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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. INCENTIVES TO INCREASE USE OF HIV SCREENING TESTS UNDER THE
MEDICAID PROGRAM.

(a) Higher Federal Matching Percentage for Routine HIV Screening
Services.--Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph
(8); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following
new paragraph:
''(7) an amount equal to 90 percent of the sums expended
during such quarter which are attributable to the costs of
providing routine HIV screening services (as defined in
subsection (aa)(1)) if the conditions described in subsection
(aa)(2) are met; plus''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(aa) Routine HIV Screening Services.--
''(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term
'routine HIV screening services' means the following:
''(A) An HIV screening test (and, if such test is
positive, a confirmatory HIV test), including the
interpretation of such tests, that is provided as part
of medical care in any health care setting (other than
an inpatient hospital setting) for an individual who--
''(i) is at least 13, but not more than 64,
years of age;
''(ii) is not known to the health care
provider (directly, through information
provided by the individual, or through access
to an electronic medical record) previously
ever to have had a positive test for HIV or,
subject to paragraph (3), within the previous 6
months to have had any test for HIV; and
''(iii) has been informed that such a test
will be administered and has not objected to
such a test.
''(B) Informing an individual so tested of the
results of the tests at the time of such examination.
''(C) In the case of such an individual who tests
positive for HIV on the screening and confirmatory
tests, post-test counseling concerning HIV at the time,
and as part of, such examination.
''(2) Conditions.--For purposes of subsection (a)(7), the
conditions of this paragraph, with respect to routine HIV
screening services, are that--
''(A) the payment amount for such services under
this title is reasonable and closely approximates the
payment amount for such services under part B of title
XVIII;
''(B) no cost-sharing is imposed under this title
for the provision of such services; and
''(C) in the case of a State for which a political
subdivision is required to contribute towards the non-
Federal share of expenditures for routine HIV screening
services, the increase in the Federal share applicable
under subsection (a)(5) to such services is first
applied to reduce the contribution (but not below zero)
required by such political subdivision.
''(3) Exception.--The limitation under paragraph (1)(A)(ii)
with respect to having a test for HIV within the previous 6
months shall not apply to an individual if the individual
indicates that, because of the individual's possible exposure
to HIV during the intervening period, the individual is at
increased risk of acquiring HIV since such previous test.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section 1919(h)(2) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r(h)(2)) are each amended by striking
''1903(a)(7)'' and inserting ''1903(a)(8)''.
(2) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1931(h) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396u-1(h)) are each amended by striking
''1903(a)(7)'' and inserting ''1903(a)(8)''.
(3) Section 1938(d)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u-
8(d)(4)) is amended by striking ''1903(a)(7)'' and inserting
''1903(a)(8)''.
(4) Section 1940(j) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w(j)) is
amended by striking ''paragraph (7)'' and inserting ''paragraph
(8)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to services furnished on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(d) Report.--Not later 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a
report to Congress on barriers that exist for Medicaid beneficiaries to
access routine HIV screening services (as defined in section 1903(aa)
of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a)(2)). Such report
shall include recommendations on how to reduce such barriers to access
such services.

Output: Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make quarterly payments to states with Medicaid plans for 90% of their expenditures for routine HIV screening services.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Rural Entrepreneur and
Microenterprise Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. RURAL ENTREPRENEUR AND MICROENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is
amended by inserting after section 364 (7 U.S.C. 2006f) the following:

''SEC. 365. RURAL ENTREPRENEUR AND MICROENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

