SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Promotion Authority Extension
and Enhancement Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY.

    Section 2103 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of
2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``2005'' and
                inserting ``2011''; and
                    (B) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
                            ``(ii) July 1, 2016, and July 1 of each
                        fifth calendar year thereafter, subject to
                        subsection (c).'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(C)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``2005'' and
                inserting ``2011''; and
                    (B) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
                            ``(ii) July 1, 2016, and July 1 of each
                        fifth calendar year thereafter, subject to
                        subsection (c).''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                        ``2005'' and inserting ``2011''; and
                            (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read
                        as follows:
                    ``(B) the trade authorities procedures shall be
                extended to implementing bills submitted with respect
                to trade agreements entered into under subsection (b)
                during the 5-year period beginning on July 1, 2011, and
                during each 5-year period thereafter, unless the
                Congress adopts an extension disapproval resolution
                under paragraph (5) after April 1, and before July 1,
                of the year in which any such 5-year period begins.
        If an extension disapproval resolution is adopted during the
        period specified in subparagraph (B), then trade authorities
        procedures shall not be extended with respect to trade
        agreements entered into during any 5-year period described in
        subsection (b) that begins on or after the date on which the
        resolution is adopted.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``If the President'' and
                        all that follows through ``extension,'' and
                        inserting ``The President shall submit to the
                        Congress, not later than April 1, 2011, and not
                        later than April 1 of each fifth year
                        thereafter, a written report with respect to
                        the extension of trade authorities procedures
                        during the 5-year period beginning on July 1 of
                        the year in which the report is submitted,'' ;
                        and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following
                        flush sentence:
        ``No report under this paragraph is required after a
        disapproval resolution is adopted under paragraph (5).'';
                    (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Other reports to congress.--
                    ``(A) Report by the advisory committee.--the
                Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations
                established under section 135 of the trade Act of 1974
                shall, not later than June 1, 2011, and not later than
                June 1 of each fifth year thereafter, a written report
                that contains--
                            ``(i) its views regarding the progress that
                        has been made in negotiations to achieve the
                        purposes, policies, priorities, and objectives
                        of this title; and
                            ``(ii) a statement of its views, and the
                        reasons therefor, regarding whether the trade
                        authorities procedures should be extended for
                        the succeeding 5-year period under paragraph
                        (1).
                    ``(B) Report by itc.--The International Trade
                Commission shall submit to the Congress, not later than
                June 1, 2011, and not later than June 1 of each fifth
                year thereafter, a written report that contains a
                review and analysis of the economic impact on the
                United States of all trade agreements implemented on or
                after July 1 of the fifth preceding calendar year.
                    ``(C) Termination of reporting requirement.--No
                report under subparagraph (A) or (B) is required after
                a disapproval resolution is adopted under paragraph
                (5).''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) by striking ``(5)'' and all that
                        follows through the end of subparagraph (A) and
                        inserting the following:
            ``(5) Extension disapproval resolutions.--(A) For purposes
        of paragraph (1), the term `extension disapproval resolution'
        means a concurrent resolution of Congress, the sole matter
        after the resolving clause of which is as follows: `That the
        Congress disapproves the extension of trade authorities
        procedures under the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act
        of 2002 to any implementing bill submitted with respect to any
        trade agreement entered into under section 2103(b) of that Act
        on or after July 1, ___.', with the blank space being filled
        with the year that begins the applicable 5-year period
        described in paragraph (1)(B).''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D)(iii), by striking
                        ``after June 30, 2005'' and inserting ``during
                        the period beginning on July 1 of a year that
                        begins a 5-year period described in paragraph
                        (1)(B) and ending on April 1 of the last year
                        of that 5-year period''.

Summary: Trade Promotion Authority Extension and Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 to extend the President's authority until July 1, 2011 to enter into trade agreements with foreign countries whose tariff and nontariff policies unduly burden or restrict US trade or adversely affects the US economy. Extends trade authorities procedures to bills implementing trade agreements entered into during the five-year period beginning on July 1, 2011, and during each five-year period thereafter, unless Congress disapproves after April 1, and before July 1, of the year in which any such five-year period begins.

To extend trade promotion authority.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Neighborhood Security Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) National Neighborhood Watch was created by the National
        Sheriffs Association in 1972 through funding provided by the
        Law Enforcement Assistance Administration.
            (2) Neighborhood Watch is a voluntary program that supports
        local efforts to safeguard communities.
            (3) A national registry of Neighborhood Watch units does
        not exist.
            (4) On January 30, 2002, President Bush announced the
        creation of Citizen Corps. Beginning in September 2002, in
        cooperation of the National Sheriffs Association, Citizen Corps
        has aimed to encourage citizens to form Neighborhood Watch
        groups in their local communities to bolster homeland security.
            (5) Citizens in local communities should be encouraged and
        empowered to engage in homeland security activities to reduce
        the threat to homeland security from terrorism.
            (6) The Nation's homeland security system should do as much
        as possible to--
                    (A) encourage the creation of, and participation
                in, high-quality Neighborhood Watch programs in local
                communities;
                    (B) disseminate information about homeland security
                efforts; and
                    (C) educate citizens on how to prevent, and respond
                to, possible terrorist attacks.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To provide each community in each city, suburb, and
        small town within the United States with the opportunity to
        establish an effective Neighborhood Watch in which all
        community members have the opportunity to participate.
            (2) To create 50,000 new Neighborhood Watches by the end of
        2007.
            (3) To enhance the quality of existing Neighborhood
        Watches.

SEC. 3. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH GRANTS.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General, through the Office
        of Justice Programs, is authorized to award 1 or more grants to
        eligible entities to develop and improve Neighborhood Watches
        throughout the Nation.
            (2) Eligible entities.--Nonprofit organizations and
        professional associations are eligible to receive grants under
        this section.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Grants awarded pursuant to subsection (a) shall
be used to--
            (1) complete a survey of Neighborhood Watches that
        identifies such programs by ZIP code;
            (2) establish a national registry of Neighborhood Watch
        leaders, with appropriate contact information;
            (3) through the survey under paragraph (1), identify best
        practices and model programs among Neighborhood Watches for--
                    (A) educating community members with respect to the
                prevention of terrorism and crime;
                    (B) preventing or assisting with the prevention of
                terrorism and crime;
                    (C) appropriately responding to terrorism and
                crime; and
                    (D) achieving broad community involvement in
                activities under subparagraphs (A) through (C);
            (4) using the best practices identified in paragraph (3),
        create a manual for communities seeking to--
                    (A) establish a new Neighborhood Watch; or
                    (B) improve an existing Neighborhood Watch; and
            (5) engage in outreach and respond to inquiries in order to
        disseminate information about--
                    (A) the benefits of effective Neighborhood Watches;
                    (B) the means to establish new Neighborhood
                Watches; and
                    (C) the means to improve existing Neighborhood
                Watches.
            (6) In response to an appropriate request to create a
        Neighborhood Watch, the grantee shall provide a Neighborhood
        Watch start-up kit which includes material useful for a
        Neighborhood Watch that is identified by the grantee.
    (c) Application.--
            (1) In general.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant
        under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney
        General at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
        information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
            (2) Criteria.--Applicants for grants under this section
        shall be selected based on--
                    (A) the applicant's ability to carry out the
                activities described in subsection (b);
                    (B) the applicant's experience coordinating
                Neighborhood Watches;
                    (C) adequate consultation with state and local law
                enforcement; and
                    (D) and other criteria, as determined by the
                Attorney General.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year
2004 and such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 2005 through 2008
to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

Summary: Neighborhood Security Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Attorney General, through the Office of Justice Programs, to award grants to nonprofit organizations and professional associations to develop and improve Neighborhood Watches throughout the Nation. Requires grants to be used to: (1) complete a survey that identifies Neighborhood Watches by ZIP code, (2) establish a national registry of Neighborhood Watch leaders. (3) identify best practices and model programs among Neighborhood Watches for preventing and responding to terrorism and crime. (4) create a manual for communities seeking to establish or improve a Neighborhood Watch. (5) engage in outreach and respond to inquiries to disseminate information about the benefits of effective Neighborhood Watches and the means to establish or improve them, and (6) provide a Neighborhood Watch start-up kit upon request.

