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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) After two terrorist attacks it is time to fix the 
        communications system for the New York City Fire Department.
            (2) During its response to the 1993 bombing of the World 
        Trade Center in New York City, the New York City Fire 
        Department's radios did not work in the twin towers of the 
        World Trade Center. The resulting lack of communication 
        complicated operations but did not result in the death of any 
        firefighter.
            (3) Eight years later, on September 11, 2001, the World 
        Trade Center was attacked again and the fire department's radio 
        system failed again.
            (4) Soon before the collapse of Tower One of the World 
        Trade Center, fire department officials tried in vain to radio 
        firefighters to evacuate the building.
            (5) The firefighters' radio system failed the firefighters 
        in Tower One and as a result many were not able to receive this 
        warning. The failure of the radio system was largely 
        responsible for the death of many of the 343 firefighters who 
        died in the collapse of the World Trade Center twin towers.
            (6) Since September 11, 2001, the fire department has taken 
        steps to improve the communications system that failed them. 
        However, many tall buildings in New York City have not 
        installed repeaters that are needed to boost signals, and the 
        signals are often lost in high-rise buildings and underground.
            (7) In August 2003, New York City experienced a blackout. 
        During the blackout the fire department's radio system was 
        again found not to work reliably during emergency situations or 
        in high buildings.
            (8) The dispatch system currently used by the New York City 
        Fire Department was acquired in the early 1970s and hampers the 
        ability of the department to fully communicate with its 
        firefighters and provide appropriate detailed information about 
        the buildings and locations to which they respond.
            (9) Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, 
        executive branch officials have repeatedly warned that future 
        terror attacks are not a matter of if, but when. The Secretary 
        of Homeland Security has identified New York City as one of the 
        main terrorist targets.
            (10) With New York City remaining a top terrorist target, 
        such communications system should be a national priority.
            (11) A new state-of-the-art communications system and 
        upgrades to the critical information dispatch system for the 
        New York City Fire Department should be--
                    (A) seamless from the receipt of a 911 call to the 
                dispatch of the firefighter; and
                    (B) interoperable with other public safety offices 
                within the City of New York.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO PROCURE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR NEW YORK CITY 
              FIRE DEPARTMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, by not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, procure 
development and provision of a communications system for the New York 
City Fire Department, including appropriate radios for the entire 
department and upgrades to the critical information dispatch system of 
the department.
    (b) Requirements.--
            (1) Radios.--Radios procured pursuant to this section must 
        be capable of operating in all locations, and under all 
        conditions, in which firefighters can reasonably be expected to 
        work in responding to an emergency in New York City.
            (2) Supplemental communication device.--Any communications 
        system procured pursuant to this section must include provision 
        to each firefighter of a supplemental radio communication 
        device that--
                    (A) allows the firefighter to transmit audio and 
                radio emergency notification warning signals to other 
                firefighters whenever the firefighter is in distress 
                and in immediate need of assistance; and
                    (B) has the capability to operate automatically in 
                a passive mode by transmitting audio and radio messages 
                that will relay the firefighter's identification and 
                location if the firefighter--
                            (i) becomes incapacitated and motionless; 
                        and
                            (ii) is unable to physically transmit a 
                        call for help.
            (3) Dispatch system.--Upgrades to the critical information 
        dispatch system procured pursuant to this section must--
                    (A) allow the fire department to communicate with 
                firefighters in all locations, and under all 
                conditions, in which firefighters can reasonably be 
                expected to work in responding to an emergency in New 
                York City, including all high-rise buildings and 
                subways;
                    (B) provide useful, detailed data concerning all 
                likely terrorist target locations in the City of New 
                York; and
                    (C) be capable of providing to responding 
                firefighters, instantaneously, details about particular 
                buildings and other locations to assist them in making 
                decisions about how to mitigate a terrorist attack and 
                save lives and property.
    (c) Testing.--Radios, any dispatch system upgrades, and 
supplemental communication devices procured pursuant to this section 
must have been tested to ensure they will operate in all locations and 
under all conditions in which firefighters can reasonably be expected 
to work in responding to an emergency in New York City.
    (d) Coordination.--In carrying out this section the Secretary shall 
coordinate with the City of New York to ensure that the communications 
system procured under this section is--
            (1) compatible with the plans of the City of New York to 
        upgrade its 911 system; and
            (2) interoperable with other public safety communications 
        systems.
    (e) Progress Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a 
report on progress made in carrying out this section, on--
            (1) February 26, 2008; and
            (2) September 11, 2008.
[A]: 9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to procure development and provision of a communications system for the New York City Fire Department, including appropriate radios and upgrades to the Department's critical information dispatch system that allow communication in all locations and under all conditions in which firefighters can reasonably be expected to work, including all high-rise buildings and subways.

Directs that any communications system procured include provision to each firefighter of a supplemental radio communication device that: (1) allows the firefighter to transmit emergency notification warning signals to other firefighters; and (2) has the capability to operate automatically by transmitting messages that will relay an incapacitated firefighter's identification and location.

Requires that upgrades procured: (1) provide useful, detailed data concerning all likely terrorist target locations in the city; and (2) be capable of providing to responding firefighters, instantaneously, details about particular buildings and other locations to assist in making decisions about how to mitigate a terrorist attack.

