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Example Input: SECTION 1. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF 
              DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.

    Subtitle B of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13701 note; 108 Stat. 1925) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``CHAPTER 11--TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR CHILD VICTIMS 
           OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT

``SEC. 40299. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR CHILD VICTIMS 
              OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General, acting in consultation 
with the Director of the Violence Against Women Office of the 
Department of Justice, shall award grants under this section to States, 
units of local government, Indian tribes, and other organizations 
(referred to in this section as the `recipient') to carry out programs 
to provide assistance to minors, adults, and their dependents--
            ``(1) who are homeless, or in need of transitional housing 
        or other housing assistance, as a result of fleeing a situation 
        of domestic violence; and
            ``(2) for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis 
        intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.
    ``(b) Grants.--Grants awarded under this section may be used for 
programs that provide--
            ``(1) short-term housing assistance, including rental or 
        utilities payments assistance and assistance with related 
        expenses such as payment of security deposits and other costs 
        incidental to relocation to transitional housing for persons 
        described in subsection (a); and
            ``(2) support services designed to enable a minor, an 
        adult, or a dependent of such minor or adult, who is fleeing a 
        situation of domestic violence to--
                    ``(A) locate and secure permanent housing; and
                    ``(B) integrate into a community by providing that 
                minor, adult, or dependent with services, such as 
                transportation, counseling, child care services, case 
                management, employment counseling, and other 
                assistance.
    ``(c) Duration.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
        minor, an adult, or a dependent, who receives assistance under 
        this section shall receive that assistance for not more than 18 
        months.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The recipient of a grant under this section 
        may waive the restriction under paragraph (1) for not more than 
        an additional 6 month period with respect to any minor, adult, 
        or dependent, who--
                    ``(A) has made a good-faith effort to acquire 
                permanent housing; and
                    ``(B) has been unable to acquire permanent housing.
    ``(d) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant 
        under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney 
        General at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
        information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) describe the activities for which assistance 
                under this section is sought; and
                    ``(B) provide such additional assurances as the 
                Attorney General determines to be essential to ensure 
                compliance with the requirements of this section.
            ``(3) Application.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed to require--
                    ``(A) victims to participate in the criminal 
                justice system in order to receive services; or
                    ``(B) domestic violence advocates to breach client 
                confidentiality.
    ``(e) Report to the Attorney General.--
            ``(1) In general.--A recipient of a grant under this 
        section shall annually prepare and submit to the Attorney 
        General a report describing--
                    ``(A) the number of minors, adults, and dependents 
                assisted under this section; and
                    ``(B) the types of housing assistance and support 
                services provided under this section.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each report prepared and submitted 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include information regarding--
                    ``(A) the amount of housing assistance provided to 
                each minor, adult, or dependent, assisted under this 
                section and the reason for that assistance;
                    ``(B) the number of months each minor, adult, or 
                dependent, received assistance under this section;
                    ``(C) the number of minors, adults, and dependents 
                who--
                            ``(i) were eligible to receive assistance 
                        under this section; and
                            ``(ii) were not provided with assistance 
                        under this section solely due to a lack of 
                        available housing; and
                    ``(D) the type of support services provided to each 
                minor, adult, or dependent, assisted under this 
                section.
    ``(f) Report to Congress.--
            ``(1) Reporting requirement.--The Attorney General, with 
        the Director of the Violence Against Women Office, shall 
        annually prepare and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 
        of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the 
        Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a compilation of 
        the information contained in the report submitted under 
        subsection (e).
            ``(2) Availability of report.--In order to coordinate 
        efforts to assist the victims of domestic violence, the 
        Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of the 
        Violence Against Women Office, shall transmit a copy of the 
        report submitted under paragraph (1) to--
                    ``(A) the Office of Community Planning and 
                Development at the United States Department of Housing 
                and Urban Development; and
                    ``(B) the Office of Women's Health at the United 
                States Department of Health and Human Services.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
        years 2004 through 2008.
            ``(2) Limitations.--Of the amount made available to carry 
        out this section in any fiscal year, not more than 3 percent 
        may be used by the Attorney General for salaries and 
        administrative expenses.
            ``(3) Minimum amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), unless all eligible applications 
                submitted by any States, units of local government, 
                Indian tribes, or organizations within a State for a 
                grant under this section have been funded, that State, 
                together with the grantees within the State (other than 
                Indian tribes), shall be allocated in each fiscal year, 
                not less than 0.75 percent of the total amount 
                appropriated in the fiscal year for grants pursuant to 
                this section.
                    ``(B) Exception.--The United States Virgin Islands, 
                American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands 
                shall each be allocated not less than 0.25 percent of 
                the total amount appropriated in the fiscal year for 
                grants pursuant to this section.''.
Example Output: Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to require the Attorney General to award grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and other organizations to carry out programs to provide short-term housing assistance and related support services to minors, adults, and their dependents: (1) who are homeless, or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance, as a result of fleeing a situation of domestic violence; and (2) for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.

