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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Act of
2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) According to President George W. Bush, ``America's
        leadership and national security rest on our commitment to
        educate and prepare our youth for active engagement in the
        international community.''.
            (2) According to former President William J. Clinton,
        ``Today, the defense of United States interests, the effective
        management of global issues, and even an understanding of our
        Nation's diversity require ever-greater contact with, and
        understanding of, people and cultures beyond our borders.''.
            (3) Congress created the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln
        Study Abroad Fellowship Program in section 104(a) of Division H
        of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-
        199). Pursuant to its mandate, the Commission has submitted to
        Congress and the President a report of its recommendations for
        greatly expanding the opportunity for students at institutions
        of higher education in the United States to study abroad, with
        special emphasis on studying in developing nations and
        nontraditional study abroad destinations.
            (4) Studies consistently show that United States students
        score below their counterparts in other advanced countries on
        indicators of international knowledge. This lack of global
        literacy is a national liability in an age of global trade and
        business, global interdependence, and global terror.
            (5) By numbers ranging from 77 to more than 90 percent,
        Americans believe that it is important for their children to
        learn other languages, study abroad, attend a college where
        they can interact with international students, learn about
        other countries and cultures, and generally be prepared for the
        global age, according to a December 2005 national survey
        conducted by Lake Research Partners and the Tarrance Group.
            (6) In today's world, it is more important than ever for
        the United States to be a responsible, constructive leader that
        other countries are willing to follow. Such leadership cannot
        be sustained without an informed citizenry with much more
        knowledge and awareness of the world than most Americans tend
        to possess.
            (7) Study abroad has proven to be a very effective means of
        imparting international and foreign-language competency to
        students.
            (8) In the 2003-2004 academic year, an estimated 16,910,000
        students were enrolled in United States postsecondary
        institutions, yet only 191,321, representing approximately 1
        percent of those students, studied abroad for academic credit,
        according to the National Center for Education Statistics and
        the Institute of International Education, respectively.
            (9) Less than 10 percent of the students who graduate from
        United States institutions of higher education with bachelors
        degrees have studied abroad.
            (10) Far more study abroad must take place in the
        developing countries. Ninety-five percent of the world's
        population growth is anticipated to occur outside of Europe in
        the future. Yet in the academic year 2003-2004, 61 percent of
        United States students studying abroad studied in Europe, and
        46 percent studied in the 4 countries of the United Kingdom,
        Italy, Spain, and France, according to the Institute of
        International Education.
            (11) Study abroad helps to build mutual understanding among
        nations and serves to promote national leadership in the United
        States, international effectiveness, and economic
        competitiveness by helping to create a globally literate
        citizenry.
            (12) The Senate designated 2006 as the Year of Study
        Abroad, raising awareness of the importance of study abroad.
            (13) To complement such worthwhile Federal programs as the
        Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program and the
        National Security Education Program, a broad-based
        undergraduate study abroad program is needed that will
        democratize study abroad and make opportunities of study abroad
        accessible to all undergraduate students, regardless of their
        field of study, ethnicity, socio-economic status, or gender.
            (14) A majority of barriers to study abroad are due to
        institutional policies at the campus level, according to a
        report of the Strategic Task Force on Education Abroad issued
        by NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
            (15) To make study abroad an integral part of undergraduate
        students' education, regardless of field of study, ethnicity,
        socio-economic status, or gender, institutions of higher
        education should address institutional barriers that stand in
        the way of study abroad.
            (16) According to the Institute of International Education,
        the percentages of African-American, Asian-American, and
        Hispanic-American students among individuals studying abroad
        are extremely low and underrepresentative of the numbers of
        those students in the general student population.
            (17) The majority of students who study abroad are students
        in the social sciences, humanities, and foreign languages,
        while students who major in engineering, mathematics, computer
        science, or education are underrepresented in study abroad
        programs. Within the total enrolled United States undergraduate
        population, approximately 10.7 percent of United States
        students majoring in business have studied abroad, 8 percent of
        United States students majoring in engineering have studied
        abroad, and 5.9 percent of United States students majoring in
        education have studied abroad.
            (18) Recognizing that the international scope of scientific
        research in United States institutions of higher education and
        government facilities is often conducted by foreign-born
        scientists, the effectiveness of their work will be greatly
        enhanced by United States researchers who have similarly spent
        time studying abroad.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act--
            (1) to encourage not less than 1,000,000 undergraduate
        students in United States institutions of higher education to
        study abroad for academic credit within 10 years of the date of
        enactment of this Act; and
            (2) to establish an Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Program
        that--
                    (A) reflects the demographics of the United States
                undergraduate population, including undergraduate
                students in technical and scientific fields of study;
                    (B) ensures an increasing portion of study abroad
                takes place in nontraditional study abroad
                destinations, with a substantial portion of such
                increases taking place in developing countries; and
                    (C) is accessible by students at diverse types of
                institutions of higher education, including 2-year
                institutions, minority-serving institutions, and
                institutions that serve nontraditional students.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Institution of higher education.--The term
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the
        term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 1001(a)).
            (2) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
        serving institution'' means--
                    (A) a part B institution, as defined in section 322
                of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061);
                    (B) a Hispanic-serving institution, as defined in
                section 502(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)); or
                    (C) another school that traditionally serves a
                racial or ethnic minority, as determined by the
                Secretary after consultation with the Secretary of
                Education.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of State.

SEC. 4. ABRAHAM LINCOLN STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to establish and carry
out an Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Program to facilitate the
participation of undergraduate students in study abroad for academic
credit. The program shall consist of the following:
            (1) Fellowships for undergraduate students.--
                    (A) Fellowships.--From amounts made available under
                section 5(1), the Secretary shall award fellowships to
                undergraduate students to enable the students to study
                abroad for academic credit.
                    (B) Designation.--Fellowships awarded under this
                paragraph shall be known as ``Lincoln Fellowships''.
            (2) Grants to institutions of higher education.--
                    (A) In general.--From amounts made available under
                section 5(2), the Secretary shall award grants to
                institutions of higher education--
                            (i) to enable the institutions of higher
                        education to award fellowships to undergraduate
                        students to enable the students to study abroad
                        for academic credit; and
                            (ii) for the reform of academic programs
                        and institutional policies that inhibit
                        participation by students in study abroad.
                    (B) Designation.--Grants awarded under this
                paragraph shall be known as ``Lincoln Institutional
                Leverage Grants''.
                    (C) Limitation.--Each institution of higher
                education that receives a grant under this paragraph
                shall use not less than 85 percent of the grant funds
                to award fellowships to students under subparagraph
                (A)(i).
    (b) Fellowship Award Rules.--The Secretary shall ensure that--
            (1) fellowships awarded under subsections (a)(1)(A) and
        (a)(2)(A)(i) reflect the demographics of the United States
        undergraduate population; and
            (2) there is an annual increase in the number or percentage
        of fellowships awarded under subsections (a)(1)(A) and
        (a)(2)(A)(i) for study abroad taking place in nontraditional
        study abroad destinations, with a substantial portion of such
        increase taking place in developing countries.
    (c) Program Development and Implementation.--The Secretary shall,
to the extent practicable, consult with nonprofit and private
organizations with experience in programs involving study abroad for
academic credit, in establishing and carrying out the Abraham Lincoln
Study Abroad Program.
    (d) Coordination With Other Federal Study Abroad Activities.--The
Secretary may integrate the activities assisted under this section with
other undergraduate study abroad activities supported by the Department
of State, the Department of Education, and the Department of Defense.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and for each of the 4
succeeding fiscal years, of which--
            (1) 25 percent of such sums shall be available to carry out
        section 4(a)(1) for each fiscal year; and
            (2) 75 percent of such sums shall be available to carry out
        section 4(a)(2) for each fiscal year.

Output: Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish an Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Program to facilitate undergraduate study abroad for academic credit. States that the Program shall consist of: (1) undergraduate fellowships (Lincoln Fellowships); and (2) grants to institutions of higher education (Lincoln Institutional Leverage Grants).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Job Preservation for Parents in
Poverty Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF THE TANF EMERGENCY FUND.

