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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Block Grant Performance Standards
Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF BLOCK GRANTS.

    Chapter 73 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following new subchapter:

         ``SUBCHAPTER II--CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO BLOCK GRANTS

``Sec. 7321. Purposes
    ``The purposes of this subchapter are to--
            ``(1) enable more efficient use of Federal, State, and
        local resources;
            ``(2) establish accountability for achieving the purposes
        of block grant programs; and
            ``(3) establish effective partnerships to address critical
        issues of public interest.
``Sec. 7322. Definitions
    ``For purposes of this subchapter, the term--
            ``(1) `block grant program' means a program in which
        Federal funds are directly allocated to States, localities, or
        other recipients for use at the discretion of such States,
        localities, or recipients in meeting stated Federal purposes;
        and
            ``(2) `plan' means a block grant strategic plan described
        under section 7324.
``Sec. 7323. Requirement of approved block grant strategic plans
    ``No payment may be paid under any block grant program to any
eligible entity unless such entity has submitted and received approval
for a plan.
``Sec. 7324. Block grant strategic plans
    ``The head of an agency administering a block grant program shall
designate the criteria that shall be included in a block grant
strategic plan. At a minimum, each plan shall contain--
            ``(1) a description of goals and objectives, including
        outcome related goals and objectives for each of the designated
        program activities for each of the first 6 fiscal years of the
        plan;
            ``(2) a description of how the goals and objectives are to
        be achieved, including a description of the operational
        processes, skills and technology, and the human, capital,
        information and other objectives required to meet the goals and
        objectives for the current fiscal year;
            ``(3) a description of performance indicators to be used in
        measuring or assessing the relevant output service levels and
        outcomes of each of the mandatory program activities; and
            ``(4) a description of the program evaluation to be used in
        comparing actual results with established goals and objectives,
        and the designation of results as highly successful or failing
        to meet the goals and objectives of the program.
``Sec. 7325. Review and approval of block grant strategic plans
    ``After receipt of a plan, the head of an agency shall--
            ``(1) no later than 90 days after the receipt of the
        application, approve or disapprove all or part of the plan;
            ``(2) no later than 15 days after the date of such approval
        or disapproval, notify the applicant in writing of the approval
        or disapproval; and
            ``(3) in the case of any disapproval of a plan, include a
        written justification of the reasons for disapproval in the
        written notice of disapproval.
``Sec. 7326. Community advisory committees
    ``(a) An entity applying for a block grant shall establish a
community advisory committee in accordance with this section.
    ``(b) A community advisory committee shall advise an applicant in
the development and implementation of a plan, including advice with
respect to--
            ``(1) conducting public hearings; and
            ``(2) receiving comment and reviews from communities
        affected by the plan.
    ``(c) Membership of the community advisory committee shall
include--
            ``(1) persons with leadership experience in private
        business and voluntary organizations;
            ``(2) elected officials representing jurisdictions included
        in the plan;
            ``(3) representatives of participating qualified
        organizations;
            ``(4) the general public; and
            ``(5) individuals and representatives of community
        organizations who shall help to enhance the leadership role of
        the local government in developing a plan.
    ``(d) Before submitting an application for approval, or any reports
required as a condition of receiving any payment under a block grant
program, the applicant shall submit such application or report to the
community advisory committee for review and comment. Any comments of
the committee shall be submitted with the application or report to the
head of an agency.
``Sec. 7327. Technical and other assistance
    ``The head of an agency administering a block grant program may
provide technical assistance to applicants for block grants in
developing information necessary for the design or implementation of a
plan.
``Sec. 7328. Conditional termination or alteration of block grant
              strategic plan
    ``(a) The head of an agency administering a block grant program
shall establish procedures by regulation for implementing penalties of
not less than 5 percent of the grant a recipient would otherwise
receive for failing to meet the goals and objectives included in the
plan for a block grant.
    ``(b) The head of an agency shall establish procedures by
regulation for--
            ``(1) suspending the grant a recipient would otherwise
        receive for a period of 3 years for failure for 2 consecutive
        years to meet the goals and objectives included in the plan for
        a block grant; and
            ``(2) reallocating the amount of the grant a recipient
        would otherwise receive to other governmental or nonprofit
        institutions within the plan.
``Sec. 7329. Administration with other conditions of block grant
              programs
    ``The provisions of this subchapter (including all conditions and
requirements) shall supersede any other provision of law relating to
the administration of any block grant program only to the extent of any
inconsistency with such other provision.''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Table of Sections.--Chapter 73 of title 31, United States Code,
is amended by striking out the chapter heading and the table of
sections and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

                ``CHAPTER 73--ADMINISTERING BLOCK GRANTS

                  ``SUBCHAPTER I--BLOCK GRANT AMOUNTS

``Sec.
``7301. Purpose.
``7302. Definitions.
``7303. Reports and public hearings on proposed uses of amounts.
``7304. Availability of records.
``7305. State auditing requirements.
         ``SUBCHAPTER II--CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO BLOCK GRANTS

``7321. Purposes.
``7322. Definitions.
``7323. Requirement of approved block grant strategic plans.
``7324. Block grant strategic plans.
``7325. Review and approval of block grant strategic plans.
``7326. Community advisory committees.
``7327. Technical and other assistance.
``7328. Conditional termination or alteration of block grant strategic
                            plan.
``7329. Administration with other conditions of block grant programs.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER I--BLOCK GRANT AMOUNTS''.

    (b) Chapter References.--Chapter 73 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 7301 in the matter preceding paragraph (1)
        by striking out ``chapter'' and inserting in lieu thereof
        ``subchapter''; and
            (2) in section 7302 in the matter preceding paragraph (1)
        by striking out ``chapter'' and inserting in lieu thereof
        ``subchapter''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on October 1, 1997, and shall apply to
payments under block grant programs on and after such date.

Output: Block Grant Performance Standards Act of 1995 - Amends Federal law to establish performance criteria to be included in a block grant strategic plan.  Requires an entity applying for a block grant to establish a community advisory committee to advise the entity in the development and implementation of a plan.


