SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Science Education Tax
Incentive for Businesses Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. CREDITS FOR CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS BENEFITING SCIENCE,
              TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION AT THE
              ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45O. CONTRIBUTIONS BENEFITING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING,
              AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION AT THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
              SCHOOL LEVEL.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the elementary and
secondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
contributions credit determined under this section for the taxable year
is an amount equal to 100 percent of the qualified STEM contributions
of the taxpayer for such taxable year.
    ``(b) Qualified STEM Contributions.--For purposes of this section,
the term `qualified STEM contributions' means--
            ``(1) STEM school contributions,
            ``(2) STEM teacher externship expenses, and
            ``(3) STEM teacher training expenses.
    ``(c) STEM School Contributions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `STEM school contributions'
        means--
                    ``(A) STEM property contributions, and
                    ``(B) STEM service contributions.
            ``(2) STEM property contributions.--The term `STEM property
        contributions' means the amount which would (but for subsection
        (f)) be allowed as a deduction under section 170 for a
        charitable contribution of STEM inventory property if--
                    ``(A) the donee is an elementary or secondary
                school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii),
                    ``(B) substantially all of the use of the property
                by the donee is within the United States or within the
                defense dependents' education system for educational
                purposes in any of the grades K-12 that are related to
                the purpose or function of the donee,
                    ``(C) the original use of the property begins with
                the donee,
                    ``(D) the property will fit productively into the
                donee's education plan,
                    ``(E) the property is not transferred by the donee
                in exchange for money, other property, or services,
                except for shipping, installation and transfer costs,
                and
                    ``(F) the donee's use and disposition of the
                property will be in accordance with the provisions of
                subparagraphs (B) and (E).
        The determination of the amount of deduction under section 170
        for purposes of this paragraph shall be made as if the
        limitation under section 170(e)(3)(B) applied to all STEM
        inventory property.
            ``(3) STEM service contributions.--The term `STEM service
        contributions' means the amount paid or incurred during the
        taxable year for STEM services provided in the United States or
        in the defense dependents' education system for the exclusive
        benefit of students at an elementary or secondary school
        described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) but only if--
                    ``(A) the taxpayer is engaged in the trade or
                business of providing such services on a commercial
                basis, and
                    ``(B) no charge is imposed for providing such
                services.
            ``(4) STEM inventory property.--The term `STEM inventory
        property' means, with respect to any contribution to a school,
        any property--
                    ``(A) which is described in paragraph (1) or (2) of
                section 1221(a) with respect to the donor, and
                    ``(B) which is determined by the school to be
                needed by the school in providing education in grades
                K-12 in the areas of science, technology, engineering,
                or mathematics.
            ``(5) STEM services.--The term `STEM services' means, with
        respect to any contribution to a school, any service determined
        by the school to be needed by the school in providing education
        in grades K-12 in the areas of science, technology,
        engineering, or mathematics, including teaching courses of
        instruction at such school in any such area.
            ``(6) Defense dependents' education system.--For purposes
        of this subsection, the term `defense dependents' education
        system' means the program established and operated under the
        Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et
        seq.).
    ``(d) STEM Teacher Externship Expenses.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `STEM teacher externship
        expenses' means any amount paid or incurred to carry out a STEM
        externship program of the taxpayer but only to the extent that
        such amount is attributable to the participation in such
        program of any eligible STEM teacher, including amounts paid to
        such a teacher as a stipend while participating in such
        program.
            ``(2) STEM externship program.--The term `STEM externship
        program' means any program--
                    ``(A) established by a taxpayer engaged in a trade
                or business within an area of science, technology,
                engineering, or mathematics, and
                    ``(B) under which eligible STEM teachers receive
                training to enhance their teaching skills in the areas
                of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics or
                otherwise improve their knowledge in such areas.
            ``(3) Eligible stem teacher.--The term `eligible STEM
        teacher' means any individual--
                    ``(A) who is a teacher in grades K-12 at an
                educational organization described in section
                170(b)(1)(A)(ii) which is located in the United States
                or which is located on a United States military base
                outside the United States, and
                    ``(B) whose teaching responsibilities at such
                school include, or are likely to include, any course in
                the areas of science, technology, engineering, or
                mathematics.
    ``(e) STEM Teacher Training Expenses.--The term `STEM teacher
training expenses' means any amount paid or incurred by a taxpayer
engaged in a trade or business within an area of science, technology,
engineering, or mathematics which is attributable to the participation
of any eligible STEM teacher in a regular training program provided to
employees of the taxpayer which is determined by such teacher's school
as enhancing such teacher's teaching skills in the areas of science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics.
    ``(f) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be allowed
under this chapter for any amount allowed as a credit under this
section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 38(b) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (30), by striking the period
        at the end of paragraph (31), and inserting ``, plus'', and by
        adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(32) the elementary and secondary science, technology,
        engineering, and mathematics (STEM) contributions credit
        determined under section 45O.''.
            (2) The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at
        the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45O. Contributions benefiting science, technology, engineering,
                            and mathematics education at the elementary
                            and secondary school level.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

Summary: National Science Education Tax Incentive for Businesses Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business tax credit for contributions of property or services to elementary and secondary schools and for teacher training to promote instruction in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics .

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage businesses to improve math and science education at elementary and secondary schools.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Expansion and Hiring
Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. BUSINESS CREDIT FOR RETENTION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS NEWLY
              HIRED BEFORE 2013.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45S. RETENTION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS NEWLY HIRED BEFORE 2013.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of any
taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of this section and
beginning before January 1, 2013, the retained worker credit determined
under this section for the taxable year is the aggregate of the lesser
of--
            ``(1) $4,000 ($6,000 in the case of a long-term unemployed
        individual), or
            ``(2) 6.2 percent of the wages (as defined in section
        3401(a)) paid by the taxpayer to such retained worker during
        the 52 consecutive week period referred to in subsection
        (c)(2).
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Increase in employment.--The number of retained
        workers taken into account under subsection (a) shall not
        exceed the excess of (if any)--
                    ``(A) the number of employees of the taxpayer at
                the end of the taxable year, over
                    ``(B) the number of employees of the taxpayer at
                the beginning of the taxable year.
            ``(2) Dollar limitation.--The amount allowed as a credit
        under subsection (a) for a taxable year with respect to any
        business location of the employer shall not exceed $400,000.
            ``(3) Special rules.--
                    ``(A) Business-location specific.--All
                determinations under this section regarding the number
                of employees shall be determined on a location basis.
                    ``(B) Employees rotated among business not
                eligible.--An employee who is moved from one location
                of the taxpayer to another location shall not be taken
                into account for purposes of paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Retained worker.--The term `retained worker' means
        any qualified individual--
                    ``(A) who was employed by the taxpayer on any date
                during the taxable year,
                    ``(B) who was so employed by the taxpayer for a
                period of not less than 52 consecutive weeks, and
                    ``(C) whose wages (as defined in section 3401(a))
                for such employment during the last 26 weeks of such
                period equaled at least 80 percent of such wages for
                the first 26 weeks of such period.
            ``(2) Qualified individual.--The term `qualified
        individual' means any individual who--
                    ``(A) begins employment with a qualified employer
                after December 31, 2010, and before January 1, 2014,
                    ``(B) certifies by signed affidavit, under
                penalties of perjury, that such individual has not been
                employed for 40 hours or more per week during the 60-
                day period ending on the date such individual begins
                such employment,
                    ``(C) is not employed by the qualified employer to
                replace another employee of such employer unless such
                other employee separated from employment voluntarily or
                for cause, and
                    ``(D) is not an individual described in section
                51(i)(1) (applied by substituting `qualified employer'
                for `taxpayer' each place it appears).
            ``(3) Qualified employer.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified employer'
                means any employer other than the United States, any
                State, or any political subdivision thereof, or any
                instrumentality of the foregoing which employed an
                average of less than 100 employees on business days
                during such taxable year.
                    ``(B) Treatment of employees of post-secondary
                educational institutions.--Notwithstanding subparagraph
                (A), the term `qualified employer' includes any
                employer which is a public institution of higher
                education (as defined in section 101(b) of the Higher
                Education Act of 1965).
            ``(4) Long-term unemployed individual.--The term `long-term
        unemployed individual' means an individual who was in receipt
        of unemployment compensation under State or Federal law for not
        less than 26 weeks during the 1-year period ending on the day
        the individual is hired by the employer.''.
    (b) Credit Allowed as Business Credit.--Section 38(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to current year business
credit) is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (35),
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting ``,
plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(37) the retained worker credit determined under section
        45S.''.
    (c) Limitation on Carryforward.--Section 39(a) of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) 3-year carryforward for retained worker credit.--In
        the case of the retained worker credit, paragraph (2) shall be
        applied--
                    ``(A) by substituting `3 taxable years' for `21
                taxable years' in subparagraph (A) thereof, and
                    ``(B) by substituting `2 taxable years' for `20
                taxable years' in subparagraph (B) thereof.''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 45R the
following new item:

``Sec. 45S. Retention of certain individuals newly hired before
                            2013.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

Summary: Small Business Expansion and Hiring Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow nongovernmental employers who employ an average of fewer than 100 employees during a taxable year a retained worker tax credit until December 31, 2012, for the lesser of $4,000 or 6.2 of the wages paid to a retained worker during a period of not less than 52 consecutive weeks of employment. Limits the amount of such credit with respect to any business location of the employer to $400,000 and provides that the number of retained workers taken into account for such credit shall not exceed the excess of the number of employees of the taxpayer at the end of the taxable year over the number of such employees at the beginning of the taxable year. Defines retained worker to mean any qualified individual who was employed on any date during the taxable year for a period of not less than 52 weeks and whose wages during the last 26 weeks of such period equaled at least 80 of such wages for the first 26 weeks of such period. Defines qualified individual as any individual who: (1) begins employment after 2010 and before 2014, (2) certifies by signed affidavit that such individual has not been employed for 40 hours or more per week during the 60-day period ending on the date such individual begins employment, (3) is not replacing another employee, and (4) is not disqualified for such credit by a relationship to the employer.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to employers for the retention of certain individuals hired before 2013.


SECTION 1. RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS CAPTURED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence shall make
publicly available on an Internet website all captured documents.
    (b) Review by Director of National Intelligence.--The Director of
National Intelligence may review a captured document before making such
document publicly available under subsection (a). The Director shall
not be required to make a captured document publicly available under
subsection (a) if--
            (1) in the case of a captured document that is reviewed by
        the Director before the date of the enactment of this Act, the
        Director submits to the relevant congressional committees a
        description of the criteria the Director used to determine it
        is not appropriate to make a captured document publicly
        available and such captured document meets such criteria; or
            (2) in the case of a captured document that is reviewed by
        the Director on or after the date of the enactment of this Act,
        the Director submits to the relevant congressional committees a
        description of the criteria the Director shall use to determine
        if it is not appropriate to make a captured document publicly
        available and the captured document meets such criteria.
    (c) Submission of Description of Non-Released Documents.--
            (1) Review before date of enactment.--Not later than 90
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director
        of National Intelligence shall submit to the relevant
        congressional committees a report containing--
                    (A) a description of each captured document that,
                before such date, the Director determined should not be
                made publicly available; and
                    (B) an explanation as to why the Director does not
                consider it appropriate to make such captured document
                publicly available.
            (2) Review after date of enactment.--Not later than 30 days
        after the Director of National Intelligence determines that a
        captured document should not be made publicly available
        pursuant to subsection (b)(2), the Director shall submit to the
        relevant congressional committees a report containing a
        description of such captured document and an explanation as to
        why the Director does not consider it appropriate to make such
        document publicly available.
            (3) Request for document.--The Director of National
        Intelligence shall make a copy of each captured document
        available to the relevant congressional committees for review
        upon request of the Chairman of any of such relevant
        congressional committees. The Director shall make such copy
        available in either classified or unclassified form.
    (d) Publication or Review Date.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of National Intelligence
        shall begin making captured documents publicly available
        pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 30 days after the
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Documents collected prior to date of enactment.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than the date described
                in subparagraph (B), for each captured document
                captured or collected before the date of the enactment
                of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence
                shall make such captured document publicly available
                pursuant to subsection (a) or shall submit to the
                relevant congressional committees a report regarding
                such captured document pursuant to subsection (c).
                    (B) Dates.--The date described in this subparagraph
                is--
                            (i) September 30, 2006, for captured
                        documents captured or collected during
                        Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi
                        Freedom; and
                            (ii) March 31, 2007, for captured documents
                        captured or collected during Operation Desert
                        Storm.
            (3) Documents collected after date of enactment.--For each
        captured document that is captured or collected on or after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 60 days after
        the date on which such captured document is captured or
        collected, the Director of National Intelligence shall make
        such captured document publicly available pursuant to
        subsection (a) or shall submit to the relevant congressional
        committees a report regarding such captured document pursuant
        to subsection (c).
    (e) Weekly Report.--Not later than 7 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and weekly thereafter until each captured
document captured or collected before the date of the enactment of this
Act is made publicly available pursuant to subsection (a) or described
in a report submitted pursuant to subsection (c), the Director of
National Intelligence shall submit to the relevant congressional
committees a report describing the progress in making captured
documents publicly available.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Captured document.--The term ``captured document''
        means a document captured or collected in Afghanistan or Iraq,
        including a document collected from the Government of Iraq or
        from a private person and including a document in electronic
        form, during Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring
        Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
            (2) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant
        congressional committees'' means the Permanent Select Committee
        on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and Select
        Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

Summary: Requires the Director of National Intelligence to make publicly available on an Internet website all documents captured in Afghanistan or Iraq during Operations Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, or Iraqi Freedom. Provides conditions under which the Director shall not be required to make a captured document publicly available, including providing a list of retained documents, and the criteria used for such retention, to the congressional intelligence committees.

