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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Those Who Serve Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Increasing numbers of members of the Armed Forces 
        serving in Afghanistan and Iraq are suffering from the 
        significant injuries of the current conflict: post traumatic 
        stress disorder and traumatic brain injury (hereafter in this 
        Act referred to as ``PTSD'' and ``TBI'', respectively) .
            (2) A recent report by the RAND Corporation estimated that 
        of the 1.64 million individuals who have been deployed to 
        Afghanistan and Iraq, approximately 300,000 individuals 
        currently suffer from PTSD or major depression and that 320,000 
        report having a probable TBI during deployment.
            (3) The need for mental health services is likely to 
        increase because deployment lengths have increased in the last 
        year, the number of troops who have served in multiple 
        deployments is increasing, and the breaks between deployments 
        have been infrequent.
            (4) Several experts have noted the difficulties faced by 
        members of the Armed Forces in getting screened, diagnosed, and 
        treated for PTSD and TBI. The RAND report found that, of those 
        who met diagnostic criteria for PTSD or major depression, only 
        53 percent had seen a physician or mental health provider to 
        seek help for a mental health problem in the past 12 months.
            (5) Stigma remains a critical barrier to members of the 
        Armed Forces who may be in need of psychological care, 
        especially fears that seeking mental health care will lower the 
        confidence of others in their abilities, threaten career 
        advancement and security clearances, and possibly cause removal 
        from their unit.
            (6) Stigma may be greatest among those individuals with the 
        greatest need for mental health services.
            (7) To combat stigma, the Mental Health Task Force of the 
        Department of Defense and others have noted the need for the 
        Department to reexamine its policies, including those policies 
        related to command notification or self-disclosure of 
        psychological health issues that contribute to fears that 
        seeking mental health care will negatively affect career 
        opportunities or advancement.
            (8) The Mental Health Task Force stated that this 
        ``widespread perception that seeking psychological health 
        services is costly to an individual's career . . . must be 
        challenged through thoughtful refinements in command 
        notification policies, including redefining the balance between 
        the need to encourage those in need to seek help and the need 
        for commanders to know in order to maintain force readiness''.
            (9) Congress recognizes that much change is under way to 
        implement numerous recommendations to address concerns that 
        soldiers in need of mental health services for PTSD and other 
        conditions are not receiving, including efforts led by the 
        Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (10) However, without addressing stigma at all levels, 
        including structurally, these laudable efforts may not 
        accomplish their goals.
            (11) In its July 2007 report, the Mental Health Task Force 
        called for ending overly conservative policies that have the 
        unintentional consequence of fueling erroneous beliefs that 
        seeking psychological health care invariably results in 
        permanent damage to one's military career. For example, the 
        Task Force called for allowing, in the case of alcohol use by a 
        member of the Armed Forces, for the member to receive 
        appropriate and non-prejudicial education and preventive 
        services, without a requirement for command notification, when, 
        in a clinician's judgment, the alcohol use does not warrant a 
        diagnosis of substance abuse or dependency or does not require 
        entry into a formal treatment program.
            (12) In May, responding to some of these concerns, 
        Secretary of Defense Robert Gates reportedly approved a change 
        in the Department's security clearance process to help remove 
        the stigma associated with seeking mental health care. Under 
        the change, members of the Armed Forces and employees of the 
        Department of Defense who have received mental health care will 
        no longer have to acknowledge that when they fill out standard 
        security clearance forms, unless the treatment was court-
        ordered or involved violence.
            (13) Congress encourages the Department to explore further 
        changes to notification and other policies to further reduce 
        stigma among members of the Armed Forces, especially as it 
        relates to career opportunities.

