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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer
Childhood Cancer Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Every year, 13,500 children in the United States are
        diagnosed with cancer.
            (2) While the cure rates for some childhood cancers are now
        over 80 percent, the survival rates for many types of cancers
        in children remain extremely low.
            (3) According to the Centers for Disease Control and
        Prevention, cancer continues to be the leading cause of death
        by disease in children and adolescents under the age of 14.
            (4) There are currently more than 360,000 childhood cancer
        survivors living in the United States.
            (5) As many as two-thirds of childhood cancer survivors
        experience at least one long-term health effect of their cancer
        treatment, including secondary malignancies, cardiopulmonary
        damage, physical and intellectual developmental impairments,
        endocrine disorders, and others.
            (6) Collection of biospecimens and clinical and demographic
        data on the maximum possible number of children with cancer in
        the United States is necessary to improve childhood cancer
        treatments and cures. Currently biospecimens and some
        demographic data are collected for less than half of children
        with cancer.

SEC. 3. COMPREHENSIVE CHILDREN'S CANCER BIOREPOSITORIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 417E of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 285a-11) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
        (k) and (l), respectively;
            (2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the
        following:
    ``(a) Comprehensive Children's Cancer Biorepositories.--The
Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, may make an award for a
duration of at least 5 years to an entity or entities described in
subsection (d) to build upon existing initiatives to collect
biospecimens and clinical and demographic information for at least 90
percent of all children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer in 1
or more Comprehensive Children's Cancer Biorepositories to achieve a
better understanding of the cause of such cancers and the effects of
treatments for such cancers.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts received under the award under
subsection (a) may be used to carry out the following:
            ``(1) Prospectively acquire, preserve, and store high-
        quality, donated biospecimens and associated clinical and
        demographic information on children, adolescents, and young
        adults diagnosed with cancer in the United States.
            ``(2) Maintain a secure searchable database on stored
        biospecimens and associated clinical and demographic data from
        children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer for the
        conduct of research by scientists and qualified health care
        professionals.
            ``(3) Establish procedures for evaluating applications for
        access to such biospecimens and clinical and demographic data
        from researchers and other qualified health care professionals.
            ``(4) Make available and distribute biospecimens and
        clinical and demographic data from children, adolescents, and
        young adults with cancer to researchers and qualified health
        care professionals for peer-reviewed research at a minimal
        cost.
    ``(c) No Requirement.--No child, adolescent, or young adult with
cancer shall be required to contribute a specimen to a Biorepository or
share clinical or demographic data.
    ``(d) Application; Considerations.--
            ``(1) Application.--To be eligible to receive an award
        under subsection (a) an entity shall submit an application to
        the Secretary at such a time, in such a manner, and containing
        such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
            ``(2) Considerations.--In evaluating the applications in
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the existing
        infrastructure of the entity that would allow for the timely
        capture of biospecimens and related clinical and demographic
        information for children, adolescents, and young adults with
        cancer.
    ``(e) Privacy Protections; Consent.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may not make an award
        under subsection (a) to an entity unless the Secretary ensures
        that such entity--
                    ``(A) collects biospecimens and associated clinical
                and demographic information from children with
                appropriate permission from parents or legal guardians
                in accordance with Federal and State law; and
                    ``(B) adheres to strict confidentiality to protect
                the identity and privacy of patients in accordance with
                Federal and State law.
            ``(2) Consent.--The Secretary shall establish an
        appropriate process for achieving consent from the patient,
        parent, or legal guardian.
    ``(f) Single Point of Access; Standard Data; Guidelines and
Oversight.--
            ``(1) Single point of access.--The Secretary shall ensure
        that a Biorepository established under subsection (a) has
        electronically searchable data for use by researchers and other
        qualified health care professionals in the manner and to the
        extent defined by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Standard data.--The Secretary shall require all
        recipients of an award under this section to make available a
        standard dataset for the purposes of paragraph (1) in a
        standard electronic format that enables researchers and
        qualified health care professionals to search.
            ``(3) Guidelines and oversight.--The Secretary shall
        develop and disseminate appropriate guidelines for the
        development and maintenance of the biorepositories authorized
        under this section, including appropriate oversight.
    ``(g) Definitions.--
            ``(1) Award.--The term `award' includes a grant, contract,
        cooperative agreement, or other mechanism determined by the
        Secretary.
            ``(2) Biospecimen.--The term `biospecimen' includes--
                    ``(A) solid tumor tissue or bone marrow;
                    ``(B) normal or control tissue;
                    ``(C) blood/plasma;
                    ``(D) DNA and RNA extractions;
                    ``(E) familial DNA; and
                    ``(F) any other sample required by the Secretary.
            ``(3) Clinical and demographic information.--The term
        `clinical and demographic information' shall include--
                    ``(A) date of diagnosis;
                    ``(B) age at diagnosis;
                    ``(C) patient's gender, race and ethnicity;
                    ``(D) extent of disease at enrollment;
                    ``(E) site of metastases;
                    ``(F) location of primary tumor coded;
                    ``(G) histologic diagnosis;
                    ``(H) tumor marker data when available;
                    ``(I) treatment and outcome data;
                    ``(J) information related to specimen quality; and
                    ``(K) any other information required by the
                Secretary.
    ``(h) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure that clinical and
demographic information collected in accordance with this section is
collected in coordination with the information collected under section
399E-1.
    ``(i) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Funds made available under this
section shall not be used to acquire, preserve, or maintain a
biospecimen collected from a patient if such activity is already
covered by funds available from the National Cancer Institute for such
purpose.
    ``(j) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment
of the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Reauthorization
Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on--
            ``(1) the number of biospecimens and corresponding clinical
        demographic data collected through the Comprehensive Children's
        Cancer Biorepositories established under subsection (a);
            ``(2) the number of biospecimens and corresponding clinical
        demographic data requested for use by researchers;
            ``(3) any barriers to the collection of biospecimens and
        corresponding clinical demographic data;
            ``(4) any barriers experienced by researchers or health
        care professionals in accessing the biospecimens and
        corresponding clinical demographic data necessary for use in
        research; and
            ``(5) any recommendations with respect to improving the
        Comprehensive Children's Cancer Biorepository program under
        this section.''; and
            (3) in subsection (l), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``$30,000,000'' and inserting
                ``$10,000,000''; and
                    (B) by striking ``2013'' and inserting ``2018''.
    (b) Improving Childhood Cancer Surveillance.--Section 399E-1 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280e-3a) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall award grants to
State cancer registries to enhance and expand infrastructure to track
the epidemiology of cancer in children, adolescents, and young adults.
Such registries shall be updated to include each occurrence of such
cancers within a period of time designated by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Activities.--The grants described in subsection (a) may be
used for--
            ``(1) identifying, recruiting, and training all potential
        sources for reporting childhood, adolescent, and young adult
        cancer cases;
            ``(2) developing procedures to implement early inclusion of
        childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer cases on State
        cancer registries through the use of electronic reporting;
            ``(3) purchasing infrastructure to support the early
        inclusion of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer
        cases on such registries;
            ``(4) submitting deidentified data to the Centers for
        Disease Control and Prevention for inclusion in a national
        database of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancers; and
            ``(5) tracking the late effects of childhood, adolescent,
        and young adult cancers.
    ``(c) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure that information
collected through State cancer registries under this section is
collected in coordination with clinical and demographic information
collected under section 417E.''.