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SECTION 1. CENTER FOR WOMEN VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 318. Center for Women Veterans
    ``(a) There is in the Department a Center for Women Veterans. There
is at the head of the Center a Director.
    ``(b) The Director shall be a noncareer appointee in the Senior
Executive Service. The Director shall be appointed for a term of six
years.
    ``(c) The Director reports directly to the Secretary or the Deputy
Secretary concerning the activities of the Center.
    ``(d) The Director shall perform the following functions with
respect to veterans who are women:
            ``(1) Serve as principal adviser to the Secretary on the
        adoption and implementation of policies and programs affecting
        veterans who are women.
            ``(2) Make recommendations to the Secretary, the Under
        Secretary for Health, the Under Secretary for Benefits, and
        other Department officials for the establishment or improvement
        of programs in the Department for which veterans who are women
        are eligible.
            ``(3) Promote the use of benefits authorized by this title
        by veterans who are women and the conduct of outreach
        activities to veterans who are women, in conjunction with
        outreach activities carried out under chapter 77 of this title.
            ``(4) Disseminate information and serve as a resource
        center for the exchange of information regarding innovative and
        successful programs which improve the services available to
        veterans who are women.
            ``(5) Conduct and sponsor appropriate social and
        demographic research on the needs of veterans who are women and
        the extent to which programs authorized under this title meet
        the needs of those veterans, without regard to any law
        concerning the collection of information from the public.
            ``(6) Analyze and evaluate complaints made by or on behalf
        of veterans who are women about the adequacy and timeliness of
        services provided by the Department and advise the appropriate
        official of the Department of the results of such analysis or
        evaluation.
            ``(7) Consult with, and provide assistance and information
        to, officials responsible for administering Federal, State,
        local, and private programs that assist veterans, to encourage
        those officials to adopt policies which promote the use of
        those programs by veterans who are women.
            ``(8) Advise the Secretary when laws or policies have the
        effect of discouraging the use of benefits by veterans who are
        women.
            ``(9) Publicize the results of medical research which are
        of particular significance to veterans who are women.
            ``(10) Advise the Secretary and other appropriate officials
        on the effectiveness of the Department's efforts to accomplish
        the goals of section 492B of the Public Health Service Act
        (relating to the inclusion of women and minorities in clinical
        research) and of particular health conditions affecting womens'
        health which should be studied as part of the Department's
        medical research program and promote cooperation between the
        Department and other sponsors of medical research of potential
        benefit to veterans who are women.
            ``(11) Provide support and administrative services to the
        Advisory Committee on Women Veterans established under section
        542 of this title.
            ``(12) Perform such other duties consistent with this
        section as the Secretary shall prescribe.
    ``(e) The Secretary shall ensure that the Director is furnished
sufficient resources to enable the Director to carry out the functions
of the Center in a timely manner.
    ``(f) The Secretary shall include in documents submitted to
Congress by the Secretary in support of the President's budget for each
fiscal year--
            ``(1) detailed information on the budget for the Center;
            ``(2) the Secretary's opinion as to whether the resources
        (including the number of employees) proposed in the budget for
        that fiscal year are adequate to enable the Center to comply
        with its statutory and regulatory duties; and
            ``(3) a report on the activities and significant
        accomplishments of the Center during the preceding fiscal
        year.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``318. Center for Women Veterans.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 317(c) of such title is
amended--
            (1) by striking out ``who is--'' and inserting in lieu
        thereof ``who is any of the following:'';
            (2) by striking out the semicolon at the end of paragraphs
        (1) through (4) and inserting in lieu thereof a period;
            (3) by striking out ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (5)
        and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
            (4) by striking out paragraph (6).

SEC. 2. MEETINGS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WOMEN VETERANS.

    Section 542(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) The Committee shall meet as often as the Secretary considers
necessary or appropriate, but not less often than twice each fiscal
year.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 13, 1994.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Center for Women Veterans, headed by a Director.  Specifies duties of the Director, including:  (1) providing advice on and making recommendations with respect to the adoption and implementation of policies and programs affecting women veterans; (2) promoting the use of, and disseminating information concerning, benefits available to women veterans; (3) conducting research on the needs of women veterans; and (4) providing support and administrative services to the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans.
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to:  (1) ensure that the Director is furnished sufficient resources to carry out Center functions; and (2) include in annual budget documents submitted to the Congress information with respect to Center budget, activities, and accomplishments.
Deletes female veterans from the list of minority group members for whom the Chief Minority Affairs Officer has special responsibility.
Requires the Advisory Committee to meet as often as considered necessary or appropriate by the Secretary, but no less often than twice each fiscal year.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing the Quality of Parental
Legal Representation Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) In the Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act of
        2000, the Congress found that ``under both Federal and State
        law, the courts play a crucial and essential role in the
        Nation's child welfare system and in ensuring safety,
        stability, and permanence for abused and neglected children
        under the supervision of that system''.
            (2) Child outcomes are improved and courts function more
        effectively when all parties have quality legal representation.
        Analysis of data from programs in New York and Michigan
        revealed that more than 50 percent of children avoided
        unnecessary foster care placement when all parties received
        high quality representation. According to the American Bar
        Association, a pilot program in the State of Washington to
        improve representation for parents resulted in ``a 53.3 percent
        increase in the rate of reunification''.
            (3) In New York, children placed in foster care whose
        parents receive high quality legal representation spent on
        average 4.5 months in placement compared to a statewide average
        of 2\1/2\ years and re-entry rates of 1 percent compared to 15
        percent statewide.
            (4) According to the American Bar Association, the cost per
        family for high quality legal services in New York was
        approximately $6,000 over the life of a case as compared to
        anywhere from $29,000 to $66,000 for 1 year of foster care for
        a child in New York City in 2010.
            (5) Training and standards of representation are necessary
        to ensure qualified representation. According to the American
        Bar Association Center on Children and the Law, parental
        representation is ``often substandard, resulting in the failure
        of due process in these cases. As a result, numerous children
        are needlessly separated from their parents for extended
        periods of time and in many cases families are permanently
        severed through termination of parental rights orders'' and
        most states have no standard training requirements for
        attorneys representing parents in their state.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Provision of Legal Representation for Parents and Legal
Guardians With Respect to Child Welfare Cases.--Section 438(a) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629h(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) to provide legal representation for parents and legal
        guardians with respect to proceedings described in paragraph
        (1).''.
    (b) Application.--Section 438(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629h(b)) is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (B);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of
                subparagraph (C) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) in the case of a grant for any purpose
                described in subsection (a)(5)--
                            ``(i) a description of how the grant will
                        be used to provide legal representation to
                        parents and legal guardians;
                            ``(ii) a description of how the court will
                        prioritize the provision of legal
                        representation, including how and when
                        attorneys will be assigned to represent a
                        parent or legal guardian; and
                            ``(iii) a description of how courts and
                        child welfare agencies on the local and State
                        levels will collaborate and jointly plan for
                        the collection and sharing of all relevant data
                        and information to demonstrate how increased
                        quality representation of parents and legal
                        guardians with respect to child welfare cases
                        will improve child and family outcomes.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and (C)''
                and inserting ``(C), and (D)''; and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
                subparagraph (E); and
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
                following:
                    ``(D) the purpose described in subsection (a)(5);
                or''.
    (c) Amount of Grant.--Section 438(c)(1) is amended by striking
``and (C)'' and inserting ``(C), and (D)''.
    (d) Allocation of Funds.--Section 438(c)(3)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 629h(c)(3)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii);
            (2) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); and
            (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
                            ``(iv) $10,000,000 for grants for the
                        purpose described in subsection (a)(5); and''.
    (e) Funding.--Section 436 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$345,000,000'' and
        inserting ``$355,000,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``$30,000,000'' and
        inserting ``$40,000,000''.

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Enhancing the Quality of Parental Legal Representation Act of 2011 - Amends title IV (Temporary Aid to Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to the highest state courts to enable them to provide legal representation for parents and legal guardians with respect to child welfare cases.

