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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation and
        consultation with appropriate Federal, State, regional, and
        local agencies, is conducting a study of the eligibility and
        suitability of the Musconetcong River in the State of New
        Jersey for inclusion in the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
            (2) The Musconetcong Wild and Scenic River Study Task Force
        has prepared, with assistance from the National Park Service, a
        river management plan for the study area entitled
        ``Musconetcong River Management Plan'' and dated April 2002,
        which establishes goals and actions that will ensure long-term
        protection of the outstanding values of the river and
        compatible management of land and water resources associated
        with the river.
            (3) Thirteen municipalities and three counties along
        segments of the Musconetcong River eligible for designation
        have passed resolutions supporting the Musconetcong River
        Management Plan, agreeing to take action to implement the goals
        of the plan, and endorsing designation of the river.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF PORTIONS OF MUSCONETCONG RIVER, NEW JERSEY, AS
              SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RIVERS.

    (a) Designation.--Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(__) Musconetcong river, new jersey.--(A) The 24.2 miles of river
segments in New Jersey, to be administered by the Secretary of the
Interior, consisting of--
            ``(i) the segment from Saxton Falls to the Route 46 bridge
        (approximately 3.5 miles), as a scenic river; and
            ``(ii) the segment from the Kings Highway bridge to the
        railroad tunnels at Musconetcong Gorge (approximately 20.7
        miles), as a recreational river.
    ``(B) Notwithstanding section 10(c), the river segments referred to
in subparagraph (A) shall not be administered as part of the National
Park System.''.
    (b) Management of Segments.--
            (1) Compliance with management plan.--The Secretary of the
        Interior shall manage the segments of the Musconetcong River,
        New Jersey, designated as a scenic river or recreational river
        by the amendment made by subsection (a) in accordance with the
        river management plan entitled ``Musconetcong River Management
        Plan'' and dated April 2002, prepared by the Musconetcong River
        Management Committee, the National Park Service, the Heritage
        Conservancy, and the Musconetcong Watershed Association, which
        establishes goals and actions that will ensure long-term
        protection of the outstanding values of the river segments and
        compatible management of land and water resources associated
        with the river segments.
            (2) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall manage the river
        segments in cooperation with appropriate Federal, State,
        regional, and local agencies, including--
                    (A) the Musconetcong River Management Committee;
                    (B) the Musconetcong Watershed Association;
                    (C) the Heritage Conservancy;
                    (D) the National Park Service; and
                    (E) the New Jersey Department of Environmental
                Protection.
    (c) Satisfaction of Requirements for Plan.--The management plan
shall be considered to satisfy the requirements for a comprehensive
management plan for the river segments under subsection 3(d) of the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)).
    (d) Federal Role.--
            (1) Restrictions on water resource projects.--In
        determining under section 7(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
        Act (16 U.S.C. 1278(a)) whether a proposed water resources
        project would have a direct and adverse effect on the values
        for which a river segment is designated as part of the Wild and
        Scenic Rivers System, the Secretary shall consider the extent
        to which the project is consistent with the management plan.
            (2) Cooperative agreements.--Any cooperative agreements
        entered into under section 10(e) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
        Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)) relating to a river segment--
                    (A) shall be consistent with the management plan;
                and
                    (B) may include provisions for financial or other
                assistance from the United States to facilitate the
                long-term protection, conservation, and enhancement of
                the river segment.
            (3) Support for implementation.--The Secretary may provide
        technical assistance, staff support, and funding to assist in
        the implementation of the management plan.
    (e) Land Management.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide planning,
        financial, and technical assistance to local municipalities and
        non-profit organizations to assist in the implementation of
        actions to protect the natural and historic resources of the
        river segments.
            (2) Plan requirements.--After adoption of recommendations
        made in section IV of the management plan, the zoning
        ordinances of the municipalities bordering the segments shall
        be considered to satisfy the standards and requirements under
        section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C.
        1277(c)).
    (f) Designation of Additional River Segment.--
            (1) Finding.--Congress finds that the Musconetcong River
        segment ``C'' as described in the management plan is suitable
        for designation as a recreational river under this subsection
        if there is adequate local support for the designation as
        determined by the Secretary.
            (2) Designation and administration.--If the Secretary
        determines that there is adequate local support for designating
        the additional river segment as a recreational river--
                    (A) the Secretary shall publish in the Federal
                Register a notice of the designation of the segment;
                    (B) the segment shall thereby be designated as a
                recreational river in accordance with the Wild and
                Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.); and
                    (C) the Secretary shall administer the additional
                river segment as a recreational river.
            (3) Criteria for local support.--In determining whether
        there is adequate local support for the designation of the
        additional river segment, the Secretary shall consider, among
        other things, the preferences of local governments expressed in
        resolutions concerning designation of the segment.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such funds as are necessary to carry out this section,
including the amendment to the Wild and Scenic River Act made by this
section.
    (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Additional river segment.--The term ``additional river
        segment'' means Musconetcong River segment ``C'', as described
        in the management plan, from Hughesville Mill to the Delaware
        River Confluence (approximately 4.3 miles).
            (2) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means
        the river management plan entitled ``Musconetcong River
        Management Plan'' and dated April 2002.
            (3) River segments.--The term ``river segments'' means the
        segments of the Musconetcong River, New Jersey, designated as a
        scenic river or recreational river by the amendment made by
        subsection (a) in accordance with the management plan.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

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Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Musconetcong River, New Jersey, as scenic and recreational rivers.

 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage those segments: (1) in accordance with the Musconetcong River Management Plan (dated April 2002), which establishes goals and actions to ensure long-term protection of the outstanding values of the river segments and compatible management of land and water resources associated with such segments; and (2) in cooperation with appropriate Federal, State, regional, and local agencies.

Considers the management plan as satisfying the requirements for a comprehensive management plan for those river segments. Directs the Secretary, in determining whether a proposed water resources project would have a direct and adverse effect on the values for which a river segment is designated as part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to consider the extent to which the project is consistent with the management plan.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide planning, financial, and technical assistance to local municipalities and nonprofit organizations to assist in the implementation of actions to protect the natural and historic resources of the river segments.

