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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Children's Health Insurance for
Long-Term Development Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

The purpose of this act is to provide health insurance coverage for
children during the Infant Neurological Risk Exposure Period (INREP).
The INREP extends through age 3 and encompasses the period of most
rapid neurological changes in young children. Health coverage will
improve children's health and, through routine health supervision,
promote parents' caregiving skills through these critical years.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) 86 percent of children with private health insurance
are under-insured with respect to well-child care;
(2) because the human brain develops rapidly until the age
of 3, children need regular screenings and follow-up care to
detect neurological abnormalities and ensure normal
development;
(3) regular pediatric visits enable physicians to provide
guidance on parental activities, such as reading, that
stimulate the brain development of infants; and
(4) children deserve health care coverage that promotes
normal brain and nervous system development.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

As used in this Act:
(1) Beneficiary.--The term ''beneficiary'' has the meaning
given such term under section 3(8) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(8)).
(2) Child.--The term ''child'' means an individual who is
age 3 or younger.
(3) Employee health benefit plan.--
(A) In general.--The term ''employee health benefit
plan'' means any employee welfare benefit plan,
governmental plan, or church plan (as defined under paragraphs (1),
(32), and (33) of section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002 (1), (32), and (33))) that provides or pays
for health benefits (such as provider and hospital benefits) for
participants and beneficiaries whether--
(i) directly;
(ii) through a health plan offered by a
health plan issuer as defined in paragraph (6);
or
(iii) otherwise.
(B) Rule of construction.--An employee health
benefit plan shall not be construed to be a health plan
or a health plan issuer.
(C) Arrangements not included.--Such term does not
include the following, or any combination thereof:
(i) Coverage only for accident, or
disability income insurance, or any combination
thereof.
(ii) Medicare supplemental health insurance
(as defined under section 1882(g)(1) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ss(g)(1))).
(iii) Coverage issued as a supplement to
liability insurance.
(iv) Liability insurance, including general
liability insurance and automobile liability
insurance.
(v) Workers' compensation or similar
insurance.
(vi) Automobile medical payment insurance.
(vii) Coverage for a specified disease or
illness.
(viii) Hospital or fixed indemnity
insurance.
(ix) Short-term limited duration insurance.
(x) Credit-only, dental-only, or vision-
only insurance.
(xi) A health insurance policy providing
benefits only for long-term care, nursing home
care, home health care, community-based care, or any combination
thereof.
(4) Group purchaser.--The term ''group purchaser'' means
any person (as defined in section 3(9) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(9))) or
entity that purchases or pays for health benefits (such as
provider or hospital benefits) on behalf of participants or
beneficiaries in connection with an employee health benefit
plan.
(5) Health plan.--
(A) In general.--The term ''health plan'' means any
group health plan or individual health plan.
(B) Group health plan.--The term ''group health
plan'' means any contract, policy, certificate, or
other arrangement offered by a health plan issuer to a
group purchaser that provides or pays for health
benefits (such as provider and hospital benefits) in
connection with an employee health benefit plan.
(C) Individual health plan.--The term ''individual
health plan'' means any contract, policy, certificate,
or other arrangement offered by a health plan issuer to
individuals that provides or pays for health benefits
(such as provider and hospital benefits) and that is
not a group health plan.
(D) Arrangements not included.--Such term does not
include the following, or any combination thereof:
(i) Coverage only for accident, or
disability income insurance, or any combination
thereof.
(ii) Medicare supplemental health insurance
(as defined under section 1882(g)(1) of the
Social Security Act).
(iii) Coverage issued as a supplement to
liability insurance.
(iv) Liability insurance, including general
liability insurance and automobile liability
insurance.
(v) Workers' compensation or similar
insurance.
(vi) Automobile medical payment insurance.
(vii) Coverage for a specified disease or
illness.
(viii) Hospital or fixed indemnity
insurance.
(ix) Short-term limited duration insurance.
(x) Credit-only, dental-only, or vision-
only insurance.
(xi) A health insurance policy providing
benefits only for long-term care, nursing home
care, home health care, community-based care,
or any combination thereof.
(E) Certain plans included.--Such term includes any
plan or arrangement not described in any clause of
subparagraph (D) that provides for benefit payments, on
a periodic basis, for--
(i) a specified disease or illness; or
(ii) a period of hospitalization;
without regard to the costs incurred or services
rendered during the period to which the payments
relate.
(6) Health plan issuer.--The term ''health plan issuer''
means any entity that is licensed (prior to or after the date
of enactment of this Act) by a State to offer a health plan.
(7) Participant.--The term ''participant'' has the meaning
given such term under section 3(7) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(7)).
(8) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' unless otherwise
specified means the Secretary of Labor.

