are distributed to local educational agencies in
the State.
(B) AWARDS.—In awarding the grants, the
Secretary or the State educational agency, as
the case may be, shall ensure, to the maximum
extent practicable—
(i) an equitable geographic distribu-
tion of grant awards;
(ii) an equitable distribution of grant
awards among programs that serve public
elementary school students, public sec-
ondary school students, and a combination
of both public elementary school students
and secondary school students; and
(iii) that urban, rural and suburban
areas are represented within the grants
that are awarded.
(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this
subsection, the Secretary or the State educational
agency, as the case may be, shall give priority to a
local educational agency that—
(A) coordinates with other Federal, State,
and local programs that educate children about
personal health, safety, and responsibility, in-
cluding programs carried out under the Safe
and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.);
(B) serves a population with a high inci-
dence of students found in possession of a
weapon on school property, or students sus-
pended or expelled for bringing a weapon onto
school grounds or engaging in violent behavior
on school grounds; and
(C) forms a partnership composed of not
less than 1 representative from each of the fol-
lowing:
(i) Another local educational agency.
(ii) A public or private nonprofit
agency or organization with experience in
violence prevention.
(iii) A local law enforcement agency.
(4) PEER REVIEW; CONSULTATION.—
(A) PEER REVIEW PANEL.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Before grants are
awarded, the Secretary shall submit grant
applications to a peer review panel for
evaluation.
(ii) COMPOSITION.—Such panel shall
be composed of not less than 1 representa-
tive from each of the following:
(I) A local educational agency.
(II) A State educational agency.
(III) A local law enforcement
agency.
(IV) A public or private nonprofit
organization with experience in vio-
lence prevention.
(B) SUBMISSION
TO
ATTORNEY
GEN-
ERAL.—The Secretary shall submit grant appli-
cations to the Attorney General for consulta-
tion.
(c) PARTNERSHIPS PERMITTED.—A local educational
agency may carry out activities under this section in part-
nership with 1 or more of the following:
(1) A public or private nonprofit agency or or-
ganization with experience in violence prevention.
(2) A local law enforcement agency.
(3) An institution of higher education.
(d) LOCAL APPLICATIONS; REPORTS.—
(1) LOCAL APPLICATIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational
agency that wishes to receive a grant under this
title shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary or the State educational agency, as ap-
propriate, that includes—
(i) a description of the proposed ac-
tivities to be funded by the grant and how
each activity will further the goal of edu-
cating children about preventing gun vio-
lence;
(ii) how the program will be coordi-
nated with other programs that educate
children about personal health, safety, and
responsibility, including programs carried
out under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools
and Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C.
7101 et seq.); and
(iii) the age and number of children
that the programs will serve.
(B) EXCEPTION.—A State educational
agency may, with the approval of a local edu-
cational agency, submit an application on behalf
of such local educational agency or a consor-
tium of such agencies.
(2) REPORTS.—Each local educational agency
that receives a grant under this title shall submit a
report to the Secretary and to the State educational
agency not later than 18 months and 36 months
after the grant is awarded. Each report shall include
information regarding—
(A) the activities conducted to educate
children about gun violence;
(B) how the program will continue to edu-
cate children about gun violence in the future;
and
(C) how the grant is being coordinated
with other Federal, State, and local programs
that educate children about personal health,
safety, and responsibility, including programs
carried out under the Safe and Drug-Free
Schools and Communities Act of 1994.
(e) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—
(1) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—Grants authorized
under subsection (b) shall meet the minimum stand-
ards established by the Secretary in consultation
with the Attorney General, and shall be used for the
following activities:
(A) Supporting existing programs that
educate children about personal health, safety,
and responsibility, including programs carried
out under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and
Communities Act of 1994.
(B) Educating children about the effects of
gun violence.
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State desiring to
receive funds under this title shall, through its
State educational agency, submit an application
to the Secretary at such time and in such man-
ner as the Secretary shall require. Such applica-
tion shall describe—
(i) the manner in which funds under
this title for State activities and competi-
tive grants will be used to fulfill the pur-
poses of this title;
(ii) the manner in which the activities
and projects supported by this title will be
coordinated with other State and Federal
education, law enforcement, and juvenile
justice programs, including programs car-
ried out under the Safe and Drug-Free
Schools and Communities Act of 1994;
(iii) the manner in which States will
ensure an equitable geographic distribution
of grant awards; and
(iv) the criteria which will be used to
determine the impact and effectiveness of
the funds used pursuant to this title.
