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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Farm-To-Cafeteria 
Projects Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT FARM-TO-CAFETERIA PROJECTS.

     Section 12 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C.1760) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(q) Grants to Support Farm-To-Cafeteria Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--To improve access to local foods in 
        schools and institutions receiving funds under this Act and the 
        Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) (other 
        than section 17 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1786)), the Secretary 
        shall provide competitive grants to nonprofit entities and 
        educational institutions to establish and carry out farm-to-
        cafeteria projects under paragraph 2.
            ``(2) Project requirements.--Farm-to-cafeteria projects 
        eligible to receive assistance under this subsection shall be 
        projects designed to--
                    ``(A) procure local foods from small and medium-
                sized farms for the provision of foods for school 
                meals;
                    ``(B) support nutrition education activities or 
                curriculum planning that incorporates the participation 
                of school children in farm and agriculture education 
                projects; and
                    ``(C) develop a sustained commitment to farm-to-
                cafeteria projects in the community by linking schools, 
                agricultural producers, parents, and other community 
                stakeholders.
            ``(3) Technical assistance and related information.--
                    ``(A) Technical assistance.--In carrying out this 
                subsection, the Secretary may provide technical 
                assistance regarding farm-to-cafeteria projects, 
                processes, and development to an entity seeking the 
                assistance.
                    ``(B) Sharing of information.--The Secretary may 
                provide for the sharing of information concerning farm-
                to-cafeteria projects and issues among and between 
                government, private for-profit and nonprofit groups, 
                and the public through publications, conferences, and 
                other appropriate means.
            ``(4) Grants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--From amounts made available to 
                carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall make 
                grants to assist private non-profit entities and 
                educational institutions to establish and carry out 
                farm-to-cafeteria projects.
                    ``(B) Maximum amount.--The maximum amount of a 
                grant provided to an entity under this subsection shall 
                be $100,000.
                    ``(C) Matching funds requirements.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Federal share of the 
                        cost of establishing or carrying out a farm-to-
                        cafeteria project that receives assistance 
                        under this subsection may not exceed 75 percent 
                        of the cost of the project during the term of 
                        the grant, as determined by the Secretary.
                            ``(ii) Form.--In providing the non-Federal 
                        share of the cost of carrying out a farm-to-
                        cafeteria project, the grantee shall provide 
                        the share through a payment in cash or in kind, 
                        fairly evaluated, including facilities, 
                        equipment, or services.
                            ``(iii) Source.--An entity may provide the 
                        non-Federal share through State or local 
                        government, or through private sources.
                    ``(D) Administration.--
                            ``(i) Single grant.--A farm-to-cafeteria 
                        project may be supported by only a single grant 
                        under this subsection.
                            ``(ii) Term.--The term of a grant made 
                        under this subsection may not exceed 3 years.
            ``(5) Evaluation.--Not later than January 30, 2008, the 
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) provide for the evaluation of the projects 
                funded under this subsection; and
                    ``(B) submit to the Committee on Education and the 
                Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
                the Senate a report on the results of the evaluation.
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 to carry out this 
        subsection, to remain available until expended.''.
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Farm-To-Cafeteria Projects Act of 2003 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive grants to private nonprofit entities and educational institutions to establish and carry out Farm-to-Cafeteria projects to improve access to local foods in schools and institutions receiving funds under NSLA and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) (except the special supplemental program for women, infants, and children (WIC) which already has a WIC Farmers Market Nutrition program).

Requires such projects to be designed to: (1) procure local foods from small and medium-sized farms to provide foods for school meals; (2) support nutrition education activities or curriculum planning incorporating school children's participation in farm and agriculture education projects; and (3) develop a sustained commitment to farm-to-cafeteria projects in the community by linking schools, agricultural producers, parents, and other community stakeholders.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Children's Safety 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CHARACTER INVESTIGATIONS.

