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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Meningococcal Vaccination Act of
2004''.

SEC. 2. VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS.

Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended
by inserting after section 485C (20 U.S.C. 1092c) the following new
section:

''SEC. 485D. VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS.

''(a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
''(1) The term 'enrolled' means having registered for a
credit or noncredit course.
''(2) The term 'postsecondary institution' means a school
of post-secondary education that generally limits enrollment to
graduates of secondary schools and awards degrees at the
associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level.
''(3) The term 'meningococcal vaccination' means receipt of
the vaccine protecting against at least the four serogroups of
A, C, Y, and W-135 of meningococcal disease within the 3 years
preceding the date on which the individual moves into on-campus
student housing.
''(4) The term 'on-campus student housing' means housing
provided to individuals, regardless of the fee, that is owned,
rented, or contracted for and operated by a postsecondary
institution, or through written agreement, with an agent of the
postsecondary institution.
''(b) Required Meningococcal Vaccination.--Except as provided in
subsection (c), an individual enrolled in a postsecondary institution
living in on-campus student housing shall--
''(1) obtain a meningococcal vaccination; and
''(2) submit written documentation to the postsecondary
institution from a health care professional or clinic of
receipt of a meningococcal vaccination.
''(c) Notification of Required Meningococcal Vaccination.--A
postsecondary institution shall--
''(1) inform an individual or the parent or guardian of an
individual younger than 18 years old of the requirement for
meningococcal vaccination at the time the individual--
''(A) is accepted for admission to a postsecondary
institution; or
''(B) registers for classes, if the individual is
not required to apply for admission before registering
for courses;
''(2) include notice of the requirement for meningococcal
vaccination in--
''(A) admission acceptance information;
''(B) student health-related information and
materials;
''(C) resident life information and materials;
''(D) the student handbook; and
''(E) the college catalog; and
''(3) provide detailed information to an individual who
resides or may reside in on-campus student housing or the
parent or guardian of an individual younger than 18 years old
who resides or may reside in on-campus student housing
concerning--
''(A) the risks associated with meningococcal
disease; and
''(B) the availability and effectiveness of
meningococcal vaccine.
''(d) Exemption From Meningococcal Vaccination Requirement.--
''(1) Adults.--An individual 18 years old or older is
exempt from the meningococcal vaccination requirement under
section 3 if the individual presents to the postsecondary
institution a signed written waiver in the form required by
section 6 stating that the individual has--
''(A) received and reviewed the information
specified in section 4; and
''(B) chosen not to obtain the meningococcal
vaccination.
''(2) Minors.--An individual younger than 18 years old is
exempt from the meningococcal vaccination requirement under
section 3 if a signed written waiver in the form required by
section 6 is presented to the postsecondary institution on
behalf of the individual stating that a parent or guardian of
the individual has--
''(A) received and reviewed the information
specified in section 4; and
''(B) chosen not to have the individual obtain the
meningococcal vaccination.
''(e) Waiver Form.--
''(1) Adults.--A waiver form for an individual 18 years old
or older shall--
''(A) state that the individual--
''(i) is 18 years old or older;
''(ii) has received and reviewed the
information provided by the postsecondary
institution on the risk of meningococcal
disease and the availability and effectiveness
of meningococcal vaccine; and
''(iii) chooses to waive the receipt of
meningococcal vaccine; and
''(B) provide spaces for the--
''(i) printed name of the individual;
''(ii) signature of the individual; and
''(iii) date.
''(2) Minors.--A waiver form for an individual younger than
18 years old shall--
''(A) state that--
''(i) the individual is younger than 18
years old;
''(ii) the parent or guardian of the
individual has received and reviewed the
information provided by the postsecondary
institution on the risk of meningococcal
disease and the availability and effectiveness
of meningococcal vaccine; and
''(iii) the parent or guardian of the
individual chooses to waive the receipt of
meningococcal vaccine for the individual; and
''(B) provide spaces for the--
''(i) printed name of the individual;
''(ii) printed name of the parent or
guardian;
''(iii) signature of the parent or
guardian; and
''(iv) date.
''(f) Payment for Inoculation.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to require a postsecondary institution or a local public
health agency to provide or pay for a meningococcal vaccination.''.
[EX A]: Meningococcal Vaccination Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require entering students who will reside in on-campus housing at postsecondary institutions to have received meningococcal vaccinations.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Emergency Centers
Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY CENTERS.

