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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hereditary Disorders Newborn 
Screening Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF STATES TO PROVIDE NEWBORN AND 
              CHILD SCREENING FOR HERITABLE DISORDERS.

    Part A of title XI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300b-1 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1108. IMPROVED NEWBORN AND CHILD SCREENING FOR HERITABLE 
              DISORDERS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator 
of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants 
to eligible entities to enhance, improve or expand the ability of State 
and local public health agencies to provide screening, counseling or 
preventive care services to newborns and children having or at risk for 
heritable disorders.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts provided under a grant awarded under 
subsection (a) shall be used to--
            ``(1) establish, expand, or improve systems or programs to 
        provide screening, counseling, testing or specialty services 
        for newborns and children at risk for heritable disorders;
            ``(2) establish, expand, or improve programs or services to 
        reduce mortality or morbidity from heritable disorders;
            ``(3) establish, expand, or improve systems or programs to 
        provide information and counseling on available therapies for 
        newborns and children with heritable disorders;
            ``(4) improve the access of medically underserved 
        populations to screening, counseling, testing and specialty 
        services for newborns and children having or at risk for 
        heritable disorders; or
            ``(5) conduct such other activities as may be necessary to 
        enable newborns and children having or at risk for heritable 
        disorders to receive screening, counseling, testing or 
        specialty services, regardless of income, race, color, 
        religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a) an entity shall--
            ``(1) be a State or political subdivision of a State, or a 
        consortium of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of 
        States; and
            ``(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application 
        that includes--
                    ``(A) a plan to use amounts awarded under the grant 
                to meet specific health status goals and objectives 
                relative to heritable disorders, including attention to 
                needs of medically underserved populations;
                    ``(B) a plan for the collection of outcome data or 
                other methods of evaluating the degree to which amounts 
                awarded under this grant will be used to achieve the 
                goals and objectives identified under subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) a plan for monitoring and ensuring the 
                quality of services provided under the grant;
                    ``(D) an assurance that amounts awarded under the 
                grant will be used only to implement the approved plan 
                for the State;
                    ``(E) an assurance that the provision of services 
                under the plan is coordinated with services provided 
                under programs implemented in the State under titles V, 
                XVIII, XIX, XX, or XXI of the Social Security Act 
                (subject to Federal regulations applicable to such 
                programs) so that the coverage of services under such 
                titles is not substantially diminished by the use of 
                granted funds; and
                    ``(F) such other information determined by the 
                Secretary to be necessary.
    ``(d) Limitation.--An eligible entity may not use amounts received 
under this section to--
            ``(1) provide cash payments to or on behalf of affected 
        individuals;
            ``(2) provide inpatient services;
            ``(3) purchase land or make capital improvements to 
        property; or
            ``(4) provide for proprietary research or training.
    ``(e) Voluntary Participation.--The participation by any individual 
in any program or portion thereof established or operated with funds 
received under this section shall be wholly voluntary and shall not be 
a prerequisite to eligibility for or receipt of any other service or 
assistance from, or to participation in, another Federal or State 
program.
    ``(f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds appropriated under this 
section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, 
State, and local public funds provided for activities of the type 
described in this section.
    ``(g) Publication.
            ``(1) In general.--An application submitted under 
        subsection (c)(2) shall be made public by the State in such a 
        manner as to facilitate comment from any person, including 
        through hearings and other methods used to facilitate comments 
        from the public.
            ``(2) Comments.--Comments received by the State after the 
        publication described in paragraph (1) shall be addressed in 
        the application submitted under subsection (c)(2).
    ``(h) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide to 
entities receiving grants under subsection (a) such technical 
assistance as may be necessary to ensure the quality of programs 
conducted under this section.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2011.

``SEC. 1109. EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEWBORN AND CHILD 
              SCREENING PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to eligible 
entities to provide for the conduct of demonstration programs to 
evaluate the effectiveness of screening, counseling or preventive care 
services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable 
disorders in newborns and children.
    ``(b) Demonstration Programs.--A demonstration program conducted 
under a grant under this section shall be designed to evaluate and 
assess, within the jurisdiction of the entity receiving such grant--
            ``(1) the effectiveness of screening, counseling, testing 
        or specialty services for newborns and children at risk for 
        heritable disorders in reducing the morbidity and mortality 
        associated with such disorders;
            ``(2) the effectiveness of screening, counseling, testing 
        or specialty services in accurately and reliably diagnosing 
        heritable disorders in newborns and children; or
            ``(3) the availability of screening, counseling, testing or 
        specialty services for newborns and children at risk for 
        heritable disorders.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a) an entity shall be a State or political subdivision of a 
State, or a consortium of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of 
States.

