SECTION 1. OWNERSHIP.

    (a) Repeal of Ownership Based on Aboriginal Lands.--Paragraph (2)
of section 3(a) of the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3002(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
            (2) by striking ``; or'' at the end of subparagraph (B) and
        inserting a period; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (C).
    (b) Inadvertent Discovery.--Subsection (d) of section 3 of the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3002)
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``those'' before
        ``Federal lands''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following
        new sentence: ``Any person or entity that disposes of or
        controls a cultural item referred to in the preceding sentence
        shall comply with the applicable requirements of subsection
        (c).''.
    (c) Recording and Status of Items Excavated or Discovered After
November 16, 1990.--Section 3 of the Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3002) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Recording and Status of Items Excavated or Discovered After
November 16, 1990.--Cultural items excavated or discovered on Federal
lands after November 16, 1990, except those items whose ownership or
control is established under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2)(A) of
subsection (a)--
            ``(1) shall be reasonably recorded according to generally
        accepted scientific standards;
            ``(2) shall remain under the control of the agency having
        primary management authority for the land on which the cultural
        item was excavated or discovered until 90 days after the
        publication in the Federal Register of a notice setting out a
        general description of the item, its estimated age, and the
        general area of discovery; and
            ``(3) are subject to the study provisions of subsection
        7(b).''.

SEC. 2. LIMITED AUTHORIZATION FOR STUDY.

    The last sentence of section 5(b)(2) of the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3003(b)(2)) is amended by
inserting ``, except as expressly set forth in sections 3(f) and
7(b),'' after ``mean, and''.

SEC. 3. STUDY AND RECORDING.

    Subsection (b) of section 7 of the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3005) is amended to read as
follows:
    ``(b) Study and Recording.--(1) In cases of human remains and
associated funerary objects for which no lineal descendants have been
identified and in cases of all other cultural items:
            ``(A) If the cultural affiliation of a cultural item has
        not been established, studies may be conducted in an attempt to
        establish such an affiliation or to obtain scientific,
        historical, or cultural information. If the cultural
        affiliation of a cultural item is determined pursuant to this
        subparagraph, the Federal agency or museum having custody of
        the cultural item shall, not later than 90 days after such
        determination, notify any culturally affiliated Indian tribe or
        Native Hawaiian organization of their affiliation. Such notice
        shall be given in the manner specified in paragraphs (2) and
        (3) of section 5(d).
            ``(B) If the cultural affiliation of a cultural item has
        been established with an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
        organization, studies of such item may be conducted if needed
        for the completion of a specific scientific study, the outcome
        of which is reasonably expected to provide significant new
        information concerning the history or prehistory of the United
        States. If the culturally affiliated tribe or organization
        requests the return of the cultural item, the Federal agency or
        museum shall return such item to the Indian tribe or Native
        Hawaiian organization not later than 90 days after the date on
        which the scientific study is completed. Study of a cultural
        item under this subparagraph shall not be permitted to delay
        return of the item for more than 180 days after the item is
        made available for study, unless a longer period of study is
        agreed upon by the culturally affiliated tribe or organization
        that has requested return of the cultural item.
    ``(2) Not later than 180 days after a study conducted under this
subsection is completed, the Federal agency or museum with custody of
the cultural item shall provide a report of the results of the study to
any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that has an
established cultural affiliation with the cultural item studied.
    ``(3) If study of a cultural item pursuant to subparagraph (A) or
(B) of paragraph (1) is requested, the Federal agency or museum with
custody of such item shall make such item reasonably available for such
study unless, not later than 90 days after the request for the study is
made, the Secretary determines that the Federal agency or museum has
reasonably established that the potential scientific benefit of the
requested study is outweighed under the circumstances by curatorial,
cultural, or other reasonable considerations.
    ``(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require any
museum to undertake or permit any study of a cultural item that is
contrary to policies of the museum or to its prior agreements.''.

Summary: Amends the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to repeal a provision regarding the granting of ownership or control of Native American cultural items which are excavated or discovered on Federal or tribal lands after November 16, 1990, and for which a cultural affiliation is not readily ascertainable. Directs that such items excavated or discovered on Federal lands: (1) be reasonably recorded according to generally accepted scientific standards. (2) remain under the control of the agency having primary management authority for the land on which the item was excavated or discovered until 90 days after the publication in the Federal Register of a notice setting out a general description of the item, its estimated age, and the general area of discovery. And (3) be subject to the following study provisions. Revises study and recording provisions to provide that, in cases of human remains and associated funerary objects for which no lineal descendants have been identified and in cases of other cultural items, if the cultural affiliation of a cultural item has: (1) not been established, studies may be conducted in an attempt to establish such an affiliation or to obtain scientific, historical, or cultural information. And (2) been established with an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, studies of such item may be conducted if needed for the completion of a specific study, the outcome of which is reasonably expected to provide significant new information concerning the history or prehistory of the United States. Requires the Federal agency or museum with custody of the cultural item to: (1) return an item to the affiliated tribe or organization, upon request, within 90 days after the study is completed. And (2) provide a report of the results to such tribe or organization within 180 days after the study is completed. Provides that if a study of a specified cultural item is requested, the Federal agency or museum with custody of such item must make such item reasonably available for such study unless, within 90 days after the request for the study is made, the Secretary determines that the agency or museum has reasonably established that the potential scientific benefit of the requested study is outweighed by curatorial, cultural, or other reasonable considerations.

To amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for appropriate study and repatriation of remains for which a cultural affiliation is not readily ascertainable.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Railroads against Enemy
Efforts through Modernization, Planning, and Technology Act''.

SEC. 2. RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION SECURITY PLAN.

