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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Adult Day Achievement Center 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) One in 6 people in the United States lives with a 
        neurological disease or condition that can often result in 
        disability, and which may require the individual to seek 
        assistance in carrying out the activities of daily living. 
        Neurological diseases or conditions such as multiple sclerosis 
        (MS), early-onset Parkinson's disease, and traumatic brain 
        injury (TBI) often affect younger adults in the middle of their 
        lives.
            (2) Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling 
        disease that attacks the central nervous system with symptoms 
        ranging from numbness in limbs to paralysis and loss of vision. 
        Most individuals with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 
        and 50. It is estimated that more than 400,000 individuals in 
        the United States are living with MS. Individuals living with 
        MS who experience more severe forms of the disease are likely 
        to require either home care or nursing home placement, though 
        the vast majority would prefer to remain at home to receive the 
        care they need. Where home care is concerned, approximately 80 
        percent of such care is provided by informal, unpaid, 
        caregivers who are generally family members.
            (3) Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive 
        neurological disease. The 4 primary symptoms of Parkinson's 
        disease are tremor, or trembling in hands, arms, legs, jaw, and 
        face; rigidity, or stiffness of the limbs and trunk; 
        bradykinesia, or slowness of movement; and postural 
        instability, or impaired balance and coordination. It is 
        estimated that nearly 1,000,000 individuals live with 
        Parkinson's disease and, of those individuals, 5 to 10 percent 
        are diagnosed with the disease before age 60 and deemed 
        ``early-onset''.
            (4) Traumatic brain injury is a neurological condition that 
        typically results from a blow or jolt to the head or a 
        penetrating head injury and that can impact one or more parts 
        of the brain, thereby temporarily or permanently disrupting 
        normal brain function. The Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention estimates that 1,400,000 new cases of TBI occur 
        annually, resulting in disabilities affecting up to 90,000 
        individuals among a broad range of age groups. Traumatic brain 
        injury is a serious issue that affects military service 
        members. Estimates in prior military conflicts, indicate that 
        TBI was present in 14 to 20 percent of surviving casualties.
            (5) Family caregivers are a crucial source of support and 
        assistance for individuals suffering with disabilities. Family 
        caregivers, the majority of whom are women, provide an 
        estimated $306,000,000,000 in unpaid services annually. The 
        current pool of potential family caregivers is dwindling, from 
        11 potential caregivers for each individual needing care today 
        to a projected ratio of 4 potential caregivers for each such 
        individual by 2050.
            (6) Recent studies indicate that the total estimated cost 
        to employers for full-time employees with intensive caregiving 
        responsibilities is $17,100,000,000 annually. The total 
        estimated cost to employers for all full-time, employed 
        caregivers is $33,600,000,000 annually.
            (7) Adult day programs can offer services, including 
        medical care, rehabilitation therapies, dignified assistance 
        with the activities of daily living, nutrition therapy, health 
        monitoring, social interaction, stimulating activities, and 
        transportation to seniors, individuals with disabilities, and 
        younger adults with chronic diseases.
            (8) Adult day programs geared toward individuals living 
        with neurological diseases or conditions such as MS, 
        Parkinson's disease, TBI, or other similar diseases or 
        conditions, provide an important response to the needs of 
        individuals living with these conditions and the caregivers of 
        such individuals. Adult day programs can help to ameliorate 
        symptoms, reduce dependency, provide important socialization 
        opportunities, and maintain quality of life.
            (9) Adult day programs have been shown to provide a range 
        of documented benefits, including improvements in functional 
        status, social support, and reductions in fatigue, depression, 
        and pain. Adult day programs also reduce ongoing medical care 
        and hospital costs and decrease admissions to nursing home 
        facilities, which can be costly for many families, by allowing 
        individuals to receive health and social services while 
        continuing to live at home.
            (10) There are currently few adult day programs focused on 
        younger adult populations in the United States. As a result, 
        the majority of individuals living with neurological diseases 
        are unable to access this important opportunity for maximizing 
        their health and wellness. Although individuals living with 
        neurological diseases or conditions may be able to access other 
        existing adult day programs, such programs are not typically 
        intended for younger adults living with chronic diseases or 
        conditions, and may not provide the appropriate services to 
        meet the age-related or disability status of these individuals.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADULT DAY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Survey of Existing Adult Day Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary for 
        Aging shall initiate a comprehensive survey of current adult 
        day programs that provide care and support to individuals 
        living with neurological diseases or conditions, including 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain 
        injury, and any other similar disease or condition.
            (2) Survey elements.--In carrying out the survey under 
        paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary for Aging may utilize 
        existing publicly available research on adult day programs, and 
        shall--
                    (A) identify ongoing successful adult day programs, 
                including by providing a brief description of how such 
                programs were initially established and funded;
                    (B) develop a set of best practices to help guide 
                the establishment and replication of additional 
                successful adult day programs, including--
                            (i) program guidelines;
                            (ii) recommendations on the scope of 
                        services that should be provided (which may 
                        include rehabilitation therapy, psychosocial 
                        support, social stimulation and interaction, 
