115 HRES 99 EH: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 428) to survey the gradient boundary along the Red River in the States of Oklahoma and Texas, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants.
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 99
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

February 14, 2017

RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 428) to survey the gradient boundary along the Red River in the States of Oklahoma and Texas, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants.

That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 428) to survey the gradient boundary along the Red River in the States of Oklahoma and Texas, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources; and (2) one motion to recommit.  2Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants. All points of order against consideration of the joint resolution are waived. The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the joint resolution are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to recommit.

Karen L. Haas,Clerk.


114 HR 5701 IH: Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-07-08
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I114th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5701IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 8, 2016Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave
			 to care for an adult child, grandchild, or grandparent who has a serious
			 health condition, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act. 2.Additional leave under the FMLA (a)Definitions (1)Inclusion of grandchild and grandparentsSection 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended by adding at the end the following:

 (20)GrandchildThe term grandchild means the son or daughter of an employee’s son or daughter. (21)GrandparentThe term grandparent means a parent of a parent of an employee..
 (2)Inclusion of adult childrenSection 101(12) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2611(12)) is amended, by striking who is— and all that follows and inserting and includes an adult child. (b)Leave requirementSection 102 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (a)— (A)in paragraph (1)—
 (i)in subparagraph (A), by striking or daughter both places it appears and inserting , daughter, or grandchild; (ii)in subparagraph (B), by striking or daughter and inserting , daughter, or grandchild;
 (iii)in subparagraph (C), by striking or parent both places it appears and inserting grandchild, parent, or grandparent; and (iv)in subparagraph (E), by striking or parent and inserting grandchild, parent, or grandparent;
 (B)in paragraph (2), by striking or daughter and inserting , daughter, or grandchild; and (C)in paragraph (3), by striking parent, and inserting grandchild, parent, grandparent,;
 (2)in subsection (e)— (A)in paragraph (2)(A), by striking parent, and inserting grandchild, parent, grandparent, and
 (B)in paragraph (3), by striking or parent, and inserting grandchild, parent, or grandparent,; and (3)in subsection (f)(B), by inserting or grandparent after parent.
 (c)CertificationSection 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2613) is amended— (1)in subsection (a), by striking or parent and inserting grandchild, parent, or grandparent;
 (2)in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking or parent and inserting grandchild, parent, or grandparent; and (3)in subsection (b)(7), by striking or spouse and inserting grandchild, grandparent, or spouse.
 (d)Employment and benefits protectionSection 104(c)(3) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)(3)) is amended— (1)in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking or parent and inserting grandchild, parent, or grandparent; and
 (2)in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking or parent and inserting grandchild, parent, or grandparent. 3.Federal employees (a)Definitions (1)Inclusion of grandparents and grandchildrenSection 6381 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
 (A)in paragraph (11) by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B)in paragraph (12), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and
 (C)by adding at the end the following:  (13)the term grandchild means the son or daughter of an employee’s son or daughter; and
 (14)the term grandparent means a parent of a parent of an employee; . (2)Inclusion of adult childrenSection 6381(6) of such title is amended, by striking who is— and all that follows and inserting and includes an adult child.
 (b)Leave RequirementSection 6382 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking or parent both places it appears and inserting grandchild, parent, or grandparent;
 (2)in subsection (a)(1)(E), by striking or parent and inserting grandchild, parent, or grandparent; (3)in subsection (a)(3), by striking parent, and inserting grandchild, parent, grandparent;
 (4)in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking parent, and inserting grandchild, parent, grandparent; and (5)in subsection (e)(3), by striking or parent, and inserting grandchild, parent, or grandparent.
 (c)CertificationSection 6383 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (a), by striking or parent and inserting grandchild, parent, or grandparent,; and
 (2)in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking or parent both places it appears and inserting grandchild, parent, or grandparent.


110 HR 5077 IH: To extend the suspension of duty on

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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5077
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 18, 2008
			Mr. Tim Murphy of
			 Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To extend the suspension of duty on
		  TSME.

		1.TSME
			(a)In
			 generalHeading 9902.11.85 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
			 the United States (relating to ortho/para-Toluenesulfonic acid, methyl ester
			 (TSME)) is amended by striking 12/31/2009 and inserting
			 12/31/2011.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods
			 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act.


114 HR 5179 IH: No Fly for Terrorists Act
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2016-05-10
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I
114th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. R. 5179
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 10, 2016
Mr. Amash introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

A BILL
To limit the authority of personnel of the Department of Homeland Security to prohibit a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from boarding as a passenger on an aircraft or cruise ship based on inclusion of the individual in a watchlist, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the No Fly for Terrorists Act. 2.Prohibition on preventing a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from boarding as a passenger on an aircraft or cruise ship based on inclusion in a watchlist (a)AircraftSection 44903(j)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I), and by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:

(H)Prohibition on preventing a passenger from boarding absent conviction for crime of terrorismNo personnel of the Department of Homeland Security may prohibit an individual who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from boarding as a passenger on a flight based on the inclusion of the individual on any automatic selectee list, no fly list, consolidated and integrated terrorist watchlist, or other similar list maintained by the Federal Government unless the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime of terrorism as such term is defined in section 2332b(g)(5) of title 18..  (b)Cruise shipsSection of title 40701 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (46 U.S.C. 70101 note) is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e), and by inserting after subsection (c) the following:

(d)Prohibition on preventing a passenger from boarding absent conviction for crime of terrorismNo personnel of the Department of Homeland Security may prohibit an individual who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from boarding as a passenger on a cruise ship based on the inclusion of the individual on the no transport list, automatic selectee list, consolidated and integrated terrorist watchlist, or other similar list maintained by the Federal Government unless the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime of terrorism as such term is defined in section 2332b(g)(5) of title 18..


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1020
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 10, 2011
			Mr. Sablan (for
			 himself, Mr. Faleomavaega,
			 Mrs. Christensen, and
			 Ms. Bordallo) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Energy and Commerce

		A BILL
		To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include
		  American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto
		  Rico, and the Virgin Islands in certain efforts to reduce diesel
		  emissions.

		1.Diesel emissions
			 reduction
			(a)AmendmentsSubtitle G of title VII of the Energy
			 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131 et seq.) is amended—
				(1)in the matter
			 preceding clause (i) in section 791(3)(B), by inserting in any
			 State after nonprofit organization or institution;
			 and
				(2)in section
			 793(c)—
					(A)in paragraph
			 (2)(A)—
						(i)by
			 striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting
			 subparagraph (B); and
						(ii)by
			 striking 1/53 and inserting
			 1/56;
						(B)by striking
			 subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2);
					(C)by redesignating
			 subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) as subparagraph (B); and
					(D)by amending
			 paragraph (4) to read as follows:

							(4)Unclaimed
				funds
								(A)In
				generalAny funds that are
				not claimed by a State for a fiscal year under this subsection shall be used to
				carry out section 792.
								(B)Reallocation
				among territoriesNotwithstanding subparagraph (A), any funds
				that are not claimed by a grantee or loan recipient listed in subparagraph (C)
				for a fiscal year may be reallocated by the Administrator among the grantees
				and loan recipients listed in subparagraph (C) that have claimed all funds
				allocated for such fiscal year. Any funds so reallocated shall be for use in
				accordance with this section.
								(C)ListFor
				purposes of subparagraph (B), the grantees and loan recipients listed in this
				subparagraph are the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States
				Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
				Islands.
								.
					(b)ApplicationIrrespective of the date of the enactment
			 of this Act, the amendments made by this section apply with respect to funding
			 for fiscal year 2012 and each subsequent fiscal year.


