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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) One in 6 people in the United States lives with a 
        neurological disease or condition that can often result in 
        disability, and which may require the individual to seek 
        assistance in carrying out the activities of daily living. 
        Neurological diseases or conditions such as multiple sclerosis 
        (MS), early-onset Parkinson's disease, and traumatic brain 
        injury (TBI) can also typically affect younger adults in the 
        middle of their lives.
            (2) Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling 
        disease that attacks the central nervous system with symptoms 
        ranging from numbness in limbs to paralysis and loss of vision. 
        Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50 
        years of age. MS is a leading cause of disability in young 
        adults. Persons living with MS who experience more severe forms 
        of the disease are likely to require either home care or 
        nursing home placement, though the vast majority would prefer 
        to remain at home to receive the care they need. Where home 
        care is concerned, approximately 80 percent of such care is 
        provided by unpaid caregivers who are generally family members.
            (3) Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive 
        neurological disease. The four primary symptoms of Parkinson's 
        disease are tremor, or trembling in hands, arms, legs, jaw, and 
        face; rigidity, or stiffness of the limbs and trunk; 
        bradykinesia, or slowness of movement; and postural 
        instability, or impaired balance and coordination. Other 
        symptoms may include cognitive changes; difficulty in 
        swallowing, chewing, and speaking; urinary problems or 
        constipation; skin problems; and sleep disruptions. As these 
        symptoms become more pronounced, patients may have difficulty 
        walking, talking, or completing other simple tasks. It is 
        estimated that nearly 500,000 to 1,500,000 people live with 
        Parkinson's and of those 5 to 10 percent are diagnosed younger 
        than 60 and deemed ``early-onset''.
            (4) Traumatic brain injury is a neurological condition that 
        typically results from a blow or jolt to the head or a 
        penetrating head injury and that can impact one or more parts 
        of the brain, thereby temporarily or permanently disrupting 
        normal brain function. The Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention estimates that 1,700,000 TBIs occur annually, 
        resulting in disabilities affecting up to 90,000 people among a 
        broad range of age groups. Traumatic brain injury is also a 
        serious issue that affects military servicemembers. Estimates 
        in prior military conflicts indicate that TBI was present in 
        14-20 percent of surviving casualties.
            (5) Family caregivers are a crucial source of support and 
        assistance for individuals suffering with disabilities. Family 
        caregivers, the majority of whom are women, provide an 
        estimated $470,000,000,000 in ``free'' services annually. The 
        supply of family caregivers is unlikely to keep pace with 
        future demand. The caregiver support ratio of potential 
        caregivers aged 45 to 64 for each person aged 80 and older, for 
        instance, is 7 to 1 in 2010, 4 to 1 in 2030, and 3 to 1 in 
        2050.
            (6) The majority of family caregivers (or 53 percent) are 
        caring for someone ages 18 to 74. Forty-seven percent of family 
        caregivers are caring for someone 75 or older.
            (7) Adult day programs can offer services, including 
        medical care, rehabilitation therapies, dignified assistance 
        with the activities of daily living, nutrition therapy, health 
        monitoring, social interaction, stimulating activities, and 
        transportation to seniors, people with disabilities, and 
        younger adults with chronic diseases.
            (8) Adult day programs geared toward people living with 
        neurological diseases or conditions such as MS, Parkinson's 
        disease, TBI, or other similar diseases or conditions provide 
        an important response to the needs of people living with these 
        conditions and their family caregivers. Adult day programs can 
        help to ameliorate symptoms, reduce dependency, provide 
        important socialization opportunities, and maintain quality of 
        life.
            (9) Adult day programs have been shown to provide a range 
        of documented benefits including improvements in functional 
        status, social support, and reductions in fatigue, depression 
        and pain. Adult day programs also reduce ongoing medical care 
        and hospital costs and decrease admissions to nursing home 
        facilities, which can be costly for many families, by allowing 
        individuals to receive health and social services while 
        continuing to live at home.
            (10) There are currently few adult day programs focused on 
        younger adult populations in the United States. Although young 
        people living with neurological diseases or conditions may be 
        able to access existing adult day programs, such programs are 
        not typically intended for younger adults living with chronic 
        diseases or conditions, and may not provide the appropriate 
        services to meet the age-related or disability status of these 
        individuals.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADULT DAY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Survey of Existing Adult Day Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary for 
        Aging shall initiate a comprehensive survey of current adult 
        day programs that provide care and support to individuals 
        including young adults living with neurological diseases or 
        conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, 
        traumatic brain injury, or any similar disease or condition.
            (2) Survey elements.--In carrying out the survey under 
        paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary for Aging may utilize 
        existing publicly available research on adult day programs, and 
        shall--
                    (A) identify ongoing successful adult day programs, 
                including by providing a brief description of how such 
                programs were initially established and funded;
                    (B) identify which adult day programs are serving 
                young adults living with neurological diseases or 
                conditions;
                    (C) develop a set of best practices to help guide 
                the establishment and replication of additional 
                successful adult day programs, including--
                            (i) program guidelines;
                            (ii) recommendations on the scope of 
                        services that should be provided to individuals 
                        with neurological diseases or conditions 
                        including young adults (which may include 
                        rehabilitation therapy, psychosocial support, 
                        social stimulation and interaction, and 
                        spiritual, educational, or other such 
                        services); and
                            (iii) performance goals and indicators to 
