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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Fostering Our Future Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO COURTS.

(a) In General.--Section 13712(b) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 629b) is amended to read as
follows:
''(b) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible for a grant under this
section:
''(1) Application.--A highest State court shall submit to
the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and
including such information and assurances as the Secretary
shall require.
''(2) Measures of court performance.--There shall be in
effect in the State such laws and procedures as are necessary
to ensure that the courts of the State measure the following
with respect to children under the jurisdiction of the courts:
''(A) The percentage of children who do not have a
subsequent petition of maltreatment filed in court
after the initial such petition is filed.
''(B) The percentage of children who are the
subject of additional allegations of maltreatment
within 12 months after the original petition was
closed.
''(C) The percentages of children who reach legal
permanency within 6 months after removal, within 12
months thereafter, within 18 months thereafter, and
within 24 months thereafter.
''(D) The percentage of children who do not reach
permanency in the foster care system.
''(E) The percentages of children who re-enter
foster care pursuant to court order within 12 months
after being returned to their families, and within 24
months thereafter.
''(F) The percentages of children who return to
foster care pursuant to court order within 12 months
after being adopted or placed with an individual or
couple who are permanent guardians, and within 24
months thereafter.
''(G) The percentages of children who are
transferred among 1, 2, 3, or more placements while
under court jurisdiction, distinguishing, where
possible, between placements in and out of a child's
own home from multiple placements in a variety of
environments.
''(H) The percentage of cases in which both parents
receive written service of process within the required
time standards or where notice of hearing has been
waived by parties.
''(I) The percentage of cases in which there is
documentation that timely and proper notice is given to
parties in advance of the next hearing.
''(J) The percentage of cases in which children who
have attained 10 years of age receive notice of the
legal proceedings in their dependency case; the
percentage of cases in which children who have attained
10 years of age are present in court and afforded an
opportunity to be heard in their own cases; and the
percentage of cases in which children have legal
representation.
''(K) The percentage of cases in which the court
reviews case plans within established time guidelines.
''(L) The percentage of children receiving legal
counsel, guardians ad litem, or court-appointed special
advocates before the preliminary protective hearing or
equivalent, with separate measures of the percentages
of each type of representation and of whether the
representation was received within established time
guidelines, within 5 days after the adoption petition
is filed, within 6 through 10 days after the filing,
and within more than 10 days after the filing.
''(M) The percentage of cases in which counsel for
parents are appointed before the preliminary protective
hearing or equivalent, with separate measures of the
percentages in which such appointments are made within
established time guidelines, within 5 days after the
adoption petition is filed, within 6 through 10 days
after the filing, and within more than 10 days after
the filing.
''(N) The percentage of cases in which legal
counsel for children is appointed on or before the
first court appearance, and the percentage of cases in
which legal counsel for children changes, and the
number of changes involved.
''(O) The percentage of cases in which legal
counsel for parents changes, and the number of changes
involved.
''(P) The percentage of cases in which legal
counsel for parents, children, and agencies are present
at each hearing.
''(Q) The percentages of children for whom all
hearings are heard by 1 or more judicial officers, and
the number of judicial officers hearing the case.
''(R) The average and median times from filing the
original petition to adjudication.
''(S) The average and median times from filing the
original petition to disposition.
''(T) The percentages of cases that are adjudicated
within 30 days after the filing of the dependency
petition, within 60 days thereafter, and within 90 days
thereafter.
''(U) The percentages of cases that receive a
disposition within 10 days after the dependency
adjudication, within 30 days thereafter, and within 90
days thereafter.
''(V) The percentage of cases where children are
successfully served in the home and not detained; the
average and median times to reunification; and the
percentage of cases where children are not successfully
reunified.
''(W) The average and median times from the filing
of the original petition to permanent placement.
''(X) The average and median times from the filing
of the original petition to finalized termination of
parental rights.
''(Y) The percentages of cases for which the
termination petition is filed within 3 months after the
dependency disposition, within 6 months thereafter,
within 12 months thereafter, and within 18 months
thereafter.
''(Z) The percentage of cases that receive a
termination order within 30 days after the filing of
the termination petition, within 90 days thereafter,
within 120 days thereafter, and within 180 days
thereafter.
''(AA) The percentages of cases for which an
adoption petition is filed within 1 month after the
termination order, within 3 months thereafter, and
within 6 months thereafter.
''(BB) The percentages of cases for which the
adoption is finalized within 1 month after the adoption
petition is filed, within 3 months thereafter, within 6
months thereafter, and within 12 months thereafter.
''(CC) The percentage of hearings (by hearing type)
not completed within timeframes set forth in statute or
court rules, including, where possible, the reason for
noncompletion.''.
(b) Student Loan Repayment for Family Law, Dependency, and Domestic
Relations Attorneys.--
(1) In general.--The Higher Education Act of 1965 is
amended by inserting after section 428K (20 U.S.C. 1078-11) the
following new section:

''SEC. 428L. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR FAMILY LAW, DEPENDENCY, AND DOMESTIC
RELATIONS ATTORNEYS.

''(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage
qualified individuals to enter and continue employment as family law,
dependency, and domestic relations attorneys.
''(b) Loan Forgiveness.--
''(1) Loan forgiveness authorized.--The Secretary is
authorized to forgive, in accordance with this section and the
agreement described in subsection (e), the student loan debt of
an eligible borrower in the amount specified in subsection (d)
and for the period specified in such agreement.
''(2) Method of loan forgiveness.--To provide the loan
forgiveness authorized in paragraph (1), the Secretary is
authorized to carry out a program--
''(A) through the holder of the loan, to assume the
obligation to repay a qualified loan amount for a loan
made under part B of this title; and
''(B) to cancel a qualified loan amount for a loan
made under part D of this title.
''(c) Eligible Borrower.--The Secretary is authorized to provided
loan forgiveness under this section to any individual who--
''(1) is employed full-time as a family law, dependency, or
domestic relations attorney; and
''(2) is not in default on a loan for which the borrower
seeks forgiveness.
''(d) Loan Forgiveness Amount.--The Secretary may, from funds
appropriated under subsection (l), forgive the loan obligation of an
eligible borrower in accordance with such terms, limitations, and
conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by such borrower and the
Secretary in the agreement described in subsection (e), except that the
amount paid by the Secretary under this section shall not exceed--
''(1) $6,000 in any calendar year for any borrower; or
''(2) $50,000 in the aggregate for any borrower.
''(e) Loan Forgiveness Agreement.--
''(1) Terms of agreement.--The Secretary shall not provide
loan forgiveness to an eligible borrower unless the borrower
enters into a written agreement with the Secretary which
provides that--
''(A) the borrower shall remain employed full-time
as a family law, dependency, or domestic relations
attorney for a period of service specified in the
agreement (but not less than 3 years), unless
involuntarily separated from that employment;
''(B) if the borrower is involuntarily separated
from the employment described in subparagraph (A) on
account of misconduct, or voluntarily separates from
that employment, before the end of the period specified
in the agreement, the borrower shall repay the
Secretary the amount of any benefits received by such
borrower under this section;
''(C) if the borrower is required to repay an
amount to the Secretary under subparagraph (B) and
fails to repay such amount, a sum equal to such amount
shall be recoverable by the Government from the
borrower (or such borrower's estate, if applicable) by
such method as is provided by law for the recovery of
amounts owing to the Government;
''(D) the Secretary may waive, in whole or in part,
a right of recovery under this subsection if it is
shown that recovery would be against equity and good
conscience or against the public interest; and
''(E) the Secretary shall provide loan forgiveness
under this section for the period of the agreement,
subject to the availability of appropriations.
''(2) Agreement renewal.--Upon completion by an eligible
borrower of the period of service required under the agreement
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may renew such
agreement with the eligible borrower for a successive period of
service to be specified in the renewed agreement (which may be
less than 3 years).
''(f) Repayments by Borrowers.--Any amount repaid by, or recovered
from, a borrower (or a borrower's estate) under subsection (e)(1)(B)
shall be credited to the appropriation account from which the loan
forgiveness amount involved was originally paid. Any amount so credited
shall be merged with other sums in such account and shall be available
for the same purposes and period, and subject to the same limitations
(if any), as the sums with which the amount was merged.
''(g) Application for Loan Forgiveness.--An eligible borrower
desiring loan forgiveness under this section shall submit a complete
