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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Frontline Health Care Act 
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FRONTLINE PROVIDERS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

    Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254b et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second subpart XI (as added by 
        section 10333 of Public Law 111-148) as subpart XII;
            (2) by redesignating the second section 340H (as added by 
        such section 10333) as section 340I; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:

             ``Subpart XIII--Frontline Health Care Services

``SEC. 340J. FRONTLINE PROVIDERS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (in this section referred to 
as the `Loan Repayment Program') under which, pursuant to contracts in 
accordance with this section--
            ``(1) the Secretary agrees to make student loan repayments; 
        and
            ``(2) the individual agrees to serve as a health 
        professional for a period of full-time service of not less than 
        2 years at a health care facility serving a frontline care 
        scarcity area.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the Loan 
Repayment Program, an individual must--
            ``(1) submit an application to participate in the Loan 
        Repayment Program in such form and manner and at such time as 
        specified by the Secretary; and
            ``(2) sign and submit to the Secretary, at the time of 
        submittal of such application, a written contract (described in 
        subsection (d)).
    ``(c) Participation in Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--An individual becomes a participant in 
        the Loan Repayment Program only upon the approval of the 
        Secretary of the individual's application submitted under 
        subsection (b)(1) and the Secretary's acceptance of the 
        contract submitted by the individual under subsection (b)(2).
            ``(2) Preference.--In awarding contracts under this 
        section, the Secretary shall give preference to applicants who 
        have undertaken training or coursework in interdisciplinary 
        studies.
            ``(3) Recruitment for interdisciplinary programs.--The 
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) determine the frontline care scarcity areas 
                in which to place contract recipients under this 
                section; and
                    ``(B) in making such determination, give preference 
                to areas with a demonstrated program of 
                interdisciplinary health care, or with demonstrated 
                plans to initiate interdisciplinary approaches to 
                community health care.
            ``(4) Notice.--The Secretary shall provide written notice 
        to an individual promptly upon the Secretary's approving, under 
        paragraph (1), of the individual's participation in the Loan 
        Repayment Program.
    ``(d) Contract.--The contract described in this subsection is a 
written contract between the Secretary and an individual that 
contains--
            ``(1) an agreement that--
                    ``(A) the Secretary agrees to provide the 
                individual with student loan repayment (described in 
                subsection (e)) for a period of time as determined by 
                the Secretary, to pay off debts incurred during the 
                course of the study or program described in subsection 
                (g)(2)(B); and
                    ``(B) the individual agrees--
                            ``(i) to accept provision of such a student 
                        loan repayment to the individual; and
                            ``(ii) to provide frontline care services 
                        for a period of full-time service of not less 
                        than 2 years at a health care facility serving 
                        a frontline care scarcity area;
            ``(2) a provision that any financial obligation of the 
        United States arising out of a contract entered into under this 
        section and any obligation of the individual which is 
        conditioned thereon, is contingent upon funds being 
        appropriated for student loan repayment under this section;
            ``(3) a statement of the damages to which the United States 
        is entitled, under subsection (f), for the individual's breach 
        of the contract; and
            ``(4) such other statements as the Secretary deems 
        appropriate of the rights and liabilities of the Secretary and 
        of the individual, not inconsistent with the provisions of this 
        section.
    ``(e) Student Loan Repayment.--
            ``(1) Amount.--The amount of an annual student loan 
        repayment under this section on behalf of an individual shall 
        be determined by the Secretary, and shall take into 
        consideration the need to pay a sufficient amount to enable 
        recruiting of health care providers into the loan repayment 
        program under this section.
            ``(2) Payments directly to loan provider.--The Secretary 
        may contract with an individual's loan provider, for the 
        payment to the loan provider, on behalf of the individual, of 
        the amounts of a student loan repayment described in paragraph 
        (1).
    ``(f) Breach of Contract.--If an individual breaches a written 
contract under this section by failing to begin such individual's 
service obligation, or to complete such service obligation, the United 
States shall be entitled to recover from the individual an amount that 
is equal to the sum of--
            ``(1) the total amount which has been paid to the 
        individual, or on behalf of the individual, under the contract; 
        and
            ``(2) any amount of interest, as determined by the 
        Secretary.
    ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `frontline care scarcity area' means an 
        area, population group, or facility that--
                    ``(A) is designated as a health professional 
                shortage area under section 332; or
                    ``(B) is designated by the State in which the area 
                is located as having a shortage of frontline care 
                services.
            ``(2) The term `frontline care services' means health care 
        services--
                    ``(A) in the field of general surgery, optometry, 
                ophthalmology, chiropractic, physical therapy, 
                audiology, speech language pathology, pharmacies, 
                public health, podiatric medicine, dietetics, 
                occupational therapy, general pediatrics, respiratory 
                therapy, medical technology, otolaryngology, or 
                radiologic technology; and
                    ``(B) provided by a general surgeon, optometrist, 
                ophthalmologist, chiropractor, physical therapist, 
                audiologist, speech language pathologist, pharmacist, 
                public health professional, podiatric physician, 
                registered dietician, occupational therapist, 
                pediatrician, respiratory therapist, medical 
                technologist, otolaryngologist, or radiologic 
                technologist who has completed an appropriate course of 
                study or program, offered by an accredited institution 
                of higher education in the United States.
    ``(h) Implementation.--The Secretary shall begin implementation of 
the loan repayment program under this section within 180 days of the 
date of the enactment of this section.''.

