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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Affordable Childcare for
Everyone Act'' or the ``PACE Act''.

SEC. 2. REFUNDABILITY OF CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE TAX CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 21 as section 36C, and
            (2) by moving section 36C, as so redesignated, from subpart
        A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 to the location
        immediately before section 37 in subpart C of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1.
    (b) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (1) of section 23(f) of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``21(e)'' and inserting
        ``36C(e)''.
            (2) Paragraph (6) of section 35(g) of such Code is amended
        by striking ``21(e)'' and inserting ``36C(e)''.
            (3) Paragraph (1) of section 36C(a) of such Code (as
        redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended by striking ``this
        chapter'' and inserting ``this subtitle''.
            (4) Subparagraph (C) of section 129(a)(2) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``section 21(e)'' and inserting ``section
        36C(e)''.
            (5) Paragraph (2) of section 129(b) of such Code is amended
        by striking ``section 21(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section
        36C(d)(2)''.
            (6) Paragraph (1) of section 129(e) of such Code is amended
        by striking ``section 21(b)(2)'' and inserting ``section
        36C(b)(2)''.
            (7) Subsection (e) of section 213 of such Code is amended
        by striking ``section 21'' and inserting ``section 36C''.
            (8) Subparagraph (H) of section 6213(g)(2) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``section 21'' and inserting ``section
        36C''.
            (9) Subparagraph (L) of section 6213(g)(2) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``section 21, 24, or 32,'' and inserting
        ``section 24, 32, or 36C,''.
            (10) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United
        States Code, is amended by inserting ``36C,'' after ``36B,''.
            (11) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
        is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 36B
        the following:

``Sec. 36C. Expenses for household and dependent care services
                            necessary for gainful employment.''.
            (12) The table of sections for subpart A of such part IV is
        amended by striking the item relating to section 21.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.

SEC. 3. ENHANCEMENT OF THE CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE TAX CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Section 36C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), by striking ``35
        percent reduced (but not below 20 percent)'' and inserting ``50
        percent reduced (but not below 35 percent)'',
            (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g), and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(f) Inflation Adjustment.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of any taxable year
        beginning after 2016, each of the dollar amounts in subsections
        (a)(2) and (c) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
                    ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
                under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which
                the taxable year begins, determined by substituting
                `calendar year 2015' for `calendar year 1992' in
                subparagraph (B) thereof.
            ``(2) Rounding.--If any increase determined under paragraph
        (1) is not a multiple of $50, such increase shall be rounded to
        the nearest multiple of $50.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.

SEC. 4. INCREASE IN EXCLUSION FOR EMPLOYER-PROVIDED DEPENDENT CARE
              ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 129(a)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to dependent care assistance
programs) is amended by striking ``$5,000 ($2,500'' and inserting
``$7,500 (half such dollar amount''.
    (b) Inflation Adjustment.--Paragraph (2) of section 129(a) of such
Code is amended by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D)
and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any
                taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2017,
                the $7,500 amount in subparagraph (A) shall be
                increased by an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment
                        determined under section 1(f)(3) for the
                        calendar year in which the taxable year begins,
                        determined by substituting `calendar year 2016'
                        for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B)
                        thereof.
                Any increase determined under the preceding sentence
                shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.

Output: Promoting Affordable Childcare for Everyone Act or the PACE Act  This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (known as the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit), to: (1) make the credit refundable, (2) increase the rate for the credit, and (3) require the dollar amounts for such credit to be adjusted for inflation after 2016.  The bill also increases the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance which may be excluded from the gross income of an employee and requires the increased exclusion amount to be adjusted for inflation after 2017.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and
Confirm Act''.

SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS INCURRED IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM TO
              TRACK AND CONFIRM RECEIPT OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS.

    (a) Reimbursement.--Subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote
Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new part:

     ``PART 7--PAYMENTS TO REIMBURSE STATES FOR COSTS INCURRED IN
 ESTABLISHING PROGRAM TO TRACK AND CONFIRM RECEIPT OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS

``SEC. 297. PAYMENTS TO STATES.

    ``(a) Payments For Costs of Establishing Program.--In accordance
with this section, the Commission shall make a payment to a State to
reimburse the State for the costs incurred in establishing, if the
State so chooses to establish, an absentee ballot tracking program with
respect to elections for Federal office held in the State (including
costs incurred prior to the date of the enactment of this part).
    ``(b) Absentee Ballot Tracking Program Described.--
            ``(1) Program described.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In this part, an `absentee
                ballot tracking program' is a program to track and
                confirm the receipt of absentee ballots in an election
                for Federal office under which the State or local
                election official responsible for the receipt of voted
                absentee ballots in the election carries out procedures
                to track and confirm the receipt of such ballots, and
                makes information on the receipt of such ballots
                available to the individual who cast the ballot, by
                means of online access using the Internet site of the
                official's office.
                    ``(B) Information on whether vote was counted.--The
                information referred to under subparagraph (A) with
                respect to the receipt of an absentee ballot shall
                include information regarding whether the vote cast on
                the ballot was counted, and, in the case of a vote
                which was not counted, the reasons therefor.
            ``(2) Use of toll-free telephone number by officials
        without internet site.--A program established by a State or
        local election official whose office does not have an Internet
        site may meet the description of a program under paragraph (1)
        if the official has established a toll-free telephone number
        that may be used by an individual who cast an absentee ballot
        to obtain the information on the receipt of the voted absentee
        ballot as provided under such paragraph.
    ``(c) Certification of Compliance and Costs.--
            ``(1) Certification required.--In order to receive a
        payment under this section, a State shall submit to the
        Commission a statement containing--
                    ``(A) a certification that the State has
                established an absentee ballot tracking program with
                respect to elections for Federal office held in the
                State; and
                    ``(B) a statement of the costs incurred by the
                State in establishing the program.
            ``(2) Amount of payment.--The amount of a payment made to a
        State under this section shall be equal to the costs incurred
        by the State in establishing the absentee ballot tracking
        program, as set forth in the statement submitted under
        paragraph (1), except that such amount may not exceed the
        product of--
                    ``(A) the number of jurisdictions in the State
                which are responsible for operating the program; and
                    ``(B) $3,000.
            ``(3) Limit on number of payments received.--A State may
        not receive more than one payment under this part.

``SEC. 297A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Commission for fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year
such sums as may be necessary for payments under this part.
    ``(b) Continuing Availability of Funds.--Any amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization under this section shall remain available
until expended.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is
amended by adding at the end of the items relating to subtitle D of
title II the following:

     ``Part 7--Payments To Reimburse States for Costs Incurred in
 Establishing Program To Track and Confirm Receipt of Absentee Ballots

``Sec. 297. Payments to States.
``Sec. 297A. Authorization of appropriations.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to make a payment to reimburse a state for the costs incurred in establishing, if the state so chooses, an absentee ballot tracking program for federal elections.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Homeowner
Empowerment Act of 2008''.
    (b) Constitutional Authority To Enact This Legislation.--The
constitutional authority upon which this Act rests is the power of
Congress to lay and collect taxes, set forth in article I, section 8 of
the United States Constitution.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF CERTAIN DISTRIBUTIONS FROM
              QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS USED FOR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section
139A the following new section:

``SEC. 139B. CERTAIN DISTRIBUTIONS FROM QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS USED
              FOR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--Gross income shall not include a qualified
mortgage distribution.
    ``(b) Limitation.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any
distribution made in any month to the extent that such distribution
(when added to all other distributions made in such month which are
taken into account under subsection (a) with respect to any individual)
exceeds $5,000.
    ``(c) Qualified Mortgage Distribution.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified mortgage
        distribution' means any distribution which is made before
        January 1, 2010, from an individual retirement plan, or from
        amounts attributable to employer contributions made pursuant to
        elective deferrals described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of
        section 402(g)(3) or section 501(c)(18)(D)(iii), directly by
        the trustee of the plan to a mortgagee with respect to a
        qualified mortgage of any individual. Such term shall not
        include any distribution to the extent that such distribution
        exceeds the required minimum payment due under the terms of the
        mortgage.
            ``(2) Qualified mortgage.--The term `qualified mortgage'
        means any mortgage which is--
                    ``(A) secured by the principal residence (within
                the meaning of section 121) of the mortgagor, and
                    ``(B) originated before January 1, 2008.
    ``(d) Requirement To Repay Distributions.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified mortgage
        distribution' shall not include any distribution except to the
        extent that one or more contributions to an individual
        retirement plan of the taxpayer in an aggregate amount equal to
        such distribution are made during the 12-year period beginning
        on the date of such distribution.
            ``(2) Treatment of recontributions.--In the case of any
        contribution to an individual retirement plan taken into
        account under paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) the dollar limitations otherwise applicable
                to contributions to individual retirement plans shall
                not apply to such contribution, and
                    ``(B) no deduction shall be allowed for such
                contribution.
            ``(3) Failure to repay.--In the case of a failure to make
        the aggregate amount of contributions described in paragraph
        (1) during the 12-year period described therein with respect to
        any distribution which would (but for paragraph (1)) be a
        qualified mortgage distribution, such distribution shall be
        includible in the gross income of the taxpayer for the taxable
        year in which such 12-year period ends in lieu of the taxable
        year in which the distribution was made.''.
    (b) Waiver of 10 Percent Early Withdrawal Penalty Without Regard to
Repayment Requirement.--Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(H) Qualified mortgage distributions.--Any
                qualified mortgage distribution (as defined in section
                139B, but without regard to subsection (d) thereof).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (IV), by striking
        ``and'' at the end of subclause (V) and inserting ``or'', and
        by inserting after subclause (V) the following new subclause:
                                    ``(VI) in the case of a
                                distribution to which section 139B(a)
                                applies, the date on which such
                                distribution is made, and''.
            (2) Section 403(b)(7)(A)(ii) of such Code is amended by
        inserting ``or 139B(a)'' after ``section 72(t)(2)(G)''.
            (3) Section 403(b)(11) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period
        at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, or'', and by
        inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(D) for distributions to which section 139B(a)
                applies.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

Output: Homeowner Empowerment Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from gross income distributions from individual retirement plans and other qualified retirement plans for payments on the mortgage of a taxpayer's principal residence; (2) require repayments of amounts distributed from such retirement plans over a 12-year period; and (3) waive the 10% penalty on premature distributions from retirement plans for distributions used to pay a mortgage.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Amendments Act of
2003''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.

    (a) Public Accommodations.--(1) Section 201(a) of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a(a)) is amended by striking ``religion,''
and inserting ``religion, affectional or sexual orientation,''.
    (2) Section 202 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000a-1) is amended by
striking ``religion,'' and inserting ``religion, affectional or sexual
orientation.''.
    (b) Public Facilities.--Section 301(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
2000b(a)) is amended by striking ``religion,'' and inserting
``religion, affectional or sexual orientation,''.
    (c) Federally Assisted Programs.--Section 601 of such Act (42
U.S.C. 2000d) is amended by striking ``color,'' and inserting ``color,
affectional or sexual orientation,''.
    (d) Equal Employment Opportunities.--(1) Sections 703(a), 703(b),
703(c), 703(d), 703(e), 703(h), 703(j), 704(b), 706(g), and 717(a) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(a), 2000e-2(b), 2000e-2(c), 2000e-2(d),
2000e-(e), 2000e-2(h), 2000e-2(j), 2000e-3(b), 2000e-5(g), and 2000e-
16(a)) are amended by striking ``sex,'' each place it appears and
inserting ``sex, affectional or sexual orientation,''.
    (2) Section 717(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16(c)) is amended
by striking ``sex'' and inserting ``sex, affectional or sexual
orientation,''.
    (3) Section 703(h) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(h)) is amended by
striking ``sex'' the first place it appears and inserting ``sex,
affectional or sexual orientation,''.
    (4) The heading of section 703 of such Act is amended by striking
``sex,'' and inserting ``sex, affectional or sexual orientation,''.
    (e) Intervention by Attorney General in Civil Rights Cases.--
Section 902 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000h-2) is amended by striking
``sex'' and inserting ``sex, affectional or sexual orientation,''.
    (f) Definition; Rules of Interpretation.--Title XI of such Act (42
U.S.C. 2000h et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

                  ``affectional or sexual orientation

    ``Sec. 1107. (a) Definition.--For purposes of titles II, III, VI,
VII, and IX of this Act, the term `affectional or sexual orientation'
means male or female homosexuality, heterosexuality, and bisexuality by
orientation or practice, by and between consenting adults.
    ``(b) Rules of Interpretation.--(1) Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to permit or require--
            ``(A) that a finding of discrimination on the basis of
        affectional or sexual orientation be based on any statistical
        differences in the incidence of persons of a particular
        affectional or sexual orientation in the general population as
        opposed to the incidence of such persons in the activity
        concerned; or
            ``(B) the use of any quota as a remedy for discrimination
        on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation.
    ``(2) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require any person
to disclose a personal affectional or sexual orientation.''.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING ACT.

    (a) Housing Sale and Rental, Residential Real-Estate-Related
Transactions, and Brokerage Services.--(1) Section 804 of the Civil
Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3604) is amended by striking
``religion,'' each place it appears and inserting ``religion,
affectional and sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section
802(p)),''.
    (2) Section 805 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3605) is amended by striking
``religion,'' each place it appears and inserting ``religion,
affectional or sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section
802(p)),''.
    (3) Section 806 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3606) is amended by striking
``religion,'' and inserting ``religion, affectional or sexual
orientation (as such term is defined in section 802(p)),''.
    (b) Prevention of Intimidation.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by striking ``religion,'' each
place it appears and inserting ``religion, affectional or sexual
orientation (as such term is defined in section 802(p)),''.
    (c) Definition.--Section 802 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3602) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(p) `Affectional or sexual orientation' means male or female
homosexuality, heterosexuality, and bisexuality by orientation or
practice, by and between consenting adults.''.
    (d) Rules of Interpretation.--(1) Title VIII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:

 ``rules of interpretation regarding affectional or sexual orientation

    ``Sec. 821. (a) Findings of Discrimination; Quotas.--Nothing in
this Act shall be construed to permit or require--
            ``(1) that a finding of discrimination on the basis of
        affectional or sexual orientation be based on any statistical
        differences in the incidence of persons of a particular
        affectional or sexual orientation in the general population as
        opposed to the incidence of such persons in the activity
        concerned; or
            ``(2) the use of any quota as a remedy for discrimination
        on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation.
    ``(b) Protection of Privacy Rights.--Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to require any person to disclose a personal affectional or
sexual orientation.''.
    (2) Title IX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3631 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

   ``application of rules of interpretation regarding affectional or
                           sexual orientation

    ``Sec. 902. The provisions of this title are subject to the rules
of interpretation described in section 821 of this Act.''.