    (a) Extension.--
            (1) In general.--Section 403(c) of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 603(c)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``, and for
                the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, $500,000,000''
                before ``for payment'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2)(B) and inserting the
                following:
                    ``(B) Availability and use of funds.--
                            ``(i) Fiscal years 2009 and 2010.--The
                        amounts appropriated to the Emergency Fund
                        under subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2009
                        shall remain available through fiscal year 2010
                        and shall be used to make grants to States in
                        each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010 in
                        accordance with paragraph (3), except that the
                        amounts shall remain available through fiscal
                        year 2011 to make grants and payments to States
                        in accordance with paragraph (3)(C) to cover
                        expenditures to subsidize employment positions
                        held by individuals placed in the positions
                        before fiscal year 2011.
                            ``(ii) Fiscal year 2011.--Subject to clause
                        (iii), the amounts appropriated to the
                        Emergency Fund under subparagraph (A) for the
                        first quarter of fiscal year 2011 shall remain
                        available through fiscal year 2012 and shall be
                        used to make grants to States based on
                        expenditures in the first quarter of fiscal
                        year 2011 for benefits and services provided in
                        the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 in
                        accordance with the requirements of paragraph
                        (3).
                            ``(iii) Reservation of funds.--Of the
                        amounts appropriated to the Emergency Fund
                        under subparagraph (A) for the first quarter of
                        fiscal year 2011, $500,000 shall be placed in
                        reserve for use in fiscal year 2012, and shall
                        be used to award grants for any expenditures
                        described in this subsection incurred by States
                        after December 31, 2010.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``2010'' and
                inserting ``2012'';
                    (D) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in clause (i) of each of subparagraphs
                        (A), (B), and (C)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``, and the first
                                calendar quarter of fiscal year 2011,''
                                after ``2009 or 2010,'';
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the end
                                of subclause (I);
                                    (III) by striking the period at the
                                end of subclause (II) and inserting ``;
                                and''; and
                                    (IV) by adding at the end the
                                following:
                                    ``(III) if the quarter is in fiscal
                                year 2011, has provided the Secretary
                                with such information as the Secretary
                                may find necessary in order to make the
                                determinations, or take any other
                                action, described in paragraph
                                (5)(C).''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the
                        end the following:
                            ``(iv) Limitation on expenditures for
                        subsidized employment.--An expenditure for
                        subsidized employment shall be taken into
                        account under clause (ii) only if the
                        expenditure is used to subsidize employment
                        for--
                                    ``(I) a member of a needy family
                                (without regard to whether the family
                                is receiving assistance under the State
                                program funded under this part); or
                                    ``(II) an individual who has
                                exhausted (or, within 60 days, will
                                exhaust) all rights to receive
                                unemployment compensation under Federal
                                and State law, and who is a member of a
                                needy family.'';
                    (E) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
                following:
            ``(5) Limitations on payments; adjustment authority.--
                    ``(A) Fiscal years 2009 and 2010.--The total amount
                payable to a single State under subsection (b) and this
                subsection for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 combined
                shall not exceed 50 percent of the annual State family
                assistance grant.
                    ``(B) Fiscal year 2011.--Subject to subparagraph
                (C), the total amount payable to a single State under
                subsection (b) and this subsection for the first
                quarter of fiscal year 2011 shall not exceed 5 percent
                of the annual State family assistance grant.
                    ``(C) Adjustment authority.--If the Secretary
                determines that the Emergency Fund is at risk of being
                depleted before December 31, 2010, or that funds are
                available to accommodate additional State requests
                under this subsection, the Secretary may, through
                program instructions issued without regard to the
                requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States
                Code--
                            ``(i) specify priority criteria for
                        awarding grants to States during the first
                        quarter of fiscal year 2011; and
                            ``(ii) adjust the percentage limitation
                        applicable under subparagraph (B) with respect
                        to the total amount payable to a single State
                        for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011.'';
                        and
                    (F) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``or for
                expenditures described in paragraph (3)(C)(iv)'' before
                the period.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 2101 of division B of
        the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law
        111-5) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(2)--
                            (i) by striking ``October 1, 2010'' and
                        inserting ``January 1, 2011''; and
                            (ii) by striking all that follows
                        ``repealed'' and inserting a period; and
                    (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``October 1,
                2010'' and inserting ``January 1, 2011''.
    (b) Modification of Grant Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Effective October 1, 2010, section 403(c)
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(c)), as amended by
        subsection (a), is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(A)--
                            (i) by striking ``related to caseload
                        increases'' in the heading and inserting
                        ``related to increased expenditures'';
                            (ii) by striking clause (ii) and
                        redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); and
                            (iii) by striking ``each State that'' and
                        all that follows in clause (i) and inserting
                        ``each State that requests a grant under this
                        subparagraph for the quarter, to the extent
                        provided in clause (ii)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``the caseload of
                a State and''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (9)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and
                        redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
                        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
                            (ii) by striking ``The average monthly
                        assistance caseload of the State.'' in clause
                        (ii)(I) and inserting ``The average quarterly
                        total expenditures of the State for basic
                        assistance (as defined by the Secretary under
                        paragraph (3)(A)(ii)).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Effective October 1, 2010,
        section 407(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
        607(b)(3)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(within the meaning of section
                403(c)(9))'' in subparagraph (A)(i); and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Average monthly assistance caseload.--For
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `average monthly
                assistance caseload' means, with respect to a State and
                a quarter, the number of families receiving assistance
                during the quarter under the State program funded under
                this part or as qualified State expenditures, subject
                to adjustment by the Secretary as permitted by section
                403(c)(4).''.
    (c) Program Guidance.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall issue program guidance, without regard to the requirements of
section 553 of title 5, United States Code, which ensures that the
funds provided under the amendments made by this section to a
jurisdiction for subsidized employment do not support any subsidized
employment position the annual salary of which is greater than, at
State option--
            (1) 200 percent of the poverty line (within the meaning of
        section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
        1981, including any revision required by such section 673(2))
        for a family of 4; or
            (2) the median wage in the jurisdiction.

SEC. 3. FUNDING LEVEL OF TANF CONTINGENCY FUND.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total amount
appropriated for the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs
established under section 403(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
603(b)) shall be--
            (1) for fiscal year 2012, $112,000,000; and
            (2) for fiscal year 2013, $612,000,000.

Output:
Job Preservation for Parents in Poverty Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise and extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (Emergency Contingency Fund) at current levels through the first quarter of FY2011.

Places a certain amount of appropriations in reserve for use in FY2012.

Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from making a grant from the Emergency Contingency Fund for a fiscal year after FY2012.

Limits expenditures for subsidized employment to employment for: (1) a member of a needy family (without regard to whether the family is receiving assistance under the state TANF program); or (2) a member of a needy family who has exhausted (or, within 60 days, will exhaust) all rights to receive unemployment compensation under federal and state law.

