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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Park Centennial Act of
2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds:
(1) The National Park Service was established to conserve
the national parks, their scenery, natural and historic
objects, and wildlife for the enjoyment, in such manner and by
such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of
future generations.
(2) The central purpose of the establishment of our
national parks is being challenged by chronic funding
shortfalls, which have created annual shortfalls in operational
funding that exceed $600,000,000, and have amassed a
maintenance backlog estimated by the General Accounting Office
at between $4,080,000,000 and $6,800,000,000.
(3) Without providing the Park Service the resources
necessary to operate and maintain our national parks, future
generations will receive diminished visitor services, will
experience a continually weakening system that is less and less
able to fulfill its mission, and will inherit a national park
system than has been left to them in worse condition that it
was left to their ancestors.
(4) The annual appropriations process has proved incapable
of fully addressing the debilitating funding shortfalls of the
national parks, making it necessary to supplement what the
appropriations process is able to accomplish.
(5) It is necessary to ensure that fiscal resources devoted
to the national parks are spent wisely and effectively, making
strong congressional oversight over annual appropriations
extremely important.
(6) Congress can enhance the resources available for
national park operations and ensure adequate oversight over
Park Service spending by removing from the appropriations
process a series of funding responsibilities that are outside
the core operating budgets for the national parks.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to eliminate the annual
operating deficit and the maintenance backlog in the national parks by
the centennial anniversary of the National Park System by enabling
Congress to focus on overseeing and fully funding the core operations
of the national parks in the annual appropriations process.

TITLE I--CENTENNIAL FUND

SEC. 101. CENTENNIAL FUND FOR PRESERVING AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS.

(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund which shall be known as the ''National Park
Centennial Fund'', hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
''Centennial Fund''. In each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2005,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Centennial Fund
amounts set forth in subsection (b) sufficient to fund the programs
identified in titles II, III, and IV.
(b) Appropriations.--There are hereby appropriated to the
Centennial Fund in each fiscal year, the following amounts:
(1) Amounts equivalent to the amounts designated in the
fiscal year concerned under section 6097 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
(2) Any additional amounts necessary to make the total
amounts deposited to the Centennial Fund each fiscal year equal
to the total amount listed in section 103.

SEC. 102. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT
OF UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.

(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:

''PART IX--DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE
BENEFIT OF UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

''Sec. 6097. Designation.

''SEC. 6097. DESIGNATION.

''(a) In General.--In the case of an individual, with respect to
each taxpayer's return for the taxable year of the tax imposed by
chapter 1, such taxpayer may designate that--
''(1) a specified portion (but not less than $1) of any
overpayment of tax for such taxable year, and
''(2) any cash contribution which the taxpayer includes
with such return, shall be used for the benefit of units of the
National Park System.
''(b) Manner and Time of Designation.--A designation under
subsection (a) may be made with respect to any taxable year only at the
time of filing the return of the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such
taxable year. Such designation shall be made in such manner as the
Secretary prescribes by regulations except that such designation shall
be made either on the first page of the return or on the page bearing
the taxpayer's signature.
''(c) Overpayments Treated as Refunded.--For purposes of this
title, any portion of any overpayment of tax designated under
subsection (a) shall be treated as being refunded to the taxpayer as of
the last date prescribed for filing the return of tax imposed by
chapter 1 (determined without regard to extensions) or, if later, the
date the return is filed.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter A of
chapter 61 of such Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new item:

''Part IX. Designation of overpayments and contributions for the
benefit of units of the National Park System''.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004.

SEC. 103. PROGRAM ALLOCATION.

The following amounts shall be deposited in the Centennial Fund
from amounts designated under section 102 (and from the General Fund of
the Treasury to the extent the amounts so designated are less than the
total amounts specified in this section for the fiscal year concerned).
Such amounts shall, without further appropriation, be available to the
Secretary of the Interior until expended:
(1) Fiscal year 2005: $100,000,000.
(2) Fiscal year 2006: $125,000,000.
(3) Fiscal year 2007: $150,000,000.
(4) Fiscal year 2008: $175,000,000.
(5) Such sums as may be necessary through fiscal year 2016.

SEC. 104. DISTRIBUTION OF FUND.

There are hereby created within the Centennial Fund 3 accounts,
designated for the following purposes:
(1) National Park Backlog Elimination Fund (60 percent).
(2) Natural Resource Challenge Fund (20 percent).
(3) Cultural Resource Challenge Fund (20 percent).

