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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Senator Paul Simon Water for the
Poor Enhancement Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005
(Public Law 109-121)--
(A) makes access to safe water and sanitation for
developing countries a specific policy objective of
United States foreign assistance programs;
(B) requires the Secretary of State to--
(i) develop a strategy to elevate the role
of water and sanitation policy; and
(ii) improve the effectiveness of United
States assistance programs undertaken in
support of that strategy;
(C) codifies Target 10 of the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals; and
(D) seeks to reduce the proportion of people who
are unable to reach or afford safe drinking water and
basic sanitation by 50 percent by 2015.
(2) On December 20, 2006, the United Nations General
Assembly, in GA Resolution 61/192, declared 2008 as the
International Year of Sanitation, in recognition of the impact
of sanitation on public health, poverty reduction, economic and
social development, and the environment.
(3) On August 1, 2008, Congress passed H. Con. Res. 318,
which--
(A) supports the goals and ideals of the
International Year of Sanitation; and
(B) recognizes the importance of sanitation on
public health, poverty reduction, economic and social
development, and the environment.
(4) While progress is being made on safe water and
sanitation efforts--
(A) more than 884,000,000 people throughout the
world lack access to safe drinking water; and
(B) 2 of every 5 people in the world do not have
access to basic sanitation services.
(5) The health consequences of unsafe drinking water and
poor sanitation are staggering, accounting for--
(A) nearly 10 percent of the global burden of
disease; and
(B) more than 2,000,000 deaths each year.
(6) The effects of climate change are expected to produce
severe consequences for water availability and resource
management in the future, with 2,800,000,000 people in more
than 48 countries expected to face severe and chronic water
shortages by 2025.
(7) The impact of water scarcity on conflict and
instability is evident in many parts of the world, including
the Darfur region of Sudan, where demand for water resources
has contributed to armed conflict between nomadic ethnic groups
and local farming communities.
(8) In order to further the United States contribution to
safe water and sanitation efforts, it is necessary to--
(A) expand foreign assistance capacity to address
the challenges described in this section; and
(B) represent issues related to water and
sanitation at the highest levels of United States
foreign assistance deliberations, including
deliberations related to issues of global health, food
security, the environment, global warming, and maternal
and child mortality.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

The purpose of this Act is to enhance the capacity of the United
States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for
the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121).

SEC. 4. DEVELOPING UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CAPACITY.

Section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151h)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(e) Office of Water.--
''(1) Establishment.--To carry out the purposes of
subsection (a), the Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development shall establish the Office of
Water.
''(2) Leadership.--The Office of Water shall be headed by
an Assistant Administrator for Safe Water and Sanitation, who
shall report directly to the Administrator.
''(3) Duties.--The Assistant Administrator shall--
''(A) implement this section and the Senator Paul
Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-
121); and
''(B) place primary emphasis on providing safe,
affordable, and sustainable drinking water, sanitation,
and hygiene.
''(f) Bureau of International Water.--
''(1) Establishment.--To increase the capacity of the
Department of State to address international issues regarding
safe water, sanitation, and other international water programs,
the Secretary of State shall establish the Bureau for
International Water within the Office of the Under Secretary
for Democracy and Global Affairs (referred to in this
subsection as the 'Bureau').
''(2) Duties.--The Bureau shall--
''(A) oversee and coordinate the diplomatic policy
of the United States Government with respect to global
freshwater issues, including--
''(i) access to safe drinking water and
sanitation;
''(ii) river basin and watershed
management;
''(iii) transboundary conflict;
''(iv) agricultural and urban productivity
of water resources;
''(v) pollution mitigation; and
''(vi) adaptation to hydrologic change due
to climate variability; and
''(B) ensure that international freshwater issues
are represented--
''(i) within the United States Government;
and
''(ii) in key diplomatic, development, and
scientific efforts with other nations and
multilateral organizations.''.

SEC. 5. SAFE WATER AND SANITATION STRATEGY.

Section 6(e) of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of
2005 (Public Law 109-121) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(7) an assessment of the extent to which the United
States Government's efforts are reaching the goal described in
section 135(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2152h(a)(2)); and
''(8) recommendations on what the United States Government
would need to do to help achieve the goal referred to in
paragraph (7) if the United States Government's efforts were
proportional to its share of the world's economy.''.

SEC. 6. DEVELOPING LOCAL CAPACITY.

The Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law
109-121) is amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 9, 10, and 11 as sections 10,
11, and 12, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 8 the following:

''SEC. 9. WATER AND SANITATION MANAGERS TRAINING PROGRAM.

''(a) Establishment.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary of State and the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development shall establish, in every priority country, a
program to train local, in-country water and sanitation
managers, and other officials of countries that receive
assistance under section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 to promote the capacity of recipient governments to
provide affordable, equitable, and sustainable access to safe
drinking water and sanitation.
''(2) Coordination.--The program established under
subsection (a) shall be coordinated by the lead country water
manager designated in subsection (c)(2).
''(3) Expansion.--The Secretary and Administrator may
establish the program described in this section in additional
countries if the receipt of such training would be most
beneficial, with due consideration given to good governance.
''(b) Designation.--The United States Chief of Mission within each
country receiving a 'high priority' designation under section 6(f)
shall--
''(1) designate safe drinking water and sanitation as a
strategic objective;
''(2) appoint an in-country water and sanitation manager
within the Mission to coordinate the in-country implementation
of this Act and section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 with local water managers, local government officials, the
Department of State, and the Office of Water of the United
States Agency for International Development; and
''(3) coordinate with the Development Credit Authority and
the Global Development Alliance to further the purposes of this
Act.''.

SEC. 7. GRANTS FOR LOW COST CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION TECHNOLOGIES.

Section 135(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2152h(c))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(5) provide grants through the United States Agency for
International Development to foster the development of low cost
and sustainable technologies for providing clean water and
sanitation that are suitable for use in high priority
countries, particularly in places with limited resources and
infrastructure.''.

SEC. 8. UPDATED REPORT REGARDING WATER FOR PEACE AND SECURITY.

Section 11(b) of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of
2005, as redesignated by section 6, is amended by adding at the end the
following: ''The report submitted under this subsection shall include
an assessment of current and likely future political tensions over
water sources and an assessment of the expected impacts of global
climate change on water supplies in 10, 25, and 50 years.''.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 and
each subsequent fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 10. CONSTRUCTION.

This Act shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the
Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121).
Nothing in this Act shall be construed in such a way as to override or
take precedence over the implementation of that Act.
[A]: Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the Office of Water which shall: (1) implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005; and (2) place primary emphasis on providing safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene.

Directs the Secretary of State to establish the Bureau for International Water within the Office of the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs which shall: (1) coordinate U.S. diplomatic policy regarding global freshwater issues; and (2) ensure that international freshwater issues are represented within the U.S. government.

Amends the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 to: (1) direct the Secretary and the Administrator to establish in every priority country a program to train local water and sanitation managers to promote government capacity to provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation; and (2) require that the water for peace and security report includes an assessment of current and likely future political tensions over water sources and an assessment of the future impacts of global climate change on water supplies.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize grants through USAID to develop technologies for providing clean water and sanitation in high priority countries with limited resources and infrastructure.

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Drug Use Prevention Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ''RECOMMEND''.

Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(47) A practitioner will be deemed to have 'recommended'
the use of marihuana if the practitioner offered advice, or
responded to a request for advice, suggesting the use of
marihuana while acting in the course of his or her professional
capacity.''.

SEC. 3. DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION.

(a) Denial of Registration.--Section 303(f) of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(f)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as
subclauses (I) through (V), respectively, and indenting
accordingly;
(2) by striking ''(f) The Attorney General'' and inserting
the following:
''(f) Registration of Practitioners to Dispense or Conduct Research
With Controlled Substances.--
''(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Attorney
General'';
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ''The Attorney''
and inserting the following:
''(2) Denial of registration.--
''(A) Discretionary denial of application.--
''(i) In general.--The Attorney'';
(4) in the third sentence, by striking ''In determining the
public interest'' and inserting the following:
''(ii) Determination of public interest.--
In determining the public interest for purposes
of clause (i)'';
(5) in the undesignated paragraph following subclause (V),
as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, by
striking ''Separate registration'' and inserting the following:
''(3) Registration for research purposes.--Separate
registration''; and
(6) by adding at the end of paragraph (2), as so designated
by paragraph (3) of this subsection, the following:
''(B) Mandatory denial of application.--The
Attorney General shall deny an application for
registration under this subsection upon a finding by
the Attorney General that the applicant practitioner--
''(i) administered, dispensed, or
recommended the use of marihuana to an
individual in violation of Federal or State
law; or
''(ii) has been excluded (or directed to be
excluded) from participation in a program
pursuant to section 1128(a)(5) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(a)(5)).''.
(b) Revocation of Registration.--Section 304(a) of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 824(a)) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as
subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and
indenting accordingly;
(B) by striking ''(a) A registration'' and
inserting ''(a)(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a
registration''; and
(C) in the undesignated paragraph following
subparagraph (E), as redesignated, by striking ''A
registration'' and inserting the following:
''(2) Revocation of registration to dispense a narcotic
drug.--A registration'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(3) Mandatory revocation of registration.--The Attorney
General shall revoke a registration described in paragraph (1)
upon a finding by the Attorney General that the registrant--
''(A) administered, dispensed, or recommended the
use of marihuana to an individual in violation of
Federal or State law; or
''(B) has been excluded (or directed to be
excluded) from participation in a program pursuant to
section 1128(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320a-7(a)(5)).''.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITED ACTS RELATING TO MARIHUANA.

