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Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act 
of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING TO NATIONAL CENTER FOR RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Funding Authority.--The Attorney General shall provide funds, 
subject to appropriations, to the National Center for Rural Law 
Enforcement if the Executive Director of the Center certifies, in 
writing, to the Attorney General that the Center--
            (1) is incorporated in accordance with applicable State 
        laws;
            (2) is in compliance with the by-laws of the Center;
            (3) shall use amounts made available under this section in 
        accordance with subsection (b); and
            (4) shall not support any political party or candidate for 
        elected or appointed office.
    (b) Uses of Funds.--
            (1) Required uses of funds.--The Center shall use funds 
        made available under this section to develop an educational 
        program for employees of law enforcement agencies serving rural 
        areas which shall include--
                    (A) the development and delivery of management 
                education and training, technical assistance, practical 
                research and evaluation, and computer and forensic 
                education and training for employees of law enforcement 
                agencies serving rural areas, tribal law enforcement 
                employees and railroad law enforcement employees, 
                including supervisory and executive managers of those 
                agencies;
                    (B) conducting research into the causes and 
                prevention of criminal activity in rural areas, 
                including the causes, assessment, evaluation, analysis, 
                and prevention of criminal activity;
                    (C) the development and dissemination of 
                information designed to assist States and units of 
                local government in rural areas throughout the United 
                States;
                    (D) the establishment and maintenance of a resource 
                and information center for the collection, preparation, 
                and dissemination of information regarding criminal 
                justice and law enforcement in rural areas, including 
                programs for the prevention of crime and recidivism; 
                and
                    (E) the delivery of assistance, in a consulting 
                capacity, to criminal justice agencies in the 
                development, establishment, maintenance, and 
                coordination of programs, facilities and services, 
                training, and research relating to crime in rural 
                areas.
            (2) Permissive uses of funds.--The Center may use funds 
        made available under this section to enhance the educational 
        program developed under paragraph (1), through--
                    (A) educational opportunities for rural law 
                enforcement agencies;
                    (B) the development, promotion, and voluntary 
                adoption of educational and training standards and 
                accreditation certification programs for law 
                enforcement agencies serving rural areas and the 
                employees of those agencies;
                    (C) grants to, and contracts with, State, and local 
                governments, law enforcement agencies, public and 
                private agencies, educational institutions, and other 
                organizations and individuals to carry out this 
                paragraph;
                    (D) the formulation and recommendation of law 
                enforcement policy, goals, and standards in rural areas 
                applicable to criminal justice agencies, organizations, 
                institutions, and personnel; and
                    (E) coordination with institutions of higher 
                education for the purpose of encouraging programs of 
                study for law enforcement in rural areas at such 
                institutions.
    (c) Powers.--In carrying out subsection (b), the Executive Director 
may--
            (1) request the head of any Federal department or agency to 
        detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that 
        department or agency to the Center to assist it in carrying out 
        its duties under this Act;
            (2) request the Administrator of the General Services 
        Administration to provide the Center, on a reimbursable basis, 
        the administrative support services necessary for the Center to 
        carry out its responsibilities under this Act; and
            (3) procure temporary and intermittent services under 
        section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates of 
        compensation established by the Board, but not to exceed the 
        daily equivalent of the maximum rate of pay payable for a 
        position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
        5315 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Travel Expenses.--For purposes of official travel, expenses 
shall be reimbursed, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the 
same manner as such expenses are permitted under sections 5702 and 5703 
of title 5, United States Code.
    (e) Reporting Requirements.--The Center shall submit an annual 
report to the Attorney General that includes--
            (1) a description of the education and training program 
        conducted by the Center;
            (2) the number and demographic representation of 
        individuals who attended programs sponsored by the Center;
            (3) a description of the extent resources of other 
        governmental agencies or private entities were used; and
            (5) a description of the extent contracts with other public 
        and private resources were used.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Board'' means the members of the Board of 
        the Center as elected according to its bylaws.
            (2) The term ``Center'' means the National Center for Rural 
        Law Enforcement, a nonprofit corporation located in Little 
        Rock, Arkansas.
            (3) The term ``Executive Director'' means the Executive 
        Director of the Center as appointed according to the bylaws of 
        the Center.
            (4) The term ``metropolitan statistical area'' has the same 
        meaning given such term by the Bureau of the Census.
            (5) The term ``rural law enforcement agency'' means a law 
        enforcement agency that serves a city, town, township, borough, 
        or village outside a metropolitan statistical area.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section--
            (1) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
            (2) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
        2001 through 2005.

