SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. MILITARY READINESS AND THE CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED SPECIES.

    (a) Designation of Critical Habitat.--Section 4(a)(3) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)) is amended by
striking ``prudent and determinable'' and inserting ``necessary''.
    (b) Limitation on Designation of Critical Habitat.--Section 4(a)(3)
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)) is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses
        (i) and (ii), respectively;
            (2) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(B)(i) The Secretary shall not designate as critical habitat any
lands or other geographical areas owned or controlled by the Department
of Defense, or designated for its use, that are subject to an
integrated natural resources management plan prepared under section 101
of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a), if the Secretary determines that
such plan addresses special management considerations or protection (as
those terms are used in section 3(5)(A)(i)).
    ``(ii) Nothing in this paragraph affects the requirement to consult
under section 7(a)(2) with respect to an agency action (as that term is
defined in that section).
    ``(iii) Nothing in this paragraph affects the obligation of the
Department of Defense to comply with section 9, including the
prohibition preventing extinction and taking of endangered species and
threatened species.''.
    (c) Consideration of Effects of Designation of Critical Habitat.--
Section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1533(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ``the impact on national
security,'' after ``the economic impact,''.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF HARASSMENT UNDER MARINE MAMMAL
              PROTECTION ACT OF 1972.

    Section 3(18) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16
U.S.C. 1362(18)) is amended by striking the matter preceding
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
            ``(18)(A) The term `harassment' means--
                    ``(i) any act that injures or has the significant
                potential to injure a marine mammal or marine mammal
                stock in the wild; or
                    ``(ii) any act that disturbs or is likely to
                disturb a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the
                wild by causing disruption of natural behavioral
                patterns, including, but not limited to, migration,
                surfacing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or sheltering,
                to a point where such behavioral patterns are abandoned
                or significantly altered.''.

SEC. 4. EXEMPTION OF ACTIONS NECESSARY FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE.

    Section 101 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1371) is amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Exemption of Actions Necessary for National Defense.--(1) The
Secretary of Defense, after conferring with the Secretary of Commerce,
the Secretary of the Interior, or both, as appropriate, may exempt any
action or category of actions undertaken by the Department of Defense
or its components from compliance with any requirement of this Act, if
the Secretary determines that it is necessary for national defense.
    ``(2) An exemption granted under this subsection--
            ``(A) subject to subparagraph (B), shall be effective for a
        period specified by the Secretary of Defense; and
            ``(B) shall not be effective for more than 2 years.
    ``(3)(A) The Secretary of Defense may issue additional exemptions
under this subsection for the same action or category of actions,
after--
            ``(i) conferring with the Secretary of Commerce, the
        Secretary of the Interior, or both as appropriate; and
            ``(ii) making a new determination that the additional
        exemption is necessary for national defense.
    ``(B) Each additional exemption under this paragraph shall be
effective for a period specified by the Secretary of Defense, of not
more than 2 years.''.

SEC. 5. INCIDENTAL TAKINGS OF MARINE MAMMALS IN MILITARY READINESS
              ACTIVITY.

    Section 101(a)(5) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16
U.S.C. 1371(a)(5)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``within a specified geographical
                region'';
                    (B) by striking ``within that region of small
                numbers''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Secretary is not
        required to publish notice under this subparagraph with respect
        to incidental takings while engaged in military readiness
        activities authorized by the Secretary of Defense, except in
        the Federal Register.'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``within a specified geographical
                region''; and
                    (B) by striking ``within one or more regions''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (D)--
                    (A) in clause (i)--
                            (i) by striking ``within a specific
                        geographic region'';
                            (ii) by striking ``of small numbers''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``within that region'';
                        and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(vi) Notwithstanding clause (iii), the Secretary is not
        required to publish notice under this subparagraph with respect
        to an authorization under clause (i) of incidental takings
        while engaged in military readiness activities authorized by
        the Secretary of Defense, except in the Federal Register.''.

SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CIVILIAN
              WATER CONSUMPTION IMPACTS ON CRITICAL HABITAT OR
              ENDANGERED SPECIES.

    (a) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536), the terms ``action''
and ``agency action'', when applied to any action of the Department of
Defense, shall not include water consumption of any kind unless--
            (1) such water consumption occurs on a military
        installation, whether the source of the water consumed is
        located on or off the installation; or
            (2) such water consumption occurs off of a military
        installation and the source of the water is under the direct
        control of the Department of Defense.
    (b) Voluntary Efforts.--Nothing in this section shall prohibit a
military installation from voluntarily undertaking efforts to mitigate
water use and consumption.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning
        given such term in section 2687(e) of title 10, United States
        Code.
            (2) The term ``water consumption'' means the use of water,
        from any source, for human purposes of any kind, including
        household or industrial use, irrigation, or landscaping.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section applies only to Department of
Defense actions regarding which consultation or reconsultation under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) is
first required on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: National Security Readiness Act of 2003 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from designating as critical habitat any land or geographical area controlled by the Department of Defense, or designated for its use, that is subject to an integrated natural resources management plan for a military installation under the Sikes Act, if the Secretary determines that the plan addresses special management considerations or protections. Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA) to redefine the term harassment as it relates to marine mammals to limit the meaning of: (1) any act that has the potential to injure a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild to any act that has the significant potential to cause such an injury. And (2) any act that disturbs or is likely to disturb a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild by causing a disruption of natural behavioral patterns to causing such a disruption to the point where such behavioral patterns are abandoned or significantly altered. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, after conferring with the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of the Interior , to exempt any action undertaken by the Department of Defense from requirements of the MMPA, if the Secretary of Defense determines that the action is necessary for national defense. Limits such exemption to a renewable two-year period. Repeals the limitation to a specified geographical region or a region of small numbers of any allowance of incidental, but not intentional, taking of marine mammals by US citizens engaged in a specified activity other than commercial fishing. Exempts the Secretary of the Interior from the requirement to publish notice with respect to incidental takings of marine mammals and marine mammal products while engaged in military readiness activities authorized by the Secretary of Defense. Limits the Department of Defense responsibility under ESA for water consumption impacts on critical habitats or endangered species to: (1) water consumption occurring on a military installation, whether the source of the water consumed is located on or off the installation. Or (2) water consumption occurring off of a military installation and the source of the water is under the direct control of the Department of Defense. States that nothing shall prohibit a military installation from voluntarily undertaking efforts to mitigate water use and consumption.

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to limit designation as critical habitat of areas owned or controlled by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Access for All America Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Providing universal coverage for health care for all
        Americans will be incomplete if access to medical and other
        health services is not improved.
            (2) Currently, 56,000,000 Americans, both insured and
        uninsured, have inadequate access to primary care due to a
        shortage of physicians and other like providers in their
        community.
            (3) Several demonstrations are underway at the Federal and
        State level to link patients to a primary care ``medical home''
        as a means of assuring access, controlling costs, and improving
        quality.
            (4) Yet, there already exists a proven medical home model
        that accomplishes these goals and has done so over the past 40
        years while serving over 18,000,000 Americans.
            (5) Community health centers, also known as Federally
        Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), have been found to more than
        pay for themselves by providing coordinated, comprehensive
        medical, dental, behavioral health, and prescription drug
        services that reduce unnecessary emergency room visits,
        ambulatory-sensitive hospitalizations, and avoidable specialty
        care.
            (6) The result is that the American Academy of Family
        Physicians' Robert Graham Center found that medical expenses
        for health center patients are 41 percent lower compared to
        patients seen elsewhere, an average savings of $1,810 per
        person per year.
            (7) The Lewin Group found that providing access to a
        medical home for every American would produce health care
        savings of $67,000,000,000 per year, more than 8 times the
        subsidy needed to sustain the 1,100 current health centers and
        to create 3,900 new or expanded health center sites to
        accomplish full access.
            (8) Hand in hand with the expansion of the community health
        center program, a renewed investment in the National Health
        Service Corps is essential to reverse the decline in the supply
        of primary care physicians and dentists.
            (9) Both the expansion of the community health center
        program and the investment in the National Health Service Corps
        can be accomplished for less than 1 percent of total health
        care spending today.
            (10) Finally, to encourage broader adoption of the cost-
        effective community health center model of care beyond
        underserved areas and populations and to encourage the pursuit
        and practice of primary care as a career, all willing primary
        care practitioners should be encouraged to collaborate with
        community health centers.

