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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tobacco Smuggling 
Eradication Act of 2002''.

          TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

SEC. 101. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.

SEC. 102. IMPROVED MARKING AND LABELING.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 5723 (relating to marks, 
labels, and notices) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, if any,'' and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Such marks, 
        labels, and notices shall include marks and notices relating to 
        the following:
            ``(1) Identification.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations that require each manufacturer or importer of 
        tobacco products to legibly print a unique serial number on all 
        packages of tobacco products manufactured or imported for sale 
        or distribution. Such serial number shall be designed to enable 
        the Secretary to identify the manufacturer or importer of the 
        product, and the location and date of manufacture or 
        importation. The Secretary shall determine the size and 
        location of the serial number.
            ``(2) Marking requirements for exports.--Each package of a 
        tobacco product that is exported shall be marked for export 
        from the United States. The Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations to determine the size and location of the mark and 
        under what circumstances a waiver of this paragraph shall be 
        granted.''.
    (b) Sales on Indian Reservations.--Section 5723 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(f) Sales on Indian Reservations.--The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Interior, shall promulgate regulations that 
require that each package of a tobacco product that is sold on an 
Indian reservation (as defined in section 403(9) of the Indian Child 
Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3202(9)) be 
labeled as such. Such regulations shall include requirements for the 
size and location of the label.
    ``(g) Definition of Package.--For purposes of this section, the 
term `package' means the innermost sealed container irrespective of the 
material from which such container is made, in which a tobacco product 
is placed by the manufacturer and in which such tobacco product is 
offered for sale to a member of the general public.''.

SEC. 103. WHOLESALERS REQUIRED TO HAVE PERMIT.

    Section 5712 (relating to application for permit) is amended by 
inserting ``, wholesaler,'' after ``manufacturer''.

SEC. 104. CONDITIONS OF PERMIT.

    Subsection (a) of section 5713 (relating to issuance of permit) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Issuance.--
            ``(1) In general.--A person shall not engage in business as 
        a manufacturer, wholesaler, or importer of tobacco products or 
        as an export warehouse proprietor without a permit to engage in 
        such business. Such permit shall be issued in such form and in 
        such manner as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe, to 
        every person properly qualified under sections 5711 and 5712. A 
        new permit may be required at such other time as the Secretary 
        shall by regulation prescribe.
            ``(2) Conditions.--The issuance of a permit under this 
        section shall be conditioned upon the compliance with the 
        requirements of this chapter and the Contraband Cigarette 
        Trafficking Act (18 U.S.C. chapter 114), and any regulations 
        issued pursuant to such statutes.''.

SEC. 105. RECORDS TO BE MAINTAINED.

    Section 5741 (relating to records to be maintained) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Every 
        manufacturer'',
            (2) by inserting ``every wholesaler,'' after ``every 
        importer,'',
            (3) by striking ``such records'' and inserting ``records 
        concerning the chain of custody of the tobacco products and 
        such other records'', and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Retailers.--Retailers shall maintain records of receipt of 
tobacco products, and such records shall be available to the Secretary 
for inspection and audit. An ordinary commercial record or invoice 
shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection if such record shows 
the date of receipt, from whom tobacco products were received, and the 
quantity of tobacco products received.''.

SEC. 106. REPORTS.

    Section 5722 (relating to reports) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Every 
        manufacturer'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Reports By Export Warehouse Proprietors.--
            ``(1) In general.--Prior to exportation of tobacco products 
        from the United States, the export warehouse proprietor shall 
        submit a report (in such manner and form as the Secretary may 
        by regulation prescribe) to enable the Secretary to identify 
        the shipment and assure that it reaches its intended 
        destination.
            ``(2) Agreements with foreign governments.--Notwithstanding 
        section 6103 of this title, the Secretary is authorized to 
        enter into agreements with foreign governments to exchange or 
        share information contained in reports received from export 
        warehouse proprietors of tobacco products if--
                    ``(A) the Secretary believes that such agreement 
                will assist in--
                            ``(i) ensuring compliance with the 
                        provisions of this chapter or regulations 
                        promulgated thereunder, or
                            ``(ii) preventing or detecting violations 
                        of the provisions of this chapter or 
                        regulations promulgated thereunder, and
                    ``(B) the Secretary obtains assurances from such 
                government that the information will be held in 
                confidence and used only for the purposes specified in 
                clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A).
        No information may be exchanged or shared with any government 
        that has violated such assurances.''.

