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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Geospatial
Preparedness Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Homeland security and national geospatial preparedness.
Sec. 5. Security policy and guidelines for geospatial data.
Sec. 6. Office of Geospatial Management and Geospatial Information
Officer.
Sec. 7. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Geospatial technologies and geospatial data can provide
all levels of government and the private sector with proven
capabilities to carry out detection, planning, preparedness,
mitigation, response, and recovery activities for homeland
security purposes that save lives and protect property.
(2) The completion and maintenance of the National Spatial
Data Infrastructure with integrated applications and systems
will provide the level of geospatial preparedness required to
protect critical infrastructure, strategic assets, the economic
base, and persons.
(3) Geospatial technology and information have proven to be
essential to enabling more informed decisionmaking, greater
efficiency, increased accountability, and better management in
all levels of government and the private sector.
(4) Building spatial data once and then sharing it many
times between all levels of government and the private sector
increases the ability of information technology applications
and systems to provide better services to the public in a cost-
effective manner.
(5) The use of international, national, and industry
consensus standards to develop and deploy interoperable
geospatial data and geospatial technologies assists the
commercial geospatial industry to provide products that make it
easier, faster, and less expensive for all levels of government
and the private sector to share, integrate, and use geospatial
data for decisionmaking.
(6) Establishing a new Federal Government program to
provide financial incentives to State, regional, local, and
tribal governments will greatly accelerate adoption of
international, national, and industry consensus standards.
(7) Geospatial technologies and geospatial data can be
essential tools for virtually all functions of government and
business.
(8) Geospatial preparedness in the United States is not
adequate due to a variety of factors including inadequate
geospatial data compatibility, insufficient geospatial data
sharing, technology interoperability barriers, institutional
and organizational resistance to new ways of doing business,
lack of financial incentives to improved use of geospatial
technologies, and inefficient geospatial data collection and
sharing.
(9) Interoperable geospatial technology and geospatial data
capabilities are emerging and incentives are needed for full
adoption and for collaborative use to meet community and
national needs.
(10) Geospatial technologies and geospatial data are
maintained by all levels of government and the private sector.
A comprehensive nationwide program is necessary to build and
maintain a standards-based geospatial spatial data
infrastructure and geographic information systems required to
respond to increasing demands.
(11) State, regional, local, and tribal governments, the
private sector, and other non-government organizations are
investing in geospatial technologies and geospatial data.
Incentives are necessary to leverage these investments for more
effective use to meet community and national needs.
(12) Establishing the Office of Geospatial Management,
administered by a Geospatial Information Officer, within the
Department of Homeland Security will ensure the most effective
and efficient management of programs and activities involving
geospatial technologies and geospatial data.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Geographic information systems software and hardware.--
The term ''geographic information systems software and
hardware'' means computer software and hardware required to
identify, depict, visualize, analyze, maintain, or otherwise
utilize geospatial data.
(2) Geospatial applications.--The term ''geospatial
applications'' means computer software and systems that extend
the capabilities of geographic information systems software and
hardware to identify, depict, visualize, analyze, maintain, or
otherwise utilize geospatial data.
(3) Geospatial data.--The term ''geospatial data'' means
information that identifies, depicts, or describes the
geographic locations, boundaries, or characteristics of
inhabitants and natural or constructed features on the Earth,
including such information derived from, among other sources,
socio-demographic analysis, economic analysis, land information
records and land use information processing, statistical
analysis, survey and observational methodologies, environmental
analysis, critical infrastructure protection, satellites,
remote sensing, airborne imagery collection, mapping,
engineering, construction, global positioning systems, and
surveying technologies and activities.
(4) Geospatial preparedness.--The term ''geospatial
preparedness'' means the level of overall capability and
capacity necessary to enable all levels of government and the
private sector to utilize geospatial data, geographic
information systems software and hardware, and geospatial
applications to perform essential emergency management
functions, including detection, planning, mitigation, response,
and recovery, in order to minimize loss of life and property
from weapons of mass destruction, terrorist threats, major man-
made accidents, and natural disasters.
(5) National spatial data infrastructure.--The term
''National Spatial Data Infrastructure'' means the combination
of the geographic information systems software and hardware,
geospatial applications, geospatial data, standards, policies,
programs, and human resources necessary to acquire, process,
analyze, store, maintain, distribute, and otherwise utilize
geospatial data as a strategic asset for the Nation.
(6) Office of geospatial management.--The term ''Office of
Geospatial Management'' means the administrative organization
responsible for designing, managing, coordinating, and
implementing comprehensive geospatial initiatives.
(7) Standards.--The term ''standards'' means documented
international, national, or industry consensus agreements
containing technical specifications or other precise criteria
to be used consistently as rules, guidelines, or definitions to
ensure that materials, products, processes, or services are
proper for their purposes.

