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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hudson River Valley Special Resource 
Study Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Study area.--The term ``study area''--
                    (A) means the portion of the Hudson River that 
                flows from Rodgers Island at Fort Edward to the 
                southern-most boundary of Westchester County, New York; 
                and
                    (B) includes any relevant sites and landscapes 
                within the counties in New York that abut the area 
                described in subparagraph (A).

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) The Hudson River Valley possesses important and unique 
        cultural, historical, natural, recreational and scenic 
        resources that have been central to the development and 
        sustainment of our Nation.
            (2) The Hudson River Valley encompasses a rich array of 
        sensitive natural resources ranging from the River itself and 
        its vast estuarine district, to its wetlands, refuges, parks, 
        forests, farmlands, preserves, cliffs, mountains, and valleys.
            (3) The Hudson River and its tributaries are home to a 
        number of rare and threatened animal species, habitats, and 
        plants.
            (4) The Hudson River Valley is home to myriad biking, 
        heritage, pedestrian and scenic trail systems on the eastern 
        and western sides of the River that are now connected by the 
        Walkway Over the Hudson bridge, which has been designated as a 
        National Recreation Trail.
            (5) Throughout history, the Hudson River Valley has played 
        a central role in the development of our nation, starting from 
        the vibrant Native American communities that first inhabited 
        the land, to Henry Hudson's voyage up the river later named for 
        him in the vessel Half Moon in 1609 and later with the American 
        Revolution, the debate on our Constitution, the first 
        successful steamboat voyage by Robert Fulton in 1807, the 
        Industrial Revolution, and the modern labor and environmental 
        movements.
            (6) The Hudson River Valley gave birth to important 
        movements in American art, architecture and literature through 
        the work of Andrew Jackson Downing, Alexander Jackson Davis, 
        Thomas Cole, Frederick Church and their associates from the 
        Hudson River School of Art, as well as through authors such as 
        Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen 
        Bryant, Susan and Anna Warner, and John Burroughs.
            (7) The depictions and descriptions of the Hudson River 
        Valley's renowned scenery and natural resources played a 
        central role in the recognition of the value of the landscape 
        and the development of an American esthetic and environmental 
        ideal.
            (8) A 1996 National Park Service study called the Hudson 
        River Valley ``the landscape that defined America.''.
            (9) The Hudson River Valley has been the subject of 
        multiple State and Federal inventories, studies, and plans that 
        should greatly assist a National Park Service special resource 
        study.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY.

    (a) In General.--As soon as funds are made available for this 
purpose, the Secretary shall complete a study of the Hudson River 
Valley in the State of New York to evaluate--
            (1) the national significance of the area; and
            (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating the area 
        as a unit of the National Park System.
    (b) Study Guidelines.--In conducting the study under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) use the criteria for the study of areas for potential 
        inclusion in the National Park System included in section 8 of 
        Public Law 91-383, as amended by section 303 of the National 
        Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-391; 112 
        Stat. 3501); and
            (2) closely examine park unit models, in particular 
        national river and recreation areas, as well as other landscape 
        protection models, that--
                    (A) encompass large areas of non-Federal lands 
                within their designated boundaries;
                    (B) foster public and private collaborative 
                arrangements for achieving National Park Service 
                objectives; and
                    (C) protect and respect the rights of private land 
                owners.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

    Not later than 24 months after the date that funds are first made 
available for this purpose, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the 
findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the study authorized by 
this Act.

Answer: Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a study of the Hudson River Valley in the state of New York to evaluate: (1) the national significance of the part of the Hudson River that flows from Rodgers Island at Fort Edward to the southern-most boundary of Westchester County, New York, including any relevant sites and landscapes within counties in New York that abut that part of the River (the study area); and (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Back to Work Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANTS TO RESPOND TO THE TERRORIST ATTACKS 
              OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.