SEC. 105. PATRIOTS FOR PARKS PROMOTION.

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
the Interior such sums as necessary for a public awareness campaign
about the existence of the National Park Centennial Fund created in
section 101 and the ability of taxpayers to contribute to it through
the tax checkoff created in section 6097 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986.

TITLE II--ELIMINATING THE NATIONAL PARK MAINTENANCE BACKLOG

SEC. 201. BACKLOG ELIMINATION.

(a) In General.--Sixty percent of the funds deposited into the
Centennial Fund shall be used to eliminate the backlog of unmet needs
in the National Parks, as identified in the Facility Condition Index
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ''FCI'') of the National
Park Service.
(b) Priorities.--(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare,
as part of the annual budget proposal, a priority list for projects to
be funded under this section. Moneys shall be made available from the
fund, without further appropriation, effective October 15 of each
calendar year, for the projects identified on the priority list, unless
prior to such date, legislation is enacted establishing a different
priority list.
(2) In preparing the list of projects to be funded under this
section, the Secretary of the Interior shall give priority to projects
that--
(A) are identified in the park unit's general management
plan;
(B) are listed in the FCI;
(C) are identified by the Secretary of the Interior as
necessary to prevent immediate damage to the park unit's
natural, cultural, or historic resources, with priority given
to projects with the most significant benefit to conservation
of resources or visitor education; and
(D) are identified as necessary to promote public health
and safety.
(c) Overhead.--National Parks undertaking projects under this
section may allocate up to 8 percent of the funds for such projects for
oversight of such projects and other associated overhead
responsibilities.

TITLE III--PROTECTING NATURAL WONDERS

SEC. 301. NATURAL RESOURCE CHALLENGE.

(a) Natural Resource Protection.--Twenty percent of the funds
deposited into the Centennial Fund shall be used to protect natural
resources within the parks.
(b) Project Description.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
prepare, as part of the annual budget proposal, a description of
projects to be funded under this section. Moneys shall be made
available from the Centennial Fund, without further appropriation,
effective October 15 of each calendar year for activities that include
each of the following:
(1) Natural resource inventories.
(2) Monitoring efforts including air and water quality
monitoring.
(3) Protection of native and endangered species and their
habitats.
(4) Control of nonnative species.
(5) Resource planning.
(6) Increase collaboration with scientists.
(7) Authorized environmental restoration projects.
(8) Use of parks for learning.
(9) Establishment of partnerships with nonpark entities for
the purpose of leveraging Federal funds allocated to natural
resource protection.

TITLE IV--PROTECTING NATIONAL TREASURES

SEC. 401. CULTURAL RESOURCE CHALLENGE.

(a) Cultural Resources.--Twenty percent of the funds deposited into
the Centennial Fund shall be used to protect cultural resources within
the national parks.
(b) Project Description.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
prepare, as part of the annual budget proposal, a description of
projects to be funded under this section. Moneys shall be made
available from the fund, without further appropriation, effective
October 15 of each calendar year for activities that include each of
the following:
(1) Cultural or historic resources not listed on the FCI.
(2) Documenting and preserving archaeological sites.
(3) Preserving collections and archives.
(4) Ethnographic activities.
(5) Evaluating and protecting cultural landscapes.
(6) Establishment of partnerships with non-park entities
for the purpose of leveraging Federal funds allocated to
cultural resource protection.

