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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Post Office Relocation Act of 
1997''.

SEC. 2. GUIDELINES FOR RENOVATION, RELOCATION, CLOSING, OR 
              CONSOLIDATION OF POST OFFICES.

    Section 404(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows--
    ``(b)(1) The Postal Service, prior to making a determination under 
subsection (a)(3) of this section as to the necessity for the 
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of any post office, 
shall provide adequate notice of its intention to renovate, relocate, 
close, or consolidate such post office at least 60 days prior to the 
proposed date of such renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation 
to persons served by such post office.
    ``(2) Such notification shall be made in writing and shall be hand 
delivered or delivered by mail to persons served by such post office, 
and shall be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation 
within the zip codes served by such post office. Such notification 
shall include--
            ``(A) an identification of the renovation, relocation, 
        closing, or consolidation;
            ``(B) a summary of the reasons for the renovation, 
        relocation, closing, or consolidation; and
            ``(C) the proposed date for the renovation, relocation, 
        renovation, closing, or consolidation.
    ``(3) Any person served by the post office may offer an alternative 
renovation, relocation, consolidation, or closing proposal within the 
60 day notice period. The Postal Service shall deliver a response in 
writing by hand delivery or certified mail to the person making the 
proposal. In a case in which the Postal Service rejects a bona fide 
proposal, the Postal Service shall state in writing the reasons for the 
rejection.
    ``(4) At the end of the 60 day notice period, the Postal Service 
shall make a determination under subsection (a)(3). Prior to making a 
final determination, the Postal Service shall conduct a hearing, and 
persons served by the post office may present oral or written testimony 
with respect to the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation 
of such post office. The Postal Service, in making a determination as 
to whether or not to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate a post 
office shall consider--
            ``(A) the extent to which such post office is part of a 
        core downtown business area;
            ``(B) the effect of such renovation, relocation, closing, 
        or consolidation on the community served by such post office;
            ``(C) whether the community served by such post office 
        opposes a renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation;
            ``(D) the effect of such renovation, relocation, closing, 
        or consolidation on employees of the Postal Service employed at 
        such office;
            ``(E) whether such renovation, relocation, closing, or 
        consolidation is consistent with the policy of the Government, 
        as stated in section 101(b) of this title, that the Postal 
        Service shall provide a maximum degree of effective and regular 
        postal services to rural areas, communities, and small towns 
        where post offices are not self sustaining;
            ``(F) the quantified long-term economic saving to the 
        Postal Service resulting from such renovation, relocation, 
        closing, or consolidation;
            ``(G) whether postal officials engaged in negotiations with 
        persons served by the post office concerning the proposed 
        renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation;
            ``(H) whether management of the post office contributed to 
        a desire to relocate;
            ``(I) the adequacy of the existing post office, and whether 
        all reasonable alternatives have been explored; and
            ``(J) such other factors as the Postal Service determines 
        are necessary.
    ``(5) Any determination of the Postal Service to renovate, 
relocate, close, or consolidate a post office shall be in writing and 
shall include the findings of the Postal Service with respect to the 
considerations required to be made under paragraph (4) of this 
subsection. Such determination and findings shall be made available to 
persons served by such post office.
    ``(6) The Postal Service shall take no action to renovate, 
relocate, close, or consolidate a post office until 60 days after its 
written determination is made available to persons served by such post 
office.
    ``(7) A determination of the Postal Service to renovate, relocate, 
close, or consolidate any post office may be appealed by any person 
served by such post office to the Postal Rate Commission within 30 days 
after such determination is made available to such person under 
paragraph (5). The Commission shall review such determination on the 
basis of the record before the Postal Service in the making of such 
determination. The Commission shall make a determination based upon 
such review no later than 120 days after receiving any appeal under 
this paragraph. The commission shall set aside any determination, 
findings, and conclusions found to be--
            ``(A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or 
        otherwise not in accordance with the law;
            ``(B) without observance of procedure required by law; or
            ``(C) unsupported by substantial evidence on the record.
The Commission may affirm the determination of the Postal Service or 
order that the entire matter be returned for further consideration, but 
the Commission may not modify the determination of the Postal Service. 
The Commission may suspend the effectiveness of the determination of 
the Postal Service until the final disposition of the appeal. The 
provisions of section 556, section 557, and chapter 7 of title 5 shall 
not apply to any review carried out by the Commission under this 
paragraph.
    ``(8) In a case in which a community has procedures to address the 
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of buildings in the 
community, and the public participation requirements of such procedures 
are more stringent than those provided in this subsection, the Postal 
Service shall follow such procedures and disregard the procedures 
established in this subsection.
    ``(9) The Postal Service, in making a determination to renovate, 
relocate, close, or consolidate any post office, shall comply with any 
zoning, planning, or land use regulations, or building codes applicable 
to State or local public entities, including the zoning authority, of 
the local jurisdiction.''.