Increases funding for discretionary and targeted grants.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Parental Choice in Television Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. PARENTAL CHOICE IN TELEVISION PROGRAMMING.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Television influences children's perception of the
        values and behavior that are common and acceptable in society.
            (2) Television station operators, cable television system
        operators, and video programmers should follow practices in
        connection with video programming that take into consideration
        that television broadcast and cable programming has established
        a uniquely pervasive presence in the lives of American
        children.
            (3) The average American child is exposed to 25 hours of
        television each week and some children are exposed to as much
        as 11 hours of television a day.
            (4) Studies have shown that children exposed to violent
        video programming at a young age have a higher tendency for
        violent and aggressive behavior later in life that children not
        so exposed, and that children exposed to violent video
        programming are prone to assume that acts of violence are
        acceptable behavior.
            (5) Children in the United States are, on average, exposed
        to an estimated 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence on
        television by the time the child completes elementary school.
            (6) Studies indicate that children are affected by the
        pervasiveness and casual treatment of sexual material on
        television, eroding the ability of parents to develop
        responsible attitudes and behavior in their children.
            (7) Parents express grave concern over violent and sexual
        video programming and strongly support technology that would
        give them greater control to block video programming in the
        home that they consider harmful to their children.
            (8) There is a compelling governmental interest in
        empowering parents to limit the negative influences of video
        programming that is harmful to children.
            (9) Providing parents with timely information about the
        nature of upcoming video programming and with the technological
        tools that allow them easily to block violent, sexual, or other
        programming that they believe harmful to their children is the
        least restrictive and most narrowly tailored means of achieving
        that compelling governmental interest.
    (b) Establishment of Television Rating Code.--Section 303 of the
Act (47 U.S.C. 303) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(v) Prescribe--
            ``(1) on the basis of recommendations from an advisory
        committee established by the Commission that is composed of
        television broadcasters, television programming producers,
        cable operators, appropriate public interest groups, and other
        interested individuals from the private sector and that is
        fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and
        the functions to be performed by the committee, rules to
        identify and rate video programming that contains sexual,
        violent, or other material about which parents should be
        informed before it is displayed to children; and
            ``(2) rules requiring the transmission by distributors of
        video programming of signals that contain an identification of
        the rating (pursuant to the rules prescribed under paragraph
        (1)) of the programming being distributed and that permit
        parents to block the display of video programming that they
        have determined is inappropriate for their children.''.
    (c) Requirement for Manufacture of Televisions That Block
Programs.--Section 303 of the Act, as amended by subsection (a), is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(w) Require, in the case of apparatus designed to receive
television signals that are manufactured in the United States or
imported for use in the United States and that have a picture screen 13
inches or greater in size (measured diagonally), that such apparatus--
            ``(1) be equipped with circuitry designed to enable viewers
        to block the display of channels, programs, and time slots; and
            ``(2) enable viewers to block display of all programs with
        a common rating.''.
    (d) Shipping or Importing of Televisions That Block Programs.--
            (1) Regulations.--Section 330 of the Communications Act of
        1934 (47 U.S.C. 330) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
                (d); and
                    (B) by adding after subsection (b) the following
                new subsection (c):
    ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall ship
in interstate commerce, manufacture, assemble, or import from any
foreign country into the United States any apparatus described in
section 303(w) of this Act except in accordance with rules prescribed
by the Commission pursuant to the authority granted by that section.
    ``(2) This subsection shall not apply to carriers transporting
apparatus referred to in paragraph (1) without trading it.
    ``(3) The rules prescribed by the Commission under this subsection
shall provide for the oversight by the Commission of the adoption of
standards by industry for blocking technology. Such rules shall require
that all such apparatus be able to receive the rating signals which
have been transmitted by way of line 21 of the vertical blanking
interval and which conform to the signal and blocking specifications
established by industry under the supervision of the Commission.
    ``(4) As new video technology is developed, the Commission shall
take such action as the Commission determines appropriate to ensure
that blocking service continues to be available to consumers.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 330(d) of such Act, as
        redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking
        ``section 303(s), and section 303(u)'' and inserting in lieu
        thereof ``and sections 303(s), 303(u), and 303(w)''.
    (e) Applicability and Effective Dates.--
            (1) Applicability of rating provision.--The amendment made
        by subsection (b) of this section shall take effect 1 year
        after the date of enactment of this Act, but only if the
        Commission determines, in consultation with appropriate public
        interest groups and interested individuals from the private
        sector, that distributors of video programming have not, by
        such date--
                    (A) established voluntary rules for rating video
                programming that contains sexual, violent, or other
                material about which parents should be informed before
                it is displayed to children, and such rules are
                acceptable to the Commission; and
                    (B) agreed voluntarily to broadcast signals that
                contain ratings of such programming.
            (2) Effective date of manufacturing provision.--In
        prescribing regulations to implement the amendment made by
        subsection (c), the Federal Communications Commission shall,
        after consultation with the television manufacturing industry,
        specify the effective date for the applicability of the
        requirement to the apparatus covered by such amendment.

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Parental Choice in Television Act of 1995 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe rules that:  (1) on the basis of recommendations from an advisory committee, identify and rate video programming that contains sexual, violent, or other material about which parents should be informed; and (2)  require distributors of video programming to transmit signals that contain the rating of the program being distributed and permit parents to block the display of the video programming.  Voids such requirement if program distributors, within one year, have established voluntary rules to the same effect.
Directs the FCC to require televisions with a picture screen 13 inches or greater which are manufactured or imported for use in the United States to be equipped with circuitry designed to enable viewers to block the display of channels, time slots, and programs, as well as allow viewers to block displays of all programs with a common rating. Prohibits the shipment in interstate commerce, the manufacture, the assembly, or the importation from any foreign country into the United States of any such televisions except in accordance with FCC rules. Exempts those carriers who are not trading the televisions.
Directs the FCC to prescribe rules providing for FCC oversight of the blocking standards adopted by the industry and requiring that every television with a picture screen 13 inches or greater will be able to receive ratings signals that conform to the signal and blocking specifications established by industry.


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TITLE I--OVERTIME RIGHTS PROTECTION

SEC. 101. CLARIFICATION OF REGULATIONS RELATING TO OVERTIME
              COMPENSATION.

    Section 13 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter II of chapter
5 and chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as
the Administrative Procedures Act) or any other provision of law, any
portion of the final rule promulgated on April 23, 2004, revising part
541 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, that exempts from the
overtime pay provision of section 7 of this Act any employee who would
not otherwise be exempt if the regulations in effect on March 31, 2003,
remained in effect, shall have no force or effect and that portion of
such regulations (as in effect on March 31, 2003) that would prevent
such employee from being exempt shall be reinstated.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall adjust the minimum salary level for
exemption under section 13(a)(1) in the following manner:
            ``(A) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
        this subsection, the Secretary shall increase the minimum
        salary level for exemption under subsection (a)(1) for
        executive, administrative, and managerial occupations from the
        level of $155 per week in 1975 to $591 per week (an amount
        equal to the increase in the Employment Cost Index (published
        by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) for executive,
        administrative, and managerial occupations between 1975 and
        2005).
            ``(B) Not later than December 31 of the calendar year
        following the increase required in subparagraph (A), and each
        December 31 thereafter, the Secretary shall increase the
        minimum salary level for exemption under subsection (a)(1) by
        an amount equal to the increase in the Employment Cost Index
        for executive, administrative, and managerial occupations for
        the year involved.''.

                      TITLE II--FAIR MINIMUM WAGE

SEC. 111. MINIMUM WAGE.

    (a) In General.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not
        less than--
                    ``(A) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day
                after the date of enactment of this paragraph;
                    ``(B) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that
                60th day; and
                    ``(C) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that
                60th day;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

  TITLE III--SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS

SEC. 121. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
            (1) Multiemployer pension plans have been a major force in
        the delivery of employee benefits to active and retired
        American workers and their dependents for over half a century.
            (2) There are approximately 1,700 multiemployer defined
        benefit pension plans in which approximately 9,700,000 workers
        and retirees participate.
            (3) Three-quarters of the approximately 60,000 to 65,000
        employers that participate in multiemployer plans have fewer
        that 100 employees.
            (4) Multiemployer plans allow for greater access and
        affordability for smaller employers and pension portability for
        their employees as they move from one job to another, and
        permit workers to earn a pension where they might otherwise not
        be able to do so.
            (5) The 2000-2002 drop in the stock market and decline in
        equity values has affected all investors, including
        multiemployer plans.
            (6) The decline in value sustained by multiemployer defined
        benefit pension plans have threatened the stability of this
        private sector source of secure retirement income.
            (7) Participating employers could face onerous excise taxes
        and other penalties as a result of the serious, adverse
        financial impact due to these market losses.
            (8) In 2004, the United States Senate recognized the
        severity of this situation and passed by an overwhelmingly,
        large bipartisan margin of 86 to 9 temporary relief provisions
        for single and multiemployer defined benefit pension plans.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the
Senate--
            (1) expresses its strong support for multiemployer defined
        benefit pension plans;
            (2) recognizes the importance of an environment in which
        multiemployer plans can continue their vital role in providing
        benefits to working men and women;
            (3) recognizes that multiemployer pension plan relief must
        be designed for the multiemployer labor-relations environment
        that supports the plans; and
            (4) supports legislation to strengthen and protect the
        viability of multiemployer pension plans for the continued
        benefit of current and retired members, and their families and
        survivors, and to strengthen the ability of all plans to
        address funding problems that occur.