TITLE V--MEETING ANNUAL OPERATING NEEDS

SEC. 501. PROGRESS ON ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) GAO Report.--The General Accounting Office annually shall
submit to the Committee on Appropriations, Committee on Government
Reform, and Committee on Resources of the United States House of
Representatives and to the Committee on Appropriations, Committee on
Government Affairs, and Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the United States Senate a report that describes each of the following:
(1) The progress of Congress in eliminating the annual
operating fund deficit in the National Park System, defined as
in excess of $600,000,000 based on a fiscal year 2002 estimate
of then-complete national park business plans, and projection
of when such deficit will be eliminated, based on funding
levels and trends.
(2) A comparison of business plan estimates of national
park needs versus actual funds appropriated to such parks.
(3) Any differences in the Park Service's business plan
methodology for the estimate in paragraph (2) of this
subsection compared to that used in fiscal year 2003.
(4) Management improvement measures undertaken by
individual park units and by the National Park Service as a
whole, including actual realized savings and actual impact on
visitor services and resource protection.
(5) Adjustments in, and the total number of, full-time
equivalent and actual positions dedicated to resource
protection, visitor services, interpretation, and other
employment categories.
(6) Any adjustments made in service to the public,
including but not limited to adjustments to visitor center
hours and the number or quality of ranger-led tours.
(7) Any changes in the Park Service's level of effort due
to partnership or other leveraged activities.
(8) Any new requirements and assessments placed on the
parks for unbudgeted expenses, including, but not limited to,
homeland security, natural disasters, and employee cost-of-
living adjustments.
(9) An assessment of the accuracy and completeness of the
Facility Condition Index described in Title I of this Act,
including adjustments made to such Index on an annual basis.
(b) Business Plan Implementation Pilot (Demonstration) Program.--In
consultation with the Director of the National Park Service, at least
60 percent of the amounts provided under Titles II, III, and IV shall
be distributed to national parks that have completed comprehensive
business plans under the Business Plan Initiative of the National Park
Service.
(c) Education and the National Parks.--The Secretary of Education
is hereby authorized to provide grants to elementary and secondary
schools to enter into cooperative agreements with the National Park
Service for the purpose of distance learning and onsite education
programs for the following purposes:
(1) Connecting students to the history of our Nation
through the national parks.
(2) Using the parks to facilitate scientific instruction.
(d) Intent of Congress to Supplement Annual Appropriations for
National Park Service.--Amounts made available by this Act are intended
by the Congress to supplement, and not detract from, annual
appropriations for the National Park Service.

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National Park Centennial Act of 2004 - Establishes the National Park Centennial Fund (Fund) in the Treasury.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers to designate overpayments and contributions for the benefit of the National Park System. Allocates such amounts to the Fund (along with necessary amounts from the General Fund to the extent that such amounts are inadequate in any fiscal year) for expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior.

Creates within the Fund the National Park Backlog Elimination Fund, the Natural Resource Challenge Fund, and the Cultural Resource Challenge Fund.

Authorizes appropriations for a public awareness campaign about the Fund and the ability of taxpayers to make tax-related contributions.

Requires a specified percentage of Fund deposits to be used: (1) for the elimination of the backlog of unmet needs in the national parks as identified in the Facility Condition Index of the National Park Service (NPS); (2) to protect natural resources within the parks; and (3) to protect cultural resources within the parks. Requires a majority of such percentages to be distributed to those national parks that have completed comprehensive business plans under the Business Plan Initiative of the NPS.

Directs the Government Accountability Office annually to submit a report on the National Park System to specified congressional committees.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants to elementary and secondary schools for cooperative agreements with the NPS providing distance learning and onsite education programs.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Secure Embassy Construction and
Counterterrorism Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On August 17, 1998, two United States embassies in
Nairobi, Kenya, and in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, were destroyed
by simultaneously exploding bombs. The resulting explosions
killed 220 persons and injured more than 4,000 others. Twelve
Americans and 40 Kenyan and Tanzanian employees of the United
States Foreign Service were killed in the attack.
(2) The United States personnel in both Dar Es Salaam and
Nairobi showed leadership and personal courage in their
response to the attacks. Despite the havoc wrecked upon the
embassies, staff in both embassies provided rapid response in
locating and rescuing victims, providing emergency assistance,
and quickly restoring embassy operations during a crisis.
(3) The bombs are believed to have been set by individuals
associated with Osama bin Laden, leader of a known
transnational terrorist organization. In February of 1998 Bin
Laden issued a directive to his followers that called for
attacks against American interests anywhere in the world.
(4) Following the bombings, additional threats have been
made against United States diplomatic facilities.
(5) A review board was convened following the bombings, as
required by Public Law 99-399. The panel was chaired by Admiral
William J. Crowe, United States Navy (Ret).
(6) The conclusions of the Crowe panel are strikingly
similar to those stated by the Inman Commission, which issued
an extensive embassy security report more than 14 years ago.
(7) Admiral Crowe's panel issued a report setting out the
following two striking problems:
(A) The United States has devoted inadequate
resources towards security against terrorist attacks.
(B) The United States Government places too low a
priority on security concerns. The result has been a
failure to take adequate steps to prevent tragedies
such as the bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
(8) The Crowe panel found that there was an institutional
failure on the part of the Department of State and embassies
under its direction, to recognize threats posed by
transnational terrorism and vehicular bombs.
(9) Responsibility for obtaining adequate resources for
security programs is widely shared throughout the United States
Government, including Congress. Unless the vulnerabilities
identified in the Crowe report are addressed in a sustained and
financially realistic manner, the lives and safety of United
States employees in diplomatic facilities will continue to be
at risk from further terrorist attacks.
(10) Although service in the Foreign Service or other
Government positions in foreign countries can never be
completely without risk, the United States must ensure that the
risks are kept to a minimum.

