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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Accountability and
Oversight in Syria Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
        mandates that no security assistance may be provided to any
        country the government of which engages in a consistent pattern
        of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights.
            (2) Section 523 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
        states that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
        available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated to finance
        indirectly any assistance or reparations to Cuba, Iraq, Libya,
        Iran, Syria, North Korea, or Sudan, unless the President of the
        United States certifies that the withholding of these funds is
        contrary to the national interest of the United States.
            (3) Under the terms of Resolution 2043 of April 21, 2012,
        the United Nations Security Council established a United
        Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), for an initial
        period of 90 days, under the command of a Chief Military
        Observer, comprising an initial deployment of up to 300 unarmed
        military observers as well as an appropriate civilian component
        to fulfill the following mandate: To monitor a cessation of
        armed violence in all its forms by all parties and to monitor
        and support the full implementation of the UNSMIS' six-point
        plan.
            (4) On June 15, 2012, UNSMIS suspended its activities owing
        to an intensification of armed violence across the country.
            (5) On July 20, 2012, the Security Council extended UNSMIS
        for a final period of 30 days. According to Resolution 2059,
        the Council would only consider further extensions to the
        mission ``in the event that the Secretary-General reports and
        the Security Council confirms the cessation of the use of heavy
        weapons and a reduction in the level of violence sufficient by
        all sides'' to allow UNSMIS to implement its mandate.
            (6) As the conditions set by the Security Council had not
        been met, UNSMIS mandate ended at midnight on August 19, 2012.
            (7) The al-Nusrah Front is designated by the Department of
        State as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Government of Syria should immediately cease the
        use of heavy weapons in population centers;
            (2) all parties within Syria should bring about a cessation
        of armed violence in all its forms;
            (3) the Secretary of State should continue to list Syria as
        a state sponsor of terrorism;
            (4) in accordance with international law, the Government of
        Syria should immediately cease the use of chemical weapons; and
            (5) if the President considers initiating military action,
        including imposition of a ``no fly'' zone or other military
        operations on Syrian territory, airspace, or waters--
                    (A) according to article I, section 8, of the
                United States Constitution, ``The Congress shall have
                Power To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and
                Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land
                and Water.'';
                    (B) according to the War Powers Resolution, ``The
                constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-
                Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into
                hostilities, or into situations where imminent
                involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the
                circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a
                declaration of war, (2) specific statutory
                authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by
                attack upon the United States, its territories or
                possessions, or its armed forces.''; and
                    (C) the President should adhere to the War Powers
                Resolution and obtain specific statutory authorization
                for the use of the United States Armed Forces in
                response to the war in Syria.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE TO CONDUCT MILITARY OR PARAMILITARY
              OPERATIONS IN SYRIA.

    (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
assistance of any kind may be provided by any United States Government
agency for the purpose, or which would have the effect, of promoting,
augmenting, directly or indirectly, the capacity of any nation, group,
organization, movement, or individual to conduct military or
paramilitary operations in Syria, unless and until Congress expressly
authorizes such assistance by law enacted after the date of enactment
of this section.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to assistance that is
solely provided for humanitarian purposes.

Output: Congressional Accountability and Oversight in Syria Act - Prohibits assistance (except for humanitarian assistance) for the purpose, or which would have the effect, of promoting the capacity of any nation, group, organization, movement, or individual to conduct military or paramilitary operations in Syria, unless and until Congress expressly authorizes such assistance by law.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Genetic Privacy and
Nondiscrimination Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.

    (a) Amendments Relating to the Group Market.--
            (1) Prohibition of health discrimination on the basis of
        genetic information in the group market.--
                    (A) No enrollment restriction for genetic
                services.--Section 2702(a)(1)(F) of the Public Health
                Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-1(a)(1)(F)) is amended by
                inserting before the period the following: ``(including
                information about a request for or receipt of genetic
                services)''.
                    (B) No discrimination in premiums based on
                predictive genetic information.--Subpart 2 of part A of
                title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
                300gg-4 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
                following new section:

``SEC. 2707. PROHIBITING PREMIUM DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GROUPS ON THE
              BASIS OF PREDICTIVE GENETIC INFORMATION IN THE GROUP
              MARKET.

    ``A group health plan, or a health insurance issuer offering group
health insurance coverage in connection with a group health plan shall
not adjust premium or contribution amounts for a group on the basis of
predictive genetic information concerning any individual (including a
dependent) or family member of the individual (including information
about a request for or receipt of genetic services).''.
                    (C) Conforming amendment.--Section 2702(b) of the
                Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-1(b)) is
                amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Reference to related provision.--For a provision
        prohibiting the adjustment of premium or contribution amounts
        for a group under a group health plan on the basis of
        predictive genetic information (including information about a
        request for or receipt of genetic services), see section
        2707.''.
            (2) Definitions.--Section 2791(d) of the Public Health
        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(d)) is amended by adding at the
        end the following:
            ``(15) Family member.--The term `family member' means, with
        respect to an individual--
                    ``(A) the spouse of the individual;
                    ``(B) a dependent child of the individual; and
                    ``(C) all other individuals related by blood to the
                individual or the spouse or child described in
                subparagraph (A) or (B).
            ``(16) Genetic services.--The term `genetic services' means
        health services for an individual provided to interpret and
        assess predictive genetic information for diagnostic or
        therapeutic purposes as well as to counsel individuals
        regarding the use of specific predictive genetic information.
            ``(17) Predictive genetic information.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `predictive genetic
                information' means individually identifiable
                information which identifies the presence, absence,
                variation, alteration, or modification of a human gene
                or genes that--
                            ``(i) are scientifically or medically
                        identifiable; and
                            ``(ii) are--
                                    ``(I) known to be a primary cause
                                of a disease, disorder, or syndrome in
                                a person, or associated with a
                                significantly increased statistical
                                risk of development of a disease,
                                disorder, or syndrome in a person, but
                                which have not resulted in signs in the
                                person that would otherwise permit
                                diagnosis of the disease, disorder, or
                                syndrome; or
                                    ``(II) associated with an increased
                                statistical risk of a person having
                                offspring with a disease, disorder, or
                                syndrome.
                    ``(B) Limitations.--The term `predictive genetic
                information' does not include--
                            ``(i) information from which individual
                        identifiers are removed, encoded, or encrypted
                        to prevent disclosure of the individual's
                        identity;
                            ``(ii) information for research conducted
                        in compliance with the regulations and
                        protections provided for under parts 50 and 56
                        of title 21 and under part 46 of title 45, Code
                        of Federal Regulations; or
                            ``(iii) information related to a manifested
                        disease, disorder, impairment, or condition
                        which could be reasonably detected by a health
                        care professional with appropriate training and
                        expertise in the field of medicine involved.
            ``(18) Predictive genetic test.--The term `predictive
        genetic test' means a laboratory test on a biological sample of
        a person performed solely to obtain predictive genetic
        information.''.
    (b) Amendments Relating to the Individual Market.--The first
subpart 3 of part B of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300gg-51 et seq.) (relating to other requirements) is amended by
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 2753. PROHIBITION OF HEALTH DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF
              PREDICTIVE GENETIC INFORMATION.