SEC. 3. SPENDING FOR FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS).

    Section 330(r) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(r))
is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) General amounts for grants.--For the purpose of
        carrying out this section, in addition to the amounts
        authorized to be appropriated under subsection (d), there is
        authorized to be appropriated the following:
                    ``(A) For fiscal year 2010, $2,988,821,592.
                    ``(B) For fiscal year 2011, $3,862,107,440.
                    ``(C) For fiscal year 2012, $4,990,553,440.
                    ``(D) For fiscal year 2013, $6,448,713,307.
                    ``(E) For fiscal year 2014, $7,332,924,155.
                    ``(F) For fiscal year 2015, $8,332,924,155.
                    ``(G) For fiscal year 2016, and each subsequent
                fiscal year, the amount appropriated for the preceding
                fiscal year adjusted by the product of--
                            ``(i) one plus the average percentage
                        increase in costs incurred per patient served;
                        and
                            ``(ii) one plus the average percentage
                        increase in the total number of patients
                        served.''.

SEC. 4. OTHER PROVISIONS.

    (a) Settings for Service Delivery.--Section 330(a)(1) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the
end the following: ``Required primary health services and additional
health services may be provided either at facilities directly operated
by the center or at any other inpatient or outpatient settings
determined appropriate by the center to meet the needs of its
patents.''.
    (b) Location of Service Delivery Sites.--Section 330(a) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(a)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
            ``(3) Considerations.--
                    ``(A) Location of sites.--Subject to subparagraph
                (B), a center shall not be required to locate its
                service facility or facilities within a designated
                medically underserved area in order to serve either the
                residents of its catchment area or a special medically
                underserved population comprised of migratory and
                seasonal agricultural workers, the homeless, or
                residents of public housing, if that location is
                determined by the center to be reasonably accessible to
                and appropriate to meet the needs of the medically
                underserved residents of the center's catchment area or
                the special medically underserved population, in
                accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (J) of subsection
                (k)(3).
                    ``(B) Location within another center's area.--The
                Secretary may permit applicants for grants under this
                section to propose the location of a service delivery
                site within another center's catchment area if the
                applicant demonstrates sufficient unmet need in such
                area and can otherwise justify the need for additional
                Federal resources in the catchment area. In determining
                whether to approve such a proposal, the Secretary shall
                take into consideration whether collaboration between
                the two centers exists, or whether the applicant has
                made reasonable attempts to establish such
                collaboration, and shall consider any comments timely
                submitted by the affected center concerning the
                potential impact of the proposal on the availability or
                accessibility of services the affected center currently
                provides or the financial viability of the affected
                center.''.
    (c) Affiliation Agreements.--Section 330(k)(3)(B) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(k)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting
before the semicolon the following: ``, including contractual
arrangements as appropriate, while maintaining full compliance with the
requirements of this section, including the requirements of
subparagraph (H) concerning the composition and authorities of the
center's governing board, and, except as otherwise provided in clause
(ii) of such subparagraph, ensuring full autonomy of the center over
policies, direction, and operations related to health care delivery,
personnel, finances, and quality assurance''.
    (d) Governance Requirements.--Section 330(k)(3) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(k)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (H)--
                    (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' and
                inserting ``, except that in the case of a public
                center (as defined in the second sentence of this
                paragraph), the public entity may retain authority to
                establish financial and personnel policies for the
                center; and'';
                    (B) in clause (iii), by adding ``and'' at the end;
                and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
                            ``(iv) in the case of a co-applicant with a
                        public entity, meets the requirements of
                        clauses (i) and (ii);''; and
            (2) in the second sentence, by inserting before the period
        the following: ``that is governed by a board that satisfies the
        requirements of subparagraph (H) or that jointly applies (or
        has applied) for funding with a co-applicant board that meets
        such requirements''.
    (e) Adjustment in Center's Operating Plan and Budget.--Section
330(k)(3)(I)(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254b(k)(3)(I)(i)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the
following: ``, which may be modified by the center at any time during
the fiscal year involved if such modifications do not require
additional grant funds, do not compromise the availability or
accessibility of services currently provided by the center, and
otherwise meet the conditions of subsection (a)(3)(B), except that any
such modifications that do not comply with this clause, as determined
by the health center, shall be submitted to the Secretary for
approval''.
    (f) Joint Purchasing Arrangements for Reduced Cost.--Section 330(l)
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(l)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Assistance with supplies and services costs.--The
        Secretary, directly or through grants or contracts, may carry
        out projects to establish and administer arrangements under
        which the costs of providing the supplies and services needed
        for the operation of federally qualified health centers are
        reduced through collaborative efforts of the centers, through
        making purchases that apply to multiple centers, or through
        such other methods as the Secretary determines to be
        appropriate.''.
    (g) Opportunity To Correct Material Failure Regarding Grant
Conditions.--Section 330(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254b(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Opportunity to correct material failure regarding
        grant conditions.--If the Secretary finds that a center
        materially fails to meet any requirement (except for any
        requirements waived by the Secretary) necessary to qualify for
        its grant under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide
        the center with an opportunity to achieve compliance (over a
        period of up to 1 year from making such finding) before
        terminating the center's grant. A center may appeal and obtain
        an impartial review of any Secretarial determination made with
        respect to a grant under this subsection, or may appeal and
        receive a fair hearing on any Secretarial determination
        involving termination of the center's grant entitlement,
        modification of the center's service area, termination of a
        medically underserved population designation within the
        center's service area, disallowance of any grant expenditures,
        or a significant reduction in a center's grant amount.''.

SEC. 5. FUNDING FOR NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.

    Section 338H(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254q(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated, out of any
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following:
            ``(1) For fiscal year 2010, $320,461,632.
            ``(2) For fiscal year 2011, $414,095,394.
            ``(3) For fiscal year 2012, $535,087,442.
            ``(4) For fiscal year 2013, $691,431,432.
            ``(5) For fiscal year 2014, $893,456,433.
            ``(6) For fiscal year 2015, $1,154,510,336.
            ``(7) For fiscal year 2016, and each subsequent fiscal
        year, the amount appropriated for the preceding fiscal year
        adjusted by the product of--
                    ``(A) one plus the average percentage increase in
                the costs of health professions education during the
                prior fiscal year; and
                    ``(B) one plus the average percentage change in the
                number of individuals residing in health professions
                shortage areas designated under section 333 during the
                prior fiscal year, relative to the number of
                individuals residing in such areas during the previous
                fiscal year.''.

Summary: Access for All America Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) increase and extend the authorization of appropriations for community health centers and for the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment program for FY2010-FY2015, and provide for increased funding for such programs in FY2016 and each subsequent fiscal year. And (2) revise and expand provisions allowing a community health center to provide services at different locations, adjust its operating plan and budget, enter into arrangements with other centers to purchase supplies and services at reduced cost, and correct material failures in grant compliance.

To achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of
2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Each year approximately 9,000,000 people become ill
        with active tuberculosis (TB), an airborne infectious disease,
        and it is estimated that 1,500,000 of those people die, making
        TB the second leading global infectious disease killer.
            (2) There is a global underinvestment in quality TB
        control, and in the research and development of new drugs,
        diagnostics and a vaccine, as well as in the relationship
        between TB and HIV/AIDS.
            (3) The increasing occurrence of multi-drug resistant
        (``MDR'') TB, including extensively drug resistant (``XDR'') TB
        which is resistant to at least two of the recommended first-
        line drugs and the recommended second-line medications, is a
        serious and emerging global health problem.
            (4) Cases of TB are reported annually in every State within
        the United States, with a total of 9,582 cases of active TB
        reported in the United States in 2013.
            (5) In addition to those with active TB, an estimated
        8,000,000 to 10,000,000 people in the United States are
        infected with the TB bacteria.
            (6) Drug-resistant TB poses a particular challenge to
        domestic TB control due to the high costs of treatment and
        intensive health care resources required. Treatment costs for
        MDR TB range from $100,000 to $300,000, which can cause a
        serious strain on State public health budgets.
            (7) In 2013, the United States experienced serious
        shortages of first- and second-line TB drugs and biologics,
        including isoniazid, the first-line TB drug, and tubersol, the
        biologic used in TB skin tests.
            (8) New tools are urgently needed to more effectively
        prevent, diagnose, and treat TB. Within the last 40 years, only
        one new TB drug has been developed and approved in the United
        States, and the treatment regimen for MDR TB remains
        excessively lengthy, toxic, and difficult for patients to
        tolerate. The existing vaccine, which is not used in the United
        States, confers no protection to adolescents and adults,
        protecting only against pulmonary TB in infants and children.
            (9) The expertise in identifying, treating, and preventing
        TB is within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
        the United States public health system. The identification and
        preventive treatment of the millions of people in the United
        States with TB infection, representing the reservoir of future
        active TB cases, is a key component of the strategy to
        eliminate TB in the United States.

SEC. 3. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.

    Clause (i) of section 506D(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 356d(a)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(i) plans for enhanced interagency and
                        intra-agency coordination, communication, and
                        decisionmaking, including by ensuring
                        coordination between the task force established
                        under this section and the Federal Tuberculosis
                        Task Force under section 317E(g) of the Public
                        Health Service Act in the development and
                        implementation of strategies and systems to
                        prevent and mitigate shortages of drugs used in
                        connection with tuberculosis;''.

SEC. 4. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION; HEALTH RESOURCES
              AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Prioritizing Programs for High-Risk Populations, Including
Foreign-Born, Homeless, and Uninsured Populations.--Subsection (a) of
section 317E of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-6) is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
        following:
            ``(1) Grants.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Priority.--In making grants under this subsection,
        the Secretary shall give priority to awarding grants to State
        health departments proposing to focus on the prevention,
        control, and elimination of tuberculosis in high-risk
        populations, including foreign-born, homeless, and uninsured
        populations.''.
    (b) Grants for Coordination of Programs and Services for
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment.--
            (1) Grants.--Section 317E of the Public Health Service Act
        (42 U.S.C. 247b-6) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) as
                subsections (d) through (i), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the
                following:
    ``(c) Grants for Coordination of Programs and Services for
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment.--
            ``(1) Grants.--The Secretary, acting through the
        Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
        Administration, may award grants to State and local governments
        and Federally qualified health centers for coordinating the
        programs and services of such governments and centers to ensure
        timely and appropriate prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of
        tuberculosis.
            ``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `Federally
        qualified health center' has the meaning given to such term in
        section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act.''.
            (2) Conforming changes.--Section 317E of the Public Health
        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-6) is amended--
                    (A) in subsections (d), (e)(1), (e)(3)(A), and
                (f)(1), as redesignated, by striking ``subsection (a)
                or (b)'' each place it appears and inserting
                ``subsection (a), (b), or (c)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (e)(3)(A), as redesignated, by
                inserting ``(subject to subsection (a)(2))'' after
                ``highest priority''.
    (c) Federal Tuberculosis Task Force.--Paragraph (1) of section
317E(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-6(g)), as
redesignated, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Duties.--The Federal Tuberculosis Task Force (in this
        subsection referred to as the `Task Force') shall provide to
        the Secretary and other appropriate Federal officials advice
        on--
                    ``(A) research into new tools under subsection
                (b)(2) and ensuring access to such new tools; and
                    ``(B) the development and implementation of
                strategies and systems to prevent and mitigate
                shortages of drugs used in connection with
                tuberculosis.''.
    (d) Reauthorization of National Strategy for Combating and
Eliminating Tuberculosis.--Section 317E(i)(1)(A) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-6(h)(1)(A)) is amended by striking
``$243,101,250 for fiscal year 2013'' and inserting ``$243,101,250 for
each of fiscal years 2013 through 2019''.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.

    Paragraph (1) of section 424C(b) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 285b-7c(b)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) enhancing basic, clinical, and operational research
        on tuberculosis, including with respect to--
                    ``(A) drug resistant tuberculosis;
                    ``(B) infection with, and the progression of,
                tuberculosis; and
                    ``(C) pediatric tuberculosis;''.

Summary: Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Drug Shortages Strategic Plan to include plans to ensure coordination between the Drug Shortages Task Force and the Federal Tuberculosis Task Force. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services, when awarding grants for the prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis, to give priority to state health departments proposing to focus on high-risk populations, including foreign-born, homeless, and uninsured populations. Authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration to award grants to state and local governments and federally qualified health centers to coordinate their programs and services to ensure timely and appropriate prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis. Requires the Federal Tuberculosis Task Force to advise federal officials on strategies and systems to prevent and mitigate shortages of tuberculosis drugs. Reauthorizes the national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis through FY2019. Allows the National Institutes of Health to enhance research on pediatric tuberculosis and tuberculosis infection and progression.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Women in Trauma Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Researchers have concluded that women may experience
        significant adverse mental health consequences relating to
        trauma exposure, often the result of sexual or domestic
        violence.
            (2) The majority of women suffering from both substance
        abuse and mental health problems have been victims of rape,
        incest, or physical or emotional abuse and hundreds of
        thousands of these same women are also severely beaten by their
        husbands or a significant male intimate. Surveys have indicated
        that approximately 1,500,000 children are physically abused
        each year and 700,000 are victims of sexual abuse.
            (3) Women with serious mental illnesses are over-
        represented in samples that experienced trauma, including
        physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Between 50 and 70
        percent of women hospitalized for psychiatric disorders have a
        history of trauma.
            (4) Even for people whose mental health problems are caused
        by other factors, a history of early physical or sexual abuse
        leads to the earlier onset of their illness, a more severe
        course of illness, and a greater likelihood of suicide and
        other poor outcomes.
            (5) Trauma exposure is generally prevalent in people who
        suffer from mental health and substance abuse problems, and can
        worsen the course and overall impact of these illnesses.
            (6) In a recent study, 97 percent of homeless women with
        mental illness were found to have experienced severe physical
        or sexual abuse and 87 percent experienced this abuse both as
        children and as adults.
            (7) Of women in prisons and jails, 80 to 100 percent have
        been victims of physical and sexual abuse.
            (8) The prevalence of violence- and trauma-related problems
        among women with mental health and substance abuse problems is
        not adequately addressed by most treatment practices.
            (9) There is an urgent need to provide services that
        directly address the issue of trauma for women suffering from
        mental health and substance abuse problems.
            (10) To improve mental health and substance abuse services
        for women, further research to expand the development and
        implementation of trauma-sensitive services is needed as well
        as additional services to improve access to comprehensive
        therapeutic interventions and to the support needed to overcome
        barriers to recovery.

SEC. 3. GRANTS TO IMPROVE TREATMENT FOR WOMEN WITH HISTORIES OF TRAUMA.

    Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290bb-31 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 520K. GRANTS TO IMPROVE TREATMENT FOR WOMEN WITH HISTORIES OF
              TRAUMA.