SEC. 3. POLICY STATEMENT.

    Section 101(g) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``The Postal Service shall also 
consider the effect a new postal facility may have on the community 
served by the prior facility.''.
[EX A]: Post Office Relocation Act of 1997 - Modifies Federal postal provisions to require a 60-day notice before the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation (currently, the closing or consolidation) of a post office.  Requires such notice to be:  (1) hand delivered or delivered by mail; and (2) published in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the zip codes served by such post office. 
Sets forth provisions which:  (1) allow any person served by the post office to offer an alternative renovation, relocation, consolidation, or closing proposal within such 60-day period; and (2) require the Postal Service to conduct a hearing to allow the individual to present oral or written testimony. 
Revises the factors to be considered in deciding whether or not to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate a post office to include:  (1) the extent to which the post office is part of a core downtown business area; (2) the sentiment of the community; (3) whether postal officials negotiated with persons served; (4) whether management of the post office contributed to a desire to relocate; and (5) the adequacy of the existing post office. 
Requires the Postal Service to follow a community's public participation procedures to address the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of buildings in the community if participation requirements of such procedures are more stringent than those provided in this Act. 
Requires the Postal Service, in making a determination to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate any post office, to comply with any zoning, planning, or land use regulations or building codes applicable to State or local public entities, including the zoning authority of the local jurisdiction. 
Includes within the Postal Service policy with respect to planning and building new postal facilities that the Service consider the effect a new facility may have on the community.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Frontline Health Care Act 
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FRONTLINE PROVIDERS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

    Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254b et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second subpart XI (as added by 
        section 10333 of Public Law 111-148) as subpart XII;
            (2) by redesignating the second section 340H (as added by 
        such section 10333) as section 340I; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:

             ``Subpart XIII--Frontline Health Care Services

``SEC. 340J. FRONTLINE PROVIDERS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (in this section referred to 
as the `Loan Repayment Program') under which, pursuant to contracts in 
accordance with this section--
            ``(1) the Secretary agrees to make student loan repayments; 
        and
            ``(2) the individual agrees to serve as a health 
        professional for a period of full-time service of not less than 
        2 years at a health care facility serving a frontline care 
        scarcity area.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the Loan 
Repayment Program, an individual must--
            ``(1) submit an application to participate in the Loan 
        Repayment Program in such form and manner and at such time as 
        specified by the Secretary; and
            ``(2) sign and submit to the Secretary, at the time of 
        submittal of such application, a written contract (described in 
        subsection (d)).
    ``(c) Participation in Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--An individual becomes a participant in 
        the Loan Repayment Program only upon the approval of the 
        Secretary of the individual's application submitted under 
        subsection (b)(1) and the Secretary's acceptance of the 
        contract submitted by the individual under subsection (b)(2).
            ``(2) Preference.--In awarding contracts under this 
        section, the Secretary shall give preference to applicants who 
        have undertaken training or coursework in interdisciplinary 
        studies.
            ``(3) Recruitment for interdisciplinary programs.--The 
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) determine the frontline care scarcity areas 
                in which to place contract recipients under this 
                section; and
                    ``(B) in making such determination, give preference 
                to areas with a demonstrated program of 
                interdisciplinary health care, or with demonstrated 
                plans to initiate interdisciplinary approaches to 
                community health care.
            ``(4) Notice.--The Secretary shall provide written notice 
        to an individual promptly upon the Secretary's approving, under 
        paragraph (1), of the individual's participation in the Loan 
        Repayment Program.
    ``(d) Contract.--The contract described in this subsection is a 
written contract between the Secretary and an individual that 
contains--
            ``(1) an agreement that--
                    ``(A) the Secretary agrees to provide the 
                individual with student loan repayment (described in 
                subsection (e)) for a period of time as determined by 
                the Secretary, to pay off debts incurred during the 
                course of the study or program described in subsection 
                (g)(2)(B); and
                    ``(B) the individual agrees--
                            ``(i) to accept provision of such a student 
                        loan repayment to the individual; and
                            ``(ii) to provide frontline care services 
                        for a period of full-time service of not less 
                        than 2 years at a health care facility serving 
                        a frontline care scarcity area;
            ``(2) a provision that any financial obligation of the 
        United States arising out of a contract entered into under this 
        section and any obligation of the individual which is 
        conditioned thereon, is contingent upon funds being 
        appropriated for student loan repayment under this section;
            ``(3) a statement of the damages to which the United States 
        is entitled, under subsection (f), for the individual's breach 
        of the contract; and
            ``(4) such other statements as the Secretary deems 
        appropriate of the rights and liabilities of the Secretary and 
        of the individual, not inconsistent with the provisions of this 
        section.
    ``(e) Student Loan Repayment.--
            ``(1) Amount.--The amount of an annual student loan 
        repayment under this section on behalf of an individual shall 
        be determined by the Secretary, and shall take into 
        consideration the need to pay a sufficient amount to enable 
        recruiting of health care providers into the loan repayment 
        program under this section.
            ``(2) Payments directly to loan provider.--The Secretary 
        may contract with an individual's loan provider, for the 
        payment to the loan provider, on behalf of the individual, of 
        the amounts of a student loan repayment described in paragraph 
        (1).
    ``(f) Breach of Contract.--If an individual breaches a written 
contract under this section by failing to begin such individual's 
service obligation, or to complete such service obligation, the United 
States shall be entitled to recover from the individual an amount that 
is equal to the sum of--
            ``(1) the total amount which has been paid to the 
        individual, or on behalf of the individual, under the contract; 
        and
            ``(2) any amount of interest, as determined by the 
        Secretary.
    ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `frontline care scarcity area' means an 
        area, population group, or facility that--
                    ``(A) is designated as a health professional 
                shortage area under section 332; or
                    ``(B) is designated by the State in which the area 
                is located as having a shortage of frontline care 
                services.
            ``(2) The term `frontline care services' means health care 
        services--
                    ``(A) in the field of general surgery, optometry, 
                ophthalmology, chiropractic, physical therapy, 
                audiology, speech language pathology, pharmacies, 
                public health, podiatric medicine, dietetics, 
                occupational therapy, general pediatrics, respiratory 
                therapy, medical technology, otolaryngology, or 
                radiologic technology; and
                    ``(B) provided by a general surgeon, optometrist, 
                ophthalmologist, chiropractor, physical therapist, 
                audiologist, speech language pathologist, pharmacist, 
                public health professional, podiatric physician, 
                registered dietician, occupational therapist, 
                pediatrician, respiratory therapist, medical 
                technologist, otolaryngologist, or radiologic 
                technologist who has completed an appropriate course of 
                study or program, offered by an accredited institution 
                of higher education in the United States.
    ``(h) Implementation.--The Secretary shall begin implementation of 
the loan repayment program under this section within 180 days of the 
date of the enactment of this section.''.
[EX A]: Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and carry out a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program under which the Secretary agrees to make student loan repayments in exchange for a health professional providing frontline care services for two years in a frontline care scarcity area. Defines "frontline care services" as health care services in the fields of general surgery, optometry, ophthalmology, chiropractic, physical therapy, audiology, speech language pathology, pharmacies, public health, podiatric medicine, dietetics, occupational therapy, general pediatrics, respiratory therapy, medical technology, otolaryngology, or radiologic technology.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Livestock Ownership Fairness Act of 
2002''.

          TITLE I--LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP AND FEEDING PROHIBITION

SEC. 101. PROHIBITION ON PACKERS OWNING OR FEEDING LIVESTOCK FOR 
              EXTENDED PERIOD.

    (a) Prohibition; Exceptions.--The Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, 
is amended by inserting after section 202 (7 U.S.C. 192) the following 
new section:

``SEC. 202A. PROHIBITION ON PACKERS OWNING OR FEEDING LIVESTOCK FOR 
              EXTENDED PERIOD.

    ``(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any packer with 
respect to livestock, meats, meat food products, or livestock products 
in unmanufactured form to own or feed livestock intended for slaughter 
for more than 14 days prior to slaughter. The prohibition applies 
regardless of whether the ownership or feeding of the livestock is by 
the packer directly or through a subsidiary or an arrangement described 
in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Covered Arrangements.--The arrangements referred to in 
subsection (a) mean arrangements that give a packer operational, 
managerial, or supervisory control over livestock or over a farming 
operation that produces livestock to such an extent that the actual 
producer of the livestock is no longer materially participating (as 
such term is defined in section 469(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986) in the management of the farming operation with respect to the 
production of the livestock.
    ``(c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the following:
            ``(1) Forward contracting arrangements, executed in advance 
        of slaughter and used by packers for the purchase of livestock, 
        so long as the producer retains operational, managerial, and 
        supervisory control over the livestock until their delivery for 
        slaughter and over the farming operation that produces the 
        livestock.
            ``(2) A cooperative, if a majority of the ownership 
        interest in the cooperative is held by active cooperative 
        members that--
                    ``(A) own or feed livestock; and
                    ``(B) provide the livestock to the cooperative for 
                slaughter.
            ``(3) A packer that is owned or controlled by producers of 
        a type of livestock, if, during the previous calendar year, the 
        packer slaughtered less than 2 percent of the total number of 
        that type of livestock slaughtered in the United States.
    ``(d) Conspiracy.--It shall also be unlawful for any packer to 
conspire, combine, agree, or arrange with any other person to do, or 
aid or abet the doing of, any act made unlawful by subsection (a).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), section 202A of 
        the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as added by subsection 
        (a), takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Transition rules.--In the case of a packer that, as of 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, owns or feeds livestock 
        in violation of section 202A of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
        1921, the prohibitions in subsections (a) and (d) of such 
        section shall apply to the packer--
                    (A) in the case of a packer of swine, beginning 540 
                days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) in the case of a packer of any other type of 
                livestock, beginning as soon as practicable, but not 
                later than 180 days, after the date of the enactment of 
                this Act, as determined by the Secretary of 
                Agriculture.

