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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Health Empowerment Zone Act of
2009''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Designation of health empowerment zones.
Sec. 5. Assistance to those seeking designation.
Sec. 6. Benefits of designation.
Sec. 7. Definition.
Sec. 8. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Numerous studies and reports, including the National
Healthcare Disparities Report and Unequal Treatment, the 2002
Institute of Medicine Report, document the extensiveness to
which health disparities exist across the country.
(2) These studies have found that, on average, racial and
ethnic minorities are disproportionately afflicted with chronic
and acute conditions--such as cancer, diabetes, and
hypertension--and suffer worse health outcomes, worse health
status, and higher mortality rates than their White
counterparts.
(3) Several recent studies also show that health
disparities are a function of not only access to health care,
but also the social determinants of health--including the
environment, the physical structure of communities, nutrition
and food options, educational attainment, employment, race,
ethnicity, geography, and language preference--that directly
and indirectly affect the health, health care, and wellness of
individuals and communities.
(4) Integrally involving and fully supporting the
communities most affected by health inequities in the
assessment, planning, launch, and evaluation of health
disparity elimination efforts is among the leading
recommendations made to adequately address and ultimately
reduce health disparities.
(5) Recommendations also include supporting the efforts of
community stakeholders from a broad cross section--including,
but not limited to local businesses, local departments of
commerce, education, labor, urban planning, and transportation,
and community-based and other nonprofit organizations--to find
areas of common ground around health disparity elimination and
collaborate to improve the overall health and wellness of a
community and its residents.

SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF HEALTH EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

(a) In General.--At the request of an eligible community
partnership, the Secretary may designate an eligible area as a health
empowerment zone.
(b) Eligibility Criteria.--
(1) Eligible community partnership.--A community
partnership is eligible to submit a request under this section
if the partnership--
(A) demonstrates widespread public support from key
individuals and entities in the eligible area,
including State and local governments, nonprofit
organizations, and community and industry leaders, for
designation of the eligible area as a health
empowerment zone; and
(B) includes representatives of--
(i) a broad cross section of stakeholders
and residents from communities in the eligible
area experiencing disproportionate disparities
in health status and health care; and
(ii) organizations, facilities, and
institutions that have a history of working
within and serving such communities.
(2) Eligible area.--An area is eligible to be designated as
a health empowerment zone under this section if one or more
communities in the area experience disproportionate disparities
in health status and health care. In determining whether a
community experiences such disparities, the Secretary shall
consider the data collected by the Department of Health and
Human Services focusing on the following areas:
(A) Access to high-quality health services.
(B) Arthritis, osteoporosis, and chronic back
conditions.
(C) Cancer.
(D) Chronic kidney disease.
(E) Diabetes.
(F) Injury and violence prevention.
(G) Maternal, infant, and child health.
(H) Medical product safety.
(I) Mental health and mental disorders.
(J) Nutrition and overweight.
(K) Disability and secondary conditions.
(L) Educational and community-based health
programs.
(M) Environmental health.
(N) Family planning.
(O) Food safety.
(P) Health communication.
(Q) Health disease and stroke.
(R) HIV/AIDS.
(S) Immunization and infectious diseases.
(T) Occupational safety and health.
(U) Oral health.
(V) Physical activity and fitness.
(W) Public health infrastructure.
(X) Respiratory diseases.
(Y) Sexually transmitted diseases.
(Z) Substance abuse.
(AA) Tobacco use.
(BB) Vision and hearing.
(c) Procedure.--
(1) Request.--A request under subsection (a) shall--
(A) describe the bounds of the area to be
designated as a health empowerment zone and the process
used to select those bounds;
(B) demonstrate that the partnership submitting the
request is an eligible community partnership described
in subsection (b)(1);
(C) demonstrate that the area is an eligible area
described in subsection (b)(2);
(D) include a comprehensive assessment of
disparities in health status and health care experience
by one or more communities in the area;
(E) set forth--
(i) a vision and a set of values for the
area; and
(ii) a comprehensive and holistic set of
goals to be achieved in the area through
designation as a health empowerment zone; and
(F) include a strategic plan for achieving the
goals described in subparagraph (E)(ii).
(2) Approval.--Not later than 60 days after the receipt of
a request for designation of an area as a health empowerment
zone under this section, the Secretary shall approve or
disapprove the request.
(d) Minimum Number.--The Secretary--
(1) shall designate not more than 110 health empowerment
zones under this section; and
(2) shall designate at least one health empowerment zone in
each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each
territory or possession of the United States.

SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO THOSE SEEKING DESIGNATION.

At the request of any organization or entity seeking to submit a
request under section 4(a), the Secretary shall provide technical
assistance, and may award a grant, to assist such organization or
entity--
(1) to form an eligible community partnership described in
subsection (b)(1);
(2) to complete a health assessment, including an
assessment of health disparities under subsection (c)(1)(D); or
(3) to prepare and submit a request, including a strategic
plan, in accordance with section 4.

SEC. 6. BENEFITS OF DESIGNATION.

