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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Physician Access in 
Teaching Hospitals (PATH) Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY SLOTS.

    Section 1886(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7)(E), by inserting ``paragraph (9),'' 
        after ``paragraph (8),''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) Distribution of additional residency positions.--
                    ``(A) Reductions in limit based on unused 
                positions.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), if a hospital's resident level (as 
                        defined in paragraph (7)(C)(i)) for each of the 
                        5 most recent cost reporting periods (ending 
                        before the date of the enactment of this 
                        paragraph) of the hospital for which a cost 
                        report has been settled (or, if not, submitted 
                        subject to audit) as determined by the 
                        Secretary is less than the otherwise applicable 
                        resident limit (as defined in paragraph 
                        (8)(H)(iii)), effective for portions of cost 
                        reporting periods occurring on or after the 
                        paragraph (9) effective date (as defined in 
                        subparagraph (E)), the otherwise applicable 
                        resident limit shall be reduced by the 
                        difference between such otherwise applicable 
                        resident limit and the highest such reference 
                        resident level for any of such 5 cost reporting 
                        periods.
                            ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i) shall not 
                        apply to--
                                    ``(I) a hospital located in a rural 
                                area with fewer than 250 beds; or
                                    ``(II) a hospital that has had in 
                                effect a voluntary residency reduction 
                                plan under paragraph (6) or pursuant to 
                                section 402 of Public Law 90-248.
                    ``(B) Requirements for additional residency 
                slots.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        increase the otherwise applicable resident 
                        limit for hospitals that submit an application 
                        under this subparagraph by such number as the 
                        Secretary may approve for portions of cost 
                        reporting periods occurring on or after the 
                        paragraph (9) effective date. The aggregate 
                        number of increases in the otherwise applicable 
                        resident limit under this subparagraph shall be 
                        equal to the sum of--
                                    ``(I) the aggregate reduction in 
                                such limits attributable to 
                                subparagraph (A) (as estimated by the 
                                Secretary); and
                                    ``(II) 1,000 for portions of cost 
                                reporting periods occurring during the 
                                12-month period beginning on the 
                                paragraph (9) effective date, 1,000 
                                additional positions for portions of 
                                cost reporting periods occurring during 
                                the 12-month period beginning 1 year 
                                after such effective date, 1,000 
                                additional positions for portion of 
                                cost reporting period occurring during 
                                the 12-month period beginning 2 years 
                                after such effective date, and such 
                                number of additional positions for 
                                portions of the 2 subsequent cost 
                                reporting periods as the Secretary may 
                                determine necessary to support 
                                residency training programs in 
                                specialities that exceed 3 years.
                            ``(ii) Consideration in redistribution.--In 
                        determining for which hospitals the increase in 
                        the otherwise applicable resident limit is 
                        provided under this subparagraph, the Secretary 
                        shall take into account--
                                    ``(I) data provided by the Health 
                                Resources and Services Administration 
                                as a national standard to exhibit a 
                                specific demand in the health care 
                                workforce, as well as the 
                                Administration's projected demand and 
                                supply for physicians in the specialty 
                                of medicine involved; and
                                    ``(II) the demonstrated likelihood 
                                of the hospital filling positions made 
                                available under this paragraph within 
                                the first 3 cost reporting periods 
                                beginning on or after the paragraph (9) 
                                effective date.
                        The Secretary shall give special consideration 
                        for up to 25 additional positions in the case 
                        of a hospital that demonstrates the likelihood 
                        of filing such positions during the first cost 
                        reporting period beginning on or after such 
                        effective date.
                            ``(iii) Limitation.--In no case shall the 
                        number of additional positions made available 
                        to a hospital under this paragraph exceed 25 in 
                        the first cost reporting period or 75 for all 
                        cost reporting periods.
                    ``(C) Priority for additional positions resulting 
                from hospital closures.--With respect to additional 
                positions described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I) which are 
                derived from a reduction in limits under subparagraph 
                (A) for a hospital that closed (in this subparagraph 
                referred to as a `closed hospital'), the Secretary 
                shall distribute the increase to hospitals in the 
                following priority order:
                            ``(i) First, to other hospitals for the 
                        program or programs under which the hospital 
                        had a cooperative arrangement with the closed 
                        hospital under which residents in the graduate 
                        medical education program of the closed 
                        hospital also rotated through the other 
                        hospital.
                            ``(ii) Second, to other hospitals that are 
                        members of the same affiliated group of 
                        hospitals as the closed hospital.
                            ``(iii) Third, to other hospitals that are 
                        located in the same or contiguous core-based 
                        statistical area as the closed hospital.
                    ``(D) Preference.--After applying subparagraph (C) 
                and the special consideration under subparagraph (B), 
                in determining for which hospitals the increase in the 
                otherwise applicable resident limit is provided under 
                subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall give preference 
                to hospitals--
                            ``(i) that submit an application for new 
                        residents in primary care and geriatric 
                        medicine and in other specialties as determined 
                        to be in demand under subparagraph (B)(ii)(I); 
                        and
                            ``(ii) that emphasize training in community 
                        health centers and other community-based or 
                        hospital-sponsored clinics, and private 
                        physicians' offices, including physician 
                        groups.
                    ``(E) Paragraph (9) effective date defined.--In 
                this paragraph, the term `paragraph (9) effective date' 
                means July 1 of the year that begins after the date of 
                the enactment of this paragraph.
                    ``(F) Affiliation.--The provisions of this 
                paragraph shall be applied to hospitals which are 
                members of the same affiliated group (as defined by the 
                Secretary under paragraph (4)(H)(ii)) and the reference 
                resident level for each such hospital with respect to 
                the cost reporting period that results in the smallest 
                difference between the reference resident level and the 
                otherwise applicable resident limit.''.