Output: Civil Rights Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation with respect to: (1) public accommodations; (2) public facilities; (3) federally assisted programs; (5) equal employment opportunities; (6) housing sales and rentals; and (7) brokerage services.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Counter Terrorism Financing
Coordination Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) In an October 2005 report to the Congress, the
        Comptroller General reviewed the United States Government's
        interagency efforts to coordinate the delivery of training and
        technical assistance to countries vulnerable to terrorist
        financing, and issues of accountability in the blocking of
        terrorist assets held in the United States by the Secretary of
        the Treasury.
            (2) In April 2006, the Comptroller General of the United
        States testified before the Congress on the findings of the
        October 2005 report and, among other things, the Comptroller
        General testified that ``Although the United States Government
        provides a range of training and technical assistance to
        countries it deems vulnerable to terrorist financing, it does
        not have a strategic and integrated plan to coordinate the
        delivery of this assistance.''.
            (3) The Terrorist Financing Working Group, an interagency
        entity established by the National Security Council and chaired
        by the Secretary of State, coordinates the delivery of training
        and technical assistance to nearly two dozen countries the
        Working Group considers to be priority countries, as well as to
        other countries the Working Group considers to be nonpriority
        countries, that are vulnerable to terrorist financing.
            (4) The Comptroller General testified that the Secretary of
        State and the Secretary of the Treasury disagree about the
        roles and procedures of each agency within the Terrorist
        Financing Working Group for the delivery of counterterrorism
        financing training and technical assistance, thereby causing
        the overall effort to lack effective leadership.
            (5) An example of how this disagreement has impacted the
        delivery of training and technical assistance to countries
        vulnerable to terrorist financing is as follows:
                    (A) In May 2005, the Department of State denied a
                Department of the Treasury employee official entry into
                a priority country in response to a request from the
                central bank of that country to set up a financial
                intelligence unit.
                    (B) The Secretary of State told the Comptroller
                General that the Department wanted to conduct a
                Terrorist Financing Working Group assessment before
                allowing the Department of the Treasury to continue its
                work.
                    (C) According to the report of the Government
                Accountability Office, the United States Ambassador to
                the country requested a delay in the assessment and the
                work of the Department of the Treasury was allowed to
                proceed.
                    (D) However, as a result of this disagreement, the
                entry of the Department of the Treasury official into
                the country and the work itself was delayed by several
                months.
            (6) The Comptroller General testified that the interagency
        coordinating effort on terrorist financing training and
        technical assistance lacked other key elements that are
        critical to effective strategic planning, such as the strategic
        alignment of resources with needs and risks, and a process to
        measure results.
            (7) The October 2005 report of the Comptroller General
        found that the Attorney General, who provides technical
        assistance in the drafting of anti-terrorist financing
        legislation for priority countries, concluded that ``having
        procedures and practices for Terrorist Financing Working Group
        priority countries that differ from those for other vulnerable
        countries creates problems''.
            (8) The October 2005, report of the Comptroller General
        cited several instances of interagency disagreements on whether
        it is appropriate for contractors for the United States to
        provide legislative drafting assistance for counterterrorism
        financing legislation.
            (9) In connection with this disagreement, the Secretary of
        State and the Attorney General believe that legislative
        drafting should be conducted by officials of the Department of
        Justice, while the Secretary of the Treasury, in some
        instances, advocated the use of contractors for nonpriority
        countries.
            (10) The Attorney General objected to the use of
        contractors and indicated that previous contractor work on
        legislative drafting did not meet international standards for
        effective counterterrorism financing legislation, citing as an
        example the work of a contractor to the Agency for
        International Development who assisted in drafting legislation
        which officials of the Department of Justice had to complete
        because the draft included substantial deficiencies, in the
        opinion of the Attorney General.
            (11) In April 2006, officials representing the Secretary of
        State and the Secretary of the Treasury testified before the
        Financial Services Committee of the House of Representatives
        that they did not act on the Comptroller General's
        recommendations to develop a strategic and integrated plan for
        the delivery of counterterrorism financing training and
        technical assistance and to enter into an interagency
        Memorandum of Agreement that clarifies each agency's roles and
        responsibilities.
            (12) The officials testified that both the Secretary of
        State and the Secretary of the Treasury believe that an
        integrated strategic plan already exists and that ``There is no
        desire among the Terrorist Financing Working Group agencies to
        reinvent a process that has worked well for several years and
        worked even better since the issuance of the General
        Accountability Office report.''.
            (13) The Comptroller General recommended in his
        congressional testimony that Congress require ``the Secretary
        of State and the Secretary of the Treasury to submit an annual
        report to Congress showing the status of interagency efforts to
        develop and implement an integrated strategic plan and
        Memorandum of Agreement to ensure Terrorist Financing Working
        Group's seamless functioning, particularly with respect to
        Terrorist Financing Working Group roles and procedures''.

SEC. 3. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT REQUIRED.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the
Treasury shall negotiate and enter into a Memorandum of Agreement
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ``Agreement'') specifying
the role of each of the Secretary's respective Department in the
delivery of counterterrorism financing training and technical
assistance provided to countries abroad (without regard to whether any
country is designated as a priority country or a nonpriority country by
the Terrorist Financing Working Group).
    (b) Specific Subject to Be Included.--In addition to such other
matters as the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury
determine to be appropriate for inclusion in the Agreement, the
Agreement shall include the following:
            (1) Leadership and role.--The specific designation of
        leadership, and the role of each agency, in the delivery of
        counterterrorism financing training and technical assistance to
        all countries (without regard to whether any country is
        designated as a priority country or a nonpriority country by
        the Terrorist Financing Working Group).
            (2) Dispute resolution methodology.--A methodology and
        procedures for resolving interagency disputes over the delivery
        of counterterrorism financing training and technical
        assistance, which shall include specific and reasonable
        timeframes for seeking such resolution before elevating
        unresolved disagreements to the next level of decision-making,
        up to and including the Secretaries, and a process for
        submitting any disputes the Secretaries are unable to resolve
        within a specific and reasonable timeframe to the National
        Security Council for resolution.
            (3) Coordination of funding and resources.--The
        coordination of funding and resources for counterterrorism
        financing and anti-money laundering training and technical
        assistance delivered to all countries (without regard to
        whether any country is designated as a priority country or a
        nonpriority country by the Terrorist Financing Working Group),
        including the means for providing a transparent assessment of
        United States Government resources and a method for aligning
        those resources with the needs of vulnerable countries.
            (4) Private contractors.--A procedure for determining the
        appropriateness of any use of contractors by the Secretary of
        the Treasury in the delivery of counterterrorism financing
        training and technical assistance in any country (without
        regard to whether the country is designated as a priority
        country or a nonpriority country by the Terrorist Financing
        Working Group), including a system for evaluating, in
        consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General
        and other appropriate officers, the quality of work performed
        by such contractors.
            (5) Performance evaluation.--A process to measure the
        performance and results of counterterrorism training and
        technical assistance.

SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall include in the
annual report to the Congress on terrorist assets complete information
on the nature and extent of activities, during the period covered by
the report, in blocking access of owners or account holders to
financial assets due to the connection of such owners or accountholders
to terrorism.
    (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the
following:
            (1) The results of the performance evaluation under
        Memorandum of Agreement entered into pursuant to section 3 for
        the period covered by the report.
            (2) Differences in amounts blocked between the period
        covered by the report and preceding periods.
            (3) When and why blocks were removed from financial assets
        during period covered by the report.
            (4) The achievements and obstacles faced by the United
        States Government with respect to locating and blocking
        terrorist assets or in the delivery of counterterrorism
        financing training and technical assistance.
            (5) A classified index.

Output:
Counter Terrorism Financing Coordination Act - Directs The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury to negotiate and enter into a Memorandum of Agreement specifying each Department's role in providing foreign counterterrorism financing training and technical assistance. Requires such Agreement to include provisions respecting: (1) leadership and role designations; (2) dispute resolution methodology; (3) funding and resource coordination; (4) private contractor determinations; and (5) performance evaluation criteria.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to include in the annual congressional report on terrorist assets information on the nature and extent of activities to block the financial asset access of owners or account holders with terrorism connections.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Birthparent Assistance Act of
2008''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to enhance post-placement services for birthparents who
        have placed a child for adoption;
            (2) to initiate or enhance post-placement counseling
        services for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption;
        and
            (3) to identify how post-placement services for
        birthparents who have placed a child for adoption can be
        improved.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF POST-ADOPTION SERVICES FOR BIRTHPARENTS.