SEC. 107. FRAUDULENT OFFENSES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 5762 (relating to 
fraudulent offenses) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (1) through (5), 
respectively.
    (b) Offenses Relating to Distribution of Tobacco Products.--Section 
5762 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c),
            (2) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
        ``or (b)'' after ``(a)'', and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Offenses Relating to Distribution of Tobacco Products.--It 
shall be unlawful--
            ``(1) for any person to engage in the business as a 
        manufacturer or importer of tobacco products or cigarette 
        papers and tubes, or to engage in the business as a wholesaler 
        or an export warehouse proprietor, without filing the bond and 
        obtaining the permit where required by this chapter or 
        regulations thereunder;
            ``(2) for a manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler permitted 
        under this chapter intentionally to ship, transport, deliver, 
        or receive any tobacco products from or to any person other 
        than a person permitted under this chapter or a retailer, 
        except a permitted importer may receive foreign tobacco 
        products from a foreign manufacturer or a foreign distributor 
        that have not previously entered the United States;
            ``(3) for any person (other than the original manufacturer 
        of such tobacco products or an export warehouse proprietor 
        authorized to receive any tobacco products that have previously 
        been exported and returned to the United States) to receive any 
        tobacco products that have previously been exported and 
        returned to the United States;
            ``(4) for any export warehouse proprietor intentionally to 
        ship, transport, sell, or deliver for sale any tobacco products 
        to any person other than the original manufacturer of such 
        tobacco products, another export warehouse proprietor, or a 
        foreign purchaser;
            ``(5) for any person (other than a manufacturer or an 
        export warehouse proprietor permitted under this chapter) 
        intentionally to ship, transport, receive, or possess, for 
        purposes of resale, any tobacco product in packages marked 
        pursuant to regulations issued under section 5723, other than 
        for direct return to a manufacturer for repacking or for re-
        exportation or to an export warehouse proprietor for re-
        exportation;
            ``(6) for any manufacturer, importer, export warehouse 
        proprietor, or wholesaler permitted under this chapter to make 
        intentionally any false entry in, to fail willfully to make 
        appropriate entry in, or to fail willfully to maintain properly 
        any record or report that such person is required to keep as 
        required by this chapter or the regulations promulgated 
        thereunder; and
            ``(7) for any person to alter, mutilate, destroy, 
        obliterate, or remove any mark or label required under this 
        chapter upon a tobacco product held for sale, except pursuant 
        to regulations of the Secretary authorizing relabeling for 
        purposes of compliance with the requirements of this section or 
        of State law.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this subsection shall, 
upon conviction, be fined as provided in section 3571 of title 18, 
United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.''.
    (c) Intentionally Defined.--Section 5762 is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(d) Definition of Intentionally.--For purposes of this section 
and section 5761, the term `intentionally' means doing an act, or 
omitting to do an act, deliberately, and not due to accident, 
inadvertence, or mistake, regardless of whether the person knew that 
the act or omission constituted an offense.''.

SEC. 108. CIVIL PENALTIES.

    Subsection (a) of section 5761 (relating to civil penalties) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``willfully'' and inserting 
        ``intentionally'', and
            (2) by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''.

SEC. 109. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Export Warehouse Proprietor.--Subsection (i) of section 5702 
(relating to definition of export warehouse proprietor) is amended by 
inserting before the period the following: ``or any person engaged in 
the business of exporting tobacco products from the United States for 
purposes of sale or distribution. Any duty free store that sells, 
offers for sale, or otherwise distributes to any person in any single 
transaction more than 30 packages of cigarettes, or its equivalent for 
other tobacco products as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe, 
shall be deemed an export warehouse proprietor under this chapter''.
    (b) Retailer; Wholesaler.--Section 5702 is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(p) Retailer.--The term `retailer' means any dealer who sells, or 
offers for sale, any tobacco product at retail. The term `retailer' 
includes any duty-free store that sells, offers for sale, or otherwise 
distributes at retail in any single transaction 30 or less packages, or 
its equivalent for other tobacco products.
    ``(q) Wholesaler.--The term `wholesaler' means any person engaged 
in the business of purchasing tobacco products for resale at wholesale, 
or any person acting as an agent or broker for any person engaged in 
the business of purchasing tobacco products for resale at wholesale.''.