SEC. 5. REQUIRED HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN.

(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a health
plan or an employee health benefit plan shall ensure that coverage is
provided with respect to a child who is a beneficiary under such plan
for all medically necessary health care and related services,
including--
(1) appropriate screening services at intervals that meet
reasonable standards of medical and dental practice;
(2) all appropriate immunizations;
(3) necessary case management, transportation, and
scheduling assistance; and
(4) such other necessary health care, diagnostic services,
treatment, and other measures to correct or ameliorate defects
and physical and mental illnesses and conditions discovered by
the screening services, whether or not such services are
covered for participants or policyholders under the plan.
(b) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a health plan or an
employee health benefit plan shall not be required to provide coverage
for health care and related services that are not safe, are not
effective, or are experimental.

SEC. 6. PROHIBITIONS.

In implementing the requirements of this Act, a health plan or an
employee health benefit plan may not use a service limitation,
including a lifetime benefit limit, of the plan to deny medically
necessary health care and related services described in section 4 to a
child.

SEC. 7. NOTICE.

(a) Employee Health Benefit Plan.--An employee health benefit plan
shall provide conspicuous notice to each participant regarding coverage
required under this Act not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and as part of its summary plan description.
(b) Health Plan.--A health plan shall provide notice to each
policyholder regarding coverage required under this Act. Such notice
shall be in writing, prominently positioned, and be transmitted--
(1) in a mailing made within 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act by such plan to the policyholder; and
(2) as part of the annual informational packet sent to the
policyholder.

SEC. 8. APPLICABILITY.

(a) Construction.--
(1) In general.--A requirement or standard imposed under
this Act on a health plan shall be deemed to be a requirement
or standard imposed on the health plan issuer. Such
requirements or standards shall be enforced by the State
insurance commissioner for the State involved or the official
or officials designated by the State to enforce the
requirements of this Act. In the case of a health plan offered
by a health plan issuer in connection with an employee health
benefit plan, the requirements or standards imposed under this
Act shall be enforced with respect to the health plan issuer by
the State insurance commissioner for the State involved or the
official or officials designated by the State to enforce the
requirements of this Act.
(2) Limitation.--Except as provided in section 8(c), the
Secretary shall not enforce the requirements or standards of
this Act as they relate to health plan issuers or health plans.
In no case shall a State enforce the requirements or standards
of this Act as they relate to employee health benefit plans.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed
to affect or modify the provisions of section 514 of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144).

SEC. 9. ENFORCEMENT.

(a) Health Plan Issuers.--Each State shall require that each health
plan issued, sold, renewed, offered for sale or operated in such State
by a health plan issuer meet the standards established under this Act.
A State shall submit such information as required by the Secretary
demonstrating effective implementation of the requirements of this Act.
(b) Employee Health Benefit Plans.--With respect to employee health
benefit plans, the standards established under this Act shall be
enforced in the same manner as provided for under sections 502, 504,
506, and 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
U.S.C. 1132, 1134, 1136, and 1140). The civil penalties contained in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 502(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1132(c)
(1) and (2)) shall apply to any information required by the Secretary
to be disclosed and reported under this section.
(c) Failure To Enforce.--In the case of the failure of a State to
substantially enforce the standards and requirements set forth in this
Act with respect to health plans, the Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall enforce the standards
of this Act in such State. In the case of a State that fails to
substantially enforce the standards set forth in this Act, each health
plan issuer operating in such State shall be subject to civil
enforcement as provided for under sections 502, 504, 506, and 510 of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1132,
1134, 1136, and 1140). The civil penalties contained in paragraphs (1)
and (2) of section 502(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1132(c)(1) and (2))
shall apply to any information required by the Secretary to be
disclosed and reported under this section.
(d) Regulations.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, may promulgate such regulations as may be
necessary or appropriate to carry out this Act.

SEC. 10. PREEMPTION.