(a) In General.--In accordance with the requirements of this Act,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish not fewer than 6
national emergency centers on military installations.
(b) Purpose of National Emergency Centers.--The purpose of a
national emergency center shall be to use existing infrastructure--
(1) to provide temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian
assistance to individuals and families dislocated due to an
emergency or major disaster;
(2) to provide centralized locations for the purposes of
training and ensuring the coordination of Federal, State, and
local first responders;
(3) to provide centralized locations to improve the
coordination of preparedness, response, and recovery efforts of
government, private, and not-for-profit entities and faith-
based organizations; and
(4) to meet other appropriate needs, as determined by the
Secretary of Homeland Security.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AS NATIONAL EMERGENCY
CENTERS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall designate not fewer
than 6 military installations as sites for the establishment of
national emergency centers.
(b) Minimum Requirements.--A site designated as a national
emergency center shall be--
(1) capable of meeting for an extended period of time the
housing, health, transportation, education, and humanitarian
needs of a large number of individuals affected by an emergency
or major disaster;
(2) environmentally safe and shall not pose a health risk
to individuals who may use the center;
(3) capable of accommodating major disaster preparedness
and response drills, operations, and procedures; and
(4) easily accessible at all times, including during an
emergency or major disaster.
(c) Location of National Emergency Centers.--There shall be
established not fewer than one national emergency center in each of the
following areas:
(1) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management
Agency Regions I, II, and III.
(2) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management
Agency Region IV.
(3) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management
Agency Regions V and VII.
(4) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management
Agency Region VI.
(5) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management
Agency Regions VIII and X.
(6) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management
Agency Region IX.
(d) Preference for Designation of Closed Military Installations.--
Wherever possible, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense, shall designate a closed military
installation as a site for a national emergency center. If the
Secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense jointly determine that
there is not a sufficient number of closed military installations that
meet the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), the Secretaries shall
jointly designate portions of existing military installations other
than closed military installations as national emergency centers.
(e) Transfer of Control of Closed Military Installations.--If a
closed military installation is designated as a national emergency
center, not later than 180 days after the date of designation, the
Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the Secretary of Homeland
Security administrative jurisdiction over such closed military
installation.
(f) Cooperative Agreement for Joint Use of Existing Military
Installations.--If an existing military installation other than a
closed military installation is designated as a national emergency
center, not later than 180 days after the date of designation, the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Defense shall enter
into a cooperative agreement to provide for the establishment of the
national emergency center.
(g) Reports.--
(1) Preliminary report.-- Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall
submit to Congress a report that contains for each designated
site--
(A) an outline of the reasons why the site was
selected;
(B) an outline of the need to construct, repair, or
update any existing infrastructure at the site;
(C) an outline of the need to conduct any necessary
environmental clean-up at the site;
(D) an outline of preliminary plans for the
transfer of control of the site from the Secretary of
Defense to the Secretary of Homeland Security, if
necessary under subsection (e); and
(E) an outline of preliminary plans for entering
into a cooperative agreement for the establishment of a
national emergency center at the site, if necessary
under subsection (f).
(2) Update report.--Not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall
submit to Congress a report that contains for each designated
site--
(A) an update on the information contained in the
report as required by paragraph (1);
(B) an outline of the progress made toward the
transfer of control of the site, if necessary under
subsection (e);
(C) an outline of the progress made toward entering
a cooperative agreement for the establishment of a
national emergency center at the site, if necessary
under subsection (f); and
(D) recommendations regarding any authorizations
and appropriations that may be necessary to provide for
the establishment of a national emergency center at the
site.
(3) Final report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security,
acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to
Congress a report that contains for each designated site--
(A) finalized information detailing the transfer of
control of the site, if necessary under subsection (e);
(B) the finalized cooperative agreement for the
establishment of a national emergency center at the
site, if necessary under subsection (f); and
(C) any additional information pertinent to the
establishment of a national emergency center at the
site.
(4) Additional reports.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, may
submit to Congress additional reports as necessary to provide
updates on steps being taken to meet the requirements of this
Act.

