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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Effective Antibiotics Last 
Act of 2015'' or the ``HEAL Act''.

SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN DRUGS FOR USE IN A WELL-DEFINED POPULATION 
              OF PATIENTS.

    (a) Approval of Certain Antibacterial.--Section 505 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(x) Approval of Certain Antibacterial Drugs for Use in a Well-
Defined Population of Patients.--
            ``(1) Unmet medical need defined.--In this subsection, the 
        term `unmet medical need' means that the antibacterial drug 
        involved--
                    ``(A) has improved efficacy, as demonstrated in 
                adequate, well-controlled studies in humans, for 
                specific diseases or conditions, where current 
                therapies have been shown to be less effective;
                    ``(B) has clinically meaningful decreased harms, 
                demonstrated in adequate, well-controlled studies in 
                humans, for diseases or conditions, where current 
                therapies have unacceptable adverse effects; or
                    ``(C) has improved convenience, as demonstrated in 
                adequate, well-controlled studies in humans, where 
                improved convenience results in improved effectiveness 
                or decreased harms.
            ``(2) Approval.--Upon receipt of an application under 
        subsection (b) for an antibacterial drug that is intended to 
        treat a serious or life-threatening disease or condition, 
        irrespective of whether the drug is intended to address an 
        unmet medical need, the Secretary--
                    ``(A) may approve the drug under subsection (c) 
                only for treating a well-defined population of 
                patients, and based upon the results of clinical trials 
                inclusive of human subjects representative of such 
                well-defined population;
                    ``(B) in determining whether to grant such 
                approval, shall rely on superior outcomes over 
                available therapies based on direct measures of patient 
                benefits, as demonstrated in adequate, well-controlled 
                studies in the well-defined patient population, such 
                as--
                            ``(i) decreased mortality;
                            ``(ii) irreversible morbidity; or
                            ``(iii) validated surrogate endpoints that 
                        reflect mortality or irreversible morbidity; 
                        and
                    ``(C) shall require the labeling of drugs approved 
                pursuant to this subsection to prominently include in 
                the prescribing information required by section 201.57 
                of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
                successor regulation)--
                            ``(i) the population of patients with 
                        respect to which the added benefit over 
                        available therapies is expected as studied in 
                        adequate, well-controlled studies that form the 
                        basis for approval; and
                            ``(ii) the method for identifying members 
                        of that population.
            ``(3) Risk evaluation and mitigation strategy.--The 
        Secretary--
                    ``(A) shall require a risk evaluation and 
                mitigation strategy (REMS) under section 505-1 for each 
                drug approved under this subsection; and
                    ``(B) may include in any such strategy additional 
                elements to assure the safe use of the drug under 
                subsections (e) and (f) of section 505-1.
            ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
        shall be construed to alter the standards of evidence under 
        subsection (c) or (d) (including the substantial evidence 
        standard in subsection (d)). Subsections (c) and (d) and such 
        standards of evidence apply to the review and approval of drugs 
        under this subsection, including whether a drug is safe and 
        effective. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
        limit the authority of the Secretary to approve products 
        pursuant to this Act and the Public Health Service Act as 
        authorized prior to the date of enactment of this subsection.
            ``(5) Effective immediately.--The Secretary shall have the 
        authorities vested in the Secretary by this subsection 
        beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection, 
        irrespective of when and whether the Secretary promulgates 
        final regulations to carry out this subsection.''.
    (b) Licensure of Certain Biological Products.--Section 351(j) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(j)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(j)'' and inserting ``(j)(1)'';
            (2) by inserting ``505(x),'' after ``505(p),''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) In applying section 505(x) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act to the licensure of biological products under this 
section--
            ``(A) references to an antibacterial drug with added 
        benefits over available therapies for a well-defined population 
        that is intended to treat a serious or life-threatening disease 
        or condition shall be construed to refer to biological products 
        with added benefits over available therapies for a well-defined 
        population intended to treat a bacterial infection associated 
        with a serious or life-threatening disease; and
            ``(B) references to an application submitted under section 
        505(b) of such Act and to approval of a drug under section 
        505(c) of such Act shall be construed to refer to an 
        application submitted under subsection (a) of this section and 
        to licensure of a biological product under such subsection (a), 
        respectively.''.
    (c) Monitoring.--Title III of the Public Health Service Act is 
amended by inserting after section 317T (42 U.S.C. 247b-22) the 
following:

``SEC. 317U. MONITORING OF ANTIBACTERIAL DRUG USE, PATIENT OUTCOMES, 
              AND RESISTANCE.

    ``(a) Monitoring.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall use the National 
Healthcare Safety Network or another appropriate monitoring system to 
monitor--
            ``(1) changes in patient outcomes such as mortality and 
        irreversible morbidity causally related to antibacterial 
        resistance; and
            ``(2) changes in bacterial resistance to drugs in relation 
        to patient outcomes.
    ``(b) Public Availability of Data.--The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall 
make the data derived from monitoring under this section publicly 
available for the purposes of--
            ``(1) improving the monitoring of important trends in 
        patient outcomes in relation to antibacterial resistance; and
            ``(2) ensuring appropriate stewardship of antibacterial 
        drugs, including those receiving approval or licensure for a 
        well-defined population pursuant to section 505(x) of the 
        Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.''.

SEC. 3. SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST INTERPRETIVE CRITERIA FOR MICROBIAL 
              ORGANISMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 511 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360a) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 511. SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST INTERPRETIVE CRITERIA FOR MICROBIAL 
              ORGANISMS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) identify upon approval or licensing of antibacterial 
        drugs (including biological products intended to treat a 
        bacterial infection and other types of antimicrobial drugs, as 
        deemed appropriate by the Secretary), including qualified 
        infectious disease products, susceptibility test interpretive 
        criteria for such drugs based upon patient outcomes of 
        mortality and morbidity from adequate and well-controlled 
        studies and such other confirmatory evidence as the Secretary 
        deems necessary; and
            ``(2) update, consistent with subsection (b), such criteria 
        as needed based upon scientific evidence of changes in patient 
        outcomes.
    ``(b) Responding to Changes in Patient Outcomes To Evaluate 
Susceptibility Test Interpretive Criteria.--
            ``(1) In general.--As needed based on evidence related to 
        changes in patient outcomes, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) evaluate any new scientific studies on 
                changes in patient outcomes in relation to 
                susceptibility test interpretive criteria; and
                    ``(B) publish on the public Website of the Food and 
                Drug Administration a notice--
                            ``(i) presenting suggested new or updated 
                        interpretive criteria; and
                            ``(ii) if needed, hold a public advisory 
                        committee to discuss scientific evidence 
                        related to changes in interpretative criteria.
            ``(2) Annual compilation of notices.--Each year, the 
        Secretary shall compile the notices published under paragraph 
        (1)(B) noting any changes from prior notices and publish such 
        compilation in the Federal Register.
    ``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `susceptibility test 
interpretive criteria' means one or more specific values which 
characterize patient outcomes in relation to the degree to which 
bacteria or other microbes are more resistant to treatment as measured 
by patient outcomes.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1111 of the Food and Drug 
Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 247d-5a; relating to 
identification of clinically susceptible concentrations of 
antimicrobials) is repealed.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate a report on the progress made in implementing 
section 511 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
360a), as amended by this section.

SEC. 4. REQUIRING DEMONSTRATION OF SUPERIOR OUTCOMES FOR QUALIFIED 
              INFECTIOUS DISEASE PRODUCTS TO RECEIVE AN EXTENDED 
              EXCLUSIVITY PERIOD.

