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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Adult Day Achievement Center 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) One in 6 people in the United States lives with a 
        neurological disease or condition that can often result in 
        disability, and which may require the individual to seek 
        assistance in carrying out the activities of daily living. 
        Neurological diseases or conditions such as multiple sclerosis 
        (MS), early-onset Parkinson's disease, and traumatic brain 
        injury (TBI) often affect younger adults in the middle of their 
        lives.
            (2) Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling 
        disease that attacks the central nervous system with symptoms 
        ranging from numbness in limbs to paralysis and loss of vision. 
        Most individuals with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 
        and 50. It is estimated that more than 400,000 individuals in 
        the United States are living with MS. Individuals living with 
        MS who experience more severe forms of the disease are likely 
        to require either home care or nursing home placement, though 
        the vast majority would prefer to remain at home to receive the 
        care they need. Where home care is concerned, approximately 80 
        percent of such care is provided by informal, unpaid, 
        caregivers who are generally family members.
            (3) Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive 
        neurological disease. The 4 primary symptoms of Parkinson's 
        disease are tremor, or trembling in hands, arms, legs, jaw, and 
        face; rigidity, or stiffness of the limbs and trunk; 
        bradykinesia, or slowness of movement; and postural 
        instability, or impaired balance and coordination. It is 
        estimated that nearly 1,000,000 individuals live with 
        Parkinson's disease and, of those individuals, 5 to 10 percent 
        are diagnosed with the disease before age 60 and deemed 
        ``early-onset''.
            (4) Traumatic brain injury is a neurological condition that 
        typically results from a blow or jolt to the head or a 
        penetrating head injury and that can impact one or more parts 
        of the brain, thereby temporarily or permanently disrupting 
        normal brain function. The Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention estimates that 1,400,000 new cases of TBI occur 
        annually, resulting in disabilities affecting up to 90,000 
        individuals among a broad range of age groups. Traumatic brain 
        injury is a serious issue that affects military service 
        members. Estimates in prior military conflicts, indicate that 
        TBI was present in 14 to 20 percent of surviving casualties.
            (5) Family caregivers are a crucial source of support and 
        assistance for individuals suffering with disabilities. Family 
        caregivers, the majority of whom are women, provide an 
        estimated $306,000,000,000 in unpaid services annually. The 
        current pool of potential family caregivers is dwindling, from 
        11 potential caregivers for each individual needing care today 
        to a projected ratio of 4 potential caregivers for each such 
        individual by 2050.
            (6) Recent studies indicate that the total estimated cost 
        to employers for full-time employees with intensive caregiving 
        responsibilities is $17,100,000,000 annually. The total 
        estimated cost to employers for all full-time, employed 
        caregivers is $33,600,000,000 annually.
            (7) Adult day programs can offer services, including 
        medical care, rehabilitation therapies, dignified assistance 
        with the activities of daily living, nutrition therapy, health 
        monitoring, social interaction, stimulating activities, and 
        transportation to seniors, individuals with disabilities, and 
        younger adults with chronic diseases.
            (8) Adult day programs geared toward individuals living 
        with neurological diseases or conditions such as MS, 
        Parkinson's disease, TBI, or other similar diseases or 
        conditions, provide an important response to the needs of 
        individuals living with these conditions and the caregivers of 
        such individuals. Adult day programs can help to ameliorate 
        symptoms, reduce dependency, provide important socialization 
        opportunities, and maintain quality of life.
            (9) Adult day programs have been shown to provide a range 
        of documented benefits, including improvements in functional 
        status, social support, and reductions in fatigue, depression, 
        and pain. Adult day programs also reduce ongoing medical care 
        and hospital costs and decrease admissions to nursing home 
        facilities, which can be costly for many families, by allowing 
        individuals to receive health and social services while 
        continuing to live at home.
            (10) There are currently few adult day programs focused on 
        younger adult populations in the United States. As a result, 
        the majority of individuals living with neurological diseases 
        are unable to access this important opportunity for maximizing 
        their health and wellness. Although individuals living with 
        neurological diseases or conditions may be able to access other 
        existing adult day programs, such programs are not typically 
        intended for younger adults living with chronic diseases or 
        conditions, and may not provide the appropriate services to 
        meet the age-related or disability status of these individuals.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADULT DAY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Survey of Existing Adult Day Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary for 
        Aging shall initiate a comprehensive survey of current adult 
        day programs that provide care and support to individuals 
        living with neurological diseases or conditions, including 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain 
        injury, and any other similar disease or condition.
            (2) Survey elements.--In carrying out the survey under 
        paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary for Aging may utilize 
        existing publicly available research on adult day programs, and 
        shall--
                    (A) identify ongoing successful adult day programs, 
                including by providing a brief description of how such 
                programs were initially established and funded;
                    (B) develop a set of best practices to help guide 
                the establishment and replication of additional 
                successful adult day programs, including--
                            (i) program guidelines;
                            (ii) recommendations on the scope of 
                        services that should be provided (which may 
                        include rehabilitation therapy, psychosocial 
                        support, social stimulation and interaction, 