    (a) Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation, in
        consultation with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for
        Border and Transportation Security and in accordance with the
        Memorandum of Understanding executed under section 3, shall
        develop a plan for the security of the Nation's railroads. The
        plan shall include--
                    (A) identification and evaluation of critical
                railroad assets and infrastructures;
                    (B) identification of threats to those assets and
                infrastructures;
                    (C) identification of vulnerabilities that are
                specific to the transportation of hazardous materials
                via railroad;
                    (D) identification of redundant and backup systems
                required to ensure the continued operation of critical
                elements of the railroad system in the event of an
                attack or other incident, including disruption of
                commercial electric power or communications networks;
                    (E) identification of security weaknesses in
                passenger and cargo security, transportation
                infrastructure, protection systems, procedural
                policies, communications systems, employee training,
                emergency response planning, and any other area
                identified by the plan;
                    (F) a plan for the Federal Government to provide
                increased security support at high or severe threat
                levels of alert, developed in consultation with the
                freight and intercity passenger railroads and State and
                local governments;
                    (G) procedures for establishing and maintaining
                permanent and comprehensive consultative relations
                among the parties described in subsection (b); and
                    (H) a contingency plan, developed in conjunction
                with freight and intercity and commuter passenger
                railroads, to ensure the continued movement of freight
                and passengers in the event of an attack affecting the
                railroad system, which shall contemplate--
                            (i) the possibility of rerouting traffic
                        due to the loss of critical infrastructure,
                        such as a bridge, tunnel, yard, or station; and
                            (ii) methods of continuing railroad service
                        in the Northeast Corridor in the event of a
                        commercial power loss, or catastrophe affecting
                        a critical bridge, tunnel, yard, or station.
            (2) Existing private and public sector efforts.--The plan
        shall take into account actions taken or planned by both public
        and private entities to address identified security issues and
        assess the effective integration of such actions.
            (3) Recommendations.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
        develop prioritized recommendations for improving railroad
        security, including recommendations for--
                    (A) improving the security of rail tunnels, rail
                bridges, rail switching and car storage areas, other
                rail infrastructure and facilities, information
                systems, and other areas identified by the Secretary as
                posing significant railroad-related risks to public
                safety and the movement of interstate commerce, taking
                into account the impact that any proposed security
                measure might have on the provision of railroad
                service;
                    (B) deploying equipment to detect explosives and
                hazardous chemical, biological, and radioactive
                substances, and any appropriate countermeasures;
                    (C) installing redundant and backup systems to
                ensure the continued operation of critical elements of
                the railroad system in the event of an attack or other
                incident, including disruption of commercial electric
                power or communications networks;
                    (D) conducting public outreach campaigns on
                passenger railroads;
                    (E) deploying surveillance equipment; and
                    (F) identifying the immediate and long-term costs
                of measures that may be required to address those
                risks.
    (b) Consultation.--In developing the plan under subsection (a), the
Secretary of Transportation shall consult with rail management, rail
labor, owners or lessors of rail cars used to transport hazardous
materials, first responders, shippers of hazardous materials, State
Departments of Transportation, public safety officials (including those
within agencies and offices of the Department of Homeland Security),
and other relevant parties.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) Contents.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
        transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
        Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives a report containing the plan and prioritized
        recommendations required by subsection (a), along with an
        estimate of the cost to implement such recommendations.
            (2) Format.--The Secretary may submit the report in both
        classified and redacted formats if the Secretary determines
        that such action is appropriate or necessary.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $10,000,000 for fiscal
year 2005 for the purpose of carrying out this section.

SEC. 3. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall execute a memorandum of understanding governing the roles and
responsibilities of the Department of Transportation and the Department
of Homeland Security, respectively, in addressing railroad
transportation security matters, including the processes the
departments will follow to promote communications, efficiency, and
nonduplication of effort.

SEC. 4. RAILROAD SECURITY UPGRADES.

    (a) Security Improvement Grants.--The Secretary of Transportation
is authorized to make grants to railroads, hazardous materials
shippers, owners of rail cars used in the transportation of hazardous
materials, universities, colleges, and research centers, and State and
local governments (for railroad facilities and infrastructure) for full
or partial reimbursement of costs incurred to prevent or respond to
acts of terrorism, sabotage, or other railroad security threats,
including providing for--
            (1) automated security inspection;
            (2) continued development and pilot deployment of
        communications-based train control systems;
            (3) emergency bridge repair and replacement technology and
        testing;
            (4) track, structure, and right-of-way integrity
        monitoring;
            (5) technologies for reduction of tank car vulnerability;
            (6) demonstration of bridge and tunnel inspection
        technologies;
            (7) establishment of a unified national railroad emergency
        operations center;
            (8) signal system security at turnouts;
            (9) security and redundancy for critical communications,
        electric power (including traction power), computer, and train
        control systems essential for secure railroad operations or to
        continue railroad operations after an attack impacting railroad
        operations;
            (10) the security of hazardous material transportation by
        railroad;
            (11) secure passenger railroad stations, trains, and
        infrastructure;
            (12) public security awareness campaigns for passenger
        train operations;
            (13) the sharing of intelligence and information about
        railroad security threats;
            (14) train tracking and interoperable communications
        systems that are coordinated to the maximum extent possible;
            (15) additional police and security officers, including
        canine units; and
            (16) other improvements recommended by the report required
        by section 2, including infrastructure, facilities, and
        equipment upgrades.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation--
            (1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 for
        automated security inspection;
            (2) $20,000,000 for continued development and deployment of
        communications-based train control systems;
            (3) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008
        for emergency bridge repair and replacement technology and
        testing;
            (4) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 for track, structure,
        and right-of-way integrity monitoring;
            (5) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 for technologies for
        reduction of tank car vulnerability;
            (6) $20,000,000 for demonstration of bridge and tunnel
        inspection technologies;
            (7) $10,000,000 for establishment of a unified national
        railroad emergency operations center;
            (8) $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 for
        signal system security at turnouts; and
            (9) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 to carry out
        paragraphs (9) through (16) of subsection (a).
Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available
until expended.

SEC. 5. FIRE AND LIFE-SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) Life-Safety Needs.--The Secretary of Transportation is
authorized to procure fire and life-safety improvements to the tunnels
on the Northeast Corridor in New York, New York, Baltimore, Maryland,
and Washington, D.C.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the purposes of
carrying out subsection (a) the following amounts:
            (1) For the 6 New York tunnels, to provide ventilation,
        electrical, and fire safety technology upgrades, emergency
        communication and lighting systems, and emergency access and
        egress for passengers--
                    (A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
                    (B) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
                    (C) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
                    (D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
                    (E) $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
            (2) For the Baltimore & Potomac tunnel and the Union
        tunnel, together, to provide adequate drainage, ventilation,
        communication, lighting, and passenger egress upgrades--
                    (A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
                    (B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
                    (C) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
                    (D) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
                    (E) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
            (3) For the Washington, D.C., Union Station tunnels, to
        improve ventilation, communication, lighting, and passenger
        egress upgrades--
                    (A) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
                    (B) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
                    (C) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
                    (D) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
                    (E) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
    (c) Availability of Appropriated Funds.--Amounts appropriated
pursuant to this section shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 6. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS.

    (a) Rail Police Officers.--Section 28101 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``the rail carrier'' each place it appears
and inserting ``any rail carrier''.
    (b) Review of Rail Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in
consultation with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border
and Transportation Security, shall review existing rail regulations of
the Department of Transportation for the purpose of identifying areas
in which those regulations need to be revised to improve railroad
security.
    (c) Railroad Security.--Section 20101 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``safety'' and inserting ``safety,
including security,''.
    (d) Rail Safety Regulations.--Section 20103(a) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``safety'' the first place it
appears, and inserting ``safety, including security,''.
    (e) Certain Personnel Limitations not to Apply.--Any statutory
limitation on the number of employees in the Transportation Security
Administration of the Department of Transportation, before or after its
transfer to the Department of Homeland Security, does not apply to the
extent that any such employees are responsible for implementing the
provisions of this Act.