SEC. 3. EXPANDING PRIMARY CARE BONUS TO CERTAIN UNDERSERVED 
              SPECIALTIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1833(x)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395l(x)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i)--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (I);
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause 
                (II) and inserting ``or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subclause:
                                    ``(III) is a physician (as 
                                described in section 1861(r)(1)) who is 
                                in an underserved specialty, such as 
                                psychiatry or neurology, as specified 
                                by the Secretary, or other specialty 
                                identified by the Secretary to be in 
                                demand; and''; and
            (2) in clause (ii), by inserting after ``(ii)'' the 
        following: ``in the case of an individual described in 
        subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i),''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to payments for items and services furnished on or after January 
1, 2012.

SEC. 4. SMALL PHYSICIAN PRACTICE RESIDENCY CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related 
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45S. SMALL PHYSICIAN PRACTICE RESIDENCY CREDIT.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the amount of the 
small physician practice residency credit determined under this section 
for any taxable year with respect to a qualified small physician 
practice is the sum of the following:
            ``(1) Overall amount.--The per resident dollar amount 
        multiplied by the number of qualified teaching hospital 
        residents who provide services to, and are trained by, such 
        practice during the taxable year and who are in their first, 
        second, or third post-graduate year of medical residency.
            ``(2) Bonus.--The sum of--
                    ``(A) 50 percent of the per resident dollar amount 
                multiplied by the number of such residents who are in 
                their first post-graduate year of medical residency 
                during the taxable year; and
                    ``(B) 25 percent of the per resident dollar amount 
                multiplied by the average number of such residents who 
                are not counted under subparagraph (A) and are in their 
                second post-graduate year during the taxable year.
    ``(b) Qualified Small Physician Practice.--For purposes of this 
section, the term `qualified small physician practice' means any trade 
or business of providing physicians' services (as defined in section 
1861(q) of the Social Security Act), which may be a community health 
center, that is owned and operated by a doctor of medicine or 
osteopathy if fewer than 50 individuals are employed in such trade or 
business (including new training sites) and the trade or business 
includes as part of the practice the training of doctors of medicine or 
osteopathy in a rotation covering at least 6 months in the taxable 
year. All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or 
(b) or section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 shall be 
treated as a single trade or business for purposes of the preceding 
sentence.
    ``(c) Qualified Teaching Hospital Residents.--For purposes of this 
section, the term `qualified teaching hospital resident' means any 
resident (within the meaning of subparagraph (I) of section 1886(h)(5) 
of the Social Security Act) in an approved medical residency training 
program (as defined in subparagraph (A) of such section) which provides 
services to the qualified small physician practice (while utilizing the 
technologies and supplies of such practice) for a period not less 
than--
            ``(1) 4 weeks in the case of a primary care resident (as 
        defined in subparagraph (H) of such section); or
            ``(2) 2 weeks in the case of any other resident.
    ``(d) Per Resident Dollar Amount.--For purposes of this section, 
the term `per resident dollar amount' means, in the case of a qualified 
small physician practice that includes as part of the practice the 
training of doctors of medicine or osteopathy in a rotation covering--
            ``(1) at least 6 months but less than 9 months in the 
        taxable year, $2,500; or
            ``(2) at least 9 months in the taxable year, $3,000.
    ``(e) Residents Not Taken Into Account More Than Once.--A qualified 
teaching hospital resident shall be taken into account under subsection 
(a) for the taxable in which the period described in subsection (c) 
ends and shall not be so taken into account for any other taxable 
year.''.
    (b) Credit Allowed as Part of General Business Credit.--Section 
38(b) of such Code (defining current year business credit) is amended 
by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the 
period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting ``, plus'', and by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(37) the small physician practice residency credit 
        determined under section 45S(a).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45S. Small physician practice residency credit.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

A: Improving Physician Access in Teaching Hospitals (PATH) Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to distribution of additional resident positions as they affect calculation of payments for direct graduate medical education (DME) costs.

States that, if a hospital's resident level for each of the five most recent cost reporting periods is less than the otherwise applicable resident limit, then the otherwise applicable resident limit shall be reduced by the difference between it and the highest reference resident level for any of those five cost reporting periods. Excepts from this reduction requirement a hospital: (1) located in a rural area with fewer than 250 beds, or (2) that has had in effect a voluntary residency reduction plan.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to increase the otherwise applicable resident limit (create additional residency slots) for applicant hospitals according to a specified formula that takes into account the aggregate reduction in limits attributable to this Act.

