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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug 
Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. EXTENDED MONTHS OF COVERAGE OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS FOR 
              KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENTS AND OTHER RENAL DIALYSIS 
              PROVISIONS.

    (a) Medicare Entitlement to Immunosuppressive Drugs for Kidney 
Transplant Recipients.--
            (1) Kidney transplant recipients.--Section 226A(b)(2) of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 426-1(b)(2)) is amended by 
        inserting ``(except for eligibility for enrollment under part B 
        solely for purposes of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs 
        described in section 1861(s)(2)(J))'' before ``, with the 
        thirty-sixth month''.
            (2) Individuals eligible only for coverage of 
        immunosuppressive drugs.--
                    (A) Section 1836 of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1395o) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``Every'' and inserting 
                        ``(a) In General.--Every''; and
                            (ii) by inserting at the end the following 
                        new subsection:
    ``(b) Individuals Eligible for Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage.--
Beginning on January 1, 2012, every individual whose insurance benefits 
under part A have ended (whether before, on, or after such date) by 
reason of section 226A(b)(2) is eligible for enrollment in the 
insurance program established by this part solely for purposes of 
coverage of immunosuppressive drugs.''.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Sections 1837, 1838, and 
                1839 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(p), 42 
                U.S.C. 1395(q), 42 U.S.C. 1395(r)) are each amended by 
                striking ``1836'' and inserting ``1836(a)'' each place 
                it appears.
            (3) Enrollment for individuals only eligible for coverage 
        of immunosuppressive drugs.--Section 1837 of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(p)) is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new subsection:
    ``(m)(1) Any individual who is eligible under section 1836(b) to 
enroll in the medical insurance program established under this part for 
purposes of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs may enroll only in such 
manner and form as may be prescribed by regulations, and only during an 
enrollment period described in this subsection.
    ``(2) An individual described in paragraph (1) may enroll beginning 
on the first day of the third month before the month in which the 
individual first satisfies section 1836(b).
    ``(3) An individual described in paragraph (1) whose entitlement 
for hospital insurance benefits under part A ends by reason of section 
226A(b)(2) on or after January 1, 2012, shall be deemed to have 
enrolled in the medical insurance program established by this part for 
purposes of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs.''.
            (4) Coverage period for individuals only eligible for 
        coverage of immunosuppressive drugs.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 1838 of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395q) is amended by adding at 
                the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) In the case of an individual described in section 1836(b), 
the following rules shall apply:
            ``(1) In the case of such an individual who is deemed to 
        have enrolled in part B for coverage of immunosuppressive drugs 
        under section 1837(m)(3), such individual's coverage period 
        shall begin on the first day of the month in which the 
        individual first satisfies section 1836(b).
            ``(2) In the case of such an individual who enrolls in part 
        B for coverage of immunosuppressive drugs under section 
        1837(m)(2), such individual's coverage period shall begin on 
        the first day of the month in which the individual first 
        satisfies section 1836(b) or the month following the month in 
        which the individual so enrolls, whichever is later.
            ``(3) The provisions of subsections (b) and (d) shall apply 
        with respect to an individual described in paragraph (1) or 
        (2).
            ``(4) In addition to the reasons for termination under 
        subsection (b), the coverage period of an individual described 
        in paragraph (1) or (2) shall end when the individual becomes 
        entitled to benefits under this title under section 226(a), 
        226(b), or 226A.''.
                    (B) Conforming amendments.--Section 1838(b) of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395q(b)) is amended, in 
                the matter following paragraph (2), by adding ``or 
                section 1837(m)(3)'' after ``section 1837(f)'' each 
                place it appears.
            (5) Premiums for individuals only eligible for coverage of 
        immunosuppressive drugs.--Section 1839 of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
                following new sentence: ``No increase in the premium 
                shall be effected for individuals who are enrolled 
                pursuant to section 1836(b) for coverage only of 
                immunosuppressive drugs.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(j) Determination of Premium for Individuals Only Eligible for 
Coverage of Immunosuppressive Drugs.--The Secretary shall, during 
September of each year, determine and promulgate a monthly premium rate 
for the succeeding calendar year for individuals who enroll only for 
the purpose of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs under section 
1836(b). Such premium shall be equal to 35 percent of the monthly 
actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over, determined according to 
paragraph (1), for that succeeding calendar year. The monthly premium 
of each individual enrolled for coverage of immunosuppressive drugs 
under section 1836(b) for each month shall be the amount promulgated in 
this subsection. Such amount shall be adjusted in accordance with 
subsections (c) and (f).''.
            (6) Government contribution.--Section 1844(a) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; plus'';
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(4) a Government contribution equal to the estimated 
        aggregate reduction in premiums payable under part B that 
        results from establishing the premium at 35 percent of the 
        actuarial rate under section 1839(j) instead of 50 percent of 
        the actuarial rate for individuals who enroll only for the 
        purpose of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs under section 
        1836(b).''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following flush 
                matter:
        ``The Government contribution under paragraph (4) shall be 
        treated as premiums payable and deposited for purposes of 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1).''.
            (7) Extension of secondary payer requirements for esrd 
        beneficiaries eligible for coverage of immunosuppressive 
        drugs.--Section 1862(b)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1395(y)(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new sentence: ``With regard to immunosuppressive 
        drugs furnished to an individual who enrolls for the purpose of 
        coverage of immunosuppressive drugs under section 1836(b) on or 
        after January 1, 2012, this subparagraph shall apply without 
        regard to any time limitation, except that when such individual 
        becomes entitled to benefits under this title under sections 
        226(a) or 226(b), or entitled to or eligible for benefits under 
        this title under section 226A, the provisions of subparagraphs 
        (A) and (B), and the time limitations under this subparagraph, 
        respectively, shall apply.''.
            (8) Ensuring coverage under the medicare savings program.--
        Section 1905(p)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1396d(p)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ``or an individual who 
        is enrolled under part B for the purpose of coverage of 
        immunosuppressive drugs under section 1836(b)'' after ``section 
        1818''.
            (9) Part d.--Section 1860D-1(a)(3)(A) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(a)(3)(A)) is amended by 
        inserting ``(but not including an individual enrolled solely 
        for coverage of immunosuppressive drugs under section 
        1836(b))'' before the period at the end.