    (a) Services Authorized.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall, either directly or by grant to or contract with the
eligible entities described in subsection (b), provide services
described in subsection (c) for birthparents who have placed a child
for adoption.
    (b) Eligible Entities.--The eligible entities referred to in
subsection (a) are States, local governmental entities, and public or
private agencies or organizations, including public or private licensed
child welfare or adoption agencies or adoptive family groups and faith-
based organizations.
    (c) Types of Services.--The types of services referred to in
subsection (a) are--
            (1) post-legal adoption services for birthparents;
            (2) counseling services for birthparents who have placed a
        child for adoption, including--
                    (A) individual counseling;
                    (B) group counseling; and
                    (C) family counseling;
            (3) establishment and operation of a nationally-available
        hotline to--
                    (A) provide counseling services described in
                paragraph (2) for birthparents; and
                    (B) provide other information relating to the
                availability of post-adoption services and benefits for
                birthparents, including contact information for post-
                adoption services and benefits provided by States and
                local units of government, as appropriate; and
            (4) training of staff at hospitals and other appropriate
        birth care facilities relating to interaction of such staff
        with birthparents and adoptive families.
    (d) Application.--Each eligible entity referred to in subsection
(a) that desires to receive a grant or enter into a contract with the
Secretary under subsection (a) shall submit an application to the
Secretary that describes the manner in which the entity will use funds
under the grant or contract during the 3 fiscal years subsequent to the
date of the application to accomplish the purposes of this section.
Such application shall be in a form and manner determined to be
appropriate by the Secretary.
    (e) Reports.--The Secretary shall require each eligible entity
referred to in subsection (a) that receives a grant or enters into a
contract with the Secretary under subsection (a) to submit to the
Secretary a report on the services provided or activities carried out
by the entity for each fiscal year for which the entity receives
amounts under the grant or contract. The report shall contain such
information as the Secretary determines is necessary to provide an
accurate description of the services provided or activities carried out
with such amounts.
    (f) Services To Supplement and Not Supplant.--Services provided
under a grant or contract under subsection (a) shall supplement, and
not supplant, services provided using any other funds made available
for the same general purposes.
    (g) Technical Assistance and Administrative Provisions.--The
Secretary shall--
            (1) provide technical assistance to eligible entities
        referred to in subsection (a) that receive a grant or enter
        into a contract with the Secretary under subsection (a) for
        purposes of providing the services described in subsection (c);
            (2) as appropriate, coordinate the provision of services
        described in subsection (c) with other adoption-related
        research, training, services, and assistance activities carried
        out by the Department of Health and Human Services; and
            (3) either directly, or by grant to or contract with a
        public or private agency or organization--
                    (A) evaluate the implementation and effectiveness
                of the provision of services described in subsection
                (c) and other activities carried out under this
                section;
                    (B) identify different post-placement services
                provided for birthparents, the availability and
                utilization of such services, and how post-placement
                services might be improved; and
                    (C) not later than 3 years after the date of the
                enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report that
                contains the results of the evaluation under
                subparagraph (A) and the information described in
                subparagraph (B).

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--To carry out this Act, there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services--
            (1) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
            (2) such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
        years 2010 through 2013.
    (b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) are authorized to
remain available until expended.

Output: Birthparent Assistance Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide certain post-legal adoption services, counseling, and a nationally-available hotline for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Animal Drug Amendments of 1994''.

SEC. 2. UNAPPROVED USES

    (a) General Rule.--Section 512(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(a)) is amended by adding the following new
paragraphs at the end:
            ``(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if an
        approval of an application filed under subsection (b) is in
        effect with respect to a particular use or intended use of a
        new animal drug, the drug shall not be deemed unsafe for the
        purposes of paragraph (1) and shall be exempt from the
        requirements of section 502(f) with respect to a different use
        or intended use of the drug, other than a use in or on animal
        feed, if such use or intended use--
                    ``(i) is by or on the lawful written or oral order
                of a licensed veterinarian within the context of a
                veterinarian-client-patient relationship, as defined by
                the Secretary; and
                    ``(ii) is in compliance with regulations
                promulgated by the Secretary that establish the
                conditions for such different use or intended use.
        Regulations under clause (ii) may prohibit particular uses of
        an animal drug and shall not permit such different use of an
        animal drug if the labeling of another animal drug which
        contains the same active ingredient and which is in the same
        dosage form and concentration provides for such different use.
            ``(B) If the Secretary finds that there is a reasonable
        probability that a use of an animal drug authorized under
        subparagraph (A) may present a risk to the public health, the
        Secretary may--
                    ``(i) establish a safe level for a residue of an
                animal drug when it is used for such different use
                authorized by subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(ii) require the development of a practical,
                analytical method for the detection of residues of the
                drug above the safe level established under clause (i).
        The use of an animal drug which results in residues exceeding a
        safe level established under clause (i) shall be considered an
        unsafe use of such drug under paragraph (1). Safe levels may be
        established under clause (i) either by regulation or order.
            ``(C) The Secretary may by general regulation provide
        access to the records of veterinarians to ascertain any use or
        intended use authorized under subparagraph (A) that the
        Secretary has determined may present a risk to the public
        health.
            ``(D) If the Secretary finds, after affording an
        opportunity for public comment, that a use of an animal drug
        authorized under subparagraph (A) presents a risk to the public
        health or that an analytical method required under subparagraph
        (B) has not been developed and submitted to the Secretary, the
        Secretary may, by order, prohibit any such use.
            ``(5) If the approval of an application filed under section
        505 is in effect, the drug under such application shall not be
        deemed unsafe for purposes of paragraph (1) and shall be exempt
        from the requirements of section 502(f) with respect to a use
        or intended use of the drug in animals if such use or intended
        use--
                    ``(A) is by or on the lawful written or oral order
                of a licensed veterinarian within the context of a
                veterinarian-client-patient relationship, as defined by
                the Secretary; and
                    ``(B) is in compliance with regulations promulgated
                by the Secretary that establish the conditions for the
                use or intended use of the drug in animals.''.
    (b) Other Amendments.--
            (1) Section 301.--Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug,
        and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (e), by inserting
                ``512(a)(4)(C),'' before ``512(j)'',
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(u) The violation of section 512(a)(4)(A), 512(a)(4)(D),
        or 512(a)(5).''.
            (2) Section 512(e).--Section 512(e) of the Federal Food,
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(e) is amended in
        subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon the
        following: ``or the condition of use authorized under
        subsection (a)(4)(A)''.
            (3) Section 512(l).--Section 512(l)(1) of the Federal Food,
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(l)(1)) is amended by
        inserting after ``relating to experience'' the following: ``,
        including experience with uses authorized under subsection
        (a)(4)(A),''.
    (c) Regulations.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
promulgate regulations to implement paragraphs (4)(A) and (5) of
section 512(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as amended
by subsection (a)).
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect upon the adoption of final regulations under subsection (c).

Output:
Animal Drug Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit the extra-label use of drugs in animals if an approval of an application is in effect with respect to a particular use or intended use of a new animal drug and such use is upon the order of a licensed veterinarian within the context of a veterinarian-client-patient relationship and is in compliance with regulations that establish the conditions for such use.
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, if the Secretary finds that there is a reasonable probability that such use may present a risk to the public health, to establish a safe level for a residue of an animal drug when used for such different use and require the development of a practical, analytical method for the detection of residues of the drug above the safe level established.  Prohibits such use if it results in residues exceeding the safe level.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Role Models
Academy Demonstration Act''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish a Role Models
Academy that--
            (1) serves as a model, residential, military style magnet
        school for at-risk youth from around the Nation who cease to
        attend secondary school before graduation from secondary
        school; and
            (2) will foster a student's growth and development by
        providing a residential, controlled environment conducive for
        developing leadership skills, self-discipline, citizenship, and
        academic and vocational excellence in a structured living and
        learning environment.
    (c) Definitions.--For the purpose of this Act--
            (1) the term ``Academy'' means the academy established
        under section 3;
            (2) the term ``former member of the Armed Forces'' means
        any individual who was discharged or released from service in
        the Armed Forces under honorable conditions;
            (3) the term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning
        given that term in section 14101 of the Elementary and
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801);
            (4) the term ``secondary school'' has the meaning given
        that term in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801); and
            (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
        Education.

