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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Childrens' Media Protection Act of 
1995''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) On average, a child in the United States is exposed to 
        27 hours of television each week, and some children are exposed 
        to as much as 11 hours of television each day.
            (2) The average American child watches 8,000 murders and 
        100,000 acts of other violence on television by the time the 
        child completes elementary school.
            (3) By the age of 18 years, the average American teenager 
        has watched 200,000 acts of violence on television, including 
        40,000 murders.
            (4) The Times Mirror Center reports that a recent poll of 
        Americans indicates that 72 percent of the American people 
        believe that there is too much violence on television, and, 
        according to a survey by U.S. News and World Report dated May 
        1994, 91 percent of American voters believe that mayhem in the 
        media contributes to violence in real life.
            (5) On several occasions since 1975, The Journal of the 
        American Medical Association has alerted the medical community 
        to the adverse effects of televised violence on child 
        development, including an increase in the level of aggressive 
        behavior and violent behavior among children who view it.
            (6) The National Commission on Children recommended in 1991 
        that producers of television programs exercise greater 
        restraint in the content of programming for children.
            (7) A report of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, 
        dated May 1993, indicates that there is an irrefutable 
        connection between the amount of violence depicted in the 
        television programs watched by children and increased 
        aggressive behavior among children.
            (8) It is in the National interest that parents be 
        empowered with the technology to block the viewing of 
        television programs whose content is overly violent or 
        objectionable for other reasons.
            (9) Technology currently exists to permit the manufacture 
        of television receivers that are capable of permitting parents 
        to block television programs having violent or otherwise 
        objectionable content.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF TELEVISION VIOLENCE RATING CODE.

    Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(v) Prescribe, in consultation with television broadcasters, 
cable operators, appropriate public interest groups, and interested 
individuals from the private sector, rules for rating the level of 
violence in television programming, including rules for the 
transmission by television broadcast systems and cable systems of 
signals containing specifications for blocking violent programming.''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT FOR MANUFACTURE OF TELEVISIONS THAT BLOCK PROGRAMS.

    Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303), as 
amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(w) Require, in the case of apparatus designed to receive 
television signals that are manufactured in the United States or 
imported for use in the United States and that have a picture screen 13 
inches or greater in size (measured diagonally), that such apparatus--
            ``(1) be equipped with circuitry designed to enable viewers 
        to block the display of channels, programs, and time slots; and
            ``(2) enable viewers to block display of all programs with 
        a common rating.''.

SEC. 5. SHIPPING OR IMPORTING OF TELEVISIONS THAT BLOCK PROGRAMS.

    (a) Regulations.--Section 330 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 330) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by adding after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall ship 
in interstate commerce, manufacture, assemble, or import from any 
foreign country into the United States any apparatus described in 
section 303(w) of this Act except in accordance with rules prescribed 
by the Commission pursuant to the authority granted by that section.
    ``(2) This subsection shall not apply to carriers transporting 
apparatus referred to in paragraph (1) without trading it.
    ``(3) The rules prescribed by the Commission under this subsection 
shall provide performance standards for blocking technology. Such rules 
shall require that all such apparatus be able to receive the rating 
signals which have been transmitted by way of line 21 of the vertical 
blanking interval and which conform to the signal and blocking 
specifications established by the Commission.
    ``(4) As new video technology is developed, the Commission shall 
take such action as the Commission determines appropriate to ensure 
that blocking service continues to be available to consumers.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 330(d) of such Act, as 
redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking ``section 
303(s), and section 303(u)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and 
sections 303(s), 303(u), and 303(w)''.

SEC. 6. ELIMINATION OF VIOLENT PROGRAMMING ON TELEVISION DURING CERTAIN 
              HOURS.

    Title I of the Children's Television Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

                  ``prohibition on violent programming

    ``Sec. 105. (a) The Commission shall, within 30 days of the date of 
the enactment of this Act, initiate a rule-making proceeding to 
prescribe a prohibition on the broadcast on commercial television and 
by public telecommunications entities, including the broadcast by cable 
operators, from the hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., inclusive, of 
programming that contains gratuitous violence.
    ``(b) As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `cable operator' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 602 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
        U.S.C. 522).
            ``(2) The term `programming' includes advertisements but 
        does not include bona fide newscasts, bona fide news 
        interviews, bona fide news documentaries, and on-the-spot 
        coverage of bona fide news events.
            ``(3) The term `public telecommunications entity' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 397(12) of the 
        Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(12)).''.