SEC. 7. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``railroad'' has the meaning
given that term in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code.

Summary: Protecting Railroads against Enemy Efforts through Modernization, Planning, and Technology Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security, to develop a national railroad transportation security plan that identifies threats and vulnerabilities to the Nation's railroads and provides a plan for increased security. Directs the Secretary to develop prioritized recommendations for improving railroad security, including: (1) the security of rail tunnels and bridges and other rail infrastructure and facilities. (2) deployment of equipment to detect explosives and hazardous chemical, biological, and radioactive substances. (3) installation of redundant and backup systems to ensure continued operation in the event of a terrorist attack. And (4) deployment of surveillance equipment. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to railroads, hazardous materials shippers, owners of rail cars used in transportation of hazardous materials, universities, colleges, and research centers, and State and local governments for reimbursement of costs incurred to prevent or respond to acts of terrorism, sabotage, or other railroad security threats. Authorizes the Secretary to procure fire and life-safety improvements to the tunnels on the Northeast Corridor in New York, New York, Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D. C. Directs the Secretary to review existing Department of Transportation (DOT) rail regulations to identify areas in which those regulations need to be revised to improve railroad security.

To improve railroad security and to authorize railroad security funding, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``GI Bill Processing Improvement
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING VETERAN ENTITLEMENT TO
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 36 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3699. Provision of certain information to educational
              institutions
    ``For each veteran or other individual pursuing a course of
education that has been approved under this chapter using educational
assistance to which the veteran or other individual is entitled under
chapter 30, 32, 33, or 35 of this title, the Secretary shall make
available to the educational institution offering the course
information about the amount of such educational assistance to which
the veteran or other individual is entitled. Such information shall be
provided to such educational institution through a secure information
technology system accessible by the educational institution and shall
be regularly updated to reflect any amounts used by the veteran or
other individual.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
3698 the following new item:

``3699. Provision of certain information to educational
                            institutions.''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.

    Section 3692 of such title is amended by striking ``December 31,
2017'' and inserting ``December 31, 2022''.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON USE OF REPORTING FEES PAYABLE TO EDUCATIONAL
              INSTITUTIONS AND JOINT APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
              COMMITTEES.

    Section 3684(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary may pay to any educational institution, or
to the sponsor of a program of apprenticeship, furnishing education or
training under either this chapter or chapter 31, 34, or 35 of this
title, a reporting fee which will be in lieu of any other compensation
or reimbursement for reports or certifications which such educational
institution or joint apprenticeship training committee is required to
submit to the Secretary by law or regulation.
    ``(2) Such reporting fee shall be computed for each calendar year
by multiplying $16 by the number of eligible veterans or eligible
persons enrolled under this chapter or chapter 31, 34, or 35 of this
title, or $15 in the case of those eligible veterans and eligible
persons whose educational assistance checks are directed in care of
each institution for temporary custody and delivery and are delivered
at the time of registration as provided under section 3680(d)(4) of
this title, during the calendar year. The reporting fee shall be paid
to such educational institution or joint apprenticeship training
committee as soon as feasible after the end of the calendar year for
which it is applicable.
    ``(3) No reporting fee payable to an educational institution under
this subsection shall be subject to offset by the Secretary against any
liability of such institution for any overpayment for which such
institution may be administratively determined to be liable under
section 3685 of this title unless such liability is not contested by
such institution or has been upheld by a final decree of a court of
appropriate jurisdiction.
    ``(4) Any reporting fee paid to an educational institution or joint
apprenticeship training committee after the date of the enactment of
the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2011
(Public Law 111-377)--
            ``(A) shall be utilized by such institution or committee
        solely for the making of certifications required under this
        chapter or chapter 31, 34, or 35 of this title or for otherwise
        supporting programs for veterans; and
            ``(B) with respect to an institution that has 75 or more
        enrollees described in paragraph (2), may not be used for or
        merged with amounts available for the general fund of the
        educational institution or joint apprenticeship training
        committee.
    ``(5) The reporting fee payable under this subsection shall be paid
from amounts appropriated for readjustment benefits.''.

SEC. 5. TRAINING FOR SCHOOL CERTIFYING OFFICIALS.

    (a) Training Requirement.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall,
in consultation with the State approving agencies, set forth
requirements relating to training for school certifying officials
employed by covered educational institutions offering courses of
education approved under chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code. If
a covered educational institution does not ensure that a school
certifying official employed by the educational institution meets such
requirements, the Secretary may disapprove any course of education
offered by such educational institution.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered educational institution'' means an
        educational institution that has enrolled 20 or more
        individuals using educational assistance under title 38, United
        States Code.
            (2) The term ``school certifying official'' means an
        employee of an educational institution with primary
        responsibility for certifying veteran enrollment at the
        educational institution.
            (3) The term ``State approving agency'' means a department
        or agency of a State designated under section 3671 of title 38,
        United States Code.

SEC. 6. STATE APPROVING AGENCY FUNDING.

    (a) Increase.--Section 3674(a) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``out of amounts
        available for the payment of readjustment benefits'' and
        inserting ``out of amounts in the Department of Veterans
        Affairs readjustment benefits account and amounts appropriated
        to the Secretary'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
        paragraph (4):
    ``(4) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section $3,000,000 for each fiscal year.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``The total'' and inserting ``(A)
                The total'';
                    (B) by striking ``$19,000,000'' and inserting
                ``$21,000,000''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
    ``(B) Whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts payable
under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) as a
result of a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 415(i)), the Secretary shall, effective on the date of such
increase in benefit amounts, increase the amount in effect under
subparagraph (A), as in effect immediately prior to the date of such
increase in benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social
Security Act, by the same percentage as the percentage by which such
benefit amounts are increased.''.

Summary: GI Bill Processing Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make available to an educational institution through a secure information technology system the amount of specified veterans educational assistance available to a veteran or an individual pursuing a VA approved-course at such institution. The bill extends the authority for the Veteran's Advisory Committee on Education until December 31, 2022. A reporting fee paid by the VA to an educational institution or joint apprenticeship training committee after the date of enactment of the Post-911 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2011 with respect to an institution that has 75 or more enrollees may not be used for or merged with amounts available for the general fund of the educational institution or joint apprenticeship training committee. The VA shall prescribe training requirements for a school certifying official employed by a covered educational institution offering approved veterans education courses. A covered educational institution is an institution that has enrolled 20 or more individuals using veterans educational assistance. The bill increases VA funding for state approving agencies and requires the VA to provide such agencies with a cost of living adjustment that equals the same percentage increase as benefits provided under title II (OASDI) of the Social Security Act.