		IIB
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 3534
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			May 16, 2012
			Received; read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Homeland Security and
			 Governmental Affairs

		AN ACT
		To amend title 31, United States Code, to
		  revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Security in Bonding Act of
			 2012.
		2.Surety bond
			 requirementsChapter 93 of
			 subtitle VI of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
			(1)by adding at the
			 end the following:

					9310.Individual
				suretiesIf another applicable
				law or regulation permits the acceptance of a bond from a surety that is not
				subject to sections 9305 and 9306 and is based on a pledge of assets by the
				surety, the assets pledged by such surety shall—
						(1)consist of eligible obligations described
				under section 9303(a); and
						(2)be submitted to
				the official of the Government required to approve or accept the bond, who
				shall deposit the assets with a depository described under section
				9303(b).
						;
				and
			(2)in the table of
			 contents for such chapter, by adding at the end the following:

						9310. Individual
				sureties.

					.
			3.GAO study
			(a)StudyThe Comptroller General of the United
			 States shall carry out a study on the following:
				(1)All instances during the 10-year period
			 prior to the date of the enactment of this Act in which a surety bond proposed
			 or issued by a surety in connection with a Federal project was—
					(A)rejected by a
			 Federal contracting officer; or
					(B)accepted by a
			 Federal contracting officer, but was later found to have been backed by
			 insufficient collateral or to be otherwise deficient or with respect to which
			 the surety did not perform.
					(2)The consequences
			 to the Federal Government, subcontractors, and suppliers of the instances
			 described under paragraph (1).
				(3)The percentages of all Federal contracts
			 that were awarded to small disadvantaged businesses (as defined under
			 section
			 124.1002(b) of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations) and
			 disadvantaged business enterprises (as defined under
			 section
			 26.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) as prime
			 contractors in the 2-year period prior to and the 2-year period following the
			 date of enactment of this Act, and an assessment of the impact of this Act and
			 the amendments made by this Act upon such percentages.
				(b)ReportNot later than the end of the 3-year period
			 beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General
			 shall issue a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
			 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs
			 of the Senate containing all findings and determinations made in carrying out
			 the study required under subsection (a).

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives May 15, 2012.
			Karen L. Haas,
			Clerk


116 HR 8656 IH: Small Business Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2020
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8656IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 23, 2020Mr. Cloud (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. King of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide emergency savings accounts for small businesses.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Small Business Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2020.2.Deduction for contributions to small business emergency savings accounts(a)In generalPart VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to itemized deductions for individuals and corporations) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:200.Small business emergency savings accounts(a)Deduction allowedIn the case of a eligible business, there shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year an amount equal to the aggregate amount paid during such taxable year by such business to a small business emergency savings account of such business.(b)LimitationThe amount allowed as a deduction under subsection (a) to any business for any taxable year shall not exceed the lesser of—(1)25 percent of the wages (as defined in section 3121(a)) paid by the eligible business during such taxable year, or(2)the greater of—(A)zero, or(B)the maximum amount which when added to the balance of such account (as determined at the end of such taxable year but without regard to contributions made during such taxable year) would not result in such balance (as so determined) to exceed 150 percent of wages (as defined in section 3121(a)) paid by the eligible business during such taxable year.(c)Eligible businessFor purposes of this section, the term eligible business means any person if—(1)such person carries on any trade or business in the United States (other than the trade or business of being an employee), and(2)the average number of full-time employees (as determined for purposes of determining whether an employer is an applicable large employer for purposes of section 4980H(c)(2)) employed by such employer during the taxable year does not exceed 500.(d)Small business emergency savings accountFor purposes of this section—(1)In generalThe term small business emergency savings account means a trust created or organized in the United States as a small business emergency savings account exclusively for the purpose of paying the qualified disaster and public health emergency expenses of the account beneficiary, but only if the written governing instrument creating the trust meets the following requirements:(A)Except in the case of a rollover contribution described in subsection (f)(5), no contribution will be accepted unless it is in cash.(B)The trustee is a bank (as defined in section 408(n)), an insurance company (as defined in section 816), or another person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the manner in which such person will administer the trust will be consistent with the requirements of this section.(C)No part of the trust assets will be invested in life insurance contracts.(D)The assets of the trust will not be commingled with other property except in a common trust fund or common investment fund.(E)The interest of account beneficiary in the balance in the account is nonforfeitable.(2)Qualified disaster and public health emergency expensesThe term qualified disaster and public health emergency expenses means—(A)disaster loss replacement expenses,(B)disaster recovery operations expenses, and(C)public health emergency expenses.(3)Disaster loss replacement expensesThe term disaster loss replacement expenses means any expense paid or incurred in the ordinary course of a trade or business of the eligible business to replace or repair casualty losses totaling $3,000 or more resulting from a federally declared disaster.(4)Disaster recovery operations expensesThe term disaster recovery operations expenses means the following amounts if paid or incurred in the ordinary course of a trade or business of the eligible business while the declaration with respect to a federally declared disaster is in effect:(A)Wages (as defined in section 3121(a)) and taxes imposed under section 3111.(B)Unemployment insurance contributions.(C)Health care costs.(D)Rent, lease, or mortgage costs, including property taxes.(E)Utilities.(5)Public health emergency expensesThe term public health emergency expenses means amounts described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (4) if paid or incurred in the ordinary course of a trade or business of the eligible business while a public health emergency declaration is in effect.(6)Federally declared disasterThe term federally declared disaster has the meaning given such term by section 165(i)(5).(7)Public health emergency declarationThe term public health emergency declaration means any declaration of a public health emergency by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d).(8)Account beneficiaryThe term account beneficiary means the eligible business on whose behalf the small business emergency savings account was established.(e)Treatment of account(1)In generalA small business emergency savings account is exempt from taxation under this subtitle unless such account has ceased to be a small business emergency savings account. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any such account is subject to the taxes imposed by section 511 (relating to imposition of tax on unrelated business income of charitable, etc. organizations).(2)Account terminationsRules similar to the rules of paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 408(e) shall apply to small business emergency savings accounts, and any amount treated as distributed under such rules shall be treated as not used to pay qualified disaster and public health emergency expenses.(f)Tax treatment of distributions(1)Amounts used for qualified disaster and public health emergency expensesAny amount paid or distributed out of a small business emergency savings account which is used exclusively to pay qualified disaster and public health emergency expenses of any account beneficiary shall not be includible in gross income.(2)Inclusion of amounts not used for qualified disaster and public health emergency expensesAny amount paid or distributed out of a small business emergency savings account which is not used exclusively to pay the qualified disaster and public health emergency expenses of the account beneficiary shall be included in the gross income of such beneficiary.(3)Excess contributions returned before due date of return(A)In generalIf any excess contribution is contributed for a taxable year to any small business emergency savings account of an eligible business, paragraph (2) shall not apply to distributions from the small business emergency savings accounts of such eligible business (to the extent such distributions do not exceed the aggregate excess contributions to all such accounts of such eligible business for such year) if—(i)such distribution is received by the eligible business on or before the last day prescribed by law (including extensions of time) for filing such eligible business’s return for such taxable year, and(ii)such distribution is accompanied by the amount of net income attributable to such excess contribution.Any net income described in clause (ii) shall be included in the gross income of the eligible business for the taxable year in which it is received. (B)Excess contributionFor purposes of subparagraph (A), the term excess contribution means any contribution (other than a rollover contribution described in paragraph (5)) which is not deductible under this section.(4)Additional tax on distributions not used for qualified disaster and public health emergency expenses(A)In generalThe tax imposed by this chapter on the account beneficiary for any taxable year in which there is a payment or distribution from a small business emergency savings account of such beneficiary which is includible in gross income under paragraph (2) shall be increased by 20 percent of the amount which is so includible.(B)Exception for disability or deathIf the eligible business is an individual, subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the payment or distribution is made after the account beneficiary becomes disabled within the meaning of section 72(m)(7) or dies.(5)Rollover contributionAn amount is described in this paragraph as a rollover contribution if it meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B).(A)In generalParagraph (2) shall not apply to any amount paid or distributed from a small business emergency savings account to the account beneficiary to the extent the amount received is paid into a small business emergency savings account for the benefit of such beneficiary not later than the 60th day after the day on which the beneficiary receives the payment or distribution.(B)LimitationThis paragraph shall not apply to any amount described in subparagraph (A) received by an eligible business from a small business emergency savings account if, at any time during the 1-year period ending on the day of such receipt, such eligible business received any other amount described in subparagraph (A) from a small business emergency savings account which was not includible in the small business’s gross income because of the application of this paragraph.(g)Cost-of-Living adjustment(1)In generalIn the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2020, the $3,000 amount in subsection (d)(3) shall be increased by an amount equal to—(A)such dollar amount, multiplied by(B)the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins determined by substituting calendar year 2019 for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.(2)RoundingIf any increase under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $50, such increase shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $50.(h)Special rules(1)Denial of deduction to dependentsNo deduction shall be allowed under this section to any individual with respect to whom a deduction under section 151 is allowable to another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which such individual's taxable year begins.(2)Taxable year must be full taxable yearExcept in the case of a taxable year closed by reason of the death of an individual who is an eligible business, no deduction shall be allowed under this section in the case of a taxable year covering a period of less than 12 months. (3)Certain rules to applyRules similar to the following rules shall apply for purposes of this section:(A)Section 219(d)(2) (relating to no deduction for rollovers).(B)Section 219(f)(3) (relating to time when contributions deemed made).(C)Section 219(f)(5) (relating to employer payments).(D)Section 408(g) (relating to community property laws).(E)Section 408(h) (relating to custodial accounts).(F)Section 223(f)(7) (relating to transfer of account incident to divorce).(G)Section 223(f)(8) (relating to treatment after death of account beneficiary).(4)Denial of double benefitNo deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for any qualified disaster and public health emergency expenses with respect to which any payment or distribution is excluded from gross income under subsection (f)(1).(i)ReportsThe Secretary may require the trustee of a small business emergency savings account to make such reports regarding such account to the Secretary and to the account beneficiary with respect to contributions, distributions, the return of excess contributions, and such other matters as the Secretary determines appropriate..(b)Deduction allowed whether or not individual itemizes other deductionsSection 62(a) of such Code is amended by inserting after paragraph (21) the following new paragraph:(22)Small business emergency savings accountsIn the case of an individual who is an eligible business, the deduction allowed by section 200..(c)Tax on excess contributionsSection 4973 of such Code (relating to tax on excess contributions to certain tax-favored accounts and annuities) is amended—(1)by striking or at the end of subsection (a)(5), by inserting or at the end of subsection (a)(6), and by inserting after subsection (a)(6) the following new paragraph:(7)a small business emergency savings account (within the meaning of section 220(d)),; and(2)by adding at the end the following new subsection:(i)Excess contributions to small business emergency savings accountsFor purposes of this section, in the case of small business emergency savings accounts (within the meaning of section 220(d)), the term excess contributions means the sum of—(1)the aggregate amount contributed for the taxable year to the accounts (other than a rollover contribution described in section 220(f)(5)) which is not allowable as a deduction under section 220 for such year, and(2)the amount determined under this subsection for the preceding taxable year, reduced by the sum of—(A)the distributions out of the accounts which were included in gross income under section 220(f)(2), and(B)the excess (if any) of—(i)the maximum amount allowable as a deduction under section 220(b) for the taxable year, over(ii)the amount contributed to the accounts for the taxable year.For purposes of this subsection, any contribution which is distributed out of the small business emergency savings account in a distribution to which section 220(f)(3) applies shall be treated as an amount not contributed..(d)Failure To provide reports on small business emergency savings accountsSection 6693(a)(2) of such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:(D)section 220(i) (relating to small business emergency savings accounts),.(e)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections for part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following:Sec. 220. Small business emergency savings accounts..(f)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 206
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			January 9, 2007
			Mrs. Feinstein (for
			 herself, Ms. Collins,
			 Mr. Lautenberg, and
			 Ms. Snowe) introduced the following bill;
			 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

