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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medication Error Prevention Act of
2002''.

SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY REPORTING PROGRAM REGARDING MEDICATION ERRORS;
              DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
              PREVENTING MEDICATION ERRORS.

    Part B of title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following section:

``SEC. 249. VOLUNTARY REPORTING PROGRAM REGARDING MEDICATION ERRORS;
              DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
              PREVENTING MEDICATION ERRORS.

    ``(a) Privileged Legal Status of Reported Information.--If the
Secretary approves a program as meeting the criteria described in
subsection (b) to serve as the reporting program for purposes of this
section, any medication error information submitted to the reporting
program by a health care provider pursuant to an agreement under
paragraph (3) of such subsection is privileged for purposes of Federal
and State judicial proceedings in civil matters, and for purposes of
Federal and State administrative proceedings, including with respect to
discovery and subpoenas.
    ``(b) Criteria for Reporting Program.--With respect to the approval
by the Secretary of a reporting program for purposes of this section,
the criteria referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:
            ``(1) The reporting program is operated by The United
        States Pharmacopeial Convention, Incorporated (except that if
        such entity declines to operate a reporting program for
        purposes of this section, the Secretary may accept another
        nonprofit private entity for such purposes).
            ``(2) Under such program, health care providers voluntarily
        submit medication error information to the program, and the
        program uses the information for the purpose of developing and
        disseminating recommendations and information with respect to
        preventing such errors, including recommendations in the form
        of protocols, procedures, and best-practices information.
            ``(3) The use by the program of medication error
        information submitted to the program by a health care provider
        is governed by an agreement entered into by the program and the
        provider.
            ``(4) Such agreement includes the following policies
        (without regard to whether the following language is used in
        the agreement):
                    ``(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the reporting
                program reserves the right to disclose to third parties
                medication error information submitted by a health care
                provider if, in the judgment of the program, the
                information can be used for purposes of furthering
                research, education, standards setting, improvement in
                processes, product improvement, public health, or
                public safety.
                    ``(B) If such a disclosure is made, the extent of
                information disclosed will be limited to the
                information required to meet the purposes described in
                subparagraph (A).
    ``(c) Federal Disclosures.--Officers and employees of a Federal
agency may not disclose any medication error information that is
received by the agency from the reporting program pursuant to an
agreement between the agency and the program, except to the extent that
disclosure of the information is authorized by the agreement. The
preceding sentence applies notwithstanding any other provision of law.
    ``(d) Scope of Privilege.--With respect to Federal and State
judicial proceedings in civil matters, and Federal and State
administrative proceedings:
            ``(1) In the case of a health care provider:
                    ``(A) The privilege under subsection (a) protects
                all medication error information of the provider that
                is provided in a submission to the reporting program or
                is developed for purposes of such a submission, subject
                to subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) The privilege does not protect medication
                error information in patient medical records of the
                provider, or other information that is in the custody
                of the provider and is developed or maintained by the
                provider separately from the process of developing
                medication error information for submission to the
                program.
            ``(2) In the case of the reporting program, the privilege
        protects all medication error information that is received by
        the program pursuant to agreements under subsection (b)(3).
            ``(3) In the case of other entities (whether public or
        private), the privilege protects all medication error
        information that is received by the entity from the reporting
        program pursuant to an agreement between the entity and the
        program, except to the extent that disclosure of the
        information is authorized by the agreement.
    ``(e) Rule of Construction.--The submission by a health care
provider of medication error information to the reporting program may
not be construed as waiving any privilege that, under Federal or State
constitutions or laws, may exist with respect to the information.
    ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `health care provider' means individuals and
        organizations that provide health services. Such term
        includes--
                    ``(A) physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other
                health professionals; and
                    ``(B) hospitals, pharmacies, clinics, long-term
                care facilities, intermediate care facilities,
                residential treatment centers, and other entities that
                provide health services.
            ``(2) The term `medication error' means any preventable
        event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or
        patient harm while the medication is in the control of the
        health care professional, patient, or consumer. Such events may
        be related to professional practice, health care products,
        procedures, and systems, including prescribing; order
        communication; product labeling, packaging, and nomenclature;
        compounding; dispensing; distribution; administration;
        education; monitoring; and use.
            ``(3) The term `medication error information' means
        information developed by or on behalf of a health care provider
        in connection with a medication error.
            ``(4) The term `reporting program' means the program
        approved under subsection (a).''.

Output: Medication Error Prevention Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make medication error information privileged for Federal and State administrative and civil judicial proceedings if the information is voluntarily submitted by a health care provider to a program, approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for the purpose of developing and disseminating recommendations and information regarding preventing such errors.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars
Safety Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE CHILD INJURY AND
              DEATH FROM PARKED OR UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall evaluate--
            (1) devices and technologies intended to reduce the
        incidence of child injury and child death occurring outside of
        parked motor vehicles in nontraffic, noncrash events, including
        backing-over incidents, that are caused by such vehicles, and
        determining which of those methods is the most effective; and
            (2) currently available technology to prevent injury and
        death of children left unattended inside of parked motor
        vehicles, including injury or death due to hyperthermia, power
        windows, or power sunroofs.
    (b) Report.--The Secretary of Transportation shall submit a report
on the findings and determinations of the evaluation under this section
to the Congress by not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
    (c) Completion of Rulemaking Regarding Power Windows.--The
Secretary of Transportation shall by not later than 6 months after the
submission of the report under subsection (b) complete any rulemaking
begun before the date of the enactment of this Act regarding power
windows and power window switches.

SEC. 3. DATABASE FOR TRACKING THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF INJURIES AND
              DEATHS IN NONTRAFFIC, NONCRASH EVENTS.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish
a database of (or modify an existing database to include), and collect
data regarding, the numbers and types of injuries and deaths in
nontraffic, noncrash events involving motor vehicles.
    (b) Included Information.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
collect and include in such database the following information:
            (1) The types, makes, models, and model years of motor
        vehicles involved in nontraffic, noncrash events.
            (2) Whether there was an operator of each motor vehicle in
        such events.
            (3) The age of each operator of such motor vehicles.
            (4) The age of each individual who suffered injury or death
        in such events.
            (5) Whether each motor vehicle had technology installed to
        detect individuals and objects behind it.
            (6) The degree of injury to each individual who suffered
        injury or death in such events.
            (7) The location of which the injury or death occurred.
            (8) Any other information prescribed by the Secretary of
        Transportation.
    (c) Availability.--The Secretary of Transportation shall make
information in the database under this section available to the public,
through--
            (1) an Internet page of the Department of Transportation;
        and
            (2) annual reports.

SEC. 4. MOTOR VEHICLE BACKOVER PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall evaluate the
available technologies for detecting and preventing collisions with
individuals and objects behind a motor vehicle, with respect to the
accuracy, effectiveness, cost, and feasibility of installation of such
technologies in a wide variety of motor vehicles.
    (b) Report.--The Secretary of Transportation shall submit a report
on the findings of the evaluation under this section to the Congress by
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS REQUIRING BACKUP DETECTION
              DEVICES.

    (a) In General.--Based on the findings of the evaluation under
section 4, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe motor
vehicle safety standards that--
            (1) require the installation, as standard equipment on a
        new motor vehicle, of devices for detecting, and providing to
        operators of such a vehicle a warning of, individuals and
        objects behind the motor vehicle; and
            (2) establish requirements for the performance of such
        devices.
    (b) Phased-In Application.--Standards prescribed under this section
shall take effect (as specified by the standards) over the 3-year
period beginning on the date of the submission of the report under
section 4(b), as follows:
            (1) With respect to light trucks (as defined by the
        Administration for purposes of the standards), by not later
        than the end of the 2-year period beginning on such date.
            (2) With respect to other passenger motor vehicles
        specified by the Secretary of Transportation, after the end of
        such 2-year period and by not later than the end of the 3-year
        period beginning on such date.

SEC. 6. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR POWER WINDOWS AND POWER
              SUNROOFS.