A bill to require the Director of National Intelligence to release documents captured in Afghanistan or Iraq during Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation Iraqi Freedom.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Cancer Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) In 2003, an estimated 1,334,100 Americans will be
        diagnosed with some form of cancer.
            (2) In 2003, an estimated 556,500 Americans will die of
        cancer. In the United States, 1 in every 4 deaths results from
        cancer.
            (3) In 2002, the National Institutes of Health estimated
        the overall cost of cancer at $171,600,000,000.
            (4) In 2003, an estimated 211,300 American women and 1,300
        men will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and 40,200 will die
        of the disease. A mammogram every 1-2 years can reduce the risk
        of dying by about 16 percent for women 40 years of age and
        older.
            (5) In 2003, an estimated 40,100 women will be newly
        diagnosed with cancer of the uterine corpus and 6,800 women
        will die of the disease.
            (6) In 2003, an estimated 147,500 Americans will be
        diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 57,100 will die of the
        disease.
            (7) Incidence rates of colorectal cancer stabilized between
        1995 and 1999. Research suggests that declines may be in part
        due to increased screening and polyp removal.
            (8) The Chronic Disease Prevention Department found that
        screening for colorectal cancer can reduce the number of deaths
        by at least 30 percent.
            (9) Regular screening examinations by a health care
        professional can result in early detection of cancers of the
        breast, colon, rectum, prostate, testis, oral cavity, and skin.
        If all these cancers were diagnosed at a localized stage
        through regular examinations, the 5-year survival rate would
        increase from 82 percent to 95 percent.
            (10) Cancers of the lung, mouth, larynx, bladder, kidney,
        cervix, esophagus, and pancreas are related to tobacco use. The
        American Cancer Society estimates that in 2003 more than
        180,000 cancer deaths will be caused by tobacco use. Smoking
        alone causes \1/3\ of all cancer deaths.
            (11) More than 1,000,000 skin cancers expected to be
        diagnosed in 2003 could have been prevented by protection from
        the sun's rays.
            (12) An estimated 9,000 new cases of childhood cancer are
        expected to occur in 2003.
            (13) Cancer is the chief cause of death by disease in
        children between the ages of 1 and 14.
            (14) The American Cancer Society estimates that
        approximately \1/3\ of the 556,500 cancer deaths expected in
        2003 will be related to nutrition, physical inactivity,
        obesity, and other lifestyle factors that could be prevented.
            (15) About 77 percent of all cancers are diagnosed at age
        55 and older. In order to ensure high quality cancer care for
        American seniors, medicare reimbursements must reflect the true
        cost of treatment in every treatment setting and medicare
        payments should accurately reflect the cost of drug and
        biologics as well as the cost of administering drugs and
        supportive care therapies.
            (16) Despite an aging population, death rates for the most
        common cancers, lung, colorectal, breast, and prostate continue
        to drop at an average of 1.7 percent per year.
            (17) In May 2001, Gleevec, the first in what is expected to
        be a number of cancer treatments, was approved for use by the
        Food and Drug Administration as it appeared to be effective in
        stopping the growth of deadly Chronic Myeloid Leukemia cells
        within 3 months of use. In 2002, Gleevec showed ability to stop
        growth of gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
            (18) In early 2003, researchers used gene chips to
        accurately predict whether or not breast cancer tumors would
        spread in the future. If the findings are validated, doctors
        will be able to determine which patients are likely to relapse
        and need chemotherapy, while sparing those with a favorable
        prognosis from additional treatment.
            (19) The Lance Armstrong Foundation, a leading national
        organization providing services and support for cancer
        survivors, defines cancer survivorship as living with, through,
        and beyond cancer.
            (20) In 2001, there were 9,600,000 cancer survivors in the
        United States.
            (21) Sixty percent of adults diagnosed with cancer survive
        at least 5 years.
            (22) While nearly every childhood cancer diagnosis 20 years
        ago was fatal, today more than 80 percent of children diagnosed
        with cancer survive at least 5 years.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE SENATE.

    It is the sense of the Senate that the United States is at a point
in history in which we must take the proper steps to reach the goal of
making cancer survivorship the rule and cancer deaths rare by the year
2015.

                   TITLE I--PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. NATIONAL PROGRAM OF CANCER REGISTRIES.

    Part M of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280e et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 399B the following:

``SEC. 399B-1. ENHANCING CANCER REGISTRIES AND PREPARING FOR THE
              FUTURE.

    ``(a) Strategic Plan.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the National Cancer Act of 2003 the Secretary shall
develop a plan and submit a report to Congress that outlines strategies
by which the State cancer registries funded with grants under section
399B and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program of the
National Cancer Institute (in this section referred to as the `SEER
program') can share information to ensure more comprehensive cancer
data. The report shall include ways in which the Secretary will--
            ``(1) standardize data between State cancer registries and
        the SEER program;
            ``(2) increase the portability and usability of data files
        from each registry for researchers and public health planners;
            ``(3) ensure data collection from the greatest number of
        health care facilities possible;
            ``(4) maximize the use of State registry data and data from
        the SEER program in State and regional public health planning
        processes; and
            ``(5) promote the use of data to--
                    ``(A) improve the health status of cancer
                survivors; and
                    ``(B) research quality of cancer care and access to
                that care.''.

SEC. 102. ENHANCING EXISTING SCREENING EFFORTS.

