SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Low Income Community Development Tax Credit Act of 1995''. SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED OR RENOVATED IN DISTRESSED AREAS. (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 45C. CREDIT FOR NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN DISTRESSED AREAS. ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the amount of the distressed area building credit determined under this section for any taxable year in the credit period shall be an amount equal to-- ``(1) the applicable percentage of ``(2) the eligible basis of each qualified distressed area building. ``(b) Applicable Percentage: 70 Percent Present Value Credit for Certain New Buildings; 30 Percent Present Value Credit for Certain Other Buildings.--For purposes of this section-- ``(1) In general.--The term `applicable percentage' means the appropriate percentage prescribed by the Secretary for the earlier of-- ``(A) the month in which such building is placed in service, or ``(B) at the election of the taxpayer-- ``(i) the month in which the taxpayer and the credit allocating agency enter into an agreement with respect to such building (which is binding on such agency, the taxpayer, and all successors in interest) as to the building credit dollar amount to be allocated to such building, or ``(ii) in the case of any building to which the rules of section 42(h)(4)(B) apply, the month in which the tax-exempt obligations are issued. A month may be elected under clause (ii) only if the election is made not later than the 5th day after the close of such month. Such an election, once made, shall be irrevocable. ``(2) Method of prescribing percentages.-- ``(A) In general.--The percentages prescribed by the Secretary for any month shall be percentages which will yield over a 10-year period amounts of credit under subsection (a) which have a present value equal to-- ``(i) 70 percent of the eligible basis of a new building, and ``(ii) 30 percent of the eligible basis of an existing building. ``(B) Increased credit for buildings in more distressed areas.--In the case of buildings located in a census tract which would be a distressed area if `50 percent' were substituted for `80 percent' in subsection (c)(2), subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting `75 percent' for `70 percent' and `35 percent' for `30 percent'. ``(c) Qualified Distressed Area Building; Distressed Area.--For purposes of this section-- ``(1) Qualified distressed area building.--The term `qualified distressed area building' means any building (other than residential rental property) which, when placed in service, is located in a distressed area. ``(2) Distressed area.--The term `distressed area' means any census tract in which, for the most recent year for which census data are available on household income in such tract, 70 percent or more of the households have an income which is 80 percent or less of the area median gross income (within the meaning of section 142(d)) for such year. ``(d) Eligible basis.--For purposes of this section, the eligible basis of any building shall be determined under the rules of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 42(d). ``(e) Rehabilitation expenditures treated as separate new building.-- ``(1) In general.--Rehabilitation expenditures paid or incurred by the taxpayer with respect to any building shall be treated for purposes of this section as a separate new building. ``(2) Rehabilitation expenditures.--For purposes of paragraph (1)-- ``(A) In general.--The term `rehabilitation expenditures' means amounts chargeable to capital account and incurred for property (or additions or improvements to property) of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation in connection with the rehabilitation of a building. ``(B) Cost of acquisition, etc., not included.-- Such term does not include the cost of acquiring any building (or interest therein). ``(3) Minimum expenditures to qualify.-- ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to rehabilitation expenditures with respect to any building only if the amount of such expenditures during any 24-month period is not less than 10 percent of the adjusted basis of the building (determined as of the 1st day of such period and without regard to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1016(a)). ``(B) Date of determination.--The determination under subparagraph (A) shall be made as of the close of the 1st taxable year in the credit period with respect to such expenditures. ``(4) Special rules.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (4)(A) and (5) of section 42(e) shall apply for purposes of this subsection. ``(f) Definition and Special Rules Relating to Credit Period.-- ``(1) Credit period defined.--For purposes of this section, the term `credit period' means, with respect to any building, the period of 10 taxable years beginning with-- ``(A) the taxable year in which the building is placed in service, or ``(B) at the election of the taxpayer, the succeeding taxable year, but only if the building is a qualified distressed area building as of the close of the 1st year of such period. The election under subparagraph (B), once made, shall be irrevocable. ``(2) Special rules.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section 42(f) shall apply for purposes of this subsection. ``(g) Limitation on Aggregate Credit Allowable With Respect To Buildings Located in a State.-- ``(1) Credit may not exceed credit amount allocated to building.-- ``(A) In general.--The amount of the credit determined under this section for any taxable year with respect to any building shall not exceed the distressed area building credit dollar amount allocated to such building under this subsection. ``(B) Time for making allocation.--Rules similar to the rules of subparagraphs (B) through (F) of section 42(h)(1) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph. ``(2) Allocated credit amount to apply to all taxable years ending during or after credit allocation year.--Any distressed area building credit dollar amount allocated to any building for any calendar year-- ``(A) shall apply to such building for all taxable years in the credit period ending during or after such calendar year, and ``(B) shall reduce the aggregate distressed area building credit dollar amount of the credit allocating agency only for such calendar year. ``(3) Distress area building credit dollar amount for agencies.-- ``(A) In general.--The aggregate distressed area building credit dollar amount which a credit agency may allocate for any calendar year is the portion of the State distressed area building credit ceiling allocated under this paragraph for such calendar year to such agency. ``(B) State ceiling initially allocated to State housing credit agencies.--The State distressed area building credit ceiling for each calendar year shall be allocated to the housing credit agency of such State. If there is more than 1 housing credit agency of a State, all such agencies shall be treated as a single agency. ``(C) State distressed area building credit ceiling.--The State distressed area building credit ceiling applicable to any State for any calendar year shall be an amount equal to the sum of-- ``(i) $1.25 multiplied by the State population, ``(ii) the unused State distressed area building credit ceiling (if any) of such State for the preceding calendar year, ``(iii) the amount of State distressed area building credit ceiling returned in the calendar year, plus ``(iv) the amount (if any) allocated under subparagraph (D) to such State by the Secretary. For purposes of clause (ii), the unused State distressed area building credit ceiling for any calendar year is the excess (if any) of the sum of the amounts described in clauses (i) and (iii) over the aggregate distressed area building credit dollar amount allocated for such year. ``(D) Unused credit carryovers allocated among certain states.--Rules similar to the rules of section 42(h)(2)(D) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph. ``(4) Other rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules of subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) of section 42(h)(2), and paragraphs (4), (5), and (7) of section 42(h), shall apply for purposes of this subsection. ``(5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection-- ``(A) Credit allocating agency.--The term `credit allocating agency' means any agency authorized to carry out this subsection. ``(B) Possessions treated as states.--The term `State' includes a possession of the United States. ``(h) Definitions and special rules.--For purposes of this section -- ``(1) New building.--The term `new building' means a building the original use of which begins with the taxpayer. ``(2) Existing building.--The term `existing building' means any building which is not a new building. ``(3) Application to estates and trusts.--In the case of an estate or trust, the amount of the credit determined under subsection (a) shall be apportioned between the estate or trust and the beneficiaries on the basis of the income of the estate or trust allocable to each. ``(i) Application of At-Risk Rules.--Rules similar to the rules of section 42(j) shall apply for purposes of this section. ``(j) Certifications and Other Reports to Secretary.-- ``(1) Certification with respect to 1st year of credit period.--Following the close of the 1st taxable year in the credit period with respect to any qualified distressed area building, the taxpayer shall certify to the Secretary (at such time and in such form and in such manner as the Secretary prescribes)-- ``(A) the taxable year, and calendar year, in which such building was placed in service, ``(B) the adjusted basis and eligible basis of such building as of the close of the 1st year of the credit period, ``(C) the maximum applicable percentage and eligible basis permitted to be taken into account by the appropriate credit allocating agency, and ``(D) such other information as the Secretary may require. In the case of a failure to make the certification required by the preceding sentence on the date prescribed therefor, unless it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, no credit shall be allowable by reason of subsection (a) with respect to such building for any taxable year ending before such certification is made. ``(2) Reports to the secretary.--The Secretary may require taxpayers and credit allocating agencies to submit such reports as the Secretary determines necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. ``(k) Credit Allocated to Building Not to Exceed Amount Necessary To Assure Project Feasibility.-- ``(1) In general.--The distressed area building credit dollar amount allocated to a building shall not exceed the amount the credit allocating agency determines is necessary for the financial feasibility of the building throughout the credit period. ``(2) Agency evaluation.--In making the determination under paragraph (1), the credit allocating agency shall consider-- ``(A) the sources and uses of funds and the total financing planned for the building, ``(B) any proceeds or receipts expected to be generated by reason of tax benefits, and ``(C) the percentage of the distressed area building credit dollar amount used for building costs other than the cost of intermediaries. Subparagraph (C) shall not be applied so as to impede the development of buildings in hard-to-develop areas. Such a determination shall not be construed to be a representation or warranty as to the feasibility or viability of the building. ``(3) Determination made when credit amount applied for and when building placed in service.-- ``(A) In general.--A determination under paragraph (1) shall be made as of each of the following times: ``(i) The application for the distressed area building credit dollar amount. ``(ii) The allocation of the distressed area building credit dollar amount. ``(iii) The date the building is placed in service. ``(B) Certification as to amount of other subsidies.--Prior to each determination under subparagraph (A), the taxpayer shall certify to the credit allocating agency the full extent of all Federal, State, and local subsidies which apply (or which the taxpayer expects to apply) with respect to the building. ``(l) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.'' (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.-- (1) Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(12) the distressed area building credit determined under section 45C(a).'' (2) Subsection (d) of section 39 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(7) Distressed area building credit.--No portion of the unused business credit which is attributable to the credit determined under section 45C (relating to distressed area building credit) may be carried to any taxable year ending before January 1, 1996.'' (3) Subsection (c) of section 196 of such Code (relating to deduction for certain unused business credits) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(8) the distressed area building credit determined under section 45C(a).'' (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``Sec. 45C. Credit for nonresidential buildings in distressed areas.'' (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 1995.

