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Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Medicare Information Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL MEDICARE BENEFICIARY PART A CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS
STATEMENTS.

(a) In General.--Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act is
amended by inserting after section 1143 (42 U.S.C. 1320b-13) the
following new section:

''annual medicare beneficiary part a contributions and benefits
statements

''Sec. 1143A. (a) Provision.--
''(1) In general.--Beginning not later than 2 years after
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in
coordination with the Commissioner of Social Security, shall
provide a statement described in subsection (b) (in this
section referred to as an 'annual Medicare part A information
statement') on an annual basis to each eligible individual (as
defined in subsection (d)) for whom a current mailing address
can be determined through such methods as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.
''(2) Coordination in single mailing with social security
account statements.--In order to avoid sending separate
statements under this section and section 1143 in the case of
an individual for whom a social security account statement is
provided under section 1143 and a separate annual Medicare part
A information statement would otherwise be provided under this
section, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Commissioner
of Social Security, whether through transmittal of data or
otherwise, in a manner so that the annual Medicare part A
information statement is included and sent with such social
security account statement.
''(3) Methodology.--
''(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
with the Commissioner of Social Security and the
Secretary of the Treasury, shall specify the
methodology to be used in estimating lifetime
contributions and lifetime benefits with respect to
annual Medicare part A information statements. Such
methodology for computing the lifespan of an individual
shall be the same methodology used for purposes of the
social security account statement under section 1143.
''(B) Inclusion of description in statement.--The
Secretary shall include a brief description of the key
assumptions used in such methodology in the annual
Medicare part A information statements.
''(4) Summary of medicare part a program.--Each annual
Medicare part A information statement shall include a summary
of part A of the Medicare program. Such summary shall also
include a summary description of benefits and enrollment
options under parts B, C, and D of title XVIII, but shall
indicate that the information described in subsection (b) does
not include information related to contributions and benefits
under those parts.
''(b) Medicare Part A Information Statement Described.--In addition
to the information described in paragraphs (3)(B) and (4) of subsection
(a), each annual Medicare part A information statement for an eligible
individual shall contain the following:
''(1) HI employee contributions.--The total contributions
described in section 1143(a)(2)(C) for the individual--
''(A) for the most recent year for which data are
available;
''(B) to the extent feasible, for previous periods
through the end of such year; and
''(C) as projected for the individual during the
individual's lifetime.
To the extent feasible, of such total contributions the portion
that is attributable to employer, employee, and self-employment
contributions.
''(2) Medicare part a benefits.--In the case of an eligible
individual--
''(A) who, for such most recent year, was entitled
to benefits under part A of title XVIII, the total
value of such benefits provided to the individual under
such part as of the end of such year and, to the extent
feasible, the total value of such benefits for such
individual for previous periods through the end of such
year; and
''(B) an estimate of the actuarial value of the
expected benefits under such part for the individual
during the individual's lifetime, including (but stated
separately) any benefits described in subparagraph (A).
''(3) Comparison.--An appropriate comparison of such
contributions with such benefits.
''(c) Records Retention.--The Secretary shall provide for the
indefinite retention of information that--
''(1) is described in subsection (b), including benefits
described in subsection (b)(2); and
''(2) the Secretary has not discarded as of the date of the
enactment of this section.
''(d) Eligible Individual Defined.--In this section, the term
'eligible individual' means an individual--
''(1) who has a social security account number;
''(2) who has attained age 25 or over; and
''(3) who is entitled to benefits under part A of title
XVIII or who, as of the end of the most recent year referred to
in subsection (b)(1)(A), has had any contributions described in
subsection (b)(1) made with respect to the individual during
such year or a previous year.''.
(b) Inclusion of Social Security Account Statement for Those
Receiving Annual Medicare Part A Information Statement.--Section
1143(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-13(a)(3)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
''Such term includes an individual not described in the previous
sentence who is an eligible individual (as defined in subsection (d) of
section 1143A) for whom an annual Medicare part A information statement
is provided under such section.''.
Example Output: Medicare Information Act of 2011 - Amends part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide to each eligible individual annually a statement of Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) contributions and benefits in coordination with the annual mailing of Social Security account statements.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Big Cat Public Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

