In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commission on 
Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) In 1808, Albert Gallatin, while serving as President 
        Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of the Treasury, reported to 
        Congress on the infrastructure investments needed by the young 
        Nation.
            (2) Gallatin's plan built on President George Washington's 
        vision of connecting the interior settlements of the Nation 
        with the markets and ports of the East Coast through a network 
        of roads and canals, and provided a roadmap for infrastructure 
        development in the 19th century.
            (3) In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt convened a 
        conference of State and territorial governors, members of his 
        Cabinet and Congress, professional organizations, private 
        citizens, and government agencies to plan for the United States 
        conservation and infrastructure needs in the 20th century.
            (4) The resulting plan laid the groundwork for many of the 
        critical investments initiated by President Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt to jumpstart the Nation's recovery from the Great 
        Depression.
            (5) Today, as in 1808 and 1908, the United States is faced 
        with significant economic, environmental, and demographic 
        challenges.
            (6) To stave off the worst effects of global warming, the 
        United States will need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
        significantly.
            (7) The Nation's population is projected to increase to 420 
        million by 2050, which is nearly a 50 percent increase from the 
        Nation's population size in 2000.
            (8) By 2050, more than 70 percent of the Nation's 
        population growth and economic growth is expected to take place 
        in extended networks of metropolitan regions linked by 
        environmental systems, transportation networks, economies, and 
        culture.
            (9) The National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue 
        Study Commission recently calculated that maintaining the 
        Nation's existing transportation system over the next 50 years 
        will require $225 billion annually. The latest transportation 
        authorization, SAFETEA-LU, provided only $244 billion total for 
        the 5 years ending with fiscal year 2009.
            (10) The American Society of Civil Engineers has given the 
        Nation's public infrastructure, consisting of water, sewer, and 
        transportation systems, a grade of D-minus, estimating that it 
        will cost $1.6 trillion over the next 5 years merely to repair 
        the Nation's existing infrastructure.
            (11) The Nation's decaying water infrastructure and a lack 
        of available funding to maintain and upgrade the Nation's 
        wastewater infrastructure pose a serious threat to water 
        quality. More than 72,000 miles of municipal water and sewer 
        pipe are more than 80 years old, threatening the health, 
        environment, and economy of communities large and small.
            (12) Population growth and associated development will 
        place the Nation's water resources under increasing stress, 
        including increased pollutant loads, increased potential for 
        flooding, diminished drinking water supplies, loss of aquatic 
        habitat, and stream scouring and erosion. Global warming will 
        exacerbate existing water challenges and make other changes to 
        the natural hydrology, including more extreme storm events, 
        more frequent droughts, higher air and water temperatures, 
        changes in timing of stream flows, and sea level rise. New 
        technologies and a comprehensive strategy will be needed to 
        overcome these challenges and ensure a safe, adequate, 
        reliable, and sustainable water supply.
            (13) The Environmental Protection Agency, the Congressional 
        Budget Office, and other stakeholders have identified a funding 
        gap of between $300 billion and $400 billion over the next 20 
        years for the restoration and replacement of wastewater 
        infrastructure, and an additional $250 billion over the next 30 
        years will be needed to replace worn-out drinking water pipes 
        and associated structures.
            (14) From 1999 to 2009, the Nation's electricity demand 
        rose by nearly 20 percent while transmission capacity grew by 
        only 3.5 percent. To accommodate increased demand, and to 
        accommodate increased electrical supply from renewable sources 
        by 2050, electrical transmission infrastructure requires 
        significant investment.
            (15) The Nation's rural economy is dependant on 
        transportation and communications networks to grow and compete 
        in an increasingly globalized market.
            (16) Significant under-investment in public lands 
        infrastructure jeopardizes the tremendous conservation, 
        environmental, and mixed use benefits that these lands provide 
        the public.
            (17) Much of the Nation's infrastructure was built in the 
        last half of the 20th century and will reach its capacity 
        limits early in the 21st century. Unless new capacity is 
        created in roads, rails, airports, seaports, and other systems, 
        the Nation's economic potential will be artificially limited.