SEC. 4. LIMITATIONS ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

This Act does not affect--
(1) the authority of the Federal Government to provide
emergency or major disaster assistance or to implement any
disaster mitigation and response program, including any program
authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); or
(2) the authority of a State or local government to respond
to an emergency.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is authorized to be appropriated $125,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out this Act. Such funds shall
remain available until expended.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Closed military installation.--The term ''closed
military installation'' means a military installation, or
portion thereof, approved for closure in 2005 under the Defense
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX
of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
(2) Emergency.--The term ''emergency'' has the meaning
given such term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
(3) Major disaster.--The term ''major disaster'' has the
meaning given such term in section 102 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5122).
(4) Military installation.--The term ''military
installation'' has the meaning given such term in section 2910
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A
of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
[EX A]: National Emergency Centers Establishment Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish at least six national emergency centers on mililtary installations to provide: (1) temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian assistance to individuals and families dislocated due to an emergency or major disaster; and (2) centralized locations for the training and coordination of federal, state, and local first responders, and to improve coordination of preparedness, response, and recovery efforts of government, private, and not-for-profit entities and faith-based organizations.

Requires the use of such centers to meet other appropriate needs determined by the Secretary.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Independent Ethics Commission Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSION.

(a) Establishment.--There is established an independent ethics
commission within the House of Representatives to be known as the
Independent Ethics Committee (in this Act referred to as the
''Commission'').
(b) Membership and Terms of Office.--(1) The Commission shall
consist of 9 commissioners, 4 appointed by the Speaker and 4 by the
minority leader of the House, and one selected by the affirmative vote
of two-thirds of the 8 appointed commissioners for a term of 5 years.
No commissioner may serve for more than 5 years.
(2) Commissioners shall be appointed for terms of 5 years, except
that of the commissioners first appointed, 2 appointed by the Speaker
and 2 by the minority leader shall be for 3-year terms and 2 appointed
by the Speaker and 2 by the minority leader shall be for 4-year terms
as designated by the Speaker and the minority leader at the time of
appointment.
(c) Qualifications.--Only former Federal judges shall be eligible
for appointment to the Commission.
(1) Disqualifications for appointments.--
(A) Lobbying.--No individual who has been a
lobbyist registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act
of 1995 or engages in, or is otherwise employed in,
lobbying of the Congress or who is an agent of a
foreign principal registered under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act within the 4-year period immediately
preceding appointment shall be eligible for appointment
to, or service on, the Commission.
(B) Incompatible office.--No member of the
Commission appointed under subsection (b) may be a
Member of the House of Representatives or Senator.
(2) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled
in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
(d) Compensation.--Members shall each be entitled to receive the
daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay in effect for
Level III of the Executive Schedule for each day (including travel
time) during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties
vested in the Commission.
(e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum.
(f) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call a majority of
its members.

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

(a) Duties.--The Commission is authorized--
(1) to receive, monitor, and oversee financial disclosure
and other reports filed by Members of the House and officers
and employees of the House under the Ethics in Government Act
of 1978, and reports filed by registered lobbyists under the
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995;
(2) to investigate any alleged violation, by a Member,
officer, or employee of the House of Representatives, of any
rule or other standard of conduct applicable to the conduct of
such Member, officer, or employee under House rules in the
performance of his duties or the discharge of his
responsibilities;
(3) to present a case of probable ethics violations to the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of
Representatives;
(4) to make recommendations to the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives that it
report to the appropriate Federal or State authorities any
substantial evidence of a violation by a Member, officer, or
employee of the House of Representatives of any law applicable
to the performance of his duties or the discharge of his
responsibilities, which may have been disclosed in an
investigation by the Office;
(5) to provide information and informal guidance to
Members, officers and employees of the House of Representatives
regarding any rules and other standards of conduct applicable
to such individuals in their official capacities, and develop
and carry out periodic educational briefings for Members,
officers, and employees of the House of Representatives on
those laws, rules, regulations, or other standards; and
(6) to give consideration to the request of any Member,
officer, or employee of the House of Representatives for a
formal advisory opinion or other formal ruling, subject to the
review of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the
House of Representatives, as applicable, with respect to the
general propriety of any current or proposed conduct of such
Member, officer, or employee and, with appropriate deletions to
assure the privacy of the individual concerned, to publish such
opinion for the guidance of other Members, officers, and
employees of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

