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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Armed Forces Behavioral Health 
Awareness Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO SERVE IN 
              OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM OR OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM FOR 
              READJUSTMENT COUNSELING AND SERVICES THROUGH VET CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--A member of the Armed Forces, including the 
Reserve components, who is deployed in support of Operation Enduring 
Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom shall be eligible for readjustment 
counseling and related mental health services under section 1712A of 
title 38, United States Code, through the centers for readjustment 
counseling and related mental health services (commonly known as ``Vet 
Centers'') operated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under that 
section.
    (b) Eligibility.--
            (1) Regulations.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        eligibility of a member of the Armed Forces, including the 
        Reserve components, for counseling and services under 
        subsection (a) shall be subject to such regulations as the 
        Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
        shall jointly prescribe for purposes of this section.
            (2) Duty status.--The duty status of a member may not have 
        an effect on the eligibility of the member to receive 
        counseling and services under subsection (a).

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PROVISION OF 
              EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF MEMBERS 
              OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program 
to award grants to nonprofit organizations that provide emotional 
support services for family members of members of the Armed Forces, 
including the Reserve components.
    (b) Award of Grants.--
            (1) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under the 
        program under this section, a nonprofit organization shall meet 
        such criteria as the Secretary shall establish for purposes of 
        the program.
            (2) Application.--A nonprofit organization seeking a grant 
        under the program shall submit to the Secretary an application 
        for the grant in such form and manner as the Secretary shall 
        specify for purposes of the program.
    (c) Grants.--
            (1) Amount.--The amount of each grant awarded to a 
        nonprofit organization under the program under this section 
        shall be such amount as the Secretary determines appropriate 
        for purposes of the program.
            (2) Duration.--The duration of each grant awarded to a 
        nonprofit organization shall be such period as the Secretary 
        determines appropriate for purposes of the program.
    (d) Use of Grant Funds.--Each nonprofit organization awarded a 
grant under the program under this section shall use amounts under the 
grant to provide emotional support services for family members of 
members of the Armed Forces, including the Reserve components, through 
certain programs as the Secretary shall specify in the grant.
    (e) Funding.--Amounts for grants under the program under this 
section shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Defense for military personnel.

SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM TO ENHANCE AWARENESS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS 
              DISORDER.

    (a) Pilot Program Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall carry 
out a pilot program to enhance awareness of post-traumatic stress 
disorder among members of the Army. The Secretary shall carry out the 
pilot program in the following locations:
            (1) Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
            (2) Fort Carson, Colorado.
            (3) Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
    (b) Activities.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
        Secretary shall implement activities that--
                    (A) for a member of the Army who will be deployed 
                in support of a contingency operation, increase the 
                understanding of--
                            (i) the neurophysiological effects of 
                        stress and trauma associated with combat, 
                        including post-traumatic stress disorder; and
                            (ii) the means of eliminating or mitigating 
                        such effects after returning from combat;
                    (B) for a member of the Army deployed in support of 
                a contingency operation, reinforce the information 
                provided under subparagraph (A);
                    (C) for a member of the Army who returns from being 
                deployed in support of a contingency operation, assist 
                the member in reintegrating into noncombat life; and
                    (D) for the family of a member of the Army covered 
                under this subsection, include training and assistance 
                (including Internet-based training and assistance) at 
                each stage of deployment in order to assist the family 
                and member in recognizing and addressing post-traumatic 
                stress disorder.
            (2) Development of activities.--In developing activities 
        under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider methods to 
        address stress and trauma used by other appropriate 
        populations, including special operations forces and elite 
        athlete communities.
    (c) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program for 
a period of three years.
    (d) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
assessing the pilot program, including the effectiveness of the 
activities under subsection (b).

A: Armed Forces Behavioral Health Awareness Act - Makes any member of the Armed Forces who is deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom eligible for readjustment counseling and related mental health services through Vet Centers (centers for such counseling and services for veterans), regardless of the member's duty status.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to award grants to nonprofit organizations that provide emotional support services for family members of members of the Armed Forces, including members of the reserves.

Requires the Secretary of the Army to carry out a pilot program to enhance awareness of post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD) among members of the Army.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Silvio O. Conte Disabilities 
Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SILVIO O. CONTE DISABILITIES PREVENTION 
              PROGRAM.

    Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 314 the following new 
section:

           ``silvio o. conte disabilities prevention program

    ``Sec. 315. (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may make 
grants to and enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private 
entities for the purpose of carrying out programs for the prevention of 
disabilities and the prevention of secondary conditions resulting from 
disabilities.
    ``(b) Certain Authorized Activities.--With respect to the 
prevention of disabilities and conditions described in subsection (a), 
activities for which the Secretary may provide financial assistance 
under such subsection include--
            ``(1) coordinating prevention activities;
            ``(2) conducting demonstrations and interventions;
            ``(3) conducting surveillances and studies;
            ``(4) educating the public; and
            ``(5) educating and training health professionals 
        (including allied health professionals) and conducting 
        activities to improve the clinical skills of such 
        professionals.
    ``(c) Priorities.--The Secretary, in consultation with the National 
Council on Disabilities, shall establish priorities among the 
activities that are to be carried out under subsection (a).
    ``(d) Reports to Secretary.--The Secretary may provide financial 
assistance under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved agrees 
to submit to the Secretary such reports as the Secretary may require 
with respect to such assistance.
    ``(e) Application for Assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
financial assistance under subsection (a) only if an application for 
such assistance is submitted to the Secretary and the application is in 
such form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements, 
assurances, and information as the Secretary determines to be necessary 
to carry out this section.
    ``(f) Limitation Regarding Education of Health Professionals.--In 
providing financial assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary may 
not, for activities described in subsection (b)(5), obligated more than 
10 percent of the amounts appropriated under subsection (k) for any 
fiscal year.
    ``(g) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide training, 
technical assistance, and consultations with respect to the planning, 
development, and operation of any program for the prevention of 
disabilities or the prevention of secondary conditions resulting from 
disabilities.
    ``(h) Provision of Supplies and Services in Lieu of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Upon the request of a recipient of 
        financial assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary may, 
        subject to paragraph (2), provide supplies, equipment, and 
        services for the purpose of aiding the recipient in carrying 
        out such subsection and, for such purpose, may detail to the 
        recipient any officer or employee of the Department of Health 
        and Human Services.
            ``(2) Corresponding reduction in payments.--With respect to 
        a request by a recipient for purposes of paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall reduce the amount of payments under subsection 
        (a) to the recipient by an amount equal to the costs of 
        detailing personnel (including pay, allowances, and travel 
        expenses) and the fair market value of any supplies, equipment, 
        or services provided by the Secretary. The Secretary shall, for 
        the payment of expenses incurred in complying with such 
        request, expend the amounts withheld.
    ``(i) Evaluations and Reports.--
            ``(1) Evaluations.--The Secretary shall, directly or 
        through contracts with public or private entities, provide for 
        evaluations of programs carried out pursuant to subsection (a).
            ``(2) Reports.--Not later than January 31 of 1995 and of 
        every second year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives, and to the Committee on Labor and Human 
        Resources of the Senate, a report summarizing evaluations 
        carried out pursuant to paragraph (1). The Secretary shall 
        provide a copy of each such report to the National Council on 
        Disability.
    ``(j) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `financial assistance' means a grant or 
        contract.
            ``(2) The term `prevention' means activities that address 
        the causes of disabilities and secondary conditions resulting 
        from disabilities, and activities that address the functional 
        limitations involved and the exacerbation of such limitations, 
        including activities that--
                    ``(A) eliminate or reduce the factors that cause or 
                predispose an individual to disabilities or that 
                increase the prevalence of disabilities;
                    ``(B) increase the early identification of existing 
                problems to eliminate circumstances that create or 
                increase functional limitations; and
                    ``(C) mitigate against the effects of disabilities 
                throughout the life of the individual.
    ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
providing financial assistance under this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $20,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1995, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1997 and 1998.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 14, 1993.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.

A: Silvio O. Conte Disabilities Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants and contracts for the prevention of disabilities and the prevention of secondary conditions resulting from disabilities, including through demonstrations and interventions, surveillances and studies, public education, and training health professionals.  Authorizes appropriations.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Boating Occupancy and Teaching 
Safety Act'' or the ``BOATS Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Flying bridge.--The term ``flying bridge'' means an 
        open deck above the main navigating bridge of a recreational 
        vessel.
            (2) Passenger.--The term ``passenger'' includes any 
        individual aboard a vessel.
            (3) Recreational vessel.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``recreational vessel'' 
                means any vessel of greater than 20 feet and less than 
                45 feet overall in length, that is--
                            (i) manufactured or used primarily for 
                        pleasure; or
                            (ii) leased, rented, or chartered to a 
                        person for the pleasure of that person.
                    (B) Exclusion.--The term ``recreational vessel'' 
                does not include a vessel that--
                            (i) is subject to Coast Guard inspection;
                            (ii) is constructed before January 1, 2016; 
                        and
                            (iii)(I) is engaged in commercial use; or
                            (II) carries paying passengers.

