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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 39
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 22
(legislative day, January 3), 2013
Mr. Harkin introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on
Finance
A BILL
To improve the health of Americans and reduce health care
costs by reorienting the Nation's health care system toward prevention,
wellness, and health promotion.
1.
Short
title; table of contents
(a)
Short
title
This Act may be cited
as the Healthy Lifestyles and
Prevention America Act or the HeLP America Act.
(b)
Table of
contents
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—Healthier kids and schools
Sec. 101. Nutrition and physical activity in child care quality
improvement.
Sec. 102. Access to local foods and school gardens at
preschools and child care.
Sec. 103. Fresh fruit and vegetable program.
Sec. 104. Equal physical activity opportunities for students
with disabilities.
Sec. 105. Physical activity in school settings.
TITLE II—Healthier communities and workplaces
Subtitle A—Creating healthier communities
Sec. 201. Technical assistance for the development of
joint/shared use agreements.
Sec. 202. Community sports programs for individuals with
disabilities.
Sec. 203. Community gardens.
Sec. 204. Physical activity guidelines for
Americans.
Sec. 205. Tobacco tax increase and parity.
Sec. 206. Leveraging and coordinating federal resources for
improved health.
Sec. 207. Healthier national parks.
Subtitle B—Incentives for a healthier workforce
Sec. 211. Tax credit to employers for costs of implementing
wellness programs.
Sec. 212. Employer-provided off-premises athletic
facilities.
Sec. 213. Task force for the promotion of breastfeeding in the
workplace.
Sec. 214. Improving healthy eating and active living options in
Federal workplaces.
TITLE III—Responsible marketing and consumer
awareness
Sec. 301. Guidelines for reduction in sodium content in certain
foods.
Sec. 302. Nutrition labeling for food products sold principally
for use in restaurants or other retail food establishments.
Sec. 303. Front-label food guidance systems.
Sec. 304. Rulemaking authority for advertising to
children.
Sec. 305. Health literacy: research, coordination and
dissemination.
Sec. 306. Disallowance of deductions for advertising and
marketing expenses relating to tobacco product use.
Sec. 307. Incentives to reduce tobacco use.
Sec. 308. Voluntary standards on food marketing to
children.
TITLE IV—Expanded coverage of preventive services
Sec. 401. Required coverage of preventive services under the
Medicaid program.
Sec. 402. Coverage for comprehensive workplace wellness program
and preventive services.
Sec. 403. Health professional education and training in healthy
eating.
Sec. 404. Integrative medicine training program.
TITLE V—Research
Sec. 501. National consortium on breastfeeding
research.
Sec. 502. National assessment of mental health
needs.
I
Healthier kids
and schools
101.
Nutrition and
physical activity in child care quality improvement
(a)
State
plan
Section 658E(c)(2)(F) of
the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
9858c(c)(2)(F)) is amended in the second sentence—
(1) by redesignating
clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III) and indenting
the margins so as to match the margins of subclause (I) of section
658E(c)(2)(A)(i);
(2) by striking
requirements shall include— and inserting “requirements—
(i) shall
include—
;
(3) by striking the
period and inserting ; and; and
(4) by adding at the
end the following:
(ii) may include
requirements relating to standards for nutrition and access to physical
activity.
.
(b)
Activities To
improve the quality of child care
Section 658G of that Act (42
U.S.C. 9858e) is amended by adding at the end the following: Funds
reserved under this section may be used to support State or local efforts to
develop or adopt high-quality program standards relating to health, mental
health, nutrition, physical activity, and physical development or to provide
resources to enable eligible child care providers to meet, exceed, or sustain
success in meeting or exceeding such standards. Such standards shall take into
account existing empirical studies and research and existing standards that
have been approved by accrediting bodies..
102.
Access to
local foods and school gardens at preschools and child care
Section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)) is amended—
(1) by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
(1)
Definitions
In
this subsection:
(A)
Child care
center
The term child care center means a child care
center participating in the program under section 17 (other than a child care
center that solely participates in the program under subsection (r) of that
section).
(B)
Eligible
school
The term eligible school means a school or
institution that participates in a program under this Act or the school
breakfast program established under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).
(C)
Sponsoring
organization
The term sponsoring organization means
an institution described in subparagraphs (C), (D), or (E) of section
17(a)(2).
;
(2) in paragraph
(2)—
(A) by inserting
child care centers, sponsoring organizations for home-based
care, after eligible schools,; and
(B) by inserting
, child care centers, and sponsoring organizations for home-based
care before the period at the end;
(3) in paragraph
(5)—
(A) in subparagraph
(A), by inserting , child care center, or sponsoring organization for
home-based care after eligible school; and
(B) in subparagraph
(D), by inserting child care centers, sponsoring organizations for
home-based care, after eligible schools,; and
(4) in paragraph (7),
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting child care
centers, sponsoring organizations for home-based care, after
eligible schools,.
103.
Fresh fruit
and vegetable program
Section
19 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769a) is
amended—
(1) by striking
subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the following:
(c)
School
participation
(1)
In
general
Each State shall carry out the program in each elementary
school (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) in the State—
(A) in which not less
than 50 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced price meals
under this Act; and
(B) that submits an
application in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2)
Application
(A)
In
general
An interested elementary school shall submit to the State
an application containing—
(i) information
pertaining to the percentage of students enrolled in the school who are
eligible for free or reduced price school lunches under this Act;
(ii) a certification
of support for participation in the program signed by the school food manager,
the school principal, and the district superintendent (or equivalent positions,
as determined by the school);
(iii) a plan for
implementation of the program, including efforts to integrate activities
carried out under this section with other efforts to promote sound health and
nutrition, reduce overweight and obesity, or promote physical activity;
and
(iv) such other
information as may be requested by the Secretary.
(B)
Partnerships
Each
State shall encourage interested elementary schools to submit a plan for
implementation of the program that includes a partnership with 1 or more
entities that will provide non-Federal resources (including entities
representing the fruit and vegetable
industry).
;
(2) by striking
subsection (i) and inserting the following:
(i)
Funding
(1)
In
general
Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to
carry out this section such sums as are necessary, to remain available until
expended.
(2)
Receipt and
acceptance
The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further
appropriation.
;
and
(3) by redesignating
subsections (e) through (i) as subsections (d) through (h),
respectively.
104.
Equal physical
activity opportunities for students with disabilities
(a)
In
general
Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
511.
Equal physical
activity opportunities for students with disabilities
(a)
In
general
The Secretary shall promote equal opportunities for
students with disabilities to be included and to participate in physical
education and extracurricular athletics implemented in, or in conjunction with,
elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education, by
ensuring the provision of appropriate technical assistance and guidance for
schools and institutions described in this subsection and their
personnel.
(b)
Technical
assistance and guidance
The provision of technical assistance and
guidance described in subsection (a) shall include—
(1) providing
technical assistance to elementary schools, secondary schools, local
educational agencies, State educational agencies, and institutions of higher
education, regarding—
(A) inclusion and
participation of students with disabilities, in a manner equal to that of the
other students, in physical education opportunities (including classes), and
extracurricular athletics opportunities, including technical assistance on
providing reasonable modifications to policies, practices, and procedures, and
providing supports to ensure such inclusion and participation;
(B) provision of
adaptive sports programs, in the physical education and extracurricular
athletics opportunities, including programs with competitive sports leagues or
competitions, for students with disabilities; and
(C) responsibilities
of the schools, institutions, and agencies involved under section 504, the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), and any
other applicable Federal law to provide students with disabilities equal access
to extracurricular athletics;
(2) facilitating
information sharing among the schools, institutions, and agencies, and students
with disabilities, on ways to provide inclusive opportunities in physical
education and extracurricular athletics for students with disabilities;
and
(3) monitoring the
extent to which physical education and extracurricular athletics opportunities
for students with disabilities are implemented in, or in conjunction with,
elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher
education.
(c)
Definitions
In
this section:
(1)
Agencies
The
terms local educational agency and State educational
agency have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(2)
Schools
The
terms elementary school, secondary school, and
institution of higher education mean an elementary school,
secondary school, or institution of higher education, respectively (as defined
in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), that
receives or has 1 or more students who receive, Federal financial
assistance.
(3)
Student with a
disability
(A)
In
general
The term student with a disability means an
individual who—
(i) attends an
elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher education;
and
(ii) who—
(I) is eligible for,
and receiving, special education or related services under part B of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.); or
(II) is an individual
with a disability, for purposes of section 504 or the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990.
(B)
Students with
disabilities
The term students with disabilities
means more than 1 student with a
disability.
.
(b)
Table of
contents
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 509 the following:
Sec. 510. Establishment of
standards for accessible medical diagnostic equipment.
Sec. 511. Equal physical
activity opportunities for students with
disabilities.
.
105.
Physical
activity in school settings
(a)
Annual State
report card
Section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)) is amended—
(1) in clause (vii),
by striking and after the semicolon;
(2) in clause (viii),
by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the
end the following:
(ix) the average
number of minutes during the school day that all students spend in required
physical education, and the average number of minutes that such students engage
in moderate to vigorous physical activity during the school day, as measured
against the most recent established and recommended guidelines of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services;
(x) the percentage of
local educational agencies that have a required, age-appropriate, physical
education curriculum that adheres to the most recent guidelines developed by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and State standards;
(xi) the percentage
of elementary school and secondary school physical education teachers who are
licensed or certified to teach physical education in the State;
(xii) the percentage
of elementary schools and secondary schools that have a physical education
teacher who is certified or licensed to teach in the State and who also is
certified or licensed in adapted physical education;
(xiii) the number of
indoor square feet and the number of outdoor square feet used primarily for
physical education or physical activity by elementary schools and secondary
schools; and
(xiv) the percentage
of local educational agencies that have a school wellness council that—
(I) includes members
appointed by the superintendent of the local educational agency and may include
parents, students, representatives of the school food authority,
representatives of the school board, school administrators, and members of the
public; and
(II) meets regularly
to promote a healthy school
environment.