Limits the duration of such assistance to an 18-month period, except that a grant recipient may extend such assistance for an additional six-month period with respect to any minor, adult, or dependent who has been unable to acquire permanent housing despite a good-faith effort to do so.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Fairness Consolidation 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO REFINANCE EXISTING CONSOLIDATION LOANS.

    (a) FFEL Consolidation Loans.--Section 428C(a)(3)(B) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-3(a)(3)(B)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new clause:
            ``(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i) of this subparagraph, a 
        borrower of a consolidation loan on which the interest is 
        established at a fixed rate under section 427A, 428C(c), or 455 
        may obtain a subsequent consolidation loan for the purposes of 
        refinancing such earlier consolidation loan at a variable rate 
        of interest under section 427A(m) or 455(b)(8), except that the 
        authority to refinance a consolidation loan under this clause 
        shall not apply to a consolidation loan that was used 
        exclusively to repay loans made under section 428B or Federal 
        Direct PLUS Loans (or both such loans).''.
    (b) Parallel Terms for Federal Direct Consolidation Loans.--Section 
455(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``428C,'' after 
        ``428B,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (B);
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (D); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
                    ``(C) section 428C shall be known as `Federal 
                Direct Consolidation Loans'.''.

SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF VARIABLE INTEREST RATE CONSOLIDATION LOANS.

