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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Natural Disaster
Mitigation Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDIT FOR NATURAL DISASTER MITIGATION
              PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 25D the following new section:

``SEC. 25E. NATURAL DISASTER MITIGATION PROPERTY.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual, there
shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter
for the taxable year an amount equal to 25 percent of the qualified
natural disaster mitigation property expenditures made by the taxpayer
during such taxable year in connection with a qualified principal
residence of the taxpayer.
    ``(b) Maximum Credit.--The credit allowed under subsection (a) with
respect to any principal residence of the taxpayer for any taxable year
shall not exceed the excess of--
            ``(1) $5,000 (half such amount in the case of a married
        individual filing a separate return), over
            ``(2) the aggregate amounts allowed as a credit under this
        section to the taxpayer (or the taxpayer's spouse) with respect
        to such residence for all prior taxable years.
    ``(c) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--In the case of a taxable
year to which section 26(a)(2) does not apply, the credit allowed under
subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess of--
            ``(1) the sum of the regular tax liability (as defined in
        section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by section 55, over
            ``(2) the sum of the credits allowable under this subpart
        (other than this section and sections 23, 24, and 25B) and
        section 27 for the taxable year.
    ``(d) Qualified Natural Disaster Mitigation Property Expenditure.--
For purposes of this section, the term `qualified natural disaster
mitigation property expenditure' means an expenditure for--
            ``(1) property to improve the strength of a roof deck
        attachment,
            ``(2) property to create a secondary water barrier to
        prevent water intrusion,
            ``(3) property to improve the durability of a roof
        covering,
            ``(4) property to brace gable-end walls,
            ``(5) property to reinforce the connection between a roof
        and supporting wall,
            ``(6) property to protect openings from penetration by
        windborne debris,
            ``(7) property to protect exterior doors and garages,
            ``(8) property to improve the natural resiliency of the
        property, including the restoration, establishment, or
        enhancement of aquatic resources (having the meanings given
        such terms by part 332 of title 33 of the Code of Federal
        Regulations), as prescribed by the Secretary after consultation
        with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
        and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works,
            ``(9) seismic retrofitting, including property to increase
        resistance to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure
        due to earthquakes, or
            ``(10) such other measures to mitigate natural disaster
        damage to homes, as prescribed by the Secretary after
        consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
        Management Agency and, to the extent applicable, in accordance
        with section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and
        Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note; Public Law 104-
        113).
    ``(e) Qualified Principal Residence.--For purposes of this section,
the term `qualified pricnipal residence' means the principal residence
of the taxpayer (within the meaning of section 121) if such residence--
            ``(1) is assessed by the locality in which it is located at
        a value which does not exceed 300 percent of the national
        median home price (determined as of the close of the taxable
        year for which the credit determined under this section is
        allowed), and
            ``(2) is not severe repetitive loss property (as defined in
        section 1361A of the National Flood Insurance Act (42 U.S.C.
        4102a(b))).
    ``(f) Rules Related to Inspections and Labor Costs.--For purposes
of this section--
            ``(1) Inspection requirement.--An expenditure shall be
        taken into account in determining the qualified natural
        disaster mitigation property expenditures made by the taxpayer
        during the taxable year only if the installation of the
        property with respect to which such expenditure is made has
        been completed in a manner that is deemed to be adequate by an
        inspector that is licensed or certified by the State or other
        governmental authority, or its designee, having jurisdiction
        over inspectors in the area where the installed property is
        located.
            ``(2) Labor and inspection costs.--For purposes of this
        section, expenditures for labor costs properly allocable to the
        onsite preparation, assembly, or original installation of the
        property described in subsection (d) (including the cost of
        inspections referred to in paragraph (1)) shall be taken into
        account in determining the qualified natural disaster
        mitigation property expenditures made by the taxpayer during
        the taxable year.
    ``(g) Basis Adjustment.--For purposes of this section, if a credit
is allowed under this section for any expenditure with respect to any
property, the increase in the basis of such property which would (but
for this subsection) result from such expenditure shall be reduced by
the amount of the credit so allowed.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 25D the following new
item:

``Sec. 25E. Natural disaster mitigation property.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011.

Output: Natural Disaster Mitigation Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a nonrefundable tax credit for 25% of their qualified natural disaster mitigation property expenditures, as defined by this Act, made in connection with the taxpayer's principal residence.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Railroads against Enemy
Efforts through Modernization, Planning, and Technology Act''.

SEC. 2. RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION SECURITY PLAN.

    (a) Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation, in
        consultation with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for
        Border and Transportation Security and in accordance with the
        Memorandum of Understanding executed under section 3, shall
        develop a plan for the security of the Nation's railroads. The
        plan shall include--
                    (A) identification and evaluation of critical
                railroad assets and infrastructures;
                    (B) identification of threats to those assets and
                infrastructures;
                    (C) identification of vulnerabilities that are
                specific to the transportation of hazardous materials
                via railroad;
                    (D) identification of redundant and backup systems
                required to ensure the continued operation of critical
                elements of the railroad system in the event of an
                attack or other incident, including disruption of
                commercial electric power or communications networks;
                    (E) identification of security weaknesses in
                passenger and cargo security, transportation
                infrastructure, protection systems, procedural
                policies, communications systems, employee training,
                emergency response planning, and any other area
                identified by the plan;
                    (F) a plan for the Federal Government to provide
                increased security support at high or severe threat
                levels of alert, developed in consultation with the
                freight and intercity passenger railroads and State and
                local governments;
                    (G) procedures for establishing and maintaining
                permanent and comprehensive consultative relations
                among the parties described in subsection (b); and
                    (H) a contingency plan, developed in conjunction
                with freight and intercity and commuter passenger
                railroads, to ensure the continued movement of freight
                and passengers in the event of an attack affecting the
                railroad system, which shall contemplate--
                            (i) the possibility of rerouting traffic
                        due to the loss of critical infrastructure,
                        such as a bridge, tunnel, yard, or station; and
                            (ii) methods of continuing railroad service
                        in the Northeast Corridor in the event of a
                        commercial power loss, or catastrophe affecting
                        a critical bridge, tunnel, yard, or station.
            (2) Existing private and public sector efforts.--The plan
        shall take into account actions taken or planned by both public
        and private entities to address identified security issues and
        assess the effective integration of such actions.
            (3) Recommendations.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
        develop prioritized recommendations for improving railroad
        security, including recommendations for--
                    (A) improving the security of rail tunnels, rail
                bridges, rail switching and car storage areas, other
                rail infrastructure and facilities, information
                systems, and other areas identified by the Secretary as
                posing significant railroad-related risks to public
                safety and the movement of interstate commerce, taking
                into account the impact that any proposed security
                measure might have on the provision of railroad
                service;
                    (B) deploying equipment to detect explosives and
                hazardous chemical, biological, and radioactive
                substances, and any appropriate countermeasures;
                    (C) installing redundant and backup systems to
                ensure the continued operation of critical elements of
                the railroad system in the event of an attack or other
                incident, including disruption of commercial electric
                power or communications networks;
                    (D) conducting public outreach campaigns on
                passenger railroads;
                    (E) deploying surveillance equipment; and
                    (F) identifying the immediate and long-term costs
                of measures that may be required to address those
                risks.
    (b) Consultation.--In developing the plan under subsection (a), the
Secretary of Transportation shall consult with rail management, rail
labor, owners or lessors of rail cars used to transport hazardous
materials, first responders, shippers of hazardous materials, State
Departments of Transportation, public safety officials (including those
within agencies and offices of the Department of Homeland Security),
and other relevant parties.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) Contents.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
        transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
        Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives a report containing the plan and prioritized
        recommendations required by subsection (a), along with an
        estimate of the cost to implement such recommendations.
            (2) Format.--The Secretary may submit the report in both
        classified and redacted formats if the Secretary determines
        that such action is appropriate or necessary.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $10,000,000 for fiscal
year 2005 for the purpose of carrying out this section.