                        and spiritual, educational, or other such 
                        services); and
                            (iii) performance goals and indicators to 
                        measure and analyze the outcomes generated by 
                        the services provided and to evaluate the 
                        overall success of the program; and
                    (C) evaluate the extent to which the Administration 
                on Aging supports adult day programs, either directly 
                or indirectly, through current Federal grant programs.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after initiating the 
        survey under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary for Aging 
        shall prepare and make publicly available a summary report on 
        the results of the survey. Such report shall include each of 
        the elements described in paragraph (2).
    (b) Establishment of Grant Program.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after producing the 
        report required by subsection (a)(3), the Assistant Secretary 
        for Aging shall establish within the Administration on Aging a 
        competitive grant program for awarding grants annually to 
        eligible entities, based on the best practices developed under 
        subsection (a), to fund adult day programs.
            (2) Eligible entities.--In order to be eligible for a grant 
        under this subsection, an entity shall demonstrate the 
        following:
                    (A) Understanding of the special needs of 
                individuals living with neurological diseases or 
                conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's 
                disease, traumatic brain injury, or other similar 
                diseases or conditions, including the functional 
                abilities of such individuals and the potential 
                complications across all types of cases and stages of 
                such diseases or conditions.
                    (B) Understanding of the issues experienced by 
                family caregivers who assist a family member with a 
                neurological disease or condition such as multiple 
                sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, 
                or other similar disease or condition.
                    (C) A capacity to provide the services recommended 
                by the best practices developed under subsection (a).
            (3) Additional selection requirement.--The Assistant 
        Secretary for Aging shall not award a grant to an entity under 
        this subsection if the amount of the award would constitute 
        more than 40 percent of the operating budget of the entity in 
        the fiscal year for which funds for the grant are authorized to 
        be expended. For purposes of this subsection, the fair market 
        value of annual in-kind contributions of equipment or services 
        shall be considered as part of the operating budget of the 
        entity.
            (4) Selection of grant recipients.--Not later than 90 days 
        after establishing the grant program under this subsection, the 
        Assistant Secretary for Aging shall award the first annual 
        series of grants under the program. In awarding grants under 
        this subsection, the Assistant Secretary shall ensure, to the 
        extent practicable, a diverse geographic representation among 
        grant recipients and that, subject to the availability of 
        appropriations--
                    (A) a minimum of 5 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the first fiscal year for which such 
                grants are awarded;
                    (B) a minimum of 10 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the second such fiscal year;
                    (C) a minimum of 12 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the third such fiscal year; and
                    (D) a minimum of 15 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the fourth such fiscal year.
            (5) Report.--No later than 1 year after the initial award 
        of grants under this subsection, and annually thereafter, the 
        Assistant Secretary for Aging shall prepare and make publicly 
        available a brief summary report on the grant program under 
        this section. Each such report shall include the following:
                    (A) A description of the adult day programs 
                receiving funding under this section, including the 
                amount of Federal funding awarded and the expected 
                outcomes of each program.
                    (B) A description of performance goals and 
                indicators to monitor the progress of grant recipients 
                in--
                            (i) responding to the needs of individuals 
                        living with neurological diseases or conditions 
                        such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's 
                        disease, traumatic brain injury, and other 
                        similar diseases or conditions; and
                            (ii) assisting the family caregivers of 
                        such individuals.
                    (C) Any plans for improving oversight and 
                management of the grant program.
    (c) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) The term ``adult day program'' means a program that 
        provides comprehensive and effective care and support services 
        to individuals living with neurological diseases or conditions 
        such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, traumatic 
        brain injury, or other similar diseases or conditions that may 
        result in a functional or degenerative disability and to the 
        family caregivers of such individuals, and that may assist such 
        individuals and family caregivers in ways that--
                    (A) maintain or improve the functional abilities of 
                such individuals, or otherwise help such individuals 
                adjust to changing functional abilities;
                    (B) prevent the onset of complications associated 
                with severe forms of the disease or condition;
                    (C) promote alternatives to placement in nursing 
                homes;
                    (D) reduce the strain on family caregivers taking 
                care of a family member living with such a disease or 
                condition;
                    (E) focus on supporting the emotional, social, and 
                intellectual needs of a younger adult population; or
                    (F) address the needs of veterans living with such 
                a disease or condition.
            (2) The term ``family caregiver'' means a family member or 
        foster parent who provides unpaid assistance (which may include 
        in-home monitoring, management, supervision, care and 
        treatment, or other similar assistance) to another adult family 
        member with a special need.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such 
purpose, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