SOLUTION: Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and carry out a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program under which the Secretary agrees to make student loan repayments in exchange for a health professional providing frontline care services for two years in a frontline care scarcity area. Defines "frontline care services" as health care services in the fields of general surgery, optometry, ophthalmology, chiropractic, physical therapy, audiology, speech language pathology, pharmacies, public health, podiatric medicine, dietetics, occupational therapy, general pediatrics, respiratory therapy, medical technology, otolaryngology, or radiologic technology.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``State Business Law Conformity Act of 
2004''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO GENERAL PARTNERS.

    (a) Exclusion of Certain Active Businesses From at Risk Rules.--
Subclause (I) of section 465(c)(7)(D)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (defining qualified corporate partner) is amended to read as 
follows:
                                    ``(I) such corporation is not 
                                prohibited or limited under State law 
                                from participation in the management or 
                                business of the partnership.''.
    (b) Payments to Retiring Partners.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
736(b)(3) of such Code (relating to limitation on application of 
paragraph (2)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) any portion of the retiring or deceased 
                partner's distributive share of partnership income was 
                subject to tax under section 1401.''.
    (c) Foreign Currency Transactions.--Subclause (I) of section 
988(c)(1)(E)(v) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
                                    ``(I) Certain general partners.--
                                The interest of a partner in the 
                                partnership shall not be treated as 
                                failing to meet the 20-percent 
                                ownership requirements of clause 
                                (iii)(I) for any taxable year of the 
                                partnership if for the taxable year of 
                                the partner in which such partnership 
                                taxable year ends--
                                            ``(aa) the partner is not 
                                        limited as to participation in 
                                        the management or activity of 
                                        the qualified fund, and
                                            ``(bb) such partner (and 
                                        each corporation filing a 
                                        consolidated return with such 
                                        partner) had no ordinary income 
                                        or loss from a section 988 
                                        transaction which is foreign 
                                        currency gain or loss (as the 
                                        case may be).''.
    (d) Special Valuation Rules for Generation-Skipping Tax.--Clause 
(ii) of section 2701(b)(2)(B) of such Code (relating to partnerships) 
is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(ii) in the case of a limited 
                        partnership, the holding of any interest as a 
                        partner who is not limited as to participation 
                        in management or activity of the 
                        partnership.''.
    (e) Tax Matters Partner.--Paragraph (7) of section 6231(a) of such 
Code (defining tax matters partner) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(7) Tax matters partner.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The tax matters partner of any 
                partnership is--
                            ``(i) the partner designated as the tax 
                        matters partner as provided in regulations, or
                            ``(ii) if there is no partner who has been 
                        so designated, the partner having the largest 
                        profits interest in the partnership at the 
                        close of the taxable year involved (or, where 
                        there is more than 1 such partner, the 1 of 
                        such partners whose name would appear first in 
                        an alphabetical listing).
                    ``(B) Selection by secretary.--If there is no 
                partner designated under subparagraph (A)(i) and the 
                Secretary determines that it is impracticable to apply 
                subparagraph (A)(ii), the partner selected by the 
                Secretary shall be treated as the tax matters partner. 
                The Secretary shall, within 30 days of selecting a tax 
                matters partner under the preceding sentence, notify 
                all partners required to receive notice under section 
                6223(a) of the name and address of the person selected.
                    ``(C) Restriction on designation of partner.--A 
                partner may not be designated as a tax matters partner 
                under subparagraph (A)(i) unless such partner is not 
                limited as to participation in management or activity 
                of the partnership.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004.

