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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Global Climate Change Security
Oversight Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
        Administration, in 2007 the average annual temperature in the
        United States and around the global is approximately 1.0 degree
        Fahrenheit warmer than at the start of the 20th century, and
        the rate of warming has accelerated during the past 30 years,
        increasing globally since the mid-1970s. The fourth assessment
        report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has
        predicted that the Earth will warm 0.72 degrees Fahrenheit
        during the next 2 decades with current emission trends.
            (2) The annual national security strategy report submitted
        pursuant to section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947
        (50 U.S.C. 404a) for 2006 states that the United States faces
        new security challenges, including ``environmental destruction,
        whether caused by human behavior or cataclysmic mega-disasters
        such as floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, or tsunamis. Problems
        of this scope may overwhelm the capacity of local authorities
        to respond, and may even overtax national militaries, requiring
        a larger international response. These challenges are not
        traditional national security concerns, such as the conflict of
        arms or ideologies. But if left unaddressed they can threaten
        national security.''.
            (3) According to the fourth assessment report of the
        Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, average temperature
        increases of between 2 and 4 degrees Celsius over preindustrial
        levels are projected to cause the sea level to rise by between
        2 and 4 meters by 2100 due to melting of the Greenland and
        Antarctic ice sheets.
            (4) In 2007, more than 200,000,000 people live in coastal
        floodplains around the world and 2,000,000 square kilometers of
        land and an estimated $1,000,000,000,000 worth of assets are
        less than a 1-meter elevation above sea level.
            (5) An estimated 1,700,000,000 people in the world live in
        areas where water is scarce and in 25 years that population is
        projected to increase to 5,400,000,000. Climate change will
        impact the hydrological cycle and change the location, time of
        year, and intensity of water availability.
            (6) The report of the World Health Organization entitled
        ``The World Health Report 2002: Reducing Risks and Promoting
        Healthy Life'' states that ``Effects of climate change on human
        health can be expected to be mediated through complex
        interactions of physical, ecological, and social factors. These
        effects will undoubtedly have a greater impact on societies or
        individuals with scarce resources, where technologies are
        lacking, and where infrastructure and institutions (such as the
        health sector) are least able to adapt.''.
            (7) Environmental changes relating to global climate change
        represent a potentially significant threat multiplier for
        instability around the world as changing precipitation patterns
        may exacerbate competition and conflict over agricultural,
        vegetative, and water resources and displace people, thus
        increasing hunger and poverty and causing increased pressure on
        fragile countries.
            (8) The strategic, social, political, and economic
        consequences of global climate change are likely to have a
        greater adverse effect on less developed countries with fewer
        resources and infrastructures that are less able to adjust to
        new economic and social pressures, and where the margin for
        governance and survival is thin.
            (9) The consequences of global climate change represent a
        clear and present danger to the security and economy of the
        United States.
            (10) A failure to recognize, plan for, and mitigate the
        strategic, social, political, and economic effects of a
        changing climate will have an adverse impact on the national
        security interests of the United States.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE.

    (a) Requirement for National Intelligence Estimate.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not
        later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
        the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress
        a National Intelligence Estimate on the anticipated
        geopolitical effects of global climate change and the
        implications of such effects on the national security of the
        United States.
            (2) Notice regarding submittal.--If the Director of
        National Intelligence determines that the National Intelligence
        Estimate required by paragraph (1) cannot be submitted by the
        date set out in that paragraph, the Director shall notify
        Congress and provide--
                    (A) the reasons that the National Intelligence
                Estimate cannot be submitted by such date; and
                    (B) an estimated date for the submittal of the
                National Intelligence Estimate.
    (b) Content.--The Director of National Intelligence shall prepare
the National Intelligence Estimate required by this section using the
mid-range projections of the fourth assessment report of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change--
            (1) to assess the political, social, agricultural, and
        economic risks during the 30-year period beginning on the date
        of enactment of this Act posed by global climate change for
        countries or regions that are--
                    (A) of strategic economic or military importance to
                the United States and at risk of significant impact due
                to global climate change; or
                    (B) at significant risk of large-scale humanitarian
                suffering with cross-border implications as predicted
                on the basis of the assessments;
            (2) to assess other risks posed by global climate change,
        including increased conflict over resources or between ethnic
        groups, within countries or transnationally, increased
        displacement or forced migrations of vulnerable populations due
        to inundation or other causes, increased food insecurity, and
        increased risks to human health from infectious disease;
            (3) to assess the capabilities of the countries or regions
        described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) to
        respond to adverse impacts caused by global climate change;
            (4) to assess the strategic challenges and opportunities
        posed to the United States by the risks described in paragraph
        (1);
            (5) to assess the security implications and opportunities
        for the United States economy of engaging, or failing to engage
        successfully, with other leading and emerging major
        contributors of greenhouse gas emissions in efforts to reduce
        emissions and adopt mitigation and adaptation strategies,
        including transitioning from reliance upon finite fossil fuels
        such as imported petroleum and natural gas to clean domestic
        renewable energy sources; and
            (6) to make recommendations for further assessments of
        security consequences of global climate change that would
        improve national security planning.
    (c) Coordination.--In preparing the National Intelligence Estimate
under this section, the Director of National Intelligence shall consult
with representatives of the scientific community, including atmospheric
and climate studies, security studies, conflict studies, economic
assessments, and environmental security studies, the Secretaries of
Defense, State, Treasury, Commerce, Energy, Agriculture, and
Transportation, the Federal Reserve Board, and the United States Trade
Representative, the Administrator of the National Oceanographic and
Atmospheric Administration, the Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, and, if appropriate, multilateral
institutions and allies of the United States that have conducted
significant research on global climate change.
    (d) Form.--The National Intelligence Estimate required by this
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, to the extent
consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, and
include unclassified key judgments of the National Intelligence
Estimate. Such National Intelligence Estimate may include a classified
annex.

SEC. 4. RESPONSE TO THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE.