GI Bill Processing Improvement Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Relief and Job
Creation Act''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) Small Business Credit for Hiring Certain Unemployed
Individuals During 2018 and 2019.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of an eligible unemployed
        individual who begins work for an eligible small business
        during 2018 or 2019, the taxpayer may elect to treat such
        individual as a member of a targeted group for purposes of this
        subpart, subject to the modifications in paragraph (5) and in
        lieu of treating such individual as a member of any other
        targeted group.
            ``(2) Eligible small business.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the term `eligible small business' means any person
        if--
                    ``(A) either--
                            ``(i) the gross receipts of such person for
                        the preceding taxable year did not exceed
                        $20,000,000, or
                            ``(ii) in the case of a person to which
                        subparagraph (A) does not apply, such person
                        employed not more than 100 full-time employees
                        during the preceding taxable year, and
                    ``(B) such person elects the application of this
                subsection for the taxable year.
        For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), an employee shall be
        considered full-time if such employee is employed at least 30
        hours per week for 35 or more calendar weeks in the taxable
        year.
            ``(3) Eligible unemployed individual.--For purposes of this
        section, the term `eligible unemployed individual' means any
        individual--
                    ``(A) who is certified by the designated local
                agency as being eligible to receive unemployment
                compensation under State or Federal law during the 1-
                year period ending on the hiring date, or
                    ``(B) whose employment with the employer was
                terminated before January 1, 2018.
            ``(4) Employee must be full-time.--No wages shall be taken
        into account with respect to any individual for any taxable
        year unless such individual is employed by the employer an
        average of at least 30 hours per week in the taxable year (in
        the case of the taxable year during which the individual begins
        work, beginning with the day the individual begins work).
            ``(5) Modifications.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        modifications described in this paragraph are as follows:
                    ``(A) Percentage of wages.--Subsection (a) shall be
                applied--
                            ``(i) in the case of wages paid or incurred
                        by the employer during 2018, by substituting
                        `7.5 percent' for `40 percent', and
                            ``(ii) in the case of wages paid or
                        incurred by the employer during 2019, by
                        substituting `5 percent' for `40 percent'.
                    ``(B) Qualified wages during 2018 and 2019 taken
                into account.--Subsection (b)(2) shall be applied by
                substituting `during 2018 and 2019' for `during the 1-
                year period beginning with the day the individual
                begins work for the employer'.
                    ``(C) $75,000 wage limitation.--Subsection (b)(3)
                shall be applied by substituting `$75,000' for
                `$6,000'.
                    ``(D) Double credit in counties with high
                unemployment.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of an
                        employer located in a county which is a high
                        unemployment county for the month during which
                        the employee begins work for the employer,
                        clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall
                        be applied by substituting `15 percent' and `10
                        percent' for `7.5 percent' and `5 percent',
                        respectively.
                            ``(ii) High unemployment county.--For
                        purposes of this subparagraph, the term `high
                        unemployment county' means, with respect to any
                        month, a county for which the rate of
                        unemployment exceeds the national rate of
                        unemployment (as determined by the Bureau of
                        Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor).
                    ``(E) Credit to apply for all 2018 and 2019.--This
                subsection shall be applied without regard to
                subsection (c)(4).
                    ``(F) Certain rehires eligible.--Subsection (i)(2)
                shall not apply to an individual whose employment with
                the employer was terminated before January 1, 2018.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to employees hired after December 31, 2017.

Summary: Small Business Relief and Job Creation Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $20 million or who did not employ more than 100 full-time employees during the preceding taxable year a work opportunity tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals as full-time employees during 2018 or 2019. The bill doubles the rate of such credit for employers located in counties with unemployment rates that exceed the national rate of unemployment.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Coalitions for Access and
Quality Improvement Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to provide assistance to community
health coalitions as described in section 3(b) with a clearly defined
local need to increase access to and improve the quality of health care
services through activities which--
            (1) develop or strengthen coordination of services to allow
        all individuals, including the uninsured and low-income, to
        receive efficient and higher quality care and to gain entry
        into and receive services from a comprehensive system of
        medical, dental, pharmaceutical, and behavioral health care;
            (2) develop efficient and sustainable infrastructure for a
        health care delivery system characterized by effective
        collaboration, information sharing, and clinical and financial
        coordination among all types of providers of care in the
        community; and
            (3) develop or strengthen activities related to providing
        coordinated care for individuals with chronic conditions.