                        and spiritual, educational, or other such 
                        services); and
                            (iii) performance goals and indicators to 
                        measure and analyze the outcomes generated by 
                        the services provided and to evaluate the 
                        overall success of the program; and
                    (C) evaluate the extent to which the Administration 
                on Aging supports adult day programs, either directly 
                or indirectly, through current Federal grant programs.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after initiating the 
        survey under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary for Aging 
        shall prepare and make publicly available a summary report on 
        the results of the survey. Such report shall include each of 
        the elements described in paragraph (2).
    (b) Establishment of Grant Program.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after producing the 
        report required by subsection (a)(3), the Assistant Secretary 
        for Aging shall establish within the Administration on Aging a 
        competitive grant program for awarding grants annually to 
        eligible entities, based on the best practices developed under 
        subsection (a), to fund adult day programs.
            (2) Eligible entities.--In order to be eligible for a grant 
        under this subsection, an entity shall demonstrate the 
        following:
                    (A) Understanding of the special needs of 
                individuals living with neurological diseases or 
                conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's 
                disease, traumatic brain injury, or other similar 
                diseases or conditions, including the functional 
                abilities of such individuals and the potential 
                complications across all types of cases and stages of 
                such diseases or conditions.
                    (B) Understanding of the issues experienced by 
                family caregivers who assist a family member with a 
                neurological disease or condition such as multiple 
                sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, 
                or other similar disease or condition.
                    (C) A capacity to provide the services recommended 
                by the best practices developed under subsection (a).
            (3) Additional selection requirement.--The Assistant 
        Secretary for Aging shall not award a grant to an entity under 
        this subsection if the amount of the award would constitute 
        more than 40 percent of the operating budget of the entity in 
        the fiscal year for which funds for the grant are authorized to 
        be expended. For purposes of this subsection, the fair market 
        value of annual in-kind contributions of equipment or services 
        shall be considered as part of the operating budget of the 
        entity.
            (4) Selection of grant recipients.--Not later than 90 days 
        after establishing the grant program under this subsection, the 
        Assistant Secretary for Aging shall award the first annual 
        series of grants under the program. In awarding grants under 
        this subsection, the Assistant Secretary shall ensure, to the 
        extent practicable, a diverse geographic representation among 
        grant recipients and that, subject to the availability of 
        appropriations--
                    (A) a minimum of 5 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the first fiscal year for which such 
                grants are awarded;
                    (B) a minimum of 10 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the second such fiscal year;
                    (C) a minimum of 12 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the third such fiscal year; and
                    (D) a minimum of 15 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the fourth such fiscal year.
            (5) Report.--No later than 1 year after the initial award 
        of grants under this subsection, and annually thereafter, the 
        Assistant Secretary for Aging shall prepare and make publicly 
        available a brief summary report on the grant program under 
        this section. Each such report shall include the following:
                    (A) A description of the adult day programs 
                receiving funding under this section, including the 
                amount of Federal funding awarded and the expected 
                outcomes of each program.
                    (B) A description of performance goals and 
                indicators to monitor the progress of grant recipients 
                in--
                            (i) responding to the needs of individuals 
                        living with neurological diseases or conditions 
                        such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's 
                        disease, traumatic brain injury, and other 
                        similar diseases or conditions; and
                            (ii) assisting the family caregivers of 
                        such individuals.
                    (C) Any plans for improving oversight and 
                management of the grant program.
    (c) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) The term ``adult day program'' means a program that 
        provides comprehensive and effective care and support services 
        to individuals living with neurological diseases or conditions 
        such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, traumatic 
        brain injury, or other similar diseases or conditions that may 
        result in a functional or degenerative disability and to the 
        family caregivers of such individuals, and that may assist such 
        individuals and family caregivers in ways that--
                    (A) maintain or improve the functional abilities of 
                such individuals, or otherwise help such individuals 
                adjust to changing functional abilities;
                    (B) prevent the onset of complications associated 
                with severe forms of the disease or condition;
                    (C) promote alternatives to placement in nursing 
                homes;
                    (D) reduce the strain on family caregivers taking 
                care of a family member living with such a disease or 
                condition;
                    (E) focus on supporting the emotional, social, and 
                intellectual needs of a younger adult population; or
                    (F) address the needs of veterans living with such 
                a disease or condition.
            (2) The term ``family caregiver'' means a family member or 
        foster parent who provides unpaid assistance (which may include 
        in-home monitoring, management, supervision, care and 
        treatment, or other similar assistance) to another adult family 
        member with a special need.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such 
purpose, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