SEC. 3. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall execute a memorandum of understanding governing the roles and
responsibilities of the Department of Transportation and the Department
of Homeland Security, respectively, in addressing railroad
transportation security matters, including the processes the
departments will follow to promote communications, efficiency, and
nonduplication of effort.

SEC. 4. RAILROAD SECURITY UPGRADES.

    (a) Security Improvement Grants.--The Secretary of Transportation
is authorized to make grants to railroads, hazardous materials
shippers, owners of rail cars used in the transportation of hazardous
materials, universities, colleges, and research centers, and State and
local governments (for railroad facilities and infrastructure) for full
or partial reimbursement of costs incurred to prevent or respond to
acts of terrorism, sabotage, or other railroad security threats,
including providing for--
            (1) automated security inspection;
            (2) continued development and pilot deployment of
        communications-based train control systems;
            (3) emergency bridge repair and replacement technology and
        testing;
            (4) track, structure, and right-of-way integrity
        monitoring;
            (5) technologies for reduction of tank car vulnerability;
            (6) demonstration of bridge and tunnel inspection
        technologies;
            (7) establishment of a unified national railroad emergency
        operations center;
            (8) signal system security at turnouts;
            (9) security and redundancy for critical communications,
        electric power (including traction power), computer, and train
        control systems essential for secure railroad operations or to
        continue railroad operations after an attack impacting railroad
        operations;
            (10) the security of hazardous material transportation by
        railroad;
            (11) secure passenger railroad stations, trains, and
        infrastructure;
            (12) public security awareness campaigns for passenger
        train operations;
            (13) the sharing of intelligence and information about
        railroad security threats;
            (14) train tracking and interoperable communications
        systems that are coordinated to the maximum extent possible;
            (15) additional police and security officers, including
        canine units; and
            (16) other improvements recommended by the report required
        by section 2, including infrastructure, facilities, and
        equipment upgrades.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation--
            (1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 for
        automated security inspection;
            (2) $20,000,000 for continued development and deployment of
        communications-based train control systems;
            (3) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008
        for emergency bridge repair and replacement technology and
        testing;
            (4) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 for track, structure,
        and right-of-way integrity monitoring;
            (5) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 for technologies for
        reduction of tank car vulnerability;
            (6) $20,000,000 for demonstration of bridge and tunnel
        inspection technologies;
            (7) $10,000,000 for establishment of a unified national
        railroad emergency operations center;
            (8) $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 for
        signal system security at turnouts; and
            (9) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 to carry out
        paragraphs (9) through (16) of subsection (a).
Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available
until expended.

SEC. 5. FIRE AND LIFE-SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) Life-Safety Needs.--The Secretary of Transportation is
authorized to procure fire and life-safety improvements to the tunnels
on the Northeast Corridor in New York, New York, Baltimore, Maryland,
and Washington, D.C.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the purposes of
carrying out subsection (a) the following amounts:
            (1) For the 6 New York tunnels, to provide ventilation,
        electrical, and fire safety technology upgrades, emergency
        communication and lighting systems, and emergency access and
        egress for passengers--
                    (A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
                    (B) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
                    (C) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
                    (D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
                    (E) $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
            (2) For the Baltimore & Potomac tunnel and the Union
        tunnel, together, to provide adequate drainage, ventilation,
        communication, lighting, and passenger egress upgrades--
                    (A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
                    (B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
                    (C) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
                    (D) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
                    (E) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
            (3) For the Washington, D.C., Union Station tunnels, to
        improve ventilation, communication, lighting, and passenger
        egress upgrades--
                    (A) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
                    (B) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
                    (C) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
                    (D) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
                    (E) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
    (c) Availability of Appropriated Funds.--Amounts appropriated
pursuant to this section shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 6. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS.

    (a) Rail Police Officers.--Section 28101 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``the rail carrier'' each place it appears
and inserting ``any rail carrier''.
    (b) Review of Rail Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in
consultation with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border
and Transportation Security, shall review existing rail regulations of
the Department of Transportation for the purpose of identifying areas
in which those regulations need to be revised to improve railroad
security.
    (c) Railroad Security.--Section 20101 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``safety'' and inserting ``safety,
including security,''.
    (d) Rail Safety Regulations.--Section 20103(a) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``safety'' the first place it
appears, and inserting ``safety, including security,''.
    (e) Certain Personnel Limitations not to Apply.--Any statutory
limitation on the number of employees in the Transportation Security
Administration of the Department of Transportation, before or after its
transfer to the Department of Homeland Security, does not apply to the
extent that any such employees are responsible for implementing the
provisions of this Act.

SEC. 7. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``railroad'' has the meaning
given that term in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code.

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Protecting Railroads against Enemy Efforts through Modernization, Planning, and Technology Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security, to develop a national railroad transportation security plan that identifies threats and vulnerabilities to the Nation's railroads and provides a plan for increased security. Directs the Secretary to develop prioritized recommendations for improving railroad security, including: (1) the security of rail tunnels and bridges and other rail infrastructure and facilities; (2) deployment of equipment to detect explosives and hazardous chemical, biological, and radioactive substances; (3) installation of redundant and backup systems to ensure continued operation in the event of a terrorist attack; and (4) deployment of surveillance equipment.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to railroads, hazardous materials shippers, owners of rail cars used in transportation of hazardous materials, universities, colleges, and research centers, and State and local governments for reimbursement of costs incurred to prevent or respond to acts of terrorism, sabotage, or other railroad security threats.

Authorizes the Secretary to procure fire and life-safety improvements to the tunnels on the Northeast Corridor in New York, New York, Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

Directs the Secretary to review existing Department of Transportation (DOT) rail regulations to identify areas in which those regulations need to be revised to improve railroad security.