Ex Output:
Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1999 - Directs the Attorney General to provide funds to the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement if the Center's Executive Director certifies in writing that the Center: (1) is incorporated in accordance with applicable State laws; (2) is in compliance with its by-laws; (3) shall use amounts made available in accordance with requirements of this Act; and (4) shall not support any political party or candidate for elected or appointed office. 
Requires the Center to use such funds to develop an educational program for employees of law enforcement agencies serving rural areas for specified purposes, including: (1) the development and delivery of management education and training for employees of law enforcement agencies serving rural areas; and (2) the delivery of assistance (in a consulting capacity) to criminal justice agencies in the development and coordination of programs, training, and research relating to crime in rural areas. 
Permits the Center to use such funds to enhance that educational program through specified means, including: (1) educational opportunities for rural law enforcement agencies; and (2) coordination with institutions of higher education to encourage programs of study for law enforcement in rural areas at such institutions. 
Sets forth reporting requirements.  Authorizes appropriations.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Prescription Drugs Act''.

SEC. 2. COMPULSORY LICENSING OF CERTAIN PATENTED MEDICAL INVENTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 14 of title 35, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 158. Compulsory licensing
    ``(a) Compulsory Licensing of Certain Patented Medical 
Inventions.--In the case of any subject invention relating to health in 
which a patent holder, contractor, exclusive licensee, or assignee has 
acquired title under this title, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall have the right to establish other use of the subject 
matter of the patent without authorization of the right holder if the 
Secretary makes the determination described in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Determination.--The determination of the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services referred to in subsection (a) is a determination 
that--
            ``(1) the patent holder, contractor, licensee, or assignee 
        referred to in subsection (a) has not taken, or is not expected 
        to take within a reasonable time, effective steps to achieve 
        practical application of the subject invention in a field of 
        use;
            ``(2) such compulsory license is necessary to alleviate 
        health or safety needs which are not adequately satisfied by 
        the patent holder, contractor, licensee, or assignee; or
            ``(3) the patented material is priced higher than may be 
        reasonably expected based on criteria developed by the 
        Secretary of Commerce.
    ``(c) Factors in Authorizing Other Use.--In exercising the right 
under subsection (a) to authorize other use of the subject matter of a 
patent, the following shall apply:
            ``(1) Authorization of such use shall be considered on its 
        individual merits.
            ``(2) Such use may only be permitted if, prior to such use, 
        the proposed user has made efforts to obtain authorization from 
        the right holder on reasonable commercial terms and conditions 
        and that such efforts have not been successful within a 
        reasonable period of time. This requirement may be waived in 
        the case of a national emergency or other circumstances of 
        extreme urgency or in cases of public noncommercial use. In 
        situations of national emergency or other circumstances of 
        extreme urgency, the right holder shall, nevertheless, be 
        notified as soon as reasonably practicable. In the case of 
        public noncommercial use, where the Government or (if 
        applicable) a contractor of the Government, without making a 
        patent search, knows or has demonstrable grounds to know that a 
        valid patent is or will be used by or for the Government, the 
        right holder shall be informed promptly.
            ``(3) Such use shall be nonexclusive.
            ``(4) Such use shall be nonassignable, except with that 
        part of the enterprise or goodwill which enjoys such use.
            ``(5) Authorization for such use shall be liable, subject 
        to adequate protection of the legitimate interests of the 
        persons so authorized, to be terminated if and when the 
        circumstances which led to it cease to exist and are unlikely 
        to recur. The competent authority shall have the authority to 
        review, upon appropriate request, the continued existence of 
        such circumstances.
            ``(6) The right holder shall be paid adequate remuneration 
        in the circumstances of each case, taking into account the 
        economic value of the authorization.
            ``(7) The legal validity of any decision relating to the 
        authorization of such use shall be subject to judicial review 
        or other independent review by a distinct Federal authority.
            ``(8) Any decision relating to the remuneration provided in 
        respect of such use shall be subject to judicial review or 
        other independent review by a distinct Federal authority.
            ``(9) The condition set forth in paragraph (2) is not 
        applicable where such use is permitted to remedy a practice 
        determined after judicial or administrative process to be 
        anticompetitive. The need to correct anticompetitive practices 
        may be taken into account in determining the amount of 
        remuneration in such cases. The competent authorities shall 
        have the authority to refuse termination of authorization if 
        and when the conditions which led to such authorization are 
        likely to recur.
            ``(10) Where such use is authorized to permit the 
        exploitation of a patent (`the 2nd patent') which cannot be 
        exploited without infringing another patent (`the 1st patent'), 
        the following additional conditions shall apply:
                    ``(A) The invention claimed in the 2nd patent shall 
                involve an important technical advance of considerable 
                economic significance in relation to the invention 
                claimed in the 1st patent.
                    ``(B) The owner of the 1st patent shall be entitled 
                to a cross-license on reasonable terms to use the 
                invention claimed in the 2nd patent.
                    ``(C) The use authorized in respect of the 1st 
                patent shall be nonassignable except with the 
                assignment of the 2nd patent.
    ``(d) Consistency With TRIPS.--Regulations adopted under subsection 
(a) shall be consistent with provisions of the Agreement on Trade-
Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights referred to in section 
101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--the table of contents for chapter 14 of 
title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``158. Compulsory licensing.''.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON PHARMACEUTICAL COSTS AND SALES.