Output: Adult Day Achievement Center Enhancement Act - Requires the Assistant Secretary for Aging to initiate a comprehensive survey of current adult day programs that provide care and support to individuals living with neurological diseases or conditions, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or traumatic brain injury. Requires the Assistant Secretary to identify ongoing successful adult day programs and develop a set of best practices to help guide the establishment and replication of additional successful adult day programs.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish a competitive grant program for awarding grants annually to fund adult day programs. Defines an "adult day program" as a program that provides comprehensive and effective care and support services to individuals living with neurological diseases or conditions and to their family caregivers and that may assist them in ways that: (1) maintain or improve their functional abilities or otherwise help them adjust to their changing functional abilities; (2) prevent the onset of complications associated with severe forms of the disease or condition; (3) promote alternatives to placement in nursing homes; (4) reduce the strain on family caregivers taking care of a family member living with such a disease or condition; (5) focus on supporting the emotional, social, and intellectual needs of a younger adult population; or (6) address the needs of veterans living with such a disease or condition.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``IRS Abuse Protection Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. NOTICE RELATING TO ACCESSING ACCOUNT, RETURN, OR RETURN 
              INFORMATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by redesignating subsection (q) as subsection (r) and by 
inserting after subsection (p) the following new subsection:
    ``(q) Notice Relating to Accessing Account, Return, or Return 
Information.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide notice, in 
        writing, to a taxpayer any time the taxpayer's account, return, 
        or return information is accessed by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Special rules relating to investigations.--
                    ``(A) Investigations by the secretary.--In the case 
                of any civil or criminal investigation, the notice 
                required by paragraph (1) shall be provided not later 
                than 1 year after such investigation is closed.
                    ``(B) Investigations by states.--In the case of any 
                investigation by a State using information provided 
                pursuant to subsection (d), the notice required by 
                paragraph (1) shall be provided after the Secretary 
                receives notice with respect to such investigation 
                pursuant to subsection (d)(7). Notice provided pursuant 
                to this subparagraph shall include all information 
                provided to the Secretary pursuant to subsection 
                (d)(7).
            ``(3) Notice.--The notice required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    ``(A) Who accessed such account, return, or return 
                information.
                    ``(B) The purpose for which such account, return, 
                or return information was accessed.
                    ``(C) How such account, return, or return 
                information was accessed.
            ``(4) Copy of information accessed.--In addition to the 
        notice required to be provided by paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall provide with such notice a copy of all information 
        accessed.
            ``(5) Subsequent use of accessed information.--If a report 
        or other use of an account, return, or return information for 
        which notice is provided under paragraph (1) is made, the 
        Secretary shall provide such report or a report of such use to 
        the taxpayer.
            ``(6) Taxpayer rights.--The Secretary shall include with 
        each notice provided under this subsection a notice of taxpayer 
        rights pursuant to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2.''.
    (b) Availability of Inspector General for Tax Administration 
Reports.--Section 7803(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Availability of inspector general for tax 
        administration reports.--If the Inspector General for Tax 
        Administration investigates any unauthorized use a taxpayer's 
        account, return, or return information, the Inspector General 
        for Tax Administration shall notify the taxpayer of such 
        investigation and provide full access to any report by the 
        Inspector General for Tax Administration with respect to the 
        investigation.''.
    (c) State Access to Taxpayer Information.--Section 6103(d) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Submission of notification to secretary.--The 
        Secretary may not provide any access or disclosure under the 
        preceding paragraphs of this subsection until the entity to be 
        provided access or disclosure agrees to notify the Secretary 
        within 1 year after an investigation is closed the identity of 
        who accessed such information, what was accessed, why it was 
        accessed and how it was accessed.''.
    (d) Reports of Unauthorized Access to Congress.--Section 6103(f) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Unauthorized access reports, etc.--Notwithstanding 
        any other provision of this section, the Secretary with respect 
        to Internal Revenue Service employees, and the Inspector 
        General for Tax Administration with respect to any audit, shall 
        submit to each member of the committees referred to in 
        paragraph (1) any report of the Secretary or the Inspector 
        General for Tax Administration, as the case may be, regarding 
        unauthorized access, violation of rights, laws, or any rules or 
        regulations of the Internal Revenue Service.''.
    (e) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Subsection (a).--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
        shall apply with respect to information accessed after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Subsection (b).--The amendment made by subsection (b) 
        shall apply with respect to investigations closed after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Subsection (c).--The amendment made by subsection (c) 
        shall apply to access and disclosures after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (4) Subsection (d).--The amendment made by subsection (d) 
        shall apply with respect to information accessed and reports 
        prepared after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: IRS Abuse Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide written notice to a taxpayer any time such taxpayer's account, tax return, or return information is accessed by the Department of the Treasury. Requires such notice to include: (1) who accessed such information, (2) the purpose for which such information was accessed, (3) how much information was accessed, (4) a copy of all information accessed, and (5) a notice of taxpayer rights. Prohibits the Secretary from providing access to or disclosing taxpayer information to a state entity conducting an investigation until such entity agrees to notify the Secretary, within one year after the investigation is closed, of the identity of who accessed such information, what was accessed, and why and how such information was accessed.  Requires the Inspector General for Tax Administration of the Department of the Treasury to notify a taxpayer of an investigation by the Inspector General of any unauthorized use of a taxpayer's account, tax return, or tax information and provide full access to any report with respect to such investigation. 