.
(b)
Physical
education as a core subject
Section 9101(11) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(11)) is amended by
inserting physical education, after economics,
arts,.
(c)
21st Century
learning communities
(1)
Purpose;
definitions
Section 4201 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171) is amended—
(A) in subsection
(a)(2), by inserting nutrition education programs, structured physical
activity programs, after recreation programs,;
and
(B) in subsection
(b)(1)(A), by inserting nutrition education, structured physical
activity, after recreation,.
(2)
Local
activities
Section 4205(a) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7175(a)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph
(11), by striking and after the semicolon;
(B) in paragraph
(12), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and;
and
(C) by adding at the
end the following:
(13) programs that
support a healthy, active lifestyle, including nutritional education and
regular, structured physical activity
programs.
.
(d)
Parental
involvement
Section 1118(d)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6318(d)(1)) is amended—
(1) by inserting
, healthy, after supportive;
(2) by striking
; and participating and inserting ;
participating; and
(3) by inserting
after extracurricular time; the following: and supporting
their children in leading a healthy and active life, such as by providing
healthy meals and snacks, encouraging participation in physical education, and
sharing in physical activity outside the school day to support successful
academic achievement;.
(e)
Local
application and needs assessment
Section 2122(b)(9) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6622) is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph
(C), by striking and after the semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph
(D), by striking a period and inserting ; and; and
(3) by adding at the
end the following:
(E) encourage healthy
eating habits and increased physical activity among students to support
successful academic
achievement.
.
II
Healthier
communities and workplaces
A
Creating
healthier communities
201.
Technical
assistance for the development of joint/shared use agreements
(a)
In
general
The Secretary of
Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of Education and
in consultation with leading national experts and organizations advancing
healthy living in the school environment, shall develop and disseminate
guidelines and best practices, including model documents, and provide technical
assistance to elementary and secondary schools to assist such schools with the
development of joint/shared use agreements so as to address liability,
operational and management, and cost issues that may otherwise impede the
ability of community members to use school facilities for recreational and
nutritional purposes during nonschool hours.
(b)
Definition
In this section, the term
joint/shared use agreement means a formal agreement between an
elementary or secondary school and another entity relating to the use of the
school's facilities, equipment, or property, including recreational and food
services facilities, equipment, and property, by individuals other than the
school's students or staff.
202.
Community
sports programs 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:
399V–6.
Community
sports programs for individuals with disabilities
(a)
In
general
(1)
Individual with
a disability defined
For purposes of this section, the term
individual with a disability means any person who has a disability
as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12102).
(2)
Individual with
a physical disability
The term individual with a physical
disability means an individual with a disability that has a physical or
visual disability.
(3)
Community
sports grants program
The Secretary, in collaboration with the
National Advisory Committee on Community Sports Programs for Individuals with
Disabilities, may award grants on a competitive basis to public and nonprofit
private entities to implement community-based, sports and athletic programs for
individuals with disabilities, including youth with disabilities.
(b)
Application
To
be eligible to receive a grant under this section, 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
Amounts awarded under a grant under subsection (a)
shall be used for—
(1) community-based
sports programs, leagues, or competitions in individual or team sports for
individuals with physical disabilities;
(2) regional sports
programs or competitions in individual or team sports for individuals with
physical disabilities;
(3) the development
of competitive team and individual sports programs for individuals with
disabilities at the high school and collegiate level; or
(4) the development
of mentoring programs to encourage participation in sports programs for
individuals with disabilities, including individuals with recently acquired
disabilities.
(d)
Priorities
(1)
Advisory
committee
The Secretary shall establish a National Advisory
Committee on Community Sports Programs for Individuals with Disabilities that
shall—
(A) establish
priorities for the implementation of this section;
(B) review grant
proposals;
(C) make
recommendations for distribution of the available appropriated funds to
specific applicants; and
(D) annually evaluate
the progress of programs carried out under this section in implementing such
priorities.
(2)
Representation
The
Advisory Committee established under paragraph (1) shall include
representatives of—
(A) the Department of
Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living;
(B) the United States
Surgeon General;
(C) the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention;
(D) disabled sports
organizations;
(E) organizations
that represent the interests of individuals with disabilities; and
(F) individuals with
disabilities (including athletes with physical disabilities) or their family
members.
(e)
Dissemination
of information
The Secretary shall disseminate information about
the availability of grants under this section in a manner that is 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)
Technical
assistance
The Secretary, in conjunction with the United States
Olympic Committee and disabled sports organizations, shall establish a
technical assistance center to provide training, support, and information to
grantees under this section on establishing and operating community sports
programs for individuals with disabilities.
(g)
Report to
congress
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report summarizing activities, findings, outcomes, and
recommendations resulting from the grant projects funded under this section
during the year for which the report is being prepared.
(h)
Authorization
of appropriations
(1)
In
general
To carry out this section, there are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary.
(2)
Limitation
Not
to exceed 10 percent of the amount appropriated in each fiscal year shall be
used to carry out activities under subsection
(c)(4).
.
203.
Community
gardens
Subtitle D of title X
of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122
Stat. 2109) is amended by adding at the end the following:
10405.
Community
garden grant program
(a)
Definitions
In
this section:
(1)
Eligible
entity
The term eligible entity means—
(A) a nonprofit
organization; or
(B) a unit of general
local government, or tribal government, located on tribal land or in a
low-income community.
(2)
Low-income
community
The term low-income community
means—
(A) a community in
which not less than 50 percent of children are eligible for free or reduced
priced meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1751 et seq.); or
(B) any other
community determined by the Secretary to be low-income for purposes of this
section.
(3)
Unit of general
local government
The term unit of general local
government has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302).
(b)
Program
established
Using such amounts as are appropriated to carry out
this section, the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to expand,
establish, or maintain community gardens.
(c)
Application
To
be considered for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit
to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may require, including—
(1) an assurance that
priority for hiring for jobs created by the expansion, establishment, or
maintenance of a community garden funded with a grant received under this
section will be given to individuals who reside in the community in which the
garden is located; and
(2) a demonstration
that the eligible entity is committed to providing non-Federal financial or
in-kind support (such as providing a water supply) for the community garden for
which the entity receives funds under this
section.
.
204.
Physical
activity guidelines for Americans
(a)
Report
(1)
In general
At least every 10 years, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the
Secretary) shall publish a report entitled Physical
Activity Guidelines for Americans. Each such report shall contain
physical activity information and guidelines for the general public, and shall
be promoted by each Federal agency in carrying out any Federal health program.
Not later than 5 years after the publication of the first such report, and
every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a report highlighting
the best practices and continuing issues in the physical activity arena, which
may focus on a particular group, subsection, or other division of the general
public or a particular issue relating to the physical activity of
Americans.
(2)
Basis of guidelines
The information and guidelines contained in
each report required under paragraph (1) shall be based on the preponderance of
the scientific and medical knowledge which is current at the time the report is
prepared, and shall include guidelines for identified population subgroups,
including children, if the preponderance of scientific and medical knowledge
indicates those subgroups require different levels of physical activity.
(b)
Approval by Secretary
(1)
Review
Any Federal agency that proposes to issue
any physical activity guidance for the general population or identified
population subgroups shall submit the text of such guidance to the Secretary
for a 60-day review period.
(2)
Basis of review
(A)
In general
During the 60-day review period established
in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove such
guidance to assure that the guidance either is consistent with the
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans or that the guidance
is based on medical or new scientific knowledge which is determined to be valid
by the Secretary. If after such 60-day review period the Secretary has not
notified the proposing agency that such guidance has been disapproved, then
such guidance may be issued by the agency. If the Secretary disapproves such
guidance, it shall be returned to the agency. If the Secretary finds that such
guidance is inconsistent with the Physical Activity Guidelines for
Americans and so notifies the proposing agency, such agency shall
follow the procedures set forth in this subsection before disseminating such
proposal to the public in final form. If after such 60-day period, the
Secretary disapproves such guidance as inconsistent with the Physical
Activity Guidelines for Americans the proposing agency shall—
(i) publish a notice in the Federal Register of
the availability of the full text of the proposal and the preamble of such
proposal which shall explain the basis and purpose for the proposed physical
activity guidance;
(ii) provide in such notice for a public comment
period of 30 days; and
(iii) make available for public inspection and
copying during normal business hours any comment received by the agency during
such comment period.
(B)
Review of comments
After review of comments received during
the comment period, the Secretary may approve for dissemination by the
proposing agency a final version of such physical activity guidance along with
an explanation of the basis and purpose for the final guidance which addresses
significant and substantive comments as determined by the proposing
agency.
(C)
Announcement
Any such final physical activity guidance
to be disseminated under subparagraph (B) shall be announced in a notice
published in the Federal Register, before public dissemination along with an
address where copies may be obtained.
(D)
Notification of disapproval
If after the 30-day period for comment as
provided under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary disapproves a proposed
physical activity guidance, the Secretary shall notify the Federal agency
submitting such guidance of such disapproval, and such guidance may not be
issued, except as provided in subparagraph (E).
(E)
Review of disapproval
If a proposed physical activity guidance is
disapproved by the Secretary under subparagraph (D), the Federal agency
proposing such guidance may, within 15 days after receiving notification of
such disapproval under subparagraph (D), request the Secretary to review such
disapproval. Within 15 days after receiving a request for such a review, the
Secretary shall conduct such review. If, pursuant to such review, the Secretary
approves such proposed physical activity guidance, such guidance may be issued
by the Federal agency.
(3)
Definitions
In this subsection:
(A) The term physical activity guidance
for the general population does not include any rule or regulation
issued by a Federal agency.