A bill to assist the Neighborhood Watch program to empower communities and citizens to enhance awareness about threats from terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, and encourage local communities to better prepare to respond to terrorist attacks.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``School Desegregation Litigation
Reform Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATE REMEDIES IN SCHOOL CASES.

    (a) In General.--Section 213 of the Equal Educational Opportunities
Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1712) is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 213. Appropriate remedies in school cases
    ``(a) Requirements for Relief.--
            ``(1) Prospective relief.--(A) A Federal court shall not
        have jurisdiction to award prospective relief in any civil
        action with respect to the operation of public schools that
        extends further than necessary to remedy the violation of a
        Federal right of a plaintiff.
            ``(B) A Federal court shall not have jurisdiction to grant
        or approve any prospective relief unless the court finds that
        such relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than
        necessary to remedy the violation of the Federal right, and is
        the least intrusive means necessary to remedy the violation of
        the Federal right.
            ``(C) A Federal court shall not have jurisdiction to order
        any prospective relief that requires or permits a government
        official to exceed authority under State or local law or
        otherwise violates State or local law, unless--
                    ``(i) Federal law requires such relief to be
                ordered in violation of State or local law;
                    ``(ii) the relief is necessary to remedy a
                violation of a Federal right; and
                    ``(iii) no other relief will remedy the violation
                of a Federal right.
            ``(D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to
        authorize a Federal court, in exercising its remedial powers,
        to order the assignment of students to particular schools on
        the basis of race, color, or national origin, to order the
        raising of taxes, or to repeal, or make less restrictive from
        otherwise applicable limitations, the remedial powers of the
        courts.
            ``(2) Student assignment orders.--(A) In any civil action
        with respect to the operation of public schools, a Federal
        court shall not have jurisdiction to enter a student assignment
        order unless--
                    ``(i) a Federal court has previously entered an
                order for less intrusive relief that has failed to
                remedy the violation of the Federal right sought to be
                remedied through the student assignment order; and
                    ``(ii) the defendant has had a reasonable time to
                comply with the previous court order.
            ``(B)(i) In any civil action with respect to the operation
        of the public schools, a student assignment order shall be
        entered only by a three-judge court in accordance with section
        2284 of title 28, United States Code.
            ``(C) A party seeking a student assignment order in a
        Federal court shall file with any request for such relief, a
        request for a three-judge court and materials sufficient to
        demonstrate that the requirements of subparagraph (a) have been
        met.
            ``(D) The three-judge court shall enter a student
        assignment order only if the court finds by clear and
        convincing evidence that--
                    ``(i) the requirements of subparagraph (a) have
                been met; and
                    ``(ii) no other relief will remedy the violation of
                the Federal right.
    ``(b) Termination of Relief.--
            ``(1) Termination of prospective relief.--(A) Subject to
        the limitation set forth in paragraph (3), in any civil action
        with respect to the operation of the public schools in which
        prospective relief is ordered, such relief shall be terminated
        upon the motion of any party or intervenor--
                    ``(i) 2 years after the date the court granted or
                approved the prospective relief; or
                    ``(ii) 1 year after the date the court has entered
                an order denying termination of prospective relief
                under this paragraph.
            ``(B) Nothing in this section shall prevent the parties
        from agreeing to terminate or modify relief before the relief
is terminable under subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Immediate termination of prospective relief.--In any
        civil action with respect to the operation of the public
        schools, a defendant or intervenor shall be entitled to the
        immediate termination of any prospective relief if the relief
        was approved or granted in the absence of a finding by the
        court that the relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further
        than necessary to remedy the violation of the Federal right,
        and is the least intrusive means necessary to remedy the
        violation of the Federal right.
            ``(3) Limitation.--(A) Prospective relief shall not
        terminate if the court previously entered the prospective
        relief after finding it necessary to remedy a violation of a
        Federal right and the plaintiff establishes by a preponderance
        of the evidence that prospective relief remains necessary to
        remedy a current and ongoing violation of that Federal right.
        The court shall not permit discovery.
            ``(B) Nothing in this section shall prevent any plaintiff
        from bringing a new civil action with respect to the operation
        of the public schools against a party to a pending civil action
        with respect to the operation of the public schools for a new
        violation of a Federal right, or obtaining prospective relief
        consistent with the provisions of this section for such a new
        violation. If a new action is brought in Federal court, it
        shall not be heard by any judge who has previously entered an
        order for prospective relief in a civil action that has been in
        effect for longer than 2 years with respect to the operation of
        the public schools.
            ``(4) Termination or modification of relief.--Nothing in
        this section shall prevent any party or intervenor from seeking
        modification or termination before the relief is terminable
        under paragraph (1) or (2), to the extent that modification or
        termination would otherwise be legally permissible.
    ``(c) Settlements.--
            ``(1) Consent decrees.--In any civil action with respect to
        the operation of public schools, a Federal court shall not have
        jurisdiction to enter or approve a consent decree unless it
        complies with the limitations on relief set forth in subsection
        (a).
            ``(2) Private settlement agreements.--Nothing in this
        section shall preclude parties from entering into a private
        settlement agreement that does not comply with the limitations
        on relief set forth in subsection (a).
    ``(d) Procedure for Motions Affecting Prospective Relief.--The
court shall promptly rule on any motion to modify or terminate
prospective relief in a civil action with respect to the operation of
the public schools.
    ``(e) Special Masters.--In any civil action with respect to the
operation of public schools--
            ``(1) In general.--(A) The court may appoint a special
        master who shall be disinterested and objective to conduct
        hearings on the record and prepare proposed findings of fact.
            ``(B) The court shall appoint a special master during the
        remedial phase of the action only upon a finding that the
        remedial phase will be sufficiently complex to warrant the
        appointment.
            ``(2) Appointment.--(A) If the court determines that the
        appointment of a special master is necessary, the court shall
        request that the defendant and the plaintiff each submit a list
        of not more than 5 persons to serve as a special master.
            ``(B) Each party shall have the opportunity to remove up to
        3 persons from the opposing party's list.
            ``(C) The court shall select the master from the persons
        remaining on the list after the application of subparagraph
        (B).
            ``(D) If the court determines that the persons remaining on
        the list are not qualified to serve as special master, the
        court may appoint a person not on the list with the consent of
        all parties.
            ``(3) Interlocutory appeal.--Any party shall have the right
        to an interlocutory appeal of the judge's selection of the
        special master, on the ground of partiality.
            ``(4) Compensation.--The compensation to be allowed to a
        special master shall be based on an hourly rate not greater
        than the hourly rate established under section 3006A of title
        18 for payment of court-appointed counsel, plus costs
        reasonably incurred by the special master. Such compensation
        and costs shall be paid with funds appropriated to the
        judiciary. In no event shall the court require the parties to
        pay the compensation or costs of the special master.
            ``(5) Regular review of appointment.--The court shall
        review the appointment of the special master every 6 months to
        determine whether the services of the special master continue
        to be required under paragraph (1). In no event shall the
        appointment of a special master extend beyond the termination
        of the relief.
            ``(6) Limitations on powers and duties.--A special master
        appointed in any civil action with respect to the operation of
        public schools--
                    ``(A) may be authorized by a court to conduct
                hearings on the record and shall make any findings of
                fact based on the record as a whole;
                    ``(B) shall not make any findings or communications
                ex parte; and
                    ``(C) may be removed at any time, but shall be
                relieved of the appointment upon the termination of
                relief.
            ``(7) The requirements of paragraphs (1) through (4) shall
        apply only to special masters appointed after the date of
        enactment of School Desegregation Litigation Reform Act of
        1996.
    ``(f) Intervention.--In any civil action with respect to the
operation of public schools, any State or local official or unit of
government whose jurisdiction includes the appropriation of funds for,
or the operation of, public schools shall have standing to oppose the
imposition or continuation in effect of prospective relief and to seek
termination of such relief, and shall have the right to intervene in
any proceeding relating to such relief.
    ``(g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `consent decree' means any relief entered by
        the court that is based in whole or in part upon the consent or
        acquiescence of the parties, but does not include private
        settlement agreements;
            ``(2) the term `civil action with respect to the operation
        of public schools' means any civil proceeding arising under
        Federal law with respect to the operation of any public school
        system by any State or local government that alleges that the
        public school system has been or is being operated in violation
        of the 5th or 14th amendment rights or any other provision of
        Federal law that guarantees equal educational opportunity;
            ``(3) the term `student assignment order' includes any
        order, including a temporary restraining order or preliminary
        injunctive relief, that has the purpose or effect of directing
        or regulating the particular public school to which students
        are assigned to attend;
            ``(4) the term `private settlement agreement' means an
        agreement entered into among the parties that is not subject to
        judicial enforcement other than the reinstatement of the civil
        proceeding that was concluded as a result of the agreement
        entering into force;
            ``(5) the term `prospective relief' means all relief other
        than compensatory monetary damages, including the appointment
        of a special master;
            ``(6) the term `special master' means any person appointed
        by a Federal court pursuant to rule 53 of the Federal Rules of
        Civil Procedure or pursuant to any power of the court to
        exercise the powers of a master, regardless of the title or
        description given by the court;
            ``(7) the term `relief' means all relief in any form that
        may be ordered or approved by the court, and includes consent
        decrees but does not include private settlement agreements; and
            ``(8) the term `violation of a Federal right' includes a
        violation of a Federal constitutional or Federal statutory
        right, but does not include a violation of a court order that
        is not independently a violation of a Federal constitutional or
        Federal statutory right.''.
    (b) Application of Amendment.--Section 213 of the Equal Educational
Opportunities Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1712), as amended by this section,
shall apply with respect to all prospective relief whether such relief
was originally ordered or approved before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. DENIAL OF EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROHIBITED.