SEC. 4. REPORT TO IMPROVE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW DRUGS AND BIOLOGIC
              PRODUCTS TO TREAT CHILDHOOD CANCERS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall report
to Congress on barriers to studying oncologic therapies in pediatric
populations under section 505B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 355c).
    (b) Content.--The report under subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) an assessment of the feasibility of requiring studies
        for a pediatric oncologic indication under section 505B of the
        Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355c) if the
        therapeutic target of a drug or biologic product for an adult
        oncologic indication is highly relevant to any pediatric cancer
        to which it could apply;
            (2) recommendations to overcome any barriers identified in
        the report on how to improve research, development and access
        to new oncologic therapies for use in pediatric patients; and
            (3) an assessment of the potential impact of altering the
        exemption under subsection (k) of such section 505B.
    (c) Stakeholder Input.--The report under subsection (a) shall be
developed with input from relevant stakeholders.

Output: Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Reauthorization Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2018 cancer research programs under the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008.   Replaces the current pediatric cancer research and awareness grant program carried out by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) with a comprehensive children's cancer biorepositories program. Authorizes the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make awards to eligible applicants to build upon existing initiatives to collect biospecimens and clinical and demographic information (including date of diagnosis, age at diagnosis, and patient's gender, race, and ethnicity) for at least 90% of all children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer in Comprehensive Children's Cancer Biorepositories for the purpose of achieving a better understanding of the cause of such cancers and the effects of treatments. Permits award amounts to be used to: (1) acquire, preserve, and store high quality, donated biospecimens and associated clinical and demographic information on children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with cancer in the United States; (2) maintain a secure searchable database for scientists and qualified health care professionals to research such biospecimens and data; and (3) make available and distribute such biospecimens and data to researchers and professionals for peer-reviewed research.  Revises the national childhood cancer registry grant program to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants to state cancer registries to enhance and expand infrastructure to track the epidemiology of cancer in children, adolescents, and young adults. Requires a Comptroller General (GAO) report regarding the barriers to conducting pediatric studies of oncologic therapies in applications for new drugs or biological products under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, including recommendations to improve development and access to new therapies as well as assessments of: (1) the feasibility of requiring studies for a pediatric oncologic indication if the therapeutic target of a drug or biologic product for an adult oncologic indication is highly relevant to any pediatric cancer to which it could apply, and (2) the impact of altering the current exemption for orphan drug designations relating to rare diseases or conditions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``College and University Rural
Education (CURE) Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

    The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new title:

     ``TITLE VIII--RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOR RURAL COLLEGES AND
                              UNIVERSITIES

``SEC. 801. PURPOSE.

    ``The purposes of this title are--
            ``(1) to increase--
                    ``(A) enrollment and graduation rates from 2-year
                and 4-year colleges, and articulation from 2-year
                degree programs into 4-year degree programs of
                graduates of rural high schools; and
                    ``(B) degree completion for nontraditional students
                from rural areas; and
            ``(2) to promote economic growth and development in rural
        America through partnership grants to consortia of rural
        colleges and universities and other entities, such as local
        educational agencies, employers, education service agencies,
        and nonprofit organizations.

``SEC. 802. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For the purposes of this title:
            ``(1) Rural institution of higher education.--The term
        `rural institution of higher education' means an institution of
        higher education (as such term is defined in section 101) that
        primarily serves rural areas.
            ``(2) Rural area.--The term `rural area' means an area in
        which there is located a rural local educational agency.
            ``(3) Rural local educational agency.--The term `rural
        local educational agency' means a local educational agency (as
        such term is defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and
        Secondary Education Act of 1965) that is designated with a
        metrocentric locale code of 41, 42, or 43 as determined by the
        National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), in conjunction
        with the Bureau of the Census, using the NCES system for
        classifying local educational agencies.
            ``(4) Nontraditional student.--The term `nontraditional
        student' means an individual who--
                    ``(A) delays enrollment in an institution of higher
                education by 3 or more years after completing high
                school;
                    ``(B) attends an institution of higher education
                part-time or less than part-time; or
                    ``(C) attends an institution of higher education
                and--
                            ``(i) works full-time;
                            ``(ii) is an independent student;
                            ``(iii) has one or more dependents other
                        than a spouse;
                            ``(iv) is a single parent; or
                            ``(v) does not have a high school diploma
                        or a general equivalency diploma (GED).
            ``(5) Regional employer.--The term `regional employer'
        means employers qualifying as businesses or other entities
        employing individuals within a rural area.

``SEC. 803. ENSURING COLLEGE ACCESS FOR RURAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Education is authorized
to make grants in accordance with this section to partnerships formed
between one or more rural institution of higher education and any of
the following entities:
            ``(1) One or more rural local educational agencies.
            ``(2) One or more rural education service agencies.
            ``(3) One or more regional employers.
            ``(4) One or more nonprofit organizations with expertise in
        rural education.
    ``(b) Eligible Partnerships; Applications.--To be eligible for a
grant under this section, a partnership that meets the requirements of
subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary an application in such
form and containing such information as the Secretary shall prescribe.
In determining which applications to approve for a grant under this
section, the Secretary shall consider--
            ``(1) the percentage of graduates, attendees, or former
        attendees of high schools from rural local educational agencies
        enrolled or otherwise affiliated with the entity;
            ``(2) in the case of employers, the percentage of employees
        that are graduates of high schools in rural local educational
        agencies.
    ``(c) Use of Grant Amounts.--Funds made available by a grant under
this section to a partnership that meets the requirements of shall be
used--
            ``(1) to improve enrollment rates for graduates and former
        attendees of rural high schools at rural institutions of higher
        education, including--
                    ``(A) programs to provide information about college
                costs and financial aid options, assistance with
                college enrollment applications, and assistance with
                financial aid applications;
                    ``(B) programs or initiatives that provide such
                individuals of rural high schools access and exposure
                to campuses, classes, programs, and facilities of rural
                institutions of higher education, including covering
                the cost of transportation to and from institutions of
                higher education;
                    ``(C) the formation of groups or other initiatives
                that create support groups of such students expressing
                interest in attending rural institutions of higher
                education;
                    ``(D) extra curricular activities, such as
                internships, community service, and other activities
                for such individuals in advance of attending
                institutions of higher education; and
                    ``(E) other initiatives that assist such
                individuals in applying and developing interest in
                attending rural institutions of higher education; and
            ``(2) to encourage participation of nontraditional students
        in degree programs at rural institutions of higher education,
        including--
                    ``(A) programs to provide information about college
                costs and financial aid options, assistance with
                college enrollment applications, and assistance with
                financial aid applications for institutions of higher
                education;
                    ``(B) outreach to nontraditional students through
                community initiatives; and
                    ``(C) formation of support groups for
                nontraditional students enrolling in 2-year degree
                programs and articulating from 2-year degree programs
                to 4-year degree programs.