SEC. 110. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this title shall take effect on January 1, 
2003.

    TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTRABAND CIGARETTE TRAFFICKING ACT

SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTRABAND CIGARETTE TRAFFICKING ACT.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 2341 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``60,000'' and inserting 
                ``30,000'', and
                    (B) by inserting ``or importer'' after ``as a 
                manufacturer'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
        a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) the term `tobacco product' means cigars, cigarettes, 
        smokeless tobacco, and pipe tobacco (as such terms are defined 
        in section 5701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); and
            ``(7) the term `contraband tobacco product' means a 
        quantity of tobacco product that is equivalent to or more than 
        30,000 cigarettes as determined by regulation, which bear no 
        evidence of the payment of applicable State tobacco taxes in 
        the State where such tobacco products are found, if such State 
        requires a stamp, impression, or other indication to be placed 
        on packages or other containers of product to evidence payment 
        of tobacco taxes.''
    (b) Unlawful Acts.--Section 2342 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or contraband tobacco 
        products'' before the period;
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person--
            ``(A) knowingly to make any false statement or 
        representation with respect to the information required by this 
        chapter to be kept in the records or reports of any person who 
        ships, sells, or distributes--
                    ``(i) any quantity of cigarettes in excess of 
                30,000 in a single transaction or in a series of 
                related transactions, or
                    ``(ii) tobacco products in such equivalent 
                quantities as shall be determined by regulation, or
            ``(B) knowingly to fail to maintain records or reports, 
        alter or obliterate required markings, or interfere with any 
        inspection, required under this chapter, with respect to such 
        quantity of cigarettes or other tobacco products.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to transport 
tobacco products under a false bill of lading or without any bill of 
lading.''.
    (c) Recordkeeping.--Section 2343 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``60,000 in a single 
        transaction'' and inserting ``30,000 in a single transaction or 
        in a series of related transactions, or, in the case of other 
        tobacco products an equivalent quantity as determined by 
        regulation,'';
            (2) by amending the last sentence of subsection (a) to read 
        as follows: ``Except as provided in subsection (c) of this 
        section, nothing contained herein shall authorize the Secretary 
        to require reporting under this section.'';
            (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``60,000 in a single 
        transaction'' and inserting ``30,000 in a single transaction or 
        in a series of related transactions, or, in the case of other 
        tobacco products an equivalent quantity as determined by 
        regulation,''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c)(1) Any person who ships, sells, or distributes tobacco 
products for resale in interstate commerce, whereby such tobacco 
products are shipped into a State taxing the sale or use of such 
tobacco products or who advertises or offers tobacco products for such 
sale or transfer and shipment shall--
            ``(A) first file with the tobacco tax administrator of the 
        State into which such shipment is made or in which such 
        advertisement or offer is disseminated, a statement setting for 
        the person's name, and trade name (if any), and the address of 
        the person's principal place of business and of any other place 
        of business; and
            ``(B) not later than the 10th of each calendar month, file 
        with the tobacco tax administrator of the State into which such 
        shipment is made a memorandum or a copy of the invoice covering 
        each and every shipment of tobacco products made during the 
        previous calendar month into such State; the memorandum or 
        invoice in each case to include the name and address of the 
        person to whom the shipment was made, the brand, and the 
        quantity thereof.
    ``(2) The fact that any person ships or delivers for shipment any 
tobacco products shall, if such shipment is into a State in which such 
person has filed a statement with the tobacco tax administrator under 
paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, be presumptive evidence that such 
