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

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Grand Staircase Escalante
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Establishment of Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve.
Sec. 5. Withdrawals.
Sec. 6. Map and legal description.
Sec. 7. Grand Staircase National Monument.
Sec. 8. Kaiparowits National Monument.
Sec. 9. Escalante Canyons National Monument.
Sec. 10. Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve, Grand Staircase
National Monument, Kaiparowits National
Monument, and Escalante Canyons National
Monument Management Council.
Sec. 11. Federal land manager adherence.
Sec. 12. Clarification.
Sec. 13. Restoration of land status.
Sec. 14. Hole in the Rock Road.
Sec. 15. Effect on proclamations.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Management council.--The term ''Management Council''
means the council established under section 10.
(2) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE.

(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established within the
Escalante Canyons National Monument the ''Escalante Canyons National
Park and Preserve'' in the State of Utah.
(b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of Escalante Canyons National Park
and Preserve are as generally depicted on the map entitled ''____'',
numbered ___, and dated ____. The map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service.
(c) Purpose.--The purpose of the Escalante Canyons National Park
and Preserve shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance in the
Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve--
(1) the unique and nationally important historic, natural,
scenic, and natural resources;
(2) recreation, including hunting; and
(3) grazing.

SEC. 5. WITHDRAWALS.

Subject to valid existing rights, any Federal land within the
Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve, including any land or
interest in land that is acquired by the United States after the date
of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from--
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land
laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials,
and geothermal leasing laws.

SEC. 6. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map and legal description
of the Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve.
(b) Force and Effect.--The map and legal description submitted
under this section shall have the same force and effect as if included
in this Act, except that the Secretary may make minor modifications of
any clerical or typographical errors in the map or legal description
provided these changes are first reported to the State of Utah,
Garfield and Kane Counties in Utah, and the Management Council.

SEC. 7. GRAND STAIRCASE NATIONAL MONUMENT.

(a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal
land comprising approximately 211,983 acres, identified as ''Grand
Staircase Unit'' and generally depicted on the map entitled ''Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument Modification'' is hereby
established as the ''Grand Staircase National Monument''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Grand Staircase National Monument
shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance the monument's--
(1) unique and nationally important historic, scenic, and
natural resources;
(2) recreation, including hunting; and
(3) grazing.
(c) Map.--
(1) As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map
and legal description of the Grand Staircase National Monument
established in this section.
(2) The map and legal description submitted under this
section shall have the same force and effect as if included in
this title, except that the Secretary may make minor
modification of any clerical or typographical errors in the map
or legal description provided these changes are first reported
to the State of Utah, Kane County, Utah, and the Management
Council.
(3) A copy of the map and legal description shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the appropriate
field offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 8. KAIPAROWITS NATIONAL MONUMENT.

(a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal
land comprising approximately 551,117 acres, identified as
''Kaiparowits Unit'' and generally depicted on the map entitled ''Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument Modification'' is hereby
established as the ''Kaiparowits National Monument''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Kaiparowits National Monument
shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance the monument's--
(1) unique and nationally important historic, scenic, and
natural resources;
(2) recreation, including hunting; and
(3) grazing.
(c) Map.--
(1) As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map
and legal description of the Kaiparowits National Monument
established in this section.
(2) The map and legal description submitted under this
section shall have the same force and effect as if included in
this title, except that the Secretary may make minor
modification of any clerical or typographical errors in the map
or legal description provided these changes are first reported
to the State of Utah, Kane and Garfield Counties, Utah, and the
Management Council.
(3) A copy of the map and legal description shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the appropriate
field offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 9. ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL MONUMENT.

(a) Establishment.--Subject to the valid existing rights, the
Federal land comprising approximately 243,241 acres, identified as
''Escalante Canyons Unit'' and generally depicted on the map entitled
''Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Modification'' is hereby
established as the ''Escalante Canyons National Monument''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Escalante Canyons National
Monument shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance the monument's--
(1) unique and nationally important historic, scenic, and
natural resources;
(2) recreation, including hunting; and
(3) grazing.
(c) Map.--
(1) As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map
and legal description of the Escalante Canyons National
Monument established in this section.
(2) The map and legal description submitted under this
section shall have the same force and effect as if included in
this title, except that the Secretary may make minor
modification of any clerical or typographical errors in the map
or legal description provided these changes are first reported
to the State of Utah, Garfield County, Utah, and the Management
Council.
(3) A copy of the map and legal description shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the appropriate
field offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 10. ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, GRAND STAIRCASE
NATIONAL MONUMENT, KAIPAROWITS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND
ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL MONUMENT MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.

