In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief Certainty Act of 2011''.

                     TITLE I--PERMANENT TAX RELIEF

SEC. 101. REPEAL OF EGTRRA SUNSET.

    Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation 
Act of 2001 is repealed.

SEC. 102. REPEAL OF JGTRRA SUNSET.

    Section 303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 
2003 is repealed.

SEC. 103. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall, 
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a draft of 
any technical and conforming changes in the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 which are necessary to reflect throughout such Code the purposes 
of the provisions of, and amendments made by, this Act.

               TITLE II--PERMANENT INDIVIDUAL AMT RELIEF

SEC. 201. PERMANENT INDIVIDUAL AMT RELIEF.

    (a) Modification of Alternative Minimum Tax Exemption Amount.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 55(d) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exemption amount) is 
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Exemption amount for taxpayers other than 
        corporations.--In the case of a taxpayer other than a 
        corporation, the term `exemption amount' means--
                    ``(A) the dollar amount for taxable years beginning 
                in the calendar year as specified in the table 
                contained in paragraph (4)(A) in the case of--
                            ``(i) a joint return, or
                            ``(ii) a surviving spouse,
                    ``(B) the dollar amount for taxable years beginning 
                in the calendar year as specified in the table 
                contained in paragraph (4)(B) in the case of an 
                individual who--
                            ``(i) is not a married individual, and
                            ``(ii) is not a surviving spouse,
                    ``(C) 50 percent of the dollar amount applicable 
                under paragraph (1)(A) in the case of a married 
                individual who files a separate return, and
                    ``(D) $22,500 in the case of an estate or trust.
        For purposes of this paragraph, the term `surviving spouse' has 
        the meaning given to such term by section 2(a), and marital 
        status shall be determined under section 7703.''.
            (2) Specified exemption amounts.--Section 55(d) of such 
        Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(4) Specified exemption amounts.--
                    ``(A) Taxpayers described in paragraph (1)(A).--For 
                purposes of paragraph (1))(A)--


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                                                                 The
             ``For taxable years beginning in--               exemption
                                                              amount is:
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2011.......................................................      $74,450
2012.......................................................      $78,250
2013.......................................................      $81,450
2014.......................................................      $85,050
2015.......................................................      $88,650
2016.......................................................      $92,650
2017.......................................................      $96,550
2018.......................................................     $100,950
2019.......................................................     $105,150
2020.......................................................     $109,950
2021.......................................................    $112,250.
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                    ``(B) Taxpayers described in paragraph (1)(B).--For 
                purposes of paragraph (1))(B)--