SEC. 3. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    (a) Demonstration Project Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a demonstration project designed to develop and test options 
for the following:
            (1) Increasing access of members of the Armed Forces 
        returning from deployment abroad, and family members of such 
        members, to accessible, safe, and confidential mental health 
        counseling.
            (2) Reducing stigma and perceived career repercussions 
        associated with such members seeking such services.
            (3) Making high quality mental health services more user 
        friendly and accessible for members of the Armed Forces and 
        their family members, including making services available 
        outside standard working hours.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the demonstration project is to 
provide high-quality treatment, using (to the extent practicable) 
evidence-based treatment, for a broad range of mental health 
conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, 
with the goal of early intervention to promote effective coping and 
resilience.
    (c) Duration of Project.--The demonstration project authorized by 
this section shall be implemented for a period of three years beginning 
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. SPECIAL WORKING GROUP ON CONFIDENTIALITY.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, shall establish a 
Special Working Group, which shall be composed of mental health 
professionals from each of the Armed Forces, officials from the Surgeon 
General Offices at each Armed Force, members of the Armed Forces who 
have been deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom or 
Operation Iraqi Freedom, and other members as determined appropriated 
by the Assistant Secretary.
    (b) Appointment.--The Secretary shall make every effort to appoint 
members of the working group not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Purpose.--The Special Working Group shall develop guidelines 
and make recommendations about regulations to ensure that 
confidentiality is protected to the maximum extent possible for members 
of the Armed Forces participating in the demonstration project.
    (d) Specific Duties.--In addition to such other duties as the 
Secretary may assign to the Working Group, the duties of the Working 
Group shall include the following:
            (1) Review of requirements for documentation of health care 
        visits.--The review of current policies, questionnaires, and 
        other relevant documents that require official documentation of 
        health care visits by a member of the Armed Forces seeking 
        mental health services, including when access to such services 
        must be documented in the personnel record of a member.
            (2) Criteria for changes to command notification.--The 
        development of guidelines and criteria for the demonstration 
        project to address any needed changes to military command 
        notification requirements to ensure that a visit to an off-base 
        treatment site by a member of the Armed Forces for mental 
        health services is not recorded on any military medical or 
        other record of the member, except in accordance with 
        guidelines developed under paragraph (3).
            (3) Guidelines for breach of confidentiality.--The 
        development of guidelines for the demonstration project to 
        address the circumstances under which the confidentiality 
        protections afforded to a member of the Armed Forces 
        participating in the demonstration project may be breached and 
        notification to military commanders and documentation in 
        personnel records may be made. Such guidelines shall provide, 
        in general, that confidentiality may be broken only if a mental 
        health professional determines that the member is a threat to 
        the member or to another person.
            (4) Criteria to limit access to treatment records.--The 
        development of criteria for the demonstration project for 
        limiting access to the treatment records of members of the 
        Armed Forces treated at the demonstration locations, including 
        when to allow, if appropriate, appropriate access and 
        notification to military commanders consistent with guidelines 
        developed under paragraph (3).
            (5) Criteria for fitness for duty.--The development of 
        criteria for determining fitness for duty and deployment for a 
        member of the Armed Forces that does not depend solely on the 
        number of visits to mental health providers by the member.
            (6) Guidelines for payment.--The development of guidelines 
        for ensuring that demonstration sites under the demonstration 
        project receive payment from the Department of Defense for 
        treating members of the Armed Forces notwithstanding any 
        requirements of the Department that prohibit such payments 
        without certain commander notification or personnel 
        documentation requirements.
            (7) Changes related to disclosure of services received 
        under project.--The provision of changes as necessary to ensure 
        that those receiving care at demonstration locations are not 
        required to reveal any services they receive at these locations 
        on any military form or questionnaire, except to comply with 
        any guidelines developed under paragraph (3).
            (8) Standards to assess effectiveness of project.--The 
        development of evaluation standards and criteria to use to 
        assess the effectiveness of the demonstration project in 
        increasing access to care, decreasing stigma, and improving 
        high quality mental health care provided to members of the 
        Armed Forces. As appropriate, the evaluation should be 
        structured to include both pre- and post-demonstration 
        assessments of changes in--
                    (A) access and utilization of care;
                    (B) costs of care;
                    (C) outcomes of care;
                    (D) member satisfaction with access to and quality 
                of care; and
                    (E) impact on the ability of military commanders to 
                determine member fitness for duty and deployability.
    (e) Submission of Plan and Deadline.--
            (1) Plan.--The Special Working Group shall submit to the 
        Secretary of Defense a plan with details on the implementation 
        and evaluation of the demonstration project. After approval of 
        the plan by the Secretary, the Special Working Group shall 
        submit to Congress the plan.
            (2) Deadline.--All duties of the Special Working group, 
        including submission of the plan under paragraph (1), shall be 
        completed before selection of any site of the demonstration 
        project under section 3 but in no case shall the date of 
        completion of such duties be later than one year after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
    (f) Application of Guidelines and Recommendations.--The guidelines 
and other recommendations, including changes and standards, developed 
by the Special Working Group under this section shall be applicable 
only to the demonstration project unless the Secretary of Defense 
determines otherwise.