    ``(a) Prohibition on Predictive Genetic Information as a Condition
of Eligibility.--A health insurance issuer offering health insurance
coverage in the individual market may not use predictive genetic
information as a condition of eligibility of an individual to enroll in
individual health insurance coverage (including information about a
request for or receipt of genetic services).
    ``(b) Prohibition on Predictive Genetic Information in Setting
Premium Rates.--A health insurance issuer offering health insurance
coverage in the individual market shall not adjust premium rates for
individuals on the basis of predictive genetic information concerning
such an individual (including a dependent) or a family member of the
individual (including information about a request for or receipt of
genetic services).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to--
            (1) group health plans, and health insurance coverage
        offered in connection with group health plans, for plan years
        beginning after 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act;
        and
            (2) health insurance coverage offered, sold, issued,
        renewed, in effect, or operated in the individual market after
        1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.

Output: Genetic Privacy and Nondiscrimination Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group or individual health care plan or health insurance issuer from restricting enrollment or adjusting premium or contribution amounts on the basis of predictive genetic information about an individual or family member of such individual.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Victims of Abuse Access to Health
Insurance Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF HEALTH INSURANCE DISCRIMINATION RELATING TO
              VICTIMS OF CERTAIN CRIMES.

    (a) In General.--No insurer may engage in a practice that has the
effect of denying, canceling, or limiting health insurance coverage or
health benefits, or establishing, increasing, or varying the premium
charged for the coverage or benefits--
            (1) to or for an individual on the basis that the
        individual is, has been, or may be the victim of domestic
        violence; or
            (2) to or for a group or employer on the basis that the
        group includes or the employer employs, or provides or
        subsidizes insurance for, an individual described in paragraph
        (1).
    (b) Pre-Existing Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--A health benefit plan may not consider a
        condition or injury that occurred as a result of domestic
        violence as a pre-existing condition.
            (2) Preexisting condition.--As used in paragraph (1), the
        term ``preexisting condition'' means, with respect to coverage
        under a health benefit plan, a condition which was diagnosed,
        or which was treated, prior to the first date of such coverage
        (without regard to any waiting period).

SEC. 3. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL REMEDIES AND PENALTIES.

    (a) In General.--Whoever violates the provisions of this Act shall
be--
            (1) subject to a fine in an amount provided for under title
        18, United States Code, for a class A misdemeanor not resulting
        in death;
            (2) subject to the imposition of a civil monetary penalty;
        and
            (3) subject to the commencement by the aggrieved party of a
        civil action under subsection (b).
    (b) Civil Remedies.--
            (1) In general.--Any individual aggrieved by reason of the
        conduct prohibited in this Act may commence a civil action for
        the relief set forth in paragraph (2).
            (2) Relief.--In any action under paragraph (1), the court
        may award appropriate relief, including temporary, preliminary,
        or permanent injunctive relief and compensatory and punitive
        damages, as well as the costs of suit and reasonable fees for
        plaintiffs attorneys and expert witnesses. With respect to
        compensatory damages, the plaintiff may elect, at any time
        prior to the rendering of final judgment, to recover, in lieu
        of actual damages, an award of statutory damages in the amount
        of $5,000 per violation.
            (3) Concurrent jurisdiction.--Both Federal and State courts
        shall have concurrent jurisdiction over actions brought
        pursuant to this section.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Domestic violence.--The term ``domestic violence''
        means the occurrence of one or more of the following acts
        between household or family (including in-laws or extended
        family) members, spouses or former spouses, or individuals
        engaged in or formerly engaged in a sexually intimate
        relationship:
                    (A) Attempting to cause or intentionally,
                knowingly, or recklessly causing bodily injury, rape,
                assault, sexual assault, or involuntary sexual
                intercourse.
                    (B) Knowingly engaging in a course of conduct or
                repeatedly committing acts toward another individual,
                including following the individual, without proper
                authority, under circumstances that place the
                individual in reasonable fear of bodily injury.
                    (C) Subjecting another to false imprisonment.
            (2) Insurer.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``insurer'' means a
                health benefit plan, a health care provider, an entity
                that self-insures, or a Federal or State agency or
                entity that conducts activities related to the
                protection of public health.
                    (B) Health benefit plan.--The term ``health benefit
                plan'' means any public or private entity or program
                that provides for payments for health care, including--
                            (i) a group health plan (as defined in
                        section 607 of the Employee Retirement Income
                        Security Act of 1974) or a multiple employer
                        welfare arrangement (as defined in section
                        3(40) of such Act) that provides health
                        benefits;
                            (ii) any other health insurance
                        arrangement, including any arrangement
                        consisting of a hospital or medical expense
                        incurred policy or certificate, hospital or
                        medical service plan contract, or health
                        maintenance organization subscriber contract;
                            (iii) workers' compensation or similar
                        insurance to the extent that it relates to
                        workers' compensation medical benefits (as
                        defined by the Secretary of Health and Human
                        Services); and
                            (iv) automobile medical insurance to the
                        extent that it relates to medical benefits (as
                        defined by the Secretary of Health and Human
                        Services).

SEC. 5. INAPPLICABILITY OF MCCARRAN-FERGUSON ACT.

    For purposes of section 2(b) of the Act of March 9, 1945 (15 U.S.C.
1012(b); commonly known as the McCarran-Ferguson Act), this Act shall
be considered to specifically relate to the business of insurance.

SEC. 6. REGULATIONS.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue regulations
to carry out this Act.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.

Output: Victims of Abuse Access to Health Insurance Act - Prohibits health insurers from discriminating against an individual or group because the individual is or may be a victim of domestic violence.  Prohibits considering a condition or injury resulting from domestic violence as a pre-existing condition.  Mandates civil and criminal penalties and provides for injunctive relief and compensatory and punitive damages. Declares that, for the purposes of the McCarran-Ferguson Act, this Act specifically relates to the business of insurance.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Fraud Enforcement Act of
2009''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENTS TO CRIMINAL LAWS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE FRAUD.

    (a) Fraud Sentencing Guidelines.--
            (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``Federal
        health care offense'' has the meaning given that term in
        section 24 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this
        Act.
            (2) Review and amendments.--Pursuant to the authority under
        section 994 of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance
        with this subsection, the United States Sentencing Commission
        shall--
                    (A) review the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and
                policy statements applicable to persons convicted of
                Federal health care offenses;
                    (B) amend the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and
                policy statements applicable to persons convicted of
                Federal health care offenses involving Government
                health care programs to provide that the aggregate
                dollar amount of fraudulent bills submitted to the
                Government health care program shall constitute prima
                facie evidence of the amount of the intended loss by
                the defendant; and
                    (C) amend the Federal Sentencing Guidelines to
                provide--
                            (i) a 2-level increase in the offense level
                        for any defendant convicted of a Federal health
                        care offense relating to a Government health
                        care program which involves a loss of not less
                        than $1,000,000 and less than $7,000,000;
                            (ii) a 3-level increase in the offense
                        level for any defendant convicted of a Federal
                        health care offense relating to a Government
                        health care program which involves a loss of
                        not less than $7,000,000 and less than
                        $20,000,000;
                            (iii) a 4-level increase in the offense
                        level for any defendant convicted of a Federal
                        health care offense relating to a Government
                        health care program which involves a loss of
                        not less than $20,000,000; and
                            (iv) if appropriate, otherwise amend the
                        Federal Sentencing Guidelines and policy
                        statements applicable to persons convicted of
                        Federal health care offenses involving
                        Government health care programs.
            (3) Requirements.--In carrying this subsection, the United
        States Sentencing Commission shall--
                    (A) ensure that the Federal Sentencing Guidelines
                and policy statements--
                            (i) reflect the serious harms associated
                        with health care fraud and the need for
                        aggressive and appropriate law enforcement
                        action to prevent such fraud; and
                            (ii) provide increased penalties for
                        persons convicted of health care fraud offenses
                        in appropriate circumstances;
                    (B) consult with individuals or groups representing
                health care fraud victims, law enforcement officials,
                the health care industry, and the Federal judiciary as
                part of the review described in paragraph (2);
                    (C) ensure reasonable consistency with other
                relevant directives and with other guidelines under the
                Federal Sentencing Guidelines;
                    (D) account for any aggravating or mitigating
                circumstances that might justify exceptions, including
                circumstances for which the Federal Sentencing
                Guidelines, as in effect on the date of enactment of
                this Act, provide sentencing enhancements;
                    (E) make any necessary conforming changes to the
                Federal Sentencing Guidelines; and
                    (F) ensure that the Federal Sentencing Guidelines
                adequately meet the purposes of sentencing.
    (b) Intent Requirement for Health Care Fraud.--Section 1347 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Whoever knowingly''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) With respect to violations of this section, a person need not
have actual knowledge of this section or specific intent to commit a
violation of this section.''.
    (c) Kickbacks.--Section 1128B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1320a-7b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) In addition to the penalties provided for in this section or
section 1128A, a claim for items or services that are provided in
violation of this section constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for
purposes of subchapter III of chapter 37 of title 31, United States
Code.''.
    (d) Health Care Fraud Offense.--Section 24(a) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the semicolon and
        inserting ``or section 1128B of the Social Security Act (42
        U.S.C. 1320a-7b); or''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``1349,'' after ``1343,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``section 301 of the Federal Food,
                Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331), or section 411,
                501, or 511 of the Employee Retirement Income Security
                Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1111, 1131, and 1141),'' after
                ``title,''.

