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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Back to Work Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANTS TO RESPOND TO THE TERRORIST ATTACKS 
              OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.

    (a) In General.--Section 173(a) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) to the Governor of any State who applies for 
        assistance under subsection (f) to provide employment and 
        training assistance to workers affected by major economic 
        dislocations, such as plant closures, mass layoffs, or multiple 
        layoffs, caused by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 
        2001.''.
    (b) Requirements.--Section 173 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Relief for Dislocations Caused by the Terrorist Attacks of 
September 11, 2001.--
            ``(1) Grant recipient eligibility.--To be eligible to 
        receive a grant under subsection (a)(4), a Governor shall 
        submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
        manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
        require. Such application shall contain a certification by the 
        Governor that the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, 
        contributed importantly to plant closures, mass layoffs of 
        workers, multiple layoffs of workers, or other major economic 
        dislocations in the State.
            ``(2) State administration.--The Governor may designate one 
        or more local workforce investment boards or other entities 
        with the capability to respond to the circumstances relating to 
        the particular closure, layoff, or other dislocation to 
        administer the grant under subsection (a)(4).
            ``(3) Participant eligibility.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An individual shall be eligible 
                to receive assistance described in subparagraph (B) 
                under a grant awarded under subsection (a)(4) if such 
                individual is a dislocated worker and the Governor has 
                certified that the terrorist attacks of September 11, 
                2001, contributed importantly to the dislocation.
                    ``(B) Types of assistance.--Assistance described in 
                this subparagraph is--
                            ``(i) employment and training assistance, 
                        including employment and training activities 
                        described in section 134; and
                            ``(ii) temporary health care coverage 
                        assistance described in paragraph (4).
            ``(4) Temporary health care coverage assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Temporary health care coverage 
                assistance described in this paragraph consists of 
                health care coverage premium assistance provided to 
                qualified individuals under this paragraph.
                    ``(B) Qualified individuals.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, a qualified individual is an individual 
                who--
                            ``(i) is a dislocated worker referred to in 
                        paragraph (3)(A) with respect to whom the 
                        Governor has made the certification regarding 
                        the dislocation as required under such 
                        paragraph, and
                            ``(ii) has enrolled in a program for health 
                        care coverage premium assistance established by 
                        the Governor for purposes of this paragraph.
                    ``(C) Provision of assistance.--Health care 
                coverage premium assistance provided under the program 
                established by the Governor for purposes of this 
                paragraph--
                            ``(i) shall be not in excess of 75 percent 
                        of the full amount of the premium for the 
                        health care coverage,
                            ``(ii) shall be provided with respect to 
                        not more than the first 10 months of the period 
                        of dislocation of the qualified individual, and
                            ``(iii) shall be credited against the 
                        premium otherwise owed with respect to the 
                        qualified individual.
                    ``(D) Limitation on entitlement.--Nothing in this 
                subsection shall be construed as establishing any 
                entitlement of qualified individuals to premium 
                assistance under this subsection.
                    ``(E) Definitions.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph--
                            ``(i) Health care coverage.--The term 
                        `health care coverage' means health insurance 
                        coverage other than coverage under--
                                    ``(I) title XVIII of the Social 
                                Security Act,
                                    ``(II) title XIX of the Social 
                                Security Act (other than section 1928),
                                    ``(III) title XXI of the Social 
                                Security Act,
                                    ``(IV) chapter 55 of title 10, 
                                United States Code,
                                    ``(V) chapter 17 of title 38, 
                                United States Code,
                                    ``(VI) chapter 89 of title 5, 
                                United States Code (other than coverage 
                                which is comparable to continuation 
                                coverage under section 4980B of the 
                                Internal Revenue Code of 1986), or
                                    ``(VII) the Indian Health Care 
                                Improvement Act.
                        Such term also does not include coverage under 
                        a qualified long-term care insurance contract 
                        and health insurance coverage in the individual 
                        market.
                            ``(ii) Premium.--The term `premium' means, 
                        in connection with health care coverage, the 
                        premium which would (but for this section) be 
                        charged for the cost of coverage.
            ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There is authorized to be 
                appropriated $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 for 
                the award of grants under subsection (a)(4) in 
                accordance with this subsection.
                    ``(B) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
                to the authorization of appropriations under 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) are in addition to amounts made 
                        available under section 132(a)(2)(A) or any 
                        other provision of law to carry out this 
                        section; and
                            ``(ii) are authorized to remain available 
                        until 18 months after the date of the enactment 
                        of this subsection.''.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS TO PROMOTE SERVICES UNDER THE WORKFORCE 
              INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) In the wake of the terrorist attacks against the United 
        States on September 11, 2001, many workers and their families 
        are dealing with job loss and other effects of an economic 
        slowdown.
            (2) The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 was enacted to 
        create the Nation's coordinated workforce development system, 
        under which assistance is provided for workers who have been 
        laid off, including job training assistance.
            (3) The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 provides services 
        such as--
                    (A) one-stop career centers, which provide 
                integrated resources for job seekers and businesses, 
                including job search, job placement services and job 
                referrals to employers;
                    (B) individual training accounts, which are job 
                training vouchers established by local areas and given 
                to individuals to allow them to choose where they would 
                like to receive their job training; and
                    (C) rapid response services, under which States 
                establish on-site offices at affected businesses to 
                make immediate contact with employees and employers to 
                provide assistance in the areas of job search and 
                training activities.
            (4) The Nation's workforce development system is designed 
        to help individual dislocated workers and provide rapid 
        response services in times of mass layoffs or dislocations.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of Labor should continue efforts to encourage Americans to 
take advantage of existing services under the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 in order to assist workers during these times of unemployment.
[A]: Back to Work Act of 2001 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to expand the National Emergency Grant program, for an 18-month period, to include grants to States to provide certain employment and training assistance and temporary health care coverage premium assistance for workers affected by major economic dislocations, such as plant closures, mass layoffs, or multiple layoffs, caused by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Labor should continue efforts to encourage Americans to take advantage of existing services under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 in order to assist workers during these times of unemployment.


