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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of
2002''.

SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT ON BACKLOG IN DNA ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES.

(a) Assessment.--
(1) In general.--The Attorney General shall survey each law
enforcement jurisdiction to assess the backlog of DNA testing
of rape kit samples and other sexual assault evidence.
(2) Determinations.--The Attorney General, acting through
the Director of the National Institute of Justice, shall carry
out an assessment of Federal, State, local, and tribal
territories law enforcement jurisdictions to determine the
amount of--
(A) evidence contained in rape kits that has not
been subjected to DNA testing and analysis; and
(B) evidence from sexual assault crimes that has
not been subjected to DNA testing and analysis.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to
Congress a report on the assessment carried out under
subsection (a).
(2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) the results of the assessment carried out under
subsection (a);
(B) the number of rape kit samples and other
evidence from sexual assault crimes that have not been
subjected to DNA testing and analysis; and
(C) a plan for carrying out additional assessments
and reports to continue until all law enforcement
jurisdictions report no backlog in crime scene DNA
testing and analysis.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR ANALYSIS OF DNA SAMPLES FROM RAPE KITS.

Section 2(a) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000
(42 U.S.C. 14135(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ''including samples from
rape kits and nonsuspect cases'' after ''crime scenes''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(4) To ensure that DNA testing and analysis of samples
from rape kits and nonsuspect cases are carried out in a timely
manner.''.

SEC. 4. INCREASED GRANTS FOR DNA ANALYSIS.

Section 2(j) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000
(42 U.S.C. 14135(j)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ''and'' at the
end; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
''(C) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
''(D) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
''(E) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
''(F) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D)
and inserting the following:
''(C) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
''(D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
''(E) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
''(F) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.''.

SEC. 5. AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE DNA
BACKLOG ELIMINATION GRANTS.

Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42
U.S.C. 14135) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ''or eligible units of
local government'' after ''eligible States'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting ''or unit of local government'' after
''State'' each place that term appears;
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ''or unit of
local government'' after ''State'';
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ''or unit of
local government'' after ''State'' the first time that
term appears;
(D) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by inserting ''or unit of local
government'' after ''State''; and
(ii) by striking ''and'' after the
semicolon;
(E) in paragraph (5)--
(i) by inserting ''or unit of local
government'' after ''State''; and
(ii) by striking the final period and
inserting ''; and''; and
(F) by adding at the end the following:
''(6) if the applicant is a unit of local government,
certify that the applicant participates in a State laboratory
system.'';
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ''or unit of local
government'' after ''State'';
(4) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by inserting ''or units of
local government'' after ''States'';
(5) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ''or local
government'' after ''State'' each place that term
appears; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ''or unit of
local government'' after ''State'';
(6) in subsection (f), by inserting ''or unit of local
government'' after ''State'';
(7) in subsection (g)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ''or unit of
local government'' after ''State''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ''or units of
local government'' after ''States''; and
(8) in subsection (h), by inserting ''or unit of local
government'' after ''State'' each place that term appears.

SEC. 6. IMPROVING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR BACKLOG GRANTS.

Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42
U.S.C. 14135) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (5) (as amended by section 5), by
striking ''and'' at the end;
(B) in paragraph (6) (as added by section 5), by
striking the period at the end and inserting: '';
and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
''(7) ensure that each laboratory performing DNA testing or
analysis satisfies the quality assurance protocols and
practices described in subsection (d)(2).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(k) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Attorney General shall give priority to a State or unit of local
government that has a significant rape kit or nonsuspect case backlog
as compared to other applicants.''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION FOR GRANTS FOR IMPROVED RESPONSES TO AND
INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES.