		A BILL
		To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal
		  the Government pension offset and windfall elimination
		  provisions.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Social Security Fairness Act of
			 2007.
		2.Repeal of
			 government pension offset provision
			(a)In
			 generalSection 202(k) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 402(k)) is amended by striking paragraph (5).
			(b)Conforming
			 amendments
				(1)Section 202(b)(2) of
			 the Social Security Act
			 (42 U.S.C.
			 402(b)(2)) is amended by striking subsections (k)(5) and
			 (q) and inserting subsection (q).
				(2)Section 202(c)(2)
			 of such Act (42
			 U.S.C. 402(c)(2)) is amended by striking subsections
			 (k)(5) and (q) and inserting subsection (q).
				(3)Section
			 202(e)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)(2)(A)) is
			 amended by striking subsections (k)(5), subsection (q), and
			 inserting subsection (q).
				(4)Section
			 202(f)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)(2)(A)) is
			 amended by striking subsections (k)(5), subsection (q) and
			 inserting subsection (q).
				3.Repeal of
			 windfall elimination provisions
			(a)In
			 generalSection 215 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415) is
			 amended—
				(1)in subsection (a),
			 by striking paragraph (7);
				(2)in subsection (d), by striking paragraph
			 (3); and
				(3)in subsection (f),
			 by striking paragraph (9).
				(b)Conforming
			 amendmentsSubsections (e)(2) and (f)(2) of section 202 of such
			 Act (42 U.S.C. 402) are each amended by striking section 215(f)(5),
			 215(f)(6), or 215(f)(9)(B) in subparagraphs (C) and (D)(i) and
			 inserting paragraph (5) or (6) of section 215(f).
			4.Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by
			 this Act shall apply with respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under
			 title II of the Social Security Act for months after December 2007.
			 Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the Social Security Act, the Commissioner of
			 Social Security shall adjust primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary
			 to take into account the amendments made by section 3.


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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6644
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 29, 2008
			Mr. Moran of Kansas
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on House
			 Administration

		A BILL
		To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require
		  Members of Congress to include information on the value of any personal
		  residence and on the balance of any mortgage secured by a personal residence in
		  the annual financial disclosure reports required to be filed under such
		  Act.

		1.Inclusion of Information on
			 Personal Residences in Annual Financial Disclosure Reports Filed by Members of
			 Congress
			(a)Inclusion of
			 Information
				(1)Amounts owed on
			 mortgageSection 102(a)(4)(A) of the Ethics in Government Act of
			 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 102(a)(4)(A)) is amended by striking any
			 mortgage and inserting in the case of a reporting individual who
			 is not a Member of Congress, any mortgage.
				(2)Value of
			 propertySection 102(a)(5)(A) of such Act (5 U.S.C. App.
			 102(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking his spouse and inserting
			 his spouse in the case of a reporting individual who is not a Member of
			 Congress.
				(b)Effective
			 DateThe amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with
			 respect to reports required to be filed under section 101 of the Ethics in
			 Government Act of 1978 on or after January 1, 2009.


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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3193IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 13, 2021Mr. Graves of Missouri (for himself and Mr. Guest) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act or the E-BRIDGE Act. 2.High-speed broadband deployment initiative(a)In generalTitle II of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:219.High-speed broadband deployment initiative(a)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)Broadband projectThe term broadband project means, for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or improving high-speed broadband service to further the goals of this Act—(A)planning, technical assistance, or training;(B)the acquisition or development of land; or(C)the acquisition, design and engineering, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or improvement of facilities, including related machinery, equipment, contractual rights, and intangible property.(2)Eligible recipient(A)In generalThe term eligible recipient means an eligible recipient.(B)InclusionsThe term eligible recipient includes—(i)a public-private partnership; and(ii)a consortium formed for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or improving high-speed broadband service between 1 or more eligible recipients and 1 or more for-profit organizations. (3)High-speed broadbandThe term high-speed broadband means the provision of 2-way data transmission with sufficient downstream and upstream speeds to end users to permit effective participation in the economy and to support economic growth, as determined by the Secretary.(b)Broadband projects(1)In generalOn the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject to the provisions of this section.(2)Data requestedIn reviewing an application submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall request from the Federal Communications Commission, the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Appalachian Regional Commission data on—(A)the level and extent of broadband service that exists in the area proposed to be served; and(B)the level and extent of broadband service that will be deployed in the area proposed to be served pursuant to another Federal program.(3)Interest in real or personal propertyFor any broadband project carried out by an eligible recipient that is a public-private partnership or consortium, the Secretary shall require that title to any real or personal property acquired or improved with grant funds, or if the recipient will not acquire title, another possessory interest acceptable to the Secretary, be vested in a public partner or eligible nonprofit organization or association for the useful life of the project, after which title may be transferred to any member of the public-private partnership or consortium in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary.(4)ProcurementNotwithstanding any other provision of law, no person or entity shall be disqualified from competing to provide goods or services related to a broadband project on the basis that the person or entity participated in the development of the broadband project or in the drafting of specifications, requirements, statements of work, or similar documents related to the goods or services to be provided.(5)Broadband project property(A)In generalThe Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. (B)TreatmentThe grant or exercise of an option described in subparagraph (A) shall not constitute a redistribution of grant funds under section 217. (c)Sources of assistanceA grant provided under this section may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this title in combination with amounts made available under any other Federal program.(d)Non-Federal shareIn determining the amount of the non-Federal share of the cost of a broadband project, the Secretary may provide credit toward the non-Federal share for the present value of allowable contributions over the useful life of the broadband project, subject to the condition that the Secretary may require such assurances of the value of the rights and of the commitment of the rights as the Secretary determines to be appropriate..(b)Clerical amendmentThe table of contents in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 89–136) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 218 the following:Sec. 219. High-speed broadband deployment initiative..


