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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Marketplace Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that States should have the ability to
enforce their existing sales and use tax laws and to treat similar
sales transactions equally, without regard to the manner in which the
sale is transacted,   and the right to collect--or decide not to
collect--taxes that are already owed under State law.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION TO REQUIRE COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAXES.

    (a) Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.--Each Member State
under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement is authorized to
require all sellers not qualifying for a small seller exception to
collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to remote sales
sourced to that Member State pursuant to the provisions of the
Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. Such authority shall commence
beginning no earlier than the first day of the calendar quarter that is
at least 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Alternative.--
            (1) In general.--A State that is not a Member State under
        the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement is authorized to
        require all sellers not qualifying for the small seller
        exception to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect
        to remote sales sourced to that State, but only if the State
        adopts and implements minimum simplification requirements. Such
        authority shall commence beginning no earlier than the first
        day of the calendar quarter that is at least 6 months after the
        date that the State enacts legislation to implement each of the
        following minimum simplification requirements:
                    (A) Provide--
                            (i) a single State-level agency to
                        administer all sales and use tax laws,
                        including the collection and administration of
                        all State and applicable locality sales and use
                        taxes for all sales sourced to the State made
                        by remote sellers,
                            (ii) a single audit for all State and local
                        taxing jurisdictions within that State, and
                            (iii) a single sales and use tax return to
                        be used by remote sellers and single and
                        consolidated providers and to be filed with the
                        State-level agency.
                    (B) Provide a uniform sales and use tax base among
                the State and the local taxing jurisdictions within the
                State.
                    (C) Require remote sellers and single and
                consolidated providers to collect sales and use taxes
                pursuant to the applicable destination rate, which is
                the sum of the applicable State rate and any applicable
                rate for the local jurisdiction into which the sale is
                made.
                    (D) Provide--
                            (i) adequate software and services to
                        remote sellers and single and consolidated
                        providers that identifies the applicable
                        destination rate, including the State and local
                        sales tax rate (if any), to be applied on sales
                        sourced to the State, and
                            (ii) certification procedures for both
                        single providers and consolidated providers to
                        make software and services available to remote
                        sellers, and hold such providers harmless for
                        any errors or omissions as a result of relying
                        on information provided by the State.
                    (E) Hold remote sellers using a single or
                consolidated provider harmless for any errors and
                omissions by that provider.
                    (F) Relieve remote sellers from liability to the
                State or locality for collection of the incorrect
                amount of sales or use tax, including any penalties or
                interest, if collection of the improper amount is the
                result of relying on information provided by the State.
                    (G) Provide remote sellers and single and
                consolidated providers with 30 days notice of a rate
                change by any locality in the State.
            (2) Treatment of local rate changes.--For purposes of this
        subsection, local rate changes may only be effective on the
        first day of a calendar quarter. Failure to provide notice
        under paragraph (1)(G) shall require the State and locality to
        hold the remote seller or single or consolidated provider
        harmless for collecting tax at the immediately preceding
        effective rate during the 30-day period. Each State must
        provide updated rate information as part of the software and
        services required by paragraph (1)(D).
    (c) Small Seller Exception.--A State shall be authorized to require
a remote seller, or a single or consolidated provider acting on behalf
of a remote seller, to collect sales or use tax under this Act if the
remote seller has gross annual receipts in total remote sales in the
United States in the preceding calendar year exceeding $500,000.   For
purposes of determining whether the threshold in this subsection is
met, the sales of all persons related within the meaning of subsections
(b) and (c) of section 267 or section 707(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 shall be aggregated.

SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority granted by this Act shall terminate on the date that
the highest court of competent jurisdiction makes a final determination
that the State no longer meets the requirements of this Act, and the
determination of such court is no longer subject to appeal.

SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed as--
            (1) subjecting a seller or any other person to franchise,
        income, occupation, or any other type of taxes, other than
        sales and use taxes,
            (2) affecting the application of such taxes, or
            (3) enlarging or reducing State authority to impose such
        taxes.
    (b) No Effect on Nexus.--No obligation imposed by virtue of the
authority granted by this Act shall be considered in determining
whether a seller or any other person has a nexus with any State for any
tax purpose other than sales and use taxes.
    (c) Licensing and Regulatory Requirements.--Other than the
limitation set forth in subsection (a), and section 3, nothing in this
Act shall be construed as permitting or prohibiting a State from--
            (1) licensing or regulating any person,
            (2) requiring any person to qualify to transact intrastate
        business,
            (3) subjecting any person to State taxes not related to the
        sale of goods or services, or
            (4) exercising authority over matters of interstate
        commerce.
    (d) No New Taxes.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed as
encouraging a State to impose sales and use taxes on any goods or
services not subject to taxation prior to the date of the enactment of
this Act.
    (e) Intrastate Sales.--The provisions of this Act shall only apply
to remote sales and shall not apply to intrastate sales or intrastate
sourcing rules. States granted authority under section 3(a) shall
comply with the intrastate provisions of the Streamlined Sales and Use
Tax Agreement.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.

    In this Act:
            (1) Consolidated provider.--The term ``consolidated
        provider'' means any person certified by a State who has the
        rights and responsibilities for sales and use tax
        administration, collection, remittance, and audits for
        transactions serviced or processed for the sale of goods or
        services made by remote sellers on an aggregated basis.
            (2) Locality; local.--The terms ``locality'' and ``local''
        refer to any political subdivision of a State.
            (3) Member state.--The term ``Member State''--
                    (A) means a Member State as that term is used under
                the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement as in
                effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and
                    (B) does not include any associate member under the
                Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
            (4) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual,
        trust, estate, fiduciary, partnership, corporation, limited
        liability company, or other legal entity, and a State or local
        government.
            (5) Remote sale.--The term ``remote sale'' means a sale of
        goods or services attributed to a State with respect to which a
        seller does not have adequate physical presence to establish
        nexus under Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, 504 U.S. 298 (1992).
            (6) Remote seller.--The term ``remote seller'' means a
        person that makes remote sales.
            (7) Single provider.--The term ``single provider'' means
        any person certified by a State who has the rights and
        responsibilities for sales and use tax administration,
        collection, remittance, and audits for transactions serviced or
        processed for the sale of goods or services made by remote
        sellers.
            (8) Sourced.--For purposes of a State granted authority
        under section 3(b), the location to which a remote sale is
        sourced refers to the location where the item sold is received
        by the purchaser, based on the location indicated by
        instructions for delivery that the purchaser furnishes to the
        seller. When no delivery location is specified, the remote sale
        is sourced to the customer's address that is either known to
        the seller or, if not known, obtained by the seller during the
        consummation of the transaction, including the address of the
        customer's payment instrument if no other address is available.
        If an address is unknown and a billing address cannot be
        obtained, the remote sale is sourced to the address of the
        seller from which the remote sale was made. A State granted
        authority under section 3(a) shall comply with the sourcing
        provisions of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
            (9) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
        Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands,
        the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other
        territory or possession of the United States.
            (10) Streamlined sales and use tax agreement.--The term
        ``Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement'' means the multi-
        State agreement with that title adopted on November 12, 2002,
        as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and as
        further amended from time to time.

SEC. 7. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision
to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the
remainder of this Act and the application of the provisions of such to
any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.

