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 ``Antimicrobial Data Collection Act''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH PROGRAMS TO STUDY ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act--
            (1) the term ``Commissioner'' means the Commissioner of 
        Food and Drugs; and
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services.
    (b) Commencement of Pilot Data Collection and Analysis Program.--
The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall develop a 
research program or programs to study the relationship between the 
sales, distribution, end-use practices of animal drugs containing an 
antimicrobial active ingredient in food-producing animals and 
antimicrobial resistance trends. The Secretary may also consider any 
other available sound information, science, research, expertise, or 
program designs in carrying out this subsection.
    (c) Purpose of Programs.--Any research program developed under 
subsection (b) shall be developed in order to better determine--
            (1) the relationships between sales data, distribution 
        data, and end-usage data of animal drugs containing an 
        antimicrobial active ingredient in food-producing animals to 
        inform policies of Food and Drug Administration regarding data 
        collection and regulation of antimicrobial products in 
        agriculture, including consideration of the potential value and 
        feasibility of data from veterinary feed directives and other 
        sources; and
            (2) the relationships between the use of animal drugs 
        containing an antimicrobial active ingredient in food-producing 
        animals and trends in antimicrobial resistance, including by 
        using the data collected through the National Antimicrobial 
        Resistance Monitoring System or other studies regarding 
        resistance levels in bacteria associated with food-producing 
        animals.
    (d) Consultation.--Any research program developed under subsection 
(b) shall be developed in consultation with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, which shall include at a minimum consultation with the 
Under Secretary for Food Safety, the Under Secretary for Marketing and 
Regulatory Programs, and the Under Secretary for Research, Education, 
and Economics at the Department of Agriculture. To the extent 
practicable, such Under Secretaries shall provide assistance in 
developing and conducting such research programs.
    (e) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement the research 
program or programs developed under subsection (b). The Secretary shall 
analyze data from such program or programs to determine the 
contribution of such data to studying antimicrobial resistance and 
establishing the antimicrobial data collection strategy as described in 
section 3(b)(1)(B).

SEC. 3. REPORTS TO CONGRESS; DEVELOPMENT OF DATA COLLECTION STRATEGY.

    (a) Initial Report.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) submit to Congress a report that--
                    (A) describes the research design and goals for the 
                research program or programs developed under section 
                2(b); and
                    (B) includes a needs assessment, considering broad 
                sources of data and models on antimicrobial use in 
                food-producing animals that the Food and Drug 
                Administration may need or from which the Food and Drug 
                Administration could benefit, to improve the evaluation 
                of Food and Drug Administration programs regarding 
                antimicrobial resistance and how a systematic and valid 
                data collection strategy will be designed to comply 
                with subsection (b)(1)(B); and
            (2) make such report publicly available.
    (b) Report Regarding Results and Recommendations.--Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) submit to Congress a report that--
                    (A) describes the comprehensive results of any 
                research program or programs developed under section 
                2(b), including with respect to the determinations made 
                pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2(c); and
                    (B) provides recommendations for developing an 
                antimicrobial data collection strategy based on the 
                information contained in the comments to the Advanced 
                Notice of Proposed Rulemaking entitled ``Antimicrobial 
                Animal Drug Distribution Reporting'' (77 Fed. Reg. 
                44177 (July 27, 2012)) and any relevant information 
                obtained in the research pilot program carried out 
                under section 2; and
            (2) make such report publicly available.

SEC. 4. ENHANCED REPORTING AND PUBLICATION OF SALES DATA.