tobacco products were sold, shipped, or distributed for resale by such 
person.
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
            ``(A) the term `use' in addition to its ordinary meaning, 
        means consumption, storage, handling, or disposal of tobacco 
        products; and
            ``(B) the term `tobacco tax administrator' means the State 
        official authorized to administer tobacco tax laws of the 
        State.''.
    (d) Penalties.--Section 2344 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or (c)'' after 
        ``section 2342(b)'' and by inserting ``or (c)'' after section 
        2343(a)''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(c) Any contraband cigarettes or contraband tobacco products 
involved in any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be 
subject to seizure and forfeiture, and all provisions of section 
9703(o) of title 31, United States Code, shall, so far as applicable, 
extend to seizures and forfeitures under the provisions of this 
chapter.''
    (e) Repeal.--The Act of October 19, 1949, entitled ``An Act to 
assist States in collecting sales and use taxes on cigarettes'', 63 
Stat. 884 (chapter 10A of title 15, U.S.C.), is hereby repealed.
[EX A]: Tobacco Smuggling Eradication Act of 2002 - Amends chapter 52 (Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes) of the Internal Revenue Code to require all packages of tobacco products to carry a unique legibly printed serial number by which the Secretary of the Treasury can identify the manufacturer or importer and the location and date of manufacture or importation. Requires tobacco products sold on Indian reservations to be labeled as such.Requires a tobacco wholesaler to have a permit and to maintain certain records.Requires export warehouse proprietors to file certain reports with the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into certain tobacco related information agreements with foreign countries.Establishes new offenses relating to the distribution of tobacco.Raises the $1,000 civil penalty under chapter 52 to $10,000.Amends the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act to: (1) expand the applicability of such Act from cigarettes only to "tobacco product" (cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and pipe tobacco); (2) define "contraband tobacco product" as a quantity of tobacco product that is equivalent to or more than 30,000 cigarettes (currently, 60,000) which bear no evidence of the payment of applicable State tobacco taxes; (3) establish new unlawful acts; and (4) require additional recordkeeping.Repeals Federal law provisions concerning reports required to State tobacco tax administrators by individuals engaged in interstate cigarette commerce.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Empowerment Zone Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Designation of health empowerment zones.
Sec. 5. Assistance to those seeking designation.
Sec. 6. Benefits of designation.
Sec. 7. Definition.
Sec. 8. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Numerous studies and reports, including the National 
        Healthcare Disparities Report and Unequal Treatment, the 2002 
        Institute of Medicine Report, document the extensiveness to 
        which health disparities exist across the country.
            (2) These studies have found that, on average, racial and 
        ethnic minorities are disproportionately afflicted with chronic 
        and acute conditions--such as cancer, diabetes, and 
        hypertension--and suffer worse health outcomes, worse health 
        status, and higher mortality rates than their White 
        counterparts.
            (3) Several recent studies also show that health 
        disparities are a function of not only access to health care, 
        but also the social determinants of health--including the 
        environment, the physical structure of communities, nutrition 
        and food options, educational attainment, employment, race, 
        ethnicity, geography, and language preference--that directly 
        and indirectly affect the health, health care, and wellness of 
        individuals and communities.
            (4) Integrally involving and fully supporting the 
        communities most affected by health inequities in the 
        assessment, planning, launch, and evaluation of health 
        disparity elimination efforts is among the leading 
        recommendations made to adequately address and ultimately 
        reduce health disparities.
            (5) Recommendations also include supporting the efforts of 
        community stakeholders from a broad cross section--including, 
        but not limited to local businesses, local departments of 
        commerce, education, labor, urban planning, and transportation, 
        and community-based and other nonprofit organizations--to find 
        areas of common ground around health disparity elimination and 
        collaborate to improve the overall health and wellness of a 
        community and its residents.

SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF HEALTH EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

    (a) In General.--At the request of an eligible community 
partnership, the Secretary may designate an eligible area as a health 
empowerment zone.
    (b) Eligibility Criteria.--
            (1) Eligible community partnership.--A community 
        partnership is eligible to submit a request under this section 
        if the partnership--
                    (A) demonstrates widespread public support from key 
                individuals and entities in the eligible area, 
                including State and local governments, nonprofit 
                organizations, and community and industry leaders, for 
                designation of the eligible area as a health 
                empowerment zone; and
                    (B) includes representatives of--
                            (i) a broad cross section of stakeholders 
                        and residents from communities in the eligible 
                        area experiencing disproportionate disparities 
                        in health status and health care; and
                            (ii) organizations, facilities, and 
                        institutions that have a history of working 
                        within and serving such communities.
            (2) Eligible area.--An area is eligible to be designated as 
        a health empowerment zone under this section if one or more 
        communities in the area experience disproportionate disparities 
        in health status and health care. In determining whether a 
        community experiences such disparities, the Secretary shall 
        consider the data collected by the Department of Health and 
        Human Services focusing on the following areas:
                    (A) Access to high-quality health services.
                    (B) Arthritis, osteoporosis, and chronic back 
                conditions.
                    (C) Cancer.
                    (D) Chronic kidney disease.
                    (E) Diabetes.
                    (F) Injury and violence prevention.
                    (G) Maternal, infant, and child health.
                    (H) Medical product safety.
                    (I) Mental health and mental disorders.
                    (J) Nutrition and overweight.
                    (K) Disability and secondary conditions.
                    (L) Educational and community-based health 
                programs.
                    (M) Environmental health.
                    (N) Family planning.
                    (O) Food safety.
                    (P) Health communication.
                    (Q) Health disease and stroke.
                    (R) HIV/AIDS.
                    (S) Immunization and infectious diseases.
                    (T) Occupational safety and health.
                    (U) Oral health.
                    (V) Physical activity and fitness.
                    (W) Public health infrastructure.
                    (X) Respiratory diseases.
                    (Y) Sexually transmitted diseases.
                    (Z) Substance abuse.
                    (AA) Tobacco use.
                    (BB) Vision and hearing.
    (c) Procedure.--
            (1) Request.--A request under subsection (a) shall--
                    (A) describe the bounds of the area to be 
                designated as a health empowerment zone and the process 
                used to select those bounds;
                    (B) demonstrate that the partnership submitting the 
                request is an eligible community partnership described 
                in subsection (b)(1);
                    (C) demonstrate that the area is an eligible area 
                described in subsection (b)(2);
                    (D) include a comprehensive assessment of 
                disparities in health status and health care experience 
                by one or more communities in the area;
                    (E) set forth--
                            (i) a vision and a set of values for the 
                        area; and
                            (ii) a comprehensive and holistic set of 
                        goals to be achieved in the area through 
                        designation as a health empowerment zone; and
                    (F) include a strategic plan for achieving the 
                goals described in subparagraph (E)(ii).
            (2) Approval.--Not later than 60 days after the receipt of 
        a request for designation of an area as a health empowerment 
        zone under this section, the Secretary shall approve or 
        disapprove the request.
    (d) Minimum Number.--The Secretary--
            (1) shall designate not more than 110 health empowerment 
        zones under this section; and
            (2) shall designate at least one health empowerment zone in 
        each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each 
        territory or possession of the United States.

SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO THOSE SEEKING DESIGNATION.

    At the request of any organization or entity seeking to submit a 
request under section 4(a), the Secretary shall provide technical 
assistance, and may award a grant, to assist such organization or 
entity--
            (1) to form an eligible community partnership described in 
        subsection (b)(1);
            (2) to complete a health assessment, including an 
        assessment of health disparities under subsection (c)(1)(D); or
            (3) to prepare and submit a request, including a strategic 
        plan, in accordance with section 4.

SEC. 6. BENEFITS OF DESIGNATION.

    (a) Priority.--In awarding any competitive grant, a Federal 
official shall give priority to any applicant that--
            (1) meets the eligibility criteria for the grant;
            (2) proposes to use the grant for activities in a health 
        empowerment zone; and
            (3) demonstrates that such activities will directly and 
        significantly further the goals of the strategic plan approved 
        for such zone under section 4.
    (b) Grants for Initial Implementation of Strategic Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Upon designating an eligible area as a 
        health empowerment zone at the request of an eligible community 
        partnership, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability 
        of appropriations, make a grant to the community partnership 
        for implementation of the strategic plan for such zone.
            (2) Grant period.--A grant under paragraph (1) for a health 
        empowerment zone shall be for a period of 2 years and may be 
        renewed, except that the total period of grants under paragraph 
        (1) for such zone may not exceed 10 years.
            (3) Limitation.--In awarding grants under this subsection, 
        the Secretary shall not give less priority to an applicant or 
        reduce the amount of a grant because the Secretary rendered 
        technical assistance or made a grant to the same applicant 
        under section 5.
            (4) Reporting.--The Secretary shall require each recipient 
        of a grant under this subsection to report to the Secretary not 
        less than every 6 months on the progress in implementing the 
        strategic plan for the health empowerment zone.

SEC. 7. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health 
Resources and Services Administration and the Director of the Office of 
Minority Health, and in cooperation with the Director of the Office of 
Community Services and the Director of the National Center for Minority 
Health and Health Disparities.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    To carry out this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
[EX A]: Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), at the request of a broad-based community partnership, to designate a community that experiences disproportionate disparities in health status and health care as a health empowerment zone. Requires federal officials to give priority in awarding competitive grants to grants used in or benefiting a health empowerment zone.

