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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES FOR THE USE OF PRESCRIPTION
OPIOIDS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health
and Human Services; and
(2) the term ''task force'' means the Pain Management Best
Practices Inter-Agency Task Force convened under subsection
(b).
(b) Inter-Agency Task Force.--Not later than December 14, 2018, the
Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the
Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement
Administration, shall convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-
Agency Task Force to review, modify, and update, as appropriate, best
practices for pain management (including chronic and acute pain) and
prescribing pain medication.
(c) Membership.--The task force shall be comprised of--
(1) representatives of--
(A) the Department of Health and Human Services;
(B) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(C) the Food and Drug Administration;
(D) the Department of Defense;
(E) the Drug Enforcement Administration;
(F) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
(G) the Health Resources and Services
Administration;
(H) the Indian Health Service;
(I) the National Academy of Medicine;
(J) the National Institutes of Health;
(K) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
(L) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration; and
(M) the Office of Women's Health;
(2) State medical boards;
(3) subject to subsection (e), physicians, dentists, and
nonphysician prescribers;
(4) hospitals;
(5) subject to subsection (e), pharmacists and pharmacies;
(6) first responders;
(7) experts in the fields of pain research and addiction
research;
(8) experts in the fields of adolescent and young adult
addiction research;
(9) representatives of--
(A) pain management professional organizations;
(B) the mental health treatment community;
(C) the addiction treatment and recovery community;
(D) pain advocacy groups;
(E) veteran service organizations; and
(F) groups with expertise on overdose reversal;
(10) a person in recovery from addiction to medication for
chronic pain;
(11) a person in recovery from addiction to medication for
chronic pain, whose addiction began in adolescence or young
adulthood;
(12) a person with chronic pain;
(13) an expert on active duty military, armed forces
personnel, and veteran health and prescription opioid
addiction;
(14) an expert in the field of minority health; and
(15) other stakeholders, as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
(d) Condition on Participation on Task Force.--An individual
representing a profession or entity described in paragraph (3) or (5)
of subsection (c) may not serve as a member of the task force unless
such individual--
(1) is currently licensed in a State in which such
individual is practicing (as defined by such State) such
profession (or, in the case of an individual representing an
entity, a State in which the entity is engaged in business);
and
(2) is currently practicing (as defined by such State) such
profession (or, in the case of an individual representing an
entity, the entity is in operation).
(e) Duties.--The task force shall--
(1) not later than 180 days after the date on which the
task force is convened under subsection (b), review, modify,
and update, as appropriate, best practices for pain management
(including chronic and acute pain) and prescribing pain
medication, taking into consideration--
(A) existing pain management research;
(B) research on trends in areas and communities in
which the prescription opioid abuse rate and fatality
rate exceed the national average prescription opioid
abuse rate and fatality rate;
(C) recommendations from relevant conferences and
existing relevant evidence-based guidelines;
(D) ongoing efforts at the State and local levels
and by medical professional organizations to develop
improved pain management strategies, including
consideration of differences within and between classes
of opioids, the availability of opioids with abuse
deterrent technology, and pharmacological,
nonpharmacological, medical device alternatives to
opioids to reduce opioid monotherapy in appropriate
cases and the coordination of information collected
from State prescription drug monitoring programs for
the purpose of preventing the diversion of pain
medication;
(E) ongoing efforts at the Federal, State, and
local levels to examine the potential benefits of
electronic prescribing of opioids, including any public
comments collected in the course of those efforts;
(F) the management of high-risk populations, other
than populations who suffer pain, who--
(i) may use or be prescribed
benzodiazepines, alcohol, and diverted opioids;
