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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Social Work 
Research Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Social workers focus on the improvement of individual 
        and family functioning and the creation of effective health and 
        mental health prevention and treatment interventions in order 
        for individuals to become more productive members of society.
            (2) Social workers provide front line prevention and 
        treatment services in the areas of school violence, aging, teen 
        pregnancy, child abuse, domestic violence, juvenile crime, and 
        substance abuse, particularly in rural and underserved 
        communities.
            (3) Social workers are in a unique position to provide 
        valuable research information on these complex social concerns, 
        taking into account a wide range of social, medical, economic 
        and community influences from an interdisciplinary, family-
        centered and community-based approach.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH.

    Title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.), 
as amended by title I of Public Law 106-525, is amended--
            (1) in section 401(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 281(b)(2)), by adding 
        at the end the following:
            ``(H) The National Center for Social Work Research.''; and
            (2) in part E (42 U.S.C. 287 et seq.), by adding at the end 
        the following:

         ``Subpart 7--National Center for Social Work Research

``SEC. 485J. PURPOSE OF CENTER.

    ``The general purpose of the National Center for Social Work 
Research (referred to in this subpart as the `Center') is the conduct 
and support of, and dissemination of targeted research on social work 
methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern. 
The Center shall promote research and training designed to inform 
social work practice, thus increasing the knowledge base which promotes 
a healthier America. In addition, the Center shall provide policymakers 
with empirically-based research information to better understand 
complex social issues and make informed funding decisions about service 
effectiveness and cost efficiency.

``SEC. 485K. SPECIFIC AUTHORITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--To carry out the purpose described in section 
485J, the Director of the Center may provide research training and 
instruction and establish, in the Center and in other nonprofit 
institutions, research traineeships and fellowships in the study and 
investigation of the prevention of disease, health promotion, the 
association of socioeconomic status, gender, ethnicity, age, and 
geographical location and health, the social work care of persons with 
and families of individuals with acute and chronic illnesses, child 
abuse, neglect, and youth violence, and child and family care to 
address problems of significant social concern especially in 
underserved populations and underserved geographical areas.
    ``(b) Stipends and Allowances.--The Director of the Center may 
provide individuals receiving training and instruction or traineeships 
or fellowships under subsection (a) with such stipends and allowances 
(including amounts for travel and subsistence and dependency 
allowances) as the Director determines necessary.
    ``(c) Grants.--The Director of the Center may make grants to 
nonprofit institutions to provide training and instruction and 
traineeships and fellowships under subsection (a).