Reduces the funding level of the (regular) Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs for FY2012 and FY2013 (to offset appropriations for this Act).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Recreation and
Conservation Endowment Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Congress finds that:
            (1) The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
        enbodied a visionary concept--that a portion of the proceeds
        from Outer Continental Shelf mineral leasing revenues and the
        depletion of a nonrenewable natural resource should result in a
        legacy of public places accessible for public recreation and
        benefit from resources belongings to all people, of all
        generations, and the enhancement of the most precious and most
        renewable natural resource of any nation, healthy and active
        citizens.
            (2) The States and local governments were to occupy a
        pivotal role in accomplishing the purposes of the Land and
        Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 and the Act originally
        provided an equitable portion of funds to the States, and
        through them, to local governments.
            (3) However, because of competition for limited federal
        monies and the need for an annual appropriation, this original
        intention has been abandoned and, in recent years, the States
        have not received an equitable proportion of funds.
            (4) Nonetheless, with population growth and urban sprawl,
        the demand for recreation areas and open spaces, at the state
        and local level, remains a high priority for our citizens.
            (5) A new vision is called for--a vision that encompasses a
        multi-level national network of parks, recreation areas, open
        space preserves and greenways that reaches across the country
        to touch all communities. National parks are not enough; the
        federal government alone cannot accomplish this. A bold
        national vision, backed by realistic national funding support,
        to stimulate state, local and private sector, as well as
        federal efforts, is the only way to effectively address our
        ongoing recreation and open space conservation needs.
            (6) On June 19, 1997, the United States Supreme Court held
        in United States v. Alaska (No. 84 original) that the United
        States retains title to lands underlying the tidal waters off
        the State of Alaska's North Slope.
            (7) As a result of the Supreme Court decision,
        approximately $1,600,000,000 in escrowed oil and gas lease sale
        revenues are to be received by the United States. These funds
        are double the amount included by the Congressional Budget
        Office in revenue estimates for the concurrent resolution on
        the budget.
            (8) By placing these escrowed funds in an interest bearing
        account a permanent source of monies for state and local
        recreation and conservation acquisition, planning and
        development can be established.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to revitalize state, local
and private commitments envisioned in the Land and Water Conservation
Fund Act of 1965 by creating a new Community Recreation and
Conservation Endowment with the escrowed oil and gas lease sale
revenues received by the United States pursuant to the Supreme Court
decision in United States v. Alaska to provide funding for state, local
and urban recreation and conservation needs.

SEC 3. COMMUNITY RECREATION AND CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT.

    Section 6 of the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C.
460l-8) is amended by inserting the following new subsection at the
beginning:
    ``(a) Community Recreation and Conservation Endowment.--
            ``(1) Special account.--Notwithstanding any other provision
        of law, all escrowed oil and gas revenues and interest received
        by the United States pursuant to the June 19, 1997 Supreme
        Court decision in United States v. Alaska shall be deposited in
        a special account in the Treasury of the United States, to be
        known as the `Community Recreation and Conservation Endowment
        Account', for use pursuant to the provisions of this section.
            ``(2) Investment of special account.--All funds deposited
        as principal in the Community Recreation and Conservation
        Endowment Account shall earn interest in the amount determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury. Such interest shall be added to the
principal of the account and be expended according to the provisions of
this section.
            ``(3) Expenditure of special account.--Interest on the
        Community Recreation and Conservation Endowment Account shall
        be available without further appropriation at the beginning of
        each fiscal year for expenditure by the Secretary of the
        Interior (hereinafter referred to as the `Secretary') for
        purposes of providing monies to the states according to the
        provisions of this section.''.

SEC. 4. GENERAL AUTHORITY.

    Section 6 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16
U.S.C. 460l-8) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) as
        subsections (b) through (i) respectively;
            (2) by striking the first sentence of subsection (b) (as so
        redesignated) and replacing with ``The Secretary is authorized
        to provide financial assistance to the States from interest
        earned on the Community Recreation and Conservation
        Endowment.''; and
            (3) by adding the following new sentence at the end of
        subsection (b) (as so redesignated): ``Absent some compelling
        and annually documented reason to the contrary acceptable to
        the Secretary, each State (other than an area treated as a
        State under section 6(c)(6)) shall make available as grants to
        local governments and other qualified recipients, at least one-
        half of the average annual State apportionment, or an
        equivalent amount made available from other sources.''.

SEC. 5. APPORTIONMENT.

    Section 6(c) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (16 U.S.C.
460l-8(c)) (as so redesignated) is amended--
            (1) by striking the first sentence of subsection (c) and
        paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Apportionment Among States; Notification.--Interest earned on
the Community Recreation and Conservation Endowment shall be
apportioned annually among the several States by the Secretary, whose
determination shall be final, in accordance with the following formula:
            ``(1) Sixty percent shall be apportioned equally among the
        several States.
            ``(2) Twenty percent shall be apportioned on the basis of
        the proportion which the population of each State bears to the
        total population of the United States.
            ``(3) Twenty percent shall be apportioned on the basis of
        the urban population in each State (as defined by Metropolitan
        Statistical Areas).
            ``(4) The total allocation to an individual State under
        paragraphs (1) through (3) shall not exceed 10 percent of the
        total amount allocated to the several States in any one
        year.''; and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection
        (c) (as so redesignated) as paragraphs (5) and (6)
        respectively.

SEC. 6. FUNDS FOR INDIAN TRIBES.

    Section 6(c)(6) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
(16 U.S.C. 460l-8(c)(6)) (as so redesignated) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(6)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(B) For the purposes of paragraph (1), all federally
        recognized Indian tribes and Alaska Native Village Corporations
        (as defined in section 3(j) of the Alaska Native Claims
        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(j)) shall be treated
        collectively as one State, and shall receive shares of the
        apportionment under paragraph (1) in accordance with a
        competitive grant program established by the Secretary by rule.
        Such rule shall ensure that in each fiscal year no single tribe
        or Village Corporation receives more than 10 percent of the
        total amount made available to all tribes and Village
        Corporations pursuant to the apportionment under paragraph (1).
        Funds received by an Indian tribe or Village Corporation under
        this subparagraph may be expended only for the purposes
        specified in paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (b). Receipt
        in any given year of an apportionment under this section shall
        not prevent an Indian tribe or Village Corporation from
        receiving grants for other purposes under than regular
        apportionment of the State in which it is located.''.

SEC. 7. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 5 of the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C.
460l-7) is amended by striking ``Not less than 40 per centum of such
appropriations shall be available for Federal purposes.''.

Output:
Community Recreation and Conservation Endowment Act of 1997 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to require all escrowed oil and gas revenues and interest received by the United States pursuant to the June 19, 1997, Supreme Court decision in United States v. Alaska to be deposited in a special Treasury account known as the Community Recreation and Conservation Endowment Account.
Authorizes financial assistance to States from interest earned on the Account.  Requires States to make at least one-half of the average annual apportionment of assistance available to local governments and other qualified recipients.  Provides for annual apportionment of such interest among the States and revises the existing apportionment formula.
Treats Indian tribes and Alaska Native village corporations collectively as one State for assistance purposes and apportions interest in accordance with a competitive grant program, such that no tribe or corporation receives more than ten percent of the total amount made available to all tribes and corporations.  Permits such funds to be expended only for outdoor recreation planning or development.  Provides that receipt of such funds shall not prevent a tribe or corporation from receiving grants for other purposes under the regular apportionment of the State in which it is located.
Removes a requirement that at least 40 percent of appropriations from the Land and Water Conservation Fund be available for Federal purposes.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Open Fuel Standard Act of 2009'' or
the ``OFS Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The status of oil as a strategic commodity, which
        derives from its domination of the transportation sector,
        presents a clear and present danger to the United States;
            (2) in a prior era, when salt was a strategic commodity,
        salt mines conferred national power and wars were fought over
        the control of such mines;
            (3) technology, in the form of electricity and
        refrigeration, decisively ended salt's monopoly of meat
        preservation and greatly reduced its strategic importance;
            (4) fuel competition and consumer choice would similarly
        serve to end oil's monopoly in the transportation sector and
        strip oil of its strategic status;
            (5) the current closed fuel market has allowed a cartel of
        petroleum exporting countries to inflate fuel prices,
        effectively imposing a harmful tax on the economy of the United
        States;
            (6) much of the inflated petroleum revenues the oil cartel
        earns at the expense of the people of the United States are
        used for purposes antithetical to the interests of the United
        States and its allies;
            (7) alcohol fuels, including ethanol and methanol, could
        potentially provide significant supplies of additional fuels
        that could be produced in the United States and in many other
        countries in the Western Hemisphere that are friendly to the
        United States;
            (8) alcohol fuels can only play a major role in securing
        the energy independence of the United States if a substantial
        portion of vehicles in the United States are capable of
        operating on such fuels;
            (9) it is not in the best interest of United States
        consumers or the United States Government to be constrained to
        depend solely upon petroleum resources for vehicle fuels if
        alcohol fuels are potentially available;
            (10) existing technology, in the form of flexible fuel
        vehicles, allows internal combustion engine cars and trucks to
        be produced at little or no additional cost, which are capable
        of operating on conventional gasoline, alcohol fuels, or any
        combination of such fuels, as availability or cost advantage
        dictates, providing a platform on which fuels can compete;
            (11) the necessary distribution system for such alcohol
        fuels will not be developed in the United States until a
        substantial fraction of the vehicles in the United States are
        capable of operating on such fuels;
            (12) the establishment of such a vehicle fleet and
        distribution system would provide a large market that would
        mobilize private resources to substantially advance the
        technology and expand the production of alcohol fuels in the
        United States and abroad;
            (13) the United States has an urgent national security
        interest to develop alcohol fuels technology, production, and
        distribution systems as rapidly as possible;
            (14) new cars sold in the United States that are equipped
        with an internal combustion engine should allow for fuel
        competition by being flexible fuel vehicles, and new diesel
        cars should be capable of operating on biodiesel; and
            (15) such an open fuel standard would help to protect the
        United States economy from high and volatile oil prices and
        from the threats caused by global instability, terrorism, and
        natural disaster.

