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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Excellence in
Research and Development Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Due to the end of the Cold War, the United States has
        not recently conducted underground nuclear testing at the
        Department of Energy facility known as the Nevada Test Site,
        Nevada, and the United States does not plan to conduct such
        testing in the foreseeable future.
            (2) Because the world political situation is ever-changing
        and dangerous, it is imperative that the United States remain
        strong militarily and continue to be a nuclear superpower.
            (3) It is imperative that the Nevada Test Site be
        maintained in a full state of readiness to ensure the
        capability of the nuclear arsenal of the United States.
            (4) The Nevada Test Site is in a beneficial location for
        activities suitable for research and development of emerging
        technologies that will be important to the United States in the
        21st century.
            (5) Technology development carried out at the Nevada Test
        Site should include both private-sector and military projects.
            (6) The Nevada Test Site can support the stewardship of the
        Nation's nuclear weapons stockpile, the nonproliferation of
        nuclear weapons, and the technological competitiveness of the
        United States by providing the environment for nuclear and non-
        nuclear test and demonstration experiments and projects for
        government, industry, and academia.
            (7) The Nevada Test Site can provide the infrastructure to
        support industrial and civilian tests of environmentally
        demanding projects and programs.
            (8) The Nevada Test Site can support the testing and
        demonstration of environmental clean-up technologies by
        government and industry.
            (9) The Nevada Test Site can support the testing of
        alternative and renewable energy sources for environmentally
        clean and economically competitive replacements for traditional
        fossil energy sources and uses in many parts of Nevada and in
        the United States as a whole.
            (10) The Nevada Test Site can provide support for
        disarmament activities such as the demonstration of rocket
        motor destruction technology and conventional munitions
        destruction technology.
            (11) The Nevada Test Site can support non-proliferation
        experiments in disablement, nuclear forensics, sensors, and
        verification and monitoring.
            (12) The Nevada Test Site can support treaty-compliant
        experiments for stockpile stewardship purposes.
            (13) The size and remoteness of the Nevada Test Site make
        the Nevada Test Site well-suited for a multitude of activities
        associated with the restructuring of the United States
        military.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    It is the purpose of this Act--
            (1) to ensure full operational readiness of the underground
        nuclear testing facilities and infrastructure of the Nevada
        Test Site;
            (2) to ensure an appropriate level of funds for such
        readiness to be maintained;
            (3) to create a National Test and Demonstration Center of
        Excellence at the Nevada Test Site for the promotion of
        disarmament, demilitarization, alternative and renewable energy
        sources, the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, sensor
        development, and environmentally sensitive technologies; and
            (4) to ensure the availability of the Nevada Test Site,
        within appropriate restrictions, for use by private-sector
        industries seeking to make use of the inherent qualities that
        make the Nevada Test Site the greatest outdoor laboratory in
        the world.

SEC. 4. MAINTENANCE OF READINESS CAPABILITY OF NEVADA TEST SITE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--The amount referred to in paragraph (2) is
        hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy
        for fiscal year 1995 and each fiscal year thereafter to
        maintain the operational readiness of the underground nuclear
        testing facilities and infrastructure of the Nevada Test Site.
            (2) Authorized amount.--The amount referred to in paragraph
        (1) is not less than the amount appropriated to the Secretary
        of Energy for fiscal year 1992 to maintain the operational
        readiness of the underground nuclear testing facilities and
        infrastructure of the Nevada Test Site.
    (b) Staffing Levels.--During fiscal year 1995 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall maintain a staffing level at
the Nevada Test Site that the Secretary considers sufficient to carry
out activities under this Act in addition to any other activities
conducted by the Department of Energy at the Nevada Test Site.
    (c) Infrastructure Assessments and Activities.--The Secretary of
Energy, through the Nevada Test Site Operations Office, shall carry out
any infrastructure assessments and activities necessary to accommodate
new projects and initiatives at the Nevada Test Site.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL TEST AND DEMONSTRATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established within the
Department of Energy a National Test and Demonstration Center of
Excellence (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Center''), to be
located at the Nevada Test Site, Nevada.
    (b) Purpose.--It shall be the purpose of the Center to promote
disarmament, demilitarization, alternative and renewable energy
sources, the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, sensor development,
and environmentally sensitive technologies.
    (c) Activities Related to Alternative and Renewable Energy
Sources.--The Center shall carry out the following testing and
demonstration activities that are related to alternative and renewable
energy sources:
            (1) The characterization of solar and geothermal resources
        at the Nevada Test Site.
            (2) The development of alternative and renewable energy
        sources, including, as a goal of the Center, the development
        and completion of two 100-megawatt solar power plants by the
        year 2000.
            (3) The conduct of a National Alternative-Fueled Vehicles
        Program, the objective of which shall be to demonstrate the
        regional use of natural gas, electricity, and hydrogen as
        vehicle fuels.
    (d) Activities Related to Disarmament and Demilitarization.--The
Center shall carry out testing and demonstration activities that are
related to changes occurring in United States military as a result of
the end of the Cold War, including activities--
            (1) that involve the demilitarization of large rocket motor
        and conventional ordnance;
            (2) that assist in disarmament and demilitarization,
        generally; and
            (3) that test and demonstrate the nonmilitary application
        of technologies and resources the military application of which
        has decreased or otherwise changed due to disarmament and
        demilitarization.
    (e) Activities Related to Nuclear Stockpile Stewardship.--The
Center shall carry out testing and demonstration activities related to
the stewardship of the nuclear stockpile of the United States. Such
activities shall include--
            (1) the conduct of experiments that assist in monitoring
        compliance with international agreements on the
        nonproliferation of nuclear weapons;
            (2) the provision of support to the Department of Energy
        nuclear weapons complex;
            (3) the conduct of programs for the Department of Energy
        and the Department of Defense to develop simulator technologies
        for nuclear weapons design and effects, including advanced
        hydrodynamic simulators, inertial confinement fusion test
        facilities, and nuclear weapons effects simulators (such as the
        Decade and Jupiter simulators); and
            (4) the conduct of the stockpile stewardship program
        established pursuant to section 3138 of the National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (107 Stat. 1946; Public
        Law 103-160).
    (f) Activities Related to Nonproliferation.--The Center shall carry
out experiments related to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons,
including experiments with respect to disablement, nuclear forensics,
sensors, and verification and monitoring.
    (g) Activities Related to Environmental Technologies.--The Center
shall carry out testing and demonstration activities related to the
development of environmental technologies, including--
            (1) the demonstration of technologies concerning the
        remediation of toxic and hazardous chemicals; and
            (2) the conduct of training activities pertaining to
        emergency response to hazardous and toxic accidents and
        emergencies.
    (h) Other Activities.--The Center may carry out the testing and
demonstration of any other technology which, in the determination of
the Secretary of Energy, is appropriate for testing and demonstration
at the Nevada Test Site.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Except as provided in section 4, there is hereby authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for fiscal year 1995 such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

