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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Research for Neurological 
Diseases Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.

    Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 399V-6 SURVEILLANCE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall--
            ``(1) enhance and expand infrastructure and activities to 
        track the epidemiology of neurological diseases, including 
        multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease; and
            ``(2) incorporate information obtained through such 
        activities into a statistically-sound, scientifically-credible, 
        integrated surveillance system, to be known as the National 
        Neurological Diseases Surveillance System.
    ``(b) Research.--The Secretary shall ensure that the National 
Neurological Diseases Surveillance System is designed in a manner that 
facilitates further research on neurological diseases.
    ``(c) Content.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary--
            ``(1) shall provide for the collection and storage of 
        information on the incidence and prevalence of neurological 
        diseases in the United States;
            ``(2) to the extent practicable, shall provide for the 
        collection and storage of other available information on 
        neurological diseases, such as information concerning--
                    ``(A) demographics and other information associated 
                or possibly associated with neurological diseases, such 
                as age, race, ethnicity, sex, geographic location, and 
                family history;
                    ``(B) risk factors associated or possibly 
                associated with neurological diseases, including 
                genetic and environmental risk factors; and
                    ``(C) diagnosis and progression markers;
            ``(3) may provide for the collection and storage of 
        information relevant to analysis on neurological diseases, such 
        as information concerning--
                    ``(A) the epidemiology of the diseases;
                    ``(B) the natural history of the diseases;
                    ``(C) the prevention of the diseases;
                    ``(D) the detection, management, and treatment 
                approaches for the diseases; and
                    ``(E) the development of outcomes measures; and
            ``(4) may address issues identified during the consultation 
        process under subsection (d).
    ``(d) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall consult with individuals with appropriate expertise, including--
            ``(1) epidemiologists with experience in disease 
        surveillance or registries;
            ``(2) representatives of national voluntary health 
        associations that--
                    ``(A) focus on neurological diseases, including 
                multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease; and
                    ``(B) have demonstrated experience in research, 
                care, or patient services;
            ``(3) health information technology experts or other 
        information management specialists;
            ``(4) clinicians with expertise in neurological diseases; 
        and
            ``(5) research scientists with experience conducting 
        translational research or utilizing surveillance systems for 
        scientific research purposes.
    ``(e) Grants.--The Secretary may award grants to, or enter into 
contracts or cooperative agreements with, public or private nonprofit 
entities to carry out activities under this section.
    ``(f) Coordination With Other Federal Agencies.--Subject to 
subsection (h), the Secretary shall make information and analysis in 
the National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System available, as 
appropriate, to Federal departments and agencies, such as the National 
Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of 
Defense.
    ``(g) Public Access.--Subject to subsection (h), the Secretary 
shall make information and analysis in the National Neurological 
Diseases Surveillance System available, as appropriate, to the public, 
including researchers.
    ``(h) Privacy.--The Secretary shall ensure that privacy and 
security protections applicable to the National Neurological Diseases 
Surveillance System are at least as stringent as the privacy and 
security protections under HIPAA privacy and security law (as defined 
in section 3009(a)(2)).
    ``(i) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
Congress concerning the implementation of this section. Such report 
shall include information on--
            ``(1) the development and maintenance of the National 
        Neurological Diseases Surveillance System;
            ``(2) the type of information collected and stored in the 
        System;
            ``(3) the use and availability of such information, 
        including guidelines for such use; and
            ``(4) the use and coordination of databases that collect or 
        maintain information on neurological diseases.
    ``(j) Definition.--In this section, the term `national voluntary 
health association' means a national nonprofit organization with 
chapters, other affiliated organizations, or networks in States 
throughout the United States.
    ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2015 through 2019.''.

Answer: Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to: (1) enhance and expand infrastructure and activities to track the epidemiology of neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease; and (2) incorporate information obtained through those activities into a National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System. Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that the System facilitates further research on neurological diseases. Requires HHS to provide for the collection and storage of information on neurological diseases, including the incidence, prevalence, and other information, to the extent practicable.   Requires HHS to: (1) make information and analysis in the System available to federal agencies and to the public, including researchers; and (2) ensure that privacy and security protections applicable to the System are at least as stringent as the protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Health Equity Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR QUALIFYING STATES TO USE SCHIP FUNDS FOR MEDICAID 
              EXPENDITURES.