(a) Authorization of Grants.--The Attorney General shall make
grants to eligible entities to--
(1) carry out sexual assault examiner training and
certification;
(2) develop sexual assault examiner programs;
(3) acquire or improve forensic equipment;
(4) train law enforcement personnel in the handling of
sexual assault cases and the collection and use of DNA samples
for use as forensic evidence; and
(5) train law enforcement personnel to recognize, detect,
report, and respond to drug-facilitated sexual assaults.
(b) Eligible Entity.--For purposes of this section, the term
''eligible entity'' means--
(1) a State;
(2) a unit of local government;
(3) a college, university, or other institute of higher
learning;
(4) sexual assault examination programs, including sexual
assault forensic examiner (SAFE) programs, sexual assault nurse
examiner (SANE) programs, and sexual assault response team
(SART) programs; and
(5) a State sexual assault coalition.
(c) Application.--To receive a grant under this section--
(1) the chief executive officer of a State, unit of local
government, or university that desires a grant under this
section shall submit to the Attorney General--
(A) an application in such form and containing such
information as the Attorney General may require;
(B) certification that the testing will be done in
a laboratory that complies with the quality assurance
and proficiency testing standards for collecting and
processing DNA samples issued by the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation under section 210303 of
the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14131);
(C) notice that the applicant is aware of, and
utilizing, uniform protocols and standards issued by
the Department of Justice on the collection and
processing of DNA evidence at crime scenes; and
(D) if the applicant is a unit of local government,
certification that the applicant participates in a
State laboratory system; and
(2) an existing or proposed sexual assault examination
program shall submit to the Attorney General--
(A) an application in such form and containing such
information as the Attorney General may require;
(B) certification that the program complies with
the standards and recommended protocol developed by the
Attorney General pursuant to section 1405 of the
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of
2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg note); and
(C) notice that the applicant is aware of, and
utilizing, uniform protocols and standards issued by
the Department of Justice on the collection and
processing of DNA evidence at crime scenes.
(d) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the Attorney
General shall give priority to proposed or existing sexual assault
examination programs that are serving, or will serve, populations
currently underserved by existing sexual assault examination programs.
(e) Restrictions on Use of Funds.--
(1) Supplemental funds.--Funds made available under this
section shall not be used to supplant State funds, but shall be
used to increase the amount of funds that would, in the absence
of Federal funds, be made available from State sources for the
purposes of this section.
(2) Administrative costs.--An eligible entity may not use
more than 3 percent of the funds it receives under this section
for administrative expenses.
(3) Nonexclusivity.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit or restrict the ability of proposed or
existing sexual assault examination programs to apply for and
obtain Federal funding from any other agency or department or
any other Federal Grant program.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Justice $15,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2003 through 2006 to carry out this section.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZING JOHN DOE DNA INDICTMENTS.

(a) Limitations.--Section 3282 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ''Except'' and inserting the following:
''(a) Limitation.--Except''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(b) DNA Profile Indictment.--
''(1) In general.--In any indictment found for an offense
under chapter 109A, if the identity of the accused is unknown,
it shall be sufficient to describe the accused as an individual
whose name is unknown, but who has a particular DNA profile.
''(2) Exception.--Any indictment described in paragraph
(1), which is found within 5 years after the offense under
chapter 109A shall have been committed, shall not be subject
to--
''(A) the limitations period described in
subsection (a); and
''(B) the provisions of chapter 208 until the
individual is arrested or served with a summons in
connection with the charges contained in the
indictment.
''(3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the
term 'DNA profile' means a set of DNA identification
characteristics.''.
(b) Privacy Protection Standard.--Section 10(a) of the DNA Analysis
Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135e(a)) is amended by
inserting before the period at the end the following: ''or in section
3282(b) of title 18, United States Code.''.
(c) Rules of Criminal Procedure.--Rule 7 of the Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure is amended in subdivision (c)(1) by adding at the
end the following: ''For purposes of an indictment referred to in
section 3282 of title 18, United States Code, if the identity of the
defendant is unknown, it shall be sufficient to describe the defendant,
in the indictment, as an individual whose name is unknown, but who has
a particular DNA profile, as defined in that section 3282.''.

SEC. 9. INCREASED GRANTS FOR COMBINED DNA INDEX (CODIS) SYSTEM.

Section 210306 of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C.14134) is amended--
(1) by striking ''There'' and inserting the following:
''(a) In General.--There''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(b) Increased Grants for CODIS.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to carry out a
redesign of the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) $9,646,000 for fiscal
year 2003.''.

SEC. 10. INCREASED GRANTS FOR FEDERAL CONVICTED OFFENDER PROGRAM
(FCOP).