``SEC. 1110. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HERITABLE DISORDERS IN NEWBORNS AND 
              CHILDREN.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an advisory 
committee to be known as the `Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders 
in Newborns and Children' (referred to in this section as the `Advisory 
Committee').
    ``(b) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall--
            ``(1) provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
        concerning grants and projects awarded or funded under section 
        1108;
            ``(2) provide technical information to the Secretary for 
        the development of policies and priorities for the 
        administration of grants under section 1108; and
            ``(3) provide such recommendations, advice or information 
        as may be necessary to enhance, expand or improve the ability 
        of the Secretary to reduce the mortality or morbidity from 
        heritable disorders.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall appoint not to 
        exceed 15 members to the Advisory Committee. In appointing such 
        members, the Secretary shall ensure that the total membership 
        of the Advisory Committee is an odd number.
            ``(2) Required members.--The Secretary shall appoint to the 
        Advisory Committee under paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) the Administrator of the Health Resources and 
                Services Administration;
                    ``(B) the Director of the Centers for Disease 
                Control and Prevention;
                    ``(C) the Director of the National Institutes of 
                Health;
                    ``(D) the Director of the Agency for Healthcare 
                Research and Quality;
                    ``(E) medical or scientific professionals with 
                special expertise in heritable disorders, or in 
                providing screening, counseling, testing or specialty 
                services for newborns and children at risk for 
                heritable disorders;
                    ``(F) members of the public having special 
                expertise about or concern with heritable disorders; 
                and
                    ``(G) representatives from such Federal agencies, 
                public health constituencies, and medical professional 
                societies as determined to be necessary by the 
                Secretary, to fulfill the duties of the Advisory 
                Committee, as established under subsection (b).''.

Output: Directs the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to provide for the conduct of demonstration programs to evaluate the effectiveness of screening, counseling or preventive care services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable disorders in newborns and children.
Direct the Secretary to establish an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Devices Technical 
Corrections Act''.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS REGARDING PUBLIC LAW 107-250.

    (a) Title I; Fees Relating to Medical Devices.--Part 3 of 
subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 379i et seq.), as added by section 102 of Public Law 107-250 
(116 Stat. 1589), is amended--
        (1) in section 737--
            (A) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``and for which 
        clinical data are generally necessary to provide a reasonable 
        assurance of safety and effectiveness'' and inserting ``and for 
        which substantial clinical data are necessary to provide a 
        reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness'';
            (B) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking ``manufacturing,'';
            (C) in paragraph (5)(J), by striking ``a premarket 
        application'' and all that follows and inserting ``a premarket 
        application or premarket report under section 515 or a 
        premarket application under section 351 of the Public Health 
        Service Act.''; and
            (D) in paragraph (8), by striking ``The term `affiliate' 
        means a business entity that has a relationship with a second 
        business entity'' and inserting ``The term `affiliate' means a 
        business entity that has a relationship with a second business 
        entity (whether domestic or international)''; and
        (2) in section 738--
            (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking 
                ``subsection (d),'' and inserting ``subsections (d) and 
                (e),'';
                    (II) in clause (iv), by striking ``clause (i),'' 
                and all that follows and inserting ``clause (i).''; and
                    (III) in clause (vii), by striking ``clause (i),'' 
                and all that follows and inserting ``clause (i), 
                subject to any adjustment under subsection 
                (e)(2)(C)(ii).''; and

                (ii) in subparagraph (D), in each of clauses (i) and 
            (ii), by striking ``application'' and inserting 
            ``application, report,'';
            (B) in subsection (d)(2)(B), beginning in the second 
        sentence, by striking ``firms. which show'' and inserting 
        ``firms, which show'';
            (C) in subsection (e)--
                (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Where'' and 
            inserting ``For fiscal year 2004 and each subsequent fiscal 
            year, where''; and
                (ii) in paragraph (2)--