SEC. 2. OBJECTIVES.

    The objectives of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To provide a comprehensive, coherent, integrated, high
        quality, cost-effective, residential, education and vocational
        training academy for the Nation's at-risk youth, designed to
        meet the entrance demands of colleges and universities and the
        needs of employers.
            (2) To establish a comprehensive, national partnership
        investment model among the Federal Government, States,
        corporate America, and colleges and universities.
            (3) To provide for community partnerships among local
        community leaders, businesses, and churches to provide
        mentoring to Academy students.
            (4) To provide for a community partnership between the
        Academy and the local school system under which model Academy
        students will serve as mentors to at-risk youth who are
        attending school to provide such in-school at-risk youth with
        valuable instruction and insights regarding--
                    (A) the prevention of drug use and crime;
                    (B) self-restraint; and
                    (C) conflict resolution skills.
            (5) To provide Academy students with--
                    (A) the tools to become productive citizens;
                    (B) learning skills;
                    (C) traditional, moral, ethical, and family values;
                    (D) work ethics;
                    (E) motivation;
                    (F) self-confidence; and
                    (G) pride.
            (6) To provide employment opportunities at the Academy for
        former members of the Armed Forces and participants in the
        program assisted under section 1151 of title 10, United States
        Code (Troops to Teachers Program).
            (7) To make the Academy available, upon demonstration of
        success, for expansion or duplication throughout every State,
        through block grant funding or other means.

SEC. 3. ACADEMY ESTABLISHED.

    The Secretary shall carry out a demonstration program under which
the Secretary establishes a four-year, residential, military style
academy--
            (1) that shall offer at-risk youth secondary school
        coursework and vocational training, and that may offer
        precollegiate coursework;
            (2) that focuses on the education and vocational training
        of youth at risk of delinquency or dropping out of secondary
        school;
            (3) whose teachers are primarily composed of former members
        of the Armed Forces or participants in the program assisted
        under section 1151 of title 10, United States Code (Troops to
        Teachers Program), if such former members or participants are
        qualified and trained to teach at the Academy;
            (4) that operates a mentoring program that--
                    (A) utilizes mentors from all sectors of society to
                serve as role models for Academy students;
                    (B) provides, to the greatest extent possible, one-
                to-one mentoring relationships between mentors and
                Academy students; and
                    (C) involves mentors providing academic tutoring,
                advice, career counseling, and role models;
            (5) that may contain a Junior Reserve Officers' Training
        Corps unit established in accordance with section 2031 of title
        10, United States Code;
            (6) that is housed on the site of any military installation
        closed pursuant to a base closure law; and
            (7) if the Secretary determines that the Academy is
        effective, that serves as a model for similar military style
        academies throughout the United States.

Output: Role Models Academy Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a demonstration program under which a four-year, residential, military-style academy (the Role Models Academy) is established which:  (1) offers at-risk youth secondary school coursework and vocational training (and may offer precollegiate coursework); (2) focuses on the education and vocational training of youth at risk of delinquency or dropping out of secondary school; (3) has a teaching staff primarily composed of former members of the armed forces or participants in the Troops to Teachers Program, if they are qualified and trained to teach at the Academy; (4) operates a mentoring program involving role models from all sectors of society; (5) may contain a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit; (6) is housed on the site of any military installation closed pursuant to a base closure law; and (7) if effective, serves as a model for similar military-style academies throughout the United States.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Information Technology Partnerships
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) There are more than 200,000 to 400,000 vacancies in
        various categories of information technology jobs.
            (2) From 1996 to 2005, more than 1,300,000 new computer
        scientists, engineers, and systems analysts will be required in
        the United States to fill vacant jobs, which equals 136,800 new
        workers per year.
            (3) Systems analysts will experience the largest job
        growth, accounting for a 103 percent increase in the number of
        new positions from 1996 (506,000) to 2005 (1,025,000).
            (4) The shortage of information technology workers
        transcends industries, affecting the manufacturing, service,
        transportation, health care, education, and government sectors.
        Within each sector, vacancies exist at all levels from aides
        and mechanics to programmers and designers.
            (5) The information technology worker shortage is having an
        adverse effect on the viability of businesses in the United
        States and on the Nation's competitiveness. Industry surveys
        report that half of industry executives cite the lack of
        workers skilled in technology as the number one obstacle to
        their company's growth. An additional 20 percent of industry
        executives identify the lack of information technology workers
        as a major obstacle to their company's growth.
            (6) A major factor affecting the short supply of
        information technology workers is the mismatch between what
        universities teach and what industry needs.
            (7) It is in the national interest to promote special
        initiatives which effectively educate and train our domestic
        workforce to keep pace with these expanding job opportunities.
            (8) Institutions of higher education have the capacity and
        resources to provide a role of oversight and technical
        assistance to a wide range of local entities, including
        community-based organizations, participating in a comprehensive
        education and training program for potential technology
        workers.
            (9) Higher education institutions must be responsive to the
        digital environment and expand both their outreach efforts and
        on-campus activities to train and certify individuals to close
        the information technology worker gap.

SEC. 3. PARTNERSHIPS FOR POSTSECONDARY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
              AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary may make grants under this
Act, in accordance with competitive criteria established by the
Secretary, to institutions of higher education, in order to establish,
oversee the operation of, and provide technical assistance to, projects
described in subsection (b).
    (b) Projects.--Projects under this Act shall be projects
implemented by a community-based organization described in section 4,
or by the institution of higher education receiving the grant, to
provide postsecondary information technology education and employment
procurement assistance to eligible individuals described in section 5.
    (c) Restrictions.--An institution of higher education shall be
eligible to receive only one grant under this Act, but may, subject to
the requirements of this Act, use the grant to enter into contracts
with more than one community-based organization. A community-based
organization shall not be eligible to enter into a contract under this
Act with more than one institution of higher education.
    (d) Period of Grant.--The provision of payments under a grant under
this Act shall not exceed 5 fiscal years and shall be subject to the
annual approval of the Secretary and subject to the availability of
appropriations for each fiscal year involved.

SEC. 4. COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), a community-based
organization described in this section is an entity that, at the time
the entity enters into a contract with an institution of higher
education for a project under this Act, and throughout the duration of
that contract--
            (1) is--
                    (A) a governmental agency; or
                    (B) an organization described in section 501(c)(3)
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
                tax under section 501(a) of such Code; and
            (2) is one of the following:
                    (A) A local partnership (as defined in section 4 of
                the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994) receiving
                a grant under section 302 of such Act.
                    (B) An entity organized and operated for religious
                purposes.
                    (C) An entity furnishing school-age child care
                services after school.
                    (D) A community-based computer center.
                    (E) An entity furnishing adult education.
                    (F) A library.
                    (G) A museum.
                    (H) Any other entity organized and operated for
                cultural, literary, or educational purposes.
    (b) Limitation.--An entity shall not be considered a community-
based organization described in this section unless, at the time the
entity enters into a contract with an institution of higher education
for a project under this Act, it has demonstrated to the satisfaction
of the Secretary that--
            (1) it has the capacity successfully to recruit eligible
        individuals described in section 5 for participation in a
        project described in section 3, consistent with the enrollment
        requirements in section 6(b)(5);
            (2) it is providing an educational service, social service,
        or employment procurement service; and
            (3) in the case of an entity that independently manages its
        own finances, it has been in existence 2 years or more.

SEC. 5. ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

    An eligible individual described in this section is an individual
who--
            (1) has submitted a satisfactory application to receive
        postsecondary information technology education and employment
        procurement assistance through a project under this Act; and
            (2) has a certificate of graduation from a school providing
        secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a
        certificate.