``SEC. 485L. ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    ``(a) Duties.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an 
        advisory council for the Center that shall advise, assist, 
        consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary and the 
        Director of the Center on matters related to the activities 
carried out by and through the Center and the policies with respect to 
such activities.
            ``(2) Gifts.--The advisory council for the Center may 
        recommend to the Secretary the acceptance, in accordance with 
        section 231, of conditional gifts for study, investigations, 
        and research and for the acquisition of grounds or 
        construction, equipment, or maintenance of facilities for the 
        Center.
            ``(3) Other duties and functions.--The advisory council for 
        the Center--
                    ``(A)(i) may make recommendations to the Director 
                of the Center with respect to research to be conducted 
                by the Center;
                    ``(ii) may review applications for grants and 
                cooperative agreements for research or training and 
                recommend for approval applications for projects that 
                demonstrate the probability of making valuable 
                contributions to human knowledge; and
                    ``(iii) may review any grant, contract, or 
                cooperative agreement proposed to be made or entered 
                into by the Center;
                    ``(B) may collect, by correspondence or by personal 
                investigation, information relating to studies that are 
                being carried out in the United States or any other 
                country and, with the approval of the Director of the 
                Center, make such information available through 
                appropriate publications; and
                    ``(C) may appoint subcommittees and convene 
                workshops and conferences.
    ``(b) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The advisory council shall be composed 
        of the ex officio members described in paragraph (2) and not 
        more than 18 individuals to be appointed by the Secretary under 
        paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Ex officio members.--The ex officio members of the 
        advisory council shall include--
                    ``(A) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
                the Director of NIH, the Director of the Center, the 
                Chief Social Work Officer of the Veterans' 
                Administration, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
                Health Affairs, the Associate Director of Prevention 
                Research at the National Institute of Mental Health, 
                the Director of the Division of Epidemiology and 
                Services Research, the Assistant Secretary of Health 
                and Human Services for the Administration for Children 
                and Families, the Assistant Secretary of Education for 
                the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, the 
                Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
                for Community Planning and Development, and the 
                Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice 
                Programs (or the designees of such officers); and
                    ``(B) such additional officers or employees of the 
                United States as the Secretary determines necessary for 
                the advisory council to effectively carry out its 
                functions.
            ``(3) Appointed members.--The Secretary shall appoint not 
        to exceed 18 individuals to the advisory council, of which--
                    ``(A) not more than two-thirds of such individual 
                shall be appointed from among the leading 
                representatives of the health and scientific 
                disciplines (including public health and the behavioral 
                or social sciences) relevant to the activities of the 
                Center, and at least 7 such individuals shall be 
                professional social workers who are recognized experts 
                in the area of clinical practice, education, policy, or 
                research; and
                    ``(B) not more than one-third of such individuals 
                shall be appointed from the general public and shall 
                include leaders in fields of public policy, law, health 
                policy, economics, and management.
        The Secretary shall make appointments to the advisory council 
        in such a manner as to ensure that the terms of the members do 
        not all expire in the same year.
            ``(4) Compensation.--Members of the advisory council who 
        are officers or employees of the United States shall not 
        receive any compensation for service on the advisory council. 
        The remaining members shall receive, for each day (including 
        travel time) they are engaged in the performance of the 
        functions of the advisory council, compensation at rates not to 
        exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for an 
        individual at grade GS-18 of the General Schedule.
    ``(c) Terms.--
            ``(1) In general.--The term of office of an individual 
        appointed to the advisory council under subsection (b)(3) shall 
        be 4 years, except that any individual appointed to fill a 
        vacancy on the advisory council shall serve for the remainder 
        of the unexpired term. A member may serve after the 
expiration of the member's term until a successor has been appointed.
            ``(2) Reappointments.--A member of the advisory council who 
        has been appointed under subsection (b)(3) for a term of 4 
        years may not be reappointed to the advisory council prior to 
        the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date on 
        which the prior term expired.
            ``(3) Vacancy.--If a vacancy occurs on the advisory council 
        among the members under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall 
        make an appointment to fill that vacancy not later than 90 days 
        after the date on which the vacancy occurs.
    ``(d) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the advisory council shall 
be selected by the Secretary from among the members appointed under 
subsection (b)(3), except that the Secretary may select the Director of 
the Center to be the chairperson of the advisory council. The term of 
office of the chairperson shall be 2 years.
    ``(e) Meetings.--The advisory council shall meet at the call of the 
chairperson or upon the request of the Director of the Center, but not 
less than 3 times each fiscal year. The location of the meetings of the 
advisory council shall be subject to the approval of the Director of 
the Center.
    ``(f) Administrative Provisions.--The Director of the Center shall 
designate a member of the staff of the Center to serve as the executive 
secretary of the advisory council. The Director of the Center shall 
make available to the advisory council such staff, information, and 
other assistance as the council may require to carry out its functions. 
The Director of the Center shall provide orientation and training for 
new members of the advisory council to provide such members with such 
information and training as may be appropriate for their effective 
participation in the functions of the advisory council.
    ``(g) Comments and Recommendations.--The advisory council may 
prepare, for inclusion in the biennial report under section 485M--
            ``(1) comments with respect to the activities of the 
        advisory council in the fiscal years for which the report is 
        prepared;
            ``(2) comments on the progress of the Center in meeting its 
        objectives; and
            ``(3) recommendations with respect to the future direction 
        and program and policy emphasis of the center.
The advisory council may prepare such additional reports as it may 
determine appropriate.

``SEC. 485M. BIENNIAL REPORT.