    Section 204 of the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 (20
U.S.C. 1703) is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 204. Denial of equal educational opportunity prohibited
    ``No State shall deny equal educational opportunity to an
individual on account of race, color, or national origin, by--
            ``(1) the intentional segregation by an educational agency
        of students on the basis of race, color, or national origin
        among or within schools;
            ``(2) the assignment or transfer by the State, the courts
        of any State, any educational agency or official thereof, or
        any Federal agency or official thereof of a student to a
        school, other than the one closest to the place of residence
        within the school district in which the student resides, if the
        assignment was made on the basis of race, color, or national
        origin, of students among schools in the school district,
        including assignments made for the purpose of attaining a
        balance on the basis of race, color, or national origin,
        unless--
                    ``(A) such assignment is necessary to remedy the
                violation of a Federal right (as defined in section
                213(g)(8)); and
                    ``(B) there are no other means for remedying the
                violation of the Federal right; or
            ``(3) the modification of the lines drawn by the State,
        subdividing its territory into separate school districts, if
        the modification was made for the purpose of attaining a
        balance, on the basis of race, color, or national origin, of
        students among public schools, unless--
                    ``(A) such assignment is necessary to remedy the
                violation of a Federal right (as defined in section
                213(g)(8)); and
                    ``(B) there are no other means for remedying the
                violation of the Federal right.''.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Policy.--Section 202 of the Equal Educational Opportunities Act
of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1701) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) The'' and
        inserting ``The''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Findings.--Section 203(b) of the Equal Educational
Opportunities Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1702) is amended in subsection (b)
by striking ``elimination of the vestiges of dual school systems,
except that the provisions of this title are not intended to modify or
diminish the authority of the courts of the United States to enforce
fully the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution of the
United States.'', and inserting ``denial of equal educational
opportunity, limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts over the
operations of public schools, and prohibit the use of race, color, or
national origin as a basis for making school assignments.''.
    (c) Civil Actions.--Section 207 of the Equal Educational
Opportunities Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1706) is amended by--
            (1) inserting ``or a school district in which such an
        individual resides on behalf of such an individual, or any
        State or local official or unit of government whose
        jurisdiction includes the appropriation of funds for, or the
        operation of, a school district in which such an individual
        resides on behalf of such an individual,'' after ``this part''
        in the first sentence; and
            (2) striking ``institute a civil action'', and inserting
        ``institute or intervene in a civil action''.
    (d) Sections 214, 215, 216, 217, and 219 of the Equal Educational
Opportunities Act of 1974 are repealed.

Summary: School Desegregation Litigation Reform Act of 1996 - Amends the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 with respect to remedies in school cases. Sets forth requirements for relief in such cases. Revises prohibitions against State denial of equal educational opportunity. Allows school districts and State and local governments to institute civil actions on behalf of individuals denied equal educational opportunity. Authorizes the Attorney General to intervene in such civil actions.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY BOARDS WITHIN THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER
              FINANCIAL PROTECTION.

    (a) In General.--The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is
amended by inserting after section 1014 (12 U.S.C. 5494) the following:

``SEC. 1014A. ADVISORY BOARDS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `eligible financial product or service'
        means a financial product or service that is offered or
        provided for use by consumers primarily for personal, family,
        or household purposes as described in clause (i), (iii), (v),
        (vi), or (ix) of section 1002(15)(A);
            ``(2) the term `rural area' has the meaning given the term
        in section 1393(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
            ``(3) the terms `small business concern', `small business
        concern owned and controlled by veterans', and `small business
        concern owned and controlled by women' have the meanings given
        those terms in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
        632).
    ``(b) Small Business Advisory Board.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Director shall establish a Small
        Business Advisory Board--
                    ``(A) to advise and consult with the Bureau in the
                exercise of the functions of the Bureau under the
                Federal consumer financial laws applicable to eligible
                financial products or services; and
                    ``(B) to provide information on emerging practices
                of small business concerns that provide eligible
                financial products or services, including regional
                trends, the effect that decisions by the Bureau have on
                rural areas, concerns, and other relevant information.
            ``(2) Membership.--
                    ``(A) Number.--The Director shall appoint not less
                than 15 and not more than 20 members to the Small
                Business Advisory Board.
                    ``(B) Qualification.--Members appointed under
                subparagraph (A) shall be representatives of small
                business concerns that--
                            ``(i) provide eligible financial products
                        or services; and
                            ``(ii) are service providers to covered
                        persons.
                    ``(C) Additional considerations.--In appointing
                members under subparagraph (A), the Director shall--
                            ``(i) include members representing small
                        business concerns owned and controlled by
                        veterans, small business concerns owned and
                        controlled by women, and minority-owned small
                        business concerns, and the interests of those
                        concerns, without regard to party affiliation;
                        and
                            ``(ii) require an adequate representation
                        of members that own small business concerns for
                        which the principal place of business is in a
                        rural or underserved area.
            ``(3) Meetings.--The Small Business Advisory Board--
                    ``(A) shall meet from time to time at the call of
                the Director; and
                    ``(B) shall meet not less than twice each year.
    ``(c) Credit Union Advisory Council.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Director shall establish a Credit
        Union Advisory Council to advise and consult with the Bureau on
        consumer financial products or services that impact credit
        unions.
            ``(2) Membership.--
                    ``(A) Number.--The Director shall appoint not less
                than 15 and not more than 20 members to the Credit
                Union Advisory Council.
                    ``(B) Considerations.--In appointing members under
                subparagraph (A), the Director shall--
                            ``(i) include members representing credit
                        unions predominantly serving traditionally
                        underserved communities and populations and
                        their interests, without regard to party
                        affiliation; and
                            ``(ii) require an adequate representation
                        of members that represent credit unions that
                        are headquartered in a rural or underserved
                        area.
            ``(3) Meetings.--The Credit Union Advisory Council--
                    ``(A) shall meet from time to time at the call of
                the Director; and
                    ``(B) shall meet not less than twice each year.
    ``(d) Community Bank Advisory Council.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Director shall establish a
        Community Bank Advisory Council to advise and consult with the
        Bureau on consumer financial products or services that impact
        community banks.
            ``(2) Membership.--
                    ``(A) Number.--The Director shall appoint not less
                than 15 and not more than 20 members to the Community
                Bank Advisory Council.
                    ``(B) Considerations.--In appointing members under
                subparagraph (A), the Director shall--
                            ``(i) include members representing
                        community banks predominantly serving
                        traditionally underserved communities and
                        populations and their interests, without regard
                        to party affiliation; and
                            ``(ii) require an adequate representation
                        of members that represent community banks that
                        are headquartered in a rural or underserved
                        area.
            ``(3) Meetings.--The Community Bank Advisory Council--
                    ``(A) shall meet from time to time at the call of
                the Director; and
                    ``(B) shall meet not less than twice each year.
    ``(e) Compensation and Travel Expenses.--Members of the Small
Business Advisory Board, the Credit Union Advisory Council, or the
Community Bank Advisory Council, as established under subsections (b),
(c), and (d), respectively, who are not full-time employees of the
United States shall--
            ``(1) be entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed
        by the Director while attending meetings of the Small Business
        Advisory Board, the Credit Union Advisory Council, or the
        Community Bank Advisory Council, including travel time; and
            ``(2) be allowed travel expenses, including transportation
        and subsistence, while away from their homes or regular places
        of business.''.
    (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in section
1 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 1014 the following:

``Sec. 1014A. Advisory Boards.''.

Summary: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to establish: (1) a Small Business Advisory Board to advise and consult with the CFPB in the exercise of its functions under the federal consumer financial laws regarding financial products or services provided for use by consumers primarily for personal, family, or household purposes and to provide information on emerging practices of small businesses that provide such products or services. And (2) a Credit Union Advisory Council and a Community Bank Advisory Council to advise and consult with the CFPB on consumer financial products or services that impact credit unions and community banks, respectively.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Food-borne Illness
Surveillance and Response Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED FOOD-BORNE ILLNESS SURVEILLANCE.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Authority.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
        (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall
        strengthen and expand food-borne illness surveillance systems
        to--
                    (A) inform and evaluate efforts to prevent food-
                borne illness; and
                    (B) enhance the identification and investigation
                of, and response to, food-borne illness outbreaks.
            (2) Food-borne illness outbreak.--For purposes of this
        section, the term ``food-borne illness outbreak'' means the
        occurrence of 2 or more cases of a similar illness resulting
        from the ingestion of a common food.
    (b) Food-Borne Illness Surveillance Systems.--The Secretary, acting
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
shall enhance food-borne illness surveillance systems to improve the
collection, analysis, reporting, and usefulness of data on food-borne
illnesses by--
            (1) coordinating food-borne illness surveillance systems,
        including complaint systems, in order to--
                    (A) produce better information on illnesses
                associated with foods, including sources and risk
                factors for infections by emerging pathogens; and
                    (B) facilitate sharing of data acquisition and
                findings on a more timely basis among governmental
                agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration,
                the Food Safety and Inspection Service, and State and
                local agencies, and with the public;
            (2) augmenting such systems to improve attribution of a
        food-borne illness outbreak to a specific food;
            (3) developing improved epidemiological tools for obtaining
        quality exposure data, microbiological methods for classifying
        cases and detecting clusters, and improved tracebacks to
        rapidly and specifically identify contaminated food products;
            (4) expanding capacity of such systems for implementation
        of fingerprinting strategies for food-borne infectious agents,
        including parasites and hepatitis A, in order to increase
        pathogen discovery efforts to identify new or rarely documented
        causes of food-borne illness;
            (5) allowing timely public access to de-identified,
        aggregate surveillance data;
            (6) at least annually, publishing current reports on
        findings from such systems;
            (7) exploring establishment of registries for long-term
        case follow-up to better characterize late complications of
        food-borne illness;
            (8) increasing participation in national networks of public
        health and food regulatory agencies and laboratories to--
                    (A) allow public health officials at the Federal,
                State, and local levels to share and accept laboratory
                analytic findings; and
                    (B) identify food-borne illness outbreaks and
                attribute such outbreaks to specific foods through
                submission of standardized molecular subtypes (also
                known as ``fingerprints'') of food-borne illness
                pathogens to a centralized database; and
            (9) establishing a flexible mechanism for rapidly
        supporting scientific research by academic centers of
        excellence, which may include staff representing academic
        clinical researchers, food microbiologists, animal and plant
        disease specialists, ecologists, and other allied disciplines.
    (c) Improving State Surveillance Capacity.--The Secretary, acting
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall improve capacity for
surveillance in the States by--
            (1) supporting outbreak investigations with needed
        specialty expertise, including epidemiological,
        microbiological, and environmental expertise, to assist
        identification of underlying common sources and contributing
        factors;
            (2) identifying, disseminating, and supporting
        implementation of model practices at the State and local level
        for--
                    (A) facilitating rapid shipment of clinical
                isolates from clinical laboratories to State public
                health laboratories to avoid delays in testing;
                    (B) conducting rapid and more standardized
                interviewing of cases associated with major enteric
                pathogens, including prior to designation of clusters
                as food-borne illness outbreaks;
                    (C) conducting and evaluating rapid and
                standardized interviews of healthy control persons;
                    (D) sharing information on a timely basis--
                            (i) within public health and food
                        regulatory agencies;
                            (ii) among such agencies;
                            (iii) with the food industry;
                            (iv) with healthcare providers; and
                            (v) with the public;
            (3) developing, regularly updating, and disseminating
        training curricula on food-borne illness surveillance
        investigations, including standard sampling methods and
        laboratory procedures;
            (4) integrating new molecular diagnostic tools for
        parasites into web-based consultation services for parasitic
        infections to accelerate the identification of these food-borne
        infectious agents;
            (5) supporting research to develop and deploy new subtyping
        methods for salmonella, E. coli, campylobacter, and other
        pathogens, to increase the speed and accuracy of diagnoses;
            (6) determining minimum core competencies for public health
        laboratories, and developing self-evaluation and proficiency-
        testing tools for such laboratories;
            (7) facilitating regional public health laboratory
        partnerships to leverage resources, including equipment and
        physical space, and increase surge capacity;
            (8) providing technical assistance, which may include the
        detailing of officers and employees of the Secretary, to State
        and local public health and food regulatory agencies;
            (9) partnering with the Food and Drug Administration to
        increase communication, coordination, and integration of food-
        borne illness surveillance and outbreak investigation
        activities; and
            (10) developing and periodically updating response and
        interview procedures so that such procedures are standardized
        and tested.
    (d) Program Activities.--The Secretary shall carry out activities
to support core food safety functions of State and local public health
laboratories, including--
            (1) establishing fellowships, stipends, and scholarships to
        address critical workforce shortages;
            (2) training and coordination of State and local personnel;
            (3) establishing partnerships between private and public
        laboratories to facilitate sharing of positive enteric
        specimens and improve surge capacity;
            (4) strengthening capacity to participate in existing or
        new food-borne illness surveillance systems; and
            (5) the purchase and maintenance of data systems hardware
        and software and laboratory equipment.
    (e) Partnerships.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of the Improving Food-borne Illness Surveillance and Response
Act of 2008, the Secretary shall establish a diverse working group of
experts and stakeholders from Federal, State, and local food safety and
health agencies, the food industry, consumer organizations, and
academia. Such working group shall provide the Secretary, through at
least annual meetings of the working group and an annual public report,
advice and recommendations on an ongoing and regular basis regarding
the improvement of food-borne illness surveillance and implementation
of this section, including advice and recommendations on--
            (1) the priority needs of regulatory agencies, the food
        industry, and consumers for information and analysis on food-
        borne illness and its causes that can be used to prevent food-
        borne illness;
            (2) opportunities to improve the effectiveness of
        initiatives at the Federal, State, and local levels, including
        coordination and integration of activities among Federal
        agencies, and between the Federal, State, and local levels of
        government;
            (3) improvement in the timeliness and depth of access by
        regulatory and health agencies, the food industry, academic
        researchers, and consumers to food-borne illness surveillance
        data collected by government agencies at all levels, including
        data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and
        Prevention;
            (4) key barriers to improvement in food-borne illness
        surveillance and its utility for preventing food-borne illness
        at Federal, State, and local levels; and
            (5) specific actions to reduce barriers to improvement,
        implement the working group's recommendations, and achieve the
        purposes of this section, with measurable objectives and
        timelines, and identification of resource and staffing needs.