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Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to deny any force or effect to any portion of a rule promulgated on April 23, 2004, that has the effect of exempting from FLSA overtime compensation requirements (which limit maximum hours at regular compensation) any employee who would not otherwise be exempted if regulations in effect on March 31, 2003, remained in effect. Reinstates that portion of such regulations that would prevent such an employee from being exempt. Directs the Secretary of Labor to increase, in a specified manner, the minimum salary level for the exemption for executive, administrative, and managerial occupations from FLSA overtime compensation requirements.

Amends the FLSA to increase the Federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day.

Expresses the sense of the Senate regarding multiemployer pension plans.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mni Wiconi Project Act Amendments of
2013''.

SEC. 2. OTHER AGENCY ASSISTANCE.

    The Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-516; 102 Stat.
2566; 108 Stat. 4543) is amended by inserting after section 3B the
following:

``SEC. 3C. PLANS FOR COMPLETING THE OGLALA SIOUX RURAL WATER SUPPLY
              SYSTEM, ROSEBUD SIOUX RURAL WATER SYSTEM, AND LOWER BRULE
              SIOUX RURAL WATER SYSTEM.

    ``(a) Plans for Completion.--
            ``(1) In general.--In consultation with the Oglala Sioux
        Tribe, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, and the Lower Brule Sioux
        Tribe, as applicable, and the Federal agency heads listed in
        subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall develop plans to
        complete the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System, the
        Rosebud Sioux Rural Water System, and the Lower Brule Sioux
        Rural Water System.
            ``(2) Contents.--The plan for each water supply system
        described in paragraph (1) shall require--
                    ``(A) the completion of remaining components of the
                applicable system in accordance with the Final
                Engineering Report dated May 1993;
                    ``(B) the improvement, repair, and replacement of
                existing water systems; and
                    ``(C) the transfer of those existing water systems
                to the United States, to be held in trust for the
                Oglala Sioux Tribe, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, or the
                Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, as applicable, and made part
                of the applicable rural water system.
            ``(3) Submission to congress.--Not later than 2 years after
        the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
        submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
        Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
        Representatives--
                    ``(A) a copy of each plan developed under this
                subsection, including a schedule for full
                implementation of the plan that shall not exceed a
                period of 15 years after the date of enactment of this
                section;
                    ``(B) a report that includes--
                            ``(i) a description of the roles and
                        responsibilities of each of the heads of the
                        Federal agencies listed in subsection (b)(1)
                        (including the Commissioner of the Bureau of
                        Reclamation) relating to the completion of the
                        water supply systems, including with respect to
                        the improvement, repair, and replacement of the
                        existing water systems before and after
                        transfer;
                            ``(ii) the program authorities of each
                        Federal agency listed in subsection (b)(1) and
                        a description of how the heads of the Federal
                        agencies will work together to complete and
                        implement the plans; and
                            ``(iii) the amount of funding and any other
                        need the Secretary determines to be necessary
                        to complete and implement the plans; and
                    ``(C) as applicable, a description of the roles and
                responsibilities of the heads of other Federal agencies
                that have existing authorities to provide assistance to
                the Oglala Sioux Tribe, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, or the
                Lower Brule Sioux Tribe.
    ``(b) Interagency Agreements.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, the Secretary shall enter into agreements with the
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the
        Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human
        Services, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development--
                    ``(A) to fulfill the trust responsibility of the
                United States; and
                    ``(B) to complete the Oglala Sioux Rural Water
                Supply System, the Rosebud Sioux Rural Water System,
                and the Lower Brule Sioux Rural Water System in
                accordance with the Final Engineering Report dated May
                1993, including the transfer of existing water systems,
                as set forth in the plans for completion developed
                under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Cooperation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The heads of the Federal
                agencies described in paragraph (1) shall assist the
                Secretary in completing the Oglala Sioux Rural Water
                Supply System, the Rosebud Sioux Rural Water System,
                and the Lower Brule Sioux Rural Water System pursuant
                to sections 3(a), 3A(a), and 3B(a), respectively,
                including by--
                            ``(i) improving, repairing, and replacing
                        existing water systems as set forth in the
                        plans developed under subsection (a); and
                            ``(ii) constructing new rural water
                        facilities, service lines, and other necessary
                        features.
                    ``(B) Administrator of the environmental protection
                agency.--The Administrator of the Environmental
                Protection Agency shall assist the Secretary in meeting
                the environmental and safe drinking water needs of the
                Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, the Rosebud Indian
                Reservation, and the Lower Brule Indian Reservation,
                including through compliance with the Safe Drinking
                Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.).
                    ``(C) Secretary of health and human services.--The
                Secretary of Health and Human Services shall assist the
                Secretary in meeting the water supply and public health
                needs of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, the Rosebud
                Indian Reservation, and the Lower Brule Indian
                Reservation, including through compliance with the Act
                of August 5, 1954 (commonly known as the `Indian
                Sanitation Facilities Act') (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.).
                    ``(D) Secretary of housing and urban development.--
                The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
                assist the Secretary by carrying out projects to
                connect houses that are eligible for funding from the
                Department of Housing and Urban Development on the
                reservations of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, the Rosebud
                Sioux Tribe, and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, through
                plumbing, water pipes, appurtenances, and
                interconnections to the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply
                System, the Rosebud Sioux Rural Water System, and the
                Lower Brule Sioux Rural Water System, respectively, to
                meet the water conservation standards of those water
                supply systems.
            ``(3) Livestock distribution systems.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary and the Secretary
                of Agriculture shall, through the use of authorities of
                the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Department of
                Agriculture, respectively, complete, during a period
                not to exceed 15 years after the date of enactment of
                this section, the livestock distribution system for the
                Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System and the Rosebud
                Sioux Rural Water System, consistent with the Final
                Engineering Report dated May 1993.
                    ``(B) Administration.--For each water supply system
                described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
                enter into agreements with the Secretary of Agriculture
                and the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs that
                set forth the specific responsibilities of each agency
                concerning the construction of the livestock
                distribution systems.
            ``(4) Lead agency.--The Department of the Interior, acting
        through the Bureau of Reclamation, shall act as the lead agency
        in carrying out this section.
            ``(5) Administration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each agency head shall carry out
                the duties of the agency head under this subsection out
                of amounts made available to the agency head under
                annual appropriations and existing authorities.
                    ``(B) Authorization of use of other federal agency
                funds.--Amounts made available to agencies other than
                the Bureau of Reclamation may also be used to carry out
                this Act.
                    ``(C) Additional funding requests.--Nothing in this
                subsection prohibits the Oglala Sioux Tribe, the
                Rosebud Sioux Tribe, or the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
                from applying for, seeking, or obtaining amounts from
                the Federal agencies referred to in paragraph (1) for
                any other purpose.
    ``(c) Upgrading Standards for Connecting Homes.--The Director of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall, through the use of existing
programs and annual appropriations, assist the Secretary in completing
the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System, the Rosebud Sioux Rural
Water System, and the Lower Brule Sioux Rural Water System by
constructing, repairing, and upgrading plumbing fixtures, skirting, and
other necessary features, such as septic tanks and drainfields, to
ensure that houses within the service areas are able to meet the
standards for connecting to those water systems.''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Planning, Design, and Construction.--Section 10(a) of the Mni
Wiconi Project Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-516; 102 Stat. 2571; 108
Stat. 4545; 116 Stat. 3033; 121 Stat. 1954) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``and $58,800,000
        (based on October 1, 1997 price levels)'' and inserting ``,
        $58,800,000 (based on October 1, 1997 price levels), and
        $14,308,000 (based on October 1, 2011 price levels)'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``2013'' and
        inserting ``2016''; and
            (3) in the third sentence, by striking ``and October 1,
        1997 (with respect to the $58,800,000)'' and inserting ``,
        October 1, 1997 (with respect to the $58,800,000), and October
        1, 2011 (with respect to the $14,308,000)''.
    (b) Operation and Maintenance of Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply
System, Rosebud Sioux Rural Water Supply System, and Lower Brule Sioux
Water Supply System.--Section 10(b) of the Mni Wiconi Project Act of
1988 (Public Law 100-516; 102 Stat. 2571; 108 Stat. 4545) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``There are'' and
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) Operation and maintenance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There are'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``The operation''
        and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) West river and lyman-jones rural water
                systems.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The operation'';
            (3) in the third sentence, by striking ``Such fee'' and
        inserting the following:
                            ``(ii) Fee basis.--The fee described in
                        clause (i)'';
            (4) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``Such operation
        and maintenance payments'' and inserting the following:
                            ``(iii) Adjustment of payments.--The
                        operation and maintenance payments under this
                        subparagraph''; and
            (5) by adding after paragraph (1) (as so designated) the
        following:
            ``(2) Community water systems upgrades.--
                    ``(A) In general.--After the date on which public
                or tribal water systems on the Pine Ridge Indian
                Reservation, the Rosebud Indian Reservation, and the
                Lower Brule Indian Reservation that are in existence on
                the date of enactment of this paragraph have been
                brought up to the standards for the water systems
                established in the plans developed under section 3C(a),
                but not later than 15 years after the date of enactment
                of this paragraph, title to each of the water systems
                shall be transferred to the United States, to be held
                in trust for the benefit of the applicable Indian
                tribe, on the request of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, the
                Rosebud Sioux Tribe, or the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, as
                applicable, and the owner of the water system.
                    ``(B) Improvements and repairs and replacement.--
                The Secretary shall use amounts authorized to be
                appropriated under paragraph (1) for the improvement,
                repair, and replacement of any water system that is
                transferred or proposed, by request of the owner of the
                water system, to be transferred and improved under
                subparagraph (A).''.