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Marketplace Fairness Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that states should be able to enforce their existing sales and use tax laws and to treat similar sales transactions equally, without regard to the manner in which the sale is transacted, and to collect, or decide not to collect, taxes that are owed under state law.

Authorizes each member state under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (the multistate agreement for the administration and collection of sales and use taxes adopted on November 12, 2002) to require all sellers not qualifying for a small-seller exception (sellers with annual gross receipts in total U.S. remote sales of less than $500,000) to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to remote sales under provisions of the Agreement. Defines "remote sale" as a sale of goods or services attributed to a state with respect to which a seller does not have adequate physical presence to establish a nexus with the state.

Allows a state that is not a member state under the Agreement to require sellers to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to remote sales sourced to such state if the state adopts and implements certain minimum simplification requirements, including: (1) providing a single state agency to administer all sales and use taxes, (2) establishing a uniform sales and use tax base, (3) relieving remote sellers from liability to the state or a locality for collection of the incorrect amount of sales or use tax based on information provided by the state, and (4) providing remote sellers 30 days' notice of a tax rate change by any locality in the state.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Credit Card Protection Act
of 2005''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBIT UNIVERSAL DEFAULTS ON CREDIT CARD ACCOUNTS.

    Section 127 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1637) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Universal Defaults Prohibited.--
            ``(1) In general.--No creditor may use any adverse
        information concerning any consumer, including any information
        in any consumer report (as defined in section 603) or any
        change in the credit score of the consumer, as the basis for
        increasing any annual percentage rate of interest applicable to
        a credit card account of the consumer under an open end
        consumer credit plan, or to remove or increase any introductory
        annual percentage rate of interest applicable to such account,
        for reasons other than actions or omissions of the consumer
        that are directly related to such account.
            ``(2) Notice to consumer.--The limitation under paragraph
        (1) on the use of adverse information by a credit card issuer
        shall be clearly and conspicuously described to the consumer by
        the credit card issuer in any disclosure or statement required
        under subsection (a) or (b).''.

SEC. 3. BOX DISCLOSURE OF PAYMENT PERIOD FOR MINIMUM PAYMENTS ON CREDIT
              CARD BALANCE.

    Section 127(b) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1637(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(12) Minimum payment terms.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In a clear and conspicuous
                manner, repayment information applicable with respect
                to any outstanding balance on the account, including
                the following expressed in a tabular format and in
                close proximity:
                            ``(i) The required minimum monthly payment
                        on that balance, represented as both a dollar
                        figure and a percentage of the outstanding
                        balance.
                            ``(ii) The number of months (rounded to the
                        nearest month) that it would take to pay the
                        entire amount of the current outstanding
                        balance if--
                                    ``(I) the consumer pays only the
                                required minimum monthly payments (as
                                in effect at the time such statement is
                                issued); and
                                    ``(II) no further advances or
                                extensions of credit are made with
                                respect to such account.
                    ``(B) Applicable terms.--
                            ``(i) Applicable apr.--Subject to clause
                        (ii), in making any determination required for
                        purposes of the disclosures under subparagraph
                        (A), the creditor shall apply any applicable
                        annual percentage rate of interest in effect on
                        the date on which the disclosure is made,
                        taking into account the different rates that
                        may be applicable with respect to different
                        portions of the outstanding balance, without
                        regard to whether any such rate is a fixed rate
                        or a variable rate.
                            ``(ii) Introductory rate.--If the annual
                        percentage rate of interest in effect on the
                        date on which the disclosure is made is a
                        temporary or introductory rate that will change
                        pursuant to a contractual provision applying an
                        index or formula for subsequent interest rate
                        adjustment, the creditor shall apply--
                                    ``(I) the annual percentage rate of
                                interest in effect on the date on which
                                the disclosure is made, in making a
                                determination for the balance of the
                                introductory or temporary period, and
                                    ``(II) an annual percentage rate of
                                interest, based on an index, formula,
                                or contractual provision that is, or
                                but for the temporary or introductory
                                rate referred to in subclause (I) would
                                be, in effect as of the date on which
                                the disclosure is made, in making a
                                determination for the remainder of the
                                amortization period.''.

SEC. 4. ADVANCED NOTICE REQUIRED BEFORE INCREASING RATES OR FEES ON
              CREDIT CARD ACCOUNTS.

    Section 127 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1637) is amended
by inserting after subsection (i) (as added by section 2 of this Act)
the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Advance Notice of Increase in Any Interest Rate and
Imposition of Any Fee Required.--
            ``(1) Interest rates.--In the case of any credit card
        account under an open end consumer credit plan, no increase in
        any annual percentage rate of interest (other than an increase
        due to the expiration of any introductory percentage rate of
        interest) applicable to such account, or any portion of any
        outstanding balance on such account--
                    ``(A) may take effect before the beginning of the
                billing cycle which begins not less than--
                            ``(i) 30 days after the obligor receives a
                        specific notice of such increase in accordance
                        with paragraph (3), in the case of any change
                        in any such annual percentage rate that is due
                        solely to a change in another rate of interest
                        to which such rate is indexed; or
                            ``(ii) 60 days after the obligor receives a
                        specific notice of such increase in accordance
                        with paragraph (3), in the case of any change
                        in any such annual percentage rate that is not
                        described in clause (i); and
                    ``(B) may, in the case of any change in any such
                annual percentage rate that is not described in
                subparagraph (A)(i), apply to any outstanding balance
                of credit under such plan as of the date of the notice
                of the increase required under subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Fees.--In the case of any credit card account under
        an open end consumer credit plan, no fee, including any annual
        fee, late payment fee, or over-the-limit fee, may be imposed on
        such account before the end of the 30-day period beginning on
        the date the obligor receives a specific notice of the
        imposition of such fee in accordance with paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Notice requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any notice required under this
                subsection shall be mailed (or e-mailed, if the
                consumer has requested to receive such notices
                electronically) to the obligor separately from any
                statement or other notice and without any advertising
                or other disclosures.
                    ``(B) Fee explanation.--In the case of any notice
                pursuant to paragraph (2), the notice shall include an
                explanation of how, when, and why a fee will be imposed
                and what options the obligor may have for addressing
                the imposition of the fee or any reason for such
                imposition, including the prevention of any future
                imposition of such fee.''.

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Consumer Credit Card Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from using adverse information concerning a consumer as the basis for increasing any annual percentage rate of interest applicable to a credit card account of the consumer under an open end consumer credit plan, or to remove or increase any introductory annual percentage rate of interest applicable to such account, for reasons other than actions or omissions of the consumer that are directly related to such account (universal default).

Expands mandatory disclosures governing an open end consumer credit plan to include clear and conspicuous minimum payment terms with respect to the outstanding balance on the account, including prescribed details expressed in tabular format and in close proximity.