    (a) In General.--Section 512(l)(3)(E) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(l)(3)(E)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) 
        and (II);
            (2) by striking ``The Secretary shall make summaries of the 
        information reported under this paragraph publicly available, 
        except that--'' and inserting ``(i) Not later than a date 
        established by the Secretary for 2014, and on such date in each 
        year thereafter, the Secretary shall make publicly available a 
        summary of the information (including dosage form information, 
        if practicable) reported under this paragraph for the previous 
        year, except that--''; and
            (3) by inserting after subclause (II), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (1), the following:
    ``(ii) In making the summaries available under this subparagraph, 
the following shall apply:
            ``(I) The Secretary shall segregate the categories of 
        amounts reported into the following 2 subcategories, after 
        consultation with applicable classifications as determined by 
        the Secretary, subject to subclause (IV):
                    ``(aa) The volume of drugs of importance to human 
                medicine.
                    ``(bb) The volume of drugs not of importance to 
                human medicine.
            ``(II) As practicable, the Secretary shall segregate 
        amounts reported into the following:
                    ``(aa) Container size.
                    ``(bb) Strength.
                    ``(cc) Dosage form.
                    ``(dd) Marketing status.
            ``(III) In any cross-tabulation of the amounts reported 
        with any reporting category, the Secretary shall include the 
        categories `Not Independently Reported' and `Not Independently 
        Reported Export'.
            ``(IV) Every 5 years, the Secretary shall reevaluate the 
        classifications consulted under subclause (I) after opportunity 
        for public comment.
    ``(iii) The Secretary shall maximize the quality, accuracy, detail, 
and specificity of data made publicly available in the summaries under 
this subparagraph, to the extent practicable, such as regarding the 
type, estimated level of exposure, and target animals of antimicrobial 
drugs. In carrying out the preceding sentence, the Secretary may 
provide additional information in such summaries.
    ``(iv) The Secretary shall conduct an annual evaluation of the 
effectiveness of and compliance with relevant policies and programs of 
the Food and Drug Administration regarding antimicrobial drug sales for 
food-producing animals, and use of such drugs and antimicrobial 
resistance, using valid and robust performance metrics. Beginning in 
2014, the Secretary shall include with each annual summary made 
publicly available under this subparagraph a report that describes the 
results of the evaluation conducted under this clause with respect to 
the preceding year.''.
    (b) Reissuance.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall reissue the summary reports issued 
before 2012 under section 512(l)(3)(E) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(l)(3)(E)) using the format designed for 
the 2012 summary report. The Secretary shall publish the reissued 
reports in one combined publication.

SEC. 5. ACTION TO PROTECT PUBLIC AND ANIMAL HEALTH.

    (a) Publication of Final Guidance.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a final 
        version of the draft Voluntary Guidance #213 of the Food and 
        Drug Administration (entitled ``New Animal Drugs and New Animal 
        Drug Combination Products Administered in or on Medicated Feed 
        or Drinking Water of Food-Producing Animals: Recommendations 
        for Drug Sponsors for Voluntarily Aligning Product Use 
        Conditions with GFI #209'').
            (2) Effect of subsection.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
        be construed to affect any other obligations of the Food and 
        Drug Administration regarding the authorities of such 
        Administration to regulate antimicrobial drugs and protect 
        public health.
    (b) Report by GAO.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the 
        conclusion of the research pilot program or programs developed 
        under section 2, the Comptroller General of the United States 
        shall commence a study to evaluate--
                    (A) the approaches used by the Food and Drug 
                Administration to eliminate injudicious use of 
                antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals; and
                    (B) the effectiveness of the data collection 
                activities carried out by the Food and Drug 
                Administration regarding antimicrobial resistance.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after commencing the 
        study described in paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of 
        the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report 
        that describes the results of such study.
Example Output: Antimicrobial Data Collection Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA), to develop a research program to study the relationship between the sales, distribution, and end-use practices of animal drugs containing an antimicrobial active ingredient in food-producing animals and antimicrobial resistance trends. Requires the Secretary to analyze data from the program to determine the data's contribution to studying antimicrobial resistance and establishing an antimicrobial data collection strategy. Requires the Secretary to: (1) report to Congress on the program's research design and goals, including a needs assessment to improve the FDA's evaluation of antimicrobial resistance; and (2) report to Congress and the public within two years with the comprehensive results of the program and recommendations for developing an antimicrobial data collection strategy. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the requirements for the annual summaries of antimicrobial animal drug information, including by requiring the Secretary to maximize the quality, accuracy, detail, and specificity of the data made publicly available in the summaries. Requires the Secretary to conduct an annual evaluation of the effectiveness of and compliance with relevant FDA programs and policies regarding antimicrobial drug sales for food-producing animals, and the use of such drugs and antimicrobial resistance. Directs the Secretary to publish a final version of voluntary guidance for drug sponsors on new animal drugs and new animal drug combination products administered in or on medicated feed or drinking water of food-producing animals. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to evaluate the FDA's approaches to eliminate injudicious use of antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals and the effectiveness of the FDA's data collection activities regarding antimicrobial resistance.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Flexibility for Individual 
Excellence in Education Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO AMENDMENTS MADE BY NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF 
              2001.