    (a) Report Requirement.--Any person engaged in the manufacture and 
sale of any drug approved under section 505 or 512 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360b) for which a patent is 
still in effect shall report to the Congress annually an audit of all 
financial information relevant to the pricing of that drug nationally 
and internationally, including the costs of research and development, 
sufficient to assess the reasonableness of that pricing, in accordance 
with specifications developed by the Secretary of Commerce in 
consultation with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
    (b) Disqualification From Participation in Federal Programs as 
Penalty for Noncompliance.--In the case of a person who the Secretary 
of Commerce determines has failed to submit a report required under 
subsection (a) on a timely basis, the person shall be ineligible to 
receive payment from the Federal Government or under any Federal 
program (including under the medicare and medicaid programs) for any 
prescription drug or biologic it manufactures or sells until the date 
the Secretary determines that such failure has ceased.

Ex Output:
Requires any person engaged in the manufacture and sale of any new drug or new animal drug approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, for which a patent is still in effect, to report annually to Congress an audit of all financial information relevant to that drug's pricing nationally and internationally, including research and development costs, sufficient to assess the reasonableness of that pricing. Requires disqualification from participation in Federal programs as a penalty for noncompliance with this reporting requirement.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Useful Career Counseling 
in Elementary and Secondary Schools (SUCCESS) Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. BEST PRACTICES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELORS TRAINING GRANT.