(a) In General.--The provisions of sections 4, 5, and 6 shall not
preempt a State law or regulation--
(1) that provides greater protections to patients or
policyholders than those required in this Act; or
(2) that requires health plans to provide coverage for
pediatric care in accordance with guidelines established by the
American Academy of Pediatrics or other established
professional medical associations.
(b) Employee Health Benefit Plans.--Nothing in this section affects
the application of this Act to employee health benefit plans, as
defined in section 2(3).

SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Except as otherwise provided for in this Act, the provisions of
this Act shall apply as follows:
(1) With respect to health plans, such provisions shall
apply to such plans on the first day of the contract year
beginning on or after June 1, 1997.
(2) With respect to employee health benefit plans, such
provisions shall apply to such plans on the first day of the
first plan year beginning on or after June 1, 1997.

SOLUTION: Children's Health Insurance for Long-Term Development Act of 1996 - Requires health plans and employee health benefit plans to ensure coverage of all medically necessary health care and related services for children during the Infant Neurological Risk Exposure Period (INREP), which extends through age three and encompasses the period of most rapid neurological changes in young children. Prohibits health plans from using a service limitation, including a lifetime benefit limit, to deny medically necessary health care and related services to a child.
Sets forth enforcement provisions.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Childrens' Media Protection Act of
1995''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On average, a child in the United States is exposed to
27 hours of television each week, and some children are exposed
to as much as 11 hours of television each day.
(2) The average American child watches 8,000 murders and
100,000 acts of other violence on television by the time the
child completes elementary school.
(3) By the age of 18 years, the average American teenager
has watched 200,000 acts of violence on television, including
40,000 murders.
(4) The Times Mirror Center reports that a recent poll of
Americans indicates that 72 percent of the American people
believe that there is too much violence on television, and,
according to a survey by U.S. News and World Report dated May
1994, 91 percent of American voters believe that mayhem in the
media contributes to violence in real life.
(5) On several occasions since 1975, The Journal of the
American Medical Association has alerted the medical community
to the adverse effects of televised violence on child
development, including an increase in the level of aggressive
behavior and violent behavior among children who view it.
(6) The National Commission on Children recommended in 1991
that producers of television programs exercise greater
restraint in the content of programming for children.
(7) A report of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation,
dated May 1993, indicates that there is an irrefutable
connection between the amount of violence depicted in the
television programs watched by children and increased
aggressive behavior among children.
(8) It is in the National interest that parents be
empowered with the technology to block the viewing of
television programs whose content is overly violent or
objectionable for other reasons.
(9) Technology currently exists to permit the manufacture
of television receivers that are capable of permitting parents
to block television programs having violent or otherwise
objectionable content.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF TELEVISION VIOLENCE RATING CODE.

Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(v) Prescribe, in consultation with television broadcasters,
cable operators, appropriate public interest groups, and interested
individuals from the private sector, rules for rating the level of
violence in television programming, including rules for the
transmission by television broadcast systems and cable systems of
signals containing specifications for blocking violent programming.''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT FOR MANUFACTURE OF TELEVISIONS THAT BLOCK PROGRAMS.

Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303), as
amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(w) Require, in the case of apparatus designed to receive
television signals that are manufactured in the United States or
imported for use in the United States and that have a picture screen 13
inches or greater in size (measured diagonally), that such apparatus--
''(1) be equipped with circuitry designed to enable viewers
to block the display of channels, programs, and time slots; and
''(2) enable viewers to block display of all programs with
a common rating.''.

SEC. 5. SHIPPING OR IMPORTING OF TELEVISIONS THAT BLOCK PROGRAMS.

(a) Regulations.--Section 330 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 330) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) by adding after subsection (b) the following new
subsection (c):
''(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall ship
in interstate commerce, manufacture, assemble, or import from any
foreign country into the United States any apparatus described in
section 303(w) of this Act except in accordance with rules prescribed
by the Commission pursuant to the authority granted by that section.
''(2) This subsection shall not apply to carriers transporting
apparatus referred to in paragraph (1) without trading it.
''(3) The rules prescribed by the Commission under this subsection
shall provide performance standards for blocking technology. Such rules
shall require that all such apparatus be able to receive the rating
signals which have been transmitted by way of line 21 of the vertical
blanking interval and which conform to the signal and blocking
specifications established by the Commission.
''(4) As new video technology is developed, the Commission shall
take such action as the Commission determines appropriate to ensure
that blocking service continues to be available to consumers.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 330(d) of such Act, as
redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking ''section
303(s), and section 303(u)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ''and
sections 303(s), 303(u), and 303(w)''.