    The Secretary of Transportation shall, by not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, prescribe motor vehicle
safety standards for power windows and power sunroofs, that--
            (1) ensure that the operation of power windows, power
        window switches, and power sunroofs cannot result in deaths and
        injuries; and
            (2) require inclusion with power windows and power sunroofs
        of--
                    (A) child-safe switches; and
                    (B) auto reverse technology.

Output: Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) evaluate devices and technologies to reduce child injuries and deaths occurring outside of parked motor vehicles in non-traffic, non-crash events or inside of parked vehicles when children are left unattended; (2) establish a database of, and collect data on, the number and types of injuries and deaths in such events; (3) evaluate technologies for detecting and preventing collisions with individuals and objects behind motor vehicles; (4) prescribe safety standards to require devices for detecting individuals and objects behind motor vehicles; and (5) prescribe safety standards for power windows and power sunroofs, including requirements for child-safe switches and auto reverse technology.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights
Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) there have been shocking consumer abuses in the funeral
        industry, including scandals at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip,
        Illinois, Menorah Gardens Cemetery in Palm Beach, Florida, and
        the Tri State Crematory in Noble, Georgia;
            (2) funeral arrangements are a major expense for most
        American households and families;
            (3) some consumers seek to ease the burdens on their
        families by arranging and paying for preneed funeral and
        cemetery arrangements;
            (4) most funerals are planned by grieving family members at
        a time when they are especially vulnerable and unlikely to
        focus on cost comparison;
            (5) the Federal Trade Commission's Funeral Industry
        Practices Trade Regulation Rule (known as the Funeral Rule)
        dictates consumer protections in the funeral home, but does not
        cover the practices of cemeteries, crematoria, or sellers of
        monuments, urns, or caskets;
            (6) State laws are inconsistent and frequently too weak to
        provide adequate consumer protections, creating a need for
        minimum Federal standards in this area;
            (7) consumers have the right to receive clear and accurate
        information about all funeral goods and funeral services
        offered for sale;
            (8) consumers need effective protection from fraud and
        abusive practices by all providers of funeral goods and funeral
        services and at all stages of the funeral planning process; and
            (9) a new Federal law that provides adequate protections to
        grieving families is warranted.

SEC. 3. FTC RULEMAKING RELATING TO UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR
              PRACTICES IN THE PROVISION OF FUNERAL GOODS OR FUNERAL
              SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--The Federal Trade Commission shall prescribe rules
prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the provision of
funeral goods or funeral services. Such rules shall include the
following:
            (1) A requirement that providers of funeral goods or
        funeral services furnish accurate price information disclosing
        clearly and conspicuously the cost to the purchaser for each of
        the specific funeral goods or funeral services provided or
        offered for sale.
            (2) A prohibition on misrepresentations by such providers,
        including misrepresentations of the requirements of Federal,
        State, or local law.
            (3) A prohibition on conditioning the provision of any
        funeral good or funeral service upon the purchase of any other
        funeral good or funeral service from that provider, except as
        required by law.
            (4) A requirement that any presale disclosures and
        contracts for funeral services or funeral goods be written
        clearly, stating the merchandise and services that purchasers
        are buying and their prices.
            (5) In the case of contracts for funeral services or
        funeral goods that are prepaid in whole or in part, a
        requirement for clear and conspicuous presale and contractual
        disclosure regarding any penalties incurred if the consumer
        decides to cancel or transfer the contract to another provider
        of funeral services or funeral goods.
            (6) A requirement that contracts for funeral services or
        funeral goods disclose clearly and conspicuously all fees and
        costs to be incurred in the future or at the time that the
        funeral services or funeral goods are provided.
            (7) A requirement that cemeteries provide to consumers, in
        a timely manner, all written rules and regulations of the
        cemetery, and a clear explanation in writing of the interment,
        inurnment, or entombment right that has been purchased, and any
        material terms and conditions of that purchase, including any
        repurchase option by the cemetery or resale rights available to
        the consumer.
            (8) A requirement that cemeteries--
                    (A) retain all records in existence on the date of
                enactment of this Act, including maps or other systems
                indicating the location and date of each interment,
                inurnment, or entombment;
                    (B) accurately record and retain records of all
                interments, inurnments, or entombments occurring, as
                well as any internment, inurnment, or entombment rights
                sold, after the effective date of the regulations
                issued under this subsection, in such manner and form
                as the Commission may prescribe in such regulations;
                and
                    (C) make such records available to Federal, State,
                and local governments, as appropriate.
    (b) Rulemaking.--The Commission shall prescribe the rules under
subsection (a) within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
Such rules, and any future rules or revision of rules prescribed by the
Commission prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the
provision of funeral goods or funeral services, shall be prescribed in
accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Application of Rules to Tax-Exempt Organizations and States.--
Notwithstanding the definition of corporation in section 4 of the
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44), the rules prescribed under
subsection (a), and any future rules or revision of rules prescribed by
the Commission prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the
provision of funeral goods or funeral services, shall also apply to
cemeteries organized or operated by--
            (1) organizations described in section 501(c) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that are exempt from taxation
        under section 501(a) of such Code, except for cemeteries
        organized, operated, managed, and owned by a religious
        denomination, middle judicatory, house of worship, or similar
        religious organization, and that are not organized, operated,
        managed, or owned by contract or affiliation with a for-profit
        provider of funeral goods or funeral services that offers those
        goods or services for sale to the public; or
            (2) States or any political subdivision of a State.
    (d) Enforcement.--Any violation of any rule prescribed under this
section shall be treated as a violation of a regulation prescribed
under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this Act in the same manner,
by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction as though all
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act
were incorporated into and made a part of this Act. Any person who
violates the regulations prescribed under this Act shall be subject to
the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in
that Act.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT BY STATES.

    (a) In General.--Whenever an attorney general of any State has
reason to believe that the interests of the residents of that State
have been or are being threatened or adversely affected because any
person has engaged or is engaging in an act or practice which violates
any rule of the Commission issued under section 3 of this Act or the
Trade Regulation Rule on Funeral Industry Practices (16 C.F.R. 453.1 et
seq.), the State, as parens patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf
of its residents in an appropriate district court of the United States
to enjoin such violative act or practice, to enforce compliance with
such rule of the Commission, to obtain damages, restitution, or other
compensation on behalf of residents of such State, or to obtain such
further and other relief as the court may determine appropriate.
    (b) Notice.--The State shall provide prior written notice of any
civil action under subsection (a) or (f)(2) to the Commission and
provide the Commission with a copy of its complaint, except that if it
is not feasible for the State to provide such prior notice, the State
shall provide such notice immediately upon instituting such action.
Upon receiving a notice respecting a civil action, the Commission shall
have the right--
            (1) to intervene in such action;
            (2) upon so intervening, to be heard on all matters arising
        therein;
            (3) to remove the action to the appropriate United States
        district court; and
            (4) to file petitions for appeal.
    (c) Construction.--For purposes of bringing any civil action under
subsection (a), nothing in this Act shall prevent an attorney general
from exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general by the
laws of such State to conduct investigations or to administer oaths or
affirmations or to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production
of documentary and other evidence.
    (d) Actions by Commission.--Whenever a civil action has been
instituted by or on behalf of the Commission for violation of any rule
prescribed under section 3 of this Act, no State may, during the
pendency of such action instituted by or on behalf of the Commission,
institute a civil action under subsection (a) or (f)(2) of this section
against any defendant named in the complaint in such action for
violation of any rule as alleged in such complaint.
    (e) Venue; Service of Process.--Any civil action brought under
subsection (a) of this section in a district court of the United States
may be brought in the district in which the defendant is found, is an
inhabitant, or transacts business or wherever venue is proper under
section 1391 of title 28, United States Code. Process in such an action
may be served in any district in which the defendant is an inhabitant
or in which the defendant may be found.
    (f) Actions by Other State Officials.--
            (1) Construction.--Nothing contained in this section shall
        prohibit an authorized State official from proceeding in State
        court on the basis of an alleged violation of any civil or
        criminal statute of such State.
            (2) Other state actions.--In addition to actions brought by
        an attorney general of a State under subsection (a) of this
        section, such an action may be brought by officers of such
        State who are authorized by the State to bring actions in such
        State on behalf of its residents.