            (18) Since 1980, the number of miles people in the United 
        States drive has grown 3 times faster than the Nation's 
        population. Residents of walkable cities, however, drive 26 
        percent fewer miles per day than those living in the most 
        sprawling areas.
            (19) By 2050, 89 million new or replaced homes as well as 
        190 billion square feet of new offices, stores, and other 
        nonresidential buildings will be constructed.
            (20) By 2050, smart growth building policies could reduce 
        total transportation-related CO&lt;INF&gt;2&lt;/INF&gt; emissions by 7 to 
        10 percent.
            (21) Development of a bold national plan to overcome these 
        challenges by 2050 will allow the United States to respond in 
        the most economically and environmentally sustainable way.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the ``United 
States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century'' (in this 
Act referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Appointment of Members.--The Commission shall be composed of 17 
members as follows:
            (1) Two members, including the chairman of the Commission, 
        to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Two members to be appointed by the majority leader of 
        the Senate.
            (3) Three members to be appointed jointly by the minority 
        leader of the House of Representatives and the minority leader 
        of the Senate.
            (4) One member to be appointed by the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency.
            (5) One member to be appointed by the Secretary of 
        Transportation.
            (6) One member to be appointed by the Secretary of Housing 
        and Urban Development.
            (7) One member to be appointed by the Secretary of the 
        Interior.
            (8) One member to be appointed by the Secretary of Energy.
            (9) One member to be appointed by the President of the 
        Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the National 
        Association of Counties, in consultation with the other members 
        of the Board.
            (10) One member to be appointed by the Chair of the 
        National Governors Association.
            (11) One member to be appointed by the Executive Director 
        of the National Conference of State Legislatures, in 
        consultation with the members of the Conference's executive 
        committee.
            (12) One member to be appointed by the President of the 
        Board of Directors of the National Association of Regional 
        Councils, in consultation with the other members of the Board.
            (13) One member to be appointed by the President of the 
        United States Conference of Mayors, in consultation with the 
        members of the Conference's executive board.
    (b) Dates of Appointments.--The initial member appointed to the 
Commission shall be the Chairman, as designated by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives under subsection (a)(1). The remainder of the 
members of the Commission shall be appointed in the 30-day period 
beginning on the 30th day following the date of the appointment of the 
Chairman.
    (c) Qualifications.--
            (1) In general.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
        knowledgeable in--
                    (A) the fields of transportation finance, highway 
                and transit programs, and transportation policy;
                    (B) the fields of land use and housing policy, 
                including community planning and design;
                    (C) the fields of water supply, water 
                infrastructure, and water conservation policy; or
                    (D) the fields of energy supply, energy 
                infrastructure, and energy conservation policy.
            (2) Eligibility of certain representatives.--The members of 
        the Commission--
                    (A) may include representatives of State and local 
                governments, public transportation authorities, and 
                other appropriate governmental units; but
                    (B) may not include any member of the House of 
                Representatives, the Senate, or the President's 
                Cabinet.
    (d) Terms.--The members of the Commission shall be appointed for 
the life of the Commission.
    (e) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled 
promptly and in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (f) Meetings.--
            (1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 60 days after the last 
        day of the appointment period described in section 4(b), the 
        Commission shall hold the initial meeting of the Commission.
            (2) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
        chairman of the Commission or a majority of its members.
            (3) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
        shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may 
        hold hearings.
    (g) Pay.--Members of the Commission shall serve without pay.
    (h) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall receive 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 
of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 5. DUTIES.

    (a) Review of Published Materials.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall review published 
        materials on the Nation's transportation, water, energy, public 
        lands, and housing infrastructure and, based on the review, 
        assess the challenges of meeting the Nation's infrastructure 
        needs in the 21st century.
            (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 120 days after the 
        last day of the appointment period described in section 4(b), 
        the Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the review 
        and assessment conducted under paragraph (1) and make the 
        report available to the public.