and accurate application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
''(h) Priority.--The Secretary shall provide loan forgiveness under
this section on a first-come, first-served basis, and subject to the
availability of appropriations.
''(i) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to issue such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.
''(j) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
authorize the refunding of any repayment of any loan made by a borrower
prior to the date on which the Secretary entered into an agreement with
the borrower under subsection (e).
''(k) Definition.--In this section the term 'family law,
dependency, or domestic relations attorney' means an attorney who works
in the field of family law, dependency, or domestic relations,
including juvenile justice, truancy, child abuse or neglect, adoption,
domestic relations, child support, paternity, and other areas which
fall under the field of family law, dependency, or domestic relations
law as determined by State law.
''(l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years.''.
(2) Cancellation of loans.--
(A) Amendment.--Section 465(a)(2)(F) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(2)(F)) is
amended by inserting '', or as a full-time family law,
dependency, or domestic relations attorney (as defined
in section 428L)'' after ''agencies''.
(B) Effective date.--The amendment made by this
paragraph shall apply to--
(i) eligible loans made before, on, or
after the date of enactment of this Act; and
(ii) service as a family law, dependency,
or domestic relations attorney that is provided
on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
(C) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall
be construed to authorize the refunding of any
repayment of a loan made by a borrower prior to the
date on which the borrower became eligible for
cancellation under section 465(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)).
(c) GAO Study.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study that compares States with respect
to each of the following:
(A) The legal representation provided for children.
(B) Children's participation in their own cases.
(C) Preparation of dependency court judges.
(D) Case tracking and performance measurement.
(E) Statewide collaborative foster care councils.
(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives
a written report that contains the results of the study
required by paragraph (1).
(d) Sense of the Congress With Respect to Court Accountability for
Improved Child Outcomes.--It is the sense of the Congress that State
judicial leadership should use the measures of court performance
described in section 13712(b)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1993 (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) to ensure
accountability by every court for improved outcomes for children, and
to inform decisions about allocating resources across the court system.
(e) Sense of the Congress With Respect to the Organization of State
Dependency Courts.--It is the sense of the Congress that State courts
should be organized to enable children and parents to have legal
representation and participate in a meaningful way in their own court
proceedings.
(f) Sense of the Congress With Respect to Building the Pool of
Attorneys Qualified to Handle Cases in Dependency Courts.--It is the
sense of the Congress that law schools, bar associations, and law firms
should help build the pool of qualified attorneys available to children
and parents in dependency courts.
(g) Sense of the Congress With Respect to Training, Caseloads, and
Compensation of Attorneys for Children.--It is the sense of the
Congress that attorneys for children should have adequate training,
reasonable caseloads, and receive reasonable and adequate compensation.
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Fostering Our Future Act of 2006 - Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require, for grants to the highest state courts for foster care proceedings, that the state in which the courts are located has laws and procedures in effect that will ensure that the courts measure their performance with respect to children under the court's jurisdiction.