    ``(a) Research Grants.--
            ``(1) Grants authorized.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through
                the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health
                and in consultation with the Administrator of the
                Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
                Administration, shall award grants, contracts, or
                cooperative agreements to public and nonprofit private
                entities, as well as Indian tribes and tribal
                organizations, for the purpose of building the evidence
                base for new treatment interventions that
                simultaneously address trauma, substance abuse, and
                psychiatric disorders, including depression and anxiety
                disorders (including post-traumatic stress disorder,
                psychotic and dissociative disorders) and the
                integration of existing interventions for the treatment
                of trauma, substance abuse, and psychiatric disorders,
                including depression and anxiety disorders (including
                post-traumatic stress disorder, psychotic and
                dissociative disorders).
                    ``(B) Geographical distribution.--The Secretary
                shall ensure that grants, contracts, or cooperative
                agreements awarded pursuant to this paragraph are
                distributed equitably among regions of the country and
                among urban and rural areas.
                    ``(C) Duration of awards.--Grants, contracts, or
                cooperative agreements awarded pursuant to this
                paragraph may not exceed 5 years. Such grants,
                contracts, or agreements may be renewed.
            ``(2) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each entity desiring a grant
                under this subsection shall submit an application to
                the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
                accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
                reasonably require.
                    ``(B) Contents.--Each application submitted
                pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall--
                            ``(i) describe the activities for which
                        assistance under this subsection is sought; and
                            ``(ii) demonstrate that the testing of
                        treatment interventions will be carried out
                        through community-based treatment programs.
            ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, $50,000,000
        for fiscal year 2003, and such sums as may be necessary for
        each fiscal year thereafter.
    ``(b) Treatment Grants.--
            ``(1) Grants authorized.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through
                the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental
                Health Services Administration, shall make grants to
                public and nonprofit private entities, including Indian
                tribes and tribal organizations, for the purpose of
                providing comprehensive community-based mental health
                and substance abuse services to women who have
                experienced a history of physical or sexual abuse, or
                other types of trauma.
                    ``(B) Grantmaking considerations.--The Secretary
                shall ensure that--
                            ``(i) grants awarded pursuant to this
                        paragraph are distributed equitably among the
                        regions of the country and among urban and
                        rural areas; and
                            ``(ii) preference is given to applicants
                        with strong ties to minority communities and
                        those that offer services that are culturally
                        and linguistically appropriate.
                    ``(C) Duration.--The Secretary shall award grants
                under this paragraph for a period not to exceed 5
                years. Such grants may be renewed.
            ``(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary, acting through
        the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
        Services Administration, shall provide technical assistance to
        entities awarded grants pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect
        to the implementation of programs described in paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Use of funds.--An entity awarded a grant pursuant to
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) establish and operate 1 or more
                multidisciplinary integrated systems of community-based
                care--
                            ``(i) to include medical, social, and
                        behavioral services for the simultaneous and
                        coordinated treatment of trauma, substance
                        abuse, and psychiatric disorders, including
                        depression and anxiety disorders (including
                        post-traumatic stress disorder, psychotic, and
                        dissociative disorders);
                            ``(ii) that specifically addresses the
                        impact of trauma on the lives of women
                        receiving services through the grant; and
                            ``(iii) that may include services for
                        children of women who are survivors of trauma;
                    ``(B) establish avenues for the involvement of
                women who access the services described in subparagraph
                (A), in all phases of service delivery and design
                including in the development of individualized
                treatment plans;
                    ``(C) offer specialized and structured treatment
                components addressing trauma that are culture- and
                gender-specific;
                    ``(D) implement collaboration among public and
                private nonprofit entities likely to serve women with
                histories of trauma including rape and domestic
                violence programs, hospital emergency rooms,
                appropriate branches of the criminal justice system,
                low-income housing authorities, substance abuse and
                mental health service providers, consolidated health
                centers, battered women's shelters, and churches and
                other community-based organizations;
                    ``(E) undertake aggressive outreach efforts to
                encourage women from minority communities, in
                particular, to participate; and
                    ``(F) offer educational materials or training,
                through subparagraph (D) or other avenues, to agencies
                and community-based organizations that serve women with
                histories of trauma to increase awareness of the
                devastating impact of chronic exposures to traumatic
                experiences on women's mental health and of the need to
                address this impact in the context of mental health and
                substance abuse treatment.
            ``(4) Access to child care.--An entity awarded a grant
        pursuant to paragraph (1) may use grant funds to provide child
        care, either directly or through an off site, licensed child
        care provider, to women offered services under such grant to
        facilitate participation and address a primary barrier to care.
            ``(5) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each entity desiring a grant
                under this subsection shall submit an application to
                the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
                accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
                reasonably require.
                    ``(B) Contents.--Each application submitted
                pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall--
                            ``(i) describe the activities for which
                        assistance under this subsection is sought; and
                            ``(ii) describe a plan for the rigorous
                        evaluation of such activities, including both
                        process and outcome evaluation, and the
                        submission of the evaluation at the end of the
                        project period.
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, $100,000,000
        for fiscal year 2003, and such sums as may be necessary for
        each fiscal year thereafter.''.

Summary: Women in Trauma Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to award grants to build treatment interventions simultaneously addressing trauma, substance abuse and psychiatric disorders, including the integration of existing interventions. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to make grants and provide technical assistance for the provision of comprehensive community-based mental health and substance abuse services to women with a history of physical or sexual abuse or other trauma. Targets minority community services. Requires such services to be multidisciplinary and provide coordinated and simultaneous treatment for multiple issues, be individualized as well as gender- and culture-specific, and include services for children, if needed. Authorizes the use of grant funds for childcare to facilitate participation.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve treatment for the mental health and substance abuse needs of women with histories of trauma, including domestic and sexual violence.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Executive Service Diversity
Assurance Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) according to the most recent findings from the
        Government Accountability Office--
                    (A) minorities made up 22.5 percent of the
                individuals serving at the GS-15 and GS-14 levels and
                15.8 percent of the Senior Executive Service in 2007;
                    (B) women made up 34.3 percent of the individuals
                serving at the GS-15 and GS-14 levels and 29.1 percent
                of the Senior Executive Service in 2007; and
                    (C) although the number of career Senior Executive
                Service members increased from 6,110 in 2,000 to 6,555
                in 2007, the representation of African-American men in
                the career Senior Executive Service declined during
                that same period from 5.5 percent to 5.0 percent; and
            (2) according to the Office of Personnel Management--
                    (A) Black employees represented 6.1 percent of
                employees at the Senior Pay levels and 17.9 percent of
                the permanent Federal workforce compared to 10 percent
                in the civilian labor force in 2008;
                    (B) Hispanic employees represented 4.0 percent of
                employees at the Senior Pay levels and 7.9 percent of
                the permanent Federal workforce compared to 13.2
                percent of the civilian labor force in 2008; and
                    (C) women represented 29.1 percent of employees at
                the Senior Pay levels and 44.2 percent of the permanent
                Federal workforce compared to 45.6 percent of the
                civilian labor force in 2008.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the Office
        of Personnel Management;
            (2) the term ``Senior Executive Service'' has the meaning
        given under section 2101a of title 5, United States Code;
            (3) the terms ``agency'', ``career appointee'', and
        ``career reserved position'' have the meanings given under
        section 3132 of title 5, United States Code; and
            (4) the term ``SES Resource Office'' means the Senior
        Executive Service Resource Office established under section 4.

