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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. CERTAIN DISEASES PRESUMED TO BE WORK-RELATED CAUSE OF 
              DISABILITY OR DEATH FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN FIRE 
              PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Definition.--Section 8101 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (19), by striking 
the period at the end of paragraph (20) and inserting ``; and'', and by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(21) `employee in fire protection activities' means a 
        firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue 
        worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous material worker, 
        who--
                    ``(A) is trained in fire suppression;
                    ``(B) has the legal authority and responsibility to 
                engage in fire suppression;
                    ``(C) is engaged in the prevention, control, and 
                extinguishment of fires or response to emergency 
                situations where life, property, or the environment is 
                at risk; and
                    ``(D) performs such activities as a primary 
                responsibility of his or her job.''.
    (b) Presumption Relating to Employees in Fire Protection 
Activities.--Section 8102 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(c)(1) With regard to an employee in fire protection activities, 
a disease specified in paragraph (3) shall be presumed to be 
proximately caused by the employment of such employee, subject to the 
length of service requirements specified. The disability or death of an 
employee in fire protection activities due to such a disease shall be 
presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the 
performance of such employee's duty. Such presumptions may be rebutted 
by a preponderance of the evidence.
    ``(2) Such presumptions apply only if the employee in fire 
protection activities is diagnosed with the disease for which 
presumption is sought within 10 years of the last active date of 
employment as an employee in fire protection activities.
    ``(3) The following diseases shall be presumed to be proximately 
caused by the employment of the employee in fire protection activities:
            ``(A) If the employee has been employed for a minimum of 5 
        years in aggregate as an employee in fire protection 
        activities:
                    ``(i) Heart disease.
                    ``(ii) Lung disease.
                    ``(iii) The following cancers:
                            ``(I) Brain cancer.
                            ``(II) Cancer of the blood or lymphatic 
                        systems.
                            ``(III) Leukemia.
                            ``(IV) Lymphoma (except Hodgkin's disease).
                            ``(V) Multiple myeloma.
                            ``(VI) Bladder cancer.
                            ``(VII) Kidney cancer.
                            ``(VIII) Testicular cancer.
                            ``(IX) Cancer of the digestive system.
                            ``(X) Colon cancer.
                            ``(XI) Liver cancer.
                            ``(XII) Skin cancer.
                            ``(XIII) Lung cancer.
                    ``(iv) Any other cancer the contraction of which 
                the Secretary of Labor through regulations determines 
                to be related to the hazards to which an employee in 
                fire protection activities may be subject.
            ``(B) Regardless of the length of time an employee in fire 
        protection activities has been employed, any uncommon 
        infectious disease, including but not limited to tuberculosis, 
        hepatitis A, B, or C, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), 
        and any other uncommon infectious disease the contraction of 
        which the Secretary of Labor through regulations determines to 
        be related to the hazards to which an employee in fire 
        protection activities may be subject.''.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health in 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall examine the 
implementation of this Act and appropriate scientific and medical data 
related to the health risks associated with firefighting and submit to 
Congress a report which shall include--
            (1) an analysis of the injury claims made under this Act;
            (2) an analysis of the available research related to the 
        health risks associated with firefighting; and
            (3) recommendations for any administrative or legislative 
        actions necessary to ensure that those diseases most associated 
        with firefighting are included in the presumption created by 
        this Act.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section applies to 
an injury that is first diagnosed or a death that occurs, on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act.

SOLUTION: Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2011- Provides that: (1) specified diseases, including heart disease, lung disease, tuberculosis, hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus, and specified cancers, of federal employees in fire protection activities shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of the last active date of employment in fire protection activities; (2) the disability or death of such an employee due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.

Defines an "employee in fire protection activities" as a firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous material worker, who: (1) is trained in fire suppression; (2) has the legal authority and responsibility to engage in fire suppression; (3) is engaged in the prevention, control, and extinguishment of fires or response to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk; and (4) performs such activities as a primary responsibility of his or her job.