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Bridge Trust Fund Act''.

SEC. 2. DIGITAL BRIDGE TRUST FUND AND ASSISTANCE FROM TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--The National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part C as part D; and
            (2) by inserting after part B (47 U.S.C. 921 et seq.) the 
        following new part:

           ``PART C--ASSISTANCE TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

``SEC. 131. DIGITAL BRIDGE TRUST FUND.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the 
United States a trust fund to be known as the Digital Bridge Trust 
Fund, consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited 
pursuant to subsection (b) or (d).
    ``(b) Transfer of Amounts Equivalent to Certain Taxes.--There are 
hereby appropriated to the Digital Bridge Trust Fund amounts equivalent 
to 100 percent of the taxes received in the Treasury after September 
30, 2000, under section 4251 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to tax on communications).
    ``(c) Expenditures.--Amounts in the Digital Bridge Trust Fund shall 
be available, to the extent provided in appropriation Acts, solely for 
making expenditures to provide assistance under section 133(a).
    ``(d) Treatment as Trust Fund.--For purposes of subchapter B of 
chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Digital Bridge 
Trust Fund shall be considered to be a trust fund established by 
subchapter A of such chapter.

``SEC. 132. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of 
Commerce a board to be known as the Board of Trustees of the Digital 
Bridge Trust Fund (in this part referred to as the `Board').
    ``(b) Duties.--The duties of the Board shall be--
            ``(1) to allocate amounts in the Digital Bridge Trust Fund 
        and make such amounts available in accordance with the 
        requirements of section 133;
            ``(2) to make decisions regarding the allocation of 
        assistance from amounts in the Digital Bridge Trust Fund under 
        subsections (b)(2) and (c) of section 133 and make such amounts 
        available in accordance with such allocation decisions;
            ``(3) in making such decisions, to consult with foundations 
        and other nongovernmental organizations involved in promoting 
        or providing education or training in knowledge or skills 
        regarding information technology; and
            ``(4) to prepare and submit annual reports in accordance 
        with subsection (g).
    ``(c) Membership.--The Board shall consist of 11 members as 
follows:
            ``(1) The Secretary of Commerce (or the Secretary's 
        designee), who shall be the chairperson of the Board.
            ``(2) 2 members appointed by the Secretary of Commerce from 
        among the officers and employees of the Department of Commerce.
            ``(3) 2 members appointed by the Secretary of Education 
        from among the officers and employees of the Department of 
        Education.
            ``(4) 2 members appointed by the Secretary of Labor from 
        among the officers and employees of the Department of Labor.
            ``(5) 2 members appointed by the Secretary of Health and 
        Human Services from among the officers and employees of the 
        Department of Health and Human Services.
            ``(6) 2 members appointed by the Secretary of Housing and 
        Urban Development from among the officers and employees of the 
        Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The initial members of the Board shall be appointed not later than the 
expiration of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of the Digital Bridge Trust Fund Act.
    ``(d) Terms.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        each member shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
            ``(2) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
        occurring before the expiration of the term for which the 
        member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for 
        the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the 
        expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken 
        office. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the 
        manner in which the original appointment was made.
    ``(e) Prohibition of Compensation.--Members of the Board shall not 
receive any pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on 
the Board.
    ``(f) Support Services and Facilities.--Upon the request of the 
Board, the Secretary of Commerce shall provide to the Board any 
facilities and administrative and other support services necessary for 
the Board to carry out its responsibilities.
    ``(g) Annual Reports.--The Board shall submit a report annually to 
the President and the Congress regarding its activities. Each report 
shall describe the assistance provided from the Digital Bridge Trust 
Fund during the year for which the report is made and any effects of 
such assistance in meeting the information technology needs of rural, 
urban, and Native American communities.