SEC. 4. SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE RESOURCE OFFICE.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish within the Office
of Personnel Management an office to be known as the Senior Executive
Service Resource Office.
    (b) Mission.--The mission of the SES Resource Office shall be to--
            (1) improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity
        of the Senior Executive Service through policy formulation and
        oversight;
            (2) advance the professionalism of the Senior Executive
        Service; and
            (3) ensure that, in seeking to achieve a Senior Executive
        Service reflective of the Nation's diversity, recruitment is
        from qualified individuals from appropriate sources.
    (c) Functions.--
            (1) In general.--The functions of the SES Resource Office
        are to--
                    (A) make recommendations to the Director with
                respect to regulations; and
                    (B) provide guidance to agencies, concerning the
                structure, management, and diverse composition of the
                Senior Executive Service.
            (2) Specific functions.--In order to carry out the purposes
        of this section, the SES Resource Office shall--
                    (A) take such actions as the SES Resource Office
                considers necessary to manage and promote an efficient,
                elite, and diverse corps of senior executives by--
                            (i) creating policies for the management
                        and improvement of the Senior Executive
                        Service;
                            (ii) providing oversight of the
                        performance, structure, and composition of the
                        Senior Executive Service; and
                            (iii) providing guidance and oversight to
                        agencies in the management of senior executives
                        and candidates for the Senior Executive
                        Service;
                    (B) be responsible for the policy development,
                management, and oversight of the Senior Executive
                Service pay and performance management system;
                    (C) develop standards for certification of each
                agency's Senior Executive Service performance
                management system and evaluate all agency applications
                for certification;
                    (D) be responsible for coordinating, promoting, and
                monitoring programs for the advancement and training of
                senior executives, including the Senior Executive
                Service Federal Candidate Development Program;
                    (E) provide oversight of, and guidance to, agency
                executive resources boards;
                    (F) be responsible for the administration of the
                qualifications review board;
                    (G) establish and maintain annual statistics (in a
                form that renders such statistics useful to appointing
                authorities and candidates) on--
                            (i) the total number of career reserved
                        positions at each agency;
                            (ii) the total number of vacant career
                        reserved positions at each agency;
                            (iii) of the positions under clause (ii),
                        the number for which candidates are being
                        sought;
                            (iv) the amount of time a career reserved
                        position is vacant;
                            (v) the amount of time it takes to hire a
                        candidate into a career reserved position;
                            (vi) the number of individuals who have
                        been certified in accordance with section
                        3393(c) of title 5, United States Code, and the
                        composition of that group of individuals with
                        regard to race, ethnicity, sex, age, and
                        individuals with disabilities;
                            (vii) the composition of the Senior
                        Executive Service with regard to race,
                        ethnicity, sex, age, and individuals with
                        disabilities;
                            (viii) the composition of executive
                        resources boards with regard to race,
                        ethnicity, sex, and individuals with
                        disabilities; and
                            (ix) the composition of qualifications
                        review boards with regard to race, ethnicity,
                        sex, and individuals with disabilities;
                    (H) make available to the public through the
                official public Internet site of the Office of
                Personnel Management, the data collected under
                subparagraph (G);
                    (I) establish and promote mentoring programs for
                potential candidates for the Senior Executive Service,
                including candidates who have been certified as having
                the executive qualifications necessary for initial
                appointment as a career appointee under a program
                established under to section 3396(a) of title 5, United
                States Code;
                    (J) conduct a continuing program for the
                recruitment of women, members of racial and ethnic
                minority groups, and individuals with disabilities for
                Senior Executive Service positions, with special
                efforts directed at recruiting from educational
                institutions, professional associations, and other
                sources;
                    (K) advise agencies on the best practices for an
                agency in utilizing or consulting with an agency's
                equal employment or diversity office or official (if
                the agency has such an office or official) with regard
                to the agency's Senior Executive Service appointments
                process; and
                    (L) evaluate and implement strategies to ensure
                that agencies conduct appropriate outreach to other
                agencies to identify candidates for Senior Executive
                Service positions.
    (d) Protection of Individually Identifiable Information.--For
purposes of subsection (c)(2)(H), the SES Resource Office shall combine
data for any agency that is not named in section 901(b) of chapter 31,
United States Code, to protect individually identifiable information.
    (e) Cooperation of Agencies.--The head of each agency shall provide
the Office of Personnel Management with such information as the SES
Resource Office may require in order to carry out subsection (c)(2)(G).
    (f) Staffing.--The Director of the Office of Personnel Management
shall make such appointments as necessary to staff the SES Resource
Office.

SEC. 5. CAREER APPOINTMENTS.

    (a) Promoting Diversity in the Career Appointments Process.--
Section 3393(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the first sentence the following: ``In establishing an executive
resources board, the head of the agency shall, to the extent
practicable, ensure diversity of the board and of any subgroup thereof
or other evaluation panel related to the merit staffing process for
career appointees, by including members of racial and ethnic minority
groups, women, and individuals with disabilities.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director shall promulgate regulations to
implement subsection (a).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a
report evaluating agency efforts to improve diversity in executive
resources boards based on the information collected by the SES Resource
Office under section 4(c)(2)(G) (viii) and (ix).

SEC. 6. ENCOURAGING A MORE DIVERSE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE.

    (a) Senior Executive Service Diversity Plans.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, each agency, in consultation with
        the Office of Personnel Management and the Chief Human Capital
        Officers Council, shall submit to the Office of Personnel
        Management a plan to enhance and maximize opportunities for the
        advancement and appointment of minorities, women, and
        individuals with disabilities in the agency to the Senior
        Executive Service. Agency plans shall be reflected in the
        strategic human capital plan.
            (2) Contents.--Agency plans shall address how the agency is
        identifying and eliminating barriers that impair the ability of
        minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities to obtain
        appointments to the Senior Executive Service and any actions
        the agency is taking to provide advancement opportunities,
        including--
                    (A) conducting outreach to minorities, women, and
                individuals within the agency and outside the agency;
                    (B) establishing and maintaining training and
                education programs to foster leadership development;
                    (C) identifying career enhancing opportunities for
                agency employees;
                    (D) assessing internal availability of candidates
                for Senior Executive Service positions; and
                    (E) conducting an inventory of employee skills and
                addressing current and potential gaps in skills and the
                distribution of skills.
            (3) Update of agency plans.--Agency plans shall be updated
        at least every 2 years during the 10 years following enactment
        of this Act. An agency plan shall be reviewed by the Office of
        Personnel Management and, if determined to provide sufficient
        assurances, procedures, and commitments to provide adequate
        opportunities for the advancement and appointment of
        minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities to the
        Senior Executive Service, shall be approved by such Office. An
        agency may, in updating its plan, submit to the Office of
        Personnel Management an assessment of the impacts of the plan.
    (b) Summary and Evaluation.--Not later than 180 days after the
deadline for the submission of any report or update under subsection
(a), the Director shall transmit to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report
summarizing and evaluating the agency plans or updates (as the case may
be) so submitted.
    (c) Coordination.--The Office of Personnel Management shall, in
carrying out subsection (a), evaluate existing requirements under
section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16) and
section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791) and
determine how agency reporting can be performed so as to be consistent
with, but not duplicative of, such sections and any other similar
requirements.

Summary: Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act of 2009 - Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish within OPM the Senior Executive Service Resource Office . Makes it the mission of the SES Resource Office to: (1) improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity of the Senior Executive Service (SES) through policy formulation and oversight, (2) advance the professionalism of the SES. And (3) recruit qualified individuals from appropriate sources to ensure that the SES is reflective of the nation's diversity. Sets forth the functions of the SES Resource Office with respect to the management, training, oversight, and recruitment activities of the SES. Revises the career appointments recruiting process to require agency heads to ensure diversity of executive resources boards and any subgroup or other evaluation panel related to the merit staffing process for career appointees by including members of racial and ethnic minority groups, women, and individuals with disabilities. Requires each federal agency to submit to OPM a plan to enhance and maximize opportunities for the advancement and appointment of minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities to the SES.