SEC. 4. HOMELAND SECURITY AND NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL PREPAREDNESS.

The Secretary shall direct the Chief Information Officer to work,
consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-16,
Executive Order 12906, and section 216 of the Electronic Government
Act, with the Department of the Interior, the Department of Justice,
the Federal Geographic Data Committee, the National Imagery and Mapping
Agency, other appropriate Federal agencies, and members of the Steering
Committee and Coordination Group of the Federal Geographic Data
Committee, to use and enhance the National Spatial Data Infrastructure
for homeland security purposes, by--
(1) developing a comprehensive national enterprise
strategy, incorporating industry and government standards, for
the coordinated acquisition, building, storage, maintenance,
and use of Federal Government, non-Federal Government, and
private sector geospatial data with, when feasible and
appropriate, integrated and interoperable commercially-provided
geographic information systems software and hardware,
geospatial applications, geospatial data, and services in order
to achieve an adequate level of national geospatial
preparedness;
(2) providing grants, technical assistance, and cooperative
agreements to State, regional, local, and tribal government as
well as non-profit organizations in order to increase
geospatial preparedness by actions such as analyzing
requirements, performing strategic planning, sharing geospatial
data, developing agreements for sharing geospatial data,
integrating geospatial data, developing standards, integrating
systems, and acquiring, when feasible and appropriate,
interoperable commercially-provided geographic information
systems software and hardware, geospatial applications,
geospatial data, and Global Positioning System equipment and
procuring services in order to achieve an adequate level of
national geospatial preparedness;
(3) coordinating with, and assisting, the Federal
Geographic Data Committee, the Office of Management and Budget,
and the commercial geospatial industry to establish national
standards for the development, acquisition, storage,
maintenance, distribution, utilization, and application of
geospatial data;
(4) coordinating with, and assisting, the commercial
geospatial industry to establish national standards for the
development, distribution, and utilization of geographic
information systems software and hardware and geospatial
applications; and
(5) utilizing, when feasible and appropriate, commercially-
provided interoperable geographic information systems software
and hardware, geospatial applications, geospatial data, and
services to carry out the responsibilities, activities, and
programs authorized by this section.

SEC. 5. SECURITY POLICY AND GUIDELINES FOR GEOSPATIAL DATA.

The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland
Security shall establish, within 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act and consistent with overall homeland security
goals of the Department of Homeland Security, security policy and
guidelines for the acquisition, processing, and dissemination of
geospatial data depicting critical infrastructure and strategic assets
located in the United States.

SEC. 6. OFFICE OF GEOSPATIAL MANAGEMENT AND GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION
OFFICER.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish
the Office of Geospatial Management within the Office of the Chief
Information Officer. The Office of Geospatial Management shall be
administered by the Geospatial Information Officer under the direction
of the Chief Information Officer.
(b) Geospatial Information Officer.--The Geospatial Information
Officer--
(1) shall be appointed by the Secretary from among
individuals who are skilled in geographic information
technology and systems management; and
(2) shall be responsible for--
(A) designing, managing, coordinating, and
implementing comprehensive geospatial initiatives; and
(B) working with the Chief Information Officer to
carry out section 4 and section 5.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

For the purpose of carrying out this Act, there are authorized to
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 2004 through 2008. Such authorization is in addition to other
authorizations of appropriations that are available for such purpose.
Example Output: Geospatial Preparedness Act - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to direct the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Department of Homeland Security to work with the Departments of the Interior and Justice, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, other appropriate Federal agencies, and members of the Federal Geographic Data Committee to use and enhance the National Spatial Data Infrastructure for homeland security purposes.