SEC. 6. ELIMINATION OF VIOLENT PROGRAMMING ON TELEVISION DURING CERTAIN
HOURS.

Title I of the Children's Television Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

''prohibition on violent programming

''Sec. 105. (a) The Commission shall, within 30 days of the date of
the enactment of this Act, initiate a rule-making proceeding to
prescribe a prohibition on the broadcast on commercial television and
by public telecommunications entities, including the broadcast by cable
operators, from the hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., inclusive, of
programming that contains gratuitous violence.
''(b) As used in this section:
''(1) The term 'cable operator' has the meaning given such
term in section 602 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 522).
''(2) The term 'programming' includes advertisements but
does not include bona fide newscasts, bona fide news
interviews, bona fide news documentaries, and on-the-spot
coverage of bona fide news events.
''(3) The term 'public telecommunications entity' has the
meaning given such term in section 397(12) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(12)).''.

SEC. 7. BROADCAST ON TELEVISION AND CABLE OF EDUCATIONAL AND
INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN.

(a) Broadcast Television.--Section 309 of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(k) Educational and Information Programming for Children.--In
granting an application for a license for a television broadcasting
station (including an application for renewal of such a license), the
Commission shall impose such conditions upon the applicant as the
Commission requires in order to ensure that the applicant complies
under the license with the standards for children's television
programming established under section 102 of the Children's Television
Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a) and otherwise serves the educational and
informational needs of children through its overall programming.''.
(b) Cable Service.--Part III of title VI of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 541 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

''educational and information programming for children

''Sec. 629. A franchise, including the renewal of a franchise, may
not be awarded under this part unless the cable operator to be awarded
the franchise agrees to comply with the standards for children's
television programming established under section 102 of the Children's
Television Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a) and to otherwise serve the
educational and informational needs of children in the provision of
cable service under the franchise.''.

SOLUTION: Childrens' Media Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) prescribe rules for the rating of violence levels in television programming, including rules for the transmission of signals containing specifications for blocking violent programming; and (2) require television sets with picture screens of 13 inches or more to be equipped with blocking circuitry and enable viewers to block display of all programs with a common rating. Prohibits any person from shipping, manufacturing, assembling, or importing any television not so equipped. Requires performance standards for blocking technology.
(Sec. 6) Directs the FCC to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to prescribe a prohibition on the broadcast on commercial television and any public telecommunications entities between six o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock p.m., inclusively, of programming that contains gratuitous violence.
(Sec. 7) Directs the FCC, in granting an application for a television broadcast license, to impose conditions which ensure that the applicant complies with the standards for children's television programming as established under the Children's Television Act of 1990 and otherwise serves the educational and informational needs of children through its overall programming. Prohibits a cable franchise award or renewal unless the cable operator complies with such standards.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Battle of Midway National Memorial
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) September 2, 1995, marks the 50th anniversary of the
United States victory over Japan in World War II.
(2) The Battle of Midway proved to be the turning point in
the war in the Pacific, as United States Navy forces inflicted
such severe losses on the Imperial Japanese Navy during the
battle that the Imperial Japanese Navy never again took the
offensive against United States or allied forces.
(3) During the Battle of Midway, an outnumbered force of
the United States Navy, consisting of 29 ships and other units
of the Armed Forces under the command of Admiral Nimitz and
Admiral Spruance, out-maneuvered and out-fought 350 ships of
the Imperial Japanese Navy.
(4) It is in the public interest to erect a memorial to the
Battle of Midway that is suitable to express the enduring
gratitude of the American people for victory in the battle and
to inspire future generations of Americans with the heroism and
sacrifice of the members of the Armed Forces who achieved that
victory.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.