SEC. 3. LEVERAGING AND ENHANCING STATE AND LOCAL ROLES.

    Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:

                  ``PART S--PROGRAMS RELATING TO FOOD

``SEC. 399JJ. PLAN TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY CAPACITY AT THE STATE AND
              LOCAL LEVEL.

    ``(a) Goals.--The Secretary shall leverage and enhance the food
safety capacity and roles of State and local agencies and integrate
State and local agencies as fully as possible into national food safety
efforts, in order to achieve the following goals:
            ``(1) Improve food-borne illness outbreak response and
        containment.
            ``(2) Improve the contribution of food-borne illness
        surveillance and investigation to the prevention of food-borne
        illness.
            ``(3) Strengthen oversight of food safety at the retail
        level.
            ``(4) Strengthen the capacity of State and local agencies
        to carry out inspections and enforce safety standards in food
        processing establishments, as part of a national strategy and
        plan to provide an adequate level of inspection and achieve
        compliance with safety standards in such establishments.
            ``(5) Make more effective use of the Nation's combined food
        safety resources to reduce the burden of food-borne illness.
    ``(b) Survey.--In preparation for development of the plan required
by subsection (c), the Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of the Improving Food-borne Illness Surveillance and
Response Act of 2008, complete a survey of State and local capacities,
and needs for enhancement, with respect to--
            ``(1) staffing levels and expertise available to perform
        food safety functions;
            ``(2) laboratory capacity to support surveillance, outbreak
        response, inspection, and enforcement activities;
            ``(3) information systems to support data management and
        sharing of food safety information among State and local
        agencies and with counterparts at the Federal level;
            ``(4) legal authorities of State and local agencies to
        support the roles of such agencies in a national food safety
        system; and
            ``(5) organizational arrangements for managing and
        coordinating food safety activities.
    ``(c) Plan.--Taking into account the goals established in
subsection (a), results from the survey required in subsection (b), and
consultations with State and local agencies and other food safety
stakeholders, the Secretary shall, not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of the Improving Food-borne Illness Surveillance and
Response Act of 2008, develop, publish, and begin implementation of a
plan that includes the following elements:
            ``(1) Criteria for assessing the adequacy of State and
        local capacity to perform food safety functions as part of a
        national food safety system.
            ``(2) Priorities for enhancing the capacity of State and
        local agencies.
            ``(3) Action plans for meeting the highest priority
        capacity needs, including budget requirements and financing
        plans that take into account Federal, State, and local
        resources.
            ``(4) Improved coordination and information flow among
        Federal, State, and local agencies to strengthen food-borne
        illness surveillance, outbreak response, and investigation and
        to ensure that agencies at all levels have the information on
        origins and causes of food-borne illness that such agencies
        need to plan preventive measures.
            ``(5) Integration of the inspection and compliance programs
        in food processing establishments of the Food and Drug
        Administration and State and local agencies, including--
                    ``(A) joint planning and priority setting to ensure
                that the collective effort has the greatest possible
                impact on achieving compliance with food safety
                standards and reducing food-borne illness;
                    ``(B) elimination of barriers to the free flow of
                information among the Food and Drug Administration and
                State and local agencies with respect to inspection and
                compliance programs and integration of State and
                Federal inspection and laboratory data systems;
                    ``(C) steps to expand, and ensure the vigor and
                consistency of, State inspection of processing
                establishments under contract to the Food and Drug
                Administration; and
                    ``(D) reliance by the Food and Drug Administration
                on State inspection and food sample analyses in Federal
                enforcement activities.
    ``(d) Food Safety Capacity Building Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to State
        and local agencies to enhance State and local food safety
        capacity and programs and support achievement of the goals
        established in subsection (a). In awarding such grants, the
        Secretary shall take into account the criteria and priorities
        established by the Secretary under subsection (c).
            ``(2) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
        carry out paragraph (1), $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal
        years 2010, 2011, and 2012.
    ``(e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the Improving Food-borne Illness Surveillance and Response
Act of 2008, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report that describes--
            ``(1) progress made in implementing this section, including
        any obstacles to such implementation; and
            ``(2) any legislative recommendations or additional
        resources needed for full implementation.''.

Summary: Improving Food-borne Illness Surveillance and Response Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to strengthen and expand foodborne illness surveillance systems to: (1) inform and evaluate efforts to prevent foodborne illness. And (2) enhance the identification and investigation of, and response to, foodborne illness outbreaks. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to enhance foodborne illness surveillance systems to improve the collection, analysis, reporting, and usefulness of data on foodborne illnesses. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to improve capacity for surveillance in states, including by: (1) supporting outbreak investigations with needed specialty expertise, (2) supporting model practices in states. And (3) developing training curricula on foodborne illness surveillance investigations. Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out activities to support core food safety functions of state and local public health laboratories. And (2) establish a working group to advise the Secretary regarding the improvement of foodborne illness surveillance and implementation of this Act. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary to: (1) leverage and enhance the food safety capacity and roles of state and local agencies, (2) survey state and local capacities and enhancement needs. (3) develop a plan addressing food safety functions at state and local levels. And (4) make grants to state and local agencies to enhance food safety capacity and programs.

A bill to provide for enhanced food-borne illness surveillance and food safety capacity.