or
(ii) receive opioids in the course of
medical care;
(G) the distinct needs of adolescents and young
adults with respect to pain management, pain
medication, substance use disorder, and medication-
assisted treatment;
(H) the 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for
Chronic Pain issued by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention;
(I) the practice of co-prescribing naloxone for
both pain patients receiving chronic opioid therapy and
patients being treated for opioid use disorders;
(J) research that has been, or is being, conducted
or supported by the Federal Government on prevention
of, treatment for, and recovery from substance use by
and substance use disorders among adolescents and young
adults relative to any unique circumstances (including
social and biological circumstances) of adolescents and
young adults that may make adolescent-specific and
young adult-specific treatment protocols necessary,
including any effects that substance use and substance
use disorders may have on brain development and the
implications for treatment and recovery;
(K) Federal non-research programs and activities
that address prevention of, treatment for, and recovery
from substance use by and substance use disorders among
adolescents and young adults, including an assessment
of the effectiveness of such programs and activities
in--
(i) preventing substance use by and
substance use disorders among adolescents and
young adults;
(ii) treating such adolescents and young
adults in a way that accounts for any unique
circumstances faced by adolescents and young
adults; and
(iii) supporting long-term recovery among
adolescents and young adults; and
(L) gaps that have been identified by Federal
officials and experts in Federal efforts relating to
prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from
substance use by and substance use disorders among
adolescents and young adults, including gaps in
research, data collection, and measures to evaluate the
effectiveness of Federal efforts, and the reasons for
such gaps;
(2) solicit and take into consideration public comment on
the practices developed under paragraph (1), amending such best
practices if appropriate;
(3) develop a strategy for disseminating information about
the best practices developed under paragraphs (1) and (2) to
prescribers, pharmacists, State medical boards, educational
institutions that educate prescribers and pharmacists, and
other parties, as the Secretary determines appropriate;
(4) review, modify, and update best practices for pain
management and prescribing pain medication, specifically as it
pertains to physician education and consumer education; and
(5) examine and identify--
(A) the extent of the need for the development of
new pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and medical
device alternatives to opioids;
(B) the current status of research efforts to
develop such alternatives; and
(C) the pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and
medical device alternatives to opioids that are
currently available that could be better utilized.
(f) Consideration of Study Results.--In reviewing, modifying, and
updating, best practices for pain management and prescribing pain
medication, the task force shall take into consideration existing
private sector, State, and local government efforts related to pain
management and prescribing pain medication.
(g) Limitation.--The task force shall not have rulemaking
authority.
(h) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date on which the
task force is convened under subsection (b), the task force shall
submit to Congress a report that includes--
(1) the strategy for disseminating best practices for pain
management (including chronic and acute pain) and prescribing
pain medication, as developed under subsection (e);
(2) the results of a feasibility study on linking the best
practices described in paragraph (1) to receiving and renewing
registrations under section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 823(f));
(3) recommendations for effectively applying the best
practices described in paragraph (1) to improve prescribing
practices at medical facilities, including medical facilities
of the Veterans Health Administration and Indian Health
Service;
(4) the modified and updated best practices described in
subsection (e)(4); and
(5) the results of the examination and identification
conducted pursuant to subsection (e)(4), and recommendations
regarding--
(A) the development of new pharmacological,
nonpharmacological, and medical device alternatives to
opioids; and
(B) the improved utilization of pharmacological,
nonpharmacological, and medical device alternatives to
opioids that are currently available.

Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2016.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.

SOLUTION: (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to: (1) review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication; and (2) examine and identify the need for, development of, and availability of medical alternatives to opioids (drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications). The task force must submit a report that includes: (1) the modified and updated best practices; (2) a strategy for disseminating the best practices; (3) the feasibility of linking the best practices to Drug Enforcement Administration registration of manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers of controlled substances; (4) recommendations for effectively applying the best practices at medical facilities; and (5) recommendations regarding medical alternatives to opioids.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to enhance the appeal of service in the law enforcement
agencies of the United States Department of Justice;
(2) to extend benefits of a higher education to qualified
and deserving young persons who by virtue of the death of or
total disability of an eligible officer are not otherwise able
to afford the same; and
(3) to allow such family members to attain the vocational
and educational status which such individual might normally
have aspired to and obtained had a parent not been killed or
disabled in the service of the country.

SEC. 2. BASIC ENTITLEMENT.

(a) Benefits.--(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), an
eligible dependent shall be entitled to educational assistance under
this subpart for a period of one month for each month or fraction
thereof of the eligible officer's service in a Federal law enforcement
agency.
(2) Such educational assistance shall consist of direct payments
to--
(A) an educational institution or institution of higher
learning for an eligible dependent's tuition, room, board, and
other charges imposed by such institution; and
(B) the eligible dependent for an educational assistance
allowances to meet, in part, the cost of fees, supplies, books,
equipment and other educational costs, which allowances shall
be computed on the same basis set forth in title 38, subchapter
IV of the United States Code.
(b) Benefits for Dependents of Officers Killed.--For each eligible
dependent of an eligible officer who is killed in the line of duty,
criteria established in subsection (a) shall not apply. Such eligible
dependents shall be eligible to receive the benefits provided by this
subpart for the maximum period of eligibility set forth in subsection
(e).
(c) Maximum Benefits.--No eligible dependent shall receive
educational assistance under this subpart for a period in excess of
forty-five months.

SEC. 3. TIME LIMITATIONS FOR COMPLETING A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION.

No educational assistance shall be paid to or for an eligible
dependent after--
(1) ten years after the date on which the eligible officer
was killed or permanently and totally disabled; or
(2) the eligible dependent's twenty-seventh birthday,
whichever occurs later.
SEC. 4. EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL COUNSELING.

(a) Counseling Services.--The Attorney General shall make available
to an eligible dependent upon such person's request, counseling
services, including such educational and vocational counseling and
guidance, testing, and other assistance as the Attorney General deems
necessary to aid such person in selecting--
(1) an educational or training objective and an educational
institution or training establishment appropriate for the
attainment of such objective; or
(2) an employment objective that would be likely to provide
such eligible dependent with satisfactory employment
opportunities in light of such person's personal circumstances.
(b) Notification.--The Attorney General shall take appropriate
steps (including individual notification where feasible) to acquaint
all eligible persons with the availability and advantages of such
counseling services.
(c) Service Providers.--For purposes of this subpart, the Attorney
General may provide by interagency agreement with Federal, or State
agency to provide the services specified.

SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS; APPROVAL.

(a) Application.--Any eligible dependent who desires to initiate a
program of education under this subpart shall submit an application to
the Attorney General in such form and containing such information as
the Attorney General may reasonably require.
(b) Approval.--The Attorney General shall approve such application
unless the Attorney General finds that--
(1) such dependent is not eligible or is not longer
eligible for or entitled to the educational assistance for
which application is made;
(2) the eligible dependent selected educational institution
or training establishment fails to meet any requirement of this
subpart;
(3) the eligible dependent's enrollment in, or pursuit of,
the program of education selected would violate a provision of
this subpart; or
(4) the eligible dependent is already qualified by reason
of previous education or training, for the educational,
professional, or vocational objective for which the program of
education is offered.
(c) Acceptance.--The Attorney General shall notify an eligible
dependent of approval or disapproval of such dependent's application.

SEC. 6. STANDARDS.

The Attorney General shall promulgate rules and regulations
regarding unacceptable courses or programs of study for which funding
will not be provided under this subpart.

SEC. 7. DISCONTINUANCE FOR UNSATISFACTORY CONDUCT OR PROGRESS.

(a) Discontinuation.--The Attorney General shall discontinue the
direct payment to an educational institution or institution of higher
education and educational assistance allowance of an eligible dependent
if, at any time, the Attorney General finds that according to the
regularly prescribed standards and practices of the educational
institution, the dependent's conduct or progress is unsatisfactory.
(b) Renewal.--The Attorney General may review the payment of the
educational assistance allowance if the Attorney General finds that--
(1) the cause of the unsatisfactory conduct or progress of
the eligible dependent has been removed; and
(2) the program which the eligible dependent now proposes
to pursue (whether the same or revised) is suitable to the
eligible dependent's interests, and abilities.