                        measure and analyze the outcomes generated by 
                        the services provided and to evaluate the 
                        overall success of the program; and
                    (D) evaluate the extent to which the Administration 
                for Community Living supports adult day programs, 
                either directly or indirectly, through current Federal 
                grant programs.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after initiating the 
        survey under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary for Aging 
        shall produce and make publicly available a summary report on 
        the results of the survey. Such report shall include each of 
        the elements described in paragraph (2).
    (b) Establishment of Grant Program.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after producing the 
        report required by subsection (a)(3), the Assistant Secretary 
        for Aging shall establish within the Administration for 
        Community Living a competitive grant program for awarding 
        grants annually to eligible entities, based on the best 
        practices developed under subsection (a), to fund adult day 
        programs serving younger people with neurological diseases or 
        conditions.
            (2) Eligible entities.--In order to be eligible for a grant 
        under this subsection, an entity shall demonstrate the 
        following:
                    (A) Understanding of the special needs of younger 
                people living with neurological diseases or conditions 
                such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, 
                traumatic brain injury, or other similar diseases or 
                conditions, including their functional abilities and 
                the potential complications across all types of cases 
                and stages of such diseases or conditions.
                    (B) Understanding of the issues experienced by 
                family caregivers who assist a family member with 
                neurological diseases or conditions such as multiple 
                sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, 
                or other similar diseases or conditions.
                    (C) A capacity to provide the services recommended 
                by the best practices developed under subsection (a).
            (3) Additional selection requirement.--The Assistant 
        Secretary for Aging shall not award a grant to an entity under 
        this subsection if the amount of the award would constitute 
        more than 40 percent of the operating budget of the entity in 
        the fiscal year for which funds for the grant are authorized to 
        be expended. For purposes of this subsection, the fair market 
        value of annual in-kind contributions of equipment or services 
        shall be considered as part of the operating budget of the 
        entity.
            (4) Selection of grant recipients.--Not later than 90 days 
        after establishing the grant program under this subsection, the 
        Assistant Secretary for Aging shall award the first annual 
        series of grants under the program. In awarding grants under 
        this subsection, the Assistant Secretary should ensure, to the 
        extent practicable, a diverse geographic representation among 
        grant recipients and that, subject to the availability of 
        appropriations--
                    (A) a minimum of 5 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the first fiscal year for which such 
                grants are awarded;
                    (B) a minimum of 10 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the second such fiscal year;
                    (C) a minimum of 12 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the third such fiscal year; and
                    (D) a minimum of 15 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the fourth such fiscal year.
            (5) Report.--No later than 1 year after the initial award 
        of grants under this subsection, and annually thereafter, the 
        Assistant Secretary for Aging shall produce and make publicly 
        available a brief summary report on the grant program under 
        this section. Each such report shall include the following:
                    (A) A description of the adult day programs 
                receiving funding under this section, including the 
                amount of Federal funding awarded and the expected 
                outcomes of each program.
                    (B) A description of performance goals and 
                indicators to monitor the progress of grant recipients 
                in--
                            (i) responding to the needs of younger 
                        individuals living with neurological diseases 
                        or conditions such as multiple sclerosis, 
                        Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, or 
                        other similar diseases or conditions; and
                            (ii) assisting the family caregivers of 
                        such individuals.
                    (C) Any plans for improving oversight and 
                management of the grant program.
    (c) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) The term ``adult day program'' means a program that 
        provides comprehensive and effective care and support services 
        to individuals living with neurological diseases or conditions 
        such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, traumatic 
        brain injury, or other similar diseases or conditions that may 
        result in a functional or degenerative disability and to their 
        family caregivers and that may assist participants in ways 
        that--
                    (A) maintain or improve their functional abilities, 
                or otherwise help them adjust to their changing 
                functional abilities;
                    (B) prevent the onset of complications associated 
                with severe forms of the disease or condition;
                    (C) promote alternatives to placement in nursing 
                homes;
                    (D) reduce the strain on family caregivers taking 
                care of a family member living with such diseases or 
                conditions;
                    (E) focus on supporting the emotional, social, and 
                intellectual needs of a younger adult population; or
                    (F) address the needs of veterans living with such 
                diseases or conditions.
            (2) The term ``family caregiver'' means a family member or 
        foster parent who provides unpaid assistance (which may include 
        in-home monitoring, management, supervision, care and 
        treatment, or other similar assistance) to another adult family 
        member with a special need.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, in 
addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purpose, there 
are authorized to be appropriated, and to remain available until 
expended, the following:
            (1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2017.
            (2) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
            (3) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.
            (4) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.
            (5) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.