    (a) FFEL Consolidation Loans.--Section 427A of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1077a) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (m) and (n) as subsections 
        (n) and (o), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (l) the following:
    ``(m) Variable Interest Rate Consolidation Loans.--
            ``(1) Variable rate.--Notwithstanding subsections (h), (k), 
        and (l), with respect to any loan made pursuant to section 428C 
        for which the first disbursement is made on or after the date 
        of enactment of the Student Loan Fairness Consolidation Act of 
        2003, the applicable rate of interest shall, during any 12-
        month period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, be 
        determined on the preceding June 1 and be equal to--
                    ``(A) the bond equivalent rate of 91-day Treasury 
                bills auctioned at the final auction held prior to such 
                June 1; plus
                    ``(B) 2.3 percent,
        except that such rate shall not exceed 8.25 percent.
            ``(2) Recovery of excess interest.--If, with respect to a 
        consolidation loan on which the applicable interest rate is 
        determined under this subsection, the applicable interest rate 
        for any 3-month period exceeds the special allowance rate 
        applicable to such loan under section 438(b)(2)(I) for such 
        period, then an adjustment shall be made--
                    ``(A) by calculating the excess interest in the 
                amount computed under paragraph (3) of this subsection; 
                and
                    ``(B) by crediting the excess interest to the 
                Government.
            ``(3) Amount of adjustment.--The amount of any adjustment 
        of interest on a loan to be made under this subsection for any 
        quarter shall be equal to--
                    ``(A) the applicable interest rate minus the 
                special allowance rate determined under section 
                438(a)(2)(I); multiplied by
                    ``(B) the average daily principal balance of the 
                loan (not including unearned interest added to 
                principal) during such calendar quarter; divided by
                    ``(C) four.
            ``(4) Inapplicability to consolidation loans used to repay 
        plus loans.--The provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection 
        shall not apply to a consolidation loan that was used 
        exclusively to repay loans made under section 428B or Federal 
        Direct PLUS Loans (or both such loans).''.
    (b) Federal Direct Consolidation Loans.--Section 455(b) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs 
        (9) and (10), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) Variable interest rate consolidation loans.--
                    ``(A) Variable rate.--Notwithstanding the preceding 
                paragraphs of this subsection, with respect to any 
                Federal Direct Consolidation Loan for which the first 
                disbursement is made on or after the date of enactment 
                of the Student Loan Fairness Consolidation Act of 2003, 
                the applicable rate of interest shall, during any 12-
                month period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, 
                be determined on the preceding June 1 and be equal to--
                            ``(i) the bond equivalent rate of 91-day 
                        Treasury bills auctioned at the final auction 
                        held prior to such June 1; plus
                            ``(ii) 2.3 percent,
                except that such rate shall not exceed 8.25 percent.
                    ``(B) Inapplicability to consolidation loans used 
                to repay plus loans.--The provisions of this subsection 
                shall not apply to a consolidation loan that was used 
                exclusively to repay loans made under section 428B or 
                Federal Direct PLUS Loans (or both such loans).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 438(b)(2)(I) is amended by 
striking ``section 427A(k)(4) or (l)(3)'' each place it appears in 
clauses (iv) and (vi) and inserting ``section 427A(k)(4), (l)(3), or 
(m)''.
Example Output: Student Loan Fairness Consolidation Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise student aid requirements for Federal consolidation loans under the Federal Family Education Loan program, and establish parallel requirements under a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan program, to: (1) allow borrowers to refinance existing consolidation loans; and (2) make available variable interest rate consolidation loans. Excludes consolidation loans for repaying Federal PLUS loans (taken out by parents of students) from such provisions for refinancing and variable interest rates.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Developing Responsible Individuals 
for a Vibrant Economy Act'' or the ``DRIVE-Safe Act''.