SEC. 4. OFFSET.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of the
project authorized by section 1617 of the Reclamation Projects
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h-12c), the
maximum amount of the Federal share of the cost of the project under
section 1631(d)(1) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 390h-13(d)(1)) otherwise
available as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be reduced by
$15,000,000.

            Passed the Senate December 16, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 684

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To amend the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 to facilitate completion of
   the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply System, and for other purposes.

Output: Mni Wiconi Project Act Amendments of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to develop plans for completing, and to enter into agreements with specified agency heads to complete, the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System, the Rosebud Sioux Rural Water System, and the Lower Brule Sioux Rural Water System. Requires such plans to require: (1) the completion of remaining components of the applicable system in accordance with the Final Engineering Report dated May 1993; (2) the improvement, repair, and replacement of existing water systems; and (3) the transfer of those existing water systems to the United States, to be held in trust for the applicable tribe and made part of the applicable rural water system.  Requires the Secretary to enter into agreements with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to fulfill the trust responsibility of the United States and to complete such water systems in accordance with such Report, including the transfer of existing water systems, as set forth in such plans. Requires: (1) the Administrator to assist the Secretary in meeting the environmental and safe drinking water needs of the Pine Ridge, Rosebud, and Lower Brule Indian Reservations; (2) the HHS Secretary to assist the Secretary in meeting the water supply and public health needs of such Reservations; (3) the HUD Secretary to assist the Secretary by carrying out projects to connect houses that are eligible for funding from HUD on the Oglala, Rosebud, and Lower Brule Sioux Reservations through plumbing, water pipes, appurtenances, and interconnections to the applicable water systems to meet water conservation standards; (4) the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete, within 15 years, the livestock distribution systems for the Oglala and Rosebud Sioux water systems; and (5) the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to assist the Secretary in completing the Oglala, Rosebud, and Lower Brule Sioux water systems by constructing, repairing, and upgrading plumbing fixtures, skirting, and other necessary features to ensure that houses within the service areas are able to meet the standards for connecting to those systems. (Sec. 3) Authorizes appropriations under such Act for planning, design, and construction and for operation and maintenance of such water systems. Requires that, within 15 years of the date on which existing public or tribal water systems on the Pine Ridge, Rosebud, and Lower Brule Indian Reservations have been brought up to the standards for the water systems established in such plans, title to each of the water systems be transferred to the United States, to be held in trust for the benefit of the applicable tribe, upon request of the tribe and the owner of the water system. Directs the Secretary to use authorized appropriations for the improvement, repair, and replacement of any water system that is so transferred or that is proposed, by request of the owner of the water system, to be so transferred and improved. (Sec. 4) Reduces the maximum amount of the federal share of the cost of the Central Valley Water Recycling Project otherwise available as of the date of enactment of this Act by $15 million.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Safety Net Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS PROGRAM OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
              ACT.