Provides for the designation of additional river segments if there is adequate local support.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Computer Science Education and Jobs
Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Computer science is transforming industry, creating new
        fields of commerce, driving innovation in all fields of
        science, and bolstering productivity in established economic
        sectors.
            (2) The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that there will
        be 9,200,000 jobs in the fields of science, technology,
        engineering, and mathematics by the year 2020. Half of these,
        or 4,600,000 jobs, will be in computing.
            (3) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2012,
        the national median annual salary was $45,790, and the average
        annual salary in computer and mathematical occupations was
        $80,180.
            (4) Elementary and secondary computer science education
        gives students a deeper knowledge of the fundamentals of
        computing, yielding critical thinking skills that will serve
        students throughout their lives in numerous fields.
            (5) Students who take the College Board's AP computer
        science examination are 8 times more likely to major in
        computer science in college. Unfortunately, the College Board
        reports that in 2012, less than 3,000 of the 40,000 high
        schools in the United States offered AP computer science
        examinations.
            (6) Only 14 States allow computer science courses to count
        toward secondary school core graduation requirements, chilling
        student interest in computer science courses.
            (7) The Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) has
        found that many States do not have a certification or licensure
        process for computer science teachers. Where processes do
        exist, they often have no connection to rigorous computer
        science content.
            (8) Computer science education has been encumbered by
        confusion regarding the related but distinct concepts of
        computer science education, technology education, and the use
        of technology in education.
            (9) The Association for Computing Machinery and the CSTA
        have established a clear 4-part, grade-appropriate framework of
        standards for computer science education to guide State reform
        efforts.
            (10) With the growing importance of computing in society,
        the need for students to understand the fundamentals of
        computing, and the significant challenges elementary and
        secondary computer science education faces, broad support for
        computer science education is needed to catalyze reform.

SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
be made to a section or other provision of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

SEC. 4. COMPUTER SCIENCE DEFINITIONS.

    Section 9101 (20 U.S.C. 7801) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (43) as
        paragraphs (8) through (44), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) Computer science.--The term `computer science' means
        the study of computers and algorithmic processes and includes
        the study of computing principles, computer hardware, software
        design, computer applications, and the impact of computers on
        society.'';
            (3) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by
        striking ``and geography'' and inserting ``geography, and
        computer science''; and
            (4) in subparagraph (A)(i) of paragraph (35), as
        redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting ``(including
        computer science)'' after ``academic subjects''.

SEC. 5. EXPANDING ACCESS TO ADVANCED PLACEMENT COMPUTER SCIENCE.

    Section 1705(c)(4) (20 U.S.C. 6535(c)(4)) is amended by striking
``and science'' and inserting ``science, and computer science''.

SEC. 6. COMPUTER SCIENCE IN STATE PLANS.

    (a) State Plans.--Section 1111(b) (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(E), by adding at the end the
        following: ``Computer science is included as a subject under
        this subparagraph.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (8)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) how the State educational agency shall
                consider including computer science in academic
                standards, academic accountability, and assessments
                under subsection (b).''.
    (b) Highly Qualified Teachers.--Section 1119(a)(2) (20 U.S.C.
6319(a)(2)) is amended by striking the period after ``school year'' and
inserting ``, except that computer science teachers shall be found to
be highly qualified not later than the end of the 2015-2016 school
year.''.

SEC. 7. COMPUTER SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS.

    (a) Subpart Heading.--Part B of title II (20 U.S.C. 6661 et seq.)
is amended by inserting after the part heading the following new
subpart heading:

                   ``Subpart 1--Partnership Grants''.

    (b) Purposes and Definitions.--
            (1) Section 2201(a)(3) (20 U.S.C. 6661(a)(3)) is amended by
        striking ``and engineers'' and inserting ``engineers, computer
        science professionals, and informatics professionals''.
            (2) Section 2201(b) (20 U.S.C. 6661(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking ``or
                science'' and inserting ``science, informatics, or
                computer science'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting
                ``informatics, computer science,'' after ``science,'';
                and
                    (C) by inserting at the end of such section the
                following:
            ``(3) Mathematics and science.--The term `mathematics and
        science' means science, technology, engineering, mathematics,
        and computer science.''.
    (c) Authorized Activities.--
            (1) Section 2202(c) (20 U.S.C. 6662(c)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and science''
                and inserting ``science, informatics, and computer
                science'';
                    (B) in subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of paragraph
                (4), by striking ``or science'' and inserting
                ``science, informatics, or computer science'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and science.''
                at the end and inserting ``, science, computer science,
                and informatics.'';
                    (D) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and engineers''
                and inserting ``engineers, computer science
                professionals, and informatics professionals''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (10), by striking ``engineering
                and technology'' and inserting ``informatics''.
            (2) Section 2202(e)(2)(C) (20 U.S.C. 6662(e)(2)(C)) is
        amended--
                    (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``or the sciences''
                and inserting ``the sciences, informatics, or computer
                science''; and
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``engineering, and
                science.'' and inserting ``engineering, science,
                informatics, and computer science.''
    (d) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--
            (1) The table of contents in section 2 is amended by
        inserting after the item relating to the heading to part B of
        title II the following:

                   ``subpart 1--partnership grants''.

            (2) Section 2201 (20 U.S.C. 6661) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``part'' and
                inserting ``subpart''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``part'' and
                inserting ``subpart''.
            (3) Section 2202 (20 U.S.C. 6662) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in each of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of
                        paragraph (2), by striking ``part'' and
                        inserting ``subpart'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``part''
                        and inserting ``subpart''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (4), by striking
                        ``part'' and inserting ``subpart'' each place
                        the term appears;
                    (B) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2)(E) of
                subsection (b), by striking ``part'' and inserting
                ``subpart'';
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``part'' and
                inserting ``subpart'';
                    (D) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
                (d), by striking ``part'' and inserting ``subpart'';
                    (E) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``part'' and
                inserting ``subpart'' each place the term appears; and
                    (F) in subsection (f), by striking ``part'' and
                inserting ``subpart''.
            (4) Section 2203 (20 U.S.C. 6663) is amended by striking
        ``part'' and inserting ``subpart''.

SEC. 8. EXPANDING TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE
              TEACHERS.

    (a) Computer Science Model Teacher Preparation Program.--Part B of
title II (20 U.S.C. 6661 et seq.), as amended by section 7, is further
amended by adding at the end the following:

             ``Subpart 2--Model Teacher Preparation Program

``SEC. 2211. COMPUTER SCIENCE MODEL TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary is authorized to award grants
to institutions of higher education to improve training for elementary
school and secondary school computer science teachers.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--The Secretary may award a grant under this
section to an institution of higher education that--
            ``(1) has, at minimum--
                    ``(A) a program in teacher education; and
                    ``(B) a program in computer science or informatics;
                and
            ``(2) submits an application at such time, in such form,
        and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary
        may require.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--An institution of higher education that
receives a grant under the section shall use the grant funds to carry
out not less than 1 of the following activities:
            ``(1) Develop courses for undergraduate students that--
                    ``(A) prepare such students to teach computer
                science in elementary schools and secondary schools;
                    ``(B) address content and pedagogy in informatics
                or computer science education; and
                    ``(C) engage the teacher education department and
                other relevant departments at the institution of higher
                education.
            ``(2) Develop and fund teacher mentoring programs to
        support elementary school and secondary school computer science
        teachers who are new to the profession.
    ``(d) Duration of Grants.--Each grant awarded by the Secretary
under this section shall be for a period of 5 years.
    ``(e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the conclusion of the
grant period described under subsection (d), an institution of higher
education that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the
Secretary and Congress a report that--
            ``(1) identifies the number of teachers served under the
        grant;
            ``(2) identifies the number of teachers described in
        paragraph (1) who obtain a teaching position in a computer
        science classroom; and
            ``(3) evaluates the activities carried out under this
        section.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 is
amended by inserting before the item relating to part C of title II the
following:

             ``subpart 2--model teacher preparation program

``Sec. 2211. Computer science model teacher preparation program.''.