(B) The term identified population
subgroups shall include, but not be limited to, groups based on factors
such as age, sex, race, or physical disability.
(c)
Existing authority not
affected
This section does
not place any limitations on—
(1) the conduct or support of any scientific or
medical research by any Federal agency; or
(2) the presentation of any scientific or
medical findings or the exchange or review of scientific or medical information
by any Federal agency.
205.
Tobacco tax
increase and parity
(a)
Short
Title
This section may be cited as the Saving Lives by
Lowering Tobacco Use Act.
(b)
Increase in
excise tax on small cigars and cigarettes
(1)
Small
cigars
Section 5701(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking $50.33 and inserting
$100.50.
(2)
Cigarettes
Section
5701(b) of such Code is amended—
(A) by striking
$50.33 in paragraph (1) and inserting $100.50,
and
(B) by striking
$105.69 in paragraph (2) and inserting
$211.04.
(c)
Tax parity for
pipe tobacco and roll-Your-Own tobacco
(1)
Pipe
tobacco
Section 5701(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking $2.8311 cents and inserting
$49.55.
(2)
Roll-your-own
tobacco
Section 5701(g) of such Code is amended by striking
$24.78 and inserting $49.55.
(d)
Clarification
of definition of small cigars
Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
5701(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking
three pounds per thousand and inserting four and one-half
pounds per thousand.
(e)
Clarification
of definition of cigarette
Paragraph (2) of section 5702(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before the final
period the following: , which includes any roll for smoking containing
tobacco that weighs no more than four and a half pounds per thousand, unless it
is wrapped in whole tobacco leaf and does not have a cellulose acetate or other
cigarette-style filter.
(f)
Tax parity for
smokeless tobacco
(1)
In
general
Section 5701(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (1),
by striking $1.51 and inserting $26.79;
(B) in paragraph (2),
by striking 50.33 cents and inserting $10.72;
and
(C) by adding at the
end the following:
(3)
Smokeless
tobacco sold in discrete single-use units
On discrete single-use
units, $100.50 per each 1,000 single-use
units.
.
(2)
Discrete
single-use unit
Section 5702(m) of such Code is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1),
by striking or chewing tobacco and inserting chewing
tobacco, discrete single-use unit;
(B) in paragraphs (2)
and (3), by inserting that is not a discrete single-use unit
before the period in each such paragraph; and
(C) by adding at the
end the following:
(4)
Discrete
single-use unit
The term discrete single-use unit
means any product containing tobacco that—
(A) is intended or
expected to be consumed without being combusted; and
(B) is in the form of
a lozenge, tablet, pill, pouch, dissolvable strip, or other discrete single-use
or single-dose
unit.
.
(3)
Other tobacco
products
Section 5701 of such Code is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
(i)
Other tobacco
products
Any product not otherwise described under this section
that has been determined to be a tobacco product by the Food and Drug
Administration through its authorities under the Family Smoking Prevention and
Control Act shall be taxed at a level of tax equivalent to the tax rate for
cigarettes on an estimated per use basis as determined by the
Secretary.
.
(g)
Clarifying
other tobacco tax definitions
(1)
Tobacco product
definition
Section 5702(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by inserting before the period the following: , and any other
product containing tobacco that is intended or expected to be
consumed.
(2)
Cigarette tube
definition
Section 5702(f) of such Code is amended by inserting
before the period or cigars.
(3)
Importer
definition
Section 5702(k) of such Code is amended by inserting
or any other tobacco product after cigars or
cigarettes.
(4)
Pipe tobacco
definition
Section 5702(n) of such Code is amended—
(A) by striking
The term and inserting the following:
(1)
In
general
The term
;
and
(B) by adding at the
end the following:
(2)
Roll-your-own
tobacco
Any tobacco that meets the definition under both this
subsection and section 5702(o) shall be treated as roll-your-own tobacco under
section 5702(o).
(3)
Exception
Paragraph
(2) shall not apply to a product that, as of January 1, 2009, was either
commercially marketed in the United States in packaging that bore, pursuant to
part 40 or 41 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, a designation as
pipe tobacco or Tax Class L, or is substantially
equivalent to such product, provided that such product is widely used as pipe
tobacco.
.
(h)
Inflation
adjustment
Section 5701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended by subsection (f)(3), is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
(j)
Inflation
adjustment
In the case of any calendar year after 2013, each
amount set forth in this section shall be increased by an amount equal
to—
(1) such amount,
multiplied by
(2) the cost-of-living
adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by
substituting calendar year 2012 for calendar year
1992 in subparagraph (B)
thereof.
.
(i)
Floor Stocks
Taxes
(1)
Imposition of
tax
On tobacco products manufactured in or imported into the
United States which are removed before any tax increase date and held on such
date for sale by any person, there is hereby imposed a tax in an amount equal
to the excess of—
(A) the tax which
would be imposed under section 5701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on the
article if the article had been removed on such date, over
(B) the prior tax (if
any) imposed under section 5701 of such Code on such article.
(2)
Credit against
tax
Each person shall be allowed as a credit against the taxes
imposed by paragraph (1) an amount equal to $500. Such credit shall not exceed
the amount of taxes imposed by paragraph (1) on such date for which such person
is liable.
(3)
Liability for
tax and method of payment
(A)
Liability for
tax
A person holding tobacco products on any tax increase date to
which any tax imposed by paragraph (1) applies shall be liable for such
tax.
(B)
Method of
payment
The tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall be paid in such
manner as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulations.
(C)
Time for
payment
The tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall be paid on or
before the date that is 120 days after the effective date of the tax rate
increase.
(4)
Articles in
foreign trade zones
Notwithstanding the Act of June 18, 1934
(commonly known as the Foreign Trade Zone Act, 48 Stat. 998, 19 U.S.C. 81a et
seq.), or any other provision of law, any article which is located in a foreign
trade zone on any tax increase date shall be subject to the tax imposed by
paragraph (1) if—
(A) internal revenue
taxes have been determined, or customs duties liquidated, with respect to such
article before such date pursuant to a request made under the 1st proviso of
section 3(a) of such Act, or
(B) such article is
held on such date under the supervision of an officer of the United States
Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security pursuant
to the 2d proviso of such section 3(a).
(5)
Definitions
For
purposes of this subsection—
(A)
In
general
Any term used in this subsection which is also used in
section 5702 of such Code shall have the same meaning as such term has in such
section.
(B)
Tax increase
date
The term tax
increase date means the effective date of any increase in any tobacco
product excise tax rate pursuant to the amendments made by this section (other
than subsection (g) thereof).
(C)
Secretary
The
term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury or the
Secretary’s delegate.
(6)
Controlled
groups
Rules similar to the rules of section 5061(e)(3) of such
Code shall apply for purposes of this subsection.
(7)
Other laws
applicable
All provisions of law, including penalties, applicable
with respect to the taxes imposed by section 5701 of such Code shall, insofar
as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection,
apply to the floor stocks taxes imposed by paragraph (1), to the same extent as
if such taxes were imposed by such section 5701. The Secretary may treat any
person who bore the ultimate burden of the tax imposed by paragraph (1) as the
person to whom a credit or refund under such provisions may be allowed or
made.
(j)
Effective
Date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to articles
removed (as defined in section 5702(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)
after December 31, 2013.
206.
Leveraging and
coordinating federal resources for improved health
(a)
Health impacts
of non-Health legislation
(1)
In
general
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council,
shall enter into a contract with the Institute of Medicine of the National
Academy of Sciences for the conduct of a study to assess the potential health
impacts of major non-health related legislation that is likely to be considered
by Congress within a year of completion of the study. Such study shall identify
the ways in which such legislation involved is likely to impact the health of
Americans and shall contain recommendations to Congress on ways to maximize the
positive health impacts and minimize the negative health impacts.
(2)
Timing
The
timing of the study under paragraph (1) shall be determined in a manner that
ensures that the results of the study will be available at least 3 months prior
to the consideration of the legislation involved by Congress.
(3)
Guidelines
To
the extent practicable, the Council under paragraph (1) shall ensure that the
study conducted under this subsection complies with the consensus guidelines on
how to carry out a health impact assessment, including stakeholder engagement
guidelines, such as the HIA of the Americas Practice Guidelines and guidelines
promulgated by the World Health Organization and other consensus bodies.
(4)
Report
Upon
completion of the study under this subsection, the Institute of Medicine shall
submit to the Council under paragraph (1), and make available to the general
public, a report that—
(A) summarizes the
direct, indirect, and cumulative health impacts identified in the assessment;
and
(B) contains
recommendations for how to maximize positive health impacts and minimize
negative health impacts of the legislation involved.
(5)
Type of
legislation
For purposes of this subsection, the term
non-health related legislation shall have the meaning given such
term by the Council under paragraph (1), and shall include legislation that is
likely to have impacts on the health of Americans where such impacts are not
likely to be considered by Congress to the extent required by their scope
without the conduct of an assessment under this subsection. Examples of major
non-health related legislation that could be the subject of the study include
reauthorizations of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
(Public Law 112–141), the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public
Law 110–246), and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6301 et seq.).
(b)
Improving
health impacts of Federal agency activities
(1)
In
general
The Secretary, in coordination with the National
Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council, shall detail employees
of the Department of Health and Human Services to policy and program planning
offices of other Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of
Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department
of Agriculture, the Department of Education, and the Department of the
Interior, in order to assist those departments and agencies to consider the
impacts of their activities on the health of the populations served and to
assist with the integration of health goals into the activities of the
departments and agencies, as appropriate.
(2)
Duties
Employees
detailed under paragraph (1) shall assist with assessments of the potential
impacts of the programs and activities of the department or agency involved on
the health and well-being of the populations served, the development of metrics
and performance standards that can be incorporated, as appropriate, into the
activities, performance measurements, and grant and contract standards of the
department or agency, and the development of the report detailed in paragraph
(3).