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National Center for Excellence in Research and Development Act of 1994 - Authorizes appropriations to maintain the readiness capability of the underground Nevada Test Site.
Establishes within the Department of Energy a National Test and Demonstration Center of Excellence to be located at such Site.
Directs the Center to carry out activities related to:  (1) alternative and renewable energy sources; (2) nuclear stockpile stewardship; (3) disarmament and demilitarization; (4) nonproliferation; and (5) environmental technologies.   Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Home Health Documentation and
Program Improvement Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE FORM OR DOCUMENT TO SATISFY THE HOME
              HEALTH CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Part A.--Section 1814 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395f) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking ``has had a face-
        to-face encounter'' and inserting ``has, subject to subsection
        (m), had a face-to-face encounter''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(m) Implementation of Requirement for Certification for Home
Health Services.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a single
        form or document to be used by a physician to satisfy the
        documentation requirements necessary to fulfill the requirement
        of a face-to-face encounter and other criteria for home health
        eligibility under subsection (a)(2)(C) (otherwise known as the
        certification for home health services).
            ``(2) Stakeholder input.--In developing the form or
        document under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall seek input
        from stakeholders, including physicians and other non-physician
        providers (such as nurse practitioners or clinical nurse
        specialists (as those terms are defined in section
        1861(aa)(5))), home health agencies, hospitals, patients or
        representatives of patients, and other entities (such as
        electronic medical record vendors) the Secretary determines
        appropriate. The Secretary shall provide the opportunity for
        such stakeholders to offer input on the form or document during
        its initial development as well as the opportunity to make
        comments on a proposed version prior to its finalization. The
        Secretary shall also set up a process to educate physicians and
        non-physicians on how to appropriately fulfill the requirements
        related to the form or document in this section prior to
        implementation.
            ``(3) Content of form.--The Secretary shall accept the
        following content as documentation of an individual's
        eligibility for home health services:
                    ``(A) With respect to the face-to-face encounter
                requirement, the date of the encounter.
                    ``(B) With respect to homebound status, a statement
                that provides the clinical basis for why the individual
                is determined to be confined to the home.
                    ``(C) With respect to the need for skilled
                services, a selection, via checkbox, of the types of
                skilled services required by the individual and a
                statement with the clinical basis for each type of
                skilled service ordered.
            ``(4) Deemed satisfaction of requirements.--The Secretary
        shall, through guidance, allow the requirement for
        documentation of a face-to-face encounter and other criteria
        for home health eligibility under subsection (a)(2)(C) to be
        deemed satisfied with respect to an individual if a home health
        agency completes the form or document under paragraph (1) and
        the ordering physician signs or attests to the contents of the
        form or document.
            ``(5) Exception to face-to-face encounter requirement.--The
        Secretary shall waive the requirement for a face-to-face
        encounter under subsection (a)(2)(C) related to home health
        services provided to an individual if the individual has been
        discharged from a hospital (including from the emergency
        department) or skilled nursing facility within 14 days prior to
        the initiation of such home health services.
            ``(6) Guidance to contractors.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide
                notification, guidance, and education regarding the
                application of the form or document under paragraph (1)
                as it pertains to satisfying the documentation
                requirements for home health services under subsection
                (a)(2)(C) to medicare administrative contractors (as
                defined in section 1874A), recovery audit contractors
                (as defined in section 1893(h)), and any other entity
                which the Secretary determines appropriate.
                    ``(B) National applicability.--The Secretary shall
                ensure that all medicare administrative contractors,
                recovery audit contractors, and any other entity which
                the Secretary determines appropriate apply the guidance
                under this paragraph in a nationally consistent and
                uniform manner and that all audit activities, policies,
                and practices regarding documentation for home health
                services are likewise applied in a nationally
                consistent and uniform manner.
                    ``(C) Study.--Not later than 18 months after the
                date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary
                shall submit to Congress a report on--
                            ``(i) the adherence of medicare
                        administrative contractors, recovery audit
                        contractors, and any other entity which the
                        Secretary determines appropriate to nationally
                        consistent and uniform audit activities,
                        policies, and practices as described in
                        subparagraph (B); and
                            ``(ii) the rate of appeals for denial of
                        payment based solely on the face-to-face
                        encounter requirements for home health services
                        under this section and the rate of such appeals
                        that are ultimately successful.''.
    (b) Part B.--Section 1835 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395n) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``has had a face-
        to-face encounter'' and inserting ``has, subject to subsection
        (f), had a face-to-face encounter''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Application of Documentation, Guidance, and Treatment of
Certain Home Health Claims Provisions Under Part A.--The provisions of
section 1814(m) shall apply with respect to the application of
documentation requirements for home health services under subsection
(a)(2)(A) in the same manner as such provisions apply with respect to
the application of the documentation requirements for home health
services under section 1814(a)(2)(C).''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; TREATMENT OF CERTAIN HOME HEALTH CLAIMS.

    (a) Effective Date.--The amendments made by section 2 shall apply
with respect to home health services furnished on or after October 1,
2016.
    (b) Treatment of Certain Home Health Claims.--
            (1) Denied claims.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
                Health and Human Services shall--
                            (i) through guidance, develop and implement
                        processes to open and review claims that were
                        denied on or after January 1, 2011, and before
                        the date of the enactment of this Act, due
                        solely to the face-to-face documentation
                        requirements under section 1814(a)(2)(C) of the
                        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(2)(C))
                        or section 1835(a)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
                        1395f(a)(2)(A)); and
                            (ii) issue revised decisions of such
                        denials as if the narrative requirements of
                        section 424.22(v) of title 42, Code of Federal
                        Regulations, did not apply at the time such
                        services were furnished.
                    (B) Settlement agreements for denied claims.--In
                addition to the processes under subparagraph (A), not
                later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
                this Act, the Secretary shall establish a voluntary
                process for home health agencies to enter into a
                settlement agreement with the Secretary of Health and
                Human Services in lieu of reprocessing claims for
                payment which are required to be paid by reason of
                subparagraph (A)(ii).
            (2) Other claims.--In the case of a claim for home health
        services furnished on or after January 1, 2011, and before
        October 1, 2016, that is not described in paragraph (1)(A),
        such claim shall be determined and processed as if the
        narrative requirements of section 424.22(v) of title 42, Code
        of Federal Regulations, did not apply at the time such services
        were furnished.

Output: Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to:  develop a single form or document to be used by a physician to satisfy the documentation requirements necessary to fulfill the requirement of a face-to-face encounter and other criteria for home health eligibility (otherwise known as the certification for home health services); and notify and provide guidance and education to Medicare administrative contractors, recovery audit contractors, and any other appropriate entity regarding application of the form or document to such documentation requirements.  HHS shall also:  develop and implement processes to open and review claims denied on or after January 1, 2011, and before enactment of this Act, due solely to the face-to-face documentation requirements; issue revised decisions of such denials as if the requirements of related regulations did not apply at the time such services were furnished; and  establish a voluntary process for home health agencies to enter into a settlement agreement with HHS in lieu of reprocessing claims whose payment this bill now requires.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Health Care Flexibility Act of
2011''.

SEC. 2. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, or any application of such provision
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the
remainder of the provisions of this Act and the application of the
provision to any other person not similarly situated or to any other
circumstance shall not be affected.

SEC. 3. PERMITTING STATES TO OPT OUT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF PPACA.

    (a) In General.--A qualifying State may elect to opt out of the
application of any or all of the provisions of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) described in subsection
(b) with respect to health insurance coverage within such State.
    (b) Provisions Described.--For purposes of this Act:
            (1) In general.--A provision of the Patient Protection and
        Affordable Care Act described in this subsection is any section
        of such Act described in paragraph (2) or any grouping of
        provisions of such Act described in a subparagraph of paragraph
        (3).
            (2) Sections relating to phsa health insurance market
        reforms and immediate reforms.--A section described in this
        paragraph is any section of subtitles A through C of title I of
        the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and the
        amendments made by such section), except for sections 1253 and
        1254.
            (3) Groupings of other ppaca provisions.--A grouping of
        provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is
        any of the following:
                    (A) All of the sections of parts I, II, III, and V
                of subtitle D of title I of such Act (and the
                amendments made by such sections).
                    (B) All of the sections of part I of subtitle E of
                title I of such Act (and the amendments made by such
                sections).
                    (C) All of the sections of subtitle F of title I of
                such Act (and the amendments made by such sections).
                    (D) Requirements imposed pursuant to section
                3021(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
                300jj-51(c)(2)), as added by section 1561 of the
                Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
                    (E) All of the sections of subtitle A of title II
                of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
                except for section 2007, and all of the sections of
                subtitle C of such title (and the amendments made by
                such sections).
    (c) Qualifying State.--
            (1) Enactment of state law.--For purposes of this section,
        the term ``qualifying State'' means a State that--
                    (A) enacts a law after the date of enactment of
                this Act that--
                            (i) expresses the intent of the State to
                        opt out of any or all of the provisions of the
                        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
                        (Public Law 111-148) described in subsection
                        (b);
                            (ii) contains a list of each such
                        provision; and
                            (iii) expresses the intent of the State to
                        continue to administer health coverage-related
                        laws as in effect in the State on March 22,
                        2010, or that provides for the implementation
                        of related State laws enacted after such date;
                        and
                    (B) provides to the Secretary of Health and Human
                Services and the Secretary of the Treasury a
                notification that such State law was enacted.
            (2) Repeal.--If a qualifying State repeals a law described
        in paragraph (1), the provisions of the Patient Protection and
        Affordable Care Act listed in such law shall apply with respect
        to such State beginning on the date of such repeal.
    (d) Preserving Existing State Law Opt Outs.--Nothing in this Act
shall be construed as affecting any State law enacted before the date
of the enactment of this Act relating to the State opting out of the
application of any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act.
    (e) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall promulgate
regulations to provide for the implementation of this Act.
    (f) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall be
effective and shall apply to a State as of the date of the enactment of
this Act, without regard to whether regulations described in subsection
(e) have been promulgated.