    (a) Report by the Secretary of Defense.--Not later than 270 days
after the date that the National Intelligence Estimate required by
section 3 is submitted to Congress, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed
Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
United States House of Representatives and Committee on Appropriations,
the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the United States Senate a report on--
            (1) the projected impact on the military installations and
        capabilities of the United States of the effects of global
        climate change as assessed in the National Intelligence
        Estimate;
            (2) the projected impact on United States military
        operations of the effects of global climate change described in
        the National Intelligence Estimate; and
            (3) recommended research and analysis needed to further
        assess the impacts on the military of global climate change.
    (b) Sense of Congress on the Next Quadrennial Defense Review.--It
is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should address
the findings of the National Intelligence Estimate required by section
3 regarding the impact of global climate change and potential
implications of such impact on the Armed Forces and for the size,
composition, and capabilities of Armed Forces in the next Quadrennial
Defense Review.
    (c) Report by the Secretary of State.--Not later than 270 days
after the date that the National Intelligence Estimate required by
section 3 is submitted to Congress, the Secretary of State shall submit
to the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States
House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations, the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the United States Senate a report that addresses--
            (1) the potential for large migration flows in countries of
        strategic interest or humanitarian concern as a response to
        changes in climate and the implications for United States
        security interests; and
            (2) the potential for diplomatic opportunities and
        challenges facing United States policy makers as a result of
        social, economic, or political responses of groups or nations
        to global changing climate.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF RESEARCH.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense is authorized to carry
out research on the impacts of global climate change on military
operations, doctrine, organization, training, material, logistics,
personnel, and facilities and the actions needed to address those
impacts. Such research may include--
            (1) the use of war gaming and other analytical exercises;
            (2) analysis of the implications for United States defense
        capabilities of large-scale Arctic sea-ice melt and broader
        changes in Arctic climate;
            (3) analysis of the implications for United States defense
        capabilities of abrupt climate change;
            (4) analysis of the implications of the findings derived
        from the National Intelligence Estimate required in section 3
        Act for United States defense capabilities;
            (5) analysis of the strategic implications for United
        States defense capabilities of direct physical threats to the
        United States posed by extreme weather events such as
        hurricanes; and
            (6) analysis of the existing policies of the Department of
        Defense to assess the adequacy of the Department's protections
        against climate risks to United States capabilities and
        military interests in foreign countries.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date that the
National Intelligence Estimate required by section 3 is submitted to
Congress, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on
the results of the research, war games, and other activities carried
out pursuant to subsection (a).

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act.

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Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act - Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a National Intelligence Estimate on the anticipated geopolitical effects of global climate change and the implications of such effects on U.S. national security.

Requires the Director to prepare the estimate using the mid-range projections of the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to make assessments and recommendation concerning the risks posed by global warming and the security implications, opportunities, and consequences of global warming.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the projected impact on the military installations, capabilities, and operations of the effects of global climate change as assessed in the estimate and to recommend research and analysis needed to further assess the impacts on the military of global climate change as assessed in the estimate.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should address the findings of the estimate regarding the impact of global climate change and potential implications of such impact on the Armed Forces and for the size, composition, and capabilities of Armed Forces in the next Quadrennial Defense Review.

Requires the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the potential for: (1) large migration flows in countries of strategic interest or humanitarian concern as a response to changes in climate and the implications for U.S. security interests; and (2) diplomatic opportunities and challenges facing U.S. policy makers as a result of social, economic, or political responses of groups or nations to global changing climate.

 Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to research the impacts of global climate change on military operations, doctrine, organization, training, material, logistics, personnel, and facilities, and the actions needed to address those impacts.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Debt Relief Reconciliation Act for
Fiscal Year 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) fiscal discipline, resulting from the Balanced Budget
        Act of 1997, and strong economic growth have ended decades of
        deficit spending and have produced budget surpluses without
        using the social security surplus;
            (2) fiscal pressures will mount in the future as the aging
        of the population increases budget obligations;
            (3) until Congress and the President agree to legislation
        that strengthens Social Security, the social security surplus
        should be used to reduce the debt held by the public;
            (4) strengthening the Government's fiscal position through
        public debt reduction increases national savings, promotes
        economic growth, reduces interest costs, and is a constructive
        way to prepare for the Government's future budget obligations;
        and
            (5) it is fiscally responsible and in the long-term
        national economic interest to use a portion of the nonsocial
        security surplus to reduce the debt held by the public.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to--
            (1) reduce the debt held by the public with the goal of
        eliminating this debt by 2013; and
            (2) decrease the statutory limit on the public debt.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION PAYMENT ACCOUNT.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3114. Public debt reduction payment account
    ``(a) There is established in the Treasury of the United States an
account to be known as the Public Debt Reduction Payment Account
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the `account').
    ``(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall use amounts in the
account to pay at maturity, or to redeem or buy before maturity, any
obligation of the Government held by the public and included in the
public debt. Any obligation which is paid, redeemed, or bought with
amounts from the account shall be canceled and retired and may not be
reissued. Amounts deposited in the account are appropriated and may
only be expended to carry out this section.
    ``(c) There is hereby appropriated into the account on October 1,
2000, or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000,000
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. The funds appropriated
to this account shall remain available until expended.
    ``(d) The appropriation made under subsection (c) shall not be
considered direct spending for purposes of section 252 of Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    ``(e) Establishment of and appropriations to the account shall not
affect trust fund transfers that may be authorized under any other
provision of law.
    ``(f) The Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget shall each take such actions as may be
necessary to promptly carry out this section in accordance with sound
debt management policies.
    ``(g) Reducing the debt pursuant to this section shall not
interfere with the debt management policies or goals of the Secretary
of the Treasury.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 31 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 3113 the following:

``3114. Public debt reduction payment account.''.

SEC. 4. REDUCTION OF STATUTORY LIMIT ON THE PUBLIC DEBT.

    Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``minus the amount appropriated into the Public Debt
Reduction Payment Account pursuant to section 3114(c)'' after
``$5,950,000,000,000''.

SEC. 5. OFF-BUDGET STATUS OF PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION PAYMENT ACCOUNT.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the receipts and
disbursements of the Public Debt Reduction Payment Account established
by section 3114 of title 31, United States Code, shall not be counted
as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for
purposes of--
            (1) the budget of the United States Government as submitted
        by the President;
            (2) the congressional budget; or
            (3) the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
        of 1985.

SEC. 6. REMOVING PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION PAYMENT ACCOUNT FROM BUDGET
              PRONOUNCEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Any official statement issued by the Office of
Management and Budget, the Congressional Budget Office, or any other
agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government of surplus or
deficit totals of the budget of the United States Government as
submitted by the President or of the surplus or deficit totals of the
congressional budget, and any description of, or reference to, such
totals in any official publication or material issued by either of such
Offices or any other such agency or instrumentality, shall exclude the
outlays and receipts of the Public Debt Reduction Payment Account
established by section 3114 of title 31, United States Code.
    (b) Separate Public Debt Reduction Payment Account Budget
Documents.--The excluded outlays and receipts of the Public Debt
Reduction Payment Account established by section 3114 of title 31,
United States Code, shall be submitted in separate budget documents.

SEC. 7. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Reports of the Secretary of the Treasury.--(1) Within 30 days
after the appropriation is deposited into the Public Debt Reduction
Payment Account under section 3114 of title 31, United States Code, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Finance of the Senate confirming that such account has been established
and the amount and date of such deposit. Such report shall also include
a description of the Secretary's plan for using such money to reduce
debt held by the public.
    (2) Not later than October 31, 2002, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate setting
forth the amount of money deposited into the Public Debt Reduction
Payment Account, the amount of debt held by the public that was
reduced, and a description of the actual debt instruments that were
redeemed with such money.
    (b) Report of the Comptroller General of the United States.--Not
later than November 15, 2002, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate
verifying all of the information set forth in the reports submitted
under subsection (a).

