In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Expanding Access to Medical Records
Act''.

SEC. 2. FULL ACCESS TO MEDICARE INFORMATION BY THE AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF A DECEASED BENEFICIARY.

(a) In General.--Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

''full access to medicare information by the authorized representative
of a deceased beneficiary

''Sec. 1899. (a) In General.--In the case of the death of an
individual entitled to, or enrolled for, benefits under part A or
enrolled for benefits under part B, the Secretary shall--
''(1) make available to the authorized representative of
the individual all information concerning the individual's
benefits under this title, including--
''(A) the coverage and status of such benefits (as
of the day before the individual's death); and
''(B) billing, claims, and payment information
regarding items and services furnished to the
individual under this title (on or before such day);
and
''(2) provide such authorized representative access to any
source of information maintained by the Federal government with
respect to such benefits, including online databases, that the
individual had access to during his or her lifetime.
''(b) Definition of Authorized Representative; Special Rules.--
''(1) In general.--In this section, the term 'authorized
representative' means an executor, administrator, or other
individual who has authority to act on the deceased
individual's behalf (as determined by the Secretary under
paragraph (2)).
''(2) Determination of authorized representative.--
''(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish
procedures under which the Secretary determines whether
an individual is an authorized representative of the
deceased individual. Under such procedures, the
individual seeking such determination shall provide
evidence (in such form and such manner as specified by
the Secretary) of the individual's legal authority to
act on behalf of the deceased individual.
''(B) Timeline for determination.--The Secretary
shall make a determination under subparagraph (A) not
later than 30 days after receipt of the evidence
described in such subparagraph.
''(3) Notification and access to information.--After making
a determination under paragraph (2) with respect to an
individual, the Secretary shall--
''(A) notify the individual of the determination
not later than 7 days after the date on which the
determination is made; and
''(B) in the case where such individual is so
determined to be the authorized representative of the
deceased individual, as soon as practicable--
''(i) make available to the authorized
representative the information described in
paragraph (1) of subsection (a); and
''(ii) provide the authorized
representative access to the sources described
in paragraph (2) of such subsection.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect on the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 3. FULL ACCESS TO MEDICAID INFORMATION BY THE AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF A DECEASED BENEFICIARY.

(a) In General.--Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

''full access to medicaid information by the authorized representative
of a deceased beneficiary

''Sec. 1943. (a) In General.--In the case of the death of an
individual enrolled under the State plan for medical assistance or
under a waiver of such plan, the State Medicaid agency shall--
''(1) make available to the authorized representative of
the individual all information concerning the individual's
benefits under this title, including--
''(A) the coverage and status of such benefits (as
of the day before the individual's death); and
''(B) billing, claims, and payment information
regarding items and services furnished to the
individual under this title (on or before such day);
and
''(2) provide such authorized representative access to any
source of information maintained by the State with respect to
such benefits, including online databases, that the individual
had access to during his or her lifetime.
''(b) Definition of Authorized Representative; Special Rules.--
''(1) In this section, the term 'authorized representative'
means an executor, administrator, or other individual who has
authority to act on the deceased individual's behalf (as
determined by the State Medicaid agency under paragraph (2)).
''(2) Determination of authorized representative.--
''(A) In general.--The State Medicaid agency shall
establish procedures under which such agency determines
whether an individual qualifies as an authorized
representative of the deceased individual. Under such
procedures, the individual seeking such a determination
shall provide evidence (in such form and such manner as
specified by the State Medicaid Agency) of the
individual's legal authority to act on behalf of the
deceased individual.
''(B) Timeline for determination.--The State
Medicaid agency shall make a determination under
subparagraph (A) not later than 30 days after receipt
of the evidence described in such subparagraph.
''(3) Notification and access to information.--After making
a determination under paragraph (2) with respect to an
individual, the State Medicaid Agency shall--
''(A) notify the individual of the determination
not later than 7 days after the date on which the
determination is made; and
''(B) in the case where such individual is so
determined to be the authorized representative of the
deceased individual, as soon as practicable--
''(i) make available to the authorized
representative the information described in
paragraph (1) of subsection (a); and
''(ii) provide the authorized
representative access to the sources described
in paragraph (2) of such subsection.
''(c) Definition of State Medicaid Agency.--The term 'State
Medicaid agency' means the State agency responsible for administering
the State plan established under this title or any waiver of such
plan.''.
(b) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date
that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Extension of effective date for state law amendment.--
In the case of a State plan under this title which the
Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires
State legislation in order for the plan to meet the additional
requirements imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a),
the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with
the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its
failure to meet these additional requirements before the first
day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of
the first regular session of the State legislature that begins
after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of
the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year
legislative session, each year of the session is considered to
be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

Output: Expanding Access to Medical Records Act - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant the authorized representative of a deceased beneficiary full access to information with respect to the deceased beneficiary's benefits under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Native American Children's Safety
Act''.