    ``The Director of the Center, after consultation with the advisory 
council for the Center, shall prepare for inclusion in the biennial 
report under section 403, a biennial report that shall consist of a 
description of the activities of the Center and program policies of the 
Director of the Center in the fiscal years for which the report is 
prepared. The Director of the Center may prepare such additional 
reports as the Director determines appropriate. The Director of the 
Center shall provide the advisory council of the Center an opportunity 
for the submission of the written comments described in section 
485L(g).

``SEC. 485N. QUARTERLY REPORT.

    ``The Director of the Center shall prepare a quarterly report to 
Congress with a summary of findings and policy implications from 
research conducted or supported through the Center.

``SEC. 485O. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there is authorized 
to be appropriated $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 
through 2006.''.
[EX A]: National Center for Social Work Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Social Work Research (and a related advisory council) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern.Sets forth reporting requirements.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom and Mobility in Consumer 
Banking Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT AMENDMENTS.

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 51. RIGHT TO CLOSE PERSONAL CHECKING AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

    ``(a) In General.--An insured depository institution may not--
            ``(1) prohibit any person from closing a checking or 
        savings account, regardless of whether the balance in the 
        account is positive, zero, or negative; or
            ``(2) charge any fee to close any such account.
    ``(b) Time Limit.--An account at any insured depository institution 
shall be closed by the institution not later than 48 hours after 
receiving a request from the customer to close the account.
    ``(c) Methods of Requesting Closure of an Account.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any accountholder of an account at an 
        insured depository institution may request that the account be 
        closed in person, over the phone, or by other electronic or 
        remote means, as may be prescribed by regulation.
            ``(2) Exception for large accounts.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (1), any insured depository institution may require 
        an accountholder of an account which has an outstanding balance 
        of $25,000 or more on deposit at the depository institution to 
        close the account in person, to the extent the depository 
        institution has provided written notice of such requirement to 
        the account holder at any time prior to receiving a request 
        from the accountholder to close the account.
    ``(d) Repayment of Balances.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any balance in an account at an insured 
        depository institution that is closed by the institution 
        pursuant to a request by the accountholder shall repaid to the 
        accountholder in accordance with the following requirements:
                    ``(A) In person.--If the request is made in person, 
                the total amount of funds on deposit in the account 
                shall be paid to the accountholder at the time the 
                request is made at the consumer's option and without a 
                fee, by certified check provided to the consumer at the 
                time of the request, by electronic fund transfer 
                executed on that business day to an account designated 
                by the consumer, or by any other means offered by the 
                financial institution if requested by the consumer.
                    ``(B) Request made by other means.--If the request 
                is made over the phone, or by other electronic or 
                remote means, the total amount of funds on deposit in 
                the account shall promptly be remitted by the 
                institution to the accountholder at the consumer's 
                option and without a fee, by certified check issued on 
                the business day on which the request is received, by 
                electronic fund transfer executed on that business day 
                to an account designated by the consumer, or by any 
                other means offered by the financial institution if 
                requested by the consumer.
            ``(2) Time limit.--In any case, the payment by an insured 
        depository institution of the total amount of funds on deposit 
        in an account at the institution which the accountholder has 
        requested be closed shall be remitted to the accountholder 
        before the end of the 3 business day period beginning when the 
        accountholder submits such request.
    ``(e) Prohibition on Any Fees or Charges After Request To Close.--
No insured depository institution may impose any fees or charges on any 
deposit account at such institution after receiving a request in 
accordance with subsection (c) to close the account.
    ``(f) Prohibition on Reopening Account To Make Subsequent 
Payment.--No insured depository institution may reopen an account that 
the consumer has requested be closed in accordance with subsection (c) 
to apply subsequent debits, whether preauthorized or otherwise, or for 
any other reason, unless the consumer expressly requests that such 
account be reopened.
    ``(g) Notice of Subsequent Preauthorized Recurring Debits.--During 