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SECTION 1.  SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Policies
Toward Gambling Review Act of 1995''.
    (b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) In 1976, the Commission on the Review of the National
        Policy Toward Gambling issued its final report to Congress. At
        the time of the report--
                    (A) casino gambling was legal in just 1 State,
                where it was a $1,000,000,000 a year industry;
                    (B) Indian tribal gambling did not exist;
                    (C) State lotteries existed in just 13 States; and
                    (D) the link between gambling and organized crime
                was the paramount concern of the commission.
            (2) The gambling industry has grown dramatically in recent
        years as demonstrated by the following:
                    (A) Casino gambling is legal in well over 20 States
                and referenda on legalization are being considered in
                many other States.
                    (B) Casino gambling has become a $30,000,000,000 a
                year industry.
                    (C) Indian tribal casino gambling accounts for over
                15 percent of all casino revenues.
                    (D) State lotteries exist in 36 States.
                    (E) Gambling in some form exists in all but 2
                States in the Union.
            (3) Implementation of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in
        1988 created a competitive environment between Indian tribes
        and States to legalize and develop casinos at a swift pace, as
        evidenced by the current status of casino gambling among
        recreational activities in the United States.
            (4) Today, the paramount public policy concern relative to
        gambling is the impact of the gambling industry itself on
        communities, States, and the Nation as a whole.
            (5) Gambling brings with it certain externalities that
        other industries do not bring. Specifically, the proliferation
        of the gambling industry raises concerns regarding--
                    (A) corresponding proliferation of gambling
                addiction;
                    (B) proliferation in addiction-related crime;
                    (C) proliferation in cross addictions between
                gambling and alcohol and drugs;
                    (D) decreases in worker productivity at the
                national level due to excessive gambling;
                    (E) a potentially adverse impact on the health and
                viability of existing small businesses in communities
                where gambling is legalized and in communities
                surrounding Indian reservations where gambling exists;
                    (F) a competitive atmosphere developing between
                States and Indian tribes, between States and other
States, and between States and bordering countries, particularly
Canada, to attract the gambling dollar; and
                    (G) dramatic growth in the political influence of
                gambling advocates in city halls and statehouses across
                the country, where governments must act as both
                regulator and profiteer of gambling.
            (6) There are variations and conflicts in the regulatory
        structures controlling gambling nation-wide, and in particular
        between Federal oversight through the Indian Gaming Regulatory
        Act and State laws.
            (7) There is no adequate core or body of knowledge at the
        national level on the impact of gambling proliferation on the
        United States.
            (8) Most of the economic impact studies of casino gambling
        have been sponsored by the gambling industry.
            (9) Little funding has been made available at the State or
        Federal level for research into gambling addiction and the
        socioeconomic cost to the Nation of gambling addiction.
            (10) Policymakers at the local, State, and Federal levels
        are in need of sound information and data on the social and
        economic impact of gambling proliferation on the Nation.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT

    There is established a commission to be known as the ``Commission
on the Review of National Policies Toward Gambling'' (in this Act
referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 3 DUTIES.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive legal
and factual study of (1) gambling activities in the United States, (2)
the social and economic impact of such gambling activities, and (3)
existing Federal, State, and local policy and practices with respect to
legal prohibition and taxation of such gambling activities, and in
particular the relationship between the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
and State and local laws. The Commission shall formulate and propose
such changes in such policies and practices as the Commission may
consider appropriate.
    (b) Requirements.--The study to be conducted under subsection (a)
shall, at a minimum, include the following:
            (1) An examination of the impact of gambling activities on
        communities nationwide and the Nation as a whole in terms of--
                    (A) the economic well-being of existing small
                businesses and jobs;
                    (B) the growth in gambling addiction;
                    (C) the socioeconomic impact of gambling addiction;
                and
                    (D) the growth in gambling related crime and
                gambling-addiction related crime, particularly given
                the proliferation of casino gambling in recent years.
            (2) A review of the effectiveness of existing practices in
        law enforcement, judicial administration, and corrections in
        the United States and in foreign legal jurisdictions for the
        enforcement of the prohibition and taxation of gambling
        activities, including consideration of possible alternatives to
        such practices.
            (3) A study of existing statutes of the United States and
        State and local jurisdictions that prohibit and tax gambling
        activities, including preparation of such a proposal for
        codification, revision, or repeal of such statutes as the
        Commission may determine to be required to carry into effect
        such policy and practice changes as it may consider to
        necessary or desirable.

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 15
members appointed not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act as follows:
            (1) Four individuals appointed jointly by the President of
        the Senate and the minority leader of the Senate.
            (2) Four individuals appointed jointly by the Speaker of
        the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the
        House of Representatives.
            (3) Seven individuals appointed by the President of the
        United States.
    (b) Qualifications.--Members appointed pursuant to subsection (a)
shall be appointed from among individuals who are not officers of the
executive branch of the Government or Members of Congress and who are
specially qualified to serve on the Commission by virtue of training
and experience.
    (c) Chairman.--The President of the United States shall designate a
Chairman from among the members of the Commission.
    (d) Quorum.--Eight members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum.
    (e) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect the
powers of the Commission but shall be filled in the same manner in
which the original appointment was made.
    (f) Basic Pay.--
            (1) Rates of pay.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
        members of the Commission shall each be entitled to receive
        $100.00 for each day (including travel time) during which they
        are engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the
        Commission.
            (2) Prohibition of compensation of members of the federal
        judiciary.--Members of the Commission who are members of the
        Federal judiciary may not receive additional pay, allowances,
        or benefits by reason of their service on the Commission.
    (g) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall receive
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 5. STAFF.

    (a) Appointments.--Subject to such rules and regulations as may be
adopted by the Commission, the Chairman of the Commission shall have
the power to appoint and fix the compensation of a Director and such
additional staff personnel (but not to exceed 15 staff members) as the
Chairman considers necessary.
    (b) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The Director and
staff of the Commission may be appointed without regard to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in
the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates; except that
an individual so appointed may not receive pay in excess of the rate of
basic pay payable for level I of the Executive Schedule.
    (c) Qualifications.--In making appointments pursuant to this
section, the Chairman of the Commission shall include among the
Chairman's appointments individuals determined by the Chairman to be
competent social scientists, lawyers, law enforcement officers, and
others with professional expertise in areas related to gambling.

SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places,
take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate. The Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to
witnesses appearing before it.
    (b) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the
Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which
the Commission is authorized to take by this section.
    (c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly
from any department or agency of the United States information
necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the
Chairperson of the Commission, the head of that department or agency
shall furnish that information to the Commission.
    (d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and
agencies of the United States.
    (e) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities
under this Act.
    (f) Subpoena Power.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission may issue subpoenas
        requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
        production of any evidence relating to any matter which the
        Commission is empowered to investigate by this Act. The
        attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence may be
        required from any place within the United States at any
        designated place of hearing within the United States.
            (2) Failure to obey a subpoena.--If a person refuses to
        obey a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the Commission may
        apply to a United States district court for an order requiring
        that person to appear before the Commission to give testimony,
        produce evidence, or both, relating to the matter under
        investigation. The application may be made within the judicial
        district where the hearing is conducted or where that person is
        found, resides, or transacts business. Any failure to obey the
        order of the court may be punished by the court as civil
        contempt.
            (3) Service of subpoenas.--The subpoenas of the Commission
        shall be served in the manner provided for subpoenas issued by
        a United States district court under the Federal Rules of Civil
        Procedure for the United States district courts.
            (4) Service of process.--All process of any court to which
        application is to be made under paragraph (2) may be served in
        the judicial district in which the person required to be served
        resides or may be found.
    (g) Immunity.--The Commission is an agency of the United States for
the purpose of part V of title 18, United States Code (relating to
immunity of witnesses).

SEC. 7. REPORTS.

    (a) Interim Reports.--The Commission may submit to the President of
the United States and the Congress interim reports as the Commission
considers appropriate.
    (b) Final Report.--The Commission shall transmit a final report to
the President of the United States and the Congress not later than 2
years after the date of the first meeting of the Commission. The final
report shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and
conclusions of the Commission.

SEC. 8 TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate on the 60th day following submittal
of the final report of the Commission pursuant to section 7(b).

