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Question: SECTION 1. FINANCIAL LITERACY SERVICES.

    Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

                     ``financial literacy services

    ``Sec. 1150A.  (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Area agency on aging.--The term `area agency on 
        aging' has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the 
        Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002).
            ``(2) Financial literacy services.--The term `financial 
        literacy services' means the services described in subsection 
        (b)(1).
            ``(3) Older individual.--The term `older individual' has 
        the meaning given that term in such section 102.
    ``(b) Grants for Services.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
        eligible entities and other entities determined appropriate by 
        the Secretary to enable the entities to provide services to 
        improve financial literacy among older individuals, including 
        older individuals who are women, and the family members and 
        legal representatives of such individuals. The Secretary shall 
        make the grants on a competitive basis, and nationwide.
            ``(2) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        under this subsection, an entity shall be an area agency on 
        aging or another entity that meets such requirements as the 
        Secretary may specify.
            ``(3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this subsection, an entity shall submit an application to the 
        Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Secretary may require. In the case of an 
        entity who intends to provide the financial literacy services 
        jointly with other services as described in paragraph (4)(C), 
        the application shall include information demonstrating that 
        the entity has the capacity to provide the services jointly.
            ``(4) Use of funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An entity that receives a grant 
                under this subsection shall use the funds made 
                available through the grant to provide financial 
                literacy services, such as financial literacy 
                education, training, and assistance.
                    ``(B) Provision through contracts.--The entity may 
                provide the services directly or by entering into a 
                contract with an organization that provides counseling, 
                advice, or representation to older individuals and the 
                family members and legal representatives of such 
                individuals in a community served by the entity.
                    ``(C) Provision with other services.--The entity 
                may provide the services alone or jointly with other 
                services provided by or funded by the eligible entity, 
                such as--
                            ``(i) services provided through State 
                        Health Insurance Assistance Programs;
                            ``(ii) services provided through a Long-
                        Term Care Ombudsman program under section 
                        307(a)(9) or 712 of the Older Americans Act of 
                        1965 (42 U.S.C. 3027, 3058g);
                            ``(iii) information and assistance services 
                        provided under the Older Americans Act of 1965 
                        (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.);
                            ``(iv) legal assistance services provided 
                        under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
                        U.S.C. 3001 et seq.);
                            ``(v) services provided through Senior 
                        Medicare Patrol Projects conducted by the 
                        Administration on Aging;
                            ``(vi) case management services; and
                            ``(vii) services provided through Aging and 
                        Disability Resource Centers.
            ``(5) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress an 
        annual report on the activities carried out by entities under a 
        grant under this subsection.
    ``(c) National Support Center for Financial Literacy Grant.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make a grant to an 
        eligible center to coordinate the services provided through, 
        and support the grant recipients under, the grant program 
        carried out under subsection (b).
            ``(2) Eligible center.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        under this subsection, a center shall--
                    ``(A) be an entity that is housed within an 
                organization described in section 501(c) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from 
                taxation under section 501(a) of such Code;
                    ``(B) have a minimum of 10 years experience 
                operating a national program and support center with a 
                focus on financial literacy; and
                    ``(C) be primarily engaged in outreach and training 
                activities designed to provide financial education and 
                retirement planning for low- and moderate-income 
                individuals, particularly with respect to women; and
                    ``(D) have a demonstrated record of collaboration 
                with organizations that focus on the needs of low- and 
                moderate-income individuals and with national 
                organizations serving the elderly, including those 
                working with area agencies on aging and women, as well 
                as organizations with expertise in financial services 
                and related fields.
            ``(3) Use of funds.--A center that receives a grant under 
        this subsection shall use the funds made available through the 
        grant to--
                    ``(A) design and conduct training (which may 
                include providing training for trainers) related to 
                financial literacy services;
                    ``(B) provide curricula for financial literacy 
                services;
                    ``(C) develop and disseminate relevant information 
                about financial literacy services;
                    ``(D) conduct outreach to national, State, and 
                community organizations through a series of strategic 
                partnerships in order to improve financial literacy 
                among older individuals and the family members and 
                legal representatives of such individuals;
                    ``(E) provide technical assistance to the grant 
                recipients under subsection (b) with respect to the 
                program; and
                    ``(F) collect data from such grant recipients about 
                the services provided under this section, and the 
                impact of those services.
            ``(4) Addressing challenges to women in securing adequate 
        retirement income.--In addition to the activities described in 
        paragraph (3), a center that receives a grant under this 
        subsection shall use the funds made available through the grant 
        to conduct activities that are focused on addressing the 
        challenges faced by older women, women of color, single women, 
        and women who are heads of households to securing an adequate 
        retirement income.
    ``(d) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure that the activities 
carried out under the grant program under subsection (b) and under a 
grant made under subsection (c) are coordinated with the activities 
carried out by--
            ``(1) the Office of Financial Education of the Department 
        of the Treasury; and
            ``(2) the Financial Literacy and Education Commission 
        established under section 513 of the Financial Literacy and 
        Education Improvement Act (20 U.S.C. 9702).
    ``(e) Funding.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services from the Federal Old-Age and 
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Federal Disability Insurance Trust 
Fund established under section 201 such funds as are necessary for 
making grants under this section.''.