Answer: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Benefits) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend the months of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients.

Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to make eligible for enrollment in Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), solely for the purpose of such drug coverage, every individual whose insurance benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) have ended by reason of a kidney transplant or the end of any requirement for a regular course of dialysis.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to determine a monthly premium rate for such individuals equal to 35% of the monthly actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over. Prescribes a formula for detemination of a government contribution to such a premium.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Weather Modification Research and 
Technology Transfer Authorization Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this Act to develop and implement a 
comprehensive and coordinated national weather modification policy and 
a national cooperative Federal and State program of weather 
modification research and development.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Weather 
        Modification Advisory and Research Board.
            (2) Executive director.--The term ``Executive Director'' 
        means the Executive Director of the Weather Modification 
        Advisory and Research Board.
            (3) Research and development.--The term ``research and 
        development'' means theoretical analysis, exploration, 
        experimentation, and the extension of investigative findings 
        and theories of scientific or technical nature into practical 
        application for experimental and demonstration purposes, 
        including the experimental production and testing of models, 
        devices, equipment, materials, and processes.
            (4) Weather modification.--The term ``weather 
        modification'' means changing or controlling, or attempting to 
        change or control, by artificial methods the natural 
        development of atmospheric cloud forms or precipitation forms 
        which occur in the troposphere.

SEC. 4. WEATHER MODIFICATION ADVISORY AND RESEARCH BOARD ESTABLISHED.

    (a) In General.--There is established in the Department of Commerce 
the Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Board shall consist of 11 members 
        appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, of whom--
                    (A) at least 1 shall be a representative of the 
                American Meteorological Society;
                    (B) at least 1 shall be a representative of the 
                American Society of Civil Engineers;
                    (C) at least 1 shall be a representative of the 
                National Academy of Sciences;
                    (D) at least 1 shall be a representative of the 
                National Center for Atmospheric Research of the 
                National Science Foundation;
                    (E) at least 2 shall be representatives of the 
                National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the 
                Department of Commerce;
                    (F) at least 1 shall be a representative of 
                institutions of higher education or research 
                institutes; and
                    (G) at least 1 shall be a representative of a State 
                that is currently supporting operational weather 
                modification projects.
            (2) Tenure.--A member of the Board serves at the pleasure 
        of the Secretary of Commerce.
            (3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Board shall be filled in 
        the same manner as the original appointment.
    (b) Advisory Committees.--The Board may establish advisory 
committees to advise the Board and to make recommendations to the Board 
concerning legislation, policies, administration, research, and other 
matters.
    (c) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which all members of the Board have been appointed, the Board shall 
hold its first meeting.
    (d) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the Chair.
    (e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall 
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
    (f) Chair and Vice Chair.--The Board shall select a Chair and Vice 
Chair from among its members.

SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE BOARD.

    (a) Promotion of Research and Development.--In order to assist in 
expanding the theoretical and practical knowledge of weather 
modification, the Board shall promote and fund research and 
development, studies, and investigations with respect to--
            (1) improved forecast and decisionmaking technologies for 
        weather modification operations, including tailored computer 
        workstations and software and new observation systems with 
        remote sensors; and
            (2) assessments and evaluations of the efficacy of weather 
        modification, both purposeful (including cloud-seeding 
        operations) and inadvertent (including downwind effects and 
        anthropogenic effects).
    (b) Financial Assistance.--Unless the use of the money is 
restricted or subject to any limitations provided by law, the Board 
shall use amounts in the Weather Modification Research and Development 
Fund--
            (1) to pay its expenses in the administration of this Act; 
        and
            (2) to provide for research and development with respect to 
        weather modifications by grants to, or contracts or cooperative 
        arrangements with, public or private agencies.
    (c) Report.--The Board shall submit to the Secretary of Commerce 
biennially a report on its findings and research results.

SEC. 6. POWERS OF THE BOARD.

    (a) Studies, Investigations, and Hearings.--The Board may make any 
studies or investigations, obtain any information, and hold any 
hearings necessary or proper to administer or enforce this Act or any 
rules or orders issued under this Act.
    (b) Personnel.--The Board may employ, as provided for in 
appropriations Acts, an Executive Director and other support staff 
necessary to perform duties and functions under this Act.
    (c) Cooperation With Other Agencies.--The Board may cooperate with 
public or private agencies to promote the purposes of this Act.
    (d) Cooperative Agreements.--The Board may enter into cooperative 
agreements with the head of any department or agency of the United 
States, an appropriate official of any State or political subdivision 
of a State, or an appropriate official of any private or public agency 
or organization for conducting weather modification activities or 
cloud-seeding operations.
    (e) Conduct and Contracts for Research and Development.--The 
Executive Director, with the approval of the Board, may conduct and may 
contract for research and development activities relating to the 
purpose described in section 2.

SEC. 7. COOPERATION WITH THE WEATHER MODIFICATION OPERATIONS AND 
              RESEARCH BOARD.

    The heads of the departments and agencies of the United States and 
the heads of any other public or private agencies and institutions that 
receive research funds from the United States shall, to the extent 
possible, give full support and cooperation to the Board and to 
initiate independent research and development programs that address 
weather modifications.

SEC. 8. FUNDING.

    (a) In General.--There is established within the Treasury of the 
United States the Weather Modification Research and Development Fund, 
which shall consist of amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (b) 
or received by the Board under subsection (c).
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Board for the purposes of carrying out this Act 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2015. Any sums 
appropriated under this subsection shall remain available, without 
fiscal year limitation, until expended.
    (c) Gifts.--The Board may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or 
donations of services or property.

Answer: Weather Modification Research and Technology Transfer Authorization Act of 2005 - Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board to promote and fund research and development (R&D), studies, and investigations with respect to: (1) improved forecast and decisionmaking technologies for weather modification operations, including tailored computer workstations and software and new observation systems with remote sensors; and (2) assessments and evaluations of the efficacy of weather modification, both purposeful (including cloud-seeding operations) and inadvertent (including downwind effects and anthropogenic effects).

Establishes within the U.S. Treasury the Weather Modification Research and Development Fund. Directs the Board, unless the use of the money is restricted or subject to any limitations provided by law, to use amounts in the Fund to: (1) pay its expenses in the administration of this Act; and (2) provide for R&D with respect to weather modifications by grants to, or contracts or cooperative arrangements with, public or private agencies.