Output: National Policies Toward Gambling Review Act of 1995 - Establishes a Commission on the Review of National Policies Toward Gambling to conduct a comprehensive legal and factual study of:  (1) gambling activities in the United States; (2) their social and economic impact; and (3) existing Federal, State, and local policy and practices with respect to legal prohibition and taxation of such activities, particularly the relationship between the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and State and local laws.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
   TITLE I--PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE ORAL HEALTH ACCESS

Sec. 101. Grants to support volunteer dental projects.
  TITLE II--STATE OPTION FOR IMPROVING MEDICAID DENTAL SERVICES ACCESS

Sec. 201. Support for ensuring individuals enrolled in Medicaid have
                            dental services access equal to the
                            population of the State.

   TITLE I--PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE ORAL HEALTH ACCESS

SEC. 101. GRANTS TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEER DENTAL PROJECTS.

    Title V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 511. GRANTS TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEER DENTAL PROJECTS.

    ``(a) Authority To Make Grants.--In addition to any other payments
made under this title to a State, the Secretary shall award grants to
eligible entities as defined in subsection (b) to purchase portable or
mobile dental equipment and to pay for appropriate operational costs,
including direct health care or service delivery costs, for the
provision of free dental services to underserved populations that are
delivered in a manner consistent with State licensing laws.
    ``(b) Eligible Entity.--An eligible entity under this subsection is
an organization, such as a State or local dental association, or a
dental education, dental hygiene education or postdoctoral dental
education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation,
or a community-based organization that partners with an academic
institution, that is exempt from tax under section 501(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and that offers a free dental services
program for underserved populations.
    ``(c) Application.--An institution desiring a grant under this
section shall submit an application to the Secretary in such manner as
the Secretary may require.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to make grants under this section $3,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2010 through 2014.''.

  TITLE II--STATE OPTION FOR IMPROVING MEDICAID DENTAL SERVICES ACCESS

SEC. 201. SUPPORT FOR ENSURING INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN MEDICAID HAVE
              DENTAL SERVICES ACCESS EQUAL TO THE POPULATION OF THE
              STATE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(aa) Equal Access to Oral Health Care Plan.--
            ``(1) Increase in fmap for states implementing approved
        equal access requirements.--In order to ensure adequate
        provider participation in the plan under this title and to
        ensure that individuals covered by the plan have access to oral
        health care services to the same extent as such services are
        available to the population of the State, subject to paragraph
        (3), in the case of a State that obtains the Secretary's
        approval for its plan under this title to incorporate, and to
        implement, the requirements specified in paragraph (2),
        notwithstanding section 1905(b), the Federal medical assistance
        percentage applied under the plan with respect to expenditures
        for dental and oral health services for individuals covered
        under the plan shall be increased by 25 percentage points, but
        not to exceed 90 percent, at the time the approved plan is
        implemented.
            ``(2) Provider participation and access requirements.--The
        requirements specified in this paragraph for a State are that
        the State provides the Secretary with assurances regarding each
        of the following:
                    ``(A) Individuals covered by the State plan have
                access to oral health care services to the same extent
                as such services are available to the population of the
                State.
                    ``(B) Payment for dental services for individuals
                covered by the State plan is made at levels consistent
                with market-based rates.
                    ``(C) No fewer than 35 percent of the practicing
                dentists (including a reasonable mix of general
                dentists, pediatric dentists, and oral and
                maxillofacial surgeons) in the State participate
                (whether directly or through a plan providing dental
                services) under the State plan and there is reasonable
                distribution of such dentists serving the covered
                population.
                    ``(D) Administrative barriers under this title are
                addressed to facilitate such provider participation,
                including improving eligibility verification, ensuring
                that any licensed dentist may participate in a publicly
                funded plan without also having to participate in any
                other plan, simplifying claims forms processing,
                assigning a single plan administrator for the dental
                program, and employing case managers to reduce the
                number of missed appointments.
                    ``(E) Demand for services barriers under this title
                is addressed, such as educating caregivers regarding
                the need to seek dental services and addressing oral
                health care literacy issues.
            ``(3) 3-year review.--Beginning 3 years after the date of
        the enactment of this section and every 3 years thereafter the
        Secretary shall evaluate the impact of the increase in the
        Federal medical assistance percentage under this subsection on
        the rate of participation of dentists and the use of dental
        services under the State plan. If the Secretary determines that
        the increase in such percentage has not resulted in a
        commensurate increase in such participation and use rate, as
        determined in consultation with the State involved, paragraph
        (1) shall no longer apply in such State.''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to expenditures in calendar quarters beginning on or after October 1,
2009.

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Essential Oral Health Care Act of 2009 - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to purchase portable or mobile dental equipment and to pay for appropriate operational costs, including direct health care or service delivery costs, for the provision of free dental services to underserved populations that are delivered in a manner consistent with state licensing laws.

Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for states implementing equal access requirements that ensure that individuals enrolled in the state Medicaid plan have access to oral health care services to the same extent as such services are available to the population of the state.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran-Owned Small Business
Promotion Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
              AFFAIRS SMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM.

    (a) Reauthorization.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 37 of title 38, United States
        Code, is amended by striking section 3751.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
        beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item
        relating to section 3751.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 3749 of such title is
        amended by striking subsection (e).
    (b) Expansion of Eligibility for Small Business Loans.--Chapter 37
of such title is further amended--
            (1) in section 3741--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2);
                    (B) by striking ``this subchapter--'' and all that
                follows through ```disabled veteran''' and inserting
                ``this subchapter, the term `disabled veteran'''; and
                    (C) by striking ``30 percent'' and inserting ``10
                percent''; and
            (2) in section 3742(a)(3)(A), by striking ``of the Vietnam
        era or disabled veterans''.
    (c) Repeal of Authority To Make Direct Loans.--Chapter 37 of such
title, as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is further amended--
            (1) in section 3742--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(A)
                        loan guaranties, or (B) direct loans'' and
                        inserting ``loan guarantees''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``and
                        that at least 51 percent of a business concern
                        must be owned by disabled veterans in order for
                        such concern to qualify for a direct loan'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (1) and
                        redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as
                        paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
                        by striking ``make or'';
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``made or'';
                    (D) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (2);
                            (ii) by striking ``(1) Except as provided
                        in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the'' and
                        inserting ``The''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``make or''; and
                    (E) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) in the first sentence, by
                                striking ``or, if the loan was a direct
                                loan made by the Secretary, may suspend
                                such obligation''; and
                                    (II) in the second sentence, by
                                striking ``or while such obligation is
                                suspended'';
                            (ii) by striking ``or suspend'' each place
                        it appears;
                            (iii) by striking ``or suspension'' each
                        place it appears
                            (iv) by striking ``or suspends'' each place
                        it appears; and
                            (v) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``or
                        suspended'';
            (2) in section 3743--
                    (A) by striking ``that is provided a direct loan
                under this subchapter, or'';
                    (B) by striking the comma between ``subchapter''
                and ``shall'';
                    (C) by striking ``direct or''; and
                    (D) by striking ``for the amount of such direct
                loan or, in the case of a guaranteed loan,'';
            (3) in section 3746, by striking ``made or'' both places it
        appears;
            (4) in section 3749(b), by striking ``and direct loan'';
        and
            (5) in section 3750, by striking ``made or''.
    (d) Increase of Maximum Guaranty Amount.--Section 3742(b)(2), as
redesignated by subsection (c)(1)(B)(i), is amended by striking
``$200,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''.
    (e) Authority To Enter Into a Contract.--Section 3742 of such
title, as amended by subsection (c), is further amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) The Secretary shall enter into a contract with an appropriate
entity for the purpose of carrying out the program under this
subchapter.''.
    (f) Authority of Secretary To Subsidize Interest Rates of
Guaranteed Loan.--Section 3745 of such title is amended by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection (b):
    ``(b) For any loan guaranteed under this subchapter, the Secretary
may pay to the lender such amounts as may be required to reduce the
rate of interest payable by the veterans' small business concern by up
to one-half of one percent, except that the rate of interest payable by
such concern shall not be less than one-half of one percent.''.
    (g) Preference for Members of National Guard and Reserves Activated
in Support of Global War on Terrorism.--Section 3748 of such title is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and, second'' and inserting ``second'';
        and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end ``, and,
        third, to veterans' small business concern in which veterans
        who, as members of a reserve component, are activated in
        support of the Global War on Terrorism have a significant
        ownership interest''.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3749(c)(1) of such
title is amended by striking ``a total of $25,000,000'' and inserting
``$1,000,000,000 for each fiscal year''.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON REQUIREMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND
              CONTROLLED BY VETERANS TO FURNISH CERTAIN BONDS.