Directs the CIO to establish security and policy guidelines for the acquisition, processing, and dissemination of geospatial data depicting critical infrastructure and strategic assets in the United States.

Requires the: (1) Secretary to establish the Office of Geospatial Management within the Office of the CIO; and (2) Geospatial Manager to work with the CIO to design, manage, coordinate, and implement comprehensive geospatial initiatives.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This bill shall be called the ''National Petroleum Reserve Alaska
Access Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REAFFIRMING NATIONAL POLICY FOR THE
NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska remains
explicitly designated, both in name and legal status, for
purposes of providing oil and natural gas resources to the
United States; and
(2) accordingly, the national policy is to actively advance
oil and gas development within the Reserve by facilitating the
expeditious exploration, production, and transportation of oil
and natural gas from and through the Reserve.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA: LEASE SALES.

Section 107(a) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of
1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a(a)) is amended to read as follows:
''(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct an expeditious
program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the reserve in
accordance with this Act. Such program shall include at least one lease
sale annually in those areas of the reserve most likely to produce
commercial quantities of oil and natural gas each year in the period
2011 through 2021.''.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA: PLANNING AND PERMITTING
PIPELINE AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of
Transportation, shall facilitate and ensure permits, in an
environmentally responsible manner, for all surface development
activities, including for the construction of pipelines and roads,
necessary to--
(1) develop and bring into production any areas within the
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska that are subject to oil
and gas leases; and
(2) transport oil and gas from and through the National
Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to existing transportation or
processing infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska.
(b) Timeline.--The Secretary shall ensure that any Federal
permitting agency shall issue permits in accordance with the following
timeline:
(1) Permits for such construction for transportation of oil
and natural gas produced under existing Federal oil and gas
leases with respect to which the Secretary has issued a permit
to drill shall be approved within 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(2) Permits for such construction for transportation of oil
and natural gas produced under Federal oil and gas leases shall
be approved within 6 months after the submission to the
Secretary of a request for a permit to drill.
(c) Plan.--To ensure timely future development of the Reserve,
within 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a plan for approved
rights-of-way for a plan for pipeline, road, and any other surface
infrastructure that may be necessary infrastructure that will ensure
that all leasable tracts in the Reserve are within 25 miles of an
approved road and pipeline right-of-way that can serve future
development of the Reserve.

SEC. 5. DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall issue
regulations within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act
that establish clear requirements to ensure that the Department of the
Interior is supporting development of oil and gas leases in the
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
(b) Deadlines.--At a minimum, the regulations shall--
(1) require the Department to respond within 5 business
days acknowledging receipt of any permit application for such
development; and
(2) establish a timeline for the processing of each such
application, that--
(A) specifies deadlines for decisions and actions
on permit applications; and
(B) provide that the period for issuing each permit
after submission of such an application shall not
exceed 60 days without the concurrence of the
applicant.
(c) Actions Required for Failure To Comply With Deadlines.--If the
Department fails to comply with any deadline under subsection (b) with
respect to a permit application, the Secretary shall notify the
applicant every 5 days with specific information regarding the reasons
for the permit delay, the name of the specific Department office or
offices responsible for issuing the permit and for monitoring the
permit delay, and an estimate of the time that the permit will be
issued.

SEC. 6. UPDATED RESOURCE ASSESSMENT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall complete a
comprehensive assessment of all technically recoverable fossil fuel
resources within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including
all conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas.
(b) Cooperation and Consultation.--The resource assessment required
by subsection (a) shall be carried out by the United States Geological
Survey in cooperation and consultation with the State of Alaska and the
American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
(c) Timing.--The resource assessment required by subsection (a)
shall be completed within 24 months of the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(d) Funding.--The United States Geological Survey may, in carrying
out the duties under this section, cooperatively use resources and
funds provided by the State of Alaska.
Example Output: National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR) in Alaska remains explicitly designated to provide oil and natural gas resources to the United States, and (2) it is national policy to actively advance oil and gas development within the NPR.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to require the mandatory program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the NPR to include at least one lease sale annually in those areas of the NPR most likely to produce commercial quantities of oil and natural gas each year in the period 2011-2021.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to ensure permits, according to a specified timeline, for all surface development activities, including pipelines and roads construction to: (1) develop and bring into production any areas within the NPR that are subject to oil and gas leases; and (2) transport oil and gas from and through the NPR to existing transportation or processing infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska.