Output: Adult Day Achievement Center Enhancement Act - Requires the Assistant Secretary for Aging to initiate a comprehensive survey of current adult day programs that provide care and support to individuals living with neurological diseases or conditions, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or traumatic brain injury. Requires the Assistant Secretary to identify ongoing successful adult day programs and develop a set of best practices to help guide the establishment and replication of additional successful adult day programs.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish a competitive grant program for awarding grants annually to fund adult day programs. Defines an "adult day program" as a program that provides comprehensive and effective care and support services to individuals living with neurological diseases or conditions and to their family caregivers and that may assist them in ways that: (1) maintain or improve their functional abilities or otherwise help them adjust to their changing functional abilities; (2) prevent the onset of complications associated with severe forms of the disease or condition; (3) promote alternatives to placement in nursing homes; (4) reduce the strain on family caregivers taking care of a family member living with such a disease or condition; (5) focus on supporting the emotional, social, and intellectual needs of a younger adult population; or (6) address the needs of veterans living with such a disease or condition.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

        This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Crime Enforcement and Second 
Amendment Restoration Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

        The Congress finds the following:
            (1) One of the primary duties of government is to protect 
        its citizens from armed violent criminals. America's cherished 
        liberty and the social and economic prosperity of its 
        communities are dependent upon government's ability to maintain 
        public safety.
            (2) Criminals, by definition, operate outside the law and 
        routinely acquire firearms when they so desire. Banning 
        specific types of firearms has no effect on the moral behavior 
        of those who choose to inflict harm on innocent citizens.
            (3) The most effective way to protect the public from gun-
        wielding violent criminals is to arrest, convict, and 
        incarcerate such predators, and to ensure that they serve 
        sentences of sufficient length to prevent them from returning 
        quickly to the streets.