``SEC. 804. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Education is authorized
to make grants in accordance with this section to partnerships formed
between one or more rural institutions of higher education and one or
more regional employers.
    ``(b) Eligible Partnerships; Applications.--To be eligible for a
grant under this section, a partnership that meets the requirements of
subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary an application in such
form and containing such information as the Secretary shall prescribe.
In determining which applications to approve for a grant under this
section, the Secretary shall consider--
            ``(1) the potential of the employer to employ graduates of
        rural institutions of education after graduation;
            ``(2) the potential of the employer engaged in the
        partnership to spur economic development in the region; and
            ``(3) the relevance of the employer to the regional
        economy.
    ``(c) Use of Grant Amounts.--Funds made available by a grant under
this section to a partnership that meets the requirements of subsection
(a) shall be used--
            ``(1) to provide additional career training to attendees of
        rural institutions of education in fields relevant to the
        regional economy; and
            ``(2) to encourage regional businesses to employ graduates
        of rural institutions of education.

``SEC. 805. QUALITY OF LIFE IN RURAL AREAS.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Education is authorized
to make grants in accordance with this section to rural institutions of
higher education.
    ``(b) Use of Grant Amounts.--Funds made available by a grant under
this section to a partnership that meets the requirements of subsection
(a) shall be used to create or strengthen academic programs to prepare
graudates to enter into high-need occupations in the regional and local
economies

``SEC. 806. ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Grant Considerations.--In making grant allocations under this
title to qualifying institutions and partnerships, the Secretary shall
consider--
            ``(1) the percentage of graduates of rural high schools
        attending rural institutions of higher education in proximity
        to the entity receiving the grant;
            ``(2) employment needs of regional employers in proximity
        to entities receiving the grant; and
            ``(3) the health of the regional economy of the region
        surrounding the entity receiving the grant.
    ``(b) Maximum and Minimum Grants.--No grant awarded by the
Secretary under this title shall be less than $200,000 or more than
$500,000.
    ``(c) Grant Duration.--A grant awarded under this title shall be
awarded for one 3-year period.

``SEC. 807. GAO STUDY.

    ``Commission a study to be completed in 5 years to identify the
challenges and solutions to increasing the availability of and access
to 4-year degree programs and institutions in rural America. The GAO
shall investigate and make recommendations to Congress regarding--
            ``(1) the existing number of 4-year institutions of higher
        education and 4-year degree programs in rural America;
            ``(2) access to 4-year degree programs and institutions in
        rural America;
            ``(3) the cost, availability of resources and challenges
        associated with the establishment and expansion of 4-year
        degree programs in rural America; and
            ``(4) the role of rural America in contributing to overall
        bachelor's degree attainment in the United States, as a measure
        of United States global competitiveness.

``SEC. 808. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated--
            ``(1) for fiscal year 2009--
                    ``(A) $15,000,000 to cary out section 803;
                    ``(B) $10,000,000 to carry out section 804; and
                    ``(C) $5,000,000 to carry out section 805; and
            ``(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4
        succeeding fiscal years to carry out such sections.''.

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College and University Rural Education (CURE) Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to partnerships between rural institutions of higher education (IHEs) and rural local educational agencies, rural education service agencies, regional employers, or rural education nonprofit organizations for activities to: (1) improve the rural IHE enrollment rates of rural high school graduates and former attendees; and (2) encourage nontraditional students' participation in rural IHE degree programs.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to partnerships between rural IHEs and regional employers to: (1) provide additional training to rural IHE attendees in careers relevant to the regional economy; and (2) encourage regional businesses to employ rural IHE graduates.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to rural IHEs to create or strengthen academic programs that prepare graduates to enter high-need occupations in the regional and local economies.

Requires the General Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate, and make recommendations to Congress regarding the improvement of, rural access to four-year IHEs and degree programs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foster Children Opportunity Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT TO HAVE PROCEDURES TO HELP ALIEN
              CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM ACHIEVE SPECIAL
              IMMIGRANT JUVENILE STATUS AND LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT
              STATUS.

    Sect. 471(a)(27) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(27))
is amended by inserting ``, and if the child is an alien without a
lawful immigration status, for reviewing the child's eligibility for
special immigrant juvenile status, lawful permanent resident status,
and other forms of relief under immigration law, within 1 year after
the status of the child is first reviewed pursuant to section
475(5)(B), and annually thereafter, and for assisting the child in
applying for special immigrant juvenile status, lawful permanent
resident status, and other forms of relief under immigration law, so
that the child can reasonably be expected to achieve such relief before
exiting foster care, if doing so would be in the best interests of the
child'' before the period.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT THAT STATE CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES DOCUMENT THEIR
              EFFORTS TO PURSUE LAWFUL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR ELIGIBLE
              ALIEN FOSTER CHILDREN.

    Section 475(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(1)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) In the case of an alien child who, after a
                review conducted pursuant to section 471(a)(27), is
                determined to be a child who may qualify for special
                immigrant juvenile status, lawful permanent resident
                status, or other forms of relief under immigration law,
                documentation of the steps the agency is taking in
                assisting the child to obtain the status before exiting
                foster care, including whether the requisite petitions
                have been filed on behalf of the child, and whether
                assistance has been provided to secure immigration
                legal counsel for the child.''.

SEC. 4. REQUIRMENT TO DETERMINE WHETHER FILING PETITIONS FOR SPECIAL
              IMMIGRANT JUVENILE STATUS AND LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT
              STATUS FOR ALIEN FOSTER CHILDREN IS IN THE CHILD'S BEST
              INTEREST IN APPROPRIATE CASES.

    Section 475(5)(C)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
675(5)(C)(i)) is amended by inserting ``, and, in the case of an alien
child without lawful immigration status, the hearing shall determine
whether a petition for special immigrant juvenile status or lawful
permanent resident status has been filed on behalf of the child and, if
such a petition has not been so filed, whether it is in the best
interests of the child, including consideration of the potential
effects on family reunification efforts, to have such a petition so
filed or to have immigration counsel appointed'' before the semicolon
at the end.

SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS TO
              EDUCATE AND TRAIN CHILD WELFARE AND COURT STAFF,
              INCLUDING JUDGES, SOCIAL WORKERS, COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL
              ADVOCATES, AND LAWYERS TO ASSIST ALIEN CHILDREN IN
              ACHIEVING SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE STATUS, LAWFUL
              PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS, AND OTHER FORMS OF RELIEF
              UNDER IMMIGRATION LAW.

    Section 438(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629h(a)(2))
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
            (2) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) to educate and train child welfare and court
                staff, including judges, social workers, court-
                appointed special advocates, and attorneys to assist
                alien children in achieving special immigrant juvenile
                status, lawful permanent resident status, and other
                forms of relief under immigration law in a timely
                manner;''.

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES.

    On request of a State child welfare agency for technical assistance
in carrying out the amendments made by this Act, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Secretary of State, shall provide the
assistance, and may award grants to and enter into contracts with
qualified non-profit or other community-based service providers with
substantive expertise to perform the assistance.

