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SECTION. 1. AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967.

    (a) Application to House of Representatives.--
            (1) In general.--The rights and protections of the Age
        Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et
        seq.) shall, subject to paragraph (2), apply with respect to
        any individual who occupies an employment position or who is an
        applicant for an employment position, as well as to any
        employing authority of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Administration.--In the administration of this
        subsection, the remedies and procedures referred to in the Fair
        Employment Practices Resolution shall apply.
            (3) Exercise of rulemaking power.--The provisions of
        paragraph (2) are enacted by the House of Representatives as an
        exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of
        Representatives, with full recognition of the right of the
        House to change its rules, in the same manner, and to the same
        extent as in any other rule of the House.
    (b) Application to Instrumentalities of the Congress.--
            (1) In general.--The rights and protections of the Age
        Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et
        seq.) shall, subject to paragraph (2), apply with respect to
        any individual who is an employee of, or an applicant for
        employment with, an instrumentality of the Congress.
            (2) Establishment of remedies and procedures.--The chief
        official of each instrumentality of the Congress shall
        establish remedies and procedures to be utilized with respect
        to the rights and protections provided pursuant to paragraph
        (1).
            (3) Report to the congress.--The chief official of each
        instrumentality of the Congress shall, after establishing
        remedies and procedures for purposes of paragraph (2), submit
        to the Congress a report describing the remedies and
        procedures.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT TO INSTRUMENTALITIES OF
              THE CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--The rights and protections of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) shall, subject to
subsection (b), apply with respect to any individual who is employed by
an instrumentality of the Congress.
    (b) Establishment of Remedies and Procedures.--The chief official
of each instrumentality of the Congress shall establish remedies and
procedures to be utilized with respect to the rights and protections
provided pursuant to subsection (a).
    (c) Report to the Congress.--The chief official of each
instrumentality of the Congress shall, after establishing remedies and
procedures for purposes of subsection (b), submit to the Congress a
report describing the remedies and procedures.
    (d) Architect of the Capitol.--The Architect of the Capitol shall,
no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a
report to the Congress describing steps taken to implement section 8(b)
of the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989 (2 U.S.C. 60k(b)).

SEC. 3. RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT.

    It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Committee
on House Administration should review the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) and make recommendations to
the House of Representatives regarding the application of such Act to
the House.

SEC. 4. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    (a) Application to House of Representatives.--
            (1) In general.--Any individual who occupies an employment
        position or who is an applicant for an employment position, and
        who has been aggrieved by a violation of section 2(a) of the
        Fair Employment Practices Resolution (relating to
        nondiscrimination), section 1(a)(1) of this Act, section
        117(a)(2)(A) of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 60l),
        section 8(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Amendment of 1989
        (2 U.S.C. 60k), or section 509(b)(2)(A) of the Americans with
        Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12209(b)(2)(A)) may,
        following a final decision pursuant to the Fair Employment
        Practices Resolution regarding such violation, petition for
        review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
        Circuit.
            (2) Violations by members of the house of
        representatives.--It is the sense of the House of
        Representatives that the Rules of the House of Representatives
        should be amended to address the issue of the source of
        payments made by the House to satisfy a judgment against a
        Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
        Congress who has been found guilty by the United States Court
        of Appeals for the Federal Circuit of a violation of one of the
        sections referred to in paragraph (1).
    (b) Application to the Instrumentalities of the congress.--
            (1) Age discrimination in employment act of 1967.--Any
        employee of an instrumentality of the Congress, who has been
        aggrieved by a violation of section 1(b)(1) of this Act may,
        following a final decision pursuant to section 1(b)(2) of this
        Act, petition for review by the United States Court of Appeals
        for the Federal Circuit.
            (2) Americans with disabilities act.--Any employee of an
        instrumentality of the Congress who has been aggrieved by a
        violation of section 509(c)(1) of the Americans with
        Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12209(c)(1)) may, following
        a final decision pursuant to subsection (c)(2) of such Act,
        petition for review by the United States Court of Appeals for
        the Federal Circuit.
            (3) Civil rights act of 1991.--Any employee of an
        instrumentality of the Congress who has been aggrieved by a
        violation of section 117(b)(1) of the Civil Rights Act of 1991
        (2 U.S.C. 60l) may, following a final decision pursuant to
        subsection (b)(3) of such Act, petition for review by the
        United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
            (4) Fair labor standards act.--Any employee of an
        instrumentality of the Congress who has been aggrieved by a
        violation of section 2(a) of this Act may, following a final
        decision pursuant to section 2(b) of this Act, petition for
        review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
        Circuit.
    (c) Scope of Judicial Review.--A petition for review authorized by
subsection (a) or (b) shall be filed not later than 90 days following
receipt by the aggrieved individual of a written final decision
referred to in such subsection. The court shall decide all relevant
questions of law and shall interpret constitutional and statutory
provisions. The court shall set aside the decision if the court
determines that the decision is--
            (1) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or
        otherwise not consistent with law;
            (2) not made consistent with required procedures; or
            (3) not supported by substantial evidence.
In making its determination, the court shall review the whole record or
those parts of the record cited by a party, and due account shall be
taken of prejudicial error. If the aggrieved individual is the
prevailing party in an appeal under this section, a reasonable
attorney's fee may be allowed by the court in accordance with the
standards established under section 706(k) of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-5(k)).''.

SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Americans with Disabilities Act.--Section 509 of the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12209(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (b)(2)(B) to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Administration.--This paragraph shall be
                administered according to the Fair Employment Practices
                Resolution (House Resolution 558 of the One Hundredth
                Congress, as agreed to October 4, 1988), as
                incorporated into the Rules of the House of
                Representatives as rule LI, or any other provision or
                resolution that continues in effect the provisions of
                such resolution.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``Such remedies and
        procedures shall apply exclusively.''.
    (b) Civil Rights Act of 1991.--Section 117 of the Civil Rights Act
of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 60l) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a)(2)(B) to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Administration.--This paragraph shall be
                administered according to the Fair Employment Practices
                Resolution (House Resolution 558 of the One Hundredth
                Congress, as agreed to October 4, 1988), as
                incorporated into the Rules of the House of
                Representatives as rule LI, or any other provision or
                resolution that continues in effect the provisions of
                such resolution.''; and
            (2) in section (b)(2) by striking ``Such remedies and
        procedures shall apply exclusively, except for the employees
        who are defined as Senate employees, in section 301(c)(1).''.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act--
            (1) the terms ``employment position'' and ``employing
        authority'' have the meaning given such terms in the Fair
        Employment Practices Resolution;
            (2) the term ``Fair Employment Practices Resolution'' means
        House Resolution 558 of the One Hundredth Congress, as agreed
        to October 4, 1988, and as incorporated into the Rules of the
        House of Representatives as rule LI, or any other provision or
        resolution that continues in effect the provisions of such
        resolution; and
            (3) the term ``instrumentalities of the Congress'' shall
        include the following: the Architect of the Capitol, the
        Congressional Budget Office, the General Accounting Office, the
        Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the Office
        of Technology Assessment, and the United States Botanic Garden,
        except that--
                    (A) for purposes of sections 1(b) and 4(b)(1), such
                term shall not include the Library of Congress; and
                    (B) for purposes of section 4(b)(4), and of
                subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 2, such term
                shall not include the Architect of the Capitol.

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Applies the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and the remedies and procedures referred to in the Fair Employment Practices Resolution to any:  (1) employee of (or applicant for employment by) the House of Representatives; (2) employing authority of the House; or (3) employee of (or applicant for employment by) the Architect of the Capitol, the Congressional Budget Office, the General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, the Office of Technology Assessment, or the U.S.  Botanic Garden.
Applies the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to:  (1) the Congressional Budget Office; (2) the General Accounting Office; (3) the Government Printing Office; (4) the Library of Congress; (5) the Office of Technology Assessment; and (6) the U.S. Botanic Garden.  Requires the Architect of the Capitol to report to the Congress on steps taken pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989 relating to the minimum wage rate of its employees.
Expresses the sense of the House that the Committee on House Administration should make recommendations regarding the application of the Occupational Safety and Health Act to the House.
Authorizes any employee of (or applicant for employment by) the House who has been aggrieved by a violation of the Fair Employment Practices Resolution (relating to nondiscrimination), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Fair Labor Standards Amendment of 1989, or the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to petition for review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit of the final decision pursuant to the Fair Employment Practices Resolution.  Expresses the sense of the House that the Rules of the House should be amended to address the issue of the source of payments by the House to satisfy a judgment against a Member who has been found guilty of a violation of one of such Acts.
Gives employees of instrumentalities of the Congress who have been aggrieved by the violations of the following Acts the right to petition for judicial review:  (1) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (excluding Library of Congress employees); (2) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; (3) the Civil Rights Act of 1991; and (4) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (excluding employees of the Architect of the Capitol).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding
International Education for All Act''.
    (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

SEC. 2. UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Incentives for Program Creation.--Section 604(a) (20 U.S.C.
1124(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Incentives for the Creation of Undergraduate International
Studies and Foreign Language Programs.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to make
        grants to baccalaureate degree granting institutions, community
        and junior colleges of higher education, or consortia of such
        institutions (which may include graduate schools as part of a
        consortia that serves undergraduates), to pay the Federal share
        of the cost of planning and establishing a foreign language
        program, an international studies program, or a business and
        international education program at the undergraduate level.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--Funds appropriated for the purpose of
        carrying out this part may be used in conjunction with
        institutional resources and private sector funds, as required
        by paragraph (3), for--
                    ``(A) planning for the development and expansion of
                undergraduate programs in international studies;
                    ``(B) teaching, research, curriculum planning and
                development, and other related activities;
                    ``(C) training of faculty members in foreign
                countries;
                    ``(D) acquisition of research and instructional
                materials;
                    ``(E) establishing and maintaining a network with
                other institutions of higher education and resource
                centers focused on strengthening foreign language study
                and international studies programs;
                    ``(F) expansion of existing and development of new
                opportunities for learning foreign languages, including
                the less commonly taught languages;
                    ``(G) international education programs designed to
                develop or enhance linkages between 2- to 4-year
                institutions of higher education, or baccalaureate and
                postbaccalaureate programs or institutions;
                    ``(H) the development or expansion of undergraduate
                study abroad in which study abroad opportunities are
                not otherwise available or which serve students for
                whom such opportunities are not otherwise available and
                which provide courses that are closely related to on-
                campus foreign language and international studies
                curricula;
                    ``(I) in-service and faculty development activities
                designed to strengthen instruction and research
                capacity of the institution;
                    ``(J) faculty travel in foreign areas, regions, and
                countries; and
                    ``(K) the integration of new study abroad
                opportunities for undergraduate students into curricula
                of specific degree programs.
            ``(3) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost
        of the programs assisted under this subsection may be provided
        in cash in an amount equal to one-third of the total requested
        grant amount, or may be provided as an in-cash or in-kind
        contribution equal in value to one-half of the total requested
        grant amount. Such contribution may be composed of both
        institutional and noninstitutional funds, including State and
private sector corporation or foundation contributions.
            ``(4) Grant conditions.--Grants under this subsection shall
        be made on such conditions as the Secretary determines are
        necessary to carry out the objectives of this part. The
        conditions shall include--
                    ``(A) evidence that the institution of higher
                education, or consortium of such institutions, has
                conducted extensive planning prior to submitting its
                application for a grant under this subsection
                concerning the steps taken by each institution with
                respect to planning for the establishment of a foreign
                language, international studies program or
                international business program, and with respect to the
                design of its program in accordance with paragraph (2);
                    ``(B) assurance that the faculty and staff of all
                relevant departments and programs within the
                institution are involved in ongoing collaboration with
                regard to achieving the stated objectives of the
                application, including business and management, related
                foreign language, international studies, international
                affairs careers, and other professional schools or
                departments as appropriate;
                    ``(C) assurance that students at the applicant
                institution, and all consortium institutions, as
                appropriate, will have access to the programs of and
                derive benefits from the planned program as it is
                developed; and
                    ``(D) assurance that each institution of higher
                education will use the Federal assistance provided
                under this subsection to supplement and not supplant
                institutional funds and activities provided by the
                institution prior to the receipt of Federal funds.''.
    (b) Support for International Education.--Section 609 (20 U.S.C.
1126) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
    ``(c) Support for Undergraduate Education.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of this title, the Secretary is authorized in each
fiscal year to reserve for section 604 not more than 10 percent of the
total amount appropriated for this title in that fiscal year.''.
    (c) Technology Innovation.--Section 607 (20 U.S.C. 1125a) is
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 607. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND COOPERATION FOR FOREIGN
              INFORMATION ACCESS.

    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants to
institutions of higher education, public or nonprofit private library
institutions, or consortia of such institutions, to develop innovative
techniques or programs using new electronic technologies to collect,
organize, preserve, and widely disseminate information on world regions
and countries other than the United States that address the Nation's
teaching and research needs in international education and foreign
languages.
    ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Grants under this section may be used
to--
            ``(1) facilitate access to preserve foreign information
        resources in print or electronic forms;
            ``(2) develop new means of immediate, full text document
        delivery for information and scholarships from abroad;
            ``(3) develop new means of shared electronic access to
        international data;
            ``(4) support collaborative projects of indexing,
        cataloging, and other means of bibliographic access for
        scholars to important research materials published or
        distributed outside the United States;
            ``(5) develop methods for the wide dissemination of
        resources written in non-Roman language alphabets;
            ``(6) assist teachers of less commonly taught languages in
        acquiring, via electronic and other means, materials suitable
        for classroom use; and
            ``(7) promote collaborative technology-based projects in
        foreign languages, area and international studies among grant
        recipients under this title.
    ``(c) Application.--Each institution or consortium desiring a grant
under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such matter, and accompanied by such information and
assurances as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(d) Match Required.--The Federal share of the total cost of
carrying out a program supported by a grant under this section shall
not be more than 66\2/3\ percent. The non-Federal share of such a cost
may be provided in either in-kind or in cash, and may include
contributions from private sector corporations or foundations.''.

SEC. 3. MINORITY FOREIGN SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Non-Federal Share and Source of Funds.--Section 621(e) is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``one-fourth'' and inserting ``one-half'';
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The
        non-Federal contribution must be made by private sector
        contributions.''.
    (b) Institutional Development.--Part C of title VI is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 622 through 627 as sections
        623 through 628, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 621 the following new
        section:

``SEC. 622. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Institute shall make grants, from amounts
available to it in each fiscal year, to Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Indian
Community Colleges, and minority institutions, to enable such colleges,
universities, and institutions to strengthen international affairs
programs.
    ``(b) Application.--No grant may be made by the Institute unless an
application is made by the college, university, or institution at such
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the
Institute may require.
    ``(c) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) Historically black colleges and universities.--The
        term `Historically Black Colleges and Universities' has the
        meaning given the term `part B institution' by section 322(2)
        of this Act.
            ``(2) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term `Hispanic-
        serving institution' has the same meaning given the term by
        section 316(b)(1) of this Act.
            ``(3) Tribally controlled indian community college.--The
        term `Tribally Controlled Indian Community College' has the
        same meaning given that term by the Tribally Controlled
        Community College Assistance Act of 1978.
            ``(4) Minority institution.--The term `minority
        institution' has the same meaning given that term in section
        101(14) of this Act.''.

SEC. 4. JUNIOR YEAR AND SUMMER ABROAD PROGRAM.

    (a) Institute Share of Cost.--Section 623(c)(2) (as redesignated by
section 3(b) of this Act) is amended by striking ``one-half'' and
inserting ``one-third''.
    (b) Summer Abroad.--Section 623 (as redesignated) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Summer Abroad Program.--The Institute is authorized to carry
out, by grant or contract, a summer abroad program. The summer abroad
program shall be open to the eligible students described in subsections
(a) and (b) of this section. An institution of higher education
desiring to participate in the summer abroad program shall enter into a
memorandum of understanding with the Institute, containing provisions
which are consistent with subsection (c) of this section.''.
    (c) Technical Amendment.--The heading of section 623 (as so
redesignated) is amended by inserting before the period in the heading:
``and summer abroad program''.

SEC. 5. POSTBACCALAUREATE INTERNSHIPS.

    Section 625 (as redesignated by section 3(b) of this Act) is
amended--
            (1) by inserting before the first sentence the following
        new subsection heading: ``(a) In General.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Washington Internship Program.--The Institute shall enter
into agreements with institutions of higher education described in the
first sentence of subsection (a) to conduct internships in Washington,
District of Columbia, for students who have completed study for the
baccalaureate degree. The Internship program authorized by this
subsection shall--
            ``(1) be designated to assist the students to prepare for a
        Master's degree program;
            ``(2) be carried out with the assistance of the Woodrow
        Wilson Fellowship Program;
            ``(3) contain work experience for the students designated
        to contribute to the objectives set forth in paragraph (1); and
            ``(4) contain such other elements as the Institute
        determines will carry out the objectives of this subsection.''.

SEC. 6. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY CAREERS IN INTERNATIONAL
              AFFAIRS.

    Part C of title VI is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 628 (as redesignated by
        section 3(b) of this Act) as section 629; and
            (2) by inserting after section 627 the following new
        section:

``SEC. 628. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY CAREERS IN INTERNATIONAL
              AFFAIRS.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the executive branch
of the Federal Government an Interagency Committee on Minority Careers
in International Affairs composed of 7 members. The members are--
            ``(1) the Under Secretary for International Affairs and
        Commodity Programs of the Department of Agriculture, appointed
        by the Secretary of Agriculture;
            ``(2) the Assistant Secretary and Director General, the
        Commercial Service of the Department of Commerce, appointed by
        the Secretary of Commerce;
            ``(3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
        Readiness of the Department of Defense, appointed by the
        Secretary of Defense;
            ``(4) the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education
        in the Department of Education, appointed by the Secretary of
        Education;
            ``(5) the Director General of the Foreign Service of the
        Department of State, appointed by the Secretary of State;
            ``(6) the General Counsel of the Agency for International
        Development, appointed by the Administrator; and
            ``(7) the Associate Director for Educational and Cultural
        Affairs of the United States Information Agency, appointed by
        the Director.
    ``(b) Functions.--The Interagency Committee established by this
section shall--
            ``(1) advise the Secretary and the Institute with respect
        to programs authorized by this part; and
            ``(2) promote policies in each department and agency
        participating on the committee that are designed to carry out
        the objectives of this part.''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    The text of section 629 (as redesignated by section 6 of this Act)
is amended to read as follows:
    ``There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000, for fiscal
year 1999, and such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal years 2000,
2001, 2002, and 2003 to carry out this part.''.

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Expanding International Education for All Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise title VI (International Education).
(Sec. 2) Revises part A (International and Foreign Language Studies) with respect to incentive grants for the creation of undergraduate international studies and foreign language programs. Allows graduate schools, along with baccalaureate degree granting institutions and community and junior colleges of higher education, to be included as part of a consortium that serves undergraduates and is eligible for a grant.  Revises the Federal and non-Federal shares of the cost of planning and establishing at the undergraduate level:  (1) a foreign language program; (2) an international studies program; or (3) (new in this Act) a business and international education program.  Revises allowable uses of grant funds to include:  (1) acquisition of research and instructional materials; (2) establishment of a network with other institutions of higher education and resource centers focused on strengthening foreign language study and international studies programs; (3) development of new opportunities for learning foreign languages, including the less commonly taught languages; (4) international education programs designed to develop or enhance linkages between two- to four-year institutions of higher education, or baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate programs or institutions; (5) in-service and faculty development activities designed to strengthen instruction and research capacity of the institution; and (6) faculty travel in foreign areas, regions, and countries.  Establishes certain grant conditions.
Establishes, under part A, a program of discretionary grants for technological innovation and cooperation for foreign information access.  (Replaces the current discretionary grants program for acquisition of and access to periodicals and other research materials published outside the United States.)
(Sec. 3) Revises part C (Institute for International Public Policy) with respect to the non-Federal share and source of funds for minority foreign service professional development.
Directs the Institute to make institutional development grants to strengthen international affairs programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Indian Community Colleges, and minority institutions.
(Sec. 4) Revises the Institute's share of the cost of the junior year program.
Authorizes the Institute to carry out a summer abroad program.
(Sec. 5) Directs the Institute to enter into agreements with specified types of institutions of higher education to conduct postbaccalaureate internships in Washington, D.C., with work experience to assist the students to prepare for a Master's degree program.  Requires such internship program to be carried out with the assistance of the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Program.
(Sec. 6) Establishes in the executive branch an Interagency Committee on Minority Careers in International Affairs to:  (1) advise the Secretary and the Institute on part C programs; and (2) promote policies in furtherance of part C objectives in each participating department and agency.
(Sec. 7) Extends through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for part C.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Tax Treatment
Act''.

SEC. 2. TAX TREATMENT OF INCOME RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXXON
              VALDEZ LITIGATION.

    (a) Income Averaging of Amounts Received From the Exxon Valdez
Litigation.--
            (1) In general.--At the election of a qualified taxpayer
        who receives qualified settlement income during a taxable year,
        the tax imposed by chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
        1986 for such taxable year shall be equal to the sum of--
                    (A) the tax which would be imposed under such
                chapter if--
                            (i) no amount of elected qualified
                        settlement income were included in gross income
                        for such year, and
                            (ii) no deduction were allowed for such
                        year for expenses (otherwise allowable as a
                        deduction to the taxpayer for such year)
                        attributable to such elected qualified
                        settlement income, plus
                    (B) the increase in tax under such chapter which
                would result if taxable income for each of the years in
                the applicable period were increased by an amount equal
                to the applicable fraction of the elected qualified
                settlement income reduced by any expenses (otherwise
                allowable as a deduction to the taxpayer) attributable
                to such elected qualified settlement income.
        Any adjustment under this section for any taxable year shall be
        taken into account in applying this section for any subsequent
        taxable year.
            (2) Coordination with farm income averaging.--If a
        qualified taxpayer makes an election with respect to any
        qualified settlement income under paragraph (1) for any taxable
        year, such taxpayer may not elect to treat such amount as
        elected farm income under section 1301 of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986.
            (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    (A) Applicable period.--The term ``applicable
                period'' means the period beginning on January 1, 1994,
                and ending on December 31 of the year in which the
                elected qualified settlement income is received.
                    (B) Applicable fraction.--The term ``applicable
                fraction'' means the fraction the numerator of which is
                one and the denominator of which is the number of years
                in the applicable period.
                    (C) Elected qualified settlement income.--The term
                ``elected qualified settlement income'' means so much
                of the taxable income for the taxable year which is--
                            (i) qualified settlement income, and
                            (ii) specified under the election under
                        paragraph (1).
    (b) Contributions of Amounts Received to Retirement Accounts.--
            (1) In general.--Any qualified taxpayer who receives
        qualified settlement income during the taxable year may, at any
        time before the end of the taxable year in which such income
        was received, make one or more contributions to an eligible
        retirement plan of which such qualified taxpayer is a
        beneficiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of
        qualified settlement income received during such year.
            (2) Time when contributions deemed made.--For purposes of
        paragraph (1), a qualified taxpayer shall be deemed to have
        made a contribution to an eligible retirement plan on the last
        day of the taxable year in which such income is received if the
        contribution is made on account of such taxable year and is
        made not later than the time prescribed by law for filing the
        return for such taxable year (not including extensions
        thereof).
            (3) Treatment of contributions to eligible retirement
        plans.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if a
        contribution is made pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to
        qualified settlement income, then--
                    (A) except as provided in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) to the extent of such contribution, the
                        qualified settlement income shall not be
                        included in taxable income, and
                            (ii) for purposes of section 72 of such
                        Code, such contribution shall not be considered
                        to be investment in the contract, and
                    (B) the qualified taxpayer shall, to the extent of
                the amount of the contribution, be treated--
                            (i) as having received the qualified
                        settlement income--
                                    (I) in the case of a contribution
                                to an individual retirement plan (as
                                defined under section 7701(a)(37) of
                                such Code), in a distribution described
                                in section 408(d)(3) of such Code, and
                                    (II) in the case of any other
                                eligible retirement plan, in an
                                eligible rollover distribution (as
                                defined under section 402(f)(2) of such
                                Code), and
                            (ii) as having transferred the amount to
                        the eligible retirement plan in a direct
                        trustee to trustee transfer within 60 days of
                        the distribution.
            (4) Special rule for roth iras and roth 401(k)s.--For
        purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if a
        contribution is made pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to
        qualified settlement income to a Roth IRA (as defined under
        section 408A(b) of such Code) or as a designated Roth
        contribution to an applicable retirement plan (within the
        meaning of section 402A of such Code), then--
                    (A) the qualified settlement income shall be
                includible in taxable income, and
                    (B) for purposes of section 72 of such Code, such
                contribution shall be considered to be investment in
                the contract.
            (5) Eligible retirement plan.--For purpose of this
        subsection, the term ``eligible retirement plan'' has the
        meaning given such term under section 402(c)(8)(B) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (c) Qualified Settlement Income Not Included in SECA.--For purposes
of chapter 2 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and section 211 of
the Social Security Act, no portion of qualified settlement income
received by a qualified taxpayer shall be treated as self-employment
income.
    (d) Qualified Taxpayer.--For purposes of this section, the term
``qualified taxpayer'' means--
            (1) any plaintiff in the civil action In re Exxon Valdez,
        No. 89-095-CV (HRH) (Consolidated) (D. Alaska); or
            (2) any beneficiary of the estate of such a plaintiff who--
                    (A) acquired the right to receive qualified
                settlement income from that plaintiff; and
                    (B) was the spouse or an immediate relative of that
                plaintiff.
    (e) Qualified Settlement Income.--For purposes of this section, the
term ``qualified settlement income'' means income received (whether as
lump sums or periodic payments) in connection with the civil action In
re Exxon Valdez, No. 89-095-CV (HRH) (Consolidated) (D. Alaska),
including interest (whether pre- or post judgment and whether related
to a settlement or judgment).

Output: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Tax Treatment Act - Allows taxpayers who are plaintiffs in the civil action In re Exxon Valdez, No. 89-095-CV (HRH) (Consolidated) (D. Alaska), or their heirs or dependents, to: (1) elect to average, for income tax purposes, income received in settlement of such civil action for the period beginning on January 1, 1994, and ending on December 31 of the year in which any settlement income is received; and (2) make contributions of any amount of such settlement income to certain tax-exempt retirement plans in the year such income is received.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Right to Choose Act of
2003''.

SEC. 2. STREAMLINING UNIONIZATION PROCESS.

    The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is
amended--
            (1) in section 3(b), in the second sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``and to'' and inserting ``to'';
                and
                    (B) by striking ``and certify the results
                thereof,'' and inserting ``, and to make the
                certifications provided for in section 9,'';
            (2) in section 8--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(7)(C), in the first proviso--
                            (i) by striking ``the provisions of section
                        9(c)(1) or''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``direct an election in
                        such unit as the Board finds to be appropriate
                        and shall certify the results thereof'' and
                        inserting ``process the petition in accordance
                        with section 9(c)(1)''; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
                following:
    ``(d) Collective Bargaining.--
            ``(1) In general.--For the purposes of this section, to
        bargain collectively is the performance of the mutual
        obligation of the employer and the representative of the
        employees to meet at reasonable times and confer in good faith
        with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of
        employment, or the negotiation of an agreement, or any question
        arising thereunder, and the execution of a written contract
        incorporating any agreement reached if requested by either
        party, but such obligation does not compel either party to
        agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession:
        Provided, That where there is in effect a collective-bargaining
        contract covering employees in an industry affecting commerce,
        the duty to bargain collectively shall also mean that no party
        to such contract shall terminate or modify such contract,
        unless the party desiring such termination or modification--
                    ``(A) serves a written notice upon the other party
                to the contract of the proposed termination or
                modification 60 days prior to the expiration date
                thereof, or in the event such contract contains no
                expiration date, 60 days prior to the time it is
                proposed to make such termination or modification;
                    ``(B) offers to meet and confer with the other
                party for the purpose of negotiating a new contract or
                a contract containing the proposed modifications;
                    ``(C) notifies the Federal Mediation and
                Conciliation Service within 30 days after such notice
                of the existence of a dispute, and simultaneously
                therewith notifies any State or Territorial agency
                established to mediate and conciliate disputes within
                the State or Territory where the dispute occurred,
                provided no agreement has been reached by that time;
                and
                    ``(D) continues in full force and effect, without
                resorting to strike or lock-out, all the terms and
                conditions of the existing contract for a period of 60
                days after such notice is given or until the expiration
                date of such contract, whichever occurs later:
        The duties imposed upon employers, employees, and labor
        organizations by subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) shall become
        inapplicable upon an intervening certification of the Board,
        under which the labor organization or individual, which is a
        party to the contract, has been superseded as or ceased to be
        the representative of the employees subject to the provisions
        of section 9(a), and the duties so imposed shall not be
        construed as requiring either party to discuss or agree to any
        modification of the terms and conditions contained in a
        contract for a fixed period, if such modification is to become
        effective before such terms and conditions can be reopened
        under the provisions of the contract. Any employee who engages
        in a strike within any notice period specified in this
        subsection, or who engages in any strike within the appropriate
        period specified in subsection (g), shall lose his status as an
        employee of the employer engaged in the particular labor
        dispute, for the purposes of sections 8, 9, and 10 of this Act,
        as amended, but such loss of status for such employee shall
        terminate if and when he is reemployed by such employer.
            ``(2) Bargaining for employees of a health care
        institution.--Whenever the collective bargaining involves
        employees of a health care institution, the provisions of this
        subsection shall be modified as follows:
                    ``(A) The notice of paragraph (1)(A) shall be 90
                days; the notice of paragraph (1)(C) shall be 60 days;
                and the contract period of paragraph (1)(D) shall be 90
                days.
                    ``(B) Where the bargaining is for an initial
                agreement following certification or recognition, at
                least 30 days' notice of the existence of a dispute
                shall be given by the labor organization to the
                agencies set forth in paragraph (1)(C).
                    ``(C) After notice is given to the Federal
                Mediation and Conciliation Service under either clause
                (A) or (B) of this sentence, the Service shall promptly
                communicate with the parties and use its best efforts,
                by mediation and conciliation, to bring them to
                agreement. The parties shall participate fully and
                promptly in such meetings as may be undertaken by the
                Service for the purpose of aiding in a settlement of
                the dispute.
            ``(3) Bargaining for an initial agreement.--Whenever the
        collective bargaining is for an initial agreement following
        certification or recognition, the provisions of this subsection
        shall be modified as follows:
                    ``(A) Not later than 10 days after receiving a
                written request for collective bargaining from an
                individual or labor organization that has been newly
                recognized or certified as a representative, as
                described in section 9(a), or within such further
                period as the parties agree upon, the parties shall
                meet and commence to bargain collectively and shall
                make every reasonable effort to conclude and sign a
                collective bargaining agreement.
                    ``(B) If after 180 days from the commencement of
                bargaining, or such further period as the parties agree
                upon, the parties have failed to reach an agreement,
                either party may notify the Federal Mediation and
                Conciliation Service of the existence of a dispute and
                request mediation. Whenever such a request is received,
                it shall be the duty of the Service promptly to put
                itself in communication with the parties and to use its
                best efforts, by mediation and conciliation, to bring
                the parties to agreement.
                    ``(C) If after 30 days from the request for
                mediation, or such further period as the parties agree
                upon, the Service is not able to bring the parties to
                agreement by conciliation, the Service shall refer the
                dispute to an arbitration board established in
                accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed
                by the Service. The arbitration panel shall render a
                decision settling the dispute and such decision shall
                be binding upon the parties for a period of 2 years,
                unless amended during such period by written consent of
                the parties.''; and
            (3) in section 9--
                    (A) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
                following:
    ``(c) Hearings on Questions Affecting Commerce; Rules and
Regulations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Whenever a petition shall have been
        filed, in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed
        by the Board--
                    ``(A) by an employee or group of employees or any
                individual or labor organization acting in their behalf
                alleging that a substantial number of employees wish to
                be represented for collective bargaining and that their
                employer declines to recognize their representative as
                the representative described in subsection (a); or
                    ``(B) by an employer, alleging that an individual
                or labor organization has presented to the employer a
                claim to be recognized as the representative described
                in subsection (a),
        the Board shall investigate such petition and if the Board has
        reasonable cause to believe that a question of representation
        affecting commerce exists, shall provide for an appropriate
        hearing upon due notice. Such hearing may be conducted by an
        officer or employee of the regional office, who shall not make
        any recommendations with respect thereto. If the Board finds
        upon the record of such hearing that such a question of
        representation exists, the Board shall direct an election by
        secret ballot and shall certify the results thereof: Provided,
        That if the Board finds that, as of the date of the filing of
        the petition or such other date as the Board considers
        appropriate, a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate
        for collective bargaining have signed authorizations
        designating the individual or labor organization specified in
        the petition as their bargaining representative, and there is
        no other individual or labor organization that has been so
        designated by 30 percent or more of the employees, the Board
        shall not direct an election but shall certify the individual
        or labor organization as the representative described in
        subsection (a).
            ``(2) Individual or labor organization no longer
        representative.--Whenever a petition shall have been filed, in
        accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by the
        Board by an employee or group of employees or any individual or
        labor organization acting in their behalf alleging that a
        substantial number of employees assert that the individual or
        labor organization, which has been certified or is being
        currently recognized by their employer as the bargaining
        representative, is no longer a representative as described in
        subsection (a), the Board shall investigate such petition and
        if the Board has reasonable cause to believe that a question of
        representation affecting commerce exists shall provide for an
        appropriate hearing upon due notice. Such hearing may be
        conducted by an officer or employee of the regional office, who
        shall not make any recommendations with respect thereto. If the
        Board finds upon the record of such hearing that such a
        question of representation exists, it shall direct an election
        by secret ballot and shall certify the results thereof.
            ``(3) Regulations and rules of decision.--In determining
        whether or not a question of representation affecting commerce
        exists, the same regulations and rules of decision shall apply
        irrespective of the identity of the persons filing the petition
        or the kind of relief sought and in no case shall the Board
        deny a labor organization a place on the ballot by reason of an
        order with respect to such labor organization or its
        predecessor not issued in conformity with section 10(c).
            ``(4) Limitation on election.--No election shall be
        directed in any bargaining unit or any subdivision within
        which, in the preceding 12-month period, a valid election shall
        have been held, and no bargaining representative shall be
        certified on the basis of a showing of majority support
        obtained within the 12-month period following such an election.
        Employees engaged in an economic strike who are not entitled to
        reinstatement shall be eligible to vote under such regulations
        as the Board shall find are consistent with the purposes and
        provisions of this subchapter in any election conducted within
        12 months after the commencement of the strike. In any election
        where none of the choices on the ballot receives a majority, a
        run-off shall be conducted, the ballot providing for a
        selection between the 2 choices receiving the largest and
        second largest number of valid votes cast in the election.
            ``(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall
        be construed to prohibit the waiving of hearings by stipulation
        for the purpose of a consent election in conformity with
        regulations and rules of decision of the Board.
            ``(6) Determination of appropriate unit.--In determining
        whether a unit is appropriate for the purposes specified in
        subsection (b), the extent to which the employees have
        organized shall not be controlling.
            ``(7) Guidelines and procedures.--The Board shall develop
        guidelines and procedures for the designation by employees of a
        bargaining representative as described in subsection (a). Such
        guidelines and procedures shall include--
                    ``(A) model collective bargaining authorization
                language that may be used for purposes of making the
                designations described in paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) procedures to be used by the Board to
                establish the authenticity of signed authorizations
                designating bargaining representatives.''; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (e).

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3)(ii), by striking ``section 9(e)''
        and inserting ``section 9(c)(1)''; and
            (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``9(e)'' and inserting
        ``9(c)(1)''.

Output:
Employee Right to Choose Act of 2003 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to revise collective bargaining requirements with respect to bargaining for an initial agreement to require generally shorter deadlines for commencement of bargaining, requests for mediation, and referrals of a dispute to arbitration.

Requires certification of a bargaining representative without election if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative and there is no other individual or labor organization so designated by 30 percent or more of the employees.

Repeals the requirement for a secret ballot vote on rescission of the authority of a collective bargaining agreement upon petition by 30 percent or more of covered bargaining unit employees.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Runoff Management Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY RUNOFF MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 330. Federal-aid highway runoff management program
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
            ``(1) Covered project.--The term `covered project' means a
        reconstruction, rehabilitation, reconfiguration, renovation,
        major resurfacing, or new construction project on a Federal-aid
        highway carried out under this title that results in--
                    ``(A) a 10-percent or greater increase in
                impervious surface of the aerial extent within the
                right-of-way of the project limit on a Federal-aid
                highway or associated facility; or
                    ``(B) an increase of 1 acre or more in impervious
                surface coverage.
            ``(2) Erosive force.--The term `erosive force' means the
        flowrate within a stream or channel in which channel bed or
        bank material becomes detached, which in most cases is less
        than or equal to the flowrate produced by the 2-year storm
        event.
            ``(3) Highway runoff.--The term `highway runoff ', with
        respect to a Federal-aid highway, associated facility, or
        management measure retrofit project, means a discharge of peak
        flow rate or volume of runoff that exceeds flows generated
        under preproject conditions.
            ``(4) Impacted hydrology.--The term `impacted hydrology'
        means stormwater runoff generated from all areas within the
        site limits of a covered project.
            ``(5) Management measure.--The term `management measure'
        means a program, structural or nonstructural management
        practice, operational procedure, or policy on or off the
        project site that is intended to prevent, reduce, or control
        highway runoff.
    ``(b) State Highway Stormwater Management Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this section, each State shall--
                    ``(A) develop a process for analyzing the erosive
                force of highway runoff generated from covered
                projects; and
                    ``(B) apply management measures to maintain or
                restore impacted hydrology associated with highway
                runoff from covered projects.
            ``(2) Inclusions.--The management measures established
        under paragraph (1) may include, as the State determines to be
        appropriate, management measures that--
                    ``(A) minimize the erosive force of highway runoff
                from a covered project on a channel bed or bank of
                receiving water by managing highway runoff within the
                area of the covered project;
                    ``(B) manage impacted hydrology in such a manner
                that the highway runoff generated by a covered project
                is below the erosive force flow and volume;
                    ``(C) to the maximum extent practicable, seek to
                address the impact of the erosive force of hydrologic
                events that have the potential to create or exacerbate
                downstream channel erosion, including excess pier and
                abutment scour at bridges and channel downcutting and
                bank failure of streams adjacent to highway
                embankments;
                    ``(D) ensure that the highway runoff from the post-
                construction condition does not increase the risk of
                channel erosion relative to the preproject condition;
                and
                    ``(E) employ simplified approaches to determining
                the erosive force of highway runoff generated from
                covered projects, such as a regionalized analysis of
                streams within a State.
    ``(c) Guidance.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
        of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation
        with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall
        publish guidance to assist States in carrying out this section.
            ``(2) Contents of guidance.--The guidance shall include
        guidelines and technical assistance for the establishment of
        State management measures that will be used to assist in
        avoiding, minimizing, and managing highway runoff from covered
        projects, including guidelines to help States integrate the
        planning, selection, design, and long-term operation and
        maintenance of management measures consistent with the design
        standards in the overall project planning process.
            ``(3) Approval.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
        heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall--
                    ``(A) review the management measures program of
                each State; and
                    ``(B) approve such a program, if the program meets
                the requirements of subsection (b).
            ``(4) Updates.--Not later than 5 years after the date of
        publication of the guidance under this subsection, and not less
        frequently than once every 5 years thereafter--
                    ``(A) the Secretary, in consultation with the heads
                of other relevant Federal agencies, shall update the
                guidance, as applicable; and
                    ``(B) each State, as applicable, shall update the
                management measures program of the State in accordance
                with the updated guidance.
    ``(d) Reporting.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)(A),
        each State shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that
        describes the activities carried out under the highway
        stormwater management program of the State, including a
        description of any reductions of stormwater runoff achieved as
        a result of covered projects carried out by the State after the
        date of enactment of this section.
            ``(2) Reporting requirements under permit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State shall not be required to
                submit an annual report described in paragraph (1) if
                the State--
                            ``(i) is operating Federal-aid highways in
                        the State in a post-construction condition in
                        accordance with a permit issued under the
                        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
                        1251 et seq.);
                            ``(ii) is subject to an annual reporting
                        requirement under such a permit (regardless of
                        whether the permitting authority is a Federal
                        or State agency); and
                            ``(iii) carries out a covered project with
                        respect to a Federal-aid highway in the State
                        described in clause (i).
                    ``(B) Transmission of report.--A Federal or State
                permitting authority that receives an annual report
                described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall, on receipt of
                such a report, transmit a copy of the report to the
                Secretary.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 3 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``330. Federal-aid highway runoff management program.''.

Output: Highway Runoff Management Act - Requires each state to develop for approval a state highway stormwater management program consisting of management measures to prevent, reduce, or control highway runoff from federal-aid highway projects. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to publish guidance to assist states in the establishment of such measures.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Joining Forces for Military Mental
Health Act''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS
              ON MENTAL HEALTH IN THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES
              THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

    (a) Pilot Program Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may carry out a
        pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of
        enhancing the efforts of the Department of Defense in research,
        treatment, education, and outreach on mental health and
        substance use disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in
        members of the National Guard and Reserves, their family
        members, and their caregivers through community partners
        described in subsection (c).
            (2) Duration.--The duration of the pilot program may not
        exceed three years.
    (b) Grants.--In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary may
award not more than five grants to community partners described in
subsection (c). Any grant so awarded shall be awarded using a
competitive and merit-based award process.
    (c) Community Partners.--A community partner described in this
subsection is a private non-profit organization or institution (or
multiple organizations and institutions) that--
            (1) engages in each of the research, treatment, education,
        and outreach activities described in subsection (d); and
            (2) meets such qualifications for treatment as a community
        partner as the Secretary shall establish for purposes of the
        pilot program.
    (d) Activities.--Amounts awarded under a grant under the pilot
program shall be utilized by the community partner awarded the grant
for one or more of the following:
            (1) To engage in research on the causes, development, and
        innovative treatment of mental health and substance use
        disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury in members of the National
        Guard and Reserves, their family members, and their caregivers.
            (2) To provide treatment to such members and their families
        for such mental health and substance use disorders and
        Traumatic Brain Injury.
            (3) To identify and disseminate evidence-based treatments
        of mental health and substance use disorders and Traumatic
        Brain Injury described in paragraph (1).
            (4) To provide outreach and education to such members,
        their families and caregivers, and the public about mental
        health and substance use disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury
        described in paragraph (1).
    (e) Requirement for Matching Funds.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Secretary may award a grant under
        this section to an organization or institution (or
        organizations and institutions) only if the awardee agrees to
        make contributions toward the costs of activities carried out
        with the grant, from non-Federal sources (whether public or
        private), an amount equal to not less than $3 for each $1 of
        funds provided under the grant.
            (2) Nature of non-federal contributions.--Contributions
        from non-Federal sources for purposes of paragraph (1) may be
        in cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated. Amounts provided by the
        Federal Government, or services assisted or subsidized to any
        significant extent by the Federal Government, may not be
        included in determining the amount of contributions from non-
        Federal sources for such purposes.
    (f) Application.--An organization or institution (or organizations
and institutions) seeking a grant under this section shall submit to
the Secretary an application therefore in such a form and containing
such information as the Secretary considers appropriate, including the
following:
            (1) A description how the activities proposed to be carried
        out with the grant will help improve collaboration and
        coordination on research initiatives, treatment, and education
        and outreach on mental health and substance use disorders and
        Traumatic Brain Injury among the Armed Forces.
            (2) A description of existing efforts by the applicant to
        put the research described in (c)(1) into practice.
            (3) If the application comes from multiple organizations
        and institutions, how the activities proposed to be carried out
        with the grant would improve coordination and collaboration
        among such organizations and institutions.
            (4) If the applicant proposes to provide services or
        treatment to members of the Armed Forces or family members
        using grant amounts, reasonable assurances that such services
        or treatment will be provided by a qualified provider.
            (5) Plans to comply with subsection (g).
    (g) Exchange of Medical and Clinical Information.--A community
partner awarded a grant under the pilot program shall agree to any
requirements for the sharing of medical or clinical information
obtained pursuant to the grant that the Secretary shall establish for
purposes of the pilot program. The exchange of medical or clinical
information pursuant to this subsection shall comply with applicable
privacy and confidentiality laws.
    (h) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary of Defense shall
share with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs information on best
practices in research, treatment, education, and outreach on mental
health and substance use disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury
identified by the Secretary of Defense as a result of the pilot
program.
    (i) Report.--Not later than 180 days before the completion of the
pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs, and to Congress, a report on the pilot program.
The report shall include the following:
            (1) A description of the pilot program, including the
        community partners awarded grants under the pilot program, the
        amount of grants so awarded, and the activities carried out
        using such grant amounts.
            (2) A description of any research efforts advanced using
        such grant amounts.
            (3) The number of members of the National Guard and
        Reserves provided treatment or services by community partners
        using such grant amounts, and a summary of the types of
        treatment and services so provided.
            (4) A description of the education and outreach activities
        undertaken using such grant amounts.
            (5) A description of efforts to exchange clinical
        information under subsection (g).
            (6) A description and assessment of the effectiveness and
        achievements of the pilot program with respect to research,
        treatment, education, and outreach on mental health and
        substance use disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury.
            (7) Such recommendations as the Secretary of Defense
        considers appropriate in light of the pilot program on the
        utilization of organizations and institutions such as community
        partners under the pilot program in efforts of the Department
        described in subsection (a).
            (8) A description of the metrics used by the Secretary in
        making recommendations under paragraph (7).
    (j) Available Funds.--Funds for the pilot program shall be derived
from amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of
Defense for Defense Health Program and otherwise available for
obligation and expenditure.
    (k) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``family member'' and
``caregiver'', in the case of a member of the National Guard or
Reserves, have the meaning given such terms in section 1720G(d) of
title 38, United States Code, with respect to a veteran.

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Joining Forces for Military Mental Health Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, through community partnerships with private nonprofit organizations, to carry out a three-year pilot program assessing the enhancement of Department of Defense (DOD) efforts in research, treatment, education, and outreach on mental health and substance use disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in members of the National Guard and Reserves and their family members and caregivers.

Allows the Secretary, using a competitive or merit-based award process, to award up to five grants to such community partners, provided that the awardee agrees to make matching contributions from nonfederal sources (whether public or private) of at least $3 for each $1 provided under the grant.

Requires grant-seeking organizations to submit an application including a description of proposed collaboration initiatives and existing research efforts.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Graduate
Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2005''.
    (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

SEC. 2. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Interruptions of Study.--Section 701(c) (20 U.S.C. 1134(c)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In the case
of other exceptional circumstances, such as active duty military
service or personal or family member illness, the institution of higher
education may also permit the fellowship recipient to interrupt periods
of study for the duration of the tour of duty (in the case of military
service) or not more than 12 months (in any other case), but without
payment of the stipend.''.
    (b) Allocation of Fellowships.--Section 702(a)(1) (20 U.S.C.
1134a(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``from diverse
        geographic regions'' after ``higher education''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The
        Secretary shall also assure that at least one representative
        appointed to the Board represents an institution that is
        eligible for a grant under title III or V of this Act.''.
    (c) Stipends.--Section 703 (20 U.S.C. 1134b(a)) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``1999-2000'' and inserting ``2006-
                2007'';
                    (B) by striking ``shall be set'' and inserting
                ``may be set''; and
                    (C) by striking ``Foundation graduate fellowships''
                and inserting ``Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
                Program''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (1)(A) to read
        as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--(A) The Secretary shall (in addition to
        stipends paid to individuals under this subpart) pay to the
        institution of higher education, for each individual awarded a
        fellowship under this subpart at such institution, an
        institutional allowance. Except as provided in subparagraph
        (B), such allowance shall be, for 2006-2007 and succeeding
        academic years, the same amount as the institutional payment
        made for 2005-2006 adjusted for 2006-2007 and annually
        thereafter in accordance with inflation as determined by the
        Department of Labor's Consumer Price Index for the previous
        calendar year.''.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 705 (20 U.S.C. 1134d)
is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting
``fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5
succeeding fiscal years''.

SEC. 3. GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED.

    (a) Designation of Areas of National Need; Priority.--Section 712
(20 U.S.C. 1135a) is amended--
            (1) in the last sentence of subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``and an assessment'' and inserting
                ``an assessment''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the
                following: ``, and the priority described in subsection
                (c) of this section''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Priority.--The Secretary shall establish a priority for
grants in order to prepare individuals for the professoriate who will
train highly-qualified elementary and secondary school teachers of
math, science, and special education, and teachers who provide
instruction for limited English proficient individuals. Such grants
shall offer program assistance and graduate fellowships for--
            ``(1) post-baccalaureate study related to teacher
        preparation and pedagogy in math and science for students who
        have completed a master's degree or are pursuing a doctorate of
        philosophy in math and science;
            ``(2) post-baccalaureate study related to teacher
        preparation and pedagogy in special education and English
        language acquisition and academic proficiency for limited
        English proficient individuals; and
            ``(3) support of dissertation research in the fields of
        math, science, special education, or second language pedagogy
        and second language acquisition.''.
    (b) Collaboration Required for Certain Applications.--Section
713(b) (20 U.S.C. 1135b) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(10) in the case of an application for a grant by a
        department, program, or unit in education or teacher
        preparation, contain assurances that such department, program,
        or unit collaborates with departments, programs, or units in
        all content areas to assure a successful combination of
        training in both teaching and such content; and''.
    (c) Stipends.--Section 714(b) (20 U.S.C. 1135c(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``1999-2000'' and inserting ``2006-2007'';
            (2) by striking ``shall be set'' and inserting ``may be
        set''; and
            (3) by striking ``Foundation graduate fellowships'' and
        inserting ``Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program''.
    (d) Additional Assistance.--Section 715(a)(1) (20 U.S.C.
1135d(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``1999-2000'' and inserting ``2006-2007'';
        and
            (2) by striking ``1998-1999'' and inserting ``2006-2007''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 716 (20 U.S.C. 1135e)
is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting
``fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5
succeeding fiscal years''.
    (f) Technical Amendments.--Section 714(c) (20 U.S.C. 1135c(c)) is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``section 716(a)'' and inserting ``section
        715(a)''; and
            (2) by striking ``section 714(b)(2)'' and inserting
        ``section 713(b)(2)''.

SEC. 4. THURGOOD MARSHALL LEGAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.

    (a) Contract and Grant Purposes.--Section 721(c) (20 U.S.C.
1136(c)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) to prepare such students for study at accredited law
        schools and assist them with the development of analytical
        skills and study methods to enhance their success and promote
        completion of law school;'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
            (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) to award Thurgood Marshall Fellowships to eligible
        law school students--
                    ``(A) who participated in summer institutes
                authorized by subsection (d) and who are enrolled in an
                accredited law school; or
                    ``(B) who are eligible law school students who have
                successfully completed a comparable summer institute
                program certified by the Council on Legal Educational
                Opportunity.''.
    (b) Services Provided.--Section 721(d)(1)(D) (20 U.S.C.
1136(d)(1)(D)) is amended by inserting ``in analytical skills and study
methods'' after ``courses''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 721(h) (20 U.S.C.
1136(h)) is amended by striking ``1999 and each of the 4 succeeding
fiscal years'' and inserting ``2006 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years''.
    (d) General Provisions.--Subsection (e) of section 731 (20 U.S.C.
1137(e)) is repealed.

SEC. 5. FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.

    (a) Contract and Grant Purposes.--Section 741(a) (20 U.S.C.
1138(a)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) the encouragement of the reform and improvement of,
        and innovation in, postsecondary education and the provision of
        educational opportunity for all, especially for the non-
        traditional student populations;'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon at
        the end the following: ``for postsecondary students, especially
        those that provide academic credit for programs'';
            (3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) the establishment of institutions and programs based
        on the technology of communications, including delivery by
        distance education;''; and
            (4) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
            ``(6) the introduction of institutional reforms designed to
        expand individual opportunities for entering and reentering
        postsecondary institutions and pursuing programs of
        postsecondary study tailored to individual needs;''.
    (b) Areas of National Need.--Section 744(c) (20 U.S.C. 1138c(c)) is
amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(4) International cooperation, partnerships, or student
        exchange among postsecondary educational institutions in the
        United States and abroad.
            ``(5) Establishment of academic programs including graduate
        and undergraduate courses, seminars and lectures, support of
        research, and development of teaching materials for the purpose
        of supporting faculty and academic programs that teach
        traditional American history (including significant
        constitutional, political, intellectual, economic, diplomatic,
        and foreign policy trends, issues, and documents; the history,
        nature, and development of democratic institutions of which
        American democracy is a part; and significant events and
        individuals in the history of the United States).
            ``(6) Support for planning, applied research, training,
        resource exchanges or technology transfers, the delivery of
        services, or other activities the purpose of which is to design
        and implement programs to enable institutions of higher
        education to work with private and civic organizations to
        assist communities to meet and address their pressing and
        severe problems, including economic development, community
        infrastructure and housing, crime prevention, education,
        healthcare, self sufficiency, and workforce preparation.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 745 (20 U.S.C. 1138d)
is amended by striking ``$30,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums
as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years'' and
inserting ``$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years'' .

SEC. 6. URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICE.

    Part C of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1139 et seq.) is repealed.

SEC. 7. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO ENSURE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
              RECEIVE A QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION.

    (a) Serving All Students With Disabilities.--Section 762(a) (20
U.S.C. 1140a(a)) is amended by striking ``students with learning
disabilities'' and inserting ``students with disabilities''.
    (b) Authorized Activities.--
            (1) Amendment.--Section 762(b)(2) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``in order to
                improve retention and completion'' after
                ``disabilities'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
                subparagraphs (C) and (E), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Effective transition practices.--The
                development of innovative, effective, and efficient
                teaching methods and strategies to ensure the smooth
                transition of students with disabilities from high
                school to postsecondary education.''; and
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) (as
                redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph) the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Distance learning.--The development of
                innovative, effective, and efficient teaching methods
                and strategies to provide faculty and administrators
                with the ability to provide accessible distance
                education programs or classes that would enhance access
                of students with disabilities to higher education,
                including the use of electronic communication for
                instruction and advisement.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 762(b)(3) is amended by
        striking ``subparagraphs (A) through (C)'' and inserting
        ``subparagraphs (A) through (E)''.
    (c) Applications.--Section 763 (20 U.S.C. 1140b) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) a description of how such institution plans to
        address the activities allowed under this part;'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
            (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) a description of the extent to which an institution
        will work to replicate the best practices of institutions of
        higher education with demonstrated success in serving students
        with disabilities.''.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 765 (20 U.S.C. 1140d)
is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting
``fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5
succeeding fiscal years''.

Output:
Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for the following Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs under title VII: (1) the Jacob K. Javits fellowship program; (2) the program of graduate assistance in areas of national need; (3) the Thurgood Marshall legal educational opportunity program; (4) the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education; and (5) demonstration projects to ensure that students with disabilities receive a quality higher education.

Eliminates the Urban Community Service program and certain continuation awards.