursing students attending the affiliated school. Directs the Secretary to give a priority in grant awards to medical schools established under the Act.