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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nutrition Coordinators for Local 
Healthy Youth Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR NUTRITION COORDINATORS.

    Section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1788) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (k) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(l) Grant Program for Nutrition Coordinators.--
            ``(1) Establishment of grant program.--The Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall establish a 
        program to make grants to local educational agencies to appoint 
        nutrition coordinators to carry out the activities described in 
        paragraph (4).
            ``(2) Application.--To be selected to receive a grant under 
        paragraph (1), a local educational agency, in consultation with 
        the State agency that administers school lunch programs in the 
        geographic area served by such local educational agency, shall 
        submit an application at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Secretary may require.
            ``(3) Use of funds.--A local educational agency that 
        receives a grant under this subsection shall use such funds to 
        appoint a nutrition coordinator to, with respect to the 
        geographic area served by such agency--
                    ``(A) ensure compliance with local school wellness 
                policies under section 9A of the Richard B. Russell 
                National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758b);
                    ``(B) coordinate nutrition education programs with 
                school food service directors for such local 
                educational agency;
                    ``(C) conduct trainings and facilitate information 
                sharing of best practices that--
                            ``(i) encourage students to participate in 
                        healthy eating and active living;
                            ``(ii) are consistent with the Dietary 
                        Guidelines for Americans published under 
                        section 301 of the National Nutrition 
                        Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 
                        U.S.C. 5341); and
                            ``(iii) are consistent with the Physical 
                        Activity Guidelines for Americans published by 
                        the Office of Disease Prevention and Health 
                        Promotion of the Department of Health and Human 
                        Services;
                    ``(D) work with programs that promote and motivate 
                students to participate in school wellness activities;
                    ``(E) coordinate and collaborate with other 
                nutrition education programs, including--
                            ``(i) programs under the Supplemental 
                        Nutrition Assistance Program under the Food and 
                        Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
                            ``(ii) cooperative extension services (as 
                        such term is defined in section 1404 of the 
                        Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
                        3103));
                            ``(iii) nutrition education programs 
                        carried out by community-based organizations; 
                        and
                            ``(iv) other team network nutrition 
                        programs;
                    ``(F) provide community outreach to promote 
                nutrient-rich foods and farm-to-school activities;
                    ``(G) promote regular physical activity in students 
                before, during, and after school;
                    ``(H) ensure students receive effective and 
                consistent messages regarding healthy eating and active 
                living; and
                    ``(I) to promote nutrition education and team 
                network nutrition programs in the State in which such 
                local educational agency is located, coordinate and 
                collaborate with--
                            ``(i) the team nutrition network 
                        coordinator for the State; and
                            ``(ii) community partners.
            ``(4) Nutrition coordinator requirements.--A nutrition 
        coordinator may not be appointed under this subsection unless 
        the Coordinator has a background in nutrition education, 
        dietetics, or nutrition program management.
            ``(5) Nutrition coordinator reports.--Not later than 1 year 
        after the date on which a nutrition coordinator is appointed 
        under this subsection, the nutrition coordinator shall submit 
        to the Secretary a report that includes--
                    ``(A) a plan to implement activities under this 
                section; and
                    ``(B) a review of, and plan for, coordination and 
                collaboration with nutrition education programs 
                described in paragraph (4)(E).
            ``(6) Evaluation of grant program.--Not later than January 
        1, 2019, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that 
        includes--
                    ``(A) the results of an evaluation of the grant 
                program established under this subsection;
                    ``(B) a review of the implementation of this 
                subsection;
                    ``(C) an assessment of local educational agencies 
                with respect to activities conducted to ensure students 
                receive nutrition education consistent with the Dietary 
                Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of 
                the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research 
                Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341);
                    ``(D) best practices for encouraging students to 
                participate in healthy eating and active living;
                    ``(E) an assessment of local school wellness 
                policies under section 9A of the Richard B. Russell 
                National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758b); and
                    ``(F) an assessment of school personnel and their 
                level of interaction and satisfaction with nutrition 
                coordinators.''.