(a) Hearings and Evidence.--The Commission may for the purpose of
carrying out this Act--
(1) hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and
places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, administer
such oaths; and
(2) subject to subsection (b), require, by subpoena or
otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and
the production of such books, records, correspondence,
memoranda, papers, and documents, as the Commission may
determine advisable.
(b) Subpoenas.--A subpoena may be issued only with a majority of
the Commission.
(c) Obtaining Information.--Upon request of the Commission, the
head of any agency or instrumentality of the Government shall furnish
information deemed necessary by the Commission to enable it to carry
out its duties.
(d) Referrals to the Department of Justice.--Whenever the
Commission has reason to believe that a violation of the Lobbying
Disclosure Act of 1995 may have occurred, that matter may be referred
to the Department of Justice for it to investigate.
(e) General Audits.--The Commission shall have the authority to
conduct general audits of filings under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of
1995.

SEC. 5. INVESTIGATIONS AND INTERACTION WITH THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON
STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

(a) Notification.--Whenever the Commission determines that there
are sufficient grounds to conduct an investigation--
(1) the Commission shall notify the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct of this determination;
(2) the applicable committee may overrule the determination
of the Commission if, within 10 legislative days--
(A) the committee by an affirmative, roll-call vote
of two-thirds of the full committee votes to overrule
the determination of the Commission;
(B) the committee issues a public report detailing
its reasoning for overruling the Commission;
(C) the vote of each member of the committee on
such roll-call vote is included in the report;
(D) dissenting members are allowed to issue their
own report detailing their reasons for disagreeing with
the majority vote; and
(E) if the committee votes to overrule the
determination of the Commission pursuant to
subparagraph (B), the Commission may publish and make
available to the general public a report detailing the
reasons that the Commission concluded there were
sufficient grounds to conduct an investigation.
(b) Conducting Investigations.--(1) If the Commission determines
that there are sufficient grounds to conduct an investigation and his
determination is not overruled under subsection (a)(5), the Commission
shall conduct an investigation to determine if probable cause exists
that a violation occurred.
(2) As part of an investigation, the Commission may--
(A) administer oaths;
(B) issue subpoenas;
(C) compel the attendance of witnesses and the production
of papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony; and
(D) take the deposition of witnesses.
(3) If a person disobeys or refuses to comply with a subpoena, or
if a witness refuses to testify to a matter, he may be held in contempt
of Congress.
(c) Presentation of Case to House Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct.--(1) If the Commission determines, upon conclusion of
an investigation, that probable cause exists that an ethics violation
has occurred, the Commission shall notify the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct of the House of Representatives of this determination.
(2) The committee may overrule the determination of the Commission
if, within 10 legislative days--
(A) the committee by an affirmative, roll-call vote of two-
thirds of the full committee votes to overrule the
determination of the Commission;
(B) the committee issues a public report detailing its
reasoning for overruling the Commission;
(C) the vote of each member of the committee on such roll-
call vote is included in the report; and
(D) dissenting members are allowed to issue their own
report detailing their reasons for disagreeing with the
majority vote.
(3) If the committee votes to overrule the determination of the
Commission pursuant to paragraph (2), the Commission may publish and
make available to the general public a report detailing the reasons
that he concluded there were sufficient grounds to present such case to
the committee.
(4)(A) If the Commission determines there is probable cause that an
ethics violation has occurred and the Commission's determination is not
overruled, the Commission shall present the case and evidence to the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of
Representatives to hear and make a determination pursuant to its rules.
(B) The committee shall vote upon whether the individual who is the
subject of the investigation has violated any rules or other standards
of conduct applicable to that individual in his official capacity. Such
votes shall be a roll-call vote of the full committee, a quorum being
present. The committee shall issue a public report which shall include
the vote of each member of the committee on such roll-call vote.
Dissenting members may issue their own report detailing their own
reasons for disagreeing with the majority vote.
(d) Sanctions.--Whenever the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct of the House of Representatives finds that an ethics violation
has occurred the Commission shall recommend appropriate sanctions to
the committee and whether a matter should be referred to the Department
of Justice for investigation.