Section 403(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 843(a))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the semicolon '',
including acquiring or obtaining possession of marihuana by
means of claiming a medical need, with the intent of selling or
distributing the marihuana'';
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking ''or'' at the end;
(3) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ''; or''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
''(10) if that person is a practitioner, to prescribe,
dispense, or recommend the use of marihuana.''.

SEC. 5. ENHANCED PENALTIES RELATING TO MARIHUANA.

Section 403 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 843) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(g) In addition to any other applicable penalty, any practitioner
who violates this section by prescribing, dispensing, or recommending
the use of marihuana to a person under 21 years of age shall be
sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 8 years, a fine of
not more than $60,000, or both.''.

SEC. 6. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES FROM
PARTICIPATION IN MEDICARE AND STATE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS
FOR ILLEGALLY DISPENSING MARIHUANA.

Section 1128(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(5)(A) Any person (including an organization, agency, or
other entity, but excluding a beneficiary, as defined in
subsection 1128A(i)(5)) that administers, dispenses, or
recommends the use of marihuana to an individual in violation
of a Federal or State law.
''(B) In this paragraph, the terms 'administer',
'dispense', 'recommend', and 'marihuana' have the same meanings
as in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
802)).''.
[A]: Drug Use Prevention Act of 1997 - Amends: (1) the Social Security Act to exclude individuals and entities from participation in Medicare and State health care programs (participation) for administering, dispensing, or recommending the use of marihuana to an individual in violation of Federal or State law; and (2) the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to direct the Attorney General to deny an application for registration, or revoke a registration, of a practitioner to dispense, or conduct research with, controlled substances upon a finding by the Attorney General that the applicant practitioner administered, dispensed, or recommended the use of marihuana to an individual in violation of Federal or State law or that the applicant practitioner has been excluded (or directed to be excluded) from participation for illegally dispensing marihuana.
Deems a practitioner to have "recommended" the use of marihuana if he or she offered advice, or responded to a request for advice, suggesting the use of marihuana while acting in the course of his or her professional capacity.
Amends the CSA to prohibit: (1) an individual from acquiring or obtaining possession of marihuana by means of claiming a medical need, with the intent of selling or distributing the marihuana; and (2) a practitioner from prescribing, dispensing, or recommending the use of marihuana.
Directs that, in addition to any other applicable penalty, any practitioner who violates the CSA by prescribing, dispensing, or recommending the use of marihuana to a person under age 21 be sentenced to up to eight years' imprisonment, fined up to $60,000, or both.

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Violent Crime Intervention Act of
1994''.

TITLE I--NATIONAL CRIMINAL RECORDS DATABASE

SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--
(1) nationwide--
(A) many State criminal record systems are not up
to date and contain incomplete or incorrect
information; and
(B) less than 20 percent of all criminal records
are fully computerized, include court dispositions, and
are accessible through the Interstate Identification
Index of the Department of Justice; and
(2) a complete and accurate nationwide criminal record
database is an essential element in fighting crime and
development of such a database and is a national urgent
priority.