Answer: Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to enable eligible entities to provide services to improve financial literacy among older individuals, including family members and legal representatives of such individuals.

Authorizes the Secretary to make such a grant to a national support center to: (1) coordinate services provided through the grant program; and (2) support grant recipients.


Question: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Twice since 1989, the northwestern coast of Maui, 
        Hawaii, has been plagued with massive blooms of the green alga, 
        Cladorphora sericea. Blooms of the red alga, Hypnea 
        musciformis, have also occurred in the area and in the Kihei 
        area.
            (2) The algal blooms have destroyed corals and other reef-
        building organisms, and have washed up on beaches and severely 
        impeded the recreational use of affected coastal areas.
            (3) The algal blooms are particularly detrimental to the 
        natural ecological balance of the near-shore reef environment.
            (4) Although the specific causes of the algal blooms are 
        uncertain, algal growth is stimulated in a proportional manner 
        by concentrations of chemicals such as fertilizers and 
        insecticides, which enter the ocean through freshwater runoff.
            (5) The Department of Health of the State of Hawaii has 
        indicated that the department does not have the resources at 
        this time to determine the cause of the algal blooms.
            (6) Extensive research will be required to determine the 
        factors that contribute to algal growth.
            (7) Potential sources of nutrients that may contribute to 
        algal growth include the near-shore disposal of sewage in 
        injection wells from the Lahaina Wastewater Treatment Plant, 
        surface runoff from agricultural lands and urban resort areas, 
        and subsurface point sources in the areas.
            (8) The long-term environmental impacts of the algal blooms 
        are unknown, but in the short term, reefs exposed to the algae 
        are being destroyed and the deterioration of the coral has 
        detrimental effects on fish and other wildlife that depend on 
        the reefs for survival.
            (9) The algal blooms are generating negative economic 
        impacts as well as negative biological impacts, as additional 
        reports indicate that the algae are decreasing the intake of 
        fish caught by local fishermen in the affected marine waters.
            (10) The Maui Algae Task Force is comprised of community 
        environmental activists and has been assembled to address the 
        problem of algal blooms.
            (11) The Maui Algae Task Force hopes to work in cooperation 
        with the Department of Health of the State of Hawaii and the 
        Environmental Protection Agency to identify and eradicate the 
        causes of the algal blooms.

SEC. 2. STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Administrator'') 
shall conduct a study to--
            (1) determine the causes of recent algal blooms off the 
        northwestern coast of Maui, Hawaii; and
            (2) research alternatives for the improved management of 
        chemicals present in wastewater treatment and fresh water 
        runoff.
    (b) Study Requirements.--In carrying out the study under this 
section, the Administrator shall--
            (1) survey and monitor--
                    (A) seaweed populations and animals for which the 
                seaweed is a food source;
                    (B) surface water runoff sediments in the study 
                area; and
                    (C) inputs into the study area from subsurface 
                point sources, including any such inputs from the 
                Lahaina wastewater treatment plant; and
            (2) study the responses of--
                    (A) the seaweed populations referred to in 
                paragraph (1)(A) to different concentrations of 
                nutrients; and
                    (B) the animals referred to in paragraph (1)(A) to 
                pesticides and other biological toxins.
    (c) Equipment; Grants.--
            (1) Acquisition of equipment.--In carrying out the study 
        under this section, the Administrator is authorized to acquire 
        such monitoring and testing equipment as the Administrator 
        determines necessary.
            (2) Grants.--In carrying out the study under this section, 
        the Administrator is authorized to establish a grant program to 
        provide grants to eligible entities that submit approved 
        applications to the Administrator. The following entities may 
        submit an application to conduct study activities under this 
        section:
                    (A) The Department of Health of the State of 
                Hawaii.
                    (B) The Maui Algae Task Force.
                    (C) Appropriate Federal, State, or county 
                departments or agencies.
                    (D) Any other entity that the Administrator 
                determines to be appropriate.
    (d) Demonstration Projects.--In carrying out the study under this 
section, the Administrator is authorized to establish demonstration 
projects to identify and implement best management practices for the 
control of nonpoint source pollution from erosion and agricultural 
runoff.
    (e) Reports.--
            (1) Interim report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
        Congress a report that includes interim results of the study 
        conducted under this section, and such recommendations as the 
        Administrator determines to be appropriate.
            (2) Final report.--Not later than January 31, 1996, the 
        Administrator shall submit to Congress a final report that 
        summarizes the results of the study conducted under this 
        section and includes such recommendations as the Administrator 
        determines to be appropriate.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out this 
section $500,000 for each of fiscal years 1994 and 1995.

