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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Student Dropout Prevention 
and Recovery Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Lowering the student dropout rate is one of the most 
        significant challenges facing educators today. Students must 
        stay in school in order to receive the education they need to 
        succeed in the new economy and contribute fully to American 
        society.
            (2) The ability of local educational agencies to lower the 
        student dropout rate has been inhibited by the lack of focus at 
        the Federal level and the limited availability of appropriate 
        dropout prevention-focused curriculum, instruction, 
        professional development, and administrative support services.
            (3) According to the National Dropout Prevention Network, 
        it is at the local and community level where school 
        improvements and change occur that will eventually have an 
        impact on the graduation rate of students. The focus of these 
        efforts should be concentrated on the most successful 
        strategies that research has identified as having an impact on 
        increasing the graduation rate. These strategies encompass--
                    (A) systemic renewal;
                    (B) community collaboration;
                    (C) professional development;
                    (D) family involvement;
                    (E) early childhood education;
                    (F) reading and writing programs;
                    (G) individualized instruction;
                    (H) instructional technologies;
                    (I) mentoring and tutoring;
                    (J) service learning;
                    (K) learning styles and multiple intelligences;
                    (L) violence prevention and conflict resolution;
                    (M) career education and workforce readiness;
                    (N) out-of-school experiences; and
                    (O) alternative public schooling.
            (4) The National Dropout Prevention Network has found that 
        the strategies described in paragraph (3) have been successful 
        in all school levels from K-12 in rural, suburban, or urban 
        centers. When schools or school districts develop a program 
        improvement plan that encompasses most or all of these 
        strategies, positive outcomes will result.
            (5) It is necessary to develop a number of model dropout 
        prevention programs to fully develop the effective strategies 
        listed above into comprehensive dropout prevention programs. 
        These model programs should be used as examples by schools 
        across the country that wish to implement similar programs. 
        Subsequently, a nationwide dropout prevention program, in order 
        to be effective, should be based on these model programs.
            (6) Dropout prevention and recovery programs which are 
        proven to be successful in lowering dropout rates need to be 
        disseminated to school and community leaders willing to adapt 
        and support these innovative programs in their schools and 
        community.

SEC. 3. SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAMS.

    Part C of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7261 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

           ``PART C--SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAMS

       ``Subpart 1--Model School Dropout Prevention Grant Program

``SEC. 5311. AUTHORIZATION.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention 
and Program Completion shall award grants to public elementary schools, 
middle schools, and secondary schools that have established and are 
carrying out school dropout prevention programs to provide those 
schools with additional resources to develop such programs further, 
develop methods to assist other schools to implement similar programs, 
and provide for research on the effects of such programs on the student 
populations of the schools involved.
    ``(b) Duration.--A grant under subsection (a) shall be awarded for 
a period of not more than 5 years. A school that desires to continue to 
receive funding for the purposes described in subsection (a) shall 
apply for a grant under the national school dropout prevention grant 
program under subpart 2.

``SEC. 5312. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

    ``A school that receives a grant under section 5311 shall use 
amounts under the grant to establish and carry out, or further develop, 
school dropout prevention programs, intervention programs, and recovery 
programs, including as many of the following activities as possible: 
systemic renewal, community and family participation, professional 
development, early childhood education, reading and writing programs, 
alternative public schooling, individualized instruction, use of 
instructional technologies, mentoring and tutoring, service learning, 
instruction that recognizes that students learn in different ways 
(commonly referred to as `learning styles instruction'), violence 
prevention and conflict resolution, career education and workforce 
readiness, out-of-school experiences, and a comprehensive plan for 
dropout prevention.

``SEC. 5313. APPLICATION; SELECTION OF SCHOOLS; FISCAL AGENT.