            Passed the House of Representatives July 18, 2000.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Appropriates funds for the Account. Prohibits such appropriation from being considered as direct spending for purposes of pay-as-you-go provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).Reduces the public debt limit by the amount appropriated into the Account.Bars Account receipts and disbursements from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of : (1) the Federal Government budget as submitted by the President; (2) the congressional budget; or (3) the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act.Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the Account.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer Emergency Services
Recruitment and Retention Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. ELECTIVE TREATMENT OF LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAMS AS
              ELIGIBLE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 457(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to other definitions and special rules) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(19) Special rules applicable to length of service award
        plans.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible deferred
                compensation plan' shall include, at the election of
                its sponsor, any length of service award plan. Any such
                election shall be irrevocable. In the case of a length
                of service award plan whose sponsor has elected to have
                such plan treated as an eligible deferred compensation
                plan, such plan shall be administered in a manner
                consistent with the requirements of this section and
                such sponsor shall be treated as an eligible employer
                described in paragraph (1)(A).
                    ``(B) Length of service award plan.--For purposes
                of this paragraph--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `length of
                        service award plan' means any plan paying
                        solely length of service awards to bona fide
                        volunteers (or their beneficiaries) on account
                        of qualified services performed by such
                        volunteers.
                            ``(ii) Bona fide volunteer.--An individual
                        shall be treated as a bona fide volunteer if
                        the only compensation received by such
                        individual for performing qualified services is
                        in the form of--
                                    ``(I) reimbursement for (or a
                                reasonable allowance for) reasonable
                                expenses incurred in the performance of
                                such services, or
                                    ``(II) reasonable benefits
                                (including length of service awards),
                                and fees for such services, customarily
                                paid by eligible employers in
                                connection with the performance of such
                                services by volunteers.
                            ``(iii) Qualified services.--The term
                        `qualified services' means fire fighting and
                        prevention services, emergency medical
                        services, ambulance services, and emergency
                        rescue services.
                    ``(C) Maximum deferral amount.--In the case of a
                length of service award plan whose sponsor has elected
                to have such plan treated as an eligible deferred
                compensation plan, subsection (b)(2) shall be applied
                by striking `the lesser of--' and all that follows and
                inserting `the applicable dollar amount,'.
                    ``(D) Distribution requirements.--In the case of a
                length of service award plan whose sponsor has elected
                to have such plan treated as an eligible deferred
                compensation plan, subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii) shall be
                applied by deeming a severance from employment to have
                occurred at the later of--
                            ``(i) the payment date under the terms of
                        the plan, or
                            ``(ii) the date on which the plan
                        participant ceases to perform qualified
                        services.
                    ``(E) Limitation on accruals.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of a length
                        of service award plan that is a defined benefit
                        plan (as defined in section 414(j)) whose
                        sponsor has not elected to have such plan
                        treated as an eligible deferred compensation
                        plan, such plan shall be treated as not
                        providing for the deferral of compensation if
                        the aggregate amount of length of service
                        awards accruing with respect to any year of
                        service for any bona fide volunteer does not
                        exceed $5,000. In the case of a length of
                        service award plan described in the preceding
                        sentence that is a defined benefit plan (as
                        defined in section 414(j)), the limitation on
                        the annual deferral shall apply to the
                        actuarial present value of the aggregate amount
                        of length of service awards accruing with
                        respect to any year of service. Such actuarial
                        present value shall be calculated using
                        reasonable actuarial assumptions and methods
                        assuming payment shall be made under the most
                        valuable form of payment of the length of
                        service award under the program with payment
                        commencing at the later of the earliest age at
                        which unreduced benefits are payable under the
                        program or the participant's current age.
                            ``(ii) Cost-of-living adjustment.--In the
                        case of taxable years beginning after December
                        31, 2007, the Secretary shall adjust the $5,000
                        amount under clause (i) at the same time and in
                        the same manner as under section 415(d), except
                        that the base period shall be the calendar
                        quarter beginning July 1, 2006, and any
                        increase under this paragraph that is not a
                        multiple of $500 shall be rounded to the next
                        lowest multiple of $500.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 457(e)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
        is amended to read as follows:
            ``(11) Certain plans excluded.--Any bona fide vacation
        leave, sick leave, compensatory time, severance pay, disability
        pay, or death benefit plan shall be treated as not providing
        for the deferral of compensation.''.
            (2) Section 3121(a)(5)(I) is amended by striking ``section
        457(e)(11)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``section 457(e)(19)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.

SEC. 3. EXEMPTION OF LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAMS FROM THE EMPLOYEE
              RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.

    The Secretary of Labor shall issue guidance clarifying that a
length of service award program described in section 457(e)(19) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is not an employee pension benefit plan
under section 3(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(2)).

Output:
Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow sponsors of certain deferred compensation plans to elect to include length of service award plans for bona fide volunteers providing fire fighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, and emergency rescue services.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to issue regulations exempting a length of service award program from treatment as an employee pension benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Reform and Personal
Responsibility Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING STATES TO APPLY A WORK REQUIREMENT FOR ABLE-BODIED
              ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS UNDER MEDICAID.

    Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                (82);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (83)(B)(ii) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (83)(B)(ii) the
                following new paragraph:
            ``(84) comply with the requirements of subsection (nn)
        (relating to a work requirement for able-bodied adults without
        dependents).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(nn) Work Requirement for Able-Bodied Adults Without
Dependents.--
            ``(1) In general.--Beginning October 1, 2017, a State shall
        elect through a State plan amendment (or waiver of such plan)
        to condition medical assistance under this title to an
        individual who is an able-bodied adult without dependents (as
        defined in paragraph (2)(A)) upon such an individual's
        satisfaction of a work requirement (as defined in paragraph
        (2)(B)) and the requirements of paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Able-bodied adult without dependents.--The
                term `able-bodied adult without dependents' means an
                individual who is not--
                            ``(i) under 18 or over 55 years of age;
                            ``(ii) medically certified as physically or
                        mentally unfit for employment;
                            ``(iii) a parent or other member of a
                        household with responsibility for a dependent
                        child;
                            ``(iv) a pregnant woman;
                            ``(v) a bona fide student enrolled at least
                        half time in any recognized school, training
                        program, or institution of higher education; or
                            ``(vi) a regular participant in a drug
                        addiction or alcoholic treatment and
                        rehabilitation program.
                    ``(B) Work requirement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `work
                        requirement' means participation in activity
                        specified by the State as work for purposes of
                        this subsection for 20 hours or more per week,
                        averaged monthly.
                            ``(ii) Job training and community
                        service.--Such term includes--
                                    ``(I) on-the-job training;
                                    ``(II) job skills training directly
                                related to employment; and
                                    ``(III) community service programs.
            ``(3) Additional requirements.--An able-bodied adult
        without dependents shall not receive medical assistance under
        this title if the able-bodied adult without dependents--
                    ``(A) refuses, at the time of application and every
                12 months thereafter, to register as employed or as
                unemployed and actively looking for employment for less
                than 12 consecutive months, in a manner prescribed by
                the State;
                    ``(B) refuses without good cause to satisfy an
                applicable work requirement;
                    ``(C) refuses without good cause to accept an offer
                of employment, at a site or plant not subject to a
                strike or lockout at the time of the refusal, at a wage
                not less than the higher of--
                            ``(i) the applicable Federal or State
                        minimum wage; or
                            ``(ii) 80 percent of the wage that would
                        have governed had the minimum hourly rate under
                        section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
                        of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) been applicable
                        to the offer of employment;
                    ``(D) refuses without good cause to provide the
                State with sufficient information to allow the State to
                determine the employment status or the job availability
                of the able-bodied adult without dependents; or
                    ``(E) voluntarily and without good cause--
                            ``(i) quits a job; or
                            ``(ii) reduces work effort and, after the
                        reduction, the able-bodied adult without
                        dependents is working less than 20 hours per
                        week.''.