(a) Establishment.--The Management Council is hereby established.
(b) Duties.--The Management Council shall develop and implement the
comprehensive management plans for the Escalante Canyons National Park
and Preserve, the Grand Staircase National Monument, the Kaiparowits
National Monument, and the Escalante Canyons National Monument
consistently with the purposes of those areas as provided in this Act.
(c) Membership.--The Management Council shall be composed of 7
members appointed not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act as follows:
(1) One individual from the Department of Interior,
appointed by the President.
(2) Five individuals, appointed by the President in
consultation with the Congressional delegation from the State
of Utah and the Governor of Utah, who shall represent the
following:
(A) Two from the Garfield County, Utah, Board of
Commissioners.
(B) Two from the Kane County, Utah, Board of
Commissioners.
(C) One Utah State Legislator representing Kane
County, Garfield County, or both.
(3) One at-large representative appointed by the President.
(d) Qualifications.--The members appointed under subsections (c)(2)
and (3) shall not be employees of the Federal Government.
(e) Terms.--The President shall appoint the members under
subsections (c)(2) and (3) for a term of 5 years, except that the
President shall designate staggered terms for the members initially
appointed to the Management Council. The President may reappoint a
member to not more than three consecutive terms.
(f) Vacancies.--Vacancies of members appointed under subsections
(c)(2) and (3) shall be filled in the same manner as such positions
were originally filled as soon as practicable after the vacancy has
occurred.
(g) Compensation.--Members appointed under subsections (c)(2) and
(3) shall serve without pay, except for reasonable travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at the rate authorized for
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of
business in the performance of duties for the Council.
(h) Chair.--The members shall select the chair of the Management
Council from the members appointed under subsection (c)(2) and (3) for
a term beginning on the date of selection, and ending in 5 years or
until the member's term of office expires, whichever occurs first.
(i) Staff Assistance.--The Management Council may request
administrative assistance from Federal employees under the jurisdiction
of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture.
(j) Meetings.--
(1) Frequency.--The Management Council shall meet at the
call of the Chair or a majority of the members. Meetings shall
be held no less than once per year. A majority must be present
to constitute a quorum to conduct official business.
(2) Announcement; open meetings.--All meetings of the
Management Council shall be announced at least one week in
advance in publications of general circulation and shall be
open to the public.
(k) Administration.--
(1) The Management Council shall allow hunting, fishing and
trapping on lands and water under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary within the Escalante Canyons National Park and
Preserve in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of
Utah.
(2) The Management Council shall ensure that the privilege
of grazing domestic livestock on lands with the Escalante
Canyons National Park and Preserve shall continue to be
exercised and enhanced in perpetuity. Grazing within the
Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve shall be
administered by the National Park Service.

SEC. 11. FEDERAL LAND MANAGER ADHERENCE.

Federal land managers shall adhere to the management plans created
by the Management Council.

SEC. 12. CLARIFICATION.

Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah
with respect to the management of fish, wildlife and predators in the
State.

SEC. 13. RESTORATION OF LAND STATUS.

Subject to valid existing rights, the provisions of existing
withdrawals, and the requirements of applicable law, the public lands
excluded from the monument reservation under Presidential Proclamation
___, dated December 4, 2017, and issued under chapter 3203 of title 54,
United States Code, shall be open to:
(1) entry, location, selection, sale or other disposition
under the public land laws;
(2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and
geothermal leasing; and
(3) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.

SEC. 14. HOLE IN THE ROCK ROAD.

The Secretary shall convey to the State of Utah all right, title
and interest of the United States in and to the Hole in the Rock Road
(BLM Road 200).

SEC. 15. EFFECT ON PROCLAMATIONS.

Any provision of Presidential Proclamation 6920, dated September
18, 1996, and Presidential Proclamation ____, dated December 4, 2017,
and issued under chapter 3203 of title 54, United States Code, that is
inconsistent with this Act is hereby declared null and void.
Example Output: Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act This bill establishes the Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve within the Escalante Canyons National Monument (established by this bill and consisting of approximately 243,241 acres) in Utah. Federal lands within the park and preserve, including lands or interests acquired by the United States afterwards, are withdrawn from: entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. The bill also establishes the Grand Staircase National Monument (consisting of approximately 211,983 acres) and the Kaiparowits National Monument (consisting of approximately 551,117 acres). A management council shall implement comprehensive management plans for the park and preserve and the monuments. Federal land managers must adhere to the management plans created by the council. The public lands excluded from the lands and interests in lands reserved within the modified boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument under the Presidential Proclamation dated December 4, 2017, shall be open to: entry, location, selection, sale, or other disposition under the public land laws; disposition under all laws related to mineral and geothermal leasing; and location, entry, and patent under the mining laws. Interior shall convey to the state of Utah the Hole in the Rock Road (BLM [Bureau of Land Management] Road 200).