    ``(a) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each school desiring a grant under 
        section 5311 shall submit an application, after review by the 
        local educational agency of the school, to the Director at such 
        time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as 
        the Director may require.
            ``(2) Contents.--A school desiring a grant under section 
        5311 shall submit an application, through the local educational 
        agency of the school under paragraph (1), that contains a 
        description of the current dropout prevention program of the 
        school.
    ``(b) Selection of Schools.--
            ``(1) Limitation.--The Director may award grants to not 
        more than 20 schools under section 5311. Such schools shall 
        have demonstrated success in establishing and carrying out 
        activities described in section 5312.
            ``(2) Allocation.--Grants awarded under section 5311 shall 
        be allocated among schools that meet the following 
        requirements:
                    ``(A) 4 elementary schools that have established 
                and are carrying out early childhood education 
                programs.
                    ``(B) 4 secondary schools that have established and 
                are carrying out academic intervention programs and 
                mediation programs.
                    ``(C) 4 secondary schools that have established and 
                are carrying out intervention programs and recovery 
                programs.
                    ``(D) 4 schools (either elementary, middle, or 
                secondary) that are located in rural school districts 
                and that have demonstrated success in establishing and 
                carrying out 12 or more of the activities described in 
                section 5312.
                    ``(E) 4 schools (either elementary, middle, or 
                secondary) that are located in urban school districts 
                and that have demonstrated success in establishing and 
                carrying out all of the activities described in section 
                5312.
            ``(3) Priority.--In awarding grants under section 5311, the 
        Director shall give priority to schools that have demonstrated 
        success in establishing and carrying out the highest number of 
        activities described in section 5312.
    ``(c) Fiscal Agent.--The local educational agency of the school 
shall act as the fiscal agent for the school and shall accept and 
administer the grant awarded to the school under section 5311, except 
that all funds shall be expended at the school level.

     ``Subpart 2--National School Dropout Prevention Grant Program

``SEC. 5321. AUTHORIZATION.

    ``(a) In General.--Beginning in the third year of the Model School 
Dropout Prevention Grant Program under subpart 1, the Director of the 
Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion shall award grants 
to public elementary schools, middle schools, and secondary schools to 
enable the schools to implement, or further carry out, effective, 
sustainable, and coordinated school dropout prevention programs.
    ``(b) Duration.--A grant under subsection (a) shall be awarded for 
a period of not less than 2 years but not more than 5 years.

``SEC. 5322. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

    ``A school that receives a grant under section 5321 shall use 
amounts under the grant to establish and carry out, or further develop, 
school dropout prevention programs, intervention programs, and recovery 
programs, including as many of the following activities as possible: 
systemic renewal, community and family participation, professional 
development, early childhood education, reading and writing programs, 
alternative public schooling, individualized instruction, use of 
instructional technologies, mentoring and tutoring, service learning, 
instruction that recognizes that students learn in different ways 
(commonly referred to as `learning styles instruction'), violence 
prevention and conflict resolution, career education and workforce 
readiness, out-of-school experiences, and a comprehensive plan for 
dropout prevention.

``SEC. 5323. APPLICATION; SELECTION OF SCHOOLS; FISCAL AGENT.

    ``(a) Application.--Each school desiring a grant under section 5321 
shall submit an application, after review by the local educational 
agency of the school, to the Director at such time, in such manner, and 
accompanied by such information as the Director may require.
    ``(b) Selection of Schools.--The Director shall establish clear and 
specific selection criteria for awarding grants to schools under 
section 5321, including the number of grants to award and the type of 
schools to be awarded grants. Such criteria shall be based on school 
dropout rates and other relevant factors, such as the quality of the 
existing or proposed dropout prevention program, the number of students 
who are dropouts, the number of students who are eligible to receive 
free or reduced price lunches under the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act, the number of students who are below their grade 
level in basic skills, the number of students who are involved in 
family court or the juvenile justice system, and the number of students 
who are teen mothers.
    ``(c) Fiscal Agent.--The local educational agency of the school 
shall act as the fiscal agent for the school and shall accept and 
administer the grant awarded to the school under section 5321, except 
that all funds shall be expended at the school level.