SEC. 3. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITY DEFINED.

In this Act, the term ''United States diplomatic facility'' means
any embassy, chancery, legation, consulate or other office building or
structure used by a United States diplomatic mission or consular post
or by any agency of the United States.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) Authority.--The Secretary of State may use funds available
under the account established in subsection (b) for the purposes of
constructing, or providing security upgrades to, United States
diplomatic facilities in order to meet the security requirements set
forth in section 6.
(b) Establishment of Account.--There is established in the general
fund of the Treasury of the United States an appropriations account for
the Department of State which shall be known as the ''Embassy
Construction and Security'' account.
(c) Certification.--Prior to obligation of any amount from the
Embassy Construction and Security account, the Secretary of State shall
certify to Congress, in classified form, that construction or upgrading
of the United States diplomatic facility is necessary to bring the
United States into compliance with all applicable security
requirements, including those requirements set forth in section 6.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of State under ''Embassy Construction and
Security''--
(A) for fiscal year 2000, $600,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2001, $600,000,000;
(C) for fiscal year 2002, $600,000,000;
(D) for fiscal year 2003, $600,000,000; and
(E) for fiscal year 2004, $600,000,000.
(2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant
to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until
expended.

SEC. 5. OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.

(a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a classified report to
Congress containing an identification of those United States diplomatic
facilities that are most vulnerable to terrorist attack and setting
out, in tiers of 20, those facilities from the most to the least
vulnerable to such an attack.
(b) Priority of Rebuilding Efforts.--Funds in the Embassy
Construction and Security account allocated for construction of new
embassies shall be used to rebuild only those embassies in the top
three tiers, as designated by the Secretary of State.
(c) Advanced Congressional Notifications.--Prior to obligation of
funds in the Embassy Construction and Security account, or the
reprogramming of funds out of that account, the Secretary of State
shall notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives in
accordance with section 34(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706(a)), of the Secretary's intent to obligate
or reprogram the funds, as the case may be.

SEC. 6. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.

(a) Description of Requirements.--The following security
requirements shall apply with respect to United States diplomatic
facilities:
(1) Threat assessments.--
(A) The Emergency Action Plan (EAP) of each United
States mission shall address threats from large
vehicular bombs and transnational terrorism.
(B) The ''Composite Threat List'' shall contain a
section that addresses acts of international terrorism
against United States diplomatic facilities based on
criteria for identifying threats that emphasize the
threat of transnational terrorism and includes such
other criteria as the physical security environment,
host government support, and cultural realities.
(2) Site selection.--
(A) In selecting sites for new United States
diplomatic facilities abroad, all United States
Government agencies (except military installations)
shall be located on the same compound.
(B) The Secretary of State and the relevant agency
head may waive subparagraph (A) if the Secretary and
the agency head jointly certify to Congress that
security requirements so permit.
(C) Any waiver under this paragraph shall be
exercised only in accordance with the procedures
applicable to reprogramming notifications under section
34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706).
(3) Perimeter distance.--Each newly constructed or acquired
United States diplomatic facility shall be sited not less than
100 feet from the perimeter of the property on which the
facility is situated.
(4) Crisis management training.--
(A) The appropriate personnel of the Department of
State shall undertake crisis management training for
mass casualty and mass destruction incidents relating
to diplomatic facilities which are designed to bring
about a rapid response to such incidents from
Department of State headquarters in Washington, D.C.
(B) A program of appropriate instruction in crisis
management shall be provided to personnel at United
States diplomatic facilities abroad.
(5) Foreign emergency support team.--The Foreign Emergency
Support Team (FEST) of the Department of State shall receive
sufficient support from the Department, including--
(A) conducting routine training exercises through
the FEST;
(B) providing personnel identified to serve on the
FEST as a collateral duty;
(C) providing personnel to assist in medical
relief, public affairs, engineering, and building
safety; and
(D) providing such additional support as may be
necessary to enable the FEST to provide support in a
post-crisis environment involving mass casualties and
physical damage.
(6) Rapid response procedures.--The Secretary of State
shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the
Secretary of Defense setting out rapid response procedures for
mobilization of personnel and equipment of their respective
departments to provide more effective assistance in times of
emergency with respect to United States diplomatic facilities.
(7) Storage of emergency equipment and records.--All United
States diplomatic missions shall have emergency equipment and
records stored at a secure off-site facility.
(b) Review and Revision by the Secretary of State.--The Secretary
of State shall review and revise security requirements in effect for
United States diplomatic facilities as of the date of enactment of this
Act to ensure their compliance with the security requirements described
in subsection (a).

