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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 108 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 108 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 149 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2003 No. 124—Part II Senate DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, at such time, in such manner, and con- (4) up to an additional $3,000,000 to carry HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, taining such information as the Secretary out high school equivalency program activi- AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED may require. ties under section 418A of the Higher Edu- (d) DURATION.—The term of a grant under AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS cation Act of 1965 (HEP); subsection (b) shall not exceed 4 years. (5) up to an additional $500,000 to carry out ACT, 2004—Continued (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— college assistance migrant program activi- There is authorized to be appropriated to AMENDMENTS NOS. 1548, 1552, AS FURTHER MODI- ties under section 418A of the Higher Edu- carry out this section, such sums as may be FIED, 1569, 1603, AS MODIFIED, 1612, AS MODI- cation Act of 1965 (CAMP); necessary for each of fiscal years 2004 FIED, 1623, 1624, 1625, 1626, 1627, 1628, 1629, 1630, 1631, (6) up to an additional $1,000,000 to carry through 2007. 1632, 1633, 1634, 1635, 1636, 1637, 1638, 1639, 1640, 1641, out subpart 16 of part D of title V of the Ele- AMENDMENT NO. 1552 1642, 1643, 1644, EN BLOC mentary and Secondary Education Act of Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I send On page 61, between lines 14 and 15, insert 1965 (parental assistance and local family in- the following: formation centers); and a series of cleared amendments to the SEC. ll. In addition to any amounts oth- desk and ask unanimous consent that erwise appropriated under this Act for pro- AMENDMENT NO. 1612 they be agreed to en bloc, with the mo- grams and activities under the Nurse Rein- In the matter under the heading ‘‘TRAINING tion to reconsider laid upon the table. vestment Act (Public Law 107-205) and for AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES’’ under the head- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there other nursing workforce development pro- ing ‘‘EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRA- objection? grams under title VIII of the Public Health TION’’ in title I, add at the end the following: Without objection, it is so ordered. Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296 et seq.), there are For necessary expenses of the Workforce The amendments are considered and appropriated an additional $50,000,000 for Investment Act of 1998, including the pur- agreed to en bloc. such programs and activities. chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, The amendments are as follows: AMENDMENT NO. 1569 the construction, alteration, and repair of AMENDMENT NO. 1548 (Purpose: To provide for a report concerning buildings and other facilities, and the pur- (Purpose: To provide for the establishment of how Federal funds are expended relating to chase of real property for training centers as summer health career introductory pro- Hansen’s Disease) authorized by the Workforce Investment Act grams for middle and high school students) At the appropriate place, insert the fol- of 1998, $25,000,000 may be used to carry out activities described in section 132(a)(2)(B) of At the appropriate place, insert the fol- lowing: SEC. Not later than May 1, 2004, the Sec- that Act (relating to dislocated worker em- lowing: retary of Health and Human Services shall ployment and training activities and other SEC. ll. SUMMER HEALTH CAREER INTRODUC- submit to the appropriate committees of activities for dislocated workers). TORY PROGRAMS. Congress a report concerning the manner in (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— AMENDMENT NO. 1623 which the Department of Health and Human (1) the success of the health care system is Services expends Federal funds for research, (Purpose: To increase funding for activities dependent on qualified personnel; patient care, and other activities relating to to prevent the mother-to-child trans- (2) hospitals and health facilities across Hansen’s Disease. The report shall include— mission of HIV) the United States have been deeply impacted (1) the amounts provided for each research On page 61, between lines 14 and 15, insert by declines among nurses, pharmacists, radi- project; the following: ology and laboratory technicians, and other (2) the amounts provided to each of the 12 SEC. ll. (a) MOTHER-TO-CHILD HIV TRANS- workers; treatment centers for each of research, pa- MISSION PREVENTION.—In addition to any (3) the health care workforce shortage is tient care, and other activities; amounts otherwise made available under not a short term problem and such workforce (3) the per patient expenditure of patient this Act to carry out mother-to-child HIV shortages can be expected for many years; care funds at each of the 12 treatment cen- transmission prevention activities, there and ters; and shall be made available an additional (4) most States are looking for ways to ad- (4) the mortality rates at each of the 12 treatment centers. $60,000,000 to carry out such activities and dress such shortages. $1,000,000 for non-mother-to-child activities. (b) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Health and AMENDMENT NO. 1603 (b) REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS.—Amounts Human Services, acting through the Bureau At the end of title III, insert the following: SEC. 306. (a) In addition to any amounts made available under this Act for the admin- of Health Professions of the Health Re- istrative and related expenses for depart- sources and Services Administration, may otherwise appropriated under this Act, there may be appropriated, out of any money in mental management for the Department of award not to exceed 5 grants for the estab- Labor, the Department of Health and Human lishment of summer health career introduc- the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— (1) an additional $4,000,000 to carry out Services, the Department of Education, shall tory programs for middle and high school be reduced on a pro rata basis by $61,000,000. students. title III of the Elementary and Secondary (c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a Education Act of 1965 (language instruction); AMENDMENT NO. 1624 grant under subsection (b) an entity shall— (2) up to $1,000,000 to carry out part A of At the end of title III, insert the following: (1) be an institution of higher education (as title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 SEC. For activities authorized by part H defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Edu- (Hispanic-serving institutions); of title I of the Elementary and Secondary cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)); and (3) up to $500,000 to carry out part C of title Education Act, there are hereby appro- (2) prepare and submit to the Secretary of I of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- priated up to $5,000,000, which may be used to Health and Human Services an application cation Act of 1965 (migrant education); carry out such activities. ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S11321 . VerDate jul 14 2003 01:00 Sep 12, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A10SE6.074 S10PT2 S11322 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 10, 2003 AMENDMENT NO. 1625 ity, interpretation of, and access to mam- used to fund the mass layoff statistics pro- (Purpose: To provide for the conduct of stud- mography. gram under section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser ies concerning the program established (ii) Identification of new data points that Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2)’’. under the Mammography Quality Stand- could be collected to aid in the monitoring AMENDMENT NO. 1629 ards Act of 1992) and assessment of mammography quality (Purpose: To increase funding for the Special At the appropriate place in title II, insert and access. Volunteers for Homeland Security program) the following: (E) Other approaches that would improve the quality of and access to mammography At the appropriate place in title V, insert SEC. ll. STUDIES CONCERNING MAMMOG- the following: RAPHY STANDARDS. services, including approaches to improving SEC. ll. In addition to any amounts oth- (a) STUDY BY GAO.— provisions under the MQSA. erwise appropriated under this Act for the (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General (F) Steps that should be taken to help Special Volunteers for Homeland Security of the United States shall conduct a study of make available safe and effective new program, there may be appropriated an addi- the program established under the Mammog- screening and diagnostic devices and tests tional $5,000,000 for such program. raphy Quality Standards Act of 1992 (section for breast cancer. 354 of the Public Health Service Act (42 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months AMENDMENT NO. 1630 U.S.C. 263b)) (referred to in this section as after the date on which the agreement is en- (Purpose: To provide protection for nationals the ‘‘MQSA’’) to— tered into under paragraph (1), the Institute and residents of the Islamic Republic of (A) evaluate the demonstration program of Medicine shall complete the study de- Iran who are targets of persecution) regarding frequency of inspections author- scribed under such subsection and submit a On page 57, between lines 14 and 15, insert ized under section 354(g) of the Public Health report to the Secretary of Health and Human the following: Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(g)), including the Services, the Committee on Health, Edu- ‘‘(C) in subsection (b)(1)— effect of the program on compliance with the cation, Labor, and Pensions and the Com- ‘‘(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘and’ MQSA; mittee on Appropriations of the Senate, and at the end; (B) evaluate the factors that contributed the Committee on Energy and Commerce and ‘‘(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the to the closing of the approximately 700 mam- the Committee on Appropriations of the period and inserting ‘; and’; and mography facilities nationwide since 2001, House of Representatives.
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