    Section 505E(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 355f(g)) is amended by striking ``means an antibacterial or 
antifungal drug for human use intended to treat'' and inserting ``means 
an antibacterial or antifungal drug for human use that is demonstrated 
to produce superior outcomes over available therapies, based on direct 
measures of patient benefits in clinical trials, and that is intended 
to treat''.

SEC. 5. GUIDANCE ON TARGET PRODUCT PROFILES.

    Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, in consultation with the 
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the 
Director of the Indian Health Service, the Secretary of Defense, and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall issue guidance on the 
development of target product profiles for novel antibacterial drugs 
focused on public health priorities.
[A]: Helping Effective Antibiotics Last Act of 2015 or the HEAL Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve an antibacterial drug or biological product that is intended to treat a serious or life-threatening condition only for treating a well-defined population of patients. To be approved, the antibacterial product must produce superior outcomes over available therapies in the well-defined patient population. A product approved by this pathway must include in its prescribing information the population of patients expected to benefit from using the product and the method for identifying members of that population. The FDA must require each product to have a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must monitor changes to bacterial drug resistance and changes to patient outcomes caused by bacterial drug resistance. Upon approval of antibacterial products, the FDA must identify susceptibility test interpretive criteria (the drug concentrations where a type of bacteria is categorized as susceptible, intermediate, or resistant) and update the criteria as needed based upon evidence of changes in patient outcomes.  To be eligible for an exclusivity period extension, a qualified infectious disease product must be demonstrated to produce superior outcomes over available therapies. The FDA must issue guidance on the development of target product profiles for antibacterial drugs.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

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

SEC. 3. SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAMS.

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

           ``PART C--SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAMS

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

``SEC. 5311. AUTHORIZATION.

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

``SEC. 5312. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

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

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

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

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

``SEC. 5321. AUTHORIZATION.

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

``SEC. 5322. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

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

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

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

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

``SEC. 5331. DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES.

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

``SEC. 5332. SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE CALCULATION.

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

``SEC. 5333. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

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

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

``SEC. 5341. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE.

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

       ``Subpart 5--Definitions; Authorization of Appropriations

``SEC. 5351. DEFINITIONS.

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

``SEC. 5352. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

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

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

         ``office of dropout prevention and program completion

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

``Sec. 218. Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion.''.
[A]: Requires the Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion (established by this Act in the Department of Education) to carry out provisions for: (1) a model school dropout prevention grant program; (2) a national school dropout prevention grant program; and (3) a national clearinghouse on effective school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry programs.
Authorizes appropriations for such part C programs.
Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion, to be administered by a Director who shall report directly to the Under Secretary of Education. Sets forth the Director's duties and their scope.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 
              ACT OF 1974.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``an Indian tribe which 
        performs law enforcement functions as determined by the 
        Secretary of the Interior,'';
            (2) in paragraph (9)--
                    (A) by striking ``States or units of general local 
                government'' and inserting ``States, units of general 
                local government, or Indian tribes''; and
                    (B) by striking ``States or units'' and inserting 
                ``States, units, or Indian tribes'';
            (3) in paragraph (11), by striking ``any State, unit of 
        local government, combination of such States or units'' and 
        inserting ``any State, unit of general local government, Indian 
        tribe, combination of 1 or more States, units of general local 
        government, or Indian tribes'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (18) and inserting the following:
            ``(18) the term `Indian tribe' means any Indian tribe, 
        band, nation, or other organized group or community, including 
        any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as 
        defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), that is recognized as 
        eligible for the special programs and services provided by the 
        United States to Indians because of their status as Indians;''; 
        and
            (5) in paragraph (22), by inserting ``Indian tribe,'' after 
        ``unit of local government,''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Part B of title II of the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) 
is amended by striking the heading and inserting the following:

``Part B--Federal Assistance for State and Local Programs and Programs 
                           for Indian Tribes

    ``Subpart I--Federal Assistance for State and Local Programs''.

