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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Territorial Health Parity Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. MEDICAID PAYMENT PARITY FOR THE TERRITORIES.

    (a) Elimination of Funding Limitations for Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1108 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (f), in the matter before 
                paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (g)'' and 
                inserting ``subsections (g) and (h)'';
                    (B) in subsection (g)(2), in the matter before 
                subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and subsection (h)'' 
                after ``paragraph (3)''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(h) Sunset of Funding Limitations for Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.--
Subsections (f) and (g) shall not apply to Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa for any 
fiscal year after fiscal year 2009.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1903(u) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1396c(u)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply beginning with fiscal year 2010.
    (b) Parity in FMAP.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1905(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1396d(b)(2)) is amended by inserting after ``50 per centum'' 
        the following: ``(except that, beginning with fiscal year 2012, 
        the Federal medical assistance percentage for Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
        American Samoa shall be the Federal medical assistance 
        percentage determined by the Secretary in consultation (for the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
        American Samoa) with the Secretary of the Interior)''.
            (2) 2-fiscal-year transition.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, during fiscal years 2010 and 2011, the 
        Federal medical assistance percentage established under section 
        1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) for 
        Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana 
        Islands, and American Samoa shall be the highest such Federal 
        medical assistance percentage applicable to any of the 50 
        States or the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 
        involved, taking into account the application of subsections 
        (a) and (b)(1) of 5001 of division B of the American Recovery 
        and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) to such States 
        and District for calendar quarters during such fiscal years for 
        which such subsections apply respectively.
            (3) Per capita income data.--
                    (A) Report to congress.--Not later than October 1, 
                2010, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
                submit to Congress a report that describes the per 
                capita income data used to promulgate the Federal 
                medical assistance percentage in the territories and 
                how such data differ from the per capita income data 
                used to promulgate Federal medical assistance 
                percentages for the 50 States and the District of 
                Columbia. The report should include recommendations on 
                how the Federal medical assistance percentages can be 
                calculated for the territories to ensure parity with 
                the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
                    (B) Application.--Section 1101(a)(8)(B) of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(8)(B)) is 
                amended--
                            (i) by striking ``(other than Puerto Rico, 
                        the Virgin Islands, and Guam)'' and inserting 
                        ``(including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
                        Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
                        American Samoa)''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``(or, if such 
                        satisfactory data are not available in the case 
                        of the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern 
                        Mariana Islands, or American Samoa, 
                        satisfactory data available from the Department 
                        of the Interior for the same period, or if such 
                        satisfactory data are not available in the case 
                        of Puerto Rico, satisfactory data available 
                        from the Government of the Commonwealth of 
                        Puerto Rico for the same period)'' after 
                        ``Department of Commerce''.
            (4) Relation to american recovery and reinvestment act of 
        2009.--For any period and territory in which the provisions of 
        this subsection apply to a territory, the provisions of section 
        5001(b)(2) of division B of the American Recovery and 
        Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) shall not apply 
        (except as otherwise specifically provided in paragraph (2)).

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR CITIZENS OF FREELY 
              ASSOCIATED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 402(b)(2) of the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Medicaid exception for citizens of freely 
                associated states.--With respect to eligibility for 
                benefits for the program defined in paragraph (3)(C) 
                (relating to the Medicaid program), paragraph (1) shall 
                not apply to any individual who lawfully resides in the 
                United States (including territories and possessions of 
                the United States) in accordance with the Compacts of 
                Free Association between the Government of the United 
                States and the Governments of the Federated States of 
                Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 
                the Republic of Palau.''.
    (b) Conforming Definition of Qualified Alien.--Section 431(b) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1641(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) an individual who lawfully resides in the United 
        States (including territories and possessions of the United 
        States) in accordance with a Compact of Free Association 
        referred to in section 402(b)(2)(G), but only with respect to 
        the program defined in section 402(b)(3)(C) (relating to the 
        Medicaid program).''.
    (c) Setting FMAP at 100 Percent.--The third sentence of section 
1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and as medical 
assistance for individuals described in section 402(b)(2)(G) of the 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act take effect on 
October 1, 2009, Act and apply to benefits and assistance provided on 
or after that date.