SEC. 9. COMPUTER SCIENCE IN THE ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP
              PROGRAM.

    Section 10 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n-1) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and mathematics'' and inserting
        ``mathematics, informatics, and computer science'' in each
        place it appears;
            (2) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by striking ``or mathematics''
        and inserting ``mathematics, informatics, and computer
        science'';
            (3) in subsections (b)(1)(D)(i), (c)(1)(A), (d)(1), and
        (i)(7), by striking ``or mathematics'' each place the term
        appears and inserting ``mathematics, informatics, or computer
        science''; and
            (4) in subsection (i)(5), by striking ``or mathematics''
        and inserting ``mathematics, or computer science''.

Output: Computer Science Education and Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to define "computer science" as the study of computers and algorithmic processes, including the study of computing principles, computer hardware, software design, computer applications, and the impact of computers on society. Makes computer science a core academic subject. Includes computer science teachers in professional development activities. Requires the Secretary of Education to give a priority in awarding advanced placement incentive program grants to entities focused on expanding access to advanced placement computer science programs. Requires state plans for school improvement to describe how the state will consider including computer science in its academic standards, accountability system, and assessments. Requires computer science teachers to be highly qualified by the end of the 2015-2016 school year. Includes computer science in the program awarding grants to partnerships between states, institutions of higher education (IHEs), and high-need local educational agencies to: (1) train and recruit mathematics and science teachers, and (2) develop more rigorous science and mathematics curricula. Authorizes the Secretary to award five-year grants to IHEs to: (1) develop courses that prepare undergraduate students to teach elementary and secondary school computer science, and (2) develop and fund teacher mentoring programs to support new computer science teachers. Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to include informatics and computer science majors and professionals in the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (the Program recruits and prepares science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors and professionals to become mathematics and science teachers).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``High Quality Teaching Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES TO PROVIDE TARGETED
              ASSISTANCE TO HIGH NEED SCHOOLS TO RECRUIT, SUPPORT, AND
              RETAIN HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND EFFECTIVE TEACHERS.

    (a) In General.--Part A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subpart:

               ``Subpart 6--Targeted High Need Initiative

``SEC. 2161. GRANTS TARGETING SCHOOLS HAVING HIGHEST NEED FOR HIGHLY
              QUALIFIED AND EFFECTIVE TEACHERS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make competitive grants to
selected local educational agencies to recruit, support, and retain
highly qualified and effective teachers through participation in the
Targeted High Need Initiative program of the National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards.
    ``(b) Limitation on Number of Assisted Agencies.--Not more than 250
local educational agencies shall be selected by the Secretary to
receive grants under this section.
    ``(c) Priorities.--In making such grants, the Secretary shall give
priority to local educational agencies--
            ``(1) having the highest number of students from a
        traditionally disadvantaged background, including students who
        receive free or reduced priced meals, students belonging to a
        minority subgroup, students with limited English proficiency,
        or migratory children;
            ``(2) having the highest number of schools identified for
        school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under
        section 1116(b); and
            ``(3) having the lowest number of teachers who are
        certified by the National Board of Professional Teaching
        Standards.
    ``(d) Selection Process.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
        this section, a local educational agency shall submit an
        application to the State educational agency at such time, in
        such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
        may require.
            ``(2) Review by state educational agency.--Applications
        received by a State educational agency under paragraph (1)
        shall be submitted to the Secretary (at such time, in such
        manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
        require) together with recommendations by the State educational
        agency as to--
                    ``(A) which local educational agencies have the
                highest need; and
                    ``(B) which should be given preference based on
                criteria specified by the State educational agency.
        Such criteria may include the distribution of such grants
        between urban and rural areas, the number of limited English
        proficient children, and the number of schools needing
        assistance.
            ``(3) Contents of application.--The application under
        paragraph (1) shall describe the following:
                    ``(A) The partnership that such agency will form
                with an institution of higher education or other
                appropriate entity to carry out the activities
                described in subsection (e).
                    ``(B) How such agency will use funds received under
                this section to participate in the Targeted High Need
                Initiative program of the National Board for
                Professional Teaching Standards.
                    ``(C) Identify the initial 25 classroom teachers,
                and at least 1 superintendent, principal, or vice
                principal, who have agreed to be mentors under such
                program.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--A local educational agency that receives a
grant under this section shall use the funds made available through the
grant for the following:
            ``(1) Establish the partnership referred to subsection
        (d)(3)(A).
            ``(2) Support teachers through the Targeted High Need
        Initiative program of the National Board for Professional
        Teaching Standards through training, professional development,
        mentoring and technological resources.
            ``(3) Fully fund the assessment fee for all eligible
        teachers who apply to be certified by such Board and who agree
        to remain at the participating school for at least 3 years
        after completing the certification.
            ``(4) Provide a $1,000 award to each teacher who is
        certified by such Board after completing participation in such
        a Targeted High Need Initiative program.
            ``(5) Provide sponsoring schools with a $500 award for each
        teacher described in paragraph (4).
            ``(6) Conduct an independent evaluation of the impact of
        participation in such Targeted High Need Initiative program on
        teaching quality and student learning and achievement. Such
        evaluation may include incorporating multiple sources of data
        over time to assess immediate and long-term impacts of such
        participation.
    ``(f) Duration of Grant.--The Secretary shall make grants under
this section for period of 5 years.
    ``(g) Equitable Distribution.--To the extent practicable, the
Secretary shall ensure an equitable geographic distribution of grants
under this section among the regions of the United States.''.
    (b) Funding.--
            (1) Section 2103 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6603) is amended by adding at the end
        the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Targeted High Need Initiative.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out subpart 6 $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010
and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.
            (2) Subsection (a) of section 2103 of such Act is amended
        by striking ``subpart 5'' and inserting ``subparts 5 and 6''.

Output:
High Quality Teaching Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive five-year grants to up to 250 local educational agencies (LEAs) to recruit, support, and retain highly qualified and effective teachers through participation in the Targeted High Need Initiative program of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

Gives priority to LEAs that have: (1) the highest number of disadvantaged students; (2) the highest number of schools identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring; and (3) the lowest number of teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

Requires LEAs to use such grants to: (1) partner with institutions of higher education or other appropriate entities in conducting grant activities; (2) provide teachers participating in the Targeted High Need Initiative program with training, mentoring, and technological resources; (3) cover the assessment fee for teachers who apply for certification by such Board and agree to teach at the participating school for at least three years after their certification; (4) provide specified monetary awards to teachers and their sponsoring schools after completion of the Targeted High Need Initiative program; and (5) conduct an independent evaluation of such program's affect on teaching quality and student performance.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family Notification of Death in
Custody or Life-Threatening Emergency Act of 2017'' or the ``Wakiesha's
Law''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    To encourage State, local and tribal jurisdictions to implement and
enforce appropriate and time-sensitive procedures to notify the next-
of-kin or designated person upon the death or life-threatening
emergency of an individual who is in the custody of law enforcement.

SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE AND INELIGIBILITY.

    (a) Compliance.--
            (1) Federal law enforcement agencies.--Each Federal law
        enforcement agency shall take such actions as may be necessary
        to ensure compliance with the requirements of sections 4 and 5.
            (2) States and localities.--For purposes of this section, a
        State or unit of local government is a noncompliant
        jurisdiction if that State or unit of local government does not
        establish, implement, or enforce a law, policy, or procedure to
        ensure compliance with the requirements of sections 4 and 5.
    (b) Reduction of Grant Funds.--For each fiscal year beginning after
the date of enactment of this Act, a State shall be subject to a 10-
percent reduction of the funds that would otherwise be allocated for
the fiscal year to the State under subpart 1 of part E of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750
et seq.), whether characterized as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and
Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law
Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise, if during the prior fiscal
year--
            (1) the State was a noncompliant jurisdiction; or
            (2) a unit of local government was a noncompliant
        jurisdiction.
    (c) Reallocation of Funds.--Amounts not allocated accordingly to a
State for failure to fully comply with this Act shall be reallocated
under that program to States that have complied with this Act.

SEC. 4. INFORMATION REQUIRED UPON ARREST OR DETENTION.

    (a) In General.--In the case of an individual taken into the
custody of a law enforcement agency, the agency shall, at the time of
taking custody, including during an arrest, during or prior to booking
or intake screening as a new commitment, in transfer from another
institution, as a court return, as a return from a writ, or as a
holdover, obtain basic identification information for the individual,
including his or her name, date of birth, and last known address, as
well as ensuring that the information is accurate and complete. The
individual may not be placed into any correctional institution prior to
the acquisition and confirmation of such information.
    (b) Emergency Notification Information.--The receiving institution
or agency shall also obtain the name, relationship, and contact
information, including mailing address and one or more phone numbers,
of at least one person or next-of-kin to be notified in case of death
or emergency. In all instances where counsel has entered appearance on
the record as a representative for the individual, the attorney listed
shall by default be listed as the designated emergency contact. The
attorney contact shall be provided in addition to the contact or
contacts provided by the individual.
    (c) No Use in Proceedings.--Under no circumstances may any
information obtained for the purpose of identifying a next-of-kin or
designated emergency contact be used in any criminal, civil or
investigative proceeding against the individual.

SEC. 5. NOTIFICATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OF FAMILY WITH REGARD TO DEATH
              OR LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY OCCURRING TO INDIVIDUAL IN
              CUSTODY.

    (a) Death Notification Minimum Standards.--In the case of an
individual who dies while in the custody of a law enforcement agency:
            (1) Written notification plan.--A law enforcement agency
        shall have a written notification plan in place identifying all
        designated staff members who are authorized, trained and
        prepared to deliver notification of death to the next-of-kin or
        designated contact in a professional and compassionate manner.
            (2) Timeframe for notification.--In the event an individual
        dies while in the custody of law enforcement, such notification
        shall be delivered not later than 3 hours after the declaration
        of death.
            (3) Manner of notification.--To minimize confusion and
        trauma suffered by the family or designated contact of the
        deceased, reasonable efforts may be taken when practical to
        ensure that notification is provided in-person and in a private
        setting.
            (4) Information required.--Such notification shall include
        the official time of death, the cause of death (if determined)
        and all pertinent circumstances surrounding the death,
        including whether the individual's death is under investigation
        and the reason for opening an investigation.
            (5) Documentation of attempts.--All notification attempts
        shall be documented and maintained within the custodial record,
        including--
                    (A) the staff name and corresponding agency or
                department contact information for all those
                responsible for carrying out the notification;
                    (B) the date and time of successful and
                unsuccessful contacts;
                    (C) the names and contacts to which attempts were
                made, and any reason for failed or unsuccessful
                contact; and
                    (D) any incidents of unclaimed or rejected claims
                for the body or property of the deceased, including a
                detailed description of where any unclaimed bodies and
                property have been disposed of.
    (b) Autopsy Notifications.--In the case of an individual who dies
while in the custody of a law enforcement agency, if an autopsy of that
individual is required:
            (1) Notification.--The next-of-kin or designated contacts
        shall be informed immediately upon any determination that an
        autopsy shall be performed, and such notification shall include
        the reason that the autopsy is being performed.
            (2) Results reported.--A copy of the autopsy report and
        results shall be made available to the next-of-kin or
        designated contact immediately upon completion.
            (3) Independent autopsy.--The State and the next of kin
        shall have the opportunity to perform a separate autopsy.
    (c) Life-Threatening Emergency Notification Minimum Standards.--In
the case of any life-threatening event occurring to an individual in
the custody of a law enforcement agency:
            (1) Written notification plan.--A law enforcement agency
        shall have a written notification plan in place identifying all
        designated staff members who are authorized, trained and
        prepared to deliver notification of a life-threatening event to
        the next-of-kin or designated contact in a professional and
        compassionate manner.
            (2) Timeframe for notification.--Notice to the designated
        emergency contact shall be made as soon as practicable after
        the life-threatening event occurs, and, where practicable
        without delaying treatment, prior to any required medical
        procedure, but in any event, not later than any medical
        discharge or clearance.
            (3) Manner of notification.--To minimize confusion and
        trauma suffered by the family or designated contact of the
        individual who has suffered a life-threatening event,
        reasonable efforts may be taken when practical to ensure that
        notification is made in-person and in a private setting.
            (4) Information required.--Such notification shall include
        details of the life-threatening event, including--
                    (A) whether the individual is incapacitated,
                unconscious, or unable to speak;
                    (B) the cause and nature of the life-threatening
                event;
                    (C) whether any medical procedures or life-saving
                measures were performed in response to the life-
                threatening event; and
                    (D) whether any medical followup is recommended and
                the nature of the recommended followup.
            (5) Documentation of attempts.--All notification attempts
        shall be documented and maintained within the custodial record,
        including--
                    (A) the staff name and corresponding agency or
                department contact information for all those
                responsible for carrying out the notification;
                    (B) the date and time of successful and
                unsuccessful contacts; and
                    (C) the names and contacts to which attempts were
                made, and any reason for failed or unsuccessful
                contact.

SEC. 6. REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.