    (a) Grant and Contract Authority of States.--Section 1501(b)(2) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300k(b)(2)) is amended to read
as follows:
            ``(2) Certain applications.--
                    ``(A) Strategies for colorectal cancer screening.--
                If any entity submits an application to a State to
                receive an award of a grant or contract pursuant to
                paragraph (1) that includes strategies for colorectal
                cancer screening and outreach, the State may give
                priority to the application submitted by that entity in
                any case in which the State determines that the quality
                of such application is equivalent to the quality of the
                application submitted by the other entities.
                    ``(B) Women diagnosed with cancer.--If any entity
                submits an application to a State to receive an award
                of a grant or contract pursuant to paragraph (1) that
                includes strategies for the provision of treatment for
                uninsured women diagnosed with cancer discovered in the
                course of the screening, the State may give priority to
                the application submitted by that entity in any case in
                which the State determines that the quality of such
                application is equivalent to the quality of the
                application submitted by the other entities.''.
    (b) Requirements With Respect to Type and Quality of Services.--
Section 1503 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300m) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Waiver of Direct Services Requirement.--The Secretary may
waive the requirement under subsection (a)(1) if--
            ``(1) the State involved will use the grant under this
        section for a demonstration project that will leverage private
        funds to supplement program efforts; or
            ``(2) such requirement would cause a barrier to the
        enrollment of qualifying women.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1510(a) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300n-5(a)) is amended by striking
``$50,000,000'' and all that follows and inserting ``such sums as may
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.''.
    (d) Report on the Comprehensive Colorectal Cancer Initiative.--Not
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing an
assessment of the success of the Comprehensive Colorectal Cancer
Initiative (within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in--
            (1) increasing public awareness of colorectal cancer;
            (2) increasing awareness of screening guidelines among
        health care providers;
            (3) monitoring national colorectal cancer screening rates;
            (4) promoting increased patient-provider communication
        about colorectal cancer screening;
            (5) supporting quantitative and qualitative research
        efforts; and
            (6) providing funding to State programs to implement
        colorectal cancer priorities.

SEC. 103. ENHANCED PATIENT EDUCATION.

    Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 399O. ENHANCED PATIENT EDUCATION.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to award
grants to eligible entities to implement programs to educate patients
and their families about--
            ``(1) the availability and options of effective medical
        techniques and pain management technology therapies to reduce
        and prevent pain and suffering for those with cancer upon
        diagnosis;
            ``(2) the unique health challenges associated with cancer
        survivorship, including--
                    ``(A) the role of followup care and monitoring to
                support and improve the long-term quality of life for
                cancer survivors;
                    ``(B) physical activity and healthy lifestyles; and
                    ``(C) the availability of peer and mentor support
                programs; and
            ``(3) community resources available to increase access to
        quality cancer care.
    ``(b) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under this
section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be
necessary.''.

SEC. 104. PRACTITIONER EDUCATION PROGRAM.

    Section 414 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285a-3) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) In order to receive funding under this section, a center
described under subsection (a) shall maintain a program for
disseminating to patients and research participants, as well as their
caregivers, the latest information about--
            ``(1) pain and symptom management and palliative care; and
            ``(2) the unique clinical and research challenges
        associated with cancer survivorship.
    ``(e) The Secretary may provide additional amounts to fund centers
under subsection (a) that develop innovative relationships with
community cancer centers, community health centers, rural hospitals,
and other community-based health care providers who target medically
underserved populations for the purpose of increasing access to quality
cancer care.''.

SEC. 105. ELEVATING THE IMPORTANCE OF PAIN MANAGEMENT AND CANCER
              SURVIVORSHIP THROUGHOUT THE NATION'S CANCER PROGRAMS.

    (a) National Cancer Program.--Section 411 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285a) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 411. The National Cancer Program shall consist of--
            ``(1) an expanded, intensified, and coordinated cancer
        research program encompassing the research programs conducted
        and supported by the Institute and the related research
        programs of the other national research institutes, including
        research programs for--
                    ``(A) pain and symptom management;
                    ``(B) survivorship; and
                    ``(C) the prevention of cancer caused by
                occupational or environmental exposure to carcinogens;
                and
            ``(2) the other programs and activities of the Institute,
        including research on populations with both uniquely diverse
        genetic variation and geographic isolation.''.
    (b) Cancer Control Programs.--Section 412(2) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285a-1(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, and'' and
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) appropriate methods of pain and symptom
                management for individuals with cancer, including end-
                of-life care and cancer survivorship; and''.
    (c) Special Authorities of the Director.--Section 413(a)(2) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285a-2(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(F) assess and improve pain and symptom management of
        cancer throughout the course of treatment and cancer
        survivorship.''.
    (d) Breast and Gynecological Cancers.--Section 417 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285a-6) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
                following:
                    ``(F) basic, clinical, and applied research
                concerning pain and symptom management and cancer
                survivorship.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) basic, clinical, and applied research concerning pain
        and symptom management and cancer survivorship.''.
    (e) Prostate Cancer.--Section 417A(c)(1) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285a-7(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
                    ``(H) basic and clinical research concerning pain
                and symptom management and cancer survivorship.''.

SEC. 106. SURVIVORSHIP RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    Subpart 1 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 417D. SURVIVORSHIP RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established, within the Institute,
an Office on Cancer Survivorship (in this section referred to as the
`Office'), which may be headed by an Associate Director, to implement
and direct the expansion and coordination of the activities of the
Institute with respect to cancer survivorship research.
    ``(b) Collaboration Among Agencies.--In carrying out the activities
described in subsection (a), the Office shall collaborate with other
institutes, centers, and offices within the National Institutes of
Health that are determined appropriate by the Office.
    ``(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report providing a description of the
survivorship activities of the Office and strategies for future
activities.''.

                     TITLE II--RESEARCH PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE.

    (a) Other Transactions Authority.--Subpart 1 of part C of title IV
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285 et seq.), as amended by
section 106, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 417E. OTHER TRANSACTIONS AUTHORITY.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, the Director
of the National Cancer Institute may cofund grant projects with private
entities for any purpose described in this subpart.''.
    (b) Sense of the Senate on a Central Institutional Review Board.--
It is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the current procedure of sending 1 clinical trial
        through multiple local institutional review boards may not be
        the most efficient method for the protection of patients
        enrolled in the trial and may delay the process of bringing
        lifesaving treatment to cancer patients;
            (2) the National Cancer Institute should be commended for
        its work in centralizing the institutional review board
        process; and
            (3) the research community should continue to streamline
        the institutional review board process in order to bring
        lifesaving treatments to patients as quickly as possible.
    (c) Patient and Provider Outreach Opportunities With Experimental
Therapies.--For the purpose of enhancing patient access to experimental
therapies, the National Cancer Institute shall conduct the following
activities:
            (1) Integrate, to the maximum extent practicable, trials
        being conducted by private manufacturers into the National
        Cancer Institute's clinical trials online database. Such
        integration may require specific awareness-raising and outreach
        activities by the National Cancer Institute to private
        industry.
            (2) Establish an education program which provides patients
        and providers with--
                    (A) information about how to access and use the
                National Cancer Institute clinical trials database
                online; and
                    (B) information about the Food and Drug
                Administration process for approving the use of drugs
                and biologics for a single patient.

