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‘‘(2) the determination of monthly premiums 
under such plan. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF FACA.—The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, other than section 14 of that Act, shall 
apply to the CLASS Independence Advisory Council. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the CLASS Independence Advisory 
Council to carry out its duties under this section, 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011 
and for each fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Any sums appropriated 
under the authorization contained in this section 
shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, 
until expended. 
‘‘SEC. 3208. REGULATIONS; ANNUAL REPORT. 
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 
such regulations as are necessary to carry out the CLASS 
program in accordance with this title. Such regulations 
shall include provisions to prevent fraud and abuse under 
the program. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning January 1, 2014, 
the Secretary shall submit an annual report to Congress 
on the CLASS program. Each report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(1) The total number of enrollees in the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) The total number of eligible beneficiaries 
during the fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) The total amount of cash benefits provided 
during the fiscal year. 
‘‘(4) A description of instances of fraud or 
abuse identified during the fiscal year. 
‘‘(5) Recommendations for such administrative 
or legislative action as the Secretary determines is 
necessary to improve the program or to prevent the 
occurrence of fraud or abuse. 
‘‘SEC. 3209. INSPECTOR GENERAL’S REPORT. 
‘‘The Inspector General of the Department of Health 
and Human Services shall submit an annual report to the 
Secretary and Congress relating to the overall progress of 
the CLASS program and of the existence of waste, fraud, 
and abuse in the CLASS program. Each such report shall 
include findings in the following areas: 
‘‘(1) The eligibility determination process. 
‘‘(2) The provision of cash benefits. 
‘‘(3) Quality assurance and protection against 
waste, fraud, and abuse. 
‘‘(4) Recouping of unpaid and accrued bene-
fits.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO MEDICAID.—For 
conforming provisions amending the Medicaid program, 
see section 1739. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 2585. STATES FAILING TO ADHERE TO CERTAIN EM-
PLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS. 
A State is eligible for Federal funds under the provi-
sions of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et 
seq.) only if the State— 
(1) agrees to be subject in its capacity as an 
employer to each obligation under division A of this 
Act and the amendments made by such division ap-
plicable to persons in their capacity as an employer; 
and 
(2) assures that all political subdivisions in the 
State will do the same. 
SEC. 2586. HEALTH CENTERS UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH 
SERVICE ACT; LIABILITY PROTECTIONS FOR 
VOLUNTEER PRACTITIONERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 233) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)(1)(A)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘or 
employee’’ and inserting ‘‘employee, or (subject 
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to subsection (k)(4)) volunteer practitioner’’; 
and 
(B) in the second sentence, by inserting 
‘‘and subsection (k)(4)’’ after ‘‘subject to para-
graph (5)’’; and 
(2) in each of subsections (g), (i), (j), (l), and 
(m), by striking the term ‘‘employee, or contractor’’ 
each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘em-
ployee, volunteer practitioner, or contractor’’; 
(3) in subsection (g)(1)(H), by striking the 
term ‘‘employee, and contractor’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘employee, volunteer 
practitioner, and contractor’’; 
(4) in subsection (l), by striking the term ‘‘em-
ployee, or any contractor’’ and inserting ‘‘employee, 
volunteer practitioner, or contractor’’; and 
(5) in subsections (h)(3) and (k), by striking 
the term ‘‘employees, or contractors’’ each place 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘employees, volun-
teer practitioners, or contractors’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY; DEFINITION.—Section 224(k) 
(42 U.S.C. 233(k)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following paragraph: 
‘‘(4)(A) Subsections (g) through (m) apply with re-
spect to volunteer practitioners beginning with the first 
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fiscal year for which an appropriations Act provides that 
amounts in the fund under paragraph (2) are available 
with respect to such practitioners. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of subsections (g) through (m), 
the term ‘volunteer practitioner’ means a practitioner who, 
with respect to an entity described in subsection (g)(4), 
meets the following conditions: 
‘‘(i) The practitioner is a licensed physician, a 
licensed clinical psychologist, or other licensed or 
certified health care practitioner. 
‘‘(ii) At the request of such entity, the practi-
tioner provides services to patients of the entity, at 
a site at which the entity operates or at a site des-
ignated by the entity. The weekly number of hours 
of services provided to the patients by the practi-
tioner is not a factor with respect to meeting condi-
tions under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(iii) The practitioner does not for the provision 
of such services receive any compensation from such 
patients, from the entity, or from third-party payors 
(including reimbursement under any insurance pol-
icy or health plan, or under any Federal or State 
health benefits program).’’. 
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SEC. 2587. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE CURRENT STATE 
OF PARASITIC DISEASES THAT HAVE BEEN 
OVERLOOKED AMONG THE POOREST AMERI-
CANS. 
Not later than 12 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall report to Congress on the epidemiology of, 
impact of, and appropriate funding required to address ne-
glected diseases of poverty, including neglected parasitic 
diseases identified as Chagas disease, cysticercosis, 
toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis, trichomoniasis, the soil-trans-
mitted helminths, and others. The report should provide 
the information necessary to enhance health policy to ac-
curately evaluate and address the threat of these diseases. 