SEC. 2. CHARACTER INVESTIGATIONS.

Section 408 of the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence
Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3207) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(d) By Tribal Social Services Agency for Foster Care Placements
in Tribal Court Proceedings.--
''(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
''(A) Covered individual.--The term 'covered
individual' includes--
''(i) any individual 18 years of age or
older; and
''(ii) any individual who an Indian tribe
described in paragraph (2)(A) determines is
subject to a character investigation under that
paragraph.
''(B) Foster care placement.--The term 'foster care
placement' means any action removing an Indian child
from a parent or Indian custodian for temporary
placement in a foster home or institution or the home
of a guardian or conservator if--
''(i) the parent or Indian custodian cannot
have the child returned on demand; and
''(ii) parental rights have not been
terminated.
''(C) Indian custodian.--The term 'Indian
custodian' means any Indian--
''(i) who has legal custody of an Indian
child under tribal law or custom or under State
law; or
''(ii) to whom temporary physical care,
custody, and control has been transferred by
the parent of the child.
''(D) Parent.--The term 'parent' means--
''(i) any biological parent of an Indian
child; or
''(ii) any Indian who has lawfully adopted
an Indian child, including adoptions under
tribal law or custom.
''(E) Tribal court.--The term 'tribal court' means
a court--
''(i) with jurisdiction over foster care
placements; and
''(ii) that is--
''(I) a Court of Indian Offenses;
''(II) a court established and
operated under the code or custom of an
Indian tribe; or
''(III) any other administrative
body of a tribe that is vested with
authority over foster care placements.
''(F) Tribal social services agency.--The term
'tribal social services agency' means the agency of the
Federal Government or of an Indian tribe described in
paragraph (2)(A) that has the primary responsibility
for carrying out foster care services (as of the date
on which the proceeding described in paragraph (2)(A)
commences) on the Indian reservation of the Indian
tribe.
''(2) Character investigations before placement.--
''(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
(3), no foster care placement shall be ordered in any
proceeding over which an Indian tribe has exclusive
jurisdiction until the tribal social services agency--
''(i) completes an investigation of the
character of each covered individual who
resides in the household or is employed at the
institution in which the foster care placement
will be made; and
''(ii) concludes that each covered
individual described in clause (i) meets such
standards of character as the Indian tribe
shall establish in accordance with subparagraph
(B).
''(B) Standards of character.--The standards of
character described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall
include--
''(i) requirements that each tribal social
services agency described in subparagraph (A)--
''(I) perform criminal records
checks, including fingerprint-based
checks of national crime information
databases (as defined in section
534(f)(3) of title 28, United States
Code); and
''(II) check any child abuse and
neglect registry maintained by the
State in which the covered individual
resides for information on the covered
individual, and request any other State
in which the covered individual resided
in the preceding 5 years, to enable the
tribal social services agency to check
any child abuse and neglect registry
maintained by that State for such
information; and
''(ii) any other additional requirement
that the Indian tribe determines is necessary.
''(C) Results.--Except as provided in paragraph
(3), no foster care placement shall be ordered in any
proceeding described in subparagraph (A) if an
investigation described in clause (i) of that
subparagraph reveals that a covered individual
described in that clause--
''(i) has been found by a Federal, State,
or tribal court to have committed any crime
listed in clause (i) or (ii) of section
471(a)(20)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 671(a)(20)(A)); or
''(ii) is listed on a registry described in
subparagraph (B)(i)(II).
''(D) Deadline.--Except as provided in paragraph
(3), the tribal social services agency shall satisfy
the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of
subparagraph (A) not later than 14 days after the date
on which the proceeding described in subparagraph (A)
commences.
''(3) Emergency placement.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply
to an emergency foster care placement, as determined by an
Indian tribe described in paragraph (2)(A).
''(4) Recertification of foster homes or institutions.--
''(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this subsection, each Indian
tribe shall establish procedures to recertify homes or
institutions in which foster care placements are made.
''(B) Contents.--The procedures described in
subparagraph (A) shall include, at a minimum, periodic
intervals at which the home or institution shall be
subject to recertification to ensure--
''(i) the safety of the home or institution
for the Indian child; and
''(ii) that each covered individual who
resides in the home or is employed at the
institution is subject to a character
investigation in accordance with this
subsection, including any covered individual
who--
''(I) resides in the home or is
employed at the institution on the date
on which the procedures established
under subparagraph (A) commences; and
''(II) did not reside in the home
or was not employed at the institution
on the date on which the investigation
described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) was
completed.
''(C) Regulations promulgated or guidance issued by
the secretary.--The procedures established under
subparagraph (A) shall be subject to any regulation
promulgated or guidance issued by the Secretary that is
in accordance with the purpose of this subsection.
''(5) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this subsection and after consultation with
Indian tribes, the Secretary shall promulgate a regulation
regarding--
''(A) procedures for a character investigation of
any covered individual who--
''(i) resides in the home or is employed at
the institution in which the foster care
placement is made after the date on which the
investigation described in paragraph (2)(A)(i)
is completed; and
''(ii) was not the subject of an
investigation described in paragraph (2)(A)(i)
before the foster care placement was made;
''(B) self-reporting requirements for foster care
homes or institutions in which any covered individual
described in subparagraph (A) resides if the head of
the household or the operator of the institution has
knowledge that the covered individual--
''(i) has been found by a Federal, State,
or tribal court to have committed any crime
listed in clause (i) or (ii) of section
471(a)(20)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 671(a)(20)(A)); or
''(ii) is listed on a registry described in
paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II);
''(C) procedures and guidelines for emergency
foster care placements under paragraph (3); and
''(D) procedures for certifying compliance with
this Act.''.

