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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) After two terrorist attacks it is time to fix the 
        communications system for the New York City Fire Department.
            (2) During its response to the 1993 bombing of the World 
        Trade Center in New York City, the New York City Fire 
        Department's radios did not work in the twin towers of the 
        World Trade Center. The resulting lack of communication 
        complicated operations but did not result in the death of any 
        firefighter.
            (3) Eight years later, on September 11, 2001, the World 
        Trade Center was attacked again and the fire department's radio 
        system failed again.
            (4) Soon before the collapse of Tower One of the World 
        Trade Center, fire department officials tried in vain to radio 
        firefighters to evacuate the building.
            (5) The firefighters' radio system failed the firefighters 
        in Tower One and as a result many were not able to receive this 
        warning. The failure of the radio system was largely 
        responsible for the death of many of the 343 firefighters who 
        died in the collapse of the World Trade Center twin towers.
            (6) Since September 11, 2001, the fire department has taken 
        steps to improve the communications system that failed them. 
        However, many tall buildings in New York City have not 
        installed repeaters that are needed to boost signals, and the 
        signals are often lost in high-rise buildings and underground.
            (7) In August 2003, New York City experienced a blackout. 
        During the blackout the fire department's radio system was 
        again found not to work reliably during emergency situations or 
        in high buildings.
            (8) The dispatch system currently used by the New York City 
        Fire Department was acquired in the early 1970s and hampers the 
        ability of the department to fully communicate with its 
        firefighters and provide appropriate detailed information about 
        the buildings and locations to which they respond.
            (9) Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, 
        executive branch officials have repeatedly warned that future 
        terror attacks are not a matter of if, but when. The Secretary 
        of Homeland Security has identified New York City as one of the 
        main terrorist targets.
            (10) With New York City remaining a top terrorist target, 
        such communications system should be a national priority.
            (11) A new state-of-the-art communications system and 
        upgrades to the critical information dispatch system for the 
        New York City Fire Department should be--
                    (A) seamless from the receipt of a 911 call to the 
                dispatch of the firefighter; and
                    (B) interoperable with other public safety offices 
                within the City of New York.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO PROCURE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR NEW YORK CITY 
              FIRE DEPARTMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, by not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, procure 
development and provision of a communications system for the New York 
City Fire Department, including appropriate radios for the entire 
department and upgrades to the critical information dispatch system of 
the department.
    (b) Requirements.--
            (1) Radios.--Radios procured pursuant to this section must 
        be capable of operating in all locations, and under all 
        conditions, in which firefighters can reasonably be expected to 
        work in responding to an emergency in New York City.
            (2) Supplemental communication device.--Any communications 
        system procured pursuant to this section must include provision 
        to each firefighter of a supplemental radio communication 
        device that--
                    (A) allows the firefighter to transmit audio and 
                radio emergency notification warning signals to other 
                firefighters whenever the firefighter is in distress 
                and in immediate need of assistance; and
                    (B) has the capability to operate automatically in 
                a passive mode by transmitting audio and radio messages 
                that will relay the firefighter's identification and 
                location if the firefighter--
                            (i) becomes incapacitated and motionless; 
                        and
                            (ii) is unable to physically transmit a 
                        call for help.
            (3) Dispatch system.--Upgrades to the critical information 
        dispatch system procured pursuant to this section must--
                    (A) allow the fire department to communicate with 
                firefighters in all locations, and under all 
                conditions, in which firefighters can reasonably be 
                expected to work in responding to an emergency in New 
                York City, including all high-rise buildings and 
                subways;
                    (B) provide useful, detailed data concerning all 
                likely terrorist target locations in the City of New 
                York; and
                    (C) be capable of providing to responding 
                firefighters, instantaneously, details about particular 
                buildings and other locations to assist them in making 
                decisions about how to mitigate a terrorist attack and 
                save lives and property.
    (c) Testing.--Radios, any dispatch system upgrades, and 
supplemental communication devices procured pursuant to this section 
must have been tested to ensure they will operate in all locations and 
under all conditions in which firefighters can reasonably be expected 
to work in responding to an emergency in New York City.
    (d) Coordination.--In carrying out this section the Secretary shall 
coordinate with the City of New York to ensure that the communications 
system procured under this section is--
            (1) compatible with the plans of the City of New York to 
        upgrade its 911 system; and
            (2) interoperable with other public safety communications 
        systems.
    (e) Progress Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a 
report on progress made in carrying out this section, on--
            (1) February 26, 2008; and
            (2) September 11, 2008.

Ex Output:
9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to procure development and provision of a communications system for the New York City Fire Department, including appropriate radios and upgrades to the Department's critical information dispatch system that allow communication in all locations and under all conditions in which firefighters can reasonably be expected to work, including all high-rise buildings and subways.

Directs that any communications system procured include provision to each firefighter of a supplemental radio communication device that: (1) allows the firefighter to transmit emergency notification warning signals to other firefighters; and (2) has the capability to operate automatically by transmitting messages that will relay an incapacitated firefighter's identification and location.

Requires that upgrades procured: (1) provide useful, detailed data concerning all likely terrorist target locations in the city; and (2) be capable of providing to responding firefighters, instantaneously, details about particular buildings and other locations to assist in making decisions about how to mitigate a terrorist attack.

Requires that: (1) radios, any dispatch system upgrades, and supplemental communication devices procured be tested; and (2) the Secretary coordinate with the city to ensure that the communications system procured is compatible with city plans to upgrade its 911 system and interoperable with other public safety communications systems.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hood Bay Land Exchange Act of 
1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
        (1) The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
    established the Admiralty Island National Monument which is managed 
    by the Secretary of Agriculture, by and through the Forest Service.
        (2) The Forest Service has established a policy of encouraging 
    the acquisition of private land inholdings within Admiralty Island 
    National Monument on a willing buyer/willing seller basis. Congress 
    has supported this policy, for example by passage of the Greens 
    Creek Land Exchange Act of 1996 which provided for a land exchange 
    of certain public and private lands in Admiralty Island National 
    Monument.
        (3) Lands owned by Alaska Pulp Corporation, consisting of 54 
    acres, more or less, located in Hood Bay on Admiralty Island within 
    the boundaries of the Kootznoowoo Wilderness are available for 
    transfer to Federal ownership on a willing seller/willing buyer 
    basis. The acquisition of these lands would provide Federal 
    ownership of this valuable land in a critical area of Admiralty 
    Island National Monument.
        (4) The United States is the owner of certain reversionary 
    interests to 143.87 acres, more or less, located adjacent to Silver 
    Bay near Sitka, Alaska, which interests were reserved in patent No. 
    1213671 issued to the Alaska Pulp Corporation on October 18, 1960. 
    The transfer of the reversionary interests of the United States in 
    such lands adjacent to Silver Bay to the Alaska Pulp Corporation 
    would facilitate future use and development of that land.
        (5) The future acquisition by the United States of the Chaik 
    Bay property on Admiralty Island to be incorporated into the 
    Kootznoowoo Wilderness would be in the public interest.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
        (1) The term ``ANILCA'' means the Alaska National Interest 
    Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
        (2) The term ``Company'' means the Alaska Pulp Corporation, an 
    Alaska corporation, its successors, and assigns.
        (3) The term ``Company Property'' means the property depicted 
    on United States Survey Plat 1058 approved March 20, 1917, 
    consisting of approximately 54 acres of land.
        (4) The term ``Federal Property'' means the reversionary 
    interest of the United States described in paragraphs (6) and (7) 
    of the patent dated October 18, 1960, granted by the Bureau of Land 
    Management to Alaska Lumber & Pulp Co., which was recorded at Book 
    15, Pages 271-273, Sitka Recording District on November 9, 1960. 
    The term ``Federal Property'' does not include the interests 
    described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of the said patent.
        (5) The term ``Monument'' means the Admiralty Island National 
    Monument, which was established by section 503 of ANILCA and which 
    is managed by the Secretary of Agriculture as a unit of the 
    National Forest System.
        (6) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture.
        (7) The term ``Sitka'' means the city and borough of Sitka, 
    Alaska, a home-rule borough formed in accordance with the laws of 
    the State of Alaska.
        (8) The term ``Sitka Property'' means the property depicted on 
    the maps entitled ``Sitka Property'', dated August 29, 1997, 
    consisting of approximately 49 acres of land.

SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE, TRANSFER, RELINQUISHMENT.

    (a) Exchange of Company and Federal Property.--After the Company 
conveys to the United States, by general warranty deed, all right, 
title, and interest of the Company in and to the Company Property, the 
Secretary shall within 60 days of acceptance of delivery of said deed, 
unconditionally and without limitation except as provided herein, 
relinquish to the Company all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal Property and shall evidence that 
relinquishment by conveying to the Company a quitclaim deed to the 
Federal Property.
    (b) Relinquishment of Property to Sitka.--Upon relinquishment of 
the Federal Property to the Company under subsection (a), the Company 
shall transfer all right, title, and interest of the Company in the 
Sitka Property to Sitka.
    (c) Availability of Maps.--The maps referred to in section 3(3) 
depicting the Company Property and in section 3(4) depicting the 
Federal Property shall be on file and available for public inspection 
in the Office of the Forest Supervisor, Chatham Area, Tongass National 
Forest, in Sitka, Alaska. The maps referred to in section 3(8) 
depicting the Sitka Property shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the Office of the Manager of the city and borough of 
Sitka, Alaska, until the conveyance described in subsection (b), at 
which time the maps shall be recorded along with the deed.

SEC. 5. PROCESSING OF AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO LAND 
              EXCHANGE.

    (a) Surveys.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior may conduct and approve all cadastral surveys 
that are necessary for completion of the exchange. The cost of any 
surveys shall be borne by the Company.
    (b) Equal Value Exchange.--The values of the Federal Property and 
the Company Property are deemed to be of equal value.
    (c) Administration.--The Secretary is directed to implement and 
administer the rights and obligations of the United States under this 
Act.
    (d) Cleanup Obligations.--Nothing in this Act shall impact or alter 
the Company's rights, duties, and obligations regarding investigation, 
remediation, cleanup, and restoration under its September 10, 1995, 
Commitment Agreement with the State of Alaska or other applicable law. 
The Company shall use its property consistent with all restrictive 
covenants, including those restrictive covenants recorded on September 
4, 1997.
    (e) Title Standards.--Title to the Company Property to be conveyed 
to the United States shall be acceptable to the Secretary consistent 
with the title review standard of the Attorney General of the United 
States.

SEC. 6. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Management of Company Property.--Upon acquisition of the 
Company Property by the United States pursuant to this Act, said 
property shall be managed as a part of the Admiralty Island National 
Monument and the Kootznoowoo Wilderness.
    (b) Authorization To Negotiate for Acquisition of Property.--In 
furtherance of the purposes of the Kootznoowoo Wilderness, the 
Secretary, acting through the Forest Service, is authorized to enter 
into negotiations with the owners of private property in Chaik Bay on 
Admiralty Island, with the objective of acquiring such property. The 
Secretary is authorized to enter into an option to purchase or an 
exchange agreement with the owners of such property to be effected 
either through existing administrative mechanisms provided by law and 
regulation, or by subsequent ratification by Act of Congress.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Ex Output:
Hood Bay Land Exchange Act of 1997 - Provides for:  (1) the relinquishment, by quitclaim deed, of the reversionary interest of the United States in specified Federal land in Sitka, Alaska, to the Alaska Pulp Corporation in exchange, by general warranty deed, for specified Corporation property located within the Admiralty Island National Monument; and (2) the Corporation's transfer of specified property to Sitka. Deems the values of the Federal Property and the Corporation's Property to be equal. States that nothing in this Act shall impact or alter the Corporation's rights, duties, and obligations regarding investigation, remediation, cleanup, and restoration under its September 10, 1995, Commitment Agreement with the State of Alaska or other applicable law. Requires the Corporation Property acquired by the United States to be managed as a part of the Admiralty Island National Monument and the Kootznoowoo Wilderness. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, to negotiate with the owners of private property in the Chaik Bay on Admiralty Island, with the objective of acquiring such property. Allows the Secretary to enter into an option to purchase or an exchange agreement with such property owners to be effected either through existing administrative mechanisms provided by law and regulation, or by subsequent ratification by Act of Congress.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Education Development 
Initiative for the 21st Century Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to provide rural school students in the 
United States with increased learning opportunities.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) While there are rural education initiatives identified 
        at the State and local level, no Federal education policy 
        focuses on the specific needs of rural school districts and 
        schools, especially those that serve poor students.
            (2) The National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) 
        reports that while 46 percent of our Nation's public schools 
        serve rural areas, they only receive 22 percent of the Nation's 
        education funds annually.
            (3) A critical problem for rural school districts involves 
        the hiring and retention of qualified administrators and 
        certified teachers (especially in Special Education, Science, 
        and Mathematics). Consequently, teachers in rural schools are 
        almost twice as likely to provide instruction in two or more 
        subjects than teachers in urban schools. Rural schools also 
        face other tough challenges, such as shrinking local tax bases, 
        high transportation costs, aging buildings, limited course 
        offerings, and limited resources.
            (4) Data from the National Assessment of Educational 
        Progress (NAEP) consistently shows large gaps between the 
        achievement of students in high-poverty schools and those in 
        other schools. High-poverty schools will face special 
        challenges in preparing their students to reach high standards 
        of performance on State and national assessments.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Elementary school; local educational agency; secondary 
        school; state educational agency.--The terms ``elementary 
        school'', ``local educational agency'', ``secondary school'', 
        and ``State educational agency'' have the meanings given the 
        terms in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
            (2) Eligible local educational agency.--The term ``eligible 
        local educational agency'' means a local educational agency 
        that serves--
                    (A) a school age population 15 percent or more of 
                whom are from families with incomes below the poverty 
                line; and
                    (B)(i) a school locale code of 6, 7, 8; or
                    (ii) a school age population of 800 or fewer 
                students.
            (3) Rural area.--The term ``rural area'' includes the area 
        defined by the Department of Education using school locale 
        codes 6, 7, and 8.
            (4) Poverty line.--The term ``poverty line'' means the 
        poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
        Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) 
        of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) 
        applicable to a family of the size involved.
            (5) School locale code.--The term ``school locale code'' 
        has the meaning as defined by the Department of Education.
            (6) School age population.--The term ``school age 
        population'' means the number of students aged 5 through 17.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.

SEC. 5. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    (a) Reservation.--From amounts appropriated under section 9 for a 
fiscal year the Secretary shall reserve 0.5 percent to make awards to 
elementary or secondary schools operated or supported by the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs to carry out the purpose of this Act.
    (b) Grants to States.--
            (1) In general.--From amounts appropriated under section 9 
        that are not reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, 
        the Secretary shall award grants to State educational agencies 
        that have applications approved under section 7 to enable the 
        State educational agencies to award grants to eligible local 
        educational agencies for local authorized activities described 
        in subsection (c).
            (2) Formula.--
                    (A) In general.--Each State educational agency 
                shall receive a grant under this section in an amount 
                that bears the same relation to the amount of funds 
                appropriated under section 9 that are not reserved 
                under subsection (a) for a fiscal year as the school 
                age population served by eligible local educational 
                agencies in the State bears to the school age 
                population served by eligible local educational 
                agencies in all States.
                    (B) Data.--In determining the school age population 
                under subparagraph (A) the Secretary shall use the most 
                recent data available from the Bureau of the Census.
            (3) Direct awards to local educational agencies.--If a 
        State educational agency elects not to participate in the 
        program under this Act or does not have an application approved 
        under section 7, the Secretary may award, on a competitive 
        basis, the amount the State educational agency is eligible to 
        receive under paragraph (2) directly to eligible local 
        educational agencies in the State.
            (4) Matching requirement.--Each eligible local educational 
        agency that receives a grant under this Act shall contribute 
        resources with respect to the local authorized activities to be 
        assisted, in cash or in kind, from non-Federal sources, in an 
        amount equal to the Federal funds awarded under the grant.
    (c) Local Authorized Activities.--Grant funds awarded to local 
educational agencies under this Act shall be used for--
            (1) for local educational technology efforts as established 
        under section 6844 of title 20, United States Code;
            (2) for professional development activities designed to 
        prepare those teachers teaching out of their primary subject 
        area;
            (3) for academic enrichment programs established under 
        section 10204 of title 20 in United States Code;
            (4) innovative academic enrichment programs related to the 
        educational needs of students at-risk of academic failure, 
        including remedial instruction in one or more of the core 
        subject areas of English, Mathematics, Science, and History; or
            (5) activities to recruit and retain highly qualified 
        teachers in Special Education, Math, and Science.
    (d) Relation to Other Federal Funding.--Funds received under this 
Act by a State educational agency or an eligible local educational 
agency shall not be taken into consideration in determining the 
eligibility for, or amount of, any other Federal funding awarded to the 
agency.

SEC. 6. STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

    (a) Award Basis.--A State educational agency shall award grants to 
eligible local educational agencies according to a formula or 
competitive grant program developed by the State educational agency and 
approved by the Secretary.
    (b) First Year.--For the first year that a State educational agency 
receives a grant under this Act, the State educational agency--
            (1) shall use not less than 99 percent of the grant funds 
        to award grants to eligible local educational agencies in the 
        State; and
            (2) may use not more than 1 percent for State activities 
        and administrative costs and technical assistance related to 
        the program.
    (c) Succeeding Years.--For the second and each succeeding year that 
a State educational agency receives a grant under this Act, the State 
educational agency--
            (1) shall use not less than 99.5 percent of the grant funds 
        to award grants to eligible local educational agencies in the 
        State; and
            (2) may use not more than 0.5 percent of the grant funds 
        for State activities and administrative costs related to the 
        program.

SEC. 7. APPLICATIONS.

    Each State educational agency, or local educational agency eligible 
for a grant under section 5(b)(3), that desires a grant under this Act 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
require.

SEC. 8. REPORTS; ACCOUNTABILITY; STUDY.

    (a) State Reports.--
            (1) Contents.--Each State educational agency that receives 
        a grant under this Act shall provide an annual report to the 
Secretary. The report shall describe--
                    (A) the method the State educational agency used to 
                award grants to eligible local educational agencies 
                under this Act;
                    (B) how eligible local educational agencies used 
                funds provided under this Act;
                    (C) how the State educational agency provided 
                technical assistance for an eligible local educational 
                agency that did not meet the goals and objectives 
                described in subsection (c)(3); and
                    (D) how the State educational agency took action 
                against an eligible local educational agency if the 
                local educational agency failed, for 2 consecutive 
                years, to meet the goals and objectives described in 
                subsection (c)(3).
            (2) Availability.--The Secretary shall make the annual 
        State reports received under paragraph (1) available for 
        dissemination to Congress, interested parties (including 
        educators, parents, students, and advocacy and civil rights 
        organizations), and the public.
    (b) Local Educational Agency Reports.--Each eligible local 
educational agency that receives a grant under section 5(b)(3) shall 
provide an annual report to the Secretary. The report shall describe 
how the local educational agency used funds provided under this Act and 
how the local educational agency coordinated funds received under this 
Act with other Federal, State, and local funds.
    (c) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit to 
Congress an annual report. The report shall describe--
            (1) the methods the State educational agencies used to 
        award grants to eligible local educational agencies under this 
        Act;
            (2) how eligible local educational agencies used funds 
        provided under this Act; and
            (3) the progress made by State educational agencies and 
        eligible local educational agencies receiving assistance under 
        this Act in meeting specific, annual, measurable performance 
        goals and objectives established by such agencies for 
        activities assisted under this Act.
    (d) Accountability.--The Secretary, at the end of the third year 
that a State educational agency participates in the program assisted 
under this Act, shall permit only those State educational agencies that 
met their performance goals and objectives, for two consecutive years, 
to continue to participate in the program.
    (e) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study regarding the impact of assistance provided under this 
Act on student achievement. The Controller General shall report the 
results of the study to Congress.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$300,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2005.

Ex Output:

Rural Education Development Initiative for the 21st Century Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make: (1) formula grants to applicant State educational agencies to award subgrants to rural local educational agencies (LEAs) serving certain percentages of children from poor families, for elementary and secondary education development activities; and (2) direct competitive grants for such activities to specially qualified LEAs in nonparticipating States.Requires LEAs or their schools to use such funds for: (1) educational technology, including software and hardware; (2) professional development; (3) technical assistance; (4) teacher recruitment and retention; (5) parental involvement activities; or (6) academic enrichment programs or other education programs.