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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Empowerment Zone Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Designation of health empowerment zones.
Sec. 5. Assistance to those seeking designation.
Sec. 6. Benefits of designation.
Sec. 7. Definition.
Sec. 8. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Numerous studies and reports, including the National 
        Healthcare Disparities Report and Unequal Treatment, the 2002 
        Institute of Medicine Report, document the extensiveness to 
        which health disparities exist across the country.
            (2) These studies have found that, on average, racial and 
        ethnic minorities are disproportionately afflicted with chronic 
        and acute conditions--such as cancer, diabetes, and 
        hypertension--and suffer worse health outcomes, worse health 
        status, and higher mortality rates than their White 
        counterparts.
            (3) Several recent studies also show that health 
        disparities are a function of not only access to health care, 
        but also the social determinants of health--including the 
        environment, the physical structure of communities, nutrition 
        and food options, educational attainment, employment, race, 
        ethnicity, geography, and language preference--that directly 
        and indirectly affect the health, health care, and wellness of 
        individuals and communities.
            (4) Integrally involving and fully supporting the 
        communities most affected by health inequities in the 
        assessment, planning, launch, and evaluation of health 
        disparity elimination efforts is among the leading 
        recommendations made to adequately address and ultimately 
        reduce health disparities.
            (5) Recommendations also include supporting the efforts of 
        community stakeholders from a broad cross section--including, 
        but not limited to local businesses, local departments of 
        commerce, education, labor, urban planning, and transportation, 
        and community-based and other nonprofit organizations--to find 
        areas of common ground around health disparity elimination and 
        collaborate to improve the overall health and wellness of a 
        community and its residents.

SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF HEALTH EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

    (a) In General.--At the request of an eligible community 
partnership, the Secretary may designate an eligible area as a health 
empowerment zone.
    (b) Eligibility Criteria.--
            (1) Eligible community partnership.--A community 
        partnership is eligible to submit a request under this section 
        if the partnership--
                    (A) demonstrates widespread public support from key 
                individuals and entities in the eligible area, 
                including State and local governments, nonprofit 
                organizations, and community and industry leaders, for 
                designation of the eligible area as a health 
                empowerment zone; and
                    (B) includes representatives of--
                            (i) a broad cross section of stakeholders 
                        and residents from communities in the eligible 
                        area experiencing disproportionate disparities 
                        in health status and health care; and
                            (ii) organizations, facilities, and 
                        institutions that have a history of working 
                        within and serving such communities.
            (2) Eligible area.--An area is eligible to be designated as 
        a health empowerment zone under this section if one or more 
        communities in the area experience disproportionate disparities 
        in health status and health care. In determining whether a 
        community experiences such disparities, the Secretary shall 
        consider the data collected by the Department of Health and 
        Human Services focusing on the following areas:
                    (A) Access to high-quality health services.
                    (B) Arthritis, osteoporosis, and chronic back 
                conditions.
                    (C) Cancer.
                    (D) Chronic kidney disease.
                    (E) Diabetes.
                    (F) Injury and violence prevention.
                    (G) Maternal, infant, and child health.
                    (H) Medical product safety.
                    (I) Mental health and mental disorders.
                    (J) Nutrition and overweight.
                    (K) Disability and secondary conditions.
                    (L) Educational and community-based health 
                programs.
                    (M) Environmental health.
                    (N) Family planning.
                    (O) Food safety.
                    (P) Health communication.
                    (Q) Health disease and stroke.
                    (R) HIV/AIDS.
                    (S) Immunization and infectious diseases.
                    (T) Occupational safety and health.
                    (U) Oral health.
                    (V) Physical activity and fitness.
                    (W) Public health infrastructure.
                    (X) Respiratory diseases.
                    (Y) Sexually transmitted diseases.
                    (Z) Substance abuse.
                    (AA) Tobacco use.
                    (BB) Vision and hearing.
    (c) Procedure.--
            (1) Request.--A request under subsection (a) shall--
                    (A) describe the bounds of the area to be 
                designated as a health empowerment zone and the process 
                used to select those bounds;
                    (B) demonstrate that the partnership submitting the 
                request is an eligible community partnership described 
                in subsection (b)(1);
                    (C) demonstrate that the area is an eligible area 
                described in subsection (b)(2);
                    (D) include a comprehensive assessment of 
                disparities in health status and health care experience 
                by one or more communities in the area;
                    (E) set forth--
                            (i) a vision and a set of values for the 
                        area; and
                            (ii) a comprehensive and holistic set of 
                        goals to be achieved in the area through 
                        designation as a health empowerment zone; and
                    (F) include a strategic plan for achieving the 
                goals described in subparagraph (E)(ii).
            (2) Approval.--Not later than 60 days after the receipt of 
        a request for designation of an area as a health empowerment 
        zone under this section, the Secretary shall approve or 
        disapprove the request.
    (d) Minimum Number.--The Secretary--
            (1) shall designate not more than 110 health empowerment 
        zones under this section; and
            (2) shall designate at least one health empowerment zone in 
        each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each 
        territory or possession of the United States.

SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO THOSE SEEKING DESIGNATION.

    At the request of any organization or entity seeking to submit a 
request under section 4(a), the Secretary shall provide technical 
assistance, and may award a grant, to assist such organization or 
entity--
            (1) to form an eligible community partnership described in 
        subsection (b)(1);
            (2) to complete a health assessment, including an 
        assessment of health disparities under subsection (c)(1)(D); or
            (3) to prepare and submit a request, including a strategic 
        plan, in accordance with section 4.

SEC. 6. BENEFITS OF DESIGNATION.

    (a) Priority.--In awarding any competitive grant, a Federal 
official shall give priority to any applicant that--
            (1) meets the eligibility criteria for the grant;
            (2) proposes to use the grant for activities in a health 
        empowerment zone; and
            (3) demonstrates that such activities will directly and 
        significantly further the goals of the strategic plan approved 
        for such zone under section 4.
    (b) Grants for Initial Implementation of Strategic Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Upon designating an eligible area as a 
        health empowerment zone at the request of an eligible community 
        partnership, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability 
        of appropriations, make a grant to the community partnership 
        for implementation of the strategic plan for such zone.
            (2) Grant period.--A grant under paragraph (1) for a health 
        empowerment zone shall be for a period of 2 years and may be 
        renewed, except that the total period of grants under paragraph 
        (1) for such zone may not exceed 10 years.
            (3) Limitation.--In awarding grants under this subsection, 
        the Secretary shall not give less priority to an applicant or 
        reduce the amount of a grant because the Secretary rendered 
        technical assistance or made a grant to the same applicant 
        under section 5.
            (4) Reporting.--The Secretary shall require each recipient 
        of a grant under this subsection to report to the Secretary not 
        less than every 6 months on the progress in implementing the 
        strategic plan for the health empowerment zone.

SEC. 7. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health 
Resources and Services Administration and the Director of the Office of 
Minority Health, and in cooperation with the Director of the Office of 
Community Services and the Director of the National Center for Minority 
Health and Health Disparities.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    To carry out this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), at the request of a broad-based community partnership, to designate a community that experiences disproportionate disparities in health status and health care as a health empowerment zone. Requires federal officials to give priority in awarding competitive grants to grants used in or benefiting a health empowerment zone.

Directs the Secretary to provide: (1) technical assistance (or grants) to entities seeking to form a community partnership or obtain a health empowerment zone designation for a community; and (2) grants to community partnerships for implementation of the strategic plan for a health empowerment zone.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Future Farmers of America 
Commemorative Coin Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the National Future Farmers of America Organization 
        makes a positive difference in the lives of students by 
        developing their potential for leadership, personal growth, and 
        career success through agricultural education;
            (2) the National Future Farmers of America Organization was 
        founded in 1928, as the ``Future Farmers of America'', to 
        provide leadership training for high school students of 
        vocational agriculture;
            (3) the National Future Farmers of America Organization 
        created a national agricultural education model for use in 
        public school systems that has been adopted by youth leadership 
        organizations throughout the world;
            (4) the National Future Farmers of America Organization 
        prepares its student members to think critically, work in 
        teams, and be successful in more than 300 careers relating to 
        the science, business, and technology of agriculture;
            (5) approximately 9,000,000 living former members of the 
        National Future Farmers of America Organization are prominent 
        industry executives, members of Congress, community members, 
        farmers, and productive United States citizens;
            (6) in 2009, the National Future Farmers of America 
        Organization had 507,763 members in more than 7,400 local 
        chapters in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, and the United States 
        Virgin Islands;
            (7) the Future Farmers of America was chartered by Congress 
        in 1950, and continues to be an intra-curricular educational 
        organization within public school systems throughout the United 
        States; and
            (8) October 2012 will mark the beginning of a year of 
        celebration in honor of the 85th anniversary of the founding of 
        the National Future Farmers of America Organization, which took 
        place at the first national convention of the National Future 
        Farmers of America Organization.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Denominations.--In commemoration of the National Future Farmers 
of America Organization and the 85th anniversary of the National Future 
Farmers of America Organization, the Secretary of the Treasury (in this 
Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue--
            (1) not more than 100,000 gold coins, which shall--
                    (A) weigh 8.359 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy; 
                and
            (2) not more than 500,000 silver coins, which shall--
                    (A) weigh 26.7 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 
                copper.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal 
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of 
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be 
considered to be numismatic items.

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this 
        Act shall be emblematic of the 85-year history of the National 
        Future Farmers of America Organization.
            (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted 
        under this Act, there shall be--
                    (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
                    (B) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God 
                We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E 
                Pluribus Unum''; and
                    (C) an inscription of the year 2012.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act 
shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
        National Future Farmers of America Organization and the 
        Commission of Fine Arts; and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued 
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Period of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins under this 
Act only for the 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2012.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The coins minted under this Act shall be sold by 
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
            (1) the face value of the coins;
            (2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with respect to 
        such coins; and
            (3) the cost of designing and minting the coins (including 
        labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 
        marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins 
minted under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders 
        for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such 
        coins.
            (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders 
        under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.

SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.

    (a) In General.--All sales of coins minted under this Act shall 
include a surcharge of $25 per gold coin and $10 per silver coin.
    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United 
States Code, the Secretary shall pay all of the surcharges received by 
the Secretary from the sale of coins minted under this Act to the 
National Future Farmers of America Foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana, 
for the creation of an endowment to enhance and expand programs that 
encourage the development of leadership skills, personal growth, and 
career success through agricultural education and the Future Farmers of 
America.
    (c) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States is 
authorized to examine such books, records, documents, and other data of 
the organization described in subsection (b) as may be related to the 
expenditures of amounts paid under subsection (b).
National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold and silver coins in commemoration of the National Future Farmers of America Organization and the 85th anniversary of such Organization.

Authorizes the issuance of coins under this Act only for a one year period, beginning on January 1, 2012.

Requires all sales of coins minted under this Act to include a surcharge of $25 per gold coin and $10 per silver coin.

Requires all of the surcharges received from the sale of such coins to be paid to the National Future Farmers of America Foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana, for the creation of an endowment to enhance and expand programs that encourage the development of leadership skills, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education and the Future Farmers of America.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors as Volunteers in Our Schools 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a 
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

SEC. 3. GOVERNOR'S PROGRAMS.

    Section 4114(c) (20 U.S.C. 7114(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) drug and violence prevention activities that use the 
        services of appropriately qualified seniors for activities that 
        include mentoring, tutoring, and volunteering.''.

SEC. 4. LOCAL DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

    Section 4116(b) (20 U.S.C. 7116(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by inserting ``(including mentoring by appropriately 
        qualified seniors)'' after ``mentoring'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(C)--
                    (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) in clause (iii), by inserting ``and'' after the 
                semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) drug and violence prevention 
                        activities that use the services of 
                        appropriately qualified seniors for such 
                        activities as mentoring, tutoring, and 
                        volunteering;'';
            (3) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting ``(including 
        mentoring by appropriately qualified seniors)'' after 
        ``mentoring programs''; and
            (4) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``and which may involve 
        appropriately qualified seniors working with students'' after 
        ``settings''.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL PROGRAMS.

    Section 4121(a) (20 U.S.C. 7131(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``, including projects 
        and activities that promote the interaction of youth and 
        appropriately qualified seniors'' after ``responsibility''; and
            (2) in paragraph (13), by inserting ``, including 
        activities that integrate appropriately qualified seniors in 
        activities, such as mentoring, tutoring, and volunteering'' 
        after ``title''.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZED SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES.

    Section 9115(b) (20 U.S.C. 7815(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) activities that recognize and support the unique 
        cultural and educational needs of Indian children, and 
        incorporate appropriately qualified tribal elders and 
        seniors.''.

SEC. 7. IMPROVEMENTS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN CHILDREN.

    Section 9121(c)(1) (20 U.S.C. 7831(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``or'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as subparagraph (L); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the following:
                    ``(K) activities that recognize and support the 
                unique cultural and educational needs of Indian 
                children, and incorporate appropriately qualified 
                tribal elders and seniors; or''.

SEC. 8. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 9122(d)(1) (20 U.S.C. 7832(d)(1)) is amended in the second 
sentence by striking the period and inserting ``, and may include 
programs designed to train tribal elders and seniors.''.

SEC. 9. NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION LEARNING CENTERS.

    Section 9210(b) (20 U.S.C. 7910(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) programs that recognize and support the unique 
        cultural and educational needs of Native Hawaiian children, and 
        incorporate appropriately qualified Native Hawaiian elders and 
        seniors.''.

SEC. 10. ALASKA NATIVE STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS.

    Section 9306(b) (20 U.S.C. 7936(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) activities that recognize and support the unique 
        cultural and educational needs of Alaskan Native children, and 
        incorporate appropriately qualified Alaskan Native elders and 
        seniors.''.

SEC. 11. GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN.

    Section 10204(b)(3) (20 U.S.C. 8034(b)(3)) is amended by striking 
``and parents'' and inserting ``, parents, and appropriately qualified 
senior volunteers''.

SEC. 12. 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS.

    Section 10904(a)(3) (20 U.S.C. 8244(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) a description of how the school or consortium 
                will encourage and use appropriately qualified seniors 
                as volunteers in activities identified under section 
                10905.''.

Seniors as Volunteers in Our Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require that appropriately qualified senior citizens be given an opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for: (1) State Governors', local, and national programs for drug and violence prevention; (2) programs for education of Indian children, through local educational agencies and special projects; (3) inclusion in training for professions that serve Indians; (4) Native Hawaiian community-based education learning centers; (5) Alaska Native student enrichment programs; (6) gifted and talented children's programs; and (7) 21st Century Learning Centers.