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Territorial Health Parity Act of 2009 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to sunset at the end of FY2009 the limitation on Medicaid payments to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to: (1) repeal, as of the end of FY2011, the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) of 50% that applies to such territories; and (2) set the new FMAP for such territories at one determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior. Specifies a transitional FMAP for such territories for FY2010-FY2011.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the per capita income data used to promulgate the FMAP in the territories and how such data differ from the per capita income data used to promulgate FMAPs for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Requires the report to include recommendations on how FMAPs can be calculated for the territories to ensure parity with the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the Medicaid program to the citizens of the Freely Associated States (Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau).

Amends SSA title XIX to set a 100% FMAP for otherwise qualified services rendered to such citizens.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Ethics Commission Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established an independent ethics 
commission within the House of Representatives to be known as the 
Independent Ethics Committee (in this Act referred to as the 
``Commission'').
    (b) Membership and Terms of Office.--(1) The Commission shall 
consist of 9 commissioners, 4 appointed by the Speaker and 4 by the 
minority leader of the House, and one selected by the affirmative vote 
of two-thirds of the 8 appointed commissioners for a term of 5 years. 
No commissioner may serve for more than 5 years.
    (2) Commissioners shall be appointed for terms of 5 years, except 
that of the commissioners first appointed, 2 appointed by the Speaker 
and 2 by the minority leader shall be for 3-year terms and 2 appointed 
by the Speaker and 2 by the minority leader shall be for 4-year terms 
as designated by the Speaker and the minority leader at the time of 
appointment.
    (c) Qualifications.--Only former Federal judges shall be eligible 
for appointment to the Commission.
            (1) Disqualifications for appointments.--
                    (A) Lobbying.--No individual who has been a 
                lobbyist registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act 
                of 1995 or engages in, or is otherwise employed in, 
                lobbying of the Congress or who is an agent of a 
                foreign principal registered under the Foreign Agents 
                Registration Act within the 4-year period immediately 
                preceding appointment shall be eligible for appointment 
                to, or service on, the Commission.
                    (B) Incompatible office.--No member of the 
                Commission appointed under subsection (b) may be a 
                Member of the House of Representatives or Senator.
            (2) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled 
        in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (d) Compensation.--Members shall each be entitled to receive the 
daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay in effect for 
Level III of the Executive Schedule for each day (including travel 
time) during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties 
vested in the Commission.
    (e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall 
constitute a quorum.
    (f) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call a majority of 
its members.

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Duties.--The Commission is authorized--
            (1) to receive, monitor, and oversee financial disclosure 
        and other reports filed by Members of the House and officers 
        and employees of the House under the Ethics in Government Act 
        of 1978, and reports filed by registered lobbyists under the 
        Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995;
            (2) to investigate any alleged violation, by a Member, 
        officer, or employee of the House of Representatives, of any 
        rule or other standard of conduct applicable to the conduct of 
        such Member, officer, or employee under House rules in the 
        performance of his duties or the discharge of his 
        responsibilities;
            (3) to present a case of probable ethics violations to the 
        Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of 
        Representatives;
            (4) to make recommendations to the Committee on Standards 
        of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives that it 
        report to the appropriate Federal or State authorities any 
        substantial evidence of a violation by a Member, officer, or 
        employee of the House of Representatives of any law applicable 
        to the performance of his duties or the discharge of his 
        responsibilities, which may have been disclosed in an 
        investigation by the Office;
            (5) to provide information and informal guidance to 
        Members, officers and employees of the House of Representatives 
        regarding any rules and other standards of conduct applicable 
        to such individuals in their official capacities, and develop 
        and carry out periodic educational briefings for Members, 
        officers, and employees of the House of Representatives on 
        those laws, rules, regulations, or other standards; and
            (6) to give consideration to the request of any Member, 
        officer, or employee of the House of Representatives for a 
        formal advisory opinion or other formal ruling, subject to the 
        review of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the 
        House of Representatives, as applicable, with respect to the 
        general propriety of any current or proposed conduct of such 
        Member, officer, or employee and, with appropriate deletions to 
        assure the privacy of the individual concerned, to publish such 
        opinion for the guidance of other Members, officers, and 
        employees of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Evidence.--The Commission may for the purpose of 
carrying out this Act--
            (1) hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and 
        places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, administer 
        such oaths; and
            (2) subject to subsection (b), require, by subpoena or 
        otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and 
        the production of such books, records, correspondence, 
        memoranda, papers, and documents, as the Commission may 
        determine advisable.
    (b) Subpoenas.--A subpoena may be issued only with a majority of 
the Commission.
    (c) Obtaining Information.--Upon request of the Commission, the 
head of any agency or instrumentality of the Government shall furnish 
information deemed necessary by the Commission to enable it to carry 
out its duties.
    (d) Referrals to the Department of Justice.--Whenever the 
Commission has reason to believe that a violation of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 may have occurred, that matter may be referred 
to the Department of Justice for it to investigate.
    (e) General Audits.--The Commission shall have the authority to 
conduct general audits of filings under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995.