SEC. 5. ADVISORY GROUP FOR OVERSIGHT OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish an 
advisory group of qualified individuals to oversee implementation of 
the demonstration project.
    (b) Duties.--The advisory group shall--
            (1) ensure that the demonstration project adheres to the 
        guidelines developed by the Special Working Group under section 
        4;
            (2) ensure that plans for implementing the demonstration at 
        selected sites are developed and include--
                    (A) outreach strategies to ensure that participants 
                in the project are informed about the availability of 
                the programs being provided under the project; and
                    (B) a plan for training and certifying mental 
                health providers as well as the development of 
                strategies and settings, including settings that are 
                not located at military treatment facilities, where 
                care can be offered;
            (3) ensure that the demonstration project has detailed 
        evaluation plans, using the criteria and standards developed by 
        the Special Working Group; and
            (4) ensure that independent evaluations of the 
        demonstration project are conducted in accordance with the 
        guidelines developed by the Special Working Group, and that the 
        results of those evaluations are provided to the Secretary of 
        Defense.

SEC. 6. REPORTS ON DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    (a) Reports Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
        the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
        Representatives two reports on the demonstration project.
            (2) First report.--The first report shall examine and 
        assess the plan developed by the Special Working Group under 
        section 4(e)(1) for implementation and evaluation of the 
        demonstration project.
            (3) Second report.--The second report shall include the 
        following:
                    (A) The results of the demonstration project, 
                evaluated in accordance with the guidelines and other 
                criteria, changes, and standards developed by the 
                Special Working Group.
                    (B) Recommendations on whether any of the policy 
                changes tested in the demonstration project should be 
                adopted throughout the Department of Defense.
                    (C) A plan to ensure that each member of the Armed 
                Forces participating in the demonstration project 
                continues to have access to mental health services and 
                providers after the conclusion of the demonstration 
                project.
    (b) Deadlines.--The first report under this section shall be 
submitted not later than one year after the date the demonstration 
project begins to be implemented. The second report shall be submitted 
at the completion of the demonstration project.

SEC. 7. STUDY AND REPORT ON RETENTION OF MILITARY MENTAL HEALTH 
              PROFESSIONALS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Surgeon General of each branch of the Armed Forces, shall conduct a 
study to determine the reasons for attrition among military mental 
health professionals and to make recommendations to increase 
recruitment and retention of military mental health professionals, such 
as through scholarships, loan forgiveness, or updates in current 
recruiting bonuses.
    (b) Report.--Not later than six months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report on the study conducted and recommendations made under 
subsection (a), including--
            (1) the estimated cost of implementing each such 
        recommendation;
            (2) with respect to each branch of the Armed Forces, an 
        estimate of the existing number of military mental health 
        professionals and the estimated number of such professionals 
        required to meet demand, including for future years, for mental 
        health services; and
            (3) any recommendations for legislative changes necessary 
        to implement the recommendations made under such study.
    (c) Military Mental Health Professional Defined.--For purposes of 
this section, the term ``military mental health professional'' means a 
mental health professional who provides mental health services to 
members of the Armed Forces, whether such professional is a member of 
the Armed Forces, an employee of the Department of Defense, or a 
contractor of the Department of Defense.