    Section 2(b) of the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 (42
U.S.C. 13727(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) the date and time notification of death was provided
        to the next of kin or designated contact;
            ``(6) the date and time of each unsuccessful notification
        attempt was made; and
            ``(7) a detailed description of where any unclaimed bodies
        and property have been disposed of, including the amount of
        time lapsed prior to taking such action.''.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) In custody of a law enforcement agency.--The term ``in
        the custody of a law enforcement agency'' means, with regard to
        an individual, that the individual is detained, under arrest,
        or is in the process of being arrested, is en route to be
        incarcerated, or is incarcerated at a municipal or county jail,
        State prison, State-run boot camp prison, boot camp prison that
        is contracted out by the State, any State or local contract
        facility, or other local, tribal or State correctional
        facility, including a juvenile facility or a medical or mental
        health facility.
            (2) Custodial record.--The term ``custodial record'' means
        the central file of an individual in custody.
            (3) Juvenile facility.--The term ``juvenile facility''
        includes juvenile or youth detention center, placement
        facility, group home or other State, private or contracted unit
        maintaining the custody of a youth under court order or law
        enforcement action.
            (4) Life-threatening.--The term ``life-threatening event''
        means a medical event, episode, condition, or accident--
                    (A) where, without immediate treatment for the
                condition, death is eminent;
                    (B) where hospitalization is required because of a
                serious, life-threatening medical or surgical condition
                that requires immediate treatment; or
                    (C) where an individual is unconscious or
                incapacitated such that they are incapable of providing
                consent for medical treatment.

Output: Family Notification of Death in Custody or Life-Threatening Emergency Act of 2017 or Wakiesha's Law This bill requires federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to obtain identifying information about an individual in custody and contact information for the individual's next of kin or designated emergency contact. It establishes minimum standards with respect to notifying the next of kin or designated emergency contact following an individual's death or life-threatening emergency while in custody. The Department of Justice must reduce by 10% the allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program for a state or local government that fails to comply.  The bill also amends the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 to require a state or federal law enforcement agency to include, in its quarterly report on deaths in custody, additional information such as the date and time that death notification was provided and the date and time of each unsuccessful notification attempt.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fines in Need of Extensive Reform
Act of 2014'' or the ``FINER Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF FINES.

    (a) Effective Date of Rules That Provide for the Assessment of a
Fine.--In the case of a rule that provides for an assessment of a fine
for a violation of that rule, the rule may not take effect until the
date that is 90 days after the date on which the Federal department or
agency that made the rule, makes publicly available on the department
or agency's Internet website, the rule, the information relating to the
rule described in section 3(c), and any relevant guidance documents
relating to the enforcement of the rule. Any fine assessed pursuant to
such a rule before such 90-day period shall be void. The head of such a
Federal department or agency may, in consultation with entities to
which the rule applies, further delay the assessment of fines pursuant
to the rule in order to provide such entities with sufficient time to
comply with the requirements of the rule.
    (b) Provision of Information Regarding the Fine.--At the time of
the assessment of an administrative fine, the Federal department or
agency assessing the fine shall provide the person against which the
fine is imposed with all relevant information regarding the fine,
including--
            (1) the rule which the person is charged with violating,
        and the location of that rule in the Code of Federal
        Regulations;
            (2) the facts, based on which the person is charged with
        violating the rule;
            (3) the amount of the fine;
            (4) how the department or agency determined the amount of
        the fine; and
            (5) the court date or information described in section
        4(b).
    (c) Assignment of Fine to a Officer or Employee of a Federal
Department or Agency.--No fine may be assessed by a Federal department
or agency unless there is an officer or employee of such Federal
department or agency who is responsible for assessing the fine.

SEC. 3. CONSISTENCY IN ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE FINES.

    (a) In General.--The head of a Federal department or agency shall
ensure that administrative fines assessed by that department or agency
are assessed in a consistent manner.
    (b) Publication on the Internet.--Not later than 180 days after the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the head of a Federal
department or agency that assesses administrative fines shall make
publicly available on that department or agency's Internet website, for
any rule for which the department or agency that enforces the rule may
assess an administrative fine for a violation of such rule, the
information described in subsection (c) and any relevant guidance
documents relating to the enforcement of the rule. The head of a
Federal department or agency that is required to publish information
under this subsection shall ensure that the information is published in
a searchable, and easily accessible format.
    (c) Publication in the Federal Register.--Not later than January 1,
2015, and annually thereafter, the head of a Federal department or
agency that assesses administrative fines shall publish in the Federal
Register, for any rule for which the department or agency that enforces
the rule may assess an administrative fine for a violation of such
rule, detailed information regarding--
            (1) the location of the rule in the Code of Federal
        Regulations;
            (2) information on where persons subject to the rule may
        direct questions or concerns relating to the rule;
            (3) the amount of the fine that will be assessed; and
            (4) the facts that will be considered in the determination
        of, for the rule violation--
                    (A) whether a fine will be assessed; and
                    (B) if a fine will be assessed, the amount of the
                fine that will be assessed.

SEC. 4. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE FINES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any
case in which an administrative fine is assessed against a person (as
such term is defined in section 1 of title 1, United States Code), that
person may pay the fine, or challenge the imposition of the fine in the
Federal district court for the district in which that person resides or
has a principal place of business, in accordance with this section.
    (b) Court Date.--
            (1) In general.--At the time of the assessment of an
        administrative fine, the Federal department or agency assessing
        the fine shall provide the person against which the fine is
        imposed with--
                    (A) a date on which the person may appear to
                contest the administrative fine in the Federal district
                court referred to in subsection (a), as provided by
                that Federal district court; or
                    (B) information on how the Federal district court
                referred to in subsection (a) will--
                            (i) assign the person a date on which the
                        person may appear to contest the administrative
                        fine; and
                            (ii) notify the person about that date.
            (2) Court rules and procedures.--A Federal district court
        may adopt such rules and procedures as may be necessary to hear
        challenges of administrative fines in a timely manner, in
        accordance with this section.
    (c) Presence of Officer or Employee of Federal Department or Agency
in Court.--In the case of a person contesting an administrative fine
pursuant to this section, the officer or employee of the Federal
department or agency who assessed the fine shall be present in court
for all proceedings related to the contesting of such fine, or the
violation for which the fine was assessed shall be dismissed, and the
person against whom the fine was assessed shall not be required to pay
such fine. In the case of an officer or employee who, at the time of
the court date, is no longer employed by the Federal department or
agency, the immediate superior officer or employee shall be present in
court for any such court proceedings.
    (d) Payment of Fine.--In the case of a person contesting an
administrative fine in Federal court or through alternative dispute
resolution pursuant to this section, the person shall not be required
to pay the fine until a final judgment is entered that requires the
person to pay the fine, and that no additional interest or penalties
should accrue while the fine is contested.
    (e) Alternative Dispute Resolution.--The enforcing agency shall
provide the opportunity for the person fined to undergo alternative
means of dispute resolution, as defined in section 571(3) of title 5,
United States Code, by a neutral third party, unless the person
contests in Federal district court.
    (f) Costs.--A person who contests an administrative fine in court
pursuant to this section and prevails, may recover reasonable court
costs, including attorney fees.

SEC. 5. DEPOSIT OF ADMINISTRATIVE FINES INTO TREASURY.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an
administrative fine that is paid--
            (1) except as provided in section 3718(d) of title 31,
        United States Code, the full amount of the fine shall be
        deposited into the Treasury; and
            (2) the fine may not be used to supplement or offset the
        appropriations of the Federal department or agency that
        assessed the fine.

