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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Television Consumer
Education Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. CONSUMER EDUCATION.

    (a) Consumer Education Requirements.--Section 330 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 330) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(d) Consumer Education Requirements Regarding Analog Receivers.--
            ``(1) Requirements for retailers.--Not later than 45 days
        after the date of enactment of the Digital Television Consumer
        Education Act of 2007--
                    ``(A) any retail distributor that displays for sale
                or rent any analog-only television sets shall place
                conspicuously in the vicinity of such television sets a
                sign containing, in clear and conspicuous print, the
                consumer alert described in paragraph (2); and
                    ``(B) any retail distributor that offers for sale
                or rent such television sets via direct mail, catalog,
                or electronic means shall prominently display in the
                vicinity of all advertisements or descriptions of such
                television sets, in clear and conspicuous print, the
                consumer alert described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Digital television transition information.--The
        consumer alert required by this paragraph shall read as
        follows:
                    ```consumer alert
                    ```This TV has only an analog broadcast tuner and
                will require a converter box after February 17, 2009,
                to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna
                because of the Nation's transition to digital
                broadcasting. The TV should continue to work as before
                with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles,
                VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more
                information, call the Federal Communications Commission
                at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322) or visit the
                Commission's digital television website at:
                www.dtv.gov.'.
            ``(3) MVPD outreach.--During the period beginning May 1,
        2007, and ending February 17, 2009, each multichannel video
        programming distributor (as such term is defined in section 602
        of this Act) shall include a notice in any monthly or other
        periodic bill that informs consumers of--
                    ``(A) the digital television transition; and
                    ``(B) the options consumers have after the
                transition to continue to receive broadcast
                programming, including over the air or through a
                multichannel video programming distribution service.
            ``(4) Broadcaster outreach.--During the period beginning on
        May 1, 2007, and ending November 3, 2008, each full-power
        commercial television broadcast licensee or permittee shall
        file, at least once every 90 days, either individually or
        jointly (such as through an association), a report with the
        Commission indicating the steps each such licensee or permittee
        has taken during the preceding 90 days, and any steps such
        licensee or permittee plans to take in the 90 days following
        the report, to inform consumers of the information described in
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3). Each such report
        shall indicate for each such licensee or permittee the time,
        frequency, and content of any public service announcements
        relating to the digital television transition that it has
        aired, or that it has not aired any.
            ``(5) Penalty.--In addition to any other civil or criminal
        penalty provided by law, the Commission may issue civil
        forfeitures for violations of the requirements of this
        subsection in an amount equal to not more than 3 times the
        amount of the forfeiture penalty established by section
        503(b)(2)(A).
            ``(6) Sunset.--The requirements of this subsection shall
        cease to apply on December 1, 2009.
            ``(7) Definition.--For the purposes of this subsection, the
        term `analog-only television set' means any apparatus that--
                    ``(A) is designed to receive broadcast television
                signals;
                    ``(B) has an integrated display screen or is sold
                in a bundle with a display screen; and
                    ``(C) is not capable of receiving broadcast signals
                in the digital television service.''.
    (b) Commission Outreach.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission
        shall establish and maintain a digital television transition
        public outreach program. The Commission may seek the assistance
        of private entities, such as broadcasters, manufacturers,
        retailers, multichannel video programming distributors, and
        consumer groups in administering the program. The digital
        television transition public outreach program shall educate
        consumers about--
                    (A) the digital television transition;
                    (B) the options consumers have after the transition
                to continue to receive broadcast programming, including
                over the air or through a multichannel video
                programming distribution service; and
                    (C) the converter-box program under section 3005 of
                the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act
                of 2005 (47 U.S.C. 309 note).
            (2) Website.--The Commission shall maintain and publicize a
        website, or an easily accessible page on its website,
        containing the digital television transition public outreach
        information required under paragraph (1), as well as any links
        to other websites the Commission determines to be appropriate.
            (3) DTV working group on consumer outreach and
        assistance.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the
                date of enactment of this Act, the Federal
                Communications Commission shall establish an advisory
                committee, to be known as the DTV Working Group, to
                consult with State and local governments, providers of
                low-income assistance programs, educational
                institutions, community groups, and the National
                Telecommunications and Information Administration to
                promote consumer outreach and assistance regarding the
                digital television transition and the converter-box
                program under section 3005 of the Digital Television
                Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 (47 U.S.C. 309
                note).
                    (B) Membership.--The Federal Communications
                Commission shall invite to participate in the DTV
                Working Group representatives of groups involved with
                the transition to digital television, including the
                Commission, the National Telecommunications and
                Information Administration, other relevant Federal
                agencies, commercial and noncommercial television
                broadcasters, multichannel video programming
                distributors, consumer electronics manufacturers and
                manufacturers of peripheral devices, broadcast antenna
                and tuner manufacturers, retail providers of consumer
                electronics equipment, consumer groups, and public
                interest groups (including the American Association of
                Retired Persons and the Seniors Coalition). Members of
                the DTV Working Group shall serve without compensation
                and shall not be considered Federal employees by reason
                of their service on the advisory committee.
                    (C) Purposes.--The purposes of the DTV Working
                Group are--
                            (i) to provide ongoing advice to the
                        Federal Communications Commission in creating
                        and implementing the public outreach program
                        under this subsection;
                            (ii) to advise the Commission about the
                        procedures of the public outreach program
                        including, at a minimum, recommended procedures
                        for public service announcements by
                        broadcasters, toll-free information hotlines,
                        and retail displays or notices; and
                            (iii) to provide to the Commission regular
                        DTV Progress Reports that reflect ongoing and
                        planned efforts by the private sector, both
                        nationally and in individual television
                        broadcast markets, to inform consumers about
                        the digital television transition.
    (c) Converter-Box Energy Standards.--Section 3005 of the Digital
Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 (47 U.S.C. 309
note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Converter-Box Energy Standards.--
            ``(1) Energy standards.--Not later than 90 days after the
        date of enactment of the Digital Television Consumer Education
        Act of 2007, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
        Communications and Information shall establish energy
        consumption standards applicable to digital-to-analog converter
        boxes (as defined in subsection (d)) in order for such boxes to
        qualify for purchase with coupons made available under this
        section.
            ``(2) Inapplicability.--Notwithstanding any other provision
        of law, the standards described in paragraph (1) shall be the
        exclusive energy consumption standards for converter boxes
        manufactured or imported for use in the United States on and
        after the effective date established by the Assistant Secretary
        and until January 1, 2010.''.

SEC. 3. PROGRESS REPORTS.

    (a) During the period beginning on June 1, 2007, and ending on
December 1, 2008, the Federal Communications Commission shall submit a
report, not less than once every 180 days, to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. Such reports shall
include information regarding--
            (1) the status of the Commission's international
        coordination efforts with Canada and Mexico of the digital
        television service table of allotments; and
            (2) the Commission's consumer education efforts, as well as
        the consumer education efforts of broadcasters, multichannel
        video programming distributors, consumer electronics
        manufacturers, retailers, and consumer groups.
    (b) During the period beginning on April 1, 2008, and ending on
October 1, 2009, the Assistant Secretary of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration shall submit a
report, not less than once every 90 days, to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate summarizing the
progress of coupon distribution and redemption under Section 3005 of
the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 (47
U.S.C. 309 note), including--
            (1) the number of coupons distributed and redeemed;
            (2) the amount of time it takes for coupons to be
        distributed and redeemed; and
            (3) the cost of the coupons and administrative costs, to
        date.