SEC. 5. INVESTIGATIONS AND INTERACTION WITH THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON 
              STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

    (a) Notification.--Whenever the Commission determines that there 
are sufficient grounds to conduct an investigation--
            (1) the Commission shall notify the Committee on Standards 
        of Official Conduct of this determination;
            (2) the applicable committee may overrule the determination 
        of the Commission if, within 10 legislative days--
                    (A) the committee by an affirmative, roll-call vote 
                of two-thirds of the full committee votes to overrule 
                the determination of the Commission;
                    (B) the committee issues a public report detailing 
                its reasoning for overruling the Commission;
                    (C) the vote of each member of the committee on 
                such roll-call vote is included in the report;
                    (D) dissenting members are allowed to issue their 
                own report detailing their reasons for disagreeing with 
                the majority vote; and
                    (E) if the committee votes to overrule the 
                determination of the Commission pursuant to 
                subparagraph (B), the Commission may publish and make 
                available to the general public a report detailing the 
                reasons that the Commission concluded there were 
                sufficient grounds to conduct an investigation.
    (b) Conducting Investigations.--(1) If the Commission determines 
that there are sufficient grounds to conduct an investigation and his 
determination is not overruled under subsection (a)(5), the Commission 
shall conduct an investigation to determine if probable cause exists 
that a violation occurred.
    (2) As part of an investigation, the Commission may--
            (A) administer oaths;
            (B) issue subpoenas;
            (C) compel the attendance of witnesses and the production 
        of papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony; and
            (D) take the deposition of witnesses.
    (3) If a person disobeys or refuses to comply with a subpoena, or 
if a witness refuses to testify to a matter, he may be held in contempt 
of Congress.
    (c) Presentation of Case to House Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct.--(1) If the Commission determines, upon conclusion of 
an investigation, that probable cause exists that an ethics violation 
has occurred, the Commission shall notify the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct of the House of Representatives of this determination.
    (2) The committee may overrule the determination of the Commission 
if, within 10 legislative days--
            (A) the committee by an affirmative, roll-call vote of two-
        thirds of the full committee votes to overrule the 
        determination of the Commission;
            (B) the committee issues a public report detailing its 
        reasoning for overruling the Commission;
            (C) the vote of each member of the committee on such roll-
        call vote is included in the report; and
            (D) dissenting members are allowed to issue their own 
        report detailing their reasons for disagreeing with the 
        majority vote.
    (3) If the committee votes to overrule the determination of the 
Commission pursuant to paragraph (2), the Commission may publish and 
make available to the general public a report detailing the reasons 
that he concluded there were sufficient grounds to present such case to 
the committee.
    (4)(A) If the Commission determines there is probable cause that an 
ethics violation has occurred and the Commission's determination is not 
overruled, the Commission shall present the case and evidence to the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of 
Representatives to hear and make a determination pursuant to its rules.
    (B) The committee shall vote upon whether the individual who is the 
subject of the investigation has violated any rules or other standards 
of conduct applicable to that individual in his official capacity. Such 
votes shall be a roll-call vote of the full committee, a quorum being 
present. The committee shall issue a public report which shall include 
the vote of each member of the committee on such roll-call vote. 
Dissenting members may issue their own report detailing their own 
reasons for disagreeing with the majority vote.
    (d) Sanctions.--Whenever the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct of the House of Representatives finds that an ethics violation 
has occurred the Commission shall recommend appropriate sanctions to 
the committee and whether a matter should be referred to the Department 
of Justice for investigation.