Expands the primary care bonus to certain underserved specialties, such as psychiatry or neurology.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a small physician practice residency credit.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fracturing Regulations are Effective 
in State Hands Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) hydraulic fracturing is a commercially viable practice 
        that has been used in the United States for more than 60 years 
        in more than 1,000,000 wells;
            (2) the Ground Water Protection Council, a national 
        association of State water regulators that is considered to be 
        a leading groundwater protection organization in the United 
        States, released a report entitled ``State Oil and Natural Gas 
        Regulations Designed to Protect Water Resources'' and dated May 
        2009 finding that the ``current State regulation of oil and gas 
        activities is environmentally proactive and preventive'';
            (3) that report also concluded that ``[a]ll oil and gas 
        producing States have regulations which are designed to provide 
        protection for water resources'';
            (4) a 2004 study by the Environmental Protection Agency, 
        entitled ``Evaluation of Impacts to Underground Sources of 
        Drinking Water by Hydraulic Fracturing of Coalbed Methane 
        Reservoirs'', found no evidence of drinking water wells 
        contaminated by fracture fluid from the fracked formation;
            (5) a 2009 report by the Ground Water Protection Council, 
        entitled ``State Oil and Natural Gas Regulations Designed to 
        Protect Water Resources'', found a ``lack of evidence'' that 
        hydraulic fracturing conducted in both deep and shallow 
        formations presents a risk of endangerment to ground water;
            (6) a January 2009 resolution by the Interstate Oil and Gas 
        Compact Commission stated ``The states, who regulate 
        production, have comprehensive laws and regulations to ensure 
        operations are safe and to protect drinking water. States have 
        found no verified cases of groundwater contamination associated 
        with hydraulic fracturing.'';
            (7) on May 24, 2011, before the Oversight and Government 
        Reform Committee of the House of Representatives, Lisa Jackson, 
        the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
        testified that she was ``not aware of any proven case where the 
        fracking process itself has affected water'';
            (8) in 2011, Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey 
        stated, ``We have not seen evidence of any adverse effect as a 
        result of the use of the chemicals that are part of that 
        fracking technology.'';
            (9)(A) activities relating to hydraulic fracturing (such as 
        surface discharges, wastewater disposal, and air emissions) are 
        already regulated at the Federal level under a variety of 
        environmental statutes, including portions of--
                    (i) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
                U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
                    (ii) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et 
                seq.); and
                    (iii) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); 
                but
            (B) Congress has continually elected not to include the 
        hydraulic fracturing process in the underground injection 
        control program under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
        300f et seq.);
            (10) in 2011, the Secretary of the Interior announced the 
        intention to promulgate new Federal regulations governing 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land;
            (11) a February 2012 study by the Energy Institute at the 
        University of Texas at Austin, entitled ``Fact-Based Regulation 
        for Environmental Protection in Shale Gas Development'', found 
        that ``[n]o evidence of chemicals from hydraulic fracturing 
        fluid has been found in aquifers as a result of fracturing 
        operations''; and
            (12) on October 1, 2014, the Ground Water Protection 
        Council and State Oil and Gas Regulatory Exchange released a 
        report entitled ``State Oil and Gas Regulations Designed to 
        Protect Water Resources'' that describes the cutting edge of 
        State-based oil and gas regulations, concluding that ``In step 
        with dramatic industry growth over the past five years, states 
        have substantially improved groundwater protection laws and 
        regulations governing oil and natural gas production.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF FEDERAL LAND.

    In this Act, the term ``Federal land'' means--
            (1) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702));
            (2) National Forest System land;
            (3) land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
        Reclamation; and
            (4) land under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers.

SEC. 4. STATE AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--A State shall have the sole authority to 
promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement 
regarding the treatment of a well by the application of fluids under 
pressure to which propping agents may be added for the expressly 
designed purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a target 
geologic formation in order to enhance production of oil, natural gas, 
or geothermal production activities on or under any land within the 
boundaries of the State.
    (b) Federal Land.--The treatment of a well by the application of 
fluids under pressure to which propping agents may be added for the 
expressly designed purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a 
target geologic formation in order to enhance production of oil, 
natural gas, or geothermal production activities on Federal land shall 
be subject to the law of the State in which the land is located.

A: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act  This bill gives states the sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing on or under any land within their boundaries. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. Hydraulic fracturing on federal land must comply with the law of the state in which the land is located.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Prevention of 
School Violence Act of 1999''.
    (b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Students have a right to be safe and secure in their 
        persons while attending school.
            (2) While America's schools are among the safest places to 
        be on a day-to-day basis, the recent tragic and sudden acts of 
        violence in some of our Nation's schools, including the 
        incidents in Pearl, Mississippi; Paducah, Kentucky; Jonesboro, 
        Arkansas; Springfield, Oregon; Edinboro, Pennsylvania; 
        Fayetteville, Tennessee; and Littleton, Colorado, remind us 
        that no school and no community can be complacent in their 
        efforts to make their schools even safer and in doing so 
        provide a high quality learning environment for their students.
            (3) There is an increasing and urgent need to better 
        understand the causes of violence committed by students and to 
        identify those initiatives and strategies that are effective in 
        preventing acts of violence in our schools.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE PREVENTION OF 
              SCHOOL VIOLENCE.