    (a) Limitation.--Subchapter II of chapter 81 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 8129. Small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans:
              contractor bonds
    ``(a) Bonds Required.--Notwithstanding subchapter II of chapter 31
of title 40, in entering into a contract with a small business concern
owned and controlled by veterans for the construction, alteration, or
repair of any public building or public work of the Department the
Secretary--
            ``(1) may not require the concern to furnish a performance
        or payment bond in an amount that exceeds 50 percent of the
        amount of the contract; and
            ``(2) shall ensure that the concern does not require any
        subcontractor that is a small business concern owned and
        controlled by veterans to furnish a performance or payment bond
        in an amount that exceeds 50 percent of the amount of the
        subcontract.
    ``(b) Payment of Subcontractor Bonds.--In entering into a contract
described in subsection (a) with the Secretary, a prime contractor may
furnish a performance or payment bond on behalf of a subcontractor that
is a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans.
    ``(c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term `small
business concern owned and controlled by veterans' means a small
business concern that is included in the small business database
maintained by the Secretary under section 8127(f) of this title.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to
such subchapter the following new item:

``8129. Small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans:
                            contractor bonds.''.

SEC. 4. TREATMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY
              VETERANS A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.

    Section 8128 of such title is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(b) Treatment as Socially and Economically Disadvantaged.--The
Secretary may evaluate a bid submitted by a small business concern
owned and controlled by veterans and award a contract to such a concern
on the same basis as the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration may evaluate a bid submitted by a socially and
economically disadvantaged small business concern and award a contract
to such a concern under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637(a)).''.

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Veteran-Owned Small Business Promotion Act of 2009 - Reinstates (under current law, terminated as of the end of FY1986) the veteran-owned small business loan program, under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may provide loans to veteran-owned small businesses for: (1) financing plant construction, conversion, or expansion; (2) financing the acquisition of equipment, facilities, machinery, supplies, or materials; or (3) supplying working capital.

Makes eligible for such loans small business owners who are veterans and have a disability rated at 10% (under current law, 30%) or more, and includes all veterans (under current law, limited to Vietnam era veterans and veterans discharged or released due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty).

Repeals the authority to make direct loans under the program (thereby allowing only loan guaranties).

Increases from $200,000 to $500,000 the maximum loan guaranty amount.

Authorizes the Secretary to subsidize a loan lender in order to reduce by up to 1/2% the interest rate paid by the veteran-owned small business.

Includes under a loan preference members of the National Guard and reserves activated in support of the Global War on Terrorism.

Limits performance bond requirements of veteran-owned small businesses with respect to the construction, alteration, or repair of any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) public building or public work.

Treats a small business owned and controlled by veterans as a socially and economically disadvantaged small business for purposes of contracts awarded to the latter businesses under provisions of the Small Business Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Harriet Tubman National Historical
Parks Act''.