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Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require through December 1, 2009: (1) retail distributors that sell or rent televisions with analog receivers, including distributors that sell by direct mail or electronic means, to prominently display a specified consumer alert respecting digital television transition information; (2) multichannel video programming distributors to include specified transition information in consumer bills; and (3) full-power commercial television broadcast licensees or permittees to report at least quarterly to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) respecting transition education efforts to consumers.

Authorizes the FCC to issue civil forfeitures for violations of such requirements.

Requires the FCC to establish: (1) a digital television public outreach program, including FCC website information; and (2) the DTV Working Group to consult with state and local governments, providers of low-income assistance programs, educational institutions, community groups, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to promote consumer outreach regarding such transition and the converter-box program.

Amends the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish energy consumption standards applicable to digital-to-analog converter boxes in order for such boxes to qualify for certain coupon purchases. States that such standards shall be the exclusive energy consumption standards for converter boxes manufactured or imported for use in the United States on and after the effective date established by the Assistant Secretary and until January 1, 2010.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Fair Drug Pricing Act of
2015''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO DETERMINE LOWER COVERED PART D DRUG PRICES FOR
              CERTAIN COVERED PART D DRUGS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1860D-11(i) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-111(i)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(i) Noninterference.--In'' and inserting
        the following:
    ``(i) Noninterference.--
            ``(1) In general.--In'';
            (2) by inserting ``subject to paragraph (2),'' after
        ``part,''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Exception for specified drugs.--
                    ``(A) Requirement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding
                        paragraph (1), the part D price for specified
                        drugs shall be determined in accordance with
                        the process described in subparagraph (B).
                            ``(ii) Specified drugs.--For purposes of
                        this paragraph, the term `specified drug' means
                        a covered part D drug--
                                    ``(I) that is--
                                            ``(aa) a single source drug
                                        or biological;
                                            ``(bb) not a biological
                                        product licensed pursuant to an
                                        application under section
                                        351(k) of the Public Health
                                        Service Act; and
                                            ``(cc) not both
                                        manufactured by more than two
                                        drug manufacturers and
                                        manufactured by at least one
                                        such manufacturer as a generic
                                        drug; or
                                    ``(II) that--
                                            ``(aa) is selected by the
                                        Secretary for purposes of this
                                        paragraph; and
                                            ``(bb) the Secretary
                                        determines is a covered part D
                                        drug with respect to which
                                        there is limited ability for
                                        PDP sponsors and MA
                                        organizations to negotiate
                                        manufacturer rebates, such that
                                        the Secretary determines that
                                        the failure to apply this
                                        paragraph will have a
                                        significant fiscal impact on
                                        the program under this title.
                            ``(iii) Part d price defined.--For purposes
                        of this paragraph, the term `part D price'
                        means, with respect to a covered part D drug,
                        the price (including discounts, rebates, and
                        other price concessions) that may be charged to
                        PDP sponsors and MA organizations for such drug
                        for part D eligible individuals who are
                        enrolled under a prescription drug plan or
                        under an MA-PD plan.
                            ``(iv) Regulations for identification of
                        specified drugs.--The Secretary, not later than
                        one year after the date of the enactment of
                        this paragraph, shall promulgate regulations
                        regarding the identification of single source
                        drugs and biologicals as specified drugs.
                            ``(v) Process to petition that drug is no
                        longer a specified drug.--The Secretary shall
                        establish a process under which a manufacturer
                        for a specified drug may petition the Secretary
                        for the rescinding of a previous identification
                        of a drug as a specified drug under clause (ii)
                        based upon the drug involved no longer being a
                        specified drug.
                    ``(B) Price determination process.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the process described in this
                subparagraph, with respect to the part D price for a
                specified drug for a plan year, is the following:
                            ``(i) Limited period for negotiation for
                        first plan year.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The Secretary
                                shall negotiate such price with the
                                drug manufacturer involved for a period
                                of not more than 90 days beginning on
                                the date of identification of the drug
                                as a specified drug for such plan year
                                by the Secretary.
                                    ``(II) Successful negotiations.--In
                                the case that such negotiation with
                                respect to such 90-day period results
                                in a price that is agreed to by both
                                the Secretary and manufacturer, such
                                price shall be the maximum part D price
                                for such specified drug through the end
                                of the plan year beginning after such
                                period.
                            ``(ii) Secretary sets price for first plan
                        year in case of failure to negotiate price.--In
                        the case that negotiations under clause (i),
                        with respect to a specified drug, do not result
                        in a price for such specified drug that is so
                        agreed to by the Secretary and drug
                        manufacturer, the Secretary shall determine a
                        price for such drug based on--
                                    ``(I) the information provided to
                                the Secretary by the drug manufacturer
                                during the 90-day period described in
                                clause (i)(I) regarding costs
                                associated with such drug that are
                                applicable with respect to such drug
                                manufacturer;
                                    ``(II) in the case that payment is
                                made for such drug by the Department of
                                Veterans Affairs or under title XIX,
                                the net priced paid for such drug by
                                such Department or under such title, as
                                applicable;
                                    ``(III) ensuring affordability of
                                such drug, and accessibility to such
                                drug, for individuals entitled to
                                benefits under part A or enrolled under
                                part B; and
                                    ``(IV) such other factors as the
                                Secretary determines appropriate.
                        The price determined under this clause shall be
                        the maximum part D price for such specified
                        drug through the end of the plan year beginning
                        after such determination of such price.
                            ``(iii) Price in subsequent plan years.--
                        For each plan year that is subsequent to the
                        plan year for which a price is determined for a
                        specified drug under clause (i) or (ii) and in
                        which, on the first day of such subsequent plan
                        year, the identification of such drug as a
                        specified drug still applies, the maximum price
                        for such drug shall be the maximum part D price
                        for the previous year determined under clause
                        (i) or (ii), as applicable, increased by the
                        percentage increase in the consumer price index
                        for all urban consumers (all items; U.S. city
                        average) for the 12-month period ending with
                        June of the year before such subsequent plan
                        year.
                            ``(iv) Consultation.--In determining a
                        price for a specified drug under clause (ii),
                        the Secretary may consult with the Comptroller
                        General, the Medicare Payment Advisory
                        Commission, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and
                        Access Commission, or other outside,
                        independent experts.
                    ``(C) No change in rules for formularies.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Nothing in subparagraph
                        (A) or (B) shall be construed to authorize the
                        Secretary to establish or require a particular
                        formulary.
                            ``(ii) Construction.--Clause (i) shall not
                        be construed as affecting the Secretary's
                        authority to ensure appropriate and adequate
                        access to covered part D drugs under
                        prescription drug plans and under MA-PD plans,
                        including compliance of such plans with
                        formulary requirements under section 1860D-
                        4(b)(3).
                    ``(D) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph
                shall be construed as--
                            ``(i) preventing the sponsor of a
                        prescription drug plan, or an organization
                        offering an MA-PD plan, from obtaining a
                        discount or reduction of the price for a
                        covered part D drug described in subparagraph
                        (A) below the price negotiated under such
                        subparagraph or determined under subparagraph
                        (B); or
                            ``(ii) permitting the Secretary to make
                        proprietary data available to the public.
                    ``(E) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Drug manufacturer.--The term `drug
                        manufacturer' has the meaning given the term
                        `manufacturer' in section 1860D-14A(g)(5).
                            ``(ii) Single source drug or biological.--
                        The term `single source drug or biological' has
                        the meaning given such term in section
                        1847A(c)(6)(D).''.
    (b) Requiring Participation in Negotiation Process as Condition of
Part D Drug Coverage.--Section 1860D-14A(b) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-114a(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
            ``(5) Participation in negotiation process.--Each agreement
        under this subsection shall include, with respect to plans
        years beginning with plan year 2017, an agreement by the
        manufacturer, with respect to each specified drug of such
        manufacturer under section 1860d-11(i)(2), to participate in
        the negotiation process under such section for such drug,
        including accepting the price resulting from the negotiation
        (or, in the case that such negotiation does not result in a
        price for such drug that is agreed to by the Secretary and the
        manufacturer, the price resulting from the application of
        subparagraph (B)(ii) of such section) as the maximum price for
        such drug for the period provided under such section.''.

SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
conduct a study examining--
            (1) the impact of the amendments made by section 2 on--
                    (A) the cost of single source drugs and biologicals
                (as defined in section 1847A(c)(6)(D) of the Social
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-3a(c)(6)(D))) for which
                payment is made under part B of title XVIII of such
                Act; and
                    (B) the accessibility of such drugs and biologicals
                for individuals entitled to benefits under part A of
                such title or enrolled under part B of such title; and
            (2) options that would permit or require the Secretary to
        create and implement, not later than one year after the date of
        the report described in subsection (b)--
                    (A) a method to apply to such single source drugs
                and biologicals for which the Secretary determines
                appropriate--
                            (i) an authority similar to the authority
                        granted to the Secretary under subparagraph (A)
                        of section 1860D-11(i)(2) of such Act (relating
                        to negotiating with drug manufacturers the part
                        D prices for certain specified drugs); and
                            (ii) a negotiation process similar to the
                        process under subparagraph (B) of such section;
                        and
                    (B) a method, such as a rebate program, to
                incorporate the rate negotiated for such drugs and
                biologicals pursuant to the authority described in
                subparagraph (A) into payments for such drugs and
                biologicals under part B of such Act.
    (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
submit a report to Congress on the results of the study conducted under
subsection (a). Such report shall include recommendations regarding the
options examined pursuant to paragraph (2) of such subsection.

Output: Medicare Fair Drug Pricing Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate with drug manufacturers in determining the price that may be charged for prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Under current law, CMS may not interfere with negotiations between drug manufacturers and prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors. The bill creates an exception to this prohibition with respect to specified drugs that: (1) are single-source or biological, (2) are not both manufactured by more than two drug manufacturers and manufactured by at least one manufacturer as a generic drug, and (3) meet other specified requirements. CMS must promulgate regulations regarding the identification of such drugs. With respect to these drugs, CMS shall negotiate the price that may be charged to PDP sponsors and Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations for Medicare and MA enrollees. The bill establishes processes for negotiation and price determination in the initial plan year and subsequent plan years. A manufacturer must participate in the negotiation process as a condition of coverage under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Character
Development Act''.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to reduce the school dropout rate for at-risk youth;
            (2) to improve the academic performance of at-risk youth;
        and
            (3) to reduce juvenile delinquency and gang participation.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``at-risk youth'' means a youth at risk of--
                    (A) educational failure;
                    (B) dropping out of school; or
                    (C) involvement in delinquent activities;
            (2) the term ``eligible local educational agency'' means a
        local educational agency that has entered into a partnership,
        with a community-based organization that provides one-to-one
        mentoring services, to carry out the authorized activities
        described in section 5 in accordance with this Act;
            (3) the terms ``elementary school'', ``local educational
        agency'', and ``secondary school'', have the meanings given
        such terms in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801);
            (4) the term ``mentor'' means a person who works with an
        at-risk youth on a one-to-one basis, to establish a supportive
        relationship with the youth and to provide the youth with
        academic assistance and exposure to new experiences that
        enhance the youth's ability to become a better student and a
        responsible citizen; and
            (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
        Education.

SEC. 3. MENTORING PROGRAMS.

    (a) Grant Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to award grants
to eligible local educational agencies to enable such agencies to
establish mentoring programs that--
            (1) are designed to link--
                    (A) individual at-risk youth; with
                    (B) responsible, individual adults who serve as
                mentors; and
            (2) are intended to--
                    (A) increase at-risk youth participation in, and
                enhance the ability of such youth to benefit from,
                elementary and secondary education;
                    (B) discourage at-risk youth from--
                            (i) using illegal drugs;
                            (ii) violence;
                            (iii) using dangerous weapons;
                            (iv) criminal activity not described in
                        clauses (i), (ii), and (iii); and
                            (v) involvement in gangs;
                    (C) promote personal and social responsibility
                among at-risk youth;
                    (D) encourage at-risk youth participation in
                community service and community activities; or
                    (E) provide general guidance to at-risk youth.
    (b) Amount and Duration.--Each grant under this section shall be
awarded in an amount not to exceed a total of $200,000 over a period of
not more than three years.
    (c) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority to awarding a
grant under this section to an application submitted under section 7
that--
            (1) describes a mentoring program in which 60 percent or
        more of the at-risk youth to be served are eligible for
        assistance under part A of title I of the Elementary and
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.);
            (2) describes a mentoring program that serves at-risk youth
        who are--
                    (A) at risk of dropping out of school; or
                    (B) involved in delinquent activities; and
            (3) demonstrates the ability of the eligible local
        educational agency to continue the mentoring program after the
        termination of the Federal funds provided under this section.
    (d) Other Considerations.--In awarding grants under this section,
the Secretary shall give consideration to--
            (1) providing an equitable geographic distribution of such
        grants, including awarding such grants for mentoring programs
        in both rural and urban areas;
            (2) the quality of the mentoring program described in the
        application submitted under section 7, including--
                    (A) the resources, if any, that will be dedicated
                to providing participating at-risk youth with
                opportunities for job training or postsecondary
                education; and
                    (B) the degree to which parents, teachers,
                community-based organizations, and the local community
                participate in the design and implementation of the
                mentoring program; and
            (3) the capability of the eligible local educational agency
        to effectively implement the mentoring program.

SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION GRANTS.

    The Secretary is authorized to award grants to national
organizations or agencies serving youth to enable such organizations or
agencies--
            (1) to conduct a multisite demonstration project, involving
        5 to 10 project sites, that--
                    (A) provides an opportunity to compare various one-
                to-one mentoring models for the purpose of evaluating
                the effectiveness and efficiency of such models;
                    (B) allows for innovative programs designed under
                the oversight of a national organization or agency
                serving youth, which programs may include--
                            (i) technical assistance;
                            (ii) training; and
                            (iii) research and evaluation; and
                    (C) disseminates the results of such demonstration
                project to allow for the determination of the best
                practices for various mentoring programs;
            (2) to develop and evaluate screening standards for school-
        linked mentoring programs; and
            (3) to develop and evaluate volunteer recruitment
        activities for school-linked mentoring programs.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Permitted Uses.--Grant funds awarded under this Act (other than
grant funds awarded under section 4) shall be used for--
            (1) hiring of mentoring coordinators and support staff;
            (2) recruitment, screening and training of adult mentors;
            (3) reimbursement of mentors for reasonable incidental
        expenditures, such as transportation, that are directly
        associated with mentoring, except that such expenditures shall
        not exceed $500 per mentor per calendar year; or
            (4) such other purposes as the Secretary determines may be
        reasonable.
    (b) Prohibited Uses.--Grant funds awarded under this Act shall not
be used--
            (1) to directly compensate a mentor, except as provided
        under subsection (a)(3);
            (2) to obtain educational or other materials or equipment
        that would otherwise be used in the ordinary course of the
        grant recipient's operations;
            (3) to support litigation; or
            (4) for any other purposes that the Secretary determines
        are prohibited.
SEC. 6. REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES.