Requires a creditor to furnish advance notice as a prerequisite to increasing rates or imposing fees on a consumer credit card account.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Confidential Information Protection
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Consumers, citizens, businesses, and other
        organizations have varying degrees of legal protection when
        providing information to the Federal Government for strictly
        statistical purposes.
            (2) The integrity and credibility of pledges of
        confidentiality by the Federal Government provide assurances to
        the public that information about individuals or organizations
        or provided by individuals or organizations for exclusively
        statistical purposes will be held in confidence and will not be
        used against such individuals or organizations in any Federal
        Government action.
            (3) Protecting the privacy and confidentiality interests of
        individuals or organizations who provide information for
        Federal statistical programs serves both the interests of the
        public and the needs of society.
            (4) Declining trust of the public in the protection of
        information provided to the Federal Government adversely
        affects both the accuracy and completeness of statistical
        analyses.
            (5) Ensuring that information provided for statistical
        purposes receives protection is essential in continuing public
        cooperation in statistical programs.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are the following:
            (1) To ensure that information supplied by individuals or
        organizations to an agency for statistical purposes is used
        exclusively for statistical purposes.
            (2) To ensure that individuals or organizations who supply
        information to the Federal Government for statistical purposes
        will not have that information disclosed in identifiable form
        for any purpose other than a statistical purpose, without the
        consent of such individuals or organizations.
            (3) To safeguard the confidentiality of individually
        identifiable information acquired for statistical purposes by
        controlling access to, and uses made of, such information.
            (4) To respect the rights and privileges of the public by
        observing and promoting fair information practices.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) The term ``respondent'' means a person who, or
        organization that, is requested or required to supply
        information to an agency, is the subject of information
        requested or required to be supplied to an agency, or provides
        that information to an agency.
            (2) The term ``identifiable form'' means any representation
        of information that permits information concerning individual
        subjects to be reasonably inferred by either direct or indirect
        means.
            (3) The term ``nonstatistical purpose'' means use of data
        in identifiable form for any purpose that is not a statistical
        purpose, and includes any administrative, regulatory, law
        enforcement, adjudicatory, or other purpose that affects the
        rights, privileges, or benefits of a particular identifiable
        respondent.
            (4) The term ``agency'' means any entity that falls within
        the definition of the term ``executive agency'' as defined in
        section 102 of title 31, United States Code, or ``agency'', as
        defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.
            (5) The term ``statistical purpose''--
                    (A) means the description, estimation, or analysis
                of the characteristics of groups without regard to the
                identities of individuals or organizations that
                comprise such groups; and
                    (B) includes the development, implementation, or
                maintenance of methods, technical or administrative
                procedures, or information resources that support the
                purposes described in subparagraph (A).
            (6) The term ``statistical agency or unit'' means an agency
        or organizational unit of the executive branch whose activities
        are predominantly the collection, compilation, processing, or
        analysis of information for statistical purposes.
            (7) The term ``agent'' means a person designated by an
        executive agency to perform, either in the capacity of a
        Federal employee or otherwise, exclusively statistical
        activities under the supervision or control of an officer or
        employee of that agency, who agrees in writing to comply with
        all provisions of law that affect information acquired by that
        agency.

SEC. 4. LIMITATIONS ON USE AND DISCLOSURE OF DATA AND INFORMATION.

    (a) Use of Statistical Data or Information.--Data or information
acquired by an agency for exclusively statistical purposes shall be
used by the agency only for statistical purposes.
    (b) Disclosure of Statistical Data or Information.--Data or
information acquired by an agency for exclusively statistical purposes
shall not be disclosed by an agency in identifiable form, for any
purpose other than a statistical purpose, without the informed consent
of the respondent.
    (c) Rule for Use of Data or Information for Nonstatistical
Purposes.--A statistical agency or unit shall clearly distinguish any
data or information it collects for nonstatistical purposes (as
authorized by law) by a rule that provides that the respondent
supplying the data or information is fully informed, before the data or
information is collected, that the data or information will be used for
nonstatistical purposes.
    (d) Designation of Agents.--A statistical agency or unit may
designate agents who may perform exclusively statistical activities,
subject to the limitations and penalties described in this Act.

SEC. 5. COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT OF POLICIES.

    (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall coordinate and oversee the confidentiality and disclosure
policies established by this Act.
    (b) Review and Approval of Rules.--The Director shall review any
rules proposed by an agency pursuant to this Act for consistency with
the provisions of this Act and chapter 35 of title 44, United States
Code, and such rules shall be subject to the approval of the Director.

SEC. 6. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.

    (a) Title 44, U.S.C.--This Act does not diminish the authority
under section 3510 of title 44, United States Code, of the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget to direct, and of an agency to
make, disclosures that are not inconsistent with any applicable law.
    (b) Exemption From Freedom of Information Act.--Data or information
acquired for exclusively statistical purposes as described in section 4
is exempt from mandatory disclosure under section 552 of title 5,
United States Code, pursuant to section 552(b)(3) of such title.
    (c) Preemption of State Law.--Nothing in this Act shall preempt
applicable State law regarding the confidentiality of data collected by
the States.
    (d) Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed as
restricting or diminishing any confidentiality protections that
otherwise apply to data or information collected for statistical
purposes or nonstatistical purposes.

SEC. 7. DISCLOSURE PENALTIES.

    An officer, employee, or agent of an agency who knowingly, without
the informed consent of the respondent, discloses in identifiable form,
for any purpose other than a statistical purpose, data or information
acquired by an agency for an exclusively statistical purpose, shall be
found guilty of a class E felony and imprisoned for not more than 5
years, or fined not more than $250,000, or both.

Output: Confidential Information Protection Act - Requires data or information acquired by executive agencies for exclusively statistical purposes to be used only for such purposes.Prohibits data or information acquired by an agency for such purposes from being disclosed in identifiable form, for any purpose other than such a purpose, without the informed consent of the respondent.Requires a statistical agency to clearly distinguish any data or information it collects for nonstatistical purposes by a rule that provides that the respondent is fully informed that the information to be collected will be used for such purposes.Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to coordinate and oversee such confidentiality and disclosure policies; and (2) any rules proposed by an agency pursuant to this Act to be subject to the Director's review and approval.Exempts data or information acquired for exclusively statistical purposes from mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that this Act does not preempt applicable State law regarding the confidentiality of data collected by the States.Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reclamation Title Transfer Act of
2008''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Eligible facility.--The term ``eligible facility''
        means a reclamation project or facility, or a portion of such a
        project or facility (which may include dams and appurtenant
        works, water rights, infrastructure, recreational facilities,
        buildings, distribution and drainage works, and associated
        lands or interests in lands or water) that meets the criteria
        for potential transfer established pursuant to section 5.
            (2) Qualifying entity.--The term ``qualifying entity''
        means an agency of a State or local government or an Indian
        tribe, a municipal corporation, public agency, or other entity
        such as a water district, that--
                    (A) held or holds a water service contract,
                repayment contract, water rights settlement contract or
                exchange contract providing for water service from the
                eligible facility to be transferred; and
                    (B) as determined by the Secretary has the capacity
                to continue to manage the conveyed property for the
                same purposes that the property has been managed under
                reclamation law.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (4) Conveyed property.--The term ``conveyed property''
        means an eligible facility that has been transferred out of
        Federal ownership under this Act.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF TITLE TRANSFER PROGRAM.

    (a) Title Transfer Program.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program
to--
            (1) identify and analyze the potential for public benefits
        from the transfer out of Federal ownership of eligible
        facilities, which may include an analysis of the financial,
        operational, water supply, and environmental characteristics of
        the properties proposed for transfer; and
            (2) facilitate transfer of title of eligible facilities out
        of Federal ownership to promote more efficient management of
        water and water-related facilities.
    (b) Authorization To Transfer Title to Eligible Facilities.--The
Secretary, without further authorization from Congress, is authorized
to convey all right, title, and interest in any eligible facility to a
qualifying entity, provided that--
            (1) the Secretary shall retain any mineral interests
        associated with the conveyed property, but all mineral
        interests retained by the United States under this Act shall be
        managed consistent with Federal law in a manner so as not to
        interfere with the purposes for which the eligible facility was
        authorized;
            (2) interests in water shall be conveyed under this Act by
        a written Agreement between the Secretary and the qualifying
        entity; and
            (3) interests in eligible facilities shall be conveyed
        under this Act by a written Agreement between the Secretary and
        the qualifying entity, developed in consultation with the
        existing power customers of the eligible facility.

SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAWS.

    Before conveying land and facilities under this Act, the Secretary
shall complete all actions required under all applicable laws,
including--
            (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
            (2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
        seq.); and
            (3) the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16
        U.S.C. 470a et seq.).

SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR TITLE TRANSFER UNDER THIS ACT.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall establish criteria for determining whether
facilities are eligible for title transfer under this Act. The criteria
shall include the following minimum requirements:
            (1) A qualifying entity agrees to accept title to the
        property proposed for transfer.
            (2) The proposed title transfer will not have an
        unmitigated significant effect on the environment.
            (3) The qualifying entity intends to use the property for
        substantially the same purposes the property is being used for
        at the time the Secretary evaluates the potential transfer.
            (4) The transfer is consistent with the Secretary's
        responsibility to protect land and water resources held in
        trust for federally recognized Indian tribes.
            (5) The transfer is consistent with the Secretary's
        responsibility to ensure compliance with international treaties
        and interstate compacts.
            (6) The qualifying entity agrees to provide, as
        consideration for the assets to be conveyed, compensation to
        the United States worth the equivalent of the net present value
        of any repayment obligation to the United States or other
        income stream the United States derives from the assets to be
        transferred at the time of the transfer.
            (7) Interests in water shall only be eligible for
        conveyance under this Act--
                    (A) in connection with a conveyance of title to
                associated land or infrastructure; and
                    (B) when the qualifying entity already has a
                contractual right to delivery or other interest or use
                right in the water being considered for conveyance.
            (8) No conveyance under this Act may--
                    (A) adversely impact power rates or repayment
                obligations; or
                    (B) include a Federal facility that produces power
                that is sold to or eligible to be sold to power
                customers pursuant to section 9(c) of the Reclamation
                Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)).

SEC. 6. LIABILITY.

    Effective upon the date of conveyance of any eligible facility
pursuant to this Act, the United States shall not be liable under any
law for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or
occurrence based on its prior ownership or operation of the conveyed
property.

SEC. 7. BENEFITS.

    After a conveyance of title under this Act--
            (1) the conveyed property shall not be considered to be a
        part of a Federal reclamation project; and
            (2) the entity to which the property is conveyed shall not
        be eligible to receive any benefits, including project power,
        with respect to the conveyed property, except benefits that
        would be available to a similarly situated entity with respect
        to property that is not part of a Federal reclamation project.

SEC. 8. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

    (a) In General.--After a conveyance of title under this Act, the
entity to which the property is conveyed shall comply with all
applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations in its
operation of the conveyed property.
    (b) Applicable Authority.--In accordance with section 213(a) and
(b) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1269), the
ownership and full-cost pricing limitations of Federal reclamation law
(the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.), and Acts
supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof) shall not apply to water
in which an interest is conveyed to a qualifying entity under this Act,
except that all provisions of Federal reclamation law shall be
applicable to project water provided to the entity from facilities that
are part of a Federal reclamation project.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act. These funds may be used to carry out
the investigations authorized under this Act, and for other costs
associated with title transfer under this Act, including an appropriate
Federal share of the costs of compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other
applicable Federal law. Expenditures made by the Secretary under this
Act shall not be a project cost assignable to any Federal reclamation
project and shall be nonreimbursable.

SEC. 10. REPORT.

    Not later than two years after the date that funds are made
available for this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
Natural Resources Committee of the House of Representatives and the
Energy and Natural Resources Committee of the Senate. The report
shall--
            (1) describe actions taken to implement this Act;
            (2) list conveyances made under this Act;
            (3) state the amount of Federal funds obligated or expended
        to carry out this Act; and
            (4) describe factors that limit conveyances under in this
        Act.

SEC. 11. RECLAMATION LAW.

    This Act shall amend and supplement the Act of June 17, 1902 (32
Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplementary thereto and amendatory
thereof (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.).

Output:
Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to: (1) identify and analyze the potential for public benefits from the transfer out of federal ownership of eligible reclamation projects or facilities; and (2) facilitate such transfer to promote more efficient management of water and water-related facilities.

Authorizes the Secretary to convey title in any such facility to a qualifying entity (including an agency of a state or local government or Indian tribe, a municipal corporation, or another entity such as a water district), provided that: (1) the Secretary retains any associated mineral interests; (2) water interests are conveyed by written agreement; and (3) interests in eligible facilities are conveyed by an agreement developed in consultation with the facility's existing power customers.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) complete all actions required under all applicable laws (including environmental and historic preservation laws) before conveying land and facilities; and (2) establish criteria for determining whether facilities are eligible for title transfer, including requirements that a qualifying entity agrees to accept title to the property and that the proposed title transfer will not have an unmitigated significant effect on the environment.

Shields the United States from liability for any act, omission, or occurrence based on its prior ownership or operation of the conveyed property. Requires a recipient entity to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in its operation of conveyed property.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Textile Technology
Innovation and Research for Exportation (ATTIRE) Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the United States textile industry continues to thrive
        and evolve despite changing economic and labor conditions;
            (2) the United States textile industry employs over 500,000
        workers nationwide and contributes nearly $60,000,000,000 to
        the gross domestic product annually;
            (3) the United States textile industry is a primary
        supplier of domestic jobs to women and minorities, with many of
        these jobs located in economically depressed rural and urban
        areas;
            (4) research and innovation are essential to the United
        States textile industry's ability to maintain its competitive
        advantage and expand its export on an international scale; and
            (5) by working closely with the textile industry to improve
        existing technologies and to identify new market opportunities,
        university-based textile research programs and not-for-profit
        textile research centers play a critical role in promoting
        innovation and growth in the textile industry and in the United
        States economy as a whole.

SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT TEXTILE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
              THROUGH UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY-BASED RESEARCH.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Commerce shall establish a
competitive grant program (in this section referred to as the ``grant
program'') to fund textile research and innovation and to promote
increased textile exports.
    (b) Administration of Grant Program.--
            (1) Eligible recipients.--The eligible recipients of grants
        under the grant program shall be limited to institutions of
        higher education and not-for-profit research institutions,
        including not-for-profit industry associations whose core
        mission is to support textile research and innovation.
            (2) Preference.--Preference in awarding such grants shall
        be given to collaborative research organizations that emphasize
        peer-reviewed research by leading academic and industry
        experts.
            (3) Application procedure.--Applications for such a grant
        shall be submitted at such time and in such manner as
        determined by the Secretary of Commerce.
            (4) Review procedure.--All such applications shall be
        subject to a rigorous and competitive peer review procedure.
    (c) Eligible Uses of Funds.--The funds authorized to be
appropriated for the grant program shall be used for research and
development activities that achieve at least one of the following
goals:
            (1) To build and sustain innovation, competitiveness, and
        best practices in the United States textile industry.
            (2) To contribute to transforming the United States textile
        and apparel industry into a highly flexible supply chain,
        capable of responding to rapidly changing market demands
        including shifts to technologically advanced textile
        production.
            (3) To discover, design, and develop new materials, and
        innovative and improved manufacturing and integrated systems,
        essential to the success of a modern United States textile
        industry.
            (4) To train personnel, establish industrial partnerships,
        and create transfer mechanisms to ensure the utilization of
        technologies developed.
            (5) To strengthen the Nation's textile research and
        educational efforts by uniting diverse experts and resources in
        unique collaborative projects.
            (6) To facilitate the creation of domestic jobs in the
        textile industry.
    (d) Restriction on Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), no more than 75
        percent of total funding made available under the grant program
        in a fiscal year may be disbursed to institutions of higher
        education.
            (2) Waiver authority.--If the Secretary of Commerce
        determines that the limitation of paragraph (1) would result in
        the failure to disburse all appropriated funds for a fiscal
        year, the Secretary may waive such limitation for such fiscal
        year.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Commerce $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 to carry out
section 3. Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall be
available until expended.
    (b) Offsetting Reduction of Authorization of Appropriations.--The
amount authorized to be appropriated for operations and administration
of the International Trade Administration in the Department of Commerce
for fiscal year 2013 is reduced by $5,000,000.