SEC. 6. PROCEDURAL RULES.

    (a) Majority Approval.--No report or recommendation relating to the 
official conduct of a Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
Representatives shall be made by the Commission, and no investigation 
of such conduct shall be undertaken by the Commission, unless approved 
by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Commission.
    (b) Investigations.--Except in the case of an investigation 
undertaken by the Commission on its own initiative, the Commission may 
undertake an investigation relating to the official conduct of an 
individual Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
only--
            (1) upon receipt of a complaint, in writing and under oath, 
        made by or submitted to a Member of the House of 
        Representatives and transmitted to the Commission by such 
        Member, or
            (2) upon receipt of a complaint from the chairman of the 
        Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of 
        Representatives, in writing and under oath, made by that 
        committee.
    (c) Prohibition of Certain Investigations.--No investigation shall 
be undertaken by the Commission of any alleged violation of a law, 
rule, regulation, or standard of conduct not in effect at the time of 
the alleged violation.
    (d) Disclosure.--No information or testimony received, or the 
contents of a complaint or the fact of its filing, shall be publicly 
disclosed by any member of the Commission or staff of the Commission 
unless specifically authorized in each instance by a vote of the 
Commission.

SEC. 7. STAFF OF COMMISSION.

    The Commission may appoint and fix the compensation of such staff 
as the Commission considers necessary to perform its duties. The 
Commission shall be appointed jointly by the Speaker and minority 
leader and shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay 
payable for Level III of the Executive Schedule.

SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE HOUSE TO CHANGE THE DUTIES OF 
              THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

    (a) House Rules Amendments.--Clause 3 of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives is amended as follows:
            (1) In paragraph (a), strike subparagraphs (1), (2), and 
        (3), and redesignate subparagraphs (4), (5), and (6), as 
        subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
            (2)(A) Paragraph (b)(1) is amended by striking ``(A)'', by 
        striking ``a resolution, report, recommendation, or'' and 
        inserting ``an'', and by striking ``, or, except as provided in 
        subparagraph (2), undertake an investigation'', and by striking 
        subdivision (B).
            (B) Paragraph (b) is further amended by striking 
        subparagraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) and by redesignating 
        subparagraphs (6) and (7) as subparagraphs (2) and (3), 
        respectively.
            (3) Strike paragraphs (j) (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), and 
        (q).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 803 of the Ethics Reform Act of 
1989 (2 U.S.C. 29d) is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d).

SEC. 9. ACTION ON COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a) Printing of Reports in Congressional Record.--Upon receipt by 
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of 
Representatives of any report of the Commission, the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives shall have the report printed in the 
Congressional Record.
    (b) House Consideration of Independent Ethics Commission 
Recommendations.--Within 14 calendar days after a report referred to in 
subsection (a) is printed in the Congressional Record, that portion of 
the report recommending action by the House of Representatives 
respecting any alleged violation, by a Member, officer, or employee of 
the House of Representatives, of any law, rule, regulation, or other 
standard of conduct applicable to the conduct of such Member, officer, 
or employee in the performance of his duties or the discharge of his 
responsibilities shall be introduced (by request) in the House by the 
Speaker of the House, for himself and the minority leader of the House 
in the form of a resolution. This resolution shall constitute a 
question of privilege under rule IX of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives. Any Member favoring the resolution may call it up as a 
question of privilege but only on the third day after the calendar date 
upon which such Member announces to the House his intention to do so.

SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect upon the date of its enactment, except 
that sections 3, 4, and 8 shall not take effect immediately prior to 
noon January 3, 2009.