Output: Adult Day Center Enhancement Act This bill requires the Administration on Aging (AOA) to initiate a comprehensive survey of current adult day programs that provide care and support to individuals with neurological diseases or conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or traumatic brain injury. The AOA must identify ongoing successful adult day programs and which of these serve young adults with neurological conditions and develop best practices to guide the establishment of additional successful adult day programs. The AOA must award grants for adult day programs that serve younger people with neurological conditions. An &quot;adult day program&quot; is defined as a program that provides comprehensive care and support services to individuals with neurological conditions and to their family caregivers and that may assist participants in ways that:  maintain or improve their functional abilities or otherwise help them adjust to their changing functional abilities; prevent the onset of complications associated with severe forms of the condition; promote alternatives to placement in nursing homes; reduce the strain on family caregivers of individuals with neurological conditions; focus on supporting the emotional, social, and intellectual needs of a younger adult population; or address the needs of veterans with neurological conditions. 


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Health Research and 
Prevention Amendments of 1998''.

  TITLE I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH AT NATIONAL 
                          INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

    SEC. 101. RESEARCH ON DRUG DES; NATIONAL PROGRAM OF EDUCATION.
    (a) Research.--Section 403A(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 283a(e)) is amended by striking ``1996'' and inserting ``2003''.
    (b) National Program for Education of Health Professionals and 
Public.--Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:


                        ``education regarding des

    ``Sec. 1710. (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the 
heads of the appropriate agencies of the Public Health Service, shall 
carry out a national program for the education of health professionals 
and the public with respect to the drug diethylstilbestrol (commonly 
known as DES). To the extent appropriate, such national program shall 
use methodologies developed through the education demonstration program 
carried out under section 403A. In developing and carrying out the 
national program, the Secretary shall consult closely with 
representatives of nonprofit private entities that represent 
individuals who have been exposed to DES and that have expertise in 
community-based information campaigns for the public and for health 
care providers. The implementation of the national program shall begin 
during fiscal year 1999.
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003. The 
authorization of appropriations established in the preceding sentence 
is in addition to any other authorization of appropriation that is 
available for such purpose.''.
    SEC. 102. RESEARCH ON OSTEOPOROSIS, PAGET'S DISEASE, AND RELATED 
      BONE DISORDERS.
    Section 409A(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
284e(d)) is amended by striking ``and 1996'' and inserting ``through 
2003''.