Output:
American Textile Technology Innovation and Research for Exportation (ATTIRE) Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to fund textile research and innovation in the U.S. textile and fiber products industry and to promote increased U.S. textile exports.

Limits eligibility under such grant program to institutions of higher education and not-for-profit research institutions, including not-for-profit industry associations whose mission is to support textile research and innovation.

Gives preference in the award of such grants to collaborative research organizations that emphasize peer-reviewed research by leading academic and industry experts.

Requires grant funds to be used for research and development activities that achieve at least one of the goals described in this Act, including to: (1) build and sustain innovation and competitiveness in the U.S. textile industry; (2) contribute to transforming the U.S. textile and apparel industry into a highly flexible supply chain; and (3) facilitate the creation of domestic jobs in the textile industry.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Communist China Subsidy Reduction
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the People's Republic of China has enjoyed ready access
        to international capital through commercial loans, direct
        investment, sales of securities, bond sales, and foreign aid;
            (2) regarding international commercial lending, the
        People's Republic of China had $48,000,000,000 in loans
        outstanding from private creditors in 1995;
            (3) regarding international direct investment,
        international direct investment in the People's Republic of
        China from 1993 through 1995 totaled $97,151,000,000, and in
        1996 alone totaled $47,000,000,000;
            (4) regarding investment in Chinese securities, the
        aggregate value of outstanding Chinese securities currently
        held by Chinese nationals and foreign persons is
        $175,000,000,000, and from 1993 through 1995 foreign persons
        invested $10,540,000,000 in Chinese stocks;
            (5) regarding investment in Chinese bonds, entities
        controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of China
        have issued 75 bonds since 1988, including 36 dollar-
        denominated bond offerings valued at more than $6,700,000,000,
        and the total value of long-term Chinese bonds outstanding as
        of January 1, 1996, was $11,709,000,000;
            (6) regarding international assistance, the People's
        Republic of China received almost $1,000,000,000 in foreign aid
        grants and an additional $1,566,000,000 in technical assistance
        grants from 1993 through 1995, and in 1995 received
        $5,540,000,000 in bilateral assistance loans, including
        concessional aid, export credits, and related assistance; and
            (7) regarding international financial institutions--
                    (A) despite the People's Republic of China's access
                to international capital and world financial markets,
                international financial institutions have annually
                provided it with more than $4,000,000,000 in loans in
                recent years, amounting to almost a third of the loan
                commitments of the Asian Development Bank and 17.1
                percent of the loan approvals by the International Bank
                for Reconstruction and Development in 1995; and
                    (B) the People's Republic of China borrows more
                from the International Bank for Reconstruction and
                Development and the Asian Development Bank than any
                other country, and loan commitments from those
                institutions to the People's Republic of China
                quadrupled from $1,100,000,000 in 1985 to
                $4,300,000,000 by 1995.

SEC. 3. OPPOSITION OF UNITED STATES TO CONCESSIONAL LOANS TO THE
              PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    Title XV of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C.
262o-262o-1) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1503. OPPOSITION OF UNITED STATES TO CONCESSIONAL LOANS TO THE
              PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
United States Executive Directors at each international financial
institution (as defined in section 1702(c)(2) of the International
Financial Institutions Act) to use the voice and vote of the United
States to oppose the provision by the institution of concessional loans
to the People's Republic of China, any citizen or national of the
People's Republic of China, or any entity established in the People's
Republic of China.
    ``(b) Concessional Loans Defined.--As used in subsection (a), the
term `concessional loans' means loans with highly subsidized interest
rates, grace periods for repayment of 5 years or more, and maturities
of 20 years or more.''.

SEC. 4. PRINCIPLES THAT SHOULD BE ADHERED TO BY ANY UNITED STATES
              NATIONAL CONDUCTING AN INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION PROJECT IN
              THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to create
principles governing the conduct of industrial cooperation projects of
United States nationals in the People's Republic of China.
    (b) Statement of Principles.--It is the sense of the Congress that
any United States national conducting an industrial cooperation project
in the People's Republic of China should:
            (1) Suspend the use of any goods, wares, articles, or
        merchandise that the United States national has reason to
        believe were mined, produced, or manufactured, in whole or in
        part, by convict labor or forced labor, and refuse to use
        forced labor in the industrial cooperation project.
            (2) Seek to ensure that political or religious views, sex,
        ethnic or national background, involvement in political
        activities or nonviolent demonstrations, or association with
        suspected or known dissidents will not prohibit hiring, lead to
        harassment, demotion, or dismissal, or in any way affect the
        status or terms of employment in the industrial cooperation
        project. The United States national should not discriminate in
        terms or conditions of employment in the industrial cooperation
        project against persons with past records of arrest or internal
        exile for nonviolent protest or membership in unofficial
        organizations committed to nonviolence.
            (3) Ensure that methods of production used in the
        industrial cooperation project do not pose an unnecessary
        physical danger to workers and neighboring populations or
        property, and that the industrial cooperation project does not
        unnecessarily risk harm to the surrounding environment; and
        consult with community leaders regarding environmental
        protection with respect to the industrial cooperation project.
            (4) Strive to establish a private business enterprise when
        involved in an industrial cooperation project with the
        Government of the People's Republic of China or other state
        entity.
            (5) Discourage any Chinese military presence on the
        premises of any industrial cooperation projects which involve
        dual-use technologies.
            (6) Undertake to promote freedom of association and
        assembly among the employees of the United States national. The
        United States national should protest any infringement by the
        Government of the People's Republic of China of these freedoms
        to the International Labor Organization's office in Beijing.
            (7) Provide the Department of State with information
        relevant to the Department's efforts to collect information on
        prisoners for the purposes of the Prisoner Information
        Registry, and for other reporting purposes.
            (8) Discourage or undertake to prevent compulsory political
        indoctrination programs from taking place on the premises of
        the industrial cooperation project.
            (9) Promote freedom of expression, including the freedom to
        seek, receive, and impart information and ideas of all kinds,
        regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print,
        in the form of art, or through any media. To this end, the
        United States national should raise with appropriate
        authorities of the Government of the People's Republic of China
        concerns about restrictions on the free flow of information.
            (10) Undertake to prevent harassment of workers who,
        consistent with the United Nations World Population Plan of
        Action, decide freely and responsibly the number and spacing of
        their children; and prohibit compulsory population control
        activities on the premises of the industrial cooperation
        project.
    (c) Promotion of Principles by Other Nations.--The Secretary of
State shall forward a copy of the principles set forth in subsection
(b) to the member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development and encourage them to promote principles similar to
these principles.
    (d) Registration Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Each United States national conducting an
        industrial cooperation project in the People's Republic of
        China shall register with the Secretary of State and indicate
        that the United States national agrees to implement the
        principles set forth in subsection (b). No fee shall be
        required for registration under this subsection.
            (2) Preference for participation in trade missions.--The
        Secretary of Commerce shall consult the register prior to the
        selection of private sector participants in any form of trade
        mission to China, and undertake to involve those United States
        nationals that have registered their adoption of the principles
        set forth above.
    (e) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            (1) the term ``industrial cooperation project'' refers to a
        for-profit activity the business operations of which employ
        more than 25 individuals or have assets greater than $25,000;
        and
            (2) the term ``United States national'' means--
                    (A) a citizen or national of the United States or a
                permanent resident of the United States; and
                    (B) a corporation, partnership, or other business
                association organized under the laws of the United
                States, any State or territory thereof, the District of
                Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the
                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