(Sec. 5) Instructs the Secretary to issue regulations establishing clear requirements to ensure that the Department of the Interior is supporting development of oil and gas leases in the NPR.

(Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to assess all technically recoverable fossil fuel resources within the NPR, including all conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas.

Requires the resource assessment to be implemented by the U.S. Geological Survey, which is authorized to use resources and funds provided by the state of Alaska.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''E-Centives Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED MATCHING PAYMENTS UNDER MEDICAID FOR HEALTH
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3)(E), by inserting ''(other than
costs attributable to programs described in subsection (bb))''
after ''costs incurred during such quarter''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
''(aa) Enhanced Payments for Certified Health Information
Technology Incentives.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for payments
to each State that provides incentive payments to physicians,
hospitals, and community health centers that exhibit meaningful
use of health information technology certified under this
subsection, as determined by the measures for meaningful use of
health information technology under paragraph (5). No payment
may be made to a State for incentive payments made by a State
for meaningful use of health information technology that occurs
before January 1, 2012.
''(2) Application.--To qualify for payments under paragraph
(1), a State shall submit an application in a time and manner
specified by the Secretary and containing the following:
''(A) A description of the incentive payments.
''(B) A description of the method the State will
use to allocate such incentive payments among
physicians, hospitals, and community health centers,
including how the State will prioritize payments to
providers serving a high percentage of Medicaid, SCHIP,
and uninsured patients.
''(C) A time line for implementing such payment
incentives.
''(D) A plan for disseminating information to
physicians, hospitals, and community health centers
about the availability of such payment incentives.
''(E) An assessment of the current level of use of
health information technology by physicians, hospitals,
and community health centers in the State, using a
standard assessment form developed by the Secretary.
''(F) Any other information required by the
Secretary.
''(3) Amount of payments to states.--
''(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
payments made to States under this subsection shall be
in an amount equal to the enhanced FMAP (as defined in
section 2105(b)) of sums expended during any quarter
commencing on or after January 1, 2012, as are
attributable to providing incentive payments under
paragraph (1).
''(B) Limitation.--
''(i) Fiscal year limitation.--The total
amount of payments made under this subsection
shall not exceed $500,000,000 for any fiscal
year.
''(ii) Allocation.--If the amounts
otherwise payable under this subsection for a
fiscal year exceed the amount specified in
clause (i), the Secretary shall reduce the
amounts payable under this subsection, in a
manner specified by the Secretary, to comply
with the limitation under such clause.
''(iii) Duplicative payments prohibited.--
No payment shall be made under any other
provision of this title for expenditures for
which payment is made under this subsection.
''(C) Manner of payment.--Payment to a State under
this subsection shall be made in the same manner as
payments under subsection (a).
''(4) Certification requirements for health information
technology.--
''(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
with the Office of the National Coordinator of Health
Information Technology and the Certification Commission
of Health Information Technology, shall determine the
requirements for certification of health information
technology under this subsection.
''(B) Interim certification requirements.--During
any period in which the Secretary has not determined
such certification requirements, the Secretary, for
purposes of this subsection, shall use the
certification requirements for health information
technology established by the Certification Commission
for Health Information Technology.
''(5) Measures for meaningful use of health information
technology.--
''(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection,
the Secretary shall publish standard measures of
meaningful use of health information technology to be
used by providers to demonstrate meaningful use of
certified health information technology. Such measures
may include--
''(i) self-certification of operational use
of such technology;
''(ii) the submission of (or ability to
submit), in a form and manner specified by the
Secretary, such information on clinical
measures and data (that do not include
individually identifiable health information)
from such technology as indicates a meaningful
utilization of such technology; and
''(iii) such other means as the Secretary
may specify.
''(B) Alternative measures.--The Secretary may
establish and apply different measures based on the
stage of implementation or adoption of the certified
health information technology involved.
''(bb) Payments for Electronic Information and Eligibility Systems
and Patient Registries.--
''(1) In general.--In addition to the payments provided
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide for payments
to each State that establishes a program to--
''(A) design, develop, install, maintain, and
operate--
''(i) electronic information and
eligibility systems; and
''(ii) patient registries for the purpose
of disease screening; and
''(B) train providers in the use of such systems
and registries.
''(2) Application.--To qualify for payments under paragraph
(1), a State shall submit an application in such time and
manner as required by the Secretary and containing such
information as the Secretary specifies and include, at a
minimum, a description of the electronic information and
eligibility systems and patient registries covered by the
program described in paragraph (1).
''(3) Amount of payments to states.--
''(A) In general.--The payments made a State under
this subsection shall be an amount equal to--
''(i) 90 percent of so much of the sums
expended by such State during any quarter
commencing on or after January 1, 2009, as are
attributable to--
''(I) the design, development, or
installation of electronic information
and eligibility systems and patient
registries under paragraph (1); and
''(II) training staff employed by
providers on the use of such system or
registry during the three-year period
beginning on the date such system or
registry is installed; and
''(ii) 75 percent of so much of the sums
expended by such State during any quarter
commencing on or after January 1, 2009, as are
attributable to--
''(I) the maintenance of such
systems and registries; and
''(II) training for staff employed
by providers on the use of a system or
registry that occurs after the last day
of the end of the period described in
clause (i)(II).
''(B) Manner of payment.--Payment to a State under
this subsection shall be made in the same manner as
payments under subsection (a).
''(4) Electronic eligibility and information system
defined.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'electronic
eligibility and information system' means a system for
determining eligibility and exchanging information that meets
such requirements as the Secretary shall specify. Such
requirements for a system shall include a requirement that the
system--
''(A) be interconnected and interoperable with
other electronic systems and registries, including--
''(i) systems administered by the Centers
for Disease Control for disease reporting
purposes;
''(ii) systems that exist for the purpose
of determining eligibility for the Medicare
program under title XVIII; and
''(iii) systems that exist for the purpose
of determining eligibility for the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families program under
title IV, free and reduced price lunches under
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), or other
federally funded programs targeted to low-
income populations; and
''(B) can be used to automatically send, receive,
and integrate data (including laboratory results and
medical histories) from systems and registries
administered by other providers or organizations or
through a health information exchange.''.