Summary: National Cancer Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop an information-sharing plan for State cancer registries. Modifies provisions concerning preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers to permit priority to be given to certain projects involving: (1) colorectal cancer screening and outreach. And (2) treating uninsured women diagnosed with cancer during such screening. Authorizes specified waivers of the direct services requirement for breast and cervical cancer screening grants. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to educate cancer patients and their families about medical techniques to reduce and prevent pain, survivorship care and support programs, and related community resources. Requires a national cancer research center to have a practitioner education program that includes pain and symptom management and survivorship care. Amends various provisions of the Act to emphasize the importance of pain and symptom management throughout the nation's cancer programs. Establishes within the National Cancer Institute an Office on Cancer Survivorship. Authorizes the Director of NCI to co-fund grant projects for various cancer programs. Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to: (1) cancer survivorship, and (2) institutional review board procedures.

A bill to improve data collection and dissemination, treatment, and research relating to cancer, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Call-Up Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF EARLY WITHDRAWAL PENALTY FOR DISTRIBUTIONS FROM
              QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS TO INDIVIDUALS CALLED TO
              ACTIVE DUTY DURING THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE
              PRESIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2001.

    (a) Waiver For Certain Distributions.--
            (1) In general.--Section 72(t)(2) of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986 (relating to 10-percent additional tax on early
        distributions from qualified retirement plans) is amended by
        adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Distributions to individuals performing
                national emergency active duty.--Any distribution to an
                individual who, at the time of the distribution, is a
                member of a reserve component called or ordered to
                active duty pursuant to a provision of law referred to
                in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States
                Code, during the period of the national emergency
                declared by the President on September 14, 2001.''.
            (2) Waiver of underpayment penalty.--Section 6654(e)(3) of
        such Code (relating to waiver in certain cases) is amended by
        adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Certain early withdrawals from retirement
                plans.--No addition to tax shall be imposed under
                subsection (a) with respect to any underpayment to the
                extent such underpayment was created or increased by
                any distribution described in section 72(t)(2)(G).''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
        shall apply to distributions made to an individual after
        September 13, 2001.
    (b) Catch-up Contributions Allowed.--
            (1) Individual retirement accounts.--Section 219(b)(5) of
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to deductible
        amount) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Catch-up contributions for certain
                distributions.--In the case of an individual who has
                received a distribution described in section
                72(t)(2)(G), the deductible amount for any taxable year
                shall be increased by an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) the aggregate amount of such
                        distributions (not attributable to earnings)
                        made with respect to such individual, over
                            ``(ii) the aggregate amount of such
                        distributions (not attributable to earnings)
                        previously taken into account under this
                        subparagraph or section 414(w).''.
            (2) Roth iras.--Section 408A(c) of such Code (relating to
        treatment of contributions) is amended by redesignating
        paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) and by inserting after paragraph
        (6) the following:
            ``(7) Catch-up contributions for certain distributions.--
        Any contribution described in section 219(b)(5)(D) shall not be
        taken into account for purposes of paragraph (2).''.
            (3) Employer plans.--Section 414 of such Code (relating to
        definitions and special rules) is amended by adding at the end
        the following:
    ``(w) Catch-up contributions for certain distributions.--
            ``(1) In general.--An applicable employer plan shall not be
        treated as failing to meet any requirement of this title solely
        because the plan permits an applicable participant to make
        additional elective deferrals in any plan year.
            ``(2) Limitation on amount of additional deferrals.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A plan shall not permit
                additional elective deferrals under paragraph (1) for
                any year in an amount greater than the lesser of--
                            ``(i) the applicable dollar amount, or
                            ``(ii) the excess (if any) of--
                                    ``(I) the participant's
                                compensation (as defined in section
                                415(c)(3)) for the year, over
                                    ``(II) any other elective deferrals
                                of the participant for such year which
                                are made without regard to this
                                subsection.
                    ``(B) Applicable dollar amount.--For purposes of
                this paragraph, the applicable dollar amount with
                respect to a participant shall be an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) the aggregate amount of distributions
                        described in section 72(t)(2)(G) (not
                        attributable to earnings) made with respect to
                        such participant, over
                            ``(ii) the aggregate amount of such
                        distributions (not attributable to earnings)
                        previously taken into account under this
                        subsection or section 219(b)(5)(B).
            ``(3) Treatment of contributions.--Rules similar to the
        rules of paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (v) shall apply
        with respect to contributions made under this subsection.
            ``(4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        terms `applicable employer plan' and `elective deferral' have
        the same meanings given such terms in subsection (v)(6).''.
            (4) Conforming amendment.--Section 414(v)(2)(A)(ii)(II) of
        such Code (relating to limitation on amount of additional
        deferrals) is amended by inserting ``(other than deferrals
        under subsection (w))'' after ``deferrals''.
            (5) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
        shall apply to contributions in taxable years ending after
        December 31, 2001.

Summary: Military Call-up Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to waive the ten percent early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty during the national emergency declared by the President on September 14, 2001.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a waiver of the early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty during the national emergency declared by the President on September 14, 2001, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES PREMATURELY LIQUIDATED IN
              ERROR.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520), or any other provision of law,
the United States Customs Service shall, not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, reliquidate those entries
described in subsection (c), in accordance with the final decision of
the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce,
and the final results of the administrative reviews, for entries made
on or after December 1, 1993 and before April 1, 2001.
    (b) Payment of Amounts Owed.--Any amounts owed by the United States
pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry under
subsection (a) shall be paid by the Customs Service within 90 days
after such liquidation or reliquidation.
    (c) Entry List.--The entries referred to in subsection (a), are as
follows:

                         Entry number                                Date of entry         Date of liquidation