    (b) Public Hearings.--In order to facilitate a national dialogue on 
the Nation's infrastructure needs, the Commission shall hold public 
hearings in at least 50 congressional districts representing a cross-
section of the geographical regions of the United States, and consult 
with other interested persons, before submitting a final report under 
subsection (c)
    (c) Final Report.--
            (1) National vision of infrastructure investments.--Not 
        later than one year after the last day of the appointment 
        period described in section 4(b), the Commission shall prepare 
        and submit to Congress a report that--
                    (A) documents the challenges of meeting the 
                Nation's transportation, water, energy, public lands, 
                and housing infrastructure needs in the 21st century; 
                and
                    (B) articulates a national vision of infrastructure 
                investments to overcome the challenges.
            (2) Specific recommendations.--The report to be submitted 
        under paragraph (1) shall contain specific recommendations on 
        appropriate policies and investments, including integration of 
        existing programs, to provide the people of the United States 
        with--
                    (A) improved transportation mobility, choice, and 
                access to economic opportunities;
                    (B) streamlined investment processes to facilitate 
                State and local transportation investments;
                    (C) improved community health outcomes and social 
                equity;
                    (D) improved water conservation, quality, and 
                quantity;
                    (E) an efficient, vibrant, and flexible electric 
                grid that delivers clean, safe, and affordable energy;
                    (F) reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; and
                    (G) improved public lands infrastructure sufficient 
                to accommodate the growth in users without degrading 
                the environmental and conservation values of the public 
                lands.
            (3) Model principles.--The report to be submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall contain a set of model principles to ensure 
        that future investments in the Nation's transportation, water, 
        energy, public lands, and housing infrastructure incorporate 
        the findings and recommendations contained in the report.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
Act, the Commission may hold such hearings, meet and act at such times 
and places, take such testimony, administer such oaths, and receive 
such evidence as the Commission considers appropriate.
    (b) Other Evidence.--The Commission shall gather evidence through 
such means as the Commission considers appropriate, including--
            (1) by soliciting comments through Federal Register 
        notices; and
            (2) by receiving testimony at public hearings conducted by 
        members of the Commission, at the direction of the chairman of 
        the Commission, subject to appropriate rules governing the 
        receiving of evidence.
    (c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly 
from any department or agency of the United States information (other 
than information required by any law to be kept confidential by such 
department or agency) necessary for the Commission to carry out its 
duties under this Act. Upon request of the Commission, the head of that 
department or agency shall furnish such nonconfidential information to 
the Commission.
    (d) Contracts.--The Commission may enter into contracts with other 
entities in carrying out the duties of the Commission.
    (e) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--To the extent or in the amounts 
provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Commission may accept, 
use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or 
property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or 
facilitating the work of the Commission. Gifts, bequests, or devises of 
money and proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, 
bequests, or devises shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be 
available for disbursement upon order of the Chairperson.
    (f) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and 
agencies of the United States.
    (g) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the 
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the 
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support 
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities 
under this Act.

SEC. 7. STAFF.

    (a) Staff.--The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such 
personnel as the Commission considers appropriate.
    (b) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Commission, the 
head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable 
basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the 
Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under 
this Act.
    (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary 
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily 
equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay for GS-15 of the 
General Schedule.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$2,500,000.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate on the 180th day following the date 
of transmittal of the final report required under section 5(c). All 
records and papers of the Commission shall thereupon be delivered to 
the Administrator of General Services for deposit in the National 
Archives.
Example Output: United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act - Establishes the United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century to review published materials on the nation's transportation, water, energy, public lands, and housing infrastructure and assess the challenges of meeting the nation's infrastructure needs in the 21st century.

Directs the Commission to submit to Congress a report that: (1) documents those challenges and articulates a national vision of infrastructure investments to overcome them; (2) contains specific recommendations on policies and investments to provide for streamlined state and local transportation investment processes, an electric grid that delivers clean, safe, and affordable energy, reductions in greenhouse has emissions, and improved transportation mobility, community health outcomes, water conservation, and public lands infrastructure accommodating user growth without degrading the environment; and (3) contains a set of model principles to ensure that future investments in the nation's infrastructure incorporate the report's findings and recommendations.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Innovation Inspiration School Grant 
Program Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) According to the National Science Board's 2010 Science 
        and Engineering Indicators, only 5 percent of American college 
        graduates major in engineering. In Asia, about 20 percent of 
        all baccalaureate degrees are in engineering and in China about 
        33 percent of baccalaureate degrees are in engineering.