SEC. 6. PROCEDURAL RULES.

(a) Majority Approval.--No report or recommendation relating to the
official conduct of a Member, officer, or employee of the House of
Representatives shall be made by the Commission, and no investigation
of such conduct shall be undertaken by the Commission, unless approved
by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Commission.
(b) Investigations.--Except in the case of an investigation
undertaken by the Commission on its own initiative, the Commission may
undertake an investigation relating to the official conduct of an
individual Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives
only--
(1) upon receipt of a complaint, in writing and under oath,
made by or submitted to a Member of the House of
Representatives and transmitted to the Commission by such
Member, or
(2) upon receipt of a complaint from the chairman of the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of
Representatives, in writing and under oath, made by that
committee.
(c) Prohibition of Certain Investigations.--No investigation shall
be undertaken by the Commission of any alleged violation of a law,
rule, regulation, or standard of conduct not in effect at the time of
the alleged violation.
(d) Disclosure.--No information or testimony received, or the
contents of a complaint or the fact of its filing, shall be publicly
disclosed by any member of the Commission or staff of the Commission
unless specifically authorized in each instance by a vote of the
Commission.

SEC. 7. STAFF OF COMMISSION.

The Commission may appoint and fix the compensation of such staff
as the Commission considers necessary to perform its duties. The
Commission shall be appointed jointly by the Speaker and minority
leader and shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay
payable for Level III of the Executive Schedule.

SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE HOUSE TO CHANGE THE DUTIES OF
THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

(a) House Rules Amendments.--Clause 3 of rule XI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives is amended as follows:
(1) In paragraph (a), strike subparagraphs (1), (2), and
(3), and redesignate subparagraphs (4), (5), and (6), as
subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
(2)(A) Paragraph (b)(1) is amended by striking ''(A)'', by
striking ''a resolution, report, recommendation, or'' and
inserting ''an'', and by striking '', or, except as provided in
subparagraph (2), undertake an investigation'', and by striking
subdivision (B).
(B) Paragraph (b) is further amended by striking
subparagraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) and by redesignating
subparagraphs (6) and (7) as subparagraphs (2) and (3),
respectively.
(3) Strike paragraphs (j) (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), and
(q).
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 803 of the Ethics Reform Act of
1989 (2 U.S.C. 29d) is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d).

SEC. 9. ACTION ON COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS.

(a) Printing of Reports in Congressional Record.--Upon receipt by
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of
Representatives of any report of the Commission, the Speaker of the
House of Representatives shall have the report printed in the
Congressional Record.
(b) House Consideration of Independent Ethics Commission
Recommendations.--Within 14 calendar days after a report referred to in
subsection (a) is printed in the Congressional Record, that portion of
the report recommending action by the House of Representatives
respecting any alleged violation, by a Member, officer, or employee of
the House of Representatives, of any law, rule, regulation, or other
standard of conduct applicable to the conduct of such Member, officer,
or employee in the performance of his duties or the discharge of his
responsibilities shall be introduced (by request) in the House by the
Speaker of the House, for himself and the minority leader of the House
in the form of a resolution. This resolution shall constitute a
question of privilege under rule IX of the Rules of the House of
Representatives. Any Member favoring the resolution may call it up as a
question of privilege but only on the third day after the calendar date
upon which such Member announces to the House his intention to do so.

SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act shall take effect upon the date of its enactment, except
that sections 3, 4, and 8 shall not take effect immediately prior to
noon January 3, 2009.
[EX A]:
Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes within the House of Representatives an Independent Ethics Commission composed only of former federal judges.