Directs the Secretary to provide: (1) technical assistance (or grants) to entities seeking to form a community partnership or obtain a health empowerment zone designation for a community; and (2) grants to community partnerships for implementation of the strategic plan for a health empowerment zone.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Methamphetamine Equipment, Training, 
Hardware, Material, and Safety Knowledge Grant Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND 
              EQUIPMENT TO COMBAT METHAMPHETAMINE LABS.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new part:

  ``PART CC--MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND 
                EQUIPMENT TO COMBAT METHAMPHETAMINE LABS

``SEC. 2901. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance 
is authorized to make grants to States, units of local government, and 
Indian tribes to provide, to State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
officers, protective equipment and training for use in investigating 
and responding to offenses related to methamphetamine clandestine drug 
laboratories.
    ``(b) Uses of Funds.--Grants awarded under this section shall be--
            ``(1) distributed directly to the State, unit of local 
        government, or Indian tribe; and
            ``(2) used to provide, to law enforcement officers in the 
        jurisdiction of the grantee--
                    ``(A) protective equipment specified in subsection 
                (a); or
                    ``(B) training specified in subsection (a), but 
                only if such training is carried out by a program 
                certified by the Federal Government or by the grantee's 
                State.
    ``(c) Matching Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--The portion of the costs of a program 
        provided by a grant under subsection (a)--
                    ``(A) may not exceed 50 percent; and
                    ``(B) shall equal 50 percent, if such grant is to a 
                unit of local government with fewer than 100,000 
                residents.
    ``(d) Allocation to Small Jurisdictions.--Not less than 50 percent 
of the amounts granted under this section in a fiscal year shall be 
granted in a manner that provides such training or equipment to law 
enforcement officers of communities with fewer than 100,000 residents.
    ``(e) Preferential Consideration.--In awarding grants under this 
part, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance may give 
preferential consideration, if feasible, to an application from a 
jurisdiction that--
            ``(1)(A) has the greatest need for protective equipment and 
        methamphetamine clandestine drug laboratory training; and
            ``(B) has a methamphetamine clandestine drug laboratory-
        related seizures per capita rate at or above the national 
        average as determined by the National Clandestine Laboratory 
        Database of the El Paso Intelligence Center (known as EPIC); or
            ``(2) has consolidated local law enforcement effort by 
        creating multijurisdictional law taskforces.
    ``(f) Allocation of Funds.--Funds available under this part shall 
be awarded, without regard to subsection (e), to each qualifying unit 
of local government with fewer than 100,000 residents. Any remaining 
funds available under this part shall be awarded to other qualifying 
applicants.

``SEC. 2902. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--To request a grant under this part, the chief 
executive of a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe shall 
submit an application to the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance in such form and containing such information as the Director 
may reasonably require.
    ``(b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this part, the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance shall promulgate regulations to implement this section 
(including the information that must be included and the requirements 
that the States, units of local government, and Indian tribes must 
meet) in submitting the applications required under this section.

``SEC. 2903. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this part--
            ``(1) the term `State' means each of the 50 States, the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
        United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
        Northern Mariana Islands;
            ``(2) the term `unit of local government' means a county, 
        municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or 
        other unit of general government below the State level;
            ``(3) the term `Indian tribe' has the same meaning as in 
        section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
        Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); and
            ``(4) the term `law enforcement officer' means any officer, 
        agent, or employee of a State, unit of local government, or 
        Indian tribe authorized by law or by a government agency to 
        engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or 
        investigation of any violation of criminal law, or authorized 
        by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3793) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(25) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part 
CC, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2006.''.
[EX A]:
Methamphetamine Equipment, Training, Hardware, Material, and Safety Knowledge Grant Act of 2003 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make matching grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to provide to law enforcement officers protective equipment and training for investigating and responding to offenses related to methamphetamine clandestine drug laboratories.

Authorizes the Director to give preferential consideration to an application from a jurisdiction that: (1) has the greatest need and a methamphetamine clandestine drug laboratory-related seizures per capita rate at or above the national average; or (2) has consolidated local law enforcement effort by creating multi-jurisdictional law task forces. Requires funds to be awarded to each qualifying local government with fewer than 100,000 residents.