the 30-day period beginning on the date an account at an insured 
depository institution is closed pursuant to a request by the 
accountholder, the insured depository institution shall promptly notify 
the customer if a preauthorized recurring debit is directed to the 
account.
    ``(h) Limitation on Reporting.--
            ``(1) Negative balance resulting from fees.--If, at the 
        time any account at an insured depository institution is 
        closed, the account has a negative balance resulting solely 
        from any fee assessed by the depository institution, the 
        insured depository institution may not report the fact of the 
        outstanding balance or any other adverse information with 
        respect to such account to any consumer reporting agency 
        described in section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act if 
        such information could be used to adversely affect the 
        consumer's ability to open a transaction account at another 
        depository institution.
            ``(2) Treatment of negative balance resulting from 
        overdrafts.--If such information could be used to adversely 
        affect the consumer's ability to open a transaction account at 
        another depository institution, an insured depository 
        institution shall not report to any consumer reporting agency 
        (as defined in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act) 
        that an account had a negative balance at the time of the 
        closure of the account unless all of the following conditions 
        are met:
                    ``(A) Only if the negative balance is the result of 
                funds actually paid by the depository institution to a 
                third party.
                    ``(B) Only for the amount it actually paid to the 
                third party and not for any fees associated with the 
                transaction.
                    ``(C) Only to the extent the negative balance is 
                the result of credit extended through an overdraft line 
                of credit program where the fee or charge incurred in 
                connection with the overdraft is considered a finance 
                charge under the Truth In Lending Act.
            ``(3) Notice and opportunity for repayment of overdraft.--
        If an account of an accountholder at an insured depository 
        institution has a negative balance at the time the account is 
        closed, the insured depository institution--
                    ``(A) shall promptly notify the accountholder of 
                the fact of the negative balance and the amount due; 
                and
                    ``(B) may, after the end of the 30-day period 
                beginning on the date notice is provided to an 
                accountholder under subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) report the fact of the outstanding 
                        balance or any other adverse information with 
                        respect to such account to any consumer 
                        reporting agency, subject to the limitations in 
                        paragraph (2); and
                            ``(ii) take any other collection activity 
                        with respect to such outstanding balance.
    ``(i) Transfer of Direct Deposit Received After Notice of Closure 
and Payment.--If--
            ``(1) during the 30-day period beginning after any balance 
        in an account at an insured depository institution that is 
        closed by the institution pursuant to a request by the 
        accountholder has been repaid to the accountholder, a 
        previously scheduled amount intended for direct deposit into 
        such account is received by such institution, and
            ``(2) before the time such amount is received, the consumer 
        provides the insured depository institution with an account 
        number and insured depository institution routing number for a 
        successor transaction or savings account at another insured 
        depository institution,
the insured depository institution which receives such amount shall 
transfer such amount, without a fee and by electronic fund transfer, to 
the insured depository institution identified by the former 
accountholder for deposit in the transaction or savings account 
identified by such former accountholder.
    ``(j) Regulations.--The Federal banking agencies shall jointly 
prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of this section.''.
[EX A]: Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to prohibit an insured depository institution from: (1) prohibiting any person from closing a checking or savings account, regardless of its balance; or (2) charging a fee to close such an account.

Requires a depository institution to close an account within 48 hours after receiving a request from the customer to do so.

Permits an account holder to request that the account be closed in person, over the phone, or by other electronic or remote means, as may be prescribed by regulation.

Sets forth financial institution procedures for closing large accounts and repaying balances, as well as notice and opportunity for accountholder repayment of overdrafts.

Prohibits a depository institution from: (1) imposing fees or charges after receiving a request to close an account, or (2) reopening an account without express account holder request.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Early Childhood Lead Poisoning 
Prevention Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. LEAD POISONING SCREENING FOR THE HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD 
              START PROGRAMS.