SEC. 7. CLOSURE OF VULNERABLE POSTS.

(a) Review.--The Secretary of State shall review the findings of
the Overseas Presence Advisory Panel.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to Congress in
classified form setting forth the results of the review
conducted under subsection (a).
(2) Elements of the report.--The report shall--
(A) specify whether any United States diplomatic
facility should be closed because--
(i) the facility is high vulnerability and
subject to threat of terrorist attack; and
(ii) adequate security enhancements cannot
be provided to the facility; and
(B) identify plans to provide secure premises for
permanent use by the United States diplomatic mission,
whether in country or in a regional United States
diplomatic facility, or for temporary occupancy pending
construction of new buildings.

SEC. 8. CURRENT AND PROJECTED ROLE AND FUNCTION OF EACH UNITED STATES
DIPLOMATIC FACILITY.

Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary of State shall submit
a report to Congress, in classified and unclassified form, on the role
and function of each United States diplomatic facility through 2010.
The report shall describe--
(1) the potential for reduction or transfer of personnel
and equipment if technology is adequately exploited for maximum
efficiencies;
(2) the balance between the cost of maintaining a secure
United States diplomatic facility and the benefit of a United
States presence;
(3) the potential for relying on regional United States
diplomatic facilities in certain parts of the world; and
(4) necessary upgrades, in order of importance, for such
facilities.

SEC. 9. OVERSEAS SERVICE STAR.

The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended by
inserting after section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2708) the following new section:

''SEC. 36A. THE OVERSEAS SERVICE STAR.

''(a) Authority.--The President, upon the recommendation of the
Secretary, may award an overseas service star to any member of the
Foreign Service or any other civilian employee of the Government of the
United States who, after August 1, 1998, while employed at, or assigned
permanently or temporarily to, an official mission overseas or while
traveling abroad on official business, incurred a wound or other injury
or an illness (whether or not the wound, other injury, or illness
resulted in death)--
''(1) as the person was performing official duties;
''(2) as the person was on the premises of a United States
mission abroad; or
''(3) by reason of the person's status as a United States
Government employee.
''(b) Cases Resulting From Unlawful Conduct.--Cases covered by
subsection (a) include cases of wounds or other injuries incurred as a
result of terrorist or military action, civil unrest, or criminal
activities directed at any facility of the Government of the United
States.
''(c) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall prescribe the
procedures for identifying and considering persons eligible for award
of an overseas service star and for selecting the persons to be
recommended for the award.
''(d) Award in the Event of Death.--If a person selected for award
of an overseas service star dies before being presented the award, the
award may be made and the star presented to the person's family or to
the person's representative, as designated by the President.
''(e) Form of Award.--The Secretary shall prescribe the design of
the overseas service star. The award may not include a stipend or any
other cash payment.
''(f) Funding.--
''(1) Any expenses incurred for awarding a person an
overseas service star may be paid out of appropriations
available at the time of the award for personnel of the
department or agency of the United States Government in which
the person was employed when the person incurred the wound,
injury, or illness upon which the award is based.
''(2) Limitation.--No funds may be made available under
this section for cash payments to recipients.''.