                    (I) in subparagraph (B), beginning in the second 
                sentence, by striking ``firms. which show'' and 
                inserting ``firms, which show''; and
                    (II) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``Where'' 
                and inserting ``For fiscal year 2004 and each 
                subsequent fiscal year, where'';

            (D) in subsection (f), by striking ``for filing''; and
            (E) in subsection (h)(2)(B)--
                (i) in clause (ii), by redesignating subclauses (I) and 
            (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively;
                (ii) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
            subclauses (I) and (II), respectively;
                (iii) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
            following:
                ``(i) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(ii) More than 5 percent.--To the extent such costs 
            are more than 5 percent below the specified level in 
            subparagraph (A)(ii), fees may not be collected under this 
            section for that fiscal year.''.
    (b) Title II; Amendments Regarding Regulation of Medical Devices.--
        (1) Inspections by accredited persons.--Section 704(g) of the 
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 374(g)), as added 
    by section 201 of Public Law 107-250 (116 Stat. 1602), is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``conducting inspections'' and all that follows and inserting 
        ``conducting inspections of establishments that manufacture, 
        prepare, propagate, compound, or process class II or class III 
        devices, which inspections are required under section 510(h) or 
        are inspections of such establishments required to register 
        under section 510(i).'';
            (B) in paragraph (5)(B), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``or poses'' and all that follows through the period and 
        inserting ``poses a threat to public health, fails to act in a 
        manner that is consistent with the purposes of this subsection, 
        or where the Secretary determines that there is a financial 
        conflict of interest in the relationship between the accredited 
        person and the owner or operator of a device establishment that 
        the accredited person has inspected under this subsection.'';
            (C) in paragraph (6)(A)--
                (i) in clause (i), by striking ``of the establishment 
            pursuant to subsection (h) or (i) of section 510'' and 
            inserting ``described in paragraph (1)'';
                (ii) in clause (ii)--

                    (I) in the matter preceding subclause (I)--

                        (aa) by striking ``each inspection'' and 
                    inserting ``inspections''; and
                        (bb) by inserting ``during a 2-year period'' 
                    after ``person''; and

                    (II) in subclause (I), by striking ``such a 
                person'' and inserting ``an accredited person'';

                (iii) in clause (iii)--

                    (I) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by 
                striking ``and the following additional conditions are 
                met:'' and inserting ``and 1 or both of the following 
                additional conditions are met:'';
                    (II) in subclause (I), by striking ``accredited'' 
                and all that follows through the period and inserting 
                ``(accredited under paragraph (2) and identified under 
                clause (ii)(II)) as a person authorized to conduct such 
                inspections of device establishments.''; and
                    (III) in subclause (II), by inserting ``or by a 
                person accredited under paragraph (2)'' after ``by the 
                Secretary'';

                (iv) in clause (iv)(I)--

                    (I) in the first sentence--

                        (aa) by striking ``the two immediately 
                    preceding inspections of the establishment'' and 
                    inserting ``inspections of the establishment during 
                    the previous 4 years''; and
                        (bb) by inserting ``section'' after ``pursuant 
                    to'';

                    (II) in the third sentence--

                        (aa) by striking ``the petition states a 
                    commercial reason for the waiver;''; and
                        (bb) by inserting ``not'' after ``the Secretary 
                    has not determined that the public health would''; 
                    and

                    (III) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``granted 
                until'' and inserting ``granted or deemed to be granted 
                until''; and

                (v) in clause (iv)(II)--

                    (I) by inserting ``of a device establishment 
                required to register'' after ``to be conducted''; and
                    (II) by inserting ``section'' after ``pursuant 
                to'';

            (D) in paragraph (6)(B)(iii)--
                (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``, and data 
            otherwise describing whether the establishment has 
            consistently been in compliance with sections 501 and 502 
            and other'' and inserting ``and with other''; and
                (ii) in the second sentence--

                    (I) by striking ``inspections'' and inserting 
                ``inspectional findings''; and
                    (II) by inserting ``relevant'' after ``together 
                with all other'';