669-26046013                                                            02/09/94                 07/12/96
112-62707166                                                            02/12/94                 05/14/99
669-26046716                                                            03/05/94                 07/12/96
669-26046997                                                            03/16/94                 07/12/96
669-26047094                                                            03/22/94                 07/12/96
669-26047508                                                            04/03/94                 07/12/96
225-41000430                                                            04/11/94                 07/29/94
669-26047862                                                            04/19/94                 07/12/96
669-26048027                                                            04/22/94                 07/12/96
669-26048050                                                            04/22/94                 07/12/96
669-26048068                                                            04/22/94                 07/12/96
669-26049199                                                            06/05/94                 07/12/96
051-01380045                                                            06/14/94                 06/21/96
225-21019541                                                            07/02/94                 Unknown
669-26050742                                                            07/20/94                 07/12/96
669-26051294                                                            08/16/94                 07/19/96
669-26051377                                                            08/17/94                 07/12/96
669-26051401                                                            08/23/94                 07/19/96
051-01378452                                                            09/01/94                 08/16/96
669-26051906                                                            09/06/94                 07/19/96
669-26052714                                                            10/05/94                 07/19/96
669-26054629                                                            01/02/95                 07/12/96
669-26054918                                                            01/21/95                 07/12/96
669-00985582                                                            02/17/95                 09/17/99
225-41030148                                                            05/01/95                 01/20/95
112-85106669                                                            06/07/95                 02/25/00
112-80968196                                                            08/03/95                 11/17/95
669-26059347                                                            09/02/95                 07/12/96
112-79650961                                                            09/27/95                 12/29/95
669-28017335                                                            10/06/95                 06/14/96
112-05038720                                                            05/01/96                 08/02/96
112-17629326                                                            01/06/97                 04/18/97
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669-01225053                                                            06/12/97                 10/15/99
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669-01225913                                                            06/27/97                 10/08/99
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669-01232166                                                            07/07/97                 10/08/99
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100-47966294                                                            08/08/97                 08/26/99
669-01241811                                                            08/13/97                 10/08/99
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669-01247933                                                            09/04/97                 10/15/99
669-01251448                                                            09/21/97                 10/08/99
669-01254020                                                            09/24/97                 10/08/99
669-01256801                                                            10/01/97                 10/08/99
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669-01261363                                                            10/16/97                 10/08/99
669-01262650                                                            10/22/97                 10/08/99
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669-01273673                                                            11/30/97                 10/08/99
669-01274119                                                            11/30/97                 10/08/99
669-01276585                                                            12/04/97                 10/08/99
669-01278763                                                            12/14/97                 10/15/99
669-01283441                                                            12/30/97                 10/08/99
669-01296948                                                            01/09/98                 10/08/99
669-01292186                                                            01/22/98                 10/08/99
669-04201964                                                            01/23/98                 10/08/99
112-14206987                                                            01/23/98                 02/22/99
669-01295130                                                            02/01/98                 10/08/99
669-01296955                                                            02/05/98                 10/08/99
669-01297649                                                            02/12/98                 10/08/99
669-01298530                                                            02/12/98                 10/08/99
669-01302126                                                            02/21/98                 10/08/99
669-01302134                                                            02/21/98                 10/08/99
669-01302530                                                            02/21/98                 10/08/99
669-01303546                                                            02/21/98                 10/08/99
669-01304569                                                            02/27/98                 10/08/99
669-01305947                                                            03/05/98                 10/08/99
669-01306978                                                            03/07/98                 10/08/99
669-01306986                                                            03/07/98                 10/08/99
669-01307554                                                            03/12/98                 10/08/99
669-01312711                                                            03/14/98                 10/08/99
669-28050047                                                            03/20/98                 04/02/99
669-01312703                                                            03/21/98                 10/08/99
669-01318072                                                            04/07/98                 10/08/99
669-01324781                                                            04/24/98                 10/08/99
669-01325218                                                            04/25/98                 10/08/99
669-01327586                                                            04/30/98                 10/08/99
669-01330283                                                             May-98                  10/08/99
669-01332081                                                             May-98                  10/08/99
112-35098876                                                            05/08/98                 04/02/99
669-01332081                                                            05/16/98                 10/08/99
669-01335357                                                            05/26/98                 10/08/99
700-07050910                                                            05/30/98                 03/24/00
110-54366892                                                            06/03/98                 04/16/99
112-38590861                                                            09/09/98                 07/23/99
110-71159908                                                            03/04/99                 02/23/01
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225-21606420                                                            11/18/00                 11/13/00
700-07505228                                                            01/12/01                 03/16/01

Summary: Requires the Customs Service to reliquidate certain entries prematurely liquidated and to refund any amounts owed.

To provide for reliquidation of entries prematurely liquidated by the United States Customs Service.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Service Dogs for Veterans Act of
2009''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF SERVICE DOGS FOR THE TREATMENT OR
              REHABILITATION OF VETERANS WITH PHYSICAL OR MENTAL
              INJURIES OR DISABILITIES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States owes a profound debt to those who
        have served the United States honorably in the Armed Forces.
            (2) Disabled veterans suffer from a range of physical and
        mental injuries and disabilities.
            (3) In 2008, the Army reported the highest level of
        suicides among its soldiers since it began tracking the rate 28
        years before 2009.
            (4) A scientific study documented in the 2008 Rand Report
        entitled ``Invisible Wounds of War'' estimated that 300,000
        veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi
        Freedom currently suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
            (5) Veterans have benefitted in multiple ways from the
        provision of service dogs.
            (6) The Department of Veterans Affairs has been
        successfully placing guide dogs with the blind since 1961.
            (7) Thousands of dogs around the country await adoption.
    (b) Program Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
commence a three-year pilot program to assess the benefits,
feasibility, and advisability of using service dogs for the treatment
or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or
disabilities, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
    (c) Partnerships.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot
        program by partnering with nonprofit organizations that--
                    (A) have experience providing service dogs to
                individuals with injuries or disabilities;
                    (B) do not charge fees for the dogs, services, or
                lodging that they provide; and
                    (C) are accredited by a generally accepted
                industry-standard accrediting institution.
            (2) Reimbursement of costs.--The Secretary shall reimburse
        partners for costs relating to the pilot program as follows:
                    (A) For the first 50 dogs provided under the pilot
                program, all costs relating to the provision of such
                dogs.
                    (B) For dogs provided under the pilot program after
                the first 50 dogs provided, all costs relating to the
                provision of every other dog.
    (d) Participation.--
            (1) In general.--As part of the pilot program, the
        Secretary shall provide a service dog to a number of veterans
        with physical or mental injuries or disabilities that is
        greater than or equal to the greater of--
                    (A) 200; and
                    (B) the minimum number of such veterans required to
                produce scientifically valid results with respect to
                assessing the benefits and costs of the use of such
                dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of such
                veterans.
            (2) Composition.--The Secretary shall ensure that--
                    (A) half of the participants in the pilot program
                are veterans who suffer primarily from a mental health
                injury or disability; and
                    (B) half of the participants in the pilot program
                are veterans who suffer primarily from a physical
                injury or disability.
    (e) Study.--In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall
conduct a scientifically valid research study of the costs and benefits
associated with the use of service dogs for the treatment or
rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or
disabilities. The matters studied shall include the following:
            (1) The therapeutic benefits to such veterans, including
        the quality of life benefits reported by the veterans partaking
        in the pilot program.
            (2) The economic benefits of using service dogs for the
        treatment or rehabilitation of such veterans, including--
                    (A) savings on health care costs, including savings
                relating to reductions in hospitalization and
                reductions in the use of prescription drugs; and
                    (B) productivity and employment gains for the
                veterans.
            (3) The effectiveness of using service dogs to prevent
        suicide.
    (f) Reports.--
            (1) Annual report of the secretary.--After each year of the
        pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
        on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the pilot
        program.
            (2) Final report by the national academy of sciences.--Not
        later than 180 days after the date of the completion of the
        pilot program, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to
        Congress a report on the results of the pilot program.