Summary: Low Income Community Development Tax Credit Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow, as part of the general business credit, a tax credit (equal to a percentage of its basis) for placing a nonresidential building in service in a distressed area, with a greater credit allowed for a new building than an existing building. Provides for calculation of the basis of such buildings according to the rules governing the low-income housing credit. Defines a distressed area as one in which at least 70 percent of the households have an income that is no more than 80 percent of the area median gross income. Increases the credit with respect to buildings in areas in which income is lower. Treats rehabilitation expenditures, provided they are above a certain threshold, as a separate new building. Imposes an annual State distressed area building credit ceiling.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Oversight and Resource Enhancement Act of 2006''. TITLE I--ENHANCEMENT OF RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL FOR ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES SEC. 101. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT MATTERS. (a) Authority for Additional Judges.--Section 103(a) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(a)) is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; (2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by inserting ``at least'' before ``seven of the United States judicial circuits''; (3) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (4) and indenting such paragraph, as so designated, accordingly; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (1), as so designated, the following new paragraph: ``(2) In addition to the judges designated under paragraph (1), the Chief Justice of the United States may designate as judges of the court established by paragraph (1) such judges appointed under Article III of the Constitution of the United States as the Chief Justice determines appropriate in order to provide for the prompt and timely consideration under section 105 of applications under section 104 for electronic surveillance under this title. Any judge designated under this paragraph shall be designated publicly.''. (b) Consideration of Emergency Applications.--Such section is further amended by inserting after paragraph (2), as added by subsection (a) of this section, the following new paragraph: ``(3) A judge of the court established by paragraph (1) shall make a determination to approve, deny, or seek modification of an application submitted under section subsection (f) or (g) of section 105 not later than 24 hours after the receipt of such application by the court.''. SEC. 102. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL FOR PREPARATION AND CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR ORDERS APPROVING ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE. (a) Office of Intelligence Policy and Review.-- (1) Additional personnel.--The Office of Intelligence Policy and Review of the Department of Justice is authorized such additional personnel, including not fewer than 21 full- time attorneys, as may be necessary to carry out the prompt and timely preparation, modification, and review of applications under section 104 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1804) for orders under section 105 of that Act (50 U.S.C. 1805) approving electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes. (2) Assignment.--The Attorney General shall assign personnel authorized by paragraph (1) to and among appropriate offices of the National Security Agency in order that such personnel may directly assist personnel of the Agency in preparing applications described in that paragraph. (b) Federal Bureau of Investigation.-- (1) Additional legal and other personnel.--The National Security Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is authorized such additional legal and other personnel as may be necessary to carry out the prompt and timely preparation of applications under section 104 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for orders under section 105 of that Act approving electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes. (2) Assignment.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall assign personnel authorized by paragraph (1) to and among the field offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in order that such personnel may directly assist personnel of the Bureau in such field offices in preparing applications described in that paragraph. (c) Additional Legal and Other Personnel for National Security Agency.--The National Security Agency is authorized such additional legal and other personnel as may be necessary to carry out the prompt and timely preparation of applications under section 104 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for orders under section 105 of that Act approving electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes. (d) Additional Legal and Other Personnel for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.--There is authorized for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court such additional personnel (other than judges) as may be necessary to facilitate the prompt and timely consideration by that Court of applications under section 104 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for orders under section 105 of that Act approving electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes. Personnel authorized by this paragraph shall perform such duties relating to the consideration of such applications as that Court shall direct. (e) Supplement Not Supplant.--The personnel authorized by this section are in addition to any other personnel authorized by law. SEC. 103. TRAINING OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY PERSONNEL IN FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE MATTERS. The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Director of the National Security Agency shall each, in consultation with the Attorney General-- (1) develop regulations establishing procedures for conducting and seeking approval of electronic surveillance on an emergency basis, and for preparing and properly submitting and receiving applications and orders, under sections 104 and 105 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1804 and 1805); and (2) prescribe related training for the personnel of the applicable agency. TITLE II--IMPROVEMENT OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR APPLICATIONS FOR ORDERS FOR EMERGENCY ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE. Section 105(f) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1805(f)) is amended by striking ``72 hours'' both places it appears and inserting ``168 hours''. SEC. 202. ACQUISITION OF FOREIGN-FOREIGN COMMUNICATIONS. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), no court order shall be required for the acquisition through electronic surveillance of the contents of any communication between one person who is not located within the United States and another person who is not located within the United States for the purpose of collecting foreign intelligence information even if such communication passes through, or the surveillance device is located within, the United States. (b) Treatment of Intercepted Communications Involving Domestic Party.--If surveillance conducted, as described in subsection (a), inadvertently collects a communication in which at least one party is within the United States, the contents of such communications shall be handled in accordance with the minimization procedures set forth in section 101(h)(4) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801(h)(4)). (c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``contents'', ``electronic surveillance'', and ``foreign intelligence information'' have the meaning given such terms in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801). SEC. 203. INDIVIDUALIZED FISA APPLICATIONS. The contents of any wire or radio communication sent by a person who is reasonably believed to be inside the United States to a person outside the United States may not be retained or used unless a court order authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is obtained. SEC. 204. ISSUES RESERVED FOR THE COURTS. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to amend those provisions of FISA concerning any wire or radio communication sent from outside the United States to a person inside the United States. The constitutionality of such interceptions shall be determined by the courts, including the President's claim that his article II authority supersedes FISA. TITLE III--ENHANCED CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT AND SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF THE TERRORIST SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM SEC. 301. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT. (a) Electronic Surveillance Under FISA.