(a) In General.--Section 2 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16
U.S.C. 3371) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (k) as
subsections (b) through (l), respectively; and
(2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated)
the following:
''(a) Breed.--The term 'breed' means to facilitate propagation or
reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or to fail to
prevent propagation or reproduction.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Consolidated farm and rural development act.--Section
349(a)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1997(a)(3)) is amended by striking ''section 2(a)'' and
inserting ''section 2(b)''.
(2) Lacey act amendments of 1981.--
(A) Section 3(e)(2)(C) of the Lacey Act Amendments
of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372(e)(2)(C)) is amended--
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ''section
2(g)'' and inserting ''section 2(h)''; and
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ''section
2(g)'' and inserting ''section 2(h)''.
(B) Section 7(c) of the Lacey Act Amendments of
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3376(c)) is amended by striking
''section 2(f)(2)(A)'' and inserting ''section
2(g)(2)(A)''.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITIONS.

Section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking the
semicolon at the end and inserting ''; or'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking
''; or'' and inserting a semicolon; and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C); and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ''(1) through
(3)'' and inserting ''(1) through (3) or subsection
(e)''; and
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
''(e) Captive Wildlife Offense.--
''(1) In general.--It is unlawful for any person to import,
export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in
interstate or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially
affecting interstate or foreign commerce, or to breed or
possess, any prohibited wildlife species.
''(2) Limitation on application.--Paragraph (1) does not
apply to--
''(A) an entity exhibiting animals to the public
under a Class C license from the Department of
Agriculture and that holds such license in good
standing, if the entity--
''(i) has not been, and does not employ any
person engaged in animal care who has been,
convicted of or fined for an offense involving
the abuse or neglect of any animal pursuant to
any State, local, or Federal law;
''(ii) has not had, and does not employ any
person who has had, a license or permit
regarding the care, possession, exhibition,
breeding, or sale of animals revoked or
suspended by any State, local, or Federal
agency, including the Department of
Agriculture, within the preceding 3-year
period;
''(iii) has not been cited by the
Department of Agriculture under the Animal
Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) within the
preceding 12-month period for any repeat
violation for--
''(I) inadequate veterinary care;
''(II) handling that causes stress
or trauma or a threat to public safety;
''(III) insufficient provisions of
food or water; or
''(IV) failure to allow facility
inspection;
''(iv) does not allow any individual other
than a trained professional employee or
contractor of the licensee (or an accompanying
employee receiving professional training) or a
licensed veterinarian (or an accompanying
veterinary student) to come into direct
physical contact with a prohibited wildlife
species;
''(v) ensures that during public exhibition
of a lion (Panthera leo), tiger (Panthera
tigris), leopard (Panthera pardus), snow
leopard (Uncia uncia), jaguar (Panthera onca),
cougar (Puma concolor), or any hybrid thereof,
the animal is at least 15 feet from members of
the public unless there is a permanent barrier
that prevents public contact or risk of
contact;
''(vi) does not breed any prohibited
wildlife species unless the breeding is
conducted pursuant to a species-specific,
publicly available, peer-reviewed population
management plan developed according to
established conservation science principles;
''(vii) maintains liability insurance in an
amount of not less than $250,000 for each
occurrence of property damage, bodily injury,
or death caused by any prohibited wildlife
species possessed by the person; and
''(viii) has a written plan that is made
available to local law enforcement, State
agencies and Federal agencies on request, for
the quick and safe recapture or destruction of
prohibited wildlife species in the event a
prohibited wildlife species escapes, including,
but not limited to, written protocols for
training staff on methods of safe recapture of
the escaped prohibited wildlife species;
''(B) a State college, university, or agency, or
State-licensed veterinarian;
''(C) a wildlife sanctuary that cares for
prohibited wildlife species, and--
''(i) is a corporation that is exempt from
taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and described in sections
501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of such Code;
''(ii) does not commercially trade in
prohibited wildlife species, including
offspring, parts, and byproducts of such
animals;
''(iii) does not breed the prohibited
wildlife species;
''(iv) does not allow direct contact
between the public and prohibited wildlife
species; and
''(v) does not allow the transportation and
display of prohibited wildlife species off-
site;
''(D) has custody of the prohibited wildlife
species solely for the purpose of expeditiously
transporting the prohibited wildlife species to a
person described in this paragraph with respect to the
species; or
''(E) an entity or individual that is in possession
of a prohibited wildlife species that was born before
the date of the enactment of the Big Cat Public Safety
Act, and--
''(i) not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of the Big Cat Public
Safety Act, the entity or individual registers
each individual animal of each prohibited
wildlife species with the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service;
''(ii) does not breed, acquire, or sell any
prohibited wildlife species after the date of
the enactment of such Act; and
''(iii) does not allow direct contact
between the public and prohibited wildlife
species.''.