A bill to provide for greater diversity within, and to improve policy direction and oversight of, the Senior Executive Service.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``PLO Accountability Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Mission
        office, representing the PLO, and by extension, the Palestinian
        Authority (PA), in Washington, DC, was opened in 1994 in order
        to implement the Oslo Accords, which initiated direct
        negotiations between the PLO and the Government of Israel.
            (2) Section 1003 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 (Public
        Law 100-204; 22 U.S.C. 5202), makes it unlawful to ``establish
        or maintain an office, headquarters, premises, or other
        facilities or establishments within the jurisdiction of the
        United States at the behest or direction of, or with funds
        provided by the Palestine Liberation Organization or any of its
        constituent groups, any successor to any of those, or any
        agents thereof''.
            (3) Using various authorities, the executive branch has
        waived the provisions of section 1003 of the Anti-Terrorism Act
        of 1987.
            (4) Article XXXI, clause 7, of the Israeli-Palestinian
        Interim Agreement on the Status of the West Bank and the Gaza
        Strip (September 28, 1995) states that ``Neither side shall
        initiate or take any step that will change the status of the
        West Bank and the Gaza Strip pending the outcome of the
        permanent status negotiations''.
            (5) In January 2009, the PLO sent a declaration to the
        International Criminal Court under Article 12(3) of the Rome
        Statute of the International Criminal Court on behalf of the
        Palestinian Authority.
            (6) On October 31, 2011, the United Nations Educational,
        Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voted to admit
        the ``State of Palestine'' as its 195th full member. Since
        being admitted, the Palestinians have used UNESCO to pass anti-
        Israel resolutions, including a recent effort to deny the
        historical connection of the Jewish people to holy sites
        including the Temple Mount and Western Wall in Jerusalem.
            (7) On November 29, 2012, the United Nations General
        Assembly voted to accord the ``State of Palestine'' status as a
        nonmember observer State at the United Nations.
            (8) On April 2, 2014, the PLO joined the Geneva Conventions
        as well as 13 other organizations.
            (9) On January 2, 2015, the PLO acceded to the Rome
        Statute, and on January 16, 2015, the Prosecutor of the
        International Criminal Court opened a ``preliminary examination
        of the situation in Palestine'' after accepting jurisdiction of
        the International Criminal Court over ``alleged crimes
        committed in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East
        Jerusalem, since June 13, 2014''.
            (10) The PLO's decision to accede to the Rome Statute as
        well as several international organizations is an attempt to
        change the status of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip outside
        of direct negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians.
            (11) On January 7, 2015, the Department of State's Office
        of the Spokesperson stated, ``we have made clear our opposition
        to Palestinian action in seeking to join the Rome Statute of
        the International Criminal Court''.
            (12) On April 1, 2015, the ``State of Palestine''
        officially became a member of the International Criminal Court.
            (13) The PLO and PA continue to engage in incitement and
        glorify terrorism, and reward terrorists, their families, and
        the families of those who died committing terrorist attacks
        with roughly $300,000,000 annually in salaries and benefits,
        providing a higher reward to those with longer jail sentences.
            (14) On August 30, 2016, Deputy Secretary of State, Anthony
        J. Blinken, submitted to Congress a report as required under
        section 804(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
        Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246), sections 603
        and 604 of the Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2002
        (subtitle A of title VI of Public Law 107-228), and section 699
        of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003
        (Public Law 107-228).
            (15) In this report, Deputy Secretary of State Blinken,
        acting under authority delegated to him as Deputy Secretary
        pursuant to the President's Delegation of Functions on April
        30, 2009, made the determination that ``the PLO and PA are not
        in compliance with certain commitments to prevent violations,
        discipline violators, and assume responsibility over all PLO
        elements . . . thus the sanction specified in section 604(a)(2)
        of [Public Law 107-228], calling for a downgrade in status of
        the PLO office in Washington, DC, has been imposed''.
            (16) On January 31, 2017, then Acting Secretary of State,
        Thomas Shannon, pursuant to the President's Delegation of
        Functions dated April 30, 2009, submitted to Congress a similar
        report to Congress as required under section 804(b) of the
        Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and
        1991, sections 603 and 604 of the Middle East Peace Commitments
        Act of 2002, and section 699 of the Foreign Relations
        Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, in which the same
        determination was made that the PLO and PA are not in
        compliance with their commitments, and imposed the same
        sanction of a downgrade in the status of the PLO office in
        Washington, DC.
            (17) In both the August 30, 2016, and January 31, 2017,
        reports, the sanctions were immediately waived.
            (18) Section 604(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization
        Act, Fiscal Year 2003 requires that if the President determines
        that the PLO or the Palestinian Authority has not complied with
        each of the commitments specified in such section, the
        President shall impose one or more of the following sanctions:
                    (A) The denial of visas to PLO and PA officials.
                    (B) The downgrade in status of the PLO office in
                the United States.
                    (C) The designation as a foreign terrorist
                organization of the PLO, or one or more of its
                constituent groups (including Fatah).
                    (D) The prohibition on United States assistance to
                the West Bank and Gaza (except humanitarian
                assistance).

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has failed
        to live up to its commitment to a bilateral peace process with
        Israel, renounce violence, accept Israel's right to exist,
        honor previous diplomatic agreements made by the Palestinians,
        and continues to circumvent a negotiated settlement with Israel
        by seeking unilateral statehood at the United Nations and from
        other countries, actively endorsing terror, and supporting
        boycotts, divestments, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel;
            (2) the Palestinian initiation of an International Criminal
        Court preliminary examination, investigation, or active support
        for such an investigation, that subjects Israeli nationals to
        an investigation for alleged crimes against Palestinians, is
        part of a deliberate effort to engage in diplomatic, legal
        warfare against Israel and would violate the Palestinians'
        commitment to not change the status of the West Bank and Gaza
        Strip;
            (3) the only path towards solving the conflict is through
        direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians;
            (4) the Palestinians should not turn to outside parties,
        including international organizations, to impose or otherwise
        influence a solution;
            (5) it is in the national security interests of the United
        States to close down the PLO office in Washington, DC; and
            (6) the executive branch should avail itself of the range
        of sanctions as allowed under the authority to impose sanctions
        under section 604 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
        Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228) in order to hold the
        Palestinian leadership accountable.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITIONS REGARDING THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION
              UNDER THE ANTI-TERRORISM ACT OF 1987.

    Section 1003 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 (22 U.S.C. 5202) is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``It shall be unlawful'' and inserting
        ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Waiver.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
including section 604 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228), the President may waive for a
period of not more than 6 months the provisions of subsection (a) if
the President determines and certifies in writing to Congress, not
later than 45 days before the waiver is to take effect, that--
            ``(1)(A) the Palestinians have not, on or after January 1,
        2017, obtained in the United Nations or any specialized agency
        thereof the same standing as member states or full membership
        as a state outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and
        the Palestinians;
            ``(B) the Palestinians have officially ceased to be members
        of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and have withdrawn
        from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;
            ``(C) any preliminary examination or ongoing investigation
        against Israel, the Government of Israel, the Israeli Armed or
        Security Forces, or any Israeli national initiated by, or on
        behalf of, the Palestinians, or referred to the ICC by a state
        party, the United Nations Security Council, or a Pre-Trial
        Chamber has been withdrawn and terminated;
            ``(D) the PLO and the Palestinian Authority no longer
        provide any financial award, payment, salary or benefit to
        Palestinians who have committed terrorist attacks, their
        families, or the families of those who died committing acts of
        terrorism;
            ``(E) the PLO and the Palestinian Authority has ceased to
        engage in a pattern of incitement against or with respect to
        the United States or Israel; or
            ``(2) the Palestinians have entered into a final negotiated
        peace agreement with, and have ceased all hostilities against,
        Israel.
    ``(c) Definition.--In subsection (b)(1)(E), the term `incitement'
means to advocate, endorse, or express support for violence, martyrdom,
or terrorism, or glorify, honor, or otherwise memorialize any person or
group that has advocated, sponsored, or committed acts of terrorism,
including the naming after or dedication to such person or group of any
school, community center, camp, sports team, stadium, public square,
street, land, landmark, waterway, or other facility.''.