SEC. 6. DUTIES.

    (a) Institutions of Higher Education.--An institution of higher
education receiving a grant under this Act shall use the funds provided
under the grant to carry out the following duties:
            (1) Final selection of community-based organizations
        described in section 4 desiring to provide, at one or more
        sites, in accordance with a contract with the institution of
        higher education and this Act, postsecondary information
        technology education and employment procurement assistance to
        eligible individuals described in section 5.
            (2) Entering into a contract with each community-based
        organization selected under paragraph (1) under which the
        institution and the organization agree to carry out the duties
        respectively required of them under this Act with respect to
        each site described in paragraph (1).
            (3) With respect to each site described in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) provision of such funding for the establishment
                and initial operation of the site as was specified in
                the grant application submitted by the institution to
                the Secretary;
                    (B) approval of final site selection and
                preparation;
                    (C) initial orientation and training of personnel
                employed to manage and operate the site;
                    (D) design and certification of the instructional
                and academic programs, and oversight of the
                implementation of the programs;
                    (E) oversight of equipment purchases and contracts
                for equipment maintenance; and
                    (F) selection of an outside contractor for periodic
                evaluation of the management and operation of the site.
    (b) Community-Based Organizations.--
            (1) In general.--A community-based organization
        implementing a project under this Act with an institution of
        higher education, at one or more sites, shall carry out the
        duties described in this subsection, with respect to each such
        site, subject to the oversight and guidance of the institution.
            (2) General duties.--The organization--
                    (A) shall undertake final site selection and
                preparation;
                    (B) shall recruit and hire a site director;
                    (C) shall carry out any supplementary
                instructional, academic, or educational activities
                specified in the contract with the institution of
                higher education that are not described in paragraph
                (4);
                    (D) shall assemble an advisory committee composed
                of individuals residing in the community in which the
                site is located, as well as industry representatives,
                who desire to assist the organization in ensuring that
                the goals of the organization are consistent with the
                goals and needs of the community population;
                    (E) shall provide to the institution other evidence
                of volunteer support from individuals residing in the
                community in which the site is located and industry
                representatives;
                    (F) shall recruit eligible individuals for
                enrollment, subject to paragraph (5);
                    (G) shall maintain waiting lists of eligible
                individuals desiring to enroll in the project's
                programs;
                    (H) shall provide career counseling to eligible
                individuals enrolled in the project's programs; and
                    (I) shall provide job and internship information
                and placement, employer contacts, and other forms of
                employment procurement assistance to eligible
                individuals enrolled in the project's programs.
            (3) Site requirements.--The organization shall ensure that
        each site--
                    (A) has a minimum of 20 fully functioning computers
                with sufficient capacity to perform all of the computer
                operations that are the subject of the curriculum
                specified in paragraph (4);
                    (B) in addition to the space for the computers
                described in subparagraph (A), has--
                            (i) a classroom space with the capacity for
                        seating a minimum of 30 students;
                            (ii) a space in which to conduct the
                        required career and employment counseling
                        functions specified in paragraph (2); and
                            (iii) a separate office for the site
                        director;
                    (C) is real property subject to the control of the
                organization or the institution, through a lease or
                other legal instrument, for a period of not less than 5
                years;
                    (D) is open to enrolled individuals not less than
                12 hours per day; and
                    (E) is located within walking distance of public
                transportation.
            (4) Information technology curriculum.--
                    (A) In general.--The organization shall ensure that
                each site offers enrollees a curriculum that includes a
                broad range of course work that will assist them in
                qualifying for employment in the field of information
                technology.
                    (B) Courses leading to certification.--Such
                curriculum shall include course work leading to a
                certification of competence in areas of information
                technology recognized by the National Skill Standards
                Board established under the National Skill Standards
                Act of 1994.
                    (C) Specific courses.--The computer training
                offered shall include courses in basic computer
                competence, on-the-job upgrade assistance, and advanced
                computer competence.
            (5) Enrollment requirements.--The organization shall ensure
        that its enrollment of eligible individuals at each site is
        consistent with the following:
                    (A) Not less than 50 percent of the eligible
                individuals shall be, at the time of enrollment,
                individuals--
                            (i) to whom a credit was allowed under
                        section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
                        for the preceding taxable year;
                            (ii) who are recipients of assistance under
                        a State program funded under part A of title IV
                        of the Social Security Act;
                            (iii) who are a member of a household
                        participating in the food stamp program; or
                            (iv) who are considered low-income pursuant
                        to regulations promulgated by the Secretary
                        under this Act.
                    (B) Not less than 50 percent of the eligible
                individuals shall be, at the time of enrollment, under
                25 years of age.
                    (C) No prerequisite relating to net worth, income,
                or assets may be applied to any eligible individual
                who, at the time of enrollment, is over 50 years of
                age, except that this requirement shall not be
                construed to supersede subparagraph (A).

SEC. 7. IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS SOLELY BY INSTITUTIONS.

    The Secretary may make a grant under this Act to an institution of
higher education that desires to implement a project under this Act
without the participation of a community-based organization described
in section 4, if the institution agrees to carry out all of the duties
required of such an organization under this Act, in addition to the
duties otherwise required of an institution of higher education. The
Secretary shall, in awarding grants under this Act, give priority to
institutions of higher education whose grant application includes an
assurance that the institution will contract with one or more
community-based organizations in accordance with this Act.

SEC. 8. APPLICATIONS.

    To apply for a grant under this Act for any fiscal year, an
institution of higher education shall submit an application to the
Secretary in accordance with the procedures established by the
Secretary. The application shall specify the institution's preliminary
selections for the community-based organizations (if any) with which
the institution proposes to contract, and shall include information
with respect to preliminary site selections.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Adult education.--The term ``adult education'' has the
        meaning given such term in section 312 of the Adult Education
        Act.
            (2) Community-based computer center.--The term ``community-
        based computer center'' means a computer center--
                    (A) funded by both the Federal Government and at
                least one private sector entity;
                    (B) located in a low-income community (as
                determined by the Secretary); and
                    (C) organized and operated for the purpose of
                providing families with access to computer resources
                that otherwise would not be available to them.
            (3) Food stamp program.--The term ``food stamp program''
        has the meaning given such term in section 3(h) of the Food
        Stamp Act of 1977.
            (4) Institution of higher education.--The term
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such
        term in section 1201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
            (5) Library.--The term ``library'' has the meaning given
        such term in section 213 of the Library Services and Technology
        Act.
            (6) Museum.--The term ``museum'' has the meaning given such
        term in section 272 of the Museum and Library Services Act.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Education.

Output:
Information Technology Partnerships Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to institutions of higher education to establish, oversee, and provide technical assistance to postsecondary information technology education and employment assistance projects.
Requires such projects to be implemented by certain types of community-based organizations, or by the institutions receiving the grants.
Makes applicants eligible for such project assistance if they have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Sets forth requirements for:  (1) duties of, and uses of project funds by, institutions of higher education and community-based organizations; (2) project sites; (3) information technology curricula; and (4) minimum enrollment percentages of specified low-income individuals and individuals under age 25.
Authorizes grants for implementation of a project solely by institutions of higher education without the participation of community-based organizations; but gives grant award priority to institutions of higher education whose grant applications include an assurance that they will contract with one or more community-based organizations.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SAVINGS FROM STATE AUTHORIZED PUBLIC ENTITY HEALTH BENEFITS
              POOLS.

    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148)
is amended by inserting after section 1332 (42 U.S.C. 18052) the
following new section (and inserting a corresponding item in the table
of contents of the Act):

``SEC. 1332A. SAVINGS FROM STATE AUTHORIZED PUBLIC ENTITY BENEFITS
              POOLS.