    Section 2105 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Authority for Qualifying States To Use Certain Funds for 
Medicaid Expenditures.--
            ``(1) State option.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, with respect to fiscal years in which 
                allotments for a fiscal year under section 2104 
                (beginning with fiscal year 1998) are available under 
                subsections (e) and (g) of that section, a qualifying 
                State (as defined in paragraph (2)) may elect to use 
                such allotments (instead of for expenditures under this 
                title) for payments for such fiscal year under title 
                XIX in accordance with subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Payments to states.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of a 
                        qualifying State that has elected the option 
                        described in subparagraph (A), subject to the 
                        total amount of funds described with respect to 
                        the State in subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
                        shall pay the State an amount each quarter 
                        equal to the additional amount that would have 
                        been paid to the State under title XIX for 
                        expenditures of the State for the fiscal year 
                        described in clause (ii) if the enhanced FMAP 
                        (as determined under subsection (b)) had been 
                        substituted for the Federal medical assistance 
                        percentage (as defined in section 1905(b)) of 
                        such expenditures.
                            ``(ii) Expenditures described.--For 
                        purposes of clause (i), the expenditures 
                        described in this clause are expenditures for 
                        such fiscal years for providing medical 
                        assistance under title XIX to individuals who 
                        have not attained age 19 and whose family 
                        income exceeds 133 percent of the poverty line.
                            ``(iii) No impact on determination of 
                        budget neutrality for waivers.--In the case of 
                        a qualifying State that uses amounts paid under 
                        this subsection for expenditures described in 
                        clause (ii) that are incurred under a waiver 
                        approved for the State, any budget neutrality 
                        determinations with respect to such waiver 
                        shall be determined without regard to such 
                        amounts paid.
            ``(2) Qualifying state.--In this subsection, the term 
        `qualifying State' means a State that--
                    ``(A) as of April 15, 1997, has an income 
                eligibility standard with respect to any 1 or more 
                categories of children (other than infants) who are 
                eligible for medical assistance under section 
                1902(a)(10)(A) or under a waiver under section 1115 
                implemented on January 1, 1994, that is up to 185 
                percent of the poverty line or above; and
                    ``(B) satisfies the requirements described in 
                paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Requirements.--The requirements described in this 
        paragraph are the following:
                    ``(A) SCHIP income eligibility.--The State has a 
                State child health plan that (whether implemented under 
                title XIX or this title)--
                            ``(i) as of January 1, 2001, has an income 
                        eligibility standard that is at least 200 
                        percent of the poverty line or has an income 
                        eligibility standard that exceeds 200 percent 
                        of the poverty line under a waiver under 
                        section 1115 that is based on a child's lack of 
                        health insurance;
                            ``(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), does 
                        not limit the acceptance of applications for 
                        children; and
                            ``(iii) provides benefits to all children 
                        in the State who apply for and meet eligibility 
                        standards on a statewide basis.
                    ``(B) No waiting list imposed.--With respect to 
                children whose family income is at or below 200 percent 
                of the poverty line, the State does not impose any 
                numerical limitation, waiting list, or similar 
                limitation on the eligibility of such children for 
                child health assistance under such State plan.
                    ``(C) Additional requirements.--The State has 
                implemented at least 3 of the following policies and 
                procedures (relating to coverage of children under 
                title XIX and this title):
                            ``(i) Uniform, simplified application 
                        form.--With respect to children who are 
                        eligible for medical assistance under section 
                        1902(a)(10)(A), the State uses the same 
                        uniform, simplified application form 
                        (including, if applicable, permitting 
                        application other than in person) for purposes 
                        of establishing eligibility for benefits under 
                        title XIX and this title.
                            ``(ii) Elimination of asset test.--The 
                        State does not apply any asset test for 
                        eligibility under section 1902(l) or this title 
                        with respect to children.
                            ``(iii) Adoption of 12-month continuous 
                        enrollment.--The State provides that 
                        eligibility shall not be regularly redetermined 
                        more often than once every year under this 
                        title or for children described in section 
                        1902(a)(10)(A).
                            ``(iv) Same verification and 
                        redetermination policies; automatic 
                        reassessment of eligibility.--With respect to 
                        children who are eligible for medical 
                        assistance under section 1902(a)(10)(A), the 
                        State provides for initial eligibility 
                        determinations and redeterminations of 
                        eligibility using the same verification 
                        policies (including with respect to face-to-
                        face interviews), forms, and frequency as the 
                        State uses for such purposes under this title, 
                        and, as part of such redeterminations, provides 
                        for the automatic reassessment of the 
                        eligibility of such children for assistance 
                        under title XIX and this title.
                            ``(v) Outstationing enrollment staff.--The 
                        State provides for the receipt and initial 
                        processing of applications for benefits under 
                        this title and for children under title XIX at 
                        facilities defined as disproportionate share 
                        hospitals under section 1923(a)(1)(A) and 
                        Federally-qualified health centers described in 
                        section 1905(l)(2)(B) consistent with section 
                        1902(a)(55).''.