    (a) Modifications to Highly Qualified Teacher Standard.--
            (1) Middle or secondary teachers new to profession may use 
        college minor.--Subclause (II) of section 9101(23)(B)(ii) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary School Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801(23)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``or minor'' after 
        ``academic major''.
            (2) Extent time teaching is considered.--Subclause (V) of 
        section 9101(23)(C)(ii) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)(C)(ii)) 
        is amended by striking ``not be based primarily on'' and 
        inserting ``not be based solely on''.
    (b) Extension Until 2011-12 School Year for Rural Schools To Meet 
All Highly Qualified Teacher Standards; Additional $50 Million 
Authorized To Help Rural Schools Meet Standards.--
            (1) Extension.--Subsection (a) of section 1119 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6319) 
        is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Rural school districts.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding the deadline 
                described in paragraphs (2) and (3), a plan developed 
                by a State educational agency or a local educational 
                agency under this subsection shall ensure that all 
                teachers who are described in such paragraphs, but are 
                teaching in a rural school district, are highly 
                qualified not later than the end of the 2011-2012 
                school year.
                    ``(B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
                the term `rural school district' means a local 
                educational agency that--
                            ``(i) meets the eligibility criteria 
                        described in section 6211(b), including by 
                        obtaining a waiver under paragraph (2) of such 
                        section; and
                            ``(ii) employs a percentage of teachers who 
                        are not highly qualified that is higher than 
                        the corresponding percentage for the State 
                        involved.''.
            (2) Additional funding.--Section 6234 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7355c) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``There are'' and inserting ``(a) 
                In General.--There are''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(b) Additional Funding.--For the purpose of making grants under 
subpart 2 to be used for teacher recruitment, retention, and 
professional development activities described in section 6222(a) in 
rural school districts (as defined in section 1119(a)(4)), there are 
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 following fiscal years. Such 
authorization shall be in addition to the authorization in subsection 
(a).''.
    (c) Highly Qualified Teacher Rules Limited to Teachers of Core 
Subjects.--
            (1) Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 1005. HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHER CONCEPT LIMITED TO TEACHERS OF 
              CORE SUBJECTS.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any reference in 
this Act to highly qualified teachers shall be deemed to refer only to 
teachers in core subjects.''.
            (2) The table of contents of such Act is amended by 
        inserting after the item relating to section 1004 the following 
        new item:

``Sec. 1005. Highly qualified teacher concept limited to teachers of 
                            core subjects.''.
    (d) Students With Disabilities Assessed at the Level of Instruction 
in Compliance With Their Individualized Education Plan.--Clause (ix) of 
section 1111(b)(3)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ``and'' at the 
end of subclause (II), by adding ``and'' at the end of subclause (III), 
and by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(IV) at the discretion of the 
                                State, the assessment of students with 
                                disabilities (as defined in section 
                                602(3) of the Individuals with 
                                Disabilities Education Act) whose 
                                instructional level in the core 
                                academic subjects is below the grade 
                                level in which the student is enrolled, 
                                by using the State assessment 
                                determined by the student's 
                                individualized education program team 
                                (as described in section 614(d)(1)(B) 
                                of such Act) to most closely correspond 
                                to the student's instructional 
                                level;''.
    (e) Use of Growth Models and Multiple Measures in Determining 
Adequate Yearly Progress.--
            (1) Growth models.--Clause (iii) of section 1111(b)(2)(C) 
        of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``for all 
        students'' and inserting ``for all students, as demonstrated by 
        measures of students' progress toward proficiency, including 
        longitudinal growth''.
            (2) Multiple measures.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
        1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``and'' at 
        the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of 
        clause (iii) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end 
        the following new clause:
                            ``(iv) include multiple measures of student 
                        academic achievement, such as the proportion of 
                        State report card indicators met, a performance 
                        index score, student drop-out rate, and a 
                        measure based on individual student achievement 
                        gains over time, disaggregated by each of the 
                        groups of students described in subparagraph 
                        (C)(v).''.
    (f) Adequate Yearly Progress Determined by Group and Subject.--
            (1) Identification of schools in need of improvement.--
                    (A) Subparagraph (A) of section 1116(b)(1) of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``that 
                fails'' and inserting ``if the same group of students 
                described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) fails in the same 
                academic subject''.
                    (B) Subparagraph (C) of such section is amended by 
                striking ``almost every student in each group specified 
                in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) enrolled in such school is 
                meeting or exceeding the State's proficient level of 
                academic achievement'' and inserting ``almost every 
                student in each group enrolled in such school for which 
                there is such a failure in an academic subject is 
                meeting or exceeding the State's proficient level of 
                academic achievement in such subject''.
            (2) Failure to make adequate yearly progress during first 
        year after identification.--So much of the text of paragraph 
        (5) of section 1116(b) of such Act as precedes subparagraph (A) 
        is amended to read as follows: ``If, by the end of the first 
        full school year after identification under paragraph (1) of a 
        school served under this part, any group of students that met 
        the requirements for such identification in an academic subject 
        fails to make adequate yearly progress in such subject, as set 
        out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), the local 
        educational agency serving such school--''.
            (3) Failure to make adequate yearly progress during second 
        year after identification.--So much of the text of subparagraph 
        (C) of section 1116(b)(7) of such Act as precedes clause (i) is 
        amended to read as follows: ``If, by the end of the second full 
        school year after identification under paragraph (1) of a 
        school served under this part, any group of students that met 
        the requirements for such identification in an academic subject 
        fails to make adequate yearly progress in such subject, as set 
        out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), the local 
        educational agency shall--''.
            (4) Failure to make adequate yearly progress during first 
        year after corrective action.--So much of the text of 
        subparagraph (A) of section 1116(b)(8) of such Act as precedes 
        clause (i) is amended to read as follows: ``If, after 1 full 
        year of corrective action under paragraph (7), any group of 
        students (at the school subject to such corrective action) that 
        met the requirements for identification under paragraph (1) in 
        an academic subject continues to fail to make adequate yearly 
        progress in such subject, then the local educational agency 
        shall--''.
    (g) Needs Improvement Label To Be Group and Subject Specific.--
Subparagraph (A) of section 1116(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new sentence: ``Such identification shall apply 
only to each group and subject with respect to which there is such a 
failure.''
    (h) Parental Notification of Needs Improvement To Be Group and 
Subject Specific.--Paragraph (6) of section 1116(b) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)) is amended by 
striking ``of each student enrolled in an elementary school or a 
secondary school identified for school improvement under paragraph 
(1)'' and inserting ``of each student in each group of students that 
met the requirements for identification in an academic subject under 
paragraph (1)''.
    (i) Transfer Option and Supplemental Services Limited to Students 
From Failing Groups.--
            (1) Clause (i) of section 1116(b)(1)(E) of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)(E)) 
        is amended by inserting ``in each group described in section 
        1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that met the requirements for such 
        identification'' after ``all students''.
            (2) Paragraphs (5)(A), (7)(C)(i), and (8)(A)(i) of section 
        1116(b) of such Act are each amended by inserting ``in such 
        group'' after ``all students''.
    (j) Local Educational Agencies May Choose To Offer Supplemental 
Educational Services, and Not Public School Choice, on Initial Failure 
To Make Adequate Yearly Progress.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (E) of section 1116(b)(1) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        6316(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(E) Public school choice or supplemental 
                educational services.--In the case of a school 
                identified for school improvement under this paragraph, 
                the local educational agency shall, not later than the 
                first day of the school year following such 
                identification--
                            ``(i) provide all students in each group 
                        described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that met 
                        the requirements for such identification (and 
                        who are enrolled in the school) with the option 
                        to transfer to another public school served by 
                        the local educational agency, which may include 
                        a public charter school, that has not been 
                        identified for school improvement under this 
                        paragraph, unless such an option is prohibited 
                        by State law, or
                            ``(ii) make supplemental educational 
                        services available consistent with subsection 
                        (e)(1) to students in such group in the 
                        academic subject to which such identification 
                        relates.
                If more than 1 school served by such agency is 
                identified for school improvement under this paragraph 
                or more than 1 group of students meets the requirements 
                for such identification, such agency shall make the 
                same choice under clause (i) or (ii) for all such 
                schools and all such groups.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (5) of section 1116(b) 
        of such Act is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) Failure to make adequate yearly progress after 
        identification.--If, by the end of the first full school year 
        after identification under paragraph (1) of a school served 
        under this part, any group of students that met the 
        requirements for such identification in an academic subject 
        fails to make adequate yearly progress in such subject, as set 
        out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), the local 
        educational agency serving such school--
                    ``(A) shall continue to provide the transfer option 
                under clause (i) of paragraph (1)(E) or to make the 
                supplemental educational services available under 
                clause (ii) of such paragraph, whichever was chosen by 
                such agency,
                    ``(B) shall provide the transfer option under such 
                clause (i) or to make the supplemental educational 
                services available under such clause (ii), whichever 
                was not chosen by such agency under such paragraph; and
                    ``(C) shall continue to provide technical 
                assistance.''.
Example Output: Flexibility for Individual Excellence in Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter the requirement that teachers be highly qualified by: (1) applying it only to teachers of core subjects; (2) allowing new middle or secondary school teachers to teach subjects for which they earned a college minor; (3) allowing greater consideration to be given to the time experienced teachers have spent teaching a subject; and (4) extending the deadline for rural teachers to meet such requirements.