    ``(a) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State authorized public entity health
        benefits pool (in this section referred to as a `pool') may
        apply to the Secretary for a pass through of funding described
        in subsection (b) with respect to health care benefits provided
        through that pool for coverage years beginning on or after
        January 1, 2014.
            ``(2) Approval of application.--The Secretary shall approve
        such an application of a pool if the Secretary determines that
        health care benefits provided through the pool--
                    ``(A) will provide coverage that is at least as
                comprehensive as the coverage defined in section
                1302(b);
                    ``(B) will provide coverage and cost sharing
                protections against excessive out-of-pocket spending
                that are at least as affordable as the provisions of
                this title would provide; and
                    ``(C) will result in cost savings to the Federal
                Government because the cost of providing health care
                benefits to individuals through the pool will be less
                than the cost of providing health care benefits to such
                individuals had they become participants in a qualified
                health plan offered through an Exchange, and so the
                payment amount under subsection (b) will be less than
                the total of premium tax credits, cost-sharing
                reductions, or small business credits that would
                otherwise be required if individuals and small
                employers in the pool were instead participants in an
                Exchange.
            ``(3) Consideration.--Not later than 90 days after the date
        of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
        promulgate regulations relating to pass through of funding
        under this section. The Secretary shall begin accepting
        applications under this section no later than 180 days after
        such date of enactment.
            ``(4) Additional consequences of approval.--An individual
        receiving health care benefits through such a pool for which
        such an application is approved under this section shall be
        treated, for purposes of section 5000A of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986, as being covered under minimum essential coverage
        described in subsection (f)(1)(E) of such section.
    ``(b) Pass Through of Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--With respect to a pool application under
        subsection (a)(1), under which individuals and small employers
        in the pool would not qualify for the premium tax credits,
        cost-sharing reductions, or small business credits under
        sections 36B or 45R of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for
        which they would otherwise be eligible if they had entered an
        Exchange, the Secretary shall provide for an alternative means
        by which an aggregate amount determined under paragraph (2)
        shall be paid to the pool for purposes of implementing the
        application.
            ``(2) Payment determination.--The amount to be paid under
        paragraph (1) shall be determined--
                    ``(A) based on the sum of premium tax credits,
                cost-sharing reductions, and small business credits
                under sections 36B or 45R of the Internal Revenue Code
                of 1986 that would have been provided with respect to
                individuals in the pool had the health care benefits
                provided by the pool been a qualified health plan
                offered in an Exchange, but taking into account the
                lower cost of providing health care benefits to
                individuals through the pool; and
                    ``(B) annually by the Secretary, taking into
                consideration the experience of individuals and small
                employers participating in Exchanges.
    ``(c) Timely Determination by Secretary.--The Secretary shall make
a determination under subsection (a)(1) with respect to the application
of a pool not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of such
application, and shall notify the pool involved of such determination.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `public entity' means a county,
        municipality, special district, school district, junior college
        district, housing authority, or other political subdivision or
        public entity defined under State law.
            ``(2) The term `State authorized public entity health
        benefits pool' means a risk pool authorized or permitted by
        State statute or otherwise regulated by a State agency under
        which--
                    ``(A) a public entity or group of public entities,
                directly or through a pool, provide health care
                benefits primarily for public entity officials,
                employees, and retirees and their dependents; and
                officials, employees, and retirees and dependents of
                affiliated service contractors of such public entities;
                and
                    ``(B) such pool may provide health care benefits
                from the assets of the pool or its member public
                entities through any combination of self-funded
                arrangements or fully insured products.
            ``(3) The term `affiliated service contractor' means an
        organization that provides governmental or quasi-governmental
        services on behalf of a public entity when such contractor is
        eligible to obtain health care benefits through a state
        authorized public entity health benefits pool for its
        officials, employees, retirees and their dependents.''.

Output: Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to allow a state-authorized public entity benefits pool to apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for pass-through funding with respect to health care benefits provided through the pool for coverage years beginning on or after January 1, 2014. Requires the Secretary to approve such a pool if the health care benefits provided through it will: (1) provide at least the essential health benefits, (2) provide coverage and cost-sharing protections against excessive out-of-pocket spending that are at least as affordable as the health insurance requirements of PPACA would provide, and (3) result in cost savings to the federal government because the cost of coverage through the pool is less than the cost of coverage through an exchange.  Treats an individual covered under such a plan as having minimum essential coverage for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code. Requires the Secretary to provide for an alternative means by which an aggregate amount shall be paid to the pool annually based on the premium tax credits, cost-sharing reductions, and small business credits that would have been provided to an exchange plan. Gives the Secretary 180 days to make a determination on an application under this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prostate Testing Full Information
Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO CERTAIN PHYSICIANS.

    (a) Requirement.--If a covered physician, during a physical
examination, examines the prostate gland of a patient, the physician
shall provide information to the patient concerning the availability of
appropriate diagnostic procedures, including the prostate antigen test,
if any of the following conditions are present:
            (1) The patient is over 50 years of age.
            (2) The patient manifests clinical symptomatology.
            (3) The patient is at an increased risk of prostate cancer.
            (4) The provision of the information to the patient is
        medically necessary, in the opinion of the physician.
    (b) Enforcement.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
promulgate regulations that--
            (1) require the reporting of covered physicians that
        violate subsection (a) to the Secretary; and
            (2) provide for the application of sanctions to enforce the
        provisions of subsection (a).
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered physician''
means a physician as defined in section 1861(r) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)) who has received any Federal payment or
assistance under any program under--
            (1) the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.);
        or
            (2) the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF
              1974.

    (a) In General.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as added by
section 603(a) of the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of
1996 and amended by section 702(a) of the Mental Health Parity Act of
1996) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 713. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TEST.

    ``(a) Requirement.--If a physician, during a physical examination,
examines the prostate gland of a patient, the physician shall provide
information to the patient concerning the availability of appropriate
diagnostic procedures, including the prostate antigen test, if any of
the following conditions are present:
            ``(1) The patient is over 50 years of age.
            ``(2) The patient manifests clinical symptomatology.
            ``(3) The patient is at an increased risk of prostate
        cancer, as determined pursuant to regulations promulgated by
        the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            ``(4) The provision of the information to the patient is
        medically necessary, in the opinion of the physician.
    ``(b) Prohibition on Limitation.--The provision of information in
accordance with subsection (a) may not be prohibited under the terms
of--
            ``(1) any written contract or written agreement between the
        physician and any group health plan, any health insurance
        issuer providing health insurance coverage in connection with a
        group health plan, or any related party with respect to a group
        health plan; or
            ``(2) any written statement from the plan, issuer, or
        related party to the physician.
    ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as requiring a group health plan or a health insurance issuer
providing health insurance coverage in connection with a group health
plan to provide coverage for prostate specific antigen tests.
    ``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `physician' has the
meaning given such term in section 1861(r) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 of such
Act, as amended by section 603 of the Newborns' and Mothers' Health
Protection Act of 1996 and section 702 of the Mental Health Parity Act
of 1996, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 712
the following new item:

``Sec. 713. Requirement relating to prostate specific antigen test.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 1998.

SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT RELATING TO THE
              GROUP MARKET.

    (a) In General.--Subpart 2 of part A of title XXVII of the Public
Health Service Act (as added by section 604(a) of the Newborns' and
Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 and amended by section 703(a) of
the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:

``SEC. 2706. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TEST.