SEC. 3. ARMED VIOLENT CRIMINAL APPREHENSION DIRECTIVE.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General of the United States shall 
establish an armed violent criminal apprehension program consistent 
with the following requirements:
            (1) Each United States attorney shall designate at least 1 
        assistant United States attorney to prosecute armed violent 
        criminals.
            (2) Each United States attorney shall establish an armed 
        violent criminal apprehension task force comprised of 
        appropriate law enforcement representatives. The task force 
        shall develop strategies for removing armed violent criminals 
        from the streets, taking into consideration--
                    (A) the importance of severe punishment in 
                deterring armed violent crime;
                    (B) the effectiveness of Federal and State laws 
                pertaining to apprehension and prosecution of armed 
                violent criminals;
                    (C) the resources available to each law enforcement 
                agency participating in the task force;
                    (D) the nature and extent of the violent crime 
                occurring in the district for which the United States 
                attorney is appointed; and
                    (E) the principle of limited Federal involvement in 
                the prosecution of crimes traditionally prosecuted in 
                State and local jurisdictions.
            (3) Not less frequently than monthly, the Attorney General 
        shall require each United States attorney to report to the 
        Department of Justice the number of defendants charged with, or 
        convicted of, violating section 922(g) or 924 of title 18, 
        United States Code, in the district for which the United States 
        attorney is appointed.
            (4) Not less frequently than twice annually, the Attorney 
        General shall submit to the Congress a compilation of the 
        information received by the Department of Justice pursuant to 
        paragraph (3) and a report on all waivers granted under 
        subsection (b).
        (b) Waiver Authority.--
            (1) Request for waiver.--A United States attorney may 
        request the Attorney General to waive the requirements of 
        subsection (a) with respect to the United States attorney.
            (2) Provision of waiver.--The Attorney General may waive 
        the requirements of subsection (a) pursuant to a request made 
        under paragraph (1), in accordance with guidelines which shall 
        be established by the Attorney General. In establishing the 
        guidelines, the Attorney General shall take into consideration 
        the number of assistant United States attorneys in the office 
        of the United States attorney making the request and the level 
        of violent crime committed in the district for which the United 
        States attorney is appointed.
        (c) Armed Violent Criminal Defined.--As used in this section, 
the term ``armed violent criminal'' means a person who is accused of 
violating section 922(g)(1) of title 18, United States Code, having 
been previously convicted of a violent crime, or who is accused of 
violating section 924 of such title.
        (d) Sunset.--This section shall have no force or effect after 
the 5-year period that begins 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF THE PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT 
              WEAPONS AND LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES.

    (a) Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsections (v) and (w) and by striking the appendix.
    (b) Section 921(a) of such title is amended by striking paragraph 
(30).
    (c) Section 921(a)(31)(A) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``manufactured after the date of enactment 
        of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``, or that can be readily restored or 
        converted to accept,''.
    (d) Section 923(i) of such title is amended by striking the last 2 
sentences.
    (e) Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title is amended by striking 
``(r), (v), or (w)'' and inserting ``or (r)''.
    (f) Section 110104 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (18 U.S.C. 921 note) is repealed.

SEC. 5. MANDATORY PRISON TERMS FOR POSSESSING, BRANDISHING, OR 
              DISCHARGING A FIREARM OR DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE DURING A 
              FEDERAL CRIME THAT IS A CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR A DRUG 
              TRAFFICKING CRIME.