SEC. 3. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

    (a) Subpoenas Under the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996.--Section 1510(b) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to the grand jury'';
        and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``grand jury
                subpoena'' and inserting ``subpoena for records''; and
                    (B) in the matter following subparagraph (B), by
                striking ``to the grand jury''.
    (b) Subpoenas Under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons
Act.--The Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 3 the following:

``SEC. 3A. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.

    ``(a) Authority.--The Attorney General, or at the direction of the
Attorney General, any officer or employee of the Department of Justice
may require by subpoena access to any institution that is the subject
of an investigation under this Act and to any document, record,
material, file, report, memorandum, policy, procedure, investigation,
video or audio recording, or quality assurance report relating to any
institution that is the subject of an investigation under this Act to
determine whether there are conditions which deprive persons residing
in or confined to the institution of any rights, privileges, or
immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the
United States.
    ``(b) Issuance and Enforcement of Subpoenas.--
            ``(1) Issuance.--Subpoenas issued under this section--
                    ``(A) shall bear the signature of the Attorney
                General or any officer or employee of the Department of
                Justice as designated by the Attorney General; and
                    ``(B) shall be served by any person or class of
                persons designated by the Attorney General or a
                designated officer or employee for that purpose.
            ``(2) Enforcement.--In the case of contumacy or failure to
        obey a subpoena issued under this section, the United States
        district court for the judicial district in which the
        institution is located may issue an order requiring compliance.
        Any failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by
        the court as a contempt that court.
    ``(c) Protection of Subpoenaed Records and Information.--Any
document, record, material, file, report, memorandum, policy,
procedure, investigation, video or audio recording, or quality
assurance report or other information obtained under a subpoena issued
under this section--
            ``(1) may not be used for any purpose other than to protect
        the rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by
        the Constitution or laws of the United States of persons who
        reside, have resided, or will reside in an institution;
            ``(2) may not be transmitted by or within the Department of
        Justice for any purpose other than to protect the rights,
        privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the
        Constitution or laws of the United States of persons who
        reside, have resided, or will reside in an institution; and
            ``(3) shall be redacted, obscured, or otherwise altered if
        used in any publicly available manner so as to prevent the
        disclosure of any personally identifiable information.''.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
              JUSTICE FOR CRIMINAL AND CIVIL ENFORCEMENT OF HEALTH CARE
              FRAUD.

    (a) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Attorney General, to remain available until expended, $20,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2011 through 2016 for the purposes of
investigations, prosecutions, and civil or other proceedings relating
to fraud and abuse in connection with any health care benefit program,
as defined in section 24(b) of title 18, United States Code.
    (b) Allocations.--With respect to each of fiscal years 2011 through
2016, the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a)
shall be allocated as follows:
            (1) For the offices of the United States attorneys,
        $10,000,000.
            (2) For the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice,
        $5,000,000.
            (3) For the Civil Division of the Department of Justice,
        $5,000,000.

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Health Care Fraud Enforcement Act of 2009 - Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend guidelines and policy statements relating to health care fraud to increase the sentences for such crimes based upon the dollar amount of fraud involved.

Expands the definition of "health care fraud" to include anti-fraud provisions of the Social Security Act relating to kickbacks, bribes, or rebates, the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Makes a health care fraud violation under such statutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the False Claims Act.

Amends the federal criminal code to allow a conviction for health care fraud without actual knowledge of a fraud prohibition or a specific intent to commit a health care fraud violation.

Amends the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to expand the power of the Attorney General to issue subpoenas for records under such Act.

Authorizes additional appropriations to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for FY2011-FY2016 for investigations and prosecutions relating to fraud and abuse in connection with any health care benefit program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Benjamin Franklin True Patriot
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Benjamin Franklin stated: ``Those who would give up
        essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety,
        deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.''.
            (2) The First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth
        Amendments to the United States Constitution were established
        to protect the civil rights and liberties of all Americans in
        perpetuity.
            (3) Federal policies adopted since September 11, 2001,
        including provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law 107-56)
        and related executive orders, regulations, and actions threaten
        fundamental rights and liberties, including the First, Fourth,
        Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the
        Constitution by--
                    (A) authorizing the indefinite incarceration of
                noncitizens based on mere suspicion, and the indefinite
                incarceration of citizens designated by the President
                as ``enemy combatants'' without access to counsel or
                meaningful recourse to the Federal courts;
                    (B) limiting the traditional authority of Federal
                courts to curb law enforcement abuse of electronic
                surveillance in antiterrorism investigations and
                ordinary criminal investigations;
                    (C) expanding the authority of Federal agents to
                conduct so-called ``sneak and peek'' or ``black bag''
                searches, in which the subject of the search warrant is
                unaware that his or her property has been searched;
                    (D) granting law enforcement and intelligence
                agencies broad access to personal medical, financial,
                library, and education records with little if any
                judicial oversight;
                    (E) chilling constitutionally protected speech
                through overbroad definitions of ``terrorism'';
                    (F) creating divisions between immigrant
                communities and the police that protect them by
                encouraging involvement of State and local police in
                enforcement of Federal immigration law; and the police
                that protect them;
                    (G) permitting the FBI to conduct surveillance of
                religious services, internet chatrooms, political
                demonstrations, and other public meetings of any kind
                without having any evidence that a crime has been or
                may be committed; and
                    (H) mandating the closure of certain immigration
                removal hearings, including denying judges the
                authority to reject stays of release where bond has
                been ordered and denying noncitizens the right to a
                bond hearing.
            (4) Future legislation, such as legislation drafted
        entitled the Domestic Security Enhancement Act (DSEA) or
        PATRIOT II, contains a multitude of new and sweeping law
        enforcement and intelligence gathering powers many of which are
        not related to terrorism, and would severely dilute and
        undermine many basic constitutional rights as well as disturb
        our unique system of checks and balances by--
                    (A) diminishing personal privacy by removing
                important checks on government surveillance authority;
                    (B) reducing the accountability of government to
                the public by increasing government secrecy;
                    (C) expanding the definition of ``terrorism'' in a
                manner that threatens the constitutionally protected
                rights of Americans; and
                    (D) seriously eroding the right of all persons to
                due process of law.
            (5) The above new and unprecedented powers pose threats to
        all Americans and particularly to the civil rights and
        liberties of the residents of our Nation who are Arab, Muslim,
        or of South Asian descent.