    Section 408 of the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 
Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3207) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(d) By Tribal Social Services Agency for Foster Care Placements 
in Tribal Court Proceedings.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Covered individual.--The term `covered 
                individual' includes--
                            ``(i) any individual 18 years of age or 
                        older; and
                            ``(ii) any individual who an Indian tribe 
                        described in paragraph (2)(A) determines is 
                        subject to a character investigation under that 
                        paragraph.
                    ``(B) Foster care placement.--The term `foster care 
                placement' means any action removing an Indian child 
                from a parent or Indian custodian for temporary 
                placement in a foster home or institution or the home 
                of a guardian or conservator if--
                            ``(i) the parent or Indian custodian cannot 
                        have the child returned on demand; and
                            ``(ii) parental rights have not been 
                        terminated.
                    ``(C) Indian custodian.--The term `Indian 
                custodian' means any Indian--
                            ``(i) who has legal custody of an Indian 
                        child under tribal law or custom or under State 
                        law; or
                            ``(ii) to whom temporary physical care, 
                        custody, and control has been transferred by 
                        the parent of the child.
                    ``(D) Parent.--The term `parent' means--
                            ``(i) any biological parent of an Indian 
                        child; or
                            ``(ii) any Indian who has lawfully adopted 
                        an Indian child, including adoptions under 
                        tribal law or custom.
                    ``(E) Tribal court.--The term `tribal court' means 
                a court--
                            ``(i) with jurisdiction over foster care 
                        placements; and
                            ``(ii) that is--
                                    ``(I) a Court of Indian Offenses;
                                    ``(II) a court established and 
                                operated under the code or custom of an 
                                Indian tribe; or
                                    ``(III) any other administrative 
                                body of a tribe that is vested with 
                                authority over foster care placements.
                    ``(F) Tribal social services agency.--The term 
                `tribal social services agency' means the agency of the 
                Federal Government or of an Indian tribe described in 
                paragraph (2)(A) that has the primary responsibility 
                for carrying out foster care services (as of the date 
                on which the proceeding described in paragraph (2)(A) 
                commences) on the Indian reservation of the Indian 
                tribe.
            ``(2) Character investigations before placement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
                (3), no foster care placement shall be ordered in any 
                proceeding over which an Indian tribe has exclusive 
                jurisdiction until the tribal social services agency--
                            ``(i) completes an investigation of the 
                        character of each covered individual who 
                        resides in the household or is employed at the 
                        institution in which the foster care placement 
                        will be made; and
                            ``(ii) concludes that each covered 
                        individual described in clause (i) meets such 
                        standards of character as the Indian tribe 
                        shall establish in accordance with subparagraph 
                        (B).
                    ``(B) Standards of character.--The standards of 
                character described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall 
                include--
                            ``(i) requirements that each tribal social 
                        services agency described in subparagraph (A)--
                                    ``(I) perform criminal records 
                                checks, including fingerprint-based 
                                checks of national crime information 
                                databases (as defined in section 
                                534(f)(3) of title 28, United States 
                                Code); and
                                    ``(II) check any child abuse and 
                                neglect registry maintained by the 
                                State in which the covered individual 
                                resides for information on the covered 
                                individual, and request any other State 
                                in which the covered individual resided 
                                in the preceding 5 years, to enable the 
                                tribal social services agency to check 
                                any child abuse and neglect registry 
                                maintained by that State for such 
                                information; and
                            ``(ii) any other additional requirement 
                        that the Indian tribe determines is necessary.
                    ``(C) Results.--Except as provided in paragraph 
                (3), no foster care placement shall be ordered in any 
                proceeding described in subparagraph (A) if an 
                investigation described in clause (i) of that 
                subparagraph reveals that a covered individual 
                described in that clause--
                            ``(i) has been found by a Federal, State, 
                        or tribal court to have committed any crime 
                        listed in clause (i) or (ii) of section 
                        471(a)(20)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 671(a)(20)(A)); or
                            ``(ii) is listed on a registry described in 
                        subparagraph (B)(i)(II).
                    ``(D) Deadline.--Except as provided in paragraph 
                (3), the tribal social services agency shall satisfy 
                the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of 
                subparagraph (A) not later than 14 days after the date 
