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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hereditary Disorders Newborn 
Screening Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF STATES TO PROVIDE NEWBORN AND 
              CHILD SCREENING FOR HERITABLE DISORDERS.

    Part A of title XI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300b-1 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1108. IMPROVED NEWBORN AND CHILD SCREENING FOR HERITABLE 
              DISORDERS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator 
of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants 
to eligible entities to enhance, improve or expand the ability of State 
and local public health agencies to provide screening, counseling or 
preventive care services to newborns and children having or at risk for 
heritable disorders.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts provided under a grant awarded under 
subsection (a) shall be used to--
            ``(1) establish, expand, or improve systems or programs to 
        provide screening, counseling, testing or specialty services 
        for newborns and children at risk for heritable disorders;
            ``(2) establish, expand, or improve programs or services to 
        reduce mortality or morbidity from heritable disorders;
            ``(3) establish, expand, or improve systems or programs to 
        provide information and counseling on available therapies for 
        newborns and children with heritable disorders;
            ``(4) improve the access of medically underserved 
        populations to screening, counseling, testing and specialty 
        services for newborns and children having or at risk for 
        heritable disorders; or
            ``(5) conduct such other activities as may be necessary to 
        enable newborns and children having or at risk for heritable 
        disorders to receive screening, counseling, testing or 
        specialty services, regardless of income, race, color, 
        religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a) an entity shall--
            ``(1) be a State or political subdivision of a State, or a 
        consortium of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of 
        States; and
            ``(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application 
        that includes--
                    ``(A) a plan to use amounts awarded under the grant 
                to meet specific health status goals and objectives 
                relative to heritable disorders, including attention to 
                needs of medically underserved populations;
                    ``(B) a plan for the collection of outcome data or 
                other methods of evaluating the degree to which amounts 
                awarded under this grant will be used to achieve the 
                goals and objectives identified under subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) a plan for monitoring and ensuring the 
                quality of services provided under the grant;
                    ``(D) an assurance that amounts awarded under the 
                grant will be used only to implement the approved plan 
                for the State;
                    ``(E) an assurance that the provision of services 
                under the plan is coordinated with services provided 
                under programs implemented in the State under titles V, 
                XVIII, XIX, XX, or XXI of the Social Security Act 
                (subject to Federal regulations applicable to such 
                programs) so that the coverage of services under such 
                titles is not substantially diminished by the use of 
                granted funds; and
                    ``(F) such other information determined by the 
                Secretary to be necessary.
    ``(d) Limitation.--An eligible entity may not use amounts received 
under this section to--
            ``(1) provide cash payments to or on behalf of affected 
        individuals;
            ``(2) provide inpatient services;
            ``(3) purchase land or make capital improvements to 
        property; or
            ``(4) provide for proprietary research or training.
    ``(e) Voluntary Participation.--The participation by any individual 
in any program or portion thereof established or operated with funds 
received under this section shall be wholly voluntary and shall not be 
a prerequisite to eligibility for or receipt of any other service or 
assistance from, or to participation in, another Federal or State 
program.
    ``(f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds appropriated under this 
section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, 
State, and local public funds provided for activities of the type 
described in this section.
    ``(g) Publication.
            ``(1) In general.--An application submitted under 
        subsection (c)(2) shall be made public by the State in such a 
        manner as to facilitate comment from any person, including 
        through hearings and other methods used to facilitate comments 
        from the public.
            ``(2) Comments.--Comments received by the State after the 
        publication described in paragraph (1) shall be addressed in 
        the application submitted under subsection (c)(2).
    ``(h) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide to 
entities receiving grants under subsection (a) such technical 
assistance as may be necessary to ensure the quality of programs 
conducted under this section.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2011.

``SEC. 1109. EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEWBORN AND CHILD 
              SCREENING PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to eligible 
entities to provide for the conduct of demonstration programs to 
evaluate the effectiveness of screening, counseling or preventive care 
services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable 
disorders in newborns and children.
    ``(b) Demonstration Programs.--A demonstration program conducted 
under a grant under this section shall be designed to evaluate and 
assess, within the jurisdiction of the entity receiving such grant--
            ``(1) the effectiveness of screening, counseling, testing 
        or specialty services for newborns and children at risk for 
        heritable disorders in reducing the morbidity and mortality 
        associated with such disorders;
            ``(2) the effectiveness of screening, counseling, testing 
        or specialty services in accurately and reliably diagnosing 
        heritable disorders in newborns and children; or
            ``(3) the availability of screening, counseling, testing or 
        specialty services for newborns and children at risk for 
        heritable disorders.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a) an entity shall be a State or political subdivision of a 
State, or a consortium of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of 
States.