SEC. 103. RESEARCH ON CANCER.

    (a) Research on Breast Cancer.--Section 417B(b)(1) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 286a-8(b)(1)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and 1996'' and inserting 
    ``through 2003''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and 1996'' and inserting 
    ``through 2003''.
    (b) Research on Ovarian and Related Cancer Research.--Section 
417B(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 286a-8(b)(2)) is 
amended by striking ``and 1996'' and inserting ``through 2003''.
    SEC. 104. RESEARCH ON HEART ATTACK, STROKE, AND OTHER 
      CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN WOMEN.
    Subpart 2 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 285b et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 424 the 
following:


    ``heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women

    ``Sec. 424A. (a) In General.--The Director of the Institute shall 
expand, intensify, and coordinate research and related activities of 
the Institute with respect to heart attack, stroke, and other 
cardiovascular diseases in women.
    ``(b) Coordination With Other Institutes.--The Director of the 
Institute shall coordinate activities under subsection (a) with similar 
activities conducted by the other national research institutes and 
agencies of the National Institutes of Health to the extent that such 
Institutes and agencies have responsibilities that are related to heart 
attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.
    ``(c) Certain Programs.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Director of the Institute shall conduct or support research to expand 
the understanding of the causes of, and to develop methods for 
preventing, cardiovascular diseases in women. Activities under such 
subsection shall include conducting and supporting the following:
        ``(1) Research to determine the reasons underlying the 
    prevalence of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular 
    diseases in women, including African-American women and other women 
    who are members of racial or ethnic minority groups.
        ``(2) Basic research concerning the etiology and causes of 
    cardiovascular diseases in women.
        ``(3) Epidemiological studies to address the frequency and 
    natural history of such diseases and the differences among men and 
    women, and among racial and ethnic groups, with respect to such 
    diseases.
        ``(4) The development of safe, efficient, and cost-effective 
    diagnostic approaches to evaluating women with suspected ischemic 
    heart disease.
        ``(5) Clinical research for the development and evaluation of 
    new treatments for women, including rehabilitation.
        ``(6) Studies to gain a better understanding of methods of 
    preventing cardiovascular diseases in women, including applications 
    of effective methods for the control of blood pressure, lipids, and 
    obesity.
        ``(7) Information and education programs for patients and 
    health care providers on risk factors associated with heart attack, 
    stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women, and on the 
    importance of the prevention or control of such risk factors and 
    timely referral with appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Such 
    programs shall include information and education on health-related 
    behaviors that can improve such important risk factors as smoking, 
    obesity, high blood cholesterol, and lack of exercise.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003. The 
authorization of appropriations established in the preceding sentence 
is in addition to any other authorization of appropriation that is 
available for such purpose.''.

SEC. 105. AGING PROCESSES REGARDING WOMEN.

    Section 445H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285e-10) 
is amended--
        (1) by striking ``The Director'' and inserting ``(a) The 
    Director''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following subsection:
    ``(b) For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 1999 through 2003. The authorization of appropriations 
established in the preceding sentence is in addition to any other 
authorization of appropriation that is available for such purpose.''.

SEC. 106. OFFICE OF RESEARCH ON WOMEN'S HEALTH.

    Section 486(d)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
287d(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``Director of the Office'' and 
inserting ``Director of NIH''.

TITLE II--PROVISIONS RELATING TO WOMEN'S HEALTH AT CENTERS FOR DISEASE 
                         CONTROL AND PREVENTION

SEC. 201. NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS.

    Section 306(n) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242k(n)) 
is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``through 1998'' and 
    inserting ``through 2003''; and
        (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``through 1998'' and 
    inserting ``through 2003''.

SEC. 202. NATIONAL PROGRAM OF CANCER REGISTRIES.