Question: SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the 1954 United States Supreme Court decision of Brown 
        v. Board of Education, which mandated an end to the segregation 
        of public schools, was one of the most significant court 
        decisions in the history of the United States;
            (2) the admission of 9 African-American students, known as 
        the ``Little Rock Nine'', to Little Rock's Central high School 
        as a result of the Brown decision, was the most prominent 
        national example of the implementation of the Brown decision, 
        and served as a catalyst for the integration of other, 
        previously segregated public schools in the United States;
            (3) 1997 marked the 70th anniversary of the construction of 
        Central High School, which has been named by the American 
        Institute of Architects as ``the most beautiful high school 
        building in America'';
            (4) Central High School was included on the National 
        Register of Historic Places in 1977 and designated by the 
        Secretary of the Interior as a national historic landmark in 
        1982 in recognition of its national significance in the 
        development of the civil rights movement in the United States; 
        and
            (5) the designation of Little Rock Central High School as a 
        unit of the National Park System will recognize the significant 
        role the school played in the desegregation of public schools 
        in the South and will interpret for future generations the 
        events associated with early desegregation of Southern schools.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to preserve, protect, and 
interpret for the benefit, education, and inspiration of present and 
future generations, Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and 
its role in the integration of public schools and the development of 
the civil rights movement in the United States.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Establishment.--The Little Rock Central High School national 
historic site in the State or Arkansas (hereinafter referred to as the 
``historic site'') is hereby established as a unit of the National Park 
System. The historic site shall consist of lands and interests therein 
comprising the Central High School campus in Little Rock, Arkansas, as 
generally depicted on a map entitled ____________ and dated June 1998. 
Such map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
    (b) Administration of Historic Site.--The Secretary of the Interior 
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall administer the 
historic site in accordance with this Act and the laws generally 
applicable to units of the National Park System, including the Act of 
August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 
U.S.C. 461-467): Provided, That nothing in this Act shall affect the 
authority of the Little Rock School District to administer Little Rock 
Central High School.
    (c) Cooperative Agreements.--(1) The Secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements with appropriate public and private agencies, 
organizations, and institutions (including, but not limited to, the 
State of Arkansas, the city of Little Rock, the Little Rock School 
District, Central High Museum, Inc., Central High Neighborhood, Inc., 
or the University of Arkansas) in furtherance of the purposes of this 
Act.
    (2) The Secretary shall coordinate visitor interpretation of the 
historic site with the Little Rock School District and the Central High 
School Museum, Inc.
    (d) General Management Plan.--Within 2 years after the date funds 
are made available, the Secretary shall prepare a general management 
plan for the historic site.
    (e) Continuing Educational Use.--The Secretary shall consult and 
coordinate with the Little Rock School District in the development of 
the general management plan and in the administration of the historic 
site so as to not interfere with the continuing use of Central High 
School as an educational institution.
    (f) Acquisition of Property.--The Secretary is authorized to 
acquire by purchase with donated or appropriated funds, by exchange, or 
donation the lands and interests therein located within the boundaries 
of the historic site, except that the Secretary may only acquire lands 
or interests therein with the consent of the owner thereof and lands or 
interests therein owned by the State of Arkansas or a political 
subdivision thereof, may only be acquired by donation or exchange.

SEC. 3. DESEGREGATION IN PUBLIC EDUCATION THEME STUDY.

    (a) Theme Study.--Within 2 years after the date funds are made 
available, the Secretary shall prepare and transmit to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Resources of the House of Representatives a national historic landmark 
theme study (hereinafter referred to as the ``theme study'') on the 
history of desegregation in public education. The purpose of the theme 
study shall be to identify sites, districts, buildings, structures, and 
landscapes that best illustrate or commemorate key events or decisions 
in the historical movement to provide for racial desegregation in 
public education. On the basis of the theme study, the Secretary shall 
identify possible new national historic landmarks appropriate to this 
theme and prepare a list in order of importance or merit of the most 
appropriate sites for national historic landmark designation.
    (b) Opportunities for Education and Research.--The theme study 
shall identify appropriate means to establish linkages between sites 
identified in subsection (a) and between those sites and the Central 
High School National Historic Site established in section 2, and with 
other existing units of the National Park System to maximize 
opportunities for public education and scholarly research on 
desegregation in public education. The theme study also shall recommend 
opportunities for cooperative arrangements with State and local 
governments, educational institutions, local historical organizations, 
and other appropriate entities to preserve and interpret key sites in 
the history of desegregation in public education.
    (c) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements with 1 or more major educational institutions, 
public history organizations, or civil rights organizations 
knowledgeable about desegregation in public education to prepare the 
theme study and to ensure that the theme study meets scholarly 
standards.
    (d) Theme Study Coordination With General Management Plan.--The 
theme study shall be prepared as part of the preparation and 
development of the general management plan for the Little Rock Central 
High School National Historic Site established in section 2.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act.

Answer:
Establishes the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas, as a unit of the National Park System. 
Requires the Secretary of the Interior, within two years after funds are made available, to:  (1) prepare a general management plan for the Site; and (2) prepare and transmit to specified congressional committees a National Historic Landmark Theme Study on the history of desegregation in public education. 
Requires the Secretary, on the basis of the study, to identify possible new national historic landmarks appropriate to this theme and prepare a list in order of importance or merit of the most appropriate sites for national historic landmark designation. 
Authorizes appropriations.