A: Nutrition Coordinators for Local Healthy Youth Act  This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish a Department of Agriculture program to award grants to local educational agencies to appoint nutrition coordinators with a background in nutrition education, dietetics, or nutrition program management.  The responsibilities of the coordinators include:    ensuring compliance with local school wellness policies under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act,   coordinating nutrition education programs with school food service directors,   conducting training and facilitating information sharing of best practices,   working with programs that promote and motivate students to participate in school wellness activities,   coordinating and collaborating with other nutrition education programs,   providing community outreach to promote nutrient-rich foods and farm-to-school activities,   promoting regular physical activity in students,   ensuring students receive effective and consistent messages regarding healthy eating and active living, and   promoting nutrition education and team network nutrition programs in the state by coordinating and collaborating with the team nutrition network coordinator and community partners.  
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Skilled Workforce Enhancement Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EXPENSES FOR LONG-TERM TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES IN 
              HIGHLY SKILLED SMALL BUSINESS TRADES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related 
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45E. EXPENSES FOR LONG-TERM TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES IN HIGHLY 
              SKILLED SMALL BUSINESS TRADES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of a 
small business employer, the highly skilled trades training credit 
determined under this section for the taxable year is $15,000 for each 
employee having a qualified training year ending with or within such 
taxable year (whether or not such employee is an employee of the 
taxpayer as of the close of such taxable year).
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Small business employer.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `small business 
                employer' means, with respect to any taxable year, any 
                employer who employed an average of 250 or fewer 
                employees on business days during such taxable year.
                    ``(B) Controlled groups.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), all persons treated as a single 
                employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of 
                section 414 shall be treated as a single employer.
            ``(2) Qualified training year.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified training 
                year' means each year during the training period in 
                which the employee received at least 1,500 hours of 
                training (including on-the-job training and training at 
                multi-employer training facilities) from the taxpayer 
                (or any predecessor) under a qualified training program 
                as an apprentice in any highly skilled trade.
                    ``(B) Highly skilled trades.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the term `highly skilled trades' 
                means--
                            ``(i) precision machinists,
                            ``(ii) die makers,
                            ``(iii) mold makers,
                            ``(iv) tool and die designers,
                            ``(v) heating, ventilating, air 
                        conditioning, refrigeration, and roofing 
                        contractors,
                            ``(vi) the trade of masonry,
                            ``(vii) plumbers,
                            ``(viii) pipefitters,
                            ``(ix) patternmakers,
                            ``(x) foundry technicians,
                            ``(xi) electricians,
                            ``(xii) recreational marine production and 
                        design workers,
                            ``(xiii) 2-way radio technicians,
                            ``(xiv) welders,
                            ``(xv) shipfitters,
                            ``(xvi) propellor machinists,
                            ``(xvii) electronic instrumentation 
                        specialists, and
                            ``(xviii) other highly skilled trades 
                        specified in regulations prescribed by the 
                        Secretary.
                Such term shall not include any trade if the customary 
                apprenticeship period for such trade is less than 2 
                years.
                    ``(C) Qualified training program.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified 
                        training program' means a written plan of study 
                        and training for individuals in, or entering 
                        into, highly skilled trades.
                            ``(ii) Description of programs.--A plan 
                        under clause (i) must be a program described in 
                        one of the following subclauses:
                                    ``(I) An apprenticeship program 
                                registered and certified with the 
                                Secretary of Labor under section 1 of 
                                the National Apprenticeship Act (29 
                                U.S.C. 50).
                                    ``(II) A program licensed, 
                                registered, or certified by the 
                                workforce investment board or 
                                apprenticeship agency or council of a 
                                State or administered in compliance 
                                with apprenticeship laws of a State.
                                    ``(III) A program conducted by a 
                                vocational or technical education 
                                school, community college, or 
                                industrial or trade training 
                                organization.
                                    ``(IV) A program which conforms to 
                                apprentice training programs developed 
                                or administered by an employer trade 
                                group or committee.
                                    ``(V) An industry sponsored or 
                                administered program which is clearly 
                                identified and commonly 
recognized within an industry and which meets the requirements of 
clause (iii).