SECTION 1. PROGRAM OF IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN DEPORTABLE ALIENS
              AWAITING ARRAIGNMENT.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--Not later than 6 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to such amounts as are
provided in appropriations Acts, the Attorney General shall establish
and implement a program to identify, from among the individuals who are
incarcerated in local governmental incarceration facilities prior to
arraignment on criminal charges, those individuals who are within 1 or
more of the following classes of deportable aliens:
        (1) Aliens unlawfully present in the United States.
        (2) Aliens described in paragraph (2) or (4) of section 237(a)
    of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as redesignated by section
    305(a)(2) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
    Responsibility Act of 1996).
    (b) Description of Program.--The program authorized by subsection
(a) shall include--
        (1) the detail, to each incarceration facility selected under
    subsection (c), of at least one employee of the Immigration and
    Naturalization Service who has expertise in the identification of
    aliens described in subsection (a); and
        (2) provision of funds sufficient to provide for--
            (A) the detail of such employees to each selected facility
        on a full-time basis, including the portions of the day or
        night when the greatest number of individuals are incarcerated
        prior to arraignment;
            (B) access for such employees to records of the Service and
        other Federal law enforcement agencies that are necessary to
        identify such aliens; and
            (C) in the case of an individual identified as such an
        alien, pre-arraignment reporting to the court regarding the
        Service's intention to remove the alien from the United States.
    (c) Selection of Facilities.--
        (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall select for
    participation in the program each incarceration facility that
    satisfies the following requirements:
            (A) The facility is owned by the government of a local
        political subdivision described in clause (i) or (ii) of
        subparagraph (C).
            (B) Such government has submitted a request for such
        selection to the Attorney General.
            (C) The facility is located--
                (i) in a county that is determined by the Attorney
            General to have a high concentration of aliens described in
            subsection (a); or
                (ii) in a city, town, or other analogous local
            political subdivision, that is determined by the Attorney
            General to have a high concentration of such aliens (but
            only in the case of a facility that is not located in a
            county).
            (D) The facility incarcerates or processes individuals
        prior to their arraignment on criminal charges.
        (2) Number of qualifying subdivisions.--For any fiscal year,
    the total number of local political subdivisions determined under
    clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(C) to meet the standard in
    such clauses shall be the following:
            (A) For fiscal year 1999, not less than 10 and not more
        than 25.
            (B) For fiscal year 2000, not less than 25 and not more
        than 50.
            (C) For fiscal year 2001, not more than 75.
            (D) For fiscal year 2002, not more than 100.
            (E) For fiscal year 2003 and subsequent fiscal years, 100,
        or such other number of political subdivisions as may be
        specified in appropriations Acts.
        (3) Facilities in interior states.--For any fiscal year, of the
    local political subdivisions determined under clauses (i) and (ii)
    of paragraph (1)(C) to meet the standard in such clauses, not less
    than 20 percent shall be in States that are not contiguous to a
    land border.
        (4) Treatment of certain facilities.--All of the incarceration
    facilities within the county of Orange, California, and the county
    of Ventura, California, that are owned by the government of a local
    political subdivision, and satisfy the requirements of paragraph
    (1)(D), shall be selected for participation in the program.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Attorney General shall complete a study, and submit a report to the
Congress, concerning the logistical and technological feasibility of
implementing the program under section 1 in a greater number of
locations than those selected under such section through--
        (1) the assignment of a single Immigration and Naturalization
    Service employee to more than 1 incarceration facility; and
        (2) the development of a system to permit the Attorney General
    to conduct off-site verification, by computer or other electronic
    means, of the immigration status of individuals who are
    incarcerated in local governmental incarceration facilities prior
    to arraignment on criminal charges.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

Summary: Directs the Attorney General to implement a program to identify aliens held in local incarceration facilities prior to criminal arraignment who are illegally in the United States or who are deportable on criminal or security grounds. Requires that at least one Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) employee with identification expertise be assigned to each program facility. Directs the Attorney General to select facilities for participation that: (1) are owned by requesting local political subdivisions. (2) are located in counties or subdivisions with high concentrations of illegal or deportable aliens. And (3) incarcerate persons prior to criminal arraignment. States that all local facilities within Orange and Ventura Counties, California, that incarcerate prior to arraignment shall be selected for program participation. Sets forth required numbers of qualifying subdivisions, beginning with FY 1999. Directs the Attorney General to report respecting future program enlargement through: (1) computer or other electronic means of off-site status verification, and (2) multiple facility assignment of INS personnel.

To require the Attorney General to establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior to arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nurturing And Supporting Healthy
Babies Act'' or as the ``NAS Healthy Babies Act''.

SEC. 2. GAO REPORT ON NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME (NAS).

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Finance and the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate a report on
neonatal abstinence syndrome (in this section referred to as ``NAS'')
in the United States.
    (b) Information To Be Included in Report.--Such report shall
include information on the following:
            (1) The prevalence of NAS in the United States, including
        the proportion of children born in the United States with NAS
        who are eligible for medical assistance under State Medicaid
        programs under title XIX of the Social Security Act at birth
        and the costs associated with NAS through such programs.
            (2) The services for which coverage is available under
        State Medicaid programs for treatment of infants with NAS.
            (3) The settings (including inpatient, outpatient,
        hospital-based, and other settings) for the treatment of
        infants with NAS and the reimbursement methodologies and costs
        associated with such treatment in such settings.
            (4) The prevalence of utilization of various care settings
        under State Medicaid programs for treatment of infants with NAS
        and any Federal barriers to treating such infants under such
        programs, particularly in non-hospital-based settings.
            (5) What is known about best practices for treating infants
        with NAS.
    (c) Recommendations.--Such report also shall include such
recommendations as the Comptroller General determines appropriate for
improvements that will ensure access to treatment for infants with NAS
under State Medicaid programs.

SEC. 3. EXCLUDING ABUSE-DETERRENT FORMULATIONS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
              FROM THE MEDICAID ADDITIONAL REBATE REQUIREMENT FOR NEW
              FORMULATIONS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

    (a) In General.--The last sentence of section 1927(c)(2)(C) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(c)(2)(C)) is amended by
inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, but does not
include an abuse-deterrent formulation of the drug (as determined by
the Secretary), regardless of whether such abuse-deterrent formulation
is an extended release formulation''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to drugs that are paid for by a State in calendar quarters
beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. LIMITING DISCLOSURE OF PREDICTIVE MODELING AND OTHER ANALYTICS
              TECHNOLOGIES TO IDENTIFY AND PREVENT WASTE, FRAUD, AND
              ABUSE.

    (a) In General.--Title XI of the Social Security Act is amended by
inserting after section 1128J (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7k) the following new
section:

``SEC. 1128K. DISCLOSURE OF PREDICTIVE MODELING AND OTHER ANALYTICS
              TECHNOLOGIES TO IDENTIFY AND PREVENT WASTE, FRAUD, AND
              ABUSE.

    ``(a) Reference to Predictive Modeling Technologies Requirements.--
For provisions relating to the use of predictive modeling and other
analytics technologies to identify and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse
with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII, the Medicaid
program under title XIX, and the Children's Health Insurance Program
under title XXI, see section 4241 of the Small Business Jobs Act of
2010 (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7m).
    ``(b) Limiting Disclosure of Predictive Modeling Technologies.--In
implementing such provisions under such section 4241 with respect to
covered algorithms (as defined in subsection (c)), the following shall
apply:
            ``(1) Nonapplication of foia.--The covered algorithms used
        or developed for purposes of such section (including by the
        Secretary or a State (or an entity operating under a contract
        with a State)) shall be exempt from disclosure under section
        552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code.
            ``(2) Limitation with respect to use and disclosure of
        information by state agencies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State agency may not use or
                disclose covered algorithms used or developed for
                purposes of such section except for purposes of
                administering the State plan (or a waiver of the plan)
                under the Medicaid program under title XIX or the State
                child health plan (or a waiver of the plan) under the
                Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI,
                including by enabling an entity operating under a
                contract with a State to assist the State to identify
                or prevent waste, fraud, and abuse with respect to such
                programs.
                    ``(B) Information security.--A State agency shall
                have in effect data security and control policies that
                the Secretary finds adequate to ensure the security of
                covered algorithms used or developed for purposes of
                such section 4241 and to ensure that access to such
                information is restricted to authorized persons for
                purposes of authorized uses and disclosures described
                in subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Procedural requirements.--State agencies to
                which information is disclosed pursuant to such section
                4241 shall adhere to uniform procedures established by
                the Secretary.
    ``(c) Covered Algorithm Defined.--In this section, the term
`covered algorithm'--
            ``(1) means a predictive modeling or other analytics
        technology, as used for purposes of section 4241(a) of the
        Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7m(a)) to
        identify and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse with respect to
        the Medicare program under title XVIII, the Medicaid program
        under title XIX, and the Children's Health Insurance Program
        under title XXI; and
            ``(2) includes the mathematical expressions utilized in the
        application of such technology and the means by which such
        technology is developed.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Medicaid state plan requirement.--Section 1902(a) of
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (80), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (81), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (81) the following
                new paragraph:
            ``(82) provide that the State agency responsible for
        administering the State plan under this title provides
        assurances to the Secretary that the State agency is in
        compliance with subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section
        1128K(b)(2).''.
            (2) State child health plan requirement.--Section
        2102(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397bb(a)(7))
        is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, and'' at
                the end and inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
                    ``(C) to ensure that the State agency involved is
                in compliance with subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of
                section 1128K(b)(2).''.