SEC. 3. GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE EFFECTIVENESS, EFFICIENCY, AND
              COORDINATION OF SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall award grants to assist
in the development of integrated health care delivery systems to serve
defined communities of individuals--
            (1) to improve the efficiency of and coordination among the
        providers providing services through such systems;
            (2) to assist local communities in developing programs
        targeted toward preventing and managing chronic diseases; and
            (3) to expand and enhance the services provided through
        such systems.
    (b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, an entity shall be an entity that--
            (1) represents a balanced consortium--
                    (A) whose principal purpose is to ensure the
                sustainable capacity for the provision of a broad range
                of coordinated services for all residents within a
                community defined in the entity's grant application as
                described in paragraph (2); and
                    (B) that includes at least one of each of the
                following providers that serve the community (unless
                such provider does not exist within the community,
                declines or refuses to participate, or places
                unreasonable conditions on their participation)--
                            (i) a federally qualified health center (as
                        defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social
                        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)));
                            (ii) rural health clinics and rural health
                        networks (as defined in sections 1861(aa) and
                        1820(d) of the Social Security Act,
                        respectively (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa), 1395i-
                        4(d)));
                            (iii) a hospital with a low-income
                        utilization rate that is greater than 25
                        percent (as defined in section 1923(b)(3) of
                        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
                        4(b)(3))) or a critical access hospital (as
                        defined in section 1820(c)(2) of the Social
                        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(c)(2)));
                            (iv) a public health department; and
                            (v) an interested public or private sector
                        health care provider or an organization that
                        has traditionally served the medically
                        uninsured and low-income individuals; and
            (2) submits to the Secretary an application, in such form
        and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe, that--
                    (A) clearly defines the community to be served;
                    (B) identifies the providers who will participate
                in the community coalition under the grant and
                specifies each provider's contribution to the care of
                individuals in the community;
                    (C) describes the activities that the applicant and
                the community coalition propose to perform under the
                grant to further the objectives of this section;
                    (D) demonstrates that it is an established
                coalition with ability to build on the current system
                for serving the community by involving providers who
                have traditionally provided a significant volume of
                care for uninsured and low-income individuals for that
                community;
                    (E) demonstrates the coalition's ability to develop
                coordinated systems of care that either directly
                provide or ensure the prompt provision of a broad range
                of high-quality, accessible services, including, as
                appropriate, primary, secondary, and tertiary services
                as well as pharmacy, substance abuse, behavioral health
                and oral health services, in a manner that ensures
                continuity of care in the community;
                    (F) provides evidence of community involvement,
                including the business community, in the development,
                implementation, and direction of the system of care
                that the coalition proposes to ensure;
                    (G) demonstrates the coalition's ability to ensure
                that participating individuals are enrolled in health
                care coverage programs, both public and private, for
                which the individuals are eligible;
                    (H) presents a plan for leveraging other sources of
                revenue, which may include State and local sources and
                private grant funds, and integrating current and
                proposed new funding sources in a manner to ensure
                long-term sustainability of the system of care;
                    (I) describes a plan for evaluation of the
                activities carried out under the grant, including
                measurement of progress toward the goals and objectives
                of the program and the use of evaluation findings to
                improve system performance;
                    (J) demonstrates fiscal responsibility through the
                use of appropriate accounting procedures and management
                systems;
                    (K) demonstrates commitment to serve the community
                without regard to the ability of an individual or
                family to pay by arranging for or providing free or
                reduced charge care for the poor; and
                    (L) includes such other information as the
                Secretary may prescribe.
    (c) Limitations.--
            (1) In general.--An eligible entity may receive a grant
        under this section for 3 consecutive fiscal years and may
        receive such a grant award for 2 additional years if--
                    (A) the eligible entity submits to the Secretary a
                request for a grant for such additional years;
                    (B) the Secretary determines that current
                performance justifies the granting of such a request;
                and
                    (C) the Secretary determines that granting such
                request is necessary to further the objectives
                described in subsection (a).
    (d) Priorities.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Secretary--
            (1) may accord priority to applicants that demonstrate the
        greatest extent of unmet need in the community for a more
        coordinated system of care; and
            (2) shall accord priority to applicants that best promote
        the objectives of this section, taking into consideration the
        extent to which the applicant--
                    (A) identifies a community whose geographical area
                has a high or increasing percentage of individuals who
                are uninsured or low-income;
                    (B) demonstrates that the applicant has included in
                its community coalition providers, support systems, and
                programs that have a tradition of serving individuals
                and families in the community who are uninsured or earn
                below 200 percent of the Federal poverty level;
                    (C) shows evidence that the proposed coalition
                activities would expand utilization of preventive and
                primary care services for uninsured and underinsured
                individuals and families in the community, including
                pharmaceuticals, behavioral and mental health services,
                oral health services, or substance abuse services;
                    (D) proposes approaches that would improve
                coordination between health care providers and
                appropriate social service providers;
                    (E) demonstrates collaboration with State and local
                governments;
                    (F) demonstrates that the applicant makes use of
                non-Federal contributions to the greatest extent
                possible; or
                    (G) demonstrates likelihood that the proposed
                activities will lead to sustainable integrated delivery
                system as additional efforts of health systems
                development evolve.
    (e) Use of Funds.--
            (1) Use by grantees.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs
                (2) and (3), a grantee may use amounts provided under
                this section only for--
                            (i) direct expenses associated with
                        achieving the greater integration of a health
                        care delivery system so that the system either
                        directly provides or ensures the provision of a
                        broad range of culturally competent services,
                        including as appropriate primary, secondary,
                        and tertiary care and oral health, substance
                        abuse, behavioral and mental health, and
                        pharmaceutical services; and
                            (ii) direct patient care and service
                        expansions to fill identified or documented
                        gaps within an integrated delivery system.
                    (B) Specific uses.--The following are examples of
                purposes for which a grantee may use grant funds under
                this section, when such use meets the conditions stated
                in subparagraph (A):
                            (i) Increases in outreach activities and
                        closing gaps in health care service, including
                        referral to specialty services and prescription
                        drugs and conducting ongoing outreach to health
                        disparity populations.
                            (ii) Improvements to care management and
                        delivery of patient-centered care, including
                        patient navigation services.
                            (iii) Improvements to coordination of
                        transportation to health care facilities.
                            (iv) Development of provider networks and
                        other innovative models to engage physicians in
                        voluntary efforts to serve the medically
                        underserved within a community.
                            (v) Recruitment, training, and compensation
                        of necessary personnel.
                            (vi) Coordinate the acquisition or
                        interconnected use of technology within a
                        community for the purpose of coordinating care
                        and improving provider communication, including
                        implementation of shared information systems or
                        shared clinical systems to improve the quality
                        of health care.
                            (vii) Development of common processes such
                        as mechanisms for determining eligibility for
                        the programs provided through the system,
                        common identification cards, sliding scale
                        discounts, and monitoring and tracking of
                        outcomes.
                            (viii) Development of specific prevention
                        and disease management tools and processes.
                            (ix) Language access services.
                            (x) Facilitating the involvement of
                        community organizations to provide better
                        access to high-quality health care services to
                        individuals at risk for or who have chronic
                        diseases or cancer.
                            (xi) Helping patients overcome barriers
                        within the health care system to ensure prompt
                        diagnostic and treatment resolution of an
                        abnormal finding of cancer or chronic disease.
            (2) Direct patient care limitation.--Not more than 20
        percent of the funds provided under a grant awarded under this
        section may be used for providing direct patient care and
        services.
            (3) Reservation of funds for national program purposes.--
        The Secretary may use not more than 7 percent of funds
        appropriated to carry out this section for providing technical
        assistance to grantees, obtaining assistance of experts and
        consultants, holding meetings, developing of tools,
        disseminating of information, and evaluation.
    (f) Reporting by Grantee.--A grantee under this section shall
report to the Secretary annually regarding--
            (1) progress in meeting the goals and measurable objectives
        set forth in the grant application submitted by the grantee
        under subsection (b); and
            (2) the extent to which activities conducted by such
        grantee have--
                    (A) improved the effectiveness, efficiency, and
                coordination of services for uninsured and low-income
                individuals in the community served by such grantee,
                using commonly accepted outcome measures;
                    (B) resulted in the provision of better quality
                health care for individuals and families in the
                community served; and
                    (C) resulted in the provision of health care to
                such individuals at lower cost than would have been
                possible in the absence of the activities conducted by
                such grantee.
    (g) Maintenance of Effort.--With respect to activities for which a
grant under this section is authorized, the Secretary may award such a
grant only if the applicant and each of the participating providers
agree that the grantee and each such provider will maintain its
expenditures of non-Federal funds for such activities at a level that
is not less then the level of such expenditures during the fiscal year
immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the applicant is
applying to receive such grant.
    (h) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide any entity
that receives a grant under this section with technical and other
nonfinancial assistance necessary to meet the requirements of this
section. The Secretary may choose to provide such assistance by
awarding a grant to, or entering into a contract with, a State or
national not-for-profit organization with expertise in building
successful community coalitions.
    (i) Evaluation of Program.--Not later than September 30, 2014, the
Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report that describes the extent to which projects funded
under this section have been successful in improving the effectiveness,
efficiency, and coordination of services in the communities served by
such projects, including whether the projects resulted in the provision
of better quality health care for such individuals, and whether such
care was provided at lower costs than would have been provided in the
absence of such projects.
    (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section--
            (1) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
            (2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
            (3) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
            (4) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and
            (5) $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.