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to forgive the student loan debt of a borrower who: (1) enters a written agreement with the Secretary to remain employed full-time as a family law, dependency, or domestic relations attorney for at least three years; and (2) is not in default on a loan for which the borrower seeks forgiveness. Limits the amount that the Secretary may pay to no more than $6,000 in any year for any borrower or $50,000 in the aggregate for any borrower. Authorizes the Secretary to renew such agreements.

Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a comparative study of state dependency courts and foster care systems.

Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to: (1) court accountability for improved child outcomes; (2) the organization of state dependency courts; (3) building the pool of attorneys qualified to handle cases in dependency courts; and (4) training, caseloads, and compensation of attorneys for children.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare
Payment Modernization Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER SERVICES.

(a) In General.--Section 1833(i) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395l(i)) is amended to read as follows:
''(i)(1) Payment shall be made under this part in the amount
specified under paragraph (2) for facility services furnished to an
individual in an ambulatory surgical center in connection with any
outpatient surgical procedure covered under this part as a hospital
outpatient department service, except for those procedures that the
Secretary designates, in consultation with appropriate trade and
professional organizations (including those having direct experience
with ambulatory surgical centers) as posing a significant safety risk
or requiring an overnight stay when performed in ambulatory surgical
centers. Not less frequently than once every two years the Secretary
shall review and, may, after public comment, make appropriate
adjustments to this list of procedures excluded from coverage when
performed in ambulatory surgical centers as the Secretary deems
necessary.
''(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the amount of
payment to be made under this subsection for facility services
furnished to an individual in an ambulatory surgical center in
accordance with paragraph (1) shall be equal to 75 percent of the fee
schedule amount determined under paragraph (3)(A) of subsection (t) for
payment of the same service furnished in hospital outpatient
departments, as adjusted under paragraphs (4)(A), (6), and (15) of such
subsection, less a 20 percent beneficiary copayment.
''(B) For covered ambulatory surgical center services furnished on
or after January 1, 2008, and before January 1, 2012, for which the
ambulatory surgical center payment amount payable under this subsection
in 2007 (in this subsection referred to as the '2007 ASC payment
amount') is less than 75 percent of the hospital OPD fee schedule
amount under subsection (t) in 2007 for the same services, the amount
of payment under this subsection shall be calculated as follows:
''(i) For services furnished during 2008, the amount shall
be equal to the sum of--
''(I) 80 percent of the 2007 ASC payment amount, as
increased by the percentage increase in the consumer
price index for all urban consumers (United States city
average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 12-month
period ending with December 31, 2006; and
''(II) 20 percent of the payment amount under
paragraph (2)(A) for 2008.
''(ii) For services furnished during 2009, the amount shall
be equal to the sum of--
''(I) 60 percent of the 2007 ASC payment amount as
increased under clause (i)(I) and as further increased
by the percentage increase in the consumer price index
for all urban consumers (United States city average) as
estimated by the Secretary for the 12-month period
ending with December 31, 2007; and
''(II) 40 percent of the payment amount under
paragraph (2)(A) for 2009.
''(iii) For services furnished during 2010, the amount
shall be equal to the sum of--
''(I) 40 percent of the 2007 ASC payment amount as
increased under clauses (i)(I) and (ii)(I) and as
further increased by the percentage increase in the
consumer price index for all urban consumers (United
States city average) as estimated by the Secretary for
the 12-month period ending with December 31, 2008; and
''(II) 60 percent of the payment amount under
paragraph (2)(A) for 2010.
''(iv) For services furnished during 2011, the amount shall
be equal to the sum of--
''(I) 20 percent of the 2007 ASC payment amount as
increased under clauses (i)(I), (ii)(I), and (iii)(I)
and as further increased by the percentage increase in
the consumer price index for all urban consumers
(United States city average) as estimated by the
Secretary for the 12-month period ending with December
31, 2009; and
''(II) 80 percent of the payment amount under
paragraph (2)(A) for 2011.
''(C) For covered ambulatory surgical center services for which the
2007 ASC payment amount is--
''(i) greater than 75 percent, but less than 100 percent,
of the hospital OPD fee schedule amount under subsection (t) in
2007 for the same services, the amount of payment under this
subsection shall be the greater of the 2007 ASC payment amount
or--
''(I) for services furnished in 2008, the payment
amount under subparagraph (B)(i);
''(II) for services furnished in 2009, the payment
amount under subparagraph (B)(ii);
''(III) for services furnished in 2010, the payment
amount under subparagraph (B)(iii);
''(IV) for services furnished in 2011, the payment
amount under subparagraph (B)(iv); or
''(V) in 2012 and subsequent years, the payment
amount under subparagraph (A),
but in no case in excess of the then applicable hospital OPD
fee schedule amount; or
''(ii) greater than the hospital OPD fee schedule amount
under subsection (t) in 2007 for the same services, the amount
of payment under this subsection--
''(I) for services furnished during 2008, is equal
to the midpoint between the 2007 ASC payment amount and
100 percent of such 2007 hospital OPD fee schedule
amount; or
''(II) for services furnished in a subsequent year
is equal to the greater of the 2007 hospital OPD fee
schedule amount or the payment amount specified under