--Section 108 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1808) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(2)-- (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(D) the authority under which the electronic surveillance is conducted.''; and (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: ``(b) On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General additionally shall fully inform the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate on electronic surveillance conducted without a court order.''. (b) Intelligence Activities.--The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 501 (50 U.S.C. 413)-- (A) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (B) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: ``(f) The Chair of each of the congressional intelligence committees, in consultation with the ranking member of the committee for which the person is Chair, may inform, on a bipartisan basis, all members or any individual members of such committee of a report submitted under subsection (a)(1) or subsection (b) as such Chair considers necessary.''; and (2) in section 502 (50 U.S.C. 414), by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d) Informing of Committee Members.--The Chair of each of the congressional intelligence committees, in consultation with the ranking member of the committee for which the person is Chair, may inform, on a bipartisan basis, all members or any individual members of such committee of a report submitted under subsection (a) as such Chair considers necessary.''. SEC. 302. SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF THE TERRORIST SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Upon appeal by the United States or any party to the underlying proceedings, the Supreme Court of the United States shall review the final decision of any United States court of appeal concerning the legality of the Terrorist Surveillance Program. (b) Expedited Consideration.--It shall be the duty of the Supreme Court of the United States to advance on the docket and to expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of any matter brought under subsection (a). (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Terrorist Surveillance Program'' means the program identified by the President of the United States on December 17, 2005, to intercept international communications into and out of the United States of persons linked to al Qaeda or related terrorist organizations. TITLE IV--OTHER MATTERS SEC. 401. DEFINITION. In this Act, the term ``Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court'' means the court established by section 103(a) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(a)). SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act. SEC. 403. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Oversight and Resource Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to: (1) authorize the appointment of additional judges to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Court); and (2) require FISA judges to act on applications for emergency electronic surveillance within 24 hours. Authorizes the hiring of additional personnel in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), and the Court to process surveillance applications. Requires the Directors of the FBI and NSA to develop regulations for conducting and seeking approval for emergency electronic surveillance, preparing and submitting applications for such surveillance, and training personnel. Extends from 72 to 168 hours the period during which the Attorney General may authorize emergency electronic surveillance pending judicial authorization of such surveillance. Permits electronic surveillance without a court order of communications between individuals outside the United States for the purpose of collecting foreign intelligence information even if such communications pass through, or the surveillance device is located within, the United States. Requires a court order for the contents of any wire or radio communication sent by a person inside the United States to a person outside the United States. Authorizes enhanced congressional oversight of electronic surveillance activities under FISA. Requires Supreme Court review of any final decision of a U.S. court of appeals concerning the legality of the Terrorist Surveillance Program.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Elgin Stafford Mental Illness Information Disclosure Act of 2012'' or ``Elgin's Law''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) Mental illness is the leading cause of disability, as reflected in lost years of productive life, in North America, in Europe, and, increasingly, in the world. By 2020, major depressive illness will be the leading cause of disability in the world for women and children. (2) Mental illnesses strike individuals in the prime of their lives, often during adolescence and young adulthood. All ages are susceptible, but the young and the old are especially vulnerable. (3) Without treatment, the consequences of mental illness for the individual and society are staggering, including unnecessary disability, unemployment, substance abuse, homelessness, inappropriate incarceration, suicide, wasted lives, and an economic cost of more than $100 billion each year in the United States. (4) The best treatments for serious mental illnesses today are highly effective so that between 70 and 90 percent of individuals with serious mental illness have significant reduction of symptoms and improved quality of life with a combination of pharmacological and psychosocial treatments and supports. (5) Since early identification and treatment is of vital importance in treating mental illness, especially for children and young adults, the active, knowledgeable, and sympathetic involvement of parents and legal guardians is to be encouraged to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with generally accepted and established clinical practice. SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE TO PARENTS AND LEGAL GUARDIANS OF MENTAL ILLNESS TREATMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 26. (a) In General.--In the case of a covered individual (as defined in subsection (e)(1)) who is being treated for mental illness by a health care professional, subject to subsection (b), the health care professional shall disclose to a parent (if any) of the individual such information regarding the mental illness and treatment for mental illness as may be useful for the appropriate involvement of the parent with respect to the treatment. (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply in such exceptional circumstances as the Secretary may provide by regulation where the involvement of the parent would be counter-productive to the treatment involved. (c) Application of HIPAA Privacy Regulations.--For purposes of applying the HIPAA privacy regulations, the disclosure of information under this section shall be treated as a permissible disclosure not requiring the consent of the covered individual involved. (d) Publication and Notice on Department Websites.--The Secretary shall post information on the requirements of this section on such websites of the Department of Health and Human Services as may be appropriate to inform the public and health care professionals. (e) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Covered individual.--The term ``covered individual'' means an individual who-- (A) is-- (i) a minor child; (ii) an uninsured adult under the age of 26; or (iii) an adult under the age of 26 who is covered as a dependent under the health benefits coverage of a parent; and (B) is being treated for mental illness by a health care professional. (2) Health benefits coverage.--The term ``health benefits coverage'' has the meaning given the term ``minimum essential coverage'' in section 5000A(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (3) HIPAA privacy regulations.--The term ``HIPAA privacy regulations'' has the meaning given the term ``HIPAA privacy regulation'' in section 1180(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-9(b)(3)). (4) Mental illness.--The term ``mental illness'' means a chronic illness such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and major clinical depression, and such term includes other conditions contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV published by the American Psychiatric Association (or any successor publication by such Association). (5) Parent.--The term ``parent'' includes a legal guardian. (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (7) Uninsured.--An individual shall be treated as uninsured if the individual is not covered under any health benefits coverage.

Summary: Elgin Stafford Mental Illness Information Disclosure Act of 2012 or Elgin's Law - Requires a health care professional to disclose to a parent of a covered individual being treated for a mental illness any information regarding the mental illness and treatment which may be useful for the parent's appropriate involvement with the treatment. Excludes exceptional circumstances where parental involvement would be counter-productive to treatment. Makes such a disclosure permissible under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as not requiring consent of the covered individual. Applies this Act to a minor child, an uninsured adult under age 26, or an adult under age 26 who is included as a dependent under the parent's health benefits coverage.


SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR INSTALLATION OF HYDROGEN FUELING STATIONS. (a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to foreign tax credit, etc.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 30B. HYDROGEN-POWERED VEHICLE REFUELING PROPERTY CREDIT. ``(a) Credit Allowed.--There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year for the qualified hydrogen-powered vehicle refueling property and the installation thereof. ``(b) Year Credit Allowed.--The credit allowed under subsection (a) shall be allowed in the taxable year in which the qualified hydrogen- powered vehicle refueling property is placed in service by the taxpayer. ``(c) Definition of Qualified Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle Refueling Property.--The term `qualified hydrogen-powered vehicle refueling property' means any property (not including a building and its structural components) if-- ``(1) such property is of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation, ``(2) the original use of such property begins with the taxpayer, and ``(3) such property is for the production, storage, or dispensing of hydrogen fuel into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle propelled by such fuel. ``(d) Application With Other Credits.--The credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of-- ``(1) the regular tax for the taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under subpart A and sections 27, 29, 30, and 30A, over ``(2) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year. ``(e) Basis Reduction.--For purposes of this title, the basis of any property shall be reduced by the portion of the cost of such property taken into account under subsection (a). ``(f) No Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be allowed under section 179A with respect to any property with respect to which a credit is allowed under subsection (a). ``(g) Carryforward Allowed.-- ``(1) In general.--If the credit amount allowable under subsection (a) for a taxable year exceeds the amount of the limitation under subsection (d) for such taxable year (referred to as the `unused credit year' in this subsection), such excess shall be allowed as a credit carryforward for each of the 20 taxable years following the unused credit year. ``(2) Rules.--Rules similar to the rules of section 39 shall apply with respect to the credit carryforward under paragraph (1). ``(h) Special Rules.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 179A(e) shall apply. ``(i) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. ``(j) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any property placed in service after December 31, 2013.''. (b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section 1016(a) of such Code is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (27), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (28) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(29) to the extent provided in section 30B(e).''. (2) Section 55(c)(2) of such Code is amended by inserting ``30B(d),'' after ``30(b)(3),''. (3) The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30A the following new item: ``Sec. 30B. Hydrogen-powered vehicle refueling property credit.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF EARNINGS FROM HYDROGEN FUEL SALES. (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded from gross income) is amended by inserting after section 136 the following new section: ``SEC. 136A. INCOME FROM HYDROGEN FUEL SALES. ``(a) Exclusion.--Gross income shall not include income attributable to the sale of hydrogen fuel sold at retail for use in a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. ``(b) Definition of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle.--For purposes of this section, the term `hydrogen fuel cell vehicle' means a motor vehicle (as defined in section 30(c)(2)) which is propelled by power derived from 1 or more cells which convert chemical energy directly into electricity by combining oxygen with hydrogen fuel which is stored on board the vehicle in any form and may or may not require reformation prior to use. ``(c) Termination.--This section shall not apply to income attributable to sales after December 31, 2013.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart B of part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 136 the following new item: ``Sec. 136A. Income from hydrogen fuel sales.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to income received after December 31, 2003, in taxable years ending after such date.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50 percent of the cost of a qualified hydrogen-powered vehicle refueling property (defined as depreciable property used for the production, storage, or dispensing of hydrogen fuel into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle) and its installation. Excludes from gross income amounts attributable to the sale of hydrogen fuel sold at retail for use in a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Savings Through Public- Private Partnerships Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Private sector funding and expertise can help address the energy efficiency challenges facing the United States. (2) The Federal Government spends more than $6 billion annually in energy costs. (3) Reducing Federal energy costs can help save money, create jobs, and reduce waste. (4) Energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts are tools for utilizing private sector investment to upgrade Federal facilities without any up-front cost to the taxpayer. (5) Performance contracting is a way to retrofit Federal buildings using private sector investment in the absence of appropriated dollars. Retrofits seek to reduce energy use, improve infrastructure, protect national security, and cut facility operations and maintenance costs. SEC. 3. USE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS. (a) Implementation of Identified Energy Efficiency Measures.-- Section 543(f)(4) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(4)) is amended to read as follows: ``(4) Implementation of identified energy efficiency measures.-- ``(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the completion of each evaluation under paragraph (3), each energy manager shall consider-- ``(i) implementing any energy-saving or conservation measure that the Federal agency identified in the evaluation conducted under paragraph (3) that is life cycle cost- effective; and ``(ii) bundling individual measures of varying paybacks together into combined projects. ``(B) Measures not implemented.--The energy manager, as part of the certification system under paragraph (7) and using guidelines developed by the Secretary, shall provide reasons for not implementing any life cycle cost-effective measures under subparagraph (A).''. (b) Annual Contracting Goal.--Section 543(f)(10)(C) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(10)(C)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``Each Federal agency'' and inserting the following: ``(i) In general.--Each Federal agency''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new clauses: ``(ii) Tracking.--Each Federal agency shall use the benchmarking systems selected or developed for the agency under paragraph (8) to track energy savings realized by the agency through the implementation of energy-saving or conservation measures pursuant to paragraph (4), and shall submit information regarding such savings to the Secretary to be published on a public Web site of the Department of Energy. ``(iii) Consideration.--Each Federal agency shall consider using energy savings performance contracts or utility energy service contracts to implement energy-saving or conservation measures pursuant to paragraph (4). ``(iv) Contracting goal.--It shall be the goal of the Federal Government, in the implementation of energy-saving or conservation measures pursuant to paragraph (4), to enter into energy savings performance contracts or utility energy service contracts equal to $1,000,000,000 in each year during the 5-year period beginning on January 1, 2014. ``(v) Report to congress.--Not later than September 30 of each year during the 5-year period referred to in clause (iv), each Federal agency shall submit to the Secretary information regarding progress made by the agency towards achieving the goal described in such clause. Not later than 60 days after each such September 30, the Secretary, acting through the Federal Energy Management Program, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report describing the progress made by the Federal Government towards achieving such goal.''.

Summary: Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2013 - Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to direct each federal facility energy manager to consider, not later than two years after completion of a comprehensive energy evaluation of a federal agency's facilities: (1) implementing any energy-saving or conservation measure that the agency identified in the evaluation that is life cycle cost-effective, and (2) bundling individual measures of varying paybacks together into combined projects. (Under current law, the energy manager is not required to consider such actions.) Requires the energy manager, as part of the Web-based compliance certification system, to provide reasons for not implementing life cycle cost-effective measures. Requires each agency to: (1) use the benchmarking systems selected or developed for the agency under the Act to track energy savings realized by the agency through the implementation of energy-saving or conservation measures and submit information regarding such savings for publication on a website of the Department of Energy (DOE), and (2) consider using energy savings performance or utility energy service contracts to implement such measures. Establishes a goal of entering into energy savings performance contracts or utility energy service contracts equal to $1 billion in each year during the 5-year period beginning on January 1, 2014. Requires each agency to report annually to DOE, and DOE to report to Congress, on progress towards achieving such goal.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fast Track to College Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to increase high school graduation rates and the percentage of students who complete a recognized postsecondary credential by the age of 26, including among low-income students and students from other populations underrepresented in higher education. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Act: (1) Dual enrollment program.--The term ``dual enrollment program'' means an academic program through which a high school student is able simultaneously to earn credit toward a high school diploma and a postsecondary degree or certificate. (2) Early college high school.--The term ``early college high school'' means a high school that provides a course of study that enables a student to earn a high school diploma and either an associate's degree or one to two years of college credit toward a postsecondary degree or credential. (3) Educational service agency.--The term ``educational service agency'' means an educational service agency as defined by section 9101(17) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. (4) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a local educational agency, which may be an educational service agency, in a collaborative partnership with an institution of higher education. Such partnership also may include other entities, such as a nonprofit organization with experience in youth development. (5) Institution of higher education.--The term ``institution of higher education'' means an institution of higher education as defined by section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (6) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational agency'' means a local educational agency as defined by section 9101(26) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Education. SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Early College High Schools.--To support early college high schools under this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014. (b) Other Dual Enrollment Programs.--To support other dual enrollment programs under this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014. (c) Funds Reserved.--The Secretary shall reserve 3 percent of funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (b) for grants to States under section 9. SEC. 5. AUTHORIZED PROGRAM. (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to award six-year grants to eligible entities seeking to establish a new or support an existing early college high school or other dual enrollment program. (b) Grant Amount.--A grant under this Act shall not exceed $2,000,000. (c) Matching Requirement.-- (1) In general.--An eligible entity shall contribute matching funds toward the costs of the early college high school or other dual enrollment program to be supported under this Act, of which not less than half shall be from non-Federal sources, which funds shall represent not less than the following: (A) 20 percent of the grant amount in the first and second years of the grant. (B) 30 percent in the third and fourth years. (C) 40 percent in the fifth year. (D) 50 percent in the sixth year. (2) Determination of amount contributed.--The Secretary shall allow an eligible entity to satisfy the requirement of this subsection through in-kind contributions. (d) Supplement, Not Supplant.--An eligible entity shall use a grant received under this Act only to supplement funds that would, in the absence of such grant, be made available from non-Federal funds for support of the activities described in the eligible entity's application under section 7, and not to supplant such funds. (e) Priority.