SEC. 7. ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Public Benefits.--
            (1) Federal means-tested public benefits.--Section 403(b)
        of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
        Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(b)) is amended by
        adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Exception for individuals who have obtained special
        immigrant juvenile status.--An alien who is granted special
        immigrant juvenile status under section 101(a)(27)(J) of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J)).''.
            (2) Other federal programs.--Section 402 of such Act (8
        U.S.C. 1612) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the
                following:
                    ``(N) Exception for individuals who have obtained
                special immigrant juvenile status.--With respect to
                eligibility for benefits for the specified Federal
                programs described in paragraph (3), paragraph (1)
                shall not apply to any alien who is granted special
                immigrant juvenile status under section 101(a)(27)(J)
                of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
                1101(a)(27)(J)).''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2), by adding at the end the
                following:
                    ``(G) Exception for individuals who have obtained
                special immigrant juvenile status.--An alien who is
                granted special immigrant juvenile status under section
                101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
                U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J)).''.
    (b) State Reimbursement.--Section 472(a)(4) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 672(a)(4)) is amended by inserting ``, and if the child
is an alien who has obtained special immigrant juvenile status under
section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and would
have been qualified to receive aid under the State plan approved under
section 402 of this Act in or for the month in which the agreement
described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) of this subsection was entered into or
court proceedings leading to the determination described in paragraph
(2)(A)(ii) of this subsection were initiated if the child had been a
United States citizen, the child shall be considered to satisfy the
requirements of paragraph (3) with respect to the month'' before the
period.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--The amendments made by this Act, other than by
section 7, shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act,
and shall apply to payments under part E of title IV of the Social
Security Act for quarters beginning on or after such date.
    (b) Delay Permitted if State Legislation Required.--In the case of
a State plan approved under part E of title IV of the Social Security
Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines
requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds)
in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by
this Act, the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply
with the requirements of such part solely on the basis of the failure
of the plan to meet such additional requirements before the 1st day of
the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the close of the 1st regular
session of the State legislature that ends after the 1-year period
beginning with the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of
the preceding sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year
legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a
separate regular session of the State legislature.

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Foster Children Opportunity Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state plans for foster care and adoption assistance to have procedures to assist alien children in the child welfare system achieve special immigrant juvenile status and lawful permanent resident status before exiting foster care.

	Requires case plans to include documentation of the steps the state child welfare agency is taking in assisting children obtain lawful immigrant status before exiting foster care.

Requires a permanency hearing to determine whether a petition for special immigrant juvenile status or lawful permanent resident status has been filed on behalf of an alien foster child and, if it has not been filed, whether it is in the child's best interest to have such a petition filed or to have immigration counsel appointed.

Authorizes the use of court improvement program grant funds to educate and train child welfare and court staff to assist alien children in achieving special immigrant juvenile status, lawful permanent resident status, and other forms of relief under immigration law.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), on the request of a child welfare agency, to provide technical assistance in carrying out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to and contract with qualified non-profit or other community-based service providers to perform the assistance.

Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to make an exception to the five-year limited eligibility of qualified aliens for federal means-tested public benefits for individuals who have obtained special immigrant juvenile status.

Makes a similar exception for such individuals with respect to the limited eligibility of qualified aliens for certain Federal programs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Older Americans Act Technical
Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965.
    The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001-3058ee) is amended--
        (1) in section 102(3) by inserting ``of the United States''
    after ``Virgin Islands'',
        (2) in section 202(a)(18)--
            (A) by striking ``, and service providers,'', and
            (B) by inserting ``, and service providers,'' after ``on
        aging'',
        (3) in section 202(a)(27)(C) by striking ``1994'' and inserting
    ``1995'',
        (4) in section 203(a)(3) by striking ``Federal'' the first place
    it appears,
        (5) in section 206(g)--
            (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``1994'' and inserting
        ``1995'',
            (B) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ``1993'' and inserting
        ``1994'', and
            (C) in paragraph (3) by striking ``1994'' and inserting
        ``1995'',
        (6) in the first sentence of section 211 by striking
    ``agencies,'' and inserting ``agencies'',
        (7) in section 302 by striking paragraph (10),
        (8) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 305(b) by striking
    ``clause (1) of subsection (a)'' each place it appears, and
    inserting ``subsection (a)(1)'',
        (9) in section 307--
            (A) in section 307(a)--
                (i) in the last sentence of paragraph (8) by striking
            ``knowledgable'' and inserting ``knowledgeable'', and
                (ii) in paragraph (24) by striking the semicolon at the
            end and inserting a period, and
            (B) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``the requirement
        described in clause (3)(B) of subsection (a)'' and inserting
        ``such requirement'',
        (10) in section 310(a)(1) by striking ``Disaster Relief and
    Emergency Assistance Act'' and inserting ``Robert T. Stafford
    Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act'',
        (11) in section 314(a) by striking ``(a) Promotion.--'',
        (12) in section 321(a)(15) by striking ``clause (16) of section
    307(a)'' and inserting ``chapter 3 of subtitle A of title VII and
    section 307(a)(16)'',
        (13) in section 361(a) by inserting ``and Prevention'' after
    ``Control'',
        (14) in section 402(b) by striking ``Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and
    Mental Health Administration'' and inserting ``Substance Abuse and
    Mental Health Services Administration'',
        (15) in section 411(e) by striking ``431(b)'' and inserting
    ``section 431(b)'',
        (16) in the first sentence of section 421(a) by striking
    ``purposes'' the last place it appears and inserting ``purpose'',
        (17) in section 429G(a)(2)(B)(v)(X) by striking ``and'' at the
    end,
        (18) in subsections (a) and (b)(2) of section 429I by striking
    ``black'' and inserting ``Black'',
        (19) in section 429J(a)(2)(D) by inserting ``of 1974'' after
    ``Act'',
        (20) in section 510 by striking ``section 203 of such Act (29
    U.S.C. 1603)'' and inserting ``sections 203 and 204(d)(5)(A) of such
    Act (29 U.S.C. 1603, 1604(d)(5)(A))'', and
        (21) in subsections (c) and (d) of section 614 by striking
    ``Commission'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretary''.

SEC. 3. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AGING.