subclause (I) through (V) of clause (i) for the year
involved, but but in no case in excess of the then
applicable hospital OPD fee schedule amount.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1832(a)(2)(F)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395k(a)(2)(F)(i)) is amended--
(A) by striking ''section 1833(i)(1)(A)'' and
inserting ''section 1833(i)(1)'';
(B) by striking ''the standard overhead amount as
determined under section 1833(i)(2)(A)'' and inserting
''the amount determined under section 1833(i)(2)''; and
(C) by striking all that follows ''as full payment
for such services'' and inserting '', or''.
(2) Section 1833(a)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395l(a)(1)(G)) is amended--
(A) by striking ''subsection (i)(1)(A)'' and
inserting ''subsection (i)(1)'';
(B) by striking ''for services furnished
beginning'' and all that follows through ''subsection
(i)(2)(D)''; and
(C) by striking ''such revised payment system'' and
inserting ''under subsection (i)(2)''.
(3) Section 1833(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(4))
is amended--
(A) by striking ''section 1833(i)(1)(A)'' and
inserting ''subsection (i)(1)''; and
(B) by striking ''paragraph (2) or (3) of
subsection (i)'' and inserting ''subsection (i)(1)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to ambulatory surgical center services furnished on or after
January 1, 2008.
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Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the requirements and the formula for payments for services furnished to individuals in ambulatory surgical centers.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Senior Financial Empowerment Act of
2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The proportion of the population of the United States
age 60 years or older is predicted to drastically increase in
the next 30 years as more than 76,000,000 Baby Boomers approach
retirement and old age.
(2) It is estimated that between 500,000 and 5,000,000
seniors in the United States are abused, neglected, or
exploited each year.
(3) Abuse, neglect, and exploitation of seniors crosses
racial, social class, gender, and geographic lines.
(4) Each year millions of individuals in the United States
are victims of financial exploitation, including mail,
telemarketing, and Internet fraud. Many of those who fall prey
to such exploitation are seniors.
(5) It is difficult to estimate the prevalence of fraud
that targets seniors because cases are severely underreported
and national statistics on senior fraud do not exist.
(6) The Federal Bureau of Investigation notes that seniors
in the United States are less likely to report fraud because
they do not know to whom to report, they are ashamed to have
been a victim of fraud, or they do not know that they have been
a victim of fraud. In some cases, a senior who has been a
victim of fraud may not report the crime because he or she is
concerned that relatives may conclude that the senior no longer
has the mental capacity to take care of his or her own
financial affairs.
(7) According to a 2009 report by the MetLife Mature Market
Institute, the annual financial loss by victims of senior
financial abuse is estimated to be at least $2,600,000,000.
(8) Perpetrators of mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud
frequently target seniors because seniors are often vulnerable
and trusting people.
(9) As victims of such fraudulent schemes, many seniors pay
a financial cost, having been robbed of their hard-earned life
savings, and frequently pay an emotional cost, losing their
self-respect and dignity.
(10) Perpetrators of fraud targeting seniors often operate
outside the United States, reaching their victims through the
mail, telephone lines, and the Internet.
(11) The Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act
increased the power of the United States Postal Service to
protect consumers against persons who use deceptive mailings,
such as those featuring games of chance, sweepstakes, skill
contests, and facsimile checks.
(12) During fiscal year 2007, Postal Inspection Service
analysts prepared more than 27,000 letters and informative
postcards in response to mail fraud complaints. During that
same year, postal inspectors investigated 2,909 mail fraud
cases in the United States and arrested 1,236 mail fraud
suspects, of whom 1,118 were convicted. Postal inspectors also
reported 162 telemarketing fraud investigations, with 83
arrests and 61 convictions resulting from such investigations.
(13) In 2000, the United States Senate Special Committee on
Aging reported that consumers lose approximately
$40,000,000,000 each year to telemarketing fraud, and estimated
that approximately 10 percent of the Nation's 14,000
telemarketing firms were fraudulent. Some researchers estimate
that only one in 10,000 fraud victims reports the crime to the
authorities.
(14) A 2003 report by AARP found that, though the crime of
telemarketing fraud is grossly underreported among seniors who
have been victims of such fraud, seniors who are properly
counseled by trained peer volunteers are less likely to fall
victim to fraudulent practices.
(15) The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that the
threat of fraud to seniors is growing and changing. This is
largely due to the fact that many younger Baby Boomers have
considerable computer skills and criminals have responded by
targeting seniors through online scams like phishing and email
spamming, in addition to traditional telephone calls and mass
mailings.
(16) The Internet Crime Complaint Center (hereinafter
referred to in this paragraph as ''IC3'') is a partnership
between the National White Collar Crime Center and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation that serves as a vehicle to receive,
develop, and refer criminal complaints regarding cybercrime.
The IC3 processed more than 219,553 complaints of Internet
crime in 2007. From these submissions, the IC3 referred 90,008
complaints of Internet crime, representing a total dollar loss
of $239,090,000, to Federal, State, and local law enforcement
agencies in the United States for further consideration.
(17) Consumer awareness is the best protection from fraud.