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE FINE DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``administrative fine'' means any fine or
penalty assessed by a Federal department or agency, but does not
include user fees, criminal fines or penalties, or any fine imposed by
a court.

Output: Fines in Need of Extensive Reform Act of 2014 or the FINER Act of 2014 - Prohibits federal agency rules that provide for an assessment of an administrative fine from taking effect until 90 days after the rule and relevant rule guidance is made available on the agency's website.  Establishes procedures for enforcement of, and challenges to, administrative fines to: (1) prohibit fine assessments unless a particular officer or employee of the agency is responsible for assessing the fine, (2) allow persons to challenge the imposition of a fine in federal court or through alternative dispute resolution by a neutral third party, and (3) require rule violations to be dismissed if the agency officer or employee who assessed the fine is not present in court for any proceedings contesting the fine.  Requires agencies to publish annually in the Federal Register guidance for any rules for which they may assess an administrative fine. Allows a person who prevails in contesting a fine to recover reasonable court costs and attorney's fees. Provides for fine amounts to be deposited into the Treasury. Prohibits fines from being used to supplement or offset the appropriations of the agency that assessed the fine.  Excludes user fees, criminal fines or penalties, or court-imposed fines from the requirements applicable to administrative fines.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cumberland Island Preservation
Act''.

SEC. 2. CUMBERLAND ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE AND CUMBERLAND ISLAND
              WILDERNESS, GEORGIA.

    (a) Boundary Adjustments for Land Exchange.--
            (1) Exclusion of conveyed lands.--If the proposed land
        exchange described in subsection (b) is agreed to by the
        Secretary of the Interior, any lands to be conveyed by the
        United States as part of the land exchange shall be excluded
        from the boundaries of the Cumberland Island Wilderness or
        potential wilderness area designated by section 2 of Public Law
        97-250 (96 Stat. 709; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note).
            (2) Inclusion of acquired lands.--All lands acquired by the
        United States as part of the land exchange described in
        subsection (b) shall be included in, and managed as part of,
        the Cumberland Island Wilderness designated by section 2 of
        Public Law 97-250 (96 Stat. 709; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). Upon
        acquisition of the lands, the Secretary of the Interior shall
        adjust the boundaries of the Cumberland Island Wilderness to
        include the acquired lands.
    (b) Description of Land Exchange.--The land exchange referred to in
subsection (a) is a land exchange with regard to Cumberland Island
National Seashore, which is established under Public Law 92-536 (16
U.S.C. 459i et seq.), and Cumberland Island Wilderness that is being
negotiated by the Secretary of the Interior with the Nature Conservancy
and High Point, Inc., for the purpose of acquiring privately owned
lands on Cumberland Island, which have substantial wilderness
characteristics, in exchange for Federal lands located at the north end
of the island.
    (c) Treatment of Main Road.--
            (1) Findings.--The main road at Cumberland Island National
        Seashore is included on the register of national historic
        places. The continued existence and use of the main road, as
        well as a spur road that provides access to Plum Orchard
        mansion at Cumberland Island National Seashore, is necessary
        for maintenance and access to the natural, cultural, and
        historical resources of Cumberland Island National Seashore.
        The inclusion of these roads both on the register of national
        historic places and in the Cumberland Island Wilderness or
        potential wilderness area is incompatible and causes competing
        mandates on the Secretary of the Interior for management.
            (2) Exclusion from wilderness.--The main road on Cumberland
        Island (as described on the register of national historic
        places), the spur road that provides access to Plum Orchard
        mansion, and such limited area on each side of these roads as
        the Secretary of the Interior considers necessary, are hereby
        excluded from the boundaries of the Cumberland Island
        Wilderness and the potential wilderness area designated by
        section 2 of Public Law 97-250 (96 Stat. 709; 16 U.S.C. 1132
        note).
            (3) Effect of exclusion.--Nothing in this subsection shall
        be construed to affect the inclusion of the main road on the
        register of national historic places or the authority of the
        Secretary of the Interior to impose reasonable restrictions on
        the use of the main road or spur road to minimize any adverse
        impacts on the Cumberland Island Wilderness or potential
        wilderness area.
    (d) Restoration of Plum Orchard Mansion.--
            (1) Restoration required.--Using funds appropriated
        pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in paragraph
        (4), the Secretary of the Interior shall restore Plum Orchard
        mansion at Cumberland Island National Seashore so that the
        condition of the restored mansion is at least equal to the
        condition of the mansion when it was donated to the United
        States. The Secretary may also accept donations of money and
        in-kind contributions for the purpose of restoring the mansion.
            (2) Subsequent maintenance.--The Secretary of the Interior
        shall endeavor to enter into an agreement with public and
        private persons to provide for the maintenance of Plum Orchard
        mansion following its restoration.
            (3) Restoration plan.--Not later than 180 days after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
        Interior shall submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for the
        repair, stabilization, and restoration of Plum Orchard mansion
        to the condition the mansion was in when acquired by the United
        States.
            (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for the
        restoration of Plum Orchard mansion under paragraph (1).
    (e) Archaeological and Historic Sites.--The Secretary of the
Interior shall identify, document, and protect archaeological sites
located on Federal land within Cumberland Island National Seashore. The
Secretary shall prepare and implement a plan to preserve designated
national historic sites within the seashore.
    (f) Designation of Additional Wilderness Area.--
            (1) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the
        Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), a parcel of Federal
        lands within Cumberland Island National Seashore, which
        comprises approximately ____ acres on the southern portion of
        Cumberland Island, as depicted on the map entitled ``Cumberland
        Island Wilderness Addition, Proposed'', dated ________, 1998,
        is hereby designated as wilderness and therefore as a component
        of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
            (2) Administration.--The parcel designated by paragraph (1)
        shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in
        accordance with the Wilderness Act as part of the Cumberland
        Island Wilderness designated by section 2 of Public Law 97-250
        (96 Stat. 709; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). The Secretary shall adjust
        the boundaries of the Cumberland Island Wilderness to include
        the parcel.
            (3) Existing rights and uses.--The designation of the
        wilderness area under paragraph (1) shall be subject to valid
        existing rights and pre-existing uses of the designated parcel.

Output:
Cumberland Island Preservation Act - Adjusts the boundaries of the Cumberland Island Wilderness, Georgia, to exclude and to include certain lands if the proposed land exchange being negotiated between the Secretary of the Interior and the Nature Conservancy and High Point, Inc., is agreed to with regard to Cumberland Island National Seashore and Cumberland Island Wilderness.
Excludes the main road on Cumberland Island (as described on the register of national historic places), the spur road that provides access to Plum Orchard mansion, and such limited area on each side of these roads as necessary, from the boundaries of the Cumberland Island Wilderness and the potential wilderness area.
Requires the Secretary to:  (1) restore Plum Orchard mansion at Cumberland Island National Seashore so that the condition of the restored mansion is at least equal to the condition of the mansion when it was donated to the United States; and (2) submit a comprehensive plan for the repair, stabilization, and restoration of the mansion to such condition. Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the Secretary to:  (1) identify, document, and protect archaeological sites located on Federal land within the Seashore; and (2) prepare and implement a plan to preserve designated national historic sites within the Seashore.
Designates, subject to valid existing rights and pre-existing uses, a specified parcel of Federal land within Cumberland Island National Seashore as wilderness and a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.  Adjusts the boundaries of the Cumberland Island Wilderness to include the parcel.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Employee Retirement Security
Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL PLANS UNDER SECTION 415.