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 808
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 8, 2007
			Ms. Landrieu (for
			 herself, Mr. Kennedy,
			 Mr. Reid, Mr.
			 Obama, and Mrs. Clinton)
			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
			 and Pensions

		A BILL
		To provide grants to recruit new teachers, principals,
		  and other school leaders to, and retain and support current and returning
		  teachers, principals, and other school leaders employed in, public elementary
		  and public secondary schools, and to help higher education, in areas impacted
		  by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, and for other purposes.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Revitalizing New Orleans by
			 Attracting America's Leaders Act of 2007 or the
			 RENEWAAL Act of
			 2007.
		IElementary and
			 Secondary Education
			101.Grants to State
			 educational agencies affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita; subgrants
			 to local educational agencies
				(a)In
			 generalSubject to subsection
			 (b) and section 102(d), from amounts appropriated under section 105, the
			 Secretary of Education shall award grants to each of the States of Louisiana,
			 Mississippi, and Alabama. The Secretary shall base allocations for States that
			 submit an application under subsection (b)(1) on the number of schools in each
			 State that were closed for 60 days or more during the period beginning on
			 August 29, 2005, and ending on December 31, 2005, due to Hurricane Katrina or
			 Hurricane Rita.
				(b)Applications
					(1)In
			 generalFor a State to be eligible to receive a grant under
			 subsection (a), the State educational agency for the State shall submit an
			 application to the Secretary, at such time as the Secretary may require, that
			 contains such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
					(2)Specific
			 assurancesThe assurances
			 under paragraph (1) shall include an assurance that—
						(A)subject to
			 subsection (d), the State educational agency will distribute the funds received
			 under the grant as subgrants to local educational agencies;
						(B)the State
			 educational agency, in consultation with local education agencies, local
			 teachers and their union, the State’s board of education, and the local
			 organization representing charter schools, will establish and implement a plan
			 to strengthen the recruitment, retention, professional development, and success
			 of teachers and school leaders in schools that are served under the grant;
			 and
						(C)funds provided
			 shall be used at schools that are—
							(i)open
			 to all eligible students, including students with disabilities and English
			 language learners; and
							(ii)in
			 compliance with all applicable Federal laws, including civil rights laws, and
			 State and local health and safety laws.
							(3)OversightThe
			 Secretary shall, on a semi-annual basis—
						(A)review the State
			 educational agencies receiving funds under this title to determine whether each
			 such agency is in compliance with the assurances referred to in paragraph (2);
			 and
						(B)submit to the
			 Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the
			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on
			 the results of such review, the first of which reports shall be made not later
			 than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
						(c)Subgrants to
			 local educational agencies
					(1)In
			 generalSubject to subsection (d), from amounts made available to
			 a State educational agency under this title, the agency shall make subgrants,
			 on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies in the State that serve
			 an area with respect to which a major disaster was declared under section 401
			 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.
			 C. 5170) by reason of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. Funds received under
			 the subgrant shall be used to carry out the authorized activities described in
			 sections 102 and 103.
					(2)ApplicationTo
			 be eligible to receive a subgrant under this subsection, a local educational
			 agency shall submit an application to the State educational agency at such
			 time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State educational
			 agency may reasonably require.
					(3)TimingSubgrants
			 under this subsection shall be made not later than 60 days after the date on
			 which the State educational agency first receives funds from the Secretary
			 under this title.
					(4)Determination of
			 allocationsIn allocating funds among local educational agencies
			 under this subsection, State educational agencies shall give priority to local
			 educational agencies with the following:
						(A)The highest
			 percentages of schools that are closed as a result of Hurricane Katrina or
			 Hurricane Rita, as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
						(B)The highest
			 percentages of schools with a student-teacher ratio of at least 25 to 1.
						(d)Management,
			 administration, and evaluation
					(1)In
			 generalA State educational agency that distributes funds under
			 this title may reserve up to one half of one percent for management,
			 administrative, and evaluation purposes.
					(2)Charter school
			 costs includedAmounts reserved under paragraph (1) shall include
			 all management, administrative, and evaluation costs related to charter
			 schools.
					(3)Allocation to
			 other local educational agenciesOf the amounts reserved by a
			 State educational agency under paragraph (1), any funds that remain after
			 expenditure for the costs described in paragraphs (1) and (2) may be allocated
			 by the State educational agency to other local educational agencies adversely
			 affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.
					(e)EvaluationThe Comptroller General of the United
			 States shall review the implementation of section 102 and shall provide the
			 Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the
			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate with an
			 analysis of the effectiveness of the implementation of such section not later
			 than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
				102.Annual bonuses
			 for teachers and other school leaders
				(a)Annual bonuses
			 for teachersA local
			 educational agency that receives a subgrant under section 101 shall use a
			 portion of the subgrant funds specified by the Secretary to provide annual
			 pensionable bonuses, in addition to base salary and benefits, to teachers in
			 each of 3 consecutive full school years (beginning with the first full school
			 year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act), calculated as
			 follows:
					(1)$7,000 per year
			 for all teachers employed by the local educational agency during the school
			 year in which this Act is enacted, if the teacher commits to continue to work
			 during each of the 3 succeeding school years in a public elementary or public
			 secondary school served by the agency.
					(2)$10,000 per year for all teachers described
			 in paragraph (1) who also have a demonstrated track record of success in
			 improving student academic achievement, based on an evaluation from the
			 multiple measures of success rating system described in subsection (d), except
			 that such teachers may not receive a bonus under paragraph (1).
					(3)$12,500 per year for all teachers described
			 in paragraph (1) who also have a demonstrated track record of success in
			 improving student academic achievement, based on an evaluation from the
			 multiple measures of success rating system described in subsection (d), and who
			 teach a subject for which there is a documented teacher shortage, except that
			 such teachers may not receive a bonus under paragraph (1) or (2).
					(b)Annual bonuses
			 for school leadersA local
			 educational agency that receives a subgrant under section 101 shall use a
			 portion of the subgrant funds specified by the Secretary to provide annual
			 bonuses to school leaders in each of 3 consecutive full school years (beginning
			 with the first full school year that begins after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act), calculated as follows:
					(1)$7,000 per year for all school leaders
			 employed by the local educational agency during the school year in which this
			 Act is enacted, if the school leader commits to continue to work during each of
			 the 3 succeeding school years in a public elementary or public secondary school
			 served by the agency.
					(2)$15,000 per year for all school leaders
			 described in paragraph (1) who also are designated by the local educational
			 agency as outstanding or have a demonstrated track record of success in
			 improving student academic achievement on a school-wide basis in a
			 low-performing school (as determined through a performance-based system that
			 includes analysis of academic achievement gains), except that such school
			 leaders may not receive a bonus under paragraph (1).
					(c)Supplements for
			 personnel returning from displacementIn the case of a teacher or
			 school leader who was displaced from, or lost employment in, a geographic area
			 described in section 101(a) by reason of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita,
			 and who returns to such an area following such displacement and is rehired, the
			 bonus described in subsection (a) or (b) shall be increased by $1,500 in each
			 of the 3 years.
				(d)Multiple
			 measures of success rating systemThe Secretary of Education may make a grant
			 to a State under this title only if the State educational agency, in its
			 application under section 101(b), agrees to use the following process to
			 develop a multiple measures of success rating system:
					(1)Not later than 60
			 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the State educational agency,
			 in cooperation with local educational agencies, the teachers unions, local
			 principals’ organization, local parents’ organizations, local business
			 organizations, and local charter schools organizations, shall develop a plan
			 for such a system.
					(2)If the State educational agency has failed
			 to reach an agreement pursuant to paragraph (1) that is satisfactory to all
			 consulting entities by such deadline, the State educational agency shall
			 immediately notify the Congress of such failure and the reasons for it and
			 shall, not later than 30 days after such notification, establish and implement
			 a rating system that shall be—
						(A)based on strong
			 learning gains for students and growth in student achievement;
						(B)based on classroom
			 observation and feedback at least 4 times annually;
						(C)conducted by
			 multiple sources, including principals and master teachers; and
						(D)evaluated against
			 research-validated rubrics that use planning, instructional, and learning
			 environment standards to measure teaching performance.
						(e)Timing of
			 paymentA local educational
			 agency providing an annual bonus to a teacher or school leader under subsection
			 (a) or (b) shall pay the bonus according to a schedule that—
					(1)is designed to
			 attract such educators;
					(2)commences payment
			 of the first of such bonuses not later than 60 days after the later of—
						(A)the first day of
			 the first full school year that begins after the date of the enactment of this
			 Act; and
						(B)the date on which
			 the local educational agency first receives funds from the State educational
			 agency under this title; and
						(3)only completes
			 payment at the end of the period of required service.
					(f)Grant
			 periodFunds allocated by the
			 Secretary for use under this section may be expended by a State educational
			 agency or local educational agency over a 3-year period.
				103.Relocation
			 costs, housing costs, educator recruitment costs, and promotion of best
			 practices and capacity-building
				(a)Relocation
			 costsA local educational
			 agency that receives a subgrant under section 101 shall use a portion of the
			 subgrant funds specified by the Secretary to provide one-time payments of up to
			 $2,500 each to educators (including teachers, school leaders, school guidance
			 counselors, school social workers, school nurses and other school-based health
			 personnel, and paraprofessionals) who commit to work in a public elementary or
			 public secondary school served by the agency to assist such educators with
			 costs associated with relocation. In providing such payments, a local
			 educational agency shall give priority to teachers with a prior connection to
			 the State, either through previous employment as a teacher in the State or
			 graduation from a public or private institution of higher education located in
			 the State.
				(b)Housing
			 costsA local educational
			 agency that receives a subgrant under section 101 shall use a portion of the
			 subgrant funds specified by the Secretary to provide up to 36 monthly payments
			 of—
					(1)$700 each to educators (including teachers,
			 school leaders, school guidance counselors, school social workers, school
			 nurses and other school-based health personnel, and paraprofessionals) who
			 commit to work in a public elementary or public secondary school served by the
			 agency, and who previously resided or worked in the geographical area served by
			 the agency, to assist such educators with housing costs; and
					(2)$500 each to all other educators (including
			 teachers, school leaders, school guidance counselors, school social workers,
			 school nurses and other school-based health personnel, and paraprofessionals)
			 who commit to work in a public elementary or public secondary school served by
			 the agency, to assist such educators with housing costs.
					(c)Educator
			 recruitment costsA local
			 educational agency that receives a subgrant under section 101 shall use a
			 portion of the subgrant funds specified by the Secretary for the purpose of
			 establishing partnerships with non-profit entities that have a demonstrated