    (a) Amendments to the Older Americans Act of 1965.--The Older
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001-3058ee) is amended--
        (1) by amending section 102(2) to read as follows:
        ``(2) The term `Assistant Secretary' means the Assistant
    Secretary for Aging.'',
        (2) in section 201--
            (A) in subsection (a) by striking ``a Commissioner on'' and
        inserting ``an Assistant Secretary for'',
            (B) in subsection (c)--
                (i) in paragraph (2) by striking ``an Associate
            Commissioner on'' and inserting ``a Director of the Office
            for'', and
                (ii) in paragraph (3) by striking ``Associate
            Commissioner on'' and inserting ``Director of the Office
            for'',
            (C) in subsection (d)--
                (i) by striking ``an Associate Commissioner for
            Ombudsman Programs'' and inserting ``a Director of the
            Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs'', and
                (ii) by striking ``Associate Commissioner'' each place
            it appears and inserting ``Director'', and
            (D) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``Assistant Secretary'',
        (3) in section 202--
            (A) in the heading by striking ``commissioner'' and
        inserting ``assistant secretary'',
            (B) in subsection (a)(21)(A) by striking ``Associate
        Commissioner for Ombudsman Programs'' and inserting ``Director
        of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs'',
            (C) in subsection (e)(1)(A)(iv) by striking ``Associate
        Commissioner on'' and inserting ``Director of the Office for'',
        and
            (D) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``Assistant Secretary'',
        (4) in sections 212 and 429E--
            (A) by striking ``Associate Commissioner on'' and inserting
        ``Director of the Office for'', and
            (B) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``Assistant Secretary'',
        (5) in section 307--
            (A) in subsections (d) and (e) by striking
        ``Commissioner's'' each place it appears and inserting
        ``Assistant Secretary's'', and
            (B) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``Assistant Secretary'',
        (6) in section 311(a)(4)(B) by striking ``Commissioner'' and
    inserting ``Assistant Secretary for Aging'',
        (7) in section 427--
            (A) in subsection (a) by striking ``Commissioner'' and
        inserting ``Assistant Secretary'', and
            (B) in subsection (b) by striking ``Commissioner on Aging''
        each place it appears and inserting ``Assistant Secretary'',
        (8) in subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 503, and in section
    505(a), by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and
    inserting ``Assistant Secretary for Aging'',
        (9) in section 712--
            (A) in subsection (h)(4)(A) by striking ``Associate
        Commissioner for Ombudsman Programs'' and inserting ``Director
        of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs'', and
            (B) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``Assistant Secretary'',
        (10) in section 751--
            (A) in subsection (a) by striking ``Associate Commissioner
        on'' and inserting ``Director of the Office for'', and
            (B) in subsections (a) and (b) by striking ``Commissioner''
        each place it appears and inserting ``Assistant Secretary'',
        (11) in the headings of sections 338B(b), 429A(g)(2),
    429G(c)(2), and 763(b) by striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting
    ``Assistant Secretary'',
        (12) in the heading of section 433 by striking ``commissioner''
    and inserting ``assistant secretary'', and
        (13) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears, and
    inserting ``Assistant Secretary'', in sections 203(a), 203A, 204(d),
    205, 206(g), 207, 211, 214, 215(b)(2), 301, 304, 305, 306, 308,
    309(a), 310, 312, 313(a), 314, 321, 331, 336, 337, 338(a), 338A,
    338B, 341, 351, 361, 381, 402, 411, 412, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425(a),
    428, 429, 429A, 429B, 429C, 429D, 429F, 429G, 429H, 429I, 429J, 431,
    432, 433, 613, 614, 614A, 623, 624, 631, 632, 701, 703,
    705(a)(7)(D), 713, 741(a)(4)(G), 763, and 764(a).
    (b) Amendments to Other Law.--(1) Section 5315 of title 5 of the
United States Code is amended in the item relating to Assistant
Secretaries of Health and Human Services by striking ``(5)'' and
inserting ``(6)''.
    (2) Section 9(b) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 958(b)) is amended by striking
``Commissioner on Aging'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretary for
Aging''.
    (3) Sections 911(a)(8) and 921(a)(2) of the Alzheimer's Disease and
Related Dementias Services Research Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11211(a)(8),
11221(a)(2)) are amended by striking ``Commissioner on Aging'' and
inserting ``Assistant Secretary for Aging''.
    (4) Section 17(o)(3)(A) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1766(o)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``Commissioner of Aging'' and
inserting ``Assistant Secretary for Aging''.
    (c) References.--Any reference to the Commissioner on Aging in any
order, rule, guideline, contract, grant, suit, or proceeding that is
pending, enforceable, or in effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the Assistant Secretary for
Aging.
SEC. 4. MATTERS RELATING TO THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1992.
    (a) Technical Amendments.--The Older Americans Act Amendments of
1992 (Public Law 102-375; 106 Stat. 1195-1310) is amended--
        (1) in section 202(g) by striking ``1993'' each place it appears
    and inserting ``1994'',
        (2) in section 211 by striking ``1994'' and inserting ``1995'',
    and
        (3) in section 502(b)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``The
        first sentence of section'' and inserting ``Section'', and
            (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``in the first sentence''
        after ``(1)''.
    (b) Delayed Applicability of Certain Amendments.--The amendments
made by--
        (1) sections 303(a)(2), 303(a)(3), 304 (excluding paragraphs (1)
    and (2) of subsection (a)), 305, 306, 307, and 317, and
        (2) title VII,
of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102-375; 106
Stat. 1221 et seq.) shall not apply with respect to fiscal year 1993.
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS ACT OF
1974.
    The Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991-2992d) is
amended--
        (1) in section 802 by striking ``Alaskan'' and inserting
    ``Alaska'', and
        (2) in the first sentence of section 803(a) by striking
    ``nonreservation areas'' and inserting ``areas that are not Indian
    reservations or Alaska Native villages'',
        (3) in section 803A--
            (A) in subsections (b), (c), and (d)(1) by striking ``to
        which a grant is awarded under subsection (a)(1)'' each place it
        appears,
            (B) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ``to which a grant is
        made under subsection (a)(1)'', and
            (C) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ``for fiscal years
        1988, 1989, and 1990 the aggregate amount $3,000,000 for all
        such fiscal years'' and inserting ``for each of the fiscal years
        1992, 1993, and 1994, $1,000,000'',
        (4) in section 803B(c)--
            (A) in paragraph (5) by striking ``individuals who'' and
        inserting ``agencies described in section 803(a) that'', and
            (B) in paragraph (6) by striking ``such individuals'' and
        inserting ``Native Americans,'',
        (5) in section 806(a)(2) by striking ``Alaskan'' and inserting
    ``Alaska'',
        (6) in section 815--
            (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``Alaskan'' each place it
        appears and inserting ``Alaska'', and
            (B) in paragraph (4) by adding a semicolon at the end, and
        (6) in section 816--
            (A) in subsections (a) and (b) by inserting a comma after
        ``803A'' each place it appears,
            (B) in subsection (c) by striking ``are'' and inserting
        ``is'',
            (C) in subsection (e) by striking ``fiscal years 1992 and
        1993'' and inserting ``fiscal year 1994'', and
            (D) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections
        (d) and (e), respectively.
SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS REGARDING THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING.
    Title II of the Older Americans Amendments of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3001
note) is amended--
        (1) in section 202(a) by striking ``December 31, 1994'' and
    inserting ``May 31, 1995,'',
        (2) in section 203(b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``subsection (a)(2)'' and
        inserting ``subsection (a)(3)'', and
            (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``subsection (a)(5)'' and
        inserting ``subsection (a)(6)'',
        (3) in section 204--
            (A) in subsection (a)--
                (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ``90 days after the
            enactment of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992''
            and inserting ``December 31, 1993'', and
                (ii) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ``60 days'' and
            inserting ``90 days'',
            (B) in subsection (b) by moving the left margin of paragraph
        (2) 2 ems to the right so as to align such margin with the left
        margin of paragraph (1), and
            (C) in subsection (d) by striking ``prescribed rate for GS-
        18 under section 5332'' and inserting ``equivalent of the
        maximum rate of pay payable under section 5376'',
        (4) in section 206(5) by inserting ``of the United States''
    after ``Virgin Islands'', and
        (5) in section 207--
            (A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``1994'' and inserting
        ``1996'', and
            (B) in subsection (b)--
                (i) in paragraph (1)--