''(a) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Economically disadvantaged microentrepreneur.--The
term 'economically disadvantaged microentrepreneur' means an
owner, majority owner, or developer of a microenterprise that
has the ability to compete in the private sector but has been
impaired because of diminished capital and credit
opportunities, as compared to other microentrepreneurs in the
industry.
''(2) Indian tribe.--The term 'Indian tribe' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
''(3) Intermediary.--The term 'intermediary' means a
private, nonprofit entity that provides assistance--
''(A) to a microenterprise development
organization; or
''(B) for a microenterprise development program.
''(4) Low-income individual.--The term low-income
individual means an individual with an income (adjusted for
family size) of not more than the greatest of--
''(A) 80 percent of median income of an area;
''(B) 80 percent of the statewide non-metropolitan
area median income; or
''(C) 80 percent of the national median income.
''(5) Microcredit.--The term 'microcredit' means a business
loan or loan guarantee of not more than $50,000 that is
provided to a rural entrepreneur.
''(6) Microenterprise.--The term 'microenterprise' means--
''(A) a sole proprietorship; or
''(B) a business entity with not more than 10 full-
time-equivalent employees.
''(7) Microenterprise development organization.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'microenterprise
development organization' means a private, nonprofit
entity that--
''(i) provides training and technical
assistance to rural entrepreneurs; and
''(ii) facilitates access to capital or
another service described in subsection (b) for
rural entrepreneurs.
''(B) Inclusions.--The term 'microenterprise
development organization' includes an organization
described in subparagraph (A) with a demonstrated
record of delivering services to economically
disadvantaged microentrepreneurs, or an effective plan
to develop a program to deliver microenterprise
services to rural entrepreneurs effectively, as
determined by the Secretary.
''(8) Microenterprise development program.--The term
'microenterprise development organization' means a program
administered by an organization serving a rural area.
''(9) Microentrepreneur.--The term 'microentrepreneur'
means the owner, operator, or developer of a microenterprise.
''(10) Program.--The term 'program' means the rural
entrepreneur and microenterprise program established under
subsection (b)(1).
''(11) Qualified organization.--The term 'qualified
organization' means--
''(A) a microenterprise development organization or
microenterprise development program that has a
demonstrated record of delivering microenterprise
services to rural entrepreneurs, or an effective plan
to develop a program to deliver microenterprise
services to rural entrepreneurs effectively, as
determined by the Secretary.
''(B) an intermediary that has a demonstrated
record of delivery assistance to microenterprise
development organizations or microenterprise
development programs;
''(C) a microenterprise development organization or
microenterprise development program that serves rural
entrepreneurs;
''(D) an Indian tribe, the tribal government of
which certifies to the Secretary that no
microenterprise development organization or
microenterprise development program exists under the
jurisdiction of the Indian tribe;
''(E) a group of 2 or more organizations or Indian
tribes described in any of subparagraphs (A) through
(D) that agree to act jointly as a qualified
organization under this section; or
''(F) for purposes of subsection (b), a public
college or university.
''(12) Rural area.--The term 'rural area' means any
community that is rural in character and has a population of
not more than 25,000 individuals.
''(13) Rural capacity building service.--The term 'rural
capacity building service' means a service provided to an
organization that--
''(A) is, or is in the process of becoming, a
microenterprise development organization or
microenterprise development program; and
''(B) serves rural areas for the purpose of
enhancing the ability of the organization to provide
training, technical assistance, and other related
services to rural entrepreneurs.
''(14) Rural entrepreneur.--The term 'rural entrepreneur'
means a microentrepreneur, or prospective microentrepreneur--
''(A) the principal place of business of which is
in a rural area; and
''(B) that is unable to obtain sufficient training,
technical assistance, or microcredit elsewhere, as
determined by the Secretary.
''(15) Secretary.--The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary
of Agriculture, acting through the Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
''(16) Tribal government.--The term 'tribal government'
means the governing body of an Indian tribe.
''(b) Rural Entrepreneurship and Microenterprise Program.--
''(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a rural
entrepreneurship and microenterprise program.
''(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to
provide low-income individuals and moderate-income individuals
with--
''(A) the skills necessary to establish new small
businesses in rural areas; and
''(B) continuing technical and financial assistance
as individuals and business starting or operating small
businesses.
''(3) Grants.--
''(A) In general.--The Secretary may make a grant
under the program to a qualified organization--
''(i) to provide training, operational
support, or a rural capacity building service
to a qualified organization to assist the
qualified organization in developing
microenterprise training, technical assistance,
market development assistance, and other
related services, primarily for business with 5
or fewer full-time-equivalent employees;
''(ii) to assist in researching and
developing the best practices in delivering
training, technical assistance, and microcredit
to rural entrepreneurs; and
''(iii) to carry out such other projects
and activities as the Secretary determines to
be consistent with the purposes of this
section.
''(B) Subgrants.--Subject to such regulations as
the Secretary may promulgate, a qualified organization
that receives a grant under this paragraph may use the
grant to provide assistance to other qualified
organizations, such as small or emerging qualified
organizations.
''(C) Diversity.--In making grants under this
paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum
extent practicable, that grant recipients include
qualified organizations--
''(i) of varying sizes; and
''(ii) that serve racially- and ethnically-
diverse populations.
''(D) Cost sharing.--
''(i) Federal share.--The Federal share of
the cost of a project carried out using funds
from a grant made under this paragraph shall be
75 percent.
''(ii) Form of non-federal share.--The non-
Federal share of the cost of a project
described in clause (i) may be provided--
''(I) in cash (including through
fees, grants (including community
development block grants), and gifts);
or
''(II) in kind.
''(4) Rural microloan program.--
''(A) Establishment.--In carrying out the program,
the Secretary may carry out a rural microloan program.
''(B) Purpose.--The purpose of the rural microloan
program shall be to provide technical and financial
assistance to sole proprietorships and small businesses
located in rural areas with a particular focus on those
businesses with 5 or fewer full-time equivalent
employees.
''(C) Authority of secretary.--In carrying out the
rural microloan program, the Secretary may--
''(i) make direct loans to qualified
organizations for the purpose of making short-
term, fixed interest rate microloans to
startup, newly established, and growing rural
microbusiness concerns; and
''(ii) in conjunction with those loans,
provide grants in accordance with subparagraph
(E) to those qualified organizations for the
purpose of providing intensive marketing,
management, and technical assistance to small
business concerns that are borrowers under this
paragraph.
''(D) Loan duration; interest rates; conditions.--
''(i) Loan duration.--A loan made by the
Secretary under this paragraph shall be for a
term of 20 years.
''(ii) Applicable interest rates.--A loan
made by the Secretary under this paragraph to a
qualified organization shall bear an annual
interest rate of at least 1 percent.
''(iii) Deferral of interest and
principal.--The Secretary may permit the
deferral of payments, for principal and
interest, on a loan made under this paragraph
for a period of not more than 2 years,
beginning on the date on which the loan was
made.
''(E) Grant amounts.--
''(i) In general.--Except as otherwise
provided in this section, each qualified
organization that receives a loan under this
paragraph shall be eligible to receive a grant
to provide marketing, management, and technical
assistance to small business concerns that are
borrowers or potential borrowers under this
subsection.
''(ii) Maximum amount of grant for
microenterprise development organizations.--
Each microenterprise development organization
that receives a loan under this paragraph shall
receive an annual grant in an amount equal to
not more than 25 percent of the total
outstanding balance of loans made to the
microenterprise development organization under
this paragraph, as of the date of provision of
the grant.
''(iii) Matching requirement.--
''(I) In general.--As a condition
of any grant made to a qualified
organization under this subparagraph,
the Secretary shall require the
qualified organization to match not
less than 15 percent of the total
amount of the grant.
''(II) Sources.--In addition to
cash from non-Federal sources, a
matching share provided by the
qualified organization may include
indirect costs or in-kind contributions
funded under non-Federal programs.
''(c) Administrative Expenses.--Not more than 10 percent of
assistance received by a qualified organization for a fiscal year under
this section may be used to pay administrative expenses.
''(d) Funding.--
''(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and on October 1, 2008, and each October
1 thereafter through October 1, 2012, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this
section $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
''(2) Allocation of funds.--Of the amount made available by
paragraph (1) for each fiscal year--
''(A) not less than $30,000,000 shall be available
for use in carrying out subsection (b)(3); and
''(B) not less than $20,000,000 shall be available
for use in carrying out subsection (b)(4), of which not
more than $7,000,000 shall be used to support direct
loans.
''(C) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall
be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to
carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.''.