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                                                                 The
             ``For taxable years beginning in--               exemption
                                                              amount is:
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2011.......................................................      $48,450
2012.......................................................      $50,350
2013.......................................................      $51,950
2014.......................................................      $53,750
2015.......................................................      $55,550
2016.......................................................      $57,550
2017.......................................................      $59,500
2018.......................................................      $61,700
2019.......................................................      $63,800
2020.......................................................      $66,200
2021.......................................................  $68,200.''.
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    (b) Alternative Minimum Tax Relief for Nonrefundable Credits.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 26 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--The aggregate amount of 
credits allowed by this subpart for the taxable year shall not exceed 
the sum of--
            ``(1) the taxpayer's regular tax liability for the taxable 
        year reduced by the foreign tax credit allowable under section 
        27(a), and
            ``(2) the tax imposed by section 55(a) for the taxable 
        year.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Child tax credit.--
                            (i) Section 24(b) of such Code is amended 
                        by striking paragraph (3).
                            (ii) Section 24(d)(1) of such Code is 
                        amended--
                                    (I) by striking ``section 26(a)(2) 
                                or subsection (b)(3), as the case may 
                                be,'' each place it appears in 
                                subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting 
                                ``section 26(a)'', and
                                    (II) by striking ``section 26(a)(2) 
                                or subsection (b)(3), as the case may 
                                be'' in the second last sentence and 
                                inserting ``section 26(a)''.
                    (B) Credit for interest on certain home 
                mortgages.--Section 25(e)(1)(C) of such Code is amended 
                to read as follows:
                    ``(C) Applicable tax limit.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term `applicable tax limit' means the 
                limitation imposed by section 26(a) for the taxable 
                year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under 
                this subpart (other than this section and sections 23, 
                25D, and 1400C).''.
                    (C) Savers' credit.--Section 25B of such Code is 
                amended by striking subsection (g).
                    (D) Residential energy efficient property.--Section 
                25D(c) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Carryforward of Unused Credit.--If the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such 
taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under this 
subpart (other than this section), such excess shall be carried to the 
succeeding taxable year and added to the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable year.''.
                    (E) Certain plug-in electric vehicles.--Section 
                30(c)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Personal credit.--For purposes of this title, the 
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
        (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be 
        treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable 
        year.''.
                    (F) Alternative motor vehicle credit.--Section 
                30B(g)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Personal credit.--For purposes of this title, the 
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
        (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be 
        treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable 
        year.''.
                    (G) New qualified plug-in electric vehicle 
                credit.--Section 30D(c)(2) of such Code is amended to 
                read as follows:
            ``(2) Personal credit.--For purposes of this title, the 
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
        (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be 
        treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable 
        year.''.
                    (H) Cross references.--Section 55(c)(3) of such 
                Code is amended by striking ``26(a), 30C(d)(2),'' and 
                inserting ``30C(d)(2)''.
                    (I) Foreign tax credit.--Section 904 of such Code 
                is amended by striking subsection (i) and by 
                redesignating subsections (j), (k), and (l) as 
                subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively.
                    (J) First-time home buyer credit for the district 
                of columbia.--Section 1400C(d) of such Code is amended 
                to read as follows:
    ``(d) Carryforward of Unused Credit.--If the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such 
taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under subpart 
A of part IV of subchapter A (other than this section and section 25D), 
such excess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year and added 
to the credit allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year.''.
            (3) Adoption credit.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 10909 of the Patient 
                Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the amendments 
                made thereby, are repealed; and the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986 shall be applied as if such section, and 
                amendments, had never been enacted.
                    (B) Conforming amendments.--
                            (i) Section 23(b) of the Internal Revenue 
                        Code of 1986, as in effect on December 31, 
                        2009, is amended by striking paragraph (4).
                            (ii) Section 23(c) of such Code, as in 
                        effect on December 31, 2009, is amended by 
                        striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting 
                        before paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(1) In general.--If the credit allowable under subsection 
        (a) for any taxable year exceeds the limitation imposed by 
        section 26(a) for such taxable year, reduced by the sum of the 
        credits allowable under this subpart (other than this section 
        and sections 25D and 1400C), such excess shall be carried to 
        the succeeding taxable year and added to the credit allowable 
        under subsection (a) for such taxable year.''.
                            (iii) Section 23(c) of such Code, as in 
                        effect on December 31, 2009, is amended by 
                        redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments and the repeal made by this 
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.

                 TITLE III--PERMANENT ESTATE TAX RELIEF

SEC. 301. PERMANENT ESTATE TAX RELIEF.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Tax Relief, Unemployment 
Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, and the 
amendments made thereby, are repealed; and the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 shall be applied as if such title, and amendments, had never been 
enacted.
    (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by this section shall apply to 
estates of decedents dying, gifts made, and generation skipping 
transfers after December 31, 2009.
Example Output: Tax Relief Certainty Act of 2011 - Eliminates: (1) the terminating date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, thus making the tax relief provisions of such Act permanent; and (2) the terminating date of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 applicable to reductions in the tax rate for dividend and capital gain income.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) phase-in between 2011 through 2021increases in the exemption amount for the alternative minimum tax (AMT); and (2) make permanent offsets against the AMT for certain nonrefundable tax credits.

Makes permanent the repeal of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes for decedents dying, gifts made, and generation skipping transfers after December 31, 2009.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Banking Privacy Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. PERSONAL INFORMATION SHARING.