    Section 399L(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280e-
4(a)) is amended by striking ``through 1998'' and inserting ``through 
2003''.
    SEC. 203. NATIONAL BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION 
      PROGRAM.
    (a) Services.--Section 1501(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300k(a)(2)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the 
following: ``and support services such as case management''.
    (b) Providers of Services.--Section 1501(b) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300k(b)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``through grants'' and all 
    that follows and inserting the following: ``through grants to 
    public and nonprofit private entities and through contracts with 
    public and private entities.''; and
        (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) Certain applications.--If a nonprofit private entity and 
    a private entity that is not a nonprofit entity both submit 
    applications to a State to receive an award of a grant or contract 
    pursuant to paragraph (1), the State may give priority to the 
    application submitted by the nonprofit private entity in any case 
    in which the State determines that the quality of such application 
    is equivalent to the quality of the application submitted by the 
    other private entity.''.
    (c) Authorizations of Appropriations.--
        (1) Supplemental grants for additional preventive health 
    services.--Section 1509(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
    U.S.C. 300n-4a(d)(1)) is amended by striking ``through 1998'' and 
    inserting ``through 2003''.
        (2) General program.--Section 1510(a) of the Public Health 
    Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300n-5(a)) is amended by striking ``through 
    1998'' and inserting ``through 2003''.
    SEC. 204. CENTERS FOR RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION OF HEALTH 
      PROMOTION.
    Section 1706(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-
5(e)) is amended by striking ``through 1998'' and inserting ``through 
2003''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 
     Title I:  Provisions Relating to Women's Health Research at 
          National Institutes of Health 
     Title II:  Provisions Relating to Women's Health at Centers 
          for Disease Control and Prevention 
Women's Health Research and Prevention Amendments of 1998 - 
Title I:  Provisions Relating to Women's Health Research at National Institutes of Health
 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for programs regarding diethylstilbestrol (DES). 
Mandates a program of education of health professionals and the public concerning DES.  Authorizes appropriations. 
(Sec. 102) Extends the authorizations of appropriations for:  (1) research on osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders; (2) breast cancer programs; and (3) programs on ovarian and other cancers of the reproductive system of women. 
(Sec. 104) Mandates expansion, intensification, and coordination of research and related activities of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute regarding heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.  Authorizes appropriations. 
(Sec. 105) Extends the authorization of appropriations for research on the aging processes of women. 
(Sec. 106) Requires that the Director of the National Institutes of Health (currently, the Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health) appoint members of the Advisory Committee on Women's Health. 
Title II:  Provisions Relating to Women's Health at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 - Extends the authorization of appropriations for the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Program of Cancer Registries. 
(Sec. 203) Authorizes grants to States to ensure the provision to women screened for breast or cervical cancer of support services such as case management.  Allows certain breast and cervical cancer programs to be carried out through grants to public and nonprofit private entities and contracts with public or private entities (currently, through grants and contracts with public or nonprofit private entities).  Allows a State to give priority to a nonprofit entity over an entity that is not a nonprofit if the quality of the entities' applications are equivalent.  Extends authorizations of appropriations for:  (1) annual evaluations of programs relating to preventive health measures regarding breast and cervical cancers; and (2) various breast and cervical cancer preventive health measures. 
(Sec. 204) Extends the authorization of appropriations for centers for research and demonstration regarding health promotion and disease prevention.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment Assistance for 
Farmers Act''.

SEC. 2. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

             ``CHAPTER 6--ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS

``SEC. 291. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this chapter:
            ``(1) Agricultural commodity producer.--The term 
        `agricultural commodity producer' means any person who is 
        engaged in the production and sale of an agricultural commodity 
        in the United States and who owns or shares the ownership and 
        risk of loss of the agricultural commodity.
            ``(2) Agricultural commodity.--The term `agricultural 
        commodity' means any agricultural commodity (including 
        livestock) in its raw or natural state.
            ``(3) Duly authorized representative.--The term `duly 
        authorized representative' means an association of agricultural 
        commodity producers.
            ``(4) National average price.--The term `national average 
        price' means the national average price paid to an agricultural 
        commodity producer for an agricultural commodity in a marketing 
        year as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture.
            ``(5) Contributed importantly.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `contributed 
                importantly' means a cause which is important but not 
                necessarily more important than any other cause.
                    ``(B) Determination of contributed importantly.--
                The determination of whether imports of articles like 
                or directly competitive with an agricultural commodity 
                with respect to which the petition under this chapter 
                was filed contributed importantly to a decline in the 
                price of the agricultural commodity shall be made by 
                the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of 
                Agriculture.
            ``(6) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Labor.