            (E) in paragraph (6)(B)(iv)--
                (i) by inserting ``(I)'' after ``(iv)''; and
                (ii) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(II) If, during the two-year period following clearance under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary determines that the device 
establishment is substantially not in compliance with this Act, the 
Secretary may, after notice and a written response, notify the 
establishment that the eligibility of the establishment for the 
inspections by accredited persons has been suspended.'';
            (F) in paragraph (6)(C)(ii), by striking ``in accordance 
        with section 510(h), or has not during such period been 
        inspected pursuant to section 510(i), as applicable'';
            (G) in paragraph (10)(B)(iii), by striking ``a reporting'' 
        and inserting ``a report''; and
            (H) in paragraph (12)--
                (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
            following:
        ``(A) the number of inspections conducted by accredited persons 
    pursuant to this subsection and the number of inspections conducted 
    by Federal employees pursuant to section 510(h) and of device 
    establishments required to register under section 510(i);''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``obtained by the 
            Secretary'' and all that follows and inserting ``obtained 
            by the Secretary pursuant to inspections conducted by 
            Federal employees;''.
        (2) Other corrections.--
            (A) Prohibited acts.--Section 301(gg) of the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331(gg)), as amended by 
        section 201(d) of Public Law 107-250 (116 Stat. 1609), is 
        amended to read as follows:
    ``(gg) The knowing failure to comply with paragraph (7)(E) of 
section 704(g); the knowing inclusion by a person accredited under 
paragraph (2) of such section of false information in an inspection 
report under paragraph (7)(A) of such section; or the knowing failure 
of such a person to include material facts in such a report.''.
            (B) Electronic labeling.--Section 502(f) of the Federal 
        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352(f)), as amended by 
        section 206 of Public Law 107-250 (116 Stat. 1613), is amended, 
        in the last sentence--
                (i) by inserting ``or by a health care professional and 
            required labeling for in vitro diagnostic devices intended 
            for use by health care professionals or in blood 
            establishments'' after ``in health care facilities'';
                (ii) by inserting a comma after ``means'';
                (iii) by striking ``requirements of law and, that'' and 
            inserting ``requirements of law, and that'';
                (iv) by striking ``the manufacturer affords health care 
            facilities the opportunity'' and inserting ``the 
            manufacturer affords such users the opportunity''; and
                (v) by striking ``the health care facility''.
    (c) Title III; Additional Amendments.--
        (1) Effective date.--Section 301(b) of Public Law 107-250 (116 
    Stat. 1616), is amended by striking ``18 months'' and inserting 
    ``36 months''.
        (2) Premarket notification.--Section 510(o) of the Federal 
    Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(o)), as added by 
    section 302(b) of Public Law 107-250 (116 Stat. 1616), is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``, adulterated'' and 
        inserting ``or adulterated''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, adulterated'' 
            and inserting ``or adulterated''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``semicritical'' 
            and inserting ``semi-critical''.
    (d) Miscellaneous Corrections.--
        (1) Certain amendments to section 515.--
            (A) In general.--
                (i) Technical correction.--Section 515(c) of the 
            Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360e(c)), 
            as amended by sections 209 and 302(c)(2)(A) of Public Law 
            107-250 (116 Stat. 1613, 1618), is amended by redesignating 
            paragraph (3) (as added by section 209 of such Public Law) 
            as paragraph (4).
                (ii) Modular review.--Section 515(c)(4)(B) of the 
            Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
            360e(c)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``unless an issue of 
            safety'' and inserting ``unless a significant issue of 
            safety''.
            (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 210 of Public Law 107-
        250 (116 Stat. 1614) is amended by striking
        ``, as amended'' and all that follows through ``by adding'' and 
        inserting ``is amended in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 
        section 302(c)(2)(A) of this Act, by adding''.
        (2) Certain amendments to section 738.--
            (A) In general.--Section 738(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
        and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j(a)), as amended by subsection 
        (a), is amended--
                (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--

                    (I) by striking ``(a) Types of Fees.--Beginning 
                on'' and inserting the following:

    ``(a) Types of Fees.--
        ``(1) In general.--Beginning on''; and

                    (II) by striking ``this section as follows:'' and 
                inserting ``this section.''; and

                (ii) by striking ``(1) Premarket application,'' and 
            inserting the following: ``(2) Premarket application,''.
            (B) Conforming amendments.--Section 738 of the Federal 
        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j), as amended by 
        subparagraph (A), is amended--
                (i) in subsection (d)(1), in the last sentence, by 
            striking ``subsection (a)(1)(A)'' and inserting 
            ``subsection (a)(2)(A)'';
                (ii) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``subsection 
            (a)(1)(A)(vii)'' and inserting ``subsection 
            (a)(2)(A)(vii)'';
                (iii) in subsection (e)(2)(C)--