    (a) Depository Institutions and Subsidiaries of Depository 
Institutions.--Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
U.S.C. 1828) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(t) Personal Information Sharing Requirements.--
            ``(1) Information sharing prohibited if customer opts 
        out.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as 
        permitted under paragraph (5), an insured depository 
        institution and a subsidiary of a depository institution may 
        not disclose or transfer customer information relating to any 
        customer to any other person, including an affiliate of the 
        depository institution, unless--
                    ``(A) the customer to whom such information relates 
                has been provided with notice in accordance with 
                paragraph (2); and
                    ``(B) the customer has not provided a written 
                directive (including a transmission by e-mail, 
                facsimile, or other form of electronic communication) 
                to the insured depository institution or subsidiary, at 
                any time before the close of business on the 6th 
                business day before such disclosure or transfer, that 
                such information shall not be disclosed or transferred, 
                except when specifically authorized by the customer in 
                connection with and pertaining to a specific 
                transaction with the depository institution or 
                subsidiary.
            ``(2) Notice.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The notice referred to in 
                paragraph (1)(A) shall fully and fairly disclose, in 
                accordance with regulations which the Federal banking 
                agencies shall jointly prescribe, what information is 
                being disclosed or transferred, the policy of the 
                insured depository institution or subsidiary of an 
                insured depository institution with regard to 
                information sharing, and the right of the customer to 
                prohibit the disclosure or transfer of such 
                information.
                    ``(B) Form of notice.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The regulations 
                        prescribed pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
                        require that the notice required under such 
                        subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) be prominently displayed on a 
                                document which is separate from any 
                                other document;
                                    ``(II) have the term `Privacy 
                                Notice' in prominent typeface at the 
                                top of the notice.
                            ``(ii) Notice requirements.--
                                    ``(I) Mailing.--If the notice 
                                required under subparagraph (A) is 
                                mailed to the customer, the notice 
                                shall be mailed separately from any 
                                other statement, document, or notice 
                                mailed to the customer.
                                    ``(II) In person.--If the notice 
                                required under subparagraph (A) is 
                                disclosed to the customer in person by 
                                an officer, director, or agent of the 
                                depository institution or subsidiary 
                                thereof, the officer, employee, or 
                                agent shall obtain the written 
                                acknowledgement of the customer of the 
                                receipt of such notice separately from 
                                any other signature or written 
                                acknowledgment of the customer.
            ``(3) Customer information defined.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `customer information' means any 
        information acquired from a customer of the insured depository 
        institution that is personally identifiable to the customer, 
        including information relating to transactions, balances, 
        maturity dates, payouts, and payout dates, and transaction or 
        experience information.
            ``(4) Reasonable opportunity to respond to notice.--In 
        order to provide any customer of an insured depository 
        institution or any subsidiary of an insured depository 
        institution with reasonable opportunity to respond to any 
        notice referred to in paragraph (1)(A), the prohibition 
        contained in paragraph (1) on the disclosure or transfer of any 
        customer information relating to such customer to any other 
        person, including an affiliate, shall continue during the 30-
        day period beginning on the date the notice referred to in such 
        paragraph was sent or delivered to such customer, unless the 
        customer has authorized such disclosure or transfer.
            ``(5) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
        disclosure or transfer of customer information--
                    ``(A) in connection with processing a specific 
                financial transaction that the customer to whom the 
                information relates has authorized, if--
                            ``(i) the customer has been informed that 
                        any such transaction will necessarily involve 
                        the disclosure or transfer of such information; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) the person to whom such information 
                        is transferred or disclosed is subject to a 
                        legal or contractual obligation not to use such 
                        information for any purpose other than in 
                        connection with facilitating the transaction;
                    ``(B) in connection with any routine financial 
                transaction which does not involve marketing of 
                services or the sale of customer information, if the 
                person to whom such information is transferred or 
                disclosed is subject to a legal or contractual 
                obligation not to use such information for any purpose 
                other than in connection with effectuating the 
                transaction;
                    ``(C) in connection with clearing checks, 
                processing credit transactions or electronic fund 
                transfers, or providing mailing services, if the person 
                to whom such information is transferred or disclosed is 
                subject to a legal or contractual obligation not to use 
                such information for any purpose other than in 
                connection with clearing or processing the transaction 
                or providing the service;
                    ``(D) to a governmental, regulatory, or self-
                regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the 
                insured depository institution for examination, 
                compliance, or other authorized purposes;
                    ``(E) to a court of competent jurisdiction;
                    ``(F) to a consumer reporting agency, as defined in 
                section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, for 
                use solely in accordance with such Act;
                    ``(G) in the case of a default by the customer on 
                an obligation to the depository institution or 
                subsidiary, to a debt collector, as defined in section 
                803(6) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 
                counsel, or other entity involved in debt collection, 
                for use solely in accordance with such Act;
                    ``(H) in the case of any claim or litigation 
                between the customer and a depository institution or 
                subsidiary, to a counsel or other person involved in 
                the resolution of the dispute;
                    ``(I) that is not personally identifiable to the 
                customer or is public information; or
                    ``(J) that is necessary to prevent or investigate 
                fraudulent or unlawful acts which the depository 
                institution or subsidiary has a good faith belief may 
                occur or may have occurred.''.
    (b) Bank Holding Companies and Affiliates of Bank Holding 
Companies.--Section 5 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 
U.S.C. 1844) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(g) Personal Information Sharing Requirements.--
            ``(1) Information sharing prohibited if customer opts 
        out.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as 
        permitted under paragraph (5), a bank holding company and an 
        affiliate of a bank holding company (other than a depository 
        institution subsidiary or subsidiary of such depository 
        institution) may not disclose or transfer customer information 
        relating to any customer to any other person, including another 
        affiliate of the bank holding company, unless--
                    ``(A) the customer to whom such information relates 
                has been provided with notice in accordance with 
                paragraph (2); and
                    ``(B) the customer has not provided a written 
                directive (including a transmission by e-mail, 
                facsimile, or other form of electronic communication) 
                to the bank holding company or affiliate, at any time 
                before the close of business on the 6th business day 
                before such disclosure or transfer, that such 
                information shall not be disclosed or transferred, 
                except when specifically authorized by the customer in 
                connection with and pertaining to a specific 
                transaction with the bank holding company or affiliate.