``SEC. 292. PETITIONS; GROUP ELIGIBILITY.

    ``(a) In General.--A petition for a certification of eligibility to 
apply for adjustment assistance under this chapter may be filed with 
the Secretary by a group of agricultural commodity producers or by 
their duly authorized representative. Upon receipt of the petition, the 
Secretary shall promptly publish notice in the Federal Register that 
the Secretary has received the petition and initiated an investigation.
    ``(b) Hearings.--If the petitioner, or any other person found by 
the Secretary to have a substantial interest in the proceedings, 
submits not later than 10 days after the date of the Secretary's 
publication under subsection (a) a request for a hearing, the Secretary 
shall provide for a public hearing and afford such interested persons 
an opportunity to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard.
    ``(c) Group Eligibility Requirements.--The Secretary, after 
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall certify a group 
of agricultural commodity producers as eligible to apply for adjustment 
assistance under this chapter if the Secretary determines--
            ``(1) that the national average price for the agricultural 
        commodity, or a class of goods within the agricultural 
        commodity, produced by the group for the most recent marketing 
        year for which the national average price is available is less 
        than 80 percent of the average of the national average price 
        for such agricultural commodity, or such class of goods, for 
        the 5 marketing years preceding the most recent marketing year; 
        and
            ``(2) that either--
                    ``(A) increases in imports of articles like or 
                directly competitive with the agricultural commodity, 
                or class of goods within the agricultural commodity, 
                produced by the group contributed importantly to the 
decline in price described in paragraph (1); or
                    ``(B) imports of articles like or directly 
                competitive with the agricultural commodity, or class 
                of goods within the agricultural commodity, produced by 
                the group account for a significant percentage of the 
                domestic market for the agricultural commodity (or 
                class of goods) and have contributed importantly to the 
                decline in price described in paragraph (1).
    ``(d) Special Rule for Qualified Subsequent Years.--A group of 
agricultural commodity producers certified as eligible under section 
293 shall be eligible to apply for assistance under this chapter in any 
qualified year after the year the group is first certified, if the 
Secretary determines that--
            ``(1) the national average price for the agricultural 
        commodity, or class of goods within the agricultural commodity, 
        produced by the group for the most recent marketing year for 
        which the national average price is available is equal to or 
        less than the price determined under subsection (c)(1); and
            ``(2) the requirements of subsection (c)(2) (A) or (B) are 
        met.
    ``(e) Determination of Qualified Year and Commodity.--In this 
chapter:
            ``(1) Qualified year.--The term `qualified year', with 
        respect to a group of agricultural commodity producers 
        certified as eligible under section 293, means each consecutive 
        year after the year in which the group is certified that the 
        Secretary makes the determination under subsection (c) or (d), 
        as the case may be.
            ``(2) Classes of goods within a commodity.--In any case in 
        which there are separate classes of goods within an 
        agricultural commodity, the Secretary shall treat each class as 
        a separate commodity in determining group eligibility, the 
        national average price, and level of imports under this section 
        and section 296.

``SEC. 293. DETERMINATIONS BY SECRETARY.

    ``(a) In General.--As soon as possible after the date on which a 
petition is filed under section 292, but in any event not later than 60 
days after that date, the Secretary shall determine whether the 
petitioning group meets the requirements of section 292(c) (or (d), as 
the case may be) and shall, if so, issue a certification of eligibility 
to apply for assistance under this chapter covering agricultural 
commodity producers in any group that meet the requirements. Each 
certification shall specify the date on which eligibility under this 
chapter begins.
    ``(b) Notice.--Upon making a determination on a petition, the 
Secretary shall promptly publish a summary of the determination in the 
Federal Register together with the Secretary's reasons for making the 
determination.
    ``(c) Termination of Certification.--Whenever the Secretary 
determines, with respect to any certification of eligibility under this 
chapter, that the decline in price for the agricultural commodity 
covered by the certification is no longer attributable to the 
conditions described in section 292, the Secretary shall terminate such 
certification and promptly cause notice of such termination to be 
published in the Federal Register together with the Secretary's reasons 
for making such determination.