Output: Medicaid Reform and Personal Responsibility Act of 2017 This bill requires state Medicaid programs to impose a work requirement upon enrollees who are able-bodied adults without dependents. Specifically, such enrollees must spend at least 20 hours per week working in a job, receiving on-the-job training, obtaining job skills, or doing community service. Such enrollees must also annually register with the state as employed or as unemployed and actively looking for employment.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure,
Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007'' or the ``ON TIME Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The growth in international trade, particularly
        containerized trade, is placing pressure on the nation's
        transportation network and influences traffic congestion in the
        areas surrounding the major United States-international
        gateways.
            (2) From 2000 to 2005, the value of international trade
        rose from approximately $2,000,000,000,000 to
        $2,600,000,000,000, while the number of containerized trade
        shipments rose over the same period from approximately
        59,000,000 20-foot equivalent units to 81,000,000 20-foot
        equivalent units.
            (3) Existing trade agreements, in addition to potential
        future agreements, foreshadow an even greater increase in
        international trade and further increases of freight shipments
        congestion.
            (4) In addition to being a member of the World Trade
        Organization, the United States has agreed to 11 free trade
        agreements and is in various stages of negotiation with 4
        different countries and multi-lateral organizations with
        regards to other potential free trade agreements.
            (5) Traffic congestion continues to worsen in United States
        cities of all sizes, causing Americans to waste 4,200,000,000
        hours in traffic and to purchase an extra 2,900,000,000 gallons
        of fuel for a congestion cost of $78,000,000,000 per year.
            (6) More than 200 freight bottlenecks are costing the goods
        movement industry $8,000,000,000 in economic losses annually
        and 243,000,000 hours of delay and lost productivity each year.
            (7) To simply maintain the current conditions and traffic
        levels of service of our transportation system, all levels of
        government must have invested $235,000,000,000 in 2006 and must
        invest $304,000,000,000 in 2015 and $472,000,000,000 in 2030.
            (8) To improve the current conditions and traffic levels of
        service of our transportation system to a level that benefits
        the Nation's economic productivity, all levels of government
        must have invested $288,000,000,000 in 2006 and must invest
        $368,000,000,000 in 2015 and $561,000,000,000 in 2030.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) address major transportation investment needs in
        national trade gateway corridors;
            (2) reduce freight congestion along current and future
        trade corridors and provide congestion mitigation along surface
        transportation routes that are or will be congested as a result
        of current or future growth in international trade; and
            (3) develop corridors that will increase freight
        transportation system reliability and enhance the quality of
        life for United States citizens.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT AND COLLECTION OF NATIONAL TRADE GATEWAY CORRIDOR
              FEE.

    (a) Import Fee.--
            (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
        issue regulations that establish a national trade gateway
        corridor fee on each article that is imported into the United
        States in commerce.
            (2) Amount.--
                    (A) In general.--The amount of the fee on each
                article that is imported into the United States in
                commerce shall be equal to .075 percent of the value of
                the article that is subject to the fee or $500,
                whichever is less.
                    (B) Value defined.--For purposes of subparagraph
                (A), the term ``value'' has the meaning given the term
                in section 402 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
                1401a).
            (3) Collection.--The Secretary of Transportation, in
        consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall
        assess and collect the fee for carrying out eligible projects
        in the transportation trade corridors for the Customs port of
        unloading of the article that is imported into the United
        States in commerce.
            (4) Deposit.--Amounts received by the United States in the
        form of the fee shall be deposited in the account established
        by subsection (c).
            (5) Termination of fee.--The fee established under this
        subsection shall not apply after the expiration of fiscal year
        2017.
    (b) Export Fee.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation, in
        consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
        Secretary of Commerce, shall issue regulations that establish a
        national trade gateway corridor fee on each article that
        exported from the United States in commerce.
            (2) Amount.--
                    (A) In general.--The amount of the fee on each
                article that is exported from the United States in
                commerce shall be equal to .075 percent of the value of
                the article that is subject to the fee or $500,
                whichever is less.
                    (B) Value defined.--For purposes of subparagraph
                (A), the term ``value'' has the meaning given the term
                in section 30.7(q) of title 15, Code of Federal
                Regulations.
            (3) Collection.--The Secretary of Transportation, in
        consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
        Secretary of Commerce, shall assess and collect the fee for
        carrying out eligible projects in the transportation trade
        corridors for the Customs port of loading of the article that
        is exported from the United States in commerce.
            (4) Deposit.--Amounts received by the United States in the
        form of the fee shall be deposited in the account established
        by subsection (c).
            (5) Termination of fee.--The fee established under this
        subsection shall not apply after the expiration of fiscal year
        2017.
    (c) Account.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a
        separate account for the deposit of fees under this section,
        which shall be known as the ``National Trade Gateway Corridor
        Fund''.
            (2) Contents.--The account shall consist of amounts
        deposited into the account under subsections (a) and (b).
            (3) Use.--Amounts in the account shall be available to the
        Secretary of Transportation, as provided in appropriations Acts
        enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act, for making
        expenditures before October 1, 2018, to meet the obligations of
        the United States to carry out this Act.

SEC. 4. APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS.