                on which the proceeding described in subparagraph (A) 
                commences.
            ``(3) Emergency placement.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply 
        to an emergency foster care placement, as determined by an 
        Indian tribe described in paragraph (2)(A).
            ``(4) Recertification of foster homes or institutions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date of enactment of this subsection, each Indian 
                tribe shall establish procedures to recertify homes or 
                institutions in which foster care placements are made.
                    ``(B) Contents.--The procedures described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall include, at a minimum, periodic 
                intervals at which the home or institution shall be 
                subject to recertification to ensure--
                            ``(i) the safety of the home or institution 
                        for the Indian child; and
                            ``(ii) that each covered individual who 
                        resides in the home or is employed at the 
                        institution is subject to a character 
                        investigation in accordance with this 
                        subsection, including any covered individual 
                        who--
                                    ``(I) resides in the home or is 
                                employed at the institution on the date 
                                on which the procedures established 
                                under subparagraph (A) commences; and
                                    ``(II) did not reside in the home 
                                or was not employed at the institution 
                                on the date on which the investigation 
                                described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) was 
                                completed.
                    ``(C) Regulations promulgated or guidance issued by 
                the secretary.--The procedures established under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be subject to any regulation 
                promulgated or guidance issued by the Secretary that is 
                in accordance with the purpose of this subsection.
            ``(5) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of this subsection and after consultation with 
        Indian tribes, the Secretary shall promulgate a regulation 
        regarding--
                    ``(A) procedures for a character investigation of 
                any covered individual who--
                            ``(i) resides in the home or is employed at 
                        the institution in which the foster care 
                        placement is made after the date on which the 
                        investigation described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) 
                        is completed; and
                            ``(ii) was not the subject of an 
                        investigation described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) 
                        before the foster care placement was made;
                    ``(B) self-reporting requirements for foster care 
                homes or institutions in which any covered individual 
                described in subparagraph (A) resides if the head of 
                the household or the operator of the institution has 
                knowledge that the covered individual--
                            ``(i) has been found by a Federal, State, 
                        or tribal court to have committed any crime 
                        listed in clause (i) or (ii) of section 
                        471(a)(20)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 671(a)(20)(A)); or
                            ``(ii) is listed on a registry described in 
                        paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II);
                    ``(C) procedures and guidelines for emergency 
                foster care placements under paragraph (3); and
                    ``(D) procedures for certifying compliance with 
                this Act.''.
answer:
Native American Children's Safety Act - Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (Act) to prohibit any foster care placement over which an Indian tribe has exclusive jurisdiction from being ordered until the tribal social services agency: (1) completes an investigation of the character of each covered individual who resides in the household or is employed at the institution in which the foster care placement will be made, and (2) concludes that each of those individuals meets the standards of character the tribe is required to establish.  Defines a &quot;covered individual&quot; as an adult and any other individual the tribe determines is subject to such character investigation. Requires the tribal social services agency, as part of those investigations, to: (1) perform criminal records checks, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases; (2) check any child abuse and neglect registry maintained by the state in which the individual resides; and (3) request any other state in which the individual resided during the preceding five years to allow the agency to check its registry. Prohibits a foster care placement from being ordered if the investigation reveals that the covered individual: (1) has been found guilty by a federal, state, or tribal court of a felony involving child abuse or neglect, spousal abuse, a crime against a child, violence, or drugs; or (2) is listed on a child abuse and neglect registry in the state where the individual resides or resided within the preceding five years. Excepts emergency foster care placements from such requirements. Requires each Indian tribe to establish procedures to recertify homes or institutions in which foster care placements are made. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate a regulation establishing: (1) procedures for investigating the character of any covered individual who resides in the home or is employed at the institution in which the child is placed after the investigations that preceded that placement occurred, (2) self-reporting requirements for foster care homes or institutions that have knowledge that a covered individual residing on their premises would fail the character investigation, (3) procedures and guidelines for emergency foster care placements, and (4) procedures for certifying compliance with the Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securities Litigation Attorney 
Accountability and Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES OF PAYMENTS, FEE ARRANGEMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND 
              OTHER POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BETWEEN PLAINTIFF 
              AND ATTORNEYS.

