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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 690
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify that the Government in
the Sunshine Act applies to the Federal Open Market Committee.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 11, 1997
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify that the
Government in the Sunshine Act applies to the Federal
Open Market Committee.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sunshine on the Fed-
eral Open Market Committee Act’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF GOVERNMENT IN THE SUN-
SHINE ACT TO THE FEDERAL OPEN MARKET
COMMITTEE.
Section 552b(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘and, notwithstanding any other
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provision of this chapter, includes the Federal Open Mar-
ket Committee’’ before the semicolon at the end.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 691
To provide for a 3-judge division of the court to determine whether cases
alleging breach of secret Government contracts should be tried in court.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 11, 1997
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for a 3-judge division of the court to determine
whether cases alleging breach of secret Government con-
tracts should be tried in court.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES TO 3-JUDGE DIVI-
SION.
(a) ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES.—The Chief Justice of
the United States shall assign 3 circuit court judges or
justices (which may include senior judges or retired jus-
tices) to a division of the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia for the purpose of determin-
ing whether an action brought by a person, including a
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foreign national, in a court of the United States of com-
petent jurisdiction for compensation for services per-
formed for the United States pursuant to a secret Govern-
ment contract may be tried by the court. The division of
the court may not determine that the case cannot be heard
solely on the basis of the nature of the services to be pro-
vided under the contract.
(b) ASSIGNMENT AND TERMS.—Not more than 1 jus-
tice or judge or senior or retired judge may be assigned
to the division of the court from a particular court. Judges
and justices shall be assigned to the division of the court
for periods of 2 years each, the first of which shall com-
mence on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) FACTORS IN DIVISION’S DELIBERATIONS.—In de-
ciding whether an action described in subsection (a)
should be tried by the court, the division of the court shall
determine whether the information that would be disclosed
in adjudicating the action would do serious damage to the
national security of the United States or would com-
promise the safety and security of intelligence sources in-
side or outside the United States. If the division of the
court determines that the case may be heard, the division
may prescribe steps that the court in which the case is
to be heard shall take to protect the national security of
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 692
To amend the independent counsel provisions of title 28, United States
Code, to authorize the appointment of an independent counsel when
the Attorney General determines that Department of Justice employees
have engaged in certain conduct.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 11, 1997
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the independent counsel provisions of title 28,
United States Code, to authorize the appointment of
an independent counsel when the Attorney General deter-
mines that Department of Justice employees have en-
gaged in certain conduct.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENT
OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL.
Section 592(c) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (A),
by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and
inserting ‘‘; or’’, and by adding after subparagraph (B)
the following:
‘‘(C) the Attorney General, upon completion of
a preliminary examination under this chapter, deter-
mines that there are reasonable grounds to believe
that—
‘‘(i) employees of the Department of Jus-
tice have engaged in misconduct, criminal activ-
ity, corruption, or fraud, and
‘‘(ii) further investigation is warranted.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 693
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase in
the tax on social security benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 1997
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the increase in the tax on social security benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Senior Citizens’ Tax
Fairness Act’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF INCREASE IN TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY
BENEFITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 86 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to social security
and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) PHASEOUT OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.—In
the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar
year after 1996 and before 2001, paragraph (2)
shall be applied by substituting the percentage deter-
mined under the following table for ‘85 percent’ each
place it appears:
‘‘In the case of a taxable
year beginning in cal-
endar year:
The percentage is:
1997 ..........................................................................
75 percent
1998 ..........................................................................
65 percent
1999 ..........................................................................
60 percent
2000 ..........................................................................
55 percent.’’
(b) TERMINATION OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.—Para-
graph (2) of section 86(a) of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
‘‘This paragraph shall not apply to any taxable year
beginning after December 31, 2000.’’
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (3) of
section 871(a) of such Code is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘85 percent’’ in subparagraph
(A) and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’, and
(2) by inserting before the last sentence the fol-
lowing new flush sentence:
‘‘In the case of any taxable year beginning in a cal-
endar year after 1996 and before 2001, subpara-
graph (A) shall be applied by substituting the per-
centage determined for such calendar year under
section 86(a)(3) for ‘50 percent’.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1996.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 694
To provide for a change with respect to the requirements for a Canadian
border boat landing permit pursuant to section 235 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 1997
Mr. LATOURETTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for a change with respect to the requirements
for a Canadian border boat landing permit pursuant
to section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHANGE IN CANADIAN BORDER BOAT LANDING
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation
with the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion, shall issue revised regulations for the implementation
of section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
with respect to the requirement that certain individuals
entering the United States from Canada by boat obtain
a landing permit. The revised regulations shall provide
that, in the case of a United States citizen traveling in
a boat of not more than 65 feet in length (including a
boat used for commercial purposes) on a trip between the
United States and Canada of not more than 72 hours du-
ration, the citizen need not obtain such a permit if the
citizen carries a United States passport for the duration
of the trip, regardless of whether the citizen is a passenger
on, an owner of, or an operator of, the boat.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 696
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to require humane living conditions for
calves raised for the production of veal.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 1997
Mr. ACKERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to require humane living
conditions for calves raised for the production of veal.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. HUMANE LIVING CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR
VEAL CALVES.
The Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) is
amended—
(1) by redesignating section 29 (7 U.S.C. 2159)
as section 30; and
(2) by inserting after section 28 (7 U.S.C.
2158) the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 29. PROTECTION OF VEAL CALVES.
‘‘(a) HUMANE LIVING CONDITIONS REQUIRED.—Be-
ginning one year after the date of the enactment of this
section, no person shall raise a calf for the production of
veal unless the person complies with the following require-
ments:
‘‘(1) The calf must be free to turn around with-
out difficulty, lie with its legs outstretched, and
groom itself, without any impediment such as too
small an enclosure or chaining or tethering.
‘‘(2) The calf must be fed a daily diet contain-
ing sufficient iron and, if the calf is more than 14
days old, sufficient digestible fiber to prevent anemia
and to sustain full health.
‘‘(b) PENALTIES.—The remedies and procedures pro-
vided in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 19 shall
apply with respect to a violation of subsection (a).
‘‘(c) INVESTIGATIONS AND INSPECTIONS.—For pur-
poses of enforcement of this section, the Secretary may
make such investigations or inspections as the Secretary
considers necessary of any facility where calves are kept
for the production of veal. Section 16 shall apply with re-
spect to investigations and inspections conducted under
this section.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 697
To waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for certain
health maintenance organizations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 1997
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. THURMAN, and Mrs. FOWLER) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition
rule for certain health maintenance organizations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF 75/25 MEDICAID ENROLLMENT
RULE FOR CERTAIN MANAGED CARE ORGANI-
ZATIONS.
The requirement of section 1903(m)(2)(A)(ii) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(2)(A)(ii)) is
waived with respect to HealthCare USA, Inc. and
Ultramedix Health Care Systems Inc. operating in Florida
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‘‘(2) AWARDS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
make 10 National Recognition Awards, on an
annual basis, to institutions of higher education
that—
‘‘(i) have developed and implemented
innovative and effective alcohol prevention
programs; and
‘‘(ii) demonstrate in the application
submitted under paragraph (3) that the in-
stitution has undertaken efforts designed to
change the culture of college drinking con-
sistent with the objectives described in para-
graph (4)(B).
‘‘(B) CEREMONY.—The awards shall be
made at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
‘‘(C) DOCUMENT.—The Secretary shall pub-
lish a document describing the alcohol prevention
programs of institutions of higher education that
receive the awards under this subsection and dis-
seminate the document nationally to all public
and private secondary school guidance counselors
for use by secondary school juniors and seniors
preparing to enter an institution of higher edu-
for contract periods beginning on or after July 1, 1996,
and ending on or before June 30, 2000.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 698
To designate the United States Post Office building located at Bennett
and Kansas Avenue in Springfield, Missouri, as the ‘‘John Griesemer
Post Office Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 1997
Mr. BLUNT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To designate the United States Post Office building located
at Bennett and Kansas Avenue in Springfield, Missouri,
as the ‘‘John Griesemer Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office building located at
Bennett and Kansas Avenue in Springfield, Missouri, shall
be known and designated as the ‘‘John Griesemer Post
Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States Post Office building referred to in section 1 shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘John Griesemer Post
Office Building’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 699
To guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant
mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 1997
Mr. BONILLA (for himself and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Oversight,
and in addition to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, and the Judici-
ary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
A BILL
To guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel,
merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Fed-
eral, State, and local elections.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Voting Rights
Act of 1997’’.
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SEC. 2. GUARANTEE OF RESIDENCY.
Article VII of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief
Act of 1940 (50 U.S.C. App. 590 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 704. (a) For purposes of voting for an office
of the United States or of a State, a person who is absent
from a State in compliance with military or naval orders
shall not, solely by reason of that absence—
‘‘(1) be deemed to have lost a residence or
domicile in that State;
‘‘(2) be deemed to have acquired a residence or
domicile in any other State; or
‘‘(3) be deemed to have become resident in or
a resident of any other State.
‘‘(b) In this section, the term ‘State’ includes a terri-
tory or possession of the United States, a political subdivi-
sion of a State, territory, or possession, and the District
of Columbia.’’.
SEC. 3. STATE RESPONSIBILITY TO GUARANTEE MILITARY
VOTING RIGHTS.
(a) REGISTRATION AND BALLOTING.—Section 102 of
the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
(42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL
OFFICES.—’’ before ‘‘Each State shall—’’; and
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PART C—FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS
Sec. 441. Authorization of appropriations; community services.
Sec. 442. Grants for Federal work-study programs.
Sec. 443. Work colleges.
PART D—WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM
Sec. 451. Selection of institutions.
Sec. 452. Terms and conditions.
Sec. 453. Contracts.
Sec. 454. Funds for administrative expenses.
Sec. 455. Loan cancellation for teachers.
PART E—FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS
Sec. 461. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 462. Allocation of funds.
Sec. 463. Agreements with institutions of higher education.
Sec. 464. Terms of loans.
Sec. 465. Distribution of assets from student loan funds.
Sec. 466. Perkins Loan Revolving Fund.
PART F—NEED ANALYSIS
Sec. 471. Cost of attendance.
Sec. 472. Family contribution for dependent students.
Sec. 473. Family contribution for independent students without dependents other
than a spouse.
Sec. 474. Regulations; updated tables and amounts.
Sec. 475. Simplified needs test; zero expected family contribution.
Sec. 476. Refusal or adjustment of loan certifications.
Sec. 477. Treatment of other financial assistance.
PART G—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 481. Definition of institution of higher education.
Sec. 482. Master calendar.
Sec. 483. Forms and regulations.
Sec. 484. Student eligibility.
Sec. 485. Institutional refunds.
Sec. 486. Institutional and financial assistance information for students.
Sec. 487. National student loan data bank system.
Sec. 488. Training in financial aid services.
Sec. 489. Program participation agreements.
Sec. 490. Regulatory relief and improvement.
Sec. 490A. Distance education demonstration programs.
Sec. 490B. Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
Sec. 490C. Regional meetings and negotiated rulemaking.
Sec. 490D. Procedures for cancellations and deferments for eligible disabled veter-
ans.
PART H—PROGRAM INTEGRITY TRIAD
Sec. 491. State role and responsibilities.
Sec. 492. Accrediting agency recognition.
Sec. 493. Eligibility and certification procedures.
Sec. 494. Program review and data.
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by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) ELECTIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL OF-
FICES.—Each State shall—
‘‘(1) permit absent uniformed services voters to
use absentee registration procedures and to vote by
absentee ballot in general, special, primary, and run-
off elections for State and local offices; and
‘‘(2) accept and process, with respect to any
election described in paragraph (1), any otherwise
valid voter registration application from an absent
uniformed services voter if the application is received
by the appropriate State election official not less
than 30 days before the election.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for
title I of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘FOR FED-
ERAL OFFICE’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 69
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase to 100 percent
the amount of the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-
employed individuals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. HOLDEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase
to 100 percent the amount of the deduction for the
health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASED DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE COSTS OF SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVID-
UALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 162(l)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(1) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.—In the case
of an individual who is an employee within the
meaning of section 401(c)(1), there shall be allowed
as a deduction under this section an amount equal
to 100 percent of the amount paid during the tax-
able year for insurance which constitutes medical
care for the taxpayer, his spouse, and dependents.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1996.
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SEC. 430. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR CHILD CARE PROVID-
ERS.
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section—
(1) to bring more highly trained individuals into
the early child care profession; and
(2) to keep more highly trained child care pro-
viders in the early child care field for longer periods
of time.
(b) LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR CHILD CARE PROVID-
ERS.—Part B (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after section 428J (as added by section 432) (20
U.S.C. 1078–10) the following:
‘‘SEC. 428K. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR CHILD CARE PROVID-
ERS.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) CHILD CARE FACILITY.—The term ‘child
care facility’ means a facility, including a home,
that—
‘‘(A) provides child care services; and
‘‘(B) meets applicable State or local gov-
ernment licensing, certification, approval, or
registration requirements, if any.
‘‘(2) CHILD CARE SERVICES.—The term ‘child
care services’ means activities and services provided
for the education and care of children from birth
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vent violations of State liquor laws, to discourage
binge drinking and other alcohol abuse, to protect stu-
dents from sexual harassment including assault and
date rape, or to regulate unsanitary or unsafe condi-
tions in any student residence.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
(1) OFFICIAL
SANCTION.—The term ‘‘official
sanction’’—
(A) means expulsion, suspension, probation,
censure, condemnation, reprimand, or any other
disciplinary, coercive, or adverse action taken by
an institution of higher education or adminis-
trative unit of the institution; and
(B) includes an oral or written warning
made by an official of an institution of higher
education acting in the official capacity of the
official.
(2) PROTECTED ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘pro-
tected association’’ means the joining, assembling,
and residing with others that is protected under the
first and 14th amendments to the Constitution, or
would be protected if the institution of higher edu-
cation involved were subject to those amendments.
(3) PROTECTED SPEECH.—The term ‘‘protected
speech’’ means speech that is protected under the first
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and 14th amendments to the Constitution, or would
be protected if the institution of higher education in-
volved were subject to those amendments.
SEC. 798. BINGE DRINKING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Collegiate Initiative To Reduce Binge Drinking’’.
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Many college president rank alcohol abuse as
the number one problem on campus.
(2) Alcohol is a factor in the 3 leading causes of
death (accidents, homicides, and suicides) for individ-
uals aged 15 through 24.
(3) More than any other group, college students
tend to consume large numbers of drinks in rapid
succession with the intention of becoming drunk.
(4) 84 percent of college students report drinking
alcohol during the school year, with 44 percent of all
college students qualifying as binge drinkers and 19
percent of all college students qualifying as frequent
binge drinkers.
(5) Alcohol is involved in a large percentage of
all campus rapes, violent crimes, student suicides,
and fraternity hazing accidents.
(6) Heavy alcohol consumption on college cam-
puses can result in drunk driving crashes, hos-
‘‘(3) to recruit high quality individuals, includ-
ing individuals from other occupations, into the
teaching force.
‘‘SEC. 272. ELIGIBILITY.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this part:
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPIENT.—The term
‘eligible grant recipient’ means—
‘‘(A) other than for the purpose of section
273(b), a Governor of a State, except that if,
pursuant to the law or constitution of such
State, another individual, entity, or agency in a
State that is responsible for the teacher certifi-
cation and preparation activities contained in
the application, such term means that individ-
ual, entity, or agency; and
‘‘(B) for the purpose of section 273(b), an
eligible partnership.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘eligi-
ble partnership’ means an entity consisting of an ex-
emplary private independent or State-supported pub-
lic institution of higher education which prepares
teachers, and a local educational agency, and which
may also consist of the eligible grant recipient, other
institutions of higher education, public charter
schools, public and private nonprofit elementary and