Output: Native American Children's Safety Act - Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (Act) to prohibit any foster care placement over which an Indian tribe has exclusive jurisdiction from being ordered until the tribal social services agency: (1) completes an investigation of the character of each covered individual who resides in the household or is employed at the institution in which the foster care placement will be made, and (2) concludes that each of those individuals meets the standards of character the tribe is required to establish. Defines a "covered individual" as an adult and any other individual the tribe determines is subject to such character investigation. Requires the tribal social services agency, as part of those investigations, to: (1) perform criminal records checks, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases; (2) check any child abuse and neglect registry maintained by the state in which the individual resides; and (3) request any other state in which the individual resided during the preceding five years to allow the agency to check its registry. Prohibits a foster care placement from being ordered if the investigation reveals that the covered individual: (1) has been found guilty by a federal, state, or tribal court of a felony involving child abuse or neglect, spousal abuse, a crime against a child, violence, or drugs; or (2) is listed on a child abuse and neglect registry in the state where the individual resides or resided within the preceding five years. Excepts emergency foster care placements from such requirements. Requires each Indian tribe to establish procedures to recertify homes or institutions in which foster care placements are made. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate a regulation establishing: (1) procedures for investigating the character of any covered individual who resides in the home or is employed at the institution in which the child is placed after the investigations that preceded that placement occurred, (2) self-reporting requirements for foster care homes or institutions that have knowledge that a covered individual residing on their premises would fail the character investigation, (3) procedures and guidelines for emergency foster care placements, and (4) procedures for certifying compliance with the Act.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Domain Name Piracy
Prevention Act of 1999''.
(b) References to the Trademark Act of 1946.--Any reference in this
Act to the Trademark Act of 1946 shall be a reference to the Act
entitled ''An Act to provide for the registration and protection of
trade-marks used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain
international conventions, and for other purposes'', approved July 5,
1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.).