--In awarding grants under this Act, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants-- (1) that propose to establish or support an early college high school or other dual enrollment program that will serve a student population of which 40 percent or more are students counted under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and (2) from States that provide assistance to early college high schools or other dual enrollment programs, such as assistance to defray the costs of higher education, such as tuition, fees, and textbooks. (f) Geographic Distribution.--The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that grantees are from a representative cross-section of urban, suburban, and rural areas. SEC. 6. USES OF FUNDS. (a) Mandatory Activities.--An eligible entity shall use grant funds received under section 7 to support the activities described in its application, including for the following: (1) Planning year.--In the case of a new early college high school or dual enrollment program, during the first year of the grant-- (A) hiring a principal and staff, as appropriate; (B) designing the curriculum and sequence of courses in collaboration with at a minimum, teachers from the local educational agency and faculty from the partner institution of higher education; (C) educating parents and the community about the school; (D) recruiting students; (E) liaison activities among partners in the eligible entity; and (F) coordinating secondary and postsecondary support services, academic calendars, and transportation. (2) Implementation period.--During the remainder of the grant period-- (A) academic and social support services, including counseling; (B) student recruitment and community education and engagement; (C) professional development, including joint professional development for secondary school and faculty from the institution of higher education; and (D) school design and planning team activities, including curriculum development. (b) Allowable Activities.--An eligible entity may also use grant funds received under this Act to otherwise support the activities described in its application, including, but not limited to-- (1) purchasing textbooks and equipment that support academic programs; (2) learning opportunities for students that complement classroom experiences, such as internships, career-based capstone projects, and opportunities provided under title IV, part A, subpart 2, and chapters 1 and 2 of the Higher Education Act of 1965; (3) transportation; (4) planning time for high school and college educators to collaborate; and (5) data collection, sharing, reporting, and evaluation. SEC. 7. APPLICATION. (a) In General.--To receive a grant under section 4(a) or (b), an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and including such information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (b) Contents of Application.--At a minimum, the application described in subsection (a) shall include a description of-- (1) the early college high school's or other dual enrollment program's budget; (2) each partner in the eligible entity and its experience with early college high schools or other dual enrollment programs, key personnel from each partner and their responsibilities for the early college high school or dual enrollment program, and how the eligible entity will work with secondary and postsecondary teachers, other public and private entities, community-based organizations, businesses, and labor organizations to ensure that students will be prepared to succeed in postsecondary education and employment, which may include the development of an advisory board; (3) how the eligible entity will target and recruit at-risk youth, including those at risk of dropping out of school, first generation college students, and students from populations described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (4) a system of student supports including, but not limited to, small group activities, tutoring, literacy and numeracy skill development in all academic disciplines, parental outreach, extended learning time, and college readiness activities, such as early college academic seminars and counseling; (5) in the case of an early college high school, how a graduation and career plan will be developed, consistent with State graduation requirements, for each student and reviewed each semester; (6) how parents or guardians of dually enrolled students will be informed of their academic performance and progress and, subject to paragraph (5), involved in the development of their career and graduation plan; (7) coordination between the institution of higher education and the local educational agency, including regarding academic calendars, provision of student services, curriculum development, and professional development; (8) how the eligible entity will ensure that teachers in the early college high school or other dual enrollment program receive appropriate professional development and other supports, including to enable them to help English-language learners, students with disabilities, and students from diverse cultural backgrounds to succeed; (9) learning opportunities for students that complement classroom experiences, such as internships, career-based capstone projects, and opportunities provided under title IV, part A, subpart 2, and chapters 1 and 2 of the Higher Education Act of 1965; (10) a plan to ensure that postsecondary credits earned will be transferable to, at a minimum, public institutions of higher education within the State, consistent with existing statewide articulation agreement; (11) student assessments and other measurements of students achievement including benchmarks for student achievement; (12) outreach programs to provide elementary and secondary school students, especially those in middle grades, and their parents, teachers, school counselors, and principals information about and academic preparation for the early college high school or other dual enrollment program; (13) how the eligible entity will help students meet eligibility criteria for postsecondary courses; and (14) how the eligible entity will sustain the early college high school or other dual enrollment program after the grant expires. (c) Assurances.--An eligible entity's application under subsection (a) shall include assurances that-- (1) in the case of an early college high school, the majority of courses offered, including of postsecondary courses, will be offered at facilities of the institution of higher education; (2) students will not be required to pay tuition or fees for postsecondary courses; (3) postsecondary credits earned will be transcribed upon completion of the requisite coursework; and (4) faculty teaching postsecondary courses meet the normal standards for faculty established by the institution of higher education. (d) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement of subsection (c)(1) upon a showing that it is impractical to apply due to geographic considerations. SEC. 8. PEER REVIEW. (a) Peer Review of Applications.--The Secretary shall establish peer review panels to review applications submitted pursuant to section 7 to advise the Secretary regarding such applications. (b) Composition of Peer Review Panels.--The Secretary shall ensure that each peer review panel is not comprised wholly of full-time officers or employees of the Federal Government and includes, at a minimum-- (1) experts in the establishment and administration of early college high schools or other dual enrollment programs from the high school and college perspective; (2) faculty at institutions of higher education and secondary school teachers with expertise in dual enrollment; and (3) experts in the education of at-risk students. SEC. 9. GRANTS TO STATES. (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to award six-year grants to State agencies responsible for secondary or postsecondary education for efforts to support or establish statewide dual enrollment programs. (b) Application.--To receive a grant under this section, a State agency shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and including such information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (c) Contents of Application.--At a minimum, the application described in subsection (b) shall include-- (1) how the State will create outreach programs to ensure that middle and high school students and their families are aware of dual enrollment programs in the State; (2) how the State will provide technical assistance to local dual enrollment programs as appropriate; (3) how the State will ensure the quality of state and local dual enrollment programs; and (4) such other information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (d) State Activities.--A State receiving a grant under this section shall use such funds for-- (1) planning and implementing a statewide strategy for expanding access to dual enrollment programs for students who are underrepresented in higher education; and (2) providing technical assistance to local dual enrollment programs. SEC. 10. REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT. (a) Reporting by Grantees.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish uniform guidelines for all grantees concerning information such grantees annually shall report to the Secretary to demonstrate a grantee's progress toward achieving the goals of this Act. (2) Contents of report.--At a minimum, the report described in paragraph (1) shall include, for eligible entities receiving funds under section 7, for each category of students described in section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965: (A) The number of students. (B) The percentage of students scoring advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic on the assessments described in section 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. (C) The performance of students on other assessments or measurements of achievement. (D) The number of secondary school credits earned. (E) The number of postsecondary credits earned. (F) Attendance rate. (G) Graduation rate. (H) Placement in postsecondary education or advanced training, in military service, and in employment. (b) Reporting by the Secretary.--The Secretary annually shall compile and analyze the information described in subsection (a) and report it to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, which report shall include identification of best practices for achieving the goals of this Act. (c) Monitoring Visits.--The Secretary's designee shall visit each grantee at least once for the purpose of helping the grantee achieve the goals of this Act and to monitor the grantee's progress toward achieving such goals. (d) National Evaluation.--Within six months of the appropriation of funds for this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with an independent organization to perform an evaluation of the grants awarded under this Act. Such evaluation shall apply rigorous procedures to obtain valid and reliable data concerning participants' outcomes by social and academic characteristics and monitor the progress of students from high school to and through postsecondary education. (e) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to eligible entities concerning best practices in early college high schools and dual enrollment programs and shall disseminate such best practices among eligible entities and State and local educational agencies. SEC. 11. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. (a) Employees.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded to the employees of local educational agencies (including schools) or institutions of higher education under Federal, State, or local laws (including applicable regulations or court orders) or under the terms of collective bargaining agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements between such employees and their employers. (b) Graduation Rate.--A student who graduates from an early college high school supported under this Act in the standard number of years for graduation described in the eligible entity's application shall be considered to have graduated on time for purposes of section 1111(b)(2)(C)(6) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Summary: Fast Track to College Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award matching six-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) that partner with institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or support dual enrollment programs, such as early college high schools, that allow high school students to simultaneously earn credit toward a high school diploma and a postsecondary degree or certificate. Gives grant priority to applicants: (1) that propose to establish or support a dual enrollment program for a student body at least 40% of which is impoverished; and (2) from states that provide assistance to dual enrollment programs, such as assistance defraying the costs of higher education. Requires applicants to make assurances that students will not be required to pay tuition or fees for postsecondary courses, and that those courses will be taught by faculty that meet their partner IHE's normal standards. Authorizes the Secretary to award six-year grants to states to: (1) plan and implement statewide strategies to make dual enrollment programs more accessible to students who are underrepresented in postsecondary education; and (2) provide technical assistance to local dual enrollment programs. Directs the Secretary to: (1) contract for an independent evaluation of this Act's programs; and (2) provide technical assistance to LEAs and their partners, and disseminate information concerning best practices in dual enrollment programs.