Directs the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to examine the implementation of this Act and appropriate scientific and medical data related to the health risks associated with firefighting and to report to Congress on: (1) an analysis of the injury claims made under this Act; (2) an analysis of the available research related to the health risks associated with firefighting; and (3) recommendations for any administrative or legislative actions necessary to ensure that those diseases most associated with firefighting are included in the presumption created by this Act.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Families 
Together Act of 2001''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Restoration of definition of aggravated felony (repeal of 
                            section 321 of IIRIRA).
Sec. 3. Restoration of detention policy.
Sec. 4. Repeal of time stop provisions.
Sec. 5. Repeal of section 101(a)(48).
Sec. 6. Restoration of section 212(c).
Sec. 7. Restoration of judicial review provisions.
Sec. 8. Post-proceeding relief for affected aliens.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF DEFINITION OF AGGRAVATED FELONY (REPEAL OF 
              SECTION 321 OF IIRIRA).

    (a) In General.--Effective as if included in the enactment of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(division C of Public Law 104-208), section 321 of such Act is repealed 
and the provisions of law amended by such section are restored as if 
such section had not been enacted.
    (b) Restoration of Rights.--Any alien whose legal permanent 
resident status, application for permanent residence, or application 
for cancellation of removal, was affected by the changes in the 
definition of ``aggravated felony'' made by such section 321 may apply 
to the Attorney General to be considered for adjustment of status or 
cancellation of removal in conformance with the provisions of section 
101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as restored by 
subsection (a).

SEC. 3. RESTORATION OF DETENTION POLICY.

    (a) In General.--Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Detention of Criminal Aliens.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Attorney General shall take into 
        custody any alien convicted of an aggravated felony upon 
        release of the alien (regardless of whether or not such release 
        is on parole, supervised release, or probation, and regardless 
        of the possibility of rearrest or further confinement in 
        respect of the same offense). Notwithstanding subsection (a) or 
        section 241(a) but subject to paragraph (2), the Attorney 
        General shall not release such felon from custody.
            ``(2) Non-release.--The Attorney General may not release 
        from custody any who has been convicted of an aggravated 
        felony, either before or after a determination of removability, 
        unless--
                    ``(A)(i) the alien was lawfully admitted, or
                    ``(ii) the alien was not lawfully admitted but the 
                alien cannot be removed because the designated country 
                of removal will not accept the alien; and
                    ``(B) the alien satisfies the Attorney General that 
                the alien will not pose a danger to the safety of other 
                persons or of property and is likely to appear for any 
                scheduled proceeding.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective as if included in the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF TIME STOP PROVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 240A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(d)) is repealed.
    (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective as if included in the enactment of subtitle A of title III of 
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996.

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF SECTION 101(A)(48).

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (48) of section 101(a)(48) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is repealed.
    (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by subsection (a) shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of section 322(a) of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

SEC. 6. RESTORATION OF SECTION 212(C).

    (a) In General.--Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following new subsection:
    ``(c) Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who 
temporarily proceeded abroad voluntarily and not under an order of 
deportation or removal, and who are returning to a lawful 
unrelinquished domicile of seven consecutive years, may be admitted in 
the discretion of the Attorney General without regard to the provisions 
of subsection (a) (other than paragraphs (3) and (10)(C)). Nothing 
contained in this subsection shall limit the authority of the Attorney 
General to exercise the discretion vested in him under section 211(b). 
The first sentence of this subsection shall not apply to an alien who 
has been convicted of one or more aggravated felonies and has served 
for such felony or felonies a term of imprisonment of at least 5 
years.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
as of April 24, 1996, as if section 440(d) of the Antiterrorism and 
Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-132) and section 
304(b) of Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104-208) had not been enacted.

SEC. 7. RESTORATION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW PROVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1252) is amended to read as follows:

                 ``judicial review of orders of removal

    ``Sec. 242. (a) The procedure prescribed by, and all the provisions 
of chapter 158 of title 28, United States Code, shall apply to, and 
shall be the sole and exclusive procedure for, the judicial review of 
all final orders of removal heretofore or hereafter made against aliens 
within the United States pursuant to administrative proceedings under 
section 240 of this Act or comparable provisions of any prior Act, 
except that--
            ``(1) a petition for review may be filed not later than 90 
        days after the date of the issuance of the final removal order, 
        or, in the case of an alien convicted of an aggravated felony 
        not later than 30 days after the issuance of such order;
            ``(2) the venue of any petition for review under this 
        section shall be in the judicial circuit in which the 
        administrative proceedings before an immigration judge were 
        conducted in whole or in part, or in the judicial circuit 
        wherein is the residence, as defined in this Act, of the 
        petitioner, but not in more than one circuit;
            ``(3) the action shall be brought against the Immigration 
        and Naturalization Service, as respondent. Service of the 
        petition to review shall be made upon the Attorney General of 
        the United States and upon the official of the Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service in charge of the Service district in 
        which the office of the clerk of the court is located. The 
        service of the petition for review upon such official of the 
        Service shall stay the removal of the alien pending 
        determination of the petition by the court, unless the court 
        otherwise directs or unless the alien is convicted of an 
        aggravated felony, in which case the Service shall not stay the 
        removal of the alien pending determination of the petition of 
        the court unless the court otherwise directs;
            ``(4) except as provided in clause (B) of paragraph (5) of 
        this subsection, the petition shall be determined solely upon 
        the administrative record upon which the removal order is based 
        and the Attorney General's findings of fact, if supported by 
        reasonable, substantial, and probative evidence on the record 
        considered as a whole, shall be conclusive;
            ``(5) whenever any petitioner, who seeks review of an order 
        under this section, claims to be a national of the United 
        States and makes a showing that his claim is not frivolous, the 
        court shall (A) pass upon the issues presented when it appears 
        from the pleadings and affidavits filed by the parties that no 
        genuine issue of material fact is presented; or (B) where a 
        genuine issue of material fact as to the petitioner's 
        nationality is presented, transfer the proceedings to a United 
        States district court for the district where the petitioner has 
        his residence for hearing de novo of the nationality claim and 
        determination as if such proceedings were originally initiated 
        in the district court under the provisions of section 2201 of 
        title 28, United States Code. Any such petitioner shall not be 
        entitled to have such issue determined under section 360(a) of 
        this Act or otherwise;
            ``(6) whenever a petitioner seeks review of an order under 
        this section, any review sought with respect to a motion to 
        reopen or reconsider such an order shall be consolidated with 
        the review of the order;
            ``(7) if the validity of a removal order has not been 
        judicially determined, its validity may be challenged in a 
        criminal proceeding against the alien for violation of 
        subsection (a) or (b) of section 243 of this Act only by 
        separate motion for judicial review before trial. Such motion 
        shall be determined by the court without a jury and before the 
        trial of the general issue. Whenever a claim to United States 
        nationality is made in such motion, and in the opinion of the 
        court, a genuine issue of material fact as to the alien's 
        nationality is presented, the court shall accord him a hearing 
        de novo on the nationality claim and determine that issue as if 
        proceedings had been initiated under the provisions of section 
        2201 of title 28, United States Code. Any such alien shall not 
        be entitled to have such issue determined under section 360(a) 
        of this Act or otherwise. If no such hearing de novo as to 
        nationality is conducted, the determination shall be made 
        solely upon the administrative record upon which the removal 
        order is based and the Attorney General's findings of fact, if 
        supported by reasonable, substantial, and probative evidence on 
        the record considered as a whole, shall be conclusive. If the 
        removal order is held invalid, the court shall dismiss the 
        indictment and the United States shall have the right to appeal 
        to the court of appeals within 30 days. The procedure on such 
        appeals shall be as provided in the Federal rules of criminal 
        procedure. No petition for review under this section may be 
        filed by any alien during the pendency of a criminal proceeding 
        against such alien for violation of subsection (a) or (b) of 
        section 243 of this Act;
            ``(8) nothing in this section shall be construed to require 
        the Attorney General to defer removal of an alien after the 
        issuance of a removal order because of the right of judicial 
        review of the order granted by this section, or to relieve any 
        alien from compliance with subsections (a) and (b) of section 
        243 of this Act. Nothing contained in this section shall be 
        construed to preclude the Attorney General from detaining or 
        continuing to detain an alien or from taking the alien into 
        custody pursuant to section 241 of this Act at any time after 
        the issuance of a removal order;
            ``(9) it shall not be necessary to print the record or any 
        part thereof, or the briefs, and the court shall review the 
        proceedings on a typewritten record and on typewritten briefs; 
        and
            ``(10) any alien held in custody pursuant to an order of 
        removal may obtain judicial review thereof by habeas corpus 
        proceedings.
    ``(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, any alien 
against whom a final order of removal has been made heretofore or 
hereafter under the provisions of section 235 of this Act or comparable 
provisions of any prior Act may obtain judicial review of such order by 
habeas corpus proceedings and not otherwise.
    ``(c) An order of removal shall not be reviewed by any court if the 
alien has not exhausted the administrative remedies available to the 
alien as of right under the immigration laws and regulations or if the 
alien has departed from the United States after the issuance of the 
order. Every petition for review or for habeas corpus shall state 
whether the validity of the order has been upheld in any prior judicial 
proceeding, and, if so, the nature and date thereof, and the court in 
which such proceeding took place. No petition for review or for habeas 
corpus shall be entertained if the validity of the order has been 
previously determined in any civil or criminal proceeding, unless the 
petition presents grounds which the court finds could not have been 
presented in such prior proceeding, or the court finds that the remedy 
provided by such prior proceeding was inadequate or ineffective to test 
the validity of the order.
    ``(d)(1) A petition for review or for habeas corpus on behalf of an 
alien against whom a final order of removal has been issued pursuant to 
section 238(b) may challenge only--
            ``(A) whether the alien is in fact the alien described in 
        the order;
            ``(B) whether the alien is in fact an alien described in 
        section 238(b)(2);
            ``(C) whether the alien has been convicted of an aggravated 
        felony and such conviction has become final; and
            ``(D) whether the alien was afforded the procedures 
        required by section 238(b)(4).
    ``(2) No court shall have jurisdiction to review any issue other 
than an issue described in paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
determinations pending on or after such date with respect to which--
            (1) a final administrative decision has been not been 
        rendered as of such date; or
            (2) such a decision has been rendered but the period for 
        seeking judicial review of the decision has not expired.