SEC. 4. PENALTIES.

(a) Civil Penalties.--Section 4(a)(1) of the Lacey Act Amendments
of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(1)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ''(e),'' after ''(d),''; and
(2) by inserting '', (e),'' after ''subsection (d)''.
(b) Criminal Penalties.--Section 4(d) of the Lacey Act Amendments
of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ''(e),'' after
''(d),'';
(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ''(e),'' after
''(d),'';
(3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ''(e),'' after ''(d),'';
and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
''(4) Any person who knowingly violates subsection (e) of
section 3 shall be fined not more than $20,000, or imprisoned
for not more than five years, or both. Each violation shall be
a separate offense and the offense shall be deemed to have been
committed not only in the district where the violation first
occurred, but also in any district in which the defendant may
have taken or been in possession of the prohibited wildlife
species.''.

SEC. 5. FORFEITURE OF PROHIBITED WILDLIFE SPECIES.

Section 5(a)(1) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C.
3374(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ''bred, possessed,'' before
''imported, exported,''.

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION.

Section 7(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C.
3376(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(3) The Secretary shall, in consultation with other
relevant Federal and State agencies, promulgate any regulations
necessary to implement section 3(e).''.
Example Output: Big Cat Public Safety Act This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from breeding or possessing prohibited wildlife species (i.e., any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Breeding means facilitating propagation or reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or failing to prevent propagation or reproduction. The bill revises the list of entities that are exempt from Lacey Act prohibitions regarding those wildlife species to include: (1) certain entities that hold Class C licenses in good standing under the Animal Welfare Act, and (2) current owners of animals that were born before this bill's enactment if the animals are registered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Those entities and owners may not allow direct contact between the public and the prohibited wildlife species. A person who knowingly violates the prohibition must be fined not more than $20,000, or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. The bill considers each violation to be a separate offense. The offense must be deemed to have been committed not only in the district where the violation first occurred, but also in any district in which the defendant may have taken or been in possession of the prohibited wildlife species. The bill extends forfeiture provisions to fish, wildlife, or plants that are bred or possessed.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Medicare Telehealth Validation Act
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF TELEHEALTH SERVICES.

(a) Expanding Access to Telehealth Services to All Areas.--
(1) In general.--Section 1834(m), as added by section
223(b) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits
Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A-487),
as enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554,
is amended in paragraph (4)(C)(i) by striking ''and only if
such site is located'' and all that follows and inserting
''without regard to the geographic area where the site is
located, and includes an entity that participates in a Federal
telemedicine demonstration project that has been approved by
(or receives funding from) the Secretary of Health and Human
Services as of December 31, 2000.''.
(2) Store and forward technology.--Such section is further
amended in paragraph (1) by striking ''in the case of any
Federal telemedicine demonstration program conducted in Alaska
or Hawaii,''.
(b) Increasing Types of Originating Sites.--Paragraph (4)(C)(ii) of
such section 1834(m) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subclauses:
''(VI) A skilled nursing facility
(as defined in section 1819(a)).
''(VII) An assisted living
facility.
''(VIII) A board and care facility.
''(IX) A school.
''(X) A county mental health
clinic.
''(XI) The residence of an
individual enrolled under this part.
(c) Facilitating the Provision of Telehealth Services Across State
Lines.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of expediting the provision
of telehealth services, for which payment is made under the
Medicare Program, across State lines, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall, in consultation with representatives
of States, physicians, health care practitioners, and patient
advocates, encourage and facilitate the adoption of provisions
allowing for multistate practitioner licensure across State
lines.
(2) Definitions.--In paragraph (1):
(A) Telehealth service.--The term ''telehealth
service'' has the meaning given that term in
subparagraph (F) of section 1834(m)(4) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)).
(B) Physician, practitioner.--The terms
''physician'' and ''practitioner'' has the meaning
given those terms in subparagraphs (D) and (E),
respectively, of such section.
(C) Medicare program.--The term ''medicare
program'' means the program of health insurance
administered by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services under title XVIII of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).

SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TELEHEALTH NETWORKS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this section referred to as the ''Secretary''), acting through the
Director of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (of the Health
Resources and Services Administration), shall make grants to eligible
recipients (as described in subsection (b)(1)) for the purpose of
expanding access to health care services for individuals in rural
areas, frontier areas, and medically underserved areas through the use
of telehealth.
(b) Eligible Recipients.--
(1) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, an eligible entity described in paragraph (2)
shall, in consultation with the State office of rural health or
other appropriate State entity, prepare and submit to the
Secretary an application, at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require,
including the following:
(A) A description of the anticipated need for the
grant.
(B) A description of the activities which the
entity intends to carry out using amounts provided
under the grant.
(C) A plan for continuing the project after Federal
support under this section is ended.
(D) A description of the manner in which the
activities funded under the grant will meet health care
needs of underserved rural populations within the
State.
(E) A description of how the local community or
region to be served by the network or proposed network
will be involved in the development and ongoing
operations of the network.
(F) The source and amount of non-Federal funds the
entity would pledge for the project.
(G) A showing of the long-term viability of the
project and evidence of health care provider commitment
to the network.
The application should demonstrate the manner in which the
project will promote the integration of telehealth in the
community so as to avoid redundancy of technology and achieve
economies of scale.
(2) Eligible entities.--An eligible entity described in
this paragraph is a hospital or other health care provider in a
health care network of community-based health care providers
that includes at least two of the organizations described in
subparagraph (A) and one of the institutions and entities
described in subparagraph (B) if the institution or entity is
able to demonstrate use of the network for purposes of
education or economic development (as required by the
Secretary).
(A) The organizations described in this
subparagraph are the following:
(i) Community or migrant health centers.
(ii) Local health departments.
(iii) Nonprofit hospitals.
(iv) Private practice health professionals,
including community and rural health clinics.
(v) Other publicly funded health or social
services agencies.
(vi) Skilled nursing facilities.
(vii) County mental health and other
publicly funded mental health facilities.
(viii) Providers of home health services.
(B) The institutions and entities described in this
subparagraph are the following:
(i) A public school.
(ii) A public library.
(iii) A university or college.
(iv) A local government entity.
(v) A local health or nonhealth-related
business entity.
An eligible entity may include for-profit entities so long as
the recipient of the grant is a not-for-profit entity.
(d) Preference.--The Secretary shall establish procedures to
prioritize financial assistance under this section based upon the
following considerations:
(1) The applicant is a health care provider in a health
care network or a health care provider that proposes to form
such a network that furnishes or proposes to furnish services
in a medically underserved area, health professional shortage
area, or mental health professional shortage area.
(2) The applicant is able to demonstrate broad geographic
coverage in the rural or medically underserved areas of the
State, or States in which the applicant is located.
(3) The applicant proposes to use Federal funds to develop
plans for, or to establish, telehealth systems that will link
rural hospitals and rural health care providers to other
hospitals, health care providers, and patients.
(4) The applicant will use the amounts provided for a range
of health care applications and to promote greater efficiency
in the use of health care resources.
(5) The applicant is able to demonstrate the long-term
viability of projects through cost participation (cash or in-
kind).
(6) The applicant is able to demonstrate financial,
institutional, and community support for the long-term
viability of the network.
(7) The applicant is able to provide a detailed plan for
coordinating system use by eligible entities so that health
care services are given a priority over non-clinical uses.
(e) Maximum Amount of Assistance to Individual Recipients.--The
Secretary shall establish, by regulation, the terms and conditions of
the grant and the maximum amount of a grant award to be made available
to an individual recipient for each fiscal year under this section. The
Secretary shall cause to have published in the Federal Register or the
''HRSA Preview'' notice of the terms and conditions of a grant under
this section and the maximum amount of such a grant for a fiscal year.
(f) Use of Amounts.--The recipient of a grant under this section
may use sums received under such grant for the acquisition of
telehealth equipment and modifications or improvements of
telecommunications facilities including the following:
(1) The development and acquisition through lease or
purchase of computer hardware and software, audio and video
equipment, computer network equipment, interactive equipment,
data terminal equipment, and other facilities and equipment
that would further the purposes of this section.
(2) The provision of technical assistance and instruction
for the development and use of such programming equipment or
facilities.
(3) The development and acquisition of instructional
programming.
(4) Demonstration projects for teaching or training medical
students, residents, and other health profession students in
rural or medically underserved training sites about the
application of telehealth.
(5) The provision of telenursing services designed to
enhance care coordination and promote patient self-management
skills.
(6) The provision of services designed to promote patient
understanding and adherence to national guidelines for common
chronic diseases, such as congestive heart failure or diabetes.
(7) Transmission costs, maintenance of equipment, and
compensation of specialists and referring health care
providers.
(8) Development of projects to use telehealth to facilitate
collaboration between health care providers.
(9) Electronic archival of patient records.
(10) Collection and analysis of usage statistics and data
that can be used to document the cost-effectiveness of the
telehealth services.
(11) Such other uses that are consistent with achieving the
purposes of this section as approved by the Secretary.
(g) Prohibited Uses.--Sums received under a grant under this
section may not be used for any of the following:
(1) To acquire real property.
(2) Expenditures to purchase or lease equipment to the
extent the expenditures would exceed more than 40 percent of
the total grant funds.
(3) To purchase or install transmission equipment off the
premises of the telehealth site and any transmission costs not
directly related to the grant.
(4) For construction, except that such funds may be
expended for minor renovations relating to the installation of
equipment.
(5) Expenditures for indirect costs (as determined by the
Secretary) to the extent the expenditures would exceed more
than 20 percent of the total grant.
(h) Administration.--
(1) Nonduplication.--The Secretary shall ensure that
facilities constructed using grants provided under this section
do not duplicate adequately established telehealth networks.
(2) Coordination with other agencies.--The Secretary shall
coordinate, to the extent practicable, with other Federal and
State agencies and not-for-profit organizations, operating
similar grant programs to pool resources for funding
meritorious proposals.
(3) Informational efforts.--The Secretary shall establish
and implement procedures to carry out outreach activities to
advise potential end users located in rural and medically
underserved areas of each State about the program authorized by
this section.
(i) Prompt Implementation.--The Secretary shall take such actions
as are necessary to carry out the grant program as expeditiously as
possible.
(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000 for fiscal year
2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
2003 through 2008.