``SEC. 1110. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HERITABLE DISORDERS IN NEWBORNS AND 
              CHILDREN.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an advisory 
committee to be known as the `Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders 
in Newborns and Children' (referred to in this section as the `Advisory 
Committee').
    ``(b) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall--
            ``(1) provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
        concerning grants and projects awarded or funded under section 
        1108;
            ``(2) provide technical information to the Secretary for 
        the development of policies and priorities for the 
        administration of grants under section 1108; and
            ``(3) provide such recommendations, advice or information 
        as may be necessary to enhance, expand or improve the ability 
        of the Secretary to reduce the mortality or morbidity from 
        heritable disorders.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall appoint not to 
        exceed 15 members to the Advisory Committee. In appointing such 
        members, the Secretary shall ensure that the total membership 
        of the Advisory Committee is an odd number.
            ``(2) Required members.--The Secretary shall appoint to the 
        Advisory Committee under paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) the Administrator of the Health Resources and 
                Services Administration;
                    ``(B) the Director of the Centers for Disease 
                Control and Prevention;
                    ``(C) the Director of the National Institutes of 
                Health;
                    ``(D) the Director of the Agency for Healthcare 
                Research and Quality;
                    ``(E) medical or scientific professionals with 
                special expertise in heritable disorders, or in 
                providing screening, counseling, testing or specialty 
                services for newborns and children at risk for 
                heritable disorders;
                    ``(F) members of the public having special 
                expertise about or concern with heritable disorders; 
                and
                    ``(G) representatives from such Federal agencies, 
                public health constituencies, and medical professional 
                societies as determined to be necessary by the 
                Secretary, to fulfill the duties of the Advisory 
                Committee, as established under subsection (b).''.
[A]: Directs the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to provide for the conduct of demonstration programs to evaluate the effectiveness of screening, counseling or preventive care services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable disorders in newborns and children.
Direct the Secretary to establish an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``American Veterans Disabled for Life 
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
    The Congress finds as follows:
        (1) The Armed Forces of the United States have answered the 
    call and served with distinction around the world--from hitting the 
    beaches in World War II in the Pacific and Europe, to the cold and 
    difficult terrain in Korea, the steamy jungles of Vietnam, and the 
    desert sands of the Middle East.
        (2) All Americans should commemorate those who come home having 
    survived the ordeal of war, and solemnly honor those who made the 
    ultimate sacrifice in giving their lives for their country.
        (3) All Americans should honor the millions of living disabled 
    veterans who carry the scars of war every day, and who have made 
    enormous personal sacrifices defending the principles of our 
    democracy.
        (4) In 2000, Congress authorized the construction of the 
    American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial.
        (5) The United States should pay tribute to the Nation's living 
    disabled veterans by minting and issuing a commemorative silver 
    dollar coin.
        (6) The surcharge proceeds from the sale of a commemorative 
    coin would raise valuable funding for the construction of the 
    American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
    (a) $1 Silver Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in 
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not 
more than 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of disabled American 
veterans, each of which shall--
        (1) weigh 26.73 grams;
        (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
        (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal 
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of 
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be 
considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.
    (a) Design Requirements.--
        (1) Design.--The design of the coins minted under this Act 
    shall be emblematic of the service of our disabled veterans who, 
    having survived the ordeal of war, made enormous personal 
    sacrifices defending the principles of our democracy.
        (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted under 
    this Act, there shall be--
            (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
            (B) an inscription of the year ``2010''; and
            (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We 
        Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act 
shall be--
        (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
    Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation and the Commission of 
    Fine Arts; and
        (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued 
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Mint Facility.--
        (1) In general.--Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may 
    be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under 
    this Act.
        (2) Use of the united states mint at west point, new york.--It 
    is the sense of the Congress that the coins minted under this Act 
    should be struck at the United States Mint at West Point, New York, 
    to the greatest extent possible.
    (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins under this 
Act only during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2010.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
    (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by 
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
        (1) the face value of the coins;
        (2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with respect to such 
    coins; and
        (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including 
    labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 
    marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins 
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for 
    the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such coins.
        (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders under 
    paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
    (a) In General.--All sales of coins issued under this Act shall 
include a surcharge of $10 per coin.
    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United 
States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of 
coins issued under this Act shall be paid to the Disabled Veterans' 
LIFE Memorial Foundation for the purpose of establishing an endowment 
to support the construction of American Veterans' Disabled for Life 
Memorial in Washington, D.C.
    (c) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
have the right to examine such books, records, documents, and other 
data of the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation as may be 
related to the expenditures of amounts paid under subsection (b).
    (d) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may 
be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin 
during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the 
issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin 
programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative 
coin program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, 
United States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act). The Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 
this subsection.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
[A]: American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 silver coins emblematic of the service of our disabled veterans who, having survived the ordeal of war, made enormous personal sacrifices defending the principles of our democracy.