  ``Subpart 3--Additional Requirements for Model and National Dropout 
                        Prevention Grant Program

``SEC. 5331. DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES.

    ``Each school that receives a grant under section 5311 or 5321, or 
the local educational agency of the school, shall provide information 
and technical assistance, including presentations, document-sharing, 
and joint staff development, to other schools within their school 
district and to other schools in their State that are desiring to 
receive grants under section 5311 or 5321, as the case may be.

``SEC. 5332. SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE CALCULATION.

    ``For purposes of calculating a school dropout rate under subparts 
1 and 2, a school shall use--
            ``(1) the annual event school dropout rate for students 
        leaving a school in a single year determined in accordance with 
        the National Center for Education Statistics' Common Core of 
        Data, if available;
            ``(2) the standard method used by the State agency; or
            ``(3) in other cases, a standard method for calculating the 
        school dropout rate as determined by the Director.

``SEC. 5333. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

    ``(a) Reporting.--In order to receive funding under subpart 1 or 2 
for a fiscal year after the first fiscal year a school receives funding 
under subpart 1 or 2, as the case may be, the school shall provide, on 
an annual basis, to the Director a report regarding the status of the 
implementation of activities funded under subpart 1 or 2 and 
certification of progress from the eligible entity whose strategies the 
school is implementing.
    ``(b) Accountability.--On the basis of the reports submitted under 
subsection (a), the Director shall evaluate the effect of the 
activities assisted under subpart 1 or 2, as the case may be, on school 
dropout prevention compared to a control group, to the extent 
practicable.

    ``Subpart 4--National Clearinghouse on Effective School Dropout 
                               Prevention

``SEC. 5341. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE.

    ``Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this part, 
the Director shall establish a national clearinghouse on effective 
school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry programs. 
The clearinghouse shall be established through a competitive grant or 
contract awarded to an organization with a demonstrated capacity to 
provide technical assistance and disseminate information in the area of 
school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry programs. 
The clearinghouse shall--
            ``(1) collect and disseminate to educators, parents, and 
        policymakers information on research, effective programs, best 
        practices, and available Federal resources with respect to 
        school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry 
        programs, including dissemination by an electronically 
        accessible database, a worldwide Web site, and a national 
        journal;
            ``(2) provide technical assistance regarding securing 
        resources with respect to, and designing and implementing, 
        effective and comprehensive school dropout prevention, 
        intervention programs, and reentry programs; and
            ``(3) provide professional development opportunities 
        through workshops, seminars, and institutes for educators and 
        program providers responsible for planning, implementing, and 
        evaluating comprehensive school dropout prevention, 
        intervention programs, and recovery programs.

       ``Subpart 5--Definitions; Authorization of Appropriations

``SEC. 5351. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
        the Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion 
        established under section 218 of the General Education 
        Provisions Act.
            ``(2) Intervention programs.--The term `intervention 
        programs' means programs or strategies that are designed to 
        improve academic or personal problems of students that 
        negatively affect the students' performance or ability to 
        remain in school and graduate from school with a diploma.
            ``(3) Prevention programs.--The term `prevention programs' 
        means programs that anticipate, forestall, or relate to 
        cognitive, social, or personal problems of students before such 
        problems impair a student's ability to perform in school.
            ``(4) Recovery programs.--The term `recovery programs' 
        means programs or strategies designed to offer another 
        schooling option to an individual who has dropped out of 
        school.
            ``(5) School dropout.--The term `school dropout' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 4(17) of the School-to-Work 
        Opportunities Act of 1994.

``SEC. 5352. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Subpart 1.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out subpart 1 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 and 
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
    ``(b) Subpart 2.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out subpart 2 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2003 and 
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
    ``(c) Subpart 4.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out subpart 4 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 and 
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

SEC. 4. OFFICE OF DROPOUT PREVENTION AND PROGRAM COMPLETION.