Provides additional funding for rural teacher recruitment, retention, and professional development activities.

Allows state determinations of students' adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards to: (1) assess disabled students at the instructional level most closely corresponding to their individualized education plans; and (2) use growth models and multiple measures of student achievement.

Requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to identify schools as needing improvement, corrective action, or restructuring only if they fail to make AYP in the same subject for the same group of students over the requisite period of time. Provides school transfers and supplemental services to students in the failing group, rather than to all students in an affected school. Gives LEAs the option of providing such students with supplemental services rather than transfers for the year following a school's identification as needing improvement.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Telecommunications 
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY.

    (a) Amendment.--Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 is 
amended by inserting after section 11 (47 U.S.C. 161) the following new 
section:

``SEC. 12. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY.

    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) Indian and Alaskan Native people live in some of the 
        most geographically remote areas of the country, with 50 
        percent of Indian and Alaskan Native people living in Oklahoma, 
        California, South Dakota, Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska, and 
        Washington;
            ``(2) Indian poverty in reservation areas is 3.9 times the 
        national average rate;
            ``(3) the average phone penetration rates for rural Native 
        Americans is only 50 percent and actual penetration rates are 
        often much lower;
            ``(4) what phone service there is in Indian country is 
        often substandard and prohibitively expensive;
            ``(5) the Telecommunications Act of 1996 establishes a 
        Federal-State Joint Board which issued recommendations on how 
        to make quality telephone service affordable to all and to 
        define what is deemed to be `universal service';
            ``(6) the Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires the 
        Federal Communications Commission to implement the 
        recommendations from the Joint Board by May 8, 1997;
            ``(7) the benefits of Federal universal service policies 
        have often not reached Indian country;
            ``(8) the Federal Government and the States have not 
        historically adequately required telecommunications carriers to 
        provide telecommunications services on Indian lands; and
            ``(9) the United States recognizes the sovereignty of 
        Indian tribes in relation to the States through a government-
        to-government relationship, as reflected in the Constitution, 
        treaties, Federal statutes, and the course of dealings of the 
        United States with Indian tribes.
    ``(b) Policy Required.--Within 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Commission shall initiate a proceeding to develop 
and establish an official policy regarding the relations between the 
Commission and American Indians, including Alaskan Natives. In 
establishing such policy, the Commission shall--
            ``(1) recognize--
                    ``(A) the special needs of American Indians, 
                including Alaskan Natives, as determined under 
                subsection (a);
                    ``(B) the sovereign authority of tribal 
                governments; and
                    ``(C) the trust obligations of the United States;
            ``(2) promote the exercise of sovereign authority of tribal 
        governments over the establishment of communications policies 
        and regulations within their jurisdictions;
            ``(3) seek to promote Native Americans', including Alaskan 
        Natives', participation in the consumption and provision of 
        telecommunications services on Indian lands; and
            ``(4) not preclude the opportunity for improved 
        negotiations between tribes and the States.
    ``(c) Notice Obligations.--The policy established pursuant to 
subsection (b) shall include procedures for giving Native Americans, 
including Alaskan Natives, notice and the opportunity for meaningful 
participation and comment in any proceedings affecting tribal lands, 
including competitive bidding conducted under section 309(j) of bands 
of frequencies in geographic coverage areas under the jurisdiction of 
tribal governments.
    ``(d) Forbearance.--The Commission shall forbear from applying any 
provision of this Act or any regulation thereunder to the extent that 
such forbearance--
            ``(1) is necessary to ensure compliance with the trust 
        responsibility of the United States; and
            ``(2) is consistent with the public interest.
    ``(e) Triennial Review.--The Commission shall review and revise as 
necessary the policies established pursuant to subsection (b) at least 
once every 3 years after the establishment of such policies.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 309(j)(3)(B) of such Act (47 
U.S.C. 309(j)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting ``Indian tribes, Alaskan 
Native villages,'' after ``including''.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS FOR THE 
              PROVISION OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE.