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State Health Care Flexibility Act of 2011 - Authorizes a state to opt out of the application of certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) with respect to health insurance coverage within the state by: (1) enacting a law that expresses the intent of the state to opt out of any or all of such provisions, lists such provisions, and expresses the intent of the state to continue to administer health care coverage-related laws as in effect in the state on March 22, 2010, or provides for the implementation of related state laws enacted after such date; and (2) notifying the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Secretary of the Treasury that such a state law was enacted.

 Includes among PPACA provisions that may be made inapplicable within a state provisions related to health coverage, essential health benefits, health insurance exchanges, alternative health plans established by states, individual and employer health coverage requirements, interoperable protocols for enrollment in federal and state health and human service programs, and expansion of Medicaid coverage.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``School Desegregation Litigation
Reform Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATE REMEDIES IN SCHOOL CASES.

    (a) In General.--Section 213 of the Equal Educational Opportunities
Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1712) is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 213. Appropriate remedies in school cases
    ``(a) Requirements for Relief.--
            ``(1) Prospective relief.--(A) A Federal court shall not
        have jurisdiction to award prospective relief in any civil
        action with respect to the operation of public schools that
        extends further than necessary to remedy the violation of a
        Federal right of a plaintiff.
            ``(B) A Federal court shall not have jurisdiction to grant
        or approve any prospective relief unless the court finds that
        such relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than
        necessary to remedy the violation of the Federal right, and is
        the least intrusive means necessary to remedy the violation of
        the Federal right.
            ``(C) A Federal court shall not have jurisdiction to order
        any prospective relief that requires or permits a government
        official to exceed authority under State or local law or
        otherwise violates State or local law, unless--
                    ``(i) Federal law requires such relief to be
                ordered in violation of State or local law;
                    ``(ii) the relief is necessary to remedy a
                violation of a Federal right; and
                    ``(iii) no other relief will remedy the violation
                of a Federal right.
            ``(D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to
        authorize a Federal court, in exercising its remedial powers,
        to order the assignment of students to particular schools on
        the basis of race, color, or national origin, to order the
        raising of taxes, or to repeal, or make less restrictive from
        otherwise applicable limitations, the remedial powers of the
        courts.
            ``(2) Student assignment orders.--(A) In any civil action
        with respect to the operation of public schools, a Federal
        court shall not have jurisdiction to enter a student assignment
        order unless--
                    ``(i) a Federal court has previously entered an
                order for less intrusive relief that has failed to
                remedy the violation of the Federal right sought to be
                remedied through the student assignment order; and
                    ``(ii) the defendant has had a reasonable time to
                comply with the previous court order.
            ``(B)(i) In any civil action with respect to the operation
        of the public schools, a student assignment order shall be
        entered only by a three-judge court in accordance with section
        2284 of title 28, United States Code.
            ``(C) A party seeking a student assignment order in a
        Federal court shall file with any request for such relief, a
        request for a three-judge court and materials sufficient to
        demonstrate that the requirements of subparagraph (a) have been
        met.
            ``(D) The three-judge court shall enter a student
        assignment order only if the court finds by clear and
        convincing evidence that--
                    ``(i) the requirements of subparagraph (a) have
                been met; and
                    ``(ii) no other relief will remedy the violation of
                the Federal right.
    ``(b) Termination of Relief.--
            ``(1) Termination of prospective relief.--(A) Subject to
        the limitation set forth in paragraph (3), in any civil action
        with respect to the operation of the public schools in which
        prospective relief is ordered, such relief shall be terminated
        upon the motion of any party or intervenor--
                    ``(i) 2 years after the date the court granted or
                approved the prospective relief; or
                    ``(ii) 1 year after the date the court has entered
                an order denying termination of prospective relief
                under this paragraph.
            ``(B) Nothing in this section shall prevent the parties
        from agreeing to terminate or modify relief before the relief
is terminable under subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Immediate termination of prospective relief.--In any
        civil action with respect to the operation of the public
        schools, a defendant or intervenor shall be entitled to the
        immediate termination of any prospective relief if the relief
        was approved or granted in the absence of a finding by the
        court that the relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further
        than necessary to remedy the violation of the Federal right,
        and is the least intrusive means necessary to remedy the
        violation of the Federal right.
            ``(3) Limitation.--(A) Prospective relief shall not
        terminate if the court previously entered the prospective
        relief after finding it necessary to remedy a violation of a
        Federal right and the plaintiff establishes by a preponderance
        of the evidence that prospective relief remains necessary to
        remedy a current and ongoing violation of that Federal right.
        The court shall not permit discovery.
            ``(B) Nothing in this section shall prevent any plaintiff
        from bringing a new civil action with respect to the operation
        of the public schools against a party to a pending civil action
        with respect to the operation of the public schools for a new
        violation of a Federal right, or obtaining prospective relief
        consistent with the provisions of this section for such a new
        violation. If a new action is brought in Federal court, it
        shall not be heard by any judge who has previously entered an
        order for prospective relief in a civil action that has been in
        effect for longer than 2 years with respect to the operation of
        the public schools.
            ``(4) Termination or modification of relief.--Nothing in
        this section shall prevent any party or intervenor from seeking
        modification or termination before the relief is terminable
        under paragraph (1) or (2), to the extent that modification or
        termination would otherwise be legally permissible.
    ``(c) Settlements.--
            ``(1) Consent decrees.--In any civil action with respect to
        the operation of public schools, a Federal court shall not have
        jurisdiction to enter or approve a consent decree unless it
        complies with the limitations on relief set forth in subsection
        (a).
            ``(2) Private settlement agreements.--Nothing in this
        section shall preclude parties from entering into a private
        settlement agreement that does not comply with the limitations
        on relief set forth in subsection (a).
    ``(d) Procedure for Motions Affecting Prospective Relief.--The
court shall promptly rule on any motion to modify or terminate
prospective relief in a civil action with respect to the operation of
the public schools.
    ``(e) Special Masters.--In any civil action with respect to the
operation of public schools--
            ``(1) In general.--(A) The court may appoint a special
        master who shall be disinterested and objective to conduct
        hearings on the record and prepare proposed findings of fact.
            ``(B) The court shall appoint a special master during the
        remedial phase of the action only upon a finding that the
        remedial phase will be sufficiently complex to warrant the
        appointment.
            ``(2) Appointment.--(A) If the court determines that the
        appointment of a special master is necessary, the court shall
        request that the defendant and the plaintiff each submit a list
        of not more than 5 persons to serve as a special master.
            ``(B) Each party shall have the opportunity to remove up to
        3 persons from the opposing party's list.
            ``(C) The court shall select the master from the persons
        remaining on the list after the application of subparagraph
        (B).
            ``(D) If the court determines that the persons remaining on
        the list are not qualified to serve as special master, the
        court may appoint a person not on the list with the consent of
        all parties.
            ``(3) Interlocutory appeal.--Any party shall have the right
        to an interlocutory appeal of the judge's selection of the
        special master, on the ground of partiality.
            ``(4) Compensation.--The compensation to be allowed to a
        special master shall be based on an hourly rate not greater
        than the hourly rate established under section 3006A of title
        18 for payment of court-appointed counsel, plus costs
        reasonably incurred by the special master. Such compensation
        and costs shall be paid with funds appropriated to the
        judiciary. In no event shall the court require the parties to
        pay the compensation or costs of the special master.
            ``(5) Regular review of appointment.--The court shall
        review the appointment of the special master every 6 months to
        determine whether the services of the special master continue
        to be required under paragraph (1). In no event shall the
        appointment of a special master extend beyond the termination
        of the relief.
            ``(6) Limitations on powers and duties.--A special master
        appointed in any civil action with respect to the operation of
        public schools--
                    ``(A) may be authorized by a court to conduct
                hearings on the record and shall make any findings of
                fact based on the record as a whole;
                    ``(B) shall not make any findings or communications
                ex parte; and
                    ``(C) may be removed at any time, but shall be
                relieved of the appointment upon the termination of
                relief.
            ``(7) The requirements of paragraphs (1) through (4) shall
        apply only to special masters appointed after the date of
        enactment of School Desegregation Litigation Reform Act of
        1996.
    ``(f) Intervention.--In any civil action with respect to the
operation of public schools, any State or local official or unit of
government whose jurisdiction includes the appropriation of funds for,
or the operation of, public schools shall have standing to oppose the
imposition or continuation in effect of prospective relief and to seek
termination of such relief, and shall have the right to intervene in
any proceeding relating to such relief.
    ``(g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `consent decree' means any relief entered by
        the court that is based in whole or in part upon the consent or
        acquiescence of the parties, but does not include private
        settlement agreements;
            ``(2) the term `civil action with respect to the operation
        of public schools' means any civil proceeding arising under
        Federal law with respect to the operation of any public school
        system by any State or local government that alleges that the
        public school system has been or is being operated in violation
        of the 5th or 14th amendment rights or any other provision of
        Federal law that guarantees equal educational opportunity;
            ``(3) the term `student assignment order' includes any
        order, including a temporary restraining order or preliminary
        injunctive relief, that has the purpose or effect of directing
        or regulating the particular public school to which students
        are assigned to attend;
            ``(4) the term `private settlement agreement' means an
        agreement entered into among the parties that is not subject to
        judicial enforcement other than the reinstatement of the civil
        proceeding that was concluded as a result of the agreement
        entering into force;
            ``(5) the term `prospective relief' means all relief other
        than compensatory monetary damages, including the appointment
        of a special master;
            ``(6) the term `special master' means any person appointed
        by a Federal court pursuant to rule 53 of the Federal Rules of
        Civil Procedure or pursuant to any power of the court to
        exercise the powers of a master, regardless of the title or
        description given by the court;
            ``(7) the term `relief' means all relief in any form that
        may be ordered or approved by the court, and includes consent
        decrees but does not include private settlement agreements; and
            ``(8) the term `violation of a Federal right' includes a
        violation of a Federal constitutional or Federal statutory
        right, but does not include a violation of a court order that
        is not independently a violation of a Federal constitutional or
        Federal statutory right.''.
    (b) Application of Amendment.--Section 213 of the Equal Educational
Opportunities Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1712), as amended by this section,
shall apply with respect to all prospective relief whether such relief
was originally ordered or approved before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. DENIAL OF EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROHIBITED.