SEC. 3. NINETY-DAY REVIEW PERIOD.

    Each provision of law, regulation, or other policy directive listed
in sections 4 through 10, and any amendments made by that provision,
shall cease to have effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act. During this 90-day period, the Congress may, at the request
of the President, hold hearings to determine whether a particular
section should be removed from the list in section 4.

SEC. 4. PROVISIONS IN THE USA PATRIOT ACT.

    The provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law 107-56) to which
section 3 applies are:
            (1) Section 213, relating to ``sneak and peak searches''.
            (2) Section 214, relating to the use of pen registers for
        foreign intelligence purposes.
            (3) Section 215, relating to the obtaining by the
        Government of certain business records.
            (4) Section 216, relating to the use of pen registers in
        criminal cases.
            (5) Section 218, relating to the Foreign Intelligence
        Surveillance Act.
            (6) Section 411, relating to new grounds for deportation.
            (7) Section 412, relating to mandatory detention of certain
        aliens.
            (8) Section 505, relating to national security letters.
            (9) Section 507, relating to educational records.
            (10) Section 508, relating to collection and disclosure of
        individually identifiable information under the National
        Education Statistics Act of 1994.
            (11) Section 802, relating to the definition of domestic
        terrorism.

SEC. 5. PROVISIONS OF AVIATION SECURITY ACT EXCLUDING PERMANENT
              RESIDENT ALIENS FROM BEING BAGGAGE CHECKERS.

    Section 3 also applies to section 44935(e)(2)(A)(ii) of title 49,
United States Code.

SEC. 6. HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002 PROVISIONS.

    Section 3 also applies to the following provisions of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002:
            (1) Section 214, relating to an exemption from the Freedom
        of Information Act.
            (2) Section 871, relating to an exemption from the Federal
        Advisory Committee Act.

SEC. 7. IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS PROVISIONS.

    Section 3 also applies to the following provisions of regulations:
            (1) The regulation found at 66 Federal Register 48334-35
        (September 20, 2001) relating to time held without charges.
            (2) The regulation found at 66 Federal Register 54909-12
        (October 31, 2001) relating to automatic stays for the
        Government in immigration hearings.
            (3) The so-called ``Creppy memo'' that mandates closed
        immigration hearings in certain cases, and 67 Federal Register
        54878 (August 26, 2002) relating to restructuring appeals.
            (4) Any legal opinion or regulation that increases the
        powers of the Attorney General to authorize State or local law
        enforcement officers to exercise Federal immigration
        enforcement beyond those given in 8 CFR Part 2 or 28 CFR Part
        65.
            (5) The regulation found at 67 Federal Register 52584
        (August 12, 2002), relating to registration and monitoring of
        certain aliens, and all notices published pursuant to that
        regulation.

SEC. 8. ATTORNEY-CLIENT MONITORING.

    Section 3 also applies to the regulation found at 66 Federal
Register 55063, relating to monitoring conversations between attorneys
and clients.

SEC. 9. SECRECY ORDERS.

    Section 3 also applies to the memorandum of Attorney General
Ashcroft dated October 12, 2001 and relating to the disclosure of
documents under the Freedom of Information Act.

SEC. 10. THORNBURG GUIDELINES ON RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION SPYING.

    Section 3 also applies to any regulations having the effect of
changing the effect of the Attorney General's Guidelines on General
Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Domestic Security/Terrorism
Investigations approved by Attorney General Dick Thornburg for the
Department of Justice on March 21, 1989.

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Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act - Provides that each provision of law, regulation, or other policy directive listed in this Act and any amendments made by that provision, shall cease to have effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Authorizes Congress, during such period and at the request of the President, to hold hearings to determine whether a particular section should be removed from the list with respect to the USA PATRIOT Act.

Applies this Act to specified provisions in: (1) the USA PATRIOT Act; (2) the Aviation Security Act excluding permanent resident aliens from being baggage checkers; (3) the Homeland Security Act 2002; (4) certain immigration regulations; (5) the Federal Register relating to monitoring conversations between attorneys and clients; (6) the memorandum of Attorney General Ashcroft dated October 12, 2001, and relating to the disclosure of documents under the Freedom of Information Act; and (7) any regulations having the effect of changing the effect of Attorney General Dick Thornburg's Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Domestic Security/Terrorism Investigations (particularly with respect to religious institution spying), approved March 21, 1989.