    Section 924(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (4) and (5), respectively; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
    ``(1) A person who, during and in relation to any crime of violence 
or drug trafficking crime (including a crime of violence or drug 
trafficking crime which provides for an enhanced punishment if 
committed by the use of a deadly or dangerous weapon or device) for 
which the person may be prosecuted in a court of the United States--
            ``(A) possesses a firearm, shall, in addition to the 
        sentence imposed for the crime of violence or drug trafficking 
        crime, be sentenced to imprisonment for 5 years;
            ``(B) brandishes a firearm, shall, in addition to the 
        sentence imposed for the crime of violence or drug trafficking 
        crime, be sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years; or
            ``(C) discharges a firearm with the intent to injure 
        another person, shall, in addition to the sentence imposed for 
        the crime of violence or drug trafficking crime, be sentenced 
        to imprisonment for 20 years;
except that if the firearm is a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled 
shotgun, or is equipped with a large capacity ammunition feeding 
device, such additional sentence shall be imprisonment for 10 years 
more than the term of imprisonment that would otherwise be imposed 
under this paragraph, and if the firearm is a machinegun or destructive 
device or is equipped with a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, such 
additional sentence shall be imprisonment for 30 years.
    ``(2) In the case of the second or subsequent conviction of a 
person under this subsection--
            ``(A) if the person possessed a firearm during and in 
        relation to such second or subsequent crime of violence or drug 
        trafficking crime, the person shall, in addition to the 
        sentence imposed for such second or subsequent offense, be 
        sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 20 years;
            ``(B) if the person brandished a firearm during and in 
        relation to such second or subsequent crime of violence or drug 
        trafficking crime, the person shall, in addition to the 
        sentence imposed for such second or subsequent offense, be 
        sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 25 years; or
            ``(C) if the person discharged a firearm with the intent to 
        injure another person during and in relation to such second or 
        subsequent crime of violence or drug trafficking crime, the 
        person shall, in addition to the sentence imposed for such 
        second or subsequent offense, be sentenced to imprisonment for 
        not less than 30 years;
except that if the firearm is a machinegun or destructive device or is 
equipped with a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, the person shall, 
in addition to the sentence imposed for such second or subsequent 
offense, be sentenced to life imprisonment.
    ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court 
shall not impose a probationary sentence on any person convicted of a 
violation of this subsection, nor shall a term of imprisonment imposed 
under this subsection run concurrently with any other term of 
imprisonment including that imposed for the crime of violence or drug 
trafficking crime in which the firearm was used.
    ``(B) No person sentenced under this subsection shall be released 
for any reason whatsoever during a term of imprisonment imposed under 
this subsection.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 22, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Gun Crime Enforcement and Second Amendment Restoration Act of 1996 - Directs the Attorney General to:  (1) establish an armed violent criminal apprehension program under which each U.S. attorney shall designate at least one assistant U.S. attorney to prosecute armed violent criminals and shall establish an armed violent criminal apprehension task force to develop strategies for removing armed violent criminals from the streets; (2) require each U.S. attorney to report to the Department of Justice (DOJ) monthly on the number of defendants charged with, or convicted of, violating specified offenses (such as possession of a firearm by an illegal alien and using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime) ; and (3) submit to the Congress at least twice annually a compilation of the information received by DOJ and a report on all waivers granted under this Act. Authorizes a U.S. attorney to request, and the Attorney General to grant, a waiver of such requirements with respect to the U.S.  attorney.  Directs the Attorney General, in establishing guidelines for such a waiver, to consider the number of assistant U.S. attorneys in the requesting office and the level of violent crime committed in the district. Terminates such program after five years. (Sec. 4) Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to repeal:  (1) the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices; and (2) a provision of such Act directing the Attorney General to study the effect of provisions related to the ban, to determine their impact on violent and drug trafficking crime, and to report to the Congress. (Sec. 5) Provides mandatory additional prison terms of:  (1) five, ten, or 20 years, respectively, for possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm or destructive device during a Federal crime of violence or drug trafficking crime; and (2) 20, 25, or 30 years, respectively, for second or subsequent convictions or life imprisonment for a second or subsequent offense involving a machine gun or destructive device or a firearm equipped with a silencer or muffler.  Prohibits any person who receives such an mandatory additional sentence from being released for any reason during the imposed term of imprisonment.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Next Generation Radiation Screening 
Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING ADVANCED SPECTROSCOPIC 
              PORTAL MONITORS.

    (a) In General.--Title XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sections:

``SEC. 1908. ADVANCED SPECTROSCOPIC PORTAL MONITORS.

    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            ``(1) The consequences of radiological or nuclear terrorism 
        would be catastrophic.
            ``(2) A system such as the Advanced Spectroscopic Portal 
        (ASP) is intended to improve the process of screening 
        passengers and cargo to prevent the illicit transport of 
        radiological and nuclear material.
            ``(3) A system such as the ASP can always be improved, even 
        after it is deployed.
            ``(4) There is no upper limit to the functionality that can 
        be incorporated into an engineering project of this magnitude.
            ``(5) Delaying deployment of the ASP to increase 
        functionality beyond what is minimally required for deployment 
        may limit the ability of the United States to screen passengers 
        and cargo for radiological and nuclear material.
            ``(6) There are operational differences between primary and 
        secondary screening procedures. Consideration should be given 
        to the implication these differences have on the minimum 
        functionality for systems deployed for use in primary and 
        secondary screening procedures.
    ``(b) Agreement on Functionality of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal 
Monitors.--The Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and 
the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection shall enter into an 
agreement regarding the minimum required functionality for the 
deployment of ASP by United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
    ``(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall provide Congress 
with the signed memorandum of understanding between the Office and CBP.

``SEC. 1909. CRITERIA FOR CERTIFICATION.