SEC. 2. HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK,
              MARYLAND.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Historical park.--The term ``historical park'' means
        the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical
        Park established by subsection (b)(1)(A).
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled
        ``Authorized Acquisition Area for the Proposed Harriet Tubman
        Underground Railroad National Historical Park'', numbered T20/
        80,001, and dated July 2010.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Maryland.
    (b) Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park.--
            (1) Establishment.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), there
                is established the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad
                National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and
                Talbot Counties, Maryland, as a unit of the National
                Park System.
                    (B) Determination by secretary.--The historical
                park shall not be established until the date on which
                the Secretary determines that a sufficient quantity of
                land, or interests in land, has been acquired to
                constitute a manageable park unit.
                    (C) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date
                on which the Secretary makes a determination under
                subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall publish in the
                Federal Register notice of the establishment of the
                historical park, including an official boundary map for
                the historical park.
                    (D) Availability of map.--The official boundary map
                published under subparagraph (C) shall be on file and
                available for public inspection in appropriate offices
                of the National Park Service.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the historical park is to
        preserve and interpret for the benefit of present and future
        generations the historical, cultural, and natural resources
        associated with the life of Harriet Tubman and the Underground
        Railroad.
            (3) Land acquisition.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may acquire land and
                interests in land within the areas depicted on the map
                as ``Authorized Acquisition Areas'' by purchase from
                willing sellers, donation, or exchange.
                    (B) Boundary adjustment.--On acquisition of land or
                an interest in land under subparagraph (A), the
                boundary of the historical park shall be adjusted to
                reflect the acquisition.
    (c) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the
        historical park in accordance with this section and the laws
        generally applicable to units of the National Park System,
        including--
                    (A) the National Park System Organic Act (16 U.S.C.
                1 et seq.); and
                    (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et
                seq.).
            (2) Interagency agreement.--Not later than 1 year after the
        date on which the historical park is established, the Director
        of the National Park Service and the Director of the United
        States Fish and Wildlife Service shall enter into an agreement
        to allow the National Park Service to provide for public
        interpretation of historic resources located within the
        boundary of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge that are
        associated with the life of Harriet Tubman, consistent with the
        management requirements of the Refuge.
            (3) Interpretive tours.--The Secretary may provide
        interpretive tours to sites and resources located outside the
        boundary of the historical park in Caroline, Dorchester, and
        Talbot Counties, Maryland, relating to the life of Harriet
        Tubman and the Underground Railroad.
            (4) Cooperative agreements.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into a
                cooperative agreement with the State, political
                subdivisions of the State, colleges and universities,
                non-profit organizations, and individuals--
                            (i) to mark, interpret, and restore
                        nationally significant historic or cultural
                        resources relating to the life of Harriet
                        Tubman or the Underground Railroad within the
                        boundaries of the historical park, if the
                        agreement provides for reasonable public
                        access; or
                            (ii) to conduct research relating to the
                        life of Harriet Tubman and the Underground
                        Railroad.
                    (B) Visitor center.--The Secretary may enter into a
                cooperative agreement with the State to design,
                construct, operate, and maintain a joint visitor center
                on land owned by the State--
                            (i) to provide for National Park Service
                        visitor and interpretive facilities for the
                        historical park; and
                            (ii) to provide to the Secretary, at no
                        additional cost, sufficient office space to
                        administer the historical park.
                    (C) Cost-sharing requirement.--
                            (i) Federal share.--The Federal share of
                        the total cost of any activity carried out
                        under this paragraph shall not exceed 50
                        percent.
                            (ii) Form of non-federal share.--The non-
                        Federal share of the cost of carrying out an
                        activity under this paragraph may be in the
                        form of in-kind contributions or goods or
                        services fairly valued.
    (d) General Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on
        which funds are made available to carry out this section, the
        Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the
        historical park in accordance with section 12(b) of the
        National Park Service General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a-
        7(b)).
            (2) Consultation.--The general management plan shall be
        prepared in consultation with the State (including political
        subdivisions of the State).
            (3) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the
        preparation and implementation of the management plan with--
                    (A) the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge;
                    (B) the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
                established by section 3(b)(1)(A); and
                    (C) the National Underground Railroad Network to
                Freedom.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 3. HARRIET TUBMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, AUBURN, NEW YORK.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Historical park.--The term ``historical park'' means
        the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park established by
        subsection (b)(1)(A).
            (2) Home.--The term ``Home'' means The Harriet Tubman Home,
        Inc., located in Auburn, New York.
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Harriet
        Tubman National Historical Park'', numbered T18/80,000, and
        dated March 2009.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New York.
    (b) Harriet Tubman National Historical Park.--
            (1) Establishment.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), there
                is established the Harriet Tubman National Historical
                Park in Auburn, New York, as a unit of the National
                Park System.
                    (B) Determination by secretary.--The historical
                park shall not be established until the date on which
                the Secretary determines that a sufficient quantity of
                land, or interests in land, has been acquired to
                constitute a manageable park unit.
                    (C) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date
                on which the Secretary makes a determination under
                subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall publish in the
                Federal Register notice of the establishment of the
                historical park.
                    (D) Map.--The map shall be on file and available
                for public inspection in appropriate offices of the
                National Park Service.
            (2) Boundary.--The historical park shall include the
        Harriet Tubman Home, the Tubman Home for the Aged, the Thompson
        Memorial AME Zion Church and Rectory, and associated land, as
        identified in the area entitled ``National Historical Park
        Proposed Boundary'' on the map.
            (3) Purpose.--The purpose of the historical park is to
        preserve and interpret for the benefit of present and future
        generations the historical, cultural, and natural resources
        associated with the life of Harriet Tubman.
            (4) Land acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire land and
        interests in land within the areas depicted on the map by
        purchase from a willing seller, donation, or exchange.
    (c) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the
        historical park in accordance with this section and the laws
        generally applicable to units of the National Park System,
        including--
                    (A) the National Park System Organic Act (16 U.S.C.
                1 et seq.); and
                    (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et
                seq.).
            (2) Interpretive tours.--The Secretary may provide
        interpretive tours to sites and resources located outside the
        boundary of the historical park in Auburn, New York, relating
        to the life of Harriet Tubman.
            (3) Cooperative agreements.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into a
                cooperative agreement with the owner of any land within
                the historical park to mark, interpret, or restore
                nationally significant historic or cultural resources
                relating to the life of Harriet Tubman, if the
                agreement provides that--
                            (i) the Secretary shall have the right of
                        access to any public portions of the land
                        covered by the agreement to allow for--
                                    (I) access at reasonable times by
                                historical park visitors to the land;
                                and
                                    (II) interpretation of the land for
                                the public; and
                            (ii) no changes or alterations shall be
                        made to the land except by mutual agreement of
                        the Secretary and the owner of the land.
                    (B) Research.--The Secretary may enter into a
                cooperative agreement with the State, political
                subdivisions of the State, institutions of higher
                education, the Home and other nonprofit organizations,
                and individuals to conduct research relating to the
                life of Harriet Tubman.
                    (C) Cost-sharing requirement.--
                            (i) Federal share.--The Federal share of
                        the total cost of any activity carried out
                        under this paragraph shall not exceed 50
                        percent.
                            (ii) Form of non-federal share.--The non-
                        Federal share may be in the form of in-kind
                        contributions or goods or services fairly
                        valued.
                    (D) Attorney general.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary shall submit
                        to the Attorney General for review any
                        cooperative agreement under this paragraph
                        involving religious property or property owned
                        by a religious institution.
                            (ii) Finding.--No cooperative agreement
                        subject to review under this subparagraph shall
                        take effect until the date on which the
                        Attorney General issues a finding that the
                        proposed agreement does not violate the
                        Establishment Clause of the first amendment to
                        the Constitution.
    (d) General Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on
        which funds are made available to carry out this section, the
        Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the
        historical park in accordance with section 12(b) of the
        National Park Service General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a-
        7(b)).
            (2) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the
        preparation and implementation of the management plan with--
                    (A) the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad
                National Historical Park established by section
                2(b)(1); and
                    (B) the National Underground Railroad Network to
                Freedom.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act, except
that not more than $7,500,000 shall be available to provide financial
assistance under subsection (c)(3).

SEC. 4. OFFSET.

    Section 101(b)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996
(Public Law 104-303; 110 Stat. 3667) is amended by striking
``$53,852,000'' and inserting ``$29,852,000''.

            Passed the Senate July 9, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                NANCY ERICKSON,

                                                             Secretary.

Output: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on April 22, 2013.  Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act - Establishes in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System.  Establishes in Auburn, New York, the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park also as a unit of the National Park System.  Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with certain entities for the historical preservation and interpretation of the parks. Requires the Secretary to complete a general management plan for the parks.  Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to decrease the federal share of project costs for navigation and safety improvements to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and Baltimore Harbor Connecting Channels in Delaware and Maryland.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Secrets Safety Act of
2000''.

SEC. 2. INVENTORY OF RESTRICTED DATA AT NATIONAL
              SECURITY LABORATORIES.

    (a) Inventory Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall
conduct an inventory of each document or device at each national
security laboratory that contains Restricted Data and shall submit to
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report containing the
results of that inventory.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``national security laboratory'' has the
        meaning given such term in section 3281 of the National Nuclear
        Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471).
            (2) The term ``Restricted Data'' has the meaning given such
        term in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 11 y. of the Atomic
        Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(y)).

SEC. 3. INCREASED SECURITY FOR VAULTS AT NATIONAL SECURITY
              LABORATORIES.

    (a) Access to Vaults.--(1) Section 3234 of the National Nuclear
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2424) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``The Administrator'' and inserting ``(a)
        Procedures Required.--The Administrator''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Access to Vaults at National Security Laboratories.--With
respect to any vault containing Restricted Data at any national
security laboratory, the procedures shall, at a minimum, provide that
an individual shall not have unrestricted access to any such vault
except in accordance with the following requirements:
            ``(1) Before each such access, the identity of the
        individual is verified by--
                    ``(A) an attendant through direct visual
                observation;
                    ``(B) biometric technology; or
                    ``(C) other means providing a high confidence level
                in verifying the identity of the individual.
            ``(2) For each such access, a permanent record of such
        access is maintained.
    ``(c) Change of Lock Combinations to Vaults at National Security
Laboratories.--The Administrator shall ensure, for each vault
containing Restricted Data at each national security laboratory, that
the combination of each lock to such vault is changed not later than--
            ``(1) one week after each removal of an individual from the
        list of individuals permitted access to such vault; and
            ``(2) 12 months after the date on which the combination was
        last changed.''.
    (2) The requirements of subsection (b) of section 3234 of such Act
(as added by paragraph (1)) shall apply to each access referred to in
that subsection that occurs after the expiration of the 24-hour period
beginning upon the enactment of this Act.
    (3) The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall ensure, for each
vault containing Restricted Data at each national security laboratory,
that the combination of each lock to such vault is changed not later
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Report on NNSA Polygraph Policy.--(1) Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for
Nuclear Security shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a report on the policy recommendations of the
Adminstrator regarding the use of counterintelligence polygraph
examinations within the National Nuclear Security Administration. The
report shall contain the recommendations of the Administrator as to
what the policy of the Administration should be regarding--
            (A) the use of such examinations generally as a
        prerequisite to access (restricted or unrestricted) to
        Restricted Data; and
            (B) the use of such examinations as a prerequisite to
        access (restricted or unrestricted) to vaults containing
        Restricted Data.
    (2) For purposes of this section, the term ``Restricted Data'' has
the meaning given such term in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 11 y.
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(y)).