    Section 204 of the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 (20
U.S.C. 1703) is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 204. Denial of equal educational opportunity prohibited
    ``No State shall deny equal educational opportunity to an
individual on account of race, color, or national origin, by--
            ``(1) the intentional segregation by an educational agency
        of students on the basis of race, color, or national origin
        among or within schools;
            ``(2) the assignment or transfer by the State, the courts
        of any State, any educational agency or official thereof, or
        any Federal agency or official thereof of a student to a
        school, other than the one closest to the place of residence
        within the school district in which the student resides, if the
        assignment was made on the basis of race, color, or national
        origin, of students among schools in the school district,
        including assignments made for the purpose of attaining a
        balance on the basis of race, color, or national origin,
        unless--
                    ``(A) such assignment is necessary to remedy the
                violation of a Federal right (as defined in section
                213(g)(8)); and
                    ``(B) there are no other means for remedying the
                violation of the Federal right; or
            ``(3) the modification of the lines drawn by the State,
        subdividing its territory into separate school districts, if
        the modification was made for the purpose of attaining a
        balance, on the basis of race, color, or national origin, of
        students among public schools, unless--
                    ``(A) such assignment is necessary to remedy the
                violation of a Federal right (as defined in section
                213(g)(8)); and
                    ``(B) there are no other means for remedying the
                violation of the Federal right.''.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Policy.--Section 202 of the Equal Educational Opportunities Act
of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1701) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) The'' and
        inserting ``The''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Findings.--Section 203(b) of the Equal Educational
Opportunities Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1702) is amended in subsection (b)
by striking ``elimination of the vestiges of dual school systems,
except that the provisions of this title are not intended to modify or
diminish the authority of the courts of the United States to enforce
fully the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution of the
United States.'', and inserting ``denial of equal educational
opportunity, limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts over the
operations of public schools, and prohibit the use of race, color, or
national origin as a basis for making school assignments.''.
    (c) Civil Actions.--Section 207 of the Equal Educational
Opportunities Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1706) is amended by--
            (1) inserting ``or a school district in which such an
        individual resides on behalf of such an individual, or any
        State or local official or unit of government whose
        jurisdiction includes the appropriation of funds for, or the
        operation of, a school district in which such an individual
        resides on behalf of such an individual,'' after ``this part''
        in the first sentence; and
            (2) striking ``institute a civil action'', and inserting
        ``institute or intervene in a civil action''.
    (d) Sections 214, 215, 216, 217, and 219 of the Equal Educational
Opportunities Act of 1974 are repealed.

Output:
School Desegregation Litigation Reform Act of 1996 - Amends the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 with respect to remedies in school cases.  Sets forth requirements for relief in such cases.
Revises prohibitions against State denial of equal educational opportunity.
Allows school districts and State and local governments to institute civil actions on behalf of individuals denied equal educational opportunity.  Authorizes the Attorney General to intervene in (as well as institute) such civil actions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Empower Low-income Parents
(HELP) Scholarships Amendments of 1997''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 6003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
is amended--
            (1) in the section heading by striking ``definition'' and
        inserting ``definitions'';
            (2) by striking ``(1)'', ``(2)'', and ``(3)'';
            (3) in the matter proceeding subparagraph (A), by striking
        `` title the term'' and inserting the following:
``title--
            ``(1) the term'';
            (4) by striking the period at the end; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) the term `poverty line' means the poverty line (as
        defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised
        annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community
        Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) applicable to a
        family of the size involved; and
            ``(3) the term `voluntary public and private parental
        choice program' means a program that meets the requirements of
        section 6301(b)(9), is authorized by State law, and includes 1
        or more private schools to allow low-income parents to choose
        the appropriate school for their children.''.

SEC. 3. ALLOCATION TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    Section 6102(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Distribution Rule.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
        from the sums made available each year to carry out this title,
        the State educational agency shall distribute not less than 90
        percent to local educational agencies within such State
        according to the relative enrollments in public and private,
        nonprofit schools within the school districts of such agencies,
        adjusted, in accordance with criteria approved by the
        Secretary, to provide higher per pupil allocations to local
        educational agencies which have the greatest numbers or
        percentages of children whose education imposes a higher than
        average cost per child, such as--
                    ``(A) children living in areas with high
                concentrations of low-income families;
                    ``(B) children from low-income families; and
                    ``(C) children living in sparsely populated areas.
            ``(2) Exception.--A State that has enacted or will enact a
        law that establishes a voluntary public and private parental
        choice program and that complies with the provisions of section
        6301(b)(9) may reserve an additional 15 percent from the sums
        made available each year to carry out this title if the
        additional amount reserved is used exclusively for voluntary
        public and private parental choice programs.''.

SEC. 4. USES OF FUNDS.

    (a) State Uses of Funds.--Section 6201(a)(1) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' after the
        semicolon;
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
                    ``(D) establishing voluntary public and private
                parental choice programs in accordance with section
                6301(b)(9); and''.
    (b) Local Uses of Funds.--Section 6301(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' after the
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) voluntary public and private parental choice programs
        that--
                    ``(A) are located in an area that has the greatest
                numbers or percentages of children--
                            ``(i) living in areas with a high
                        concentration of low-income families;
                            ``(ii) from low-income families; or
                            ``(iii) living in sparsely populated areas;
                    ``(B) ensure that participation in such a voluntary
                public and private parental choice program is limited
                to families whose family income does not exceed 185
                percent of the poverty line;
                    ``(C) ensure that--
                            ``(i) the maximum amount of a voluntary
                        public and private parental choice scholarship
                        does not exceed the per pupil expenditure of
the local educational agency in which an applicant for a voluntary
public and private parental choice scholarship resides;
                            ``(ii) the minimum amount of a voluntary
                        public and private parental choice scholarship
                        is not less than 60 percent of the per pupil
                        expenditure of the local educational agency in
                        which an applicant for a voluntary public and
                        private parental choice scholarship resides or
                        the cost of tuition at a private school,
                        whichever is less;
                    ``(D) ensure that for a private school that chooses
                to participate in a voluntary public and private
                parental choice program--
                            ``(i) such a school is permitted to impose
                        the same academic requirements for all
                        students, including students selected for a
                        scholarship as provided under this paragraph;
                            ``(ii) receipt of funds under this title is
                        not conditioned with requirements or
                        regulations that preclude the use of such funds
                        for sectarian educational purposes or require
                        removal of religious art, icons, scripture, or
                        other symbols; and
                            ``(iii) such a school is in compliance with
                        all State requirements applicable to the
                        operation of a private school that are in
                        effect in the year preceding the date of the
                        enactment of the Helping Empower Low-income
                        Parents (HELP) Scholarships Amendments of 1997;
                    ``(E) may allow State, local, and private funds to
                be used for voluntary public and private parental
                choice programs; and
                    ``(F) ensure priority for students who were
                enrolled in a public school in the school year
                preceding the school year in which a voluntary public
                and private parental choice school begins operation.''.

SEC. 5. EVALUATION.

    Part D of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end of section 6402 the following new
        subsection:
    ``(j) Application.--This section shall not apply to a State or
local educational agency that uses funds to establish a voluntary
public and private parental choice program in accordance with section
6301(b)(9).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end of such part the following new
        sections:

``SEC. 6404. EVALUATION.

    ``(a) Annual Evaluation.--
            ``(1) Contract.--The Comptroller General of the United
        States shall enter into a contract, with an evaluating agency
        that has demonstrated experience in conducting evaluations, for
        the conduct of an ongoing rigorous evaluation of the programs
        established under section 6301(b)(9).
            ``(2) Annual evaluation requirement.--The contract
        described in paragraph (1) shall require the evaluating agency
        entering into such contract to evaluate annually each program
        established under section 6301(b)(9) in accordance with the
        evaluation criteria described in subsection (b).
            ``(3) Transmission.--The contract described in paragraph
        (1) shall require the evaluating agency entering into such
        contract to transmit to the Comptroller General of the United
        States the findings of each annual evaluation under paragraph
        (1).
    ``(b) Evaluation Criteria.--The Comptroller General of the United
States, in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish minimum
criteria for evaluating each program established under section
6301(b)(9). Such criteria shall provide for--
            ``(1) a description of the implementation of each program
        established under section 6301(b)(9) and the program's effects
        on all participants, schools, and communities in the program
        area, with particular attention given to the effect of parent
        participation in the life of the school and the level of
        parental satisfaction with the program; and
            ``(2) a comparison of the educational achievement of all
        students in the program area, including a comparison between--
                    ``(A) students receiving a voluntary public and
                private parental choice scholarships under section
                6301(b)(9); and
                    ``(B) students not receiving a voluntary public and
                private parental choice scholarships under such
                section.
    ``(c) Evaluation Funds.--Pursuant to the authority provided under
section 14701, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 0.50 percent
of the amount of funds made available under section 6002 to carry out
this section.

``SEC. 6405. APPLICABILITY.

    ``(a) Not School Aid.--Subject to subsection (b), funds used under
this title to establish a voluntary public and private parental choice
program shall be considered assistance to the student and shall not be
considered as assistance to any school that chooses to participate in
such program.
    ``(b) Not Income.--For purposes of Federal tax laws or for
determining eligibility for any other Federal program, a voluntary
public and private parental choice scholarship provided under this
title shall not be treated as income or assistance to the student or
the parents of such student.
    ``(c) No Federal Control.--The Secretary is not permitted to
exercise any direction, supervision, or control over curricula, program
of instruction, administration, or personnel of any school that chooses
to participate in a voluntary public and private choice program
established under 6309(b)(9).''.

Output:
Helping Empower Low-income Parents (HELP) Scholarships Amendments of 1997 - Amends title VI (Innovative Education Program Strategies) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow any State that has enacted or will enact a law establishing a voluntary public and private school parental choice scholarship program in compliance with specified ESEA requirements to reserve an additional 15 percent from its annual title IV allotment for use exclusively for such parental choice programs.  Requires State educational agencies, except in the case of such programs, to distribute 90 percent (currently 85 percent) of title VI funds to local educational agencies based on criteria which gives priority to low-income families and areas.
Includes such parental choice programs among State and local uses of title VI funds.
Requires such parental choice programs to be located in an area that has the greatest numbers or percentages of children:  (1) living in areas with a high concentration of low-income families; (2) from low-income families; or (3) living in sparsely populated areas. Requires such programs to ensure that program participation is limited to families whose family income does not exceed 185 percent of the poverty line.
Directs the Comptroller General to make contracts for annual evaluation of each parental choice program.  Requires the Secretary of Education to reserve certain funds for such evaluations.
Provides that title VI funds to establish a parental choice program shall be considered assistance to the student and shall not be considered as assistance to any school that chooses to participate in such program.
Prohibits the Secretary from exercising any direction, supervision, or control over curricula, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any school that chooses to participate in a parental choice program.
Provides that, for purposes of Federal tax laws or for determining eligibility for any other Federal program, a parental choice scholarship shall not be treated as income or assistance to the student or parents.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Republic of the Marshall Islands
Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUED MONITORING ON RUNIT ISLAND.

    Section 103(f)(1) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act
of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the
        following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Continued monitoring on runit island.--
                            ``(i) Cactus crater containment and
                        groundwater monitoring.--Effective beginning
                        January 1, 2008, the Secretary of Energy shall,
                        as a part of the Marshall Islands program
                        conducted under subparagraph (A), periodically
                        (but not less frequently than every 4 years)
                        conduct--
                                    ``(I) a visual study of the
                                concrete exterior of the Cactus Crater
                                containment structure on Runit Island;
                                and
                                    ``(II) a radiochemical analysis of
                                the groundwater surrounding and in the
                                Cactus Crater containment structure on
                                Runit Island.
                            ``(ii) Report.--The Secretary shall submit
                        to the Committee on Energy and Natural
                        Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on
                        Natural Resources of the House of
                        Representatives, a report that contains--
                                    ``(I) a description of--
                                            ``(aa) the results of each
                                        visual survey conducted under
                                        clause (i)(I); and
                                            ``(bb) the results of the
                                        radiochemical analysis
                                        conducted under clause (i)(II);
                                        and
                                    ``(II) a determination on whether
                                the surveys and analyses indicate any
                                significant change in the health risks
                                to the people of Enewetak from the
                                contaminants within the Cactus Crater
                                containment structure.
                            ``(iii) Funding for groundwater
                        monitoring.--The Secretary of the Interior
                        shall make available to the Department of
                        Energy, Marshall Islands Program, from funds
                        available for the Technical Assistance Program
                        of the Office of Insular Affairs, the amounts
                        necessary to conduct the radiochemical analysis
                        of groundwater under clause(i)(II).''.

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER ENERGY EMPLOYEES
              OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000.

    (a) Definitions for Program Administration.--Section 3621 of the
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000
(42 U.S.C. 7384l) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(18) The terms `covered employee', `atomic weapons
        employee', and `Department of Energy contractor employee' (as
        defined in paragraphs (1), (3), and (11), respectively) include
        a citizen or national of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
        or the Federated States of Micronesia who is otherwise covered
        by that paragraph.''.
    (b) Definition of Covered DOE Contractor Employee.--Section 3671(1)
of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act
of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7385s(1)) is amended by inserting before the period
at the end the following: ``, including a citizen or national of the
Republic of the Marshall Islands or the Federated States of Micronesia
who is otherwise covered by this paragraph''.
    (c) Offset of Benefits With Respect to the Compact of Free
Association.--Subtitle C of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7385 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 3653 (42 U.S.C. 7385j-2) the following:

``SEC. 3654. OFFSET OF BENEFITS WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPACT OF FREE
              ASSOCIATION.

    ``An individual who has been awarded compensation under this title,
and who has also received compensation benefits under the Compact of
Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the
Marshall Islands (48 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) (referred to in this section
as the `Compact of Free Association'), by reason of the same illness,
shall receive the compensation awarded under this title reduced by the
amount of any compensation benefits received under the Compact of Free
Association, other than medical benefits and benefits for vocational
rehabilitation that the individual received by reason of the illness,
after deducting the reasonable costs (as determined by the Secretary)
of obtaining those benefits under the Compact of Free Association.''.

SEC. 4. SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTH CARE GRANT.

    Section 103(h) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of
2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(h)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
            ``(4) Supplemental health care grant.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In addition to amounts provided
                under section 211 of the U.S.-RMI Compact (48 U.S.C.
                1921 note), the Secretary of the Interior shall provide
                to the Republic of the Marshall Islands an annual
                supplemental health care grant in the amount made
                available under subparagraph (D)--
                            ``(i)(I) to provide enhanced primary health
                        care, with an emphasis on providing regular
                        screenings for radiogenic illnesses by
                        upgrading existing services or by providing
                        quarterly medical field team visits, as
                        appropriate, in each of Enewetak, Bikini,
                        Rongelap, Utrik, Ailuk, Mejit, Likiep, Wotho,
                        Wotje, and Ujelang Atolls, which were affected
                        by the nuclear testing program of the United
                        States; and
                            ``(II) to enhance the capabilities of the
                        Marshall Islands to provide secondary treatment
                        for radiogenic illness; and
                            ``(ii) to construct and operate a whole-
                        body counting facility on Utrik Atoll.
                    ``(B) Conditions on health care grants.--To ensure
                the effective use of grants funds under clause (i) of
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Interior, after
                consultation with the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
                may establish additional conditions on the provision of
                grants under that clause.
                    ``(C) Memorandum of agreement.--To meet the
                objectives of clause (ii) of subparagraph (A), the
                Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Energy, and
                the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
                shall enter into a memorandum of agreement setting
                forth the terms, conditions, and respective
                responsibilities of the parties to the memorandum of
                agreement in carrying out that clause.
                    ``(D) Funding.--As authorized by section 105(c),
                there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior,
                out of funds in the Treasury not otherwise
                appropriated, to carry out this paragraph $4,500,000
                for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2023, as adjusted
                for inflation in accordance with section 218 of the
                U.S.-RMI Compact, to remain available until
                expended.''.

SEC. 5. ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the
National Academy of Sciences shall conduct an assessment of the health
impacts of the United States nuclear testing program conducted in the
Republic of the Marshall Islands on the residents of the Republic of
the Marshall Islands.
    (b) Report.--On completion of the assessment under subsection (a),
the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress, the
Secretary, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate,
and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives,
a report on the results of the assessment.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

Output:
Republic of the Marshall Islands Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act of 2011 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to periodically conduct: (1) a visual study of the concrete exterior of the Cactus Crater containment structure on Runit Island, and (2) a radiochemical analysis of the groundwater surrounding and in the Cactus Crater containment structure on Runit Island. Makes specified funds available to conduct such radiochemical groundwater analysis.

Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include a citizen or national of the Republic of the Marshall Islands or the Federated States of Micronesia within the definitions of "covered employee," "atomic weapons employee," and "Department of Energy contractor employee."

 Reduces compensation awarded to an individual under such Act who also received compensation under the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the same illness by any compensation received under such Compact, other than medical benefits and benefits for vocational rehabilitation that the individual received by reason of the illness, after deducting the reasonable costs of obtaining those benefits.

 Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide to the Republic of the Marshall Islands an annual supplemental health care grant to: (1) provide enhanced primary health care, with an emphasis on providing regular screenings for radiogenic illnesses by upgrading existing services or by providing quarterly medical field team visits in Enewetak, Bikini, Rongelap, Utrik, Ailuk, Mejit, Likiep, Wotho, Wotje, and Ujelang Atolls, which were affected by the U.S. nuclear testing program; (2) enhance the capabilities of the Marshall Islands to provide secondary treatment for radiogenic illness; and (3) operate a whole-body counting facility on Utrik Atoll.

Provides for a National Academy of Sciences assessment of the U.S. nuclear testing program's health impacts on the residents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senior$afe Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. IMMUNITY.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act--
            (1) the term ``bank'' has the meaning given the term in
        section 202(a) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15
        U.S.C. 80b-2(a));
            (2) the term ``broker-dealer'' means--
                    (A) a broker, as defined in section 3(a) of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)); or
                    (B) a dealer, as defined in section 3(a) of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a));
            (3) the term ``covered agency'' means--
                    (A) a State financial regulatory agency;
                    (B) each of the Federal financial institutions
                regulatory agencies;
                    (C) a law enforcement agency; and
                    (D) the adult protective services agency of a
                State;
            (4) the term ``covered financial institution'' means--
                    (A) a bank;
                    (B) a credit union;
                    (C) an investment adviser; and
                    (D) a broker-dealer;
            (5) the term ``credit union'' has the meaning given the
        term in section 2 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
        Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301);
            (6) the term ``exploitation'' has the meaning given the
        term in section 2011 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
        1397j);
            (7) the term ``Federal financial institutions regulatory
        agencies'' has the meaning given the term in section 1003 of
        the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of
        1978 (12 U.S.C. 3302);
            (8) the term ``investment adviser'' has the meaning given
        the term in section 202 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
        (15 U.S.C. 80b-2); and
            (9) the term ``senior citizen'' means an individual who is
        not less than 65 years of age.
    (b) Immunity From Suit.--
            (1) Immunity for individuals.--Notwithstanding section 502
        of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6802), including any
        regulations adopted thereunder, an individual who has received
        the training described in section 3 shall not be liable,
        including in any civil or administrative proceeding, for
        disclosing the possible exploitation of a senior citizen to a
        covered agency if the individual, at the time of the
        disclosure--
                    (A) served as a supervisor, compliance officer, or
                legal advisor for a covered financial institution; and
                    (B) made the disclosure--
                            (i) in good faith; and
                            (ii) with reasonable care.
            (2) Immunity for covered financial institutions.--
        Notwithstanding section 502 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15
        U.S.C. 6802), including any regulations adopted thereunder, a
        covered financial institution shall not be liable, including in
        any civil or administrative proceeding, for a disclosure made
        by an individual described in paragraph (1) if--
                    (A) the individual was employed by the covered
                financial institution at the time of the disclosure;
                and
                    (B) before the time of the disclosure, the covered
                financial institution provided the training described
                in section 3 to each officer or employee of the covered
                financial institution described in section 3(a).

SEC. 3. TRAINING REQUIRED.

    (a) In General.--A covered financial institution may provide
training regarding the identification and reporting of the suspected
exploitation of a senior citizen to each officer or employee of the
covered financial institution who--
            (1) is described in section 2(b)(1)(A);
            (2) may come into contact with a senior citizen as a
        regular part of the duties of the officer or employee; or
            (3) may review or approve the financial documents, records,
        or transactions of a senior citizen in connection with
        providing financial services to a senior citizen.
    (b) Training.--The training required under subsection (a) shall be
provided as soon as reasonably practicable but not more than 12 months
after the date on which an officer or employee begins employment with
the covered financial institution.

SEC. 4. PREEMPTION.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt or limit any
provision of State law, to the extent that any provision of State law
provides a similar or greater level of protection against liability to
an individual described in section 2(b)(1) or a covered financial
institution described in section 2(b)(2) than is provided under those
sections.