                            ``(iii) Requirements.--A program meets the 
                        requirements of this clause if such program--
                                    ``(I) is accessible to individuals 
                                without discrimination on the basis of 
                                race, sex, color, religion, or national 
                                origin,
                                    ``(II) provides an overview of the 
                                trade, including the history and modern 
                                developments in such trade,
                                    ``(III) provides related 
                                instruction of the fundamental, 
                                intermediate, and advanced skills, 
                                techniques, and materials of the trade,
                                    ``(IV) provides training in math, 
                                measurement, and blueprint reading 
                                skills, if such skills are required in 
                                the trade,
                                    ``(V) provides training on trade 
                                specific tools and equipment,
                                    ``(VI) provides on-the-job training 
                                which allows performance of work under 
                                close supervision of an instructor or 
                                skilled worker, and
                                    ``(VII) provides periodic review 
                                and evaluation of participants to 
                                demonstrate proficiency in skills, 
                                including the use of tests and 
                                assessment of individual and group 
                                projects.
            ``(3) Training period.--The term `training period' means, 
        with respect to an employee, the period--
                    ``(A) beginning on the date that the employee 
                begins employment with the taxpayer as an apprentice in 
                the highly skilled trade, and
                    ``(B) ending on the earlier of--
                            ``(i) the date that such apprenticeship 
                        with the employer ends, or
                            ``(ii) the date which is 4 years after the 
                        date referred to in subparagraph (A).
    ``(c) Coordination With Other Credits.--The amount of credit 
otherwise allowable under sections 51(a) and 1396(a) with respect to 
any employee shall be reduced by the credit allowed by this section 
with respect to such employee.''.
    (b) Credit Made Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of 
section 38 of such Code is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of 
paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (13) and 
inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(14) in the case of a small business employer (as defined 
        in section 45E(b)), the highly skilled trades training credit 
        determined under section 45E(a).''.
    (c) Denial of Double Benefit.--Section 280C of such Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Credit for Training Expenses for Employees in Highly Skilled 
Small Business Trades.--No deduction shall be allowed for that portion 
of the expenses otherwise allowable as a deduction for the taxable year 
which is equal to the amount of the credit determined for the taxable 
year under section 45E(a).''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 45E. Expenses for long-term 
                                        training of employees in highly 
                                        skilled small business 
                                        trades.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to expenses paid or incurred in the taxable years ending after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

A: Skilled Workforce Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide small employers with a highly skilled trades training credit.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Priorities Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. RECAPTURE OF SAVINGS FROM RETAIL ELECTRICITY COMPETITION.

    (a) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect for a consumer 
sector in any State on January 1 of the first year after all State 
regulated electric utilities and all nonregulated electric utilities in 
that State have been determined by the Secretary of Energy to have 
established retail electric service choice for customers in that 
sector, but not earlier than January 1, 2004. The Secretary shall 
annually review the laws and regulations of each State relating to 
retail electric service regulation and make such determinations on 
January 1, 2004, and January 1 of each year thereafter.
    (b) 10 Percent of Consumer Savings.--For each State, on December 31 
of the first full calendar year following the effective date of this 
Act for any consumer sector in the State, and on December 31 of each 
subsequent calendar year, each provider of retail electric services in 
the State shall contribute to the fiscal agent for the Environmental 
Priorities Board established under section 2 an amount equal to 10 
percent of the total consumer savings for that sector for that calendar 
year.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Consumer savings.--For any provider of retail electric 
        services in a State, for any consumer sector in the State, the 
        term ``consumer savings'' means, for any calendar year, the 
        amount (if any) by which the potential rate for electric energy 
        provided by that provider to that sector exceeds the current 
        rate for that sector, multiplied by that sector's total 
        consumption (in kilowatt-hours) during that calendar year.
            (2) Current rate.--For any provider of retail electric 
        services in a State, for any consumer sector in the State, the 
        term ``current rate'' means, for the 12 months following the 
        effective date of this Act for that sector in that State, the 
        average kilowatt-hour rate paid by customers of the provider in 
        that consumer sector in that State, as calculated by the 
        provider and recalculated annually.