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Prepare, Ready, Equip, and Prevent
Areas at Risk of Emergency Wildfires Act of 2015'' or the ''PREPARE Act
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. WILDFIRE MITIGATION.

Title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 203 the following:

''SEC. 203A. WILDFIRE MITIGATION.

''(a) Definitions.--In this section--
''(1) the term 'Administrator' means the Administrator of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
''(2) the term 'community wildfire protection plan' has the
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Healthy Forests
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511);
''(3) the term 'eligible recipient' means a State or an
Indian tribal government;
''(4) the term 'local multi-hazard mitigation plan' means a
mitigation plan developed by a local government under section
322(b) that addresses wildfire mitigation;
''(5) the term 'State mitigation plan' means a mitigation
plan developed by a State under section 322(c) that addresses
wildfire mitigation; and
''(6) the term 'tribal mitigation plan' means a mitigation
plan developed by a tribal government under section 322(b) that
addresses wildfire mitigation.
''(b) Establishment of Wildfire Mitigation Grant Program.--The
President, acting through the Administrator, shall establish a pilot
program to make grants to eligible recipients for wildfire mitigation.
''(c) Use of Funds.--A grant under this section may be used by an
eligible recipient--
''(1) to reduce the hazardous fuel load by reducing the use
of fuels that may contribute to catastrophic wildfires in high-
risk areas;
''(2) to invest in personnel and organizations to conduct
wildfire mitigation;
''(3) to invest in vehicles and other equipment to conduct
wildfire mitigation;
''(4) to mitigate against damage from runoff into waterways
and floods caused by erosion from wildfires;
''(5) to build essential community collaboration and
outline the necessary groundwork systems in anticipation of
future fires; and
''(6) at the discretion of the Governor of a State or the
Chief Executive of an Indian tribal government, and in
consultation with the Administrator, for any other wildfire
mitigation activities in the State or area under the
jurisdiction of the Indian tribal government, as applicable,
unless otherwise prohibited by law.
''(d) Eligibility for Assistance.--
''(1) In general.--
''(A) Eligibility.--An eligible recipient shall be
eligible for assistance under this section if the
section 420 grant ratio for the eligible recipient is
equal to or greater than 125 percent of the population
ratio of the eligible recipient.
''(B) Ratios.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
''(i) the section 420 grant ratio shall be
equal to the quotient of--
''(I) the number of declarations
for a grant under section 420 received
by the eligible recipient during the 10
years prior to the date on which an
application for assistance is submitted
under this section, divided by
''(II) the total number of
declarations for a grant under section
420 in the United States during the 10
years prior to the date on which an
application for assistance is submitted
under this section; and
''(ii) the population ratio of the eligible
recipient shall be equal to the quotient of--
''(I) the population of the State
or the area under the jurisdiction of
the Indian tribal government, as
applicable, based on the most recent
data available from the Bureau of the
Census on the date on which an
application for assistance is submitted
under this section, divided by
''(II) the population of the United
States, based on the most recent data
available from the Bureau of the Census
on the date on which an application for
assistance is submitted under this
section.
''(2) Waiver.--The President may waive the requirement of
paragraph (1) if an eligible recipient--
''(A) files a petition for waiver of the
requirement of paragraph (1); and
''(B) demonstrates that significant environmental
changes or shifts in forest health put the eligible
recipient at an elevated risk for catastrophic
wildfires, as determined by the President.
''(3) Local assistance.--The Governor of a State may award
funds received under this section, to be used solely for the
purposes set forth under subsection (c), to--
''(A) any county or municipality in that State with
a community wildfire protection plan or a local multi-
hazard mitigation plan;
''(B) any Indian tribal government in that State
with a tribal mitigation plan; or
''(C) any other entity that is explicitly
referenced in and central to, in the determination of
the Governor, the design of a community wildfire
protection plan or a local multi-hazard mitigation
plan.
''(e) Criteria for Assistance.--In determining whether to award a
grant to an eligible recipient under this section, the President
shall--
''(1) give preference to--
''(A) an eligible recipient with a high level of
need for assistance based on the best scientific data
available;
''(B) an eligible recipient that previously
received a grant under this section and effectively
used the Federal funds for wildfire mitigation
activities in the State or area under the jurisdiction
of the Indian tribal government, as applicable, as
determined by the President; and
''(2) consider environmental conditions in a State or an
area under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribal government, as
applicable, including environmental changes, deteriorating
forest health, and overall wildfire risk.
''(f) Application for Assistance.--
''(1) In general.--To request a grant under this section,
an eligible recipient shall submit an application to the
Administrator in such form, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Administrator may reasonably require.
''(2) Contents.--In addition to any other requirements that
may be specified by the Administrator, an eligible recipient
submitting an application for a grant under this section shall
demonstrate that--
''(A) in the case of an eligible recipient that is
a State--
''(i) the State has a State mitigation
plan;
''(ii) the State shall provide matching
non-Federal funds equal to not less than 25
percent of the amount of Federal funds made
available under this subsection;
''(iii) a county or municipality that may
receive funds from the grant has a community
wildfire protection plan or a local multi-
hazard mitigation plan; and
''(iv) an Indian tribal government that may
receive funds from the grant has a tribal
mitigation plan; and
''(B) in the case of an eligible recipient that is
an Indian tribal government--
''(i) the Indian tribal government has a
tribal mitigation plan; and
''(ii) the Indian tribal government shall--
''(I) provide matching non-Federal
funds equal to not less than 25 percent
of the amount of Federal funds made
available under this subsection; or
''(II) if the Indian tribal
government is a small impoverished
community, as defined in section
203(a), provide non-matching Federal
funds equal to not less than 10 percent
of the amount of Federal funds made
available under this subsection.
''(g) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of receipt of a
grant under this section, the recipient shall submit to the
Administrator a report, which shall be made publically available, on
the use of funds made available under the grant.
''(h) Funding for Assistance.--
''(1) Predisaster mitigation fund.--Subject to the
availability of funds in the National Predisaster Mitigation
Fund established under section 203(i), the Administrator shall
use not less than $20,000,000 and not more than $30,000,000
from unobligated amounts in the National Predisaster Mitigation
Fund for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 in carrying out
this section.
''(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall
be construed to increase the amount of appropriations
authorized for the Department of Homeland Security in any given
fiscal year.''.