Expresses the sense of Congress that, to the greatest extent possible, the coins should be struck at the U.S. Mint at West Point, New York.

 Limits the period for coin issuance to the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2010.

Imposes a $10 surcharge per coin, to be distributed to the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation for the purpose of establishing an endowment to support the construction of American Veterans' Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Prohibits a surcharge with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, at the time of issuance, it would result in more than the statuory maximum of two commemorative coin programs per year.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Justice for Immigrants Act''.

SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF THE ABC CLASS AND CERTAIN SALVADORANS, 
              GUATEMALANS, AND HAITIANS.

    (a) Adjustment of Status.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act, the status of any alien 
        described in subsection (b) of this Act shall be adjusted by 
        the Attorney General to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
        permanent resident, if the alien--
                    (A) applies for such adjustment before April 1, 
                2000; and
                    (B) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant 
                visa and is otherwise admissible to the United States 
                for permanent residence, except in determining such 
                admissibility the grounds for inadmissibility specified 
                in paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of 
                section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
                shall not apply.
            (2) Relationship of application to certain orders.--An 
        alien present in the United States who has been ordered 
        excluded, deported, removed, or ordered to depart voluntarily 
        from the United States under any provision of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act may, notwithstanding such order, apply for 
        adjustment of status under paragraph (1). Such an alien may not 
        be required, as a condition on submitting or granting such 
        application, to file a separate motion to reopen, reconsider, 
        or vacate such order. If the Attorney General renders a final 
        administrative decision to deny the application, the order 
        shall be effective and enforceable to the same extent as if the 
        application had not been made.
    (b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--The benefits 
provided by subsection (a) shall apply to any alien who is physically 
present in the United States on the date the application is filed and 
is--
            (1) a Salvadoran national who first entered the United 
        States on or before September 19, 1990, who registered for 
        benefits pursuant to the settlement agreement in American 
        Baptist Churches, et al. v. Thornburgh (ABC), 760F. Supp. 796 
        (N.D. Cal. 1991) on or before October 31, 1991;
            (2) a Guatemalan national who first entered the United 
        States on or before October 1, 1990, and who registered for 
        benefits pursuant to such settlement agreement on or before 
        December 31, 1991;
            (3) a Salvadoran or Guatemalan national who filed an 
        application for asylum with the Immigration and Naturalization 
        Service on or before April 1, 1990; or
            (4) a Haitian national--
                    (A) who has been physically present in the United 
                States for at least 1 year; and
                    (B) who--
                            (i) was physically present in the United 
                        States on December 31, 1995;
                            (ii) filed for asylum before December 31, 
                        1995; or
                            (iii) was paroled into the United States--
                                    (I) prior to December 31, 1995, 
                                after having been identified as having 
                                a credible fear of persecution; or
                                    (II) for emergent reasons or 
                                reasons deemed strictly in the public 
                                interest.
    (c) Stay of Removal.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall provide by 
        regulation for an alien subject to a final order of deportation 
        or removal to seek a stay of such order based on the filing of 
        an application under subsection (a).
            (2) During certain proceedings.--Notwithstanding any 
        provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Attorney 
        General shall not issue a final order of removal against an 
        alien, if the alien is in exclusion, deportation, or removal 
        proceedings under any provision of such Act and raises as a 
        defense to such an order the eligibility of the alien to apply 
        for adjustment of status under subsection (a), except where the 
        Attorney General has rendered a final administrative 
        determination to deny the application.
            (3) Work authorization.--The Attorney General may authorize 
        an alien who has applied for adjustment of status under 
        subsection (a) to engage in employment in the United States 
        during the pendency of such application and may provide the 
        alien with an ``employment authorized'' endorsement or other 
        appropriate document signifying authorization of employment, 
        except if such application is pending for a period exceeding 
        180 days, and has not been denied, the Attorney General shall 
        authorize such employment.
    (d) Adjustment of Status for Spouses and Children.--Notwithstanding 
section 245(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the status of an 
alien shall be adjusted by the Attorney General to that of an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if--
            (1) the alien is a national of El Salvador, Guatemala, or 
        Haiti;
            (2) the alien is the spouse, child, or unmarried son or 
        daughter, of an alien whose status is adjusted to that of an 
        alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under 
        subsection (a);
            (3) the alien applies for such adjustment and is physically 
        present in the United States on the date the application is 
        filed; and
            (4) the alien is otherwise admissible to the United States 
        for permanent residence, except in determining such 
        admissibility the grounds for inadmissibility specified in 
        paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), (7)(A), and 9(B) of section 212(a) 
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply.
    (e) Availability of Administrative Review.--The Attorney General 
shall provide to applicants for adjustment of status under subsection 
(a) the same right to, and procedures for, administrative review as are 
provided to--
            (1) applicants for adjustment of status under section 245 
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
            (2) aliens subject to removal proceedings under section 240 
        of such Act.
    (f) Judicial Review.--A determination by the Attorney General as to 
whether the status of any alien should be adjusted under this section 
is subject to judicial review in accordance with chapter 7 of title 5, 
United States Code.
    (g) No Offset in Number of Visas Available.--When an alien is 
granted the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence pursuant to this section, the Secretary of State shall not be 
required to reduce the number of immigrant visas authorized to be 
issued under any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
    (h) Application of Immigration and Nationality Act Provisions.--
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, the 
definitions contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act shall 
apply in the administration of this section. Nothing contained in this 
section shall be held to repeal, amend, alter, modify, affect, or 
restrict the powers, duties, functions, or authority of the Attorney 
General in the administration and enforcement of such Act or any other 
law relating to immigration, nationality, or naturalization. The fact 
that an alien may be eligible to be granted the status of having been 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this section shall not 
preclude the alien from seeking such status under any other provision 
of law for which the alien may be eligible.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO NICARAGUAN ADJUSTMENT AND CENTRAL AMERICAN RELIEF 
              ACT.