Summary: PLO Accountability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 to authorize the President to waive for up to six months the prohibition against establishment or maintenance of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) offices, headquarters, premises, or other facilities within US jurisdiction if the President certifies to Congress that the Palestinians have entered into a final negotiated peace agreement with, and have ceased hostilities against, Israel or that: the Palestinians have not, on or after January 1, 2017, obtained state standing in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians. The Palestinians have officially ceased to be International Criminal Court (ICC) members and have withdrawn from the Rome Statute of the ICC. Any ICC investigation against Israel initiated by, or on behalf of, the Palestinians has been withdrawn and terminated. The PLO and the Palestinian Authority (PA) no longer provide financial awards, payments, salaries, or benefits to Palestinians who have committed terrorist attacks, their families, or the families of those who died committing acts of terrorism. And the PLO and the PA have ceased to engage in a pattern of incitement against the United States or Israel.

PLO Accountability Act of 2017


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Assistance for Veterans Act
of 2012'' or the ``HAVEN Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Disabled.--The term ``disabled'' means an individual
        with a disability, as defined by section 12102 of title 42,
        United States Code.
            (2) Eligible veteran.--The term ``eligible veteran'' means
        a disabled or low-income veteran.
            (3) Energy efficient features or equipment.--The term
        ``energy efficient features or equipment'' means features of,
        or equipment in, a primary residence that help reduce the
        amount of electricity used to heat, cool, or ventilate such
        residence, including insulation, weatherstripping, air sealing,
        heating system repairs, duct sealing, or other measures.
            (4) Low-income veteran.--The term ``low-income veteran''
        means a veteran whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the
        median income for an area, as determined by the Secretary.
            (5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit
        organization'' means an organization that is--
                    (A) described in section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) of
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
                    (B) exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such
                Code.
            (6) Primary residence.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``primary residence''
                means a single family house, a duplex, or a unit within
                a multiple-dwelling structure that is an eligible
                veteran's principal dwelling and is owned by such
                veteran or a family member of such veteran.
                    (B) Family member defined.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, the term ``family member'' includes--
                            (i) a spouse, child, grandchild, parent, or
                        sibling;
                            (ii) a spouse of such a child, grandchild,
                        parent, or sibling; or
                            (iii) any individual related by blood or
                        affinity whose close association with a veteran
                        is the equivalent of a family relationship.
            (7) Qualified organization.--The term ``qualified
        organization'' means a nonprofit organization that provides
        nationwide or State-wide programs that primarily serve veterans
        or low-income individuals.
            (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Housing and Urban Development.
            (9) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the same meaning as
        given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
            (10) Veterans service organization.--The term ``veterans
        service organization'' means any organization recognized by the
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the representation of
        veterans under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Grant.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot
        program to award grants to qualified organizations to
        rehabilitate and modify the primary residence of eligible
        veterans.
            (2) Coordination.--The Secretary shall work in conjunction
        with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and oversee
        the pilot program and to ensure that such program meets the
        needs of eligible veterans.
            (3) Maximum grant.--A grant award under the pilot program
        to any one qualified organization shall not exceed $1,000,000
        in any one fiscal year, and such an award shall remain
        available until expended by such organization.
    (b) Application.--
            (1) In general.--Each qualified organization that desires a
        grant under the pilot program shall submit an application to
        the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and, in addition to
        the information required under paragraph (2), accompanied by
        such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
            (2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph
        (1) shall include--
                    (A) a plan of action detailing outreach
                initiatives;
                    (B) the approximate number of veterans the
                qualified organization intends to serve using grant
                funds;
                    (C) a description of the type of work that will be
                conducted, such as interior home modifications, energy
                efficiency improvements, and other similar categories
                of work; and
                    (D) a plan for working with the Department of
                Veterans Affairs and veterans service organizations to
                identify veterans and serve their needs.
            (3) Preferences.--In awarding grants under the pilot
        program, the Secretary shall give preference to a qualified
        organization--
                    (A) with experience in providing housing
                rehabilitation and modification services for disabled
                veterans; or
                    (B) that proposes to provide housing rehabilitation
                and modification services for eligible veterans who
                live in rural areas (the Secretary, through
                regulations, shall define the term ``rural areas'').
    (c) Criteria.--In order to receive a grant award under the pilot
program, a qualified organization shall meet the following criteria:
            (1) Demonstrate expertise in providing housing
        rehabilitation and modification services for disabled or low-
        income individuals for the purpose of making the homes of such
        individuals accessible, functional, and safe for such
        individuals.
            (2) Have established outreach initiatives that--
                    (A) would engage eligible veterans and veterans
                service organizations in projects utilizing grant funds
                under the pilot program; and
                    (B) identify eligible veterans and their families
                and enlist veterans involved in skilled trades, such as
                carpentry, roofing, plumbing, or HVAC work.
            (3) Have an established nationwide or State-wide network of
        affiliates that are--
                    (A) nonprofit organizations; and
                    (B) able to provide housing rehabilitation and
                modification services for eligible veterans.
            (4) Have experience in successfully carrying out the
        accountability and reporting requirements involved in the
        proper administration of grant funds, including funds provided
        by private entities or Federal, State, or local government
        entities.
    (d) Use of Funds.--A grant award under the pilot program shall be
used--
            (1) to modify and rehabilitate the primary residence of an
        eligible veteran, and may include--
                    (A) installing wheelchair ramps, widening exterior
                and interior doors, reconfigurating and re-equipping
                bathrooms (which includes installing new fixtures and
                grab bars), removing doorway thresholds, installing
                special lighting, adding additional electrical outlets
                and electrical service, and installing appropriate
                floor coverings to--
                            (i) accommodate the functional limitations
                        that result from having a disability; or
                            (ii) if such residence does not have
                        modifications necessary to reduce the chances
                        that an elderly, but not disabled person, will
                        fall in their home, reduce the risks of such an
                        elderly person from falling;
                    (B) rehabilitating such residence that is in a
                state of interior or exterior disrepair; and
                    (C) installing energy efficient features or
                equipment if--
                            (i) an eligible veteran's monthly utility
                        costs for such residence is more than 5 percent
                        of such veteran's monthly income; and
                            (ii) an energy audit of such residence
                        indicates that the installation of energy
                        efficient features or equipment will reduce
                        such costs by 10 percent or more;
            (2) in connection with modification and rehabilitation
        services provided under the pilot program, to provide
        technical, administrative, and training support to an affiliate
        of a qualified organization receiving a grant under such pilot
        program; and
            (3) for other purposes as the Secretary may prescribe
        through regulations.
    (e) Oversight.--The Secretary shall direct the oversight of the
grant funds for the pilot program so that such funds are used
efficiently until expended to fulfill the purpose of addressing the
adaptive housing needs of eligible veterans.
    (f) Matching Funds.--
            (1) In general.--A qualified organization receiving a grant
        under the pilot program shall contribute towards the housing
        modification and rehabilitation services provided to eligible
        veterans an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the
        grant award received by such organization.
            (2) In-kind contributions.--In order to meet the
        requirement under paragraph (1), such organization may arrange
        for in-kind contributions.
    (g) Limitation Cost to the Veterans.--A qualified organization
receiving a grant under the pilot program shall modify or rehabilitate
the primary residence of an eligible veteran at no cost to such veteran
(including application fees) or at a cost such that such veteran pays
no more than 30 percent of his or her income in housing costs during
any month.
    (h) Reports.--
            (1) Annual report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress,
        on an annual basis, a report that provides, with respect to the
        year for which such report is written--
                    (A) the number of eligible veterans provided
                assistance under the pilot program;
                    (B) the socioeconomic characteristics of such
                veterans, including their gender, age, race, and
                ethnicity;
                    (C) the total number, types, and locations of
                entities contracted under such program to administer
                the grant funding;
                    (D) the amount of matching funds and in-kind
                contributions raised with each grant;
                    (E) a description of the housing rehabilitation and
                modification services provided, costs saved, and
                actions taken under such program;
                    (F) a description of the outreach initiatives
                implemented by the Secretary to educate the general
                public and eligible entities about such program;
                    (G) a description of the outreach initiatives
                instituted by grant recipients to engage eligible
                veterans and veteran service organizations in projects
                utilizing grant funds under such program;
                    (H) a description of the outreach initiatives
                instituted by grant recipients to identify eligible
                veterans and their families; and
                    (I) any other information that the Secretary
                considers relevant in assessing such program.
            (2) Final report.--Not later than 6 months after the
        completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to
        Congress a report that provides such information that the
        Secretary considers relevant in assessing the pilot program.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated for carrying out this Act $4,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2017.