Requires that: (1) radios, any dispatch system upgrades, and supplemental communication devices procured be tested; and (2) the Secretary coordinate with the city to ensure that the communications system procured is compatible with city plans to upgrade its 911 system and interoperable with other public safety communications systems.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``American Veterans Disabled for Life 
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
    The Congress finds as follows:
        (1) The Armed Forces of the United States have answered the 
    call and served with distinction around the world--from hitting the 
    beaches in World War II in the Pacific and Europe, to the cold and 
    difficult terrain in Korea, the steamy jungles of Vietnam, and the 
    desert sands of the Middle East.
        (2) All Americans should commemorate those who come home having 
    survived the ordeal of war, and solemnly honor those who made the 
    ultimate sacrifice in giving their lives for their country.
        (3) All Americans should honor the millions of living disabled 
    veterans who carry the scars of war every day, and who have made 
    enormous personal sacrifices defending the principles of our 
    democracy.
        (4) In 2000, Congress authorized the construction of the 
    American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial.
        (5) The United States should pay tribute to the Nation's living 
    disabled veterans by minting and issuing a commemorative silver 
    dollar coin.
        (6) The surcharge proceeds from the sale of a commemorative 
    coin would raise valuable funding for the construction of the 
    American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
    (a) $1 Silver Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in 
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not 
more than 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of disabled American 
veterans, each of which shall--
        (1) weigh 26.73 grams;
        (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
        (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal 
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of 
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be 
considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.
    (a) Design Requirements.--
        (1) Design.--The design of the coins minted under this Act 
    shall be emblematic of the service of our disabled veterans who, 
    having survived the ordeal of war, made enormous personal 
    sacrifices defending the principles of our democracy.
        (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted under 
    this Act, there shall be--
            (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
            (B) an inscription of the year ``2010''; and
            (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We 
        Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act 
shall be--
        (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
    Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation and the Commission of 
    Fine Arts; and
        (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued 
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Mint Facility.--
        (1) In general.--Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may 
    be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under 
    this Act.
        (2) Use of the united states mint at west point, new york.--It 
    is the sense of the Congress that the coins minted under this Act 
    should be struck at the United States Mint at West Point, New York, 
    to the greatest extent possible.
    (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins under this 
Act only during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2010.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
    (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by 
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
        (1) the face value of the coins;
        (2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with respect to such 
    coins; and
        (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including 
    labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 
    marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins 
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for 
    the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such coins.
        (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders under 
    paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
    (a) In General.--All sales of coins issued under this Act shall 
include a surcharge of $10 per coin.
    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United 
States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of 
coins issued under this Act shall be paid to the Disabled Veterans' 
LIFE Memorial Foundation for the purpose of establishing an endowment 
to support the construction of American Veterans' Disabled for Life 
Memorial in Washington, D.C.
    (c) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
have the right to examine such books, records, documents, and other 
data of the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation as may be 
related to the expenditures of amounts paid under subsection (b).
    (d) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may 
be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin 
during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the 
issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin 
programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative 
coin program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, 
United States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act). The Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 
this subsection.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
[A]: American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 silver coins emblematic of the service of our disabled veterans who, having survived the ordeal of war, made enormous personal sacrifices defending the principles of our democracy.

Expresses the sense of Congress that, to the greatest extent possible, the coins should be struck at the U.S. Mint at West Point, New York.

 Limits the period for coin issuance to the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2010.

Imposes a $10 surcharge per coin, to be distributed to the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation for the purpose of establishing an endowment to support the construction of American Veterans' Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Prohibits a surcharge with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, at the time of issuance, it would result in more than the statuory maximum of two commemorative coin programs per year.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health Parity Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. PLAN PROTECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS.