Section 3 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42
U.S.C. 14135a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to carry out this
section $497,000 for fiscal year 2003.''.
[A]: DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2002 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) survey each law enforcement jurisdiction to assess the backlog of DNA testing of rape kit samples and other sexual assault evidence; and (2) make grants to eligible entities to carry out sexual assault examiner training and certification, develop sexual assault examiner programs, acquire or improve forensic equipment, and train law enforcement personnel in the handling of sexual assault cases.Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to: (1) ensure that DNA testing and analysis of samples from rape kits and non-suspect cases are carried out in a timely manner; (2) reauthorize grants; (3) authorize local governments to apply for and receive grants; (4) direct the Attorney General to give priority in awarding grants to a State or local governmental unit that has a significant rape kit or non-suspect case backlog; (5) expand the scope of DNA samples subject to privacy protections; and (6) authorize appropriations to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the collection and use of DNA identification information from certain Federal offenders.Amends: (1) the Federal criminal code and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to authorize "John Doe" DNA indictments for sexual abuse (allows describing a person as an unknown individual who has a particular DNA profile if the identity of the accused or defendant is unknown); and (2) the DNA Identification Act of 1994 to authorize appropriations to the FBI to carry out a redesign of the Combined DNA Index System.

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Eastern New Mexico Rural Water
System Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Authority.--The term ''Authority'' means the Eastern
New Mexico Rural Water Authority, an entity formed under State
law for the purposes of planning, financing, developing, and
operating the System.
(2) Engineering report.--The term ''engineering report''
means the report entitled ''Eastern New Mexico Rural Water
System Preliminary Engineering Report'' and dated October 2006.
(3) Plan.--The term ''plan'' means the operation,
maintenance, and replacement plan required by section 4(b).
(4) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(5) State.--The term ''State'' means the State of New
Mexico.
(6) System.--
(A) In general.--The term ''System'' means the
Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, a water delivery
project designed to deliver approximately 16,500 acre-
feet of water per year from the Ute Reservoir to the
cities of Clovis, Elida, Grady, Melrose, Portales, and
Texico and other locations in Curry, Roosevelt, and
Quay Counties in the State.
(B) Inclusions.--The term ''System'' includes the
major components and associated infrastructure
identified as the ''Best Technical Alternative'' in the
engineering report.
(7) Ute reservoir.--The term ''Ute Reservoir'' means the
impoundment of water created in 1962 by the construction of the
Ute Dam on the Canadian River, located approximately 32 miles
upstream of the border between New Mexico and Texas.

SEC. 3. EASTERN NEW MEXICO RURAL WATER SYSTEM.

(a) Financial Assistance.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide financial and
technical assistance to the Authority to assist in planning,
designing, conducting related preconstruction activities for,
and constructing the System.
(2) Use.--
(A) In general.--Any financial assistance provided
under paragraph (1) shall be obligated and expended
only in accordance with a cooperative agreement entered
into under section 5(a)(2).
(B) Limitations.--Financial assistance provided
under paragraph (1) shall not be used--
(i) for any activity that is inconsistent
with constructing the System; or
(ii) to plan or construct facilities used
to supply irrigation water for irrigated
agricultural purposes.
(b) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--
(1) In general.--The Federal share of the total cost of any
activity or construction carried out using amounts made
available under this Act shall be not more than 75 percent of
the total cost of the System.
(2) System development costs.--For purposes of paragraph
(1), the total cost of the System shall include any costs
incurred by the Authority or the State on or after October 1,
2003, for the development of the System.
(c) Limitation.--No amounts made available under this Act may be
used for the construction of the System until--
(1) a plan is developed under section 4(b); and
(2) the Secretary and the Authority have complied with any
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) applicable to the System.
(d) Title to Project Works.--Title to the infrastructure of the
System shall be held by the Authority or as may otherwise be specified
under State law.

SEC. 4. OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPLACEMENT COSTS.