    (a) Additional Authorizations of Appropriations for the Health
Centers Program of Public Health Service Act.--Section 330(r) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(r)) is amended by amending
paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--For the purpose of carrying out this
        section, in addition to the amounts authorized to be
        appropriated under subsection (d), there are authorized to be
        appropriated--
                    ``(A) $2,213,020,000 for fiscal year 2008;
                    ``(B) $2,451,394,400 for fiscal year 2009;
                    ``(C) $2,757,818,700 for fiscal year 2010;
                    ``(D) $3,116,335,131 for fiscal year 2011; and
                    ``(E) $3,537,040,374 for fiscal year 2012.''.
    (b) Studies Relating to Community Health Centers.--
            (1) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    (A) the term ``community health center'' means a
                health center receiving assistance under section 330 of
                the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b); and
                    (B) the term ``medically underserved population''
                has the meaning given that term in such section 330.
            (2) School-based health study.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the
                date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General
                of the United States shall issue a study of the
                economic costs and benefits of school-based health
                centers and the impact on the health of students of
                these centers.
                    (B) Content.--In conducting the study under
                subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General of the United
                States shall analyze--
                            (i) the impact that Federal funding could
                        have on the operation of school-based health
                        centers;
                            (ii) any cost savings to other Federal
                        programs derived from providing health services
                        in school-based health centers;
                            (iii) the potential impact on Federal
                        budget and the health of students of providing
                        Federal funds to school-based health clinics;
                        and
                            (iv) the impact of access to health care
                        from school-based health clinics in rural or
                        underserved areas.
            (3) Health care quality study.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
                date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health
                and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of
                the Health Resources and Services Administration, and
                in collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare
                Research and Quality, shall prepare and submit to the
                Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
                the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
                the House of Representatives a report that describes
                agency efforts to expand and accelerate quality
                improvement activities in community health centers.
                    (B) Content.--The report under subparagraph (A)
                shall include focus on--
                            (i) Federal efforts, as of the date of
                        enactment of this Act, regarding health care
                        quality in community health centers, including
                        quality data collection, analysis, and
                        reporting requirements;
                            (ii) identification of effective models for
                        quality improvement in community health
                        centers, which may include models that--
                                    (I) incorporate care coordination,
                                disease management, and other services
                                demonstrated to improve care;
                                    (II) are designed to address
                                multiple, co-occurring diseases and
                                conditions;
                                    (III) improve access to providers
                                through non-traditional means, such as
                                the use of remote monitoring equipment;
                                    (IV) target various medically
                                underserved populations, including
                                uninsured patient populations;
                                    (V) increase access to specialty
                                care, including referrals and
                                diagnostic testing; and
                                    (VI) enhance the use of electronic
                                health records to improve quality;
                            (iii) efforts to determine how effective
                        quality improvement models may be adapted for
                        implementation by community health centers that
                        vary by size, budget, staffing, services
                        offered, populations served, and other
                        characteristics determined appropriate by the
                        Secretary of Health and Human Services;
                            (iv) types of technical assistance and
                        resources provided to community health centers
                        that may facilitate the implementation of
                        quality improvement interventions;
                            (v) proposed or adopted methodologies for
                        community health center evaluations of quality
                        improvement interventions, including any
                        development of new measures that are tailored
                        to safety-net, community-based providers;
                            (vi) successful strategies for sustaining
                        quality improvement interventions in the long-
                        term; and
                            (vii) partnerships with other Federal
                        agencies and private organizations or networks
                        as appropriate, to enhance health care quality
                        in community health centers.
                    (C) Dissemination.--The Administrator of the Health
                Resources and Services Administration shall establish a
                formal mechanism or mechanisms for the ongoing
                dissemination of agency initiatives, best practices,
                and other information that may assist health care
                quality improvement efforts in community health
                centers.
            (4) GAO study on integrated health systems model for the
        delivery of health care services to medically underserved
        populations.--
                    (A) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United
                States shall conduct a study on integrated health
                system models at not more than 10 sites for the
                delivery of health care services to medically
                underserved populations. The study shall include an
                examination of--
                            (i) health care delivery models sponsored
                        by public or private non-profit entities that--
                                    (I) integrate primary, specialty,
                                and acute care; and
                                    (II) serve medically underserved
                                populations; and
                            (ii) such models in rural and urban areas.
                    (B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
                of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General
                of the United States shall submit to Congress a report
                on the study conducted under subparagraph (A). The
                report shall include--
                            (i) an evaluation of the models, as
                        described in subparagraph (A), in--
                                    (I) expanding access to primary and
                                preventive services for medically
                                underserved populations; and
                                    (II) improving care coordination
                                and health outcomes; and
                            (ii) an assessment of--
                                    (I) challenges encountered by such
                                entities in providing care to medically
                                underserved populations; and
                                    (II) advantages and disadvantages
                                of such models compared to other models
                                of care delivery for medically
                                underserved populations.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.

    (a) Funding.--To carry out the programs authorized under sections
331 through 338G of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d-
254p), there are authorized to be appropriated--
            (1) for fiscal year 2008, $131,500,000;
            (2) for fiscal year 2009, $143,335,000;
            (3) for fiscal year 2010, $156,235,150;
            (4) for fiscal year 2011, $170,296,310; and
            (5) for fiscal year 2012, $185,622,980.
    (b) Elimination of 6-Year Demonstration Requirement.--Section
332(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e(a)(1)) is
amended by striking ``Not earlier than 6 years'' and all that follows
through ``purposes of this section.''.
    (c) Assignment to Shortage Area.--Section 333(a)(1)(D)(ii) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254f(a)(1)(D)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (IV), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in subclause (V), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(VI) the entity demonstrates willingness to
                support mentorship, professional development, and
                training opportunities for Corps members.''.
    (d) Professional Development and Training.--Subsection (d) of
section 336 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254h-1) is
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Professional Development and Training.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall assist Corps members
        in establishing and maintaining professional relationships and
        development opportunities, including by--
                    ``(A) establishing appropriate professional
                relationships between the Corps member involved and the
                health professions community of the geographic area
                with respect to which the member is assigned;
                    ``(B) establishing professional development,
                training, and mentorship linkages between the Corps
                member involved and the larger health professions
                community, including through distance learning, direct
                mentorship, and development and implementation of
                training modules designed to meet the educational needs
                of offsite Corps members;
                    ``(C) establishing professional networks among
                Corps enrollees; and
                    ``(D) engaging in other professional development,
                mentorship, and training activities for Corps members,
                at the discretion of the Secretary.
            ``(2) Assistance in establishing professional
        relationships.--In providing such assistance under paragraph
        (1), the Secretary shall focus on establishing relationships
        with hospitals, with academic medical centers and health
        professions schools, with area health education centers under
        section 781, with health education and training centers under
        such section, and with border health education and training
        centers under such section. Such assistance shall include
        assistance in obtaining faculty appointments at health
        professions schools.''.

SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF RURAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.

    Section 330A(j) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254c(j)) is amended by striking ``$40,000,000'' and all that follows
and inserting ``$45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
2012.''.

Output:
Health Care Safety Net Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for: (1) health centers to meet the health care needs of medically underserved populations; (2) the National Health Service Corps; and (3) rural health care programs.

Requires studies or reports on: (1) school-based health centers; (2) community health centers; and (3) integrated health system models for the delivery of health care services to medically underserved populations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Breast Cancer Strategy Act
of 1993''.

 TITLE I--ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF BREAST CANCER AND NATIONAL BREAST
                           CANCER COMMISSION

SEC. 101. OFFICE OF BREAST CANCER.

    Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300uu et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1709. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF BREAST CANCER.

    ``(a) In General.--There is established an Office of Breast Cancer
within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. The Office
shall have a Director who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The
Secretary, acting through the Director, shall carry out this section.
    ``(b) Duties.--The Secretary shall coordinate, in conjunction with
the Director of the National Cancer Institute, the activities of the
Institute relating to breast cancer with similar activities of other
agencies of the Federal Government, including the other agencies of the
National Institutes of Health, and with similar activities of other
public entities and of private entities.

SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL BREAST CANCER COMMISSION.

    Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300uu et
seq.), as amended by section 101, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 1710. NATIONAL BREAST CANCER COMMISSION.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the `National Breast Cancer Commission' (in this section referred to
as the `Commission').
    ``(b) Study.--The Commission shall conduct a study on current
efforts in both the public and private sectors relating to the
prevention, early detection, treatment, education, and research
relating to breast cancer.
    ``(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the
initial appointments of the members have been completed under
subsection (d), the Commission shall submit to the President and the
Congress a report containing--
            ``(1) the results of the study conducted under subsection
        (b); and
            ``(2) recommendations relating to such study.
    ``(d) Number and Appointment.--
            ``(1) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 15
        members as follows:
                    ``(A) 5 members shall be appointed by the
                President--
                            ``(i) 3 of whom shall be--
                                    ``(I) the Secretary of Health and
                                Human Services;
                                    ``(II) the Secretary of Veterans
                                Affairs; and
                                    ``(III) the Secretary of Defense;
                        who shall be nonvoting members, except that, in
                        the case of a tie vote by the Commission, the
                        Secretary of Health and Human Services shall be
                        a voting member; and
                            ``(ii) 2 of whom shall be selected from the
                        general public on the basis of such individuals
                        being specially qualified to serve on the
                        Commission by reason of their education,
                        training, or experience.
                    ``(B) 5 members shall be appointed by the Speaker
                of the House of Representatives on the joint
                recommendation of the Majority and Minority Leaders of
                the House of Representatives.
                    ``(C) 5 members shall be appointed by the President
                pro tempore of the Senate on the joint recommendation
                of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate.
            ``(2) Congressional committee recommendations.--In making
        appointments under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1),
        the Majority and Minority leaders of the House of
        Representatives and the Senate shall duly consider the
        recommendations of the Chairmen and Ranking Minority Members of
        committees with jurisdiction over laws contained in chapter 17
        of title 38, United States Code (relating to veterans' health
        care), title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1901 et
        seq.) (relating to Medicaid), and the Public Health Service Act
        (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) (relating to the Public Health
        Service).
            ``(3) Requirements of appointments.--The Majority and
        Minority leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives
        shall--
                    ``(A) select individuals who are specially
                qualified to serve on the Commission by reason of their
                education, training, or experience; and
                    ``(B) engage in consultations for the purpose of
                ensuring that the expertise of the 10 members appointed
                by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
                President pro tempore of the Senate shall provide as
                much of a balance as possible and, to the greatest
                extent possible, cover the fields of medicine, science,
                law, ethics, health-care and social services.
            ``(4) Term of members.--Members of the Commission (other
        than members appointed under paragraph (1)(A)(i)) shall serve
        for the life of the Commission.
            ``(5) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled
        in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
    ``(e) Chairman.--Not later than 15 days after the members of the
Commission are appointed, such members shall select a Chairman from
among the members of the Commission.
    ``(f) Quorum.--7 members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum, but a lesser number may be authorized by the Commission to
conduct hearings.
    ``(g) Meetings.--The Commission shall hold its 1st meeting on a
date specified by the Chairman. After the initial meeting, the
Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairman or a majority of its
members, but shall meet at least 3 times each year during the life of
the Commission.
    ``(h) Pay.--Members of the Commission who are officers or employees
or elected officials of a government entity shall receive no additional
compensation by reason of their service on the Commission.
    ``(i) Per Diem.--While away from their homes or regular places of
business in the performance of duties for the Commission, members of
the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies
under sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(j) Deadline for Appointment.--The members of the Commission
shall be appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this section.
    ``(k) Termination.--The Commission shall cease to exist 60 days
after the date on which its final report is submitted under subsection
(c).''.

TITLE II--DUTIES OF DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE RELATING
                            TO BREAST CANCER

SEC. 201. PROVISIONS FOR FULL FUNDING FOR NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
              WITH RESPECT TO RESEARCH ON BREAST CANCER.

    Section 408(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
284c(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following subparagraph:
            ``(C) For the purpose of conducting and supporting research
        on breast cancer through the National Cancer Institute, there
        is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 an amount
        equal to the sum of $300,000,000 and the amount obligated by
        such Institute for such research for fiscal year 1993. For such
        purpose, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
        may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996.''.

SEC. 202. DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.

    Subpart 1 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:

``SEC. 417. DUTIES OF DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE RELATING TO BREAST
              CANCER RESEARCH.

    ``(a) The Director of the Institute shall conduct and support
biomedical and behavioral research and research training, the
dissemination of health information, and other programs with respect to
breast cancer.
    ``(b) In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of the Institute
shall conduct or support multidisciplinary clinical research on breast
cancer, including research on assisting individuals with such cancers
(and the families of such individuals) and with responding to
psychological and social problems that arise as the result of the
cancer.
    ``(c)(1) The Director of the Institute shall establish the Rose
Kushner Scholarship Program for the purpose of entering into contracts
with individuals under which--
            ``(A) the Director of the Institute agrees to provide to
        the individuals scholarships for attendance at accredited
        health professions schools; and
            ``(B) the individuals agree--
                    ``(i) to complete the programs of education for
                which the scholarships are provided;
                    ``(ii) to complete a program of postgraduate
                clinical training in oncology; and
                    ``(iii) after completing a program of such
                training, to serve as employees of the National
                Institutes of Health, for the period described in
                paragraph (2), in positions that are needed by such
                Institutes in carrying out programs with respect to
                breast cancer.
    ``(2)(A) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(iii), the period of
service for which an individual is obligated to serve as an employee of
the National Institutes of Health is 12 months for each academic year
for which the scholarship under such subsection is provided.
    ``(B) The Director of the Institute may defer the obligation of an
individual to provide a period of service under paragraph (1)(B)(iii),
if the Director determines that such a deferral is appropriate.
    ``(C) For any period in which an individual provides service as an
employee of the National Institutes of Health in satisfaction of the
obligation of the individual under paragraph (1)(B)(iii), the
individual may be appointed as such an employee without regard to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to appointment and
compensation.
    ``(3)(A) The Director of the Institute may not provide a
scholarship under paragraph (1) for an academic year unless--
            ``(i) the individual applying for the scholarship has
        submitted to the Director a proposed academic program for the
        year and the Director has approved the program; and
            ``(ii) the individual agrees that the program will not be
        altered without the approval of the Director.
    ``(B) The Director of the Institute may not provide a scholarship
under paragraph (1) for an academic year unless the individual applying
for the scholarship agrees to maintain an acceptable level of academic
standing, as determined by the educational institution involved in
accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary.
    ``(4)(A) The Director of the Institute may not provide a
scholarship under paragraph (1) for an academic year in an amount
exceeding $10,000.
    ``(B) A scholarship provided under paragraph (1) may be expended
only for tuition expenses, other reasonable educational expenses, and
reasonable living expenses incurred while attending the health
professions school involved.
    ``(C) In the case of a health professions school with respect to
which a scholarship under paragraph (1) is provided, the Director of
the Institute may enter into a contract with the school under which the
amounts provided in the scholarship for tuition and other educational
expenses are paid directly to the school. Payments to the school under
the contract may be made without regard to section 3324 of title 31,
United States Code.
    ``(5) The provisions of section 338E shall apply to the program
established in paragraph (1) to the same extent and in the same manner
as such provisions apply to the National Health Service Corps Loan
Repayment Program established in section 338B.
    ``(6) The Director of the Institute may not provide a scholarship
under paragraph (1) unless an application for the scholarship is
submitted to the Director and the application is in such form, is made
in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and
information as the Director determines to be necessary to carry out
this section.
    ``(d)(1) The Director of the Institute shall, subject to paragraph
(2), carry out a program of entering into contracts with appropriately
qualified health professionals under which the professionals agree to
carry out activities with respect to breast cancer as employees of the
National Institutes of Health in consideration of the Federal
Government agreeing to pay, for each year of such service, not more
than $20,000 of the principal and interest of the educational loans of
the professionals.
    ``(2) The Director of the Institute may not enter into a contract
with a health professional pursuant to paragraph (1) unless the
professional has a substantial amount of educational loans relative to
income.
    ``(3) Except to the extent inconsistent with this section, 338E
shall apply to the program established in paragraph (1) to the same
extent and in the same manner as such section applies to the National
Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program established in section
338B.''.

SEC. 203. SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE WITH RESPECT TO
              BREAST, LUNG, AND PROSTATE CANCER.