    (a) Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--Section 21D(a) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u-4(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(10) Disclosures regarding payments.--
                    ``(A) Sworn certifications required.--In any 
                private action arising under this title, each plaintiff 
                and any attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn 
                certifications, which shall be personally signed by 
                such plaintiff and such attorney, respectively, and 
                filed with the complaint, that identify any direct or 
                indirect payment, or promise of any payment, by such 
                attorney, or any person affiliated with such attorney, 
                to such plaintiff, or any person affiliated with such 
                plaintiff, beyond the plaintiff's pro rata share of any 
                recovery, except as ordered or approved by the court in 
                accordance with paragraph (4). Upon disclosure of any 
                such payment or promise of payment, the court shall 
                disqualify the attorney from representing the 
                plaintiff.
                    ``(B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
                the term `payment' shall include the transfer of money 
                and any other thing of value, including the provision 
                of services, other than representation of the plaintiff 
                in the private action arising under this title.
            ``(11) Disclosures regarding legal representations.--In any 
        private action arising under this title, each plaintiff and any 
        attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn certifications, 
        which shall be personally signed by such plaintiff and such 
        attorney, respectively, and filed with the complaint, that 
        identifies the nature and terms of any legal representation 
        provided by such attorney, or any person affiliated with such 
        attorney, to such plaintiff, or any person affiliated with such 
        plaintiff other than the representation of the plaintiff in the 
        private action arising under this title. The court may allow 
        such certifications to be made under seal. The court shall make 
        a determination whether the nature or terms of the fee 
        arrangement for any other matter influenced the selection and 
        retention of counsel in any private action arising under this 
        title and, if the court so finds, shall disqualify the attorney 
        from representing the plaintiff in any such action.
            ``(12) Disclosures regarding contributions.--In any private 
        action arising under this title, each plaintiff and any 
        attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn certifications, 
        which shall be personally signed by such plaintiff and such 
        attorney, respectively, and filed with the complaint, that 
        identifies any contribution made within five years prior to the 
        filing of the complaint by such attorney, any person affiliated 
        with such attorney, or any political action committee 
        controlled by such attorney, to any elected official with 
        authority to retain counsel for such plaintiff or to select or 
        appoint, influence the selection or appointment of, or oversee 
        any individual or group of individuals with that authority.
            ``(13) Disclosure regarding other conflicts of interest.--
        In any private action arising under this title, each plaintiff 
        and any attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn 
        certifications, which shall be personally signed by such 
        plaintiff and such attorney, respectively, and filed with the 
        complaint, that identifies any other conflict of interest 
        (other than one specified in paragraphs (10) through (12)) 
        between such attorney and such plaintiff. The court shall make 
        a determination of whether such conflict is sufficient to 
        disqualify the attorney from representing the plaintiff.''.
    (b) Securities Act of 1933.--Section 27(a) of the Securities Act of 
1933 (15 U.S.C. 77z-1(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
            ``(9) Disclosures regarding payments.--
                    ``(A) Sworn certifications required.--In any 
                private action arising under this title, each plaintiff 
                and any attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn 
                certifications, which shall be personally signed by 
                such plaintiff and such attorney, respectively, and 
                filed with the complaint, that identify any direct or 
                indirect payment, or promise of any payment, by such 
                attorney, or any person affiliated with such attorney, 
                to such plaintiff, or any person affiliated with such 
                plaintiff, beyond the plaintiff's pro rata share of any 
                recovery, except as ordered or approved by the court in 
                accordance with paragraph (4). Upon disclosure of any 
                such payment or promise of payment, the court shall 
                disqualify the attorney from representing the 
                plaintiff.
                    ``(B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
                the term `payment' shall include the transfer of money 
                and any other thing of value, including the provision 
                of services, other than representation of the plaintiff 
                in the private action arising under this title.
            ``(10) Disclosures regarding legal representations.--In any 
        private action arising under this title, each plaintiff and any 
        attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn certifications, 
        which shall be personally signed by such plaintiff and such 
        attorney, respectively, and filed with the complaint, that 
        identifies the nature and terms of any legal representation 
        provided by such attorney, or any person affiliated with such 
        attorney, to such plaintiff, or any person affiliated with such 
        plaintiff other than the representation of the plaintiff in the 
        private action arising under this title. The court may allow 
        such certifications to be made under seal. The court shall make 
        a determination whether the nature or terms of the fee 
        arrangement for any other matter influenced the selection and 
        retention of counsel in any private action arising under this 
        title and, if the court so finds, shall disqualify the attorney 
        from representing the plaintiff in any such action.
            ``(11) Disclosures regarding contributions.--In any private 
        action arising under this title, each plaintiff and any 
        attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn certifications, 
        which shall be personally signed by such plaintiff and such 
        attorney, respectively, and filed with the complaint, that 
        identifies any contribution made within five years prior to the 
        filing of the complaint by such attorney, any person affiliated 
        with such attorney, or any political action committee 
        controlled by such attorney, to any elected official with 
        authority to retain counsel for such plaintiff or to select or 
        appoint, influence the selection or appointment of, or oversee 
        any individual or group of individuals with that authority.
            ``(12) Disclosure regarding other conflicts of interest.--
        In any private action arising under this title, each plaintiff 
        and any attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn 
        certifications, which shall be personally signed by such 
        plaintiff and such attorney, respectively, and filed with the 
        complaint, that identifies any other conflict of interest 
        (other than one specified in paragraphs (9) through (11)) 
        between such attorney and such plaintiff. The court shall make 
        a determination of whether such conflict is sufficient to 
        disqualify the attorney from representing the plaintiff.''.