    (c) Elimination of Pass-Through for Indian Tribes.--Section 223(a) 
of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5633(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and Indian tribes'' 
        after ``units of general local government'';
            (2) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon 
                at the end and inserting ``, except that with respect 
                to any cooperative program conducted with an Indian 
                tribe, the participation of the Indian tribe shall be 
                funded from the amounts made available under subpart II 
                of this part; and'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (C);
            (3) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``provide that'';
                    (B) by striking ``programs funded under this part'' 
                and inserting ``programs funded under this subpart'';
                    (C) by striking the semicolon at the end and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) with respect to any case in which an Indian tribe 
        participates in a cooperative program under paragraph (5)(A), 
        provide that the appropriate official of the governing body of 
        an Indian tribe assign responsibility for the preparation and 
        administration of the Indian tribe's part of the applicable 
        State plan, or for the supervision of the preparation and 
        administration of the Indian tribe's part of the State plan;'';
            (4) in paragraph (24), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (5) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(26) provide assurance that, in carrying out the plan 
        under this section, the State will take appropriate action to 
        improve--
                    ``(A) communication between the State and units of 
                general local government and Indian tribes;
                    ``(B) cooperation between the State and units of 
                general local government and Indian tribes; and
                    ``(C) intergovernmental relationships between the 
                State and units of general local government and Indian 
                tribes; and
            ``(27) provide, as appropriate, a description and analysis 
        of any disproportionate representation in the juvenile justice 
        system of Native Americans (as that term is defined in section 
        16(10) of the National Museum of the American Indian Act (20 
        U.S.C. 80q-14(10))) including, if appropriate, 
any disproportionate representation of Alaska Natives (within the 
meaning of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.) from--
                    ``(A) urban populations; and
                    ``(B) populations that are not, as of the date of 
                development of the plan, recognized as eligible for the 
                special programs and services provided by the United 
                States to Indians because of their status as 
                Indians.''.
    (d) Federal Assistance for Programs for Indian Tribes.--Part B of 
title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``Subpart II--Federal Assistance for Programs for Indian Tribes

``SEC. 221. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall, by regulation, 
establish a program to provide direct grants to Indian tribes in 
accordance with this section. Each grant made under this section to an 
Indian tribe shall be used by the governing body of the Indian tribe--
            ``(1) for planning, establishing, operating, coordinating, 
        and evaluating projects for achieving compliance with the 
        requirements specified in paragraphs (12)(A), (13), and (14) of 
        section 223, and otherwise meeting any applicable requirements 
        of this Act; and
            ``(2) for otherwise conducting activities to promote the 
        improvement of the juvenile justice system of that Indian 
        tribe.
    ``(b) Plans.--As part of an application for a grant under this 
section, an Indian tribe shall submit a plan for conducting activities 
described in subsection (a). The plan shall--
            ``(1) provide evidence that the Indian tribe performs law 
        enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the 
        Interior);
            ``(2) identify the juvenile justice and delinquency 
        problems and juvenile delinquency prevention needs to be 
        addressed by activities conducted by the Indian tribe in the 
        area under the jurisdiction of the Indian tribe with assistance 
        provided by the grant;
            ``(3) provide for fiscal control and accounting procedures 
        that--
                    ``(A) are necessary to ensure the prudent use, 
                proper disbursement, and accounting of funds received 
                under this subchapter; and
                    ``(B) are consistent with the requirements of 
                section 232; and
            ``(4) contain such other information, and be subject to 
        such additional requirements, as the Administrator may 
        reasonably prescribe to ensure the effectiveness of the grant 
        program under this subpart.
    ``(c) Factors for Consideration.--In awarding grants under this 
section, the Administrator shall consider--
            ``(1) the resources that are available to each applicant 
        that will assist, and be coordinated with, the overall juvenile 
        justice system of the Indian tribe; and
            ``(2) for each Indian tribe that receives assistance under 
        such a grant--
                    ``(A) the relative population of individuals under 
                the age of 18; and
                    ``(B) who will be served by the assistance provided 
                by the grant.
    ``(d) Grant Awards.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Competitive awards.--Except as provided in 
                paragraph (2), the Administrator shall annually award 
                grants under this section on a competitive basis. The 
                Administrator shall enter into a grant agreement with 
                each grant recipient under this section that specifies 
                the terms and conditions of the grant.
                    ``(B) Period of grant.--The period of a grant 
                awarded under this section shall be 1 year.
            ``(2) Exception.--In any case in which the Administrator 
        determines that a grant recipient under this section has 
        performed satisfactorily during the preceding year in 
        accordance with an applicable grant agreement, the 
        Administrator may--
                    ``(A) waive the requirement that the recipient be 
                subject to the competitive award process described in 
                paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) renew the grant for an additional grant 
                period (as specified in paragraph (1)(B)).
            ``(3) Modifications of processes.--The Administrator may 
        prescribe requirements to provide for appropriate modifications 
        to the plan preparation and application process specified in 
        this section for an application for a renewal grant under this 
        subsection.