Output: Rural Entrepreneur and Microenterprise Assistance Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a rural entrepreneur and microenterprise (sole proprietorship or business entity with not more than 10 full-time employees) program to help low- and moderate- income individuals acquire: (1) necessary skills to establish small rural businesses; and (2) technical and financial assistance.

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a related rural microloan program to provide technical and financial assistance to sole proprietorships and small rural businesses with a particular focus on businesses with five or fewer full-time employees.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Home Office Worker Protection Act of
2000''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970 TO
HOME OFFICE EMPLOYMENT.

(a) Regulations Required.--The Secretary of Labor shall issue
regulations specifying the application of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 to workplaces located in the residence of an
employee who is engaged in--
(1) home office employment; or
(2) types of employment other than home office employment.
(b) Content.--The regulations required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) a description of the types of employment conducted in
the residence of the employee encompassed by the term ''other
than home office employment'' such as--
(A) the manufacture, assembly (including
disassembly), or processing of goods for commerce; or
(B) employment which requires an employee to be
regularly exposed to a toxic or hazardous substance in
excess of an exposure limitation specified in
regulations of the Secretary of Labor published at
subpart Z of part 1910 of title 29, Code of Federal
Regulations;
(2) a prohibition on conducting an inspection of a worksite
located in the residence of an employee engaged in home office
employment; and
(3) the action to be taken when a complaint or referral is
received by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
which indicates that a violation of a safety or health standard
exists which threatens physical harm or exposes an employee to
an imminent danger at a worksite located in the residence of an
employee who is engaged in types of employment other than home
office employment.
(c) Maximizing Public Participation in the Formulation of
Implementing Regulations.--
(1) Notice and comment rulemaking.--The Secretary of Labor
shall implement the regulations required by subsection (a) by
means of a rule promulgated pursuant to section 553 of title 5,
United States Code.
(2) Fostering maximum public participation.--In addition to
such other means as the Secretary deems appropriate, the
Secretary shall seek to maximize public participation by--
(A) utilizing an advance notice of proposed rule
making;
(B) announcing the publication of the advance
notice of proposed rulemaking and the proposed rule
through additional means, especially electronic means,
designed to reach affected workers and the firms that
employ them;
(C) making the text of the advance notice of
proposed rulemaking and of the proposed rule available
through electronic means; and
(D) providing not less than 60 days for public
comment on the proposed rule.
(d) Required Regulatory Schedule.--
(1) Time for issuance of advance notice of proposed
rulemaking.--The Secretary shall issue an advance notice of
proposed rulemaking pertaining to the formulation of
regulations under subsection (a) within 30 days of the date of
enactment of this Act.
(2) Issuance of final regulation.--The Secretary shall
issue the final regulations within 510 days of the date of
enactment of this Act, specifying an effective date that is 30
days after the date of publication of such final regulation.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970.