    (a) Permissible Coverage Limits Under a Group Health Plan.--
            (1) Aggregate lifetime limits.--
                    (A) In general.--With respect to a group health 
                plan offered by a health insurance issuer, that applies 
                an aggregate lifetime limit to plan payments for 
                medical or surgical services covered under the plan, if 
                such plan also provides a mental health benefit such 
                plan shall--
                            (i) include plan payments made for mental 
                        health services under the plan in such 
                        aggregate lifetime limit; or
                            (ii) establish a separate aggregate 
                        lifetime limit applicable to plan payments for 
                        mental health services under which the dollar 
                        amount of such limit (with respect to mental 
                        health services) is equal to or greater than 
                        the dollar amount of the aggregate lifetime 
                        limit on plan payments for medical or surgical 
                        services.
                    (B) No lifetime limit.--With respect to a group 
                health plan offered by a health insurance issuer, that 
                does not apply an aggregate lifetime limit to plan 
                payments for medical or surgical services covered under 
                the plan, such plan may not apply an aggregate lifetime 
                limit to plan payments for mental health services 
                covered under the plan.
            (2) Annual limits.--
                    (A) In general.--With respect to a group health 
                plan offered by a health insurance issuer, that applies 
                an annual limit to plan payments for medical or 
                surgical services covered under the plan, if such plan 
                also provides a mental health benefit such plan shall--
                            (i) include plan payments made for mental 
                        health services under the plan in such annual 
                        limit; or
                            (ii) establish a separate annual limit 
                        applicable to plan payments for mental health 
                        services under which the dollar amount of such 
                        limit (with respect to mental health services) 
                        is equal to or greater than the dollar amount 
                        of the annual limit on plan payments for 
                        medical or surgical services.
                    (B) No annual limit.--With respect to a group 
                health plan offered by a health insurance issuer, that 
                does not apply an annual limit to plan payments for 
                medical or surgical services covered under the plan, 
                such plan may not apply an annual limit to plan 
                payments for mental health services covered under the 
                plan.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
        as prohibiting a group health plan offered by a health 
        insurance issuer, from--
                    (A) utilizing other forms of cost containment not 
                prohibited under subsection (a); or
                    (B) applying requirements that make distinctions 
                between acute care and chronic care.
            (2) Nonapplicability.--This section shall not apply to--
                    (A) substance abuse or chemical dependency 
                benefits; or
                    (B) health benefits or health plans paid for under 
                title XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act.
            (3) State law.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
        to preempt any State law that provides for greater parity with 
        respect to mental health benefits than that required under this 
        section.
    (c) Small Employer Exemption.--
            (1) In general.--This section shall not apply to plans 
        maintained by employers that employ less than 26 employees.
            (2) Application of certain rules in determination of 
        employer size.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    (A) Application of aggregation rule for 
                employers.--All persons treated as a single employer 
                under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414 
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated 
                as 1 employer.
                    (B) Employers not in existence in preceding year.--
                In the case of an employer which was not in existence 
                throughout the preceding calendar year, the 
                determination of whether such employer is a small 
                employer shall be based on the average number of 
                employees that it is reasonably expected such employer 
                will employ on business days in the current calendar 
                year.
                    (C) Predecessors.--Any reference in this subsection 
                to an employer shall include a reference to any 
                predecessor of such employer.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Group health plan.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``group health plan'' 
                means an employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in 
                section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
                Act of 1974) to the extent that the plan provides 
                medical care (as defined in paragraph (2)) and 
                including items and services paid for as medical care) 
                to employees or their dependents (as defined under the 
                terms of the plan) directly or through insurance, 
                reimbursement, or otherwise.
                    (B) Medical care.--The term ``medical care'' means 
                amounts paid for--
                            (i) the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, 
                        treatment, or prevention of disease, or amounts 
                        paid for the purpose of affecting any structure 
                        or function of the body,
                            (ii) amounts paid for transportation 
                        primarily for and essential to medical care 
                        referred to in clause (i), and
                            (iii) amounts paid for insurance covering 
                        medical care referred to in clauses (i) and 
                        (ii).
            (2) Health insurance coverage.--The term ``health insurance 
        coverage'' means benefits consisting of medical care (provided 
        directly, through insurance or reimbursement, or otherwise and 
        including items and services paid for as medical care) under 
        any hospital or medical service policy or certificate, hospital 
        or medical service plan contract, or health maintenance 
        organization contract offered by a health insurance issuer.
            (3) Health insurance issuer.--The term ``health insurance 
        issuer'' means an insurance company, insurance service, or 
        insurance organization (including a health maintenance 
        organization, as defined in paragraph (4)) which is licensed to 
        engage in the business of insurance in a State and which is 
        subject to State law which regulates insurance (within the 
        meaning of section 514(b)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income 
        Security Act of 1974), and includes a plan sponsor described in 
        section 3(16)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
        of 1974 in the case of a group health plan which is an employee 
        welfare benefit plan (as defined in section 3(1) of such Act). 
        Such term does not include a group health plan.
            (4) Health maintenance organization.--The term ``health 
        maintenance organization'' means--
                    (A) a federally qualified health maintenance 
                organization (as defined in section 1301(a) of the 
                Public Health Service Act),
                    (B) an organization recognized under State law as a 
                health maintenance organization, or
                    (C) a similar organization regulated under State 
                law for solvency in the same manner and to the same 
                extent as such a health maintenance organization.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
        Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana 
        Islands.

SEC. 4. SUNSET.

    Section 2 shall cease to be effective on September 30, 2001.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT PROGRAM.

    For the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program, sections 2 and 3 
will take effect on October 1, 1997.

SEC. 6. EXEMPTION.

    Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, if the provisions of 
this Act result in a 1 percent or greater increase in the cost of a 
group health plan's premiums, the purchaser is exempt from the 
provisions of this Act.
[A]:
Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 - Requires a group health plan that applies an aggregate lifetime (or annual) limit for medical or surgical services, if the plan also provides a mental health benefit, to include mental health payments in that limit or establish a separate aggregate lifetime (or annual) limit for mental health services, with the mental health limit not less than the medical or surgical limit.  Prohibits a group health plan that does not apply a medical or surgical limit from applying a mental health limit.  Exempts employers with fewer than 26 employees.  Makes this Act ineffective after September 30, 2001.  Exempts a purchaser from this Act if the Act's provisions result in a one percent or greater increase in the cost of a group health plan's premiums.