SEC. 8. POST-PROCEEDING RELIEF FOR AFFECTED ALIENS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 240(c)(6) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(6)) or any other 
limitation imposed by law on motions to reopen removal proceedings, the 
Attorney General shall establish a process (whether through permitting 
the reopening of a removal proceeding or otherwise) under which an 
alien--
            (1) who is (or was) in removal proceedings before the date 
        of the enactment of this Act (whether or not the alien has been 
        removed as of such date); and
            (2) whose eligibility for cancellation of removal has been 
        established by this Act;
may apply (or reapply) for cancellation of removal under section 
240A(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(a)) as a 
beneficiary of the relief provided under this Act.
    (b) Parole.--The Attorney General should exercise the parole 
authority under section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)) for the purpose of permitting aliens 
removed from the United States to participate in the process 
established under subsection (a).

SOLUTION: Keeping Families Together Act of 2001 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Act) to repeal the provision amending the definition of "aggravated felony," and restore provisions of law amended by such provision as if it had not been enacted, including residency-or status-related rights of an affected legal alien. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise detention of criminal alien provisions, effective as if included in the Act. Repeals, as if included in the Act: (1) certain provisions respecting termination of continuous presence or physical presence in the United States; and (2) the definition of "conviction."Authorizes the Attorney General to admit certain lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens returning to the United States who temporarily proceeded abroad voluntarily and not under an order of deportation or removal, effective as of a specified date, as if certain sections of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 had not been enacted. Revises provisions respecting judicial review of removal orders.Requires the Attorney General to establish a post-proceeding removal relief process for affected aliens.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strategy for Assuring Financial 
Empowerment Act'' or the ``SAFE Act''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGY FOR ASSURING FINANCIAL EDUCATION.

