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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Head Start Improvement Act of
2015''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS.

    The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) is amended to read as
follows:

``SEC. 635. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This subchapter may be cited as the `Head Start Act'.

``SEC. 636. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote the school
readiness of low-income children by enhancing their cognitive, social,
and emotional development in a learning environment that supports
children's growth in language, literacy, mathematics, science, social
and emotional functioning, creative arts, physical skills, and
approaches to learning.

``SEC. 637. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this subchapter:
            ``(1) Delegate agency.--The term `delegate agency' means a
        public, private nonprofit (including a community-based
        organization, as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), or for-
        profit organization or agency to which an eligible entity has
        delegated all or part of the responsibility of the grantee for
        administering funds under this subchapter.
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means
        the recipient of a subgrant under section 639(d)(3)(A).
            ``(3) Financial assistance.--The term `financial
        assistance' includes assistance provided by grant, agreement,
        or contract, and payments may be made in installments and in
        advance or by way of reimbursement with necessary adjustments
        on account of overpayments or underpayments.
            ``(4) Grant recipient.--The term `grant recipient' means
        the recipient of a grant under section 639(a).
            ``(5) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' means any
        tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or
        community of Indians, including any Native village described in
        section 3(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
        U.S.C. 1602(c)) or established pursuant to such Act (43 U.S.C.
        1601 et seq.), that is recognized as eligible for the special
        programs and services provided by the United States to Indians
        because of their status as Indians.
            ``(6) Local educational agency.--The term `local
        educational agency' has the meaning given such term in section
        9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 7801).
            ``(7) Low-income child.--The term `low-income child' means
        a child who is age 5 or younger, and is from a family with an
        income below 100 percent of the poverty line for the most
        recent fiscal year for which satisfactory data are available.
            ``(8) Poverty line.--The term `poverty line' means the
        official poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management
        and Budget)--
                    ``(A) adjusted to reflect the percentage change in
                the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers,
                issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, occurring in
                the 1-year period or other interval immediately
                preceding the date such adjustment is made; and
                    ``(B) adjusted for family size.
            ``(9) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
        of Health and Human Services.
            ``(10) State.--The term `State' means a State, the
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam,
        American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and
        the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term
        includes the Republic of Palau, except during any period for
        which a Compact of Free Association is in effect, contains
        provisions for early childhood education or development, and
        prohibits the assistance provided under this subchapter.

``SEC. 638. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
subchapter $8,598,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.

``SEC. 639. BLOCK GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subchapter, beginning on October 1 of the first fiscal year following
the date of enactment of the Head Start Improvement Act of 2015, from
the amounts appropriated to carry out this subchapter under section 638
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to eligible States
and Indian tribes from allotments made under subsection (b) in
accordance with this section.
    ``(b) Allotments.--
            ``(1) Formula.--The Secretary shall allot the amount
        appropriated under section 638 for a fiscal year among the
        eligible States and Indian tribes in proportion to the number
        of children, age 5 and younger, who are from families with
        incomes below 100 percent of the poverty line for the most
        recent fiscal year for which satisfactory data are available
        and who are in an eligible State or Indian tribe, compared to
        the number of such children for that fiscal year who are in all
        eligible States or Indian tribes.
            ``(2) Calculation.--For purposes of counting the number of
        children who are in an eligible State under paragraph (1), the
        children who are counted in an eligible Indian tribe in that
        State shall be excluded.
    ``(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, a State or Indian tribe shall submit an application to the
Secretary that includes the number of low-income children in the State
or Indian tribe.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--A grant recipient under this section
        shall use 100 percent of the grant funds--
                    ``(A) for prekindergarten education programs in the
                State or Indian tribe involved;
                    ``(B) for the administration of the programs
                described in subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(C) to provide direct technical assistance,
                oversight, monitoring, research, and training with
                respect to the programs described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Certification.--The Governor, or other chief
        executive, of each grant recipient shall certify that all grant
        funds received under this section will be used to directly or
        indirectly provide comprehensive education and related services
        to low-income children and their families.
            ``(3) Grant recipient responsibilities.--A grant recipient
        shall--
                    ``(A) award subgrants to eligible entities (as
                defined by the grant recipient) to enable such entities
                to provide, directly or through a delegate agency,
                prekindergarten education programs in the State or
                Indian tribe involved;
                    ``(B) establish rules and standards for the
                entities awarded subgrants under subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(C) monitor compliance by entities awarded
                subgrants under subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) Flexibility.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        Federal law (other than this section)--
                    ``(A) a grant recipient shall have full flexibility
                to use grant funds to finance a prekindergarten
                education provider, service, or program; and
                    ``(B) in particular, to the extent permitted under
                State law, may use the grant funds to establish a
                portable voucher system that allows a parent of a low-
                income child to use a portion of the grant funds, other
                available public funds, or private funds to pay some or
                all of the costs of attendance at a private
                prekindergarten education program.
            ``(5) Members of indian tribes.--A member of an Indian
        tribe who is eligible to receive services pursuant to a program
        funded under this section may elect to receive such services
        from any eligible entity for the State or Indian tribe in which
        the member resides.
    ``(e) Matching Funds.--A grant recipient shall provide matching
funds from non-Federal sources equal to 20 percent of the amount of the
grant to carry out the activities described in this section.
    ``(f) Administrative Costs.--No eligible entity that receives a
subgrant to provide a program under this subchapter shall use more than
15 percent of the subgrant funds for the administrative costs of the
program.

``SEC. 640. LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE.

    ``Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to require a grant
recipient to establish a publicly funded program of early childhood
education and development, or to require any child to participate in
such a publicly funded program, including a preschool program funded by
a grant recipient, or to participate in any initial screening (other
than a health screening) before participating in a publicly funded
program of early childhood education and development, except as
provided under sections 612(a)(3) and 635(a)(5) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(3), 1435(a)(5)).

``SEC. 641. GOALS; MONITORING.

    ``(a) Self-Assessments.--Not less frequently than once each program
year, each grant recipient shall conduct a comprehensive self-
assessment of the effectiveness and progress of the grant recipient's
program under this subchapter in meeting program goals established by
the grant recipient. The self-assessment shall include a determination
of the number of low-income children served by the program carried out
by the grant recipient under this subchapter.
    ``(b) Reports.--The grant recipient shall develop, and make
available to the public, an online and searchable report containing the
self-assessment, and an improvement plan to strengthen any areas
identified in the self-assessment as weaknesses or in need of
improvement. The report shall include the number of low-income children
served by the program carried out by the grant recipient under this
subchapter.
    ``(c) Ongoing Monitoring.--Each grant recipient shall establish and
implement procedures for the ongoing monitoring of their respective
programs, to ensure that the operations of the programs work toward
meeting the program goals.

``SEC. 642. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.

    ``Each grant recipient shall make available to the public a report
published online at least once in each fiscal year that discloses the
following information, from the most recently concluded fiscal year,
except that reporting such information shall not reveal personally
identifiable information about an individual child or parent:
            ``(1) The total amount of public and private funds received
        and the amount from each source.
            ``(2) An explanation of budgetary expenditures and proposed
        budget for the fiscal year.
            ``(3) The total number of children and families served, the
        average monthly enrollment (as a percentage of funded
        enrollment), and the percentage of eligible children served.
            ``(4) The results of the most recent self-assessment under
        section 641.
            ``(5) Information about parent involvement activities.
            ``(6) Information about the grant recipient's efforts to
        prepare children for kindergarten.

``SEC. 643. RECORDS.

    ``Each recipient of financial assistance under this subchapter
shall keep records, including records which fully disclose the amount
and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such financial
assistance, the total cost of the program or activity in connection
with which such financial assistance is given or used, and the amount
of that portion of the cost of the program or activity supplied by
other sources.

``SEC. 644. RESEARCH.