    (a) Administrative Expenses.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
set aside 2 percent of the amount authorized to be appropriated, from
the National Trade Gateway Corridor Fund established by section 3(c),
to carry out this Act for each fiscal year to pay the cost of
collecting fees on imports and exports under section 3.
    (b) Apportionment.--
            (1) In general.--After the set-aside under subsection (a),
        the Secretary shall apportion amounts remaining available of
        the amount authorized to be appropriated, from the National
        Trade Gateway Corridor Fund established by section 3, for a
        fiscal year to carry out this Act to State departments of
        transportation in the form of grants for carrying out eligible
        projects in the transportation trade corridors for the Customs
        ports of entry with respect to which fees were collected under
        section 3 in the preceding fiscal year in the ratio that--
                    (A) the amount the fees collected for each Customs
                port of entry under section 3 during the preceding
                fiscal year; bears to
                    (B) the aggregate amount of fees collected for all
                Customs ports of entry under section 3 during the
                preceding fiscal year.
            (2) Corridor to more than one state.--If a transportation
        trade corridor is within the boundaries of more than one State,
        the Secretary shall apportion the funds apportioned under
        paragraph (1) for carrying out eligible projects in such
        corridor among such States as follows:
                    (A) 50 percent of the apportionment in the ratio
                that--
                            (i) the total lane miles of Federal-aid
                        highways in the transportation trade corridor
                        in each of such States; bears to
                            (ii) the total lane miles of Federal-aid
                        highways in the transportation trade corridor
                        in all of such States.
                    (B) 50 percent of the apportionments in the ratio
                that--
                            (i) the total vehicle miles traveled on
                        lanes on Federal-aid highways in the
                        transportation trade corridor in each of such
                        States; bears to
                            (ii) the total vehicle miles traveled on
                        lanes on Federal-aid highways in the
                        transportation trade corridor in all of such
                        States.
            (3) Period of availability.--Amounts granted to a State
        department of transportation for carrying out an eligible
        project in a transportation trade corridor from amounts
        apportioned under this subsection shall remain available for
        obligation for a period of 6 years after the last day of the
        fiscal year for which the funds are authorized to be
        appropriated. Any amounts so apportioned that remain
        unobligated at the end of that period shall be allocated to
        other States for the purpose of funding eligible projects
        located in transportation trade corridors at the discretion of
        the Secretary.

SEC. 5. PROJECT SELECTION AND ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) Selection Process Guidelines.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation
shall issue project selection guidelines for a State department of
transportation to follow in selecting eligible projects for which
grants may be made under this Act.
    (b) Minimum Requirements.--The selection guidelines issued by the
Secretary under this section shall include a requirement that a State
department of transportation--
            (1) consult with local governments, port authorities,
        regional planning organizations, public and private freight
        shippers, and providers of freight transportation services
        during the project selection process;
            (2) adhere to applicable metropolitan and statewide
        planning processes, including sections 134 and 135 of title 23,
        United States Code, in selecting projects for which grants may
        be made under this Act;
            (3) develop and implement a selection process that is in
        writing and available to the public;
            (4) develop and implement a process for rating proposed
        projects for which grants may be made under this Act in
        accordance with the purposes of this Act; and
            (5) clearly identify the basis for rating projects under
        the ratings process the State department of transportation
        developed under paragraph (4).

SEC. 6. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant
under this Act to a State department of transportation having
jurisdiction over an area located in a transportation trade corridor.
    (b) Secretarial Approval.--A grant may only be made under this Act
for an eligible project.
    (c) Construction Standards.--A project to be carried out with
assistance under this Act that is for a highway that is on a Federal-
aid system (as defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code)
shall be constructed to the same standards that would apply if such
project was being carried out with assistance under chapter 1 of title
23, United States Code.
    (d) Federal Share.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of an
        eligible project for which a grant is made under this Act shall
        be 80 percent.
            (2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost
        of an eligible project for which a grant is made under this Act
        may not be provided from Federal funds made available under any
        other law (including funds from the Highway Trust Fund).
    (e) Prevailing Rate of Wage.--Section 113 of title 23, United
States Code, shall apply to an eligible project being carried out with
assistance provided under this section in the same manner and to the
same extent as such would apply if such project was being carried out
with assistance provided under chapter 1 of such title.

SEC. 7. TRANSPORTATION TRADE CORRIDORS.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation, in
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall establish--
            (1) a transportation trade corridor for each Customs port
        of entry, for which fees were collected under section 3 in the
        preceding fiscal year, in accordance with subsection (b); and
            (2) the boundaries of the transportation trade corridor for
        such port of entry.
    (b) Criteria for Establishment of Corridors.--A transportation
trade corridor--
            (1) may include areas in more than one State if the States
        are contiguous;
            (2) may not extend more than 300 miles from the Customs
        port of entry for which it is established; and
            (3) may only include areas that are used for motor vehicle
        and cargo movements related to international trade.
    (c) Multiple Ports of Entry.--The Secretary of Transportation may
establish under this section a single transportation trade corridor for
multiple ports of entry located in close proximity to one another.
    (d) Deadline for Establishment of Proposed Corridors.--Not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Transportation shall publish in the Federal Register the boundaries of
the transportation trade corridors the Secretary proposes to establish
under this section.
    (e) Comment Period.--The Secretary of Transportation shall provide
a period of 45 days for comments to be made to the Secretary by the
public, and for holding such hearings as the Secretary determines are
appropriate to receive comments, concerning the boundaries of the
transportation trade corridors proposed by the Secretary under
subsection (c).
    (f) Deadline for Establishment of Final Corridors.--Not later than
one year after date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Transportation shall publish in the Federal Register the boundaries of
the transportation trade corridors the Secretary is establishing under
this section.
    (g) Periodic Reviews and Modifications.--During 60-day period
ending on September 30 before each fiscal year after the first fiscal
year for which funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act, the Secretary of Transportation may conduct such reviews,
hold such hearings, and take such other actions as may be necessary to
ensure that--
            (1) there is a transportation trade corridor for each
        Customs port of entry for which fees were collected under
        section 3 in the preceding fiscal year; and
            (2) the boundaries of such corridor are appropriate to
        carry out the objectives of this Act.

SEC. 8. REGULATIONS.

    Not later than one year after date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations to carry out the
objectives of this Act.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated from the
National Trade Gateway Corridor Fund established by section 3 to carry
out this Act for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2018 such sums as
were deposited in the Fund during the preceding fiscal year under
section 3.
    (b) Date Available for Obligation.--Authorizations from the
separate account to carry out this Act shall be available for
obligation on October 1 of the fiscal year for which they are
authorized.
    (c) Grants as Contractual Obligations.--A grant for a highway
project under this Act that is approved by the Secretary is a
contractual obligation of the Government to pay the Federal share of
the cost of the project.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Eligible project.--The term ``eligible project''
        means--
                    (A) a project or activity eligible for assistance
                under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; and
                    (B) a project for construction of or improvements
                to a publicly owned intermodal freight transfer
                facility, for providing access to such a facility, or
                for making operational improvements to such a facility
                (including capital investment for an intelligent
                transportation system); except that a project located
                within the boundaries of a port terminal shall only
                include the surface transportation infrastructure
                modifications necessary to facilitate direct intermodal
                interchange, transfer, and access into and out of the
                port.
            (2) Federal-aid highway.--The term ``Federal-aid highway''
        has the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23,
        United States Code.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the 50 States,
        the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
            (4) State department of transportation.--The term ``State
        department of transportation'' has the meaning such term has
        under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
            (5) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the 50
        States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

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Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007 or the ON TIME Act of 2007 - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to: (1) address major transportation investment needs in national trade gateway corridors; (2) reduce freight congestion along current and future trade corridors along surface transportation routes that are or will be congested as a result of current or future growth in international trade; and (3) develop corridors that will increase freight transportation system reliability.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to assess and collect a national trade gateway corridor fee on each article imported into, and exported from, the United States. Requires collected fees to be deposited in the National Trade Gateway Corridor Fund for projects in the transportation trade corridors for the Customs port of unloading of imported, or loading of exported, articles.