That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the International Monetary Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, namely: MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE funds appropriated to the president loans to international monetary fund new arrangements to borrow For loans to the International Monetary Fund (Fund) under the New Arrangements to Borrow, the dollar equivalent of 2,462,000,000 Special Drawing Rights, to remain available until expended; in addition, up to the dollar equivalent of 4,250,000,000 Special Drawing Rights previously appropriated by the Act of November 30, 1983 (Public Law 98- 181), and the Act of October 23, 1962 (Public Law 87-872), for the General Arrangements to Borrow, may also be used for the New Arrangements to Borrow. united states quota For an increase in the United States quota in the International Monetary Fund, the dollar equivalent of 10,622,500,000 Special Drawing Rights, to remain available until expended. GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 101. Conditions for the Use of Quota Resources.--(a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ``United States Quota, International Monetary Fund'' may be obligated, transferred or made available to the International Monetary Fund until 30 days after the Secretary of the Treasury certifies that the Board of Executive Directors of the Fund have agreed by resolution that stand-by agreements or other arrangements regarding the use of Fund resources shall include provisions requiring the borrower-- (1) to comply with the terms of all international trade obligations and agreements of which the borrower is a signatory; (2) to eliminate the practice or policy of government directed lending or provision of subsidies to favored industries, enterprises, parties, or institutions; and (3) to guarantee non-discriminatory treatment in debt resolution proceedings between domestic and foreign creditors, and for debtors and other concerned persons. (b) Subsequent to the certification provided in subsection (a), in conjunction with the annual submission of the President's budget, the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to the appropriate committees on the implementation and enforcement of the provisions in subsection (a). Sec. 102. Transparency and Oversight.--(a) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall certify to the appropriate committees that the Board of Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund Board has agreed to provide timely access by the Comptroller General to information and documents relating to the Fund's operations, program and policy reviews and decisions regarding stand-by agreements and other uses of the Fund's resources. (b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct, and the U.S. Executive Director to the International Monetary Fund shall agree to-- (1) provide any documents or information available to the Director that are requested by the Comptroller General; (2) request from the Fund any documents or material requested by the Comptroller General; and (3) use all necessary means to ensure all possible access by the Comptroller General to the staff and operations of the Fund for the purposes of conducting financial and program audits. (c) The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Comptroller General and the U.S. Executive Director of the Fund, shall develop and implement a plan to obtain timely public access to information and documents relating to the Fund's operations, programs and policy reviews and decisions regarding stand-by agreements and other uses of the Fund's resources. (d) No later than July 1, 1998 and, not later than March 1 of each year thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the appropriate committees on the status of timely publication of Letters of Intent and Article IV consultation documents and the availability of information referred to in (c). Sec. 103. Advisory Commission.--(a) The President shall establish an International Financial Institution Advisory Commission (hereafter ``Commission''). (b) The Commission shall include at least five former United States Secretaries of the Treasury. (c) Within 180 days, the Commission shall report to the appropriate committees on the future role and responsibilities, if any, of the International Monetary Fund and the merit, costs and related implications of consolidation of the organization, management, and activities of the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Trade Organization. Sec. 104. Bretton Woods Conference.--Not later than 180 days after the Commission reports to the appropriate committees, the President shall call for a conference of representatives of the governments of the member countries of the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Trade Organization to consider the structure, management and activities of the institutions, their possible merger and their capacity to contribute to exchange rate stability and economic growth and to respond effectively to financial crises. Sec. 105. Reports.--(a) Following the extension of a stand-by agreement or other uses of the resources by the International Monetary Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the U.S. Executive Director of the Fund, shall submit a report to the appropriate committees providing the following information-- (1) the borrower's rules and regulations dealing with capitalization ratios, reserves, deposit insurance system and initiatives to improve transparency of information on the financial institutions and banks which may benefit from the use of the Fund's resources; (2) the burden shared by private sector investors and creditors, including commercial banks in the Group of Seven Nations, in the losses which have prompted the use of the Fund's resources; (3) the Fund's strategy, plan and timetable for completing the borrower's pay back of the Fund's resources including a date by which the borrower will be free from all international institutional debt obligation; and (4) the status of efforts to upgrade the borrower's national standards to meet the Basle Committee's Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision. (b) Following the extension of a stand-by agreement or other use of the Fund's resources, the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to the appropriate committees in conjunction with the annual submission of the President's budget, an account of the direct and indirect institutional recipients of such resources: Provided, That this account shall include the institutions or banks indirectly supported by the Fund through resources made available by the borrower's Central Bank. (c) Not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress providing the information requested in paragraphs (a) and (b) for the countries of South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Sec. 106. Certifications.--(a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall certify to the appropriate committees that the following conditions have been met-- (1) No International Monetary Fund resources have resulted, directly or indirectly, in support of the Korean semiconductor, steel, automobile, or textile and apparel industries in any form; (2) Neither the Korean government, nor the Fund has guaranteed or underwritten the private loans of Korean semiconductor, steel, automobile, or textile and apparel manufacturers; and (3) Officials from the Fund and the Department of the Treasury have monitored the implementation of the Corporate Governance provisions contained in Republic of Korea's stabilization program of December 4, 1997, and all of the conditions have either been met, or the Korean government has committed itself to fulfill all of these conditions according to an explicit timetable for completion; which timetable has been provided to and approved by the Fund and the Department of the Treasury. (b) Such certifications shall be made 14 days prior to the disbursement of any Fund resources to the borrower. (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund to use the voice and vote of the Executive Director to oppose disbursement of further funds if such certification is not given. (d) Such certifications shall continue to be made on an annual basis as long as Fund contributions continue to be outstanding to the borrower country. Sec. 107. Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, ``appropriate committees'' includes the Appropriations Committee, the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Banking and Financial Services in the House of Representatives. This Act may be cited as the ``1998 Supplemental Appropriations Act for the International Monetary Fund''.

