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tion 101, and other proposals to be submitted to the
Superintendent, the Board of Education, the Mayor,
the District of Columbia Council, the Authority, the
Administrator of the General Services Administra-
tion, or the Congress; and
(3) a program of rewards for student accom-
plishment at participating local businesses.
SEC. 2605. JOBS FOR D.C. GRADUATES PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The nonprofit organization estab-
lished under section 2602(2) shall establish a program, to
be known as the ‘‘Jobs for D.C. Graduates Program’’, to
assist the District of Columbia public schools and public
charter schools established in accordance with this Act in
organizing and implementing a school-to-work transition
system with a priority on providing assistance to at-risk
youths and disadvantaged youths.
(b) CONDUCT OF PROGRAM.—In carrying out the
program established under subsection (a), the nonprofit
organization, consistent with the policies of the nationally-
recognized Jobs for America’s Graduates, Inc.—
(1) shall establish performance standards for
such program;
(2) shall provide ongoing enhancement and im-
provements in such program;
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(3) shall provide research and reports on the re-
sults of such program; and
(4) shall provide pre-service and in-service
training of all staff.
SEC. 2606. MATCHING FUNDS.
The corporation shall, to the extent practicable, pro-
vide funds, an in kind contribution, or a combination
thereof, for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the
corporation under section 2604, as follows:
(1) For fiscal year 1996, $1 for every $1 of
Federal funds provided under this title for section
2604.
(2) For fiscal year 1997, $3 for every $1 of
Federal funds provided under this title for section
2604.
(3) For fiscal year 1998, $5 for every $1 of
Federal funds provided under this title for section
2604.
SEC. 2607. REPORT.
The corporation shall prepare and submit to the Con-
gress on a quarterly basis, or, with respect to fiscal year
1996, on a biannual basis, a report which shall contain—
(1) the activities the corporation has carried
out, including the duties of the corporation described
in section 2604, for the 3-month period ending on
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the date of the submission of the report, or, with re-
spect to fiscal year 1996, the 6-month period ending
on the date of the submission of the report;
(2) an assessment of the use of funds or other
resources donated to the corporation;
(3) the results of the assessment carried out
under section 2604(b)(2); and
(4) a description of the goals and priorities of
the corporation for the 3-month period beginning on
the date of the submission of the report, or, with re-
spect to fiscal year 1996, the 6-month period begin-
ning on the date of the submission of the report.
SEC. 2608. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—
(1) DELTA
COUNCIL; ACCESS
TO
STATE-OF-
THE-ART EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; WORKFORCE
PREPARATION INITIATIVES; OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR
ASSISTANCE
AND
COORDINATION.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out subsections
(a), (b), (d) and (f) of section 2604 $1,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998.
(2) DEAL CENTER.—There are authorized to be
appropriated 
to 
carry 
out 
section 
2604(c)
$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997,
and 1998.
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(3) PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section
2604(e) $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
1996, 1997, and 1998.
(4) JOBS
FOR
D.C. GRADUATES
PROGRAM.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
section 2605—
(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; and
(B) $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
1997 through 2000.
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain
available until expended.
SEC. 2609. TERMINATION OF FEDERAL SUPPORT; SENSE OF
THE 
CONGRESS 
RELATING 
TO 
CONTINU-
ATION OF ACTIVITIES.
(a) TERMINATION OF FEDERAL SUPPORT.—The au-
thority under this title to provide assistance to the cor-
poration or any other entity established pursuant to this
title (except for assistance to the nonprofit organization
established under section 2602(2) for the purpose of car-
rying out section 2605) shall terminate on October 1,
1998.
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(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO CON-
TINUATION OF ACTIVITIES.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that—
(1) the activities of the corporation under sec-
tion 2604 should continue to be carried out after
October 1, 1998, with resources made available from
the private sector; and
(2) the corporation should provide oversight
and coordination of such activities after such date.
Subtitle L—Parent Attendance at
Parent-Teacher Conferences
SEC. 2651. ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) POLICY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized
to develop and implement a policy requiring all residents
with children attending a District of Columbia public
school system to attend and participate in at least 1 par-
ent-teacher conference every 90 days during the school
year.
(b) WITHHOLD BENEFITS.—The Mayor is authorized
to withhold payment of benefits received under the pro-
gram under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act
as a condition of participation in these parent-teacher con-
ferences.
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SEC. 2652. SUBMISSION OF PLAN.
If the Mayor elects to utilize the powers granted
under section 2651, the Mayor shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services a plan for imple-
mentation. The plan shall include—
(1) plans to administer the program;
(2) plans to conduct evaluations on the success
or failure of the program;
(3) plans to monitor the participation of par-
ents;
(4) plans to withhold and reinstate benefits;
and
(5) long-term plans for the program.
SEC. 2653. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
Beginning on October 1, 1996 and each year there-
after, the District shall annually report to the Secretary
of Health and Human Services and to the Congress on
the progress and results of the program described in sec-
tion 2651 of this Act.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 2,
1995.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
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