			 track record in recruiting and retaining outstanding teachers and school
			 leaders who commit to teach or lead in schools where there is a documented
			 teacher shortage. These entities shall consult with teachers and the local
			 teachers’ union in their work.
				(d)Promoting best
			 practices and capacity-building
					(1)In
			 generalA local educational
			 agency that receives a subgrant under section 101 shall use a portion of the
			 subgrant funds specified by the Secretary for the purpose of building the
			 capacity and knowledge of principals and teachers and providing teachers with
			 paid release time to collaborate with each other, to engage in classroom
			 observation, and to participate in professional development. Such paid release
			 time shall be used to facilitate the identification and replication of best
			 practices from the highest-performing and fastest-improving schools, to bring
			 in outstanding educators to provide on-site professional development and
			 coaching, and to support the design, adaptation, and implementation of
			 high-quality formative assessments aligned to the State’s academic
			 standards.
					(2)Administrative
			 costsA local educational
			 agency receiving a subgrant under section 101 may use up to 5 percent of the
			 portion of the subgrant funds specified by the Secretary under paragraph (1)
			 for management and administration related to carrying out activities under such
			 paragraph.
					104.DefinitionsFor purposes of this title:
				(1)The term documented teacher
			 shortage—
					(A)means a shortage
			 of teachers documented in the needs assessment conducted under section 2122(c)
			 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6622(c)) by
			 the local educational agency involved or some other official demonstration of
			 shortage by the local educational agency; and
					(B)may include such a
			 shortage in math, science, reading, special education, a foreign language, high
			 school core subjects, instruction for limited English proficient children, and
			 other subjects, as designated by the local educational agency.
					(2)The term elementary school has
			 the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
			 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
				(3)The term local educational
			 agency has the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary
			 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) and shall also include the
			 Recovery School District in Louisiana and New Orleans Public Schools.
				(4)The term
			 public school means any public school that is operated or
			 chartered by a State educational agency or local educational agency.
				(5)The term school leader means a
			 school principal, assistant principal, principal resident director, or
			 assistant director.
				(6)The term secondary school has
			 the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
			 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
				(7)The term
			 Secretary means the Secretary of Education.
				(8)The term
			 teacher, when used with respect to an individual teaching in a
			 State, means that the individual has obtained full State certification as a
			 teacher or is satisfactorily participating in an alternative route to
			 certification program that leads to certification within 3 years, except
			 that—
					(A)an individual
			 teaching in a public charter school is included in this definition if the
			 individual satisfies the requirements set forth in the State’s public charter
			 school law with respect to State certification; and
					(B)a special education teacher is included in
			 this definition only if fully certified by the State.
					105.Authorization
			 of appropriations
				(a)In
			 generalThere are authorized
			 to be appropriated to carry out this title $45,500,000 for fiscal year 2007,
			 $45,500,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $46,000,000 for each of fiscal years
			 2009, 2010, and 2011.
				(b)Annual bonuses
			 for teachersOf the total amounts authorized under subsection
			 (a), there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal
			 years 2007 through 2011 to carry out section 102(a).
				(c)Annual bonuses
			 for school leadersOf the
			 total amounts authorized under subsection (a), the following amounts are
			 authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 102(b):
					(1)$1,500,000 for each
			 of fiscal years 2007 and 2008.
					(2)$2,000,000 for
			 each of fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011.
					(d)Relocation
			 costsOf the total amounts
			 authorized under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated
			 $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out section
			 103(a).
				(e)Housing
			 costsOf the total amounts
			 authorized under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated
			 $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out section
			 103(b).
				(f)Educator
			 recruitment costsOf the
			 total amounts authorized under subsection (a), there are authorized to be
			 appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out
			 section 103(c).
				(g)Promoting best
			 practices and capacity-buildingOf the total amounts authorized under
			 subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of
			 fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out section 103(d).
				(h)AvailabilityAny
			 funds authorized to be appropriated under this section are authorized to be
			 available for fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
				106.ConstructionNothing in this title shall be construed to
			 alter or otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded school
			 or local educational agency employees under Federal, State, or local laws
			 (including applicable regulations or court orders) or under the terms of
			 collective bargaining agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other
			 agreements between such employees and their employers.
			IIHigher
			 Education
			201.Higher
			 education recovery and sustainability program
				(a)Program
			 establishedSubject to the
			 availability of funds appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary
			 shall provide funds made available under this section, in accordance with
			 subsection (b), to postsecondary
			 educational institutions—
					(1)that were closed on any of their physical
			 campuses, or that temporarily relocated their campus, as a result of the impact
			 of a Gulf hurricane disaster;
					(2)the enrollments of which have not recovered
			 to the level of enrollments that existed before a Gulf hurricane disaster;
			 and
					(3)that continue to sustain a loss of revenue
			 as a result of the impact of a Gulf hurricane disaster.
					(b)Use of
			 fundsThe Secretary shall use
			 funds made available to carry out this section to compensate the institutions
			 described in
			 subsection (a) for direct or indirect
			 losses incurred by such institutions resulting from the impact of a Gulf
			 hurricane disaster, and for the recovery initiatives of such institutions. Such
			 funds may be used for—
					(1)faculty salaries
			 and incentives for retaining faculty;
					(2)costs associated with the loss of lost
			 tuition, revenue, and enrollment;
					(3)construction and
			 maintenance needs;
					(4)grants to students to attend institutions
			 described in
			 subsection (a) for academic years
			 beginning on or after July 1, 2006, with priority given to students
			 demonstrating financial need; and
					(5)any recruitment activities related to
			 increasing enrollment to the level of enrollment that existed before a Gulf
			 hurricane disaster.
					(c)Application for
			 assistanceA postsecondary educational institution that desires
			 to receive assistance under this section shall—
					(1)submit a sworn financial statement and
			 other appropriate data, documentation, or other evidence requested by the
			 Secretary that indicates that the institution incurred losses resulting from
			 the impact of a Gulf hurricane disaster, and the monetary amount of such
			 losses;
					(2)demonstrate that the institution attempted
			 to minimize the cost of any losses by pursuing collateral source compensation
			 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Small Business
			 Administration, any other relevant government agencies, and insurance prior to
			 seeking assistance under this section;
					(3)demonstrate that the institution has not
			 been able to fully operate at the level of operation that existed before a Gulf
			 hurricane disaster; and
					(4)provide an assurance that, with respect to
			 any funds provided under this section for construction, the institution will
			 only use such funds for construction that has been or will be conducted in
			 compliance with the wage requirements under section 439 of the General
			 Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232b).
					(d)Regulations
			 requiredWithin a reasonable
			 time after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue
			 regulations setting forth—
					(1)procedures for an
			 application for assistance under this section; and
					(2)minimum
			 requirements for receiving assistance under this section, including the
			 following:
						(A)Online forms to be
			 used in submitting request for assistance.
						(B)Information to be
			 included in such forms.
						(C)Procedures to
			 assist in filing and pursing assistance.
						(e)DefinitionIn
			 this section, the term postsecondary educational institution
			 means—
					(1)an institution of
			 higher education, as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher
			 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); or
					(2)a
			 public or private teaching hospital wholly or partly owned or operated by such
			 an institution of higher education.
					(f)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere is
			 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for the
			 period beginning in fiscal year 2007 through fiscal year 2011.
				202.Loan forgiveness for
			 certain teachers
				(a)Program
			 authorized
					(1)In
			 generalFrom the amounts appropriated under
			 subsection (e), the Secretary shall carry
			 out a program of providing loan forgiveness to qualifying teachers. To provide
			 such loan forgiveness, the Secretary is authorized to carry out a
			 program—
						(A)through the holder
			 of the loan, to assume the obligation to repay a qualified loan amount for a
			 loan made under part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
			 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.); and
						(B)to cancel a
			 qualified loan amount (as so determined) for a loan made under part D of such
			 title (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.).
						(2)Treatment of
			 consolidation loansA loan
			 amount for a loan made under section 428C of the Higher Education Act of 1965
			 (20 U.S.C. 1078–3) or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan may be a qualified
			 loan amount for the purposes of this subsection only to the extent that such
			 loan amount was used to repay a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct
			 Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a loan made under section 428 or 428H of such
			 Act (20 U.S.C. 1078 or 1078–8, respectively), as determined in accordance with
			 regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
					(b)Qualifying
			 teachersFor the purposes of
			 this section, a qualifying teacher is an individual who is not in default on a
			 loan for which the individual seeks forgiveness and—
					(1)who—
						(A)first commenced
			 employment as a full-time teacher in a public or private elementary or
			 secondary school in an area affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster after such
			 disaster; and
						(B)is not described in
			 paragraph (2);
						(2)who graduated from a public or private
			 institution of higher education located in an area affected by a Gulf hurricane
			 disaster and first commenced employment as a full-time teacher in a public or
			 private elementary or secondary school in such area after such disaster;
			 or
					(3)who returned to employment as a full-time
			 teacher in a public or private elementary or secondary school in an area
			 affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster such after such disaster.
					(c)Qualifying
			 amountsThe Secretary shall forgive not more than the following
			 amount for a qualifying teacher:
					(1)$5,000 per year
			 for a qualifying teacher described in
			 paragraph (1) of subsection (b), for
			 each year of service described in such paragraph.
					(2)$7,000 per year
			 for a qualifying teacher described in
			 paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b),
			 for each year of service described in such paragraph.
					(d)RegulationsThe
			 Secretary may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this
			 section.
				(e)AuthorizationThere
			 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each
			 of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
				203.DefinitionsFor the purposes of this title:
				(1)Affected
			 StateThe term affected
			 State means the State of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, or
			 Texas.
				(2)Area affected by
			 a Gulf hurricane disasterThe
			 term area affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster means a county or
			 parish, in an affected State, that has been designated by the Federal Emergency
			 Management Agency for disaster assistance for individuals and households as a
			 result of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.
				(3)Gulf hurricane
			 disasterThe term Gulf
			 hurricane disaster means a major disaster that the President declared to
			 exist, in accordance 6 with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
			 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and that was caused by Hurricane Katrina
			 or Hurricane Rita.
				(4)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of Education.