(3)
Reports
Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter, each department and agency with a detailee under this section shall
submit to the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council,
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report
detailing the health impacts of the department or agency's activities and any
plans to improve those impacts.
207.
Healthier
national parks
(a)
Concessions
contracts
Section 403 of the National Park Service Concessions
Management Improvement Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 5952) is amended—
(1) in paragraph
(4)(A), by adding at the end the following:
(iv) Measures
necessary to ensure the easy and plentiful availability of healthy snacks,
beverages, and meals (including meals for children) that reflect the most
recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the
National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
5341).
;
and
(2) in paragraph
(5)(A), by adding at the end the following:
(v) The
responsiveness of the proposal to the objective of supporting the efforts of
visitors to the unit of the National Park System to make healthy dietary
choices through the easy and plentiful availability of healthy snacks,
beverages, and meals (including meals for children) that reflect the most
recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the
National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
5341).
.
(b)
Report
(1)
In
general
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the
National Park Service) (referred to in this section as the
Secretary) shall submit to Congress a report that describes the
state of food and beverage offerings in units of the National Park
System.
(2)
Components
The
report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) an assessment of
the nutritional quality of foods offered in units of the National Park System,
including the approximate percentage of food and beverage offerings that
reflect the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under
section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of
1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341);
(B) guidelines for
concessioners to ensure the easy and plentiful availability of healthy snacks,
beverages, and meals (including meals for children) from National Park Service
restaurants, retail food outlets, and other food concessioners that take into
account—
(i) the
most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the
National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341);
and
(ii) the most recent
Sustainability Guidelines for Federal Concessions and Vending Operations
developed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator
of General Services; and
(C) a plan to ensure
that, not later than August 25, 2016, there are adequate offerings of healthy
food items from all food concessioners in units of the National Park
System.
(c)
Promoting
health, recreation, and outdoors
(1)
In
general
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) shall
coordinate with the Secretary (acting through the Director of the National Park
Service), in consultation with the Program Manager of the Rivers, Trails, and
Conservation Assistance Program, to advance efforts for the National Park
System to enhance opportunities for people to engage in physical
activity.
(2)
Action
plan
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the Secretary (acting through
the Director of the National Park Service), and the Program Manager of the
Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program shall establish a
long-range action plan—
(A) that identifies
and coordinates mechanisms to advance—
(i) public education
on the health importance of physical activity and recreation outdoors in
nature, including in units of the National Park System; and
(ii) health, physical
activity, and recreation programs that increase the amount of time and the
quality of opportunities spent outdoors in nature, including in units of the
National Park System; and
(B) that considers
accessibility to units of the National Park System and barriers to
participation in outdoor physical activity and recreation opportunities, with
an emphasis on access by and barriers for disadvantaged populations, including
individuals with disabilities.
B
Incentives for a
healthier workforce
211.
Tax credit to
employers for costs of implementing wellness programs
(a)
In
general
Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following:
45S.
Wellness
program credit
(a)
Allowance of
credit
(1)
In
general
For purposes of section 38, the wellness program credit
determined under this section for any taxable year during the credit period
with respect to an employer is an amount equal to 50 percent of the costs paid
or incurred by the employer in connection with a qualified wellness program
during the taxable year.
(2)
Limitation
The
amount of credit allowed under paragraph (1) for any taxable year shall not
exceed the sum of—
(A) the product of
$200 and the number of employees of the employer not in excess of 200
employees, plus
(B) the product of
$100 and the number of employees of the employer in excess of 200
employees.
(b)
Qualified
wellness program
For purposes of this section—
(1)
Qualified
wellness program
The term qualified wellness program
means a program which—
(A) consists of any 3
of the wellness program components described in subsection (c), and
(B) which is
certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, as a qualified
wellness program under this section.
(2)
Programs must
be consistent with research and best practices
(A)
In
general
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not
certify a program as a qualified wellness program unless the program—
(i) is consistent
with evidence-based research and best practices, as identified by persons with
expertise in employer health promotion and wellness programs,
(ii) includes
multiple, evidence-based strategies which are based on the existing and
emerging research and careful scientific reviews, including the Guide to
Community Preventive Services, the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, and
the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices, and
(iii) includes
strategies which focus on employee populations with a disproportionate burden
of health problems.
(B)
Periodic
updating and review
The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall establish procedures for periodic review and recertifications of programs
under this subsection. Such procedures shall require revisions of programs if
necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section and
require updating of the programs to the extent the Secretary, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, determines
necessary to reflect new scientific findings.
(3)
Health
literacy
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, as
part of the certification process, encourage employers to make the programs
culturally competent and to meet the health literacy needs of the employees
covered by the programs.
(c)
Wellness
program components
For purposes of this section, the wellness
program components described in this subsection are the following:
(1)
Health
awareness component
A health awareness component which provides
for the following:
(A)
Health
education
The dissemination of health information which addresses
the specific needs and health risks of employees.
(B)
Health
screenings
The opportunity for periodic screenings for health
problems and referrals for appropriate follow up measures.
(2)
Employee
engagement component
An employee engagement component which
provides for—
(A) the establishment
of a committee to actively engage employees in worksite wellness programs
through worksite assessments and program planning, delivery, evaluation, and
improvement efforts, and
(B) the tracking of
employee participation.
(3)
Behavioral
change component
A behavioral change component which provides for
altering employee lifestyles to encourage healthy living through counseling,
seminars, on-line programs, or self-help materials which provide technical
assistance and problem solving skills. Such component may include programs
relating to—
(A) tobacco
use,
(B) overweight and
obesity,
(C) stress
management,
(D) physical
activity,
(E) nutrition,
(F) substance
abuse,
(G) depression,
and
(H) mental health
promotion (including anxiety).
(4)
Supportive
environment component
A supportive environment component which
includes the following:
(A)
On-site
policies
Policies and services at the worksite which promote a
healthy lifestyle, including policies relating to—
(i) tobacco use at
the worksite,
(ii) the nutrition of
food available at the worksite through cafeterias and vending options,
(iii) minimizing
stress and promoting positive mental health in the workplace,
(iv) where
applicable, accessible and attractive stairs,
(v) alternative
transportation and commuting options and facilities, and
(vi) the
encouragement of physical activity before, during, and after work hours.
(B)
Participation
incentives
(i)
In
general
Qualified incentive benefits for each employee who
participates in the health screenings described in paragraph (1)(B) or the
behavioral change programs described in paragraph (3).
(ii)
Qualified
incentive benefit
For purposes of clause (i), the term
qualified incentive benefit means any benefit which is approved by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor. Such benefit may include an
adjustment in health insurance premiums or co-pays.
(C)
Employee
input
The opportunity for employees to participate in the
management of any qualified wellness program to which this section
applies.
(d)
Participation
requirement
(1)
In
general
No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) unless
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, as a part of any certification
described in subsection (b), determine that each wellness program component of
the qualified wellness program applies to all qualified employees of the
employer. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall prescribe rules
under which an employer shall not be treated as failing to meet the
requirements of this subsection merely because the employer provides
specialized programs for employees with specific health needs or unusual
employment requirements or provides a pilot program to test new wellness
strategies.
(2)
Qualified
employee
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term qualified
employee means an employee who works an average of not less than 25
hours per week during the taxable year.
(e)
Other
definitions and special rules
For purposes of this
section—
(1)
Employee and
employer
(A)
Partners and
partnerships
The term employee includes a partner
and the term employer includes a partnership.
(B)
Certain rules
to apply
Rules similar to the rules of section 52 shall
apply.
(2)
Certain costs
not included
Costs paid or incurred by an employer for food or
health insurance shall not be taken into account under subsection (a).
(3)
No credit where
grant awarded
No credit shall be allowable under subsection (a)
with respect to any qualified wellness program of any taxpayer (other than an
eligible employer described in subsection (f)(2)(A)) who receives a grant
provided by the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State
for use in connection with such program. The Secretary shall prescribe rules
providing for the waiver of this paragraph with respect to any grant which does
not constitute a significant portion of the funding for the qualified wellness
program.
(4)
Credit
period
(A)
In
general
The term credit period means the period of
10 consecutive taxable years beginning with the taxable year in which the
qualified wellness program is first certified under this section.
(B)
Special rule
for existing programs
In the case of an employer (or predecessor)
which operates a wellness program for its employees on the date of the
enactment of this section, subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting
3 consecutive taxable years for 10 consecutive taxable
years. The Secretary shall prescribe rules under which this subsection
shall not apply if an employer is required to make substantial modifications in
the existing wellness program in order to qualify such program for
certification as a qualified wellness program.
(C)
Controlled
groups
For purposes of this paragraph, all persons treated as a
single employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414 shall be
treated as a single employer.
(f)
Portion of
credit made refundable
(1)
In
general
In the case of an eligible employer of an employee, the
aggregate credits allowed to a taxpayer under subpart C shall be increased by
the lesser of—
(A) the credit which
would be allowed under this section without regard to this subsection and the
limitation under section 38(c), or
(B) the amount by
which the aggregate amount of credits allowed by this subpart (determined
without regard to this subsection) would increase if the limitation imposed by
section 38(c) for any taxable year were increased by the amount of employer
payroll taxes imposed on the taxpayer during the calendar year in which the
taxable year begins.
The amount
of the credit allowed under this subsection shall not be treated as a credit
allowed under this subpart and shall reduce the amount of the credit otherwise
allowable under subsection (a) without regard to section 38(c).
(2)
Eligible
employer
For purposes of this subsection, the term eligible
employer means an employer which is—
(A) a State or
political subdivision thereof, the District of Columbia, a possession of the
United States, or an agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing,
or
(B) any organization
described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
(3)
Employer
payroll taxes
For purposes of this subsection—
(A)
In
general
The term employer payroll taxes means the
taxes imposed by—
(i) section 3111(b),
and
(ii) sections 3211(a)
and 3221(a) (determined at a rate equal to the rate under section
3111(b)).