    (a) In General.--Section 173(a) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) to the Governor of any State who applies for 
        assistance under subsection (f) to provide employment and 
        training assistance to workers affected by major economic 
        dislocations, such as plant closures, mass layoffs, or multiple 
        layoffs, caused by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 
        2001.''.
    (b) Requirements.--Section 173 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Relief for Dislocations Caused by the Terrorist Attacks of 
September 11, 2001.--
            ``(1) Grant recipient eligibility.--To be eligible to 
        receive a grant under subsection (a)(4), a Governor shall 
        submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
        manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
        require. Such application shall contain a certification by the 
        Governor that the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, 
        contributed importantly to plant closures, mass layoffs of 
        workers, multiple layoffs of workers, or other major economic 
        dislocations in the State.
            ``(2) State administration.--The Governor may designate one 
        or more local workforce investment boards or other entities 
        with the capability to respond to the circumstances relating to 
        the particular closure, layoff, or other dislocation to 
        administer the grant under subsection (a)(4).
            ``(3) Participant eligibility.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An individual shall be eligible 
                to receive assistance described in subparagraph (B) 
                under a grant awarded under subsection (a)(4) if such 
                individual is a dislocated worker and the Governor has 
                certified that the terrorist attacks of September 11, 
                2001, contributed importantly to the dislocation.
                    ``(B) Types of assistance.--Assistance described in 
                this subparagraph is--
                            ``(i) employment and training assistance, 
                        including employment and training activities 
                        described in section 134; and
                            ``(ii) temporary health care coverage 
                        assistance described in paragraph (4).
            ``(4) Temporary health care coverage assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Temporary health care coverage 
                assistance described in this paragraph consists of 
                health care coverage premium assistance provided to 
                qualified individuals under this paragraph.
                    ``(B) Qualified individuals.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, a qualified individual is an individual 
                who--
                            ``(i) is a dislocated worker referred to in 
                        paragraph (3)(A) with respect to whom the 
                        Governor has made the certification regarding 
                        the dislocation as required under such 
                        paragraph, and
                            ``(ii) has enrolled in a program for health 
                        care coverage premium assistance established by 
                        the Governor for purposes of this paragraph.
                    ``(C) Provision of assistance.--Health care 
                coverage premium assistance provided under the program 
                established by the Governor for purposes of this 
                paragraph--
                            ``(i) shall be not in excess of 75 percent 
                        of the full amount of the premium for the 
                        health care coverage,
                            ``(ii) shall be provided with respect to 
                        not more than the first 10 months of the period 
                        of dislocation of the qualified individual, and
                            ``(iii) shall be credited against the 
                        premium otherwise owed with respect to the 
                        qualified individual.
                    ``(D) Limitation on entitlement.--Nothing in this 
                subsection shall be construed as establishing any 
                entitlement of qualified individuals to premium 
                assistance under this subsection.
                    ``(E) Definitions.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph--
                            ``(i) Health care coverage.--The term 
                        `health care coverage' means health insurance 
                        coverage other than coverage under--
                                    ``(I) title XVIII of the Social 
                                Security Act,
                                    ``(II) title XIX of the Social 
                                Security Act (other than section 1928),
                                    ``(III) title XXI of the Social 
                                Security Act,
                                    ``(IV) chapter 55 of title 10, 
                                United States Code,
                                    ``(V) chapter 17 of title 38, 
                                United States Code,
                                    ``(VI) chapter 89 of title 5, 
                                United States Code (other than coverage 
                                which is comparable to continuation 
                                coverage under section 4980B of the 
                                Internal Revenue Code of 1986), or
                                    ``(VII) the Indian Health Care 
                                Improvement Act.
                        Such term also does not include coverage under 
                        a qualified long-term care insurance contract 
                        and health insurance coverage in the individual 
                        market.
                            ``(ii) Premium.--The term `premium' means, 
                        in connection with health care coverage, the 
                        premium which would (but for this section) be 
                        charged for the cost of coverage.
            ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There is authorized to be 
                appropriated $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 for 
                the award of grants under subsection (a)(4) in 
                accordance with this subsection.
                    ``(B) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
                to the authorization of appropriations under 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) are in addition to amounts made 
                        available under section 132(a)(2)(A) or any 
                        other provision of law to carry out this 
                        section; and
                            ``(ii) are authorized to remain available 
                        until 18 months after the date of the enactment 
                        of this subsection.''.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS TO PROMOTE SERVICES UNDER THE WORKFORCE 
              INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) In the wake of the terrorist attacks against the United 
        States on September 11, 2001, many workers and their families 
        are dealing with job loss and other effects of an economic 
        slowdown.
            (2) The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 was enacted to 
        create the Nation's coordinated workforce development system, 
        under which assistance is provided for workers who have been 
        laid off, including job training assistance.
            (3) The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 provides services 
        such as--
                    (A) one-stop career centers, which provide 
                integrated resources for job seekers and businesses, 
                including job search, job placement services and job 
                referrals to employers;
                    (B) individual training accounts, which are job 
                training vouchers established by local areas and given 
                to individuals to allow them to choose where they would 
                like to receive their job training; and
                    (C) rapid response services, under which States 
                establish on-site offices at affected businesses to 
                make immediate contact with employees and employers to 
                provide assistance in the areas of job search and 
                training activities.
            (4) The Nation's workforce development system is designed 
        to help individual dislocated workers and provide rapid 
        response services in times of mass layoffs or dislocations.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of Labor should continue efforts to encourage Americans to 
take advantage of existing services under the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 in order to assist workers during these times of unemployment.