SEC. 5. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND.

    Section 1941(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w-
1(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be available to the Fund,
        for expenditures from the Fund for fiscal year 2021 and
        thereafter, $5,000,000.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Summary: Nurturing and Supporting Healthy Babies Act or the NAS Healthy Babies Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), which results from a newborn's exposure to addictive opiate drugs while in the mother's womb. Specifically, the GAO shall report on: the prevalence of NAS, NAS treatment services for which coverage is available under state Medicaid programs, the settings and associated reimbursement methodologies for NAS treatment, the prevalence of utilization of various care settings under state Medicaid programs for NAS treatment, any federal barriers to treating infants with NAS under state Medicaid programs, and best practices for treating infants with NAS. The GAO shall also report on its recommendations for improvements that will ensure access to NAS treatment under state Medicaid programs. The bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to exclude abuse-deterrent formulations of prescription drugs from the requirement that manufacturers of single-source or innovator drugs pay additional rebates to state Medicaid programs. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare amp, Medicaid Services (CMS)nbsp. Must use predictive modeling and other analytic technologies to identify improper Medicaid claims. The bill prohibits a state agency from using or disclosing such technologies except for purposes of administering a state Medicaid program or Children's Health Insurance Program. A state agency shall have in effect adequate data security and control policies to ensure that access to such information is restricted to authorized persons for authorized uses. The bill places $5 million in the Medicaid Improvement Fund to be available beginning in FY2021.

NAS Healthy Babies Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Sea Grant College Program
Amendments Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO THE NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM ACT.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
be made to a section or other provision of the National Sea Grant
College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.).

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF DEAN JOHN A. KNAUSS MARINE POLICY FELLOWSHIP.

    (a) In General.--Section 208(b) (33 U.S.C. 1127(b)) is amended by
striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''.
    (b) Placements in Congress.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Secretary''
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (1), in
        the second sentence, by striking ``A fellowship'' and inserting
        the following:
            ``(2) Placement priorities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In each year in which the
                Secretary awards a legislative fellowship under this
                subsection, when considering the placement of fellows,
                the Secretary shall prioritize placement of fellows in
                the following:
                            ``(i) Positions in offices of, or with
                        members on, committees of Congress that have
                        jurisdiction over the National Oceanic and
                        Atmospheric Administration.
                            ``(ii) Positions in offices of members of
                        Congress that have a demonstrated interest in
                        ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes resources.
                    ``(B) Equitable distribution.--In placing fellows
                in offices described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary
                shall ensure, to the maximum degree practicable, that
                placements are equitably distributed among the
                political parties.
            ``(3) Duration.--A fellowship''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (b) shall
apply with respect to the first calendar year beginning after the date
of enactment of this Act.
    (d) Sense of Congress Concerning Federal Hiring of Former
Fellows.--It is the sense of Congress that in recognition of the
competitive nature of the fellowship under section 208(b) of the
National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(b)), and of the
exceptional qualifications of fellowship awardees, the Secretary of
Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere, should encourage participating Federal agencies to consider
opportunities for fellowship awardees at the conclusion of their
fellowship for workforce positions appropriate for their education and
experience.

SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO ACCEPT
              DONATIONS FOR NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 204(c)(4)(E) (33 U.S.C. 1123(c)(4)(E)) is
amended to read as follows:
                    ``(E) accept donations of money and,
                notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States
                Code, of voluntary and uncompensated services;''.
    (b) Priorities.--The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall establish
priorities for the use of donations accepted under section 204(c)(4)(E)
of the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C.
1123(c)(4)(E)), and shall consider among those priorities the
possibility of expanding the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy
Fellowship's placement of additional fellows in relevant legislative
offices under section 208(b) of that Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(b)), in
accordance with the recommendations under subsection (c) of this
section.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Sea Grant College
Program, in consultation with the National Sea Grant Advisory Board and
the Sea Grant Association, shall--
            (1) develop recommendations for the optimal use of any
        donations accepted under section 204(c)(4)(E) of the National
        Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1123(c)(4)(E)); and
            (2) submit to Congress a report on the recommendations
        developed under paragraph (1).
    (d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
limit or otherwise affect any other amounts available for marine policy
fellowships under section 208(b) of the National Sea Grant College
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(b)), including amounts--
            (1) accepted under section 204(c)(4)(F) of that Act (33
        U.S.C. 1123(c)(4)(F)); or
            (2) appropriated under section 212 of that Act (33 U.S.C.
        1131).

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT ON COORDINATION OF OCEANS AND
              COASTAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

    Section 9 of the National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments
of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 857-20) is repealed.

SEC. 6. REDUCTION IN FREQUENCY REQUIRED FOR NATIONAL SEA GRANT ADVISORY
              BOARD REPORT.

    Section 209(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Biennial'' and inserting
        ``Periodic''; and
            (2) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Board shall
        report to the Congress every two years'' and inserting ``Not
        less frequently than once every 3 years, the Board shall submit
        to Congress a report''.

SEC. 7. MODIFICATION OF ELEMENTS OF NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM.

    Section 204(b) (33 U.S.C. 1123(b)) is amended, in the matter before
paragraph (1), by inserting ``for research, education, extension,
training, technology transfer, and public service'' after ``financial
assistance''.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 212(a) (33 U.S.C. 1131(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting ``;''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) $72,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    ``(H) $75,600,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                    ``(I) $79,380,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                    ``(J) $83,350,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                    ``(K) $87,520,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                    ``(L) $91,900,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                    ``(M) $96,500,000 for fiscal year 2021.'';
            (2) in the heading for paragraph (2), by inserting ``for
        fiscal years 2009 through 2014'' after ``Priority activities'';
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Priority activities for fiscal years 2015 through
        2020.--In addition to the amounts authorized under paragraph
        (1), there is authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 for each
        of fiscal years 2015 through 2020 for competitive grants for
        the following:
                    ``(A) University research on the biology,
                prevention, and control of aquatic nonnative species.
                    ``(B) University research on oyster diseases,
                oyster restoration, and oyster-related human health
                risks.
                    ``(C) University research on the biology,
                prevention, and forecasting of harmful algal blooms.
                    ``(D) University research, education, training, and
                extension services and activities focused on coastal
                resilience and U.S. working waterfronts and other
                regional or national priority issues identified in the
                strategic plan under section 204(c)(1).
                    ``(E) University research on sustainable
                aquaculture techniques and technologies.
                    ``(F) Fishery extension activities conducted by sea
                grant colleges or sea grant institutes to enhance, and
                not supplant, existing core program funding.''.
    (b) Modification of Limitations on Amounts for Administration.--
Paragraph (1) of section 212(b) (33 U.S.C. 1131(b)) is amended to read
as follows:
            ``(1) Administration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There may not be used for
                administration of programs under this title in a fiscal
                year more than 5.5 percent of the lesser of--
                            ``(i) the amount authorized to be
                        appropriated under this title for the fiscal
                        year; or
                            ``(ii) the amount appropriated under this
                        title for the fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Critical staffing requirements.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Director shall use
                        the authority under subchapter VI of chapter 33
                        of title 5, United States Code, to meet any
                        critical staffing requirement while carrying
                        out the activities authorized in this title.
                            ``(ii) Exception from cap.--For purposes of
                        subparagraph (A), any costs incurred as a
                        result of an exercise of authority as described
                        in clause (i) shall not be considered an amount
                        used for administration of programs under this
                        title in a fiscal year.''.
    (c) Allocation of Funding.--
            (1) In general.--Section 204(d)(3) (33 U.S.C. 1123(d)(3))
        is amended--
                    (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by
                striking ``With respect to sea grant colleges and sea
                grant institutes'' and inserting ``With respect to sea
                grant colleges, sea grant institutes, sea grant
                programs, and sea grant projects''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), in the matter before
                clause (i), by striking ``funding among sea grant
                colleges and sea grant institutes'' and inserting
                ``funding among sea grant colleges, sea grant
                institutes, sea grant programs, and sea grant
                projects''.
            (2) Repeal of requirements concerning distribution of
        excess amounts.--Section 212 (33 U.S.C. 1131) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (c); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as
                subsections (c) and (d), respectively.