(B)
Special
rule
A rule similar to the rule of section 24(d)(2)(C) shall
apply for purposes of subparagraph (A).
(g)
Termination
This
section shall not apply to any amount paid or incurred after December 31,
2017.
.
(b)
Treatment as
general business credit
Subsection (b) of section 38 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking plus at the
end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and
inserting , plus, and by adding at the end the following:
(37) the wellness
program credit determined under section
45S.
.
(c)
Denial of
double benefit
Section 280C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(j)
Wellness
program credit
(1)
In
general
No deduction shall be allowed for that portion of the
costs paid or incurred for a qualified wellness program (within the meaning of
section 45S) allowable as a deduction for the taxable year which is equal to
the amount of the credit allowable for the taxable year under section
45S.
(2)
Similar rule
where taxpayer capitalizes rather than deducts
expenses
If—
(A) the amount of the
credit determined for the taxable year under section 45S, exceeds
(B) the amount
allowable as a deduction for such taxable year for a qualified wellness
program,
the amount
chargeable to capital account for the taxable year for such expenses shall be
reduced by the amount of such excess.
(3)
Controlled
groups
In the case of a corporation which is a member of a
controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of section 41(f)(5)) or a
trade or business which is treated as being under common control with other
trades or business (within the meaning of section 41(f)(1)(B)), this subsection
shall be applied under rules prescribed by the Secretary similar to the rules
applicable under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section
41(f)(1).
.
(d)
Clerical
amendment
The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following:
Sec. 45S. Wellness program
credit.
.
(e)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
(f)
Outreach
(1)
In
general
The Secretary of the Treasury, in conjunction with the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and members of the business
community, shall institute an outreach program to inform businesses about the
availability of the wellness program credit under section 45S of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 as well as to educate businesses on how to develop
programs according to recognized and promising practices and on how to measure
the success of implemented programs.
(2)
Authorization
of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as are necessary to carry out the outreach program described in paragraph
(1).
212.
Employer-provided
off-premises athletic facilities
(a)
Treatment as
fringe benefit
Subparagraph (A) of section 132(j)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
(A)
In
general
Gross income shall not include—
(i) the value of any
on-premises athletic facility provided by an employer to its employees,
and
(ii) so much of the
fees, dues, or membership expenses paid by an employer to an athletic or
fitness facility described in subparagraph (C) on behalf of its employees as
does not exceed $900 per employee per
year.
.
(b)
Athletic
facilities described
Paragraph (4) of section 132(j) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
(C)
Certain
athletic or fitness facilities described
For purposes of
subparagraph (A)(ii), an athletic or fitness facility described in this
subparagraph is a facility—
(i) which provides
instruction in a program of physical exercise, offers facilities for the
preservation, maintenance, encouragement, or development of physical fitness,
or is the site of such a program of a State or local government,
(ii) which is not a
private club owned and operated by its members,
(iii) which does not
offer golf, hunting, sailing, or riding facilities,
(iv) whose health or
fitness facility is not incidental to its overall function and purpose,
and
(v) which is fully
compliant with the State of jurisdiction and Federal anti-discrimination
laws.
.
(c)
Exclusion
applies to highly compensated employees only If no
discrimination
Section 132(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended—
(1) by striking
Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) and inserting
Subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), and (j)(4), and
(2) by striking the
heading thereof through apply and inserting
Certain exclusions
apply.
(d)
Employer
deduction for dues to certain athletic facilities
(1)
In
general
Paragraph (3) of section 274(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
The preceding sentence shall not apply to so much of the fees, dues, or
membership expenses paid to athletic or fitness facilities (within the meaning
of section 132(j)(4)(C)) as does not exceed $900 per employee per
year..
(2)
Conforming
amendment
The last sentence of section 274(e)(4) of such Code is
amended by inserting the first sentence of before
subsection (a)(3).
(e)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
213.
Task force for
the promotion of breastfeeding in the workplace
(a)
Establishment
The
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor, or their
designees, shall convene a task force for the purpose of promoting
breastfeeding among working mothers (referred to in this section as the
Task Force).
(b)
Membership
The
Task Force shall be composed of members who are—
(1) expert staff from
the Department of Labor with expertise in workforce issues;
(2) expert staff from
the Department of Health and Human Services with expertise in the areas of
breastfeeding and breastfeeding promotion;
(3) members of the
United States Breastfeeding Committee;
(4) expert staff from
the Department of Agriculture; and
(5) appointed by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor,
including—
(A) working mothers
who have experience in working and breastfeeding; and
(B) representatives
of the human resource departments of both large and small employers that have
successfully promoted breastfeeding and breastmilk pumping support at
work.
(c)
Period of
appointment; vacancies
Members shall be appointed for the life of
the Task Force. Any vacancy in the Task Force shall not affect its powers, but
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
(d)
Chair
The
Task Force shall be chaired jointly by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services and the Secretary of Labor, or their designees.
(e)
Duties of the
task force
(1)
Examination
Consistent
with the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding (2011), the
Task Force shall examine the following issues:
(A) The challenges
that mothers face with continuing breastfeeding when the mothers return to work
after giving birth, including different challenges that mothers of varying
socio-economic status and in different professions may face.
(B) The challenges
that employers face in accommodating mothers who seek to continue to breastfeed
or to express milk when the mothers re-enter the workforce.
(C) The benefits that
accrue to mothers, babies, and to employers when mothers are able to continue
to breastfeed or to express breast milk at work after the mothers have
re-entered the workforce.
(D) Federal and State
statutes that may have the effect of reducing breastfeeding and breastfeeding
retention rates among working mothers.
(E) The
implementation of the reasonable break time for nursing mothers requirements
under section 7(r) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
207(r)).
(2)
Reports
(A)
In
general
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
section, the Task Force shall issue a public report with recommendations on the
following:
(i) Steps that can be
taken to promote breastfeeding among working mothers and to remove barriers to
breastfeeding among working mothers.
(ii) Potential ways
in which the Federal Government can work with employers to promote
breastfeeding among working mothers.
(iii) Areas in which
changes to existing Federal, State, or local laws would likely have the effect
of making it easier for working mothers to breastfeed or would remove
impediments to breastfeeding that currently exist in such laws.
(iv) Whether or not
increased rates of breastfeeding among working mothers would likely have the
result of reducing health care costs among such mothers and their children,
and, in particular, whether increased rates of breastfeeding would be likely to
result in lower Federal expenditures on health care for such mothers and their
children.
(v) Areas in which
the Federal Government, through increased efforts by Federal agencies, or
changes to existing Federal law, can and should increase the Federal
Government's efforts to promote breastfeeding among working mothers.
(B)
Copy to
congress
Upon completion of the report described in subparagraph
(A), the Task Force shall submit a copy of the report to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Education and the Workforce of
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives.
(f)
Powers of the
task force
(1)
Hearings
The
Task Force may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take
such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Task Force considers advisable
to carry out this section.
(2)
Information
from federal agencies
The Task Force may secure directly from any
Federal department or agency such information as the Task Force considers
necessary to carry out this section. Upon request of the Chair of the Task
Force, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to
the Task Force.
(3)
Postal
services
The Task Force may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of
the Federal Government.
(4)
Donations
The
Task Force may accept, use, and dispose of donations of services or
property.
(g)
Operating
expenses
The operating expenses of the Task Force, including
travel expenses for members of the Task Force, shall be paid for from the
general operating expenses funds of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
and the Secretary of Labor.
214.
Improving
healthy eating and active living options in Federal workplaces
(a)
Menu labeling
in Federal food establishments
(1)
In
general
(A)
Executive and
Judicial buildings
Section 403(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(q)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
(6)
(A) The requirements of
subparagraph (5)(H) shall apply—
(i) to a restaurant or similar retail food
establishment located in a Federal building in the same manner as such
subparagraph applies to a restaurant or similar retail food establishment that
is part of a chain with 20 or more locations, as described in subparagraph
(5)(H)(i); and
(ii) to a person that operates a vending
machine located in a Federal building in the same manner as such subparagraph
applies to a person who is engaged in the business of owning or operating 20 or
more vending machines, as described in subparagraph (5)(H)(viii).
(B) In this subparagraph, the term
Federal building means a building that is—
(i) under the control of the Federal
agency (as defined in section 102 of title 40, United States Code);
(ii) owned by the Federal Government;
and
(iii) located in a State, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a territory or possession of the United
States.
.
(B)
Applicability
The
requirement in the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to restaurants
or similar retail food establishments and vending machines located in a Federal
building beginning 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2)
Congressional
buildings
The Architect of the Capitol, in coordination with the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives, shall establish a program to
apply the requirements of section 403(q)(5)(H) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(q)(5)(H)) (as amended by paragraph (1)) to—
(A) food that is
served in restaurants or other similar retail food establishments that are
located in Congressional buildings and installations;
(B) food that is sold
through vending machines that are operated in Congressional buildings and
installations; and
(C) food that is
served to individuals within Congressional buildings and installations pursuant
to a contract with a private entity.
(b)
Nutritional
standards for food in Federal buildings
(1)
Executive and
Judicial buildings
Subchapter
V of chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
594.
Nutritional
standards for food in Federal buildings
(a)
In
general
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
section, the Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall establish, by regulation,
nutritional standards for foods and beverages purchased, served, and sold
through Federal buildings and on Federal property (including food products
provided by contractors or vending machines). Such standards shall reflect the
most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
(b)
Considerations
In
developing the nutritional standards under subsection (a), the Administrator
shall consider the following:
(1) Recommendations
for nutrition standards for foods, beverages, or meals made by authoritative
scientific organizations.