		II

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. 569

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 8, 2005

			Ms. Snowe (for herself,

			 Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Harkin, Mr.

			 Corzine, and Mrs. Boxer)

			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the

			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor,

			 and Pensions

		A BILL

		To improve the health of women through the

		  establishment of Offices of Women’s Health within the Department of Health and

		  Human Services.

			1.

			Short title

			This Act may be cited as the

			 Women’s Health Office Act of

			 2005.

			2.

			Health and human services Office on Women’s Health

				(a)

				Establishment

				Part A of title II of the

			 Public Health Service Act

			 (42 U.S.C.

			 202 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the

			 following:

						229.

						Health and human services Office on Women’s Health

							(a)

							Establishment of Office

							The Secretary shall

				establish within the Office of the Secretary, an Office on Women’s Health

				(referred to in this section as the Office). The Office shall be

				headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health.

							(b)

							Duties

							The Secretary, acting

				through the Office, with respect to the health concerns of women, shall—

								(1)

								establish short-range and

				long-range goals and objectives within the Department of Health and Human

				Services and, as relevant and appropriate, coordinate with other appropriate

				offices on activities within the Department that relate to disease prevention,

				health promotion, service delivery, research, and public and health care

				professional education, for issues of particular concern to women;

								(2)

								provide expert advice and

				consultation to the Secretary concerning scientific, legal, ethical, and policy

				issues relating to women’s health;

								(3)

								monitor the Department of

				Health and Human Services’ offices, agencies, and regional activities regarding

				women’s health and stimulate activities and facilitate coordination of such

				departmental and agency offices on women’s health;

								(4)

								establish a Department of

				Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health, which shall

				be chaired by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health and composed of

				senior level representatives from each of the agencies and offices of the

				Department of Health and Human Services;

								(5)

								establish a National

				Women’s Health Information Center to—

									(A)

									facilitate the exchange of

				information regarding matters relating to health information, health promotion,

				preventive health services, research advances, and education in the appropriate

				use of health care;

									(B)

									facilitate access to such

				information;

									(C)

									assist in the analysis of

				issues and problems relating to the matters described in this paragraph;

				and

									(D)

									provide technical

				assistance with respect to the exchange of information (including facilitating

				the development of materials for such technical assistance);

								(6)

								coordinate efforts to

				promote women’s health programs and policies with the private sector;

				and

								(7)

								through publications and

				any other means appropriate, provide for the exchange of information between

				the Office and recipients of grants, contracts, and agreements under subsection

				(c), and between the Office and health professionals and the general

				public.

							(c)

							Grants and contracts regarding duties

								(1)

								Authority

								In carrying out subsection

				(b), the Secretary may make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements,

				contracts, and interagency agreements with, public and private entities,

				agencies, and organizations.

								(2)

								Evaluation and dissemination

								The Secretary shall

				directly or through contracts with public and private entities, agencies, and

				organizations, provide for evaluations of projects carried out with financial

				assistance provided under paragraph (1) and for the dissemination of

				information developed as a result of such projects.

							(d)

							Reports

							Not later than 1 year after

				the date of enactment of this section, and every second year thereafter, the

				Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a

				report describing the activities carried out under this section during the

				period for which the report is being prepared.

							(e)

							Authorization of appropriations

							For the purpose of carrying

				out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be

				necessary for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010.

						.