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Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 - Establishes within the Treasury an embassy construction and security account for the purpose of constructing, or providing security upgrades to, U.S. diplomatic facilities in order to meet specified security requirements, including that: (1) threat assessments such as the Emergency Action Plan and the Composite Threat List address threats to U.S. missions from large vehicular bombs and transnational terrorism; (2) in the selection of sites for new U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad, that all U.S. Government agencies (except military installations) be located on the same compound; (3) each newly constructed or acquired U.S. diplomatic facility be sited not less than 100 feet from the perimeter of the property on which the facility is situated; (4) appropriate Department of State and U.S. diplomatic personnel undertake crisis management training for mass casualty and mass destruction incidents relating to diplomatic facilities; (5) there is adequate Department of State support for the Foreign Emergency Support Team; (6) the Secretary of State enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Defense setting out rapid response procedures for mobilization of personnel and equipment of their respective departments to provide more effective assistance in times of emergency with respect to U.S. diplomatic facilities; and (7) all U.S. diplomatic missions have emergency equipment and records stored at a secure off-site facility. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress an identification of U.S. diplomatic facilities that are most vulnerable to terrorist attack, setting out, in tiers of 20, those facilities from the most to the least vulnerable to such an attack. Requires account funds allocated for construction of new embassies to be used to rebuild only those embassies in the top three tiers.
(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to review, and report to Congress on, the findings of the Overseas Presence Advisory Panel with respect to the closure of vulnerable U.S. diplomatic missions overseas.
(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the role and function of each U.S. diplomatic facility through 2010.
(Sec. 9) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the President to award an overseas service star to any member of the Foreign Service or any other civilian Government employee who while employed at, or assigned permanently or temporarily to, an official mission overseas, or while traveling abroad on official business, incurred a wound or other injury or an illness (whether or not resulting in death): (1) as the person was performing official duties; (2) as the person was on the premises of a U.S. mission abroad; or (3) by reason of the person's status as a U.S. Government employee. Specifies award requirements.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Pharmacy Education Aid Act of
2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Pharmacists are an important link in our Nation's
health care system. A critical shortage of pharmacists is
threatening the ability of pharmacies to continue to provide
important prescription related services.
(2) In the landmark report entitled ''To Err is Human:
Building a Safer Health System'', the Institute of Medicine
reported that medication errors can be partially attributed to
factors that are indicative of a shortage of pharmacists (such
as too many customers, numerous distractions, and staff
shortages).
(3) Congress acknowledged in the Healthcare Research and
Quality Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-129) a growing demand for
pharmacists by requiring the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to conduct a study to determine whether there is a
shortage of pharmacists in the United States and, if so, to
what extent.
(4) As a result of Congress' concern about how a shortage
of pharmacists would impact the public health, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services published a report entitled ''The
Pharmacist Workforce: A Study in Supply and Demand for
Pharmacists'' in December of 2000.
(5) ''The Pharmacist Workforce: A Study in Supply and
Demand for Pharmacists'' found that ''While the overall supply
of pharmacists has increased in the past decade, there has been
an unprecedented demand for pharmacists and for pharmaceutical
care services, which has not been met by the currently
available supply'' and that the ''evidence clearly indicates
the emergence of a shortage of pharmacists over the past two
years''.
(6) The same study also found that ''The most striking
evidence of a pharmacist shortage stems from demonstrably
increased vacancy rates, difficulties in hiring, and
unprecedented increases in the volume and range of activities
demanded of today's pharmacist.''
(7) The study found that ''The factors causing the current
shortage are of a nature not likely to abate in the near future
without fundamental changes in pharmacy practice and
education.'' The study projects that the number of
prescriptions filled by community pharmacists will increase by
20 percent by 2004. In contrast, the number of community
pharmacists is expected to increase by only 6 percent by 2005.
(8) Regarding access to pharmacy services in rural areas,
the study found that ''Remoteness, isolation from other
professionals, lower economic returns, reduced opportunities
for advancement, and other rural practice characteristics
remain obstacles'' to attracting pharmacists.
(9) In June 2002, the American Hospital Association's
Commission on Workforce for Hospitals and Health Systems
released a report entitled ''In Our Hands: How Hospital Leaders
Can Build A Thriving Workforce''. The report included a finding
that 46 percent of our Nation's hospitals are experiencing a
shortage of pharmacists, with hospitals averaging a vacancy
rate for pharmacists of 12.7 percent.
(10) The demand for pharmacists will increase as
prescription drug use continues to grow.

SEC. 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE PRACTICE OF
PHARMACY.

Part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
294n et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

''Subpart 3--Pharmacy Workforce Development

''SEC. 781. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR PHARMACISTS SERVING IN CRITICAL
SHORTAGE FACILITIES.