    (a) Regulations.--The Secretary, after consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General, and the
Secretary of Labor, shall provide for the promulgation of regulations
to implement this Act.
    (b) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall develop and distribute to
eligible local educational agencies receiving a grant under section 3
specific model guidelines for the screening of mentors.

SEC. 7. APPLICATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Each entity desiring a grant under this Act shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably
require.
    (b) Mentoring Programs.--Each application submitted under
subsection (a) for a grant under section 3 shall contain--
            (1) information on the at-risk youth expected to be served;
            (2) a provision describing the mechanism for matching at-
        risk youth with mentors based on the needs of the at-risk
        youth;
            (3) an assurance that no mentor will be assigned to more
        than one at-risk youth, so as to ensure a one-to-one mentoring
        relationship;
            (4) an assurance that a mentoring program operated in a
        secondary school will provide at-risk youth with a variety of
        experiences and support, including--
                    (A) an opportunity to spend time in a work
                environment and, when possible, participate in the work
                environment;
                    (B) an opportunity to witness the job skills that
                will be required for the at-risk youth to obtain
                employment upon graduation;
                    (C) assistance with homework assignments; and
                    (D) exposure to experiences that the at-risk youth
                might not otherwise encounter;
            (5) an assurance that the mentoring program operated in
        elementary schools will provide at-risk youth with--
                    (A) academic assistance;
                    (B) exposure to new experiences and activities that
                at-risk youth might not encounter on their own; and
                    (C) emotional support;
            (6) an assurance that the mentoring program will be
        monitored to ensure that each at-risk youth participating in
        the mentoring program benefits from a mentor relationship,
        including providing a new mentor assignment if the original
        mentoring relationship is not beneficial to the at-risk youth;
            (7) the methods by which mentors and at-risk youth will be
        recruited to the mentoring program;
            (8) the method by which prospective mentors will be
        screened; and
            (9) the training that will be provided to mentors.

SEC. 8. EVALUATION.

    (a) Evaluation.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
enter into a contract, with an evaluating organization that has
demonstrated experience in conducting evaluations, for the conduct of
an ongoing rigorous evaluation of the programs and activities assisted
under this Act.
    (b) Evaluation Criteria.--The Comptroller General of the United
States, in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish minimum
criteria for evaluating the programs and activities assisted under this
Act. Such criteria shall provide for a description of the
implementation of each program or activity assisted under this Act and
such program or activity's effect on all participants, schools,
communities, and youth served by such program or activity.

SEC. 9. REPORTS.

    (a) Report by Grant Recipients.--Each entity receiving a grant
under this Act shall submit to the evaluating organization entering
into the contract under section 8(a)(1) an annual report regarding any
program or activity assisted under this Act. Each such report shall be
submitted at such a time, in such a manner, and accompanied by such
information, as such evaluating organization may require.
    (b) Reports by Comptroller General.--The Comptroller General shall
submit to Congress not later than September 30, 1999, a report
regarding the success and effectiveness of grants awarded under this
Act in reducing the school dropout rate, improving academic performance
of at-risk youth, and reducing juvenile delinquency and gang
participation.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Mentoring Programs.--There is authorized to be appropriated
$35,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and
2000 to carry out section 3.
    (b) Implementation and Evaluation Grants.--There is authorized to
be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997,
1998, 1999, and 2000 to carry out section 4.

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Character Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award:  (1) mentor program grants to eligible local educational agencies to establish mentoring programs designed to link individual at-risk youth with responsible, individual adults who serve as mentors; and (2) implementation and evaluation grants to national organizations or agencies serving youth to conduct a multisite demonstration project, involving five to ten project sites, develop and evaluate screening standards for school-linked mentoring programs, and develop and evaluate volunteer recruitment activities for school-linked mentoring programs.
Sets forth permitted and prohibited uses of grant funds awarded under this Act.
Directs the Secretary to develop and distribute to eligible local educational agencies receiving a mentor program grant specific model guidelines for the screening of mentors.
Sets forth requirements for grant applications, program evaluations and reports by the Comptroller General, and reports by grant recipients.
Authorizes appropriations for Mentoring Program Grants and Implementation and Evaluation Grants.


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SECTION 1. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR CHILD DISABILITY EDUCATION AND
              TRAINING EXPENSES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable personal
credits) is amended by redesignating section 35 as section 36 and
inserting after section 34 the following new section:

``SEC. 35. CHILD DISABILITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING EXPENSES.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual, there
shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle
for the taxable year an amount equal to the amount paid or incurred by
the taxpayer during the taxable year for qualified child disability
expenses.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Maximum dollar amount.--The amount allowed as a
        credit under subsection (a) to the taxpayer for the taxable
        year shall not exceed $3,000.
            ``(2) Limitation based on adjusted gross income.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The amount of the credit
                allowable under subsection (a) (after application of
                paragraph (1)) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by
                $500 for each $1,000 (or fraction thereof) by which the
                taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income exceeds
                $150,000.
                    ``(B) Modified adjusted gross income.--For purposes
                of subparagraph (A), the term `modified adjusted gross
                income' means adjusted gross income increased by any
                amount excluded from gross income under section 911,
                931, or 933.
                    ``(C) Cost-of-living adjustment.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of any
                        taxable year beginning in a calendar year after
                        2002, the $150,000 amount under subparagraph
                        (A) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
                                    ``(I) such dollar amount,
                                multiplied by
                                    ``(II) the cost-of-living
                                adjustment determined under section
                                1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which
                                the taxable year begins, determined by
                                substituting `calendar year 2001' for
                                `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph
                                (B) thereof.
                            ``(ii) Rounding rules.--If any amount after
                        adjustment under clause (i) is not a multiple
                        of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the
                        next lower multiple of $1,000.
    ``(c) Qualified Child Disability Expenses.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified child disability
        expenses' means amounts paid for services and equipment related
        to education and training of a qualified child of the taxpayer
        in connection with a developmental disability of such child,
        including--
                    ``(A) behavioral therapy,
                    ``(B) speech therapy,
                    ``(C) occupational therapy,
                    ``(D) physical therapy,
                    ``(E) auditory therapy,
                    ``(F) assistive communication technology, and
                    ``(G) such other services as the Secretary may, in
                consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human
                Services and the Secretary of Education, provide by
                regulation.
            ``(2) Developmental disability.--The term `developmental
        disability' has the same meaning given the term in section 102
        of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights
        Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-402; 114 Stat. 1682).
            ``(3) Qualified child.--The term `qualified child' means
        any individual if--
                    ``(A) the taxpayer is allowed a deduction under
                section 151 with respect to such individual for the
                taxable year,
                    ``(B) such individual has not attained the age of
                18 as of the close of the calendar year in which the
                taxable year of the taxpayer begins, and
                    ``(C) such individual bears a relationship to the
                taxpayer described in section 32(c)(3)(B).
    ``(d) Verification Requirements.--
            ``(1) Expenses must be substantiated.--Qualified child
        disability expenses to which subsection (a) applies may be
        taken into account under this section only if the taxpayer
        substantiates such expense in such form as the Secretary may
        prescribe.
            ``(2) Identification requirement.--No credit shall be
        allowed under this section with respect to any qualified child
        unless the taxpayer includes the name and taxpayer
        identification number of such qualified child on the return of
        tax for the taxable year.
    ``(e) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Denial of double benefit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under
                subsection (a) for any expense for which a deduction or
                credit is allowed under any other provision of this
                chapter.
                    ``(B) Grants.--No credit shall be allowed under
                subsection (a) for any expense to the extent that funds
                for such expense are received under any Federal, State,
                or local program.
            ``(2) Married couples must file joint returns.--Rules
        similar to the rules of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section
        21(e) shall apply for purposes of this section.
            ``(3) Basis adjustment.--For purposes of this subtitle, if
        a credit is allowed under this section for any expenditure with
        respect to any property, the increase in the basis of such
        property which would (but for this subsection) result from such
        expenditure shall be reduced by the amount of the credit so
        allowed.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United
        States Code, is amended by inserting before the period ``, or
        from section 35 of such Code''.
            (2) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
        is amended by striking the last item and inserting the
        following new items:

                              ``Sec. 35. Child disability expenses.
                              ``Sec. 36. Overpayments of tax.''.
            (3) Section 1016(a) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``and'' at the end of paragraph (26), by striking the period at
        the end of paragraph (27) and inserting ``, and'', and by
        adding at the end the following:
            ``(28) in the case of property with respect to which a
        credit was allowed under section 35, to the extent provided in
        section 35(e)(3).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for up to $3,000 of the amount paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year for qualified child disability expenses for services and equipment related to education and training of a child of the taxpayer with a developmental disability, including behavioral therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, auditory therapy, assistive communication technology, and other related services. Phases out the credit by $500 increments per $1,000 of modified adjusted gross income over $150,000.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Complete America's Great Trails
Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL CONSERVATION CREDIT.

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

``SEC. 30E. NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL CONSERVATION CREDIT.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a credit
against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount
equal to the fair market value of any National Scenic Trail
conservation contribution of the taxpayer for the taxable year.
    ``(b) National Scenic Trail Conservation Contribution.--For
purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `National Scenic Trail
        conservation contribution' means any qualified conservation
        contribution--
                    ``(A) to the extent the qualified real property
                interest with respect to such contribution includes a
                National Scenic Trail (or portion thereof) and its
                trail corridor, and
                    ``(B) with respect to which the taxpayer makes an
                election under this section.
            ``(2) National scenic trail.--The term `National Scenic
        Trail' means any trail authorized and designated under section
        5 of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244), but only
        if such trail is at least 200 miles in length.
            ``(3) Trail corridor.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `trail corridor' means
                so much of the corridor of a trail as is--
                            ``(i) subject to subparagraph (B), not less
                        than 150 feet wide on each side of such trail,
                        and
                            ``(ii) not greater than 2,640 feet wide.
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--
                            ``(i) Less than 150 feet wide on a side of
                        the trail.--In the case of an interest in real
                        property of the taxpayer which includes less
                        than 150 feet on either side of the trail, the
                        trail corridor shall include the entire
                        distance with respect to such interest on such
                        side.
                            ``(ii) Building and structures near the
                        trail.--In the case of an interest in real
                        property of the taxpayer which includes a
                        residence or structure owned by the taxpayer
                        which is located less than 150 feet from the
                        trail, the trail corridor for the side of the
                        trail on which the residence or structure is
                        located shall include such distance from the
                        trail as is determined appropriate by the
                        taxpayer.
            ``(4) Qualified conservation contribution; qualified real
        property interest.--The terms `qualified conservation
        contribution' and `qualified real property interest' have the
        respective meanings given such terms by section 170(h), except
        that paragraph (2)(A) thereof shall be applied without regard
        to any qualified mineral interest (as defined in paragraph (6)
        thereof).
    ``(c) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Fair market value.--Fair market value of any National
        Scenic Trail conservation contribution shall be determined in
        the same manner as qualified conservation contributions under
        section 170, except that in any case, to the extent
        practicable, fair market value shall be determined by reference
        to the highest and best use of the real property with respect
        to such contribution.
            ``(2) Election irrevocable.--An election under this section
        may not be revoked.
            ``(3) Denial of double benefit.--No deduction shall be
        allowed under this chapter with respect to any qualified
        conservation contribution with respect to which an election is
        made under this section.
    ``(d) Application With Other Credits.--
            ``(1) Business credit treated as part of general business
        credit.--So much of the credit which would be allowed under
        subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined without regard
        to this subsection) that is attributable to property used in a
        trade or business or held for the production of income shall be
        treated as a credit listed in section 38(b) for such taxable
        year (and not allowed under subsection (a)).
            ``(2) Personal credit.--For purposes of this title, the
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year
        (determined after the application of paragraph (1)) shall be
        treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable
        year.
    ``(e) Carryforward of Unused Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the credit allowable under subsection
        (a) exceeds--
                    ``(A) the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for
                any taxable year, reduced by
                    ``(B) the sum of the credits allowable under
                subpart A (other than this section) for the taxable
                year,
        such excess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year and
        added to the credit allowable under subsection (a) for such
        succeeding taxable year.
            ``(2) Limitation.--No credit may be carried forward under
        this subsection to any taxable year following the tenth taxable
        year after the taxable year in which the credit arose. For
        purposes of the preceding sentence, credits shall be treated as
        used on a first-in first-out basis.''.
    (b) Continued Use Not Inconsistent With Conservation Purposes.--A
contribution of an interest in real property shall not fail to be
treated as a National Scenic Trail conservation contribution (as
defined in section 30E(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) solely
by reason of continued use of the real property, such as for
recreational or agricultural use (including motor vehicle use related
thereto), if, under the circumstances, such use does not impair
significant conservation interests and is not inconsistent with the
purposes of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241 et seq.).
    (c) Study Regarding Efficacy of National Scenic Trail Conservation
Credit.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall, in
        consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, study--
                    (A) the efficacy of the National Scenic Trail
                conservation credit under section 30E of the Internal
                Revenue Code of 1986 in completing, extending, and
                increasing the number of National Scenic Trails (as
                defined in section 30E(b) of such Code), and
                    (B) the feasibility and estimated costs and
                benefits of--
                            (i) making such credit refundable (in whole
                        or in part), and
                            (ii) allowing transfer of such credit.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall
        submit a report to Congress on the results of the study
        conducted under this subsection.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart B of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:

``30E. National Scenic Trail conservation credit.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to contributions made after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