[Q]: SECTION 1. JUDICIAL STRUCTURE OF GUAM.

    (a) Judicial Authority; Courts.--Section 22(a) of the Organic Act 
of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a)(1) The judicial authority of Guam shall be vested in a court 
established by Congress designated as the `District Court of Guam', and 
a judicial branch of Guam which branch shall constitute a unified 
judicial system and include an appellate court designated as the 
`Supreme Court of Guam', a trial court designated as the `Superior 
Court of Guam', and such other lower local courts as may have been or 
shall hereafter be established by the laws of Guam.
    ``(2) The Supreme Court of Guam may, by rules of such court, create 
divisions of the Superior Court of Guam and other local courts of Guam.
    ``(3) The courts of record for Guam shall be the District Court of 
Guam, the Supreme Court of Guam, the Superior Court of Guam (except the 
Traffic and Small Claims divisions of the Superior Court of Guam) and 
any other local courts or divisions of local courts that the Supreme 
Court of Guam shall designate.''.
    (b) Jurisdiction and Powers of Local Courts.--Section 22A of the 
Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-1) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 22A. (a) The Supreme Court of Guam shall be the highest 
court of the judicial branch of Guam (excluding the District Court of 
Guam) and shall--
            ``(1) have original jurisdiction over proceedings necessary 
        to protect its appellate jurisdiction and supervisory authority 
        and such other original jurisdiction as the laws of Guam may 
        provide;
            ``(2) have jurisdiction to hear appeals over any cause in 
        Guam decided by the Superior Court of Guam or other courts 
        established under the laws of Guam;
            ``(3) have jurisdiction to issue all orders and writs in 
        aid of its appellate, supervisory, and original jurisdiction, 
        including those orders necessary for the supervision of the 
        judicial branch of Guam;
            ``(4) have supervisory jurisdiction over the Superior Court 
        of Guam and all other courts of the judicial branch of Guam;
            ``(5) hear and determine appeals by a panel of three of the 
        justices of the Supreme Court of Guam and a concurrence of two 
        such justices shall be necessary to a decision of the Supreme 
        Court of Guam on the merits of an appeal;
            ``(6) make and promulgate rules governing the 
        administration of the judiciary and the practice and procedure 
        in the courts of the judicial branch of Guam, including 
        procedures for the determination of an appeal en banc; and
            ``(7) govern attorney and judicial ethics and the practice 
        of law in Guam, including admission to practice law and the 
        conduct and discipline of persons admitted to practice law.
    ``(b) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam--
            ``(1) shall preside over the Supreme Court unless 
        disqualified or unable to act;
            ``(2) shall be the administrative head of, and have general 
        supervisory power over, all departments, divisions, and other 
        instrumentalities of the judicial branch of Guam; and
            ``(3) may issue such administrative orders on behalf of the 
        Supreme Court of Guam as necessary for the efficient 
        administration of the judicial branch of Guam.
    ``(c) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam, or a justice 
sitting in place of such Chief Justice, may make any appropriate order 
with respect to--
            ``(1) an appeal prior to the hearing and determination of 
        that appeal on the merits; or
            ``(2) dismissal of an appeal for lack of jurisdiction or 
        failure to take or prosecute the appeal in accordance with 
        applicable laws or rules of procedure.
    ``(d) Except as granted to the Supreme Court of Guam or otherwise 
provided by this Act or any other Act of Congress, the Superior Court 
of Guam and all other local courts established by the laws of Guam 
shall have such original and appellate jurisdiction over all causes in 
Guam as the laws of Guam provide, except that such jurisdiction shall 
be subject to the exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction conferred on the 
District Court of Guam under section 22 of this Act.
    ``(e) The qualifications and duties of the justices and judges of 
the Supreme Court of Guam, the Superior Court of Guam, and all other 
local courts established by the laws of Guam shall be governed by the 
laws of Guam and the rules of such courts.''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--(1) Section 22C(a) of the Organic Act of 
Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-3(a)) is amended by inserting ``which is known as 
the Supreme Court of Guam,'' after ``appellate court authorized by 
section 22A(a) of this Act,''.
    (2) Section 22C(d) of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-3(d)) 
is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``, which is known as the Supreme Court of 
        Guam,'' after ``appellate court provided for in section 22A(a) 
        of this Act''; and
            (B) by striking ``taken to the appellate court'' and 
        inserting ``taken to such appellate court''.