``SEC. 294. STUDY BY SECRETARY WHEN INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 
              BEGINS INVESTIGATION.

    ``(a) In General.--Whenever the International Trade Commission (in 
this chapter referred to as the `Commission') begins an investigation 
under section 202 with respect to an agricultural commodity, the 
Commission shall immediately notify the Secretary of the investigation. 
Upon receipt of the notification, the Secretary shall immediately begin 
a study of--
            ``(1) the number of agricultural commodity producers 
        producing a like or directly competitive agricultural commodity 
        who have been or are likely to be certified as eligible for 
        adjustment assistance under this chapter, and
            ``(2) the extent to which the adjustment of such producers 
        to the import competition may be facilitated through the use of 
        existing programs.
    ``(b) Report.--The report of the Secretary of the study under 
subsection (a) shall be made to the President not later than 15 days 
after the day on which the Commission makes its report under section 
202(f). Upon making his report to the President, the Secretary shall 
also promptly make it public (with the exception of information which 
the Secretary determines to be confidential) and shall have a summary 
of it published in the Federal Register.

``SEC. 295. BENEFIT INFORMATION TO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY PRODUCERS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide full information to 
producers about the benefit allowances, training, and other employment 
services available under this title and about the petition and 
application procedures, and the appropriate filing dates, for such 
allowances, training, and services. The Secretary shall provide 
whatever assistance is necessary to enable groups to prepare petitions 
or applications for program benefits under this title.
    ``(b) Notice of Benefits.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall mail written notice 
        of the benefits available under this chapter to each 
        agricultural commodity producer that the Secretary has reason 
        to believe is covered by a certification made under this 
        chapter.
            ``(2) Other notice.--The Secretary shall publish notice of 
        the benefits available under this chapter to agricultural 
        commodity producers that are covered by each certification made 
        under this chapter in newspapers of general circulation in the 
        areas in which such producers reside.

``SEC. 296. QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY 
              PRODUCERS.

    ``(a) In General.--Payment of a trade adjustment allowance shall be 
made to an adversely affected agricultural commodity producer covered 
by a certification under this chapter who files an application for such 
allowance within 90 days after the date on which the Secretary makes a 
determination and issues a certification of eligibility under section 
293, if the following conditions are met:
            ``(1) The producer submits to the Secretary sufficient 
        information to establish the amount of agricultural commodity 
        covered by the application filed under subsection (a), that was 
        produced by the producer in the most recent year.
            ``(2) The producer certifies that the producer has not 
        received cash benefits under any provision of this title other 
        than this chapter.
    ``(b) Amount of Cash Benefits.--
            ``(1) In general.--An adversely affected agricultural 
        commodity producer described in subsection (a) shall be 
        entitled to adjustment assistance under this chapter in an 
        amount equal to the product of--
                    ``(A) one-half of the difference between--
                            ``(i) an amount equal to 80 percent of the 
                        average of the national average price of the 
                        agricultural commodity covered by the 
                        application described in subsection (a) for the 
                        5 marketing years preceding the most recent 
                        marketing year, and
                            ``(ii) the national average price of the 
                        agricultural commodity for the most recent 
                        marketing year, and
                    ``(B) the amount of the agricultural commodity 
                produced by the agricultural commodity producer in the 
                most recent marketing year.
            ``(2) Special rule for subsequent qualified years.--The 
        amount of cash benefits for a qualified year shall be 
        determined in the same manner as cash benefits are determined 
        under paragraph (1) except that the average national price of 
        the agricultural commodity shall be determined under paragraph 
        (1)(A)(i) by using the 5-marketing-year period used to 
        determine the amount of cash benefits for the first 
        certification.
    ``(c) Maximum Amount of Cash Assistance.--The maximum amount of 
cash benefits an agricultural commodity producer may receive in any 12-
month period shall not exceed $10,000.
    ``(d) Limitations on Other Assistance.--An agricultural commodity 
producer entitled to receive a cash benefit under this chapter--
            ``(1) shall not be eligible for any other cash benefit 
        under this title, and
            ``(2) shall be entitled to employment services and training 
        benefits under sections 235 and 236.