    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            ``(1) In developing criteria for Advanced Spectroscopic 
        Portal (ASP) performance, special consideration should be given 
        to the unique challenges associated with detecting the presence 
        of illicit radiological or nuclear material that may be masked 
        by the presence of radiation from naturally occurring 
        radioactive material or legitimate radioactive sources such as 
        those associated with medical or industrial use of radiation.
            ``(2) Title IV of division E of the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161) requires the 
        Secretary to submit to Congress a report certifying that `a 
        significant increase in operational effectiveness will be 
        achieved' with the ASP before `funds appropriated under this 
        heading shall be obligated for full-scale procurement of 
        Advanced Spectroscopic Portal Monitors', and requires that `the 
        Secretary shall submit separate and distinct certifications 
        prior to the procurement of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal 
        Monitors for primary and secondary deployment that address the 
        unique requirements for operational effectiveness of each type 
        of deployment.'.
    ``(b) Specification of Significant Increase in Operational 
Effectiveness.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, in accordance with 
        the requirements of title IV of division E of the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2008, and in consultation with the National 
        Academies, develop quantitative metrics that demonstrate any 
        significant increased operational effectiveness (or lack 
        thereof) of deploying the ASP in Primary and Secondary 
        Screening sites, as determined by United States Customs and 
        Border Protection (CBP).
            ``(2) Metrics.--The metrics referred to in paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    ``(A) A quantitative definition of `significant 
                increase in operational effectiveness'.
                    ``(B) All relevant threat materials.
                    ``(C) All relevant masking scenarios.
                    ``(D) Cost benefit analysis in accordance with the 
                Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Generally 
                Accepted Accounting Principles.
                    ``(E) Any other measure the Director and the 
                Commissioner determine appropriate.
    ``(c) Consideration of External Reviews in the Decision To 
Certify.--In determining whether or not to certify that the ASP shows a 
significant increase in operational effectiveness, the Secretary may 
consider the following:
            ``(1) Relevant reports on the ASP from the Government 
        Accountability Office.
            ``(2) An assessment of the ASP by the Independent Review 
        Team led by the Homeland Security Institute.
            ``(3) An assessment of the ASP in consultation with the 
        National Academies.
            ``(4) Any other information the Secretary determines 
        relevant.

``SEC. 1910. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURING THE CITIES INITIATIVE.

    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            ``(1) The Securing the Cities Initiative of the Department 
        uses next generation radiation detection technology to detect 
        the transport of nuclear and radiological material in urban 
        areas by terrorists or other unauthorized individuals.
            ``(2) The technology used by partners in the Securing the 
        Cities Initiative leverages Advanced Spectroscopic Portal (ASP) 
        technology used at ports of entry.
            ``(3) The Securing the Cities Initiative has fostered 
        unprecedented collaboration and coordination among its Federal, 
        State, and local partners.
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 
of the Department $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year for the Securing the 
Cities Initiative.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 1907 the following new items:

``Sec. 1908. Advanced spectroscopic portal monitors.
``Sec. 1909. Criteria for certification.
``Sec. 1910. Authorization of Securing the Cities Initiative.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.


Output: Next Generation Radiation Screening Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require: (1) the Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to enter into an agreement regarding the minimum required functionality for the deployment of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal monitors (ASP) by CBP; and (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide Congress with the signed memorandum of understanding between the Office and CBP.

Directs the Secretary to develop quantitative metrics that demonstrate any significant increased operational effectiveness of deploying ASP in primary and secondary screening sites. Requires such metrics to include: (1) a quantitative definition of "significant increase in operational effectiveness"; (2) all relevant threat materials; (3) all relevant masking scenarios; and (4) cost-benefit analysis in accordance with the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Permits the Secretary, in determining whether to certify that ASP shows a significant increase in operational effectiveness, to consider: (1) relevant reports on ASP from the Government Accountability Office (GAO); and (2) assessments of ASP by the Independent Review Team led by the Homeland Security Institute in consultation with the National Archives.

Authorizes appropriations to the Director for FY2009 and for each subsequent fiscal year for the Securing the Cities Initiative.