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The registration, trafficking in, or use of a domain
name that is identical to, confusingly similar to, or dilutive
of a trademark or service mark of another that is distinctive
at the time of registration of the domain name, without regard
to the goods or services of the parties, with the bad-faith
intent to profit from the goodwill of another's mark (commonly
referred to as ''cyberpiracy'' and ''cybersquatting'')--
(A) results in consumer fraud and public confusion
as to the true source or sponsorship of goods and
services;
(B) impairs electronic commerce, which is important
to interstate commerce and the United States economy;
(C) deprives legitimate trademark owners of
substantial revenues and consumer goodwill; and
(D) places unreasonable, intolerable, and
overwhelming burdens on trademark owners in protecting
their valuable trademarks.
(2) Amendments to the Trademark Act of 1946 would clarify
the rights of a trademark owner to provide for adequate
remedies and to deter cyberpiracy and cybersquatting.

SEC. 3. CYBERPIRACY PREVENTION.

(a) In General.--Section 43 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C.
1125) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
''(d)(1)(A) Any person who, with bad-faith intent to profit from
the goodwill of a trademark or service mark of another, registers,
traffics in, or uses a domain name that is identical to, confusingly
similar to, or dilutive of such trademark or service mark, without
regard to the goods or services of the parties, shall be liable in a
civil action by the owner of the mark, if the mark is distinctive at
the time of the registration of the domain name.
''(B) In determining whether there is a bad-faith intent described
under subparagraph (A), a court may consider factors such as, but not
limited to--
''(i) the trademark or other intellectual property rights
of the person, if any, in the domain name;
''(ii) the extent to which the domain name consists of the
legal name of the person or a name that is otherwise commonly
used to identify that person;
''(iii) the person's prior use, if any, of the domain name
in connection with the bona fide offering of any goods or
services;
''(iv) the person's legitimate noncommercial or fair use of
the mark in a site accessible under the domain name;
''(v) the person's intent to divert consumers from the mark
owner's online location to a site accessible under the domain
name that could harm the goodwill represented by the mark,
either for commercial gain or with the intent to tarnish or
disparage the mark, by creating a likelihood of confusion as to
the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of the
site;
''(vi) the person's offer to transfer, sell, or otherwise
assign the domain name to the mark owner or any third party for
substantial consideration without having used, or having an
intent to use, the domain name in the bona fide offering of any
goods or services;
''(vii) the person's intentional provision of material and
misleading false contact information when applying for the
registration of the domain name; and
''(viii) the person's registration or acquisition of
multiple domain names which are identical to, confusingly
similar to, or dilutive of trademarks or service marks of
others that are distinctive at the time of registration of such
domain names, without regard to the goods or services of such
persons.
''(C) In any civil action involving the registration, trafficking,
or use of a domain name under this paragraph, a court may order the
forfeiture or cancellation of the domain name or the transfer of the
domain name to the owner of the mark.
''(2)(A) The owner of a mark may file an in rem civil action
against a domain name if--
''(i) the domain name violates any right of the registrant
of a mark registered in the Patent and Trademark Office, or
section 43 (a) or (c); and
''(ii) the court finds that the owner has demonstrated due
diligence and was not able to find a person who would have been
a defendant in a civil action under paragraph (1).
''(B) The remedies of an in rem action under this paragraph shall
be limited to a court order for the forfeiture or cancellation of the
domain name or the transfer of the domain name to the owner of the
mark.''.
(b) Additional Civil Action and Remedy.--The civil action
established under section 43(d)(1) of the Trademark Act of 1946 (as
added by this section) and any remedy available under such action shall
be in addition to any other civil action or remedy otherwise
applicable.

SEC. 4. DAMAGES AND REMEDIES.

(a) Remedies in Cases of Domain Name Piracy.--
(1) Injunctions.--Section 34(a) of the Trademark Act of
1946 (15 U.S.C. 1116(a)) is amended in the first sentence by
striking ''section 43(a)'' and inserting ''section 43 (a), (c),
or (d)''.
(2) Damages.--Section 35(a) of the Trademark Act of 1946
(15 U.S.C. 1117(a)) is amended in the first sentence by
inserting '', (c), or (d)'' after ''section 43 (a)''.
(b) Statutory Damages.--Section 35 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15
U.S.C. 1117) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(d) In a case involving a violation of section 43(d)(1), the
plaintiff may elect, at any time before final judgment is rendered by
the trial court, to recover, instead of actual damages and profits, an
award of statutory damages in the amount of not less than $1,000 and
not more than $100,000 per domain name, as the court considers just.
The court shall remit statutory damages in any case in which an
infringer believed and had reasonable grounds to believe that use of
the domain name by the infringer was a fair or otherwise lawful use.''.

SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.

Section 32(2) of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1114) is
amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking
''under section 43(a)'' and inserting ''under section 43 (a) or
(d)''; and
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E)
and inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
''(D)(i) A domain name registrar, a domain name
registry, or other domain name registration authority
that takes any action described under clause (ii)
affecting a domain name shall not be liable for
monetary relief to any person for such action,
regardless of whether the domain name is finally
determined to infringe or dilute the mark.
''(ii) An action referred to under clause (i) is
any action of refusing to register, removing from
registration, transferring, temporarily disabling, or
permanently canceling a domain name--
''(I) in compliance with a court order
under section 43(d); or
''(II) in the implementation of a
reasonable policy by such registrar, registry,
or authority prohibiting the registration of a
domain name that is identical to, confusingly
similar to, or dilutive of another's mark
registered on the Principal Register of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office.
''(iii) A domain name registrar, a domain name
registry, or other domain name registration authority
shall not be liable for damages under this section for
the registration or maintenance of a domain name for
another absent a showing of bad faith intent to profit
from such registration or maintenance of the domain
name.
''(iv) If a registrar, registry, or other
registration authority takes an action described under
clause (ii) based on a knowing and material
misrepresentation by any person that a domain name is
identical to, confusingly similar to, or dilutive of a
mark registered on the Principal Register of the United
States Patent and Trademark Office, such person shall
be liable for any damages, including costs and
attorney's fees, incurred by the domain name registrant
as a result of such action. The court may also grant
injunctive relief to the domain name registrant,
including the reactivation of the domain name or the
transfer of the domain name to the domain name
registrant.''.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

Section 45 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1127) is amended
by inserting after the undesignated paragraph defining the term
''counterfeit'' the following:
''The term 'Internet' has the meaning given that term in
section 230(f)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
230(f)(1)).
''The term 'domain name' means any alphanumeric designation
which is registered with or assigned by any domain name
registrar, domain name registry, or other domain name
registration authority as part of an electronic address on the
Internet.''.

SEC. 7. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

Nothing in this Act shall affect any defense available to a
defendant under the Trademark Act of 1946 (including any defense under
section 43(c)(4) of such Act or relating to fair use) or a person's
right of free speech or expression under the first amendment of the
United States Constitution.

SEC. 8. SEVERABILITY.

If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or the
application of such provision or amendment to any person or
circumstances is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this
Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the
provisions of such to any person or circumstance shall not be affected
thereby.

SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act shall apply to all domain names registered before, on, or
after the date of enactment of this Act, except that statutory damages
under section 35(d) of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1117), as
added by section 4 of this Act, shall not be available with respect to
the registration, trafficking, or use of a domain name that occurs
before the date of enactment of this Act.
Output: (Sec. 3) Authorizes a court to order the forfeiture or cancellation of the domain name or its transfer to the mark owner.
Prescribes conditions for an in rem civil action, in addition to any other action, against a domain name by a mark owner. Limits remedies in an in rem action to a court order for the forfeiture or cancellation of the domain name or its transfer to the mark owner.
(Sec. 4) Provides for statutory damages in an amount of at least $1,000 and up to $100,000 per domain name, as the court considers just. Requires the court to remit statutory damages if an infringer believed with reasonable grounds that use of the domain name was fair or otherwise lawful.
(Sec. 5) Shields from liability for monetary relief, regardless of whether the domain name is finally determined to infringe or dilute the mark in question, any domain name registrar, registry, or other registration authority that refuses to register, removes from registration, transfers, temporarily disables, or permanently cancels a domain name: (1) in compliance with a court order; or (2) in the implementation of a reasonable policy prohibiting the registration of a domain name identical to, confusingly similar to, or dilutive of another's mark registered on the Principal Registry of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Provides that if a registration authority takes such action based on a knowing and material misrepresentation by any person that a domain name is identical to, confusingly similar to, or dilutive of a another's registered mark, such person shall be liable for damages incurred by the domain name registrant and the court may grant injunctive relief to such registrant.
Shields a registrar, registry, or other registration authority from liability for damages for the registration or maintenance of a domain name for another, unless there is a showing of bad faith intent to profit from such registration or maintenance of the domain name.