SEC. 8. SPECIAL RULE.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law and any other general
or special law to the contrary, the Attorney General is authorized and
directed to reimburse or pay each eligible dependent of an eligible
officer who was killed in the performance of duties on or after July 1,
1992, but before the effective date of this statute, an amount
equivalent to--
(1) the full cost of tuition, room and board, and other
charges paid or for the eligible dependent to, and imposed on,
an eligible dependent by an educational institution or
institution of higher education; and
(2) a retroactive educational assistance allowance for each
month in which the eligible dependent attended an educational
institution or institution of higher education, up to the date
of the payment. Following this initial payment, further
benefits will be paid to or for the benefit of such eligible
dependents in accordance with this chapter.
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ''Federal law enforcement agency'' means the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the United
States Marshals Service, and any other federal agency directly
engaged in the enforcement of the criminal laws of the United
States, or the apprehension of individuals subject to criminal
prosecution by the United States.
(2) The term ''eligible officer'' means any agent, special
agent, marshal, deputy, or assistant marshal or other similar
field officer by whatever name or title such officer is known
in a Federal law enforcement agency who has served at least one
hundred and eighty days and who is either killed in the
performance of duties or suffers injuries that are totally and
permanently disabling while performing such duties.
(3) The term ''eligible dependent'' means the child of any
eligible officer who is a ''dependent'' (as defined in section
152 of the Internal Revenue Code) or spouse of an eligible
officer at the time of such officer's death or on the date of
total and disabling injury.
(4) The term ''program of education'' shall mean any
curriculum or any combination of unit courses or subjects
pursued at an educational institution which is generally
accepted as necessary to fulfill requirements for the
attainment of a pre- determined and identified educational,
professional, or vocational objective. Such term also means any
curriculum of unit course or subjects pursued at an educational
institution which fulfill requirements for the attainment of
more than one predetermined and identified educational,
professional, or vocational objective if all the objectives
pursued as generally recognized as being reasonably related to
a single career field. To pursue any other course of study, an
eligible dependent shall apply to the AG for approval.
(5) The term ''educational institution'' means any public
or private elementary school, secondary school, vocational
school, correspondence school, business school, junior college,
teachers' college, college, normal school, professional school,
university, or scientific or technical institutions, or other
accredited institutions furnishing education for adults.
(6) The term ''institution of higher learning'' means a
college, university, or similar institution, including a
technical or business school, offering postsecondary level
academic instruction that leads to an associate or higher
degree if the school is empowered by the appropriate State
educational authority under State law to grant an associate or
higher degree. When there is no State law to authorize the
granting of a degree, the school may be recognized as an
institution of higher learning if it is accredited for degree
programs by a recognized accrediting agency. Such term shall
also include a hospital offering educational programs at the
post-secondary level without regard to whether the hospital
grants a postsecondary degree. Such term shall also include an
educational institution which is not located in a State, which
offers a course leading to a standard college degree, or the
equivalent, and which is recognized as such by the Secretary of
Education (or comparable official) of the country or other
jurisdiction in which the institution is located.
(7) The term ''standard college degree'' means an associate
or higher degree awarded by--
(A) an institution of higher learning that is
accredited as a collegiate institution by a recognized
regional or national accrediting agency;
(B) an institution of higher learning that is a
''candidate'' for accreditation as that term is used by
the regional or national accrediting agencies; or
(C) an institution of higher learning upon
completion of a course which is accredited by an agency
recognized to accredit specialized degree-level
programs. For the purpose of this section, the
accrediting agency must be one recognized by the
Secretary of Education under the provisions of section
1775 of this title 38.