            (2) Although 4th graders in the United States score well 
        against international competition, students in the United 
        States fall near the bottom or dead last by 12th grade in 
        mathematics and science, respectively.
            (3) Admissions requirements for undergraduate engineering 
        schools include a solid background in mathematics (algebra, 
        geometry, trigonometry, and calculus) and science (biology, 
        chemistry, and physics), in addition to courses in English, 
        social studies, and humanities.
            (4) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall 
        engineering employment is expected to grow by 11 percent from 
        2008 through 2018, and, as a group, engineers earn some of the 
        highest average starting salaries among individuals holding 
        baccalaureate degrees.
            (5) According to the Department of Labor, engineers should 
        be creative, inquisitive, analytical, and detail-oriented. 
        Engineers should be able to work as part of a team and to 
        communicate well, both orally and in writing. Communication 
        abilities are becoming increasingly important as engineers 
        interact more frequently with specialists in a wide range of 
        fields outside engineering.
            (6) Exposure to project- and problem-based learning, in a 
        competitive team environment, gives 9th through 12th graders 
        the skills that they need to be successful in engineering 
        programs of study and engineering careers.
            (7) According to Brandeis University's Center for Youth and 
        Communities, participants in FIRST Robotics (a nonprofit 
        organization that inspires young people to be science and 
        technology leaders by engaging the young people in mentor-based 
        programs)--
                    (A) are more likely than nonparticipants to attend 
                an institution of higher education on a full-time basis 
                (88 percent versus 53 percent);
                    (B) are nearly 2 times as likely to major in a 
                science or engineering field; and
                    (C) are more than 3 times as likely to have majored 
                specifically in engineering.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
        agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801).
            (2) Low-income student.--The term ``low-income student'' 
        means a student who is eligible for free or reduced price lunch 
        under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).
            (3) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.
            (5) STEM.--The term ``STEM'' means science, technology, 
        engineering (including robotics), or mathematics.
            (6) Non-traditional stem education teaching methods.--The 
        term ``non-traditional STEM education teaching methods'' means 
        a STEM education method or strategy such as incorporating self-
        directed student learning, inquiry-based learning, cooperative 
        learning in small groups, collaboration with mentors in the 
        field of study, and participation in STEM-related competitions.

SEC. 4. INNOVATIVE INSPIRATION SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Goals of Program.--The goals of the Innovation Inspiration 
grant program are--
            (1) to provide opportunities for local educational agencies 
        to support non-traditional STEM education teaching methods;
            (2) to support the participation of students in nonprofit 
        STEM competitions;
            (3) to foster innovation and broaden interest in, and 
        access to, careers in the STEM fields by investing in programs 
        supported by educators and professional mentors who receive 
        hands-on training and ongoing communications that strengthen 
        the interactions of the educators and mentors with--
                    (A) students who are involved in STEM activities; 
                and
                    (B) other students in the STEM classrooms and 
                communities of such educators and mentors; and
            (4) to encourage collaboration among students, engineers, 
        and professional mentors.
    (b) Program Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
        grants, on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies 
        to enable the local educational agencies--
                    (A) to promote STEM in secondary schools;
                    (B) to support the participation of secondary 
                school students in non-traditional STEM teaching 
                methods; and
                    (C) to broaden secondary school students' access to 
                careers in STEM.
            (2) Duration.--The Secretary shall award each grant under 
        this Act for a period of not more than 5 years.
            (3) Amounts.--The Secretary shall award a grant under this 
        Act in an amount that is sufficient to carry out the goals of 
        this Act.