    Section 408(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by
section 201, is amended by adding at the end the following
subparagraph:
            ``(D)(i) For the purpose of carrying out not less than 10
        programs for research on breast cancer, lung cancer, or
        prostate cancer under the programs designated by the Director
        of the National Cancer Institute as the Specialized Programs of
        Research Excellence, there is authorized to be appropriated
        such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994
        through 1996.
            ``(ii) With respect to the purpose described in clause (i),
        the authorizations of appropriations established in such clause
        may not be construed as terminating the availability for such
        purpose of any other authorization of appropriations (including
        the authorization established in subparagraph (A).''.

Output:
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
    Title I:  Establishment of Office of Breast Cancer and
        National Breast Cancer Commission
    Title II:  Duties of Director of the National Cancer
        Institute Relating to Breast Cancer
National Breast Cancer Strategy Act of 1993 -
Title I: Establishment of Office of Breast Cancer and National Breast Cancer Commission
 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish: (1) the Office of Breast Cancer in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; and (2) the National Breast Cancer Commission to study public and private breast cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, education, and research.
Title II:  Duties of Director of the National Cancer Institute Relating to Breast Cancer
 - Authorizes appropriations for conducting and supporting breast cancer research.
Adds biomedical and behavioral research, training, and dissemination of information regarding breast cancer to the duties of the National Cancer Institute Director.
Establishes the Rose Kushner Scholarship Program of scholarships in exchange for completing post-graduate clinical oncology training and serving as National Institutes of Health (NIH) employees carrying out breast cancer programs.
Establishes a program of educational loan repayments in exchange for breast cancer activities as NIH employees.
Authorizes appropriations for at least ten programs for research on breast, lung, and prostate cancer under designated Specialized Programs of Research Excellence.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Export Review Act''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REVIEW OF CONTROLLED ITEMS.

    Section 4 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App.
2403) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Control List Review.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to ensure that requirements for
        validated licenses to export are periodically removed as goods
        and technology become obsolete with respect to the specific
        objectives of the export controls requiring such licenses, the
        Secretary shall conduct periodic reviews of such controls
        imposed under sections 5 and 6. The Secretary shall complete
        such a review not later than 6 months after the date of the
        enactment of this subsection, and not later than the end of
        each 1-year period thereafter.
            ``(2) Review elements.--In conducting each review under
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall do the following with
        respect to the export controls requiring a license described in
        paragraph (1):
                    ``(A) Objectives of controls.--The Secretary shall
                identify the specific objectives of the export
                controls, for the 12-month period following the
                completion of the review, for each country or group of
                countries for which a validated license is required.
                When an objective of an export control is to defer the
                development of a specific capability in such country or
                group of countries, the Secretary shall specify for
                what period of time the controls are expected to defer
                such capability.
                    ``(B) Quantity and performance.--The Secretary
                shall estimate, for the 12-month period described in
                subparagraph (A), the quantities and performance (as
                specified in specific performance parameters on the
                control list) of the goods and technology to which the
                controls apply that must be obtained by each country or
                group of countries for which a validated license is
                required in order to defeat the objectives of the
                export controls.
                    ``(C) Availability to controlled destinations.--The
                Secretary shall evaluate the effectiveness of the
                export controls in achieving their specific objectives,
                including explicit descriptions of the availability
                from sources outside the United States, or from sources
                inside the United States resulting from the inability
                of the United States Government to effectively enforce
                controls, during the 12-month period described in
                subparagraph (A), to controlled countries of goods and
                technology to which the export controls apply.
                    ``(D) Economic impact.--The Secretary shall
                evaluate the economic impact, during the 12-month
                period described in subparagraph (A), of the export
                controls on exporting companies, including estimates of
                lost sales, loss in market share, and administrative
                overhead.
            ``(3) Changes in controls.--
                    ``(A) Changes.--After completing each review under
                this subsection, the Secretary shall, if warranted by
                the findings of the review and after consultation with
                appropriate departments or agencies--
                            ``(i) eliminate the requirement for an
                        export license for a particular good or
                        technology;
                            ``(ii) make such a good or technology
                        eligible for delivery under a distribution
                        license or other license authorizing multiple
                        exports;
                            ``(iii) eliminate a performance threshold
                        or other characteristic upon which the
                        requirement for a validated license for such a
                        good or technology is based; or
                            ``(iv) increase the performance levels at
                        which an individual validated license for such
                        a good or technology is required, at which it
                        is eligible for delivery under a distribution
                        license, or at which special conditions or
                        security safeguard plans are imposed as a
                        condition of export.
            ``(4) Hearings.--The Secretary shall conduct public
        hearings not less than once each year in order to solicit
        information from all interested parties on all matters to be
        addressed in each review conducted under this subsection.
            ``(5) Removal of controls on mass-market products.--
                    ``(A) Mass-market products defined.--For the
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `mass-market
                product' means any good or technology sold, licensed,
                or otherwise distributed as a discrete item and which
                will have been distributed for end use outside the
                United States in a quantity exceeding 100,000 units
                over a 12-month period, as determined under
                subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Anticipatory review of mass-market
                products.--Not later than--
                            ``(i) 6 months after the date of the
                        enactment of this subsection, and
                            ``(ii) the end of each 1-year period
                        thereafter,
                the Secretary shall, in consultation with the
                appropriate technical advisory committee, industry
                groups, and producers, identify those items described
                in subparagraph (A) (including products differentiated
                on the control list according to specific performance
                parameters) that will be distributed for end use
                outside the United States in a quantity exceeding
                100,000 units beginning on the applicable date
                described in clause (i) or (ii). For purposes of this
                paragraph, estimates of numbers of items that will be
                distributed shall be based on reliable estimates
                provided by producers of such items.
                    ``(C) Action by the secretary.--Not later than 30
                days after an item is determined by the Secretary under
                subparagraph (B) to be a mass-market product, the
                Secretary shall propose to any group of countries which
                imposes export controls on the item cooperatively with
                the United States the elimination of controls on the
                item in accordance with the procedures of such group,
                and shall publish a notice of such proposal in the
                Federal Register.
            ``(6) Relationship to other provisions.--The requirements
        of this subsection are in addition to any other requirements of
        this Act. The Secretary may coordinate reviews under this
        subsection with reviews conducted under section 5(c).''.

SEC. 3. EQUAL TREATMENT OF COMPONENTS.

    Section 4 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Treatment of Semiconductors.--The export control treatment
imposed under the authority of this Act upon semiconductor devices
shall be no more restrictive or burdensome to the exporter than the
export control treatment imposed under the authority of this Act upon
computer systems or telecommunications systems for which the
semiconductor devices serve or can serve as components.''.

Output:
Technology Export Review Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct periodic reviews of national security and foreign policy export controls on goods and technology in order to ensure that requirements for validated licenses to export are periodically removed as such items become obsolete with respect to the objectives of such controls.
Requires the Secretary, if the review warrants, to:  (1) eliminate the requirement for an export license for a particular good or technology; (2) make such item eligible for delivery under a distribution license or other license authorizing multiple exports; (3) eliminate a performance threshold upon which the license requirement for the item is based; or (4) increase the performance levels at which a license for such item is required, at which it is eligible for delivery under a distribution license, or at which special conditions or security safeguard plans are imposed as a condition of export.
Requires the Secretary to:  (1) identify mass-market products (any good or technology sold, licensed, or distributed as a discrete item which will have been distributed for end use outside the United States in a quantity exceeding 100,000 units over a 12-month period); and (2) propose the elimination of export controls on such an item to any group of countries which imposes similar controls on it cooperatively with the United States.
Requires the export control treatment imposed under this Act upon semiconductor devices to be no more restrictive or burdensome to the exporter than controls imposed under such Act upon computer systems or telecommunications systems for which the semiconductor devices serve as components.