(a) Priority.--In awarding any competitive grant, a Federal
official shall give priority to any applicant that--
(1) meets the eligibility criteria for the grant;
(2) proposes to use the grant for activities in a health
empowerment zone; and
(3) demonstrates that such activities will directly and
significantly further the goals of the strategic plan approved
for such zone under section 4.
(b) Grants for Initial Implementation of Strategic Plan.--
(1) In general.--Upon designating an eligible area as a
health empowerment zone at the request of an eligible community
partnership, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability
of appropriations, make a grant to the community partnership
for implementation of the strategic plan for such zone.
(2) Grant period.--A grant under paragraph (1) for a health
empowerment zone shall be for a period of 2 years and may be
renewed, except that the total period of grants under paragraph
(1) for such zone may not exceed 10 years.
(3) Limitation.--In awarding grants under this subsection,
the Secretary shall not give less priority to an applicant or
reduce the amount of a grant because the Secretary rendered
technical assistance or made a grant to the same applicant
under section 5.
(4) Reporting.--The Secretary shall require each recipient
of a grant under this subsection to report to the Secretary not
less than every 6 months on the progress in implementing the
strategic plan for the health empowerment zone.

SEC. 7. DEFINITION.

In this Act, the term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health
Resources and Services Administration and the Director of the Office of
Minority Health, and in cooperation with the Director of the Office of
Community Services and the Director of the National Center for Minority
Health and Health Disparities.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

To carry out this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.

SOLUTION: Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), at the request of a broad-based community partnership, to designate a community that experiences disproportionate disparities in health status and health care as a health empowerment zone. Requires federal officials to give priority in awarding competitive grants to grants used in or benefiting a health empowerment zone.

Directs the Secretary to provide: (1) technical assistance (or grants) to entities seeking to form a community partnership or obtain a health empowerment zone designation for a community; and (2) grants to community partnerships for implementation of the strategic plan for a health empowerment zone.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Prevention of Escapement of
Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF GENETICALLY ALTERED SALMON.

(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for a person--
(1) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a
covered fish, or a product containing covered fish, in
interstate or foreign commerce;
(2) to have custody, control, or possession of, with the
intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a
covered fish, or a product containing covered fish, in
interstate commerce;
(3) to engage in net-pen aquaculture of covered fish;
(4) to release a covered fish into a natural environment;
or
(5) to have custody, control, or possession of a covered
fish with the intent to release it into a natural environment.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a fish, fish
part, or product--
(1) under confined use, or intended for confined use, for
scientific research;
(2) collected for the purpose of enforcing this Act; or
(3) if the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere, in consultation with the Director of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service and any other Federal, State,
or tribal entity the Under Secretary considers appropriate,
reviews any application requesting an action by a department or
agency of the Federal government to permit an act prohibited
under subsection (a), including any environmental assessment
prepared as part of that application, and--
(A) prepares a finding of no significant impact in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
(B) finds the application to be consistent with an
environmental impact statement prepared by the Under
Secretary in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4332) that includes--
(i) an environmental risk analysis that
assesses the potential direct and indirect
impacts from escapement of covered fish on wild
and cultured fish stocks and environments that
may be exposed to such covered fish;
(ii) a failure mode and effects analysis
that quantitatively assesses the best- and
worst-case probabilities of failure of each
applicable confinement technique;
(iii) an assessment of the costs of control
or eradication of escaped covered fish; and
(iv) an assessment of the potential
economic damage in terms of loss of production
or sales to relevant wild and cultured fish
stocks and environments from the escapement of
covered fish.
(c) Environmental Impact Considerations.--
(1) Notice.--Each agency, department, or other unit of the
Federal Government shall promptly notify the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere when an action involving
covered fish, or a product containing covered fish is first
identified by such unit.
(2) Ensuring compliance.--The Under Secretary of Commerce
for Oceans and Atmosphere, in cooperation with each Federal,
State, or tribal entity that the Under Secretary considers
appropriate, may monitor any mitigation measures proposed under
subsection (b)(3) to ensure implementation and compliance
therewith.
(3) Provisions as complementary.--The provisions of this
Act are in addition to, and shall not affect the operation of,
other Federal, State, or local laws regulating a covered fish,
or a product containing covered fish.
(d) Rules and Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such
rules and regulations as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out
the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.

(a) Enforcement.--The Secretary of Commerce may enforce section 2
in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction,
powers, and duties provided under sections 308, 309, 310, and 311 of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861).
(b) Penalties.--A person who violates section 2 shall be subject to
the penalties, and entitled to the privileges and immunities, under
sections 308, 309, 310, and 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861).

SEC. 4. REPORT ON RISKS TO WILD FISH STOCKS.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall
transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives the report under section 1007 of the Food and Drug
Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (21 U.S.C. 2106).

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Confined use.--The term ''confined use'' means any
operation, undertaken within a secured, land-based facility,
that involves a covered fish controlled by specific measures
that effectively prevent the covered fish from having contact
with and impact on the external environment, including
biological and physical confinement measures.
(2) Covered fish.--The term ''covered fish'' means any
finfish, live or dead, including the gametes, fertilized eggs,
offspring, and descendants thereof, that is modified or
produced through the application of recombinant
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technologies, using DNA from an
organism's own genome or that of another species, that overcome
natural physiological reproductive barriers and that are not
techniques used in traditional breeding and selection.
(3) Finding of no significant impact.--The term ''finding
of no significant impact'' has the meaning given the term in
section 1508.13 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
(4) Product.--The term ''product'' means an item
manufactured or produced for sale or use as food.