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Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes within the House of Representatives an Independent Ethics Commission composed only of former federal judges.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pregnant Mothers and Infants Health 
Protection Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) According to recent figures, 14 percent of pregnant 
        mothers admit to smoking tobacco during pregnancy.
            (2) Smoking tobacco during pregnancy significantly 
        increases maternal and fetal risk, and causes 20 percent to 30 
        percent of the low birth weight rate and 10 percent of the 
        fetal and infant death rate in the United States.
            (3) Mothers who smoke both during and after pregnancy have 
        nearly a 3 fold increase in the risk of Sudden Infant Death 
        Syndrome (SIDS), as compared to mothers who do not smoke.
            (4) Smoking during pregnancy has been associated with 
        certain childhood cancers and birth defects, and it increases 
        the risk of spontaneous abortion, premature rupture of 
        membranes, and delivery of a stillborn infant.
            (5) Smoking during pregnancy may impede the growth of the 
        fetus and increase the likelihood of mental retardation by 50 
        percent.
            (6) The proportion of women who quit smoking during 
        pregnancy but relapse at 6 months postpartum is nearly 63 
        percent, thereby exposing their infants to passive smoke and 
        increasing their risk for SIDS and other health related 
        problems.
            (7) Effective prenatal smoking cessation interventions 
        increase the rate of smoking cessation during pregnancy.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this Act to establish, within the Department 
of Health and Human Services, a comprehensive program to help prevent 
prenatal and postnatal smoking. Such program shall--
            (1) coordinate, support, and conduct national, State and 
        community-based public awareness, prevention, and education 
        programs on prenatal and postnatal smoking;
            (2) support, coordinate, and conduct basic and applied 
        research concerning prenatal and postnatal smoking and its 
        effects; and
            (3) foster coordination between all Federal agencies and 
        private voluntary organizations that conduct or support 
        prenatal and postnatal smoking research, prevention, and 
        surveillance programs.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

    Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

      ``PART M--PRENATAL AND POSTNATAL SMOKING PREVENTION PROGRAM

``SEC. 399N. ESTABLISHMENT.