SEC. 5. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.

    Nothing in this Act or the rules prescribed under this Act shall be
construed to preempt any provision of any law of a State or political
subdivision of that State that provides protections to consumers of
funeral services or funeral goods, except to the extent that the
provision of law is inconsistent with any provision of this Act or a
rule prescribed under this Act, and then only to the extent of the
inconsistency.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``cemetery'' means any organization,
        association, or other business that offers for sale the
        interment, inurnment, or entombment of human remains, but does
        not include any cemetery that--
                    (A) performs fewer than a total of 25 interments,
                inurnments, and entombments during any calendar year;
                or
                    (B) sells fewer than a total of 25 interment
                rights, inurnment rights, and entombment rights during
                any calendar year;
            (2) the term ``funeral goods'' means the goods which are
        sold or offered for sale directly to the public for use in
        connection with funeral services; and
            (3) the term ``funeral services'' means--
                    (A) any services which are sold or offered for sale
                directly to the public in order to--
                            (i) care for and prepare deceased human
                        bodies for burial, cremation, or other final
                        disposition; or
                            (ii) arrange, supervise, or conduct the
                        funeral ceremony or the final disposition of
                        deceased human bodies; or
                    (B) services provided by funeral directors,
                morticians, cemeterians, cremationists, and retailers
                of caskets, urns, monuments, and markers.

Output: Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2016  This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe rules prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the provision of funeral goods or services. The rules must: (1) require price information to be disclosed clearly and conspicuously; (2) prohibit misrepresentations or the provision of goods or services being conditioned upon the purchase of other goods or services from the provider; (3) require presale disclosures and contracts to be written clearly, stating the merchandise, services, and prices and disclosing any penalties for canceling or transferring a contract; (4) require cemeteries to provide consumers all written rules and regulations of the cemetery and all material terms and conditions of purchase; and (5) require cemeteries to retain all records in existence on the date of enactment of this bill and accurately record and retain records of interments, inurnments, or entombments. Cemeteries subject to the FTC's rules shall include those organized or operated by states, political subdivisions, or tax-exempt organizations. But the bill excludes cemeteries organized, operated, managed, and owned by a religious organization and that are not affiliated with a for-profit provider offering funeral goods and services for sale to the public. The FTC and states are provided authority to enforce against violations.


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THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES.

    Subsection (a) of section 7 of the Civil Rights of
Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(a)) is amended to read
as follows:
    ``(a) Administrative Remedies.--
            ``(1) Presentation.--No claim with respect to prison
        conditions under section 1979 of the Revised statutes (42
        U.S.C. 1983), or any other Federal law, by a prisoner confined
        in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility shall be
        adjudicated except under section 1915A(b) of title 28, United
        States Code, until the claim has been presented for
        consideration to officials of the facility in which the claim
        arose. Such presentation satisfies the requirement of this
        paragraph if it provides prison officials of the facility in
        which the claim arose with reasonable notice of the prisoner's
        claim, and if it occurs within the generally applicable
        limitations period for filing suit.
            ``(2) Stay.--If a claim included in a complaint has not
        been presented as required by paragraph (1), and the court does
        not dismiss the claim under section 1915A(b) of title 28,
        United States Code, the court shall stay the action for a
        period not to exceed 90 days and shall direct prison officials
        to consider the relevant claim or claims through such
        administrative process as they deem appropriate. However, the
        court shall not stay the action if the court determines that
        the prisoner is in danger of immediate harm.
            ``(3) Proceeding.--Upon the expiration of the stay under
        paragraph (2), the court shall proceed with the action except
        to the extent the court is notified by the parties that it has
        been resolved.''.

SEC. 4. EXEMPTION OF JUVENILES FROM PRISON LITIGATION REFORM ACT.

    (a) Title 18.--
            (1) Juvenile proceedings.--Section 3626(g) of title 18,
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``or adjudicated
                delinquent for,''; and
                    (B) so that paragraph (5) reads as follows:
            ``(5) the term `prison' means any Federal, State, or local
        facility that incarcerates or detains prisoners;''.
            (2) Adult convictions.--Section 3626 of title 18, United
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Exclusion of Child Prisoners.--This section does not apply
with respect to a prisoner who has not attained the age of 18 years.''.
    (b) Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act.--
            (1) Section 7(h) of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized
        Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(h)), is amended by striking ``or
        adjudicated delinquent for,''.
            (2) Section 7 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized
        Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e) is amended by adding at the end
        the following:
    ``(i) Exclusion of Child Prisoners.--This section does not apply
with respect to a prisoner who has not attained the age of 18 years.''.
    (c) Title 28.--Title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 1915(h)--
                    (A) by inserting ``who has attained the age of 18
                years'' after ``means any person''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or adjudicated delinquent for,'';
                and
            (2) in section 1915A(c)--
                    (A) by inserting ``who has attained the age of 18
                years'' after ``means any person''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or adjudicated delinquent for,''.

SEC. 5. MODIFICATION OF BAN ON MULTIPLE IN FORMA PAUPERIS CLAIMS.

    Section 1915(g) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``within the preceding 5 years'' after ``3
        or more occasions''; and
            (2) by striking ``, malicious, or fails to state a claim
        upon which relief may be granted'' and inserting ``or
        malicious''.

SEC. 6. FILING FEES IN FORMA PAUPERIS.

    Section 1915(b)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or files an appeal''; and
            (2) by inserting ``and the action is dismissed at initial
        screening pursuant to subsection (e)(2) of this section,
        section 1915A of this title, or section 7(c)(1) of the Civil
        Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C.
        1997e(c)(1)),'' after ``in forma pauperis,''.

SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO RESOLVE AMBIGUITY.

    Section 1915(a)1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``that includes a statement of all assets such prisoner
possesses'' and inserting ``(including a statement of assets such
person possesses)''.

SEC. 8. ENCOURAGEMENT OF APPROPRIATE SETTLEMENT OF PRISONER LITIGATION.

    Section 3626(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, by
striking the period at the end and inserting ``, except that the
violation of a Federal right may be alleged by plaintiff rather than
proven or stipulated.''.

SEC. 9. JUDICIAL DISCRETION IN CRAFTING PRISON ABUSE REMEDIES.

    Section 3626 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking the final sentence;
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ``if that party
        demonstrates that it has eliminated the violation of the
        Federal right that gave rise to the prospective relief and that
        the violation is reasonably unlikely to recur'' after
        ``intervener'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by adding at the end the
        following: ``Nothing in this section shall prevent the court
        from extending any of the time periods set out in subsection
        (A), if the court finds, at the time of granting or approval of
        the prospective relief, that correction of the violation will
        take longer than those time periods.''; and
            (4) in subsection (e) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and
        (4).

SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to all cases currently
pending in Federal court and any such cases filed on or after the date
of enactment of this Act.

Output:
Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2009 - Amends the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to: (1) eliminate the requirement of a prior showing of physical injury before a prisoner may bring a claim for mental or emotional injury suffered while in custody; and (2) provide for a 90-day stay of nonfrivolous claims relating to prison conditions to allow prison officials to consider such claims through the administrative process; and (3) exclude from the application of such Act prisoners under the age of 18.

Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) exempt prisoners under the age of 18 from the restrictions imposed by the Prison Litigation Reform Act; and (2) expand the discretionary authority of judges in awarding relief in actions involving prison conditions.

Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) exempt prisoners under the age of 18 from certain restrictions on in forma pauperis proceedings; (2) expand the number of in forma pauperis actions a prisoner may bring; and (3) revise requirements for assessing filing fees and costs against prisoners in such actions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Border Security and Enforcement Act
of 1997''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.

    (a) In General.--There is established in the Department of Justice
an office to be known as the Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs.
    (b) Director.--The head of the Office of Enforcement and Border
Affairs shall be the Director of the Office of Enforcement and Border
Affairs, who--
            (1) shall be appointed by the President, by and with the
        advice and consent of the Senate; and
            (2) shall report directly to the Attorney General.
    (c) Compensation.--The Director shall be paid at the rate of basic
pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule.
    (d) Functions.--The Director shall perform such functions as are
transferred to the Director by this Act or otherwise vested in the
Director by law.

SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

    There are transferred from the Commissioner of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service to the Director all functions performed under
the following programs, and all personnel, infrastructure, and funding
provided to the Commissioner in support of such programs immediately
before the effective date of this Act:
            (1) The Border Patrol program.
            (2) The detention and deportation program.
            (3) The intelligence program.
            (4) The investigations program.
            (5) The inspections program.

SEC. 4. REFERENCES.

    With respect to any function transferred by this Act and exercised
on or after the effective date of this Act, reference in any other
Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of
authority, or any document of or pertaining to an office from which a
function is transferred by this Act--
            (1) to the head of such office is deemed to refer to the
        head of the office to which such function is transferred; or
            (2) to such office is deemed to refer to the office to
        which such function is transferred.

SEC. 5. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES.

    Except as otherwise provided by law, a Federal official to whom a
function is transferred by this Act may, for purposes of performing the
function, exercise all authorities under any other provision of law
that were available with respect to the performance of that function to
the official responsible for the performance of the function
immediately before the effective date of the transfer of the function
under this Act.

SEC. 6. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Legal Documents.--All orders, determinations, rules,
regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agreements,
certificates, licenses, and privileges--
            (1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to
        become effective by the President, the Attorney General, the
        Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the
        Assistant Commissioner for Border Patrol, the Assistant
        Commissioner for Detention and Deportation, the Assistant
        Commissioner for Intelligence, the Assistant Commissioner for
        Investigations, or any other Government official, or by a court
        of competent jurisdiction, in the performance of any function
        that is transferred by this Act; and
            (2) that are in effect on the effective date of such
        transfer (or become effective after such date pursuant to their
        terms as in effect on such effective date);
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified,
terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by
the President, any other authorized official, a court of competent
jurisdiction, or operation of law.
    (b) Proceedings.--This Act shall not affect any proceedings or any
application for any benefits, service, license, permit, certificate, or
financial assistance pending on the date of the enactment of this Act
before an office whose functions are transferred by this Act, but such
proceedings and applications shall be continued. Orders shall be issued
in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments
shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this Act had not been
enacted, and orders issued in any such proceeding shall continue in
effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly
authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by
operation of law. Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to
prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding
under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such
proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this Act had not
been enacted.
    (c) Suits.--This Act shall not affect suits commenced before the
date of the enactment of this Act, and in all such suits, proceeding
shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner
and with the same effect as if this Act had not been enacted.
    (d) Nonabatement of Actions.--No suit, action, or other proceeding
commenced by or against the Department of Justice or the Immigration
and Naturalization Service, or by or against any individual in the
official capacity of such individual as an officer or employee in
connection with a function transferred by this Act, shall abate by
reason of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Continuance of Suits.--If any Government officer in the
official capacity of such officer is party to a suit with respect to a
function of the officer, and under this Act such function is
transferred to any other officer or office, then such suit shall be
continued with the other officer or the head of such other office, as
applicable, substituted or added as a party.
    (f) Administrative Procedure and Judicial Review.--Except as
otherwise provided by this Act, any statutory requirements relating to
notice, hearings, action upon the record, or administrative or judicial
review that apply to any function transferred by this Act shall apply
to the exercise of such function by the head of the office, and other
officers of the office, to which such function is transferred by this
Act.

SEC. 7. TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PERSONNEL.

    (a) In General.--The personnel of the Department of Justice
employed in connection with the functions transferred by this Act, and
the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended
balance of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other
funds employed, held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made
available to the Immigration and Naturalization Service in connection
with the functions transferred by this Act, subject to section 202 of
the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, shall be transferred
to the Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs for appropriate
allocation by the Director. Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to
this subsection shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds
were originally authorized and appropriated.
    (b) Effect on Personnel.--
            (1) In general.--The transfer under this Act of full-time
        personnel (except special Government employees) and part-time
        personnel holding permanent positions shall not cause any such
        employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation
        for 1 year after the date of transfer to the Office of
        Enforcement and Border Affairs.
            (2) Executive schedule.--Any person who, on the day
        preceding the effective date of this Act, held a position
        compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule
        prescribed in chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, and
        who, without a break in service, is appointed in the Office of
        Enforcement and Border Affairs to a position having duties
        comparable to the duties performed immediately preceding such
        appointment shall continue to be compensated in such new
        position at not less than the rate provided for such previous
        position, for the duration of the service of such person in
        such new position.

SEC. 8. DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT.

    Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by law or otherwise
provided in this Act, an official to whom functions are transferred
under this Act (including the head of any office to which functions are
transferred under this Act) may delegate any of the functions so
transferred to such officers and employees of the office of the
official as the official may designate, and may authorize successive
redelegations of such functions as may be necessary or appropriate. No
delegation of functions under this section or under any other provision
of this Act shall relieve the official to whom a function is
transferred under this Act of responsibility for the administration of
the function.

SEC. 9. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
              WITH RESPECT TO FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED.

    (a) Determinations.--If necessary, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall make any determination of the functions
that are transferred under this Act.
    (b) Incidental Transfers.--The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, at such time or times as the Director shall provide, may
make such determinations as may be necessary with regard to the
functions transferred by this Act, and to make such additional
incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants,
contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of
appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held,
used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection
with such functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this Act. The Director shall provide for such further measures and
dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this
Act.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Except as otherwise provided, the term ``Director''
        means the Director of the Office of Enforcement and Border
        Affairs.
            (2) The term ``function'' includes any duty, obligation,
        power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity,
        or program.
            (3) The term ``office'' includes any office,
        administration, agency, bureau, institute, council, unit,
        organizational entity, or component thereof.

SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

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Border Security and Enforcement Act of 1997 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) the Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs, to be headed by a Director.
Transfers from the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to the Director all functions, personnel, infrastructure, and funding of the following programs:  (1) the Border Patrol program; (2) the detention and deportation program; (3) the intelligence program; (4) the investigations program; and (5) the inspections program.
Transfers DOJ personnel and assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and INS funds in connection with such functions to the Office, for allocation by the Director.
Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) continuation of proceedings and suits and nonabatement of actions in connection with transferred functions; and (2) delegation and assignment and authority of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget regarding functions transferred.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Health Care
Freedom of Choice Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 8901 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (10) by striking ``and'' after the
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (11) by striking the period and inserting
        a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(12) the term `high deductible health plan' means a plan
        described by section 8903(5) or section 8903a(d); and
            ``(13) the term `medical savings account' has the meaning
        given such term by section 220(d) of the Internal Revenue Code
        of 1986.''.
    (b) Authority To Contract for High Deductible Health Plans.--
Section 8902 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
    ``(p)(1) The Office shall contract under this chapter for a high
deductible health plan with any qualified carrier that--
            ``(A) offers such a plan; and
            ``(B) as of the date of enactment of the Federal Employees
        Health Care Freedom of Choice Act, offers a health benefits
        plan under this chapter.
    ``(2) The Office may contract under this chapter for a high
deductible health plan with any qualified carrier that--
            ``(A) offers such a plan; but
            ``(B) does not satisfy the requirement under paragraph
        (1)(B).''.
    (c) Description of High Deductible Health Plans and Benefits To Be
Provided Thereunder.--
            (1) In general.--Section 8903 of title 5, United States
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) High deductible health plans.--(A) One or more plans
        described by paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), which--
                    ``(i) are high deductible health plans (as defined
                by section 220(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
                1986); and
                    ``(ii) provide benefits of the types referred to by
                section 8904(a)(5).
            ``(B) Nothing in this section shall be considered--
                    ``(i) to prevent a carrier from simultaneously
                offering a plan described by subparagraph (A) and a
                plan described by paragraph (1) or (2);
                    ``(ii) to require that a high deductible health
                plan offer two levels of benefits; or
                    ``(iii) to allow, in any contract year, for--
                            ``(I) more than one plan to be offered
                        which satisfies both subparagraph (A) and
                        paragraph (1) (subject to clause (ii)); and
                            ``(II) more than one plan which satisfies
                        both subparagraph (A) and paragraph (2)
                        (subject to clause (ii)).''.
            (2) Types of benefits.--Section 8904(a) of title 5, United
        States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the
        following:
            ``(5) High deductible health plans.--Benefits of the types
        named under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection or both.''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 8903a of title 5,
        United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (d)
        as subsection (e) and by inserting after subsection (c) the
        following:
    ``(d) The plans under this section may include one or more plans,
otherwise allowable under this section, that satisfy the requirements
of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 8903(5)(A).''.
            (B) Section 8909(d) of title 5, United States Code, is
        amended by striking ``8903a(d)'' and inserting ``8903a(e)''.
            (4) References.--Section 8903 of title 5, United States
        Code, is amended by adding at the end (as a flush left
        sentence) the following:
``The Office shall prescribe regulations under which the requirements
of section 8902(c), 8902(n), 8909(e), and any other provision of this
chapter that applies with respect to a plan described by paragraph (1),
(2), (3), or (4) of this section shall apply with respect to the
corresponding plan under paragraph (5) of this section. Similar
regulations shall be prescribed with respect to any plan under section
8903a(d).''.
    (d) Contributions Toward High Deductible Health Plans and Medical
Savings Accounts.--
            (1) Amendments.--
                    (A) In general.--Title 5, United States Code, is
                amended by redesignating section 8906a as section 8906b
                and by inserting after section 8906 the following:
``Sec. 8906a. Contribution provisions relating to certain individuals
              enrolled in high deductible health plans
    ``(a) In the case of an employee or annuitant who enrolls in a high
deductible health plan, section 8906 shall apply in accordance with its
terms, except as otherwise provided in this section.
    ``(b) Instead of the amount that would otherwise apply under the
provisions of section 8906(d), the amount to be withheld under such
provisions from the pay or annuity of an employee or annuitant
described in subsection (a), for any biweekly or other period, shall be
the equivalent (expressed in terms of such periods) of the amount by
which--
            ``(1) the applicable average subscription charge, as
        determined under section 8906(a) for the contract year
        involved, exceeds
            ``(2) the total Government contribution allowable for such
        contract year (as defined in subsection (h)),
but not to exceed 100 percent of the subscription charge for the plan
in which such employee or annuitant is enrolled.
    ``(c) Instead of the amount that would otherwise apply under the
provisions of section 8906(b), in the case of an employee or annuitant
described in subsection (a), the biweekly or other periodic Government
contribution under such provisions toward the subscription charge for
the plan in which such employee or annuitant is enrolled shall be the
amount by which such charge exceeds (if at all) the amount which under
subsection (b) is required to be withheld from the pay or annuity of
the employee or annuitant involved.
    ``(d)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), there shall be paid to the
medical savings account of each employee or annuitant described in
subsection (a), at the same time that the Government contribution under
section 8906 is made (or would, but for this section, be made) for the
benefit of such employee or annuitant, the amount by which--
            ``(A) the total Government contribution allowable for the
        contract year involved (as defined in subsection (h)), exceeds
            ``(B) the amount of the Government contribution which under
        subsection (c) is required to be made toward the subscription
        charge for the plan in which such employee or annuitant is
        enrolled.
No election to decline any contributions under this subsection shall be
available to an employee or annuitant.
    ``(2) No contribution under this subsection shall be made to any
medical savings account of an employee or annuitant for any period if,
as of the first day of the month before the month in which such period
commences, such employee or annuitant (or the spouse of such employee
or annuitant, if coverage is for self and family) is entitled to
benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
    ``(3) The Office shall by regulation prescribe the time, form, and
manner in which an employee or annuitant shall identify any medical
savings account to which contributions for such employee or annuitant
shall be made under this subsection.
    ``(4) Subsections (f) and (g) of section 8906 shall apply with
respect to contributions under this subsection.
    ``(e) Any adjustment in the amount of any contribution under
section 8906 that is required by subsection (b) or (c) of this section
beginning in any contract year shall take effect--
            ``(1) in the case of an employee, at the point in such year
        described in the second sentence of section 8906(b)(1); and
            ``(2) in the case of an annuitant, at the point in such
        year described in the third sentence of section 8906(b)(1).
    ``(f)(1) This section shall not apply to any employee or annuitant
with respect to any period for which such employee or annuitant would
not otherwise be eligible for a Government contribution under section
8906 (determined disregarding this section).
    ``(2) Neither subsection (b) nor (c) shall apply with respect to an
employee or annuitant for any period for which--
            ``(A) such employee or annuitant is ineligible for any
        contribution under subsection (d) by reason of paragraph (2)
        thereof; or
            ``(B) the amount of the contribution under subsection (d)
        for such employee or annuitant would otherwise be zero.
    ``(g) The Office shall by regulation provide for the application of
section 8906(c) to the extent necessary to reflect any change in the
ratio of individual to Government contributions resulting from the
application of this section.
    ``(h) For purposes of this section, the term `total Government
contribution allowable', as used with respect to a contract year, means
the maximum Government contribution that could be made for health
benefits for an employee or annuitant for such contract year, as
determined under paragraph (1) of section 8906(b) (as well as paragraph
(3) thereof, if appropriate, but disregarding paragraph (2) thereof and
the provisions of this section).''.
                    (B) Technical and conforming amendments.--(i) The
                table of sections at the beginning of chapter 89 of
                title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the
                item relating to section 8906a and inserting the
                following:

``8906a.   Contribution provisions relating to certain individuals
                            enrolled in high deductible health plans.
``8906b.   Temporary employees.''.
                    (ii) Section 8913(b)(4) of title 5, United States
                Code, is amended by striking ``8906a(a)'' and inserting
                ``8906b(a)''.
            (2) High deductible health plans to be disregarded in
        determining government contributions.--Section 8906 of title 5,
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
        following:
    ``(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, there
shall not be taken into account, for purposes of computing any average
under subsection (a), any subscription charge for any high deductible
health plan or any individuals enrolled therein.''.
            (3) Coordination provision.--Nothing in this section or in
        any amendment made by this section shall be considered to
        affect any authority under section 1005(f) of title 39, United
        States Code, to vary, add to, or substitute for any provision
        of chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by
        this section.
            (4) Technical amendment.--The second sentence of section
        8909(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
        ``(not including any Government contributions under section
        8906a to a medical savings account)'' after ``of this title''.
    (e) Information to Individuals Who May Be Eligible for Government
Contributions to a Medical Savings Account.--Section 8907 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) In addition to any information otherwise provided for under
this section, the Office shall make available to all employees and
annuitants eligible to enroll in a high deductible health plan, in a
form acceptable to the Office after consultation with the carrier,
information relating to--
            ``(1) the conditions under which a Government contribution
        shall be made under this chapter to a medical savings account;
            ``(2) the amount of the Government contribution payable
        under this chapter to a medical savings account (or how such
        amount may be ascertained); and
            ``(3) any other matter which the Office considers
        appropriate in connection with medical savings accounts.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to contract years beginning on or after January 1,
1999. The Office of Personnel Management shall take appropriate
measures to ensure that coverage under a high deductible health plan
under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code (as amended by this
section) shall be available as of the beginning of the first contract
year described in the preceding sentence.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.