SEC. 4. JOINT WORKING GROUP ON TELEMEDICINE.

(a) In General.--
(1) Representation of rural areas.--The Joint Working Group
on Telemedicine shall ensure that individuals that represent
the interests of rural areas and medically underserved areas
are members of the Group.
(2) Mission.--The mission of the Joint Working Group on
Telemedicine is--
(A) to identify, monitor, and coordinate Federal
telehealth projects, data sets, and programs;
(B) to analyze--
(i) how telehealth systems are expanding
access to health care services, education, and
information;
(ii) the clinical, educational, or
administrative efficacy and cost-effectiveness
of telehealth applications; and
(iii) the quality of the telehealth
services delivered; and
(C) to make further recommendations for
coordinating Federal and State efforts to increase
access to health services, education, and information
in rural and medically underserved areas.
(3) Annual reports.--Not later than two years after the
date of enactment of this Act and each January 1 thereafter the
Joint Working Group on Telemedicine shall submit to Congress a
report on the status of the Group's mission and the state of
the telehealth field generally.
(b) Report Specifics.--The annual report required under subsection
(a)(3) shall provide--
(1) an analysis of--
(A) the matters described in subsection (a)(3)(B);
(B) the Federal activities with respect to
telehealth; and
(C) the progress of the Joint Working Group on
Telemedicine's efforts to coordinate Federal telehealth
programs; and
(2) recommendations for a coordinated Federal strategy to
increase health care access through telehealth.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary for the Joint Working Group on
Telemedicine to carry out this section.
Example Output:
Medicare Telehealth Validation Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act regarding telehealth services (services furnished via a telecommunication system by a physician to an enrolled individual) to: (1) remove current geographic restrictions on the provision of such services; (2) make eligible for such services an entity that participates in a Federal telemedicine demonstration project approved by or financed through the Secretary of Health and Human Services as of December 31, 2000; (3) add to the facilities authorized to participate in the telehealth program; and (4) direct the Secretary to encourage and facilitate multistate practitioner licensure across State lines to facilitate the program.Directs the Secretary to make grants for expanding access to health care services for individuals in rural areas, frontier areas, and medically underserved areas through the use of telehealth.Requires the Joint Working Group on Telemedicine to ensure that individuals representing the interests of rural and medically underserved areas are members of the Group.