                    (I) by striking ``June 30, 1995, or'', and
                    (II) by striking ``, whichever occurs earlier'',

                (ii) in paragraph (2)--

                    (I) by striking ``June 30, 1995, or'', and
                    (II) by striking ``, whichever occurs earlier,'',
                and

                (iii) in paragraph (3) by striking ``June 30, 1994'' and
            inserting ``December 31, 1995''.
SEC. 7. AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT ACT.
    (a) Discretionary Authority.--Section 681(a)(2) of the Community
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9910(a)(2)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``(including'' and all that
    follows through ``facilities'', and inserting ``, including rental
    housing for low-income individuals'',
        (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs
    (F) and (G), respectively, and
        (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
            ``(E) technical assistance and training programs regarding
        the planning and development of rural community facilities (in
        selecting entities to carry out such programs, the Secretary
        shall give priority to organizations described in subparagraph
        (D));''.
    (b) Annual Report.--Section 682 of the Community Services Block
Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9911) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``contract with'' and inserting
            ``awarding a grant or contract to'',
                (ii) by striking ``this subtitle'' and inserting
            ``section 674'', and
                (iii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and
            inserting the following:
        ``(A) The uses of the Community Services Block Grant to the
    States that are related to the purposes of the subtitle.
        ``(B) The number of entities eligible for funds under this
    subtitle, the number of low-income persons served under this
    subtitle, and that amount of information concerning the demographics
    of the low-income populations served by such eligible entities as is
    determined to be feasible.
        ``(C) Any information in addition to that described in
    subparagraph (B) that the Secretary considers to be appropriate to
    carry out this subtitle, except that the Secretary may not require a
    State to provide such additional information until the expiration of
    the 1-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary
    notifies such State that such additional information will be
    required to be provided.'',
            (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3), and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) In selecting an entity to prepare a report under this
subsection, the Secretary shall give a preference to any nonprofit
entity that has demonstrated the ability to secure the voluntary
cooperation of grantees under this subtitle in designing and
implementing national Community Services Block Grant information
systems.'', and
        (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``Not later'' and all that
    follows through ``prepared, the'', and inserting ``The''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--The Community Services Block Grant Act
(42 U.S.C. 9901-9912) is amended--
        (1) in section 673(4) by inserting ``of the United States''
    after ``Virgin Islands'',
        (2) in section 674(a)--
            (A) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(A)(ii) by striking
        ``681(c)'' each place it appears and inserting ``681(d)'', and
            (B) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``of the United States''
        after ``Virgin Islands'',
        (3) in section 680(a) by striking ``681(c)'' and inserting
    ``681(d)'', and
        (4) in section 681A by striking ``Statewide'' and inserting
    ``statewide''.
SEC. 8. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CHILD CARE.
    Section 8 of Public Law 102-586 is amended by striking ``Child Care
and Development Block Grant Act Amendments of 1992'' each place it
appears and inserting ``Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of
1990''.
SEC. 9. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT.
    (a) In General.--The first sentence of section 114(d) of the Child
Abuse, Domestic Violence, Adoption and Family Services Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 5106a note; Public Law 102-295) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``on October 1, 1993, or'', and
        (2) by striking ``, whichever occurs first''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) take
effect on September 30, 1993.

                                Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                             Vice President of the United States and
                                                President of the Senate.

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Older Americans Act Technical Amendments of 1993 - Makes numerous miscellaneous technical amendments necessitated by the enactment of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992 to various provisions of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA), including those extending the deadlines for certain reports to the Congress, and those under OAA and other specified Federal laws elevating the Commissioner on Aging to Assistant Secretary for Aging within the Department of Health and Human Services.
Amends the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992 to:  (1) extend the deadlines for obligating funds for operation of the National Ombudsman Resource Center and National Center on Elder Abuse; and (2) delay the applicability of certain amendments, including those relating to vulnerable elder rights protection activities.
Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to:  (1) make numerous miscellaneous technical amendments; and (2) authorize appropriations for FY 1994 for demonstration projects for research related to Native American studies and Indian policy development and for a plan for the establishment of a National Center for Native American Studies and Indian Policy Development.
Amends the Older Americans Amendments of 1987 to:  (1) extend the deadline for the President to convene the White House Conference on Aging; (2) authorize appropriations for FY 1995 and 1996 for the Conference; and (3) make miscellaneous technical amendments regarding Conference administration and availability of funds.
Amends the Community Services Block Grant Act to:  (1) make miscellaneous technical amendments to various provisions of such Act; (2) change annual reporting requirements; and (3) split the discretionary grants program for rural housing and community facilities into two separate items.
Amends specified Federal law authorizing appropriations for the continued implementation of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to replace references to the Development Block Grant Act Amendments of 1992 with references to the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.
Amends the Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Adoption and Family Services Act of 1992 to make certain changes to the State grant program for child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment effective only after annual appropriations reach $40 million.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Free Choice Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. STREAMLINING UNION CERTIFICATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act
(29 U.S.C. 159(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, whenever
a petition shall have been filed by an employee or group of employees
or any individual or labor organization acting in their behalf alleging
that a majority of employees in a unit appropriate for the purposes of
collective bargaining wish to be represented by an individual or labor
organization for such purposes, the Board shall investigate the
petition. If the Board finds that a majority of the employees in a unit
appropriate for bargaining has signed valid authorizations designating
the individual or labor organization specified in the petition as their
bargaining representative and that no other individual or labor
organization is currently certified or recognized as the exclusive
representative of any of the employees in the unit, the Board shall not
direct an election but shall certify the individual or labor
organization as the representative described in subsection (a).
    ``(7) The Board shall develop guidelines and procedures for the
designation by employees of a bargaining representative in the manner
described in paragraph (6). Such guidelines and procedures shall
include--
            ``(A) model collective bargaining authorization language
        that may be used for purposes of making the designations
        described in paragraph (6); and
            ``(B) procedures to be used by the Board to establish the
        validity of signed authorizations designating bargaining
        representatives.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) National labor relations board.--Section 3(b) of the
        National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 153(b)) is amended, in
        the second sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``and to'' and inserting ``to'';
                and
                    (B) by striking ``and certify the results
                thereof,'' and inserting ``, and to issue
                certifications as provided for in that section,''.
            (2) Unfair labor practices.--Section 8(b) of the National
        Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (7)(B) by striking ``, or'' and
                inserting ``or a petition has been filed under section
                9(c)(6), or''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (7)(C) by striking ``when such a
                petition has been filed'' and inserting ``when such a
                petition other than a petition under section 9(c)(6)
                has been filed''.

SEC. 3. FACILITATING INITIAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.

    Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Whenever collective bargaining is for the purpose of
establishing an initial agreement following certification or
recognition, the provisions of subsection (d) shall be modified as
follows:
            ``(1) Not later than 10 days after receiving a written
        request for collective bargaining from an individual or labor
        organization that has been newly organized or certified as a
        representative as defined in section 9(a), or within such
        further period as the parties agree upon, the parties shall
        meet and commence to bargain collectively and shall make every
        reasonable effort to conclude and sign a collective bargaining
        agreement.
            ``(2) If after the expiration of the 90-day period
        beginning on the date on which bargaining is commenced, or such
        additional period as the parties may agree upon, the parties
        have failed to reach an agreement, either party may notify the
        Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service of the existence of
        a dispute and request mediation. Whenever such a request is
        received, it shall be the duty of the Service promptly to put
        itself in communication with the parties and to use its best
        efforts, by mediation and conciliation, to bring them to
        agreement.
            ``(3) If after the expiration of the 30-day period
        beginning on the date on which the request for mediation is
        made under paragraph (2), or such additional period as the
        parties may agree upon, the Service is not able to bring the
        parties to agreement by conciliation, the Service shall refer
        the dispute to an arbitration board established in accordance
        with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Service. The
        arbitration panel shall render a decision settling the dispute
        and such decision shall be binding upon the parties for a
        period of 2 years, unless amended during such period by written
        consent of the parties.''.

SEC. 4. STRENGTHENING ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Injunctions Against Unfair Labor Practices During Organizing
Drives.--
            (1) In general.--Section 10(l) of the National Labor
        Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 160(l)) is amended--
                    (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``If, after
                such'' and inserting the following:
    ``(2) If, after such''; and
                    (B) by striking the first sentence and inserting
                the following:
    ``(1) Whenever it is charged--
            ``(A) that any employer--
                    ``(i) discharged or otherwise discriminated against
                an employee in violation of subsection (a)(3) of
                section 8;
                    ``(ii) threatened to discharge or to otherwise
                discriminate against an employee in violation of
                subsection (a)(1) of section 8; or
                    ``(iii) engaged in any other unfair labor practice
                within the meaning of subsection (a)(1) that
                significantly interferes with, restrains, or coerces
                employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in
                section 7;
        while employees of that employer were seeking representation by
        a labor organization or during the period after a labor
        organization was recognized as a representative defined in
        section 9(a) until the first collective bargaining contract is
        entered into between the employer and the representative; or
            ``(B) that any person has engaged in an unfair labor
        practice within the meaning of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of
        section 8(b)(4), section 8(e), or section 8(b)(7);
the preliminary investigation of such charge shall be made forthwith
and given priority over all other cases except cases of like character
in the office where it is filed or to which it is referred.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 10(m) of the National
        Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 160(m)) is amended by inserting
        ``under circumstances not subject to section 10(l)'' after
        ``section 8''.
    (b) Remedies for Violations.--
            (1) Backpay.--Section 10(c) of the National Labor Relations
        Act (29 U.S.C. 160(c)) is amended by striking ``And provided
        further,'' and inserting ``Provided further, That if the Board
        finds that an employer has discriminated against an employee in
        violation of subsection (a)(3) of section 8 while employees of
        the employer were seeking representation by a labor
        organization, or during the period after a labor organization
        was recognized as a representative defined in subsection (a) of
        section 9 until the first collective bargaining contract was
        entered into between the employer and the representative, the
        Board in such order shall award the employee back pay and, in
        addition, 2 times that amount as liquidated damages: Provided
        further,''.
            (2) Civil penalties.--Section 12 of the National Labor
        Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 162) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Any'' and inserting ``(a) Any'';
                and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Any employer who willfully or repeatedly commits any unfair
labor practice within the meaning of subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) of
section 8 while employees of the employer are seeking representation by
a labor organization or during the period after a labor organization
has been recognized as a representative defined in subsection (a) of
section 9 until the first collective bargaining contract is entered
into between the employer and the representative shall, in addition to
any make-whole remedy ordered, be subject to a civil penalty of not to
exceed $20,000 for each violation. In determining the amount of any
penalty under this section, the Board shall consider the gravity of the
unfair labor practice and the impact of the unfair labor practice on
the charging party, on other persons seeking to exercise rights
guaranteed by this Act, or on the public interest.''.

Output: Employee Free Choice Act of 2016 This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board to certify, without an election, an individual or labor organization to be the exclusive representative of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining if a majority of the employees has signed valid authorizations designating the individual or labor organization specified in a properly filed petition as their bargaining representative, and no other individual or labor organization is currently certified or recognized as the exclusive representative of any of the employees in the unit. The Board shall develop guidelines and procedures for the designation by employees of a bargaining representative. Whenever collective bargaining is for the purpose of establishing an initial agreement involving a newly organized or certified employee representative, the requirements for bargaining collectively shall be modified. The parties shall meet to bargain collectively within 10 days after the employer receives a written request. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) shall use its best efforts, by mediation and conciliation, to bring the parties to agreement if 90 days lapse without settlement of a dispute. If such efforts fail for 30 days, the FMCS shall refer the dispute to an arbitration panel, whose decision shall bind the parties for two years, unless the parties consent to a different time period.  The preliminary investigation of charges involving employer discrimination or unfair labor practices while employees of that employer were seeking representation by a labor organization shall be made forthwith and given priority over all other cases except cases of like character in the office where the charge is filed or to which it is referred. The Board shall award an employee back pay and, in addition, twice that amount as liquidated damages if it finds that the employer has discriminated against the employee either during the period while the employer's employees were seeking representation by a labor organization, or during the period from the time a labor organization was recognized as a representative until the first collective bargaining contract between the employer and the representative was entered into.  Any employer who willfully or repeatedly commits any unfair labor practice during these periods shall, in addition to any make-whole remedy ordered, be subject to a civil penalty of up to $20,000 for each violation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Infertility Research Centers Act of
2002''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR RESEARCH CENTERS WITH RESPECT TO
              INFERTILITY PREVENTION.

    Subpart 7 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 285g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:

``SEC. 452H. RESEARCH CENTERS WITH RESPECT TO INFERTILITY PREVENTION.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Institute, after
consultation with the advisory council for the Institute, shall make
grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or nonprofit private
entities for the development and operation of centers to conduct
activities for the purpose of improving methods of preventing
infertility.
    ``(b) Number of Centers.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Director of the Institute shall, subject to the extent of amounts made
available in appropriations Acts, provide for the establishment of two
centers with respect to infertility prevention.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each center assisted under this section
        shall, in carrying out the purpose of the center involved--
                    ``(A) conduct clinical and other applied research,
                including clinical trials of new or improved drugs and
                devices for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility
                in males and females;
                    ``(B) develop protocols for training physicians,
                scientists, nurses, and other health and allied health
                professionals;
                    ``(C) conduct training programs for such
                individuals;
                    ``(D) develop model continuing education programs
                for such professionals; and
                    ``(E) disseminate information to such professionals
                and the public.
            ``(2) Stipends.--A center may use funds provided under
        subsection (a) to provide stipends for health and allied health
        professionals enrolled in programs described in subparagraph
        (C) of paragraph (1), and to provide fees to individuals
        serving as subjects in clinical trials conducted under such
        paragraph.
    ``(d) Coordination.--The Director of the Institute shall, as
appropriate, provide for the coordination of information among the
centers assisted under this section.
    ``(e) Facilities.--Each center assisted under subsection (a) shall
use the facilities of a single institution, or be formed from a
consortium of cooperating institutions, meeting such requirements as
may be prescribed by the Director of the Institute.
    ``(f) Period of Support.--Support of a center under subsection (a)
may be for a period not exceeding 5 years. Such period may be extended
for one or more additional periods not exceeding 5 years if the
operations of such center have been reviewed by an appropriate
technical and scientific peer review group established by the Director
and if such group has recommended to the Director that such period
should be extended.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000
for fiscal year 2003, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 2004 and 2005.''.