				(b)

				Transfer of functions

				There are transferred to the

			 Office on Women’s Health (established under

			 section

			 229 of the Public Health Service

			 Act, as added by this section), all functions exercised by the

			 Office on Women’s Health of the Public Health Service prior to the date of

			 enactment of this section, including all personnel and compensation authority,

			 all delegation and assignment authority, and all remaining appropriations. All

			 orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, grants,

			 contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and other

			 administrative actions that—

					(1)

					have been issued, made,

			 granted, or allowed to become effective by the President, any Federal agency or

			 official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in the performance

			 of functions transferred under this subsection; and

					(2)

					are in effect at the time

			 this section takes effect, or were final before the date of enactment of this

			 section and are to become effective on or after such date;

				shall continue in effect according

			 to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in

			 accordance with law by the President, the Secretary, or other authorized

			 official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.

			3.

			Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Women’s

			 Health

			Part A of title III of the

			 Public Health Service Act

			 (42 U.S.C.

			 241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the

			 following:

					310A.

					Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Women’s

				Health

						(a)

						Establishment

						The Secretary shall

				establish within the Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control

				and Prevention, an office to be known as the Office of Women’s Health (referred

				to in this section as the Office). The Office shall be headed by

				a director who shall be appointed by the Director of such Centers.

						(b)

						Purpose

						The Director of the Office

				shall—

							(1)

							report to the Director of

				the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the current level of the

				Centers’ activity regarding women’s health conditions across, where

				appropriate, age, biological, and sociocultural contexts, in all aspects of the

				Centers’ work, including prevention programs, public and professional

				education, services, and treatment;

							(2)

							establish short-range and

				long-range goals and objectives within the Centers for women’s health and, as

				relevant and appropriate, coordinate with other appropriate offices on

				activities within the Centers that relate to prevention, research, education

				and training, service delivery, and policy development, for issues of

				particular concern to women;

							(3)

							identify projects in

				women’s health that should be conducted or supported by the Centers;

							(4)

							consult with health

				professionals, nongovernmental organizations, consumer organizations, women’s

				health professionals, and other individuals and groups, as appropriate, on the

				policy of the Centers with regard to women; and

							(5)

							serve as a member of the

				Department of Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women’s

				Health (established under section 229(b)(4)).

						(c)

						Coordinating Committee

							(1)

							Establishment

							In carrying out subsection

				(b), the Director of the Office shall establish a committee to be known as the

				Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health (referred to in this subsection as the

				Coordinating Committee).

							(2)

							Composition

							The Coordinating Committee

				shall be composed of the directors of the national centers and other

				appropriate officials of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

							(3)

							Chairperson

							The Director of the Office

				shall serve as the Chairperson of the Coordinating Committee.

							(4)

							Duties

							With respect to women’s

				health, the Coordinating Committee shall assist the Director of the Office

				in—

								(A)

								identifying the need for

				programs and activities that focus on women’s health;

								(B)

								identifying needs regarding

				the coordination of activities, including intramural and extramural

				multidisciplinary activities; and

								(C)

								making recommendations to

				the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concerning

				findings made under subparagraphs (A) and (B).

						(d)

						Reports

						Not later than 1 year after

				the date of enactment of this section, and every second year thereafter, the

				Director of the Office shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees

				of Congress a report describing the activities carried out under this section

				during the period for which the report is being prepared.

						(e)

						Definition

						As used in this section,

				the term women’s health conditions, with respect to women of all

				age, ethnic, and racial groups, means diseases, disorders, and

				conditions—

							(1)

							unique to, significantly

				more serious for, or significantly more prevalent in women; and

							(2)

							for which the factors of

				medical risk or type of medical intervention are different for women, or for

				which there is reasonable evidence that indicates that such factors or types

				may be different for women.

						(f)

						Authorization of appropriations

						For the purpose of carrying

				out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be

				necessary for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010.

					.

			4.

			Agency for healthcare research and quality activities regarding

			 Women’s Health

			Part C of title IX of the

			 Public Health Service Act

			 (42 U.S.C.

			 299c et seq.) is amended—

				(1)

				by redesignating sections 927

			 and 928 as sections 928 and 929, respectively;

				(2)

				by inserting after section

			 926 the following:

						927.

						Activities regarding Women’s Health

							(a)

							Establishment

							The Director shall

				designate an official of the Office of Priority Populations to carry out the

				responsibilities described in this section for such official.

							(b)

							Purpose

							The official designated

				under subsection (a) shall—

								(1)

								report to the Director on

				the current Agency level of activity regarding women’s health, across, where

				appropriate, age, biological, and sociocultural contexts, in all aspects of

				Agency work, including the development of evidence reports and clinical

				practice protocols and the conduct of research into patient outcomes, delivery

				of health care services, quality of care, and access to health care;

								(2)

								establish short-range and

				long-range goals and objectives within the Agency for research important to

				women’s health and, as relevant and appropriate, coordinate with other

				appropriate offices on activities within the Agency that relate to health

				services and medical effectiveness research, for issues of particular concern

				to women;

								(3)

								identify projects in

				women’s health that should be conducted or supported by the Agency;

								(4)

								consult with health

				professionals, nongovernmental organizations, consumer organizations, women’s

				health professionals, and other individuals and groups, as appropriate, on

				Agency policy with regard to women; and

								(5)

								serve as a member of the

				Department of Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women’s

				Health (established under section 229(b)(4)).

							(c)

							Coordinating Committee

								(1)

								Establishment

								In carrying out subsection

				(b), the official designated under subsection (a) shall establish a committee

				to be known as the Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health (referred to in

				this subsection as the Coordinating Committee).

								(2)

								Composition

								The Coordinating Committee

				shall be composed of the official designated under subsection (a) and the

				directors of the centers and offices of the Agency.

								(3)

								Chairperson

								The official designated

				under subsection (a) shall serve as the Chairperson of the Coordinating

				Committee.

								(4)

								Duties

								With respect to research on

				women’s health, the Coordinating Committee shall assist the official designated

				under subsection (a) in—

									(A)

									identifying the need for

				such research, and making an estimate each fiscal year of the funds needed to

				adequately support the research;

									(B)

									identifying needs regarding

				the coordination of research activities, including intramural and extramural

				multidisciplinary activities; and

									(C)

									making recommendations to

				the Director of the Agency concerning findings made under subparagraphs (A) and

				(B).

							(d)

							Reports

							Not later than 1 year after

				the date of enactment of this section, and every second year thereafter, the

				official designated under subsection (a) shall prepare and submit to the

				appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the activities carried

				out under this section during the period for which the report is being

				prepared.

						;

				and

				(3)

				by adding at the end of

			 section 928 (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) the following:

						(e)

						Women’s Health

						For the purpose of carrying

				out section 927 regarding women’s health, there are authorized to be

				appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2006

				through 2010.

					.

			5.

			Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Women’s

			 Health

			Title VII of the

			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 901 et

			 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

					713.

					Office of Women’s Health

						(a)

						Establishment

						The Secretary shall

				establish within the Office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and

				Services Administration, an office to be known as the Office of Women’s Health.

				The Office shall be headed by a director who shall be appointed by the

				Administrator.

						(b)

						Purpose

						The Director of the Office

				shall—

							(1)

							report to the Administrator

				on the current Administration level of activity regarding women’s health

				across, where appropriate, age, biological, and sociocultural contexts;

							(2)

							establish short-range and

				long-range goals and objectives within the Health Resources and Services

				Administration for women’s health and, as relevant and appropriate, coordinate

				with other appropriate offices on activities within the Administration that

				relate to health care provider training, health service delivery, research, and

				demonstration projects, for issues of particular concern to women;

							(3)

							identify projects in

				women’s health that should be conducted or supported by the bureaus of the

				Administration;

							(4)

							consult with health

				professionals, nongovernmental organizations, consumer organizations, women’s

				health professionals, and other individuals and groups, as appropriate, on

				Administration policy with regard to women; and

							(5)

							serve as a member of the

				Department of Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women’s

				Health (established under section 229(b)(4) of the

				Public Health Service Act).

						(c)

						Coordinating Committee

							(1)

							Establishment

							In carrying out subsection

				(b), the Director of the Office shall establish a committee to be known as the

				Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health (referred to in this subsection as the

				Coordinating Committee).

							(2)

							Composition

							The Coordinating Committee

				shall be composed of the directors of the bureaus of the Administration.