    Section 114 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2324) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (g);
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``subsection 
                (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (g)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``subsection 
                (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (g)''; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Best Practices for Elementary and Secondary School Counselors 
Training Grant.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Grant activities.--The Secretary shall award 
                grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of 
                higher education or other entities that provide State-
                recognized elementary and secondary school counseling 
                credentials (referred to in this subsection as 
                `grantees') to enable those grantees to--
                            ``(i) consult with State boards or local 
                        boards (as those terms are defined in section 3 
                        of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
                        (29 U.S.C. 3102)) to assess local and regional 
                        employment needs and trends;
                            ``(ii) not later than 6 months after 
                        receipt of the award, develop best practices 
                        for training elementary and secondary school 
                        counselors on career counseling based on those 
                        trends;
                            ``(iii) develop curricula, training 
                        modules, or materials to train elementary and 
                        secondary school counselors based on those best 
                        practices; and
                            ``(iv) not later than 12 months after 
                        receipt of the award, start carrying out the 
                        best practices described in clause (ii) using 
                        the curricula, modules, or materials described 
                        in clause (iii) at one or more counselor 
                        training sites.
                    ``(B) Best practices.--The best practices developed 
                through grants under this subsection shall aim to 
                improve--
                            ``(i) elementary and secondary school 
                        counselor awareness of both postsecondary 
                        education and postsecondary career options, 
                        including 2-year programs at institutions of 
                        higher education, short-term credentials, 
                        apprenticeship programs, and other skilled job 
                        training programs that lead to in-demand 
                        occupations;
                            ``(ii) the ability of elementary and 
                        secondary school counselors to communicate to 
                        students the career opportunities and 
                        employment trends identified under subparagraph 
                        (A)(i); and
                            ``(iii) the ability of elementary and 
                        secondary school counselors to discuss a 
                        comprehensive range of options for financing 
                        postsecondary education that will minimize 
                        student debt burden.
            ``(2) Evaluation of best practices.--
                    ``(A) Annual analysis.--Beginning not later than 24 
                months after receiving a grant award under this 
                subsection, each grantee shall--
                            ``(i) annually analyze the results of the 
                        activities carried out under the grant, 
                        including--
                                    ``(I) changes in the skills and 
                                knowledge of school counselors 
                                resulting from the grant program;
                                    ``(II) the number of students who 
                                receive career counseling from 
                                elementary and secondary school 
                                counselors who received training that 
                                was developed with assistance from the 
                                grant program;
                                    ``(III) changes in the number of 
                                students who enroll in postsecondary 
                                programs discussed by those counselors; 
                                and
                                    ``(IV) any other results, as 
                                determined by the Secretary; and
                            ``(ii) determine, using the results of that 
                        analysis, the extent to which the best 
                        practices developed with a grant under this 
                        subsection are evidence-based.
                    ``(B) Assessment.--Beginning not later than 4 years 
                after the award of a grant under this subsection, and 
                continuing annually for 5 additional years, each 
                grantee shall submit an assessment of the grant program 
                to the Secretary, which shall include--
                            ``(i) a description of the best practices 
                        that are determined to be evidenced-based in 
                        accordance with subparagraph (A)(ii); and
                            ``(ii) a description of the best practices 
                        that are determined to require further review 
                        in order to determine whether those practices 
                        are evidence-based.
            ``(3) Dissemination of best practices.--Beginning not later 
        than 4 years after the award of a grant under this subsection, 
        and continuing annually for 5 additional years, the Secretary 
        shall--
                    ``(A) post on the website of the Department and the 
                website of the Perkins Collaborative Resource Network 
                the best practices that are identified in an assessment 
                under subparagraph (B)(i); and
                    ``(B) disseminate those best practices to States, 
                State boards and local boards, institutions of higher 
                education, local educational agencies, and other 
                entities, as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(f) National Analysis of State Policy for Counselor Training 
Requirements.--The Comptroller General shall prepare and submit a 
report on State elementary and secondary school counselor certification 
and recertification requirements. The report shall discuss the impact 
of those requirements on the availability of career counseling that 
effectively informs elementary and secondary school students about 
postsecondary options that lead to in-demand occupations and that 
minimize student debt.''.

Ex Output:

Supporting Useful Career Counseling in Elementary and Secondary Schools (SUCCESS) Act of 2018 This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to direct the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive grants to enable institutions of higher education or other entities that provide state-recognized elementary and secondary school counseling credentials to:  consult with state or local boards to assess local and regional employment needs and trends;  develop best practices for training school counselors to provide&nbsp;career counseling based on those trends; and&nbsp; implement curricula, training modules, or materials to train school counselors based on those best practices.   ED shall publish and disseminate the best practices. The Government Accountability Office shall report on school counselor certification requirements and&nbsp;the impact of those requirements on the availability of effective&nbsp;career counseling.