Output: Complete America's Great Trails Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the fair market value of any National Scenic Trail conservation contribution. The Department of the Interior must study and report on the efficacy of such tax credit in completing, extending, and increasing the number of National Scenic Trails and the feasibility and cost of making such credit refundable and transferable.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Global AIDS Research and Relief Act
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) AIDS.--The term ``AIDS'' means the acquired immune
        deficiency syndrome.
            (2) Association.--The term ``Association'' means the
        International Development Association.
            (3) Bank.--The term ``Bank'' or ``World Bank'' means the
        International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
            (4) HIV.--The term ``HIV'' means the human immunodeficiency
        virus, the pathogen, which causes AIDS.
            (5) HIV/AIDS.--The term ``HIV/AIDS'' means, with respect to
        an individual, an individual who is infected with HIV or living
        with AIDS.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) According to the Surgeon General of the United States,
        the epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune
        deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) will soon become the worst
        epidemic of infectious disease in recorded history, eclipsing
        both the bubonic plague of the 1300s and the influenza epidemic
        of 1918-1919 which killed more than 20,000,000 people
        worldwide.
            (2) According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/
        AIDS (UNAIDS), more than 36,100,000 people in the world today
        are living with HIV/AIDS, of which approximately 95 percent
        live in the developing world.
            (3) UNAIDS data shows that among children age 15 and under
        worldwide, more than 4,300,000 have died from AIDS, more than
        1,400,000 are living with the disease; and in 1 year alone--
        2000--an estimated 600,000 became infected, of which over 90
        percent were babies born to HIV-positive women.
            (4) Although sub-Saharan Africa has only 10 percent of the
        world's population, it is home to more than 25,300,000--roughly
        70 percent--of the world's HIV/AIDS cases.
            (5) Worldwide, there have already been an estimated
        21,800,000 deaths because of HIV/AIDS, of which more than 80
        percent occurred in sub-Saharan Africa.
            (6) According to UNAIDS, by the end of 1999, 13,200,000
        children have lost at least one parent to AIDS, including
        12,100,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa, and are thus
        considered AIDS orphans.
            (7) At current infection and growth rates for HIV/AIDS, the
        National Intelligence Council estimates that the number of AIDS
        orphans worldwide will increase dramatically, potentially
        increasing threefold or more in the next 10 years, contributing
        to economic decay, social fragmentation, and political
        destabilization in already volatile and strained societies.
        Children without care or hope are often drawn into
        prostitution, crime, substance abuse, or child soldiery.
            (8) The discovery of a relatively simple and inexpensive
        means of interrupting the transmission of HIV from an infected
        mother to the unborn child--namely with nevirapine (NVP), which
        costs $4 a tablet--has created a great opportunity for an
        unprecedented partnership between the United States Government
        and the governments of Asian, African, and Latin American
        countries to reduce mother-to-child transmission (also known as
        ``vertical transmission'') of HIV.
            (9) According to UNAIDS, if implemented this strategy will
        decrease the proportion of orphans that are HIV-infected and
        decrease infant and child mortality rates in these developing
        regions.
            (10) A mother-to-child antiretroviral drug strategy can be
        a force for social change, providing the opportunity and
        impetus needed to address often longstanding problems of
        inadequate services and the profound stigma associated with
        HIV-infection and the AIDS disease. Strengthening the health
        infrastructure to improve mother-and-child health, antenatal,
        delivery, and postnatal services, and couples counseling
        generates enormous spillover effects toward combating the AIDS
        epidemic in developing regions.
            (11) A January 2000 United States National Intelligence
        Estimate (NIE) report on the global infectious disease threat
        concluded that the economic costs of infectious diseases--
        especially HIV/AIDS--are already significant and could reduce
        GDP by as much as 20 percent or more by 2010 in some sub-
        Saharan African nations.
            (12) The HIV/AIDS epidemic is of increasing concern in
        other regions of the world, with UNAIDS estimating that there
        are more than 5,800,000 cases in South and Southeast Asia, that
        the rate of HIV infection in the Caribbean is second only to
        sub-Saharan Africa, and that HIV infections have doubled in
        just 2 years in the former Soviet Union.
            (13) Russia is the new ``hot spot'' for the pandemic and
        more Russians are expected to be diagnosed with HIV/AIDS by the
        end of 2001 than all cases from previous years combined.
            (14) Despite the discouraging statistics on the spread of
        HIV/AIDS, some developing nations-- such as Uganda, Senegal,
and Thailand--have implemented prevention programs that have
substantially curbed the rate of HIV infection.
            (15) Accordingly, United States financial support for
        medical research, education, and disease containment as a
        global strategy has beneficial ramifications for millions of
        Americans and their families who are affected by this disease,
        and the entire population, which is potentially susceptible.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) help prevent human suffering through the prevention,
        diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS; and
            (2) help ensure the viability of economic development,
        stability, and national security in the developing world by
        advancing research to--
                    (A) understand the causes associated with HIV/AIDS
                in developing countries; and
                    (B) assist in the development of an AIDS vaccine.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORITIES TO COMBAT HIV AND AIDS.

    Paragraphs (4) through (6) of section 104(c) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b(c)) are amended to read as
follows:
            ``(4)(A) Congress recognizes the growing international
        dilemma of children with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
        and the merits of intervention programs aimed at this problem.
        Congress further recognizes that mother-to-child transmission
        prevention strategies can serve as a major force for change in
        developing regions, and it is, therefore, a major objective of
        the foreign assistance program to control the acquired immune
        deficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic.
            ``(B) The agency primarily responsible for administering
        this part shall--
                    ``(i) coordinate with UNAIDS, UNICEF, WHO, national
                and local governments, other organizations, and other
                Federal agencies to develop and implement effective
                strategies to prevent vertical transmission of HIV; and
                    ``(ii) coordinate with those organizations to
                increase intervention programs and introduce voluntary
                counseling and testing, antiretroviral drugs,
                replacement feeding, and other strategies.
            ``(5)(A) Congress expects the agency primarily responsible
        for administering this part to make the human immunodeficiency
        virus (HIV) and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
        a priority in the foreign assistance program and to undertake a
        comprehensive, coordinated effort to combat HIV and AIDS.
            ``(B) Assistance described in subparagraph (A) shall
        include help providing--
                    ``(i) primary prevention and education;
                    ``(ii) voluntary testing and counseling;
                    ``(iii) medications to prevent the transmission of
                HIV from mother to child;
                    ``(iv) programs to strengthen and broaden health
                care systems infrastructure and the capacity of health
                care systems in developing countries to deliver HIV/
                AIDS pharmaceuticals, prevention, and treatment to
                those afflicted with HIV/AIDS; and
                    ``(v) care for those living with HIV or AIDS.
            ``(6)(A) In addition to amounts otherwise available for
        such purpose, there is authorized to be appropriated to the
        President $600,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 and
        2003 to carry out paragraphs (4) and (5).
            ``(B) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under
        subparagraph (A), not less than 65 percent is authorized to be
        available through United States and foreign nongovernmental
        organizations, including private and voluntary organizations,
        for-profit organizations, religious affiliated organizations,
        educational institutions, and research facilities.
            ``(C)(i) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
        subparagraph (A), priority should be given to programs that
        address the support and education of orphans in sub-Saharan
        Africa, including AIDS orphans and prevention strategies for
        vertical transmission referred to in paragraph (4)(A).
            ``(ii) Assistance made available under this subsection, and
        assistance made available under chapter 4 of part II to carry
        out the purposes of this subsection, may be made available
        notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts
        assistance to foreign countries.
            ``(D) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
        subparagraph (A), not more than 7 percent may be used for the
        administrative expenses of the agency primarily responsible for
        carrying out this part of this Act in support of activities
        described in paragraphs (4) and (5).
            ``(E) Funds appropriated under this paragraph are
        authorized to remain available until expended.''.

Output: Global AIDS Research and Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise requirements for assistance for health programs in developing countries to require the agency primarily responsible for administering this Act to coordinate with specified organizations, including other Federal agencies, to develop and implement effective strategies to prevent vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to increase intervention programs and introduce voluntary counseling and testing, antiretroviral drugs, replacement feeding, and other strategies. Urges such agency to: (1) make HIV and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) a priority in the foreign assistance program for developing foreign countries; and (2) undertake a comprehensive, coordinated effort to combat HIV and AIDS, including providing programs to strengthen and broaden health care systems infrastructure and capacity to deliver HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals, prevention, and treatment to those afflicted with HIV/AIDS.Authorizes appropriations. Urges that priority be given to programs that address the support and education of orphans in sub-Saharan Africa, including AIDS orphans, and prevention strategies for vertical transmission of HIV.


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SECTION 1. PEG SIGNAL QUALITY AND CONTENT; PRESERVATION OF SUPPORT OF
              PEG USE.