    There is established a Commission to be known as the ``National 
Commission on the Prevention of School Violence'' (hereafter in this 
Act referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Appointment.--
            (1) Generally.--The Commission shall be composed of 11 
        members as follows:
                    (A) Three individuals shall be appointed by the 
                Speaker of the House.
                    (B) One individual shall be appointed by the 
                Minority Leader of the House.
                    (C) Three individuals shall be appointed by the 
                Majority Leader of the Senate.
                    (D) One individual shall be appointed by the 
                Minority Leader of the Senate.
                    (E) One individual shall be appointed by the 
                Secretary of Education.
                    (F) One individual shall be appointed by the 
                Attorney General.
                    (G) One individual shall be appointed by the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            (2) Consultation by appointing officials.--The appointing 
        officials shall consult with each other on their appointments 
        to assure the qualifications set forth in subsection (b) are 
        met.
    (b) Qualifications.--
            (1) Generally.--Each of the individuals appointed under 
        subsection (a) shall be--
                    (A) a nationally recognized individual prominently 
                acknowledged by that individual's peers, through 
                publication, awards, or other such honors, as having 
                expertise in fields related to child and adolescent 
                behavior;
                    (B) an individual with expertise and experience in 
                dealing with at-risk children and adolescents; or
                    (C) an individual with expertise and experience in 
                school safety and violence issues.
            (2) Special qualifications.--The expertise of each 
        individual appointed shall relate to the impact of these issues 
        on producing a high quality learning experience. The panel 
        shall include a parent and a recent high school graduate from a 
        school where a recent violent incident has occurred. The panel 
        shall include professionals with expertise in issues dealing 
        with violent and delinquent youth, juvenile justice, or the 
        impact of media and entertainment on children and adolescents. 
        Such professionals shall be representative of the fields of 
        psychology, psychiatry, mental health, social work, school 
        safety, school counseling, behavioral science, juvenile 
        justice; the impact of media and entertainment on children and 
        adolescents. Whenever possible, preference shall be given to 
        those who are also parents.
    (c) Consultation.--In the course of carrying out their 
responsibilities, the members of the Commission shall consult--
            (1) experts from education, such as school administrators, 
        teachers, counselors, and principals;
            (2) experts from the criminal justice field, such as law 
        enforcement officers, judges, prosecutors, and juvenile 
        probation officers;
            (3) behavioral scientists with experience with violent or 
        delinquent youth;
            (4) organizations or research facilities with expertise in 
        school violence and safety issues;
            (5) school safety experts such as school security 
        officials;
            (6) school psychologists with experience in identifying 
        youth at risk of violence;
            (7) organizations with experience in dealing with at risk 
        youth;
            (8) members of the public who come in contact with at risk 
        youth;
            (9) public health officials who have studied violence as a 
        public health problem;
            (10) statisticians who have studied youth and interpersonal 
        violence;
            (11) criminologists;
            (12) students and parents; and
            (13) other experts in the field of school violence and 
        school safety issues.
    (d) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The members of the 
Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairperson. In the 
absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson will assume the duties 