Ex Output:
Helping Those Who Serve Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a demonstration project (project) designed to: (1) increase access of members of the Armed Forces (members) returning from deployment abroad, and their families, to accessible, safe, and confidential mental health counseling; (2) reduce the stigma and career repercussions associated with seeking such services; and (3) make high-quality mental health services more user-friendly to such members and their families.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a Special Working Group to develop guidelines and recommendations to ensure the protection of confidentiality for members participating in the project; (2) establish an advisory group to oversee project implementation; (3) submit project reports to the congressional defense committees; and (4) conduct a study of reasons for attrition among military mental health professionals, and make recommendations to increase the recruitment and retention of such individuals.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 
Assistance Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) many grandparents throughout the United States are the 
        primary caregivers to their grandchildren and such grandparents 
        are essentially starting over as parents;
            (2) grandparents are acting as parents for a second time 
        primarily because of problems relating to the natural parents 
        of their grandchildren such as drug and alcohol addiction, 
        abuse, divorce, AIDS and other health problems, and teenage 
        pregnancy;
            (3) grandparents and the grandchildren for whom they 
        provide care often suffer legal, financial, emotional, and 
        bureaucratic hardships; and
            (4) it is desirable to develop national policies that 
        assist grandparents who are serving as the primary caregivers 
        to their grandchildren.

SEC. 3. GRANDCHILD SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS BASED ONLY ON DEPENDENCY.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 216 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, but only if'' in the first sentence and 
        all that follows through ``such individual died''; and
            (2) by striking the last sentence.
    (b) Additional Requirements if Parents Are Alive.--Section 
202(d)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(9)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(C) If--
            ``(i) a child is treated as a child of an individual under 
        clause (3) of the first sentence of section 216(e), and
            ``(ii) a natural or adoptive parent of the child is living 
        at the time specified in paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection,
such child shall not be treated as dependent on such individual as of 
such time unless the period described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) is 
two years, and the natural or adoptive parent, if over the age of 18 
years, is not a dependent for whom a deduction is allowable under 
section 151 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to such individual.''.
    (c) Suspension of Benefits if Child Reunites With Parents.--Section 
202(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (F);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (G) 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new 
        subparagraph:
            ``(H) in the case of a child described in paragraph (9)(C), 
        the first month during which such child lives with such child's 
        natural or adoptive parent who has attained the age of 18 and 
        who is not a dependent as described in such paragraph.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to benefits payable for months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, but only on the basis of applications filed after such date.

SEC. 4. DEVELOPMENT OF OPTIONAL MODEL PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFYING RELATIVES 
              PRIOR TO PLACEMENT OF A CHILD IN FOSTER CARE.

    (a) In General.--Part E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 670 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 477 the 
following new section:

   ``development of model procedure for notifying relatives prior to 
                  placement of a child in foster care

    ``Sec. 478. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall develop a model procedure to be 
used by any State with a plan approved under this part which ensures 
that reasonable efforts will be made prior to the placement of a child 
in foster care to give notice to a relative (including a maternal or 
fraternal grandparent, adult sibling, aunt, or uncle) who might be 
available to care for the child.''.
    (b) State Option to Establish Model Procedure.--Subsection (a) of 
section 471 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (16);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (17) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(18) at the option of the State, provides that the State 
        agency will establish the procedure developed by the Secretary 
        under section 478 or an alternate procedure for notifying 
        relatives prior to the placement of a child in foster care.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall be 
effective on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. MODEL STANDARDS FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE OF DEPENDENTS.

    (a) Development of Model Standards.--If, within 1-year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the National Association of 
Insurance Commissioners has not developed model standards for the 
coverage of dependents under health insurance policies, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services (hereafter in this section referred to as 
the ``Secretary''), shall develop such standards not later than 180 
days after the end of such 1-year period.
    (b) Distribution of Model Standards.--If the Secretary develops 
model standards under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute 
such standards to the commissioner of insurance, or any similar 
official, of each State.

SEC. 6. CENSUS DATA ON GRANDPARENTS AS PRIMARY CAREGIVERS FOR THEIR 
              GRANDCHILDREN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Commerce (hereafter in this 
section referred to as the ``Secretary''), in carrying out the 
provisions of section 141 of title 13, United States Code, shall expand 
the data collection efforts of the Bureau of the Census (hereafter in 
this section referred to as the ``Bureau'') to enable the Bureau to 
collect statistically significant data, in connection with its 
decennial census and its mid-decade census, concerning the growing 
trend of grandparents who are the primary caregivers for their 
grandchildren.
    (b) Expanded Census Question.--In carrying out the provisions of 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall expand the Bureau's census question 
that details households which include both grandparents and their 
grandchildren. The expanded question shall be formulated to distinguish 
between the following households:
            (1) a household in which a grandparent temporarily provides 
        a home for a grandchild for a period of weeks or months during 
        periods of parental distress; and
            (2) a household in which a grandparent provides a home for 
        a grandchild and serves as the primary caregiver for the 
        grandchild.