SEC. 5. PROMOTION OF EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, AGRICULTURAL,
              MILITARY, LEGAL, POLITICAL, AND ARTISTIC EXCHANGES
              BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA.

    (a) Exchanges Between the United States and China.--Agencies of the
United States Government which engage in educational, cultural,
scientific, agricultural, military, legal, political, and artistic
exchanges shall endeavor to initiate or expand such exchange programs
with regard to China.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that a
federally chartered not-for-profit organization should be established
to fund exchanges between the United States and China through private
donations.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 6, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Communist China Subsidy Reduction Act of 1997 - Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors at each international financial institution to vote to oppose the provision of concessional loans (with highly subsidized interest rates, grace periods for repayment of five years or more, and maturities of 20 years or more) to China, any Chinese citizen or national, or any Chinese entity. (Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of the Congress that U.S. nationals conducting industrial cooperation projects in China should adhere to certain principles, including:  (1) suspending the use of any merchandise that they have reason to believe was produced by convict or forced labor, and refusing to use forced labor in their projects; (2) seeking to ensure that political or religious views, sex, ethnic or national background, or association with dissidents will not prohibit hiring, lead to harassment, demotion, or dismissal, or otherwise affect the employment status of an individual employed in the industrial cooperation project; (3) ensuring that methods of production used in the projects do not pose unnecessary danger to workers and the surrounding neighborhoods and environment; (4) striving to establish private business enterprises when involved in a project with the Government of China; (5) discouraging any military presence on the premises of the project; (6) promoting freedom of association and assembly among employees; (7) providing the Department of State with information relevant to its efforts to collect information on prisoners for purposes of the Prisoner Information Registry; (8) discouraging or preventing compulsory political indoctrination programs from taking place on project premises; (9) promoting freedom of expression of all kinds; and (10) preventing harassment of workers who decide freely the number and spacing of their children, and prohibiting compulsory population control activities on the premises of the project. Directs the Secretary of State to forward a copy of these principles to the member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and encourage them to promote similar principles. Directs each U.S. national conducting an industrial cooperation project in China to register with the Secretary and indicate whether they agree to implement such principles. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to give preference to U.S.  nationals who have adopted such principles when selecting participants for trade missions to China. (Sec. 5) Directs U.S. agencies that engage in educational, cultural, scientific, agricultural, military, legal, political, and artistic exchanges to initiate and expand such exchange programs with regard to China. Expresses the sense of the Congress that a federally chartered not-for-profit organization should be established to fund exchanges between the United States and China through private donations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Asthma Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Despite improved therapies, asthma affects
        approximately 22,000,000 adults and 6,800,000 children under
        the age of 18 in the United States.
            (2) Approximately 1,000,000 hospital emergency room visits
        are attributed to asthma annually.
            (3) Asthma can be life-threatening if not properly managed.
        Most asthma-related deaths are preventable, yet such deaths
        continue to occur in the United States.
            (4) Asthma-related health care costs are estimated at
        $14,000,000,000 annually.
            (5) With early recognition of the signs and symptoms of
        asthma, proper diagnosis and treatment, and patient education
        and self-management, asthma is a controllable disease.
            (6) Public health interventions have been proven effective
        in the treatment and management of asthma. Population-based
        research supported by the National Institutes of Health has
        effectively demonstrated the benefits of combining aggressive
        medical treatment with patient education to improve the
        management of asthma. The National Asthma Education and
        Prevention Program helps raise awareness that asthma is a
        serious chronic disease, and helps promote more effective
        management of asthma through patient and professional
        education.
            (7) The alarming rise in prevalence, asthma-related deaths,
        and expenditures demonstrate that, despite extensive knowledge
        on effective asthma management strategies, current Federal
        policy and funding regarding the education, treatment, and
        management of asthma is inadequate.
            (8) Additional Federal direction, funding, and support is
        necessary to increase awareness of asthma as a chronic illness,
        its symptoms, and the environmental factors (indoor and
        outdoor) that affect the disease, as well as to promote
        education programs that teach patients how to better manage
        asthma.

SEC. 3. PROVISIONS REGARDING NATIONAL ASTHMA EDUCATION AND PREVENTION
              PROGRAM OF NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE.

    (a) Additional Funding; Expansion of Program.--In addition to any
other authorization of appropriations that is available to the National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for the purpose of carrying out the
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, there is authorized
to be appropriated to such Institute for such purpose $4,100,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014. Amounts appropriated under
the preceding sentence shall be expended to expand such Program.
    (b) Coordinating Committee.--
            (1) Report to congress.--With respect to the coordinating
        committee established for the National Asthma Education and
        Prevention Program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood
        Institute, such committee shall submit to Congress a report
        that--
                    (A) contains a determination by the committee of
                the scope of the problem of asthma in the United
                States;
                    (B) identifies all Federal programs that carry out
                asthma-related activities; and
                    (C) contains the recommendations of the committee
                for strengthening and better coordinating the asthma-
                related activities of the Federal Government.
            (2) Inclusion of representative of department of
        education.--The Secretary of Education or a designee of such
        Secretary shall be included in the membership of the
        coordinating committee described in paragraph (1).

SEC. 4. ASTHMA-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
              PREVENTION.