SEC. 7. BROADCAST ON TELEVISION AND CABLE OF EDUCATIONAL AND 
              INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN.

    (a) Broadcast Television.--Section 309 of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Educational and Information Programming for Children.--In 
granting an application for a license for a television broadcasting 
station (including an application for renewal of such a license), the 
Commission shall impose such conditions upon the applicant as the 
Commission requires in order to ensure that the applicant complies 
under the license with the standards for children's television 
programming established under section 102 of the Children's Television 
Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a) and otherwise serves the educational and 
informational needs of children through its overall programming.''.
    (b) Cable Service.--Part III of title VI of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 541 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

         ``educational and information programming for children

    ``Sec. 629. A franchise, including the renewal of a franchise, may 
not be awarded under this part unless the cable operator to be awarded 
the franchise agrees to comply with the standards for children's 
television programming established under section 102 of the Children's 
Television Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a) and to otherwise serve the 
educational and informational needs of children in the provision of 
cable service under the franchise.''.

Ex Output:
Childrens' Media Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1)  prescribe rules for the rating of violence levels in television programming, including rules for the transmission of signals containing specifications for blocking violent programming; and (2) require television sets with picture screens of 13 inches or more to be equipped with blocking circuitry and enable viewers to block display of all programs with a common rating.  Prohibits any person from shipping, manufacturing, assembling, or importing any television not so equipped.  Requires performance standards for blocking technology. 
(Sec. 6) Directs the FCC to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to prescribe a prohibition on the broadcast on commercial television and any public telecommunications entities between six o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock p.m., inclusively, of programming that contains gratuitous violence. 
(Sec. 7) Directs the FCC, in granting an application for a television broadcast license, to impose conditions which ensure that the applicant complies with the standards for children's television programming as established under the Children's Television Act of 1990 and otherwise serves the educational and informational needs of children through its overall programming.  Prohibits a cable franchise award or renewal unless the cable operator complies with such standards.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education 
Assistance Improvement Act''.
    (b) References to Higher Education Act of 1965.--Except as 
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or 
reference is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or reference to, a 
section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be 
made to a section or other provision of the Higher Education Act of 
1965.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) Pell Grants.--Section 401(b)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1070(b)(2)(A)) is 
amended by striking clauses (iv) and (v) and inserting the following:
            ``(iv) $7,500 for academic year 2002-2003; and
            ``(v) $7,900 for academic year 2003-2004,''.
    (b) TRIO.--Section 402A(f) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11(f)) is amended by 
striking ``$700,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting 
``$1,460,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary 
for the succeeding fiscal year''.
    (c) GEAR UP.--Section 404H (20 U.S.C. 1070a-28) is amended by 
striking ``$200,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting 
``$590,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary 
for the succeeding fiscal year''.
    (d) Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants.--Section 413A(b) (20 
U.S.C. 1070b(b)) is amended by striking ``$675,000,000 for fiscal year 
1999 and such sums as may be necessary for the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years'' and inserting ``$1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such 
sums as may be necessary for the succeeding fiscal year''.
    (e) Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need.--Section 716 (20 
U.S.C. 1135e) is amended by striking ``$35,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years'' and inserting ``$62,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums 
as may be necessary for the succeeding fiscal year''.
    (f) Thurgood Marshall.--Section 721(h) (20 U.S.C. 1136(h)) is 
amended by striking ``$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each of the 4 
succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting ``$8,000,000 for fiscal year 
2002 and such sums as may be necessary for the succeeding fiscal 
year''.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS MANDATE.