SEC. 3. CENTRALIZED SERVICE FOR CONSUMER EDUCATION ON MAIL,
TELEMARKETING, AND INTERNET FRAUD TARGETING SENIORS.

(a) Centralized Service.--
(1) Requirement.--The Federal Trade Commission, after
consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, the Postmaster General, the Chief Postal
Inspector for the United States Postal Inspection Service, and
the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection,
shall--
(A) periodically disseminate to seniors, and
families and caregivers of seniors, general information
on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting
seniors, including descriptions of the most common
fraud schemes;
(B) periodically disseminate to seniors, and
families and caregivers of seniors, information on
methods available to report fraud targeting seniors,
such as--
(i) referring complaints to law enforcement
agencies, including the Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and State attorneys
general; and
(ii) calling a national toll-free telephone
number established by the Federal Trade
Commission for reporting mail, telemarketing,
and Internet fraud;
(C) in response to a specific request by a party to
the Federal Trade Commission inquiring about any
history of fraud committed by a particular entity or
individual, provide to such party any publically
available information on any record of law enforcement
action for fraud against such entity or individual--
(i) by the Federal Trade Commission; and
(ii) by any other agency that reports such
actions to the Federal Trade Commission; and
(D) maintain a website to serve as a resource for
information for seniors, and families and caregivers of
seniors, regarding mail, telemarketing, and Internet
fraud targeting seniors.
(2) Procedures and commencement.--The Federal Trade
Commission shall establish and implement procedures to carry
out the requirements of paragraph (1), including procedures--
(A) with respect to the frequency and mode of
dissemination of information under subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of such paragraph; and
(B) that provide for the implementation of the
requirements of such paragraph not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

SEC. 4. GRANTS TO PREVENT MAIL, TELEMARKETING, AND INTERNET FRAUD.

(a) Grant Program Authorized.--Subject to the availability of funds
authorized to be appropriated under this section, the Attorney General,
after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
Postmaster General, the Chief Postal Inspector for the United States
Postal Inspection Service, and the Director of the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection, shall establish and administer a competitive
grant program to award grants to eligible organizations to carry out
mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud prevention education programs
for seniors.
(b) Eligible Organizations.--The Attorney General may award grants
under this section to State Attorneys General, State and local law
enforcement agencies and groups, senior centers, and other local
nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to seniors, as
determined by the Attorney General.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATED TO NATIONAL SENIOR FRAUD
AWARENESS WEEK.

It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) there is a need to increase public awareness of the
enormous impact that mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud
have on senior citizens in the United States;
(2) a week in the month of May should be designated as
''National Senior Fraud Awareness Week'';
(3) the people of the United States should observe National
Senior Fraud Awareness Week with appropriate educational
activities; and
(4) the President is encouraged to issue a proclamation
supporting increased public awareness of the impact of, and the
need to prevent, fraud committed against seniors.

Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2010.

Attest:

LORRAINE C. MILLER,

Clerk.
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Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2010 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): (1) to disseminate to seniors and their caregivers information on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors; (2) in response to a request about fraud committed by a particular entity or individual, to provide to the requester publicly available information on any record of civil or criminal law enforcement action against such individual or entity for fraud; and (3) to maintain a website as an information resource for seniors and their caregivers regarding Internet fraud. Authorizes FY2011-FY2015 appropriations.

Directs the Attorney General to establish a grant program for mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud prevention education programs for senior citizens. Makes such grants available to state and local law enforcement agencies, senior centers, and local nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to seniors. Authorizes FY2011-FY2015 appropriations.

Expresses the sense of Congress: (1) with respect to public awareness of the impact of such fraud on senior citizens; and (2) that a week in May should be designated as National Senior Fraud Awareness Week.