Sets forth requirements with respect to: (1) the allocation of Fund amounts in the form of grants to state departments of transportation to carry out eligible projects in the corridors for the Customs ports of entry; and (2) project selection and eligibility.

Requires the Secretary to establish a transportation trade corridor for each Customs port of entry where fees are collected.


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SECTION 1. WATER DIVERSION PROTECTION AND FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--In cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary shall develop and
implement a comprehensive program for fish screens, fish passage
devices, and other measures agreed to by local interests and relevant
Federal agencies for water diversions by local governmental entities in
the States of Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho that provide water
supplies.
    (b) Goals.--The goals of the program under subsection (a) shall
be--
            (1) to decrease the incidence of juvenile and adult fish
        entering water supply systems; and
            (2) to decrease fish mortality associated with the
        withdrawal of water for irrigation and other purposes without
        impairing the continued withdrawal of water for that purpose.
    (c) Participation by Non-Federal Entities.--Non-Federal
participation in the program under subsection (a) shall be voluntary.
The Secretary shall take no action that would result in any non-Federal
entity being held financially responsible for any action unless the
entity applies to participate in the program.
    (d) Activities.--
            (1) In general.--The program under subsection (a) shall
        consist of--
                    (A) inventory of screened and unscreened diversions
                and evaluation of the effectiveness of fish screens,
                fish passage devices, and other measures in existence
                on the date of enactment of this Act;
                    (B) identification and prioritization of critical
                areas for improvement; and
                    (C) development and execution of an implementation
                and construction program.
            (2) Basis of evaluation and prioritization.--Evaluation and
        prioritization shall be conducted on the basis of--
                    (A) the objectives of the Endangered Species Act of
                1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and related environmental
                concerns;
                    (B) the cost effectiveness;
                    (C) the size of diversion;
                    (D) the availability of other funding sources; and
                    (E) the opportunity for biological benefit to be
                achieved with improved conditions.
            (3) Procedure.--In the development of the program under
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
                    (A) consult with other Federal, State, and local
                agencies; and
                    (B) make maximum use of data and studies in
                existence on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (e) Requirements.--A recommended fish screen, fish passage device,
or other measure shall--
            (1) meet the requirements of the United States Fish and
        Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service, as
        applicable, and any State requirements; and
            (2) be agreed to by all interested Federal and non-Federal
        entities.
    (f) Cost Sharing.--
            (1) Studies.--The cost of studies conducted in connection
        with the program under subsection (a) shall be shared in
        accordance with section 105 of the Water Resources Development
        Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215).
            (2) Implementation.--
                    (A) In general.--The non-Federal interests shall
                pay 35 percent of the implementation cost for any
                measures recommended under the program under subsection
                (a).
                    (B) In-kind contributions.--The non-Federal
                interests shall provide all land, easements, rights-of-
                way, dredged material disposal areas, and relocations
                necessary for projects carried out under the program
                under subsection (a). The value of such land,
                easements, rights of way, dredged material disposal
                areas, and relocations shall be credited toward the
                payment required under subparagraph (A).
            (3) OMRR&R.--The non-Federal interests shall be responsible
        for all costs associated with operating, maintaining,
        repairing, rehabilitating, and replacing all projects carried
        out under the program under subsection (a).
    (g) Agreements.--
            (1) Payment of costs.--Construction of a project under this
        section shall be initiated only after the non-Federal interest
        has entered into a binding agreement with the Secretary to pay
        the non-Federal share of the costs of construction required by
        this section and to pay 100 percent of any operation,
        maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement cost with
        respect to the project in accordance with guidelines
        established by the Secretary.
            (2) Access.--
                    (A) In general.--The owner of land on which a
                project under this section is constructed shall grant
                appropriate Federal personnel reasonable access to the
                project for the installation, maintenance, repair,
                rehabilitation, or replacement of fish screens and
                passage devices.
                    (B) Effect of grant.--A grant of access to land
                under subparagraph (A) shall not provide a basis for
                Federal use or regulation of the surrounding private
                land.
    (h) Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The non-Federal interests with respect to
        a project under this section shall provide reports on such
        matters and in such form as the Secretary may require.
            (2) Items to be addressed.--Items to be addressed shall
        include costs and actions taken to fulfill annual requirements
        for operating, maintaining, replacing, repairing, and
        rehabilitating projects.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each fiscal
year.

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Directs the Secretary of the Army, in order to decrease the incidence of fish entering water supply systems and decrease fish mortality associated with withdrawal of water for irrigation and other purposes, to develop and implement a comprehensive program for fish screens, fish passage devices, and other measures agreed to by local interests and relevant Federal agencies for water diversions by local government entities in Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho that provide water supplies.  Sets forth program and reporting requirements.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SIGNING AND MASTERY BONUSES FOR TEACHERS IN MATH AND
              SCIENCE.

    Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part E as part G;
            (2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as sections
        2601 and 2602, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after part D the following new part:

 ``PART E--SIGNING AND MASTERY BONUSES FOR TEACHERS IN MATH AND SCIENCE

``SEC. 2401. SIGNING BONUSES FOR TEACHERS IN MATH AND SCIENCE.

    ``(a) Grants to State Educational Agencies.--
            ``(1) Authority to award grants.--The Secretary shall award
        grants to State educational agencies to enable the agencies to
        assist local educational agencies to provide signing bonuses to
        middle or secondary school math or science teachers who agree
        to teach in a school in a high-need area during the 4-school
        year period that begins on the date on which the teacher is
        hired.
            ``(2) Criteria.--In order to receive a grant under this
        section, a State educational agency shall submit to the
        Secretary, for the Secretary's approval, a list of criteria for
        awarding the signing bonuses described in paragraph (1). Such
        criteria shall require that--
                    ``(A) an individual receiving such a signing bonus
                have obtained licensing or certification to teach other
                than temporary or emergency licensing or certification;
                and
                    ``(B) an individual receiving such a bonus--
                            ``(i) have an academic major or minor in
                        the academic subject in which the individual
                        intends to teach; or
                            ``(ii) a work-related concentration in the
                        academic subject in which the individual
                        intends to teach.
            ``(3) Peer review board.--In order to receive a grant under
        this section, a State educational agency shall establish a peer
        review board to review criteria for providing signing bonuses
        under the grant.
            ``(4) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this
        section, a State educational agency shall submit an application
        to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied
        by such information as the Secretary may require.
    ``(b) Grants to Local Educational Agencies.--
            ``(1) Authority to award grants.--A State educational
        agency that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall use the
        funds made available through the grant to award grants to local
        educational agencies to provide the bonuses described in
        subsection (a).
            ``(2) Use of Funds.--A local educational agency that
        receives a grant under paragraph (1) shall use the funds made
        available through the grant to provide, during the 4-school
        year period described in subsection (a)(1), a signing bonus in
        the amount of $5,000 for each such year, for the hiring of a
        middle or secondary school math or science teacher who is
        eligible for an award based on the criteria in subsection
        (a)(2).
            ``(3) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this
        subsection, a local educational agency shall submit an
        application to the State educational agency at such time, in
        such manner, and accompanied by such information as the State
        educational agency may require.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2002 through 2006.
    ``(d) Definition of `High-Need Area'.--In this section, the term
`high-need area' means an area, as determined by the local educational
agency, in which--
            ``(1) not less than 30 percent of the children served by
        the local educational agency are children eligible to be
        counted under section 1124(c)(2); and
            ``(2) the middle and secondary schools--
                    ``(A) have a higher percentage of uncertified or
                unlicensed math and science teachers than the
corresponding percentage for the State; or
                    ``(B) have a higher percentage of math and science
                teachers not trained in math and science than the
                corresponding percentage for the State.