Summary: Service Dogs for Veterans Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to commence a three-year pilot program to assess the benefits, feasibility, and advisability of using service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or disabilities, including post-traumatic stress disorder. Requires related reports to Congress.

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or disabilities, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Race to the Top Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. RACE TO THE TOP.

    (a) In General.--Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7301 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part C as part D;
            (2) by redesignating sections 6301 and 6302 as sections
        6401 and 6402, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after part B the following:

                       ``PART C--RACE TO THE TOP

``SEC. 6301. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this part are to--
            ``(1) provide incentives for States and local educational
        agencies to implement comprehensive reforms and innovative
        strategies that are designed to lead to--
                    ``(A) significant improvements in outcomes for all
                students, including improvements in student
                achievement, secondary school graduation rates,
                postsecondary education enrollment rates, and rates of
                postsecondary education persistence; and
                    ``(B) significant reductions in achievement gaps
                among subgroups of students; and
            ``(2) encourage the broad identification, adoption, use,
        dissemination, replication, and expansion of effective State
        and local policies and practices that lead to significant
        improvement in outcomes for all students, and the elimination
        of those policies and practices that are not effective in
        improving student outcomes.

``SEC. 6302. RESERVATION OF FUNDS.

    ``From the amounts made available under section 6308 for a fiscal
year, the Secretary may reserve not more than 10 percent to carry out
activities related to technical assistance, monitoring, outreach,
dissemination, and prize awards that support the purposes of this part.

``SEC. 6303. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--From the amounts made available under section
6308 for a fiscal year and not reserved under section 6302, the
Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to States or
local educational agencies, or both, in accordance with section
6304(b), to enable the States or local educational agencies to carry
out the purposes of this part.
    ``(b) Grant and Subgrant Eligibility Limitations.--
            ``(1) ARRA state incentive grants.--A State that has
        received a grant under section 14006 of division A of the
        American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-
        5; 123 Stat. 283) may not receive a grant under this part
        during the period of its grant under such section.
            ``(2) Number of grants.--A State or local educational
        agency may not receive more than 1 grant under this part per
        grant period.
            ``(3) Number of subgrants.--A local educational agency may
        receive 1 grant and 1 subgrant under this part for the same
        fiscal year.
    ``(c) Duration of Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--A grant under this part shall be awarded
        for a period of not more than 4 years.
            ``(2) Continuation of grants.--A State or local educational
        agency that is awarded a grant under this part shall not
        receive grant funds under this part for the second or any
        subsequent year of the grant unless the State or local
        educational agency demonstrates to the Secretary, at such time
        and in such manner as determined by the Secretary, that the
        State or local educational agency, respectively, is--
                    ``(A) making progress in implementing the plan
                under section 6304(a)(3) at a rate that the Secretary
                determines will result in the State or agency fully
                implementing such plan during the remainder of the
                grant period; or
                    ``(B) making progress against the performance
                measures set forth in section 6305 at a rate that the
                Secretary determines will result in the State or agency
                reaching its targets and achieving the objectives of
                the grant during the remainder of the grant period.

``SEC. 6304. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Applications.--Each State or local educational agency that
desires to receive a grant under this part shall submit an application
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may reasonably require. At a minimum, each
such application shall include--
            ``(1) documentation of the applicant's record, as
        applicable--
                    ``(A) in increasing student achievement, including
                for all subgroups described in section
                1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II);
                    ``(B) in decreasing achievement gaps, including for
                all subgroups described in section
                1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II);
                    ``(C) in increasing secondary school graduation
                rates, including for all subgroups described in section
                1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II);
                    ``(D) in increasing postsecondary education
                enrollment and persistence rates, including for all
                subgroups described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II);
                and
                    ``(E) with respect to any other performance measure
                described in section 6305 that is not included in
                subparagraphs (A) through (D);
            ``(2) evidence of conditions of innovation and reform that
        the applicant has established and the applicant's proposed plan
        for implementing additional conditions for innovation and
        reform, including--
                    ``(A) a description of how the applicant has
                identified and eliminated ineffective practices in the
                past and the applicant's plan for doing so in the
                future;
                    ``(B) a description of how the applicant has
                identified and promoted effective practices in the past
                and the applicant's plan for doing so in the future;
                and
                    ``(C) steps the applicant has taken and will take
                to eliminate statutory, regulatory, procedural, or
                other barriers and to facilitate the full
                implementation of the proposed plan under this
                paragraph;
            ``(3) a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds
        under this part, and other Federal, State, and local funds, to
        improve the applicant's performance on the measures described
        in section 6305, consistent with criteria set forth by the
        Secretary, including how the applicant will, if applicable--
                    ``(A) improve the effectiveness of teachers and
                school leaders, and promote equity in the distribution
                of effective teachers and school leaders, in order to
                ensure that low-income and minority children are not
                taught by ineffective teachers, and are not in schools
                led by ineffective leaders, at higher rates than other
                children;
                    ``(B) strengthen the use of high-quality and timely
                data to improve instructional practices, policies, and
                student outcomes, including teacher evaluations;
                    ``(C) implement internationally benchmarked,
                college- and career-ready elementary and secondary
                academic standards, including in the areas of
                assessment, instructional materials, professional
                development, and strategies that translate the
                standards into classroom practice;
                    ``(D) turn around the persistently lowest-achieving
                elementary schools and secondary schools served by the
                applicant;
                    ``(E) support or coordinate with early learning
                programs for high-need children from birth through
                grade 3 to improve school readiness and ensure that
                students complete grade 3 on track for school success;
                and
                    ``(F) create or maintain successful conditions for
                high-performing charter schools and other innovative,
                autonomous public schools;
            ``(4)(A) in the case of an applicant that is a State--
                    ``(i) evidence of collaboration between the State,
                its local educational agencies, schools (as
                appropriate), parents, teachers, and other
                stakeholders, in developing the plan described in
                paragraph (3), including evidence of the commitment and
                capacity to implement the plan; and
                    ``(ii)(I) the names of the local educational
                agencies the State has selected to participate in
                carrying out the plan; or
                    ``(II) a description of how the State will select
                local educational agencies to participate in carrying
                out the plan; or
            ``(B) in the case of an applicant that is a local
        educational agency, evidence of collaboration between the local
        educational agency, schools, parents, teachers, and other
        stakeholders, in developing the plan described in paragraph
        (3), including evidence of the commitment and capacity to
        implement the plan;
            ``(5) the applicant's annual performance measures and
        targets, consistent with the requirements of section 6305; and
            ``(6) a description of the applicant's plan to conduct a
        rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of activities carried
        out with funds under this part.
    ``(b) Criteria for Evaluating Applications.--
            ``(1) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants under
        this part on a competitive basis, based on the quality of the
        applications submitted under subsection (a), including--
                    ``(A) each applicant's record in the areas
                described in subsection (a)(1);
                    ``(B) each applicant's record of, and commitment
                to, establishing conditions for innovation and reform,
                as described in subsection (a)(2);
                    ``(C) the quality and likelihood of success of each
                applicant's plan described in subsection (a)(3) in
                showing improvement in the areas described in
                subsection (a)(1), including each applicant's capacity
                to implement the plan and evidence of collaboration as
                described in subsection (a)(4); and
                    ``(D) each applicant's evaluation plan as described
                in subsection (a)(6).
            ``(2) Explanation.--The Secretary shall publish an
        explanation of how the application review process under this
        section will ensure an equitable and objective evaluation based
        on the criteria described in paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Priority.--In awarding grants to local educational agencies
under this part, the Secretary shall give priority to--
            ``(1) local educational agencies with the highest numbers
        or percentages of children from families with incomes below the
        poverty line; and
            ``(2) local educational agencies that serve schools
        designated with a school locale code of 41, 42, or 43.