Answer: Back to Work Act of 2001 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to expand the National Emergency Grant program, for an 18-month period, to include grants to States to provide certain employment and training assistance and temporary health care coverage premium assistance for workers affected by major economic dislocations, such as plant closures, mass layoffs, or multiple layoffs, caused by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Labor should continue efforts to encourage Americans to take advantage of existing services under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 in order to assist workers during these times of unemployment.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Research shows that mentors make a difference in 
        children's lives. At-risk youth who have mentors are 55 percent 
        more likely to enroll in college. Students who meet regularly 
        with their mentors are 52 percent less likely than their peers 
        to skip a day of school. Youth who have mentors are also 130 
        percent more likely to hold a leadership position.
            (2) Children that have mentors have improved relationships 
        with adults, fewer disciplinary referrals, and more confidence 
        to achieve their goals.
            (3) In 2014, 415,129 children were in foster care. Of those 
        children 62,108 were between the ages of 10 and 13, and 120,567 
        were between the ages of 14 and 18.
            (4) Mentoring programs that serve foster children are 
        unique and require additional considerations, including 
        specialized training and support necessary to provide for 
        consistent, long-term relationships for children in care.
            (5) Mentoring programs can be used as an effective 
        preventative or intervention strategy to support positive 
        outcomes for foster youth.

SEC. 3. PROGRAMS FOR MENTORING CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.

    Subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 629 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 439A. PROGRAMS FOR MENTORING CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.