Summary: 1998 Supplemental Appropriations Act for the International Monetary Fund - Makes supplemental appropriations to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for FY 1998 for: (1) loans to the IMF under the New Arrangements to Borrow (equivalent to a specified amount of Special Drawing Rights); and (2) an increase in the U.S. IMF quota of Special Drawing Rights. Authorizes the use for the New Arrangements to Borrow of a specified amount of previously appropriated IMF Special Drawing Rights for the General Arrangements to Borrow. (Sec. 101) Prohibits funds appropriated for the U.S. IMF quota from being obligated, transferred, or made available to the IMF until 30 days after the Secretary of the Treasury certifies, to the appropriate congressional committees, that the IMF Board of Executive Directors have agreed by resolution that stand-by agreements or other arrangements regarding the use of IMF resources shall include provisions requiring a borrower to: (1) comply with the terms of all of its international trade obligations and agreements; (2) eliminate the practice of government directed lending or provision of subsidies to favored industries, enterprises, parties, or institutions; and (3) guarantee non-discriminatory treatment in debt resolution proceedings between domestic and foreign creditors, and for debtors and other concerned persons. (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to certify to the appropriate congressional committees that the IMF Board has agreed to provide timely access (transparency) by the Comptroller General to information and documents relating to IMF operations, program and policy reviews, and decisions regarding stand-by agreements and other uses of its resources. Requires the Secretary to direct, and the IMF U.S. Executive Director to agree, to provide access by the Comptroller General to IMF documents, information, and operations. (Sec. 103) Directs the President to establish an International Financial Institution Advisory Commission, which shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on the implications of consolidating the activities of the IMF, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and the World Trade Organization (WTO). (Sec. 104) Directs the President to call for a Bretton Woods Conference of representatives of the governments of the member countries of the IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO to consider the structure and activities of such institutions, their possible merger, and their capacity to contribute to exchange rate stability and economic growth, and to respond effectively to financial crises. (Sec. 105) Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, following extension of a stand-by agreement or other uses of resources by the IMF, to report to the appropriate congressional committees specified information about: (1) borrower's rules and regulations; (2) the burden shared by private sector investors and creditors, including commercial banks in the Group of Seven Nations, in the losses which have prompted the use of IMF resources; (3) IMF strategy, plan and timetable for completing the borrower's pay back of IMF resources; and (4) the status of efforts to upgrade the borrower's national standards to meet the Basle Committee's Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision. (Sec. 106) Directs the Secretary, before the release of IMF funds to a borrower country, to certify to the appropriate congressional committees that certain conditions have been met, including: (1) no IMF resources have resulted, directly or indirectly, in support of the Korean semiconductor, steel, automobile, or textile and apparel industries; (2) neither the Korean Government nor the IMF has guaranteed or underwritten the private loans of such Korean industries; and (3) IMF and Department of the Treasury officials have monitored the implementation of the Corporate Governance provisions of the Republic of Korea's stabilization program of December 4, 1997, and all of the conditions have either been met, or the Korean Government has committed itself to fulfill these conditions according to an approved timetable for completion.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``The Business Checking Fairness Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. INTEREST-BEARING TRANSACTION ACCOUNTS AUTHORIZED FOR ALL BUSINESSES. Section 2 of Public Law 93-100 (12 U.S.C. 1832) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: ``(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any depository institution may permit the owner of any deposit or account which is a deposit or account on which interest or dividends are paid and is not a deposit or account described in subsection (a)(2) to make up to 24 transfers per month (or such greater number as the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may determine by rule or order), for any purpose, to another account of the owner in the same institution. An account offered pursuant to this subsection shall be considered a transaction account for purposes of section 19 of the Federal Reserve Act unless the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System determines otherwise.''. SEC. 3. INTEREST-BEARING TRANSACTION ACCOUNTS AUTHORIZED. (a) Repeal of Prohibition on Payment of Interest on Demand Deposits.-- (1) Federal reserve act.--Section 19(i) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 371a) is amended to read as follows: ``(i) [Repealed]''. (2) Home owners' loan act.--The first sentence of section 5(b)(1)(B) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1464(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``savings association may not--'' and all that follows through ``(ii) permit any'' and inserting ``savings association may not permit any''. (3) Federal deposit insurance act.--Section 18(g) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1828(g)) is amended to read as follows: ``(g) [Repealed]''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect at the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 4. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. In the case of an escrow account maintained at a depository institution for the purpose of completing the settlement of a real estate transaction-- (1) the absorption, by the depository institution, of expenses incidental to providing a normal banking service with respect to such escrow account; (2) the forbearance, by the depository institution, from charging a fee for providing any such banking function; and (3) any benefit which may accrue to the holder or the beneficiary of such escrow account as a result of an action of the depository institution described in subparagraph (1) or (2) or similar in nature to such action, including any benefits which have been so determined by the appropriate Federal regulator, shall not be treated as the payment or receipt of interest for purposes of this Act and any provision of Public Law 93-100, the Federal Reserve Act, the Home Owners' Loan Act, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Act relating to the payment of interest on accounts or deposits at depository institutions. No provision of this Act shall be construed so as to require a depository institution that maintains an escrow account in connection with a real estate transaction to pay interest on such escrow account or to prohibit such institution from paying interest on such escrow account. No provision of this Act shall be construed as preempting the provisions of law of any State dealing with the payment of interest on escrow accounts maintained in connection with real estate transactions. SEC. 5. CONSUMER BANKING COSTS ASSESSMENT. (a) In General.--The Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 221 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating sections 30 and 31 as sections 31 and 32, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 29 the following new section: ``SEC. 30. SURVEY OF BANK FEES AND SERVICES. ``(a) Biennial Survey Required.--The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall obtain biennially a sample, which is representative by type and size of the institution (including small institutions) and geographic location, of the following retail banking services and products provided by insured depository institutions and insured credit unions (along with related fees and minimum balances): ``(1) Checking and other transaction accounts. ``(2) Negotiable order of withdrawal and savings accounts. ``(3) Automated teller machine transactions. ``(4) Other electronic transactions. ``(b) Minimum Survey Requirement.--The biennial survey described in subsection (a) shall meet the following minimum requirements: ``(1) Checking and other transaction accounts.--Data on checking and transaction accounts shall include, at a minimum, the following: ``(A) Monthly and annual fees and minimum balances to avoid such fees. ``(B) Minimum opening balances. ``(C) Check processing fees. ``(D) Check printing fees. ``(E) Balance inquiry fees. ``(F) Fees imposed for using a teller or other institution employee. ``(G) Stop payment order fees. ``(H) Nonsufficient fund fees. ``(I) Overdraft fees. ``(J) Fees imposed in connection with bounced-check protection and overdraft protection programs. ``(K) Deposit items returned fees. ``(L) Availability of no-cost or low-cost accounts for consumers who maintain low balances. ``(2) Negotiable order of withdrawal accounts and savings accounts.--Data on negotiable order of withdrawal accounts and savings accounts shall include, at a minimum, the following: ``(A) Monthly and annual fees and minimum balances to avoid such fees. ``(B) Minimum opening balances. ``(C) Rate at which interest is paid to consumers. ``(D) Check processing fees for negotiable order of withdrawal accounts. ``(E) Fees imposed for using a teller or other institution employee. ``(F) Availability of no-cost or low-cost accounts for consumers who maintain low balances. ``(3) Automated teller transactions.--Data on automated teller machine transactions shall include, at a minimum, the following: ``(A) Monthly and annual fees. ``(B) Card fees. ``(C) Fees charged to customers for withdrawals, deposits, and balance inquiries through institution- owned machines. ``(D) Fees charged to customers for withdrawals, deposits, and balance inquiries through machines owned by others. ``(E) Fees charged to noncustomers for withdrawals, deposits, and balance inquiries through institution- owned machines. ``(F) Point-of-sale transaction fees. ``(4) Other electronic transactions.--Data on other electronic transactions shall include, at a minimum, the following: ``(A) Wire transfer fees. ``(B) Fees related to payments made over the Internet or through other electronic means. ``(5) Other fees and charges.--Data on any other fees and charges that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System determines to be appropriate to meet the purposes of this section. ``(6) Federal reserve board authority.--The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may cease the collection of information with regard to any particular fee or charge specified in this subsection if the Board makes a determination that, on the basis of changing practices in the financial services industry, the collection of such information is no longer necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section. ``(c) Biennial Report to Congress Required.-- ``(1) Preparation.--The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall prepare a report of the results of each survey conducted pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section and section 136(b)(1) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. ``(2) Contents of the report.--In addition to the data required to be collected pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), each report prepared pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include a description of any discernible trend, in the Nation as a whole, in a representative sample of the 50 States (selected with due regard for regional differences), and in each consolidated metropolitan statistical area (as defined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget), in the cost and availability of the retail banking services, including those described in subsections (a) and (b) (including related fees and minimum balances), that delineates differences between institutions on the basis of the type of institution and the size of the institution, between large and small institutions of the same type, and any engagement of the institution in multistate activity. ``(3) Submission to the congress.--The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall submit an biennial report to the Congress not later than June 1, 2009, and before the end of each 2-year period beginning after such date. ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term `insured depository institution' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and the term `insured credit union' has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.-- (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 136(b) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1646(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: ``(1) Collection required.--The Board shall collect, on a semiannual basis, from a broad sample of financial institutions which offer credit card services, credit card price and availability information including-- ``(A) the information required to be disclosed under section 127(c); ``(B) the average total amount of finance charges paid by consumers; and ``(C) the following credit card rates and fees: ``(i) Application fees. ``(ii) Annual percentage rates for cash advances and balance transfers. ``(iii) Maximum annual percentage rate that may be charged when an account is in default. ``(iv) Fees for the use of convenience checks. ``(v) Fees for balance transfers. ``(vi) Fees for foreign currency conversions.''. (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 1, 2008. (c) Repeal of Other Report Provisions.--Section 1002 of Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and section 108 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 are hereby repealed.