SEC. 2. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVERS UNDER THE AGE OF 
              21.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Apprentice.--The term ``apprentice'' means an 
        individual under the age of 21 who holds a commercial driver's 
        license.
            (2) Commercial driver's license.--The term ``commercial 
        driver's license'' has the meaning given the term in section 
        31301 of title 49, United States Code.
            (3) Commercial motor vehicle.--The term ``commercial motor 
        vehicle'' has the meaning given the term in section 390.5 of 
        title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date 
        of enactment of this Act).
            (4) Driving time.--The term ``driving time'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 395.2 of title 49, Code of 
        Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
        this Act).
            (5) Experienced driver.--The term ``experienced driver'' 
        means an individual who--
                    (A) is not less than 21 years of age;
                    (B) has held a commercial driver's license for the 
                2-year period ending on the date on which the 
                individual serves as an experienced driver under 
                subsection (c)(3)(B);
                    (C) has had no preventable accidents reportable to 
                the Department of Transportation or pointed moving 
                violations during the 1-year period ending on the date 
                on which the individual serves as an experienced driver 
                under subsection (c)(3)(B); and
                    (D) has a minimum of 1 year of experience driving a 
                commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
            (6) On-duty time.--The term ``on-duty time'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 395.2 of title 49, Code of 
        Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
        this Act).
            (7) Pointed moving violation.--The term ``pointed moving 
        violation'' means a violation that results in points being 
        added to the license of a driver, or a similar comparable 
        violation, as determined by the Secretary.
            (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Transportation.
    (b) Apprentice.--An apprentice may--
            (1) drive a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce 
        while taking part in the 120-hour probationary period under 
        subsection (c)(1) or the 280-hour probationary period under 
        subsection (c)(2), pursuant to an apprenticeship program 
        established by an employer in accordance with this section; and
            (2) drive a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce 
        after the apprentice completes an apprenticeship program 
        described in paragraph (1).
    (c) Apprenticeship Program.--An apprenticeship program referred to 
in subsection (b)(2) is a program that consists of the following 
requirements:
            (1) 120-hour probationary period.--
                    (A) In general.--The apprentice shall complete 120 
                hours of on-duty time, of which not less than 80 hours 
                are driving time in a commercial motor vehicle.
                    (B) Performance benchmarks.--In order to complete 
                the 120-hour probationary period under subparagraph 
                (A), an employer shall determine that the apprentice is 
                competent in each of the following areas:
                            (i) Interstate, light city traffic, rural 
                        2-lane, and evening driving.
                            (ii) Safety awareness.
                            (iii) Speed and space management.
                            (iv) Lane control.
                            (v) Mirror scanning.
                            (vi) Right and left turns.
                            (vii) Logging and complying with rules 
                        relating to hours of service.
            (2) 280-hour probationary period.--
                    (A) In general.--After completing the 120-hour 
                probationary period under paragraph (1), the apprentice 
                shall complete 280 hours of on-duty time, of which not 
                less than 160 hours are driving time in a commercial 
                motor vehicle.
                    (B) Performance benchmarks.--In order to complete 
                the 280-hour probationary period under subparagraph 
                (A), an employer shall determine that the apprentice is 
                competent in each of the following areas:
                            (i) Backing and maneuvering in close 
                        quarters.
                            (ii) Pre-trip inspections.
                            (iii) Fueling procedures.
                            (iv) Weighing loads, weight distribution, 
                        and sliding tandems.
                            (v) Coupling and uncoupling procedures.
                            (vi) Trip planning, truck routes, map 
                        reading, navigation, and permits.
            (3) Restrictions for 120-hour and 280-hour probationary 
        periods.--During the 120-hour probationary period under 
        paragraph (1) and the 280-hour probationary period under 
        paragraph (2)--
                    (A) the apprentice may only drive a commercial 
                motor vehicle that has--
                            (i) automatic manual or automatic 
                        transmissions;
                            (ii) active braking collision mitigation 
                        systems;
                            (iii) forward-facing video event capture; 
                        and
                            (iv) governed speeds of 65 miles per hour 
                        at the pedal and 65 miles per hour under 
                        adaptive cruise control; and
                    (B) the apprentice shall be accompanied in the cab 
                of the commercial motor vehicle by an experienced 
                driver.
            (4) Records retention.--The employer shall maintain 
        records, in a manner required by the Secretary, relating to the 
        satisfaction of the requirements of paragraphs (1)(B) and 
        (2)(B) by the apprentice.
            (5) Reportable incidents.--If the apprentice is involved in 
        a preventable accident reportable to the Department of 
        Transportation or a pointed moving violation while driving a 
        commercial motor vehicle as part of an apprenticeship program 
        described in this subsection, the apprentice shall undergo 
        remediation and additional training until the apprentice can 
        demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the employer, competence in 
        each of the performance benchmarks described in paragraphs 
        (1)(B) and (2)(B).
            (6) Completion of program.--The apprentice shall be 
        considered to have completed the apprenticeship program on the 
        date on which the apprentice completes the 280-hour 
        probationary period under paragraph (2).
            (7) Minimum requirements.--
                    (A) In general.--Nothing in this Act prevents an 
                employer from imposing additional requirements on an 
                apprentice taking part in an apprenticeship program 
                established pursuant to this section.
                    (B) Technologies.--Nothing in this Act prevents an 
                employer from requiring or installing additional 
                technologies in a commercial motor vehicle in addition 
                to the technologies described in paragraph (3)(A).
    (d) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to implement 
this Act.
Example Output:
Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act or the DRIVE-Safe Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to promulgate regulations to implement an apprenticeship program for licensed commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21.