``SEC. 2402. MASTERY BONUSES FOR TEACHERS IN MATH AND SCIENCE.

    ``(a) Grants to State Educational Agencies.--
            ``(1) Authority to award grants.--The Secretary shall award
        grants to State educational agencies to enable the agencies to
        assist local educational agencies to provide mastery bonuses to
        supplement the salaries of middle or secondary school math or
        science teachers who pass an advanced competency exam in math
        and science that is approved by the National Academy of
        Sciences and agree to teach during the 5-school year period
        that begins during or after the date on which the State
        educational agency determines that the teacher has passed the
        advanced competency exam.
            ``(2) Criteria.--In order to receive a grant under this
        section, a State educational agency shall submit to the
        Secretary, for the Secretary's approval, a list of criteria for
        awarding the mastery bonuses described in paragraph (1). Such
        criteria shall require that--
                    ``(A) an individual receiving such a bonus have
                obtained licensing or certification to teach other than
                temporary or emergency licensing or certification; and
                    ``(B) an individual receiving such a bonus have an
                academic or work-related concentration in the academic
                subject in which the individual intends to teach.
            ``(3) Peer review board.--In order to receive a grant under
        this section, a State educational agency shall establish a peer
        review board to review criteria for providing mastery bonuses
        under the grant.
            ``(4) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this
        section, a State educational agency shall submit an application
        to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied
        by such information as the Secretary may require.
    ``(b) Grants to Local Educational Agencies.--
            ``(1) Authority to award grants.--A State educational
        agency that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall use the
        funds made available through the grant to award grants to local
        educational agencies to provide the mastery bonuses described
        in subsection (a).
            ``(2) Use of funds.--A local educational agency that
        receives a grant under paragraph (1) shall use the funds made
        available through the grant to provide--
                    ``(A) a middle or secondary school math or science
                teacher who passes an advanced competency exam and
                teaches during the 5-school year period described in
                subsection (a)(1) with an additional $4,000 each such
                year; and
                    ``(B) a middle or secondary school math or science
                teacher who passes an advanced competency exam and
                agrees to teach in a high-need area (as defined in
                section 2401(d) during the 5-school year period
                described in subsection (a)(1) with an additional
                $5,000 each such year.
            ``(3) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this
        subsection, a local educational agency shall submit an
        application to the State educational agency at such time, in
        such manner, and accompanied by such information as the State
        educational agency may require.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2002 through 2006.''.

SEC. 2. MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAMS FOR MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS.

    Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), as amended in section 1, is further amended by
inserting after part E the following:

                    ``PART F--MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAM

``SEC. 2501. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this part are to give local educational agencies
the resources to establish mentor teacher programs to enable
experienced teachers to train, support, and mentor novice teachers.

``SEC. 2502. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Board certified.--The term `board certified' means
        successful completion of all requirements to be certified by
        the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in the
        academic subject in which a teacher is teaching.
            ``(2) Mentor teacher.--The term `mentor teacher' means a
        teacher who--
                    ``(A) is fully certified or licensed;
                    ``(B) has demonstrated mastery of pedagogical and
                subject matter skills (such as by becoming board
                certified); and
                    ``(C) has provided evidence of superior teaching
                abilities and interpersonal relationship
                characteristics.
            ``(3) Novice teacher.--The term `novice teacher' means a
        teacher who--
                    ``(A) has been teaching not more than 3 years at a
                public elementary school or secondary school; and
                    ``(B) is a math or science teacher.

``SEC. 2503. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award
        grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local educational
        agencies to develop and implement mentor teacher programs as
        described in subsection (e).
            ``(2) Duration.--The Secretary shall award grants under
        this subsection for periods of not more than 5 years.
    ``(b) Eligible Local Educational Agencies.--To be eligible to
receive a grant under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, a local
educational agency shall--
            ``(1) be a local educational agency that has received a
        grant under section 2401 (relating to signing bonuses) for the
        fiscal year; and
            ``(2) agree to use the funds made available through the
        grant to develop and implement the mentor teacher programs in
        schools served by teachers who have received signing bonuses
        under section 2401 for the fiscal year.
    ``(c) Geographic Distribution.--To the maximum extent practicable,
the Secretary shall award the grants so that the grants are distributed
among the local educational agencies with higher percentages of novice
teachers, or lower percentages of certified or licensed teachers, than
the corresponding percentages for the States in which the agencies are
located.
    ``(d) Amount.--The amount of each grant shall be determined based
on--
            ``(1) the total amount appropriated for a fiscal year under
        section 2508 and made available to carry out this part; and
            ``(2) the extent of the concentration of novice teachers in
        the school district involved.
    ``(e) Authorized Activities.--
            ``(1) Allocation by activity.--A local educational agency
        that receives a grant under subsection (a) for a mentor teacher
        program shall use--
                    ``(A) not less than 75 percent of the funds made
                available through the grant to pay for the Federal
                share of the cost of obtaining the services of the
                mentor teachers; and
                    ``(B) not more than 25 percent of the funds to pay
                for other costs related to the development and
                implementation of the mentor teacher program.
            ``(2) Training.--The mentor teacher program shall provide
        training to novice teachers on effective teaching techniques
        (including techniques relating to class discipline and
        curriculum development) through observation, instruction,
        coaching, and mentoring by mentor teachers.
            ``(3) Federal share.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost
                described in paragraph (1)(A) is 75 percent.
                    ``(B) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of
                the cost may be provided from State sources in cash or
                in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment,
                and services.
    ``(f) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds appropriated pursuant to the
authority of this part shall be used to supplement and not supplant
other Federal, State, and local public funds expended to provide
services for eligible individuals.

``SEC. 2504. APPLICATIONS.

    ``A local educational agency desiring a grant under section 2503
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
reasonably require.

``SEC. 2505. PAYMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--Grant payments shall be made under this part on
an annual basis.
    ``(b) Administrative Costs.--Each local educational agency that
receives a grant under section 2503 shall use not more than 2 percent
of the amount awarded under the grant for administrative costs.
    ``(c) Denial of Grant.--If the Secretary determines that a local
educational agency has failed to make substantial progress in attaining
such performance objectives and goals as the Secretary may require the
agency to establish, such an agency shall not be eligible for a grant
payment under this part in the next succeeding year.

``SEC. 2506. REPORTS.