(a) In General.--The Authority shall be responsible for the annual
operation, maintenance, and replacement costs associated with the
System.
(b) Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Plan.--The Authority,
in consultation with the Secretary, shall develop an operation,
maintenance, and replacement plan that establishes the rates and fees
for beneficiaries of the System in the amount necessary to ensure that
the System is properly maintained and capable of delivering
approximately 16,500 acre-feet of water per year.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

(a) Cooperative Agreements.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into any contract,
grant, cooperative agreement, or other agreement that is
necessary to carry out this Act.
(2) Cooperative agreement for provision of financial
assistance.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into a
cooperative agreement with the Authority to provide
financial assistance and any other assistance requested
by the Authority for planning, design, related
preconstruction activities, and construction of the
System.
(B) Requirements.--The cooperative agreement
entered into under subparagraph (A) shall, at a
minimum, specify the responsibilities of the Secretary
and the Authority with respect to--
(i) ensuring that the cost-share
requirements established by section 3(b) are
met;
(ii) completing the planning and final
design of the System;
(iii) any environmental and cultural
resource compliance activities required for the
System; and
(iv) the construction of the System.
(b) Technical Assistance.--At the request of the Authority, the
Secretary may provide to the Authority any technical assistance that is
necessary to assist the Authority in planning, designing, constructing,
and operating the System.
(c) Biological Assessment.--The Secretary shall consult with the
New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission and the Authority in preparing
any biological assessment under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) that may be required for planning and constructing
the System.
(d) Effect.--Nothing in this Act--
(1) affects or preempts--
(A) State water law; or
(B) an interstate compact relating to the
allocation of water; or
(2) confers on any non-Federal entity the ability to
exercise any Federal rights to--
(A) the water of a stream; or
(B) any groundwater resource.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--In accordance with the adjustment carried out
under subsection (b), there is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this Act an amount not greater than
$327,000,000.
(b) Adjustment.--The amount made available under subsection (a)
shall be adjusted to reflect changes in construction costs occurring
after January 1, 2007, as indicated by engineering cost indices
applicable to the types of construction necessary to carry out this
Act.
(c) Nonreimbursable Amounts.--Amounts made available to the
Authority in accordance with the cost-sharing requirement under section
3(b) shall be nonreimbursable and nonreturnable to the United States.
(d) Availability of Funds.--At the end of each fiscal year, any
unexpended funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be retained
for use in future fiscal years consistent with this Act.
[A]: Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial and technical assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority to assist in planning, designing, conducting preconstruction activities for, and constructing the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System.

Limits the federal share of the cost of any activity to 75%. Provides that the total cost of the System shall include any costs incurred by the Authority or the state of New Mexico on or after October 1, 2003, for System development.

(Sec. 4) Makes the Authority responsible for annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs. Directs the Authority to develop an operation, maintenance, and replacement plan that establishes rates and fees necessary to ensure that the System is properly maintained and capable of delivering approximately 16,500 acre-feet of water per year. Prohibits the use of funds under this Act until such plan is developed and until the Secretary and the Authority have complied with applicable requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to: (1) enter into a cooperative agreement to provide financial and any other assistance requested by the Authority for planning, design, related preconstruction activities, and construction of the System, subject to specified requirements; and (2) consult with the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission and the Authority in preparing any required biological assessment under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Authorizes the Secretary, at the Authority's request, to provide technical assistance in planning, designing, constructing, and operating the System.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations. Requires: (1) the amount made available to be adjusted to reflect changes in construction costs occurring after January 1, 2007, as indicated by engineering cost indices applicable to the types of construction necessary to carry out this Act; (2) amounts made available to the Authority in accordance with the cost-sharing requirement to be nonreimbursable and nonreturnable to the United States; and (3) any unexpended appropriated funds to be retained for use in future fiscal years consistent with this Act.

[Q]: short title

Section 1. This Act may be cited as the ''Information Dissemination
and Research Accountability Act''.