    (a) Compensation Limit.--Subsection (b) of section 415 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding immediately after
paragraph (10) the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) Special limitation rule for governmental plans.--In
        the case of a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d)),
        subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply.''
    (b) Treatment of Certain Excess Benefit Plans.--
            (1) In general.--Section 415 of such Code is amended by
        adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(m) Treatment of Qualified Governmental Excess Benefit
Arrangements.--
            ``(1) Governmental plan not affected.--In determining
        whether a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d))
        meets the requirements of this section, benefits provided under
        a qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement shall not
        be taken into account. Income accruing to a governmental plan
        (or to a trust that is maintained solely for the purpose of
        providing benefits under a qualified governmental excess
        benefit arrangement) in respect of a qualified governmental
        excess benefit arrangement shall constitute income derived from
        the exercise of an essential governmental function upon which
        such governmental plan (or trust) shall be exempt from tax
        under section 115.
            ``(2) Taxation of participant.--For purposes of this
        chapter--
                    ``(A) the taxable year or years for which amounts
                in respect of a qualified governmental excess benefit
                arrangement are includible in gross income by a
                participant, and
                    ``(B) the treatment of such amounts when so
                includible by the participant,
        shall be determined as if such qualified governmental excess
        benefit arrangement were treated as a plan for the deferral of
        compensation which is maintained by a corporation not exempt
        from tax under this chapter and which does not meet the
        requirements for qualification under section 401.
            ``(3) Qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement.--
        For purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified
        governmental excess benefit arrangement' means a portion of a
        governmental plan if--
                    ``(A) such portion is maintained solely for the
                purpose of providing to participants in the plan that
                part of the participant's annual benefit otherwise
                payable under the terms of the plan that exceeds the
limitations on benefits imposed by this section,
                    ``(B) under such portion no election is provided at
                any time to the participant (directly or indirectly) to
                defer compensation, and
                    ``(C) benefits described in subparagraph (A) are
                not paid from a trust forming a part of such
                governmental plan unless such trust is maintained
                solely for the purpose of providing such benefits.''
            (2) Coordination with section 457.--Subsection (e) of
        section 457 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
        following new paragraph:
            ``(14) Treatment of qualified governmental excess benefit
        arrangements.--Subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) shall not apply to
        any qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement (as
        defined in section 415(m)(3)), and benefits provided under such
        an arrangement shall not be taken into account in determining
        whether any other plan is an eligible deferred compensation
        plan.''
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 457(f)
        of such Code is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of
        subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of
        subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the
        end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) a qualified governmental excess benefit
                arrangement described in section 415(m).''
    (c) Exemption for Survivor and Disability Benefits.--Paragraph (2)
of section 415(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
                    ``(I) Exemption for survivor and disability
                benefits provided under governmental plans.--Paragraph
                (5) and subparagraph (C) of this paragraph shall not
                apply to--
                            ``(i) income received from a governmental
                        plan (as defined in section 414(d)) as a
                        pension, annuity, or similar allowance as the
                        result of the recipient becoming disabled by
                        reason of personal injuries or sickness, or
                            ``(ii) amounts received from a governmental
                        plan by the beneficiaries, survivors, or the
                        estate of an employee as the result of the
                        death of the employee.''
    (d) Revocation of Grandfather Election.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (C) of section 415(b)(10) of
        such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
        clause:
                            ``(ii) Revocation of election.--An election
                        under clause (i) may be revoked not later than
                        the last day of the third plan year beginning
                        after the date of the enactment of this clause.
                        The revocation shall apply to all plan years to
                        which the election applied and to all
                        subsequent plan years. Any amount paid by a
                        plan in a taxable year ending after the
                        revocation shall be includible in income in
                        such taxable year under the rules of this
                        chapter in effect for such taxable year, except
                        that, for purposes of applying the limitations
                        imposed by this section, any portion of such
                        amount which is attributable to any taxable
                        year during which the election was in effect
                        shall be treated as received in such taxable
                        year.''
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (C) of section
        415(b)(10) of such Code is amended by striking ``This'' and
        inserting:
                            ``(i) In general.--This''.
    (e) Compensation.--Subsection (k) of section 415 of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Definition of compensation for government plans.--For
        purposes of this section, in the case of a governmental plan
        (as defined in section 414(d)), the term `compensation'
        includes, in addition to the amounts described in subsection
        (c)(3)--
                    ``(A) any elective deferral (as defined in section
                402(g)(3)), and
                    ``(B) any amount which is contributed by the
                employer at the election of the employee and which is
                not includible in the gross income of the employee
                under section 125 or 457.''
    (f) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (a),
        (b), (c), and (e) shall apply to years beginning after the date
        of the enactment of this Act. The amendments made by subsection
        (d) shall apply with respect to revocations adopted after the
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Treatment for years beginning before date of
        enactment.--Nothing in the amendments made by this section
        shall be construed to infer that a governmental plan (as
        defined in section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)
        fails to satisfy the requirements of section 415 of such Code
        for any taxable year beginning before the date of the enactment
        of this Act.

SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS OF STATE AND LOCAL
              GOVERNMENTS AND TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Special Rules for Plan Distributions.--Paragraph (9) of section
457(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to other
definitions and special rules) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(9) Benefits not treated as made available by reason of
        certain elections, etc.--
                    ``(A) Total amount payable is $3,500 or less.--The
                total amount payable to a participant under the plan
                shall not be treated as made available merely because
                the participant may elect to receive such amount (or
                the plan may distribute such amount without the
                participant's consent) if--
                            ``(i) such amount does not exceed $3,500,
                        and
                            ``(ii) such amount may be distributed only
                        if--
                                    ``(I) no amount has been deferred
                                under the plan with respect to such
                                participant during the 2-year period
                                ending on the date of the distribution,
                                and
                                    ``(II) there has been no prior
                                distribution under the plan to such
                                participant to which this subparagraph
                                applied.
                A plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the
                distribution requirements of subsection (d) by reason
                of a distribution to which this subparagraph applies.
                    ``(B) Election to defer commencement of
                distributions.--The total amount payable to a
                participant under the plan shall not be treated as made
                available merely because the participant may elect to
                defer commencement of distributions under the plan if--
                            ``(i) such election is made after amounts
                        may be available under the plan in accordance
                        with subsection (d)(1)(A) and before
                        commencement of such distributions, and
                            ``(ii) the participant may make only 1 such
                        election.''.
    (b) Cost-of-Living Adjustment of Maximum Deferral Amount.--
Subsection (e) of section 457 of such Code, as amended by section
2(b)(2) (relating to governmental plans), is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
            ``(15) Cost-of-living adjustment of maximum deferral
        amount.--The Secretary shall adjust the $7,500 amount specified
        in subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) at the same time and in the
        same manner as under section 415(d), except that the base
        period shall be the calendar quarter ending September 30, 1995,
        and any increase under this paragraph which is not a multiple
        of $500 shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of
        $500.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 4. TRUST REQUIREMENT FOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS OF STATE AND
              LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Governmental Plans Must Maintain Set Asides for Exclusive
Benefit of Participants.--
            ``(1) In general.--A plan maintained by an eligible
        employer described in subsection (e)(1)(A) shall not be treated
        as an eligible deferred compensation plan unless all assets and
        income of the plan described in subsection (b)(6) are held in
        trust for the exclusive benefit of participants and their
        beneficiaries.
            ``(2) Taxability of trusts and participants.--For purposes
        of this title--
                    ``(A) a trust described in paragraph (1) shall be
                treated as an organization exempt from taxation under
                section 501(a), and
                    ``(B) notwithstanding any other provision of this
                title, amounts in the trust shall be includible in the
                gross income of participants and beneficiaries only to
                the extent, and at the time, provided in this section.
            ``(3) Custodial accounts and contracts.--For purposes of
        this subsection, custodial accounts and contracts described in
        section 401(f) shall be treated as trusts under rules similar
        to the rules under section 401(f).''
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (6) of section 457(b) of such
Code is amended by inserting ``except as provided in subsection (g),''
before ``which provides that''.
    (c) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall apply to assets and
        income described in section 457(b)(6) of such Code held by a
        plan on and after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Transition rule.--In the case of assets and income
        described in paragraph (1) held by a plan before the first day
        of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the
        first regular session of the State legislature of the State in
        which the governmental entity maintaining the plan is located
        beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a trust
        need not be established by reason of the amendments made by
        this section before such first day. For purposes of the
        preceding sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year
        legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed
        to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

Output:
Public Employee Retirement Security Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make inapplicable to defined benefit governmental plans a rule limiting benefits to 100 percent of a participant's average compensation for the participant's high three years.
Provides for the treatment of and defines qualified governmental excess benefit arrangements.
Exempts survivor and disability benefits under governmental plans from certain otherwise required benefit reductions.
Revises provisions concerning the treatment of deferred benefits plans of State and local governments and tax-exempt organizations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``50 State Capitols Commemorative
Currency Program''.

SEC. 2. 50 STATE CAPITOLS COMMEMORATIVE CURRENCY PROGRAM.

    Section 5114 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) 50 State Capitols Commemorative Currency Program.--
            ``(1) Redesign beginning in 2005.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In addition to the requirements
                of subsection (b) (relating to the inclusion of the
                inscription `In God We Trust' on all United States
                currency) and the 8th undesignated paragraph of section
                16 of the Federal Reserve Act, during the 10-year
                period beginning on January 1, 2005, the center panel
                of the reverse side of the $1 Federal reserve notes
                shall incorporate designs selected in accordance with
                this subsection which are emblematic of the capitols or
                statehouses of the 50 States.
                    ``(B) Transition provision.--Notwithstanding
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary may continue to print,
                and the Board to issue, $1 Federal reserve notes in
                2005 which bear the design in effect before the
                redesign required under this subsection as required to
                ensure a smooth transition into the 10-year program
                under this subsection.
            ``(2) Single state designs.--The design on the center panel
        of the reverse side of each $1 Federal reserve note issued
        during the 10-year period referred to in paragraph (1) shall be
        emblematic of the capitol or statehouse of 1 of the 50 States.
            ``(3) Issuance of notes commemorating 5 states during each
        of the 10 years.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The designs for the $1 Federal
                reserve notes issued during each year of the 10-year
                period referred to in paragraph (1) shall be emblematic
                of 5 States selected in the order in which such States
                ratified the Constitution of the United States or were
                admitted into the Union, as the case may be.
                    ``(B) Number of each of 5 designs in each year.--Of
                the $1 Federal reserve notes issued during each year of
                the 10-year period referred to in paragraph (1), the
                Board shall prescribe, in accordance with section 16 of
                the Federal Reserve Act and on the basis of such
                factors as the Board determines to be appropriate, the
                number of $1 Federal reserve notes which shall be
                issued with each of the 5 designs selected for such
                year.
            ``(4) Selection of design.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each of the 50 designs required
                under this subsection for $1 Federal reserve notes
                shall be--
                            ``(i) selected by the Secretary after
                        consultation with--
                                    ``(I) the Governor of the State
                                whose capitol or statehouse is being
                                commemorated, or such other State
                                officials or group as the State may
                                designate for such purpose; and
                                    ``(II) the Commission of Fine Arts;
                                and
                            ``(ii) reviewed by the Board and the
                        Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
                    ``(B) Selection and approval process.--Designs for
                $1 Federal reserve notes may be submitted in accordance
                with the design selection and approval process
                developed by the Secretary in the sole discretion of
                the Secretary.
                    ``(C) Participation.--The Secretary may include
                participation by State officials, artists from the
                States, engravers of the United States Mint, and
                members of the general public.
                    ``(D) Standards.--Because it is important that the
                Nation's coinage and currency bear dignified designs of
                which the citizens of the United States can be proud,
                the Secretary shall not select any frivolous or
                inappropriate design for any $1 Federal reserve note
                subject to this subsection.
                    ``(E) Prohibition on certain representations.--No
                head and shoulders portrait or bust of any person,
                living or dead, and no portrait of a living person may
                be included in the design of a State capitol or
                statehouse on any $1 Federal reserve note under this
                subsection.
            ``(5) Application in event of the admission of additional
        states.--If any additional State is admitted into the Union
        before the end of the 10-year period referred to in paragraph
        (1), the Secretary of the Treasury may print, and the Board
        issue, $1 Federal reserve notes, in accordance with this
        subsection, with a design which is emblematic of the capitol or
        statehouse of such State during any 1 year of such 10-year
        period, in addition to the $1 Federal reserve notes issued
        during such year in accordance with paragraph (3)(A).
            ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        following definitions shall apply:
                    ``(A) Board.--The term `Board' means the Board of
                Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
                    ``(B) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the
                Secretary of the Treasury.''.

Output:
50 State Capitols Commemorative Currency Program - Amends Federal law governing coinage to declare that during the ten-year period beginning on January 1, 2005, the center panel of the reverse side of the $1 Federal reserve notes shall incorporate designs emblematic of the capitols or statehouses of the 50 States, with five States selected each year in the order in which they ratified the Constitution of the United States or were admitted into the Union.

Proscribes representation of any head and shoulders portrait or bust of any person, living or dead, or any portrait of a living person in the design of a State capitol or statehouse on any such $1 Federal reserve note.