    (a) Elimination of Limitations on Judicial Review.--
            (1) Adjustment of status of certain nicaraguans and 
        cubans.--Section 202(f) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and 
        Central American Relief Act is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Judicial Review.--A determination by the Attorney General as 
to whether the status of any alien should be adjusted under this 
section is subject to judicial review in accordance with chapter 7 of 
title 5, United States Code.''.
            (2) Special rule for certain aliens granted temporary 
        protection from deportation.--Section 309(c)(5)(C)(ii) of the 
        Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
        1996, as added by section 203(a)(1) of the Nicaraguan 
        Adjustment and Central American Relief Act, is amended to read 
        as follows:
                            ``(ii) Judicial review.--A determination by 
                        the Attorney General as to whether an alien 
                        satisfies the requirements of clause (i) is 
                        subject to judicial review in accordance with 
                        chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code. 
                        Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be 
                        construed as limiting the application of 
                        section 242(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and 
                        Nationality Act (as in effect after the title 
                        III-A effective date) to other eligibility 
                        determinations pertaining to discretionary 
                        relief under this Act.''.
    (b) Elimination of Temporary Reductions in Visas.--Section 203 of 
the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (d) and (e); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (d).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section--
            (1) shall take effect upon the enactment of the Nicaraguan 
        Adjustment and Central American Relief Act; and
            (2) shall be effective as if included in the enactment of 
        such Act.
[A]:
Equal Justice for Immigrants Act - Directs the Attorney General to adjust the status to permanent resident, and cancel any removal order, of certain Central American and Haitian aliens. 
Amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to:  (1) subject status adjustment determinations to judicial review, including determinations respecting aliens granted temporary protection from deportation; and (2) eliminate the temporary reductions in diversity and other workers' visas.