Summary: Business Checking Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends federal law to authorize interest-bearing or dividend-bearing transaction accounts for all businesses, permitting up to 24 transfers per month to another account of the owner in the same institution. Amends the Federal Reserve Act, the Home Owners' Loan Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to repeal the prohibition against the payment of interest on demand deposits. Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Board to survey biennially and report biennially to Congress on bank fees and certain services. Amends the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994, to repeal certain reporting requirements. Cites practices which shall not be treated as payment or receipt of interest if they relate to an escrow account maintained at a depository institution in connection with a real estate transaction.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2006''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end of the following: ``SEC. 510. ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. ``(a) Standards.--Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of the Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2006, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board shall issue (including publishing) standards setting forth the minimum technical criteria for medical diagnostic equipment used in (or in conjunction with) physician's offices, clinics, emergency rooms, hospitals, and other medical settings. The standards shall ensure that such equipment is accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities, and shall allow independent entry to, use of, and exit from the equipment by such individuals to the maximum extent possible. ``(b) Medical Diagnostic Equipment Covered.--The standards issued under subsection (a) for medical diagnostic equipment shall apply to equipment that includes examination tables, examination chairs (including chairs used for eye examinations or procedures, and dental examinations or procedures), weight scales, mammography equipment, x- ray machines, and other radiological equipment commonly used for diagnostic purposes by health professionals. ``(c) Review and Amendment.--The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board shall periodically review and, as appropriate, amend the standards.''. SEC. 3. WELLNESS GRANT PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 399P. ESTABLISHMENT OF WELLNESS GRANT PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. ``(a) In General.-- ``(1) Individual with a disability defined.--For purposes of this section, the term `individual with a disability' has the meaning given the term in section 7(20) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705(20)), for purposes of title V of such Act (29 U.S.C. 791 et seq.). ``(2) Wellness grant program for individuals with disabilities.--The Secretary, in collaboration with the National Advisory Committee on Wellness for Individuals With Disabilities, may make grants on a competitive basis to public and nonprofit private entities for the purpose of carrying out programs for promoting good health, disease prevention, and wellness for individuals with disabilities, and preventing secondary conditions in such individuals. ``(b) Requirement of Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a public or nonprofit private entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. ``(c) Authorized Activities.--With respect to promoting good health and wellness for individuals with disabilities described in subsection (a), activities for which the Secretary may make a grant under such subsection include-- ``(1) programs or activities for smoking cessation, weight control, nutrition, or fitness that focus on the unique challenges faced by individuals with disabilities regarding these issues; ``(2) preventive health screening programs for individuals with disabilities to reduce the incidence of secondary conditions; and ``(3) athletic, exercise, or sports programs that provide individuals with disabilities (including children with disabilities) an opportunity to increase their physical activity in a dedicated or adaptive recreational environment. ``(d) Priorities.-- ``(1) Advisory committee.--The Secretary shall establish a National Advisory Committee on Wellness for Individuals With Disabilities that shall set priorities to carry out this section, review grant proposals, and make recommendations for funding, and annually evaluate the progress of the program under this section in implementing the priorities. ``(2) Representation.--The Advisory Committee established under paragraph (1) shall include representation by the Department of Health and Human Services Office on Disability, the United States Surgeon General or his designee, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, private nonprofit organizations that represent the civil rights and interests of individuals with disabilities, and individuals with disabilities or their family members. ``(e) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary shall, in addition to the usual methods of the Secretary, disseminate information about the availability of grants under the Wellness Grant Program for Individuals with Disabilities in a manner designed to reach public entities and nonprofit private organizations that are dedicated to providing outreach, advocacy, or independent living services to individuals with disabilities. ``(f) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2006, and annually thereafter, submit to Congress a report summarizing activities, findings, outcomes, and recommendations resulting from the grant projects funded under this section during the preceding fiscal year. ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of making grants under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary.''. SEC. 4. IMPROVING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) Coordinated Program To Improve Pediatric Oral Health.--Section 320A(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-8(b)) is amended by-- (1) striking ``, or to increase'' and inserting ``, to increase''; and (2) striking the period and inserting the following ``, or to provide training to improve competency and clinical skills in providing oral health services to, and communicating with, patients with disabilities, including those with intellectual disabilities.''. (b) Children's Hospitals That Operate Graduate Medical Education Programs.--Section 340E of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256e) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(h) Requirement To Provide Training.--To be eligible to receive a payment under this section, a children's hospital shall provide training to improve competency and clinical skills in providing health care to, and communicating with, patients with disabilities, including those with intellectual disabilities, as part of any approved graduate medical residency training program provided by the hospital.''. (c) Centers of Excellence.--Section 736(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: ``(7) to carry out a program to improve competency and clinical skills of students in providing health services to, and communicating with, patients with disabilities, including those with intellectual disabilities; and''. (d) Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, General Pediatrics, General Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry, and Physician Assistants.-- Section 747(a)(6) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293k(a)(6)) is amended by striking ``pediatric dentistry.'' and inserting the following: ``pediatric dentistry; and ``(7) to plan, develop, and operate a program for the training of physicians or dentists, or medical or dental residents, to improve competency and clinical skills of physicians and dentists in providing services to, and communicating with, patients with disabilities, including those with intellectual disabilities.''. (e) Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education.--Section 762(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294o(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(G) appropriate efforts to be carried out by hospitals, schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, schools of dentistry, and accrediting bodies with respect to changes in undergraduate and graduate medical training to improve competency and clinical skills of physicians in providing health care services to, and communicating with, patients with disabilities, including those with intellectual disabilities; and''. (f) Medicare Graduate Medical Education Programs.--Section 1886(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(8) Requirement to provide training.--To be eligible to receive a payment under this subsection, a hospital shall provide training to improve competency and clinical skills in providing health care to, and communicating with, patients with disabilities, including those with intellectual disabilities, as part of any approved medical residency training program provided by the hospital.''. (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (b), (c), and (f) shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2006 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to issue and periodically review standards setting forth the minimum technical criteria for medical diagnostic equipment used in medical settings, to ensure that such equipment: (1) is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; and (2) allows independent entry to, use of, and exit from the equipment by such individuals to the maximum extent possible. Applies such standards to examination tables and chairs, weight scales, mammography equipment, x-ray machines, and other radiological equipment commonly used for diagnostic purposes by health professionals. Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for programs to promote good health, disease prevention, and wellness for individuals with disabilities and prevent secondary conditions in such individuals. Requires the Secretary to establish a National Advisory Committee on Wellness for Individuals With Disabilities to set priorities to carry out such programs, review grant proposals, make recommendations for funding, and annually evaluate the progress of such programs in implementing the priorities. Provides for training programs to improve competency and clinical skills for providing health care and communicating with patients with disabilities.