of the Chairperson.
    (e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall 
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
    (f) Appointments.--All appointments under subsection (a) shall be 
made within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. In the 
event that an officer authorized to make an appointment under 
subsection (a) has not made such appointment within such 30 days, the 
appointment may be made for such officer as follows:
            (1) the Chairman of the Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce may act under such subsection for the Speaker of the 
        House of Representatives;
            (2) the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce may act under such subsection for 
        the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
            (3) the Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Human 
        Resources may act under such subsection for the Majority Leader 
        of the Senate; and
            (4) the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Labor 
        and Human Resources may act under such subsection for the 
        Minority Leader of the Senate.
    (g) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be entitled to one 
vote, which shall be equal to the vote of every other member of the 
Commission.
    (h) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Commission shall not affect its 
powers, but shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
appointment was made.
    (i) Prohibition of Additional Pay.--Members of the Commission shall 
receive no additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their 
service on the Commission. Members appointed from among private 
citizens of the United States may be allowed travel expenses, including 
per diem, in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons 
serving intermittently in the government service to the extent funds 
are available for such expenses.
    (j) Initial Meeting.--The initial meeting of the Commission shall 
occur within 40 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Specific Findings and Recommendations.--The Commission shall 
study incidents of school violence. To the extent feasible, the 
Commission shall interview the perpetrators of school shootings, 
members of their families, their friends, and associates, teachers, 
guidance counselors, and other professionals who can provide insight 
into the perpetrators experiences, feelings, and expressions. The 
Commission shall make findings and specific recommendations regarding 
the following:
            (1) The extent, patterns, and root of the problem 
        surrounding violence in and around schools, at school events, 
        and on the way to and from school.
            (2) The key factors relating to school violence, including 
        the characteristics of both perpetrator and victim, as well as 
        their families and communities; the relationship between 
        perpetrator and victim; social interactions; family dynamics; 
        and the impact of entertainment, media, and cultural 
        influences.
            (3) Successful approaches to preventing school violence, 
        including such programs as early identification of troubled 
        children, anger management, conflict resolution, and problem 
        solving.
            (4) Recommendations to parents, educators, communities, and 
        government entities as to those programs and strategies that 
        will best prevent school violence and ensure the safety of 
        students, faculty, and others, and lead to a high quality 
        learning environment.
    (b) Final Report.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission 
        shall submit to the President and to the Congress, not later 
        than 1 year after the date of the first meeting of the 
        Commission, a report which shall contain a detailed statement 
        of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, including 
        the Commission's recommendations for administrative and 
        legislative action that the Commission considers advisable.
            (2) Majority vote required for recommendations.--Any 
        recommendation described in paragraph (1) shall be made by the 
        Commission to the President and to the Congress only if such 
        recommendation is adopted by a majority vote of the members of 
        the Commission who are present and voting.