Output: Senior$afe Act of 2015 This bill provides that: (1) a supervisor, compliance officer, or legal advisor for a covered financial institution who has received training regarding the identification and reporting of the suspected exploitation of a senior citizen (at least 65 years old) shall not be liable for disclosing such exploitation to a covered agency if such individual made the disclosure in good faith and with reasonable care; and (2) a covered financial institution shall not be liable for such a disclosure by such an individual if such individual was employed by the institution at the time of the disclosure and the institution had provided such training. A "covered financial institution" means a bank, a credit union, an investment adviser, or a broker-dealer. A "covered agency" means each of the federal financial institutions regulatory agencies or a state financial regulatory agency, law enforcement agency, or adult protective services agency. A covered financial institution may provide such training to each of its supervisors, compliance officers, or legal advisors who: (1) may come into contact with a senior citizen as a regular part of such employee's duties; or (2) may review or approve the financial documents, records, or transactions of a senior citizen in connection with providing him or her financial services.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Jumpstarting Our Business Sector Act
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN CORPORATE INCOME TAX RATES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 11 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Amount of Tax.--The amount of the tax imposed by subsection
(a) shall be 0 percent of taxable income.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 55(b)(1)(B)(i) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``20 percent'' and inserting ``0 percent''.
            (2) Section 280C(c)(3)(B)(ii)(II) of such Code is amended
        by striking ``maximum rate of tax under section 11(b)(1)'' and
        inserting ``rate of tax under section 11(b)''.
            (3) Sections 860E(e)(2)(B), 860E(e)(6)(A)(ii),
        860K(d)(2)(A)(ii), 860K(e)(1)(B)(ii), 1446(b)(2)(B), and
        7874(e)(1)(B) of such Code are each amended by striking
        ``highest rate of tax specified in section 11(b)(1)'' and
        inserting ``rate of tax specified in section 11(b)''.
            (4) Section 904(b)(3)(D)(ii) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``(determined without regard to the last sentence of
        section 11(b)(1))''.
            (5) Section 962 of such Code is amended by striking
        subsection (c) and by redesignating subsection (d) as
        subsection (c).
            (6) Section 1201(a) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``35 percent (determined without
                regard to the last 2 sentences of section 11(b)(1))''
                and inserting ``0 percent'', and
                    (B) by striking ``35 percent'' in paragraph (2) and
                inserting ``0 percent''.
            (7) Section 1561(a) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and by redesignating
                paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (1), (2),
                and (3), respectively,
                    (B) by striking ``The amounts specified in
                paragraph (1), the'' and inserting ``The'',
                    (C) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting
                ``paragraph (1)'',
                    (D) by striking ``paragraph (3)'' both places it
                appears and inserting ``paragraph (2)'',
                    (E) by striking ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting
                ``paragraph (3)'', and
                    (F) by striking the fourth sentence.
            (8) Subsection (b) of section 1561 of such Code is amended
        to read as follows:
    ``(b) Certain Short Taxable Years.--If a corporation has a short
taxable year which does not include a December 31 and is a component
member of a controlled group of corporations with respect to such
taxable year, then for purposes of this subtitle, the amount to be used
in computing the accumulated earnings credit under section 535(c) (2)
and (3) of such corporation for such taxable year shall be the amount
specified in subsection (a)(1) divided by the number of corporations
which are component members of such group on the last day of such
taxable year. For purposes of the preceding sentence, section 1563(b)
shall be applied as if such last day were substituted for December
31.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011.

SEC. 3. ZERO PERCENT CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND
              CORPORATIONS.

    (a) Zero Percent Capital Gains Rate for Individuals.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 1(h) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
        subparagraph (C), by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E)
        and subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively, and by amending
        subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
                    ``(B) 0 percent of the adjusted net capital gain
                (or, if less, taxable income);''.
            (2) Alternative minimum tax.--Paragraph (3) of section
        55(b) is amended by striking subparagraph (C), by redesignating
        subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C), and by amending
        subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
                    ``(B) 0 percent of the adjusted net capital gain
                (or, if less, taxable excess), plus''.
            (3) Repeal of sunset of reduction in capital gains rates
        for individuals.--Section 303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief
        Reconciliation Act of 2003 shall not apply to section 301 of
        such Act.
    (b) Zero Percent Capital Gains Rate for Corporations.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1201 of the Internal Revenue Code
        of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (b) as
        subsection (c), and by striking subsection (a) and inserting
        the following new subsections:
    ``(a) General Rule.--If for any taxable year a corporation has a
net capital gain, then, in lieu of the tax imposed by sections 11, 511,
821(a) or (c), and 831(a), there is hereby imposed a tax (if such tax
is less than the tax imposed by such sections) which shall consist of
the sum of--
            ``(1) a tax computed on the taxable income reduced by the
        amount of the net capital gain, at the rates and in the manner
        as if this subsection had not been enacted,
            ``(2) 0 percent of the adjusted net capital gain (or, if
        less, taxable income),
            ``(3) 25 percent of the excess (if any) of--
                    ``(A) the unrecaptured section 1250 gain (or, if
                less, the net capital gain (determined without regard
                to subsection (b)(2)), over
                    ``(B) the excess (if any) of--
                            ``(i) the sum of the amount on which tax is
                        determined under paragraph (1) plus the net
                        capital gain, over
                            ``(ii) taxable income, plus
            ``(4) 28 percent of the amount of taxable income in excess
        of the sum of the amounts on which tax is determined under the
        preceding paragraphs of this subsection.
    ``(b) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The terms `adjusted net capital gain'
        and `unrecaptured section 1250 gain' shall have the respective
        meanings given such terms in section 1(h).
            ``(2) Dividends taxed at net capital gain.--Except as
        otherwise provided in this section, the term `net capital gain'
        has the meaning given such term in section 1(h)(11).''.
            (2) Alternative minimum tax.--Section 55(b) of such Code is
        amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Maximum rate of tax on net capital gain of
        corporations.--The amount determined under paragraph (1)(B)(i)
        shall not exceed the sum of--
                    ``(A) the amount determined under such paragraph
                computed at the rates and in the same manner as if this
                paragraph had not been enacted on the taxable excess
                reduced by the net capital gain, plus
                    ``(B) the amount determined under section 1201.''.
            (3) Technical amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1445(e)(1) of such Code is amended by
                striking ``35 percent (or, to the extent provided in
                regulations, 15 percent)'' and inserting ``0 percent''.
                    (B) Section 1445(e)(2) of such Code is amended by
                striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``0 percent''.
                    (C) Section 7518(g)(6)(A) of such Code is amended
                by striking ``15 percent (34 percent in the case of a
                corporation)'' and inserting ``0 percent''.
                    (D) Section 607(h)(6)(A) of the Merchant Marine
                Act, 1936 is amended by striking ``15 percent (34
                percent in the case of a corporation)'' and inserting
                ``0 percent''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years
        ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Withholding.--The amendments made by subparagraphs (A)
        and (B) of subsection (b)(3) shall apply to dispositions and
        distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF BONUS DEPRECIATION AND 100 PERCENT
              EXPENSING FOR CERTAIN BUSINESS ASSETS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Bonus depreciation.--Paragraph (2) of section 168(k) of
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``January 1, 2014'' in subparagraph
                (A)(iv) and inserting ``January 1, 2015'', and
                    (B) by striking ``January 1, 2013'' each place it
                appears and inserting ``January 1, 2014''.
            (2) 100 percent expensing.--Paragraph (5) of section 168(k)
        is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) Temporary 100 percent bonus depreciation.--Paragraph
        (1)(A) shall be applied by substituting `100 percent' for `50
        percent' in the case of property placed in service by the
        taxpayer after September 8, 2010, which would be qualified
        property if--
                    ``(A) `January 1, 2013' were substituted for
                `January 1, 2014' each place it appears in paragraph
                (2),
                    ``(B) `January 1, 2014' were substituted for
                `January 1, 2015' in clause (iv) of paragraph (2)(A),
                and
                    ``(C) `September 8, 2010' were substituted for
                `December 31, 2007' each place it appears in paragraph
                (2).''.
            (3) Special rules relating to election to accelerate amt
        credit in lieu of bonus depreciation.--
                    (A) Subclause (II) of section 168(k)(4)(D)(iii) of
                such Code is amended by striking ``January 1, 2013''
                and inserting ``January 1, 2014''.
                    (B) Clause (iv) of section 168(k)(4)(I) of such
                Code is amended--
                            (i) by inserting after ``Act of 2010'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``of such Act'' and
                        inserting ``or section 2(a)(3)(A) of either
                        such Act, respectively''.
            (4) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) The heading for subsection (k) of section 168
                of such Code is amended by striking ``January 1, 2013''
                and inserting ``January 1, 2014''.
                    (B) The heading for clause (ii) of section
                168(k)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by striking ``pre-
                january 1, 2013'' and inserting ``pre-january 1,
                2014''.
                    (C) Subparagraph (C) of section 168(n)(2) of such
                Code is amended by striking ``January 1, 2013'' and
                inserting ``January 1, 2014''.
                    (D) Subparagraph (D) of section 1400L(b)(2) of such
                Code is amended by striking ``January 1, 2013'' and
                inserting ``January 1, 2014''.
                    (E) Subparagraph (B) of section 1400N(d)(3) of such
                Code is amended by striking ``January 1, 2013'' and
                inserting ``January 1, 2014''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2011.