SEC. 3. OPEN FUEL STANDARD FOR TRANSPORTATION.

    Chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:

``SEC. 32920. OPEN FUEL STANDARD FOR TRANSPORTATION.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) E85.--The term `E85' means a fuel mixture containing
        85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline by volume.
            ``(2) Flexible fuel automobile.--The term `flexible fuel
        automobile' means an automobile that has been warranted by its
        manufacturer to operate on gasoline, E85, and M85.
            ``(3) Fuel choice-enabling automobile.--The term `fuel
        choice-enabling automobile' means--
                    ``(A) a flexible fuel automobile; or
                    ``(B) an automobile that has been warranted by its
                manufacturer to operate on biodiesel.
            ``(4) Light-duty automobile.--The term `light-duty
        automobile' means--
                    ``(A) a passenger automobile; or
                    ``(B) a non-passenger automobile.
            ``(5) Light-duty automobile manufacturer's annual covered
        inventory.--The term `light-duty automobile manufacturer's
        annual covered inventory' means the number of light-duty
        automobiles powered by an internal combustion engine that a
        manufacturer, during a given calendar year, manufactures in the
        United States or imports from outside of the United States for
        sale in the United States.
            ``(6) M85.--The term `M85' means a fuel mixture containing
        85 percent methanol and 15 percent gasoline by volume.
    ``(b) Open Fuel Standard for Transportation.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
        each light-duty automobile manufacturer's annual covered
        inventory shall be comprised of--
                    ``(A) not less than 50 percent fuel choice-enabling
                automobiles in 2012, 2013, and 2014; and
                    ``(B) not less than 80 percent fuel choice-enabling
                automobiles in 2015, and in each subsequent year.
            ``(2) Temporary exemption from requirements.--
                    ``(A) Application.--A manufacturer may request an
                exemption from the requirement described in paragraph
                (1) by submitting an application to the Secretary, at
                such time, in such manner, and containing such
                information as the Secretary may require by regulation.
                Each such application shall specify the models, lines,
                and types of automobiles affected.
                    ``(B) Evaluation.--After evaluating an application
                received from a manufacturer, the Secretary may at any
                time, under such terms and conditions, and to such
                extent as the Secretary considers appropriate,
                temporarily exempt, or renew the exemption of, a light-
                duty automobile from the requirement described in
                paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that
                unavoidable events not under the control of the
                manufacturer prevent the manufacturer of such
                automobile from meeting its required production volume
                of fuel choice-enabling automobiles, including--
                            ``(i) a disruption in the supply of any
                        component required for compliance with the
                        regulations;
                            ``(ii) a disruption in the use and
                        installation by the manufacturer of such
                        component; or
                            ``(iii) application to plug-in electric
                        vehicles causing such vehicles to fail to meet
                        State air quality requirements.
                    ``(C) Consolidation.--The Secretary may consolidate
                applications received from multiple manufacturers under
                subparagraph (A) if they are of a similar nature.
                    ``(D) Conditions.--Any exemption granted under
                subparagraph (B) shall be conditioned upon the
                manufacturer's commitment to recall the exempted
                automobiles for installation of the omitted components
                within a reasonable time proposed by the manufacturer
                and approved by the Secretary after such components
                become available in sufficient quantities to satisfy
                both anticipated production and recall volume
                requirements.
                    ``(E) Notice.--The Secretary shall publish in the
                Federal Register--
                            ``(i) notice of each application received
                        from a manufacturer;
                            ``(ii) notice of each decision to grant or
                        deny a temporary exemption; and
                            ``(iii) the reasons for granting or denying
                        such exemptions.
            ``(3) Rulemaking.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
        promulgate regulations to carry out this section.''.

Output:
Open Fuel Standard Act of 2009 or the OFS Act - Requires each light-duty automobile manufacturer's annual covered inventory to comprise at least: (1) 50% fuel choice-enabling automobiles in years 2012-2014; and (2) 80% fuel choice-enabling automobiles in 2015, and in each subsequent year.

Defines "fuel choice-enabling automobile" as: (1) a flexible fuel automobile capable of operating on gasoline, E85, and M85; or (2) an automobile capable of operating on biodiesel fuel.

Authorizes a manufacturer to request an exemption from such requirement from the Secretary of Transportation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Health Task Force Act of
2012''.

SEC. 2. TASK FORCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS AND SAFETY RISKS TO
              CHILDREN.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services and
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting
jointly, shall establish and maintain a permanent task force, to be
known as the Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
to Children (in this Act referred to as the ``Task Force'').
    (b) Membership.--The Task Force shall be composed of the following
officials (or their designees):
            (1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, who shall
        serve as a Co-Chair of the Task Force.
            (2) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
        Agency, who shall serve as a Co-Chair of the Task Force.
            (3) The Secretary of Education.
            (4) The Secretary of Labor.
            (5) The Attorney General of the United States.
            (6) The Secretary of Energy.
            (7) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
            (8) The Secretary of Agriculture.
            (9) The Secretary of Transportation.
            (10) The Secretary of Defense.
            (11) The Secretary of the Interior.
            (12) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
            (13) The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality.
            (14) The Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
            (15) Such other officials of Federal departments and
        agencies as the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting
        jointly, may designate or invite (as appropriate) to serve on
        the Task Force.
    (c) Stakeholders.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services and
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting
jointly, shall, as appropriate, invite representatives of stakeholders
to attend meetings of the Task Force, appear before the Task Force, and
file statements with the Task Force, subject to such requirements as
the Secretary and Administrator may determine.
    (d) Functions.--The Task Force shall recommend to the President and
the Congress Federal strategies for addressing environmental health
risks and safety risks to children in the United States, within
projected budgetary limits, including the following:
            (1) Adoption of action plans, including multiyear and
        annual priorities, to address the principal environmental
        health risks and safety risks to children.
            (2) Initiatives that the Federal Government has undertaken
        or will undertake in addressing the principal environmental
        health risks and safety risks to children.
            (3) Recommendations on how to improve cross-agency
        implementation of actions, including cross-agency budgeting, to
        address environmental health risks and safety risks to
        children.
            (4) Recommendations for a coordinated research agenda for
        the Federal Government to address environmental health risks
        and safety risks to children.
            (5) Recommendations for appropriate partnerships among
        Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and the private,
        academic, and nonprofit sectors.
            (6) Proposed ways to enhance public outreach and
        communication to assist families in evaluating environmental
        health risks and safety risks to children and in making
        informed consumer choices.
            (7) Proposed ways to strengthen the data system in order to
        identify and track development of rulemakings and other actions
        to ensure they comply with current policy on evaluating
        environmental health risks and safety risks to children.
    (e) Reports.--
            (1) Biennial reports.--Not later than July 31, 2013, and
        biennially thereafter, the Task Force shall submit to the
        President and the Congress, make publicly available, and
        disseminate widely a report including--
                    (A) the strategies developed and updated under
                subsection (d);
                    (B) in the case of reports subsequent to the first
                report, a description of the accomplishments of the
                Task Force since the preceding report;
                    (C) current national priorities for addressing
                environmental health risks and safety risks to children
                in the United States and any related emerging issues;
                    (D) updates on Federal research findings and
                research needs regarding environmental risks and safety
                risks to children;
                    (E) information submitted to the Task Force by
                Federal departments and agencies for inclusion in the
                report;
                    (F) appropriate recommendations by the Children's
                Health Protection Advisory Committee; and
                    (G) information submitted by stakeholders for
                inclusion in the report.
            (2) Additional reporting.--In addition to the biennial
        reports under paragraph (1), the Task Force--
                    (A) may, as appropriate, submit to the President
                and the Congress such additional reports and updates as
                necessary;
                    (B) shall make any such reports and updates
                publicly available; and
                    (C) shall disseminate widely any such reports and
                updates.
    (f) Meetings.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall meet at least
        annually.
            (2) Notice.--The Task Force shall--
                    (A) publish in the Federal Register timely notice
                of each upcoming meeting of the Task Force; and
                    (B) provide for other types of public notice to
                ensure that all interested persons receive timely
                notice of each upcoming meeting of the Task Force.
            (3) Minutes.--
                    (A) In general.--The Task Force shall record and
                maintain detailed minutes of each meeting of the Task
                Force, including--
                            (i) the meeting agenda;
                            (ii) a record of the persons present;
                            (iii) a complete and accurate description
                        of matters discussed at the meeting and
                        conclusions reached; and
                            (iv) copies of all reports received,
                        issued, or approved by the Task Force in
                        connection with the meeting.
                    (B) Public availability; copying.--The Task Force
                shall make such minutes available for public inspection
                and copying.
                    (C) Accuracy.--The Co-Chairs of the Task Force
                shall certify the accuracy of all such minutes.
    (g) Termination of Existing Task Force.--The Task Force on
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children established by
Executive Order 13045 (April 21, 1997) is hereby terminated.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this Act, there
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2013 and each subsequent fiscal year.