    (a) Establishment.--Title II of the Department of Education 
Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

         ``office of dropout prevention and program completion

    ``Sec. 218. (a) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of 
Education an Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion 
(hereafter in this section referred to as the `Office'), to be 
administered by the Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention and 
Program Completion. The Director of the Office shall report directly to 
the Under Secretary of Education and shall perform such additional 
functions as the Under Secretary may prescribe.
    ``(b) Duties.--The Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention and 
Program Completion (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
`Director'), through the Office, shall--
            ``(1) help coordinate Federal, State, and local efforts to 
        lower school dropout rates and increase program completion by 
        elementary, middle, and secondary school students;
            ``(2) recommend Federal policies, objectives, and 
        priorities to lower school dropout rates and increase program 
        completion;
            ``(3) oversee the implementation of subparts 1 and 2 of 
        part C of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965;
            ``(4) annually prepare and submit to Congress and the 
        Secretary a national report describing efforts and recommended 
        actions regarding school dropout prevention and program 
        completion;
            ``(5) recommend action to the Secretary and the President, 
        as appropriate, regarding school dropout prevention and program 
        completion; and
            ``(6) consult with and assist State and local governments 
        regarding school dropout prevention and program completion.
    ``(c) Scope of Duties.--The scope of the Director's duties under 
subsection (b) shall include examination of all Federal and non-Federal 
efforts related to--
            ``(1) promoting program completion for children attending 
        elementary, middle, or secondary school;
            ``(2) programs to obtain a secondary school diploma or its 
        recognized equivalent (including general equivalency diploma 
        (GED) programs); and
            ``(3) reentry programs for individuals aged 12 to 24 who 
        are out of school.
    ``(d) Detailing.--In carrying out the Director's duties under this 
section, the Director may request the head of any Federal department or 
agency to detail personnel who are engaged in school dropout prevention 
activities to another Federal department or agency in order to 
implement the National School Dropout Prevention Strategy.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the Department 
of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3401 note) is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 217 the following new 
item:

``Sec. 218. Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion.''.

A: Requires the Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion (established by this Act in the Department of Education) to carry out provisions for: (1) a model school dropout prevention grant program; (2) a national school dropout prevention grant program; and (3) a national clearinghouse on effective school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry programs.
Authorizes appropriations for such part C programs.
Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion, to be administered by a Director who shall report directly to the Under Secretary of Education. Sets forth the Director's duties and their scope.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Environmental Policy Act 
Administrative Reorganization Amendments of 1993''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT 
              COMPLIANCE.