    (a) In General.--Section 611 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 531) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Signal Quality and Content.--
            ``(1) In general.--A cable operator that operates a cable
        system with channel capacity designated under subsection (b) or
        that is required to provide channel capacity under subsection
        (g)(6) shall, with respect to such channel capacity--
                    ``(A) carry signals for public, educational, or
                governmental use from the point of origin of such
                signals to subscribers without material degradation and
                without altering or removing content or data provided
                as part of the public, educational, or governmental
                use;
                    ``(B) provide such signals to, and make such
                signals viewable by, every subscriber of the cable
                system without additional service or equipment charges;
                and
                    ``(C) provide to the appropriate local government
                subdivision, free of charge, any transmission services
                and the use of any transmission facilities that are
                necessary to meet the requirements of subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Enforcement.--The requirements of this subsection may
        be enforced by--
                    ``(A) a local government subdivision; or
                    ``(B) a State.
    ``(g) Preservation of Support of Public, Educational, and
Governmental Use.--
            ``(1) Level of support required.--In a State that adopts
        legislation affecting cable system franchising requirements
        relating to support for public, educational, or governmental
        use of a cable system that becomes effective after May 31,
        2005, notwithstanding such legislation, a cable operator owes
        to any local government subdivision in which the operator
        provides cable service during a year beginning after the date
        of enactment of this subsection an amount for such year to be
        determined by the local government subdivision, but not to
        exceed the greatest of the following:
                    ``(A) The amount of support provided in the last
                calendar year ending before the effective date of such
                State legislation.
                    ``(B) The average annual amount of support provided
                over the term of the franchise under which the cable
                operator was operating on the day before the effective
                date of such State legislation.
                    ``(C) The amount of support that the cable operator
                is required to provide to such local government
                subdivision under such State legislation during the
                year involved.
                    ``(D) An amount of support equal to 2 percent of
                the gross revenues of the cable operator from the
                operation of the cable system to provide cable services
                in such local government subdivision during the year
                involved.
            ``(2) Forms of support.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
        support for public, educational, or governmental use of a cable
        system means all cash payments, in-kind support, and free
        services that the operator of the cable system, or its
        predecessor, provides to the local government subdivision for
        such use of the cable system.
            ``(3) Adjustment for inflation.--For a year beginning on or
        after the effective date described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)
        of paragraph (1), on the date that the Gross National Product
        Price Index is first published by the Bureau of Economic
        Analysis after the end of June of such year, the amounts
        specified in such subparagraphs shall be increased by the
        percentage increase, if any, in the Index published on such
        date from the Index first published after the end of June of
        the preceding year.
            ``(4) Cash payments.--A cable operator that owes amounts
        under paragraph (1) shall, beginning not later than 30 days
        after the date of enactment of this subsection, pay such
        amounts in cash--
                    ``(A) in accordance with the schedule for payment
                of franchise fees, communications taxes, or other
                similar assessments under any applicable franchise; or
                    ``(B) if there is no payment schedule for such
                assessments under an applicable franchise, in
                accordance with the most frequent payment schedule for
                such assessments under applicable State or local law.
            ``(5) Uses; disputes.--
                    ``(A) Uses.--Support provided to any local
                government subdivision under this subsection shall be
                dedicated to public, educational, or governmental use
                of channel capacity.
                    ``(B) Disputes.--
                            ``(i) Mediation.--If there is a dispute as
                        to amounts owed under this subsection,
                        undisputed amounts shall be paid to the local
                        government subdivision, disputed amounts shall
                        be paid into an escrow account, and the parties
                        shall submit to nonbinding mediation.
                            ``(ii) Court proceedings.--If the dispute
                        cannot be settled using mediation, either party
                        may seek relief from a court of competent
                        jurisdiction.
            ``(6) Channels.--In a State that adopts legislation
        affecting cable system franchising requirements relating to the
        number of channels for public, educational, or governmental use
        of a cable system that becomes effective after May 31, 2005, a
        cable operator shall, notwithstanding such legislation, provide
        in a local government subdivision at least the greater of the
        following number of channels for such use:
                    ``(A) The number of channels for such use that the
                operator was providing in the local government
                subdivision on the day before the effective date of
                such State legislation.
                    ``(B) If the operator provided fewer than 3
                channels for such use in the local government
                subdivision on the day before the effective date of
                such State legislation, a number specified by the local
                government subdivision, but not to exceed 3.
            ``(7) Enforcement.--The requirements of this subsection may
        be enforced by--
                    ``(A) a local government subdivision; or
                    ``(B) a State.''.
    (b) Definitions.--
            (1) Cable service.--Section 602(6) of the Communications
        Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 522(6)) is amended by striking ``means''
        and inserting ``means, regardless of the technology or
        transmission protocol used in the provision of service''.
            (2) Local government subdivision.--Section 602 of the
        Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 522) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through (20)
                as paragraphs (14) through (21), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (12) the
                following:
            ``(13) the term `local government subdivision' means--
                    ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), a
                franchising authority that derives its power to grant a
                franchise from State or local law; and
                    ``(B) in a State that adopts legislation affecting
                cable system franchising requirements relating to
                support for public, educational, or governmental use of
                a cable system that becomes effective after May 31,
                2005, an entity that was considered a franchising
                authority deriving its power to grant a franchise from
                State or local law as of the day before the effective
                date of such State legislation;''.
            (3) Franchise fee.--Section 622(g)(2) of the Communications
        Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 542(g)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``in the case
                of any franchise in effect on the date of enactment of
                this title,'';
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (C); and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as
                subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively.

Output: Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require certain cable system operators, with channel capacity for public, educational, or governmental (PEG) use that is designated by a franchising authority under existing code provisions or required to be provided under this Act, to: (1) carry PEG-use signals to subscribers without material degradation and without altering or removing content or data; (2) provide viewable signals to every cable subscriber without additional service or equipment charges; and (3) provide to the appropriate local government subdivision (LGS), free of charge, any transmission services and the use of any transmission facilities necessary to meet such requirements.  Requires a cable operator in a state adopting applicable franchising legislation that becomes effective after May 31, 2005, to: (1) owe any LGS in which the operator provides cable service during a year beginning after enactment of this Act an LGS-determined amount for such year, within specified limits, notwithstanding requirements relating to support for cable system PEG use in such state legislation; and (2) provide a certain number of channels for PEG use in an LGS, notwithstanding requirements relating to the number of PEG-use cable channels in such state legislation. Defines "local government subdivision" (referred to above as an LGS) as a franchising authority deriving its power to grant a franchise from state or local law or an entity considered such a franchising authority as of the day before the effective date of such state legislation relating to support. Specifies forms of support as cash payments, in-kind support, and free services provided by the cable system operator, or its predecessor, to the LGS for the cable system's PEG use. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) LGS or state enforcement, and (2) nonbinding mediation and court proceedings concerning disputed support amounts. Revises the definition of "franchise fee" including by striking a provision prohibiting such a fee from including (in the case of a franchise granted after the enactment of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984) capital costs that the franchise requires the cable operator to incur for PEG access facilities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improved Oversight by Financial
Inspectors General Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF MATERIAL LOSS AND NONMATERIAL LOSSES
              TO THE DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND FOR PURPOSES OF INSPECTORS
              GENERAL REVIEWS.