``SEC. 133. PROVISION OF DIGITAL BRIDGE ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Allocation of Assistance.--In providing assistance pursuant 
to this section, the Board shall ensure that, notwithstanding any 
provision of law referred to in subsection (b), all such assistance 
is--
            ``(1) made available for the benefit of rural and urban 
        areas, and Native Americans, in a manner that targets such 
        assistance for areas, communities, and populations (including 
        low-income families and individuals) that are underserved with 
        respect to information technology needs, employment, and 
        education; and
            ``(2) to the greatest extent possible, ensure that such 
        assistance is appropriately allocated so that rural and urban 
        areas, and Native Americans, are each fairly served by such 
        amounts.
    ``(b) Required Minimum Assistance.--Except as provided in 
subsections (c) and (d), from the amount made available under section 
135 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2010, the Board shall make 
assistance available for the following activities in the following 
amounts:
            ``(1) Teacher training.--For each such fiscal year, not 
        less than $300,000,000 for assistance under section 3122 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6832) 
        for training teachers to use technology effectively in the 
        classroom.
            ``(2) Community technology centers.--For each such fiscal 
        year, not less than $200,000,000 for assistance under section 
        3122 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 6832) for establishing community technology centers to 
        provide individuals who cannot afford access to computers, 
        technology training, and technological tools such access 
        appropriate to improve their educational performance and their 
        ability to compete for and hold jobs.
            ``(3) Neighborhood network learning centers.--For each such 
        fiscal year, not less than $200,000,000 for assistance by the 
        Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for public-private 
        partnerships to establish neighborhood learning centers 
        providing computer-based services to help residents of 
        federally assisted housing learn critical computer skills that 
        will improve their educational performance and employment 
        qualifications.
            ``(4) Technology development fund.--For each such fiscal 
        year, not less than $200,000,000 for the Technology Development 
        Fund under section 714 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
        U.S.C. 614) to provide loans and investment capital to small 
        communications businesses to stimulate new technological growth 
        and development, promote universal service, and enhance the 
        delivery of telecommunications services to rural and 
        underserved areas.
            ``(5) Technology opportunity program.--For each such fiscal 
        year, not less than $145,000,000 for grants under the 
        Technology Opportunity Program of the Secretary of Commerce 
        pursuant to subpart A of part IV of the Communications Act of 
        1934 (47 U.S.C. 390 et seq.) to provide matching funds to 
        State, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit entities to 
        extend the benefit of information technology to all Americans, 
        especially those in underserved areas.
            ``(6) Rural, urban, and native american technology 
        training.--For each such fiscal year, not less than 
        $300,000,000 for preparing residents of rural and urban areas, 
        and Native Americans, for careers in programming, database 
        development, network engineering, and other advance information 
        and technical fields.
            ``(7) Broadband network deployment.--For each such fiscal 
        year, not less than $100,000,000 for assistance regarding 
        deployment of broadband networks (including wireless and 
        wireline technologies), except that of such amount in each such 
        fiscal year--
                    ``(A) not less than $2,000,000 shall be available 
                only for research activities of the National 
                Telecommunications and Information Administration 
                regarding improvement of broadband (including wireless 
                and wireline) technology in support of next-generation 
                Internet; and
                    ``(B) not less than $98,000,000 shall be available 
                only for assistance under the Public Works and Economic 
                Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) for 
                implementing deployment of such networks.
            ``(8) Home internet access program.--For each such fiscal 
        year, not less than $100,000,000 for grants under a Home 
        Internet Access Program of the National Telecommunications and 
        Information Administration pursuant to subpart A of part IV of 
        the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 390 et seq.) to 
        assist public-private partnerships to address the needs of low-
        income individuals and families in gaining access to technology 
        and online resources at home, except that notwithstanding 
        subsections (a) and (c) of section 392 of such Act, such 
        amounts may be used to support activities to provide low-income 
        individuals and families with access to the Internet in their 
        homes.
            ``(9) Falling through the net survey.--Only for fiscal 
        years 2004 and 2007, not less than $500,000 for each such 
        fiscal year for the National Telecommunications and Information 
        Administration for conducting the Falling Through the Net 
        survey, pursuant to sections 901 and 902 of the National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
        Act (47 U.S.C. 901, 902) to determine the extent to which 
        Americans have access to telephones, computers, and the 
        Internet.
    ``(c) Assistance Allocated at Discretion of Board.--The Board shall 
use any amounts made available under section 135 for any fiscal year 
that are in excess of the amounts required to be used for assistance 
under subsection (b) to provide--
            ``(1) assistance under the programs referred to in such 
        paragraph in addition to the amounts required under such 
        paragraph; or
            ``(2) other assistance, as the Board determines 
        appropriate, to serve the information technology needs of, or 
        improve the information technology educational or employment 
        opportunities for, residents of rural and urban areas, and 
        Native Americans, that are underserved with respect to 
        information technology needs, jobs, and education.
The Board shall have complete discretion to make amounts available 
under this paragraph for any of the purposes referred to in this 
paragraph in such amounts as the Board determines appropriate.
    ``(d) Authority To Reduce Required Assistance in Second 5 Years.--
In any of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, the Board may, by a vote of 
not less than 8 members of the Board held not more than 3 months before 
the beginning of such fiscal year, waive the applicability of any one 
or more of the paragraphs of subsection (b) for such fiscal year and 
provide assistance for such fiscal year for the purpose referred to in 
such paragraph in any reduced amount determined appropriate by the 
Board. Any amounts otherwise required to be used under any such 
paragraph of subsection (b) that are available by reason of action by 
the Board pursuant to this subsection shall be treated as excess 
amounts to be to allocated and made available by the Board under 
subsection (c).
    ``(e) Prohibited Activities.--Notwithstanding any provision of 
subsection (b) or (c), amounts made available under section 135 may not 
be used for the construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of any 
structure in which to provide training or other information technology 
services assisted pursuant to subsection (a).