    (a) Findings.--
            (1) In general.--The Congress finds it is imperative to--
                    (A) reduce overlap and duplication in Federal 
                financial literacy and financial education programs and 
                in public and private educational activities, in order 
                to increase effectiveness and coordination and to 
                better utilize resources;
                    (B) identify the most effective types of public 
                sector financial literacy programs and techniques as 
                measured by improved consumer decision-making;
                    (C) coordinate and promote financial literacy and 
                financial education efforts at the State and local 
                level, including partnerships between Federal, State 
                and local governments, non-profit organizations and 
                private enterprises;
                    (D) obtain recommendations for integrating economic 
                education and personal-finance education into primary, 
                secondary and post-secondary curricula; and
                    (E) provide multilingual materials and programs 
                under the strategy for assuring financial education 
                whenever appropriate in order to effectively reach the 
                broadest number of people.
            (2) Additional findings.--The Congress also finds that as 
        many as 1 in 10 American families, or about 10,000,000 
        households, do not have a relationship with a traditional 
        financial institution such as a bank, thrift institution, or 
        credit union, despite the significant advantages of such a 
        relationship, including the following:
                    (A) The establishment of a deposit account with a 
                financial institution leads to greater knowledge of 
                personal financial fundamentals.
                    (B) Account ownership provides an opportunity to 
                build assets, because a deposit account is a tool that 
                can be used to save for homeownership, educational 
                opportunities, or retirement.
                    (C) The unbanked typically pay higher costs in 
                transaction fees for financial services than do 
                individuals with banking relationships.
                    (D) Opening and maintaining an account with a 
                financial institution provides opportunities to obtain 
                other products and services--such as home loans, car 
                loans, education loans, or small business loans--from 
                the institution, and can help individuals establish a 
                credit history for their future borrowing needs.
                    (E) Owning an account provides a record of 
                financial transactions that can be drawn on in the case 
                of a dispute.
                    (F) Account ownership provides the opportunity for 
                safer, more secure types of financial transactions, 
                such as direct deposit and check-writing, reducing the 
                risk that paychecks could be stolen or lost and 
                reducing the risk of becoming the victim of a robbery 
                or burglary triggered by carrying large sums of cash.
    (b) Development and Transmittal to the Congress.--
            (1) Development.--The President, acting through the 
        Secretary of the Treasury, the Office of Financial Education 
        established by the Secretary in the Department of the Treasury, 
        and in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
        Development and other officials of the administration, as 
        appropriate, shall develop a national strategy for financial 
        education, to be known as the Strategy for Assuring Financial 
        Empowerment (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
        ``SAFE strategy'').
            (2) Transmittal to the congress.--By February 1 of 2005 and 
        by that date of each succeeding year, the President shall 
        transmit to the Congress a national strategy developed in 
        accordance with paragraph (1).
            (3) Appearance before the congress.--Before March 1, 2004, 
        and before March 1 of each subsequent year, the Secretary of 
        Treasury shall appear before the Committee on Financial 
        Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate at hearings 
        regarding the development of a national strategy for assuring 
        financial education.
            (4) Working group.--The first national strategy transmitted 
        to the Congress in 2005 shall contain recommendations and a 
        proposal for forming a Financial Literacy and Education Working 
        Group to be chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury.
    (c) Issues To Be Addressed.--The SAFE strategy shall address any 
area the President considers appropriate, acting through the Secretary 
of the Treasury, the Office of Financial Education established by the 
Secretary in the Department of the Treasury, and in consultation with 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Financial Literacy 
and Education Working Group established pursuant to the proposal under 
subsection (b)(4), and other officials of the administration, as 
appropriate, including the following:
            (1) Goals, objectives, and priorities.--
                    (A) In general.--Comprehensive, research-based 
                goals, objectives, and priorities for increasing the 
                financial literacy of all citizens, with particular 
                attention to those with low and moderate incomes, 
                Native Americans, immigrants, youths from ages 10-25 
                and those of pre-retirement age.
                    (B) Goals to be included.--Such goals shall include 
                helping individuals, especially those in the target 
                groups, learn to develop--
                            (i) access to and responsible use of 
                        accounts at financial institutions;
                            (ii) knowledge of the credit-granting 
                        process, including the importance and benefits 
                        of building credit;
                            (iii) homeownership;
                            (iv) planning for unexpected circumstances, 
                        further education, retirement and estate 
                        planning;
                            (v) budgets and long-range financial 
                        planning;
                            (vi) an appreciation of the value of 