Summary: Housing Assistance for Veterans Act of 2012 or HAVEN Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations that primarily serve veterans or low-income individuals. Requires such grants to be used to rehabilitate and modify the primary residence of disabled or low-income veterans . Limits grant amounts to $1 million per organization. Requires the Secretary to direct the oversight of grant fund use. Requires a minimum of 50 matching funds by participating organizations.

A bill to establish a pilot program to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans.


SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Immigrant Labor Policy Review Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The unemployment rate in the United States is at a
        record low.
            (2) Many industries in the United States, including
        agriculture, tourism, construction, nursing, information
        technology, and other portions of the service sector, are
        experiencing labor shortages.
            (3) The inability to secure sufficient workers is having a
        detrimental impact on the economy of the United States and the
        standard of living for all people in the United States.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the High Level
Commission on Immigrant Labor Policy (hereinafter in this Act referred
to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 4. DUTIES.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall study the interactions
between Federal immigration policy and the labor markets for aliens in
the United States, including the following subjects:
            (1) The adequacy of the supply of labor in the United
        States and whether this supply needs to be further supplemented
        with alien workers.
            (2) The extent to which employers in the United States rely
        upon the employment of a temporary workforce.
            (3) The economic impact and desirability of maintaining
        statutory caps on nonimmigrant workers.
            (4) The extent to which employers in the United States rely
        upon the employment of a workforce that includes or consists of
        aliens who unlawfully enter or remain in the United States.
            (5) The extent of unemployment and underemployment of
        workers who are United States citizens or aliens lawfully
        admitted to the United States for permanent residence.
            (6) The effectiveness of United States labor policies in
        stopping the flow into the United States of illegal immigrants.
            (7) Any other subject necessary to permit the Commission to
        prepare the reports required under section 8.
    (b) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Commission shall
consult with migrant labor groups, nonprofit organizations, labor
unions, pertinent business and agriculture associations and
organizations, State Governors, law enforcement associations and
organizations, and relevant executive branch agencies and congressional
committees.

SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall consist of 12
members, to be appointed as follows:
            (1) 6 to be appointed by the President.
            (2) 3 to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
        Representatives.
            (3) 3 to be appointed by the President pro tempore of the
        Senate.
    (b) Consultations.--In making appointments under subsection (a)(1),
the President shall consult with--
            (1) the Attorney General in appointing 1 member;
            (2) the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in appointing
        1 member;
            (3) the Secretary of Commerce in appointing 2 members; and
            (4) the Secretary of Agriculture in appointing 2 members.
    (c) Terms.--Each member of the Commission shall be appointed for
the life of the Commission.
    (d) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the
manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (e) Chairperson.--The Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board (or the
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board's designee) shall serve as the
chairperson of the Commission until such time as the members of the
Commission can elect a chairperson.
    (f) Basic Pay.--Each member shall serve without pay. Each member
shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5,
United States Code.
    (g) Quorum.--A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business.
    (h) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
chairperson.

SEC. 6. DIRECTOR AND STAFF; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

    (a) Director.--The Commission shall have a director who shall be
appointed by the chairperson subject to rules prescribed by the
Commission.
    (b) Staff.--Subject to rules prescribed by the Commission, the
chairperson may appoint and fix the pay of such additional personnel as
the chairperson considers appropriate.
    (c) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The director and
staff of the Commission may be appointed without regard to title 5,
United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service,
and may be paid without regard to the requirements of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification
and General Schedule pay rates, except that an individual so appointed
may not receive pay in excess of the maximum annual rate of basic pay
payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule.
    (d) Experts and Consultants.--The chairperson may procure temporary
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code, at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily
equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of
the General Schedule.
    (e) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the chairperson,
the head of any Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any
of the personnel of the agency to the Commission to assist the
Commission in carrying out its duties.

SEC. 7. POWERS.

    (a) Obtaining Official Data.--The chairperson may secure directly
from any Federal agency information necessary to enable the Commission
to carry out its duties. Upon request of the chairperson, the head of
the agency shall furnish such information to the Commission to the
extent such information is not prohibited from disclosure by law.
    (b) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal agencies.
    (c) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the
chairperson, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties.
    (d) Contract Authority.--The chairperson may contract with and
compensate government and private agencies or persons for the purpose
of conducting research, surveys, and other services necessary to enable
the Commission to carry out its duties.

SEC. 8. REPORTS.

    (a) Interim Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall prepare and submit to the
President and the Congress an interim report on the following:
            (1) The overall effectiveness of Federal immigration and
        labor laws and policies in--
                    (A) protecting jobs held by citizens and nationals
                of the United States, aliens who are lawfully admitted
                to the United States for permanent residence, aliens
                who are admitted as refugees or are granted asylum, and
                other immigrants otherwise authorized to be employed in
                the United States;
                    (B) preventing exploitation of alien immigrant and
                nonimmigrant workers;
                    (C) reducing the number of illegal border crossings
                into the United States; and
                    (D) reducing the numbers of aliens unlawfully
                employed in the United States.
            (2) The impact of statutory numerical limitations on the
        entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants into the United States on
        the achievement of the goals described in subparagraphs (A)
        through (D) of paragraph (1).
            (3) The impact of recent measures undertaken in border
        areas to deter illegal border crossings on the achievement of
        such goals.
            (4) The impact of Federal alien labor laws and policies on
        the overall economic performance within the United States and
        economic performance within the following sectors:
                    (A) Agriculture.
                    (B) Tourism and service.
                    (C) Construction.
                    (D) Nursing and health care.
                    (E) Apparel.
                    (F) Information technology.
    (b) Final Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall prepare and submit to the
President and the Congress a final report that contains at least the
following:
            (1) Information that updates the findings reported in the
        interim report on each of the issues described in paragraphs
        (1) through (4) of subsection (a).
            (2) Recommendations for actions that the Commission
        considers necessary--
                    (A) to curb illegal border crossings into the
                United States;
                    (B) to curb unlawful employment of aliens in the
                United States;
                    (C) to ensure adequate protection of the workers
                described in subsection (a)(1)(A); and
                    (D) to ensure a stable and steady workforce for
                industry in the United States.
            (3) The viability of expanding the agricultural guest
        worker program established under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
        1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)) and section 218 of such Act (8 U.S.C.
        1188) to any or all of the following United States industries:
                    (A) Tourism and service.
                    (B) Construction.
                    (C) Nursing and health care.
                    (D) Apparel.
                    (E) Information technology.
            (4) Recommendations for any additional actions that the
        Commission determines would improve Federal immigration or
        labor laws or policies.
            (5) Any other related information that the Commission
        considers to be appropriate.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate 6 months after the date on which the
Commission submits its final report under section 8(b).

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act, which sums shall remain available
until expended.

Summary: Terminates the Commission six months after submission of its final report. Authorizes appropriations.

Immigrant Labor Policy Review Act