    Sections 201, 202, and 204 of title II of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) are 
redesignated and amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 201. (a) There is established in the Executive Office of the 
President the Office of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance. 
The Office may be referred to as the `Office of NEPA Compliance'.
    ``(b) The head of the Office shall be the Director of the Office of 
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance, who shall be appointed by 
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The 
compensation of the Director shall be at the rate of compensation 
payable to the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
    ``Sec. 202. (a) The Director shall--
            ``(1) promulgate regulations governing the implementation 
        of this Act by all Federal agencies (including independent 
        regulatory commissions) which include provisions for public 
        review and comment on the detailed statements required by 
        section 102(2)(C) and, as appropriate, on other documents 
        prepared pursuant to this Act;
            ``(2) mediate interagency disputes, including recommending 
        to the President, as appropriate, resolutions of referrals of 
        interagency disagreements under section 203;
            ``(3) monitor Federal agency implementation of this Act and 
        regulations issued under paragraph (1), including--
                    ``(A) reviewing and approving regulations issued by 
                other Federal agencies to implement this Act;
                    ``(B) determining which Federal agency is the lead 
                agency for purposes of compliance with this Act in 
                cases in which Federal agencies do not agree on which 
                is the lead agency;
                    ``(C) developing alternative procedures for 
                complying with this Act in cases in which emergency 
                circumstances make it necessary for a Federal agency to 
                take an action with significant environmental impact;
                    ``(D) developing alternative procedures for 
                complying with this Act, in cases in which a change in 
                a proposed Federal agency action or new information 
                relating to the environmental impacts of such an action 
                makes it necessary to supplement existing analysis 
                under this Act; and
                    ``(E) developing and publishing guidance to Federal 
                agencies regarding implementation of title I and 
                regulations promulgated under paragraph (1); and
            ``(4) perform such other functions related to environmental 
        laws, policies, and programs as the President may specify.
    ``(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect, alter, or 
limit the independence of independent regulatory commissions under the 
laws establishing such commissions. The policies, practices, and 
interpretations under this Act and the Environmental Quality 
Improvement Act of 1970 and other laws applicable to, or adopted by, 
such commissions or the Council on Environmental Quality before the 
date of the enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act 
Administrative Reorganization Amendments of 1993 shall continue in 
effect to the extent they are consistent with such independence and 
carry out the purposes of such Acts.
    ``(c)(1) The Director, subject to paragraph (2), shall--
            ``(A) review and appraise the various programs and 
        activities of the Federal Government in light of the policy set 
        forth in title I for the purpose of determining the extent to 
        which such programs and activities are contributing to the 
        achievement of such policy and make recommendations to the 
        President with respect thereto;
            ``(B) coordinate or facilitate the development of 
        recommendations to the President regarding national policies to 
        foster and promote the improvement of environmental quality to 
        meet the conservation, social, economic, health, and other 
        requirements and goals of the Nation; and
            ``(C) coordinate or facilitate the development of such 
        studies, reports thereon, and recommendations with respect to 
        matters of policy and legislation, as the President may 
        request.
    ``(2) The President may transfer to another official in the 
Executive Office of the President, by Executive order, any function of 
the Director under this subsection.
    ``(d)(1) The Director, subject to paragraph (2), shall--
            ``(A) assist Federal agencies and departments in appraising 
        the effectiveness of existing and proposed facilities, 
        programs, policies, and activities of the Federal Government, 
        and those specific major projects designated by the President 
        which do not require individual project authorization by the 
        Congress, which affect environmental quality; and
            ``(B) assist in coordinating among Federal departments and 
        agencies those programs and activities which affect, protect, 
        and improve environmental quality.
    ``(2) The President may transfer to another official in the 
Executive Office of the President or to the head of any Federal agency, 
by Executive order, any function of the Director under this subsection.
    ``(e) The Director shall keep the appropriate Committees of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives informed of the actions, 
regulations, policies, and practices of the Office in carrying out the 
functions and other requirements of the Director and the Office under 
this Act (other than functions of the Director transferred in 
accordance with subsection (c)(2) or (d)(2)).
    ``Sec. 203. Referrals of interagency disagreements by the head of 
any Federal agency concerning proposed major Federal actions 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment under 
section 102(2)(C) or concerning matters under section 309(b) of the 
Clean Air Act shall be made to the Office for mediation and, as 
appropriate, resolution by the President.''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO NEPA.

    Sections 203, 205, 207, and 208 of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, 
are redesignated in order as sections 204, 205, 206, and 207, 
respectively; such sections are each amended by striking ``Council'' 
and inserting ``Office'' each place it appears; and section 206 of such 
Act, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, is repealed.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL 
              QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1970.

    The Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4372 
et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 202(c) by--
                    (A) striking ``The purposes'' and all that follows 
                through ``(1) to'' and inserting ``the purpose of this 
                title is to''; and
                    (B) striking ``; and'' and all that follows through 
                the end of the section and inserting a period;
            (2) in section 203, by striking subsections (a) through (d) 
        and the designation for subsection (e);
            (3) by striking sections 204 and 205;
            (4) in section 206(a), by striking ``Office of 
        Environmental Quality Management Fund'' and inserting ``Office 
        of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Management 
        Fund'';
            (5) by redesignating section 206 as section 204; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:

                             ``definitions

    ``Sec. 205. In this title, each of the terms `Director' and 
`Office' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969.''.

SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE FOR OFFICE OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT 
              COMPLIANCE.

    The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (as amended by 
section 3) is amended by inserting after section 207 the following:
    ``Sec. 208. To assist in the timely performance of the functions of 
the Office, the Director may utilize personnel or otherwise obtain 
assistance from other entities in the Executive Office of the President 
or other Federal agencies, by mutual consent with the heads of those 
entities or agencies, to assist the Director in performing the 
functions of the Office.''.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 209 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 209. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Director to carry out the functions of the Director under this or any 
other Act--
            ``(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1994;
            ``(2) $1,100,000 for fiscal year 1995;
            ``(3) $1,200,000 for fiscal year 1996; and
            ``(4) $1,400,000 for fiscal year 1997.
    ``(b) Amounts appropriated to, or available for the use of, the 
Office or the Director shall remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is amended by 
inserting after section 2 (42 U.S.C. 4321) the following:
    ``Sec. 3. In this Act:
            ``(1) The term `Director' means the Director of the Office 
        of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance appointed under 
        section 201(b).
            ``(2) The term `Fund' means the Office of National 
        Environmental Policy Act Compliance Management Fund established 
        by section 204 of the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 
        1970.
            ``(3) The term `Office' means the Office of National 
        Environmental Policy Act Compliance established by section 
        201(a).''.

SEC. 8. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

    (a) Transfers.--There are transferred to the Secretary of the 
Environment--
            (1) the functions of the Council on Environmental Quality 
        under paragraphs (2), (5), (6), and (7) of section 204 of the 
        National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as in effect on the 
        day before the date of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) the functions of the Chairman of the Council on 
        Environmental Quality (as Director of the Office of 
        Environmental Quality) under paragraphs (3), (4), (6), and (7) 
        of section 203(d) of the Environmental Quality Improvement Act 
        of 1970, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
    (b) Construction.--The functions transferred to the Secretary of 
the Environment by this section or pursuant to any executive order 
issued pursuant to amendments made by this Act shall not be construed 
by anyone to affect, alter, change, or amend any other law or 
regulation administered by the Secretary or his or her delegate.
    (c) Accountability.--The Secretary of the Environment shall be 
accountable to the appropriate committees of the Senate and House of 
Representatives for all functions described in subsection (b).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary 
specifically to carry out the functions described in subsection (b) 
effectively and in a timely manner.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF 
              ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