Answer: Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to study and report to the Congress on the causes of recent algal blooms off the northwestern coast of Maui, Hawaii, and to research alternatives for the improved management of chemicals present in wastewater treatment and fresh water runoff. 
Authorizes the Administrator to establish:  (1) a grant program to enable eligible entities to conduct study activities; and (2) demonstration projects to implement best management practices for the control of nonpoint source pollution from erosion and agricultural runoff. 
Authorizes appropriations.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Next Generation Hispanic Serving 
Institutions Act''.

    TITLE I--GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES AT HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

SEC. 101. POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--Title V of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part B as part C;
            (2) by redesignating sections 511 through 518 as sections 
        521 through 528, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after section 505 the following:

   ``PART B--PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC 
                               AMERICANS

``SEC. 511. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            ``(1) According to the United States Census, by the year 
        2050, 1 in 4 Americans will be of Hispanic origin.
            ``(2) Despite the dramatic increase in the Hispanic 
        population in the United States, the National Center for 
        Education Statistics reported that in 1999, Hispanics accounted 
        for only 4 percent of the master's degrees, 3 percent of the 
        doctor's degrees, and 5 percent of first-professional degrees 
        awarded in the United States.
            ``(3) Although Hispanics constitute 10 percent of the 
        college enrollment in the United States, they comprise only 3 
        percent of instructional faculty in college and universities.
            ``(4) The future capacity for research and advanced study 
        in the United States will require increasing the number of 
        Hispanics pursuing postbaccalaureate studies.
            ``(5) Hispanic-serving institutions are leading the Nation 
        in increasing the number of Hispanics attaining graduate and 
        professional degrees.
            ``(6) Among Hispanics who received master's degrees in 
        1999-2000, 25 percent earned them at Hispanic-serving 
        institutions.
            ``(7) Between 1991 and 2000, the number of Hispanic 
        students earning master's degrees at Hispanic-serving 
        institutions grew 136 percent, the number receiving doctor's 
        degrees grew by 85 percent, and the number earning first-
        professional degrees grew by 47 percent.
            ``(8) It is in the National interest to expand the capacity 
        of Hispanic-serving institutions to offer graduate and 
        professional degree programs.
            ``(9) Research is a key element in graduate education and 
        undergraduate preparation, particularly in science and 
        technology, and Congress desires to strengthen the role of 
        research at Hispanic serving-institutions. University research, 
        whether performed directly or through a university's nonprofit 
        research institute or foundation, is considered an integral 
        part of the institution and mission of the university.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this part are--
            ``(1) to expand postbaccalaureate educational opportunities 
        for, and improve the academic attainment of, Hispanic students; 
        and
            ``(2) to expand and enhance the postbaccalaureate academic 
        offerings of high quality that are educating the majority of 
        Hispanic college students and helping large numbers of Hispanic 
        students and low-income individuals complete postsecondary 
        degrees.

``SEC. 512. PROGRAM AUTHORITY AND ELIGIBILITY.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--Subject to the availability of funds 
appropriated to carry out this part, the Secretary shall award 
competitive grants to eligible institutions.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--For the purposes of this part, an `eligible 
institution' means an institution of higher education that--
            ``(1) is a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined under 
        section 502); and
            ``(2) offers a postbaccalaureate certificate or degree 
        granting program.