            ``(2) Notice.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The notice referred to in 
                paragraph (1)(A) shall fully and fairly disclose, in 
                accordance with regulations which the Board shall 
                prescribe, what information is being disclosed or 
                transferred, the policy of the bank holding company or 
                affiliate of a bank holding company with regard to 
                information sharing, and the right of the customer to 
                prohibit the disclosure or transfer of such 
                information.
                    ``(B) Form of notice.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The regulations 
                        prescribed pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
                        require that the notice required under such 
                        subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) be prominently displayed on a 
                                document which is separate from any 
                                other document:
                                    ``(II) have the term `Privacy 
                                Notice' in prominent typeface at the 
                                top of the notice.
                            ``(ii) Notice requirements.--
                                    ``(I) Mailing.--If the notice 
                                required under subparagraph (A) is 
                                mailed to the customer, the notice 
                                shall be mailed separately from any 
                                other statement, document, or notice 
                                mailed to the customer.
                                    ``(II) In person.--If the notice 
                                required under subparagraph (A) is 
                                disclosed to the customer in person by 
                                an officer, director, or agent of the 
                                bank holding company or affiliate 
                                thereof, the officer, employee, or 
                                agent shall obtain the written 
                                acknowledgement of the customer of the 
                                receipt of such notice separately from 
                                any other signature or written 
acknowledgment of the customer.
            ``(3) Customer information defined.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `customer information' means any 
        information acquired from a customer of the bank holding 
        company or affiliate that is personally identifiable to the 
        customer, including information relating to transactions, 
        balances, maturity dates, payouts, and payout dates, and 
        transaction or experience information.
            ``(4) Reasonable opportunity to respond to notice.--In 
        order to provide any customer of a bank holding company or any 
        affiliate of a bank holding company with reasonable opportunity 
        to respond to any notice referred to in paragraph (1)(A), the 
        prohibition contained in paragraph (1) on the disclosure or 
        transfer of any customer information relating to such customer 
        to any other person, including another affiliate, shall 
        continue during the 30-day period beginning on the date the 
        notice referred to in such paragraph was sent or delivered to 
        such customer, unless the customer has authorized such 
        disclosure or transfer.
            ``(5) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
        disclosure or transfer of customer information--
                    ``(A) in connection with processing a specific 
                financial transaction that the customer to whom the 
                information relates has authorized, if--
                            ``(i) the customer has been informed that 
                        any such transaction will necessarily involve 
                        the disclosure or transfer of such information; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) the person to whom such information 
                        is transferred or disclosed is subject to a 
                        legal or contractual obligation not to use such 
                        information for any purpose other than in 
                        connection with facilitating the transaction;
                    ``(B) in connection with any routine financial 
                transaction which does not involve marketing of 
                services or the sale of customer information, if the 
                person to whom such information is transferred or 
                disclosed is subject to a legal or contractual 
                obligation not to use such information for any purpose 
                other than in connection with effectuating the 
                transaction;
                    ``(C) in connection with clearing checks, 
                processing financial transactions or electronic fund 
                transfers, or providing mailing services, if the person 
                to whom such information is transferred or disclosed is 
                subject to a legal or contractual obligation not to use 
                such information for any purpose other than in 
                connection with clearing or processing the transaction 
                or providing the service;
                    ``(D) to a governmental, regulatory, or self-
                regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the 
                insured depository institution for examination, 
                compliance, or other authorized purposes;
                    ``(E) to a court of competent jurisdiction;
                    ``(F) to a consumer reporting agency, as defined in 
                section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, for 
                use solely in accordance with such Act;
                    ``(G) in the case of a default by the customer on 
                an obligation to the bank holding company or affiliate, 
                to a debt collector, as defined in section 803(6) of 
                the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, counsel, or 
                other entity involved in debt collection, for use 
                solely in accordance with such Act;
                    ``(H) in the case of any claim or litigation 
                between the customer and a depository institution or 
                subsidiary, to counsel or any other person involved in 
                the resolution of the dispute;
                    ``(I) that is not personally identifiable to the 
                customer or is public information; or
                    ``(J) that is necessary to prevent or investigate 
                fraudulent or unlawful acts which the bank holding 
                company or affiliate has a good faith belief may occur 
                or may have occurred.''.
Example Output: Banking Privacy Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to mandate customer notice and written consent as a prerequisite to personal information sharing between institutions under their purview (an insured depository institution or bank holding company, respectively) and other persons or affiliates. 
Delineates notice and consent procedures.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Best Buddies Empowerment for People 
with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Best Buddies operates the first national social and 
        recreational program in the United States for people with 
        intellectual disabilities.
            (2) Best Buddies is dedicated to helping people with 
        intellectual disabilities become part of mainstream society.
            (3) Best Buddies is determined to end social isolation for 
        people with intellectual disabilities by establishing 
        meaningful friendships between them and their non-disabled 
        peers in order to help increase the self-esteem, confidence, 
        and abilities of people with and without intellectual 
        disabilities.
            (4) Since 1989, Best Buddies has enhanced the lives of 
        people with intellectual disabilities by providing 
        opportunities for 1-to-1 friendships and integrated employment.
            (5) Best Buddies is an international organization spanning 
        1,300 middle school, high school, and college campuses.
            (6) Best Buddies implements programs that will positively 
        impact more than 350,000 individuals in 2008 and expects to 
        impact 500,000 people by 2010.
            (7) The Best Buddies Middle Schools program matches middle 
        school students with intellectual disabilities with other 
        middle school students and creates 1-to-1 friendships between 
        them.
            (8) The Best Buddies High Schools program matches high 
        school students with intellectual disabilities with other high 
        school students and creates 1-to-1 friendships between them.
            (9) The Best Buddies Colleges program matches adults with 
        intellectual disabilities with college students and creates 1-
        to-1 friendships between them.
            (10) The Best Buddies e-Buddies program creates e-mail 
        friendships between people with and without intellectual 
        disabilities.
            (11) The Best Buddies Citizens program pairs adults with 
        intellectual disabilities in 1-to-1 friendships with other 
        individuals in the corporate and civic communities.
            (12) The Best Buddies Jobs program promotes the integration 
        of people with intellectual disabilities into the community 
        through supported employment.
    (b) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) provide support to Best Buddies to increase 
        participation in and public awareness about Best Buddies 
        programs that serve people with intellectual disabilities;
            (2) dispel negative stereotypes about people with 
        intellectual disabilities; and
            (3) promote the extraordinary gifts of people with 
        intellectual disabilities.

SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR BEST BUDDIES.

    (a) Education Activities.--The Secretary of Education may award 
grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, Best 
Buddies to carry out activities to promote the expansion of Best 
Buddies, including activities to increase the participation of people 
with intellectual disabilities in social relationships and other 
aspects of community life, including education and employment, within 
the United States.
    (b) Limitations.--
            (1) In general.--Amounts appropriated to carry out this Act 
        may not be used for direct treatment of diseases, medical 
        conditions, or mental health conditions.
            (2) Administrative activities.--Not more than 5 percent of 
        amounts appropriated to carry out this Act for a fiscal year 
        may be used for administrative activities.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to limit the use of non-Federal funds by Best Buddies.

SEC. 4. APPLICATION AND ANNUAL REPORT.

    (a) Application.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible for a grant, contract, or 
        cooperative agreement under section 3(a), Best Buddies shall 
        submit an application at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Secretary of Education may 
        require.
            (2) Content.--At a minimum, an application under this 
        subsection shall contain the following:
                    (A) A description of activities to be carried out 
                under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.
                    (B) Information on specific measurable goals and 
                objectives to be achieved through activities carried 
                out under the grant, contract, or cooperative 
                agreement.
    (b) Annual Report.--
            (1) In general.--As a condition of receipt of any funds 
        under section 3(a), Best Buddies shall agree to submit an 
        annual report at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Secretary of Education may require.
            (2) Content.--At a minimum, each annual report under this 
        subsection shall describe the degree to which progress has been 
        made toward meeting the specific measurable goals and 
        objectives described in the applications submitted under 
        subsection (a).

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Education for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under 
section 3(a), $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
Example Output:
Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to, or enter into agreements with, Best Buddies (a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilities mesh with mainstream society) to promote the expansion of its programs.