(a) Application to Home Office Employment.--Section 4(b) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B), (C) and (D),
nothing in this Act shall apply to home office employment performed in
a workplace located in the residence of the employee engaged in such
employment.
''(B) Pursuant to section 8 and its implementing regulations,
employers shall report work-related injuries and illnesses sustained by
an employee engaged in home office employment.
''(C) Pursuant to sections 9 and 10, the Secretary may impose
sanctions for a failure of an employer to report a work-related injury
or illness sustained by an employee engaged in home office employment,
subject to review of such sanctions pursuant to sections 11 and 12.
''(D) Pursuant to section 21(c), the Secretary may make available
information and standards to employees and employers in the
recognition, avoidance, and prevention of unsafe or unhealthful working
conditions appropriate for home office employment.''.
(b) Definition.--Section 3 of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 652) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(15) The term home office employment means providing
professional, technical, clerical, or similar types of services
utilizing information technology and other types of equipment
used in an office work setting located in the residence of an
employee.''.
(c) Implementing Regulations Promulgated Through Notice and Comment
Rulemaking.--The Secretary of Labor shall implement subsections (a) and
(b) and the amendments made by such sections by means of a rule
promulgated pursuant to section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) Content of the Regulations.--In addition to such matters as the
Secretary may deem appropriate, the regulations required by subsection
(c) shall specify the extent of the application of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 to workplaces located in the residence of
an employee if the employee is engaged in--
(1) home office employment; or
(2) types of employment other than home office employment.
(e) Maximizing Public Participation in the Formulation of Required
Regulations.--In addition to such other means as the Secretary deems
appropriate, the Secretary shall, in promulgation of the regulations
under subsection (c) of this Section, maximize public participation by
--
(1) utilizing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking;
(2) announcing the publication of the advance notice of
proposed rulemaking and the proposed rule through additional
means, especially electronic means, designed to reach affected
workers and the firms that employ them;
(3) making the text of the advance notice or proposed
rulemaking and of the proposed rule available through
electronic means; and
(4) providing not less than 60 days for public comment on
the proposed rule.
(f) Effective Dates.--If final regulations are not issued under
section 2(d)(2), the amendment to the Act made by subsection (a) and
the requirement to issue regulations pursuant to subsection (b) shall
become effective on the date on which such final regulations were
required to be issued.

SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

Nothing in this Act is intended to affect the continued
effectiveness of the instruction issued by the Assistant Secretary of
Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, identified as Occupational
Safety and Health Administration Instruction Number CPL2-0.125,
entitled ''Home-based Worksites'', and effective February 25, 2000,
until such time as regulations are issued under section 2(a) or 3(b).

SEC. 5. DEFINITION.

For purposes of section 2 of this Act, the term ''home office
employment'' means providing professional, technical, clerical, or
similar services utilizing information technology and other type of
equipment used in an office work setting located in the residence of an
employee.
Output: Requires such regulations to: (1) describe the types of non-home-office employee residence work (such as manufacture, assembly, disassembly, or processing of goods for commerce, or employment requiring regular exposure to a toxic or hazardous substance in excess of an exposure limitation in specified regulations); (2) prohibit inspections of home office worksites; and (3) specify the action to be taken when a complaint or referral is received by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration which indicates that a violation of a safety or health standard exists which threatens physical harm or exposes an employee to an imminent danger at an employee residence worksite other than a home office.
Directs the Secretary to seek to maximize public participation in the formulation of such regulations by: (1) using an advance notice of proposed rule making; (2) announcing the publication of the advance notice of proposed rulemaking and the proposed rule through additional means, especially electronic means, designed to reach affected workers and the firms that employ them; (3) making the text of the advance notice of proposed rulemaking and of the proposed rule available through electronic means; and (4) providing at least 60 days for public comment on the proposed rule. Sets forth regulatory schedule requirements.
Amends OSHA to make it inapplicable to home office employment, with the following exceptions which relate to specified OSHA provisions. Requires employers to report work-related injuries and illnesses sustained by an employee engaged in home office employment. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) impose sanctions for a failure of an employer to report a work-related injury or illness sustained by an employee engaged in home office employment, subject to review of such sanctions; and (2) make available information and standards to employees and employers in the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of unsafe or unhealthful working conditions appropriate for home office employment.