Summary: Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to assist in developing integrated health care delivery systems to serve defined communities of individuals to: (1) improve efficiency and coordination among providers. (2) assist local communities in developing programs targeted toward preventing and managing chronic diseases. And (3) expand and enhance services provided. Authorizes the Secretary, in awarding grants, to accord priority to: (1) applicants that demonstrate the greatest unmet need for a more coordinated system of care. And (2) applicants that best promote the objectives of this Act. Authorizes a grantee to use amounts provided only for: (1) direct expenses associated with achieving greater integration of a health care delivery system to directly provide or ensure the provision of a broad range of culturally competent services. And (2) direct patient care and service expansions to fill identified or documented gaps within an integrated delivery system.

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``First Time Property Owners Tax
Credit Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR FIRST-TIME PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by redesignating section 36 as section 37 and by inserting
after section 35 the following new section:

``SEC. 36. FIRST-TIME PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual who is a
first-time purchaser of real property in the United States during any
taxable year, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax
imposed by this subtitle for the taxable year an amount equal to 5
percent of the purchase price of such property.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Maximum dollar amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The credit allowed under
                subsection (a) shall not exceed the excess (if any) of
                $1,500 (2 times such amount in the case of a joint
                return).
                    ``(B) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any
                taxable year beginning after December 31, 2008, the
                $1,500 amount under subparagraph (A) shall be increased
                by an amount equal to $1,500, multiplied by the cost-
                of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3)
                for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins
                by substituting `2007' for `1992' in subparagraph (B)
                thereof. If the $1,500 amount as adjusted under the
                preceding sentence is not a multiple of $10, such
                amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.
            ``(2) Taxable income limitation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the taxable income of the
                taxpayer for any taxable year exceeds the maximum
                taxable income in the table under subsection (a), (b),
                (c), or (d) of section 1, whichever is applicable, to
                which the 25 percent rate applies, the dollar amounts
                in effect under paragraph (1)(A) for such taxpayer for
                the following taxable year shall be reduced (but not
                below zero) by the amount of the excess.
                    ``(B) Change in return status.--In the case of
                married individuals filing a joint return for any
                taxable year who did not file such a joint return for
                the preceding taxable year, subparagraph (A) shall be
                applied by reference to the highest taxable income of
                either such individual for the preceding taxable year.
    ``(c) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) First-time purchaser.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `first-time purchaser'
                means any individual if such individual (and if
                married, such individual's spouse) had no present
                ownership interest in real property during the 2-year
                period ending on the date of acquisition of the
                property to which subsection (a) applies.
                    ``(B) One-time only.--If an individual is treated
                as a first-time purchaser with respect to any real
                property, such individual may not be treated as a
                first-time purchaser with respect to any other real
                property.
                    ``(C) Married individuals filing jointly.--In the
                case of married individuals who file a joint return,
                the credit under this section is allowable only if both
                individuals are first-time purchasers.
                    ``(D) Other taxpayers.--If 2 or more individuals
                who are not married purchase real property--
                            ``(i) the credit under this section is
                        allowable only if each of the individuals is a
                        first-time purchaser, and
                            ``(ii) the amount of the credit allowed
                        under subsection (a) shall be allocated among
                        such individuals in such manner as the
                        Secretary may prescribe, except that the total
                        amount of the credits allowed to all such
                        individuals shall not exceed the amount in
                        effect under subsection (b)(1)(A) for
                        individuals filing joint returns.
            ``(2) Purchase.--The term `purchase' means any acquisition,
        but only if--
                    ``(A) the property is not acquired from a person
                whose relationship to the person acquiring it would
                result in the disallowance of losses under section 267
                or 707(b) (but, in applying section 267 (b) and (c) for
                purposes of this section, paragraph (4) of section
                267(c) shall be treated as providing that the family of
                an individual shall include only the individual's
                spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants), and
                    ``(B) the basis of the property in the hands of the
                person acquiring it is not determined--
                            ``(i) in whole or in part by reference to
                        the adjusted basis of such property in the
                        hands of the person from whom acquired, or
                            ``(ii) under section 1014(a) (relating to
                        property acquired from a decedent).
            ``(3) Purchase price.--The term `purchase price' means the
        adjusted basis of the property on the date on which a binding
        contract to acquire such property is entered into.
    ``(d) Denial of Double Benefit.--No credit shall be allowed under
subsection (a) for any expense for which a deduction or credit is
allowed under any other provision of this chapter.
    ``(e) Basis Adjustment.--For purposes of this subtitle, if a credit
is allowed under this section with respect to the purchase of any
property, the basis of such property shall be reduced by the amount of
the credit so allowed.
    ``(f) Property to Which Section Applies.--The provisions of this
section apply to real property if--
            ``(1) the taxpayer purchases such property on or after
        January 1, 2008, and before January 1, 2013, or
            ``(2) the taxpayer enters into, on or after January 1,
        2008, and before January 1, 2013, a binding contract to
        purchase such property before July 1, 2014.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subsection (a) of section 1016 of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986 (relating to general rule for adjustments to
        basis) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
        (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and
        inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(37) in the case of real property with respect to which a
        credit was allowed under section 36, to the extent provided in
        section 36(e).''.
            (2) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is
        amended by inserting ``or 36'' after ``section 35''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart C of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking the item relating to section 36 and
inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 36. First-time purchase of real property.
``Sec. 37. Overpayments of tax.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.