''(a) In General.--In the case of any individual--
''(1) who has received a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy
or a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited program;
''(2) who obtained an educational loan for pharmacy
education costs; and
''(3) who is licensed without restrictions in the State in
which the designated health care facility is located;
the Secretary may enter into an agreement with such individual who
agrees to serve as a full-time pharmacist for a period of not less than
2 years at a designated health care facility, to make payments in
accordance with subsection (b), for and on behalf of that individual,
on the principal of and interest on any loan of that individual
described in paragraph (2) which is outstanding on the date the
individual begins such service.
''(b) Manner of Payments.--
''(1) In general.--The payments described in subsection (a)
may consist of payment, in accordance with paragraph (2), on
behalf of the individual of the principal, interest, and
related expenses on government and commercial loans received by
the individual regarding the undergraduate or graduate education of the
individual (or both), which loans were made for--
''(A) tuition expenses;
''(B) all other reasonable educational expenses,
including fees, books, and laboratory expenses,
incurred by the individual; or
''(C) reasonable living expenses as determined by
the Secretary.
''(2) Payments for years served.--
''(A) In general.--For each year of obligated
service that an individual contracts to serve under
subsection (a) the Secretary may pay up to $35,000 on
behalf of the individual for loans described in
paragraph (1). In making a determination of the amount
to pay for a year of such service by an individual, the
Secretary shall consider the extent to which each such
determination--
''(i) affects the ability of the Secretary
to maximize the number of agreements that may
be provided under this section from the amounts
appropriated for such agreements;
''(ii) provides an incentive to serve in
areas with the greatest shortages of
pharmacists; and
''(iii) provides an incentive with respect
to the pharmacist involved remaining in the
area and continuing to provide pharmacy
services after the completion of the period of
obligated service under agreement.
''(B) Repayment schedule.--Any arrangement made by
the Secretary for the making of loan repayments in
accordance with this subsection shall provide that any
repayments for a year of obligated service shall be
made not later than the end of the fiscal year in which
the individual completes such year of service.
''(3) Tax liability.--For the purpose of providing
reimbursements for tax liability resulting from payments under
paragraph (2) on behalf of an individual--
''(A) the Secretary shall, in addition to such
payments, make payments to the individual in an amount
equal to 39 percent of the total amount of loan
repayments made for the taxable year involved; and
''(B) may make such additional payments as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate with respect to
such purpose.
''(4) Payment schedule.--The Secretary may enter into an
agreement with the holder of any loan for which payments are
made under this section to establish a schedule for the making
of such payments.
''(c) Preferences.--In entering into agreements under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall give preference to qualified applicants with
the greatest financial need.
''(d) Reports.--
''(1) Annual report.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of the Pharmacy Education Aid Act of 2003,
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit
to Congress a report describing the program carried out under
this section, including statements regarding--
''(A) the number of applicants and contract
recipients;
''(B) the amount of loan repayments made;
''(C) which educational institution the recipients
attended;
''(D) the number and practice locations of the loan
repayment recipients at health care facilities with a
critical shortage of pharmacists;
''(E) the default rate and actions required;
''(F) the amount of outstanding default funds of
the loan repayment program;
''(G) to the extent that it can be determined, the
reason for the default;
''(H) the demographics of the individuals
participating in the loan repayment program; and
''(I) an evaluation of the overall costs and
benefits of the program.
''(2) 5-year report.--Not later than 5 years after the date
of enactment of the Pharmacy Education Aid Act of 2003, the
Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on how
the program carried out under this section interacts with other
Federal loan repayment programs for pharmacists and determining
the relative effectiveness of such programs in increasing
pharmacists practicing in underserved areas.
''(e) Application of Certain Provisions.--
''(1) In general.--The provisions of section 338C, 338G,
and 338I shall apply to the program established under this
section in the same manner and to the same extent as such
provisions apply to the National Health Service Corps Loan
Repayment Program under subpart III of part D of title III,
including the applicability of provisions regarding
reimbursements for increased tax liability and bankruptcy.
''(2) Breach of agreement.--An individual who enters into
an agreement under subsection (a) shall be liable to the
Federal Government for the amount of the award under such
agreement (including amounts provided for expenses related to
such attendance), and for interest on such amount at the
maximum legal prevailing rate, if the individual fails to
provide health services in accordance with the program under
this section for the period of time applicable under the
program.
''(3) Waiver or suspension of liability.--In the case of an
individual or health facility making an agreement for purposes
of subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide for the waiver
or suspension of liability under paragraph (2) if compliance by
the individual or the health facility, as the case may be, with
the agreement involved is impossible, or would involve extreme
hardship to the individual or facility, and if enforcement of
the agreements with respect to the individual or facility would be
unconscionable.
''(4) Date certain for recovery.--Subject to paragraph (3),
any amount that the Federal Government is entitled to recover
under paragraph (2) shall be paid to the United States not
later than the expiration of the 3-year period beginning on the
date the United States becomes so entitled.
''(5) Availability.--Amounts recovered under paragraph (2)
with respect to a program under this section shall be available
for the purposes of such program, and shall remain available
for such purposes until expended.
''(f) Definition.--In this section, the term 'health care facility'
means a facility with a critical shortage of pharmacists as determined
by the Secretary.
''(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of payments
under agreements entered into under subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of
fiscal years 2004 through 2008.