(2) Both positive and
negative contributions of nutrients, ingredients, and foods to diets (including
calories or portion size, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium, added sugars, and
the presence of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and nutrients of concern in
Americans’ diets).
(3) Adaptations of
the standards for different venues, such as childcare, correctional facilities,
government meetings, or other settings with unique populations or
circumstances.
(c)
Periodic
review
Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this
section, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, shall review, and if
necessary, revise and update the nutrition standards developed under subsection
(a) to reflect advancements in nutrition science, dietary data, and new product
availability.
(d)
Use of
amounts
Amounts appropriated to an executive agency for
installation, repair, and maintenance, generally, may be used to achieve
compliance with the regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.
(e)
Liability
Nothing
in this section increases or enlarges the tort liability of the Federal
Government for any injury to an individual or damage to
property.
.
(2)
Congressional
buildings
(A)
In
general
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Architect of the Capitol, in coordination with the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of
the House of Representatives shall adopt nutritional standards for food and
beverage products purchased, served, or sold through Congressional buildings
and properties (including food products provided by contractors and vending
machines). Such standards shall reflect the most recent Dietary Guidelines for
Americans.
(B)
Considerations
In
developing the nutritional standards under subparagraph (A), the Architect
shall consider the following:
(i) Recommendations
for nutrition standards for foods, beverages, or meals made by authoritative
scientific organizations.
(ii) Both positive
and negative contributions of nutrients, ingredients, and foods to diets
(including calories or portion size, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium, added
sugars, and the presence of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and nutrients of
concern in Americans’ diets).
(C)
Periodic
review
Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Architect, shall review, and if
necessary, revise and update the nutrition standards developed under
subparagraph (A) to reflect advancements in nutrition science, dietary data,
and new product availability.
(c)
Encouragement
of use of stairs
(1)
Executive and
Judicial buildings
Subchapter
V of chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, as amended by
subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
595.
Encouragement
of use of stairs
(a)
In
general
In the design of new or substantively remodeled Federal
buildings, each Federal agency shall consider including building features that
ensure stairs are accessible and attractive. In new and existing buildings,
each Federal agency shall install point-of-decision prompts encouraging
individuals to use stairs wherever practicable at each relevant building and
installation that is—
(1) under the control
of the Federal agency;
(2) owned by the
Federal Government; and
(3) located in a
State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a territory or possession of
the United States.
(b)
Reimbursement
Subsection
(a) may be carried out by—
(1) reimbursement to
a State or political subdivision of a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, or a territory or possession of the United States; or
(2) grants or
contracts.
(c)
Regulations
Subsection
(a) shall be carried out in accordance with such regulations as the
Administrator of General Services may promulgate, with the approval of the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(d)
Use of
amounts
Amounts appropriated to a Federal agency for
installation, repair, and maintenance, generally, shall be available to carry
out this section.
(e)
Liability
Nothing
in this section increases or enlarges the tort liability of the Federal
Government for any injury to an individual or damage to
property.
.
(2)
Congressional
buildings
The Architect of the Capitol shall implement a program
to install point-of-decision prompts encouraging individuals to use stairs
wherever practicable in Congressional buildings and installations in the same
manner as established under section 595 of title 40, United States Code (as
added by paragraph (1)).
(d)
Accommodations
for bicycle commuters
(1)
Executive and
Judicial Federal buildings
Subchapter V of chapter 5 of subtitle I of
title 40, United States Code, as amended by subsection (c), is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
596.
Accommodations
for bicycle commuters
(a)
In
general
Each Federal agency shall install and maintain a bicycle
storage area and equipment (such as a bicycle rack) and a shower for bicycle
commuters at each relevant parking structure that is—
(1) under the control
of the Federal agency;
(2) owned by the
Federal Government; and
(3) located in a
State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a territory or possession of
the United States.
(b)
Reimbursement
Subsection
(a) may be carried out by—
(1) reimbursement to
a State or political subdivision of a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, or a territory or possession of the United States; or
(2) grants or
contracts.
(c)
Regulations
Subsection
(a) shall be carried out in accordance with such regulations as the
Administrator of General Services may promulgate, with the approval of the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(d)
Use of
amounts
Amounts appropriated to a Federal agency for
installation, repair, and maintenance, generally, shall be available to carry
out this section.
(e)
Liability
Nothing
in this section increases or enlarges the tort liability of the Federal
Government for any injury to an individual or damage to
property.
.
(2)
Congressional
buildings
The Architect of the Capitol, in coordination with the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the
House of Representatives, and the United States Capitol Police, shall
implement, within their respective jurisdictions, a program to make
accommodations for bicycle commuters on the United States Capitol complex in
the same manner as established under section 596 of title 40, United States
Code (as added by paragraph (1)).
III
Responsible
marketing and consumer awareness
301.
Guidelines for
reduction in sodium content in certain foods
(a)
In
general
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate
regulations establishing guidelines for the mandatory reduction, over a 2-year
period, in the sodium content of processed food and restaurant food following,
as appropriate, the recommendations made by the Institute of Medicine report
entitled “Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States”.
(b)
Definitions
For
purposes of this section—
(1) the term
processed food has the meaning given such term in section 201(gg)
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(gg)); and
(2) the term
restaurant food means food subject to the requirements of section
403(q)(5)(H) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
343(q)(5)(H)).
302.
Nutrition
labeling for food products sold principally for use in restaurants or other
retail food establishments
Section 403(q)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(q)(5)) is amended by striking clause
(G).
303.
Front-label
food guidance systems
(a)
In
general
Not later than 6
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary)
shall begin soliciting public comments regarding—
(1) the use of retail
front-label food guidance systems to convey nutrition information to the public
using logos, symbols, signs, emblems, insignia, or other graphic
representations on the labeling of food intended for human consumption that are
intended to provide simple, standardized, and understandable nutrition
information to the public in graphic form;
(2) appropriate
nutrition standards by which a retail front-label food guidance system may
convey the relative nutritional value of different foods in simple graphic
form; and
(3) whether American
consumers would be better served by establishing a single, standardized retail
front-label food guidance system regulated by the Food and Drug Administration,
or by allowing individual food companies, trade associations, nonprofit
organizations, and others to continue to develop their own retail front-label
food guidance systems.
(b)
Effect on
nutrition facts panel
In soliciting public comments under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall inform the public that any retail
front-label food guidance system is intended to supplement, not replace, the
Nutrition Facts Panel that appears on food labels pursuant to section 403(q) of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(q)).
(c)
Proposed
regulation
Not later than 12 months following the closure of the
public comment solicitation period under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall—
(1) publish a notice
in the Federal Register that summarizes the public comments and describes the
suggested retail front-label food guidance systems received through such
solicitation; and
(2) publish proposed
regulations that—
(A) establish a
single, standardized retail front-label food guidance system; or
(B) establish the
conditions under which individual food companies, trade associations, nonprofit
organizations, and other entities may continue to develop their own retail
front-label food guidance systems.
304.
Rulemaking
authority for advertising to children
(a)
Purpose
The
purpose of this section is to restore the authority of the Federal Trade
Commission to issue regulations that restrict the marketing or advertising of
foods and beverages to children under the age of 18 years if the Federal Trade
Commission determines that there is evidence that consumption of certain foods
and beverages is detrimental to the health of children.
(b)
Authority
Section
18 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a) is amended—
(1) in subsection
(a), by striking Except as provided in subsection (h), the and
inserting The;
(2) by amending
subsection (b) to read as follows:
(b)
Procedure
applicable
When prescribing a rule under subsection (a)(1)(B) of
this section, the Commission shall proceed in accordance with section 553 of
title 5 (without regard to any reference in such section to sections 556 and
557 of such
title).
;
(3) by striking
subsections (c), (f), (h), (i), and (j);
(4) by striking
subsection (d) and inserting the following:
(c) When any rule
under subsection (a)(1)(B) takes effect a subsequent violation thereof shall
constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of section
5(a)(1) of this Act, unless the Commission otherwise expressly provides in such
rule.
;
(5) by redesignating
subsections (e) and (g) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
(6) in subsection
(d), as redesignated—
(A) in paragraph
(1)(B), by striking the transcript required by subsection
(c)(5),;
(B) in paragraph (3),
by striking error) and all that follows through the period at
the end and inserting error).; and
(C) in paragraph (5),
by striking subparagraph (C).
305.
Health
literacy: research, coordination and dissemination
(a)
In
general
Part A of title IX of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
904.
Health
literacy: research, coordination and dissemination
(a)
Definition
In this section, the term health
literacy means a consumer’s ability to obtain, process, and understand
basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health care
decisions and the adaptation of services to enhance a consumer’s understanding
and navigation of applicable health care services.
(b)
Health literacy
program
(1)
Establishment
The
Director shall establish within the Agency a program (referred to in this
section as the program) to strengthen health literacy by
improving measurement, research, development, and information
dissemination.