SEC. 2. APPEALS TO UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

    Section 22B of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-2) is 
amended by striking ``: Provided, That'' and all that follows through 
the end and inserting a period.
[A]: Amends the Organic Act of Guam to revise the local judicial structure of Guam to vest judicial authority, not only in the District Court of Guam (as currently), but also in a unified judicial system composed of: (1) an appellate court designated as the "Supreme Court of Guam"; (2) a trial court designated as the "Superior Court of Guam"; and (3) such other lower local courts as may have been or may hereafter be established by the laws of Guam.

Authorizes the Supreme Court of Guam to create divisions of the Superior Court and other local courts of Guam.Lists the courts of record for Guam.Outlines the jurisdiction and powers of the local courts.Provides that the qualifications and duties of the justices and judges of the courts shall be governed by the laws of Guam and the rules of such courts.Repeals provisions granting the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit jurisdiction to review all final decisions of the Supreme Court of Guam (effectively allowing direct review of such decisions to the Supreme Court of the United States).


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement 
Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING FAIRNESS OF PAYMENTS TO PROVIDERS UNDER THE MEDICARE 
              FEE-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM.

    Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

 ``improving fairness of payments under the original medicare fee-for-
                            service program

    ``Sec. 1897. (a) Establishment of System.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary shall establish a system for 
making adjustments to the amount of payment made to entities and 
individuals for items and services provided under the original medicare 
fee-for-service program under parts A and B.
    ``(b) System Requirements.--
            ``(1) Adjustments.--Under the system described in 
        subsection (a), the Secretary (beginning in 2002) shall make 
        the following adjustments:
                    ``(A) Certain states above national average.--If a 
                State average per beneficiary amount for a year is 
                greater than 105 percent (or 110 percent in the case of 
                the determination made in 2001) of the national average 
                per beneficiary amount for such year, then the 
                Secretary shall reduce the amount of applicable 
                payments in such a manner as will result (as estimated 
                by the Secretary) in the State average per beneficiary 
                amount for the subsequent year being at 105 percent (or 
                110 percent in the case of payments made in 2002) of 
                the national average per beneficiary amount for such 
                subsequent year.
                    ``(B) Certain states below national average.--If a 
                State average per beneficiary amount for a year is less 
                than 95 percent (or 90 percent in the case of the 
                determination made in 2001) of the national average per 
                beneficiary amount for such year, then the Secretary 
                shall increase the amount of applicable payments in 
                such a manner as will result (as estimated by the 
                Secretary) in the State average per beneficiary amount 
                for the subsequent year being at 95 percent (or 90 
                percent in the case of payments made in 2002) of the 
                national average per beneficiary amount for such 
                subsequent year.
            ``(2) Determination of averages.--
                    ``(A) State average per beneficiary amount.--Each 
                year (beginning in 2001), the Secretary shall determine 
                a State average per beneficiary amount for each State 
                which shall be equal to the Secretary's estimate of the 
                average amount of expenditures under the original 
                medicare fee-for-service program under parts A and B 
                for the year for a beneficiary enrolled under such 
                parts that resides in the State
                    ``(B) National average per beneficiary amount.--
                Each year (beginning in 2001), the Secretary shall 