``SEC. 297. FRAUD AND RECOVERY OF OVERPAYMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Repayment.--If the Secretary, or a court of competent 
        jurisdiction, determines that any person has received any 
        payment under this chapter to which the person was not 
        entitled, such person shall be liable to repay such amount to 
        the Secretary, except that the Secretary may waive such 
        repayment if the Secretary determines, in accordance with 
        guidelines prescribed by the Secretary that--
                    ``(A) the payment was made without fault on the 
                part of such person, and
                    ``(B) requiring such repayment would be contrary to 
                equity and good conscience.
            ``(2) Recovery of overpayment.--Unless an overpayment is 
        otherwise recovered, or waived under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall recover the overpayment by deductions from any 
        sums payable to such person under this chapter.
    ``(b) False Statements.--If the Secretary, or a court of competent 
jurisdiction, determines that a person--
            ``(1) knowingly has made, or caused another to make, a 
        false statement or representation of a material fact, or
            ``(2) knowingly has failed, or caused another to fail, to 
        disclose a material fact,
and as a result of such false statement or representation, or of such 
nondisclosure, such person has received any payment under this chapter 
to which the person was not entitled, such person shall, in addition to 
any other penalty provided by law, be ineligible for any further 
payments under this chapter.
    ``(c) Notice and Determination.--Except for overpayments determined 
by a court of competent jurisdiction, no repayment may be required, and 
no deduction may be made, under this section until a determination 
under subsection (a)(1) by the Secretary has been made, notice of the 
determination and an opportunity for a fair hearing thereon has been 
given to the person concerned, and the determination has become final.
    ``(d) Payment to Treasury.--Any amount recovered under this section 
shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States.

    ``(e) Penalties.--Whoever makes a false statement of a material 
fact knowing it to be false, or knowingly fails to disclose a material 
fact, for the purpose of obtaining or increasing for himself or for any 
other person any payment authorized to be furnished under this chapter 
shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 
year, or both.

``SEC. 298. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Labor for fiscal years 2000 through 2004, such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out the purposes of this chapter.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for title II of 
the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the items relating 
to chapter 5, the following:

             ``Chapter 6--Adjustment Assistance for Farmers

``Sec. 291. Definitions.
``Sec. 292. Petitions; group eligibility.
``Sec. 293. Determinations by Secretary.
``Sec. 294. Study by Secretary when International Trade Commission 
                            begins investigation.
``Sec. 295. Benefit information to agricultural commodity producers.
``Sec. 296. Qualifying requirements for agricultural commodity 
                            producers.
``Sec. 297. Fraud and recovery of overpayments.
``Sec. 298. Authorization of appropriations.''.


Output: Requires the International Trade Commission  to notify the Secretary immediately  whenever it begins an investigation into whether an agricultural commodity is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause or threat of serious injury to a domestic industry producing an agricultural commodity like or directly competitive with the imported agricultural commodity.  Requires the Secretary, upon such notification, to study and report to the President and the public on: (1) the number of agricultural commodity producers who have been or are likely to be certified as eligible for trade adjustment assistance; and (2) the extent to which the adjustment of such producers to the import competition may be facilitated through the use of existing programs.
Directs the Secretary to provide agricultural commodity producers with information about trade adjustment assistance petition and application procedures, benefit allowances, training, and other employment services.
Sets forth certain eligibility requirements for the payment of trade adjustment assistance to adversely affected agricultural commodity producers.  Limits to $10,000 the maximum annual amount of cash benefits a producer may receive.
Provides for the repayment and recovery of overpayments of trade adjustment assistance made to such producers due to fraud.  Sets forth penalties.
Authorizes appropriations.