``SEC. 513. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

    ``Grants awarded under this part shall be used for 1 or more of the 
following activities:
            ``(1) Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or 
        laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including 
        instructional and research purposes.
            ``(2) Construction, maintenance, renovation, and 
        improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other 
        instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of 
        telecommunications technology equipment or services.
            ``(3) Purchase of library books, periodicals, technical and 
        other scientific journals, microfilm, microfiche, and other 
        educational materials, including telecommunications program 
        materials.
            ``(4) Support for needy postbaccalaureate students 
        including outreach, academic support services, mentoring, 
        scholarships, fellowships, and other financial assistance to 
        permit the enrollment of such students in postbaccalaureate 
        certificate and degree granting programs.
            ``(5) Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, 
        faculty research, curriculum development, and academic 
        instruction.
            ``(6) Creating or improving facilities for Internet or 
        other distance learning academic instruction capabilities, 
        including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology 
        equipment or services.
            ``(7) Collaboration with other institutions of higher 
        education to expand postbaccalaureate certificate and degree 
        offerings.
            ``(8) Other activities proposed in the application 
        submitted pursuant to section 514 that--
                    ``(A) contribute to carrying out the purposes of 
                this part; and
                    ``(B) are approved by the Secretary as part of the 
                review and acceptance of such application.

``SEC. 514. APPLICATION AND DURATION.

    ``(a) Application.--Any eligible institution may apply for a grant 
under this part by submitting an application to the Secretary at such 
time and in such manner as determined by the Secretary. Such 
application shall demonstrate how the grant funds will be used to 
improve postbaccalaureate education opportunities for Hispanic and low-
income students and will lead to such students' greater financial 
independence.
    ``(b) Duration.--Grants under this part shall be awarded for a 
period not to exceed 5 years.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not award more than 1 grant 
under this part in any fiscal year to any Hispanic-serving 
institution.''.
    (b) Cooperative Arrangements.--Section 524 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)) is amended by 
inserting ``and section 513'' after ``section 503''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 528(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)) is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(a) Authorizations.--
            ``(1) Part a.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out part A of this title $175,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2005 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
        succeeding fiscal years.
            ``(2) Part b.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out part B of this title $125,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2005 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
        succeeding fiscal years.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--Title V of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 502--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), by striking 
                ``section 512(b)'' and inserting ``section 522(b)''; 
                and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``section 
                512(a)'' and inserting ``section 522(a)'';
            (2) in section 521(c)(6) (as redesignated by subsection 
        (a)(2)), by striking ``section 516'' and inserting ``section 
        526''; and
            (3) in section 526 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)), 
        by striking ``section 518'' and inserting ``section 528''.

      TITLE II--REDUCING REGULATORY BARRIERS FOR HISPANIC-SERVING 
                              INSTITUTIONS

SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1101a(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (C); and
            (2) by striking paragraph (7).

SEC. 202. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

    Section 503(b)(7) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1101b(b)(7)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(7) Articulation agreements and student support programs 
        designed to facilitate the transfer from 2-year to 4-year 
        institutions.''.

SEC. 203. ELIMINATION OF WAIT-OUT PERIOD.

    Section 504(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1101c(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Award Period.--The Secretary may award a grant to a Hispanic-
serving institution under this title for 5 years.''.

SEC. 204. APPLICATION PRIORITY.

    Section 521(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as redesignated 
by section 101(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``(from funds other than 
funds provided under this title)''.

Answer:
Next Generation Hispanic Serving Institutions - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions for Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) under title V (Developing Institutions).

Establishes a program of competitive grants to eligible HSIs that offer postbaccalaureate certifications or degrees (part B grants). Limits a part B grant award's duration to not more than five years. Prohibits the Secretary of Education from awarding more than one part B grant to an HSI in any one fiscal year.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through FY 2009 for: (1) the current part A program of grants to HSIs that offer baccalaureate degrees or are junior or community colleges; and (2) the new part B program of grants to HSIs that offer postbaccalaureate certifications or degrees.

Eliminates the requirement that an eligible HSI provide assurances that at least 50 percent of its Hispanic students be low-income students.

Includes, among authorized activities under part A grants, articulation agreements and student support programs to help transfers from two-year to four-year institutions.

Eliminates the two-year wait-out period between any two five-year part A grants to an HSI.