''SEC. 782. PHARMACY FACULTY LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

''(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary shall establish a
program under which the Secretary will enter into contracts with
individuals described in subsection (b) and such individuals will agree
to serve as faculty members of schools of pharmacy in consideration of
the Federal Government agreeing to pay, for each year of such service,
not more than $35,000 of the principal and interest of the educational
loans of such individuals.
''(b) Eligible Individuals.--An individual is described in this
subsection if such individual--
''(1) has a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy or a Doctor of
Pharmacy degree from an accredited program; or
''(2) is enrolled as a full-time student--
''(A) in an accredited pharmacy program; and
''(B) in the final year of a course of a study or
program, offered by such institution and approved by
the Secretary, leading to a baccalaureate degree in
pharmacy or a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from such a
school.
''(c) Requirements Regarding Faculty Positions.--The Secretary may
not enter into a contract under subsection (a) unless--
''(1) the individual involved has entered into a contract
with a school of pharmacy to serve as a member of the faculty
of the school for not less than 2 years; and
''(2) the contract referred to in paragraph (1) provides
that--
''(A) the school will, for each year for which the
individual will serve as a member of the faculty under
contract with the school, make payments of the
principal and interest due on the educational loans of
the individual for such year in an amount equal to the
amount of such payments made by the Secretary for the
year;
''(B) the payments made by the school pursuant to
subparagraph (A) on behalf of the individual will be in
addition to the compensation that the individual would
otherwise receive for serving as a member of such
faculty; and
''(C) the school, in making a determination of the
amount of compensation to be provided by the school to
the individual for serving as a member of the faculty,
will make the determination without regard to the
amount of payments made (or to be made) to the
individual by the Federal Government under subsection
(a).
''(d) Applicability of Certain Provisions.--The provisions of
sections 338C, 338G, and 338I shall apply to the program established in
subsection (a) to the same extent and in the same manner as such
provisions apply to the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment
Program established in subpart III of part D of title III, including
the applicability of provisions regarding reimbursements for increased
tax liability and regarding bankruptcy.
''(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 fiscal years 2004 through 2008.

''SEC. 783. DEFINITIONS.

''In this subpart:
''(1) School of pharmacy.--The term 'school of pharmacy'
means a college or school of pharmacy (as defined in section
799B) that, in providing clinical experience for students,
requires that the students serve in a clinical rotation in
which pharmacist services are provided at or for--
''(A) a medical facility that serves a substantial
number of individuals who reside in or are members of a
medically underserved community (as so defined);
''(B) an entity described in any of subparagraphs
(A) through (L) of section 340B(a)(4) (relating to the
definition of covered entity);
''(C) a health care facility of the Department of
Veterans Affairs or of any of the Armed Forces of the
United States;
''(D) a health care facility of the Bureau of
Prisons;
''(E) a health care facility operated by, or with
funds received from, the Indian Health Service; or
''(F) a disproportionate share hospital under
section 1923 of the Social Security Act.
''(2) Pharmacist services.--The term 'pharmacist services'
includes drug therapy management services furnished by a
pharmacist, individually or on behalf of a pharmacy provider,
and such services and supplies furnished incident to the
pharmacist's drug therapy management services, that the
pharmacist is legally authorized to perform (in the State in
which the individual performs such services) in accordance with
State law (or the State regulatory mechanism provided for by
State law).''.

Ex Output:
Pharmacy Education Aid Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit payments of up to $35,000 on behalf of a qualifying individual with a pharmacy degree for the repayment of pharmacy education loans for each year (two-year minimum) that such person serves in a health care facility with a critical shortage of pharmacists. Provides for: (1) additional tax liability payments; (2) financial need preference; and (3) Federal repayment for recipient breach of agreement unless otherwise waived.

Directs the Secretary to make payments of up to $35,000 on behalf of a qualifying individual with a pharmacy degree or in the final year of such study for the repayment of pharmacy educational loans for each year (two-year minimum) that such person serves as a faculty member at a school of pharmacy which provides assistance to: (1) medically underserved areas; (2) prisons; (3) veterans or the armed forces; (4) the Indian Health Service; or (5) a disproportionate share hospital under the Social Security Act .