                determine the national average per beneficiary amount 
                which shall be equal to the average of the State 
                average per beneficiary amounts determined under 
                subparagraph (B) for the year.
            ``(3) Definitions.--In this section:
                    ``(A) Applicable payments.--The term `applicable 
                payments' means payments made to entities and 
                individuals for items and services provided under the 
                original medicare fee-for-service program under parts A 
                and B to beneficiaries enrolled under such parts that 
                reside in the State.
                    ``(B) State.--The term `State' has the meaning 
                given such term in section 210(h).
    ``(c) Beneficiaries Held Harmless.--The provisions of this section 
shall not effect--
            ``(1) the entitlement to items and services of a 
        beneficiary under this title, including the scope of such items 
        and services; or
            ``(2) any liability of the beneficiary with respect to such 
        items and services.
    ``(d) Regulations.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, shall promulgate 
        regulations to carry out this section.
            ``(2) Protecting rural communities.--In promulgating the 
        regulations pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give 
        special consideration to rural areas.
    ``(e) Budget Neutrality.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
provisions contained in this section do not cause the estimated amount 
of expenditures under this title for a year to increase or decrease 
from the estimated amount of expenditures under this title that would 
have been made in such year if this section had not been enacted.''.

SEC. 3. IMPROVING FAIRNESS OF PAYMENTS FOR PHYSICIANS' SERVICES UNDER 
              THE MEDICARE FEE-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM.

    (a) Adjustment to Geographic Indices Under the Physician Fee 
Schedule.--Section 1848(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w-4(e)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(B) and (C)'' and 
        inserting (B), (C), and (D)'' in the matter preceding clause 
        (i);
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
        and
            (3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Floor and ceiling on geographic indices.--If 
                any index established under clause (i), (ii), or (iii) 
                of subparagraph (A) or under subparagraph (B), after 
                application of the second sentence of subparagraph (C), 
                is--
                            ``(i) less that 0.950, the Secretary shall 
                        increase such index to 0.950; and
                            ``(ii) greater that 1.05, the Secretary 
                        shall reduce such index to 1.05.''.
    (b) Budget Neutrality Adjustment for Application of Floor and 
Ceiling on Geographic Adjustment.--Section 1848(d) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``The conversion'' and 
        inserting ``Subject to paragraph (5), the conversion''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                    ``(5) Budget neutrality adjustment for application 
                of floor and ceiling on geographic adjustment.--Before 
                applying an update for a year under this subsection, 
                the Secretary shall (if necessary) provide for an 
                adjustment to the conversion factor for that year to 
                ensure that the aggregate payments under this part in 
                that year shall be equal to aggregate payments that 
                would have been made under such part in that year if 
                subsection (e)(1)(D) had not been enacted.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to payments for items and services provided on and after January 
1, 2002.
[A]:
Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to instruct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for making adjustments to payments for items and services provided under the original Medicare fee-for-service program, with specified formulae for States whose average per beneficiary amount is: (1) greater than 105 percent of the national average; or (2) less than 95 percent of the national average. Authorizes the Secretary to make specified related adjustments to geographic indices under the Medicare physician fee schedule in certain circumstances.