    (c) Application.--
            (1) In general.--Each local educational agency desiring a 
        grant under this Act shall submit an application to the 
        Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
            (2) Contents.--The application shall, at a minimum, include 
        a description of how the local educational agency will--
                    (A) carry out STEM teaching programs that will use 
                a non-traditional STEM teaching method;
                    (B) identify and recruit partners and mentors--
                            (i) to help carry out the programs 
                        described in subparagraph (A); and
                            (ii) to assist students who participate in 
                        such programs, including through technology-
                        supported means;
                    (C) support educators who lead such programs, and 
                participants in such programs, through stipends or 
                other incentives;
                    (D) recruit young women and individuals from 
                populations historically underrepresented in the STEM 
                fields to participate in such programs;
                    (E) identify public and private partners that can 
                support such programs with cash or in-kind 
                contributions;
                    (F) plan for sustaining such programs financially 
                beyond the grant period; and
                    (G) evaluate the grant project and the results of 
                the grant project among participating students, 
                including--
                            (i) comparing students who participate in 
                        the grant project to similar students who do 
                        not participate; and
                            (ii) evaluating--
                                    (I) secondary school graduation 
                                rates;
                                    (II) rates of attendance at 
                                institutions of higher education;
                                    (III) the number of students taking 
                                advanced STEM related secondary school 
                                classes; and
                                    (IV) the ability of students 
                                participating in the grant project to 
                                partner with professional mentors.
            (3) Preference.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
        Secretary shall give priority to applications from local 
        educational agencies that propose to carry out activities that 
        target--
                    (A) a rural or urban school;
                    (B) a low-performing school or local educational 
                agency; or
                    (C) a local educational agency or school that 
                serves low-income students.
    (d) Uses of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Each local educational agency that 
        receives a grant under this Act shall use the grant funds for 
        any of the following:
                    (A) STEM education and career activities.--
                Promotion of STEM education and career activities.
                    (B) Purchase of parts.--The purchase of parts and 
                supplies needed to support participation in non-
                traditional STEM teaching methods.
                    (C) Teacher incentives and stipends.--Incentives 
                and stipends for teachers involved in non-traditional 
                STEM teaching methods outside of their regular teaching 
                duties.
                    (D) Support and expenses.--Support and expenses for 
                student and team participation in regional and national 
                nonprofit STEM competitions.
                    (E) Additional materials and support.--Additional 
                materials and support, such as equipment, facility use, 
                technology, broadband access, and other expenses, 
                directly associated with non-traditional STEM teaching 
                and mentoring.
                    (F) Evaluation.--Carrying out the evaluation 
                described in subsection (c)(2)(G).
                    (G) Other activities.--Carrying out other 
                activities that are related to the goals of the grant 
                program, as described in subsection (a).
            (2) Prohibition.--A local educational agency shall not use 
        grant funds awarded under this Act to participate in any STEM 
        competition that is not a nonprofit competition.
            (3) Administrative costs.--Each local educational agency 
        that receives a grant under this Act may use not more than 2 
        percent of the grant funds for costs related to the 
        administration of the grant project.
    (e) Matching Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each local 
        educational agency that receives a grant under this Act shall 
        secure, toward the cost of the activities assisted under the 
        grant, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 50 percent 
        of the grant. The non-Federal contribution may be provided in 
        cash or in kind.
            (2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive all or part of the 
        matching requirement described in paragraph (1) for a local 
        educational agency if the Secretary determines that applying 
        the matching requirement would result in a serious financial 
        hardship or a financial inability to carry out the goals of the 
        grant project.
    (f) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Grant funds provided to a local 
educational agency under this Act shall be used to supplement, and not 
supplant, funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized 
under this Act.
    (g) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall establish an evaluation 
program to determine the efficacy of the grant program established by 
this Act, which shall include comparing students participating in a 
grant project funded under this Act to similar students who do not so 
participate, in order to assess the impact of student participation 
on--
            (1) what courses a student takes in the future; and
            (2) a student's postsecondary study.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary for each of 
        the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
            (2) Limitations.--Of the amounts appropriated under 
        paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, not more than 2 percent shall 
        be used for the evaluation described under subsection (g).
Example Output: Innovation Inspiration School Grant Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) promote science, technology, engineering (including robotics), and mathematics (STEM) in secondary schools; (2) support the participation of secondary school students in nontraditional STEM teaching methods; and (3) broaden secondary school students' access to STEM careers. Gives priority to grant applications that target: (1) a rural or urban school, (2) a low-performing school or LEA, or (3) an LEA or school that serves students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the school lunch program. Authorizes the Secretary to waive all or part of the matching requirement for financially-strapped LEAs. Directs the Secretary to evaluate the efficacy of the grant program.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Institute of Biomedical 
Imaging and Bioengineering Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
        (1) Basic research in imaging, bioengineering, computer 
    science, informatics, and related fields is critical to improving 
    health care but is fundamentally different from the research in 
    molecular biology on which the current national research institutes 
    at the National Institutes of Health (``NIH'') are based. To ensure 
    the development of new techniques and technologies for the 21st 
    century, these disciplines therefore require an identity and 
    research home at the NIH that is independent of the existing 
    institute structure.