SEC. 3. MEDICAID TRANSFORMATION PAYMENTS REPORT.

(a) In General.--Not later than June 30, 2009, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report on Medicaid
transformation payments under section 1903(z) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(z)).
(b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include--
(1) a description--
(A) of the financial costs and benefits of the
Medicaid transformation payments;
(B) of the entities to which such costs and
benefits accrue; and
(C) of any reduction in duplicative or unnecessary
care resulting from methods adopted by States and
funded by such payments; and
(2) an analysis of the information contained in the reports
submitted to the Secretary by States under section
1903(z)(3)(C) of the Social Security Act during the two-year
period ending on December 31, 2008, including--
(A) the impact of the methods funded by the
payments on--
(i) health care quality and safety; and
(ii) the privacy and security of
identifiable health information;
(B) the effect of such methods on furthering
interconnectedness between--
(i) providers and State Medicaid programs;
and
(ii) State Medicaid programs and other
programs for low-income populations
administered by State and Federal entities;
(C) the extent to which such methods reduce the
administrative burden on such programs; and
(D) the contribution of the payments to the goals
of public health and public health reporting.
Example Output:
E-Centives Act of 2008 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make enhanced matching payments to states that provide incentive payments to physicians, hospitals, and community health centers that exhibit meaningful use of certified health information technology.

Limits such payments to each state that establishes a program to: (1) design, develop, install, maintain, and operate electronic information and eligibility systems and patient registries for the purpose of disease screening; and (2) train providers in the use of such systems and registries.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on Medicaid transformation payments.