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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Accurate Education for Prenatal 
Screenings Act''.

SEC. 2. CELL-FREE DNA PRENATAL SCREENING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by 
inserting, after section 317T (42 U.S.C. 247b-22), the following:

``SEC. 317U. CELL-FREE DNA PRENATAL SCREENING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Education Programs.--With respect to cell-free DNA prenatal 
screening, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, shall develop, implement, and 
maintain two programs, one for patients and one for health care 
providers, to educate patients and health care providers regarding 
matters including--
            ``(1) the purposes and definitions of such screenings;
            ``(2) the reasons for patients and health care providers to 
        consider such screenings;
            ``(3) the conditions such screenings may detect, including 
        accurate and up-to-date information about such conditions' 
        clinical features, prognoses, and treatments according to 
        relevant national disability organizations and medical 
        professional societies;
            ``(4) the risks and benefits of, and alternatives to, the 
        various methods of administering such screenings and prenatal 
        diagnostic testings, including the option to forego such 
        screenings and testings, as per guidelines established by 
        medical professional societies;
            ``(5) the possible results of such screenings;
            ``(6) the accuracy of the results of such screenings, 
        including positive predictive value, negative predictive value, 
        specificity, sensitivity, the inability of such screenings to 
        reliably diagnose chromosomal abnormalities, and the fact that 
        such screenings may yield false-positive and false-negative 
        results;
            ``(7) the need for diagnostic testing, and counseling by a 
        genetics professional, for patients whose screenings yield 
        positive, abnormal, or indeterminate results; and
            ``(8) the need for communication of screening results to 
        patients and appropriate follow up per guidelines established 
        by medical professional societies.
    ``(b) Materials.--Each program developed under this section shall 
include the provision of materials that--
            ``(1) contain information that is peer-reviewed, balanced, 
        accurate, and up-to-date;
            ``(2) enable the respective target audience to understand 
        the available options with regards to cell-free DNA prenatal 
        screenings, other prenatal screenings, and diagnostic tests;
            ``(3) promote the informed consent, and enhance the 
        decision-making processes of, the respective target audience 
        before and after such screenings;
            ``(4) contain information that appropriately addresses the 
        diversity of the patient population, including patients 
        proficient in languages other than English; and
            ``(5) contain contact information for relevant services and 
        support organizations for patients.
    ``(c) Assessment.--In developing, implementing, and maintaining 
programs and materials under this section, the Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
shall--
            ``(1) consult with relevant medical professional, 
        disability support, patient advocacy, parents, and genetics 
        professionals organizations;
            ``(2) consult with companies and laboratories that perform 
        cell-free DNA prenatal screenings or develop the technologies 
        for such screenings;
            ``(3) assess and evaluate existing education activities and 
        materials for health care providers and patients related to 
        such screenings; and
            ``(4) take the results of such consultations, assessment, 
        and evaluation into account in developing educational programs 
        and materials under this section.
    ``(d) Annual Report.--Not later than 16 months after the date of 
enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit a progress report to the Congress with respect to--
            ``(1) the development and implementation of the education 
        programs established under this section;
            ``(2) the accessibility of each program to its respective 
        target audience;
            ``(3) the adoption of each program by its respective target 
        audience; and
            ``(4) the Secretary's efforts to ensure health care 
        providers and patients receive the materials created pursuant 
        to this section.
    ``(e) Deadline.--The Secretary shall develop and implement the 
education programs required by section 317U of the Public Health 
Service Act (as added by subsection (a)) not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act''.
Accurate Education for Prenatal Screenings Act Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop, implement, and maintain two programs, one to educate patients and one to educate health care providers regarding:   the purposes and definitions of cell-free DNA prenatal screenings;   the reasons for patients and providers to consider such screenings;  the conditions such screenings may detect;  the risks and benefits of, and alternatives to, the various methods of administering such screenings and prenatal diagnostic testing;  the possible results of such screenings and the accuracy of such results;   the need for diagnostic testing, and counseling by a genetics professional, for patients whose screenings yield positive, abnormal, or indeterminate results; and   the need for communication of results to patients and appropriate follow-up per guidelines established by medical professional societies.  Requires each program to provide materials that:   contain information that is peer-reviewed, balanced, accurate, and up-to-date;   enable the respective target audience to understand the available options with regard to such screenings, other prenatal screenings, and diagnostic tests;   promote the informed consent of, and enhance the decision-making processes of, the respective target audience before and after such screenings;   contain information that appropriately addresses the diversity of the patient population; and   contain contact information for relevant services and support organizations for patients.    Requires CDC to submit annual reports regarding:  the development and implementation of such programs;   the accessibility of each program to, and the adoption of each program by, its respective target audience; and   CDC's efforts to ensure that providers and patients receive the materials created pursuant to this Act. 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the National Center for Education 
        Statistics, over the next 10 years, the United States will need 
        more than 2,000,000 new teachers to replace the teachers who 
        are retiring or leaving the classroom for other careers.
            (2) The Hart-Rudman National Security Report on education 
        recommended that the President direct the Department of 
        Education to work with the States to devise a comprehensive 
        plan to avert a looming shortage of high-quality teachers.
            (3) According to the National Center for Education 
        Statistics, 20 percent of all new teachers leave the teaching 
        profession within 3 years. Providing loan forgiveness or loan 
        cancellation is one step that would help retain high-quality 
        teachers in schools that need teachers.
            (4) The American Hospital Association has reported more 
        than 118,000 unfilled registered nurse positions in hospitals 
        in the United States. Additionally, the National Commission on 
        Nursing Workforce for Long-Term Care released a report in May, 
        2005, stating that there are nearly 100,000 vacant nursing 
        positions in long-term care facilities on any given day, and 
        the nurse turnover rate exceeds 50 percent. The shortage is 
        costing long-term care facilities an estimated $4 billion a 
        year in recruitment and training expenses.
            (5) College loans are more of a burden than ever for 
        students and families. According to a recent United States 
        Public Interest Research Group report, average student loan 
        debt almost doubled from $9,200 in 1992-1993 to $16,928 in 
        1999-2000.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to improve access to, and 
the delivery of, high-quality educational and health services 
throughout the United States by reducing the shortage of qualified 
teachers and nurses.

SEC. 3. LOAN FORGIVENESS.

    (a) Loan Forgiveness.--Section 428J of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 428J. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TEACHERS AND NURSES.

    ``(a) Statement of Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to 
encourage individuals to enter and continue in the teaching and nursing 
professions.
    ``(b) Program Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program 
        to forgive, in accordance with this section, the student loan 
        debt of any borrower who has one or more loans described under 
        paragraph (2) made on or after October 1, 1998, and who--
                    ``(A) has been employed--
                            ``(i) as a full-time teacher--
                                    ``(I) in a school that qualifies 
                                under section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan 
                                cancellation for Perkins loan 
                                recipients who teach in those schools;
                                    ``(II) if employed as a secondary 
                                school teacher, is teaching a subject 
                                area that is relevant to the borrower's 
                                academic major as certified by the 
                                chief administrative officer of the 
                                public or nonprofit private secondary 
                                school in which the borrower is 
                                employed; and
                                    ``(III) if employed as an 
                                elementary school teacher, has 
                                demonstrated, as certified by the chief 
                                administrative officer of the public or 
                                nonprofit private elementary school in 
                                which the borrower is employed, 
                                knowledge and teaching skills in 
                                reading, writing, mathematics, and 
                                other areas of the elementary school 
                                curriculum; or
                            ``(ii) as a full-time eligible nurse--
                                    ``(I) in a clinical setting; or
                                    ``(II) as a member of the nursing 
                                faculty at an accredited school of 
                                nursing (as those terms are defined in 
                                section 801 of the Public Health 
                                Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296)); and
                    ``(B) is not in default on a loan for which the 
                borrower seeks forgiveness.
            ``(2) Method of loan forgiveness.--To provide the loan 
        forgiveness authorized in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, 
        subject to paragraph (3), carry out a program--
                    ``(A) through the holder of the loan, to assume the 
                obligation to repay a qualified loan amount (as 
                determined under subsection (c)) for a loan made under 
                section 428 or 428H of this part; and
                    ``(B) to cancel a qualified loan amount (as so 
                determined) for a Federal Direct Stafford Loan or a 
                Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan made under 
                part D of this title;
            ``(3) Treatment of consolidation loans.--A loan amount for 
        a loan made under section 428C or section 455(g) may be a 
        qualified loan amount for the purposes of paragraph (2) only to 
        the extent that such loan amount was used to repay a loan made 
        under section 428 or 428H, a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, or a 
        Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan for a borrower who 
        meets the requirements of paragraph (1), as determined in 
        accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Qualified Loan Amount.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Aggregate amount.--The Secretary shall, in 
                installments in accordance with subparagraph (B), 
                forgive under this section not more than $17,500 in the 
                aggregate of the student loan obligation of a borrower.
                    ``(B) Annual installments.--The Secretary shall 
                forgive the student loan obligation of a borrower in 
                annual installments after each of 5 years of service 
                described in clause (i) or (ii) of subsection 
                (b)(1)(A)(i) in an amount not to exceed the lesser of 
                the remaining outstanding obligation of the borrower 
                or--
                            ``(i) $2,000 at the completion of the first 
                        year of such service;
                            ``(ii) $2,500 at the completion of the 
                        second year of such service;
                            ``(iii) $3,500 at the completion of the 
                        third year of such service;
                            ``(iv) $4,500 at the completion of the 
                        fourth year of such service; and
                            ``(v) $5,000 at the completion of the fifth 
                        year of such service.
            ``(2) Forbearance on qualified loan amount.--A holder of a 
        loan on which a borrower is seeking forgiveness under this 
        section--
                    ``(A) shall grant forbearance, at the request of 
                the borrower, in annual increments for each of the 
                years of qualifying service if the holder believes, at 
                the time of the borrower's annual request, that the 
                amount expected to be forgiven under this section at 
                the completion of the period of qualifying service will 
                satisfy the anticipated remaining outstanding balance 
                on the loan; and
                    ``(B) may offer other forbearance options to the 
                borrower.
    ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to issue such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
section.
    ``(e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
authorize any refunding of any repayment of a loan.
    ``(f) List of Schools.--If the list of schools in which a teacher 
may perform service pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A)(i) is not 
available before May 1 of any year, the Secretary may use the list for 
the year preceding the year for which the determination is made to make 
the service determination.
    ``(g) Additional Eligibility Provisions.--
            ``(1) Continued eligibility for teachers.--Any teacher who 
        performs service in a school that--
                    ``(A) meets the requirements of subsection 
                (b)(1)(A)(i)(I) in any year during such service; and
                    ``(B) in a subsequent year fails to meet the 
                requirements of that subsection,
        may continue to teach in the school and shall be eligible for 
        loan forgiveness pursuant to subsection (b).
            ``(2) Prevention of double benefits.--No borrower may, for 
        the same service, receive a benefit under both this subsection 
        and--
                    ``(A) subtitle D of title I of the National and 
                Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et 
                seq.); or
                    ``(B) section 846 of the Public Health Service Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 297n).
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible nurse.--The term `eligible nurse' means a 
        nurse who meets all of the following:
                    ``(A) The nurse graduated from--
                            ``(i) an accredited school of nursing (as 
                        those terms are defined in section 801 of the 
                        Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296));
                            ``(ii) a nursing center; or
                            ``(iii) an academic health center that 
                        provides nurse training.
                    ``(B) The nurse holds a valid and unrestricted 
                license to practice nursing in the State in which the 
                nurse practices in a clinical setting.
                    ``(C) The nurse holds 1 or more of the following:
                            ``(i) A graduate degree in nursing or 
                        equivalent degree.
                            ``(ii) A nursing degree from a collegiate 
                        school of nursing (as defined in section 801 of 
                        the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296)).
                            ``(iii) A nursing degree from an associate 
                        degree school of nursing (as defined in section 
                        801 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        296)).
                            ``(iv) A nursing degree from a diploma 
                        school of nursing (as defined in section 801 of 
                        the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296)).
            ``(2) Year.--The term `year', where applied to service as a 
        teacher (or service as a member of the nursing faculty at an 
        accredited school of nursing (as those terms are defined in 
        section 801 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296))), 
        means an academic year as defined by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Repeal of Loan Cancellation Provision.--Section 460 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j) is repealed.

SEC. 4. PHASE OUT OF CURRENT PROGRAM.

    An individual who began the required period of teaching described 
in section 428J(b)(1) or 460(b)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10 and 1087j) as such sections were in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall--
            (1) be eligible to receive loan forgiveness or loan 
        cancellation in the amount described in, and in accordance with 
        the requirements of, such sections as in effect on the day 
        before the date of enactment of this Act; and
            (2) not be eligible to receive loan forgiveness under 
        section 428J of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as in effect 
        on the date of enactment of this Act.
Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase to a maximum of $17,500 the aggregate student loan obligation eligible for forgiveness or cancellation under the Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan programs for teachers who serve full-time in certain elementary or secondary schools that enroll a high proportion of disadvantaged students.

Includes, under these student loan forgiveness and cancellation programs, nurses who serve in a clinical setting or as a member of the nursing faculty at an accredited school of nursing. Directs the Secretary of Education to repay such loan obligation in annual installments up to specified maximum amounts after each of five years of such service.

short title

    Section 1. This Act may be cited as the ``Mowa Band of Choctaw 
Indians Recognition Act''.

                          federal recognition

    Sec. 2. Federal recognition is hereby extended to the Mowa Band of 
Choctaw Indians of Alabama. All Federal laws of general application to 
Indians and Indian tribes shall apply with respect to the Mowa Band of 
Choctaw Indians of Alabama.