    ``The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee
on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives a report
of program activities funded under this part.

``SEC. 2507. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

    ``The Secretary may not award a grant to a local educational agency
under section 2503 unless the local educational agency agrees that,
with respect to costs to be incurred by the agency in carrying out
activities for which the grant was awarded, the agency shall provide
(directly or through donations from public or private entities) in non-
Federal contributions an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount of
the grant awarded to the agency.

``SEC. 2508. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.''.

Output: Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish grant programs to provide: (1) signing bonuses for middle or secondary school mathematics or science teachers who agree to teach in public schools in high-need areas for four years; and (2) mentor teachers to train, support, and mentor novice teachers of mathematics or science in public elementary or secondary schools.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis
Management Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Food allergy is an increasing food safety and public
        health concern in the United States, especially among students.
            (2) Peanut allergy doubled among children from 1997 to
        2002.
            (3) In a 2004 survey of 400 elementary school nurses, 37
        percent reported having at least 10 students with severe food
        allergies and 62 percent reported having at least 5.
            (4) Forty-four percent of the elementary school nurses
        surveyed reported that the number of students in their school
        with food allergy had increased over the past 5 years, while
        only 2 percent reported a decrease.
            (5) In a 2001 study of 32 fatal food-allergy induced
        anaphylactic reactions (the largest study of its kind to date),
        more than half (53 percent) of the individuals were aged 18 or
        younger.
            (6) Eight foods account for 90 percent of all food-allergic
        reactions: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts,
        wheat, and soy.
            (7) Currently, there is no cure for food allergies; strict
        avoidance of the offending food is the only way to prevent a
        reaction.
            (8) Anaphylaxis is a systemic allergic reaction that can
        kill within minutes.
            (9) Food-allergic reactions are the leading cause of
        anaphylaxis outside the hospital setting, accounting for an
        estimated 30,000 emergency room visits, 2,000 hospitalizations,
        and 150 to 200 deaths each year in the United States.
            (10) Fatalities from anaphylaxis are associated with a
        delay in the administration of epinephrine (adrenaline), or
        when epinephrine was not administered at all. In a study of 13
        food allergy-induced anaphylactic reactions in school-age
        children (6 fatal and 7 near fatal), only 2 of the children who
        died received epinephrine within 1 hour of ingesting the
        allergen, and all but 1 of the children who survived received
        epinephrine within 30 minutes.
            (11) The importance of managing life-threatening food
        allergies in the school setting has been recognized by the
        American Medical Association, the American Academy of
        Pediatrics, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and
        Immunology, the American College of Allergy, Asthma and
        Immunology, and the National Association of School Nurses.
            (12) There are no Federal guidelines concerning the
        management of life-threatening food allergies in the school
        setting.
            (13) Three-quarters of the elementary school nurses
        surveyed reported developing their own training guidelines.
            (14) Relatively few schools actually employ a full-time
        school nurse. Many are forced to cover more than 1 school, and
        are often in charge of hundreds if not thousands of students.
            (15) Parents of students with severe food allergies often
        face entirely different food allergy management approaches when
        their students change schools or school districts.
            (16) In a study of food allergy reactions in schools and
        day-care settings, delays in treatment were attributed to a
        failure to follow emergency plans, calling parents instead of
        administering emergency medications, and an inability to
        administer epinephrine.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) ESEA definitions.--The terms ``local educational
        agency'', ``secondary school'', and ``elementary school'' have
        the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (2) School.--The term ``school'' includes public--
                    (A) kindergartens;
                    (B) elementary schools; and
                    (C) secondary schools.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the
        Secretary of Education.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF VOLUNTARY FOOD ALLERGY AND ANAPHYLAXIS
              MANAGEMENT POLICY.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) develop a policy to be used on a voluntary basis to
        manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools; and
            (2) make such policy available to local educational
        agencies and other interested individuals and entities,
        including licensed child care providers, preschool programs,
        and Head Start, to be implemented on a voluntary basis only.
    (b) Contents.--The voluntary policy developed by the Secretary
under subsection (a) shall contain guidelines that address each of the
following:
            (1) Parental obligation to provide the school, prior to the
        start of every school year, with--
                    (A) documentation from the student's physician or
                nurse--
                            (i) supporting a diagnosis of food allergy
                        and the risk of anaphylaxis;
                            (ii) identifying any food to which the
                        student is allergic;
                            (iii) describing, if appropriate, any prior
                        history of anaphylaxis;
                            (iv) listing any medication prescribed for
                        the student for the treatment of anaphylaxis;
                            (v) detailing emergency treatment
                        procedures in the event of a reaction;
                            (vi) listing the signs and symptoms of a
                        reaction; and
                            (vii) assessing the student's readiness for
                        self-administration of prescription medication;
                        and
                    (B) a list of substitute meals that may be offered
                to the student by school food service personnel.
            (2) The creation and maintenance of an individual health
        care plan tailored to the needs of each student with a
        documented risk for anaphylaxis, including any procedures for
        the self-administration of medication by such students in
        instances where--
                    (A) the students are capable of self-administering
                medication; and
                    (B) such administration is not prohibited by State
                law.
            (3) Communication strategies between individual schools and
        local providers of emergency medical services, including
        appropriate instructions for emergency medical response.
            (4) Strategies to reduce the risk of exposure to
        anaphylactic causative agents in classrooms and common school
        areas such as cafeterias.
            (5) The dissemination of information on life-threatening
        food allergies to school staff, parents, and students, if
        appropriate by law.
            (6) Food allergy management training of school personnel
        who regularly come into contact with students with life-
        threatening food allergies.
            (7) The authorization and training of school personnel to
        administer epinephrine when the school nurse is not immediately
        available.
            (8) The timely accessibility of epinephrine by school
        personnel when the nurse is not immediately available.
            (9) Extracurricular programs such as non-academic outings
        and field trips, before- and after-school programs, and school-
        sponsored programs held on weekends that are addressed in the
        individual health care plan.
            (10) The collection and publication of data for each
        administration of epinephrine to a student at risk for
        anaphylaxis.
    (c) Relation to State Law.--Nothing in this Act or the policy
developed by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be construed to
preempt State law, including any State law regarding whether students
at risk for anaphylaxis may self-administer medication.

SEC. 5. VOLUNTARY NATURE OF POLICY AND GUIDELINES.

    The policy developed by the Secretary under section 4(a) and the
food allergy management guidelines contained in such policy are
voluntary. Nothing in this Act or the policy developed by the Secretary
under section 4(a) shall be construed to require a local educational
agency or school to implement such policy or guidelines.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 8, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output:
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and make available to local educational agencies a policy to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools to be implemented on a voluntary basis only. Directs that such policy address: (1) the documentation of student allergies and the development of an individual health care plan for each such student; (2) communication with emergency medical services, school staff, parents, and students; (3) reduction of exposure to causative agents of food allergies; (4) food allergy management training; and (5) administration of epinephrine.

Provides that the policy developed by the Secretary and the food allergy management guidelines contained in such policy are voluntary.