    (a) Termination.--The Council on Environmental Quality and the 
Office of Environmental Quality are terminated.
    (b) References.--Reference to the Council on Environmental Quality, 
the Office of Environmental Quality, or any officer or employee of that 
council or that office in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, 
regulation, or delegation of authority, or in any document of or 
relating to the Council on Environmental Quality--
            (1) with respect to functions that were vested in that 
        council or office on the day before the date of the enactment 
        of this Act and are vested in the Director of the Office of 
        National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Office by section 
        202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 
        amended by section 2 of this Act, is deemed to refer to the 
        Director of the Office of National Environmental Policy Act 
        Compliance or to such other official to whom such a function is 
        transferred in accordance with section 202(c)(2) or (d)(2) of 
        that Act, as appropriate; or
            (2) with regard to disputes, disagreements, and matters 
        described in sections 202(a)(2) and 203 of that Act, as amended 
        by section 2 of this Act, is deemed to refer to the Director of 
        the Office of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance or 
        to that office, as appropriate.
    (c) Savings Provisions.--
            (1) Continuation of orders, etc.--All orders, 
        determinations, rules, regulations, agreements, grants, 
        contracts, privileges, and other administrative actions--
                    (A) which have been issued, made, granted, or 
                allowed to become effective by the President, the 
                Council on Environmental Quality, or the Office of 
                Environmental Quality, in the performance of functions 
                of the Council on Environmental Quality or the Office 
                of Environmental Quality, or by a court of competent 
                jurisdiction with respect to those functions, and
                    (B) which are in effect on the date of the 
                enactment of this Act, or were final before that date 
                of enactment and are to become effective on or after 
                that date of enactment,
        shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
        modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
        accordance with law by the President, the Director of the 
        Office of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance, any 
        other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, 
        or operation of law.
            (2) Continuation of proceedings and applications.--The 
        provisions of this Act shall not affect any proceedings pending 
        before the Council on Environmental Quality on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, but such proceedings shall be continued. 
        Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be 
        taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such 
        orders, as if this Act had not been enacted, and orders issued 
        in any such proceedings shall continue in effect until 
        modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly 
        authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or 
        by operation of law. Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
        considered to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of 
        any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to 
        the same extent that such proceeding could have been 
        discontinued or modified if this Act had not been enacted.
            (3) Suits not affected.--The provisions of this section 
        shall not affect suits commenced before the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, and in all such suits, proceedings shall 
        be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same 
        manner and with the same effect as if this Act had not been 
        enacted.
            (4) Suits involving council or office.--No suit, action, or 
        other proceeding commenced by or against the Council on 
        Environmental Quality or the Office of Environmental Quality, 
        or by or against any individual in the official capacity of 
        such individual as an officer or employee of the Council or 
        that Office, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this 
        Act.
            (5) Rulemaking.--Any administrative action relating to the 
        preparation or promulgation of a regulation by the Council on 
        Environmental Quality shall be continued by the Director of the 
        Office of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance or the 
        President with the same effect as if this Act had not been 
        enacted.
            (6) Assets and interests.--The contracts, liabilities, 
        records, property, and other assets and interests of the 
        Council on Environmental Quality and the Office of 
        Environmental Quality shall, on and after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, be considered to be the contracts, 
        liabilities, records, property, and other assets and interests 
        of the Office of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance.
    (d) Continuing Availability of Amounts.--Amounts available to the 
Council on Environmental Quality on the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall be available for use by the Director of the Office of 
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance.

SEC. 10. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 2 (42 U.S.C. 4321)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' after ``man;''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Nation;'' and all that follows 
                through the end of the section and inserting 
                ``Nation.'';
            (2) by striking ``Council on Environmental Quality'' each 
        place that term appears and inserting ``Director'';
            (3) in section 102(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(B)) by striking 
        ``established by title II of this Act'';
            (4) in section 102(2)(G) (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(G)) by 
        inserting ``and'' after the semicolon;
            (5) in section 102(2)(H) (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(H)) by striking 
        ``; and'' and inserting a period;
            (6) by striking section 102(2)(I) (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(I));
            (7) in section 205(1) (42 U.S.C. 4345(1)) by striking ``the 
        Citizen's'' and all that follows through ``and with''; and
            (8) in section 205(2) (42 U.S.C. 4345(2)) by striking ``the 
        Council's'' and inserting ``the Office's''.

                                 

HR 3484 IH----2

A: National Environmental Policy Act Administrative Reorganization Amendments of 1993 - Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (the Act) to replace provisions regarding the Council on Environmental Quality with those establishing an Office of National Environmental Policy (NEPA) Compliance in the Executive Office of the President.  Requires the Office to be headed by a Director appointed by the President. 
Requires the Director to:  (1) promulgate regulations governing the implementation of the Act by all Federal agencies; (2) mediate interagency disputes; (3) monitor Federal agency implementation of the Act and regulations; and (4) perform other functions related to environmental laws, policies, and programs as specified by the President. 
Amends the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 to remove provisions regarding the Office of Environmental Quality. 
Authorizes appropriations for the Office of NEPA Compliance. 
Transfers certain duties of the Council, including making an annual report on the state of the environment, to the Secretary of the Environment.  Authorizes appropriations. 
Terminates the Council and the Office of Environmental Quality and transfers functions to the Office of NEPA Compliance.  Makes existing Council funds available for the Director.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Lead Poisoning Through 
Nutrition Education Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. NUTRITION OUTREACH PROGRAM TO RESPOND TO EXPOSURE TO LEAD.