SEC. 7. GRANTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A NATIONAL 
              RESOURCE CENTER FOR GRANDPARENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 202 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3012) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) The Commissioner shall make grants to, or enter into 
contracts with, one eligible entity to establish and operate the 
National Resource Center for Grandparents (referred to in this 
subsection as the `Center') to serve as a central source of information 
and assistance to older individuals who--
            ``(A) raise their grandchildren;
            ``(B) encounter problems obtaining access to their 
        grandchildren for purposes of visitation; or
            ``(C) need financial, legal, emotional, or informational 
        assistance regarding their relationship with their 
        grandchildren.
    ``(2) The Center shall--
            ``(A) be staffed by employees and volunteers, including 
        such older individuals;
            ``(B) provide a toll-free telephone number to increase 
        access to the information and assistance available from the 
        Center;
            ``(C) collect and make available to such older individuals 
        information regarding programs, projects, and activities of 
        public and private entities (including governmental entities) 
        relating to the matters described in subparagraphs (A), (B), 
        and (C) of paragraph (1), including information on State law 
        regarding grandparent visitation and Federal assistance 
        available to such older individuals; and
            ``(D) refer individual grandparents to public and private 
        entities that provide information or assistance regarding the 
        rearing of grandchildren, including information regarding the 
        prevention of drug abuse and the promotion of good health and 
        nutrition.
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term `eligible entity' 
means a nonprofit private organization with a demonstrated record of 
experience in representing the concerns of older individuals with 
respect to their relationship to their grandchildren.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

Ex Output:
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Assistance Act of 1993 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to qualify grandchildren for social security benefits based only on their dependency on social security recipients. Sets special rules if one of a grandchild's natural or adoptive parents is living.  Provides for suspension of such benefits in the event the grandchild reunites with a natural or adoptive parent. 
Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of SSA title IV to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a model procedure for States to use in notifying relatives before the placement of a child in foster care. 
Directs the Secretary, if the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has not done so by a specified deadline, to develop model standards for the coverage of dependents under health insurance policies. 
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to expand the data collection efforts of the Bureau of the Census to enable it to collect statistically significant data on the growing trend of grandparents who are the primary caregivers for their grandchildren. 
Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Commissioner on Aging to make grants to or enter contracts with one eligible entity to establish and operate the National Resource Center for Grandparents to serve as a central source of information and assistance to older individuals who:  (1) raise their grandchildren; (2) encounter problems obtaining visitation access to their grandchildren; or (3) need financial, legal, emotional, or informational assistance regarding their relationship with their grandchildren.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift 
for Life Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR REGISTRY RESOURCE CENTER.

    Part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 371A the following:

``SEC. 371B. NATIONAL ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR REGISTRY RESOURCE CENTER.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator 
of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall establish a 
National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center (referred to 
in this section as the `Center').
    ``(b) Duties.--The Center shall--
            ``(1) advance the development, expansion, and evaluation of 
        State organ and tissue donor registries;
            ``(2) facilitate timely access to and exchange of accurate 
        donor information between State registries 7 days each week on 
        a 24-hour basis;
            ``(3) ensure that State organ and tissue donor registries 
        funded through section 371C are in compliance with the 
        requirements described in such section, including the operating 
        standards described in section 371C(d);
            ``(4) provide technical assistance to States for the 
        establishment and operation of State organ and tissue 
        registries; and
            ``(5) maintain a registry information clearinghouse, 
        including by maintaining a Web site, to collect, synthesize, 
        and disseminate best practices information about organ and 
        tissue donor registries.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2012 through 2016.''.

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR STATE ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR REGISTRIES.