(B) SUBMISSION.—A State educational
agency may submit an application to receive a
grant under this title under paragraph (1) or as
an amendment to the application the State edu-
cational agency submits under the Safe and
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of
1994.
(2) 
STATE
ACTIVITIES.—Of 
appropriated
amounts allotted to the States under subsection
(a)(3)(B), the State educational agency may reserve
not more than 10 percent for activities to further
the purposes of this title, including—
(A) providing technical assistance to local
educational agencies in the State;
(B) performing ongoing research into the
causes of gun violence among children and
methods to prevent gun violence among chil-
dren; and
(C) providing ongoing professional develop-
ment for public school staff and administrators
to identify the causes and indications of gun vi-
olence.
(3) STATE REPORTS.—Each State educational
agency receiving an allotment under this title shall
submit a report to the Secretary, and to the Com-
mittees on Education and the Workforce and the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and the
Committees on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions and the Judiciary of the Senate, not later than
12 months and 36 months after receipt of the grant
award. Each report shall include information
regarding—
(A) the progress of local educational agen-
cies that received a grant award under this title
in the State in educating children about pre-
venting gun violence;
(B) the progress of State activities under
paragraph (2) to advance the goals of this title;
and
(C) how the State is coordinating funds al-
lotted under this title with other State and Fed-
eral education, law enforcement, and juvenile
justice programs, including programs carried
out under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and
Communities Act of 1994.
(g) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—A State edu-
cational agency or local educational agency shall use funds
received under this title only to supplement the amount
of funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds,
be made available from non-Federal sources for reducing
gun violence among children and educating children about
preventing gun violence, and not to supplant such funds.
(h) DISPLACEMENT.—A local educational agency that
receives a grant award under this title shall ensure that
persons hired to carry out the activities under this title
do not displace persons already employed.
(i) HOME SCHOOLS.—Nothing in this title shall be
construed to affect home schools.
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001, and
2002.
SEC. 603. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.
(a) GUIDELINES.—
(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—Before 
awarding 
a
grant under section 602, the Secretary shall consult
with the Attorney General to establish guidelines for
gun violence prevention education programs for chil-
dren.
(2) PUBLICATION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.—The
guidelines established pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall be published in the Federal Register not later
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act and disseminated to each State educational
agency and local educational agency that applies to
receive a grant under section 602.
(b) MODEL DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall
include on the Internet site of the Department of Edu-
cation a description of programs that receive grants under
section 602.
(c) GRANT PROGRAM NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary
shall publicize the competitive grant program authorized
under section 602 through its Internet site, publications,
and public service announcements.
SEC. 604. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title—
(1) the terms ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘local edu-
cational agency’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, and ‘‘State
educational agency’’ have the meanings given the
terms in section 14101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8701);
(2) the term ‘‘outlying area’’ means Guam,
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of
Palau;
(3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Education; and
(4) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50
States, the District of Columbia, and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico.
SEC. 605. AMENDMENT TO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS
AND COMMUNITIES ACT OF 1994.
Section 4116(a)(1) of the Safe and Drug-Free
Schools and Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7116)
is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C) to the extent practicable, provide
timely counseling (without requiring the hiring
of additional staff) to—
‘‘(i) and evaluations of any public
school student, in accordance with State
and local law, who possesses a weapon on
school grounds or who threatens to bring
or use a weapon on school grounds; and
‘‘(ii) and advice to public school stu-
dents, staff, and administrators after an
incident of gun-related violence on school
grounds; and’’.
TITLE 
VII—THE 
CHILDREN’S
FIREARM TRACKING ACT OF
1999
SEC. 701. YOUTH CRIME GUN INTERDICTION INITIATIVE.
(a)(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall endeavor
to expand the number of cities and counties directly par-
ticipating in the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘YCGII’’) to 37 cities
or counties by October 1, 2000, to 50 cities or counties
by October 1, 2002, and to 75 cities or counties by Octo-
ber 1, 2003.
(2) Cities and counties selected for participation in
the YCGII shall be selected by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury and in consultation with Federal, State and local law
enforcement officials.
(b)(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall, utilizing
the information provided by the YCGII, facilitate the iden-
tification and prosecution of individuals illegally traf-
ficking firearms to individuals who have not attained 24
years of age.
(2) The Secretary of the Treasury shall share infor-
mation derived from the YCGII with State and local law