SEC. 3. CAPACITY LIMITS FOR RECREATIONAL VESSELS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall--
            (1) establish standards for determining the maximum 
        passenger capacity in whole number of passengers and in pounds 
        for recreational vessels;
            (2) require each manufacturer of a passenger vessel to post 
        such maximum passenger capacity on the passenger vessel as 
        described in subsection (b); and
            (3) require each operator of a passenger vessel to ensure 
        that--
                    (A) such maximum passenger capacity is posted as 
                described in subsection (b) and legible to passengers; 
                and
                    (B) notice of the need to balance the weight 
                carried by the vessel to avoid capsizing is posted as 
                described in subsection (b) and legible to passengers.
    (b) Elements and Locations of Displays.--The maximum passenger 
capacity, maximum carrying capacity in pounds, and notice of the need 
to balance the carried weight for a passenger vessel shall each be 
permanently displayed in a legible matter--
            (1) in a location that is clearly visible to a passenger 
        boarding the passenger vessel; and
            (2) on each flying bridge of the vessel, in a location that 
        is clearly visible to a passenger on the flying bridge.
    (c) Penalties.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall publish 
regulations that establish appropriate penalties for a manufacturer of 
a recreational vessel that does not comply with the requirements of 
this section.
    (d) Application.--The requirements of this section shall apply to 
any recreational vessel manufactured after the date that is 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. STATE RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Program Acceptance.--Section 13103 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4) by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) contracting practices in accordance with subsection 
        (e).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Contracting.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State carrying out a State 
        recreational boating safety program may enter into a contract 
        with a local government or private entity to have the 
        government or entity provide boating safety education services 
        under the program.
            ``(2) Expenditure requirement.--Each fiscal year, a State 
        carrying out a State recreational boating safety program shall 
        expend on contracts described in paragraph (1) not less than 5 
        percent of the Federal amounts received by that State in that 
        fiscal year under this chapter.
            ``(3) Considerations.--In entering into contracts under 
        paragraph (1), a State shall consider--
                    ``(A) the need for geographic diversity among the 
                local governments and private entities providing 
                education services under the contracts;
                    ``(B) the need to have education services that 
                address the various vessels utilized in the State;
                    ``(C) the need to have education services that 
                address the various waterways in the State; and
                    ``(D) all the costs related to providing education 
                services under the contracts that may affect the local 
                governments and private entities providing the 
                services.
            ``(4) Eligibility.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to enter into a 
                contract under paragraph (1), a local government or 
                private entity shall--
                            ``(i) submit to the appropriate State lead 
                        authority or agency designated under subsection 
                        (a)(4) a detailed proposal for the provision of 
                        boating safety education services; and
                            ``(ii) certify that the government or 
                        entity will not profit financially from 
                        providing the services.
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--
                            ``(i) Existing providers.--Subparagraph 
                        (A)(i) does not apply to a local government or 
                        private entity that provided boating safety 
                        education services before the date of enactment 
                        of this subsection under standards established 
                        by the relevant State.
                            ``(ii) 501(c)(3) organizations.--
                        Subparagraph (A)(ii) does not apply to an 
                        organization described in section 501(c)(3) of 
                        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
                        from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code 
                        if the organization certifies to the relevant 
                        State that all relevant profits will be used to 
                        advance boating safety.
            ``(5) Education services criteria.--The Secretary, in 
        consultation with States and relevant stakeholders, shall 
        establish criteria for the boating safety education services 
        provided by local governments and private entities under this 
        subsection. Using the criteria, a State shall establish 
        outlines specifying the requirements for education services in 
        that State and education services in that State shall be 
        provided in accordance with the outlines.
            ``(6) Additional contracting.--A local government that 
        enters into a contract under paragraph (1) to provide boating 
        safety education services may contract with a private entity to 
        receive assistance with the provision of those services.
            ``(7) Advertising.--A local government or private entity 
        that enters into a contract under paragraph (1) to provide 
        boating safety education services may utilize funds provided 
        under that contract to advertise such services.
            ``(8) Report.--Each fiscal year, a State that entered into 
        contracts under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary a 
        report specifying the governments and entities contracted with 
        in that fiscal year.''.
    (b) Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.--Section 
9504(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking ``the MAP-21'' and inserting ``Boating Occupancy and Teaching 
Safety Act''.

A:
Boating Occupancy and Teaching Safety Act or the BOATS Act - Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to: (1) establish maximum passenger capacity and maximum weight capacity standards for recreational vessels, and (2) require manufacturers and operators of passenger vessels to permanently display in a legible manner that is clearly visible, including on each flying bridge of the vessel, to vessel passengers such maximum capacity requirements and a notice of the need to balance vessel weight to avoid capsizing. Defines &quot;flying bridge&quot; to mean an open deck above the main navigating bridge of a recreational vessel. Amends federal shipping law to revise state recreational boating safety program requirements. Allows a state to contract with a local government or private entity to provide boating safety education services under a state recreational boating safety program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make amounts in the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund available for expenditures to carry out the purposes of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (as in effect upon enactment of this Act).
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