SEC. 4. USE OF ELECTRONIC LOCKS FOR CLASSIFIED AREAS AND CLASSIFIED
              INFORMATION OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 3234 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act
(50 U.S.C. 2424), as amended by section 3 of this Act, is further
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Electronic Locks Required.--The Administrator shall ensure
that, after October 1, 2002, each lock used by the Administration to
secure any vault, safe, or other container used to store Restricted
Data is an electronic lock that meets or exceeds the FF-L-2740A lock
standard of the General Services Administration, as in effect on the
date of the enactment of the Nuclear Secrets Safety Act of 2000.''.

            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to require an
        inventory of documents and devices containing Restricted Data
        at the national security laboratories of the National Nuclear
        Security Administration, to improve security procedures for
        access to the vaults containing Restricted Data at those
        laboratories, and for other purposes.''.

Output:
Amends the National Nuclear Security Administration Act, with respect to procedures for ensuring that any individual is not permitted access to any classified area of a laboratory vault containing Restricted Data, to require such procedures, at a minimum, to provide that an individual shall not have access to any such vault unless, before each access, the individual's identity is verified by an attendant through direct visual observation.
Requires the counterintelligence program at each such laboratory to include a polygraph program for individuals with access to any vault containing Restricted Data. Requires each such individual to undergo a polygraph examination within one year after having access to any such vault, in particular within 30 days after first access (or within 120 days after enactment of this Act, if first access occurred on or before enactment).
Requires the Administrator for Nuclear Security to ensure that the combination of each lock to  each laboratory vault containing Restricted Data is changed not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SCHIP Improvement Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. LIMITED WAIVER OF CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENT.

    Section 9(b)(2)(C)(iii) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(b)(2)(C)(iii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(IV) a person directly connected with the administration
        of a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42
        U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or a State child health plan under title
        XXI of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) for the purpose of
        identifying children eligible for benefits under, and enrolling
        children in, any such plan, except that this subclause shall
        apply with respect to the agency from which the information
        would be obtained only if the State and the agency so elect.''.

SEC. 3. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1786) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(q) Demonstration Project Relating to Use of WIC Funds for
Identification and Enrollment of Children in Certain Health Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
        demonstration project in not more than 40 local agencies in not
        fewer than 2 States under which costs of nutrition services and
        administration (as defined in subsection (b)(4)) shall include
        the costs of identification of children eligible for benefits
        under, and enrollment of children in--
                    ``(A) a State plan under title XIX of the Social
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); and
                    ``(B) a State child health plan under title XXI of
                that Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.).
            ``(2) Report on evaluation of costs.--Not later than 18
        months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the
        Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to
        Congress a report evaluating the costs associated with
        implementation of the demonstration project, including an
        evaluation of the Federal and State costs per child enrolled in
        a State plan described in paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Termination of authority.--The authority provided by
        this subsection terminates September 30, 2003.''.
    (b) Technical Amendments.--Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786)--
            (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``(4)'' and all that
        follows through ``means'' and inserting ``(4) `Costs of
        nutrition services and administration' or `nutrition services
        and administration' means''; and
            (2) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by striking ``costs incurred
        by State and local agencies for nutrition services and
        administration'' and inserting ``costs of nutrition services
        and administration incurred by State and local agencies''.

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND ENROLLMENT EFFORTS.

    Section 12 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(p) Grants for Identification and Enrollment Efforts.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to
        States to carry out State plans to involve eligible entities
        described in paragraph (2) in the identification of children
        eligible for benefits under, and enrollment of children in--
                    ``(A) a State plan under title XIX of the Social
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); and
                    ``(B) a State child health plan under title XXI of
                the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.).
            ``(2) Eligible entities.--An eligible entity referred to in
        paragraph (1) is--
                    ``(A) a school or school food authority
                participating in the school lunch program under this
                Act;
                    ``(B) an institution participating in the child and
                adult care food program under section 17;
                    ``(C) a local agency participating in the special
                supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and
                children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of
                1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); or
                    ``(D) any other nongovernmental social service
                provider.
            ``(3) Use of funds for wic demonstration project.--The
        authorized uses of grant funds under this subsection shall
        include carrying out the demonstration project under section
        17(q) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(q)).
            ``(4) Funding.--Out of any moneys in the Treasury not
        otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
        provide to the Secretary to carry out this subsection
        $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003. The
        Secretary shall be entitled to receive the funds and shall
        accept the funds, without further Act of appropriation.''.

Output:
(Sec. 2) Amends NSLA to provide a limited waiver of a confidentiality requirement, for persons directly connected with the administration of a State plan for Medicaid or SCHIP, for the purpose of identifying children eligible for benefits under, and enrolling children in, any such plan. Makes such waiver applicable with respect to the agency from which the information would be obtained only if the State and the agency so elect.
(Sec. 3) Amends CNA provisions for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC program) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) to establish a demonstration project, in not more than 40 local agencies in not fewer than two States, under which costs of nutrition services and administration (under the WIC program) shall include the costs of identification of children eligible for benefits under, and enrollment of children in, State plans for Medicaid and SCHIP. Directs the Comptroller General to evaluate for Congress the costs associated with implementing such project, including Federal and State costs per child enrolled in such State plans.
(Sec. 3(sic)) Amends NSLA to direct the Secretary to make grants to States to carry out State plans to involve eligible entities in the identification of children eligible for benefits under, and enrollment of children in, State plans for Medicaid and SCHIP. Provides that the following are eligible entities: (1) a school or school food authority participating in the school lunch program under NSLA; (2) an institution participating in the child and adult care food program under NSLA; (3) a local agency participating in the WIC program under CNA; or (4) any other nongovernmental social service provider. Includes the WIC demonstration project established under this Act among authorized uses of such grant funds. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide a specified amount of funds to the Secretary for each of FY 2000 through 2003. Entitles and directs the Secretary to accept such funds, without further Act of appropriation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hospital to Home- and Community-Care
Linkage Development and Incentive Grant Program''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) demonstration programs and projects have been developed
        to offer care management to hospitalized individuals awaiting
        discharge who are in need of long-term health care services
        that meet individual needs and preferences in home- and
        community-based settings as an alternative to long-term nursing
        home care or institutional placement; and
            (2) there is a need to disseminate information and
        technical assistance to hospitals and State and local community
        organizations regarding such programs and projects and to
        provide incentive grants to State and local public and private
        agencies, including area agencies on aging, to establish and
        expand programs that offer care management to individuals
        awaiting discharge from acute care hospitals who are in need of
        long-term care so that services to meet individual needs and
        preferences can be arranged in home- and community-based
        settings as an alternative to long-term placement in nursing
        homes or other institutional settings.