    Part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 371B, as inserted by 
section 2, the following:

``SEC. 371C. GRANTS FOR STATE ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR REGISTRIES.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall award grants or 
cooperative agreements to eligible entities to support the development, 
enhancement, expansion, and evaluation of State organ and tissue donor 
registries.
    ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `eligible entity' 
means a State agency or a State contracted entity.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--As a condition on the receipt of a grant or 
cooperative agreement under this section, an eligible entity shall 
agree to use the grant or cooperative agreement--
            ``(1) to develop, expand, or maintain a State organ and 
        tissue donor registry; and
            ``(2) to establish benchmarks for improvement in organ and 
        tissue donation in the State.
    ``(d) Operating Standards.--As a condition on the receipt of a 
grant or cooperative agreement under this section for a State organ and 
tissue donor registry, an eligible entity shall agree to maintain the 
registry in accordance with the following:
            ``(1) The registry must allow a donor or any other person 
        authorized by the donor to include in the registry a statement 
        or symbol that the donor has made, amended, or revoked an 
        anatomical gift.
            ``(2) The registry must be accessible to any qualified 
        organ procurement organization described in section 371(b) to 
        allow the organization to obtain relevant information on the 
        registry to determine, at or near the death of the donor or a 
        prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has 
        made, amended, or revoked an anatomical gift.
            ``(3) The registry must be accessible as described in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) 7 days each week on a 24-hour basis.
            ``(4) The registry must ensure that personally identifiable 
        information on the registry about a donor or prospective donor 
        may not be used or disclosed without the express consent of the 
        donor or prospective donor for any purpose other than to 
        determine, at or near the death of the donor or prospective 
        donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made, 
        amended, or revoked an anatomical gift.
    ``(e) Application.--To seek a grant or cooperative agreement under 
this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(f) Report.--As a condition on the receipt of a grant or 
cooperative agreement under this section, not later than 180 days after 
receipt of the grant or cooperative agreement, and every 180 days 
thereafter (through the date of completion of the activities funded 
through the grant or cooperative agreement), an eligible entity shall 
prepare and submit a report to the Secretary that--
            ``(1) describes the manner in which such entity has used 
        amounts received through the grant or cooperative agreement; 
        and
            ``(2) assesses initiatives that may be replicated in other 
        States.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2012 through 2016.''.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.

    Part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 371C, as inserted by 
section 3, the following:

``SEC. 371D. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.

    ``No person may be held civilly liable by reason of having 
harvested or taken an individual's organs or tissues without having 
obtained valid consent for the harvesting or taking, if--
            ``(1) such person has verified that, at the time of the 
        harvesting or taking, the individual is registered as a donor 
        with a State organ and tissue donor registry; and
            ``(2) the harvesting or taking is within the scope of the 
        consent given by such individual for purposes of such 
        registration.''.

SEC. 5. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A LIVING DONOR DATABASE.

    Section 371A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273a) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary may establish'' and 
        inserting ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may establish''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of the Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift for Life Act of 2011, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall--
            ``(1) complete a study to determine the feasibility of 
        establishing a living donor database for the purpose of 
        tracking the short- and long-term health effects for such 
        donors associated with living organ donation; and
            ``(2) submit a report to the Congress on the results of 
        such study.''.

Ex Output:

Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift for Life Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center, which shall: (1) advance the development, expansion, and evaluation of state organ and tissue donor registries; (2) facilitate timely access to, and the exchange of accurate donor information between, such registries; (3) ensure that registries funded through this Act comply with applicable requirements; (4) provide technical assistance to states for such registries; and (5) maintain a registry information clearinghouse to collect, synthesize, and disseminate best practices information.

Requires the Secretary to award grants or cooperative agreements to states for the development, enhancement, expansion, and evaluation of organ and tissue donor registries. Sets forth requirements for registries, including that such registries: (1) allow a donor to include a statement or symbol that the donor has made, amended, or revoked an anatomical gift; (2) allow organ procurement organizations to access that information, at or near the donor's death; and (3) bar the use or disclosure of personally identifiable information for any other purpose without the donor's consent.

Prohibits any person from being held civilly liable for having harvested or taken an individual's organs or tissues without obtaining valid consent if: (1) such person verified that the individual was registered as a donor with a state organ and tissue donor registry, and (2) the harvesting or taking was within the scope of the consent given for purposes of such registration.

Directs the Comptroller General to report on the feasibility of establishing a living donor database to track health effects for donors associated with living organ donation.