    (a) Expansion of Public Health Surveillance Activities; Program for
Providing Information and Education to Public.--The Secretary of Health
and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, shall collaborate with the States to
expand the scope of--
            (1) activities that are carried out to determine the
        incidence and prevalence of asthma; and
            (2) activities that are carried out to prevent the health
        consequences of asthma, including through the provision of
        information and education to the public regarding asthma, which
        may include the use of public service announcements through the
        media and such other means as such Director determines to be
        appropriate.
    (b) Compilation of Data.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and in consultation with the National Asthma
Education Prevention Program Coordinating Committee, shall--
            (1) conduct local asthma surveillance activities to collect
        data on the prevalence and severity of asthma and the quality
        of asthma management, including--
                    (A) telephone surveys to collect sample household
                data on the local burden of asthma; and
                    (B) health care facility specific surveillance to
                collect asthma data on the prevalence and severity of
                asthma, and on the quality of asthma care; and
            (2) compile and annually publish data on--
                    (A) the prevalence of children suffering from
                asthma in each State; and
                    (B) the childhood mortality rate associated with
                asthma nationally and in each State.
    (c) Additional Funding.--In addition to any other authorization of
appropriations that is available to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention for the purpose of carrying out this section, there is
authorized to be appropriated to such Centers for such purpose
$8,200,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

SEC. 5. GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH REGARDING ASTHMA INFORMATION,
              EDUCATION, AND SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') may make grants to
nonprofit private entities for projects to carry out, in communities
identified by entities applying for the grants, outreach activities to
provide for residents of the communities the following:
            (1) Information and education on asthma.
            (2) Referrals to health programs of public and nonprofit
        private entities that provide asthma-related services,
        including such services for low-income individuals. The grant
        may be expended to make arrangements to coordinate the
        activities of such entities in order to establish and operate
        networks or consortia regarding such referrals.
    (b) Preferences in Making Grants.--In making grants under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to applicants that
will carry out projects under such subsection in communities that are
disproportionately affected by asthma or underserved with respect to
the activities described in such subsection and in which a significant
number of low-income individuals reside.
    (c) Evaluations.--As a condition for receiving a grant under
subsection (a), the applicant for the grant shall agree to provide for
the evaluation of the projects carried out under such subsection by the
applicant to determine the extent to which the projects have been
effective in carrying out the activities described in such subsection.
    (d) Funding.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there
is authorized to be appropriated $4,100,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2010 through 2014.

SEC. 6. ACTION PLANS OF STATES REGARDING ASTHMA; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
              REGARDING CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall in accordance with
subsection (b) carry out a program to encourage the States to implement
plans to carry out activities to assist children with respect to asthma
in accordance with guidelines of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute.
    (b) Relation to Children's Health Insurance Program.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if a State plan
        under title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et
        seq.) provides for activities described in subsection (a) to an
        extent satisfactory to the Secretary, the Secretary shall, with
        amounts appropriated under subsection (c), make a grant to the
        State involved to assist the State in carrying out such
        activities.
            (2) Requirement of matching funds.--
                    (A) In general.--With respect to the costs of the
                activities to be carried out by a State under paragraph
                (1), the Secretary may make a grant under such
                paragraph only if the State agrees to make available
                (directly or through donations from public or private
                entities) non-Federal contributions toward such costs
                in an amount that is not less than 50 percent of the
                costs ($1 for each $1 of Federal funds provided in the
                grant).
                    (B) Determination of amount contributed.--Non-
                Federal contributions required in subparagraph (A) may
                be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including
                plant, equipment, or services. Amounts provided by the
                Federal Government, or services assisted or subsidized
                to any significant extent by the Federal Government,
                may not be included in determining the amount of such
                non-Federal contributions.
            (3) Criteria regarding eligibility for grant.--The
        Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register criteria
        describing the circumstances in which the Secretary will
        consider a State plan to be satisfactory for purposes of
        paragraph (1).
            (4) Technical assistance.--With respect to State plans
        under title XXI of the Social Security Act, the Secretary,
        acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
        and Prevention, shall make available to the States technical
        assistance in developing the provisions of such plans that will
        provide for activities pursuant to paragraph (1).
    (c) Funding.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there
is authorized to be appropriated $4,100,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2010 through 2014.

SEC. 7. ACTION PLANS OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES REGARDING ASTHMA.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) School-based asthma activities.--The Secretary of
        Education (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary''),
        in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease
        Control and Prevention and the Director of the National
        Institutes of Health, may make grants to local educational
        agencies to carry out at elementary and secondary schools
        described in paragraph (2) programs for asthma-related
        activities for children who attend such schools.
            (2) Eligible schools.--The elementary and secondary schools
        described in this paragraph are such schools that are located
        in communities with a significant number of low-income or
        underserved individuals (as defined by the Secretary).
    (b) Development of Programs.--Programs under subsection (a) shall
include grants under which local education agencies and State public
health officials collaborate to develop programs to improve the
management of asthma in school settings.
    (c) Certain Guidelines.--Programs under subsection (a) shall be
carried out in accordance with applicable guidelines or other
recommendations of the National Institutes of Health (including the
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) and the Environmental
Protection Agency.
    (d) Certain Activities.--Activities that may be carried out in
programs under subsection (a) include the following:
            (1) Identifying and working directly with local hospitals,
        community clinics, advocacy organizations, parent-teacher
        associations, and asthma coalitions.
            (2) Identifying asthmatic children and training such
        children and the families of such children in asthma self-
        management.
            (3) Purchasing asthma equipment.
            (4) Hiring school nurses.
            (5) Training teachers, nurses, coaches, and other school
        personnel in asthma-symptom recognition and emergency
        responses.
            (6) Simplifying procedures to improve safe access of
        students to asthma medications.
            (7) Such other asthma-related activities as the Secretary
        determines to be appropriate.
    (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms
``elementary school'', ``local educational agency'', and ``secondary
school'' have the meanings given such terms in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
    (f) Funding.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there
is authorized to be appropriated $4,100,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2010 through 2014.

SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING HOSPITALS AND MANAGED CARE PLANS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) hospitals should be encouraged to offer asthma-related
        education and training to asthma patients and families of
        asthma patients upon discharge from the hospital of such
        patients;
            (2) hospitals should, with respect to information on
        asthma, establish telephone services for patients and
        communicate with providers of primary health services; and
            (3) managed care organizations should--
                    (A) be encouraged to disseminate to health care
                providers asthma clinical practice guidelines developed
                or endorsed by the Public Health Service;
                    (B) collect and maintain asthma data; and
                    (C) offer asthma-related education and training to
                asthma patients and their families.

SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT.

    It is the sense of Congress that all Federal, State, and local
asthma-related activities should--
            (1) promote the guidelines and other recommendations of the
        Public Health Service on asthma diagnosis and management; and
            (2) be designed in consultation with national and local
        organizations representing the medical, educational, and
        environmental communities, as well as advocates that represent
        those affected by asthma.

Output:
Asthma Act - Authorizes additional appropriations to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Requires the Program's coordinating committee to report to Congress on: (1) the scope of the asthma problem in the United States; (2) federal programs that carry out asthma-related activities; and (3) recommendations for strengthening and better coordinating such activities. Includes the Secretary of Education or a designee in the committee's membership.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) collaborate with states to expand the scope of asthma-related activities to determine the incidence and prevalence of asthma and prevent related health consequences; (2) conduct local asthma surveillance activities to collect data on the prevalence and severity of asthma and the quality of asthma management; and (3) compile and annually publish data on the prevalence of asthma in children.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for: (1) information and education on asthma; and (2) referrals to health programs that provide asthma-related services.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a program to encourage the states to implement plans for activities to assist children with respect to asthma in accordance with the Institute's guidelines; and (2) make a grant to states under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) for such activities.

Authorizes grants to local educational agencies to carry out asthma-related activities at elementary and secondary schools in communities with a significant number of low-income or underserved individuals.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Discovery Trails Act of
1997''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT AMENDMENTS.