SEC. 3. WILDFIRE MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.

(a) In General.--Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
''(d) Hazard Mitigation Assistance.--Whether or not a major
disaster is declared, the President may provide hazard mitigation
assistance in accordance with section 404 in any area affected by a
fire for which assistance was provided under this section.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a))--
(A) by inserting before the first period '', or any
area in which assistance was provided under section
420''; and
(B) in the third sentence, by inserting ''or event
under section 420'' after ''major disaster'' each place
that term appears; and
(2) in section 322 (e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 5165(e)(1)), by
inserting ''or event under section 420'' after ''major
disaster'' each place that term appears.

SEC. 4. FACTORS TO CONSIDER FOR MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION.

Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall amend
subsection (a) of section 206.48 of title 44, Code of Federal
Regulations, to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to
consider, in evaluating a Governor's request for major disaster
assistance under the Public Assistance Program, whether--
(1) post-fire flooding occurred within 5 years, and as a
result, of a single wildfire event in the State; and
(2) the State received fire management assistance under
section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) related to the major
disaster for which the Governor is requesting assistance under
the Public Assistance Program.

SEC. 5. POST-FIRE FUNDING GUIDE.

(a) Creation and Distribution.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency shall create and make publically available
a post-fire recovery funding and resource guide for local communities.
(b) Involvement by Local Leaders.--The Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency shall create the guide under subsection (a)
in collaboration with local leaders who have experienced wildfires in
their communities and who understand the requirements for the use of
Federal disaster funds.
(c) Updates.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency shall update the guide under subsection (a) as programs and
resources change.
Example Output: Prepare, Ready, Equip, and Prevent Areas at Risk of Emergency Wildfires Act of 2015 or the PREPARE Act of 2015 Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a pilot program to make grants to states or Indian tribal governments for wildfire mitigation. Permits a grant to be used: (1) to reduce the use of fuels that may contribute to catastrophic wildfires in high-risk areas; (2) to invest in personnel, organizations, vehicles, and other equipment to conduct wildfire mitigation; (3) to mitigate against damage from runoff into waterways and floods caused by erosion from wildfires; (4) to build essential community collaboration and outline the necessary groundwork systems in anticipation of future fires; and (5) for other wildlife mitigation activities at the discretion of the governor of a state or the chief executive of an Indian tribal government. Sets forth a grant eligibility requirement based on specified ratios of the relative population of, and the relative number fire management assistance grants received in the previous 10 years by, a prospective recipient. Authorizes the President to waive that requirement if a recipient demonstrates that significant environmental changes or shifts in forest health put the recipient at an elevated risk for catastrophic wildfires. Allows the governor of a state to award grant funds to: (1) any county or municipality with a community wildfire protection plan or a local multi-hazard mitigation plan, (2) any Indian tribal government with a tribal mitigation plan, or (3) any other entity that is explicitly referenced in and central to the design of a community wildfire protection plan or a local multi-hazard mitigation plan. Directs FEMA, in awarding such grants, to: (1) give preference to a recipient that has a high level of need for assistance based on the best scientific data available or that used previous grant funds efficiently and effectively for wildfire mitigation activities, and (2) consider environmental conditions in a state or area. Directs FEMA to use specified unobligated amounts in the National Predisaster Mitigation Fund for each of FY2016-FY2021 in carrying out this Act. Amends the Stafford Act to authorize the President, whether or not a major disaster is declared, to provide hazard mitigation assistance in any area affected by a fire for which assistance was otherwise provided. Directs FEMA to require FEMA, in evaluating a governor's request for major disaster assistance under the Public Assistance Program, to consider whether: (1) post-fire flooding occurred within five years of, and as a result of, a single wildfire event in the state; and (2) the state received fire management assistance related to the major disaster for which the governor is requesting assistance. Directs FEMA to create and make publicly available a post-fire recovery funding and resource guide for local communities.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Commission on Telemedicine
Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

There is established a commission to be known as the National
Commission on Telemedicine (in this Act referred to as the
''Commission'').

SEC. 3. DUTIES.

The Commission shall carry out the following duties:
(1) Conduct a complete assessment of the use of existing
and emerging wired and wireless telecommunications and
information systems technologies:
(A) in the provision of health care and in the
performance of health research--
(i) to transmit, compress, and archive
data; and
(ii) to perform examinations and
procedures, and to conduct consultations,
relating to the diagnosis and treatment of
illnesses, injuries, and other physical and
mental conditions;
(B) in the training of students of health
professions and the continuing education of practicing
health care providers; and
(C) in the monitoring of medical conditions by
individuals at home.
(2) Assess whether such technologies are effective in
improving the quality and accessibility of health care and
reducing the costs of such care.
(3) Identify obstacles that may impede such technologies
from being widely used and accepted by health care providers.
(4) Develop a model definition of the term ''telemedicine''
that may be used by health care providers, persons that provide
payment for health care services, and other participants in the
health care system.
(5) Establish terms for appropriate reimbursement for such
''telemedicine'' services by public agencies that, and private
persons who, provide payments for health care services.

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

(a) Size and Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 37
members appointed in accordance with subsection (b) from individuals
who are not officers or employees of any government. The membership
shall include the following:
(1) A physician specializing in emergency medicine.
(2) A representative of the insurance industry who is
experienced in reimbursement issues.
(3) A representative of the wireless communication and data
transfer industry.
(4) A representative of the wire and fiber-optic
communication and data transfer industry.
(5) A biomedical engineer.
(6) A representative of the computer technology and data
compression industry.
(7) Three members of the emergency medical technician,
trauma nursing, and physician assistant professions (one member
from each such profession).
(8) A physician whose practice consists exclusively of
providing consultations.
(9) A medical school educator.
(10) A health care provider who practices in a correctional
facility.
(11) A rural health care provider.
(12) A health care lawyer.
(13) A health care administrator.
(14) A public health educator.
(15) A small businessman involved in the design,
manufacture, or sale of telecommunications or information
systems hardware used in the provision of health care.
(b) Appointment.--Not later than the expiration of the 60-day
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
majority leader of the Senate shall each submit to the Secretary of
Commerce a list of individuals recommended for appointment to the
Commission. Not later than the expiration of the 90-day period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, such Secretary
shall appoint the members of the Commission after consulting with the
individuals who have submitted the lists. The Commission shall be
composed of at least 12 individuals recommended by the President, at
least 12 individuals recommended by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and at least 12 individuals recommended by the
majority leader of the Senate.
(c) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission.
(d) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled by the
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the President, the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, and the majority leader of the Senate.
(e) Compensation.--
(1) Rates of pay.--Members of the Commission shall be paid
at a rate fixed by the Secretary of Commerce not to exceed the
maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General
Schedule. A member of the Commission who is detailed by a
private person to serve on the Commission and who continues to
receive the member's usual salary and benefits from such person
while serving on the Commission shall serve without pay.
(2) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall
receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title
5, United States Code.
(f) Quorum.--19 members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings, take testimony, or
receive evidence.
(g) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the Commission shall be
designated by the Secretary of Commerce at the time of appointment.
(h) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
chairperson of the Commission or a majority of its members.