    Section 214(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 214(e)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Service areas within indian lands.--With respect to 
        the designation of eligible telecommunications carriers for, 
        and of service areas within, any lands under the jurisdiction 
        of a tribal government (within the meaning of section 7871 of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 7871)), the 
        Commission shall exercise the authority of, and comply with the 
        requirements of this subsection on, State commissions. In 
        exercising such authority and complying with such requirements, 
        the Commission shall comply with the policies established 
        pursuant to section 12 of this Act.''.

SEC. 4. ATTAINMENT OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE PRINCIPLES IN INDIAN COUNTRY.

    Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph 
                (8); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(7) Access by native americans.--Because States have not 
        historically exercised the authority to require 
        telecommunications carriers to deliver services on Indian 
        lands, and because of the trust responsibilities of the United 
        States, the responsibility to ensure the availability of 
        quality telecommunications services to Native Americans, 
        including Alaskan Natives, at just, reasonable, and affordable 
        rates is a Federal responsibility that should be assured by 
        means of the Federal universal service support mechanisms 
        established under this section, taking into account any support 
        mechanisms established by the States.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) Maintenance of Native American Subscribership and 
Affordability Data.--The Commission shall prescribe such regulations as 
are necessary to obtain reliable statistics concerning the extent of 
subscribership to, and the affordability of, telecommunications on 
Indian lands. Such data shall be maintained by the Commission in a form 
that is easily accessible to the public. The Commission shall 
periodically review and summarize such data in its annual reports under 
section 4(k), and shall, on the basis of such review, take such other 
actions as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section with 
respect to the delivery of universal telecommunications services to 
Native Americans, including Alaskan Natives, at just, reasonable, and 
affordable rates.''.

SEC. 5. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT POLICY INITIATIVES.

    Section 103 of the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 902) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Native American Telecommunications Infrastructure Policy 
Initiatives.--In carrying out the authority to serve as the President's 
adviser under subsection (b)(2)(D), the Assistant Secretary and the 
NTIA shall be responsible for designing and proposing policy 
initiatives to encourage investment in, and the deployment of, 
telecommunications systems on Indian lands.''.
Example Output:
Native American Telecommunications Act of 1997 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act) to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to initiate a proceeding to develop and establish an official policy regarding the relations between FCC and American Indians (including Alaskan Natives).  Requires the policy to include procedures for giving Native Americans notice and the opportunity for meaningful participation and comment in any proceedings affecting tribal lands, including competitive bidding conducted for bands of frequencies in geographic coverage areas under the jurisdiction of tribal governments. 
Requires a review and revision as necessary of such policies at least every three years. 
Requires the FCC to exercise the authority of, and comply with the requirements of the Act on, State commissions with respect to the designation of eligible telecommunications carriers for, and of service areas within, any lands under the jurisdiction of a tribal government. 
Declares it to be a Federal responsibility to assure the availability of quality telecommunications services to Native Americans by means of universal service support mechanisms. 
Requires the FCC to:  (1) prescribe regulations necessary to obtain reliable statistics concerning the extent of subscribership to, and the affordability of, telecommunications on Indian lands; and (2) periodically review and summarize such data in its annual reports; and (3) take necessary actions to deliver universal telecommunications services to Native Americans at just, reasonable, and affordable rates. 
Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to make the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration responsible for designing and proposing policy initiatives to encourage investment in, and the deployment of, telecommunications systems on Indian lands.