        (2) Advances based on medical research promise new, more 
    effective treatments for a wide variety of diseases, but the 
    development of new, noninvasive imaging techniques for earlier 
    detection and diagnosis of disease is essential to take full 
    advantage of such new treatments and to promote the general 
    improvement of health care.
        (3) The development of advanced genetic and molecular imaging 
    techniques is necessary to continue the current rapid pace of 
    discovery in molecular biology.
        (4) Advances in telemedicine, and teleradiology in particular, 
    are increasingly important in the delivery of high quality, 
    reliable medical care to rural citizens and other underserved 
    populations. To fulfill the promise of telemedicine and related 
    technologies fully, a structure is needed at the NIH to support 
    basic research focused on the acquisition, transmission, 
    processing, and optimal display of images.
        (5) A number of Federal departments and agencies support 
    imaging and engineering research with potential medical 
    applications, but a central coordinating body, preferably housed at 
    the NIH, is needed to coordinate these disparate efforts and 
    facilitate the transfer of technologies with medical applications.
        (6) Several breakthrough imaging technologies, including 
    magnetic resonance imaging (``MRI'') and computed tomography 
    (``CT''), have been developed primarily abroad, in large part 
    because of the absence of a home at the NIH for basic research in 
    imaging and related fields. The establishment of a central focus 
    for imaging and bioengineering research at the NIH would promote 
    both scientific advance and United States economic development.
        (7) At a time when a consensus exists to add significant 
    resources to the NIH in coming years, it is appropriate to 
    modernize the structure of the NIH to ensure that research dollars 
    are expended more effectively and efficiently and that the fields 
    of medical science that have contributed the most to the detection, 
    diagnosis, and treatment of disease in recent years receive 
    appropriate emphasis.
        (8) The establishment of a National Institute of Biomedical 
    Imaging and Bioengineering at the NIH would accelerate the 
    development of new technologies with clinical and research 
    applications, improve coordination and efficiency at the NIH and 
    throughout the Federal Government, reduce duplication and waste, 
    lay the foundation for a new medical information age, promote 
    economic development, and provide a structure to train the young 
    researchers who will make the pathbreaking discoveries of the next 
    century.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND 
              BIOENGINEERING.

    (a) In General.--Part C of title IV of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following subpart:

      ``Subpart 18--National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and 
                             Bioengineering


                        ``purpose of the institute

    ``Sec. 464z. (a) The general purpose of the National Institute of 
Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (in this section referred to as 
the `Institute') is the conduct and support of research, training, the 
dissemination of health information, and other programs with respect to 
biomedical imaging, biomedical engineering, and associated technologies 
and modalities with biomedical applications (in this section referred 
to as `biomedical imaging and bioengineering').
    ``(b)(1) The Director of the Institute, with the advice of the 
Institute's advisory council, shall establish a National Biomedical 
Imaging and Bioengineering Program (in this section referred to as the 
`Program').
    ``(2) Activities under the Program shall include the following with 
respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering:
        ``(A) Research into the development of new techniques and 
    devices.
        ``(B) Related research in physics, engineering, mathematics, 
    computer science, and other disciplines.
        ``(C) Technology assessments and outcomes studies to evaluate 
    the effectiveness of biologics, materials, processes, devices, 
    procedures, and informatics.
        ``(D) Research in screening for diseases and disorders.
        ``(E) The advancement of existing imaging and bioengineering 
    modalities, including imaging, biomaterials, and informatics.
        ``(F) The development of target-specific agents to enhance 
    images and to identify and delineate disease.
        ``(G) The development of advanced engineering and imaging 
    technologies and techniques for research from the molecular and 
    genetic to the whole organ and body levels.