Summary: First Time Property Owners Tax Credit Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income-based, one-time refundable tax credit for first-time homebuyers of 5 of the purchase price of real property located in the United States, up to a maximum credit amount of $1,500 . Makes such credit applicable to purchases of property on or after January 1, 2008, and before January 1, 2013, and to binding contracts made between such dates to purchase such property before July 1, 2014.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of real property by a first-time purchaser.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Intergovernmental Law Enforcement
Information Sharing Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Governors and mayors are responsible for the protection
        of their constituents, and State and local agencies are
        typically the first responders to emergencies. Therefore, State
        and local officials and agencies must be able to receive
        information regarding potential threats within their
        jurisdictions.
            (2) Most State and local law enforcement authorities
        currently have mechanisms in place to receive and protect
        classified information provided by Federal officials. These
        mechanisms must be supplemented to include elected officials
        and additional senior law enforcement officials in every State.
            (3) Expanding the issuance of security clearances,
        consistent with all applicable Federal standards and
        investigative requirements, is an important means of improving
        information sharing among Federal, State, and local officials.
            (4) There is a need for a comprehensive review of
        procedures within Federal law enforcement agencies in order to
        identify and remedy unnecessary barriers to information sharing
        among Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies.

SEC. 3. SECURITY CLEARANCES AND ENHANCED INFORMATION SHARING.

    Chapter 65 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
``Sec. 6509. Intergovernmental cooperation to enhance the sharing of
              law enforcement information
    ``(a) The Attorney General shall expeditiously carry out security
clearance investigations for the persons identified in subsection (b),
and shall grant appropriate security clearances to all such persons who
qualify for clearances under the standards set forth in applicable laws
and Executive orders.
    ``(b) The persons referred to in subsection (a) are:
            ``(1) Every Governor of a State or territory who applies
        for a security clearance.
            ``(2) Every chief elected official of a political
        subdivision of a State or territory with a population exceeding
        30,000 who applies for a security clearance.
            ``(3) At least one senior law enforcement official for each
        State or territory, as designated by the Governor of such State
        or territory.
            ``(4) At least one senior law enforcement official for each
        political subdivision described in paragraph (2), as designated
        by the chief elected official of such subdivision.
            ``(5) Law enforcement officers from State, territorial, and
        local agencies that participate in Federal counter-terrorism
        working groups, joint or regional terrorism task forces, and
        other activities involving the combined efforts of Federal and
        non-Federal law enforcement agencies.
            ``(6) The chiefs, commissioners, sheriffs, or comparable
        officials who head each State, territorial, and local agency
        that participates in a working group, task force, or similar
        activity described in paragraph (5).
    ``(c)(1) The Attorney General may charge State, territorial, and
local governments, in whole or in part, for the costs of carrying out
security clearance investigations and granting security clearances
under this section. Such charges may not exceed the amounts charged for
carrying out such investigations and granting such clearances for
Federal employees.
    ``(2) The Attorney General may waive any charges that would
otherwise apply under paragraph (1) to a State, territorial, or local
government if such government agrees to promptly provide Federal
officials, without charge, access to the criminal databases of such
government for the purpose of conducting personnel security background
investigations for military, civilian, and contract employees.
    ``(d) To the maximum extent practicable, the Attorney General shall
ensure that information systems, including databases, are configured to
allow efficient and effective sharing of information among appropriate
Federal, State, territorial, and local officials and agencies.''.

SEC. 4. STUDY BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

    (a) Study Required.--The Attorney General shall conduct a study of
methods to enhance the sharing of sensitive Federal law enforcement
information with State, territorial, and local law enforcement
officials. The study shall review--
            (1) appropriate safeguards to protect confidential sources
        and methods;
            (2) mechanisms for determining the credibility of
        information relating to potential threats;
            (3) restrictions on access to Federal databases by State,
        territorial, and local elected officials and law enforcement
        personnel; and
            (4) any other matter that the Attorney General considers
        appropriate.
    (b) Participation.--The Attorney General shall ensure that
officials from State, territorial, and local law enforcement agencies
participate in the study.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report
containing the findings and recommendations of the study to the
Committee on Government Reform and the Committee on the Judiciary of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.

SEC. 5. DISCLAIMER.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of
the head of a Federal agency to classify information or to continue the
classification of information previously classified by an agency.

Summary: Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Information Sharing Act of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General to expeditiously carry out security clearance investigations for, and to grant appropriate security clearances to, specified persons, including: (1) every Governor who applies for a security clearance. (2) at least one senior law enforcement official for each State or territory. (3) law enforcement officers from State, territorial, and local agencies that participate in Federal counter-terrorism working groups or joint or regional terrorism task forces. And (4) the chiefs, commissioners, sheriffs, or comparable officials who head State, territorial, and local agencies that participate in such working groups or task forces. Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) charge State, territorial, and local governments for the costs of carrying out security clearance investigations and granting security clearances, not to exceed the amounts charged for Federal employees. And (2) waive any charges that would otherwise apply to a State, territorial, or local government if such government agrees to promptly provide Federal officials, without charge, with access to criminal databases for the purpose of conducting personnel security background investigations for military, civilian, and contract employees. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) ensure that information systems, including databases, are configured to allow efficient and effective sharing of information among appropriate Federal, State, territorial, and local officials and agencies. And (2) conduct a study of methods to enhance the sharing of sensitive Federal law enforcement information with State, territorial, and local law enforcement officials.

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for intergovernmental cooperation to enhance the sharing of law enforcement information.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Weekends Without Hunger Act''.

SEC. 2. WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS WITHOUT HUNGER.

    Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1769) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Weekends and Holidays Without Hunger.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) At-risk school child.--The term `at-risk
                school child' has the meaning given the term in section
                17(r)(1).
                    ``(B) Eligible institution.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `eligible
                        institution' means a public or private
                        nonprofit institution that is determined by the
                        Secretary to be able to meet safe food storage,
                        handling, and delivery standards established by
                        the Secretary.
                            ``(ii) Inclusions.--The term `eligible
                        institution' includes--
                                    ``(I) an elementary or secondary
                                school or school food service
                                authority;
                                    ``(II) a food bank or food pantry;
                                    ``(III) a homeless shelter; and
                                    ``(IV) such other type of emergency
                                feeding agency as is approved by the
                                Secretary.
            ``(2) Establishment.--Subject to the availability of
        appropriations provided in advance in an appropriations Act
        specifically for the purpose of carrying out this subsection,
        the Secretary shall establish a program under which the
        Secretary shall provide commodities, on a competitive basis, to
        eligible institutions to provide nutritious food to at-risk
        children on weekends and during extended school holidays during
        the school year.
            ``(3) Eligibility.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive
                commodities under this subsection, an eligible
                institution shall submit an application to the
                Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing
                such information as the Secretary may determine.
                    ``(B) Plan.--An application under subparagraph (A)
                shall include the plan of the eligible institution for
                the distribution of nutritious foods to at-risk school
                children, including--
                            ``(i) methods of food service delivery to
                        at-risk school children;
                            ``(ii) assurances that children receiving
                        foods under the project will not be publicly
                        separated or overtly identified;
                            ``(iii) lists of the types of food to be
                        provided under the project and provisions to
                        ensure food quality and safety;
                            ``(iv) information on the number of at-risk
                        school children to be served and the per-child
                        cost of providing the children with food; and
                            ``(v) such other information as the
                        Secretary determines to be necessary to assist
                        the Secretary in evaluating projects that
                        receive commodities under this subsection.
            ``(4) Priority.--In selecting applications under this
        subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible
        institutions that--
                    ``(A) have on-going programs and experience serving
                populations with significant proportions of at-risk
                school children;
                    ``(B) have a good record of experience in food
                delivery and food safety systems;
                    ``(C) maintain high quality control,
                accountability, and recordkeeping standards;
                    ``(D) provide children with readily consumable food
                of high nutrient content and quality;
                    ``(E) demonstrate cost efficiencies and the
                potential for obtaining supplemental funding from non-
                Federal sources to carry out projects; and
                    ``(F) demonstrate the ability to continue projects
                for the full approved term of the pilot project period.
            ``(5) Guidelines.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall issue
                guidelines containing the criteria for projects to
                receive commodities under this section.
                    ``(B) Inclusions.--The guidelines shall, to the
                maximum extent practicable within the funds available
                and applications submitted, take into account--
                            ``(i) geographical variations in project
                        locations to include qualifying projects in
                        rural, urban, and suburban areas with high
                        proportions of families with at-risk school
                        children;
                            ``(ii) different types of projects that
                        offer nutritious foods on weekends and during
                        school holidays to at-risk school children; and
                            ``(iii) institutional capacity to collect,
                        maintain, and provide statistically valid
                        information necessary for the Secretary--
                                    ``(I) to analyze and evaluate the
                                results of the pilot project; and
                                    ``(II) to make recommendations to
                                Congress.
            ``(6) Evaluation.--
                    ``(A) Interim evaluation.--Not later than November
                30, 2013, the Secretary shall complete an interim
                evaluation of the pilot program carried out under this
                subsection.
                    ``(B) Final report.--Not later than December 31,
                2015, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a final
                report that contains--
                            ``(i) an evaluation of the pilot program
                        carried out under this subsection; and
                            ``(ii) any recommendations of the Secretary
                        for legislative action.
            ``(7) Funding.--
                    ``(A) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
                such sums as are necessary, to remain available until
                expended.
                    ``(B) Availability of funds.--Not more than 3
                percent of the funds made available under subparagraph
                (A) may be used by the Secretary for expenses
                associated with review of the operations and evaluation
                of the projects carried out under this subsection.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Summary: Weekends Without Hunger Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, subject to the availability of appropriations, to implement a pilot program providing commodities, on a competitive basis, to nonprofits for the provision of nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year. Includes elementary and secondary schools, school food authorities, food banks or pantries, homeless shelters, and other Secretary-approved emergency feeding agencies as eligible nonprofit recipients of such commodities. Requires commodity recipients to satisfy safe food storage, handling, and delivery standards established by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to: (1) complete an interim evaluation of the pilot program by November 30, 2013. And (2) submit a final report to Congress by December 31, 2015, that contains an evaluation of such program and any recommendations the Secretary may have for legislative action. Authorizes appropriations for the pilot program.

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of
1993''.

SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    (a) Section 501 of Public Law 96-550 (16 U.S.C. 410ii) is amended
in the title by striking ``Congressional findings'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``Congressional findings and purpose''.
    (b) Section 501(b) of Public Law 96-550 (16 U.S.C. 410ii(b)) is
amended by striking ``San Juan Basin;'' and inserting in lieu thereof,
``San Juan Basin and surrounding areas;''.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONS TO CHACO ARCHEOLOGICAL PROTECTION SITES.

    Subsection 502(b) of Public Law 96-550 (16 U.S.C. 410ii-1(b)) is
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b)(1) Thirty-nine outlying sites as generally depicted on a map
entitled ``Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites'', numbered
310/80,033-B and dated September 1991, are hereby designated as `Chaco
Culture Archeological Protection Sites'. The thirty-nine archeological
protection sites totaling approximately 14,372 acres identified as
follows:

Name:                                                             Acres
        Allentown..............................................     380
        Andrews Ranch..........................................     950
        Bee Burrow.............................................     480
        Bisa'ani...............................................     131
        Casa del Rio...........................................      40
        Casamero...............................................     160
        Chimney Rock...........................................   3,160
        Coolidge...............................................     450
        Dalton Pass............................................     135
        Dittert................................................     480
        Great Bend.............................................      26
        Greenlee Ruin..........................................      60
        Grey Hill Spring.......................................      23
        Guadalupe..............................................     115
        Halfway House..........................................      40
        Haystack...............................................     565
        Hogback................................................     453
        Indian Creek...........................................     100
        Jacques................................................      66
        Kin Nizhoni............................................     726
        Lake Valley............................................      30
        Manuelito-Atsee Nitsaa.................................      60
        Manuelito-Kin Hochoi...................................     116
        Muddy Water............................................   1,090
        Navajo Springs.........................................     260
        Newcomb................................................      50
        Peach Springs..........................................   1,046
        Pierre's Site..........................................     440
        Raton Well.............................................      23
        Salmon Ruin............................................       5
        San Mateo..............................................      61
        Sanostee...............................................   1,565
        Section 8..............................................      10
        Skunk Springs/Crumbled House...........................     533
        Standing Rock..........................................     348
        Toh-la-kai.............................................      10
        Twin Angeles...........................................      40
        Upper Kin Klizhin......................................     60.
    ``(2) The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall be kept on file
and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
National Park Service, the office of the State Director of the Bureau
of Land Management located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the office of the
Area Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs located in Window Rock,
Arizona, and the offices of the Arizona and New Mexico State Historic
Preservation Officers.''.

SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE TO THE NAVAJO NATION.

    Section 506 of Public Law 96-550 (16 U.S.C. 410ii-5) is amended by
adding the following new subsection at the end thereof:
    ``(f) The Secretary is authorized to assist the Navajo Nation in
the protection and management of those Chaco Culture Archeological
Protection Sites located on lands under the jurisdiction of the Navajo
Nation through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement entered into
pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Act (Public Law
93-638), as amended, to assist the Navajo Nation in site planning,
resource protection, interpretation, resource management actions, and
such other purposes as may be identified in such grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement.''.

            Passed the Senate July 21 (legislative day, June 30), 1993.

            Attest:

                                             WALTER J. STEWART,

                                                             Secretary.

Summary: Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1993 - Designates seven new outlying areas as Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Sites associated with Chacoan Anasazi Indian culture in the San Juan Basin and surrounding areas of New Mexico and Colorado. Expands the boundaries and removes or reduces the acreage of certain existing Sites. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to assist the Navajo Nation in the protection and management of such Sites located on lands of the Navajos through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Act.

Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1993