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SECTION 1. ROCKY FLATS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Essential mineral right.--The term ``essential mineral
        right'' means a right to mine sand and gravel at Rocky Flats,
        as depicted on the map.
            (2) Fair market value.--The term ``fair market value''
        means the value of an essential mineral right, as determined by
        an appraisal performed by an independent, certified mineral
        appraiser under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
        Practice.
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Rocky
        Flats National Wildlife Refuge'', dated July 25, 2005, and
        available for inspection in appropriate offices of the United
        States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Energy.
            (4) Natural resource damage liability claim.--The term
        ``natural resource damage liability claim'' means a natural
        resource damage liability claim under subsections (a)(4)(C) and
        (f) of section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607)
        arising from hazardous substances releases at or from Rocky
        Flats that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, are
        identified in the administrative record for Rocky Flats
        required by the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution
        Contingency Plan prepared under section 105 of that Act (42
        U.S.C. 9605).
            (5) Rocky flats.--The term ``Rocky Flats'' means the
        Department of Energy facility in the State of Colorado known as
        the ``Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site''.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Energy.
            (7) Trustees.--The term ``Trustees'' means the Federal and
        State officials designated as trustees under section 107(f)(2)
        of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607(f)(2)).
    (b) Purchase of Essential Mineral Rights.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, such amounts authorized to be
        appropriated under subsection (c) shall be available to the
        Secretary to purchase essential mineral rights at Rocky Flats.
            (2) Conditions.--The Secretary shall not purchase an
        essential mineral right under paragraph (1) unless--
                    (A) the owner of the essential mineral right is a
                willing seller; and
                    (B) the Secretary purchases the essential mineral
                right for an amount that does not exceed fair market
                value.
            (3) Limitation.--Only those funds authorized to be
        appropriated under subsection (c) shall be available for the
        Secretary to purchase essential mineral rights under paragraph
        (1).
            (4) Release from liability.--Notwithstanding any other law,
        any natural resource damage liability claim shall be considered
        to be satisfied by--
                    (A) the purchase by the Secretary of essential
                mineral rights under paragraph (1) for consideration in
                an amount equal to $10,000,000;
                    (B) the payment by the Secretary to the Trustees of
                $10,000,000; or
                    (C) the purchase by the Secretary of any portion of
                the mineral rights under paragraph (1) for--
                            (i) consideration in an amount less than
                        $10,000,000; and
                            (ii) a payment by the Secretary to the
                        Trustees of an amount equal to the difference
                        between--
                                    (I) $10,000,000; and
                                    (II) the amount paid under clause
                                (i).
            (5) Use of funds.--
                    (A) In general.--Any amounts received under
                paragraph (4) shall be used by the Trustees for the
                purposes described in section 107(f)(1) of the
                Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
                Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607(f)(1)),
                including--
                            (i) the purchase of additional mineral
                        rights at Rocky Flats; and
                            (ii) the development of habitat restoration
                        projects at Rocky Flats.
                    (B) Condition.--Any expenditure of funds under this
                paragraph shall be made jointly by the Trustees.
                    (C) Additional funds.--The Trustees may use the
                funds received under paragraph (4) in conjunction with
                other private and public funds.
            (6) Exemption from national environmental policy act.--Any
        purchases of mineral rights under this subsection shall be
        exempt from the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
            (7) Rocky flats national wildlife refuge.--
                    (A) Transfer of management responsibilities.--The
                Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge Act of 2001 (16
                U.S.C. 668dd note; Public Law 107-107) is amended--
                            (i) in section 3175--
                                    (I) by striking subsections (b) and
                                (f); and
                                    (II) by redesignating subsections
                                (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (b),
                                (c), and (d), respectively; and
                            (ii) in section 3176(a)(1), by striking
                        ``section 3175(d)'' and inserting ``section
                        3175(c)''.
                    (B) Boundaries.--Section 3177 of the Rocky Flats
                National Wildlife Refuge Act of 2001 (16 U.S.C. 668dd
                note; Public Law 107-107) is amended by striking
                subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Composition.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        refuge shall consist of land within the boundaries of Rocky
        Flats, as depicted on the map--
                    ``(A) entitled `Rocky Flats National Wildlife
                Refuge';
                    ``(B) dated July 25, 2005; and
                    ``(C) available for inspection in the appropriate
                offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
                and the Department of Energy.
            ``(2) Exclusions.--The refuge does not include--
                    ``(A) any land retained by the Department of Energy
                for response actions under section 3175(c);
                    ``(B) any land depicted on the map described in
                paragraph (1) that is subject to 1 or more essential
                mineral rights described in section 3114(a) of the
                National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
                over which the Secretary shall retain jurisdiction of
                the surface estate until the essential mineral rights--
                            ``(i) are purchased under subsection (b) of
                        that Act; or
                            ``(ii) are mined and reclaimed by the
                        mineral rights holders in accordance with
                        requirements established by the State of
                        Colorado; and
                    ``(C) the land depicted on the map described in
                paragraph (1) on which essential mineral rights are
                being actively mined as of the date of enactment of
                this subparagraph until--
                            ``(i) the essential mineral rights are
                        purchased; or
                            ``(ii) the surface estate is reclaimed by
                        the mineral rights holder in accordance with
                        requirements established by the State of
                        Colorado.
            ``(3) Acquisition of additional land.--Notwithstanding
        paragraph (2), upon the purchase of the mineral rights or
        reclamation of the land depicted on the map described in
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) transfer the land to the Secretary of the
                Interior for inclusion in the refuge; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary of the Interior shall--
                            ``(i) accept the transfer of the land; and
                            ``(ii) manage the land as part of the
                        refuge.''.
    (c) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary for the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site for fiscal
year 2006, $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary for the
purposes described in subsection (b).

Output:
States that specified funds authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (Colorado) shall be available to the Secretary for the purchase of essential mineral rights at Rocky Flats.

Prescribes related conditions under which any natural resource damage liability claim shall be deemed to be satisfied.

Exempts mineral rights purchased under this Act from the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Amends the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge Act of 2001 to repeal the mandate for a Memorandum of Understanding in connection with the transfer to the Secretary of the Interior of management responsibilities and jurisdiction over Rocky Flats. Repeals, also, the prohibiton against any reduction in funds available to the Secretary of Energy for cleanup and closure of Rocky Flats as a result of such transfer.

Revises the composition of the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge and excludes specified lands subject to certain essential mineral rights.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Blueprint for
Health Act of 2009''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose.
Sec. 3. Establishment of a Blueprint for Health for disease prevention,
                            health promotion, and education about and
                            better management of chronic conditions.
Sec. 4. Strategic plan.
Sec. 5. Chronic care management programs.
Sec. 6. Incentives for prevention of chronic disease.
Sec. 7. Health information technology.
Sec. 8. Recommendations to Congress; annual report.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this Act to establish a Blueprint for Health
which is designed--
            (1) to create a national integrated medical home model of
        care that enhances primary care, encourages multidisciplinary
        coordination, and promotes disease prevention, health
        promotion, and education about and better management of chronic
        conditions;
            (2) to increase Americans' access to affordable,
        appropriate, high quality care through the use of the
        integrated medical home model; and
            (3) to reduce costs to the United States health care system
        through the application of such model.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF A BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTH FOR DISEASE PREVENTION,
              HEALTH PROMOTION, AND EDUCATION ABOUT AND BETTER
              MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall create consistent with
this Act a program (in this Act referred to as the ``Blueprint for
Health'') that provides a national infrastructure for disease
prevention, health promotion, and education about and better management
of chronic conditions through the use of a nationwide integrated
medical home model of care (in this Act referred to as the ``integrated
medical home model of care'') in a manner that is designed to initiate,
coordinate, and evaluate measures for promoting health and preventing
disease in the United States.
    (b) Elements of Blueprint.--The Blueprint for Health shall include
the following elements:
            (1) Strategic plan.--A strategic plan described in section
        4 for designing the integrated medical home model of care.
            (2) Chronic care management programs.--Chronic care
        management programs described in section 5.
            (3) Prevention incentives.--Incentives for the prevention
        of chronic disease described in section 6.
            (4) Assessment of hit initiatives.--A plan described in
        section 7 for the assessment of current health information
        technology initiatives.
    (c) Executive Committee.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convene an executive
        committee to advise the Secretary on the creation and
        implementation of the Blueprint for Health.
            (2) Composition.--The executive committee shall include
        representation from national and State medical, hospital, and
        pharmaceutical associations, consumer and patient advocacy
        groups, labor groups, employer and other purchasing groups, and
        the health insurance industry.

SEC. 4. STRATEGIC PLAN.

    The Blueprint for Health shall include a strategic plan for
designing the integrated medical home model of care that includes the
following:
            (1) Recommended elements of an integrated coordinated
        chronic care management model that incorporates the following:
                    (A) Medical practices acting as medical homes in
                being primary caregivers in close coordination with
                other elements. The elements for such homes may be
                based on guidelines developed for such homes by the
                National Committee for Quality Assurance.
                    (B) Early disease detection and risk
                stratification.
                    (C) Community care teams that provide care support
                for medical homes and assist in coordinating care among
                medical homes, hospitals, prevention programs,
                multidisciplinary specialists, and others.
            (2) A plan for the formation of such community care teams
        that may include panel managers, public health prevention
        specialists, nurse coordinators, social workers, dieticians,
        community health workers, care coordinators, behavioral health
        specialists, and other patient support personnel.
            (3) Incentives for patient self management, community-based
        initiatives, and system and information technology reforms,
        intended for use by all providers and health plans, including
        Medicare, Medicaid, the Federal employees health benefits
        program, and other Federal programs.
            (4) A description of recommended prevention programs and a
        strategy for integrating them into the integrated medical home
        model of care.
            (5) A plan to ensure that chronically ill patients have a
        low level of cost sharing under the integrated medical home
        model of care.
            (6) Alignment of health care information technology
        initiatives with information technology needs.
            (7) Development and use of outcome and reporting measures
        designed to track the progress of patients meeting clinically
        recommended treatment goals.
            (8) A strategy for ensuring the broad support of the
        integrated medical home model of care by health insurers,
        hospitals, and health care professionals, including specialists
        and other physicians.
            (9) Recommendations for better integrating specialty care
        services into primary care practices to ensure care
        coordination and the use of best practices.
            (10) Recommendations for the consultation of providers
        experienced with the development and implementation of an
        integrated medical home model of care as this Act's care
        coordination model is developed.
            (11) A strategy for standardizing outcome and financial
        measures to ensure consistency among all health plans,
        including Medicare, Medicaid, the Federal employees health
        benefits program, and other Federal programs.