                    (I) in each of clauses (i) and (ii), by striking 
                ``subsection (a)(1)(A)(vii)'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (a)(2)(A)(vii)''; and
                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking ``subsection 
                (a)(1)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``subsection 
                (a)(2)(A)(i)''; and

                (iv) in subsection (j), by striking ``subsection 
            (a)(1)(D),'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(2)(D),''.
            (C) Additional conforming amendment.--Section 102(b)(1) of 
        Public Law 107-250 (116 Stat. 1600) is amended, in the matter 
        preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 
        738(a)(1)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``section 738(a)(2)(A)(ii)''.
        (3) Public law 107-250.--Public Law 107-250 is amended--
            (A) in section 102(a) (116 Stat. 1589), by striking ``(21 
        U.S.C. 379F et seq.)'' and inserting ``(21 U.S.C. 379f et 
        seq.)'';
            (B) in section 102(b) (116 Stat. 1600)--
                (i) by striking paragraph (2);
                (ii) in paragraph (1), by redesignating subparagraphs 
            (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
                (iii) by striking:
    ``(b) Fee Exemption for Certain Entities Submitting Premarket 
Reports.--
        ``(1) In general.--A person submitting a premarket report'' and 
    inserting:
    ``(b) Fee Exemption for Certain Entities Submitting Premarket 
Reports.--A person submitting a premarket report''; and
            (C) in section 212(b)(2) (116 Stat. 1614), by striking ``, 
        such as phase IV trials,''.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON BARRIERS TO AVAILABILITY OF DEVICES INTENDED FOR 
CHILDREN.
    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
report on the barriers to the availability of devices intended for the 
treatment or diagnosis of diseases and conditions that affect children. 
The report shall include any recommendations of the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services for changes to existing statutory authority, 
regulations, or agency policy or practice to encourage the invention 
and development of such devices.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

Output: Medical Devices Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as amended by the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002) to revise provisions concerning medical devices user fees.

Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from collecting fees to defray costs in any fiscal year where the amount appropriated is more than five percent below the costs of the resources allocated for the review of device applications.

Allows the Secretary to withdraw accreditation to inspect from any person where the Secretary determines that there is a conflict of interest between the company and the accredited inspector.

Permits a company that markets at least one medical device in the United States and one medical device in another country to use an accredited third party inspector if the company certifies that the foreign country recognizes inspections by: (1) the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and/or (2) the third party inspector. (Current law requires a country to recognize both types of inspections.)

Allows the Secretary to withdraw eligibility for third party inspections from a company if the Secretary determines that the company is substantially not in compliance with the Act.

Allows electronic labeling for prescription devices intended for use by health care professionals and for in vitro diagnostic devices intended for use by health care professionals or in blood establishments.

Delays by 18 additional months the effective date of the provision deeming a device misbranded if the identification of the manufacturer is not conspicuously displayed.

Directs the Secretary to submit a report to the relevant committees on the barriers to the availability of devices intended for treatment or diagnosis of diseases or conditions that affect children.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Security 
and Public Awareness Act of 2004''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Rail worker security training program.
Sec. 3. Public awareness.
Sec. 4. Railroad security upgrades.