    It is the sense of Congress that the appropriations for the 
following higher education programs should be increased as follows:
            (1) LEAP.--The appropriations under section 415A(b)(1) (20 
        U.S.C. 1070c(b)(1)) should be doubled to at least $110,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for the 
        succeeding fiscal year.
            (2) CAMPIS.--The appropriations under section 419N(g) (20 
        U.S.C. 1070e(g)) should be doubled to at least $50,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for the 
        succeeding fiscal year.
            (3) Work-study.--The appropriations under section 441(b) 
        (42 U.S.C. 2751(b)) should be increased to at least 
        $1,050,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be 
        necessary for the succeeding fiscal year.
            (4) National health service corps scholarship and loan 
        repayment programs.--The appropriations under sections 338A and 
        338B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l, 254l-1) 
        should be doubled to at least $175,850,000 for fiscal year 2002 
        and such sums as may be necessary for the succeeding fiscal 
        year.
            (5) Perkins loans.--The appropriations under section 
        461(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1087aa(b)(1)) should be doubled to at 
        least $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be 
        necessary for the succeeding fiscal year, and the amount 
        available under section 465 for loan cancellation should be 
        doubled to at least $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such 
        sums as may be necessary for the succeeding fiscal year.
            (6) Javits fellowships.--The appropriations under section 
        705 (20 U.S.C. 1134d) should be increased to at least 
        $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be 
        necessary for the succeeding fiscal year.

SEC. 4. LOAN FORGIVENESS.

    (a) Expansion of Eligibility.--
            (1) Elimination of new borrower restrictions.--
                    (A) FFEL program.--Section 428J(b) (20 U.S.C. 1078-
                10(b)) is amended by striking ``for any new borrower on 
                or after October 1, 1998, who'' and inserting ``for any 
                borrower who performs the qualifying service on or 
                after October 1, 1998, and who''.
                    (B) Federal direct loan program.--Section 460(b)(1) 
                of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087j(b)(1)) is amended by 
                striking ``for any new borrower on or after October 1, 
                1998, who'' and inserting ``for any borrower who 
                performs the qualifying service on or after October 1, 
                1998, and who''.
            (2) Expansion of eligible service; eliminating delay in 
        service benefit.--
                    (A) FFEL program.--Section 428J(b)(1) is amended to 
                read as follows:
            ``(1) has been engaged--
                    ``(A) in any service that qualifies for 
                cancellation of Federal Perkins Loans under section 
                465(a)(2);
                    ``(B) in full-time employment in service to 
                economically disadvantaged individuals or communities, 
                child and elder care services, social work, public 
                prosecutors and defenders, and police, fire, and rescue 
                services, as defined by the Secretary; or
                    ``(C) in full-time employment in any service that 
                the Secretary recognizes by regulation as providing 
                public service that is comparable to the services 
                described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and''.
                    (B) Federal direct loan program.--Section 
                460(b)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1087j(b)(1)(A)) is amended to 
                read as follows:
                    ``(A) has been engaged--
                            ``(i) in any service that qualifies for 
                        cancellation of Federal Perkins Loans under 
                        section 465(a)(2); or
                            ``(ii) in full-time employment in service 
                        to economically disadvantaged individuals or 
                        communities, child and elder care services, 
                        social work, public prosecutors and defenders, 
                        and police, fire, and rescue services, as 
                        defined by the Secretary;
                            ``(iii) in full-time employment in any 
                        service that the Secretary recognizes by 
                        regulation as providing public service that is 
                        comparable to the services described in clause 
                        (i) or (ii); and''.
                    (C) Perkins loans.--Section 465(a)(2) is amended by 
                adding after the last sentence thereof the following 
                new sentence: ``Whenever the Secretary acts pursuant to 
                section 428J(b)(1)(B) or (C) or 460(b)(1)(A)(ii) or 
                (iii) to recognize by regulation or define additional 
                services as comparable qualifying services under such 
                sections, the Secretary shall, by regulation, recognize 
                such services as qualifying services for purposes of 
                this section.''.
    (b) Amount and Rate of Repayment.--
            (1) FFEL program.--Section 428J(c) (20 U.S.C. 1078-10(c)) 
        is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) Amount and rate of repayment.--The Secretary shall 
        repay the aggregate of the loan obligation on a loan made under 
        section 428 or 428H that is outstanding after the completion of 
        the first complete year of qualifying service described in 
        subsection (b)(1) for which the borrower seeks repayment under 
        this section. Such amount shall be repaid at the rate of one-
        third of such amount for each of the first three years of such 
        service.''.
            (2) Federal direct loan program.--Section 460(c) of such 
        Act (20 U.S.C. 1087j(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Amount and rate of repayment.--The Secretary shall 
        cancel the aggregate of the loan obligation on a loan made 
        under section 428 or 428H that is outstanding after the 
        completion of the first complete year of qualifying service 
        described in subsection (b)(1)(A). Such amount shall be 
        canceled at the rate of one-third of such amount for each of 
        the first three years of such service.''.
            (3) Perkins loans.--Section 465(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)) is 
        amended by striking paragraph (3)(A) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(3)(A) The percent of a loan which shall be canceled under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection is at the rate of 33\1/3\ percent for 
each of 3 years of service described in paragraph (2).''.