(2)
Duties
In
carrying out the program, the Director shall—
(A) gather health
literacy resources from public and private sources and make such resources
available to researchers, health care providers, and the general public;
(B) identify and fill
research gaps relating to health literacy that have direct applicability
to—
(i) prevention;
(ii) self-management
of chronic disease;
(iii) quality
improvement;
(iv) the barriers to
health literacy;
(v) relationships
between health literacy and health disparities, particularly with respect to
language and cultural competency; and
(vi) the utilization
of information on comparative effectiveness of health treatments;
(C) sponsor
demonstration and evaluation projects with respect to interventions and tools
designed to strengthen health literacy, including projects focused on—
(i) the provision of
simplified, patient-centered written materials;
(ii) technology-based
communication techniques;
(iii) consumer
navigation services; and
(iv) the training of
health professional providers;
(D) give preference
to health literacy initiatives that—
(i) focus on the
particular needs of vulnerable populations such as the elderly, racial and
ethnic minorities, children, individuals with limited English proficiency, and
individuals with disabilities; and
(ii) partner with
institutions in the community such as schools, libraries, senior centers,
literacy groups, recreation centers, early childhood education centers, area
health education centers, and public assistance programs;
(E) assist
appropriate Federal agencies in establishing specific objectives and strategies
for carrying out the program, in monitoring the programs of such agencies, and
incorporating health literacy into research design, human subjects protections,
and informed consent in clinical research;
(F) seek to enter
into implementation partnerships with organizations and agencies, including
other agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, such as the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Health Resources and
Services Administration, the Office of the Surgeon General, the Joint
Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and the National
Committee for Quality Assurance, to promote the adoption of interventions and
tools developed under this section, particularly in the training of health
professionals; and
(G) coordinate with
other agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services to collect
data that monitors national trends in health literacy by including relevant
items in surveys such as the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, the National
Health Interview Survey, and the National Hospital Discharge Survey.
(3)
Report
The
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shall annually submit to Congress a
report that includes—
(A) a comprehensive
and detailed description of the operations, activities, financial condition,
and accomplishments of the Agency in the field of health literacy; and
(B) a description of
how plans for the operation of the program for the succeeding fiscal year will
facilitate achievement of the goals of the program.
(4)
Authorization
of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this subsection such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2014 through 2018.
(c)
State health
literacy grants
(1)
Grants
The
Director of the Agency shall award grants to eligible entities to facilitate
State and community efforts to strengthen health literacy.
(2)
Use of
funds
An entity receiving a grant under this subsection shall use
amounts received under such grant to—
(A) support efforts
to monitor and strengthen health literacy within a State or community;
(B) assist public and
private efforts in the State or community in coordinating and delivering health
literacy services;
(C) encourage
partnerships among State and local governments, community organizations,
non-profit entities, academic institutions, and businesses to coordinate
efforts to strengthen health literacy;
(D) provide technical
and policy assistance to State and local governments and service providers;
and
(E) monitor and
evaluate programs conducted under this grant.
(3)
Report
Not
later than September 30 of each fiscal year for which a grant is received by an
entity under this section, the entity shall submit to the Director a report
that describes the programs supported by the grant and the results of
monitoring and evaluation of those programs.
(4)
Authorization
of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection for each of fiscal years
2014 through
2018.
.
(b)
Institute of
Medicine study and report
(1)
Study
The
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall seek to enter into a contract with
the Institute of Medicine to conduct a study identifying opportunities within
the Department of Health and Human Services to strengthen the health literacy
of health care providers and health care consumers in accordance with the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148).
(2)
Report
A
contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall include a provision requiring
the Institute of Medicine, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, to submit a report concerning the results of the study conducted
under paragraph (1) to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
appropriate committees of Congress.”.
306.
Disallowance
of deductions for advertising and marketing expenses relating to tobacco
product use
(a)
In
general
Part IX of subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items not deductible) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
280I.
Disallowance
of deduction for advertising and marketing expenses relating to tobacco product
use
No deduction shall be
allowed under this chapter for expenses relating to advertising or marketing
cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, pipe tobacco, or any other tobacco
product. For purposes of this section, any term used in this section which is
also used in section 5702 shall have the same meaning given such term by
section
5702.
.
(b)
Conforming
amendment
The table of sections for such part IX is amended by
adding after the item relating to section 280H the following new item:
Sec. 280I. Disallowance of
deduction for tobacco advertising and marketing
expenses.
.
(c)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
307.
Incentives to
reduce tobacco use
(a)
Child tobacco
use surveys
(1)
Annual
performance survey
(A)
In
general
Not later than August 31, 2014, and annually thereafter,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the
Secretary) shall publish the results of an annual tobacco use
survey, to be carried out not later than 18 months after the date of enactment
of this Act and completed on an annual basis thereafter, to determine—
(i) the
percentage of all young individuals who used tobacco products within the 30-day
period prior to the conduct of the survey involved; and
(ii) the percentage
of young individuals who identify each brand of each type of tobacco product as
the usual brand used within such 30-day period.
(B)
Young
individuals
For the purposes of this section, the term
young individuals means individuals who are under 18 years of
age.
(2)
Size and
methodology
(A)
In
general
The survey referred to in paragraph (1) may be the
National Survey on Drug Use and Health or shall at least be comparable in size
and methodology to the NSDUH that was completed in 2009 to measure the use of
cigarettes (by brand) by youths under 18 years of age within the 30-day period
prior to the conduct of the study. Such survey may be conducted as a component
of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey or the National Health
Interview Survey, if all other requirements provided for in this section are
complied with.
(B)
Conclusive
accurateness
A survey using the methodology described in
subparagraph (A) shall be deemed conclusively proper, correct, and accurate for
purposes of this section.
(C)
Definition
In
this section, the term National Survey on Drug Use and Health or
NSDUH means the annual nationwide survey of randomly selected
individuals, aged 12 and older, conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration.
(3)
Reduction
The
Secretary, based on a comparison of the results of the first annual tobacco
product survey referred to in paragraph (1) and the most recent survey data
referred to in paragraph (2)(A) completed prior to the date of enactment of
this Act, shall determine the percentage reduction (if any) in youth tobacco
use for each manufacturer of tobacco products.
(4)
Participation
in survey
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may conduct a survey under this subsection involving minors if the
results of such survey with respect to such minors are kept confidential and
not disclosed.
(5)
Nonapplicability
Chapter
35 of title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to information required for
the purposes of carrying out this section.
(b)
Tobacco use
reduction goal and noncompliance
(1)
Goal
It
shall be the tobacco use reduction goal that youth tobacco use be reduced by at
least 5 percent or a level determined significantly sufficient by the Secretary
between the most recent NSDUH referred to in subsection (a)(2)(A) and the
completion of the first annual cigarette survey (and such subsequent surveys as
compared to the previous year's survey) referred to in subsection
(a)(1).
(2)
Noncompliance
(A)
Industry-wide
penalty
If the Secretary determines that the tobacco use
reduction goal under paragraph (1) has not been achieved, the Secretary shall,
not later than September 10, 2014, and September 10 of each year thereafter,
impose an industry-wide penalty on the manufacturers of cigarettes in an amount
that is in the aggregate equal to $3,000,000,000.
(B)
Payment
The
industry-wide penalty imposed under this subsection shall be paid by each
manufacturer based on the brand share among youth ages 12–17 (as determined by
the survey described in subsection (a)(1)) as such percentage relates to the
total amount to be paid by all manufacturers.
(C)
Final
determination
The determination of the Secretary as to the amount
and allocation of a surcharge under this section shall be final and the
manufacturer shall pay such surcharge within 10 days of the date on which the
manufacturer is assessed. Such payment shall be retained by the Secretary
pending final judicial review of what, if any, change in the surcharge is
appropriate.
(D)
Limitation
With
respect to cigarettes, a manufacturer with a market share of 1 percent or less
of youth tobacco use shall not be liable for the payment of a surcharge under
this paragraph.
(E)
Use of
amounts
Amounts collected under subparagraph (A) shall be
deposited into the Prevention and Public Health Fund established under section
4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–11).
Such funds shall remain available for transfer through September 30th of the
fifth fiscal year following their collection, subject to the terms and
conditions of such section 4002.
(3)
Penalties
nondeductible
The payment of penalties under this section shall
not be considered to be an ordinary and necessary expense in carrying on a
trade or business for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and shall
not be deductible.
(4)
Judicial
review
(A)
After
payment
A manufacturer of cigarettes may seek judicial review of
any action under this section only after the assessment involved has been paid
by the manufacturer to the Department of the Treasury and only in the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia.
(B)
Review by
attorney general
Prior to the filing of an action by a
manufacturer seeking judicial review of an action under this section, the
manufacturer shall notify the Attorney General of such intent to file and the
Attorney General shall have 30 days in which to respond to the action.
(C)
Review
The
amount of any surcharge paid under this section shall be subject to judicial
review by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit, based on the arbitrary and capricious standard of section 706 of title
5, United States Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no court
shall have the authority to stay any surcharge payment due to the Secretary
under this section pending judicial review until the Secretary has made or
failed to make a compliance determination, as described under this section,
that has adversely affected the person seeking the review.
(c)
Enforcement
(1)
Initial
penalty
There is hereby imposed an initial penalty on the failure
of any manufacturer to make any payment required under this section not later
than a period determined sufficient by the Secretary after the date on which
such payment is due.
(2)
Amount of
penalty
The amount of the
penalty imposed by paragraph (1) on any failure with respect to a manufacturer
shall be an amount equal to 2 percent of the penalty owed under subsection (b)
for each day during the noncompliance period.
(3)
Noncompliance
period
For purposes of this subsection, the term
noncompliance period means, with respect to any failure to make
the surcharge payment required under this section, the period—
(A) beginning on the
due date for such payment; and
(B) ending on the
date on which such payment is paid in full.
(4)
Limitations
No
penalty shall be imposed by paragraph (1) on—
(A) any failure to
make a surcharge payment under this section during any period for which it is
established to the satisfaction of the Secretary that none of the persons
responsible for such failure knew or, exercising reasonable diligence, would
have known, that such failure existed; or
(B) any manufacturer
that produces less than 1 percent of cigarettes used by youth in that year (as
determined by the annual survey).
308.
Voluntary
standards on food marketing to children
(a)
In
general
The Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to
Children (as established by the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law
109–8)) and constituted by the Commisioner of the Federal Trade Commission,
together with the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Secretary
of Agriculture, shall develop recommendations for standards for the marketing
of food when such marketing targets children who are 17 years of age or younger
or when such food represents a significant component of the diets of
children.