(a) In General.--There is established the Battle of Midway National
Memorial (referred to in this Act as the ''Memorial'').
(b) Lease of Land.--The Secretary of the Navy shall lease to the
International Midway Memorial Foundation, Inc. (referred to in this Act
as the ''Foundation''), for use as a Memorial for the Battle of Midway,
the lands (including any equipment, facilities, infrastructure, and
other improvements to such lands) and waters of the Midway Islands that
are owned by the United States, are within the jurisdiction of the
Secretary, and are designated as historic landmarks.
(c) Terms and Conditions of Lease.--
(1) Term of lease.--The lease under this subsection shall
be for a term of 99 years.
(2) Consideration.--As consideration for the lease under
this subsection, the Foundation shall pay to the United States
the amount of $1 per year for each year of the term of the
lease. The Secretary shall deposit the amount in the Treasury
as miscellaneous receipts.
(d) Management.--In managing the Memorial, the Foundation shall--
(1) determine the boundaries of all properties, including
those comprising the airstrip on Eastern Island, bunkers, cable
buildings, and gun emplacements on the Midway Atolls, which the
Secretary of the Interior shall designate as historic landmarks
open to the public;
(2) maintain the lands (including any equipment,
facilities, infrastructure, and other improvements to such
lands) and waters that are so designated;
(3) continue management of the remainder of Midway Atolls
as a wildlife refuge;
(4) provide for use of the waters, shoals, and reefs
adjacent to the Midway Islands consistent with protection of
the natural habitat of the Hawaiian monk seal and the green sea
turtle;
(5) allow facilities on Sand Island to continue to function
as--
(A) a Coast Guard air-sea rescue facility;
(B) a commercial air terminal;
(C) a private and contract aircraft refueling site;
and
(D) a seaport facility;
(6) at its discretion, erect such structures and facilities
on Sand Island as the Foundation considers necessary to support
visitors to the Memorial; and
(7) establish a Battle of Midway Memorial Museum on Sand
Atoll.
(e) Access Requirements.--
(1) Access by foundation.--The Secretary shall provide the
Foundation such access to the lands and waters covered by the
lease under subsection (b) as the Foundation shall require in
order to improve, operate, and maintain the Memorial.
(2) Access by others.--The Secretary shall not limit the
number of members of the public who may have access to the
Midway Islands or to the Memorial established under this Act.
(f) Performance of Functions Under Contract.--The Foundation may
perform any of its functions under this Act through contracts with
private entities under such terms and conditions as the Foundation
considers to be in the best interests of the Memorial, including
provisions for payment of a portion of the revenues derived from
operations under contract into the fund established under subsection
(h) in appropriate amounts to assist in the accomplishment of the
purposes described in paragraph (3) of that subsection.
(g) Advisory Assistance for Foundation.--The Secretary shall
appoint an advisory board which shall provide advisory services to the
Foundation for the Memorial. The Secretary shall appoint as members of
the advisory board the following:
(1) Appropriate employees of the Department of Defense.
(2) In consultation with the Secretary of the Interior,
appropriate employees of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service and of the National Park Service.
(3) In consultation with the Secretary of Transportation,
appropriate employees of the Coast Guard.
(4) Individuals from the private sector.
(5) Members of the Foundation.
(h) Battle of Midway Memorial Fund.--
(1) Establishment.--The Foundation shall establish a fund
to be known as the ''Battle of Midway Memorial Fund'' (referred
to in this section as the ''Fund'').
(2) Transfers into the fund.--There shall be transferred
quarterly into the Fund--
(A) user fees and other revenues collected directly
by the Foundation;
(B) payments required by contracts under subsection
(f); and
(C) donations received from private sources.
(3) Purposes.--The Foundation may use amounts in the Fund
to pay the costs of making capital improvements to,
maintaining, and operating the Memorial.

SOLUTION:
Battle of Midway National Memorial Act - Establishes the Battle of Midway National Memorial. Requires the Secretary of the Navy to lease to the International Midway Memorial Foundation, Inc. for use as such Memorial, Federal lands and waters of the Midway Islands that are within the Secretary's jurisdiction and designated as historic landmarks. Sets forth the term and conditions of such lease.
Requires the management of the Memorial by the Foundation to include: (1) determining the boundaries of all properties, including those comprising the airstrip on Eastern Island, bunkers, cable buildings, and gun emplacements on the Midway Atolls (to be designated by the Secretary as historic landmarks open to the public) and maintaining such designated lands and waters; (2) continuing management of the remainder of Midway Atolls as a wildlife refuge; (3) providing for use of the waters, shoals, and reefs adjacent to the Midway Islands consistent with protection of the natural habitat of the Hawaiian monk seal and the green sea turtle; (4) allowing facilities on Sand Island to continue to function as a Coast Guard air-sea rescue facility, commercial air terminal, private and contract aircraft refueling site, and seaport facility; (5) at the Foundation's discretion, erecting facilities on Sand Island necessary to support visitors to the Memorial; and (6) establishing a Battle of Midway Memorial Museum on Sand Atoll. Provides for the appointment of an advisory board and establishment of a Memorial fund.