    ``(a) Prenatal or Postnatal Smoking Prevention Program.-- The 
Secretary, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, shall establish a comprehensive program to be known as the 
`Prenatal and Postnatal Smoking Prevention Program' that shall 
include--
            ``(1) an education and public awareness program that is 
        designed to--
                    ``(A) support, conduct and evaluate the 
                effectiveness of--
                            ``(i) educational and cessation programs 
                        concerning the prevention, diagnosis, and 
                        treatment of infants born with the effects of 
                        prenatal smoking;
                            ``(ii) prevention and education programs, 
                        including school health and adolescent 
                        education programs concerning prenatal and 
                        postnatal smoking and its effects, and;
                            ``(iii) public and community awareness and 
                        cessation programs designed to educate about 
                        prenatal and postnatal smoking and its effects 
                        on fetuses and newborns;
                    ``(B) provide technical and consultative assistance 
                to States, local governments, scientific and academic 
                institutions, community health centers funded under 
                section 330, and nonprofit organizations concerning the 
                programs referred to in subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(C) award grants to, and enter into cooperative 
                agreements with, States, local governments, scientific 
                and academic institutions, community health centers, 
                and non-profit organizations for the purpose of--
                            ``(i) evaluating the effectiveness of 
                        programs referred to in subparagraph (A);
                            ``(ii) providing training in the prevention 
                        of prenatal and postnatal smoking;
                            ``(iii) educating school age children, 
                        especially pregnant and high-risk youth, 
                        concerning the effects of prenatal and 
                        postnatal smoking on fetuses and newborns; and
                            ``(iv) increasing public and community 
                        awareness concerning prenatal and postnatal 
                        smoking and its effects on fetuses and newborns 
through projects, programs, and campaigns, and improving the 
understanding of the general public and targeted groups concerning the 
most effective intervention methods to prevent prenatal and postnatal 
smoking;
            ``(2) an applied research and prevention program that is 
        designed to--
                    ``(A) support and conduct research on the 
                diagnostic methods, treatment, and prevention of 
                prenatal and postnatal smoking and its effects on 
                fetuses and newborns;
                    ``(B) provide technical and consultative assistance 
                and training to States, local governments, scientific 
                and academic institutions, community health centers, 
                and nonprofit organizations engaged in the conduct of--
                            ``(i) prenatal and postnatal smoking 
                        prevention, cessation and early intervention 
                        programs; and
                            ``(ii) research relating to the effects of 
                        prenatal and postnatal smoking and the number 
                        and demographic profile of pregnant mothers who 
                        smoke; and
                    ``(C) award grants to, and enter into cooperative 
                agreements and contracts with, States, local 
                governments, scientific and academic institutions, 
                community health centers, and non-profit organizations 
                for the purpose of--
                            ``(i) conducting innovative demonstration 
                        and evaluation projects designed to determine 
                        effective strategies, including community-based 
                        prevention programs and education campaigns, 
                        for preventing and intervening in fetal 
                        exposure to tobacco smoke;
                            ``(ii) improving and coordinating the 
                        surveillance and ongoing assessment methods 
                        implemented by such entities and the Federal 
                        Government with respect to prenatal and 
                        postnatal smoking and its effects on fetuses 
                        and newborns;
                            ``(iii) developing, disseminating and 
                        evaluating effective age-appropriate prevention 
                        and cessation programs for adolescent and adult 
                        mothers who smoke; and
                            ``(iv) facilitating the coordination and 
                        collaboration among Federal, State, local 
                        government and community-based prenatal and 
                        postnatal smoking prevention programs;
            ``(3) a basic research program that is designed to support 
        and conduct basic research on services and effective prevention 
        treatments and interventions for pregnant mothers who smoke and 
        children suffering the effects of intrauterine or passive 
        exposure to tobacco smoke; and
            ``(4) a procedure for disseminating prevention strategies 
        and the diagnostic criteria for infants suffering the effects 
        of exposure to intrauterine or passive tobacco smoke to health 
        care providers, educators, social workers, and other 
        individuals.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant, or enter 
into a cooperative agreement or contract under this section, an entity 
shall--
            ``(1) be a State, local government, scientific or academic 
        institution, community health center, or nonprofit 
        organization; and
            ``(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at 
        such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
        the Secretary may require, including a description of the 
        activities that the entity intends to carry out using amounts 
        received under the grant, cooperative agreement or contract.
    ``(c) Clearinghouse.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall establish within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a 
prenatal and postnatal smoking prevention clearinghouse for the 
collection, dissemination and storage of data concerning prenatal and 
postnatal smoking prevention. In establishing such clearinghouse, the 
Secretary shall ensure that the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention shall serve as the coordinating agency for prenatal and 
postnatal smoking prevention and surveillance activities.
    ``(d) Biennial Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this section, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the 
Senate a biennial report that--
            ``(1) includes information concerning the incidence and 
        prevalence of prenatal and postnatal smoking and the extent to 
        which such smoking has contributed to infant mortality, low 
        birth weight, sudden infant death syndrome, and other 
        complications;
            ``(2) includes information that is specific to various 
        demographics;
            ``(3) includes an assessment of the extent to which various 
        approaches of preventing prenatal and postnatal smoking have 
        been effective;
            ``(4) describes the activities carried out under this 
        section; and
            ``(5) contains any recommendations of the Secretary 
        regarding this section.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001.''.

Ex Output:

Pregnant Mothers and Infants Health Protection Act of 1997 - Establishes, within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Prenatal and Postnatal Smoking Prevention Program to include:  (1) an education and public awareness program designed to support and evaluate the effectiveness of certain prevention and cessation programs, provide technical and consultative assistance and award grants and enter into cooperative agreements with States, local governments, and certain entities; (2) an applied research and prevention program designed to support and conduct research on the diagnostic methods, treatment, and prevention of prenatal and postnatal smoking and its effects on fetuses and newborns, provide technical and consultative assistance and award grants, and enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with States, local governments, and certain entities; (3) a basic research program for the support and conduct of basic research on services and effective prevention treatments and interventions for pregnant mothers who smoke and children suffering the effects of intrauterine or passive exposure to tobacco smoke; and (4) a procedure for disseminating prevention strategies and the diagnostic criteria for infants suffering the effects of exposure to intrauterine or passive tobacco smoke to health care providers, educators, social workers, and other individuals. 
Directs the HHS Secretary to:  (1) establish within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a prenatal and postnatal smoking prevention clearinghouse; and (2) in establishing such clearinghouse, ensure that the CDC serve as the coordinating agency for prenatal and postnatal smoking prevention. 
Mandates a certain biennial report. 
Authorizes appropriations.