(b)
Considerations
In
developing standards under subsection (a), the Working Group shall
consider—
(1) positive and
negative contributions of nutrients, ingredients, and food (including calories,
portion size, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium, added sugars, and the presence
of nutrients, fruits, vegetables, and whole grains) to the diets of such
children; and
(2) evidence
concerning the role of the consumption of nutrients, ingredients, and foods in
preventing or promoting the development of obesity among such children.
(c)
Scope
The
Working Group shall determine the scope of the media to which the standards
developed under subsection (a) should apply.
(d)
Submission to
Congress
Not later than July 15, 2014, the Working Group shall
submit to the relevant Committees of Congress a report containing the findings
and recommendations of the Working Group under this section.
IV
Expanded
coverage of preventive services
401.
Required
coverage of preventive services under the Medicaid program
(a)
Mandatory
coverage
Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396d), as amended by section 4107(a)(1) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), is amended—
(1) in subsection
(a)(4)—
(A) by striking
and before (D); and
(B) by inserting
before the semicolon at the end the following new subparagraph: ; and
(E) preventive services described in subsection (ee);; and
(2) by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
(ee)
Preventive
Services
For purposes of subsection (a)(4)(E), the preventive
services described in this subsection are diagnostic, screening, preventive,
and rehabilitative services not otherwise described in subsection (a) or (r)
that the Secretary determines are appropriate for individuals entitled to
medical assistance under this title, including—
(1) evidence-based
services that are assigned a grade of A or B by the United States Preventive
Services Task Force; and
(2) with respect to
an adult individual, approved vaccines recommended for routine use by the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control
and
Prevention.
.
(b)
Elimination of
cost-Sharing
(1) Subsections
(a)(2)(D) and (b)(2)(D) of section 1916 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396o) are each amended by inserting preventive services described in
section 1905(ee), after emergency services (as defined by the
Secretary),.
(2) Section
1916A(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o–1(a)(1)) is amended by inserting
, preventive services described in section 1905(ee), after
subsection (c).
(c)
Conforming
amendment
Effective as if included in the enactment of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), the provisions
of, and amendments made by, section 4106 of such Act are repealed.
(d)
Interval period
for inclusion of new recommendations in State plans
With respect
to a recommendation issued on or after the date of enactment of this Act by an
organization described in subsection (ee) of section 1905 of the Social
Security Act for a preventive service included under such subsection, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a minimum interval
period, which shall be not less than 12 months, between the date on which the
recommendation is issued and the plan year for which a State plan for medical
assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act shall be required to
include such preventive service.
(e)
Effective
date
(1)
In
general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made
by subsections (a) and (b) take effect on the date of enactment of this
Act.
(2)
Extension of
effective date for state law amendment
In the case of a State
plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) which
the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State
legislation or State regulation in order for the plan to meet the additional
requirements imposed by the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b), the
State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of
such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional
requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after
the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins
after the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence,
in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the
session is considered to be a separate regular session of the State
legislature.
402.
Coverage for
comprehensive workplace wellness program and preventive services
Section 8904(a) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1),
by adding at the end the following:
(G) Comprehensive
workplace wellness program benefits that meet the requirements of section 10408
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148).
(H) Preventive
services benefits deemed an A or B service by the
United States Preventive Services Taskforce.
(I) Immunizations
that have in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with
respect to the individuals involved.
(J) With respect to
infants, children, and adolescents, evidence-informed preventive care and
screenings provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health
Resources and Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human
Services.
;
and
(2) in paragraph (2),
by adding at the end the following:
(G) Comprehensive
workplace wellness program benefits that meet the requirements of section 10408
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148).
(H) Preventive
services benefits deemed an A or B service by the
United States Preventive Services Taskforce.
(I) Immunizations
that have in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with
respect to the individuals involved.
(J) With respect to
infants, children, and adolescents, evidence-informed preventive care and
screenings provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health
Resources and Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human
Services.
.
403.
Health
professional education and training in healthy eating
Part Q of title III of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280h et seq.) is amended by striking section 399Z and
inserting the following:
399Z.
Health
professional education and training in healthy eating
(a)
In
general
The Secretary, in collaboration with the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Administrator of the Health
Resources and Services Administration, and the heads of other agencies, and in
consultation with appropriate health professional associations, shall develop
and carry out a program to educate and train health professionals in effective
strategies to—
(1) better identify
patients at-risk of becoming overweight or obese or developing an eating
disorder;
(2) detect overweight
or obesity or eating disorders among a diverse patient population;
(3) counsel, refer,
or treat patients with overweight or obesity or an eating disorder;
(4) educate patients
and the families of patients about effective strategies to establish healthy
eating habits and appropriate levels of physical activity; and
(5) assist in the
creation and administration of community-based overweight and obesity and
eating disorder prevention efforts.
(b)
Eating
disorder
In this section, the term eating disorder
includes anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and eating
disorders not otherwise specified, as defined in the fourth edition of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or any subsequent
edition.
(c)
Authorization
of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 2014 through
2018.
.
404.
Integrative
medicine training program
Title VII of the Public Health Service Act
is amended by inserting after section 768 (42 U.S.C. 295c) the
following:
768A.
Integrative
medicine training program
(a)
National
Coordinating Center for Training in Integrative Medicine
(1)
In
general
the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall
award a single grant to an eligible entity that shall serve as the National
Coordinating Center for Training in Integrative Medicine.
(2)
Eligibility
To
be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), an entity shall—
(A) be—
(i) an accredited
school of medicine or osteopathic medicine;
(ii) an accredited
public or private nonprofit hospital;
(iii) a State, local,
or tribal health department; or
(iv) a consortium of
2 or more of the entities described in clause (i) or (ii);
(B) submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require; and
(C) demonstrate a
capacity to perform the duties described in paragraph (3).
(3)
Duties
An
entity that receives a grant under paragraph (2) shall—
(A) plan, develop, or
design an integrative medicine curriculum that can be incorporated into an
accredited residency training program in specialties, including family
medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology,
physical medicine and rehabilitation and psychiatry;
(B) provide technical
assistance to the network of grantees under subsection (b);
(C) develop,
administer, and coordinate the network of grantees under such
subsection;
(D) conduct an
evaluation and oversee data collection of integrative medicine training
programs; and
(E) develop,
distribute, and provide educational and faculty development materials and
programs to train medical professionals in integrative medicine.
(b)
Grants To
incorporate integrative medicine into residency training programs
(1)
In
general
The Secretary shall award grants to, or enter into
contracts with, eligible entities to develop graduate medical education
training programs in integrative medicine.
(2)
Eligibility
To
be eligible to receive a grant or contract under paragraph (1) an entity
shall—
(A) operate an
accredited medical residency program; and
(B) submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require.
(3)
Use of
funds
Amounts received under a grant or contract under this
subsection shall be used to incorporate curriculum in integrative medicine into
residency programs to enhance teaching in prevention and wellness and to work
collaboratively with other grantees and the national coordinating center to
evaluate outcomes and best practices in teaching Integrative Medicine.
(c)
Definition
In
this section, the term integrative medicine means the integration
of alternative treatment, diagnostic and prevention systems, modalities, and
disciplines with the practice of conventional medicine as a complement to such
medicine and into health care delivery systems in the United States.
(d)
Authorization
of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section, such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014
through
2018.
.
V
Research
501.
National
consortium on breastfeeding research
(a)
Establishment
The
Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the
National Institutes of Health, shall establish a national consortium on
breastfeeding research (referred to in this section as the
consortium), to be composed of researchers determined
appropriate by the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, to—
(1) assist in
overcoming the limitations faced by researchers in designing breastfeeding
studies;
(2) increase the
generalizability of research on breastfeeding;
(3) assist in
prioritizing key breastfeeding research areas;
(4) enable the
performance of expanded and advanced breastfeeding research; and
(5) foster the timely
translation of such research into practice.
(b)
Requirements
The
consortium shall seek to—
(1) standardize
definitions of specific terms and measures used to classify the variables used
in research on breastfeeding;
(2) promote the use
of the definitions standardized under paragraph (1);
(3) identify ethical
study designs that would expand the knowledge that has been generated from
observational breastfeeding studies;
(4) develop and
update national agendas for surveillance and research on topics related to
breastfeeding and infant nutrition;
(5) spearhead funding
strategies to help accomplish the agenda developed by the consortium;
(6) facilitate
communication among researchers; and
(7) promote the
dissemination of research findings and monitor the translation of research into
best practices.
(c)
Authorization
of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 2014 through 2018.
502.
National
assessment of mental health needs
Title V of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290aa et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 506B (42 U.S.C. 290aa–5b)
the following:
506C.
National
assessment of mental health needs
(a)
In
general
The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator,
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Director
of the National Institutes of Health, shall establish and implement public
health monitoring measures to address the mental health and substance use
disorder status of the population of the United States and other populations
served by the Administration, that include—
(1) monitoring the
mental health status of the population, including the incidence and prevalence
of mental health conditions and substance use disorders across the
lifespan;
(2) monitoring access
to appropriate diagnostic and treatment services for mental health conditions
and substance use disorders, including trends in unmet need for
services;
(3) monitoring mental
health conditions as risk factors for obesity and chronic diseases to the
extent practicable;
(4) enhancing
existing public health monitoring systems by including measures assessing
mental health and substance use disorders and associated risk factors;
and
(5) to the extent
practicable, monitoring the immediate and long-term impact of disasters or
catastrophic events, whether natural or man-made on the mental health of
affected populations.
(b)
Distinguishing
among age groups
In designing and implementing the measures
described in subsection (a) the Secretary shall ensure that data collection and
reporting standards stratify data by age groups, in particular, to the extent
practicable, children under the age of 5 years.
(c)
Report
Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary
shall submit a report to Congress that describes the progress on the
implementation of the monitoring measures described in subsection (a).
(d)
Authorization
of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for
each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.
.