    (a) Inclusion of Employees Enrolled in FEHBP High Deductible Health
Plan.--Clause (iii) of section 220(c)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (defining eligible individual) is amended by striking
``or'' at the end of subclause (I), by striking the period at the end
of subclause (II) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the
following new subclause:
                                    ``(III) the high deductible health
                                plan covering such individual is
                                provided under chapter 89 of title 5,
                                United States Code.''.
    (b) Contributions Limited to Federal Contribution.--Subsection (b)
section 220 of such Code (relating to limitations) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(8) Denial of deduction for individuals covered by high
        deductible federal employee health benefits plan.--The
        limitation under this subsection for any month with respect to
        any individual shall be zero if, as of the first day of such
        month, such individual is covered under a high deductible
        health plan provided under chapter 89 of title 5, United States
        Code. For purposes of applying section 106(b) for such month--
                    ``(A) the preceding sentence shall not apply, and
                    ``(B) paragraph (4) shall not apply to any
                individual who is entitled to receive any amount for
                such month by reason of being an annuitant (as defined
                in section 8901(3) of such title 5).''.
    (c) Numerical Limitations, Etc., Not To Apply.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (i) of section 220 of such Code
        is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Exception for individuals covered by federal employee
        health benefits plans.--This subsection shall not apply to any
        individual who is an eligible individual by reason of
        subsection (c)(1)(A)(iii)(III). Medical savings accounts
        established by such individuals shall not be taken into account
        in determining whether the numerical limitations under
        subsection (j) are exceeded.''.
            (2) Exception from reporting.--Paragraph (4) of section
        220(j) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
        following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Exception for accounts of individuals covered
                by federal employee health benefits plans.--No report
                shall be required under this paragraph with respect to
                a medical savings account of an individual if such
                account was established at the time such individual was
                an eligible individual by reason of subsection
                (c)(1)(A)(iii)(III).''.

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Federal Employees Health Care Freedom of Choice Act - Amends provisions of Federal law relating to the Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) to authorize, and in certain circumstances require, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to contract with qualified carriers for a high deductible health plan (as defined in existing Internal Revenue Code medical savings account provisions).
Requires that such a plan provide benefits of the types provided by service benefit plans, indemnity benefit plans, or both.
Sets forth special contribution requirements applicable to employees or annuitants enrolled in such plans, including mandating certain payments to the medical savings account of each individual so enrolled.
Requires OPM to make information available to such individuals regarding the circumstances in which a Government contribution will be made to a medical savings account and the amount of that contribution.
(Sec. 3) Amends Internal Revenue Code medical savings account provisions to modify the definition of "eligible individual" to add references to high deductible plans provided under the FEHBP. Regulates the medical savings account deduction for FEHBP individuals.  Exempts FEHBP individuals from numerical limits on the number of taxpayers having medical savings accounts.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tackling Excessive Standardized
Testing Act of 2015'' or the ``TEST Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. ESEA AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Academic Assessments.--Section 1111(b)(3)(C) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)(C)) is
amended--
            (1) in clause (v)(I), by striking ``clause vii'' and
        inserting ``clause (vii) and as otherwise provided under clause
        (xvi)'';
            (2) in clause (vii), by inserting ``except as otherwise
        provided under clause (xvi),'' before ``beginning'';
            (3) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (xiv);
            (4) by striking the period at the end of clause (xv); and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(xvi) beginning with the first full
                        school year after the date of enactment of the
                        TEST Act of 2015, in lieu of the requirements
                        of clause (vii)--
                                    ``(I) authorize any public
                                elementary school or public secondary
                                school to administer the academic
                                assessments in mathematics required
                                under clause (vii) in each of grades 4,
                                6, and 8;
                                    ``(II) authorize any public
                                elementary school or public secondary
                                school to administer the academic
                                assessments in reading or language arts
                                required under clause (vii) in each of
                                grades 3, 5, and 7;
                                    ``(III) authorize a public
                                elementary schools or public secondary
                                school at the 15th percentile or above
                                for mathematics in the State (based on
                                the achievement of students for the
                                preceding school year in each of grades
                                4, 6, and 8 on the academics
                                assessments in mathematics required
                                under clause (vii)), to, for the school
                                year following the administration of
                                such assessments, administer the
                                academic assessments in mathematics
                                required under clause (vii) in each of
                                grades 4 and 8;
                                    ``(IV) authorize a public
                                elementary school or public secondary
                                school at the 15th percentile or above
                                for reading or language arts in the
                                State (based on the achievement of
                                students for the preceding school year
                                in each of grades 3, 5, and 7 on the
                                academics assessments in reading or
                                language arts required under clause
                                (vii)), to, for the school year
                                following the administration of such
                                assessments, administer the academic
                                assessments in reading or language arts
                                required under clause (vii) in each of
                                grades 3 and 7;
                                    ``(V) authorize a public elementary
                                school or public secondary school whose
                                students do not meet the academic
                                achievement requirements of subclause
                                (III) of this clause, but which has
                                demonstrated such level of progress
                                with respect to the achievement of
                                students on academic assessments in
                                mathematics required under clause
                                (vii), as determined appropriate by the
                                Secretary to be authorized to
                                administer assessments in mathematics
                                in accordance with subclause (III) of
                                this clause, to administer such
                                assessments in mathematics in
                                accordance with such subclause (III);
                                and
                                    ``(VI) authorize a public
                                elementary school or public secondary
                                school whose students do not meet the
                                academic achievement requirements of
                                subclause (IV) of this clause, but
                                which has demonstrated such level of
                                progress with respect to the
                                achievement of students on academic
                                assessments in reading or language arts
                                required under clause (vii), as
                                determined appropriate by the Secretary
                                to be authorized to administer
                                assessments in reading or language arts
                                in accordance with subclause (IV) of
                                this clause, to administer such
                                assessments in reading or language arts
                                in accordance with such subclause
                                (IV).''.
    (b) Limited English Proficient Students.--Section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(2)(C)(v)) is amended in the matter following item (dd), by
inserting before the semicolon the following: ``and that the
achievement of a student with limited English proficiency shall not be
considered for purposes of such definition for the first 12 months that
the student is enrolled in a public elementary school or public
secondary school''.
    (c) Application to Waivers.--Section 9401 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7861) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph
                (9)(C);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (10) and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) the requirement under section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that
        a student with limited English proficiency be excluded from the
        definition of adequate yearly progress for the first 12 months
        that the student is enrolled in a public elementary school or
        public secondary school.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Options for Certain Academic Assessments.--A waiver awarded
under this section shall not prohibit a State educational agency from
administering academic assessments in accordance with clause (xvi) of
section 1111(b)(3)(C) in lieu of the requirements of clause (vii) of
section 1111(b)(3)(C).''.

Output: Tackling Excessive Standardized Testing Act of 2015 or the TEST Act of 2015 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to lower the frequency with which students must take the tests used to determine whether they are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic achievement standards in mathematics and reading or language arts. Under current law, students must take such tests in both subjects in each of grades 3 through 8. The bill maintains testing in grades 3 through 8 but authorizes a public school to limit testing: (1) in mathematics, to even-numbered grades or, if the school is at the 15th percentile or above for mathematics in the state or its students are making appropriate progress toward state mathematics achievement standards, to grades 4 and 8 only; and (2) in reading or language arts, to odd-numbered grades or, if the school is at the 15th percentile or above for reading or language arts or its students are making appropriate progress toward state reading or language arts achievement standards, to grades 3 and 7 only. Limited English proficient students who are in their first 12 months of enrollment in a public school are excluded from the determination as to whether students are making AYP toward state academic achievement standards.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``DHS FOIA Efficiency Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
              IMPLEMENTATION.