findings and purpose

Sec. 2. (a) The Congress finds that--
(1) the Federal Government must, for the public good, bear
the responsibility for making the results of biomedical
research readily and economically accessible in a form that
maximizes its usefulness to the research community, reviewers
of research proposals, and other individuals involved in the
Federal funding of research proposals;
(2) with the present inefficient system of storage and
dissemination of biomedical information, most biomedical
researchers and Federal agencies cannot readily and
economically obtain the full-text results, current and
archival, of research that has been or is being performed;
(3) the inability of the research community to obtain full-
text results of such research promotes duplicative research;
(4) overwhelming numbers of laboratory animals are used in
duplicative research because of the research community's
inability to determine what research has been performed;
(5) because of a lack of funding, the National Library of
Medicine of the Department of Health and Human Services has not
met the needs of the biomedical research community;
(6) the failure of the Federal Government to fund
adequately the National Library of Medicine has resulted in the
Library's inability to support effectively the creation of new
information for use in teaching and demonstrations, including
audiovisual aids and computer graphics;
(7) the failure of the Federal Government to support
adequately the storage and dissemination of full-text
biomedical information has been devastating to the Nation's
medical libraries, forcing them to terminate the acquisition of
costly printed material;
(8) the amount of biomedical information is so vast and is
increasing at such a rate that traditional methods of
information storage and dissemination are no longer efficient
or effective;
(9) modern technology, including optical videodiscs, can be
used for storage of whole libraries of full-text biomedical
information in a relatively small space;
(10) these modern technologies are easily and economically
reproducible for distribution to all of the Nation's medical
libraries for the immediate use of the scientific community;
and
(11) the benefits of developing a modern, efficient, and
economical full-text biomedical information storage and
dissemination system are--
(A) the advancement of scientific knowledge;
(B) the savings to the taxpayers by preventing
duplicative research; and
(C) the sparing of millions of laboratory animals
from suffering, fear, and death in duplicative
research.
(b) The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) establish a National Center for Research
Accountability;
(2) provide for a comprehensive, full-text literature
search before the approval of Federal funding for any research
proposal involving the use of live animals;
(3) prevent duplicative experimentation or testing on live
animals;
(4) promote the advancement and use of modern technologies
with respect to the storage and dissemination of biomedical
information;
(5) provide, through grants, awards, and stipends, for
training of additional biomedical information specialists in
such modern technologies;
(6) make available at a reasonable cost the full-text
results of biomedical research, current and archival, to the
Nation's medical libraries for use by the scientific community;
and
(7) promote the creation and use of modern technologies,
including audiovisual aids and computer graphics, for teaching
and demonstrations.

the national center for research accountability

Sec. 3. (a)(1) In order to create an independent center to assist
in eliminating duplication of effort in Federal research proposals
involving live animals, there is hereby established a National Center
for Research Accountability.
(2) Such Center shall be located at the National Library of
Medicine and utilize the facilities of the Library in accordance with
subsection (d).
(b)(1) The President shall appoint twenty persons to serve as
members of the Center and carry out the responsibilities of the Center
as described in subsection (f). The terms of such appointments shall be
for a period of time which the President determines is necessary to
assure that the members will serve long enough to provide adequate
continuity of effort within the Center but also provide for periodic
appointment of new persons as members.
(2) Such appointments shall be made without regard to political
affiliation and solely on the basis of demonstrated ability to carry
out the responsibilities of the Center.
(3) A person appointed to the Center may be removed only by the
President.
(4) Such persons shall be experts in the biomedical information
sciences and, at the time of such appointment, be employed by a Federal
agency in a capacity which qualifies them to make determinations with
respect to whether research proposals involving live animals are
duplicative of other research efforts. In making such appointments, the
President shall, to the extent practicable, appoint representatives
from each Federal agency which funds research on live animals.
(5) Such persons shall perform their duties at the Center on a
full-time basis and, while performing such duties, shall be considered
to be employees of the Federal agencies which employed them at the time
of their appointment to the Center.
(c)(1) The President shall appoint as the Director of the Center a
qualified biomedical information science expert who, at the time of
such appointment, serves in an administrative position as a Federal
employee.
(2) Such person shall perform his or her duties on a full-time
basis, and while performing such duties, shall be considered to be an
employee of the Federal agency which employed him or her at the time of
the appointment to the Center.
(3) Such appointment shall be made for a term established by the
President and shall be made without regard to political affiliation and
solely on the basis of demonstrated ability to serve as a chief
administrative officer.
(4) The Director may be removed only by the President.
(5) The Director may, to the extent approved by the President and
in appropriation Acts, appoint a clerical staff, or to the extent
approved by the President after consultation with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, the Director may utilize the clerical staff
of the National Library of Medicine.
(d) The President shall, after consultation with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, provide for adequate office space for the
Center within the facilities of the National Library of Medicine and,
to the extent approved in appropriation Acts, provide for such
equipment, office supplies, and communications facilities and services
as may be necessary for the operation of the Center.
(e)(1) No Federal agency may carry out or fund any research
proposal involving live animals unless the proposal is submitted to the
Center in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) Following approval by a Federal agency of a research proposal
involving live animals, but prior to the agency's carrying out or
making a commitment to award funding for such proposal, such proposal
shall be submitted by the agency to the Center to ascertain whether
such proposal is essentially duplicative of other research completed or
in process.
(f) If the members of the Center determine, in accordance with
guidelines prescribed by the President, that such proposal is
essentially duplicative of other research completed or in process, no
Federal funding may be utilized with respect to such project.
(g) To assist in carrying out its responsibilities for conducting
comprehensive full-text literature searches, as it makes determinations
under subsection (f), the Center may, to the extent approved in
appropriation Acts, award contracts to private entities. The President
shall establish rules for the purpose of precluding any conflict of
interest with respect to the awarding of such contracts.
(h) The President may appoint persons to serve, without
compensation, as advisors to the members of the Center.
(i) The Center shall transmit an annual report to the President and
to both Houses of the Congress summarizing action it has taken in
fulfilling its responsibilities under this Act.