Ex Output:
Higher Education Assistance Improvement Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to increase funds available for the provision of student financial assistance.Increases the maximum individual Pell grant amount to: (1) $7,500 for academic year 2002-2003; and (2) $7,900 for academic year 2003-2004.Increases amounts authorized to be appropriated for FY 2002 and 2003 under the HEA student assistance provisions: (1) Federal TRIO programs; (2) Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP); (3) supplemental education opportunity grants; (4) graduate assistance in areas of national need; and (5) Thurgood Marshall legal educational opportunity program.Expresses the sense of Congress that appropriations for the following higher education programs should be increased by specified amounts for FY 2002 and as necessary for FY 2003: (1) Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP); (2) Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CAMPIS); (3) work-study; (4) National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs; (5) Perkins loans; and (6) Javits fellowships.Expands eligibility under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL), Federal direct loan, and Federal Perkins loan programs by: (1) eliminating certain new borrower restrictions; (2) expanding eligible service; and (3) eliminating delays in service benefit. Directs the Secretary of Education to repay or cancel certain amounts of loan obligations under those HEA student loan programs.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act 
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) One third of older adults over age 65 fall each year. 
        Falls are the leading cause of injury deaths among individuals 
        for this population with risk of falling and injury rates 
        increasingly common with advanced age.
            (2) Older adults are hospitalized for fall-related injuries 
        five times more often than for injuries from other causes.
            (3) In 2003, falls among older adults accounted for 12,900 
        deaths, 1,800,000 emergency department visits, and 421,000 
        hospitalizations.
            (4) In 2003, unintentional falls accounted for more than 
        62.7 percent of nonfatal injuries for people age 65 or older.
            (5) 87 percent of all fractures among older adults are due 
        to falls.
            (6) Among older adults who fall, 20 to 30 percent suffer 
        moderate to severe injuries such as hip fractures or head 
        traumas that reduce mobility and independence, increase the 
        risk of premature death, and lead to serious health problems.
            (7) Hospital admissions for hip fractures among the elderly 
        have increased from 231,000 admissions in 1988 to 338,000 in 
        1999, with an average hospital stay of one week.
            (8) From 2000 to 2040, the number of people age 65 or older 
        is projected to increase from 34.8 million to 77.2 million. 
        Given our aging population, by the year 2040, the number of hip 
        fractures is expected to exceed 500,000.
            (9) 25 percent of older adults who sustain hip fractures 
        remain institutionalized for at least one year and 50 percent 
        of all older people hospitalized for hip fractures cannot 
        return home or live independently after their injury, never 
        returning to their prior level of mobility.
            (10) 25 percent of adults age 65 or older who sustain a hip 
        fracture die within a year.
            (11) Annually, more than 64,000 individuals who are over 65 
        years of age sustain a traumatic brain injury as a result of a 
        fall.
            (12) The total cost of all fall injuries for people age 65 
        and older was calculated in 1994 to be $27,300,000,000 (in 2004 
        dollars). By 2020 the cost of fall injuries is expected to 
        reach $43,800,000,000 annually.
            (13) A national approach to reducing falls among older 
        adults, which focuses on the daily life of senior citizens in 
        residential, institutional, and community settings, is needed.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.

    Part J of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
280b et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 393B (as added by section 1401 
        of Public Law 106-386) as section 393C and transferring such 
        section so that it appears after section 393B (as added by 
        section 1301 of Public Law 106-310); and
            (2) by inserting after section 393C (as redesignated and 
        transferred by paragraph (1)) the following:

``SEC. 393D. PREVENTION OF FALLS AMONG OLDER ADULTS.

    ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            ``(1) to develop effective public education strategies in a 
        national initiative to reduce falls among older adults and to 
        educate older adults, family members, employers, caregivers, 
        and others;
            ``(2) to intensify services and conduct research to 
        determine the most effective approaches to preventing and 
        treating falls among older adults;
            ``(3) to support demonstration projects designed to reduce 
        the risk of falls and/or injuries caused by falls; and
            ``(4) to require the Secretary to evaluate the effect of 
        falls on health care costs, the potential for reducing falls, 
        and the most effective strategies for reducing health care 
        costs associated with falls.
    ``(b) Public Education.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) oversee and support a national education campaign and 
        award grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to be 
        carried out by qualified organizations that focuses on reducing 
        falls among older adults and preventing repeat falls; and
            ``(2) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to 
        qualified organizations, institutions, or consortia of 
        qualified organizations and institutions, for the purpose of 
        organizing State-level coalitions of appropriate State and 
        local agencies, safety, health, senior citizen, city planning, 
        and other organizations to design and carry out local education 
        campaigns, focusing on reducing falls among older adults, 
        preventing repeat falls, and planning and designing safe 
        communities.
    ``(c) Professional Education.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) oversee and support a national education campaign and 
        award grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to be 
        carried out by qualified organizations that focuses on 
        educating physicians, allied health professionals, and related 
        providers of health and safety services about falls risk, 
        assessment and prevention; and
            ``(2) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to 
        qualified organizations, institutions, or consortia of 
        qualified organizations and institutions, including nonprofit 
        safety and aging-related organizations that have a demonstrated 
        interest in fall prevention, safety and older adult issues, for 
        the purpose of designing and carrying out State-level 
        professional education campaigns to educate physicians, allied 
        health professionals, and related providers of health and 
        safety services about falls risk, assessment and prevention.
    ``(d) Research.--The Secretary shall award grants, contracts, or 
cooperative agreements to qualified organizations, institutions, or 
consortia of qualified organizations and institutions, to--
            ``(1) conduct and support research to--
                    ``(A) improve the identification of older adults 
                who have a high risk of falling;
                    ``(B) improve data collection and analysis to 
                identify fall risk and protective factors;
                    ``(C) design, implement, and evaluate the most 
                effective fall prevention interventions;
                    ``(D) design, implement, and evaluate medication 
                management interventions;
                    ``(E) improve strategies that are proven to be 
                effective in reducing falls by tailoring these 
                strategies to specific populations of older adults;
                    ``(F) conduct research in order to maximize the 
                dissemination of proven, effective fall prevention 
                interventions;
                    ``(G) intensify proven interventions to prevent 
                falls among older adults;
                    ``(H) improve the diagnosis, treatment, and 
                rehabilitation of elderly fall victims; and
                    ``(I) assess the risk of falls occurring in various 
                settings; to include the role of the environment of 
                falls and the effectiveness of environment 
                interventions on preventing falls;
            ``(2) conduct research concerning barriers to the adoption 
        of proven interventions with respect to the prevention of falls 
        among older adults;
            ``(3) conduct research to develop, implement, and evaluate 
        the most effective approaches to reducing falls among high-risk 
        older adults living in long-term care facilities;
            ``(4) evaluate the effectiveness of community programs to 
        prevent assisted living and nursing home falls among older 
        adults;
            ``(5) conduct research to identify effective strategies in 
        home modifications to promote independent living and a 
        reduction in falls; and
            ``(6) identify an existing Web site, or establish a Web 
        site, to serve as an information clearinghouse and repository 
        of falls research and activities being conducted by agencies, 
        organizations, academic institutions and related groups.
    ``(e) Demonstration Projects.--
            ``(1) Collaborations between health care providers and 
        aging services network.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall oversee and 
                support demonstration projects through grants, 
                contracts, and cooperative agreements designed to 
                reduce the risk of falls, or injuries caused by falls, 
                or both, in frail older adults, emphasizing projects 
                that foster collaboration between health care providers 
                and the aging services network, including the 
                following:
                            ``(i) Demonstrations that target at-risk 
                        older adult populations, particularly those 
                        with functional limitations, to maximize their 
                        independence and quality of life.
                            ``(ii) Demonstrations that assess the 
                        effectiveness of clinical risk factor screening 
                        and management when linked to community-based 
                        programs and services that support behavior 
                        change, activity, and other appropriate 
                        interventions.
                            ``(iii) Demonstrations that assess the 