    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to authorize the 
Secretary to make grants to eligible applicants to support the 
establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of 
public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children 
in foster care.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Children in foster care.--The term `children in 
        foster care' means children who have been removed from the 
        custody of their biological or adoptive parents by a State 
        child welfare agency.
            ``(2) Mentoring.--The term `mentoring' means a structured, 
        managed program--
                    ``(A) in which children are appropriately matched 
                with screened and trained adult volunteers for 
                consistent relationships;
                    ``(B) that can include direct one-on-one, group, 
                peer, or a combination of these types of mentoring 
                services;
                    ``(C) that involves meetings and activities on a 
                regular basis; and
                    ``(D) that is intended to meet, in part, the 
                child's need for involvement with a caring and 
                supportive adult who provides a positive role model.
            ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a nonprofit organization;
                    ``(B) a State child welfare agency;
                    ``(C) a local educational agency;
                    ``(D) an Indian tribe or a tribal organization; or
                    ``(E) a faith-based organization.
    ``(c) Grant Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program 
        to award grants to eligible entities to support the 
        establishment or expansion and operation of programs using 
        networks of public and private community entities to provide 
        mentoring for children in foster care.
            ``(2) Application requirements.--To be eligible for a grant 
        under paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall submit to the 
        Secretary an application containing the following:
                    ``(A) Program design.--A description of the 
                proposed program to be carried out using amounts 
                provided under this grant, including--
                            ``(i) the number of mentor-child matches 
                        proposed to be established and maintained 
                        annually under the program;
                            ``(ii) the targeted age range of youth to 
                        be served by the program;
                            ``(iii) such information as the Secretary 
                        may require concerning the methods to be used 
                        to recruit, screen, support, and oversee 
                        individuals participating as mentors, and to 
                        evaluate outcomes for participating children, 
                        including information necessary to demonstrate 
                        compliance with requirements established by the 
                        Secretary for the program; and
                            ``(iv) such other information as the 
                        Secretary may require.
                    ``(B) Training.--An assurance that all mentors 
                covered under the program will receive intensive and 
                ongoing training in the following areas:
                            ``(i) Child development, including the 
                        importance of bonding.
                            ``(ii) Family dynamics, including the 
                        effects of domestic violence.
                            ``(iii) The foster care system and foster 
                        care principles and practices.
                            ``(iv) Recognizing and reporting child 
                        abuse and neglect.
                            ``(v) Confidentiality requirements for 
                        working with children in foster care.
                            ``(vi) Working in coordination with the 
                        child welfare system.
                            ``(vii) Other matters related to working 
                        with children in foster care.
                    ``(C) Screening.--An assurance that all mentors 
                covered under the program are appropriately screened 
                and have demonstrated a willingness to comply with all 
                aspects of the mentor program, including--
                            ``(i) a description of the methods to be 
                        used to conduct criminal background checks on 
                        all prospective mentors; and
                            ``(ii) a description of the methods to be 
                        used to ensure that the mentors are willing and 
                        able to serve as a mentor on a long-term, 
                        consistent basis.
                    ``(D) Community consultation; coordination with 
                other programs.--A demonstration that, in developing 
                and implementing the program, the eligible entity will, 
                to the extent feasible and appropriate--
                            ``(i) consult with--
                                    ``(I) public and private community 
                                entities, including religious 
                                organizations and Indian tribal 
                                organizations and urban Indian 
                                organizations; and
                                    ``(II) family members of children 
                                who may be potential clients of the 
                                program;
                            ``(ii) coordinate the mentoring program and 
                        the eligible entity's activities with other 
                        Federal, State, and local programs serving 
                        children and youth; and
                            ``(iii) consult and coordinate with 
                        appropriate Federal, State, and local 
                        corrections, workforce development, and 
                        substance abuse and mental health agencies.
                    ``(E) Equal access for local service providers.--An 
                assurance that public and private entities and 
                nonprofit community organizations, including religious 
                organizations and Indian organizations, will be 
                eligible to participate on an equal basis.
                    ``(F) Records, reports, and audits.--An agreement 
                that the eligible entity will maintain such records, 
                make such reports, and cooperate with such reviews or 
                audits as the Secretary may find necessary for purposes 
                of oversight of project activities and expenditures.
                    ``(G) Evaluation.--An agreement that the eligible 
                entity will cooperate fully with the Secretary's 
                ongoing and final evaluation of the program under the 
                plan, by means including providing the Secretary access 
                to the program, the program's staff, program-related 
                records and documents, and each public or private 
                community entity receiving funding under the plan.
            ``(3) Considerations in awarding grants.--In awarding 
        grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall take into 
        consideration--
                    ``(A) the overall qualifications and capacity of 
                the eligible entity and its partners to effectively 
                carry out a mentoring program under this subsection;
                    ``(B) the level and quality of training provided to 
                mentors under the program;
                    ``(C) evidence of coordination of the program with 
                the social services and education programs of the State 
                or political subdivision;
                    ``(D) the ability of the eligible entity to provide 
                supervision and support for mentors under the program 
                and the youth served by such mentors;
                    ``(E) the number of children in foster care served 
                by the State or political subdivision; and
                    ``(F) any other factors that the Secretary 
                determines to be significant with respect to the need 
                for, or the potential success of, carrying out a 
                mentoring program under this section.
            ``(4) Use of funds.--An eligible entity that receives a 
        grant under this subsection may use such funds to--
                    ``(A) develop and carry out a training program and 
                ongoing support for mentors;
                    ``(B) recruit mentors for children in foster care; 
                and
                    ``(C) provide activities that will help the 
                development of a child in foster care who is 
                participating in the program.
            ``(5) Grant amount.--In awarding grants under this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall scale grants to account for the 
        eligible entity's annual budget and capacity.
            ``(6) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the 
        Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that 
        includes the following with respect to the year involved:
                    ``(A) A description of the number of programs 
                receiving grant awards under this subsection.
                    ``(B) A description of the number of mentors who 
                serve in the programs described in subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) A description of--
                            ``(i) the number of children in foster care 
                        who participated in mentoring programs funded 
                        by the grant funds under this subsection;
                            ``(ii) data on the academic achievement of 
                        the children in mentoring programs funded by 
                        the grant funds under this subsection; and
                            ``(iii) the number of children in foster 
                        care on waiting lists for such mentoring 
                        programs.
                    ``(D) Any other information that the Secretary 
                determines to be relevant to the evaluation of the 
                program under this section.
            ``(7) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section--
                    ``(A) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 and 
                2019; and
                    ``(B) such sums as may be necessary for each 
                succeeding fiscal year.''.

Answer:
Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2017 This bill amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to nonprofit organizations, state child welfare agencies, local educational agencies, Indian tribes or organizations, or faith-based organizations to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using networks of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care.