        ``(H) The development of new techniques and devices for more 
    effective interventional procedures (such as image-guided 
    interventions).
    ``(3)(A) With respect to the Program, the Director of the Institute 
shall prepare and transmit to the Secretary and the Director of NIH a 
plan to initiate, expand, intensify, and coordinate activities of the 
Institute with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering. The 
plan shall include such comments and recommendations as the Director of 
the Institute determines appropriate. The Director of the Institute 
shall periodically review and revise the plan and shall transmit any 
revisions of the plan to the Secretary and the Director of NIH.
    ``(B) The plan under subparagraph (A) shall include the 
recommendations of the Director of the Institute with respect to the 
following:
        ``(i) Where appropriate, the consolidation of programs of the 
    National Institutes of Health for the express purpose of enhancing 
    support of activities regarding basic biomedical imaging and 
    bioengineering research.
        ``(ii) The coordination of the activities of the Institute with 
    related activities of the other agencies of the National Institutes 
    of Health and with related activities of other Federal agencies.
    ``(c) The establishment under section 406 of an advisory council 
for the Institute is subject to the following:
        ``(1) The number of members appointed by the Secretary shall be 
    12.
        ``(2) Of such members--
            ``(A) six members shall be scientists, engineers, 
        physicians, and other health professionals who represent 
        disciplines in biomedical imaging and bioengineering and who 
        are not officers or employees of the United States; and
            ``(B) six members shall be scientists, engineers, 
        physicians, and other health professionals who represent other 
        disciplines and are knowledgeable about the applications of 
        biomedical imaging and bioengineering in medicine, and who are 
        not officers or employees of the United States.
        ``(3) In addition to the ex officio members specified in 
    section 406(b)(2), the ex officio members of the advisory council 
    shall include the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
    Prevention, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and 
    the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
    (or the designees of such officers).
    ``(d)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), for the purpose of carrying out 
this section:
        ``(A) For fiscal year 2001, there is authorized to be 
    appropriated an amount equal to the amount obligated by the 
    National Institutes of Health during fiscal year 2000 for 
    biomedical imaging and bioengineering, except that such amount 
    shall be adjusted to offset any inflation occurring after October 
    1, 1999.
        ``(B) For each of the fiscal years 2002 and 2003, there is 
    authorized to be appropriated an amount equal to the amount 
    appropriated under subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2001, except 
    that such amount shall be adjusted for the fiscal year involved to 
    offset any inflation occurring after October 1, 2000.
    ``(2) The authorization of appropriations for a fiscal year under 
paragraph (1) is hereby reduced by the amount of any appropriation made 
for such year for the conduct or support by any other national research 
institute of any program with respect to biomedical imaging and 
bioengineering.''.
    (b) Use of Existing Resources.--In providing for the establishment 
of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering 
pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a), the Director of the 
National Institutes of Health (referred to in this subsection as 
``NIH'')--
        (1) may transfer to the National Institute of Biomedical 
    Imaging and Bioengineering such personnel of NIH as the Director 
    determines to be appropriate;
        (2) may, for quarters for such Institute, utilize such 
    facilities of NIH as the Director determines to be appropriate; and
        (3) may obtain administrative support for the Institute from 
    the other agencies of NIH, including the other national research 
    institutes.
    (c) Construction of Facilities.--None of the provisions of this Act 
or the amendments made by the Act may be construed as authorizing the 
construction of facilities, or the acquisition of land, for purposes of 
the establishment or operation of the National Institute of Biomedical 
Imaging and Bioengineering.
    (d) Date Certain for Establishment of Advisory Council.--Not later 
than 90 days after the effective date of this Act under section 4, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall complete the establishment 
of an advisory council for the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging 
and Bioengineering in accordance with section 406 of the Public Health 
Service Act and in accordance with section 464z of such Act (as added 
by subsection (a) of this section).
    (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 401(b)(1) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following subparagraph:
        ``(R) The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and 
    Bioengineering.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act takes effect October 1, 2000, or upon the date of the 
enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
Example Output:
Authorizes: (1) appropriations for the Institute for FY 2001 through 2003; and (2) the transfer of appropriate NIH personnel and research facilities for Institute activities.