                        charitable giving;
                            (vii) an understanding of the impact of 
                        taxes on earned income and intelligent planning 
                        to minimize the effects of taxes;
                            (viii) a strategy for and an appreciation 
                        of the value of broad-based, well-planned, 
                        long-term investments; and
                            (ix) patterns of responsible borrowing and 
                        consumer behavior.
            (2) Coordination.--Coordination of financial education 
        efforts and programs within the Executive Branch and with the 
        Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the 
        Securities and Exchange Commission, other Federal banking 
        agencies, the National Credit Union Administration Board, and 
        such other Federal agencies as the Secretary of the Treasury 
        determines to be appropriate.
            (3) Coordination with and enhancement of the role of the 
        private financial sector in financial education.--The 
        enhancement of partnerships between the private government 
        agencies and both the financial sector and nongovernment 
        agencies with regard to financial education.
            (4) Enhancement of intergovernmental cooperation.--The 
        enhancement of--
                    (A) cooperative efforts between the Federal 
                Government and State and local officials, including 
                State and local regulators and educators; and
                    (B) cooperative efforts among the several States 
                and between State and local officials, including State 
                and local regulators and educators which could be 
                utilized or should be encouraged.
            (5) Project and budget priorities.--A 3-year projection for 
        program and budget priorities and achievable projects for 
        improving financial education.
            (6) Assessment of funding.--A complete assessment of how 
        the proposed budget is intended to implement the strategy, and 
        whether the funding levels contained in the proposed budget are 
        sufficient to implement the strategy.
            (7) Data regarding trends in financial education.--The need 
        for timely, accurate, and complete information necessary for 
        the purpose of developing and analyzing data in order to 
        ascertain trends in the need for financial education.
            (8) Improved communications.--A plan for enhancing the 
        communication between the Federal Government and State and 
        local governments regarding financial education.
    (d) Effectiveness Report.--At the time each national SAFE strategy 
for financial education is transmitted by the President to the Congress 
(other than the first transmission of any such strategy) pursuant to 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit a report containing an 
evaluation of the effectiveness of policies to enhance financial 
education and reach the goals outlined in subsection (c).
    (e) Consultations.--In addition to the consultations required under 
this section with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in 
developing the national SAFE strategy for financial education, the 
Secretary shall consult with--
            (1) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
        and other Federal banking agencies and the National Credit 
        Union Administration Board;
            (2) State and local officials, including State and local 
        regulators and educators;
            (3) the Securities and Exchange Commission;
            (4) the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission;
            (5) the Secretary of Education;
            (6) to the extent possible, the finance ministers of 
        foreign governments;
            (7) to the extent appropriate, State and local officials 
        responsible for financial institution and financial market 
        regulation;
            (8) any other State or local government authority, to the 
        extent appropriate;
            (9) any other Federal Government authority or 
        instrumentality, to the extent appropriate
            (10) representatives of the private financial services 
        sector, to the extent appropriate;
            (11) the Secretary of Agriculture;
            (12) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
            (13) the Secretary of Defense;
            (14) the Secretary of Labor;
            (15) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
            (16) the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission;
            (17) the Commissioner of Social Security, the Social 
        Security Administration;
            (18) the Administrator of the Small Business 
        Administration;
            (19) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management;
            (20) the Federal Housing Commissioner;
            (21) State insurance commissioners working through the 
        National Association of Insurance Commissioners;
            (22) the Advertising Council; and
            (23) the heads of Federal, State and local government 
        programs, and privately run programs, which have the purpose 
        of--
                    (A) getting the unbanked to participate in the 
                banking system; and
                    (B) encouraging recipients of State or Federal 
                assistance programs to move away from receiving their 
                programs via paper checks and towards receiving such 
                payments electronically.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury for fiscal years 2004, 
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out the requirements of this section.

SOLUTION:
Strategy for Assuring Financial Empowerment Act - SAFE Act - Directs the President to develop a national strategy for financial education, the Strategy for Assuring Financial Empowerment (SAFE strategy), acting through the Secretary of the Treasury and the Office of Financial Education in the Department of the Treasury.

Requires the SAFE strategy to: (1) address certain issues; and (2) be developed and transmitted to Congress annually, along with policy effectiveness reports. Requires the first SAFE strategy to contain recommendations and a proposal for forming a Financial Literacy and Education Working Group. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to chair the Working Group and to consult with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and with other officials of specified Federal, State, local, and private entities in developing the SAFE strategy.