SEC. 102. STATE CRIMINAL RECORD UPGRADES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue guidelines
establishing specific requirements for a State to qualify as a fully
participating member of the Interstate Identification Index.
(b) Minimum Requirements.--The guidelines referred to in subsection
(a) shall require--
(1) that all arrest reports and final disposition orders
are submitted to the State records repository within 21 days;
(2) the State repository to enter these records and orders
into the State database not more than 14 days after the
repository receives the information;
(3) the State to conduct audits, at least annually, of
State criminal records to ensure that such records contain
correct and complete information about every felony arrest and
report the results of each audit to the Attorney General;
(4) the State to certify to the Attorney General, on
January 1 of each year, that the law enforcement agencies,
courts, and records officials of the State are in compliance
with this section; and
(5) such other conditions as the Attorney General
determines are necessary.
(c) Fees.--A State that does not qualify as a fully participating
State, pursuant to the guidelines referred to in subsection (a), within
2 years after the date on which the Attorney General issues such
guidelines shall pay a user fee for each identification request made to
the Interstate Identification Index in an amount equal to the average
cost of a single Federal database inquiry, as determined by the
Attorney General each year.

SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION.

There are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal
years 1995 and 1996 to the Attorney General for grants to States to
establish or improve their criminal record databases to qualify as a
fully participating member of the Interstate Identification Index.

TITLE II--LIABILITY FOR EARLY RELEASE OF VIOLENT FELONS

SEC. 201. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) violent criminals often serve only a small portion of
their original sentences;
(2) a significant proportion of the most serious violent
crimes committed in the United States are committed by
criminals who have been released early from a sentence for a
previous violent crime;
(3) violent criminals who are released early from prison
often travel to other States to commit additional violent
crimes;
(4) the crime and threat of crime committed by violent
criminals released early from prison affects tourism, economic
development, use of the interstate highway system, federally
owned or supported facilities, and other commercial activities
of individuals; and
(5) the policies of one State regarding the early release
of criminals sentenced in that State for a violent crime often
affects the citizens of other States, who can influence those
policies only through Federal law.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to reduce violent crime
by requiring States to bear the responsibility for the consequences of
releasing violent criminals before they serve the full term for which
they were sentenced.

SEC. 202. CAUSE OF ACTION.

(a) In General.--The victim (or in the case of a homicide, the
family of the victim) of a violent crime shall have a Federal cause of
action in any district court against a State if the individual
committing the crime--
(1) previously had been convicted by the State of a violent
offense;
(2) was released from incarceration prior to serving his or
her full sentence for such offense; and
(3) committed the violent crime before the original
sentence would have expired.
(b) Exception.--A State shall not be liable under subsection (a) if
the State requires a violent criminal to be incarcerated for the entire
term of imprisonment to which the criminal is sentenced.
(c) Definition.--As used in this title, the term ''crime of
violence'' has the same meaning as in section 16 of title 18, United
States Code.
(d) Damages.--A State shall be liable to the victim in an action
brought under this title for the actual damages resulting from the
violent crime, but not for punitive damages.
[A]:
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: National Criminal Records Database
Title II: Liability for Early Release of Violent Felons
Violent Crime Intervention Act of 1994 -
Title I: National Criminal Records Database
- Directs the Attorney General to issue guidelines establishing specific requirements for a State to qualify as a fully participating member of the Interstate Identification Index of the Department of Justice.
Specifies that such guidelines shall require that: (1) all arrest reports and final disposition orders be submitted to the State records repository within 21 days; (2) the State repository enter such records and orders into the State database within 14 days after receiving the information; (3) the State conduct and report to the Attorney General on annual audits to ensure that State criminal records contain correct and complete information about every felony arrest; and (4) the State certify to the Attorney General on January 1 of each year that the law enforcement agencies, courts, and records officials of the State are in compliance.
Requires a State that does not qualify as a fully participating State pursuant to such guidelines to pay a user fee for each identification request made to the Index.
Authorizes appropriations to the Attorney General for grants to States to establish or improve their criminal record databases to qualify as a fully participating member.
Title II: Liability for Early Release of Violent Felons
- Grants the victim (or in the case of a homicide, the family of the victim) of a violent crime a Federal cause of action in any district court against a State if the individual committing the crime previously had been convicted by the State of a violent offense, was released from incarceration prior to serving his or her full sentence, and committed the violent crime before the original sentence would have expired. Immunizes a State from such liability if the State requires a violent criminal to be incarcerated for the entire term of imprisonment to which the criminal is sentenced.
Makes a State liable to the victim in an action brought under this title for the actual damages resulting from the violent crime, but not for punitive damages.