SEC. 2. RAIL WORKER SECURITY TRAINING PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with 
appropriate law enforcement, security, and terrorism experts, 
representatives of railroad carriers, and nonprofit employee 
organizations that represent rail workers, shall develop and issue 
detailed guidance for a rail worker security training program to 
prepare front-line workers for potential threat conditions.
    (b) Program Elements.--The guidance developed under subsection (a) 
shall require such a program to include, at a minimum, elements that 
address the following:
            (1) Determination of the seriousness of any occurrence.
            (2) Crew communication and coordination.
            (3) Appropriate responses to defend oneself.
            (4) Use of protective devices.
            (5) Evacuation procedures.
            (6) Psychology of terrorists to cope with hijacker behavior 
        and passenger responses.
            (7) Live situational training exercises regarding various 
        threat conditions, including tunnel evacuation procedures.
            (8) All employee training provisions included in the 
        Transportation Security Directive (SD RAILPAX-04-01 and SD 
        RAILRAX-04-02) issued under the authority of section 114 of 
        title 49, United States Code, by the Transportation Security 
        Administration on May 20, 2004.
            (9) Any other areas that the Secretary deems appropriate.
    (c) Railroad Carrier Programs.--Not later than 60 days after the 
Secretary issues guidance under subsection (a) in final form, each 
railroad carrier shall develop a rail worker security training program 
in accordance with that guidance and submit it to the Secretary for 
approval. Not later than 30 days after receiving a railroad carrier's 
program under this subsection, the Secretary shall review the program 
and approve it or require the railroad carrier to make any revisions 
the Secretary considers necessary for the program to meet the guidance 
requirements.
    (d) Training.--Not later than 180 days after the Secretary approves 
the training program developed by a railroad carrier under this 
section, the railroad carrier shall complete the training of all front-
line workers in accordance with that program.
    (e) Updates.--The Secretary shall update the training guidance 
issued under subsection (a) from time to time to reflect new or 
different security threats, and require railroad carriers to revise 
their programs accordingly and provide additional training to their 
front-line workers.
    (f) Security Training Program Grants.--The Secretary of Homeland 
Security is authorized to make grants to railroads (including 
intercity, heavy, and light rail), hazardous materials shippers, owners 
of rail cars used in the transportation of hazardous materials, 
universities, colleges, and research centers, and State and local 
governments (for railroad facilities and infrastructure) for full or 
partial reimbursement of costs incurred to implement the program 
detailed in subsection (a).
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security $250,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2006 to carry out the purposes of this section. Amounts 
appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until 
expended.
    (h) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``front-
line workers'' means heavy and light rail employees who have daily 
access to the operations infrastructure and passengers of their rail 
systems.

SEC. 3. PUBLIC AWARENESS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop a national plan for 
public outreach and awareness. Such plan shall be designed to increase 
awareness of measures that the general public, railroad passengers, and 
railroad employees can take to increase railroad system security. Such 
plan shall also provide outreach to railroad carriers and their 
employees to improve their awareness of available technologies, ongoing 
research and development efforts, and available Federal funding sources 
to improve railroad security. Not later than 9 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
implement the plan developed under this section.

SEC. 4. RAILROAD SECURITY UPGRADES.

    (a) Security Improvement Grants.--The Secretary of Homeland 
Security is authorized to make grants to railroads (including intercity 
passenger and heavy and light rail), hazardous materials shippers, 
owners of rail cars used in the transportation of hazardous materials, 
universities, colleges, and research centers, and State and local 
governments (for railroad facilities and infrastructure) for full or 
partial reimbursement of costs incurred to prevent or respond to acts 
of terrorism, sabotage, or other railroad security threats, including 
providing for--
            (1) technologies for reduction of tank car vulnerability;
            (2) demonstration of bridge and tunnel inspection 
        technologies;
            (3) security and redundancy for critical communications, 
        electric power (including traction power), computer, and train 
        control systems essential for secure railroad operations or to 
        continue railroad operations after an attack impacting railroad 
        operations;
            (4) the security of hazardous material transportation by 
        railroad;
            (5) secure passenger railroad stations, trains, and 
        infrastructure;
            (6) public security awareness campaigns for passenger train 
        operations;
            (7) the sharing of intelligence and information about 
        railroad security threats;
            (8) train tracking and interoperable communications systems 
        that are coordinated to the maximum extent possible;
            (9) additional police and security officers, including 
        canine units; and
            (10) all provisions included in the Transportation Security 
        Directives (SD RAILPAX-04-01 and SD RAILPAX-04-02) issued under 
        the authority of section 114 of title 49, United States Code, 
        by the Transportation Security Administration on May 20, 2004.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security $250,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2006 to carry out the purposes of this section. Amounts 
appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until 
expended.


Output: Railroad Security and Public Awareness Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and issue detailed guidance for a rail worker security training program to prepare front-line workers for potential threat conditions. Requires railroad carriers to develop a rail worker security training program that meets the Secretary's approval. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to railroads (including intercity, heavy, and light rail), hazardous materials shippers, owners of hazardous materials rail cars, universities, colleges, and research centers, and State and local governments (for railroad facilities and infrastructure) for full or partial reimbursement of: (1) rail worker security training program costs; and (2) security upgrade costs incurred by a railroad to prevent or respond to acts of terrorism, sabotage, or other railroad security threats.

Directs the Secretary to develop a national plan for public outreach and awareness of measures that the general public, railroad passengers, and railroad employees can take to increase railroad security.