SEC. 3. REFERENCES TO LIMITED PARTNERS.

    (a) Limited Entrepreneur.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 464(e)(2) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining limited 
        entrepreneur) is amended by striking ``other than as a limited 
        partner''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 464(c) of such Code is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``limited partners or'' in 
                        paragraph (1)(B),
                            (ii) by striking ``a limited partner or'' 
                        in paragraph (2).
                    (B) Section 1256 of such Code is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``limited partners or'' 
                        each place it appears in subsections (e)(3)(B) 
                        and (f)(4),
                            (ii) by striking ``a limited partner or'' 
                        in subsection (e)(3)(C), and
                            (iii) by striking ``limited partner or'' 
                        both places it appears in the heading and text 
                        of subsection (e)(4)(A)(i).
                    (C) Section 1258(d)(5)(C) of such Code is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``limited partner or'' in 
                        the matter preceding subclause (i),
                            (ii) by striking ``limited partner's (or 
                        limited entrepreneur's) in subclause (i) and 
                        inserting ``limited entrepreneur's'', and
                            (iii) by striking ``partners and limited'' 
                        in the heading.
    (b) Passive Loss Rules.--
            (1) Subsection (h) of section 469 of such Code is amended 
        by striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraphs (3), 
        (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively.
            (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 469(c)(7) of such Code is 
        amended by striking the last sentence.
            (3) Paragraph (6) of section 469(i) of such Code is amended 
        by striking subparagraph (C) and by redesignating subparagraph 
        (D) as subparagraph (C).
            (4) Subsection (f) of section 772 of such Code (relating to 
        special rules for applying passive loss limitations) is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``(f) Special Rules for Applying Passive Loss Limitations.--
            ``(1) In general.--If any person holds an interest in an 
        electing large partnership other than as a partner described in 
        paragraph (3)--
                    ``(A) paragraph (2) of subsection (c) shall not 
                apply to such partner, and
                    ``(B) such partner's distributive share of the 
                partnership items allocable to passive loss limitation 
                activities shall be taken into account separately to 
                the extent necessary to comply with the provisions of 
                section 469.
            ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
        items allocable to an interest held as a partner described in 
        paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Partner described.--For purposes of this subsection, 
        a partner is described in this paragraph if the partner is a 
        person whose participation in the management or business 
        activity of the partnership is limited under applicable State 
        law.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004.