modernization of biomedical information storage and dissemination by
the national library of medicine

Sec. 4. (a) The National Library of Medicine shall, to the extent
of funds appropriated for such purposes--
(1) acquire, in full-text form, all biomedical information
owned by each Federal agency or available for use by Federal
agencies, except information which is already in the Library or
which is classified for reasons of national security;
(2) transcribe and store, in full-text form, all such
biomedical information acquired by the Library after January 1,
1960;
(3) using modern technologies, make available, upon request
and at cost, to medical libraries all full-text biomedical
information in its collection;
(4) support, by grants and contracts, the creation of new
information for teaching and demonstrations, including
audiovisual aids and computer graphics technologies;
(5) make available, upon request and at cost, such new
teaching and demonstration information to research and teaching
institutions for the use of the scientific community; and
(6) increase the number of persons trained in modern
methods of biomedical information storage and dissemination
technologies by making available stipends, awards, and grants
to persons engaged in such training.
(b) For purposes of paragraphs (3) and (5) of subsection (a), the
term ''cost'' shall mean an amount which is established by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services in order to assure that the
Federal Government is reimbursed for expenses incurred in acquiring and
making available the information supplied pursuant to those paragraphs.
(c) To assist in fulfilling its responsibilities, the Library may,
to the extent approved in appropriation Acts, award contracts to the
private-sector data recording industry to improve--
(1) the development of modern information technologies used
for storage and dissemination of full-text biomedical
information; and
(2) the dissemination of full-text biomedical information
to medical libraries for the use of the research community.
(d) The Secretary of Health and Human Services may appoint persons
to serve, without compensation, as advisers to the Library in carrying
out this section.
(e) The Library shall transmit an annual report to the Congress
summarizing the progress it has made in carrying out the provisions of
this Act and providing a statement and analysis of action to be taken
by the Library during the year following such report.

definitions

Sec. 5. For the purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ''animal'' means any nonhuman, vertebrate
animal, whether warm-blooded, or coldblooded;
(2) the term ''agency'' has the same meaning given such
term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code;
(3) the term ''Center'' means the National Center for
Research Accountability established by section 3(a);
(4) the term ''Library'' means the National Library of
Medicine; and
(5) the term ''research proposal'' means any proposal
utilizing a scientific method of inquiry or examination in
seeking or establishing facts and principles.

authorization of appropriations

Sec. 6. There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 1993, such sums as may be necessary for
the purpose of carrying out this Act.
[A]:
Information Dissemination and Research Accountability Act - Establishes in the National Library of Medicine a National Center for Research Accountability to assist in eliminating duplication of effort in Federal research proposals involving live animals. Requires referral of all such proposals to the Center for approval prior to funding.
Provides for the modernization of biomedical information storage and dissemination by the National Library of Medicine.