    ``(a) Requirement.--If a physician, during a physical examination,
examines the prostate gland of a patient, the physician shall provide
information to the patient concerning the availability of appropriate
diagnostic procedures, including the prostate antigen test, if any of
the following conditions are present:
            ``(1) The patient is over 50 years of age.
            ``(2) The patient manifests clinical symptomatology.
            ``(3) The patient is at an increased risk of prostate
        cancer, as determined pursuant to regulations promulgated by
        the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            ``(4) The provision of the information to the patient is
        medically necessary, in the opinion of the physician.
    ``(b) Prohibition on Limitation.--The provision of information in
accordance with subsection (a) may not be prohibited under the terms
of--
            ``(1) any written contract or written agreement between the
        physician and any group health plan, any health insurance
        issuer providing health insurance coverage in connection with a
        group health plan, or any related party with respect to a group
        health plan; or
            ``(2) any written statement from the plan, issuer, or
        related party to the physician.
    ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as requiring a group health plan or a health insurance issuer
providing health insurance coverage in connection with a group health
plan to provide coverage for prostate specific antigen tests.
    ``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `physician' has the
meaning given such term in section 1861(r) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to group health plans for plan years beginning on or
after January 1, 1998.

SEC. 5. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT RELATING TO THE
              INDIVIDUAL MARKET.

    (a) In General.--Subpart 3 of part B of title XXVII of the Public
Health Service Act (as added by section 605(a) of the Newborn's and
Mother's Health Protection Act of 1996) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:

``SEC. 2752. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TEST.

    ``The provisions of section 2706 shall apply to health insurance
coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in the individual market
in the same manner as they apply to health insurance coverage offered
by a health insurance issuer in connection with a group health plan in
the small or large group market.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
with respect to health insurance coverage offered, sold, issued,
renewed, in effect, or operated in the individual market on or after
January 1, 1998.

SEC. 6. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION REGARDING PROSTATE CANCER; CERTAIN
              PROGRAMS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.

    (a) National Institutes of Health.--Section 417B(c) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 286a-8(c)) is amended in the first
sentence by striking ``$72,000,000'' and all that follows and inserting
the following: ``$90,250,000 for fiscal year 1998, $108,500,000 for
fiscal year 1999, $126,500,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $145,000,000
for fiscal year 2001.''.
    (b) Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.--Section 902 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299a) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
    ``(f) Activities Regarding Prostate Cancer.--The Administrator
shall, with respect to prostate cancer--
            ``(1) conduct and support research on the outcomes,
        effectiveness, and appropriateness of health services and
        procedures; and
            ``(2) in carrying out section 912(a), provide for the
        development, periodic review, and updating of clinically
        relevant guidelines, standards of quality, performance
        measures, and medical review criteria.''.

Output:
Prostate Testing Full Information Act - Requires any physician who has received any Federal payment or assistance under any program under the Public Health Service Act or the Social Security Act, if the physician examines a patient's prostate gland, to provide information on appropriate diagnostic procedures, including the prostate antigen test, if:  (1) the patient is over 50, manifests clinical symptoms, or is at increased risk of prostate cancer; or (2) the provision of the information is, in the opinion of the physician, medically necessary.
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to impose the same requirement as above and to declare that such information may not be prohibited under the terms of:  (1) any agreement between the physician and any group health plan, insurance issuer providing group health coverage, or related party; or (2) any written statement from the plan, issuer, or related party.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to declare that such information may not be prohibited under those terms by an issuer in the individual market.
Authorizes appropriations to carry out provisions relating to National Cancer Institute prostate cancer research.
Requires the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, with regard to prostate cancer, to:  (1) conduct and support research on the outcomes, effectiveness, and appropriateness of health services and procedures; and (2) in carrying out provisions relating to the Forum for Quality and Effectiveness in Health Care, provide for the development, review, and updating of clinically relevant guidelines, quality standards, performance measures, and medical review criteria.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure
Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. AMENDING CERTAIN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTAURANTS,
              SIMILAR RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS, AND VENDING MACHINES.

    Section 403(q)(5)(H) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 343(q)(5)(H)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (ii)--
                    (A) in item (I)(aa) by striking ``the number of
                calories contained in the standard menu item, as
                usually prepared and offered for sale'' and inserting
                ``the number of calories contained in the whole
                product, or the number of servings and number of
                calories per serving, or the number of calories per the
                common unit division of the product, such as for a
                multi-serving item that is typically divided before
                presentation to the consumer'';
                    (B) in item (II)(aa), by striking ``the number of
                calories contained in the standard menu item, as
                usually prepared and offered for sale'' and inserting
                ``the number of calories contained in the whole
                product, or the number of servings and number of
                calories per serving, or the number of calories per the
                common unit division of the product, such as for a
                multi-serving item that is typically divided before
                presentation to the consumer''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following flush text:
                        ``In the case of restaurants or similar retail
                        food establishments where the majority of
                        orders are placed by customers who are off-
                        premises at the time such order is placed, the
                        information required to be disclosed under this
                        subclause may be provided by a remote-access
                        menu, such as one available on the internet,
                        instead of an on-premises menu.'';
            (2) in subclause (iv)--
                    (A) by striking ``For the purposes of this
                clause,'', inserting the following (and indenting the
                text that follows appropriately):
                                    ``(I) In general.--For the purposes
                                of this clause,'';
                    (B) by striking ``and other reasonable means'' and
                inserting ``or other reasonable means''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(II) Reasonable basis defined.--
                                For purposes of this subclause, with
                                respect to a nutrient disclosure, the
                                term `reasonable basis' means that the
                                nutrient disclosure is within
                                acceptable allowances for variation in
                                nutrient content. Such acceptable
                                allowances shall include allowances for
                                variation in serving size, inadvertent
                                human error in formulation of menu
                                items, and variations in
                                ingredients.'';
            (3) in subclause (v)--
                    (A) by inserting ``contained in the whole product,
                or the number of servings and information per serving,
                or the common unit division of the product, such as for
                a multi-serving item that is typically divided before
                presentation to the consumer,'' before ``that come in
                different flavors, varieties, or combinations,'';
                    (B) by striking ``, through means determined by the
                Secretary, including ranges, averages, or other
                methods''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end, after the period, the
                following: ``A restaurant or similar retail food
                establishment may determine and disclosure such content
                by using any of the following methods: ranges,
                averages, individual labeling of flavors or components;
                or labeling of one preset standard build. In addition
                to such methods, the Secretary may allow the use of
                other methods, to be determined by the Secretary, for
                which there is a reasonable basis (as such term is used
                in subclause (iv)).''; and
            (4) in subclause (xi)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Definition'' and
                inserting ``Definitions'';
                    (B) by striking ``clause, the term `menu''' and
                inserting the following (and indenting the text that
                follows appropriately): ``clause:
                                    ``(I) Menu; menu board.--The term
                                `menu'''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(II) Preset standard build.--The
                                term `preset standard build' means the
                                finished version of a menu item most
                                commonly ordered by consumers.
                                    ``(III) Restaurant or similar
                                retail food establishment.--The term
                                `restaurant or similar retail food
                                establishment' means a retail food
                                establishment that derives more than 50
                                percent of its total revenue from the
                                sale of food of the type described in
                                subclause (i) or (ii) of clause (A).''.

Output:
Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the nutritional information that restaurants and retail food establishments must disclose. Requires the nutrient content disclosure statement on the menu or menu board to include: (1) the number of calories contained in the whole product; (2) the number of servings and number of calories per serving; or (3) the number of calories per the common unit division of the product, such as for a multi-serving item that is typically divided before presentation to the consumer. Permits such information to be provided by a remote-access menu, such as through the internet, for food establishments where the majority of orders are placed by customers who are off-premises at the time the order is placed.

Defines “reasonable basis” for a restaurant or similar food establishment’s nutrient content disclosures to mean that the nutrient disclosure is within acceptable allowances for variation in nutrient content, which shall include allowances for variations in serving size, inadvertent human error in formulation of menu items, and variations in ingredients.

Sets forth the methods a restaurant or similar food establishment may use to determine nutritional content for disclosure, including ranges, averages, individual labeling of flavors or components, or labeling of one preset standard build. Defines "preset standard build" as the finished version of a menu item most commonly ordered by consumers.

Applies the nutritional disclosure requirements to retail food establishments that derive more than 50% of their total revenue from the sale of food.