SEC. 4. PARTNERSHIP INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CAPITAL EXCLUDED FROM NET 
              EARNINGS FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (13) of section 1402(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
            ``(13) there shall be excluded the distributive share of 
        net income of a partner attributable to capital;''.
    (b) Partnership Income Attributable to Capital.--Section 1402 of 
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) Partnership Income Attributable to Capital.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(13), the 
        following amounts shall be treated as income attributable to 
        capital--
                    ``(A) the amount, if any, in excess of what would 
                constitute reasonable compensation for services 
                rendered by such partner to the partnership, and
                    ``(B) an amount equal to a reasonable rate of 
                return on unreturned capital of the partner determined 
                as of the beginning of the taxable year.
            ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) Unreturned capital.--The term `unreturned 
                capital' means the excess of the aggregate amount of 
                money and the fair market value as of the date of 
                contribution of other consideration (net of 
                liabilities) contributed by the partner over the 
                aggregate amount of money and the fair market value as 
                of the date of distribution of other consideration (net 
                of liabilities) distributed by the partnership to the 
                partner, increased or decreased for the partner's 
                distributive share of all reportable items as 
                determined in section 702. If the partner acquires a 
                partnership interest and the partnership makes an 
                election under section 754, the partner's unreturned 
                capital shall take into account appropriate adjustments 
                under section 743.
                    ``(B) Reasonable rate of return.--A reasonable rate 
                of return on unreturned capital shall equal 150 percent 
                (or such higher rate as is established in regulations) 
                of the highest applicable Federal rate, as determined 
                under section 1274(d)(1), at the beginning of the 
                partnership's taxable year.
            ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
        regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
        this subsection.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to services performed in taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 2004.

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF ABILITY TO ELECT LARGE PARTNERSHIP REPORTING RULES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 775(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to election) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ``No election under this subsection shall be made 
after December 31, 2004.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to partnership taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004.

SOLUTION: State Business Law Conformity Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise certain partnership tax definitions and rules relating to general and limited partners; (2) exclude from net earnings from self-employment partnership income attributable to capital; and (3) repeal, after 2004, the election to apply large partnership (100 partners or more) tax rules.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a devastating neurologic 
        disease leading to blindness and paralysis.
            (2) There are an estimated 11,000 patients with NMO in the 
        United States.
            (3) Women are affected 7 to 9 times more than men, and a 
        large proportion of NMO patients are African-American.
            (4) The average age at diagnosis is 41 years, but the range 
        is broad and includes children as young as 2 years of age and 
        adults as old as 89 years of age.
            (5) NMO incurs substantial costs for affected patients and 
        their families.
            (6) The cause of NMO is unknown, but it is hypothesized to 
        be autoimmune in nature.
            (7) More than 90 percent of NMO patients will suffer 
        recurrent disease and accumulate neurologic disability.
            (8) Because of their relatively low overall incidence, 
        orphan diseases like NMO frequently do not receive sufficient 
        attention and research funding.
            (9) No single institution has a sufficient number of 
        patients to independently conduct research that will adequately 
        address the cause of NMO.
            (10) There has been no comprehensive study analyzing all 
        relevant clinical, biological, and epidemiological aspects of 
        NMO to identify potential risk factors and biomarkers for NMO.
            (11) We can apply our understanding of NMO to the study of 
        other autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis and 
        systemic lupus erythematosus.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that there is a need--
            (1) to establish and coordinate a multicenter research 
        effort based on collaboration between regional consortia and 
        governmental and nongovernmental entities in order to--
                    (A) comprehensively study the causes of NMO; and
                    (B) identify potential biomarkers of disease 
                activity; and
            (2) to encourage a collaborative effort among academic 
        medical centers with epidemiological study groups to gather 
        comprehensive and detailed information for each patient 
        enrolled in those groups, in order to investigate 
        environmental, nutritional, and genetic factors with respect 
        to, and the pathological and epidemiological characteristics 
        of, NMO.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA CONSORTIUM.

    Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284 
et seq.) is amended by adding after section 409J the following new 
section:

``SEC. 409K. NATIONAL NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA CONSORTIUM.