``SEC. 134. REGULATIONS.

    The Secretary of Commerce may prescribe such regulations as may be 
necessary to carry out this part.

``SEC. 135. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    For each of fiscal years 2001 through 2010 there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this part an amount equal to the amount 
deposited to the Digital Bridge Trust Fund for such fiscal year 
pursuant to section 131.''.
    (b) Repeal.--Effective October 1, 2010, part C of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act is 
repealed.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION OF EXCISE TAX ON TELEPHONE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS 
              SERVICES.

    (a) Reduction.--Section 4251(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Applicable percentage.--The term `applicable 
        percentage' means 1.5 percent.''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to amounts paid pursuant to bills first rendered after September 
30, 2000.
    (b) Repeal.--Subchapter B of chapter 33 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is repealed effective with respect to bills rendered on or 
after October 1, 2010.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
providers of communications services (as such term is defined in 
section 4251(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) should not 
increase rates for such services based upon any reduction in the excise 
tax on such services pursuant to the amendments made by this section.


Output: Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Board of Trustees of the Digital Bridge Trust Fund to make decisions with respect to allocations authorized under this Act. Requires the Board to submit annual reports to the President and Congress regarding its activities.
Requires the Board to ensure that assistance provided herein is: (1) made available for the benefit of rural and urban areas and Native Americans in a manner that targets such assistance for areas, communities, and populations that are underserved with respect to information technology needs, employment, and education; and (2) appropriately allocated. Directs the Board to make such assistance available for FY 2001 through 2010 for: (1) teacher training; (2) community technology centers; (3) neighborhood network learning centers; (4) the Technology Development Fund; (5) the Technology Opportunity Program; (6) rural, urban, and Native American technology training; (7) broadband network deployment; (8) the Home Internet Access Program; and (9) the Falling Through the Net survey (to determine the extent to which Americans have access to telephones, computers, and the Internet). Allows excess amounts to be allocated at the Board's discretion. Authorizes the Board, in any of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, to reduce the amounts of assistance provided during the first five years.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2010. Repeals this Act on October 1, 2010.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 3 to 1.5 percent, as of October 1, 2000, the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. Expresses the sense of Congress that providers of communications services should not increase service rates based upon such reduction.