Output: Jumpstarting Our Business Sector Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the corporate income tax and the tax on the capital gains of individuals and corporations; and (2) extend for one year the additional depreciation allowance for business and investment assets (bonus depreciation), the 100% expensing allowance for such assets, and the election to accelerate the alternative minimum tax (AMT) credit in lieu of bonus depreciation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Men and Families Health Care Act of
2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Risks to the health and well-being of the Nation's men
        (and our families) are on the rise due to a lack of education,
        awareness, and pursuit of preventative screening and care--
                    (A) men are leading in 9 out of the top 10 causes
                of death;
                    (B) 1 in 2 men versus 1 in 3 women in their
                lifetime will be diagnosed with cancer;
                    (C) the life expectancy gap between men and women
                has increased from one year in 1920 to 5.2 years in
                2005; and
                    (D) studies show that women are 100 percent more
                likely than men to visit a doctor, have regular
                physician check-ups, and obtain preventive screening
                tests for serious diseases.
            (2) While this health crisis is of particular concern to
        men, it is also a concern for women regarding their fathers,
        husbands, sons, and brothers.
            (3) According to the Census Bureau, by the time men and
        women reach age 65, the ratio of men to women reduces to 85 to
        100. The growing disparity in this statistic suggests that
        among other factors, the declining health of men increases the
        risk of women entering retirement age as widows.
            (4) According to the Administration on Aging, more than
        half of elderly widows now living in poverty were not poor
        before the death of their husbands.
            (5) Men's health is a concern to Federal and State
        governments which absorb the enormous costs of premature death
        and disability, including the costs of caring for dependents
        left behind.
            (6) Educating men, their families, and health care
        providers about the importance of early detection of male
        health issues (i.e. cardiovascular, mental, prostate health,
        cancer (lung, prostate, skin, colorectal, testicular, and
        more), HIV/AIDS, osteoporosis, and other pertinent health
        issues) can result in reducing rates of mortality for male-
        specific diseases, as well as improve the health of the
        Nation's men and its overall economic well-being.
            (7) Of concern is the physical, mental, and emotional well-
        being of our military men (and women) returning from war zones
        and our veterans. We must pay attention to their needs and the
        needs of their families.
            (8) Recent scientific studies have shown that regular
        medical exams, preventive screenings, regular exercise, and
        healthy eating habits can help save lives.
            (9) Appropriate use of tests such as prostate-specific
        antigen (PSA) exams and blood pressure, blood sugar, lipid
        panel, and colorectal screenings in conjunction with clinical
        exams or self-testing, can result in the early detection of
        many problems and in increased survival rates.
            (10) Men's health is a concern for employers who pay the
        costs of medical care and lose productive employees.
            (11) Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed
        cancer in the United States among men, accounting for 25
        percent of all cancer cases--
                    (A) over 185,000 men will be newly diagnosed with
                prostate cancer this year alone, and almost 29,000 will
                die;
                    (B) costs associated with prostate cancer detection
                and treatments exceed $8 billion annually and represent
                8 percent of cancer and 0.4 percent of all health-
                related expenditures in the United States;
                    (C) prostate cancer rates increase sharply with
                age, and more than \2/3\ of such cases are diagnosed in
                men age 65 and older;
                    (D) \2/3\ of annual prostate cancer expenditures in
                the United States are paid for by Medicare; and
                    (E) the incidence of prostate cancer and the
                resulting mortality rate in African-American men is
                twice that of all other men.
            (12) It is estimated that in 2008, approximately 115,000
        men were diagnosed with lung cancer, and almost 91,000 of the
        Nation's men died from lung cancer.
            (13) It is estimated that in 2008, approximately 54,000 men
        were diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and over 24,000 of the
        Nation's men died from colorectal cancer.
            (14) Men make up over half of the diabetes patients aged 20
        and over in the United States (10.9 million men total) and
        nearly \1/3\ of them do not know it--
                    (A) whereas approximately 21,000,000 Americans are
                living with diabetes, men are 30 percent more likely to
                die from the disease;
                    (B) 54 million American people have pre-diabetes
                and 1.5 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in
                2005; and
                    (C) people with diagnosed diabetes have medical
                expenditures that are 2 to 3 times higher than patients
                without diabetes and the estimated cost of diabetes in
                2007 was $174,000,000, including $116,000,000 in excess
                medical expenditures and $58,000,000 in reduced
                national productivity.
            (15) Over 8,000 men, ages 15 to 40, will be diagnosed this
        year with testicular cancer, and 380 of these men will die of
        this disease in 2008. A common reason for delay in treatment of
        this disease is a delay in seeking medical attention after
        discovering a testicular mass.
            (16) Men over the past decade have shown poorer health
        outcomes than women across all racial and ethnic groups as well
        as socioeconomic status.
            (17) Establishing an Office of Men's Health is needed to
        investigate these findings and take further actions to promote
        awareness of men's health needs.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF MEN'S HEALTH.

    Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1711. OFFICE OF MEN'S HEALTH.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish within the
Department of Health and Human Services an office to be known as the
Office of Men's Health. The Secretary shall appoint a director as head
of the office.
    ``(b) Activities.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
the Office of Men's Health, shall--
            ``(1) conduct, support, coordinate, and promote programs
        and activities to improve the state of men's health in the
        United States, including by working with the Department of
        Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and the Federal
        Employee Health Benefits Plan; and
            ``(2) provide for consultation among offices and agencies
        of the Department of Health and Human Services for the purposes
        of--
                    ``(A) coordinating public awareness, education, and
                screening programs and activities relating to men's
                health;
                    ``(B) coordinating programs and activities under
                title XVIII of the Social Security Act relating to
                men's health, including prostate cancer, diabetes,
                colorectal cancer, cholesterol, and mental health
                screening programs;
                    ``(C) coordinating public awareness programs and
                activities, including prostate cancer, diabetes,
                colorectal cancer, cholesterol, and mental health
                screening programs, for men identified at being at
                increased risk of these diseases;
                    ``(D) coordinating prostate-specific antigen (PSA),
                diabetes, cholesterol, and colorectal cancer screening
                programs and activities relating to men's prostate
                health, cardiovascular health, and mental health in
                order to conduct a comparative effectiveness review;
                and
                    ``(E) establishing a clinical registries database
                to assess and measure quality improvement of programs
                and activities relating to men's health.
    ``(c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director
of the Office of Men's Health, shall submit to the Congress a report
describing the activities of such Office, including findings by the
Director regarding men's health.''.

Output: Men and Families Health Care Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Office of Men's Health. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office, to: (1) conduct, support, coordinate, and promote programs and activities to improve the state of men's health in the United States; and (2) provide for consultation among HHS agencies and offices to coordinate men's health programs and activities and establish a clinical registries database to assess and measure quality improvement of programs and activities relating to men's health.