SEC. 3. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
              INCENTIVE GRANTS TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOSPITAL
              LINKAGE PROGRAMS.

    Part C of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 248
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
section:

``SEC. 327B. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
              INCENTIVE GRANTS TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOSPITAL
              LINKAGE PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary shall compile,
evaluate, publish and disseminate to appropriate State and local
officials and to private organizations and agencies that provide
services to individuals in need of long-term health care services, such
information and materials as may assist such entities in replicating
successful programs that are aimed at offering care management to
hospitalized individuals who are in need of long-term care so that
services to meet individual needs and preferences can be arranged in
home- and community-based settings as an alternative to long-term
nursing home placement. The Secretary may provide technical assistance
to entities seeking to replicate such programs.
    ``(b) Incentive Grants to Assist in the Development of Hospital
Linkage Programs.--The Secretary shall establish a program under which
incentive grants may be awarded to assist private and public agencies,
including area agencies on aging, and organizations in developing and
expanding programs and projects that facilitate the discharge of
individuals in hospitals or other acute care facilities who are in need
of long-term care services and placement of such individuals into home-
and community-based settings.
    ``(c) Administrative Provisions.--
            ``(1) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant
        under subsection (b) an entity shall be--
                    ``(A)(i) a State agency as defined in section
                102(43) of the Older Americans Act of 1965; or
                    ``(ii) a State agency responsible for administering
                home and community care programs under title XIX of the
                Social Security Act; or
                    ``(B) if no State agency described in subparagraph
                (A) applies with respect to a particular State, a
                public or nonprofit private entity.
            ``(2) Applications.--To be eligible to receive an incentive
        grant under subsection (b), an entity shall prepare and submit
        to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner
        and containing such information as the Secretary may require,
        including--
                    ``(A) an assessment of the need within the
                community to be served for the establishment or
                expansion of a program to facilitate the discharge of
                individuals in need of long-term care who are in
                hospitals or other acute care facilities into home- and
                community-care programs that provide individually
                planned, flexible services that reflect individual
                choice or preference rather than nursing home or
                institutional settings;
                    ``(B) a plan for establishing or expanding a
                program for identifying individuals in hospital or
                acute care facilities who are in need of individualized
                long-term care provided in home- and community-based
                settings rather than nursing homes or other
                institutional settings and undertaking the planning and
                management of individualized care plans to facilitate
                discharge into such settings;
                    ``(C) assurances that nongovernmental case
                management agencies funded under grants awarded under
                this section are not direct providers of home- and
                community-based services;
                    ``(D) satisfactory assurances that adequate home-
                and community-based long term care services are
                available, or will be made available, within the
                community to be served so that individuals being
                discharged from hospitals or acute care facilities
                under the proposed program can be served in such home-
                and community-based settings, with flexible,
                individualized care which reflects individual choice
                and preference;
                    ``(E) a description of the manner in which the
                program to be administered with amounts received under
                the grant will be continued after the termination of
                the grant for which such application is submitted; and
                    ``(F) a description of any waivers or approvals
                necessary to expand the number of individuals served in
                federally funded home- and community-based long term
                care programs in order to provide satisfactory
                assurances that adequate home- and community-based long
                term care services are available in the community to be
                served.
            ``(3) Awarding of grants.--
                    ``(A) Preferences.--In awarding grants under
                subsection (b), the Secretary shall give preference to
                entities submitting applications that--
                            ``(i) demonstrate an ability to coordinate
                        activities funded using amounts received under
                        the grant with programs providing
                        individualized home- and community-based case
                        management and services to individuals in need
                        of long term care with hospital discharge
                        planning programs; and
                            ``(ii) demonstrate that adequate home- and
                        community-based long term care management and
                        services are available, or will be made
                        available to individuals being served under the
                        program funded with amounts received under
                        subsection (b).
                    ``(B) Distribution.--In awarding grants under
                subsection (b), the Secretary shall ensure that such
                grants--
                            ``(i) are equitably distributed on a
                        geographic basis;
                            ``(ii) include projects operating in urban
                        areas and projects operating in rural areas;
                        and
                            ``(iii) are awarded for the expansion of
                        existing hospital linkage programs as well as
                        the establishment of new programs.
                    ``(C) Expedited consideration.--The Secretary shall
                provide for the expedited consideration of any waiver
                application that is necessary under title XIX of the
                Social Security Act to enable an applicant for a grant
                under subsection (b) to satisfy the assurance required
                under paragraph (1)(D).
            ``(4) Use of grants.--An entity that receives amounts under
        a grant under subsection (b) may use such amounts for planning,
        development and evaluation services and to provide
        reimbursements for the costs of one or more case mangers to be
        located in or assigned to selected hospitals who would--
                    ``(A) identify patients in need of individualized
                care in home- and community-based long-term care;
                    ``(B) assess and develop care plans in cooperation
                with the hospital discharge planning staff; and
                    ``(C) arrange for the provision of community care
                either immediately upon discharge from the hospital or
                after any short term nursing-home stay that is needed
                for recuperation or rehabilitation;
            ``(5) Direct services subject to reimbursements.--None of
        the amounts provided under a grant under this section may be
        used to provide direct services, other than case management,
        for which reimbursements are otherwise available under title
        XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act.
            ``(6) Limitations.--
                    ``(A) Term.--Grants awarded under this section
                shall be for terms of less than 3 years.
                    ``(B) Amount.--Grants awarded to an entity under
                this section shall not exceed $300,000 per year. The
                Secretary may waive the limitation under this
                subparagraph where an applicant demonstrates that the
                number of hospitals or individuals to be served under
                the grant justifies such increased amounts.
                    ``(C) Supplanting of funds.--Amounts awarded under
                a grant under this section may not be used to supplant
                existing State funds that are provided to support
                hospital link programs.
    ``(d) Evaluation and Reports.--
            ``(1) By grantees.--An entity that receives a grant under
        this section shall evaluate the effectiveness of the services
        provided under the grant in facilitating the placement of
        individuals being discharged from hospitals or acute care
        facilities into home- and community-based long term care
        settings rather than nursing homes. Such entity shall prepare
        and submit to the Secretary a report containing such
        information and data concerning the activities funded under the
        grant as the Secretary determines appropriate.
            ``(2) By secretary.--Not later than the end of the third
        fiscal year for which funds are appropriated under subsection
        (e), the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate
        committees of Congress, a report concerning the results of the
        evaluations and reports conducted and prepared under paragraph
        (1).
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $5,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 1994 through 1996.''.

Output:
Hospital to Home- and Community-Care Linkage Development and Incentive Grant Program - Amends the Public health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate information and materials to assist specified entities in replicating successful programs aimed at offering care management to hospitalized individuals in need of long-term care so that services to meet individual needs and preferences can be arranged in home- and community-based settings as an alternative to long-term nursing home placement.  Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to such entities.
Directs the Secretary to establish a program under which incentive grants may be awarded to assist agencies and organizations in developing and expanding programs and projects that facilitate the discharge of individuals in hospitals or other acute care facilities who are in need of long-term care services and placement of such individuals into home- and community-based settings.
Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) eligibility to receive grants; (2) application requirements; (3) criteria for the award of grants; (4) use of, and limitations on, grants; and (5) evaluation and reports.
Authorizes appropriations.