SEC. 3. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO INFERTILITY
              PREVENTION.

    Part F of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 287d
et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second section 487F (relating to
        the pediatric research loan repayment program) as section 487G;
        and
            (2) by inserting after section 487G (as so redesignated)
        the following section:

``SEC. 487H. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO
              INFERTILITY PREVENTION.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, shall establish a program of entering into agreements with
qualified health professionals (including graduate students) under
which such health professionals agree to conduct research with respect
to infertility prevention, in consideration of the Federal Government
agreeing to repay, for each year of such service, not more than $20,000
of the principal and interest of the educational loans of such health
professionals.
    ``(b) Application of Provisions.--The provisions of sections 338B,
338C, and 338E shall apply to the program established in subsection (a)
to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions apply to
the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program established in
subpart III of part D of title III.
    ``(c) Funding.--Amounts appropriated for carrying out this section
shall remain available until the expiration of the second fiscal year
beginning after the fiscal year for which the amounts were
appropriated.''.

Output: Infertility Research Centers Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate grants or contracts for two centers for improving methods of preventing infertility. Requires each center to: (1) conduct clinical and other applied research; (2) develop training protocols and conduct training; (3) develop model continuing education programs; and (4) disseminate information to professionals.Allows funds to be used for: (1) stipends for training program enrollees; and (2) fees to clinical trial subjects.Establishes a program of agreements with health professionals to conduct infertility prevention research in return for the Government repaying the professionals' educational loans.


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SECTION 1. PRE-DECISIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESS FOR FOREST
              SERVICE ACTIONS IMPLEMENTING LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
              PLANS.

    (a) Replacement of Current Administrative Appeals Process.--Section
322 of Public Law 102-381 (16 U.S.C. 1612 note) is amended by striking
subsections (c), (d), and (e) and inserting the following new
subsections:
    ``(c) Pre-Decisional Administrative Review Process for Certain
Forest Service Actions.--
            ``(1) Establishment as sole means for administrative
        review.--The Secretary shall establish by regulation a pre-
        decisional administrative review process that will serve as the
        sole means by which a person can seek administrative review
        regarding proposed actions referred to in subsection (a).
            ``(2) Review period.--The pre-decisional administrative
        review process for a proposed action referred to in subsection
        (a) shall occur during the period--
                    ``(A) beginning after the completion of the
                environmental assessment or environmental impact
                statement prepared for the action; and
                    ``(B) ending not later than the date of the
                issuance of the final decision approving the action.
            ``(3) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the
        pre-decisional administrative review process for a proposed
        action referred to in subsection (a), a person shall submit to
        the Secretary, during scoping or the public comment period for
        the draft environmental analysis for the action, specific
        written comments that relate to the proposed action.
            ``(4) Notice of proposed decision.--Following the
        conclusion of the pre-decisional administrative review process
        for a proposed action referred to in subsection (a), the
        Secretary shall provide notice of, and distribute, the proposed
        decision along with the final environmental assessment or
        environmental impact statement.
    ``(d) Emergency Situations.--
            ``(1) Exemption from pre-decisional administrative review
        process.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), if the Chief of
        the Forest Service determines that an emergency situation
        exists for which immediate implementation of a proposed action
        referred to in subsection (a) is necessary, the proposed action
        shall not be subject the pre-decisional administrative review
        process in subsection (c).
            ``(2) Notice; post-decisional objection process.--In the
        case of an action exempted under paragraph (1), the Forest
        Service shall--
                    ``(A) provide notice of the final decision for the
                proposed action; and
                    ``(B) provide for an expedited post-decisional
                review process.
            ``(3) Implementation.--The Forest Service may implement an
        action exempted under paragraph (1) immediately after notice is
        provided under paragraph (2)(A) and continue such
        implementation during the post-decisional administrative review
        process.
    ``(e) Efforts To Expedite Judicial Review.--Subsections (b) and
(c)(3) of section 106 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
(16 U.S.C. 6516) shall apply with respect to--
            ``(1) the judicial review of an action challenging an
        action referred to in subsection (a); and
            ``(2) any request for an injunction regarding such an
        action.
    ``(f) Relationship to Other Authorities.--This section does not
apply to--
            ``(1) an authorized hazardous fuel reduction project under
        title I of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16
        U.S.C. 6501 et seq.), which has its own special administrative
        review process under section 105 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 6515);
        and
            ``(2) a proposed action referred to in subsection (a) for
        which a categorically exclusion is provided.
    ``(g) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `Forest
Service Administrative Review Act'.''.
    (b) Technical Corrections.--Section 322 of Public Law 102-381 (16
U.S.C. 1612 note) is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(16 U.S.C. 1601 et
        seq.)'' and inserting ``(16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Secretary'' both places it
                appears and inserting ``Forest Service''; and
                    (B) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph
                (1)(A).
    (c) Effective Date and Interim Process.--
            (1) Effective date.--Subject to paragraph (3), the pre-
        decisional administrative review process required by subsection
        (c) of section 322 of Public Law 102-381 (16 U.S.C. 1612 note),
        as added by subsection (a), shall take effect upon the issuance
        of final regulations by the Secretary of Agriculture
        establishing the process.
            (2) Interim process.--Pending issuance of the final
        regulations, the Secretary shall apply--
                    (A) the regulations in part 215, title 36, Code of
                Federal Regulations that implement the notice and
                comment provisions in subsections (a) and (b) of
                section 322 of Public Law 102-381; and
                    (B) the regulations in part 218, title 36, Code of
                Federal Regulations, to provide the pre-decisional
                administrative review process under subsection (c) of
                section 322 of Public Law 102-381, except that
                subsection (c)(5) of such section shall apply to
                require notice and distribution of proposed decisions.
            (3) Transition.--Upon issuance of the final regulations,
        the Secretary shall no longer apply the regulations in part
        215, title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, that implement
        subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 322 of Public Law 102-
        381, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
        this Act, except with respect to a decision which was, or could
        have been, appealed under such part on the day before the date
        of the issuance of the final regulations.

Output:
Forest Service Administrative Review Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Forest Service, to establish a pre-decisional administrative review process that will serve as the sole means by which persons can seek an administrative review regarding proposed actions of the Forest Service concerning projects and activities that implement land and resource management plans developed under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974.

Sets forth requirements for the pre-decisional administrative review process concerning the occurrence of the review period, eligibility of a participant in the process, and notice of the proposed decision.

Exempts from such process an emergency situation that exists for which immediate implementation of a proposed action is necessary.

Applies certain judicial review provisions of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 with respect to: (1) the judicial review of an action challenging a proposed action under this Act, and (2) any request for an injunction regarding such an action.

Makes this Act non-applicable to: (1) an authorized hazardous fuel reduction project under such Act that has its own special administrative review process, and (2) a proposed action under this Act for which a categorical exclusion is provided.