    ``(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study--
            ``(1) of the different approaches and best practices used
        by States and Indian tribes in carrying out the program under
        this subchapter; and
            ``(2) that is limited to the information provided in the
        online reports made available by grant recipients under
        sections 641 and 642.
    ``(b)  Report.--Not later than October 1 of the fourth fiscal year
after the date of enactment referred to in section 639(a), the
Comptroller General shall submit a report containing the results of the
study to the appropriate committees of Congress.

``SEC. 645. NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS.

    ``No grant recipient shall provide financial assistance for any
program or activity under this subchapter unless the grant or contract
relating to the financial assistance specifically provides that no
person with responsibilities in the operation of the program or
activity will discriminate with respect to any such program or activity
because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, political
affiliation, or beliefs, or because of a disability in violation of
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).

``SEC. 646. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Restrictions.--A program assisted under this subchapter, and
any individual employed by, or assigned to or in, a program assisted
under this subchapter (during the hours in which such individual is
working on behalf of such program), shall not engage in--
            ``(1) any partisan or nonpartisan political activity or any
        other political activity associated with a candidate, or
        contending faction or group, in an election for public or party
        office;
            ``(2) any activity to provide voters or prospective voters
        with transportation to the polls or similar assistance in
        connection with any such election; or
            ``(3) assisting, promoting, or deterring union
        organization.
    ``(b) Registration.--No funds appropriated under this subchapter
may be used to conduct voter registration activities. Nothing in this
subchapter prohibits the availability of Head Start facilities during
hours of operation for the use of any nonpartisan organization to
increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote in
elections for Federal office.

``SEC. 647. ADVANCE FUNDING.

    ``For the purpose of affording adequate notice of funding available
under this subchapter, appropriations for carrying out this subchapter
are authorized to be included in an appropriation Act for the fiscal
year preceding the fiscal year for which they are available for
obligation.

``SEC. 648. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Limitation.--Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to
authorize or permit the Secretary or any employee or contractor of the
Department of Health and Human Services to mandate, direct, or control,
the selection of a curriculum, a program of instruction, or
instructional materials, for a Head Start program carried out by an
eligible entity.
    ``(b) Special Rule.--Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed
to authorize an eligible entity carrying out a program or activity or a
local educational agency to require the other to select or implement a
specific curriculum or program of instruction.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall apply beginning on October 1
of the first fiscal year following the date of enactment of the
Improvement Act of 2015.

Output: Head Start Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Head Start Act to replace the existing Head Start program with block grants to states and Indian tribes for prekindergarten (pre-K) education.  Instead of providing direct financial assistance to Head Start agencies, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall allot block grant funds for pre-K education among eligible states and Indian tribes in accordance with their relative proportions of children, age five and younger, from low-income households. Grant recipients shall use the grant funds to: (1) award subgrants to eligible entities that provide pre-K education programs; (2) administer such programs; and (3) provide technical assistance, oversight, monitoring, research, and training. Under current law, HHS is authorized to designate, monitor, and establish standards for Head Start agencies. The bill instead shifts pre-K program oversight and control to states and Indian tribes, which shall have full flexibility to use grant funds to finance the pre-K programs of their choice. In addition, grant recipients may use grant funds to establish portable voucher systems that allow costs to be paid for attendance at private pre-K education programs. Under current law, federal financial assistance for a Head Start program is generally limited to 80% of total program costs. The bill maintains this limitation by requiring grant recipients to provide matching funds equal to 20% of the grant amount.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commission On Reforming Entitlement
Spending Act'' or the ``CORE Spending Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the ``Commission
On Reforming Entitlement Spending'' (hereinafter in this Act referred
to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Mandatory Legislation Development.--
            (1) Issues to address.--The Commission shall examine the
        long-term fiscal challenges facing the United States and
        develop legislation designed to address the following issues:
                    (A) The unsustainable imbalance between long-term
                Federal spending commitments and projected revenues.
                    (B) Increasing net national savings to provide for
                domestic investment and economic growth.
                    (C) The implications of foreign ownership of debt
                instruments issued by the United States Government.
                    (D) Improving the budget process to place greater
                emphasis on long-term fiscal issues.
            (2) Policy solutions.--Legislation developed to address the
        issues described in paragraph (1) may include the following:
                    (A) Reforms that limit the growth of entitlement
                spending to ensure that the programs are fiscally
                sustainable.
                    (B) Reforms that strengthen the safety net
                functions of entitlement programs to provide assistance
                to the neediest people.
                    (C) Incentives to increase private savings.
                    (D) Automatic stabilizers or triggers to enforce
                spending and revenue targets.
                    (E) Any other reforms designed to address the
                issues described in paragraph (1).
            (3) Limitation.--The legislation developed under this
        subsection may not include any new, or any increase in an
        existing, Federal tax.
    (b) Optional Development of Cost Estimate Alternatives.--The
Commission shall by an affirmative vote of 5 members develop not more
than 2 methods for estimating the cost of legislation as an alternative
to the method currently used by the Congressional Budget Office. Any
such alternative method must be designed to address any flaws in the
method currently used with regard to estimating the positive economic
effects of legislation.

SEC. 4. INITIAL TOWN HALL STYLE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall hold at least 1 town hall
style public hearing within each Federal reserve district, and shall,
to the extent feasible, ensure that there is broad public participation
in the hearings.
    (b) Hearing Format.--During each hearing, the Commission shall
present to the public, and generate comments and suggestions regarding,
the issues described in section 3, policies designed to address the
issues, and tradeoffs between the policies.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

    The Commission shall, not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, submit a report to Congress and the President
containing the following:
            (1) A detailed description of the activities of the
        Commission.
            (2) A summary of comments and suggestions generated from
        the town hall style public hearings.
            (3) A detailed statement of any findings of the Commission
        as to public preferences regarding the issues, policies, and
        tradeoffs presented in the town hall style public hearings.
            (4) A detailed description of the long-term fiscal problems
        faced by the United States.
            (5) A list of policy options for addressing those problems.
            (6) Criteria for the legislative proposal to be developed
        by the Commission.

SEC. 6. LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date the report
is submitted under section 5 and by a vote of two-thirds of the
members, the Commission shall submit a legislative proposal to Congress
and the President designed to address the issues described section 3.
    (b) Proposal Requirements.--The proposal must, to the extent
feasible, be designed--
            (1) to achieve generational equity and long-term economic
        stability;
            (2) to address the comments and suggestions of the public;
        and
            (3) to meet the criteria set forth in the Commission
        report.
    (c) Inclusion of Cost Estimate.--The Commission shall submit with
the proposal--
            (1) a long-term CBO cost estimate prepared under section 14
        for the proposal; and
            (2) if an alternative cost estimate method is developed by
        the Commission, a 50-year cost estimate using such method.

SEC. 7. MEMBERSHIP AND MEETINGS.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall be composed of 15 voting
members appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) and 2 nonvoting members
described in paragraph (2).
            (1) Voting members.--(A) The President shall appoint 3
        members, one of which the President shall appoint as
        chairperson of the Commission.
            (B) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
        appoint 3 members.
            (C) The minority leader of the House of Representatives
        shall appoint 3 members.
            (D) The majority leader of the Senate shall appoint 3
        members.
            (E) The minority leader of the Senate shall appoint 3
        members.
            (2) Nonvoting members.--The Comptroller General of the
        United States and the Director of the Congressional Budget
        Office shall each be nonvoting members of the Commission and
        shall advise and assist at the request of the Commission.
    (b) Limitation as to Members of Congress.--Each appointing
authority described in subsection (a)(1) who is a Member of Congress
may only appoint 1 Member of Congress to the Commission.
    (c) Date for Original Appointment.--The appointing authorities
described in subsection (a)(1) shall appoint the initial members of the
Commission not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
    (d) Terms.--
            (1) In general.--The term of each member is for the life of
        the Commission.
            (2) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled
        not later than 30 days after such vacancy occurs and in the
        manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (e) Pay and Reimbursement.--
            (1) No compensation for members of commission.--Except as
        provided in paragraph (2), a member of the Commission may not
        receive pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service
        on the Commission.
            (2) Travel expenses.--Each member shall receive travel
        expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence under
        subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
    (f) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet upon the call of the
chairperson or a majority of its voting members.
    (g) Quorum.--Six voting members of the Commission shall constitute
a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.