    Section 645A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840a) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (d), by inserting 
        before the period the following: ``and shall comply with 
        subsection (h)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Lead Poisoning Screening.--
            ``(1) In general.--An entity shall--
                    ``(A) determine whether a child eligible to 
                participate in the program described in subsection 
                (a)(1) has received a blood lead screening test using a 
                test that is appropriate for age and risk factors upon 
                the enrollment of the child in the program; and
                    ``(B) in the case of a child who has not received a 
                blood lead screening test, ensure that each enrolled 
                child receives such a test either by referral or by 
                performing the test (under contract or otherwise).
            ``(2) Screenings by entities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An entity may (under contract or 
                otherwise) perform a blood lead screening test that is 
                appropriate for age and risk factors on a child who 
                seeks to participate in the program.
                    ``(B) Reimbursement.--
                            ``(i) Children enrolled in or eligible for 
                        medicaid.--On the request of an entity that 
                        performs or arranges for the provision of a 
                        blood lead screening test under subparagraph 
                        (A) of a child that is eligible for or 
                        receiving medical assistance under a State plan 
                        under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), the Secretary of Health 
                        and Human Services, notwithstanding any other 
                        provision of, or limitation under, title XIX of 
                        the Social Security Act, shall reimburse the 
                        entity, from funds that are made available 
                        under that title, for the Federal medical 
                        assistance percentage (as defined in section 
                        1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        1396d(b)) of the cost of the test and data 
                        reporting. Such costs shall include, if 
                        determined to be desirable by the State agency, 
                        the costs of providing screening through 
                        clinical laboratories certified under section 
                        353 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        263a), or purchasing, for use at sites 
                        providing services under this section, blood 
                        lead testing instruments and associated 
                        supplies approved for sale by the Food and Drug 
                        Administration and used in compliance with such 
                        section 353.
                            ``(ii) Children enrolled in or eligible for 
                        schip.--In the case of a blood lead screening 
                        test performed under subparagraph (A) (by the 
                        entity or under contract with the entity) on a 
                        child who is eligible for or receiving medical 
                        assistance under a State plan under title XXI 
                        of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of 
                        Health and Human Services, notwithstanding any 
                        other provision of, or limitation under, such 
                        title XXI, shall reimburse the entity, from 
                        funds that are made available under that title, 
                        for the enhanced FMAP (as defined in section 
                        2105(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        1397ee(b)) of the cost of the test and data 
                        reporting. Such costs shall include the costs 
                        described in the second sentence of clause (i).
            ``(3) Authorization for early head start.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to 
        carry out this subsection with respect to blood lead screening 
        tests performed under this subsection on an infant or child, 
        and any data reporting with respect to such infant or child, 
        who is not eligible for coverage under title XIX or XXI of the 
        Social Security Act, or is not otherwise covered under a health 
        insurance plan.
            ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
        shall be construed as requiring a child eligible to participate 
        in the program described in subsection (a)(1) to undergo a 
        blood lead screening test if the child's parent or guardian 
        objects to the test on the ground that the test is inconsistent 
        with the parent's or guardian's religious beliefs.
            ``(5) Head start.--The provisions of this subsection shall 
        apply to head start programs that include coverage, directly or 
        indirectly, for infants and toddlers under the age of 3 
        years.''.

SEC. 3. LEAD POISONING SCREENING FOR SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION 
              PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN.