              TITLE II--AGRICULTURAL ANTITRUST PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. PREMERGER NOTICE REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Notice.--Whenever a person in the business of purchasing 
livestock, poultry, or a basic agricultural commodity for wholesale 
resale either unprocessed or processed, files a notification under 
section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a), such person shall file 
simultaneously with the Secretary a notice in accordance with rules 
issued by the Secretary, that such person has filed such notification.
    (b) Public Comments.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) publish promptly in the Federal Register a copy of each 
        notice received under subsection (a),
            (2) accept public comments on the proposed merger described 
        in such notice, and
            (3) consider as part of the review required by subsection 
        (c), such comments timely received.
    (c) Review.--Not later than 30 days after receiving a notice filed 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) review the proposed acquisition described in such 
        notice;
            (2) determine--
                    (A) the probable effects such acquisition would 
                have on the prices paid to producers of any livestock, 
                poultry, or basic agricultural commodities who sell to, 
                buy from, or bargain with 1 or more of the persons 
                involved in the proposed acquisition; and
                    (B) whether such acquisition would--
                            (i) result in significantly increased 
                        market power for any of such persons; and
                            (ii) increase the potential for 
                        anticompetitive or predatory pricing conduct by 
                        any of such persons;
            (3) prepare a report containing--
                    (A) the detailed findings made by the Secretary as 
                a result of such review and such determination; and
                    (B) an economic analysis of the Secretary regarding 
                whether such acquisition may substantially lessen 
                competition or tend to create a monopoly; and
            (4) transmit to the Office of Special Counsel for 
        Agriculture, and shall publish in the Federal Register, 
        simultaneously, a copy of such report.

SEC. 202. SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR AGRICULTURE.

    (a) Establishment of Office.--The Attorney General shall establish 
in the Department of Justice an Office of Special Counsel for 
Agriculture that shall handle agricultural antitrust issues and related 
matters, as determined by the Attorney General.
    (b) Appointment.--The Special Counsel for Agriculture may be 
appointed by the Attorney General only after the expiration of the 30-
day period beginning on the date the Attorney General publishes in the 
Federal Register the name of the individual proposed to be appointed 
and requests public comment with respect to the appointment of such 
individual.

SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this title--
            (1) the term ``antitrust laws'' has the meaning given such 
        term in subsection (a) of the 1st section of the Clayton Act 
        (15 U.S.C. 12(a)),
            (2) the term ``basic agricultural commodity'' means corn, 
        wheat, or soybeans,
            (3) the term ``livestock'' means cattle, sheep, goats, 
        swine, or equine animals used for food or in the production of 
        food,
            (4) the term ``person'' has the meaning given such term in 
        subsection (a) of the 1st section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 
        12(a)),
            (5) the term ``poultry'' means chickens, turkeys, ducks, 
        geese, or other domestic fowl used for food or in the 
        production of food, and
            (6) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Agriculture.
[EX A]:
Livestock Ownership Fairness Act of 2002 - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to prohibit livestock packers directly or through a subsidiary, from conspiring to, or owning or feeding livestock to such an extent that the producer no longer materially participates in the management of the operation, with respect to livestock held for more than 14 days prior to slaughter. Exempts from such prohibition certain: (1) forward contracting arrangements under which the producer retains pre-delivery operational control of the livestock; (2) cooperatives that own, or feed livestock and provide such livestock for slaughter; or (3) certain small producer-owned or-controlled packers.Directs the Attorney General to establish in the Department of Justice an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture to handle agricultural antitrust and related matters.Requires: (1) a person in the business of purchasing livestock, poultry, or a basic agricultural commodity for wholesale resale who files a premerger notice under the Clayton Act to file simultaneously a premerger notice with the Secretary of Agriculture; and (2) the Secretary to review the proposed merger and report to the Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture..