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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tobacco Smuggling 
Eradication Act of 2002''.

          TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

SEC. 101. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.

SEC. 102. IMPROVED MARKING AND LABELING.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 5723 (relating to marks, 
labels, and notices) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, if any,'' and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Such marks, 
        labels, and notices shall include marks and notices relating to 
        the following:
            ``(1) Identification.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations that require each manufacturer or importer of 
        tobacco products to legibly print a unique serial number on all 
        packages of tobacco products manufactured or imported for sale 
        or distribution. Such serial number shall be designed to enable 
        the Secretary to identify the manufacturer or importer of the 
        product, and the location and date of manufacture or 
        importation. The Secretary shall determine the size and 
        location of the serial number.
            ``(2) Marking requirements for exports.--Each package of a 
        tobacco product that is exported shall be marked for export 
        from the United States. The Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations to determine the size and location of the mark and 
        under what circumstances a waiver of this paragraph shall be 
        granted.''.
    (b) Sales on Indian Reservations.--Section 5723 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(f) Sales on Indian Reservations.--The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Interior, shall promulgate regulations that 
require that each package of a tobacco product that is sold on an 
Indian reservation (as defined in section 403(9) of the Indian Child 
Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3202(9)) be 
labeled as such. Such regulations shall include requirements for the 
size and location of the label.
    ``(g) Definition of Package.--For purposes of this section, the 
term `package' means the innermost sealed container irrespective of the 
material from which such container is made, in which a tobacco product 
is placed by the manufacturer and in which such tobacco product is 
offered for sale to a member of the general public.''.

SEC. 103. WHOLESALERS REQUIRED TO HAVE PERMIT.

    Section 5712 (relating to application for permit) is amended by 
inserting ``, wholesaler,'' after ``manufacturer''.

SEC. 104. CONDITIONS OF PERMIT.

    Subsection (a) of section 5713 (relating to issuance of permit) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Issuance.--
            ``(1) In general.--A person shall not engage in business as 
        a manufacturer, wholesaler, or importer of tobacco products or 
        as an export warehouse proprietor without a permit to engage in 
        such business. Such permit shall be issued in such form and in 
        such manner as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe, to 
        every person properly qualified under sections 5711 and 5712. A 
        new permit may be required at such other time as the Secretary 
        shall by regulation prescribe.
            ``(2) Conditions.--The issuance of a permit under this 
        section shall be conditioned upon the compliance with the 
        requirements of this chapter and the Contraband Cigarette 
        Trafficking Act (18 U.S.C. chapter 114), and any regulations 
        issued pursuant to such statutes.''.

SEC. 105. RECORDS TO BE MAINTAINED.

    Section 5741 (relating to records to be maintained) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Every 
        manufacturer'',
            (2) by inserting ``every wholesaler,'' after ``every 
        importer,'',
            (3) by striking ``such records'' and inserting ``records 
        concerning the chain of custody of the tobacco products and 
        such other records'', and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Retailers.--Retailers shall maintain records of receipt of 
tobacco products, and such records shall be available to the Secretary 
for inspection and audit. An ordinary commercial record or invoice 
shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection if such record shows 
the date of receipt, from whom tobacco products were received, and the 
quantity of tobacco products received.''.

SEC. 106. REPORTS.

    Section 5722 (relating to reports) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Every 
        manufacturer'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Reports By Export Warehouse Proprietors.--
            ``(1) In general.--Prior to exportation of tobacco products 
        from the United States, the export warehouse proprietor shall 
        submit a report (in such manner and form as the Secretary may 
        by regulation prescribe) to enable the Secretary to identify 
        the shipment and assure that it reaches its intended 
        destination.
            ``(2) Agreements with foreign governments.--Notwithstanding 
        section 6103 of this title, the Secretary is authorized to 
        enter into agreements with foreign governments to exchange or 
        share information contained in reports received from export 
        warehouse proprietors of tobacco products if--
                    ``(A) the Secretary believes that such agreement 
                will assist in--
                            ``(i) ensuring compliance with the 
                        provisions of this chapter or regulations 
                        promulgated thereunder, or
                            ``(ii) preventing or detecting violations 
                        of the provisions of this chapter or 
                        regulations promulgated thereunder, and
                    ``(B) the Secretary obtains assurances from such 
                government that the information will be held in 
                confidence and used only for the purposes specified in 
                clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A).
        No information may be exchanged or shared with any government 
        that has violated such assurances.''.

SEC. 107. FRAUDULENT OFFENSES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 5762 (relating to 
fraudulent offenses) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (1) through (5), 
respectively.
    (b) Offenses Relating to Distribution of Tobacco Products.--Section 
5762 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c),
            (2) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
        ``or (b)'' after ``(a)'', and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Offenses Relating to Distribution of Tobacco Products.--It 
shall be unlawful--
            ``(1) for any person to engage in the business as a 
        manufacturer or importer of tobacco products or cigarette 
        papers and tubes, or to engage in the business as a wholesaler 
        or an export warehouse proprietor, without filing the bond and 
        obtaining the permit where required by this chapter or 
        regulations thereunder;
            ``(2) for a manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler permitted 
        under this chapter intentionally to ship, transport, deliver, 
        or receive any tobacco products from or to any person other 
        than a person permitted under this chapter or a retailer, 
        except a permitted importer may receive foreign tobacco 
        products from a foreign manufacturer or a foreign distributor 
        that have not previously entered the United States;
            ``(3) for any person (other than the original manufacturer 
        of such tobacco products or an export warehouse proprietor 
        authorized to receive any tobacco products that have previously 
        been exported and returned to the United States) to receive any 
        tobacco products that have previously been exported and 
        returned to the United States;
            ``(4) for any export warehouse proprietor intentionally to 
        ship, transport, sell, or deliver for sale any tobacco products 
        to any person other than the original manufacturer of such 
        tobacco products, another export warehouse proprietor, or a 
        foreign purchaser;
            ``(5) for any person (other than a manufacturer or an 
        export warehouse proprietor permitted under this chapter) 
        intentionally to ship, transport, receive, or possess, for 
        purposes of resale, any tobacco product in packages marked 
        pursuant to regulations issued under section 5723, other than 
        for direct return to a manufacturer for repacking or for re-
        exportation or to an export warehouse proprietor for re-
        exportation;
            ``(6) for any manufacturer, importer, export warehouse 
        proprietor, or wholesaler permitted under this chapter to make 
        intentionally any false entry in, to fail willfully to make 
        appropriate entry in, or to fail willfully to maintain properly 
        any record or report that such person is required to keep as 
        required by this chapter or the regulations promulgated 
        thereunder; and
            ``(7) for any person to alter, mutilate, destroy, 
        obliterate, or remove any mark or label required under this 
        chapter upon a tobacco product held for sale, except pursuant 
        to regulations of the Secretary authorizing relabeling for 
        purposes of compliance with the requirements of this section or 
        of State law.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this subsection shall, 
upon conviction, be fined as provided in section 3571 of title 18, 
United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.''.
    (c) Intentionally Defined.--Section 5762 is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(d) Definition of Intentionally.--For purposes of this section 
and section 5761, the term `intentionally' means doing an act, or 
omitting to do an act, deliberately, and not due to accident, 
inadvertence, or mistake, regardless of whether the person knew that 
the act or omission constituted an offense.''.

SEC. 108. CIVIL PENALTIES.

    Subsection (a) of section 5761 (relating to civil penalties) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``willfully'' and inserting 
        ``intentionally'', and
            (2) by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''.

SEC. 109. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Export Warehouse Proprietor.--Subsection (i) of section 5702 
(relating to definition of export warehouse proprietor) is amended by 
inserting before the period the following: ``or any person engaged in 
the business of exporting tobacco products from the United States for 
purposes of sale or distribution. Any duty free store that sells, 
offers for sale, or otherwise distributes to any person in any single 
transaction more than 30 packages of cigarettes, or its equivalent for 
other tobacco products as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe, 
shall be deemed an export warehouse proprietor under this chapter''.
    (b) Retailer; Wholesaler.--Section 5702 is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(p) Retailer.--The term `retailer' means any dealer who sells, or 
offers for sale, any tobacco product at retail. The term `retailer' 
includes any duty-free store that sells, offers for sale, or otherwise 
distributes at retail in any single transaction 30 or less packages, or 
its equivalent for other tobacco products.
    ``(q) Wholesaler.--The term `wholesaler' means any person engaged 
in the business of purchasing tobacco products for resale at wholesale, 
or any person acting as an agent or broker for any person engaged in 
the business of purchasing tobacco products for resale at wholesale.''.

SEC. 110. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this title shall take effect on January 1, 
2003.

    TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTRABAND CIGARETTE TRAFFICKING ACT

SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTRABAND CIGARETTE TRAFFICKING ACT.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 2341 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``60,000'' and inserting 
                ``30,000'', and
                    (B) by inserting ``or importer'' after ``as a 
                manufacturer'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
        a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) the term `tobacco product' means cigars, cigarettes, 
        smokeless tobacco, and pipe tobacco (as such terms are defined 
        in section 5701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); and
            ``(7) the term `contraband tobacco product' means a 
        quantity of tobacco product that is equivalent to or more than 
        30,000 cigarettes as determined by regulation, which bear no 
        evidence of the payment of applicable State tobacco taxes in 
        the State where such tobacco products are found, if such State 
        requires a stamp, impression, or other indication to be placed 
        on packages or other containers of product to evidence payment 
        of tobacco taxes.''
    (b) Unlawful Acts.--Section 2342 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or contraband tobacco 
        products'' before the period;
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person--
            ``(A) knowingly to make any false statement or 
        representation with respect to the information required by this 
        chapter to be kept in the records or reports of any person who 
        ships, sells, or distributes--
                    ``(i) any quantity of cigarettes in excess of 
                30,000 in a single transaction or in a series of 
                related transactions, or
                    ``(ii) tobacco products in such equivalent 
                quantities as shall be determined by regulation, or
            ``(B) knowingly to fail to maintain records or reports, 
        alter or obliterate required markings, or interfere with any 
        inspection, required under this chapter, with respect to such 
        quantity of cigarettes or other tobacco products.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to transport 
tobacco products under a false bill of lading or without any bill of 
lading.''.
    (c) Recordkeeping.--Section 2343 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``60,000 in a single 
        transaction'' and inserting ``30,000 in a single transaction or 
        in a series of related transactions, or, in the case of other 
        tobacco products an equivalent quantity as determined by 
        regulation,'';
            (2) by amending the last sentence of subsection (a) to read 
        as follows: ``Except as provided in subsection (c) of this 
        section, nothing contained herein shall authorize the Secretary 
        to require reporting under this section.'';
            (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``60,000 in a single 
        transaction'' and inserting ``30,000 in a single transaction or 
        in a series of related transactions, or, in the case of other 
        tobacco products an equivalent quantity as determined by 
        regulation,''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c)(1) Any person who ships, sells, or distributes tobacco 
products for resale in interstate commerce, whereby such tobacco 
products are shipped into a State taxing the sale or use of such 
tobacco products or who advertises or offers tobacco products for such 
sale or transfer and shipment shall--
            ``(A) first file with the tobacco tax administrator of the 
        State into which such shipment is made or in which such 
        advertisement or offer is disseminated, a statement setting for 
        the person's name, and trade name (if any), and the address of 
        the person's principal place of business and of any other place 
        of business; and
            ``(B) not later than the 10th of each calendar month, file 
        with the tobacco tax administrator of the State into which such 
        shipment is made a memorandum or a copy of the invoice covering 
        each and every shipment of tobacco products made during the 
        previous calendar month into such State; the memorandum or 
        invoice in each case to include the name and address of the 
        person to whom the shipment was made, the brand, and the 
        quantity thereof.
    ``(2) The fact that any person ships or delivers for shipment any 
tobacco products shall, if such shipment is into a State in which such 
person has filed a statement with the tobacco tax administrator under 
paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, be presumptive evidence that such 
tobacco products were sold, shipped, or distributed for resale by such 
person.
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
            ``(A) the term `use' in addition to its ordinary meaning, 
        means consumption, storage, handling, or disposal of tobacco 
        products; and
            ``(B) the term `tobacco tax administrator' means the State 
        official authorized to administer tobacco tax laws of the 
        State.''.
    (d) Penalties.--Section 2344 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or (c)'' after 
        ``section 2342(b)'' and by inserting ``or (c)'' after section 
        2343(a)''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(c) Any contraband cigarettes or contraband tobacco products 
involved in any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be 
subject to seizure and forfeiture, and all provisions of section 
9703(o) of title 31, United States Code, shall, so far as applicable, 
extend to seizures and forfeitures under the provisions of this 
chapter.''
    (e) Repeal.--The Act of October 19, 1949, entitled ``An Act to 
assist States in collecting sales and use taxes on cigarettes'', 63 
Stat. 884 (chapter 10A of title 15, U.S.C.), is hereby repealed.

Output: Tobacco Smuggling Eradication Act of 2002 - Amends chapter 52 (Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes) of the Internal Revenue Code to require all packages of tobacco products to carry a unique legibly printed serial number by which the Secretary of the Treasury can identify the manufacturer or importer and the location and date of manufacture or importation. Requires tobacco products sold on Indian reservations to be labeled as such.Requires a tobacco wholesaler to have a permit and to maintain certain records.Requires export warehouse proprietors to file certain reports with the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into certain tobacco related information agreements with foreign countries.Establishes new offenses relating to the distribution of tobacco.Raises the $1,000 civil penalty under chapter 52 to $10,000.Amends the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act to: (1) expand the applicability of such Act from cigarettes only to "tobacco product" (cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and pipe tobacco); (2) define "contraband tobacco product" as a quantity of tobacco product that is equivalent to or more than 30,000 cigarettes (currently, 60,000) which bear no evidence of the payment of applicable State tobacco taxes; (3) establish new unlawful acts; and (4) require additional recordkeeping.Repeals Federal law provisions concerning reports required to State tobacco tax administrators by individuals engaged in interstate cigarette commerce.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 
2012''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to promote high-quality, cost-efficient, 
and effective administrative support services to agencies overseas.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' means a department, 
        agency, or independent establishment in the executive branch 
        performing any foreign affairs functions.
            (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                    (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives;
                    (E) the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                Reform of the House of Representatives; and
                    (F) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (3) International cooperative administrative support 
        services system.--The term ``International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services system'' means the mechanism 
        established pursuant to section 23 of the State Department 
        Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2695) by which the 
        United States Government manages and funds administrative 
        support services at overseas posts.
            (4) International cooperative administrative support 
        services customer agencies.--The term ``International 
        Cooperative Administrative Support Services customer agencies'' 
        means agencies participating in the International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services system.
            (5) International cooperative administrative support 
        services executive board.--The term ``International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services Executive Board'' means the 
        highest-level International Cooperative Administrative Support 
        Services policy-making body comprised of senior representatives 
        of agencies participating in the International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services system.

SEC. 4. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE 
              SUPPORT SERVICES SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, each agency with operations overseas under the 
authority of the Chief of Mission pursuant to section 207 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927) shall participate in the 
International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system for 
purposes of obtaining household furniture, furnishings, and appliance 
pools services, motor pool services, and management services unless--
            (1) the agency provides a detailed explanation for 
        evaluation and decision by the International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services Executive Board that 
        describes--
                    (A) how the agency will provide the service outside 
                of the International Cooperative Administrative Support 
                Services system;
                    (B) the cost to the agency of the service; and
                    (C) how providing the service outside the 
                International Cooperative Administrative Support 
                Services system will not increase overall costs to the 
                United States Government; or
            (2) the agency submits a detailed explanation for 
        evaluation and decision by the International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services Executive Board certifying that 
        the mission of the agency cannot be achieved by such 
        participation in the International Cooperative Administrative 
        Support Services system.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--The motor pool services requirement 
under subsection (a) applies to administrative services, and shall not 
be construed as superseding, removing, or limiting any statutory or 
programmatic requirements related to agency use or procurement of 
vehicles.

SEC. 5. USE OF ALTERNATE SERVICE PROVIDERS.

    The International Cooperative Administrative Support Services 
Executive Board shall allow an agency to act as an alternate service 
provider for administrative services at an overseas post in place of 
the existing International Cooperative Administrative Support Services 
provider for purposes of reducing overall costs to the United States 
Government if the agency--
            (1) demonstrates through a business case that it can 
        provide the administrative service more efficiently; and
            (2) agrees to provide the administrative service to all 
        other International Cooperative Administrative Support Services 
        customer agencies at the overseas post.

SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Biennial Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the 
        Secretary of State, in consultation with the International 
        Cooperative Administrative Support Services Executive Board, 
        shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        report on the International Cooperative Administrative Support 
        Services system.
            (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    (A) establish performance goals to define the level 
                of performance to be achieved in providing efficient, 
                effective, and equitable administrative services to 
                International Cooperative Administrative Support 
                Services customer agencies;
                    (B) establish a balanced set of performance 
                indicators to be used in measuring or assessing 
                progress toward each performance goal;
                    (C) describe how the International Cooperative 
                Administrative Support Services system ensures the 
                accuracy and reliability of the data used to measure 
                progress; and
                    (D) identify strategies and the resources required 
                to achieve performance goals.
    (b) Comptroller General Review.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
        United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a review of the International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services system.
            (2) Content.--The review required under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    (A) an evaluation of whether requiring agencies to 
                participate in the International Cooperative 
                Administrative Support Services system for household 
                furniture, furnishings, and appliance pools services 
                and motor pools services has increased cost-efficiency 
                and reduced administrative redundancies;
                    (B) recommendations, if warranted, for further 
                consolidation of services in the International 
                Cooperative Administrative Support Services system;
                    (C) an evaluation of how implementation of this Act 
                is affecting the performance of International 
                Cooperative Administrative Support Services customer 
                agencies; and
                    (D) recommendations, if warranted, for improving 
                the International Cooperative Administrative Support 
                Services system and implementing this Act.

Output: Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 2012 - Requires a federal agency that performs any foreign affairs functions and operates overseas to participate in the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system for purposes of obtaining household furniture, furnishings, and appliance pools services, motor pool services, and management services unless such agency provides a detailed explanation that describes: (1) how such agency will provide the service outside the system, (2) the cost of the service, and (3) how providing the service outside the system will not increase overall costs. Requires such an agency to provide a detailed explanation certifying that the mission of the agency cannot be achieved by participation in the system.

Requires the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services Executive Board to allow an agency to act as an alternative provider for administrative services at an overseas post in place of the system if the agency: (1) demonstratives that it can provide the administrative service more efficiently, and (2) agrees to provide the administrative service to all other International Cooperative Administrative Support Services customer agencies at the overseas post.

Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit a review of the system to specified congressional committees


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Social Work 
Research Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Social workers focus on the improvement of individual 
        and family functioning and the creation of effective health and 
        mental health prevention and treatment interventions in order 
        for individuals to become more productive members of society.
            (2) Social workers provide front line prevention and 
        treatment services in the areas of school violence, aging, teen 
        pregnancy, child abuse, domestic violence, juvenile crime, and 
        substance abuse, particularly in rural and underserved 
        communities.
            (3) Social workers are in a unique position to provide 
        valuable research information on these complex social concerns, 
        taking into account a wide range of social, medical, economic 
        and community influences from an interdisciplinary, family-
        centered and community-based approach.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH.

    Title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.), 
as amended by title I of Public Law 106-525, is amended--
            (1) in section 401(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 281(b)(2)), by adding 
        at the end the following:
            ``(H) The National Center for Social Work Research.''; and
            (2) in part E (42 U.S.C. 287 et seq.), by adding at the end 
        the following:

         ``Subpart 7--National Center for Social Work Research

``SEC. 485J. PURPOSE OF CENTER.

    ``The general purpose of the National Center for Social Work 
Research (referred to in this subpart as the `Center') is the conduct 
and support of, and dissemination of targeted research on social work 
methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern. 
The Center shall promote research and training designed to inform 
social work practice, thus increasing the knowledge base which promotes 
a healthier America. In addition, the Center shall provide policymakers 
with empirically-based research information to better understand 
complex social issues and make informed funding decisions about service 
effectiveness and cost efficiency.

``SEC. 485K. SPECIFIC AUTHORITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--To carry out the purpose described in section 
485J, the Director of the Center may provide research training and 
instruction and establish, in the Center and in other nonprofit 
institutions, research traineeships and fellowships in the study and 
investigation of the prevention of disease, health promotion, the 
association of socioeconomic status, gender, ethnicity, age, and 
geographical location and health, the social work care of persons with 
and families of individuals with acute and chronic illnesses, child 
abuse, neglect, and youth violence, and child and family care to 
address problems of significant social concern especially in 
underserved populations and underserved geographical areas.
    ``(b) Stipends and Allowances.--The Director of the Center may 
provide individuals receiving training and instruction or traineeships 
or fellowships under subsection (a) with such stipends and allowances 
(including amounts for travel and subsistence and dependency 
allowances) as the Director determines necessary.
    ``(c) Grants.--The Director of the Center may make grants to 
nonprofit institutions to provide training and instruction and 
traineeships and fellowships under subsection (a).

``SEC. 485L. ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    ``(a) Duties.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an 
        advisory council for the Center that shall advise, assist, 
        consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary and the 
        Director of the Center on matters related to the activities 
carried out by and through the Center and the policies with respect to 
such activities.
            ``(2) Gifts.--The advisory council for the Center may 
        recommend to the Secretary the acceptance, in accordance with 
        section 231, of conditional gifts for study, investigations, 
        and research and for the acquisition of grounds or 
        construction, equipment, or maintenance of facilities for the 
        Center.
            ``(3) Other duties and functions.--The advisory council for 
        the Center--
                    ``(A)(i) may make recommendations to the Director 
                of the Center with respect to research to be conducted 
                by the Center;
                    ``(ii) may review applications for grants and 
                cooperative agreements for research or training and 
                recommend for approval applications for projects that 
                demonstrate the probability of making valuable 
                contributions to human knowledge; and
                    ``(iii) may review any grant, contract, or 
                cooperative agreement proposed to be made or entered 
                into by the Center;
                    ``(B) may collect, by correspondence or by personal 
                investigation, information relating to studies that are 
                being carried out in the United States or any other 
                country and, with the approval of the Director of the 
                Center, make such information available through 
                appropriate publications; and
                    ``(C) may appoint subcommittees and convene 
                workshops and conferences.
    ``(b) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The advisory council shall be composed 
        of the ex officio members described in paragraph (2) and not 
        more than 18 individuals to be appointed by the Secretary under 
        paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Ex officio members.--The ex officio members of the 
        advisory council shall include--
                    ``(A) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
                the Director of NIH, the Director of the Center, the 
                Chief Social Work Officer of the Veterans' 
                Administration, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
                Health Affairs, the Associate Director of Prevention 
                Research at the National Institute of Mental Health, 
                the Director of the Division of Epidemiology and 
                Services Research, the Assistant Secretary of Health 
                and Human Services for the Administration for Children 
                and Families, the Assistant Secretary of Education for 
                the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, the 
                Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
                for Community Planning and Development, and the 
                Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice 
                Programs (or the designees of such officers); and
                    ``(B) such additional officers or employees of the 
                United States as the Secretary determines necessary for 
                the advisory council to effectively carry out its 
                functions.
            ``(3) Appointed members.--The Secretary shall appoint not 
        to exceed 18 individuals to the advisory council, of which--
                    ``(A) not more than two-thirds of such individual 
                shall be appointed from among the leading 
                representatives of the health and scientific 
                disciplines (including public health and the behavioral 
                or social sciences) relevant to the activities of the 
                Center, and at least 7 such individuals shall be 
                professional social workers who are recognized experts 
                in the area of clinical practice, education, policy, or 
                research; and
                    ``(B) not more than one-third of such individuals 
                shall be appointed from the general public and shall 
                include leaders in fields of public policy, law, health 
                policy, economics, and management.
        The Secretary shall make appointments to the advisory council 
        in such a manner as to ensure that the terms of the members do 
        not all expire in the same year.
            ``(4) Compensation.--Members of the advisory council who 
        are officers or employees of the United States shall not 
        receive any compensation for service on the advisory council. 
        The remaining members shall receive, for each day (including 
        travel time) they are engaged in the performance of the 
        functions of the advisory council, compensation at rates not to 
        exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for an 
        individual at grade GS-18 of the General Schedule.
    ``(c) Terms.--
            ``(1) In general.--The term of office of an individual 
        appointed to the advisory council under subsection (b)(3) shall 
        be 4 years, except that any individual appointed to fill a 
        vacancy on the advisory council shall serve for the remainder 
        of the unexpired term. A member may serve after the 
expiration of the member's term until a successor has been appointed.
            ``(2) Reappointments.--A member of the advisory council who 
        has been appointed under subsection (b)(3) for a term of 4 
        years may not be reappointed to the advisory council prior to 
        the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date on 
        which the prior term expired.
            ``(3) Vacancy.--If a vacancy occurs on the advisory council 
        among the members under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall 
        make an appointment to fill that vacancy not later than 90 days 
        after the date on which the vacancy occurs.
    ``(d) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the advisory council shall 
be selected by the Secretary from among the members appointed under 
subsection (b)(3), except that the Secretary may select the Director of 
the Center to be the chairperson of the advisory council. The term of 
office of the chairperson shall be 2 years.
    ``(e) Meetings.--The advisory council shall meet at the call of the 
chairperson or upon the request of the Director of the Center, but not 
less than 3 times each fiscal year. The location of the meetings of the 
advisory council shall be subject to the approval of the Director of 
the Center.
    ``(f) Administrative Provisions.--The Director of the Center shall 
designate a member of the staff of the Center to serve as the executive 
secretary of the advisory council. The Director of the Center shall 
make available to the advisory council such staff, information, and 
other assistance as the council may require to carry out its functions. 
The Director of the Center shall provide orientation and training for 
new members of the advisory council to provide such members with such 
information and training as may be appropriate for their effective 
participation in the functions of the advisory council.
    ``(g) Comments and Recommendations.--The advisory council may 
prepare, for inclusion in the biennial report under section 485M--
            ``(1) comments with respect to the activities of the 
        advisory council in the fiscal years for which the report is 
        prepared;
            ``(2) comments on the progress of the Center in meeting its 
        objectives; and
            ``(3) recommendations with respect to the future direction 
        and program and policy emphasis of the center.
The advisory council may prepare such additional reports as it may 
determine appropriate.

``SEC. 485M. BIENNIAL REPORT.

    ``The Director of the Center, after consultation with the advisory 
council for the Center, shall prepare for inclusion in the biennial 
report under section 403, a biennial report that shall consist of a 
description of the activities of the Center and program policies of the 
Director of the Center in the fiscal years for which the report is 
prepared. The Director of the Center may prepare such additional 
reports as the Director determines appropriate. The Director of the 
Center shall provide the advisory council of the Center an opportunity 
for the submission of the written comments described in section 
485L(g).

``SEC. 485N. QUARTERLY REPORT.

    ``The Director of the Center shall prepare a quarterly report to 
Congress with a summary of findings and policy implications from 
research conducted or supported through the Center.

``SEC. 485O. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there is authorized 
to be appropriated $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 
through 2006.''.


Output: National Center for Social Work Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Social Work Research (and a related advisory council) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern.Sets forth reporting requirements.