SOLUTION: Provides for educational assistance for eligible dependents of Federal law enforcement officers who are killed or disabled in the performance of their duties.
Entitles such dependents to such assistance for: (1) one month for each month (or fraction) of the disabled officer's service, up to a maximum of 45 months; and (2) the maximum 45 months, if the officer has been killed.
Limits the period for using such assistance to before the later of: (1) ten years after the officer was killed or permanently and totally disabled; or (2) the dependent's 27th birthday.
Directs the Attorney General to make certain counseling services available, upon the dependent's request, and to publicize the availability of such services.
Provides for such assistance program applications and their approval, standards, discontinuance for unsatisfactory progress or conduct, and a special rule for retroactive assistance.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) born in 1928 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Fred McFeely
Rogers, was raised in an environment where education was highly
valued, and which fostered an active imagination;
(2) Fred Rogers earned his bachelor's degree in music
composition at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida in 1951;
(3) upon graduation, he was hired by NBC television in New
York as an assistant producer for ''The Voice of Firestone'',
and later as floor director for ''The Lucky Strike Hit
Parade'', ''The Kate Smith Hour'', and the ''NBC Opera
Theatre'';
(4) Fred Rogers later studied child development at the
University of Pittsburgh, attended Pittsburgh Theological
Seminary, and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister;
(5) in 1953, Fred Rogers began production of the television
program ''The Children's Corner'', one of his first efforts as
a producer, which was a live, daily, hour-long variety show
that incorporated his talents as a musician and puppeteer;
(6) in 1955, ''The Children's Corner'' won the Sylvania
Award for the best locally produced children's program in the
country;
(7) it was on this program that Fred Rogers developed and
first introduced us to his puppet characters, such as King
Friday XIII, Daniel Striped Tiger, X the Owl, Henrietta
Pussycat, and Lady Elaine Fairchilde;
(8) Fred Rogers produced ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'',
and hosted the show on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
from 1968 until the airing of the final episode in 2001;
(9) it was through ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' that
Fred Rogers invited both grownups and children alike to
actively engage their imaginations, and through the use of
stories, songs, and puppets, Fred Rogers infused laughter and
life lessons into each episode;
(10) time spent in Mr. Rogers' home taught children about
being a good neighbor, sharing, and expressing thoughts and
emotions;
(11) transported by the famous trolley to the ''Land of
Make Believe'', ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' allowed
children to escape to a safe place that creatively encouraged
them to use their imaginations and showed them the benefits of
being a friendly neighbor;
(12) ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' was the longest-
running program on PBS, and was created and filmed in Fred
Rogers' hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
(13) Fred Rogers' caring, genuine spirit reflected the
values shared by the people of southwestern Pennsylvania and by
so many neighborhoods throughout the country;
(14) ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' continues to air as a
nurturing, educational program for children, emphasizing the
value of every individual and helping children understand how
they fit into their families, communities, and country;
(15) each episode of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' was
carefully crafted by Fred Rogers to convey wholesome, uplifting
messages for the children who watched;
(16) Fred Rogers was appointed Chairman of the Forum on
Mass Media and Child Development of the White House Conference
on Youth in 1968;
(17) winning 4 Emmy Awards, ''Lifetime Achievement'' Awards
from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and
the TV Critics Association, and 2 George Foster Peabody Awards,
Fred Rogers won every major award in television for which he
was eligible, and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame
in 1999;
(18) President George W. Bush awarded Fred Rogers the
Presidential Medal of Honor in 2002, and throughout his
lifetime, Fred Rogers was presented with over 40 honorary
degrees from colleges and universities; and
(19) in a country where children face neglect and may live
without the benefit of loving parents, Fred McFeely Rogers
succeeded, through his simple television program, in connecting
with children on an intellectual and emotional level, while
teaching them to value themselves and others.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

(a) Presentation Authorized.--The President is authorized, on
behalf of the Congress, to posthumously award a gold medal of
appropriate design to Fred McFeely Rogers.
(b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the presentation
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall
strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions,
to be determined by the Secretary.

SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold
medal struck pursuant to section 2, under such regulations as the
Secretary may prescribe, and at a price sufficient to cover the cost
thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and
overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes
of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 5. FUNDING.

(a) Authority to Use Fund Amounts.--There is authorized to be
charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund an amount
not to exceed $30,000, to pay for the cost of the medals authorized by
this Act.
(b) Proceeds of Sale.--Amounts received from the sale of duplicate
bronze medals under section 3 shall be deposited in the United States
Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

SOLUTION:
Authorizes the President to posthumously award a gold medal, on behalf of Congress, to Fred McFeely Rogers ("Mister Rogers" of "Mister Rogers Neighborhood" public television program) in recognition of his lasting contributions to the application of creativity and imagination in the early education of our Nation's children, and to his lasting example to the Nation and the world of what it means to be a good neighbor.