SEC. 5. CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

    The Secretary shall include in the Blueprint for Health chronic
care management programs which provide for at least the following:
            (1) Methods for identifying and enrolling chronically ill
        patients and for encouraging primary care physicians,
        specialists, hospitals, and others to participate in such
        programs.
            (2) Development of health risk appraisal or assessment for
        individuals enrolled under Medicare, Medicaid, or the Federal
        employees health benefits program.
            (3) A process for coordinating care among health
        professionals including multidisciplinary care teams and
        specialty care providers.
            (4) Methods for increasing communication among health care
        professionals and patients, including patient education, self-
        management, and follow up plans.
            (5) Process and outcome measures to provide performance
        feedback for health care professionals and information on the
        quality of care.
            (6) Payment methodologies to create financial incentives
        for patient participation and to allow primary care physicians
        to meet specific standards of a medical home program. Such
        financial incentives shall include--
                    (A) enhanced payment to medical practices, such as
                a per member per month fee, based on standards for a
                medical home, such as the National Committee for
                Quality Assurance standards for a patient centered
                medical home;
                    (B) payment for care support services, such as
                community care teams or other applicable approaches,
                across all insurers, including multi-payer private
                plans and Medicare, Medicaid, and other public plans;
                and
                    (C) the support of a community based savings
                sharing and reinvestment model, such as an accountable
                care organization, which incorporates a balanced set of
                financial and quality incentives, such as the Institute
                for Healthcare Improvement's Triple Aims.

SEC. 6. INCENTIVES FOR PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall include in the Blueprint for
Health a plan to provide incentives to prevent chronic diseases,
including investments in healthy and sustainable local and regional
food systems as well as the broader use of lifestyle changes, such as
through diet, exercise, and smoking cessation in the schools,
communities, and workplace.
    (b) Compilation of Effective Practices.--Based on recommendations
set forth by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the
Secretary shall compile a list of effective practices that would serve
as a basis for establishing programs to prevent chronic disease and
that could be included in the Blueprint for Health.
    (c) Recommendations.--The plan under subsection (a) may include the
following:
            (1) Grant opportunities and Federal tax credits for
        localities to conduct community assessment, intervention, and
        activation plans in which public health data are collected and
        analyzed to identify areas in greatest need of prevention and
        wellness programs.
            (2) Federal tax credits and incentive grants to local
        education agencies, businesses, local departments of public
        health, communities, hospitals, health care providers, and
        other entities so that they may adopt effective models of
        wellness shown to lower costs and improve health.
            (3) Incentives for individuals to take proactive
        preventative measures, including weight management and smoking
        cessation.
            (4) Federal tax credits and incentive grants to local
        education agencies, businesses, local departments of public
        health, communities, hospitals, health care providers and other
        entities to promote the development of healthy and sustainable
        local and regional food systems.

SEC. 7. HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) In General.--The Blueprint for Health shall promote the
effective, efficient, national use of health care information
technology initiatives.
    (b) Assessment.--As part of the Blueprint for Health, the Secretary
shall commission an assessment to be presented to Congress not later
than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act that
examines the implementation of the health information technology
provisions enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). This assessment shall evaluate the
implementation of such provisions as they apply to chronic care
management, and determine if further action is needed to ensure that
the funding provided in such Act under such provisions is used
effectively and efficiently to help ensure the effective management of
chronic disease.

SEC. 8. RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS; ANNUAL REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall present to Congress
recommendations for legislation to implement the Blueprint for Health,
including the establishment of programs designed to enhance primary
care, promote multidisciplinary care coordination, prevent disease,
improve quality, contain costs, more effectively manage chronic
illness, and promote good health and prevention initiatives.
    (b) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall submit an annual report to
Congress on the status of the implementation of the Blueprint for
Health.

Output:
Blueprint for Health Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create the Blueprint for Health program to provide a national infrastructure for disease prevention, health promotion, and education about, and better management of, chronic conditions. Sets forth elements to be included in the Blueprint, including: (1) a strategic plan for designing an integrated medical home model of care; (2) chronic management programs; (3) incentives for the prevention of chronic diseases, including investments in health and sustainable local and regional food systems; and (4) a plan for the assessment of current health information technology initiatives. Requires the Secretary to convene an executive committee to advise the Secretary on the creation and implementation of the Blueprint for Health.

Requires the Blueprint for Health to promote the effective, efficient, national use of health care information technology initiatives. Directs the Secretary to commission an assessment that examines the implementation of the health information technology provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Requires the Secretary to recommend to Congress legislation to implement the Blueprint for Health, including the establishment of programs designed to enhance primary care, promote multidisciplinary care coordination, prevent disease, improve quality, contain costs, more effectively manage chronic illness, and promote good health and prevention initiatives.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Job Opportunity and Welfare
Reduction Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PLACING WELFARE RECIPIENTS IN JOBS VACATED BY
              UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall conduct a pilot program
under which the Attorney General shall provide a written notice to a
State of one or more potential employment opportunities for an adult
who is receiving assistance under the State program funded under part A
of title IV of the Social Security Act, where such opportunity arises
from--
            (1) the removal of one or more unauthorized aliens from a
        work site in the State by an officer or employee of the Service
        performing duties relating to the enforcement of the
        immigration laws; or
            (2) the issuance of an unauthorized work letter by the
        Attorney General to an employer.
    (b) Implementation Deadline; Termination.--The Attorney General
shall implement the pilot program not later than October 1, 1998. The
Attorney General shall terminate the pilot program at the end of the 4-
year period beginning on the first day the pilot program is in effect.
    (c) Scope of Operation.--The Attorney General shall provide for the
operation of the pilot program in each State--
            (1) the chief executive officer of which has requested that
        the Attorney General provide for such operation; and
            (2) that is receiving a grant under part A of title IV of
        the Social Security Act.
    (d) Notice.--
            (1) Contents.--The notice required under subsection (a)
        shall include the following:
                    (A) The name and address of the employer--
                            (i) from whose work site an unauthorized
                        alien was removed; or
                            (ii) to whom the unauthorized work letter
                        was issued.
                    (B) A classification of the employment position (or
                positions) formerly held by each unauthorized alien who
                was removed from the work site or was the subject of
                the unauthorized work letter, in terms of industry and
                whether the work performed was skilled or unskilled.
                    (C) The location of the work site.
                    (D) The number of unauthorized aliens who were--
                            (i) removed; or
                            (ii) the subject of the unauthorized work
                        letter.
            (2) Deadline.--The Attorney General shall submit the notice
        required under subsection (a) not later than 8 days after the
        day on which--
                    (A) the unauthorized alien is removed (in a case
                described in subsection (a)(1)); or
                    (B) an officer or employee of the Service enters
                onto the work site for the purpose of removing an
                unauthorized alien, following issuance of the
                unauthorized work letter (in a case described in
                subsection (a)(2)).
    (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Service.--The term ``Service'' has the meaning given
        such term in section 101(a)(34) of the Immigration and
        Nationality Act.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such
        term in section 101(a)(36) of the Immigration and Nationality
        Act.
            (3) Unauthorized alien.--The term ``unauthorized alien''
        has the meaning given such term in section 274A(h)(3) of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act.
            (4) Unauthorized work letter.--The term ``unauthorized work
        letter'' means a Form I-9 Inspection Result Letter, issued by
        the Attorney General to an employer, identifying the possible
        presence of an unauthorized alien worker.