SEC. 2588. OFFICE OF WOMEN’S HEALTH. 
(a) HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE
ON 
WOMEN’S HEALTH.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Part A of title II (42 
U.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 229. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE ON 
WOMEN’S HEALTH. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There is estab-
lished within the Office of the Secretary, an Office on 
Women’s Health (referred to in this section as the ‘Of-
fice’). The Office shall be headed by a Deputy Assistant 
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Secretary for Women’s Health who may report to the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Secretary, acting through the Of-
fice, with respect to the health concerns of women, shall— 
‘‘(1) establish short-range and long-range goals 
and objectives within the Department of Health and 
Human Services and, as relevant and appropriate, 
coordinate with other appropriate offices on activi-
ties within the Department that relate to disease 
prevention, health promotion, service delivery, re-
search, and public and health care professional edu-
cation, for issues of particular concern to women 
throughout their lifespan; 
‘‘(2) provide expert advice and consultation to 
the Secretary concerning scientific, legal, ethical, 
and policy issues relating to women’s health; 
‘‘(3) monitor the Department of Health and 
Human Services’ offices, agencies, and regional ac-
tivities regarding women’s health and identify needs 
regarding the coordination of activities, including in-
tramural and extramural multidisciplinary activities; 
‘‘(4) establish a Department of Health and 
Human Services Coordinating Committee on Wom-
en’s Health, which shall be chaired by the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health and com-
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posed of senior level representatives from each of the 
agencies and offices of the Department of Health 
and Human Services; 
‘‘(5) establish a National Women’s Health In-
formation Center to— 
‘‘(A) facilitate the exchange of information 
regarding matters relating to health informa-
tion, health promotion, preventive health serv-
ices, research advances, and education in the 
appropriate use of health care; 
‘‘(B) facilitate access to such information; 
‘‘(C) assist in the analysis of issues and 
problems relating to the matters described in 
this paragraph; and 
‘‘(D) provide technical assistance with re-
spect to the exchange of information (including 
facilitating the development of materials for 
such technical assistance); 
‘‘(6) coordinate efforts to promote women’s 
health programs and policies with the private sector; 
and 
‘‘(7) through publications and any other means 
appropriate, provide for the exchange of information 
between the Office and recipients of grants, con-
tracts, and agreements under subsection (c), and be-
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tween the Office and health professionals and the 
general public. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS
AND CONTRACTS REGARDING DU-
TIES.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—In carrying out subsection 
(b), the Secretary may make grants to, and enter 
into cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter-
agency agreements with, public and private entities, 
agencies, and organizations. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.—The 
Secretary shall directly or through contracts with 
public and private entities, agencies, and organiza-
tions, provide for evaluations of projects carried out 
with financial assistance provided under paragraph 
(1) and for the dissemination of information devel-
oped as a result of such projects. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section, and every second year there-
after, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report describing the ac-
tivities carried out under this section during the period 
for which the report is being prepared. 
‘‘(e) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise specified, 
any reference in Federal law to an Office on Women’s 
Health (in the Department of Health and Human Serv-
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ices) is deemed to be a reference to the Office on Women’s 
Health in the Office of the Secretary.’’. 
(2) TRANSFER
OF
FUNCTIONS.—There are 
transferred to the Office on Women’s Health (estab-
lished under section 229 of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act, as added by this section), all functions exer-
cised by the Office on Women’s Health of the Public 
Health Service prior to the date of enactment of this 
section, including all personnel and compensation 
authority, all delegation and assignment authority, 
and all remaining appropriations. All orders, deter-
minations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, 
grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, 
privileges, and other administrative actions that— 
(A) have been issued, made, granted, or al-
lowed to become effective by the President, any 
Federal agency or official thereof, or by a court 
of competent jurisdiction, in the performance of 
functions transferred under this paragraph; and 
(B) are in effect at the time this section 
takes effect, or were final before the date of en-
actment of this section and are to become effec-
tive on or after such date; 
shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or re-
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voked in accordance with law by the President, the 
Secretary, or other authorized official, a court of 
competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. 
(b) CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVEN-
TION OFFICE OF WOMEN’S HEALTH.—Part A of title III 
(42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 310A. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVEN-
TION OFFICE OF WOMEN’S HEALTH. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, an office to be known as the Office 
of Women’s Health (referred to in this section as the ‘Of-
fice’). The Office shall be headed by a director who shall 
be appointed by the Director of such Centers. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The Director of the Office shall— 
‘‘(1) report to the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention on the current level 
of the Centers’ activity regarding women’s health 
conditions across, where appropriate, age, biological, 
and sociocultural contexts, in all aspects of the Cen-
ters’ work, including prevention programs, public 
and professional education, services, and treatment; 
‘‘(2) establish short-range and long-range goals 
and objectives within the Centers for women’s health 
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