``SEC. 232. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    ``Each Indian tribe that receives a grant under section 231 is 
subject to the fiscal accountability provisions of section 5(f)(1) of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
450c(f)(1)), relating to the submission of a single-agency audit report 
required by chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code.

``SEC. 233. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``The Administrator shall establish a program to provide technical 
assistance to assist Indian tribes in carrying out the activities 
described in section 231(a).

``SEC. 234. COORDINATION WITH STATE ADVISORY GROUPS.

    ``In carrying out the programs under this subpart, the 
Administrator shall, not later than 180 days after the end of the 
fiscal year during which the Indian Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Improvement Act is enacted, and annually thereafter, issue a 
report to each advisory group established under a State plan under 
section 223(a)(3) that includes information relating to each grant 
awarded under section 231, including the amount of the grant.

``SEC. 235. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    ``Nothing in this subpart may be construed to affect in any manner 
the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe with respect to land or persons in 
Alaska.

``SEC. 236. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Justice to carry out this subpart, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
1998 through 2001.''.
[A]:
Indian Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Improvement Act - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to eliminate the pass-through of Federal assistance to Indian tribes that perform law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and that agree to certain requirements applicable to the detention and confinement of juveniles.  Requires that, with respect to any cooperative program conducted with an Indian tribe, the participation of the Indian tribe shall be funded from amounts made available under the program established by this Act to provide direct grants to Indian tribes. 
Directs the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, by regulation, to establish a program to provide direct grants to Indian tribes in accordance with this Act. Requires each grant made to an Indian tribe to be used by the governing body of the Indian tribe for:  (1) establishing, operating, and evaluating projects for achieving compliance with certain requirements relating to juvenile detention, and otherwise meeting any applicable requirements of this Act; and (2) otherwise conducting activities to promote the improvement of the juvenile justice system of that Indian tribe. Requires an Indian tribe, as part of an application for a grant, to submit a specified plan for conducting activities described in the preceding. 
Directs the Administrator to:  (1) annually award grants on a competitive basis; and (2) enter into a grant agreement with each grant recipient that specifies the terms and conditions of the grant. States that the period of a grant awarded shall be one year.  Permits the Administrator, in any case in which the Administrator determines that a grant recipient has performed satisfactorily during the preceding year in accordance with an applicable grant agreement, to: (1) waive the requirement that the recipient be subject to the competitive award process described; and (2) renew the grant for an additional grant period. 
Makes each Indian tribe that receives a grant subject to a specified reporting requirement. 
Directs the Administrator to:  (1) establish a program to provide technical assistance to assist Indian tribes in carrying out the activities described; and (2) after the end of the fiscal year during which this Act is enacted, and annually thereafter, issue a report to each advisory group established under a State plan that includes information relating to each grant awarded, including the amount of the grant. 
Authorizes appropriations.