    (a) Deadline for Updating Regulations.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief FOIA Officer of
the Department of Homeland Security, as appointed pursuant to section
552(j) of title 5, United States Code, shall finalize and issue an
updated regulation implementing section 552 of title 5, United States
Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), which shall
include--
            (1) public guidance on procedures to be followed when
        making requests under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section
        552(a) of title 5, United States Code;
            (2) updated guidance to the components of the Department
        responsible for processing such requests, which may include
        information on how to adopt automated processing of requests
        made under paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of section 552(a) of
        title 5, United States Code;
            (3) detailed information on fees and costs associated with
        such requests; and
            (4) detailed information on the appeals process for such
        requests.
    (b) Identification of Costs.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Chief FOIA Officer, in
        coordination with the Chief Financial Officer of the Department
        and the heads of each of the relevant components of the
        Department, shall identify the total annual cost to the
        Department of implementing section 552 of title 5, United
        States Code.
            (2) Guidance.--The Chief FOIA Officer shall develop
        guidance on reporting standards related to the direct and
        indirect costs to the Department associated with the processing
        of requests made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section
        552(a) of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Cost Savings.--The Chief FOIA Officer, in collaboration with
the heads of each of the relevant components of the Department, shall--
            (1) identify unnecessary and duplicative actions taken by
        the Department in the course of processing requests made under
        paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 552(a) of title 5,
        United States Code, by not later than 120 days after the date
        of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) eliminate unnecessary and duplicative actions taken by
        the Department in the course of processing requests made under
        paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 552(a) of title 5,
        United States Code, by not later than 12 months after the
        identification of such action under paragraph (1).
    (d) FOIA Tracking Systems.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief FOIA Officer shall develop a
plan to automate the processing of requests made under paragraphs (1),
(2), and (3) of section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code to the
Department. Such plan shall take into account the specific needs of
each of the components of the Department responsible for processing
such requests and address required and recommended technology
capabilities and elements. Such plan shall include an assessment of the
costs and benefits associated with establishing and using electronic
processing systems to process requests made under paragraphs (1), (2),
and (3) of section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code.
    (e) FOIA Backlog.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department, in
consultation with the Chief FOIA Officer, shall update and issue
guidance to the heads of each of the relevant components of the
Department regarding the goal of reducing the backlog in processing
requests made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 552(a) of
title 5, United States Code, by 50 percent between fiscal year 2015 and
fiscal year 2018.
    (f) Report.--
            (1) Semiannual privacy report.--The Chief FOIA Officer
        shall include in each semiannual privacy report submitted under
        section 1062(f) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
        Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee-1(f)) each of the
        following:
                    (A) The total costs to the Department of meeting
                the requirements of section 552 of title 5, United
                States Code, for the period covered by the report.
                    (B) An assessment of progress made toward meeting
                the backlog goals pursuant to subsection (e) during the
                period covered by the report and the periods covered by
                the two preceding reports.
                    (C) An assessment of whether the Department has
                adequate staffing and other resources to address the
                backlog goals pursuant to subsection (e) for processing
                requests made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of
                section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code.
                    (D) An assessment of the progress made towards
                automating the processing of requests made under
                paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 552(a) of title
                5, United States Code, during the period covered by the
                report.
            (2) Fiscal year 2016 requirements.--The Chief FOIA Officer
        shall include in the second semiannual privacy report for
        fiscal year 2016 each of the following:
                    (A) A description of any cost savings identified
                under subsection (d).
                    (B) The plan developed under subsection (d).
    (g) Duplicative Action Defined.--In this section, the term
``duplicative actions'' means actions carried out by two or more
components or programs that are engaged in the same activities or
provide the same services related to the processing of FOIA requests to
the same beneficiaries.

SEC. 3. PROGRESS ON AUTOMATION.

    Upon completion of the plan to automate the processing of requests
made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 552(a) of title 5,
United States Code, the Chief FOIA Officer shall provide the plan to
the heads of the components of the Department and seek written feedback
from each head of a component agency regarding the extent to which that
component will adopt the plan, the associated costs, and the projected
timelines.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House of Representatives on June 11, 2015.  DHS FOIA Efficiency Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the Chief FOIA Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS):  within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to issue an updated regulation implementing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and to identify the total annual implementation costs;  to develop guidance on reporting standards related to costs of processing FOIA requests;  within 120 days after enactment of this Act, to identify unnecessary and duplicative actions taken by DHS in processing such requests;  to eliminate such actions within 12 months after identifying them; and  within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to develop a plan to automate the processing of requests and to issue guidance to the relevant DHS components regarding the goal of reducing the backlog in processing requests by 50% between FY2015 and FY2018.  Requires the regulation implementing FOIA to include: (1) public guidance on procedures to be followed when making requests for DHS rules, opinions, orders, records, or proceedings; (2) updated guidance to the DHS components for processing such requests, which may include information on automated processing; and (3) detailed information on fees and costs associated with, and on the appeals process for, requests. Directs the Chief FOIA Officer to include: (1) in each semiannual privacy report submitted under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the total costs to DHS of meeting FOIA requirements and assessments of progress made toward meeting backlog goals, of whether DHS has adequate staffing and other resources to address such goals, and of progress made toward automating the processing of requests; and (2) in the second semiannual privacy report for FY2016, a description of any cost savings identified from, and the plan developed for, automating the processing of requests. (Sec. 3) Directs the Chief FOIA Officer to provide such plan, upon completion, to DHS components and seek written feedback regarding the extent to which each component will adopt the plan, the associated costs, and the projected time lines.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Cocopah Lands Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

     Congress finds the following:
            (1) The reservation of the Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona
        is located in Yuma County, Arizona.
            (2) That reservation was created by an Executive order
        signed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917.
            (3) That reservation is made up of 3 noncontiguous tracts
        of land.
            (4) The Tribe inhabits all 3 parts of the reservation.
            (5) The Tribe purchased the additional lands to provide
        infrastructure to housing areas, water, and economic
        development to tribal members.
            (6) The current trust land base of the reservation is
        insufficient to provide such needs.
            (7) The Tribe acquired 7 parcels of land contiguous to its
        present reservation lands in 1986, 1993, 1997, and 2005, and
        these parcels are currently classified as ``Indian Lands''
        under Federal law.
            (8) The acquired parcels shall not be taken into trust for
        gaming purposes.
            (9) The best means of solving the Tribe's land and economic
        needs to its tribal members is to require the Secretary to take
        lands in Yuma County, Arizona, that are acquired by the Tribe
        into trust for the Tribe subject to the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purpose of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Cocopah Indian
        Tribe of Arizona.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. LANDS TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.

    (a) Lands to Be Taken Into Trust.--If the Tribe transfers title to
the land described in subsection (b) to the Secretary, the Secretary
shall take that land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, if at the
time of such transfer there are no adverse legal claims to such land,
including outstanding liens, mortgages, or taxes owed.
    (b) Land Described.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is
described as follows:
            (1) Parcel 1 (sibley purchase 1986).--Lot 4 and the SW\1/
        4\, of the NW\1/4\, of Sec. 1, T. 10 S., R. 25 W., of the Gila
        and Salt River Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona, except
        that portion of the SW\1/4\, of the NW\1/4\, of said Sec. 1, T.
        10 S., R. 25 W., lying southeasterly of the north right-of-way
        line of the Bureau of Reclamation levee.
            (2) Parcel 2 (sibley purchase 1986).--Lot 1 and the SE\1/
        4\, of the NE\1/4\, of Sec. 2, T. 10 S., R. 25 W., of the Gila
        and Salt River Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona.
            (3) Parcel 3 (mcdaniel purchase 1993).--That part of the
        E\1/2\, of the SE\1/4\, lying south of the East Main Bureau of
        Reclamation Canal right of way in Sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 23 W.,
        of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Yuma County,
        Arizona.
            (4) Parcel 4 (holland purchase 1997).--That portion of the
        NW\1/4\, of the NE\1/4\, of Sec. 31, T. 16 S., R 22 E., of the
        San Bernardino Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona, lying
        north of the levee and Salinity Canal; except the north 220
        feet.
            (5) Parcel 5 (holland purchase 1997).--An easement over the
        easterly 15 feet of the north 220 feet of that portion of the
        NW\1/4\, of the NE\1/4\, of Sec. 31, T. 16 S., R. 22 E., of the
        San Bernardino Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona, lying
        north of the levee and Salinity Canal for irrigation purposes.
            (6) Parcel 6 (powers purchase 1997).--Lots 21, 24, and 25,
        Sec. 29, and lots 16 and 17 and the N\1/2\, of the SW\1/4\, of
        the SE\1/4\, of Sec. 30, T. 16 S., R. 22 E., of the San
        Bernardino Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona, according to the
        dependent resurvey of the Bureau of Land Management, accepted
        December 9, 1960.
            (7) Parcel 7 (speed way purchase 2005).--That portion of
        the W\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\ of Sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 21 W., of the
        Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona,
        lying South and East of the East Main Canal; except the south
        33 feet thereof; except one-third interest in and to all
        mineral rights, as reserved in the deed recorded in Docket
        1461, page 600, records of Yuma County, Arizona.
    (c) Lands to Be Made Part of the Reservation.--Land taken into
trust pursuant to subsection (a) shall be considered to be part of the
Tribe's initial reservation.
    (d) Service Area.--For the purposes of the delivery of Federal
services to enrolled members of the Tribe, the Tribe's service area
shall be Yuma County, Arizona.
    (e) Gaming Prohibited.--Land taken into trust for the benefit of
the Tribe under this Act shall not be used for gaming under the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act.