    ``(a) Establishment of the National Neuromyelitis Optica 
Consortium.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through 
        the Director of NIH, and in coordination with the Director of 
        the National Institute on Minority Health and Health 
        Disparities, shall establish, administer, and coordinate a 
        National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium (in this section 
        referred to as the `NNO Consortium') for the purposes described 
        in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the NNO Consortium shall 
        be the following:
                    ``(A) Providing grants of not fewer than 5 years 
                duration to eligible consortia for the purpose of 
                conducting research with respect to the causes of, and 
                the risk factors and biomarkers associated with, NMO.
                    ``(B) Assembling a panel of experts to provide, 
                with respect to research funded by the NNO Consortium, 
                ongoing guidance and recommendations for the 
                development of the following:
                            ``(i) A common study design.
                            ``(ii) Standard protocols, methods, 
                        procedures, and assays for collecting from 
                        individuals enrolled as study participants a 
                        minimum dataset that includes the following:
                                    ``(I) Complete medical history.
                                    ``(II) Neurologic examination.
                                    ``(III) Biospecimens, including 
                                blood, spinal fluid, DNA, and RNA.
                                    ``(IV) Radiological data including 
                                magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
                            ``(iii) Specific analytical methods for 
                        examining data.
                            ``(iv) Provisions for consensus review of 
                        enrolled cases.
                            ``(v) An integrated data collection 
                        network.
                    ``(C) Designating a central laboratory to collect, 
                analyze, and aggregate data with respect to research 
                funded by the NNO Consortium and to make such data and 
                analysis available to researchers.
            ``(3) Eligible consortia.--To be eligible for a grant under 
        this section, a consortium shall demonstrate the following:
                    ``(A) The consortium has the capability to enroll 
                as research participants a minimum of 25 individuals 
                with a diagnosis of NMO from the consortium's 
                designated catchment area.
                    ``(B) The designated catchment area of the 
                consortium does not overlap with the designated 
                catchment area of another consortium already receiving 
                a grant under this section.
            ``(4) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
        enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the 
        Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, shall submit to 
        Congress a report with respect to the NNO Consortium, to be 
        made publicly available, including a summary of research funded 
        by the NNO Consortium and a list of consortia receiving grants 
        through the NNO Consortium. At the discretion of the Secretary, 
        such report may be combined with other similar or existing 
        reports.
            ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There is authorized to be 
                appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
                through 2017, to remain available until expended, to 
                carry out this section.
                    ``(B) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of 
                Congress that funds appropriated to carry out this 
                section should be in addition to funds otherwise 
                available or appropriated to carry out the activities 
                described in this section.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Catchment area.--The term `catchment area' means a 
        defined area for which population data are available.
            ``(2) Consortium.--The term `consortium' means a 
        partnership of 2 or more universities, health care 
        organizations, or government agencies, or any combination of 
        such entities, serving a designated catchment area.''.

SOLUTION:
Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that there is a need to: (1) establish and coordinate a multicenter research effort to comprehensively study the causes of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and identify potential biomarkers; and (2) encourage a collaborative effort among academic medical centers with epidemiological study groups to investigate environmental, nutritional, and genetic factors with respect to, and the pathological and epidemiological characteristics of, NMO.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in coordination with the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, to establish, administer, and coordinate a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium to: (1) provide five-year grants to eligible consortia to conduct research regarding the causes of, and the risk factors and biomarkers associated with, NMO; (2) assemble a panel of experts to provide guidance and recommendations for the development of a common study design, standard methods for collecting a minimum data set from study participants, specific analytical methods for examining data, provisions for consensus review of enrolled cases, and an integrated data collection network; and (3) designate a central laboratory to collect, analyze, and aggregate data with respect to funded research and to make such data and analysis available to researchers.

Requires a consortium (a partnership of two or more universities, health care organizations, or government agencies, or any combination of such entities, serving a designated catchment area), to be eligible for a grant, to demonstrate that: (1) it has the capability to enroll as research participants a minimum of 25 individuals with a diagnosis of NMO from the consortium's designated catchment area, and (2) such area does not overlap with the designated catchment area of another consortium already receiving a grant under this Act.