                        feasibility and effectiveness of offering 
                        evidence-based behavior change and physical 
                        activity interventions that address falls risk 
                        in accessible non-medical settings, with 
                        linkages to health care providers.
                            ``(iv) Private sector and public-private 
                        partnerships to develop technology to prevent 
                        falls among older adults and prevent or reduce 
                        injuries if falls occur, including technology 
                        designed to measure, assess, and rate the 
                        traction of consumer flooring materials, floor 
                        polishes, and walkway agents.
                    ``(B) Evaluations.--The Secretary shall award one 
                or more grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to 
                a qualified research organization or university, as 
                determined by the Secretary, to conduct evaluations of 
                the effectiveness of the demonstration projects 
                described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Collaborations between health care providers and 
        residential and institutional settings.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall oversee and 
                support demonstration projects designed to reduce the 
                risk of falls, or injuries caused by falls, or both, in 
                frail older adults, emphasizing projects that foster 
                collaboration between health care providers and 
                residential and institutional settings, including the 
                following:
                            ``(i) A multi-State demonstration project 
                        to implement and evaluate fall prevention 
                        programs using proven intervention strategies 
                        designed for multifamily residential settings 
                        with high concentrations of appropriate at-risk 
                        populations of older adults to maximize 
                        independence and quality of life, particularly 
                        those with functional limitations. For purposes 
                        of carrying out such project, the Secretary 
                        shall award one or more grants, contracts, or 
                        cooperative agreements to one or more qualified 
                        organizations, institutions, or consortia of 
                        qualified organizations and institutions.
                            ``(ii) Demonstration projects that assess 
                        the effectiveness of clinical risk factor 
                        screening and management and that is integrated 
                        with the Aging Services Network of residential 
                        programs and services capable of providing 
                        long-range supportive environments and activity 
                        programs to affect behavior change and falls 
                        risk.
                            ``(iii) Evidence-based, residential and 
                        institutional programs that promote the 
                        adoption of healthy behaviors and enhanced 
                        physical activity level, and that address other 
                        appropriate risk factors to reduce the risk of 
                        falls.
                            ``(iv) Private sector and public-private 
                        partnerships to develop technology to prevent 
                        falls among older adults and prevent or reduce 
                        injuries if falls occur.
                    ``(B) Evaluations.--The Secretary shall award one 
                or more grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to 
                a qualified research organization or university, as 
                determined by the Secretary, to conduct evaluations of 
                the effectiveness of the demonstration projects 
                described in subparagraph (A).
    ``(f) Study of Effects of Falls on Health Care Costs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a review of 
        the effects of falls on health care costs, the potential for 
        reducing falls, and the most effective strategies for reducing 
        health care costs associated with falls.
            ``(2) Report.--Not later than 36 months after the date of 
        the enactment of the Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 
        2006, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
        describing the findings of the Secretary in conducting the 
        review under paragraph (1).
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $35,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2010.''.

Ex Output:

Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) oversee and support national education campaigns focusing on reducing falls among older adults, on preventing repeat falls, and on educating health professionals about falls risk, assessment, and prevention; and (2) award grants for local and state education campaigns.

Directs the Secretary to conduct and support research to: (1) improve the identification of older adults who have a high risk of falling; (2) improve data collection and analysis to identify fall risk and protective factors; (3) design, implement, and evaluate the most effective fall prevention and medication management interventions; (4) tailor strategies to reduce falls to specific populations of older adults; (5) maximize the dissemination of proven, effective fall prevention interventions; (6) improve the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of elderly fall victims; and (7) assess the risks of falls occurring in various settings.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct research concerning barriers to the adoption of proven interventions, approaches to reduce falls among high-risk older adults living in long-term care facilities, and strategies in home modifications; (2) evaluate the effectiveness of community programs; (3) provide for a website to serve as an information clearinghouse; (4) oversee and support demonstration projects designed to reduce the risk of falls in frail older adults emphasizing projects that foster collaboration between health care providers and the aging services network or residential and institutional settings; and (5) report to Congress on the effects of falls on health care costs, the potential for reducing falls, and the most effective strategies for reducing associated health care costs.