SEC. 3. BONUS TO REWARD PARTICIPATING STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 403(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 603(a)(4)) (as amended by section 103 of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2121)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), by adding at the end the
        following:
                        ``In the case of a high performing State that
                        is an immigration pilot program State, such
                        amount shall also be based on the score
                        assigned to the State under subparagraph
                        (D)(iii) for such fiscal year.'';
            (2) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
                    ``(C) Formula for measuring state performance.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than 1 year
                        after the date of the enactment of the Personal
                        Responsibility and Work Opportunity
                        Reconciliation Act of 1996, the Secretary, in
                        consultation with the National Governors'
                        Association and the American Public Welfare
                        Association, shall develop a formula for
                        measuring State performance in operating the
                        State program funded under this part so as to
                        achieve the goals set forth in section 401(a).
                            ``(ii) Immigration pilot program states.--
                        Not later than 6 months after the date of the
                        enactment of the Job Opportunity and Welfare
                        Reduction Act of 1997, the Secretary, in
                        consultation with the National Governors'
                        Association and the American Public Welfare
                        Association, shall develop a formula for
                        measuring the performance of immigration pilot
                        program States in placing adults receiving
                        assistance under the State program funded under
                        this part in employment vacancies arising
                        from--
                                    ``(I) the removal of an
                                unauthorized alien (as defined in
                                section 2 of such Act) from a work site
                                in the State by an officer or employee
                                of the Immigration and Naturalization
                                Service performing duties relating to
                                the enforcement of the immigration
                                laws; or
                                    ``(II) the issuance by the Attorney
                                General to an employer of an
                                unauthorized work letter (as defined in
                                such section) with respect to a work
                                site in the State.'';
            (3) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
                    ``(D) Scoring of state performance; setting of
                performance thresholds.--For each bonus year, the
                Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) use the formula developed under
                        subparagraph (C)(i) to assign a score to each
                        eligible State for the fiscal year that
                        immediately precedes the bonus year;
                            ``(ii) prescribe a performance threshold,
                        based on the scores assigned under clause (i),
                        in such a manner so as to ensure that--
                                    ``(I) the average annual total
                                amount of grants to be made under this
                                paragraph for each bonus year equals
                                $200,000,000; and
                                    ``(II) the total amount of grants
                                to be made under this paragraph for all
                                bonus years equals $1,000,000,000; and
                            ``(iii) use the formula developed under
                        subparagraph (C)(ii) to assign an additional
                        score to each immigration pilot program State
                        for the fiscal year that immediately precedes
                        the bonus year, which score shall be used to
                        reward immigration pilot program States--
                                    ``(I) based on their performance,
                                as measured under subparagraph (C)(ii);
                                and
                                    ``(II) in a manner consistent with
                                subclauses (I) and (II) of clause
                                (ii).''; and
            (4) in subparagraph (E), by adding at the end the
        following:
                            ``(iii) Immigration pilot program state.--
                        The term `immigration pilot program State'
                        means, with respect to a fiscal year
                        immediately preceding a bonus year, an eligible
                        State--
                                    ``(I) within which the Attorney
                                General is operating the pilot program
                                under section 2 of the Job Opportunity
                                and Welfare Reduction Act of 1997;
                                    ``(II) that, after each receipt of
                                a notice of an employment vacancy (or
                                vacancies) from the Attorney General
                                under such section 2, provided to the
                                employer having the vacancy a list
                                containing, with respect to each such
                                vacancy, the name, address, and
                                telephone number of not more than 3
                                adults who are receiving assistance
                                under the State program funded under
                                this part and who are determined by the
                                State, based on the adult's training,
                                skills, prior experience, and
                                availability for employment, to be
                                qualified to fill the vacancy; and
                                    ``(III) that provided to the
                                Secretary, in such form and manner as
                                the Secretary may have required, a
                                report containing the information
                                necessary for the Secretary to measure
                                the State's performance under
                                subparagraph (C)(ii).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the later of July 1, 1998, or the date of the enactment
of this Act.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    Not later than 3 months after the date of the termination of the
pilot program under section 2, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall submit to the Congress a report, based on the rate of
success of the program in providing referrals leading to job
placements, containing the recommendations of the Secretary of Health
and Human Services concerning whether the program should be
reauthorized, whether the program should be expanded, and how the
program could be improved.

Output:
Job Opportunity and Welfare Reduction Act of 1997 - Directs the Attorney General to conduct a temporary pilot program in States participating in the (welfare reform) program under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act.  Requires the Attorney General to notify a State of potential employment opportunities for an adult TANF recipient arising from:  (1) removal of an unauthorized alien from a work site by the Immigration and Naturalization Service; or (2) the issuance by the Attorney General to an employer of an unauthorized work letter (Form I-9 Inspection Result Letter, identifying the possible presence of an unauthorized alien).
Provides for a bonus under TANF to reward high-performing States.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Army Arsenal Strategic Workload
Enhancement Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE USE OF ARSENALS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 143 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2425. Department of Defense use of arsenals
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and
promulgate measurable and enforceable guidelines for the Department of
Defense, defense agencies, and the military services to have supplies,
components, end items, parts, assemblies, and sub-assemblies made in
factories or arsenals owned by the United States, to the extent those
factories or arsenals can make those supplies, components, end items,
parts, assemblies, and sub-assemblies on an economical basis while
preserving the ability to provide an effective and timely response to
mobilizations, national defense contingency situations, and other
emergency requirements.
    ``(b) Determination of Economical Basis.--For purposes of
determining whether supplies, components, end items, parts, assemblies,
and sub-assemblies can be made on an `economical basis' under
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall analyze the direct costs
associated with the manufacture of such supplies, components, end
items, parts, assemblies, and sub-assemblies. If an analysis is not
performed, the Secretary of Defense or the relevant defense agency or
military service shall promptly report to the congressional defense
committees the justification for not performing an analysis.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2425. Department of Defense use of arsenals.''.

SEC. 3. ASSIGNMENT OF WORKLOAD AT ARMY FACTORIES AND ARSENALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 4532 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 4532. Assignment of workload at Army factories and arsenals
    ``(a) Assignment of Workload.--(1) The Secretary of the Army shall
assign Government-owned and Government-operated Department of the Army
factories and arsenals sufficient workload to ensure cost efficiency
and technical competence in peacetime, while preserving the ability to
provide an effective and timely response to mobilizations, national
defense contingency situations, and other emergency requirements.
    ``(2) At a minimum, workload may be derived from manufacturing of
supplies, components, parts, systems, subsystems, and foreign military
sales.
    ``(3) The Secretary of the Army shall develop and promulgate
guidelines to make the arsenals available to the Department of Defense,
defense agencies, and military services for procurement of supplies,
components, parts, systems, and subsystems.
    ``(b) Waiver Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Army may waive
the requirement under subsection (a)(1) if such a waiver is necessary
for the national defense.
    ``(2) A waiver under paragraph (1) shall not take effect until 30
days after the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
committees a notification of the determination, together with the
justification for the determination.
    ``(3) The authority to grant a waiver under paragraph (1) may not
be delegated.
    ``(c) Annual Arsenal Report.--In 2013 and each year thereafter, not
later than 60 days after the date on which the budget of the President
for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to Congress a report for the Army identifying, for the
relevant fiscal year, each of the following:
            ``(1) The core arsenal manufacturing capability.
            ``(2) The workload required to cost-effectively support the
        arsenals and the manufacturing capability inherent in these
        installations.
            ``(3) The Secretary of the Army's performance in
        maintaining the Department of the Army's factories and arsenals
        with sufficient workload to ensure affordability and technical
        competence in peacetime.
            ``(4) The capital investments required to be made in order
        to ensure compliance and operational capacity.
    ``(d) Comptroller General Review.--The Comptroller General shall
review each report required under subsection (c) for completeness and
compliance and provide findings and recommendations to the
congressional defense committees not later than 60 days after the
report is submitted to Congress.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 433 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 4532 and inserting the following new item:

``4532. Assignment of workload at Army factories and arsenals.''.
    (c) Initial Workload Plan Report.--The first report required under
subsection (c) of section 4532 of title 10, United States Code, as
amended by subsection (a), shall be submitted not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output:
Army Arsenal Strategic Workload Enhancement Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to develop and promulgate guidelines for the Department of Defense (DOD), defense agencies, and military services to have supplies, components, end items, parts, assemblies, and sub-assemblies (supplies and parts) made in factories or arsenals owned by the United States, to the extent that such factories or arsenals can make such supplies and parts on an economical basis while preserving the ability to provide an effective and timely response to mobilizations, national defense contingency situations, and other emergency requirements.

Requires the Secretary of the Army to: (1) assign government-owned and operated Army factories and arsenals sufficient workload to ensure cost efficiency and technical competence in peacetime, while preserving the response ability described above; and (2) make Army arsenals available to DOD, the defense agencies, and military services for the procurement of supplies, components, parts, systems, and subsystems.

Directs: (1) the Secretary to report annually to Congress on Army arsenal capabilities, workload, performance, and required capital investments; and (2) the Comptroller General to review each report for completeness and compliance and provide findings to the congressional defense committees.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. POSTAL BENEFITS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The United States Postal Service and the Secretary
of Defense shall provide for a program under which postal benefits
shall be made available to the designated representative of each
qualified individual in accordance with succeeding provisions of this
Act.
    (b) Qualified Individual Defined.--For purposes of this Act, the
term ``qualified individual'' means an individual who is--
            (1)(A) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on
        active duty (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United
        States Code) or a civilian who is authorized to use postal
        services at Armed Forces installations and holds a position or
        performs one or more functions in support of military
        operations, as designated by the military theater commander;
        and
            (B) serving in an overseas area, as designated by the
        President, where the Armed Forces of the United States are
        engaged in action against an enemy of the United States,
        engaged in military operations involving armed conflict with a
        hostile foreign force, engaged in temporary military operations
        under arduous circumstances, serving with a friendly foreign
        force in an armed conflict in which the United States is not a
        belligerent, or temporarily deployed overseas for an
        operational contingency in arduous circumstances, as determined
        by the Secretary of Defense; or
            (2) hospitalized in a facility of the Armed Forces of the
        United States as a result of disease or injury incurred as a
        result of service in an overseas area designated by the
        President under paragraph (1)(B).
    (c) Postal Benefits Described.--
            (1) In general.--The postal benefits made available to a
        designated representative pursuant to this Act shall consist of
        postage stamps (of such denomination or denominations as the
        Postal Service may determine) equivalent to $150 in value per
        calendar quarter, subject to subsection (d)(2)(B).
            (2) Conditions relating to mailings.--Postal benefits under
        this Act may not be used for the mailing of any mail matter
        other than mail matter which--
                    (A) is described in paragraph (3);
                    (B) is sent--
                            (i) from within an area served by a United
                        States post office; and
                            (ii) by an individual or a charitable
                        organization; and
                    (C) is addressed to a qualified individual.
            (3) Mail matter described.--
                    (A) In general.--The mail matter described in this
                paragraph is--
                            (i) any letter mail or sound- or video-
                        recorded communications having the character of
                        personal correspondence; and
                            (ii) any parcel not exceeding--
                                    (I) 10 pounds in weight and 60
                                inches in length and girth combined, if
                                sent by an individual; or
                                    (II) 70 pounds in weight and 180
                                inches in length and girth combined, if
                                sent by a charitable organization.
                    (B) Restriction.--Postal benefits under this Act
                may not be used for mail matter that contains any
                advertising.
            (4) Design and limitations on use of stamps.--Stamps made
        available pursuant to this Act--
                    (A) shall bear a design or other markings to
                identify the military operation to which they relate;
                and
                    (B) may not be used--
                            (i) after the date (following the
                        conclusion of such military operation)
                        designated by the Secretary of Defense; or
                            (ii) with respect to any other military
                        operation.
            (5) Coordination rule.--Postal benefits under this Act
        shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any reduced rates
        of postage or other similar benefits which might otherwise be
        available by or under law, including any rates of postage
        resulting from the application of section 3401(b) of title 39,
        United States Code.
    (d) Regulations.--The Postal Service and the Secretary of Defense
shall jointly prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this
Act, including regulations to provide for the following:
            (1) Identification of designated representatives.--The
        identification of designated representatives shall be made
        using procedures under which--
                    (A) determinations shall be made based on the most
                current next-of-kin data available to or obtainable by
                the Secretary of Defense; and
                    (B) a qualified individual may supersede a
                determination under subparagraph (A), to the extent
                procedures to carry out this subparagraph are
                practicable.
            (2) Notice to and elections by designated
        representatives.--
                    (A) Notice.--Notice shall be provided to all
                designated representatives informing them of their
                eligibility for postal benefits under this Act and the
                procedures (including any deadlines) for making an
                initial and any subsequent election of benefits.
                    (B) Elections.--A designated representative shall
                not receive any postal benefits under this Act for any
                calendar quarter except upon the filing of an
                appropriate written election. A separate election under
                this subparagraph shall be required for each calendar
                quarter, and each such election shall require the
                individual to indicate whether full, partial (in the
                increments allowed), or no benefits are requested for
                the quarter. Failure to make an effective election
                shall be treated as a declination of benefits for the
                calendar quarter involved.
                    (C) No carryover.--Any benefits declined with
                respect to a calendar quarter shall not be available
                for purposes of any subsequent calendar quarter.
    (e) Direct Benefits for Charitable Organizations.--In addition to
the benefits under subsections (a) through (d), the Postal Service and
the Secretary of Defense shall by regulation allow any charitable
organization to apply for direct postal benefits. Applications for
benefits under this subsection shall be considered on a case-by-case
basis in accordance with such criteria as shall apply under the
regulations. Any benefits approved under this subsection shall be
governed by subsection (c), subject to any modifications or special
rules established by the regulations which may be necessary to carry
out the purposes of this subsection (including an alternative to the
limitation set forth in subsection (c)(1)).
    (f) Definition.--For purposes of this Act, the term ``charitable
organization'' means an organization that is described in section
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation
under section 501(a) of such Code.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal
year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2005 - Directs the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the Secretary of Defense to provide a program under which postal benefits are made available for personal correspondence and other mail matter sent from within the United States by designated representatives (next-of-kin) to members of the Armed Forces who are: (1) serving on active duty abroad in support of military operations or against an enemy of the United States or other hostile force; or (2) hospitalized in a U.S. military facility as a result of disease or injury incurred during service overseas. Limits postal benefits to $150 per calendar quarter, and limits the size and weight of allowable parcels. Allows charitable organizations to apply for such benefits.