SEC. 5. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out 
this Act, hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and places, 
as the Commission may find advisable.
    (b) Rules and Regulations.--The Commission may adopt such rules and 
regulations as may be necessary to establish the Commission's 
procedures and to govern the manner of the Commission's operations, 
organization, and personnel.
    (c) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) Information.--The Commission may request from the head 
        of any Federal agency or instrumentality such information as 
        the Commission may require for the purpose of this Act. Each 
        such agency or instrumentality shall, to the extent permitted 
        by law and subject to the exceptions set forth in section 552 
        of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
        Freedom of Information Act), furnish such information to the 
        Commission, upon request made by the Chairperson of the 
        Commission.
            (2) Facilities and services, personnel detail authorized.--
        Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of 
        any Federal agency or instrumentality shall, to the extent 
        possible and subject to the discretion of such head--
                    (A) make any of the facilities and services of such 
                agency or instrumentality available to the Commission; 
                and
                    (B) detail any of the personnel of such agency or 
                instrumentality to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable 
                basis, to assist the Commission in carrying out the 
                Commission's duties under this Act.
    (d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal agencies.
    (e) Contracting.--The Commission, to such extent and in such 
amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, may enter into contracts 
with State agencies, private firms, institutions, and individuals for 
the purpose of conducting research or surveys necessary to enable the 
Commission to discharge the Commission's duties under this Act.
    (f) Staff.--Subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted 
by the Commission, and to such extent and in such amounts as are 
provided in appropriation Acts, the Chairperson of the Commission shall 
have the power to appoint, terminate, and fix the compensation (without 
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the 
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such 
title, or of any other provision, or of any other provision of law, 
relating to the number, classification, and General Schedule rates) of 
an Executive Director, and of such additional staff as the Chairperson 
deems advisable to assist the Commission, at rates not to exceed a rate 
equal to the maximum rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5332 of such title.

SEC. 6. EXPENSES OF COMMISSION.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to pay any expenses of the 
Commission such sums as may be necessary not to exceed $650,000. Any 
sums appropriated for such purposes are authorized to remain available 
until expended, or until one year after the termination of the 
Commission pursuant to section 7, whichever occurs first.

SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall cease to exist on the date that is 60 days 
after the date on which the Commission is required to submit its final 
report in accordance with section 4(b).

A:
Prevention of School Violence Act of 1999 - Establishes the National Commission on the Prevention of School Violence. 
Directs the Commission to submit a final report to the President and the Congress within one year after its first meeting.  Terminates the Commission 60 days after such required report date.
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