    (a) Implementation of Nutrition Education Program.--The Secretary 
of Agriculture shall carry out a nutrition education program to be 
called ``Well Fed Means Less Lead'' (in this section referred to as 
WFMLL) to support communitywide messaging and outreach on both the 
harmful impacts of lead exposure and the important role nutrition plays 
in a diet protective against lead exposure, especially for children.
    (b) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities 
that submit applications containing such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary considers appropriate, to carry out WFMLL campaigns.
    (c) Priority.--For the purpose of making grants under subsection 
(b), the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that--
            (1) are located in geographical areas in which there is a 
        large number of children with elevated blood lead levels; and
            (2) agree to provide WFMLL--
                    (A) using culturally competent approaches, 
                including print materials, to conduct outreach to 
                targeted populations;
                    (B) using campaigns that are developed based on, 
                and responsive to, community needs; and
                    (C) that reaches a breadth of supplemental-
                nutrition-assistance-program-eligible households and 
                low-income individuals (including pregnant women, 
                infants, toddlers, and parents of school-age children 
                at highest risk of elevated blood lead levels) through 
                multiple channels.
    (d) Limitation.--In any fiscal year, no eligible entity may receive 
more than 15 percent of the amount appropriated to carry out this 
section in such fiscal year.
    (e) Allowable Uses of Funds.--Grants made under subsection (b) 
shall be used--
            (1) to carry out communitywide education campaigns using 
        evidence-based materials that inform supplemental-nutrition-
        assistance-program-eligible households and the greater 
        community about lead exposure, and may include multilingual 
        print materials, street-level billboards, and advertising on 
        radio or social media;
            (2) to support outreach and education activities to inform 
        individuals of foods that can mitigate the impact of elevated 
        blood lead levels in children;
            (3) to target WFMLL outreach through coordination with 
        community organizations and Department of Agriculture nutrition 
        programs serving pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and school-
        age children;
            (4) to implement strategies that are focused on increasing 
        consumption of certain foods and nutrients and that include 
        creating culturally competent materials, training community 
        organizations working with youth, offering community training, 
        and conducting door-to-door efforts during daylight hours;
            (5) to promote and encourage participation in Federal 
        nutrition programs (including the supplemental nutrition 
        assistance program, the child and adult care food program, the 
        summer food service program, the national school lunch program, 
        and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
        infants, and children) as a means to improve nutrition and to 
        minimize lead absorption by using culturally relevant, family-
        friendly, evidence-based educational materials reflective of 
        existing materials;
            (6) to engage with local businesses, governmental entities, 
        civic organizations, community groups, and residents to 
        mobilize community partnerships around healthy eating and lead 
        poisoning prevention; and
            (7) to develop systems that refer and link low-income 
        individuals and supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-
        eligible households to foods that provide nutrients essential 
        to creating a diet protective against lead.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means an 
        agency of a unit of general purpose local government, a 
        nonprofit entity serving children at highest risk of lead 
        poisoning, an emergency feeding organization, a food bank or 
        food pantry (as defined in section 201A of Emergency Food 
        Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501)), a federally recognized 
        Tribe or Tribal organization, an urban Indian organization, a 
        local education agency, or a federally qualified health center.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.

A:
Combating Lead Poisoning Through Nutrition Education Act of 2018  This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to carry out a nutrition education program to support and award grants for community-wide messaging and outreach on: (1) the harmful impacts of lead exposure; and (2) the important role nutrition plays in a diet protective against lead exposure, especially for children. 
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