Output:
Children's Health Task Force Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to) establish and maintain a permanent Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children, which shall recommend federal strategies for addressing environmental health risks and safety risks to children in the United States, within projected budgetary limits.

Requires such strategies to include: (1) adoption of action plans, including multiyear and annual priorities, to address the principal risks; (2) government initiatives to address such risks; (3) recommendations on how to improve cross-agency implementation of actions to address such risks; (4) recommendations for a coordinated research agenda for the government to address such risks; (5) recommendations for partnerships among federal, state, local, and tribal governments and the private, academic, and nonprofit sectors; (6) proposed ways to enhance public outreach and communication to assist families in evaluating such risks and in making informed consumer choices; and (7) proposed ways to strengthen the data system in order to identify and track development of rulemakings and other actions to ensure they comply with current policy on evaluating such risks.

Directs the Task Force to submit, make publicly available, and disseminate widely a biennial report including: (1) the strategies developed and updated, (2) a description of the Task Force's accomplishments, (3) current national priorities for addressing such risks and any related emerging issues, (4) updates on federal research findings and research needs regarding such risks, (5) information submitted by federal agencies and by stakeholders for inclusion in the report, and (6) recommendations by the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Meat and Poultry Products Inspection
Amendments of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL AND STATE COOPERATION UNDER THE FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION
              ACT.

    (a) Removal of Intrastate Distribution Limitation.--Subsection
(a)(1) of section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C.
661) is amended by striking ``solely for distribution within such
State.''.
    (b) Use of State Inspectors.--Subsection (a) of such section is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) In addition to appointing inspectors under section
        21, the Secretary may enter into agreements to utilize officers
        and employees of a State or the District of Columbia to conduct
        such examinations, investigations, and inspections authorized
        under this Act as the Secretary determines practicable.''.
    (c) Termination of Designation of State as Subject to Federal
Inspection for Intrastate Distribution.--Subsection (c)(3) of such
section is amended by striking ``, with respect to the operations and
transactions within such State which are regulated under subparagraph
(1), he'' and inserting ``with respect to all establishments within its
jurisdiction which do not operate under Federal inspection under title
I and at which any cattle, sheep, swine, goats, or equines are
slaughtered, or their carcasses, or parts or products thereof, are
prepared, for use as human food, and with respect to the distribution
of carcasses, parts thereof, meat, or meat food products of such
animals within the States, the Secretary''.
    (d) Expansion of State Inspection Authority.--Such section is
further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), carcasses, parts of
carcasses, meat, and meat food products of cattle, sheep, swine, goats,
or equines prepared under State inspection in any State (other than a
State designated under subsection (c)) in compliance with the meat
inspection law of the State shall be eligible for sale or
transportation in interstate commerce, and for entry into and use in
the preparation of products in establishments at which Federal
inspection is maintained under title I, in the same manner and to the
same extent as products prepared at such establishments.
    ``(2) State inspected articles described in paragraph (1), and
federally inspected articles prepared (in whole or in part) from such
State inspected articles--
            ``(A) shall not be eligible for sale or transportation in
        foreign commerce; and
            ``(B) shall be separated at all times from all other
        federally inspected articles in any federally inspected
        establishment that engages in the preparation, sale, or
        transportation of carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, or meat
        food products, for foreign commerce.
    ``(3) All carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, and meat food
products that are inspected in a program of inspection in a State
(other than a State designated under subsection (c)) pursuant to State
law shall be identified as so inspected only by official marks that
identify the State and are such design as the State shall prescribe.
Federally inspected articles prepared (in whole or in part) from such
State inspected articles shall be identified as so inspected only by
the same official marks as prescribed by the Secretary for articles
slaughtered or prepared under title I.
    ``(4) Except as provided in paragraph (5), the operator of an
establishment operated under Federal or State inspection who wishes to
transfer to State or Federal inspection, as the case may be, may do so
only on October 1 of any year. Such transfer shall occur only if--
            ``(A) the operator provides written notice of the intention
        to transfer to both inspection agencies at least six months in
        advance of that date; and
            ``(B) the Secretary determines that the transfer will
        effectuate the purposes set forth in section 2 and will not
        adversely affect the stability of the total State and Federal
        inspection systems.
    ``(5) The Secretary may permit the operator of an establishment to
transfer from State to Federal inspection at any time if the operator
presents clear and convincing evidence to the Secretary that the
establishment intends to, and will be able to, engage in foreign
commerce to a substantial extent in a manner which would require
Federal inspection.
    ``(6) For purposes of this subsection, the term `interstate
commerce' means commerce between States or between a State and the
District of Columbia.''.
    (e) Prohibition on Additional or Different State Requirements.--
Section 408 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 678) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 408. (a) Requirements within the scope of this Act with
respect to premises, facilities and operations of any establishment at
which inspection is provided under title I, which are in addition to,
or different than those made under this Act may not be imposed by any
State or Territory or the District of Columbia. However, any such
jurisdiction may impose recordkeeping and other requirements within the
scope of section 202, if consistent with such section, with respect to
any such establishment.
    ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), marking, labeling,
packaging, or ingredient requirements in addition to (or different
than) those made under this Act may not be imposed by any State or
Territory or the District of Columbia with respect to articles prepared
at any establishment under Federal inspection in accordance with the
requirements of title I or with respect to articles prepared for
commerce at any State inspected establishment in accordance with the
requirements of section 301(d).
    ``(2) A State or territory or the District of Columbia may,
consistent with the requirements under this Act, exercise concurrent
jurisdiction with the Secretary over articles distributed in commerce
or otherwise subject to this Act, for the purpose of preventing the
distribution for human food purposes of any such articles which are not
in compliance with the requirements under this Act and are outside of
any federally or State inspected establishment, or in the case of
imported articles, which are not at such an establishment, after their
entry into the United States.
    ``(c) This Act shall not preclude any State or Territory or the
District of Columbia from imposing a requirement or taking other
action, consistent with this Act, with respect to any other matters
regulated under this Act.''.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL AND STATE COOPERATION UNDER THE POULTRY PRODUCTS
              INSPECTION ACT.