							(3)

							Chairperson

							The Director of the Office

				shall serve as the Chairperson of the Coordinating Committee.

							(4)

							Duties

							With respect to women’s

				health, the Coordinating Committee shall assist the Director of the Office

				in—

								(A)

								identifying the need for

				programs and activities that focus on women’s health;

								(B)

								identifying needs regarding

				the coordination of activities, including intramural and extramural

				multidisciplinary activities; and

								(C)

								making recommendations to

				the Administrator concerning findings made under subparagraphs (A) and

				(B).

						(d)

						Reports

						Not later than 1 year after

				the date of enactment of this section, and every second year thereafter, the

				Director of the Office shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees

				of Congress a report describing the activities carried out under this section

				during the period for which the report is being prepared.

						(e)

						Definitions

						For purposes of this

				section:

							(1)

							Administration

							The term

				Administration means the Health Resources and Services

				Administration.

							(2)

							Administrator

							The term

				Administrator means the Administrator of the Health Resources and

				Services Administration.

							(3)

							Office

							The term

				Office means the Office of Women’s Health established under this

				section in the Administration.

						(f)

						Authorization of appropriations

						For the purpose of carrying

				out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be

				necessary for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010.

					.

			6.

			Food and Drug Administration Office of Women’s Health

			Chapter IX of the

			 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

			 (21 U.S.C.

			 391 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the

			 following:

					910.

					Office of Women’s Health

						(a)

						Establishment

						The Secretary shall

				establish within the Office of the Commissioner, an office to be known as the

				Office of Women’s Health (referred to in this section as the

				Office). The Office shall be headed by a director who shall be

				appointed by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.

						(b)

						Purpose

						The Director of the Office

				shall—

							(1)

							report to the Commissioner

				of Food and Drugs on current Food and Drug Administration (referred to in this

				section as the Administration) levels of activity regarding

				women’s participation in clinical trials and the analysis of data by sex in the

				testing of drugs, medical devices, and biological products across, where

				appropriate, age, biological, and sociocultural contexts;

							(2)

							establish short-range and

				long-range goals and objectives within the Administration for issues of

				particular concern to women’s health within the jurisdiction of the

				Administration, including, where relevant and appropriate, adequate inclusion

				of women and analysis of data by sex in Administration protocols and

				policies;

							(3)

							provide information to

				women and health care providers on those areas in which differences between men

				and women exist;

							(4)

							consult with

				pharmaceutical, biologics, and device manufacturers, health professionals with

				expertise in women’s issues, consumer organizations, and women’s health

				professionals on Administration policy with regard to women;

							(5)

							make annual estimates of

				funds needed to monitor clinical trials and analysis of data by sex in

				accordance with needs that are identified; and

							(6)

							serve as a member of the

				Department of Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women’s

				Health (established under section 229(b)(4) of the

				Public Health Service Act).

						(c)

						Coordinating Committee

							(1)

							Establishment

							In carrying out subsection

				(b), the Director of the Office shall establish a committee to be known as the

				Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health (referred to in this subsection as the

				Coordinating Committee).

							(2)

							Composition

							The Coordinating Committee

				shall be composed of the directors of the centers of the Administration.

							(3)

							Chairperson

							The Director of the Office

				shall serve as the Chairperson of the Coordinating Committee.

							(4)

							Duties

							With respect to women’s

				health, the Coordinating Committee shall assist the Director of the Office

				in—

								(A)

								identifying whether there

				is a need for further studies and, if so, developing strategies to foster such

				studies;

								(B)

								identifying issues in

				specific areas of women’s health that fall within the mission of the

				Administration;

								(C)

								identifying whether any

				need exists for the coordination of Administration activities, including

				internal and external activities;

								(D)

								maintaining the

				Administration’s focus in areas of importance to women;

								(E)

								supporting the development

				of methodologies to determine how to obtain data specific to women (including

				data relating to the age of women and the membership of women in ethnic or

				racial groups); and

								(F)

								supporting the development

				and expansion of clinical trials of treatments and therapies for which

				obtaining such data has been determined to be an appropriate function.

						(d)

						Reports

						Not later than 1 year after

				the date of enactment of this section, and every second year thereafter, the

				Director of the Office shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees

				of Congress a report describing the activities carried out under this section

				during the period for which the report is being prepared.

						(e)

						Authorization of appropriations

						For the purpose of carrying

				out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be

				necessary for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010.

					.

			7.

			No new regulatory authority

			Nothing in this Act and the

			 amendments made by this Act may be construed as establishing regulatory

			 authority or modifying any existing regulatory authority.


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		II
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 424
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			February 28, 2013
			Mr. Brown (for himself,
			 Mr. Wicker, Mr.
			 Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt,
			 Ms. Collins, Mr. Portman, and Mr.
			 Whitehouse) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
			 referred to the Committee on Health,
			 Education, Labor, and Pensions

		A BILL
		To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to
		  provide for a National Pediatric Research Network, including with respect to
		  pediatric rare diseases or conditions.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 National Pediatric Research Network
			 Act of 2013.
		2.National
			 Pediatric Research NetworkSection 409D of the Public Health Service
			 Act (42 U.S.C. 284h; relating to the Pediatric Research Initiative) is
			 amended—
			(1)by redesignating
			 subsection (d) as subsection (f); and
			(2)by inserting after
			 subsection (c) the following:

					(d)National
				Pediatric Research Network
						(1)NetworkIn
				carrying out the Initiative, the Director of NIH, in consultation with the
				Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and
				Human Development and in collaboration with other appropriate national research
				institutes and national centers that carry out activities involving pediatric
				research, may provide for the establishment of a National Pediatric Research
				Network consisting of the pediatric research consortia receiving awards under
				paragraph (2).
						(2)Pediatric
				research consortia
							(A)In
				generalThe Director of NIH
				may award funding, including through grants, contracts or other mechanisms, to
				public or private nonprofit entities—
								(i)for establishing
				or strengthening pediatric research consortia; and
								(ii)for providing support for such consortia,
				including with respect to—
									(I)basic, clinical, behavioral, or
				translational research to meet unmet pediatric research needs; and
									(II)training researchers in pediatric research
				techniques in order to address unmet pediatric research needs.
									(B)ResearchThe
				Director of NIH may ensure that—
								(i)each consortium receiving an award under
				subparagraph (A) conducts or supports at least one category of research
				described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) and collectively such consortia conduct or
				support all such categories of research; and
								(ii)one or more such consortia provide training
				described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II).
								(C)Number of
				consortiaThe Director of NIH may make awards under this
				paragraph for not more than 8 pediatric research consortia, with a minimum of
				one pediatric research consortium that prioritizes collaboration with
				institutions serving rural areas.
							(D)Organization of
				consortiumEach consortium receiving an award under subparagraph
				(A) shall—
								(i)be
				formed from a collaboration of cooperating institutions;
								(ii)be coordinated by
				a lead institution; and
								(iii)meet such
				requirements as may be prescribed by the Director of NIH.
								(E)Supplement, not
				supplantAny support received
				by a consortium under subparagraph (A) shall be used to supplement, and not
				supplant, other public or private support for activities authorized to be
				supported under this paragraph.
							(F)Duration of
				consortium supportSupport of a consortium under subparagraph (A)
				may be for a period of not to exceed 5 years. Such period may be extended at
				the discretion of the Director of NIH.
							(3)Coordination of
				consortia activitiesThe Director of NIH shall—
							(A)as appropriate,
				provide for the coordination of activities (including the exchange of
				information and regular communication) among the consortia established pursuant
				to paragraph (2); and
							(B)as appropriate,
				require the periodic preparation and submission to the Director of reports on
				the activities of each such consortium.
							(e)Research on
				pediatric rare diseases or conditions
						(1)In
				generalIn making awards
				under subsection (d)(2) for pediatric research consortia, the Director of NIH
				may ensure that an appropriate number of such awards are awarded to such
				consortia that agree to—
							(A)focus primarily on
				pediatric rare diseases or conditions (including any such diseases or
				conditions that are genetic disorders or are related to birth defects);
				and
							(B)conduct or coordinate one or more multisite
				clinical trials of therapies for, or approaches to, the prevention, diagnosis,
				or treatment of one or more pediatric rare diseases or
				conditions.
							.