SEC. 3. SELECTION OF LEAD COUNSEL.

    (a) Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--Section 21D(a)(3)(B)(v) of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u-4(a)(3)(B)(v)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``In exercising the 
discretion of the court over the approval of lead counsel, the court 
shall employ a competitive bidding process as one of the criteria in 
the selection and retention of counsel for the most adequate plaintiff, 
unless the court determines on the record that such a process is not 
feasible.''.
    (b) Securities Act of 1933.--Section 27(a)(3)(B)(v) of the 
Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77z-1(a)(3)(B)(v)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``In exercising the discretion of the 
court over the approval of lead counsel, the court shall employ a 
competitive bidding process as one of the criteria in the selection and 
retention of counsel for the most adequate plaintiff, unless the court 
determines on the record that such a process is not feasible.''.

SEC. 4. STUDY OF AVERAGE HOURLY FEES IN SECURITIES CLASS ACTIONS.

    (a) Study and Review Required.--The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study and review of fee awards to lead 
counsel in securities class actions over the 5-year period preceding 
the date of enactment of this Act to determine the effective average 
hourly rate for lead counsel in such actions.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives on 
the results of the study and review required by this section. The 
Comptroller General shall submit an updated study every 3 years 
thereafter.
    (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``securities class action'' means a private class action arising under 
the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77 et seq.) or the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78 et seq.) that is brought as a 
plaintiff class action pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil 
Procedure.
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Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933 to require plaintiff and plaintiff's attorney to provide sworn, signed certifications that identify any actual or promised payment by the attorney to the plaintiff, beyond the plaintiff's pro rata share of any recovery.

Requires similar plaintiff and plaintiff's attorney certifications regarding: (1) legal representations; (2) contributions; and (3) conflicts of interest.

Requires the court, in exercising discretion over the approval of lead counsel, to employ a competitive bidding process as one of the criteria (unless the court determines that such a process is not feasible).

Instructs the Comptroller General to study and report to certain congressional committees on average hourly fees in securities class actions.