    Section 17(d) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Lead poisoning screening.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State agency shall--
                            ``(i) determine whether an infant or child 
                        eligible to participate in the program under 
                        this section has received a blood lead 
                        screening test using a test that is appropriate 
                        for age and risk factors upon the enrollment of 
                        the infant or child in the program; and
                            ``(ii) in the case of an infant or child 
                        who has not received a blood lead screening 
                        test--
                                    ``(I) refer the infant or child for 
                                receipt of the test; and
                                    ``(II) determine whether the infant 
                                or child receives the test during a 
                                routine visit with a health care 
                                provider.
                    ``(B) Screenings by state agencies.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A State agency may 
                        (under contract or otherwise) perform a blood 
                        lead screening test that is appropriate for age 
                        and risk factors on an infant or child who 
                        seeks to participate in the program.
                            ``(ii) Reimbursement.--
                                    ``(I) Children enrolled in or 
                                eligible for medicaid.--On the request 
                                of a State agency that performs or 
                                arranges for the provision of a blood 
                                lead screening test under clause (i) of 
                                an infant or child that is eligible for 
                                or receiving medical assistance under a 
                                State plan under title XIX of the 
                                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
                                seq.), the Secretary of Health and 
                                Human Services, notwithstanding any 
                                other provision of, or limitation 
                                under, title XIX of the Social Security 
                                Act, shall reimburse the State agency, 
                                from funds that are made available 
                                under that title, for the Federal 
                                medical assistance percentage (as 
                                defined in section 1905(b) of the 
                                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                                1396d(b)) of the cost of the test and 
                                data reporting. Such costs shall 
                                include, if determined to be desirable 
                                by the State agency, the costs of 
                                providing screening through clinical 
                                laboratories certified under section 
                                353 of the Public Health Service Act 
                                (42 U.S.C. 263a), or purchasing, for 
                                use at sites providing services under 
                                this section, blood lead testing 
                                instruments and associated supplies 
                                approved for sale by the Food and Drug 
                                Administration and used in compliance 
                                with such section 353.
                                    ``(II) Children enrolled in or 
                                eligible for schip.--In the case of a 
                                blood lead screening test performed 
                                under clause (i) (by the State agency 
                                or under contract with the State 
                                agency) on an infant or child who is 
                                eligible for or receiving medical 
                                assistance under a State plan under 
                                title XXI of the Social Security Act, 
                                the Secretary of Health and Human 
                                Services, notwithstanding any other 
                                provision of, or limitation under, such 
                                title XXI, shall reimburse the State 
                                agency, from funds that are made 
                                available under that title, for the 
                                enhanced FMAP (as defined in section 
                                2105(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
                                U.S.C. 1397ee(b)) of the cost of the 
                                test and data reporting. Such costs 
                                shall include the costs described in 
                                the second sentence of subclause (I).
                    ``(C) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
                authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
                necessary to carry out this paragraph with respect to 
                blood lead screening tests performed under this 
                paragraph on an infant or child, and any data reporting 
                with respect to such infant or child, who is not 
                eligible for coverage under title XIX or XXI of the 
                Social Security Act, or is not otherwise covered under 
                a health insurance plan.
                    ``(D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this 
                paragraph shall be construed as requiring a child 
                eligible to participate in the program under this 
                section to undergo a blood lead screening test if the 
                child's parent or guardian objects to the test on the 
                ground that the test is inconsistent with the parent's 
                or guardian's religious beliefs.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
amendments made by this Act take effect on the date that is 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) WIC and Early Head Start Waivers.--
            (1) In general.--A State agency or contractor administering 
        the program of assistance under the special supplemental 
        nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) under 
        section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
        or an entity carrying out activities under section 645A of the 
        Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840a) may be awarded a waiver from 
        the amendments made by sections 2 and 3 (as applicable) if the 
        State where the agency, contractor, or entity is located 
        establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Health and 
        Human Services, in accordance with requirements and procedures 
        recommended in accordance with paragraph (2) to the Secretary 
        by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention, in consultation with the Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead 
        Poisoning Prevention, a plan for increasing the number of blood 
        lead screening tests of children enrolled in the WIC and the 
        Early Head Start programs in the State.
            (2) Development of waiver procedures and requirements.--Not 
        later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
        the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
        in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning 
        Prevention, shall develop and recommend to the Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services criteria and procedures (including a 
        timetable for the submission of the State plan described in 
        paragraph (1)) for the award of waivers under that paragraph.
[EX A]:
Early Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2001 - Amends the Head Start Act (HSA) and the Child Nutrition Act (CNA) to require lead poisoning screening for infants and children under Early Head Start programs of HSA and under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) of CNA.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse State agencies for the costs of such blood lead screening tests performed by them or by contractors for infants or children who are eligible under Medicaid or the State children's health insurance program (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act.Authorizes State agencies or contractors administering WIC programs, and entities operating Early Head Start programs, to be awarded waivers of requirements under this Act if: (1) they establish plans to increase the number of blood lead screening tests of infants and children enrolled in such programs; and (2) such plans meet requirements set by the Secretary and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.