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

     The Secretary may promulgate such regulations as may be necessary
to carry out this Act.

Output: Cocopah Lands Act - Provides that if the Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona transfers title to certain described land to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary shall take it into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, if there are no adverse legal claims to it, including outstanding liens, mortgages, or taxes owed. Considers such land to be part of the Tribe's initial reservation. Prohibits its use for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Traumatic Brain Injury
Research and Treatment Improvement Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) State data and monitoring systems provide reliable data
        on injury causes and risk factors, identify trends in the
        incidence of traumatic brain injury, enable the development of
        cause-specific prevention strategies focused on populations at
        greatest risk, and monitor the effectiveness of such
        strategies.
            (2) Since 1995, when the Centers for Disease Control and
        Prevention published Guidelines for Surveillance of Central
        Nervous System Injury, additional causes of traumatic brain
        injury have emerged: military-related traumatic brain injuries;
        sports-related concussions; traffic injuries resulting from
        texting while driving; and increasing numbers of falls-related
        traumatic brain injuries among older adults.
            (3) In their 2013 report, Sports-Related Concussions in
        Youth: Improving the Science, Changing the Culture, the
        Institute on Medicine and the National Research Council noted
        that there is currently a lack of data to accurately estimate
        the incidence of sports-related concussions across a variety of
        sports and for youth across the pediatric age spectrum. The
        report recommended that the Centers for Disease Control and
        Prevention establish and oversee a national surveillance system
        to accurately determine the incidence of sports-related
        concussions, including those in youth ages 5 to 21, taking into
        account Federal efforts to collect information on traumatic
        brain injury.
            (4) Traumatic brain injury is a substantial public health
        problem among older persons. As the population of older persons
        continues to grow in the United States, the need to design and
        implement proven and cost-effective prevention measures that
        focus on the leading causes of traumatic brain injury becomes
        more urgent.
            (5) In order to implement this Act, the Centers for Disease
        Control and Prevention needs to collaborate with Federal
        agencies reporting military-related traumatic brain injuries,
        school systems reporting traumatic brain injuries, Medicaid and
        other Federal programs, and State agencies.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS TO IMPROVE THE RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
              OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall--
            (1) evaluate existing surveillance and data collections
        systems that track the incidence and circumstances of traumatic
        brain injury, including concussion;
            (2) not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of
        this Act, submit a report to the Congress outlining the
        findings of the evaluation under paragraph (1); and
            (3) establish a statistically sound, scientifically
        credible, integrated surveillance system regarding traumatic
        brain injury, to be known as the ``National Traumatic Brain
        Injury Surveillance System''.
    (b) Research.--The Secretary shall ensure that the National
Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance System is designed in a manner that
facilitates further research on brain injury.
    (c) Content.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary--
            (1) shall provide for the collection and storage of
        information (excluding personally identifiable information) on
        the incidence and prevalence of traumatic brain injury,
        including concussion, in the United States across the lifespan;
            (2) to the extent practicable, shall provide for the
        collection and storage of other available information
        (excluding personally identifiable information) on traumatic
        brain injury, such as information concerning demographics and
        other information associated with the incidence of a traumatic
        brain injury, such as--
                    (A) age;
                    (B) race and ethnicity;
                    (C) sex;
                    (D) geographic location;
                    (E) history of head injury (including injury type
                and the approximate date of injury);
                    (F) pre-existing conditions, such as learning
                disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity
                disorder; and
                    (G) co-occurring issues, such as substance abuse or
                post-traumatic stress disorder;
            (3) to the extent practicable, shall provide for the
        collection and storage of information relevant to analysis on
        traumatic brain injury, such as information concerning--
                    (A) impact location on the body and nature of the
                impact;
                    (B) qualifications of personnel making the
                traumatic brain injury diagnosis;
                    (C) assessment tool used to make the diagnosis;
                    (D) signs and symptoms consistent with a head
                injury;
                    (E) sport or activity and the level of competition
                (if a sports-related activity);
                    (F) use of protective equipment and impact
                monitoring devices; and
                    (G) severity of the traumatic brain injury; and
            (4) may address issues identified during the consultation
        process under subsection (d).
    (d) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall consult with individuals with appropriate expertise, including--
            (1) epidemiologists with experience in disease surveillance
        or registries;
            (2) representatives of national health associations that--
                    (A) focus on brain injury; and
                    (B) have demonstrated experience in research, care,
                or patient services;
            (3) State public health agencies;
            (4) health information technology experts or other
        information management specialists;
            (5) clinicians with expertise in brain injury;
            (6) research scientists with experience conducting brain
        research or utilizing surveillance systems for scientific
        research purposes;
            (7) medical facilities of the Department of Veterans
        Affairs; and
            (8) behavioral health centers.
    (e) Grants.--The Secretary may award grants to, or enter into
contracts or cooperative agreements with, public or private nonprofit
entities to carry out activities under this section.
    (f) Coordination With Other Federal Agencies.--Subject to
subsection (h), the Secretary shall make information and analysis in
the National Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance System available, as
appropriate, to Federal departments and agencies, such as the National
Institutes of Health, the Health Resources and Services Administration,
the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the
Department of Education, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the
Department of Defense.
    (g) Public Access.--Subject to subsection (h), the Secretary shall
make information and analysis in the National Traumatic Brain Injury
Surveillance System available, as appropriate, to the public, including
researchers.
    (h) Privacy.--The Secretary shall ensure that privacy and security
protections applicable to the National Traumatic Brain Injury
Surveillance System are at least as stringent as the privacy and
security protections under HIPAA privacy and security law, including
nondisclosure of personally identifiable information.
    (i) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress
concerning the implementation of this section. Such report shall
include information on--
            (1) the development and maintenance of the National
        Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance System;
            (2) the type of information collected and stored in the
        System;
            (3) the use and availability of such information, including
        guidelines for such use; and
            (4) the use and coordination of databases that collect or
        maintain information on traumatic brain injury.
    (j) Definition.--In this Act:
            (1) National health association.--The term ``national
        health association'' means a national nonprofit organization
        with chapters, other affiliated organizations, or networks in
        States throughout the United States.
            (2) HIPAA privacy and security law.--The term ``HIPAA
        privacy and security law'' has the meaning given to that term
        in section 3009 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
        300jj-19).
            (3) Personally identifiable information.--The term
        ``personally identifiable information'' means information which
        can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity
        (such as their name, social security number, or biometric
        records) either alone or when combined with other personal or
        identifying information which is linked or linkable to a
        specific individual (such as date of birth, place of birth, and
        mother's maiden name).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Health and Human Services.
            (5) Surveillance.--The term ``surveillance'' means the
        ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and
        dissemination of data (other than personally identifiable
        information) regarding a health-related event for use in public
        health action to reduce morbidity and mortality and to improve
        health.
            (6) Traumatic brain injury.--The term ``traumatic brain
        injury'' means an injury to the head arising from blunt or
        penetrating trauma or from acceleration or deceleration forces
        associated with one or more of the following: decreased level
        of consciousness, amnesia, objective neurologic or
        neuropsychological abnormalities, skull fractures, diagnosed
        intracranial lesions, or head injury listed as a cause of death
        in the death certificate.
    (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this Act, there
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary.

Output: National Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Treatment Improvement Act of 2015 Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) evaluate existing surveillance and data collection systems that track the incidence and circumstances of traumatic brain injury, including concussion; (2) establish a statistically sound, scientifically credible, and integrated National Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance System; and (3) ensure that the System is designed in a manner that facilitates further research on brain injury.    Requires the CDC to make information and analysis in the System available to the public and ensure that privacy and security protections applicable to the System are at least as stringent as those under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.