    (a) Removal of Intrastate Distribution Limitation.--Subsection
(a)(1) of section 5 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C.
454) is amended by striking ``solely for distribution within such
State.''.
    (b) Use of State Inspectors.--Subsection (a) of such section is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) The Secretary may enter into agreements to utilize
        officers and employees of a State or the District of Columbia
        to conduct such examinations, investigations, and inspections
        authorized under this Act as the Secretary determines
        practicable.''.
    (c) Termination of Designation of State as Subject to Federal
Inspection for Intrastate Distribution.--Subsection (c)(3) of such
section is amended by striking ``, with respect to the operations and
transactions within such State which are regulated under subparagraph
(1) of this paragraph (c), he'' and inserting ``with respect to all
establishments within its jurisdiction which do not operate under
Federal inspection under this Act and at which any poultry are
slaughtered, or any poultry products are processed, for use as human
food, and with respect to the distribution of poultry products within
the States, the Secretary''.
    (d) Expansion of State Inspection Authority.--Such section is
further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), poultry products
processed under State inspection in any State (other than a State
designated under subsection (c)) in compliance with the poultry
products inspection law of the State shall be eligible for sale or
transportation in interstate commerce, and for entry into and use in
the preparation of products in establishments at which Federal
inspection is maintained under this Act, in the same manner and to the
same extent as poultry products processed at such establishments.
Poultry products complying with the requirements of the poultry product
inspection laws of the State (other than a State designated under
subsection (c)) in which the products were processed shall be
considered as complying with this Act.
    ``(2) State inspected poultry products described in paragraph (1),
and federally inspected poultry products processed (in whole or in
part) from such State inspected poultry products--
            ``(A) shall not be eligible for sale or transportation in
        foreign commerce; and
            ``(B) shall be separated at all times from all other
        federally inspected poultry products in any federally inspected
        establishment that engages in the processing, sale, or
        transportation of poultry products for foreign commerce.
    ``(3) All poultry products that are inspected in a program of
inspection in a State (other than a State designated under subsection
(c)) pursuant to State law shall be identified as so inspected only by
official marks that identify the State and are such design as the State
shall prescribe. Federally inspected poultry products processed (in
whole or in part) from such State inspected poultry products shall be
identified as so inspected only by the same official marks as
prescribed by the Secretary for poultry products processed under this
Act (other than this section or section 11).
    ``(4) Except as provided in paragraph (5), the operator of an
establishment operated under Federal or State inspection who wishes to
transfer to State or Federal inspection, as the case may be, may do so
only on October 1 of any year. Such transfer shall occur only if--
            ``(A) the operator provides written notice of the intention
        to transfer to both inspection agencies at least six months in
        advance of that date; and
            ``(B) the Secretary determines that the transfer will
        effectuate the legislative policy set forth in section 3 and
        will not adversely affect the stability of the total State and
        Federal inspection systems.
    ``(5) The Secretary may permit the operator of an establishment to
transfer from State to Federal inspection at any time if the operator
presents clear and convincing evidence to the Secretary that the
establishment intends to, and will be able to, engage in foreign
commerce to a substantial extent in a manner which would require
Federal inspection.
    ``(6) For purposes of this subsection, the term `interstate
commerce' means commerce between States or between a State and the
District of Columbia.''.
    (e) Prohibition on Additional or Different State Requirements.--
Section 23 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 467e) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 23. (a) Requirements within the scope of this Act with
respect to premises, facilities and operations of any official
establishment, which are in addition to, or different than those made
under this Act may not be imposed by any State or territory or the
District of Columbia. However, any such jurisdiction may impose
recordkeeping and other requirements within the scope of section 11(b),
if consistent with such section, with respect to any such
establishment.
    ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), marking, labeling,
packaging, or ingredient requirements in addition to (or different
than) those made under this Act may not be imposed by any State or
territory or the District of Columbia with respect to articles prepared
at any establishment under Federal inspection in accordance with the
requirements of this Act or with respect to articles prepared for
commerce at any State inspected establishment in accordance with the
requirements of section 5(d). Further storage or handling requirements
found by the Secretary to unduly interfere with the free flow of
poultry products in commerce shall not be imposed by any State or
territory or the District of Columbia.
    ``(2) A State or territory or the District of Columbia may,
consistent with the requirements of this Act, exercise concurrent
jurisdiction with the Secretary over articles distributed in commerce
or otherwise subject to this Act, for the purpose of preventing the
distribution for human food purposes of any such articles which are not
in compliance with the requirements of this Act and are outside of any
federally or State inspected establishment, or in the case of imported
articles, which are not at such an establishment, after their entry
into the United States.
    ``(c) This Act shall not preclude any State or territory or the
District of Columbia from making requirements or taking other action,
consistent with this Act, with respect to any other matters regulated
under this Act.''.

Output: Meat and Poultry Products Inspection Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to:  (1) remove the intrastate distribution requirement for Federal-State cooperation; (2) authorize the use of State inspectors; and (3) expand State inspection authority.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Food Sharing Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Assistance for Community Food Projects.--Section 25 of the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' at the
                end; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
                following:
                    ``(C) $9,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015
                through 2017; and
                    ``(D) $8,500,000 for fiscal year 2018 and each
                fiscal year thereafter.''.
    (b) Assistance for Gleaning Projects.--The Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 30. ASSISTANCE FOR GLEANING PROJECTS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Gleaning project.--The term `gleaning project' means
        a project in which an entity--
                    ``(A) collects edible, surplus food that would be
                thrown away and distributes the food to agencies or
                nonprofit organizations that feed the hungry; or
                    ``(B) harvests for free distribution to the needy,
                or for donation to agencies or nonprofit organizations
                for ultimate distribution to the needy, an agricultural
                crop that has been donated by the owner of the crop.
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a
        public food program service provider, a tribal organization, or
        a private nonprofit entity that--
                    ``(A) has experience in the area of--
                            ``(i) providing food to individuals in low-
                        income communities; or
                            ``(ii) engaging in efforts to reduce food
                        insecurity in low-income communities, including
                        food distribution, improving access to
                        services, or coordinating services and
                        programs;
                    ``(B) demonstrates competency to implement a
                gleaning project, to provide fiscal accountability, to
                collect data, and to prepare reports and other
                necessary documentation relating to such project;
                    ``(C) demonstrates a willingness to share
                information relating to such project with researchers,
                practitioners, and other persons; and
                    ``(D) submits to the Secretary an application that
                contains such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
                require by rule, including an agreement to provide the
                non-Federal cost of such project.
    ``(b) Authority To Provide Assistance.--
            ``(1) Funds.--From amounts made available to carry out this
        Act, the Secretary may make grants to assist eligible entities
        to establish and carry out gleaning projects.
            ``(2) Limitation on grants.--The aggregate amount of funds
        provided as grants made under this section may not exceed
        $500,000 for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter.
    ``(c) Preference for Certain Gleaning Projects.--In selecting
gleaning projects to receive grants under this section, the Secretary
shall give preference to projects designed to develop new resources and
strategies to help reduce food insecurity and prevent food insecurity
in low-income communities that are the subject of such projects by--
            ``(1) developing creative food resources; or
            ``(2) coordinating food services with park and recreation
        programs, and other community-based activities, to reduce
        barriers to access to food.
    ``(d) Cost-Sharing Requirements.--
            ``(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of
        carrying out a gleaning project for which a grant is made under
        this section shall be paid with such grant by the Secretary in
        such amount as the Secretary determines but may not exceed 50
        percent of the cost of such project.
            ``(2) Non-federal share.--The recipient of a grant under
        this section shall provide in cash or in kind, fairly
        evaluated, including facilities, equipment, or services, from
        non-Federal sources for the cost of such project that is not
        paid under paragraph (1).
    ``(e) Term of Grant.--
            ``(1) Single grant.--Only 1 grant may be made under this
        section for a particular gleaning project.
            ``(2) Term.--The period during which the grant made under
        this section may be expended may not exceed 5 years.
    ``(f) Technical Assistance and Related Information.--
            ``(1) Technical assistance.--In carrying out this section,
        the Secretary may provide assistance to an eligible entity
        regarding gleaning projects, processes, and development.
            ``(2) Sharing information.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may share
                information concerning gleaning projects and issues
                with the public through publications, conferences, and
                other appropriate forums.
                    ``(B) Other interested persons.--The Secretary may
                share information concerning gleaning projects with
                researchers, practitioners, and other interested
                persons.
    ``(g) Reports to Congress.--Not later than September 30, 2018, and
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a
report that describes with respect to each grant made under this
section information that includes--
            ``(1) a description of each activity funded with such
        grant; and
            ``(2) the degree of success in improving the long-term
        capacity of the low-income community served by the gleaning
        project involved to address food and agriculture problems
        related to hunger or access to healthy food in such
        community.''.