SOLUTION: Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act This bill prohibits a person from: shipping, transporting, offering for sale, selling, or purchasing a genetically altered finfish, or a food product containing those fish, in commerce; having custody, control, or possession of those fish or food products with the intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase them in commerce; engaging in net-pen aquaculture (pens of fish contained by nets) of those fish; releasing those fish into a natural environment; or having custody, control, or possession of those fish with the intent to release them into a natural environment. Fish, fish parts, or products confined for scientific research or collected to enforce this Act are exempted from the prohibition. An additional exemption is established if the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): (1) prepares a finding of no significant impact in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 after reviewing an application requesting a federal agency to permit activity prohibited by this Act, or (2) finds the application to be consistent with an environmental impact statement that includes an environmental risk analysis and specified assessments of costs and potential economic damage. Each federal agency must promptly notify NOAA when an action involving those fish or food products is first identified by the agency. The Department of Commerce may enforce penalties for violations of this Act under specified provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''United States Life-Saving Service
Heritage Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States Life-Saving Service was organized by
the Congress by enactment of the Act entitled ''An Act to
organize the Life-Saving-Service'', approved June 18, 1878
(chapter 265; 20 Stat. 163 et seq.).
(2) These lifesaving stations were staffed by brave
volunteer and professional lifesavers, who risked life and limb
to rescue shipwrecked passengers and crews.
(3) Many surviving Life-Saving Service stations are of rare
architectural significance, yet these historic stations are
threatened by harsh coastal environments, rapid economic
development in the coastal zone, neglect, and lack of resources
for their preservation.
(4) The heroic actions of Life-Saving Service personnel
deserve greater recognition, and their contributions to
America's maritime history should be celebrated through a
comprehensive preservation program and greater opportunities
for the public's education about the heritage of the Life-
Saving Service.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to establish a program to inventory, evaluate,
document, and assist efforts to preserve surviving Life-Saving Service
stations.

SEC. 3. UNITED STATES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE STATION PRESERVATION PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, through the
National Maritime Initiative of the National Park Service, shall
establish a program in accordance with this section to inventory,
evaluate, document, and assist efforts to preserve surviving United
States Life-Saving Service stations.
(b) Inventory, Documentation, and Evaluation.--The Secretary, in
cooperation with the U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association,
shall--
(1) survey coastal regions of the United States to identify
and prepare an inventory of surviving historic lifesaving
stations;
(2) document the designs of significant existing structures
and lifesaving boats of historic lifesaving stations, for
inclusion in the Historic American Engineering Record
Collection; and
(3) evaluate historic lifesaving stations, including--
(A) assessing the historic significance, integrity,
and condition of surviving historic lifesaving
stations; and
(B) making recommendations for outstanding examples
of historic lifesaving stations that should be
designated as National Historic Landmarks.
(c) Technical Assistance, Educational Materials, Research Aids, and
Other Information.--The Secretary shall--
(1) serve as a clearinghouse of information for persons
interested in preserving historic lifesaving stations; and
(2) make available to the public, including through the
Internet, educational materials, research aids, guides,
bibliographies, and other information regarding the Life-Saving
Service and related organizations that provided humanitarian
assistance to shipwrecked mariners, including--
(A) information on the history and development of
the Life-Saving Service, predecessor private and State
lifesaving organizations, and Coast Guard lifesaving
stations;
(B) technical descriptions of lifesaving boats,
line-guns, life cars, and other lifesaving gear;
(C) the inventory, documentation, and evaluation
prepared under subsection (b); and
(D) guidance and technical assistance in the
listing of historic lifesaving stations in the National
Register of Historic Places.
(d) Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, subject to the availability
of appropriations, shall make grants to coordinate and assist
preservation of historic lifesaving stations.
(2) Cost share.--The Federal share of the cost of an
activity carried out with financial assistance under this
subsection shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the
activity.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Historic lifesaving station.--The term ''historic
lifesaving station'' means any land, structure, equipment, or
other physical artifact or facility formerly under the
jurisdiction or control of the Life-Saving Service, including
lifesaving stations, sailor's refuges, shipwreck survivors'
cache sites, and lifeboats.
(2) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the National Maritime
Initiative of the National Park Service.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary--
(1) for use in making grants under subsection (d),
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008; and
(2) for carrying out the other provisions of this section
$500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.

SOLUTION:
United States Life-Saving Service Heritage Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Maritime Initiative of the National Park Service, to establish a program to inventory, evaluate, document, and assist efforts to preserve surviving U.S. Life-Saving Service stations.Requires the Secretary to: (1) serve as a clearinghouse of information for persons interested in restoring and preserving historic lifesaving stations; (2) make information regarding the Service and related organizations that provided humanitarian assistance to shipwrecked mariners available to the public; and (3) make grants to coordinate and assist such preservation.