SEC. 9. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    The National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.)
is amended--
            (1) in section 204(d)(3)(B) (33 U.S.C. 1123(d)(3)(B)), by
        moving clause (vi) two ems to the right; and
            (2) in section 209(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)(2)), as amended
        by section 6, in the third sentence, by striking ``The
        Secretary shall'' and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Availability of resources of department of
        commerce.--The Secretary shall''.

Summary: National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to reauthorize through FY2021 the National Sea Grant College Program. The bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships. Currently, NOAA may give fellowships. Those fellowships support graduate students in fields related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources in positions with the executive and legislative branches. NOAA must give priority placement of those fellows placed in the legislative branch in: (1) offices or committees of Congress that have jurisdiction over NOAA. And (2) offices of Members of Congress that have a demonstrated interest in ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes resources. NOAA must attempt to ensure that placements are equitably distributed among political parties. NOAA must establish priorities for the use of donations given for the National Sea Grant College Program. The bill authorizes through FY2020 grants for university research on: (1) the biology, prevention, and control of aquatic nonnative species, (2) oyster diseases, oyster restoration, and oyster-related human health risks, (3) the biology, prevention, and forecasting of harmful algal blooms. And (4) sustainable aquaculture techniques and technologies. The bill also authorizes through FY2020 grants for: (1) fishery extension activities conducted by sea grant colleges or sea grant institutes to enhance existing core program funding, and (2) priority issues identified in the National Sea Grant College Program's strategic plan.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Authority Funding Fairness
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. VOUCHER RENEWAL FUNDING.

    Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f) is amended by striking subsection (dd) and inserting the
following new subsection:
    ``(dd) Tenant-Based Vouchers.--
            ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
        authorized to be appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2008
        through 2012, such sums as may be necessary for tenant-based
        assistance under subsection (o) for the following purposes:
                    ``(A) To renew all expiring annual contributions
                contracts for tenant-based rental assistance.
                    ``(B) To provide tenant-based rental assistance
                for--
                            ``(i) relocation and replacement of housing
                        units that are demolished or disposed of
                        pursuant to the Omnibus Consolidated
                        Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996
                        (Public Law 104-134);
                            ``(ii) conversion of section 23 projects to
                        assistance under this section;
                            ``(iii) the family unification program
                        under subsection (x) of this section;
                            ``(iv) relocation of witnesses in
                        connection with efforts to combat crime in
                        public and assisted housing pursuant to a
                        request from a law enforcement or prosecution
                        agency;
                            ``(v) enhanced vouchers authorized under
                        subsection (t) of this section;
                            ``(vi) vouchers in connection with the HOPE
                        VI program under section 24;
                            ``(vii) demolition or disposition of public
                        housing units pursuant to section 18 of the
                        United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
                        1437p);
                            ``(viii) mandatory and voluntary
                        conversions of public housing to vouchers,
                        pursuant to sections 33 and 22 of the United
                        States Housing Act of 1937, respectively (42
                        U.S.C. 1437z-5, 1437t);
                            ``(ix) vouchers necessary to comply with a
                        consent decree or court order;
                            ``(x) vouchers transferred from another
                        public housing agency; and
                            ``(xi) tenant protection assistance,
                        including replacement and relocation
                        assistance.
            ``(2) Allocation of renewal funding among public housing
        agencies.--
                    ``(A) From amounts appropriated for each year
                pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall
                provide renewal funding for each public housing
                agency--
                            ``(i) based on leasing and costs from the
                        prior year, as adjusted by an annual adjustment
                        factor to be established by the Secretary;
                            ``(ii) by making any adjustments necessary
                        to provide for the first-time renewal of
                        vouchers funded under paragraph (1)(B); and
                            ``(iii) by making such other adjustments as
                        the Secretary considers appropriate.
                    ``(B) Leasing and cost data.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A)(i), leasing and cost data shall be
                calculated not less often than biennially by using the
                average for the calendar year that, at the time of such
                calculation, is the most recently completed calendar
                year for which the Secretary determines data is
                available, substantially verifiable, and complete. Such
                leasing data shall be adjusted to include vouchers that
                were set aside under a commitment to provide project-
                based assistance under subsection (o)(13).
                    ``(C) Moving to work.--Notwithstanding
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), each public housing agency
                participating at any time in the moving to work
                demonstration under section 204 of the Departments of
                Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
                Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42
                U.S.C. 1437f note) or in the Moving to Work program
                under section 36 of this Act shall be funded pursuant
                to its agreement under such program and shall be
                subject to any pro rata adjustment made under
                subparagraph (D).
                    ``(D) Pro rata allocation.--
                            ``(i) Insufficient funds.--To the extent
                        that amounts made available for a fiscal year
                        are not sufficient to provide each public
                        housing agency with the full allocation for the
                        agency determined pursuant to subparagraphs (A)
                        and (C), the Secretary shall reduce such
                        allocation for each agency on a pro rata basis,
                        except that renewal funding of enhanced
                        vouchers under section 8(t) shall not be
                        subject to such proration.
                            ``(ii) Excess funds.--To the extent that
                        amounts made available for a fiscal year exceed
                        the amount necessary to provide each housing
                        agency with the full allocation for the agency
                        determined pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and
                        (C), such excess amounts shall be used for the
                        purposes specified in subparagraphs (B) and (C)
                        of paragraph (4).
            ``(3) Advances.--
                    ``(A) Authority.--During the last 3 months of each
                calendar year, the Secretary shall provide amounts to
                any public housing agency, at the request of the
                agency, in an amount up to two percent of the
                allocation for the agency for such calendar year.
                    ``(B) Use.--Amounts advanced under subparagraph (A)
                may be used to pay for additional voucher costs,
                including costs related to temporary overleasing.
                    ``(C) Repayment.--Amounts advanced under
                subparagraph (A) in a calendar year shall be repaid to
                the Secretary in the subsequent calendar year by
                reducing the amounts made available for such agency for
                such subsequent calendar year pursuant to allocation
                under paragraph (2) by an amount equal to the amount so
                advanced to the agency.
            ``(4) Recapture.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall recapture,
                from amounts provided under the annual contributions
                contract for a public housing agency for a calendar
                year, all amounts allocated under paragraph (2) that
                are unused by the agency at the end of each calendar
                year.
                    ``(B) Reallocation.--Not later than May 1 of each
                calendar year, the Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) calculate the aggregate unused
                        amounts for the preceding year recaptured
                        pursuant to subparagraph (A);
                            ``(ii) set aside and make available such
                        amounts as the Secretary considers appropriate
                        to reimburse public housing agencies for
                        increased costs related to portability and
                        family self-sufficiency activities during such
                        year; and
                            ``(iii) reallocate all remaining amounts
                        among public housing agencies that, in the
                        preceding year, used at least 99 percent of
                        amounts allocated under paragraph (2) for the
                        agency and leased fewer than the number of
                        vouchers authorized for the agency; except that
                        the Secretary may establish priority for
                        allocation of such amounts to public housing
                        agencies that leased fewer vouchers in such
                        preceding year than in the 12-month period
                        ending April 1, 2004.
                    ``(C) Use.--Amounts reallocated to a public housing
                agency pursuant to subparagraph (B)(iii) may be used
                only to increase voucher leasing rates to the level
                authorized for the agency.''.

Summary: Housing Authority Funding Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to: (1) repeal tenant-based contract renewals by application of an inflation factor. And (2) authorize FY2008-FY2012 appropriations for tenant-based rental assistance (vouchers). Prescribes requirements for renewal funding for each public housing agency.

To authorize the renewal of tenant-based rental assistance vouchers under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.