Output: Food Sharing Act of 2017  This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to: (1) reduce from $9 million to $8.5 million the annual limitation on the total amount of grants that the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may provide under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program, and (2) authorize USDA to establish a separate program to provide up to $500,000 annually for grants to establish and carry out gleaning projects.  In a gleaning project, an eligible entity: (1) collects edible, surplus food that would be thrown away and distributes the food to agencies or nonprofit organizations that feed the hungry; or (2) harvests for free distribution to the needy, or for donation to agencies or nonprofit organizations for ultimate distribution to the needy, an agricultural crop that has been donated by the owner of the crop.  The eligible entities include public food program service providers, tribal organizations, and private nonprofit entities that meet certain requirements for experience, demonstrated competency, cost-sharing, and a willingness to share information regarding the project.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF WHITELIST SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Part I of title II of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 232. AVAILABILITY OF WHITELIST SERVICES.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `voice service' means any service that
        furnishes voice communications to an end user using resources
        from the North American Numbering Plan or any successor plan
        adopted by the Commission under section 251(e)(1);
            ``(2) the term `exempt entity' means--
                    ``(A) the Federal Government, a State, a political
                subdivision of a State, or an agency thereof; and
                    ``(B) any entity with respect to which the
                Commission determines that allowing calls that
                originate from that entity to connect directly with the
                voice service customer premises equipment (commonly
                referred to as `CPE') of a subscriber would serve the
                public interest; and
            ``(3) the term `whitelist' means a list of telephone
        numbers, designated by a subscriber, for which calls
        originating from those numbers to the subscriber are permitted
        to connect directly with the voice service CPE of the
        subscriber.
    ``(b) Requirement To Offer Whitelist Service.--A provider of a
voice service shall offer each subscriber the option to designate a
whitelist, if technically feasible (as determined by the Commission on
a periodic basis).
    ``(c) Treatment of Nonapproved Telephone Numbers.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a subscriber elects to designate a
        whitelist under subsection (b), the provider of the voice
        service of the subscriber shall ensure that any call the
        provider receives for termination that is not associated with a
        telephone number on the whitelist of the subscriber or the
        telephone number of an exempt entity is processed according to
        preferences set by the subscriber with respect to the
        whitelist, including by limiting or disabling the ability of an
        incoming call to connect with the CPE of the subscriber.
            ``(2) Safe harbor.--Whitelist processing that, in
        accordance with the preferences of a subscriber, limits or
        disables connection with the CPE of a subscriber shall not be
        considered to be--
                    ``(A) blocking traffic; or
                    ``(B) an unjust or unreasonable practice under
                section 201 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
                U.S.C. 201).
    ``(d) Number of Telephone Numbers on Whitelist Free of Charge.--
            ``(1) In general.--A provider of a voice service shall
        allow a subscriber (or a designated representative thereof) to
        designate not less than 10 telephone numbers to be on the
        whitelist under subsection (b), free of charge.
            ``(2) Telephone numbers of exempt entities.--The telephone
        number of an exempt entity shall not be considered to be on the
        whitelist of a subscriber for purposes of calculating the 10
        telephone numbers that may be designated under paragraph
        (1).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 232 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. AUTHENTICATION OF CALL ORIGINATION.

    Part I of title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201
et seq.), as amended by section 2, is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 233. AUTHENTICATION OF CALL ORIGINATION.

    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `voice service' means
any service that furnishes voice communications to an end user using
resources from the North American Numbering Plan or any successor plan
adopted by the Commission under section 251(e)(1).
    ``(b) Development of Authentication Standards by Commission.--Not
later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Phone Scam
Prevention Act of 2014, the Commission shall develop authentication
standards for providers of a voice service to validate the calling
party number and caller identification information of a call originated
through a voice service so that the subscriber receiving the call may
obtain--
            ``(1) a secure assurance of the origin of the call,
        including--
                    ``(A) the calling party number; and
                    ``(B) caller identification information for the
                call; or
            ``(2) notice that an assurance described in paragraph (1)
        is unavailable.
    ``(c) Adoption of Authentication Standards by Entities.--Each
provider of a voice service that is allocated telephone numbers from
the portion of the North American Numbering Plan that pertains to the
United States shall adopt the authentication standards developed under
subsection (b).''.

SEC. 4. EXPANDING AND CLARIFYING PROHIBITION ON INACCURATE CALLER ID
              INFORMATION.

    (a) Communications From Outside the United States.--Section
227(e)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(1)) is
amended by striking ``in connection with any telecommunications service
or IP-enabled voice service'' and inserting ``or any person outside the
United States if the recipient of the call is within the United States,
in connection with any voice service''.
    (b) Coverage of Text Messages and Other Voice Services.--Section
227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(8)) is
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``telecommunications
        service or IP-enabled voice service'' and inserting ``voice
        service (including a text message sent using a text messaging
        service)'';
            (2) in the first sentence of subparagraph (B), by striking
        ``telecommunications service or IP-enabled voice service'' and
        inserting ``voice service (including a text message sent using
        a text messaging service)''; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
        following:
                    ``(C) Text message.--The term `text message'--
                            ``(i) means a real-time or near real-time
                        message consisting of text, images, sounds, or
                        other information that is transmitted from or
                        received by a device that is identified as the
                        transmitting or receiving device by means of a
                        telephone number;
                            ``(ii) includes a short message service
                        (commonly referred to as `SMS') message, an
                        enhanced message service (commonly referred to
                        as `EMS') message, and a multimedia message
                        service (commonly referred to as `MMS')
                        message; and
                            ``(iii) does not include a real-time, 2-way
                        voice or video communication.
                    ``(D) Text messaging service.--The term `text
                messaging service' means a service that permits the
                transmission or receipt of a text message, including a
                service provided as part of or in connection with a
                voice service.
                    ``(E) Voice service.--The term `voice service'
                means any service that furnishes voice communications
                to an end user using resources from the North American
                Numbering Plan or any successor plan adopted by the
                Commission under section 251(e)(1).''.
    (c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed
to modify, limit, or otherwise affect--
            (1) the authority, as of the day before the date of
        enactment of this Act, of the Federal Communications Commission
        to interpret the term ``call'' to include a text message (as
        defined under section 227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of
        1934, as added by subsection (b)); or
            (2) any rule or order adopted by the Federal Communications
        Commission in connection with--
                    (A) the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
                (Public Law 102-243; 105 Stat. 2394) or the amendments
                made by that Act; or
                    (B) the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (15 U.S.C. 7701 et
                seq.).
    (d) Regulations.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall
prescribe regulations to implement the amendments made by this section.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date that is 6 months after the date on which the Federal
Communications Commission prescribes regulations under subsection (d).

Output: Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2014 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require voice communications service providers to offer subscribers the option to designate a list of approved telephone numbers for which calls originating from those numbers are permitted to connect directly with the subscriber's telephone and other customer premises equipment.  Requires providers to ensure that any call for termination that is not from a number on the subscriber's list is processed according to the subscriber's preferences, including by limiting or disabling the ability of an incoming call to connect with the subscriber's equipment.  Exempts government and public interest calls from being subject to a subscriber's preferences.  Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to develop authentication standards for providers to validate caller information so that subscribers may obtain secure assurances of a call's origin, including the calling party's number and identification.  Extends the prohibition on the provision of inaccurate caller identification information to persons outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States. Expands the definition "caller identification information" to include text messages. Revises caller identification requirements to make standards applicable to voice communications using resources from the North American Numbering Plan (currently, the requirements apply to telecommunications or IP-enabled voice services).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Long-Term Care Enhancement
Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR VETERANS.