    (a) In General.--Section 38(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(U.S.C. 1831o(k)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and
        inserting the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Material loss defined.--The term `material
                loss' means any estimated loss in excess of
                $200,000,000, occurring after March 31, 2009.'';
            (2) in that portion of paragraph (4)(A) that precedes
        clause (i), by striking ``the report'' and inserting ``any
        reports under this subsection on losses'';
            (3) by striking paragraph (6);
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(5) Losses that are not material.--
                    ``(A) Semiannual report.--For the 6-month period
                ending on September 30, 2009, and each 6-month period
                thereafter, the Inspector General of each Federal
                banking agency shall--
                            ``(i) identify losses estimated to be
                        incurred by the Deposit Insurance Fund during
                        that 6-month period with respect to insured
                        depository institutions supervised by such
                        Federal banking agency;
                            ``(ii) for each loss to the Deposit
                        Insurance Fund (as a loss to such Fund is
                        defined in paragraph (2)(A)) that is not a
                        material loss, determine the grounds identified
                        by the Federal banking agency or State bank
                        supervisor under section 11(c)(5) for
                        appointing the Corporation as receiver and
                        whether any unusual circumstances exist that
                        might warrant an in-depth review of the loss;
                        and
                            ``(iii) prepare a written report to the
                        appropriate Federal banking agency and for the
                        Congress on the results of the Inspector
                        General's determinations, including--
                                    ``(I) the identity of any loss that
                                warrants an in-depth review and the
                                reasons why such review is warranted,
                                or if the Inspector General determines
                                that no review is warranted, an
                                explanation of such determination; and
                                    ``(II) for each loss identified in
                                subclause (I) that warrants an in-depth
                                review, a date by which such review,
                                and a report on the review prepared in
                                a manner consistent with reports under
                                paragraph (1)(A), will be completed.
                    ``(B) Deadline for semiannual report.--The
                Inspector General of each Federal banking agency
                shall--
                            ``(i) comply with the semiannual report
                        requirements of paragraph (A) expeditiously,
                        and in any event within 90 days after the end
                        of the 6-month period covered by the report;
                        and
                            ``(ii) provide a copy of the report to any
                        Member of Congress upon request.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The heading for subsection
(k) of section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (U.S.C.
1831o(k)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Review'' and inserting ``Reviews''; and
            (2) by striking ``Material Loss'' and inserting ``Losses''.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF MATERIAL LOSS AND NONMATERIAL LOSSES
              TO THE NATIONAL CREDIT UNION SHARE INSURANCE FUND FOR
              PURPOSES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL REVIEWS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (j) of section 216 of the Federal
Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1790d(j)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(j) Reviews Required When Share Insurance Fund Experiences
Losses.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the Fund incurs a material loss with
        respect to an insured credit union, the inspector general of
        the Board shall--
                    ``(A) make a written report to the Board reviewing
                the Administration's supervision of the credit union
                (including the Administration's implementation of this
                section), which shall--
                            ``(i) ascertain why the credit union's
                        problems resulted in a material loss to the
                        Fund; and
                            ``(ii) make recommendations for preventing
                        any such loss in the future; and
                    ``(B) provide a copy of the report to--
                            ``(i) the Comptroller General of the United
                        States; (ii) the Corporation (if the agency is
                        not the Corporation);
                            ``(ii) in the case of a State credit union,
                        the appropriate State supervisor; and
                            ``(iii) upon request by any Member of
                        Congress, to that Member.
            ``(2) Material loss defined.--For purposes of determining
        whether the Fund has incurred a material loss with respect to
        an insured credit union, a loss is material if it exceeds the
        sum of--
                    ``(A) $25,000,000; and
                    ``(B) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total
                assets of the credit union at the time at which the
                Board initiated assistance under section 1788 of this
                title or was appointed liquidating agent.
            ``(3) Public disclosure required.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Board shall disclose a
                report under this subsection upon request under section
                552 of title 5 without excising--
                            ``(i) any portion under section 552(b)(5)
                        of that title; or
                            ``(ii) any information about the insured
                        credit union (other than trade secrets) or
                        paragraph (8) of section 552(b) of that title.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not be
                construed as requiring the agency to disclose the name
                of any customer of the insured credit union (other than
                an institution-affiliated party), or information from
                which such a person's identity could reasonably be
                ascertained.
            ``(4) Losses that are not material.--
                    ``(A) Semiannual report.--For the 6-month period
                ending on September 30, 2009, and each 6-month period
                thereafter, the Inspector General of the Board shall--
                            ``(i) identify losses estimated to be
                        incurred by the Fund during that 6-month period
                        with respect to insured credit unions;
                            ``(ii) for each loss to the Fund that is
                        not a material loss, determine the grounds
                        identified by the Board or the State official
                        having jurisdiction over a State credit union
                        for appointing the Board the liquidating agent
                        for any Federal or State credit union and
                        whether any unusual circumstances exist that
                        might warrant an in-depth review of the loss;
                        and
                            ``(iii) prepare a written report to the
                        Board and for the Congress on the results of
                        the Inspector General's determinations,
                        including--
                                    ``(I) the identity of any loss that
                                warrants an in-depth review and the
                                reasons why such review is warranted,
                                or if the Inspector General determines
                                that no review is warranted, an
                                explanation of such determination; and
                                    ``(II) for each loss identified in
                                subclause (I) that warrants an in-depth
                                review, a date by which such review,
                                and a report on the review prepared in
                                a manner consistent with reports under
                                paragraph (1)(A), will be completed.
                    ``(B) Deadline for semiannual report.--The
                Inspector General of the Board shall--
                            ``(i) comply with the semiannual report
                        requirements of paragraph (A) expeditiously,
                        and in any event within 90 days after the end
                        of the 6-month period covered by the report;
                        and
                            ``(ii) provide a copy of the report to any
                        Member of Congress upon request.
            ``(5) GAO review.--The Comptroller General of the United
        States shall, under such conditions as the Comptroller General
        determines to be appropriate, review reports made under
        paragraph (1), including the extent to which the Inspector
        General of the Board complied with section 8L of the Inspector
        General Act of 1978 with respect to each such report, and
        recommend improvements in the supervision of insured credit
        unions (including the implementation of this section).''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Improved Oversight by Financial Inspectors General Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to revise the meaning of material loss to repeal its definition as an amount exceeding the greater of $25 million or 2% of the institution's total assets at the time the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) initiated assistance or was appointed receiver. Counts as a material loss any estimated loss in excess of $200 million occurring after March 31, 2009.

Requires the Inspector General (IG) of each federal banking agency to report semiannually to the appropriate federal agency and to Congress regarding: (1) losses estimated to be incurred by the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) with respect to insured depository institutions the agency supervises; (2) each loss that is not a material loss, the grounds for appointing the FDIC as receiver, and whether any unusual circumstances exist that might warrant an in-depth review of the loss; and (3) the results of the IG's determinations.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Federal Credit Union Act (FCUA) to require the IG of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to report to the NCUA Board about any material loss to the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) with respect to an insured credit union regarding: (1) why the credit union's problems resulted in a material loss to the NCUSIF; and (2) how such loss may be prevented in the future.

Revises the definition of material loss to the NCUSIF, currently an amount exceeding the sum of $10 million and 10% of the credit union's total assets at the time the NCUA Board initiated assistance or was appointed liquidating agent. Increases the $10 million to $25 million.

Requires the IG of the NCUA Board to report semiannually to the Board and Congress regarding: (1) losses estimated to be incurred by the NCUSIF with respect to insured credit unions; (2) each loss that is not a material loss, the grounds for appointing the NCUA Board as liquidating agent for any federal or state credit union, and whether any unusual circumstances exist that might warrant an in-depth review of the loss; and (3) the results of the IG's determinations.

Instructs the Comptroller General to: (1) review reports regarding material losses to the NCUSIF, and (2) make recommendations for improvements in the supervision of insured credit unions.