``SEC. 6305. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

    ``Each State and each local educational agency receiving a grant
under this part shall establish performance measures and targets,
approved by the Secretary, for the programs and activities carried out
under this part. These measures shall, at a minimum, track the State's
or local educational agency's progress in--
            ``(1) implementing its plan described in section
        6304(a)(3); and
            ``(2) improving outcomes for all subgroups described in
        section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) including, as applicable, by--
                    ``(A) increasing student achievement;
                    ``(B) decreasing achievement gaps;
                    ``(C) increasing secondary school graduation rates;
                    ``(D) increasing postsecondary education enrollment
                and persistence rates;
                    ``(E)(i) improving the effectiveness of teachers
                and school leaders, increasing the retention of
                effective teachers and school leaders; and
                    ``(ii) promoting equity in the distribution of
                effective teachers and school leaders in order to
                ensure that low-income and minority children are not
                taught by ineffective teachers, and are not in schools
                led by ineffective leaders, at higher rates than other
                children; and
                    ``(F) making progress on any other measures
                identified by the Secretary.

``SEC. 6306. USES OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) Grants to States.--Each State that receives a grant under
this part shall use--
            ``(1) not less than 50 percent of the grant funds to make
        subgrants to the local educational agencies in the State that
        participate in the State's plan under section 6304(a)(3), based
        on such local educational agencies' relative shares of funds
        under part A of title I for the most recent year for which
        those data are available; and
            ``(2) not more than 50 percent of the grant funds for any
        purpose included in the State's plan under section 6304(a)(3).
    ``(b) Grants to Local Educational Agencies.--Each local educational
agency that receives a grant under this part shall use the grant funds
for any purpose included in the local educational agency's plan under
section 6304(a)(3).
    ``(c) Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies.--Each local
educational agency that receives a subgrant under this part from a
State shall use the subgrant funds for any purpose included in the
State's plan under section 6304(a)(3).

``SEC. 6307. REPORTING.

    ``(a) Annual Reports.--A State or local educational agency that
receives a grant under this part shall submit to the Secretary, at such
time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, an annual report
including--
            ``(1) data on the State's or local educational agency's
        progress in achieving the targets for the performance measures
        established under section 6305;
            ``(2) a description of the challenges the State or agency
        has faced in implementing its program and how it has addressed
        or plans to address those challenges; and
            ``(3) findings from the evaluation plan as described in
        section 6304(a)(6).
    ``(b) Local Reports.--Each local educational agency that receives a
subgrant from a State under this part shall submit to the State such
information as the State may require to complete the annual report
required under subsection (a).

``SEC. 6308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part
$1,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents for the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7301 et seq.)
is amended--
            (1) by striking the items relating to part C of title VI;
        and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 6234
        the following:

                       ``Part C--Race to the Top

``Sec. 6301. Purposes.
``Sec. 6302. Reservation of funds.
``Sec. 6303. Program authorized.
``Sec. 6304. Applications.
``Sec. 6305. Performance measures.
``Sec. 6306. Uses of funds.
``Sec. 6307. Reporting.
``Sec. 6308. Authorization of appropriations.
                      ``Part D--General Provisions

``Sec. 6401. Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or
                            control.
``Sec. 6402. Rule of construction on equalized spending.''.

Summary: Race to the Top Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to implement reforms and innovations designed to improve educational outcomes significantly for all students and reduce achievement gaps significantly among specified student subgroups. Requires each grant applicant to have a comprehensive and coherent plan for doing so that includes, if applicable: (1) improving the effectiveness of teachers and school leaders and promoting their equitable distribution, (2) strengthening the use of data to improve education. (3) implementing internationally benchmarked, college- and career-ready elementary and secondary academic standards, (4) turning around its lowest-performing schools. (5) supporting, or coordinating with, early learning programs for high-need children from birth through third grade. And (6) creating or maintaining successful conditions for high-performing charter schools and other innovative, autonomous public schools. Requires each grantee to establish performance measures that track its progress in implementing its plan, and improving educational outcomes for students and specified student subgroups. Gives grant priority to LEAs with the highest number or percentages of impoverished children and those that serve rural schools. Requires each state grantee to use at least 50 of its grant for subgrants to LEAs that participate in its plan. Allows LEAs to receive a grant and subgrant for the same fiscal year.

A bill to provide incentives for States and local educational agencies to implement comprehensive reforms and innovative strategies that are designed to lead to significant improvement in outcomes for all students and significant reductions in achievement gaps among subgroups of students, and for other purposes.