SEC. 8. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Director.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c) and to the
        extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the
        Commission shall appoint and fix the pay of a director.
            (2) Duties.--The director of the Commission shall be
        responsible for the administration and coordination of the
        duties of the Commission and shall perform other such duties as
        the Commission may direct.
    (b) Staff.--In accordance with rules agreed upon by the Commission,
subject to subsection (c), and to the extent provided in advance in
appropriation Acts, the director may appoint and fix the pay of
additional personnel.
    (c) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The director and
staff of the Commission may be appointed without regard to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in
the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that
pay fixed under subsection (a) may not exceed $150,000 per year and pay
fixed under subsection (b) may not exceed a rate equal to the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Detailees.--Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to
the Commission without reimbursement from the Commission, and such
detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of their
regular employment without interruption.
    (e) Experts and Consultants.--In accordance with rules agreed upon
by the Commission and to the extent provided in advance in
appropriation Acts, the director may procure the services of experts
and consultants under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code,
but at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of
basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of
title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 9. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Evidence.--The Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act, hold such hearings in addition to the town hall
style public hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate. The Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to
witnesses appearing before it.
    (b) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the
Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which
the Commission is authorized to take under this section.
    (c) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and
agencies of the United States.
    (d) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities
under this Act.
    (e) Contract Authority.--To the extent provided in advance in
appropriation Acts, the Commission may enter into contracts to enable
the Commission to discharge its duties under this Act.
    (f) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or
donations of services or property.

SEC. 10. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate 60 days after submitting its
legislative proposal.

SEC. 11. ALTERNATIVE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL OF PRESIDENT.

    The President may, not later than 60 days after the Commission
submits its legislative proposal, submit to Congress an alternative to
the legislative proposal submitted by the Commission.

SEC. 12. ALTERNATIVE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE
              BUDGET.

    The Committee on the Budget of either House may, in consultation
with the relevant committees of their respective House and not later
than 60 days after the Commission submits its legislative proposal,
have published in the Congressional Record an alternative to the
legislative proposal submitted by the Commission.

SEC. 13. CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION.

    (a) Introduction.--On the first legislative day after the
Commission submits its legislative proposal, the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the Majority Leader of the Senate shall
introduce (by request) the legislation submitted by the Commission.
    (b) In the House of Representatives.--
            (1) Privileged consideration.--In the House of
        Representatives, if a committee to which the legislation has
        been referred has not reported the legislation before the
        expiration of the 60-day period described in section 12, then--
                    (A) that committee shall be discharged from
                consideration of the legislation;
                    (B) the legislation shall be placed on the
                appropriate calendar; and
                    (C) a motion to proceed to the consideration of the
                legislation is highly privileged and is not debatable.
            (2) Amendments limited.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
                (B), an amendment to the legislation may not be offered
                in the House of Representatives.
                    (B) Permitted amendments.--(i) Any Member may
                offer, as an amendment in the nature of a substitute,
                the alternative legislative proposal submitted by the
                President.
                    (ii) Any Member may offer, as an amendment in the
                nature of a substitute, the alternative legislative
                proposal submitted by the Commission.
                    (iii) The chairman of the House Committee on the
                Budget may offer, as an amendment in the nature of a
                substitute, the alternative legislative proposal
                published in the Congressional Record by the House
                Committee on the Budget.
                    (C) Points of order.--An amendment offered under
                subparagraph (B) is subject to a point of order if--
                            (i) the amendment is not accompanied by a
                        long-term CBO cost estimate of the amendment;
                        or
                            (ii) the long-term CBO cost estimate of the
                        amendment exceeds the long-term CBO cost
                        estimate of the legislative proposal submitted
                        by the Commission.
                    (D) Multiple amendments.--If more than one
                amendment is offered under this paragraph, then each
                amendment shall be considered separately, and the
                amendment receiving both a majority and the highest
                number of votes shall be the amendment adopted.

SEC. 14. LONG-TERM CBO COST ESTIMATE.

    (a) Preparation and Submission.--When the Commission, the
President, or the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of either
House submits a written request to the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office for a long-term CBO cost estimate of legislation proposed
under this Act or an amendment referred to in section 13(b)(2)(B), the
Director shall prepare the estimate and have it published in the
Congressional Record as expeditiously as possible.
    (b) Content.--A long-term CBO cost estimate shall include--
            (1) an estimate of the cost of each provision of the
        legislation or amendment for first fiscal year it would take
        effect and for each of the 50 fiscal years thereafter; and
            (2) a statement of any estimated future costs not reflected
        by the estimate described in paragraph (1).

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Commission On Reforming Entitlement Spending Act, or CORE Spending Act - Establishes the Commission On Reforming Entitlement Spending to examine the long-term fiscal challenges facing the United States and develop legislation designed to address them.

Authorizes the President and the House or Senate Budget Committee to submit alternatives to the legislative proposal submitted by the Commission.

Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to prepare a long-term cost estimate of legislation proposed under this Act or a related amendment, and have it published in the Congressional Record as expeditiously as possible.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Tax Revenue
Nondiscrimination Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL PROVISIONS GRANTING PROPERTY TAX RELIEF TO CERTAIN
              ENTITIES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) American chemical society; american forestry
        association; brookings institution; carnegie institution of
        washington, dc; medical society of the district of columbia;
        national academy of sciences; american pharmaceutical
        association; national geographic society; national lutheran
        home; american association to promote the teaching of speech to
        the deaf.--Section 1(k) of the Act entitled ``An Act to define
        real property exempt from taxation in the District of
        Columbia'', approved December 24, 1942 (D.C. Code 47-1002(11))
        is hereby repealed.
            (2) Disabled american veterans.--The Act entitled ``An Act
        to exempt from taxation certain property of the Disabled
        American Veterans in the District of Columbia'', approved May
        15, 1946 (D.C. Code 47-1003) is hereby repealed.
            (3) National society of the colonial dames of america.--The
        Act entitled ``An Act to exempt from taxation certain property
        of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the
        District of Columbia'', approved September 7, 1949 (D.C. Code
        47-1004) is hereby repealed.
            (4) Jewish war veterans, u.s.a., national memorial
        incorporated.-- Public Law 98-486 (D.C. Code 47-1005) is hereby
        repealed.
            (5) Louise home.--The Act entitled, ``An Act to incorporate
        the trustees of the Louise Home, and for other purposes'',
        approved March 3, 1875 (D.C. Code 47-1012) is hereby repealed.
            (6) Oak hill.--Section 10 of the Act entitled ``An Act to
        incorporate the Oak Hill Cemetery, in the District of
        Columbia'', approved March 3, 1849 (D.C. Code 47-1015) is
        hereby repealed.
            (7) Corcoran gallery of art.--
                    (A) Real property and works of art.--Section 4 of
                the Act entitled ``An Act to incorporate the Trustees
                of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and for other
                purposes'', approved May 24, 1870 (D.C. Code 47-1016)
                is hereby repealed.
                    (B) Endowment fund.--The Act entitled ``An Act to
                exempt from taxation all property held by the trustees
                of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and for other
                purposes'', approved January 26, 1887 (D.C. Code 47-
                1017) is hereby repealed.
            (8) Luther statue association.--Section 4 of the Act
        entitled ``An Act to incorporate the Luther Statue Association,
        to erect and maintain a monument or statue in memory of Martin
        Luther in the District of Columbia'', approved March 3, 1885
        (D.C. Code 47-1019) is hereby repealed.
            (9) Young woman's christian association.--
                    (A) Young women's christian home.--Section 2 of the
                Act entitled ``An Act to incorporate the trustees of
                the Young Woman's Christian Home in Washington,
                District of Columbia'', approved February 23, 1887
                (D.C. Code 47-1021) is amended by striking ``:
                Provided,'' and all that follows and inserting a
                period.
                    (B) Property.--Section 1 of the Act entitled ``An
                Act to exempt the property of the Young Women's
                Christian Association in the District of Columbia from
                national and municipal taxation'', approved June 16,
                1938 (D.C. Code 47-1022) is amended by striking ``and
                municipal''.
            (10) Young men's christian association.--The Act entitled
        ``An Act to exempt the property of the Young Men's Christian
        Association of the District of Columbia'', approved June 16,
        1894 (D.C. Code 47-1024) is hereby repealed.
            (11) Edes home.--Section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act to
        incorporate the Edes Home'', approved January 1, 1906 (D.C.
        Code 47-1026) is amended by striking the second sentence.
            (12) General education board.--Section 6 of the Act
        entitled ``An Act to incorporate the General Education Board'',
        approved January 12, 1903 (D.C. Code 47-1027) is hereby
        repealed.
            (13) Daughters of the american revolution.--The following
        provisions of law are hereby repealed:
                    (A) The Act entitled ``An Act to exempt from
                taxation certain property of the Daughters of the
                American Revolution in Washington, District of
                Columbia'', approved May 21, 1924 (D.C. Code 47-1028).
                    (B) The Act entitled ``An Act to exempt from
                taxation certain property of the Daughters of the
                American Revolution in Washington, District of
                Columbia'', approved February 27, 1903 (D.C. Code 47-
                1029).
                    (C) The Act entitled ``An Act to exempt from
                taxation certain property of the Daughters of the
                American Revolution in Washington, District of
                Columbia'', approved September 16, 1922 (D.C. Code 47-
                1030).
                    (D) The Act entitled ``An Act to exempt from
                taxation certain property of the Daughters of the
                American Revolution in Washington, District of
                Columbia'', approved August 15, 1916 (D.C. Code 47-
                1031).
                    (E) The Act entitled ``An Act to exempt from
                taxation certain property of the Daughters of the
                American Revolution in Washington, District of
                Columbia'', approved March 3, 1917 (D.C. Code 47-1032).
            (14) National society united states daughters of 1812.--The
        Act entitled ``An Act to exempt from taxation certain property
        of the National Society United States Daughters of 1812 in the
        District of Columbia'', approved June 4, 1934 (D.C. Code 47-
        1033) is hereby repealed.
            (15) National society of the sons of the american
        revolution.--The Act entitled ``An Act to exempt from taxation
        certain property of the National Society of the Sons of the
        American Revolution'', approved June 16, 1934 (D.C. Code 47-
        1034) is hereby repealed.
            (16) American legion.--The Act entitled ``An Act to exempt
        from taxation certain property of the American Legion in the
        District of Columbia'', approved June 13, 1934 (D.C. Code 47-
        1035) is hereby repealed.
            (17) National education association.--Section 4 of the Act
        entitled ``An Act to incorporate the National Education
        Association of the United States'', approved June 30, 1906
        (D.C. Code 47-1036) is hereby repealed.
            (18) Society of the cincinnati.--The Act entitled ``An Act
        to exempt from taxation certain property of the Society of the
        Cincinnati, a corporation of the District of Columbia'',
        approved February 24, 1938 (D.C. Code 47-1037) is hereby
        repealed.
            (19) American veterans of wwii.--The Act entitled ``An Act
        to exempt from taxation certain property of the AMVETS,
        American Veterans of WWII, in the District of Columbia'',
        approved June 28, 1952 (D.C. Code 47-1038) is hereby repealed.
            (20) Veterans of foreign wars.--The Act entitled ``An Act
        to exempt from taxation certain property of the Veterans of
        Foreign Wars in the District of Columbia'', approved July 19,
        1954 (D.C. Code 47-1039) is hereby repealed.
            (21) National woman's party.--Public Law 86-706 (D.C. Code
        47-1040) is hereby repealed.
            (22) American association of university women, educational
        foundation, incorporated.--Public Law 86-709 (D.C. Code 47-
        1041) is hereby repealed. .
            (23) National guard association of the united states.--
        Public Law 86-727 (D.C. Code 47-1042) is hereby repealed.
            (24) Woodrow wilson house.--Public Law 88-470 (D.C. Code
        47-1043) is hereby repealed.
            (25) American institute of architects foundation.--Section
        203 of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1970 (D.C. Code
        47-1044) is hereby repealed.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to taxable years beginning after December 1997.

SEC. 3. PERMITTING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO TAX CERTAIN GOVERNMENT-
              SPONSORED ENTERPRISES.

    (a) Federal National Mortgage Association.--Section 309(c)(2) of
the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C.
1723a(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``States, or by the District of
Columbia'' and inserting ``States (other than the District of
Columbia)''.
    (b) Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.--Section 303(e) of the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1452(e)) is
amended by striking ``authority,'' and inserting ``authority (other
than the District of Columbia)''.
    (c) Student Loan Marketing Association.--Section 439(b)(2) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-2(b)(2)) is amended by
striking ``States, or by the District of Columbia'' and inserting
``States (other than the District of Columbia)''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to taxable years beginning after December 1997.

Output:
District of Columbia Tax Revenue Nondiscrimination Act of 1997 - Repeals various District of Columbia Code property tax exemptions for specified organizations located in the District of Columbia.
Amends specified Federal laws to permit the District of Columbia Government to tax:  (1) the Federal National Mortgage Association (FANNIE MAE); (2) the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FREDDIE MAC); and (3) the Student Loan Marketing Association (SALLIE MAE).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Accessing Medicare Therapies Act of
2013''.

SEC. 2. COUNTING THE NEGOTIATED PRICE OF DRUGS PROVIDED FREE OR AT
              NOMINAL CHARGE UNDER COMPASSIONATE TREATMENT PROGRAMS
              TOWARDS INCURRED OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1860D-2(b)(4) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-102(b)(4)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``subparagraph (E)''
        and inserting ``subparagraphs (E) and (F)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Inclusion of negotiated price of drugs
                provided under compassionate treatment programs.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In applying subparagraph
                        (A) with respect to an individual enrolled in a
                        prescription drug plan, incurred costs shall
                        include the negotiated price described in
                        clause (ii) of a covered part D drug if--
                                    ``(I) the drug is classified, for
                                purposes of applying tiered copayments
                                consistent with section 1860D-
                                2(b)(2)(B), in the highest copayment
                                tier (such as a tier 4 for specialty
                                brand-name drugs);
                                    ``(II) the drug is furnished to the
                                individual free or at nominal charge
                                under a compassionate treatment program
                                (as defined in clause (iii)); and
                                    ``(III) the drug, if furnished
                                other than through such program, is
                                covered under the formulary of the plan
                                or is available through exception or
                                appeal.
                            ``(ii) Negotiated price.--The negotiated
                        price described in this clause, for a covered
                        part D drug which is dispensed to an enrollee--
                                    ``(I) by a pharmacy, is the
                                negotiated price at such pharmacy; or
                                    ``(II) other than by a pharmacy, is
                                the average negotiated price for the
                                drug in the prescription drug plan in
                                the zip code of the enrollee as of the
                                date the drug is dispensed.
                            ``(iii) Compassionate treatment program
                        defined.--In this subparagraph, the term
                        `compassionate treatment program' means, with
                        respect to covered part D drugs, a program
                        that--
                                    ``(I) is administered by an entity
                                described in section 501(c)(3) of the
                                Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is
                                exempt from tax under section 501(a) of
                                such Code;
                                    ``(II) takes title to the drugs and
                                distributes the drugs to eligible part
                                D individuals free or at nominal charge
                                on the basis of the entity's assessment
                                of financial need of such individuals;
                                    ``(III) does not distribute the
                                drugs to an individual unless the
                                individual's household income (as
                                determined under section 36B of the
                                Internal Revenue Code of 1986) is less
                                than the maximum income level for the
                                taxpayer in the household to be
                                eligible for a refundable credit under
                                such section; and
                                    ``(IV) meets such additional
                                requirements as the Inspector General
                                of the Department of Health and Human
                                Services establishes, consistent with
                                guidance and advisory opinions issued
                                under section 1128D, to prevent fraud
                                or abuse in the application of this
                                subparagraph.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to drugs furnished in plan years beginning on or after January 1,
2014.

Output: Accessing Medicare Therapies Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to cost-sharing under a prescription drug plan, to require incurred costs to include the negotiated price of a covered part D drug if the drug is: (1) classified in the highest copayment tier; (2) furnished to the individual free or at nominal charge under a compassionate treatment program; and (3) covered under the formulary of the plan, if the drug is furnished other than through such a program, or is available through exception or appeal.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Terrorism Improvements Act
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. TERRORIST OFFENSE RESULTING IN DEATH.

    (a) New Offense.--Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2339E. Terrorist offenses resulting in death
    ``(a) Whoever, in the course of committing a terrorist offense,
engages in conduct that results in the death of a person, shall be
punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life.
    ``(b) As used in this section, the term `terrorist offense' means--
            ``(1) a felony offense that is--
                    ``(A) a Federal crime of terrorism as defined in
                section 2332b(g), other than an offense under section
                1363; or
                    ``(B) an offense under this chapter, section 175,
                175b, 229, or 831, or section 236 of the Atomic Energy
                Act of 1954; or
            ``(2) a Federal offense that is an attempt or conspiracy to
        commit an offense described in paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:

``2339E. Terrorist offenses resulting in death.''.

SEC. 3. DEATH PENALTY FOR CERTAIN TERROR RELATED CRIMES.

    (a) Participation in Nuclear and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Threats to the United States.--Section 832(c) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ``punished by death if death
results to any person from the offense, or'' after ``shall be''.
    (b) Missile Systems to Destroy Aircraft.--Section 2332g(c)(3) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``punished by
death or'' after ``shall be''.
    (c) Atomic Weapons.--The last sentence of section 222 b. of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2272) is amended by inserting
``death or'' before ``imprisonment for life'' the last place it
appears.
    (d) Radiological Dispersal Devices.--Section 2332h(c)(3) of title
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``death or'' before
``imprisonment for life''.
    (e) Variola Virus.--Section 175c(c)(3) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ``death or'' before ``imprisonment for
life''.

SEC. 4. INCREASE IN CERTAIN PENALTIES.

    (a) Section 2332(b)(1).--Section 2332(b)(1) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``20 years'' and inserting ``30
years''.
    (b) Section 2332(c).--Section 2332(c) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``ten years'' and inserting ``20 years''.
    (c) Section 2339C(d).--Section 2339C(d) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``20 years'' and
        inserting ``30 years''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``10 years'' and
        inserting ``20 years''.

SEC. 5. MODERNIZATION OF STATE OF MIND REQUIREMENT FOR SECTION 2339C
              OFFENSES.

    Section 2339C of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``unlawfully and wilfully'' and inserting ``knowingly''.

SEC. 6. PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORIST GROUPS.

    (a) Providing Material Support to Terrorists.--Section 2339A(a) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``, imprisoned not
more than 15 years,'' and all that follows through ``life.'' and
inserting ``and imprisoned for not less than 10 years or for life, and,
if the death of any person results, shall be imprisoned for not less
than 30 years or for life.''.
    (b) Receiving Military-Type Training From a Foreign Terrorist
Organization.--Section 2339D of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``or imprisoned for ten years, or both.'' and
inserting ``and imprisoned for not less than 3 years and not more than
15 years.''.

SEC. 7. DENIAL OF FEDERAL BENEFITS TO CONVICTED TERRORISTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2339F. Denial of Federal benefits to terrorists
    ``(a) In General.--Any individual who is convicted of a Federal
crime of terrorism (as defined in section 2332b(g)) shall, as provided
by the court on motion of the Government, be ineligible for any or all
Federal benefits for any term of years or for life.
    ``(b) Federal Benefit Defined.--As used in this section, `Federal
benefit' has the meaning given that term in section 421(d) of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 862(d)).''.
    (b) Table of Sections Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter
113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the
end the following:

``2339F. Denial of Federal benefits to terrorists.''.

SEC. 8. WIRETAP PREDICATE.

    Section 2516(q) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``section 2332'' and all that follows through ``2339C'' and
inserting ``chapter 113B''.

SEC. 9. ADDITION OF ATTEMPTS AND CONSPIRACIES TO AN OFFENSE RELATING TO
              MILITARY TRAINING.

    Section 2339D of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``, or attempts or conspires to receive,'' after
``receives''.

Output:
Criminal Terrorism Improvements Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose the death penalty or life imprisonment on individuals who cause the death of a person while committing a terrorist act.

Authorizes the death penalty for: (1) developing, possessing, or threatening to use radiological weapons against a person or against U.S. property; (2) causing the death of an individual by using missile systems designed to destroy aircraft, by using radiological dispersal devices, or by using the variola virus; and (3) use of atomic weapons with intent to injure the United States.

Increases criminal penalties for: (1) attempting or conspiring to kill a U.S. national; (2) engaging in physical violence with the intent to injure a U.S. national; (3) financing terrorism or concealing assets to be used for terrorist activities; and (4) providing material support to terrorists or receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization. Amends the crime of receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization to include attempts or conspiracies to receive such training.

Denies certain federal benefits to individuals convicted of a federal crime of terrorism.

Expands the authorization for interception of communications (wiretapping) to include all federal crimes of terrorism.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Protecting Girls by
Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Child marriage, also known as ``forced marriage'' or
        ``early marriage'', is a harmful traditional practice that
        deprives girls of their dignity and human rights.
            (2) Child marriage as a traditional practice, as well as
        through coercion or force, is a violation of article 16 of the
        Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states, ``Marriage
        shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of
        intending spouses''.
            (3) According to the United Nations Children's Fund
        (UNICEF), an estimated 60,000,000 girls in developing countries
        now ages 20 through 24 were married under the age of 18, and if
        present trends continue more than 100,000,000 more girls in
        developing countries will be married as children over the next
        decade, according to the Population Council.
            (4) Between \1/2\ and \3/4\ of all girls are married before
        the age of 18 in Niger, Chad, Mali, Bangladesh, Guinea, the
        Central African Republic, Mozambique, Burkina Faso, and Nepal,
        according to Demographic Health Survey data.
            (5) Factors perpetuating child marriage include poverty, a
        lack of educational or employment opportunities for girls,
        parental concerns to ensure sexual relations within marriage,
        the dowry system, and the perceived lack of value of girls.
            (6) Child marriage has negative effects on the health of
        girls, including significantly increased risk of maternal death
        and morbidity, infant mortality and morbidity, obstetric
        fistula, and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS.
            (7) According to the United States Agency for International
        Development (USAID), increasing the age at first birth for a
        woman will increase her chances of survival. Currently,
        pregnancy and childbirth complications are the leading cause of
        death for women 15 to 19 years old in developing countries.
            (8) Most countries with high rates of child marriage have a
        legally established minimum age of marriage, yet child marriage
        persists due to strong traditional norms and the failure to
        enforce existing laws.
            (9) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has stated that
        child marriage is ``a clear and unacceptable violation of human
        rights'', and that ``the Department of State categorically
        denounces all cases of child marriage as child abuse''.
            (10) According to an International Center for Research on
        Women analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data, areas or
        regions in developing countries in which 40 percent or more of
        girls under the age of 18 are married are considered high-
        prevalence areas for child marriage.
            (11) Investments in girls' schooling, creating safe
        community spaces for girls, and programs for skills building
        for out-of-school girls are all effective and demonstrated
        strategies for preventing child marriage and creating a pathway
        to empower girls by addressing conditions of poverty, low
        status, and norms that contribute to child marriage.

SEC. 3. CHILD MARRIAGE DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``child marriage'' means the marriage of a
girl or boy, not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in
the country in which the girl or boy is a resident or, where there is
no such law, under the age of 18.

SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) child marriage is a violation of human rights, and the
        prevention and elimination of child marriage should be a
        foreign policy goal of the United States;
            (2) the practice of child marriage undermines United States
        investments in foreign assistance to promote education and
        skills building for girls, reduce maternal and child mortality,
        reduce maternal illness, halt the transmission of HIV/AIDS,
        prevent gender-based violence, and reduce poverty; and
            (3) expanding educational opportunities for girls, economic
        opportunities for women, and reducing maternal and child
        mortality are critical to achieving the Millennium Development
        Goals and the global health and development objectives of the
        United States, including efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS.

SEC. 5. STRATEGY TO PREVENT CHILD MARRIAGE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

    (a) Assistance Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The President is authorized to provide
        assistance, including through multilateral, nongovernmental,
        and faith-based organizations, to prevent the incidence of
        child marriage in developing countries through the promotion of
        educational, health, economic, social, and legal empowerment of
        girls and women.
            (2) Priority.--In providing assistance authorized under
        paragraph (1), the President shall give priority to--
                    (A) areas or regions in developing countries in
                which 40 percent or more of girls under the age of 18
                are married; and
                    (B) activities to--
                            (i) expand and replicate existing
                        community-based programs that are successful in
                        preventing the incidence of child marriage;
                            (ii) establish pilot projects to prevent
                        child marriage; and
                            (iii) share evaluations of successful
                        programs, program designs, experiences, and
                        lessons.
    (b) Strategy Required.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall establish a multi-year
        strategy to prevent child marriage and promote the empowerment
        of girls at risk of child marriage in developing countries,
        which should address the unique needs, vulnerabilities, and
        potential of girls under age 18 in developing countries.
            (2) Consultation.--In establishing the strategy required by
        paragraph (1), the President shall consult with Congress,
        relevant Federal departments and agencies, multilateral
        organizations, and representatives of civil society.
            (3) Elements.--The strategy required by paragraph (1)
        shall--
                    (A) focus on areas in developing countries with
                high prevalence of child marriage;
                    (B) encompass diplomatic initiatives between the
                United States and governments of developing countries,
                with attention to human rights, legal reforms, and the
                rule of law;
                    (C) encompass programmatic initiatives in the areas
                of education, health, income generation, changing
                social norms, human rights, and democracy building; and
                    (D) be submitted to Congress not later than one
                year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Report.--Not later than three years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President should submit to Congress a report
that includes--
            (1) a description of the implementation of the strategy
        required by subsection (b);
            (2) examples of best practices or programs to prevent child
        marriage in developing countries that could be replicated; and
            (3) an assessment, including data disaggregated by age and
        sex to the extent possible, of current United States funded
        efforts to specifically prevent child marriage in developing
        countries.
    (d) Coordination.--Assistance authorized under subsection (a) shall
be integrated with existing United States development programs.
    (e) Activities Supported.--Assistance authorized under subsection
(a) may be made available for activities in the areas of education,
health, income generation, agriculture development, legal rights,
democracy building, and human rights, including--
            (1) support for community-based activities that encourage
        community members to address beliefs or practices that promote
        child marriage and to educate parents, community leaders,
        religious leaders, and adolescents of the health risks
        associated with child marriage and the benefits for
        adolescents, especially girls, of access to education, health
        care, livelihood skills, microfinance, and savings programs;
            (2) support for activities to educate girls in primary and
        secondary school at the appropriate age and keeping them in
        age-appropriate grade levels through adolescence;
            (3) support for activities to reduce education fees and
        enhance safe and supportive conditions in primary and secondary
        schools to meet the needs of girls, including--
                    (A) access to water and suitable hygiene
                facilities, including separate lavatories and latrines
                for girls;
                    (B) assignment of female teachers;
                    (C) safe routes to and from school; and
                    (D) eliminating sexual harassment and other forms
                of violence and coercion;
            (4) support for activities that allow adolescent girls to
        access health care services and proper nutrition, which is
        essential to both their school performance and their economic
        productivity;
            (5) assistance to train adolescent girls and their parents
        in financial literacy and access economic opportunities,
        including livelihood skills, savings, microfinance, and small-
        enterprise development;
            (6) support for education, including through community and
        faith-based organizations and youth programs, that helps remove
        gender stereotypes and the bias against girls used to justify
        child marriage, especially efforts targeted at men and boys,
        promotes zero tolerance for violence, and promotes gender
        equality, which in turn help to increase the perceived value of
        girls;
            (7) assistance to create peer support and female mentoring
        networks and safe social spaces specifically for girls; and
            (8) support for local advocacy work to provide legal
        literacy programs at the community level to ensure that
        governments and law enforcement officials are meeting their
        obligations to prevent child and forced marriage.

SEC. 6. RESEARCH AND DATA.

    It is the sense of Congress that the President and all relevant
agencies should, as part of their ongoing research and data collection
activities--
            (1) collect and make available data on the incidence of
        child marriage in countries that receive foreign or development
        assistance from the United States where the practice of child
        marriage is prevalent; and
            (2) collect and make available data on the impact of the
        incidence of child marriage and the age at marriage on progress
        in meeting key development goals.

SEC. 7. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS
              PRACTICES.

    The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended--
            (1) in section 116 (22 U.S.C. 2151n), by adding at the end
        the following new subsection:
    ``(g) The report required by subsection (d) shall include, for each
country in which child marriage is prevalent, a description of the
status of the practice of child marriage in such country. In this
subsection, the term `child marriage' means the marriage of a girl or
boy, not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law or under
the age of 18 if no such law exists, in the country in which such girl
or boy is a resident.''; and
            (2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), by adding at the end
        the following new subsection:
    ``(i) The report required by subsection (b) shall include, for each
country in which child marriage is prevalent, a description of the
status of the practice of child marriage in such country. In this
subsection, the term `child marriage' means the marriage of a girl or
boy, not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law or under
the age of 18 if no such law exists, in the country in which such girl
or boy is a resident.''.

            Passed the Senate December 1, 2010.

            Attest:

                                                NANCY ERICKSON,

                                                             Secretary.

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International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Defines "child marriage" as the marriage of a girl or boy not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country in which the girl or boy is a resident, or where there is no such law, under the age of 18.

(Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) child marriage is a violation of human rights and its prevention and elimination should be a U.S. foreign policy goal; and (2) expanding educational opportunities for girls, economic opportunities for women, and reducing maternal and child mortality are critical to achieving the Millennium Development Goals and U.S. global health and development objectives, including efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes the President to provide assistance, including through multilateral, nongovernmental, and faith-based organizations, to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote the educational, health, economic, social, and legal empowerment of girls and women. Sets forth priority assistance criteria.

Directs the President to establish a multi-year strategy to prevent child marriage and promote the empowerment of girls at risk of child marriage in developing countries, and should include addressing the unique needs, vulnerabilities, and potential of girls under age 18 in developing countries. Sets forth strategy elements.

(Sec. 6) Expresses the sense of Congress that the President and all relevant agencies should collect and make available data on: (1) the incidence of child marriage in countries that receive U.S. foreign or development assistance where the practice of child marriage is prevalent; and (2) the impact of the incidence of child marriage and the age at marriage on progress in meeting key development goals.

(Sec. 7) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that Department of State country reports on human rights practices include a description of the status of child marriage for each country in which child marriage is prevalent.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Arches National Park Expansion Act
of 1998''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, UTAH.

    (a) Boundary Expansion.--The first section of Public Law 92-155 (16
U.S.C. 272) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``That (a) subject to'' and inserting the
    following:

``SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF PARK.

    ``(a) In General.--
        ``(1) Initial boundaries.--Subject to''; and
        (2) by striking ``Such map'' and inserting the following:
        ``(2) Expanded boundaries.--Effective on the date of enactment
    of this paragraph, the boundary of the park shall include the area
    consisting of approximately 3,140 acres and known as the `Lost
    Spring Canyon Addition', as depicted on the map entitled `Boundary
    Map, Arches National Park, Lost Spring Canyon Addition', numbered
    138/60,000-B, and dated April 1997.
        ``(3) Maps.--The maps described in paragraphs (1) and (2)''.
    (b) Inclusion of Land in Park.--Section 2 of Public Law 92-155 (16
U.S.C. 272a) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``Sec. 2. The Secretary'' and inserting the
    following:

``SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Lost Spring Canyon Addition.--As soon as practicable after
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall transfer
jurisdiction over the Federal land contained in the Lost Spring Canyon
Addition from the Bureau of Land Management to the National Park
Service.''.
    (c) Livestock Grazing.--Section 3 of Public Law 92-155 (16 U.S.C.
272b) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``Sec. 3. Where'' and inserting the following:

``SEC. 3. LIVESTOCK GRAZING.

    ``(a) In General.--In a case in which''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Lost Spring Canyon Addition.--
        ``(1) Continuation of grazing leases, permits, and licenses.--
    In the case of any grazing lease, permit, or license with respect
    to land in the Lost Spring Canyon Addition that was issued before
    the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall,
    subject to periodic renewal, continue the grazing lease, permit, or
    license for a period equal to the lifetime of the holder of the
    grazing lease, permit, or license as of that date plus the lifetime
    of any direct descendants of the holder born before that date.
        ``(2) Retirement.--A grazing lease, permit, or license
    described in paragraph (1) shall be permanently retired at the end
    of the period described in paragraph (1).
        ``(3) Periodic renewal.--Until the expiration of the period
    described in paragraph (1), the holder (or descendant of the
    holder) of a grazing lease, permit, or license shall be entitled to
    renew the lease, permit, or license periodically, subject to such
    limitations, conditions, or regulations as the Secretary may
    prescribe.
        ``(4) Sale.--A grazing lease, permit, or license described in
    paragraph (1) may be sold during the period described in paragraph
    (1) only on the condition that the purchaser shall, immediately
    upon acquisition, permanently retire the lease, permit, or license.
        ``(5) Taylor grazing act.--Nothing in this subsection affects
    other provisions concerning leases, permits, or licenses under the
    Act of June 28, 1934 (commonly known as the `Taylor Grazing Act')
    (48 Stat. 1269, chapter 865; 43 U.S.C. 315 et seq.).
        ``(6) Administration.--Any portion of a grazing lease, permit,
    or license with respect to land in the Lost Spring Canyon Addition
    shall be administered by the National Park Service.''.
    (d) Withdrawal From Mineral Entry and Leasing; Pipeline
Management.--Section 5 of Public Law 92-155 (16 U.S.C. 272d) is
amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer, protect and
develop the park in accordance with the provisions of the law generally
applicable to units of the National Park System, including the Act
entitled `An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other
purposes', approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535).''; and
        (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Lost Spring Canyon Addition.--
        ``(1) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all
    Federal land in the Lost Spring Canyon Addition is appropriated and
    withdrawn from entry, location, selection, leasing, or other
    disposition under the public land laws (including the mineral
    leasing laws).
        ``(2) Effect.--The inclusion of the Lost Spring Canyon Addition
    in the park shall not affect the operation or maintenance by the
    Northwest Pipeline Corporation (or its successors or assigns) of
    the natural gas pipeline and related facilities located in the Lost
    Spring Canyon Addition on the date of enactment of this
    paragraph.''.
    (e) Effect on School Trust Land.--
        (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (A) a parcel of State school trust land, more specifically
        described as section 16, township 23 south, range 22 east, of
        the Salt Lake base and meridian, is partially contained within
        the Lost Spring Canyon Addition included within the boundaries
        of Arches National Park by the amendment by subsection (a);
            (B) the parcel was originally granted to the State of Utah
        for the purpose of generating revenue for the public schools
        through the development of natural and other resources located
        on the parcel; and
            (C) it is in the interest of the State of Utah and the
        United States for the parcel to be exchanged for Federal land
        of equivalent value outside the Lost Spring Canyon Addition to
        permit Federal management of all lands within the Lost Spring
        Canyon Addition.
        (2) Land exchange.--Public Law 92-155 (16 U.S.C. 272 et seq.)
    is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 8. LAND EXCHANGE INVOLVING SCHOOL TRUST LAND.

    ``(a) Exchange Requirement.--
        ``(1) In general.--If, not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of this section, and in accordance with this section, the
    State of Utah offers to transfer all right, title, and interest of
    the State in and to the school trust land described in subsection
    (b)(1) to the United States, the Secretary--
            ``(A) shall accept the offer on behalf of the United
        States; and
            ``(B) not later than 180 days after the date of acceptance,
        shall convey to the State of Utah all right, title, and
        interest of the United States in and to the land described in
        subsection (b)(2).
        ``(2) Simultaneous conveyances.--Title to the school trust land
    shall be conveyed at the same time as conveyance of title to the
    Federal lands by the Secretary.
        ``(3) Valid existing rights.--The land exchange under this
    section shall be subject to valid existing rights, and each party
    shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the other party with
    respect to any lease, right-of-way, or permit encumbering the
    exchanged land.
    ``(b) Description of Parcels.--
        ``(1) State conveyance.--The school trust land to be conveyed
    by the State of Utah under subsection (a) is section 16, Township
    23 South, Range 22 East of the Salt Lake base and meridian.
        ``(2) Federal conveyance.--The Federal land to be conveyed by
    the Secretary consists of approximately 639 acres, described as
    lots 1 through 12 located in the S\1/2\N\1/2\ and the N\1/2\N\1/
    2\N\1/2\S\1/2\ of section 1, Township 25 South, Range 18 East, Salt
    Lake base and meridian.
        ``(3) Equivalent value.--The Federal land described in
    paragraph (2) shall be considered to be of equivalent value to that
    of the school trust land described in paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Management by State.--
        ``(1) In general.--At least 60 days before undertaking or
    permitting any surface disturbing activities to occur on land
    acquired by the State of Utah under this section, the State shall
    consult with the Utah State Office of the Bureau of Land Management
    concerning the extent and impact of such activities on Federal land
    and resources and conduct, in a manner consistent with Federal law,
    inventory, mitigation, and management activities in connection with
    any archaeological, paleontological, and cultural resources located
    on the acquired lands.
        ``(2) Preservation of existing uses.--To the extent that it is
    consistent with applicable law governing the use and disposition of
    State school trust land, the State shall preserve existing grazing,
    recreational, and wildlife uses of the acquired lands in existence
    on the date of enactment of this section.
        ``(3) Activities authorized by management plan.--Nothing in
    this subsection precludes the State of Utah from authorizing or
    undertaking a surface or mineral activity that is authorized by a
    land management plan for the acquired land.
    ``(d) Implementation.--Administrative actions necessary to
implement the land exchange under this section shall be completed not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

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Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1998 - Modifies the boundary of the Arches National Park, Utah, to include the area known as the Lost Spring Canyon Addition.  Requires the Secretary of the Interior to transfer jurisdiction over the Federal lands contained in the area from the Bureau of Land Management to the National Park Service. Specifies restrictions on the continuation and sale of existing grazing leases, permits, or licenses for the area.  Requires the Secretary to administer, protect, and develop the park in accordance with specified law.  Withdraws Federal lands within the area from the public land laws, including the mineral leasing laws.  Provides that the inclusion of the area in the Park shall not affect the operation or maintenance of the natural gas pipeline and related facilities located in the area by the Northwest Pipeline Corporation or its successors.
Directs the Secretary to transfer specified Federal lands to the State of Utah in exchange for specified State school trust lands in the area, if the State offers such exchange within one year after enactment of this Act.  Subjects such exchanged lands to valid existing rights.  Specifies requirements to be satisfied by the State before undertaking or permitting any surface disturbing activities on the acquired lands.  Requires the State to preserve existing grazing, recreational, and wildlife uses of such lands in existence on the enactment of this Act.  Permits Utah to authorize or undertake surface or mineral activities authorized by land management plans for the acquired lands.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``First Responders Support Act of
2002''.

SEC. 2. HOMELAND SECURITY LIAISON OFFICERS.

    (a) Chief Homeland Security Liaison Officer.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
        appoint a Chief Homeland Security Liaison Officer to coordinate
        the activities of the Homeland Security Liaison Officers,
        designated under subsection (b).
            (2) Annual report.--The Chief Homeland Security Liaison
        Officer shall prepare an annual report, that contains--
                    (A) a description of the State and local priorities
                in each of the 50 States based on discovered needs of
                first responder organizations, including law
                enforcement agencies, fire and rescue agencies, medical
                providers, emergency service providers, and relief
                agencies;
                    (B) a needs assessment that identifies homeland
                security functions in which the Federal role is
                duplicative of the State or local role, and
                recommendations to decrease or eliminate inefficiencies
                between the Federal Government and State and local
                entities;
                    (C) recommendations to Congress regarding the
                creation, expansion, or elimination of any program to
                assist State and local entities to carry out their
                respective functions under the Department of Homeland
                Security; and
                    (D) proposals to increase the coordination of
                Department of Homeland Security priorities within each
                State and between the States.
    (b) Homeland Security Liaison Officers.--
            (1) Designation.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
        designate in each State not less than 1 employee of the
        Department of Homeland Security to--
                    (A) serve as the Homeland Security Liaison Officer
                in that State; and
                    (B) provide coordination between the Department of
                Homeland Security and State and local first responders,
                including--
                            (i) law enforcement agencies;
                            (ii) fire and rescue agencies;
                            (iii) medical providers;
                            (iv) emergency service providers; and
                            (v) relief agencies.
            (2) Duties.--Each Homeland Security Liaison Officer
        designated under paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) ensure coordination between the Department of
                Homeland Security and--
                            (i) State, local, and community-based law
                        enforcement;
                            (ii) fire and rescue agencies; and
                            (iii) medical and emergency relief
                        organizations;
                    (B) identify State and local areas requiring
                additional information, training, resources, and
                security;
                    (C) provide training, information, and education
                regarding homeland security for State and local
                entities;
                    (D) identify homeland security functions in which
                the Federal role is duplicative of the State or local
                role, and recommend ways to decrease or eliminate
                inefficiencies;
                    (E) assist State and local entities in priority
                setting based on discovered needs of first responder
                organizations, including law enforcement agencies, fire
                and rescue agencies, medical providers, emergency
                service providers, and relief agencies;
                    (F) assist the Department of Homeland Security to
                identify and implement State and local homeland
                security objectives in an efficient and productive
                manner; and
                    (G) serve as a liaison to the Department of
                Homeland Security in representing State and local
                priorities and concerns regarding homeland security.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON FIRST RESPONDERS.

    (a) In General.--There is established an Interagency Committee on
First Responders, that shall--
            (1) ensure coordination among the Federal agencies involved
        with--
                    (A) State, local, and community-based law
                enforcement;
                    (B) fire and rescue operations; and
                    (C) medical and emergency relief services;
            (2) identify community-based law enforcement, fire and
        rescue, and medical and emergency relief services needs;
            (3) recommend new or expanded grant programs to improve
        community-based law enforcement, fire and rescue, and medical
        and emergency relief services;
            (4) identify ways to streamline the process through which
        Federal agencies support community-based law enforcement, fire
        and rescue, and medical and emergency relief services; and
            (5) assist in priority setting based on discovered needs.
    (b) Membership.--The Interagency Committee on First Responders
shall be composed of--
            (1) the Chief Homeland Security Liaison Officer of the
        Department of Homeland Security;
            (2) a representative of the Health Resources and Services
        Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services;
            (3) a representative of the Centers for Disease Control and
        Prevention of the Department of Health and Human Services;
            (4) a representative of the Federal Emergency Management
        Agency of the Department of Homeland Security;
            (5) a representative of the United States Coast Guard of
        the Department of Homeland Security;
            (6) a representative of the Department of Defense;
            (7) a representative of the Office of Domestic Preparedness
        of the Department of Homeland Security;
            (8) a representative of the Immigration and Naturalization
        Service of the Department of Homeland Security;
            (9) a representative of the Transportation Security Agency
        of the Department of Homeland Security;
            (10) a representative of the Federal Bureau of
        Investigation of the Department of Justice; and
            (11) representatives of any other Federal agency identified
        by the President as having a significant role in the purposes
        of the Interagency Committee on First Responders.
    (c) Administration.--The Department of Homeland Security shall
provide administrative support to the Interagency Committee on First
Responders and the Advisory Council, which shall include--
            (1) scheduling meetings;
            (2) preparing agenda;
            (3) maintaining minutes and records;
            (4) producing reports; and
            (5) reimbursing Advisory Council members.
    (d) Leadership.--The members of the Interagency Committee on First
Responders shall select annually a chairperson.
    (e) Meetings.--The Interagency Committee on First Responders shall
meet--
            (1) at the call of the Chief Homeland Security Liaison
        Officer of the Department of Homeland Security; or
            (2) not less frequently than once every 3 months.

SEC. 4. ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THE FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON FIRST
              RESPONDERS.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established an Advisory Council for
the Federal Interagency Committee on First Responders (in this Act
referred to as the ``Advisory Council'').
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Advisory Council shall be composed of
        not more than 13 members, selected by the Interagency Committee
        on First Responders.
            (2) Representation.--The Interagency Committee on First
        Responders shall ensure that the membership of the Advisory
        Council represents--
                    (A) the law enforcement community;
                    (B) fire and rescue organizations;
                    (C) medical and emergency relief services; and
                    (D) both urban and rural communities.
    (c) Chairperson.--The Advisory Council shall select annually a
chairperson from among its members.
    (d) Compensation of Members.--The members of the Advisory Council
shall serve without compensation, but shall be eligible for
reimbursement of necessary expenses connected with their service to the
Advisory Council.
    (e) Meetings.--The Advisory Council shall meet with the Interagency
Committee on First Responders not less frequently than once every 3
months.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such funds as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

Output: First Responders Support Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate in each State at least one employee of the Department of Homeland Security to serve as that State's Homeland Security Liaison Officer and to provide coordination between the Department and State and local first responders. Requires such an Officer to: (1) provide training, information, and education on homeland security for State and local entities; (2) identify homeland security functions in which the Federal role is duplicative of the State or local role and recommend ways to decrease or eliminate inefficiencies; and (3) assist the Department in identifying and implementing State and local homeland security objectives.Requires the Secretary to appoint a Chief Homeland Security Liaison Officer who shall: (1) coordinate the activities of such State Officers; and (2) prepare annual reports on State and local priorities, a needs assessment that identifies duplicative homeland security functions, recommendations regarding program creation, expansion, or elimination to assist State and local entities in carrying out functions under the Department, and proposals to increase the coordination of Department priorities within and between States.Establishes: (1) an Interagency Committee on First Responders that shall ensure coordination among the Federal agencies involved with State, local and community-based law enforcement, fire and rescue operations, and medical and emergency relief services.; and (2) an Advisory Council for such Committee.