    (a) National Discovery Trails Established.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3(a) of the National Trails System
        Act (16 U.S.C. 1242(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph
        (4) the following:
            ``(5) National discovery trails, established as provided in
        section 5, which will be extended, continuous, interstate
        trails so located as to provide for outstanding outdoor
        recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of
        America's trails and communities. National discovery trails
        should provide for the conservation and enjoyment of
        significant natural, cultural, and historic resources
        associated with each trail and should be so located as to
        represent metropolitan, urban, rural, and backcountry regions
        of the Nation.''.
            (2) Feasibility requirements; cooperative management
        requirement.--Section 5 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1244) is amended
        by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g)(1) For purposes of subsection (b), a trail shall not be
considered feasible and desirable for designation as a national
discovery trail unless it meets all of the following criteria:
            ``(A) The trail must link to one or more areas within the
        boundaries of a metropolitan area (as those boundaries are
        determined under section 134(c) of title 23, United States
        Code). It should also join with other trails, tying the
        National Trails System to significant recreation and resources
        areas.
            ``(B) It must be supported by a competent trailwide
        nonprofit organization. Each trail should have extensive local
        and trailwide support by the public, by user groups, and by
        affected State and local governments.
            ``(C) It must be extended and pass through more than one
        State. At a minimum, it should be a continuous, walkable route.
    ``(2) The appropriate Secretary for each national discovery trail
shall administer the trail in cooperation with a competent trailwide
nonprofit organization.''.
    (b) Designation of the American Discovery Trail as a National
Discovery Trail.--Section 5(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating the paragraph relating to the
        California National Historic Trail as paragraph (18);
            (2) by redesignating the paragraph relating to the Pony
        Express National Historic Trail as paragraph (19); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) The American Discovery Trail, a trail of
        approximately 6,000 miles extending from Cape Henlopen State
        Park in Delaware to Point Reyes National Seashore in
        California, extending westward through Delaware, Maryland, the
        District of Columbia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky, where
        near Cincinnati it splits into two routes. The Northern Midwest
        route traverses Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and
        Colorado, and the Southern Midwest route traverses Indiana,
        Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado. After the two routes
        rejoin in Denver, Colorado, the route continues through
        Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California. The trail is generally
        described in Volume 2 of the National Park Service feasibility
        study dated June 1995 which shall be on file and available for
        public inspection in the office of the Director of the National
        Park Service, Department of the Interior, the District of
        Columbia. The American Discovery Trail shall be administered by
        the Secretary of the Interior in cooperation with a competent
        trailwide nonprofit organization and other affected land
        managing agencies. No lands or interests outside the exterior
        boundaries of federally administered areas may be acquired by
        the Federal Government solely for the American Discovery Trail.
        This trail is specifically exempted from the provisions of
        sections 7(e), 7(f), and 7(g).''.
    (c) Comprehensive National Discovery Trail Plan.--Section 5 of such
Act (16 U.S.C. 1244) is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
    ``(h) Within three complete fiscal years after the date of
enactment of any law designating a national discovery trail, the
administering Federal agency shall enter into arrangements with a
competent trailwide nonprofit organization to submit a comprehensive
plan for the protection, management, development, and use of the trail,
to the Committee on Resources of the United States House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the United States Senate. The Secretary shall ensure that the
comprehensive plan does not conflict with any existing agency direction
and that the nonprofit organization consults with affected land
managing agencies, the Governors of the affected States, county and
local political jurisdictions, and local organizations maintaining
components of the trail. Mandatory components of the comprehensive plan
include--
            ``(1) specific objectives and practices to be observed in
        the administration and management of the trail, including the
        identification of all significant natural, historical, and
        cultural resources to be preserved, model agreements necessary
        for joint trail administration among and between interested
        parties, and an identified carrying capacity of the trail and a
        plan for its implementation;
            ``(2) a trail protection plan to preserve the values for
        which the trail is being established and recognized by the
        Federal Government;
            ``(3) general and site-specific development plans including
        anticipated costs; and
            ``(4) the process to be followed by the nonprofit
        organization, in cooperation with the appropriate Secretary, to
        implement the trail marking authorities in section 7(c)
        conforming to approved trail logo or emblem requirements.''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The National Trails System Act is amended--
            (1) in section 2(b) (16 U.S.C. 1241(b)), by striking
        ``scenic and historic'' and inserting ``scenic, historic, and
        discovery'';
            (2) in the section heading to section 5 (16 U.S.C. 1244),
        by striking ``and national historic'' and inserting ``,
        national historic, and national discovery'';
            (3) in section 5(a) (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)), in the matter
        preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``and national historic'' and
                inserting ``, national historic, and national
                discovery''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and National Historic'' and
                inserting ``, National Historic, and National
                Discovery'';
            (4) in section 5(b) (16 U.S.C. 1244(b)), in the matter
        preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or national historic''
        and inserting ``, national historic, or national discovery'';
            (5) in section 5(b)(3) (16 U.S.C. 1244(b)(3)), by striking
        ``or national historic'' and inserting ``, national historic,
        or national discovery'';
            (6) in section 7(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1246(a)(2)), by striking
        ``and national historic'' and inserting ``, national historic,
        and national discovery'';
            (7) in section 7(b) (16 U.S.C. 1246(b)), by striking ``or
        national historic'' each place such term appears and inserting
        ``, national historic, or national discovery'';
            (8) in section 7(c) (16 U.S.C. 1246(c))--
                    (A) by striking ``scenic or national historic''
                each place it appears and inserting ``scenic, national
                historic, or national discovery'';
                    (B) in the second proviso, by striking ``scenic, or
                national historic'' and inserting ``scenic, national
                historic, or national discovery''; and
                    (C) by striking ``, and national historic'' and
                inserting ``, national historic, and national
                discovery'';
            (9) in section 7(d) (16 U.S.C. 1246(d)), by striking ``or
        national historic'' and inserting ``national historic, or
        national discovery'';
            (10) in section 7(e) (16 U.S.C. 1246(e)), by striking ``or
        national historic'' each place such term appears and inserting
        ``, national historic, or national discovery'';
            (11) in section 7(f)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1246(f)(2)), by striking
        ``National Scenic or Historic'' and inserting ``national
        scenic, historic, or discovery trail'';
            (12) in section 7(h)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1246(h)(1)), by striking
        ``or national historic'' and inserting ``national historic, or
        national discovery''; and
            (13) in section 7(i) (16 U.S.C. 1246(i)), by striking ``or
        national historic'' and inserting ``national historic, or
        national discovery''.

Output:
National Discovery Trails Act of 1997 - Amends the National Trails System Act (the Act) to provide for the establishment, as components of the National Trails System, of national discovery trails which shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located so as to provide for outdoor recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of America's trails and communities.
Prohibits a trail from being considered feasible and desirable for designation as a national discovery trail unless it:  (1) links to one or more areas within the boundaries of a metropolitan area and joins with other trails, tying the National Trails System to significant recreation and resources areas; (2) is supported by a competent trailwide nonprofit organization and has extensive local and trailwide support by the public, user groups, and affected State and local governments; and (3) extends and passes through more than one State and, at a minimum, is a continuous, walkable route.
Requires the appropriate Secretary for each national discovery trail to administer the trail in cooperation with a competent trailwide nonprofit organization.
Designates as a national discovery trail the 6,000-mile American Discovery Trail which shall extend from Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware to Point Reyes National Seashore in California, traveling northern and southern routes from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Denver, Colorado.  Requires the administering Federal agency, within three complete fiscal years after designation of a national discovery trail, to enter into arrangements with a competent trailwide nonprofit organization to submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive plan for the protection, management, development, and use of the trail.