Answer: Children's Health Equity Act of 2003 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to grant authority for qualifying States to use SCHIP funds for Medicaid (SSA title XIX) expenditures.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``White Bluffs Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The White Bluffs, located on the Columbia River from 
        river mile 354 to river mile 376 in the State of Washington, 
        are a scenic example of pristine landscapes that should be 
        protected.
            (2) The White Bluffs have been eroding at a more rapid rate 
        since the construction of the Columbia Basin Project by the 
        Bureau of Reclamation.
            (3) Federal and local officials have identified the erosive 
        action of the Columbia River and return flows associated with 
        the Columbia Basin Project as two of the factors contributing 
        to the movement of ancient landslide masses in the White Bluffs 
        area.
            (4) The movement of large landslide masses of the White 
        Bluffs may change the course of the Columbia River to some 
        degree, damaging the opposite south shore and degrading the 
        quality of Columbia River water by slide debris and aggradation 
        of the Columbia River channel downstream, both of which could 
        endanger salmon spawning grounds of the Hanford Reach.
            (5) The largest, closest source of Columbia Basin Project 
        water to the White Bluffs is the product of two canal 
        wasteways.
            (6) These two canal wasteways can be modified to reduce the 
        standing water above the White Bluffs.

SEC. 3. ACTIONS BY BUREAU OF RECLAMATION TO PROTECT WHITE BLUFFS, 
              WASHINGTON.

    (a) Wasteway Modifications.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Reclamation--
            (1) may construct a channel for the Wahluke Branch 10 
        Wasteway of the Columbia Basin Project, that will effectively 
        drain all standing water above the White Bluffs within the 
        Wahluke Slope Habitat Management Area, Washington; and
            (2) may take such steps as are necessary to eliminate the 
        White Bluffs Wasteway.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, to remain available 
until expended--
            (1) $4,000,000 to carry out subsection (a)(1); and
            (2) $1,000,000 to carry out subsection (a)(2).

SEC. 4. STUDY OF THE WAHLUKE SLOPE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an 
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of 
the land use options for the land owned by the Department of Energy 
within the Hanford Reservation known as Wahluke Slope in the State of 
Washington.
    (b) Study Contents.--The study under subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) Examination of the potential environmental, economic, 
        and cultural impacts of various land use options for the 
        Wahluke Slope region, such as agriculture (including grazing, 
        mining, and farming), industry, recreation, specific 
        preservation, and use as a buffer zone for the Department of 
        Energy's radioactive waste management efforts.
            (2) Review of existing land use plans, environmental impact 
        studies, and scientific and technical literature.
            (3) Convening of workshops, as necessary, to assess the 
        following impacts (positive or negative) for each option:
                    (A) The impact on current water rights, future 
                water needs, and water management alternatives.
                    (B) The impact on habitat and federally protected 
                species.
                    (C) The impact on the White Bluffs.
                    (D) The impact on the local economy.
                    (E) The Impact of existing archeological resources.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date on 
        which the Secretary of the Interior enters into the agreement 
        under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall 
        submit a report concerning the study to the Committee on 
        Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
            (2) Use of previous studies.--The report under paragraph 
        (1) may be based in part on, but may not be limited to, the 
        work and scope of previous studies, including any of the 
        following:
                    (A) The Hanford Reach of the Columbia River 
                comprehensive conservation study and environmental 
                impact statement.
                    (B) The Hanford Reach protection and management 
                program's interim action plan.
                    (C) The study known as the ``Red Zone'' study.
                    (D) The Hanford remedial action and land use.
                    (E) The Wahluke 2000 proposal.
                    (F) The Nature Conservancy biological inventories.
            (3) Requirement.--The report under paragraph (1) shall set 
        forth the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the 
        National Academy of Sciences regarding future land use options, 
        including the need for any congressional action.
    (d) Suspension of Changes in Management or Use of Wahluke Slope.--
No change may be made in the management or use of the Wahluke Slope 
before the expiration of the one-year period beginning on the date of 
the submission of the report under subsection (c).
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior $600,000 for the study 
under this section.

Answer:
Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to specified congressional committees on the land use options for the Wahluke Slope. Prohibits any change in the management or use of the Slope until one year after submission of such report. Authorizes appropriations.