                         restoration of rights

    Sec. 3. (a) All rights and privileges of the Mowa Band of Choctaw 
Indians which may have been abrogated or diminished before the date of 
enactment of this Act by reason of any provision of Federal law that 
terminated Federal recognition of the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of 
Alabama are hereby restored and such Federal law shall no longer apply 
with respect to the Band or the members of the Band.
    (b) Under the treaties entered into by the ancestors of the Mowa 
Band of Choctaws, all historical tribal lands were ceded to the United 
States. Congress does hereby approve and ratify such cession effective 
as of the date of the said cession and said cession shall be regarded 
as an extinguishment of all interest of the Mowa Band of Choctaws, if 
any, in said lands as of the date of the cession. By virtue of the 
approval and ratification of the cession of said lands, all claims 
against the United States, any State or subdivision thereof, or any 
other person or entity, by the Mowa Band of Choctaws, including but not 
limited to, claims for trespass damages or claims for use and 
occupancy, arising subsequent to the cession and that are based upon 
any interest in or right involving such land, shall be regarded as 
extinguished as of the date of the cession.
    (c) The Mowa Band of Choctaws has no historical land claim and 
cannot, and shall not utilize its Federal recognition as provided by 
this Act to assert any historical land claim. As used herein, 
``historical land claim'' means a claim to land based upon a contention 
that the Mowa Band of Choctaws, or its ancestors, were the native 
inhabitants of such land or based upon the Mowa Band of Choctaws' 
status as native Americans or based upon the Mowa Band of Choctaws' 
Federal recognition as provided by this Act.
    (d) Except as otherwise specifically provided in section 4 or any 
other provision of this Act, nothing in this Act may be construed as 
altering or affecting--
            (1) any rights or obligations with respect to property,
            (2) any rights or obligations under any contract, or
            (3) any obligation to pay a tax levied before the date of 
        enactment of this Act.

                                 lands

    Sec. 4. (a) All legal rights, title, and interests in lands that 
are held by the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of Alabama on the date of 
enactment of this Act are hereby transferred to the United States in 
trust for the use and benefit of the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of 
Alabama.
    (b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mowa Band of 
Choctaw Indians of Alabama shall transfer to the Secretary of the 
Interior, and the Secretary of the Interior shall accept on behalf of 
the United States, any interest in lands acquired by such Band after 
the date of enactment of this Act. Such lands shall be held by the 
United States in trust for the benefit of the Mowa Band of Choctaw 
Indians of Alabama.
    (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney 
General of the United States shall approve any deed or other instrument 
used to make a conveyance under paragraph (1).
    (c) Any lands held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of Alabama by reason of this section 
shall constitute the reservation of such Band.
    (d) The Congress finds that the provisions of this section are 
enacted at the request of the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of Alabama 
and are in the best interests of such Band.

                                services

    Sec. 5. The Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of Alabama, and the 
members of such Band, shall be eligible for all services and benefits 
that are provided by the Federal Government to Indians because of their 
status as federally recognized Indians and, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, such services and benefits shall be provided after 
the date of enactment of this Act to the Band, and to the members of 
the Band, without regard to the existence of a reservation for the Band 
or the location of the residence of any member of the Band on or near 
any Indian reservation.

                        constitution and bylaws

    Sec. 6. (a) The Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of Alabama may 
organize for its common welfare and adopt a constitution and bylaws in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Interior. The Secretary of the Interior shall offer to assist the Band 
in drafting a constitution and bylaws for the Band.
    (b) Any constitution, bylaws, or amendments to the constitution or 
bylaws that are adopted by the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of Alabama 
shall take effect only after such constitution, bylaws, or amendments 
are filed with the Secretary of the Interior.

                               membership

    Sec. 7. (a) Until a constitution for the Mowa Band of Choctaw 
Indians of Alabama is adopted, the membership of the Band shall consist 
of every individual who--
            (1) is named in the tribal membership roll that is in 
        effect on the date of enactment of this Act, or
            (2) is a descendant of any individual described in 
        paragraph (1).
    (b) After the adoption of a constitution by the Mowa Band of 
Choctaw Indians of Alabama, the membership of the Band shall be 
determined in accordance with the terms of such constitution or any 
bylaws adopted under such constitution.

                              regulations

    Sec. 8. The Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition and associated services and benefits to the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of Alabama.  Restores Federal rights and privileges abrogated by earlier statutes. 
Approves and ratifies the cession to the United States of all historical tribal lands of the Band. 
Extinguishes all specified claims against the United States, a State or local government, or any other person or entity, by the Band arising subsequent to such cession, and based upon any interest in or right involving the land. 
Prohibits the Band from using its Federal recognition to assert any historical land claim. 
Transfers all interests in lands held by the Band to the United States, to be held in trust for the benefit of the Band.