    (a) Inclusion of Noninstitutional Extended Care Services in
Definition of Medical Services.--Section 1701 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6)(A)(i), by inserting ``noninstitutional
        extended care services,'' after ``preventive health
        services,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(10) The term `noninstitutional extended care services'
        includes--
                    ``(A) home-based primary care;
                    ``(B) adult day health care;
                    ``(C) respite care;
                    ``(D) palliative and end-of-life care; and
                    ``(E) homemaker or home health aide visits.
            ``(11) The term `respite care' means hospital or nursing
        home care which--
                    ``(A) is of limited duration;
                    ``(B) is furnished on an intermittent basis to an
                individual who is suffering from a chronic illness and
                who resides primarily at home; and
                    ``(C) is furnished for the purpose of helping the
                individual to continue residing primarily at home.''.
    (b) Assisted Living.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1720F. Assisted living
    ``(a) The Secretary may, subject to subsection (b), provide
assisted living services to a veteran who is eligible to receive care
under section 1710 of this title and to the spouse of such veteran in
connection with the provision of such services to such veteran.
    ``(b) The Secretary may not provide assisted living services under
this section to a veteran eligible to receive care under section
1710(a)(3) of this title, or to a spouse of any veteran, unless such
veteran or spouse agrees to pay the United States an amount equal to
the cost, as determined in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, of
the provision of such services.
    ``(c) For purposes of this section, the term `assisted living
services' means services which provide personal care, activities,
health-related care, supervision, and other assistance on a 24-hour
basis within a residential or similar setting which--
            ``(1) maximizes flexibility in the provision of such care,
        activities, supervision, and assistance;
            ``(2) maximizes the autonomy, privacy, and independence of
        an individual; and
            ``(3) encourages family and community involvement with the
        individual.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1)(A) Section 1720 of such title is
amended by striking subsection (f).
    (B) The section heading of such section is amended by striking ``;
adult day health care''.
    (2) Section 1720B of such title is repealed.
    (d) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections for chapter 17 of
such title is amended--
            (1) in the item relating to section 1720, by striking ``;
        adult day health care'';
            (2) by striking the item relating to section 1720B; and
            (3) by inserting after the item relating to section 1720E
        the following new item:

``1720F. Assisted living.''.

SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAMS RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE OF VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out
three pilot programs for the purpose of determining the feasibility and
practicability of a variety of methods of meeting the long-term care
needs of eligible veterans. The pilot programs shall be carried out in
accordance with the provisions of this section.
    (b) Locations of Pilot Programs.--(1) Each pilot program under this
section shall be carried out at two Veterans Integrated Service
Networks (VISNs) selected by the Secretary for purposes of this
section.
    (2) The Secretary may not carry out more than one pilot program in
any given Veterans Integrated Service Network.
    (c) Scope of Services Under Pilot Programs.--(1) The services
provided under the pilot programs under this section shall include a
comprehensive array of health care services and other services that
meet the long-term care needs of veterans, including--
            (A) inpatient long-term care in intermediate care beds, in
        nursing homes, and in domiciliary care facilities;
            (B) noninstitutional long-term care, including hospital-
        based primary care, adult day care, personal assistance
        services, respite care, and other community-based interventions
        and care; and
            (C) assisted living services for veterans and their
        families.
    (2) As part of the provision of services under the pilot programs,
the Secretary shall also provide appropriate case management services.
    (3) In providing services under the pilot programs, the Secretary
shall emphasize the provision of preventive care services, including
screening and education.
    (d) Direct Provision of Services.--Under one of the pilot programs
under this section, the Secretary shall provide long-term care services
to eligible veterans directly through facilities and personnel of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
    (e) Provision of Services Through Cooperative Arrangements.--(1)
Under one of the pilot programs under this section, the Secretary shall
provide long-term care services to eligible veterans through a
combination (as determined by the Secretary) of--
            (A) services provided under cooperative arrangements with
        appropriate public and private non-Governmental entities,
        including community service organizations; and
            (B) services provided through facilities and personnel of
        the Department.
    (2) The consideration provided by the Secretary for services
provided by entities under cooperative arrangements under paragraph
(1)(A) shall be limited to the provision by the Secretary of
appropriate in-kind services to such entities.
    (f) Provision of Services by Non-Department Entities.--(1) Under
one of the pilot programs under this section, the Secretary shall
provide long-term care services to eligible veterans through
arrangements with appropriate non-Department entities under which
arrangements the Secretary acts solely as the case manager for the
provision of such services.
    (2) Payment for services provided to veterans under the pilot
programs under this subsection shall be as follows:
            (A) By the medicare program or the medicaid program, but
        only--
                    (i) if the veterans concerned are entitled to
                benefits under such programs; and
                    (ii) to the extent that payment for such services
                is provided for under such programs.
            (B) By the Department, to the extent that payment for such
        services is not otherwise provided for under subparagraph (A).
    (g) Data Collection.--As part of each pilot program under this
section, the Secretary shall collect data regarding--
            (1) the cost-effectiveness of such program, including any
        savings achieved under such program when compared with the
        medicare program, medicaid program, or other Federal program
        serving similar populations;
            (2) the quality of the services provided under such
        program;
            (3) the satisfaction of participating veterans, non-
        Department, and non-Government entities with such program; and
            (4) the effect of such program on the ability of veterans
        to carry out basic activities of daily living over the course
        of such veterans' participation in such program.
    (h) Reports.--(1) The Secretary shall annually submit to Congress a
report on the pilot programs under this section.
    (2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
            (A) A detailed description of activities under the pilot
        programs during the one-year period ending on the date of the
        report.
            (B) An evaluation of the data collected under subsection
        (g) during that period.
            (C) Any other matters regarding the programs that the
        Secretary considers appropriate.
    (i) Duration of Programs.--(1) The Secretary shall commence
carrying out the pilot programs required by this section not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (2) The authority of the Secretary to provide services under the
pilot programs shall cease on the date that is three years after the
date of the commencement of the pilot programs under paragraph (1).
    (j) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``eligible veteran'' means the following:
                    (A) Any veteran entitled to hospital care and
                medical services under section 1710(a)(1) of title 38,
                United States Code.
                    (B) Any veteran (other than a veteran described in
                subparagraph (A)) if the veteran is enrolled in the
                system of annual patient enrollment under section 1705
                of title 38, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``long-term care needs'' means the need by an
        individual for any of the following services:
                    (A) Personal care.
                    (B) Nursing home and home health care services.
                    (C) Habilitation and rehabilitation services.
                    (D) Adult day care services.
                    (E) Case management services.
                    (F) Social services.
                    (G) Assistive technology services.
                    (H) Home and community based services, including
                assistive living.

Output:
Veterans' Long-Term Care Enhancement Act of 1999 - Includes noninstitutional extended care services within the definition of medical services authorized to be provided to eligible veterans.
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assisted living services to a veteran who is eligible to receive hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care, and to the spouse of such veteran. Requires such veteran and spouse to agree to reimburse the United States for the cost of such care.  Repeals provisions authorizing respite care for such veterans.
Directs the Secretary to carry out three pilot programs to determine the feasibility and practicability of various methods of meeting the long-term care needs of eligible veterans.  Requires each program to be carried out at two Veterans Integrated Service Networks. Requires services provided to include a comprehensive array of health care services and other services that meet such needs, including case management services.  Directs the Secretary to emphasize the provision of preventive care services, including screening and education.
Requires one pilot program to be carried out: (1) directly through facilities and personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs; (2) through a combination of Department facilities and personnel and services provided under cooperative arrangements with public and private nongovernmental entities; and (3) through cooperative arrangements with non-Department entities.
Outlines provisions concerning: (1) payment for services under the pilot programs; (2) required data collection; and (3) annual reports from the Secretary to Congress for the duration of the programs. Terminates such programs three years after their commencement.