SEC. 5. STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

(a) Director.--The Commission shall have a director appointed by
the Commission and paid at a rate fixed by the Secretary of Commerce
not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS-13 of the
General Schedule.
(b) Staff.--The Commission may appoint additional personnel as it
considers appropriate. Pay for such personnel shall be fixed by the
Secretary of Commerce at rates that do not exceed the maximum rate of
basic pay payable for GS-11 of the General Schedule.
(c) Exception.--A member of the staff of the Commission who is
detailed by a public or private person to assist the Commission and who
continues to receive the member's usual salary and benefits from such
person while assisting the Commission shall not receive pay under
subsection (a) or (b).
(d) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The director and
staff of the Commission may be appointed without regard to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in
the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except as
provided in subsections (a) and (b).
(e) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Commission, the
head of any Federal agency may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any
of the personnel of the agency to the Commission to assist it in
carrying out its duties under this Act.
(f) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code, but at rates for individuals fixed by the Secretary of
Commerce not to exceed the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate
of basic pay payable for GS-13 of the General Schedule.
(g) Administrative Support Services.--The Secretary of Commerce,
acting through the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, shall provide to the Commission on a nonreimbursable
basis such administrative support services as are necessary for the
Commission to carry out its responsibilities under this Act.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

(a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places,
take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate. The Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to
witnesses appearing before it.
(b) Public Comment.--The Commission shall solicit and consider
public comments in the performance of the duties of the Commission.
(c) Delegation of Authority.--Any member or agent of the Commission
may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action that the
Commission is authorized to take by this section.
(d) Information.--
(1) In general.--The Commission may secure directly from
any Federal agency information necessary to enable it to carry
out this Act. Upon request of the Commission, the head of the
Federal agency shall furnish the information to the Commission.
(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
information that the Commission is prohibited to secure or
request by another law.
(e) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal agencies.
(f) Contract Authority.--The Commission may contract with and
compensate government and private agencies or persons for supplies or
services without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41
U.S.C. 5).

SEC. 7. REPORT.

(a) Submission.--Not later than the expiration of the 1-year period
beginning on the date of the appointment of the last member of the
Commission to be appointed under section 4, the Commission shall submit
to the President and the Congress a report containing the findings,
conclusions, and recommendations of the Commission.
(b) Public Dissemination.--Not later than the expiration of the 30-
day period beginning on the date of the submission of the report under
subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, shall make copies of
the report available to the public.
(c) Presidential Response.--Not later than the expiration of the
120-day period beginning on the date of the submission of the report
under subsection (a), the President shall submit to the Congress a
response to the recommendations of the Commission, including, if the
President determines it to be appropriate, a plan for implementing 1 or
more of such recommendations.

SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

The Commission shall terminate not later than the expiration of the
60-day period beginning on the date on which the Commission submits its
report under section 7.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated, from amounts otherwise
appropriated for the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration of the Department of Commerce, such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act.

SEC. 10. BUDGET COMPLIANCE.

Any spending authority (as defined in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of
section 401(c)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
651(c)(2)(A))) authorized by this title shall be effective only to such
extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.
Example Output:
National Commission on Telemedicine Act - Establishes the National Commission on Telemedicine to assess the use of existing and emerging wired and wireless telecommunications and information systems technologies in: (1) health care and health research; (2) health professions student training and continuing education; and (3) medical condition monitoring by individuals at home.
Requires the Commission to: (1) assess whether the technologies are effective in improving health care quality and accessibility and reducing cost; (2) identify provider use and acceptance obstacles; (3) develop a model definition of "telemedicine"; and (4) establish appropriate telemedicine service reimbursement.
Authorizes appropriations from amounts otherwise appropriated for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the Department of Commerce.