            (3) Potential rate.--
                    (A) General rule.--For any provider of retail 
                electric services in a State, for any consumer sector 
                in the State, the term ``potential rate'' means, for 
                each calendar year following the effective date of this 
                act for that sector in that State, the average 
                kilowatt-hour rate paid by the provider's customers in 
                that sector during the 12-month period preceding the 
                date on which retail electric service choice for 
                customers in that sector was established, adjusted for 
                inflation. The adjustment for inflation shall be made 
                using a methodology to be determined by the Secretary 
                of Energy. The Secretary of Energy shall recalculate 
                the potential rate annually to adjust it for inflation.
                    (B) Special rules.-- For all sectors not serviced 
                by the provider during any period, the average 
                kilowatt-hour rate for that sector shall be estimated 
                or measured by the Secretary of Energy. In any case 
                where retail choice in a State or sector did not all 
                occur on one effective date but was phased-in over 
                time, the Secretary of Energy shall establish 
                regulations to fairly establish the potential rate. In 
                any cases where, for the 12-month period preceding the 
                date on which retail electric service choice for 
                customers in that sector was established, a provider 
                served a sector in the State but did not serve it for 
                the full period, the Secretary of Energy shall 
                establish regulations to fairly establish the potential 
                rate.

SEC. 3. USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES.

    (a) National Environmental Priorities Board.--The Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the ``Administrator'') shall establish a National 
Environmental Priorities Board to carry out the functions and 
responsibilities specified in this section. The Board shall be composed 
of 3 persons who are officers or employees of the United States, and 4 
State commissioners nominated by the national organization of the State 
commissions and appointed by the Administrator. The Administrator shall 
appoint one member of the Board to serve as Chairman.
    (b) Rules.--Within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall promulgate a final rule containing the rules and 
procedures of the Board, including the rules and procedures for 
selecting a non-Federal fiscal agent under subsection (e). The 
Administrator shall have oversight responsibilities over the Board.
    (c) Environmental Priorities Program.--
            (1) Regulations.--Within 90 days after the promulgation of 
        the Administrator's rules under subsection (b), the Board shall 
        institute a proceeding to establish regulations governing 
        creation and administration of an Environmental Priorities 
        Program. Such regulations shall include criteria and methods of 
        selecting State projects to receive support under the Program. 
        Such support may include direct loans, loan guarantees, grants, 
        capitalization grants for State revolving funds, and other 
        assistance. The State projects may include--
                    (A) lowering borrowing costs for municipal and 
                regional governments constructing wastewater treatment 
                plants;
                    (B) increasing the use of filter strips and 
                riparian buffers in protecting rivers and streams;
                    (C) mitigating the deleterious effect of 
                electricity production on air quality;
                    (D) supporting the preservation of open space for 
                resource conservation, wildlife protection, or 
                recreation; and
                    (E) such other projects furthering national 
                environmental priorities as may be established by the 
                Board.
            (2) Agent.--The Board shall enter into arrangements with a 
        non-Federal fiscal agent who shall be authorized to receive the 
        contributions made under section 2(b) and to disburse such 
        contributions as provided in subsection (d).
            (3) Programs.--Any State in which retail electric service 
        choice has been established for any consumer sector may 
        establish one or more public purpose programs and apply for 
        matching funding under this section for projects to be funded 
        under such program. A participating State may use matching 
        funds received under this section only to support one or more 
        eligible environmental priorities programs meeting the 
        selection criteria established under paragraph (1). The Board 
        shall regularly audit the expenditures of matching funds 
        received by a participating State under this section.
            (4) State option.--At no time shall a State be required, 
        pursuant to this section, to participate in the Environmental 
        Priorities Program, nor may a State be required by the Board to 
        fund a particular project.
    (d) Fund for Environmental Priorities.--
            (1) Distribution.--The fiscal agent shall distribute 
        contributions received by the fiscal agent under section 2(b) 
        to States (or entities designated by the States) under this 
        subsection in accordance with the criteria established by the 
        Board under subsection (c) to carry out eligible projects under 
        environmental priorities programs established by the States. 
        For each calendar year after the year 2002, the Board shall 
        solicit applications from States for matching funds to carry 
        out eligible environmental priorities programs. The 
        applications for assistance during any calendar year must be 
        received by the Board before the commencement of such year. In 
        its application, the State shall certify that the moneys will 
        be used for one or more eligible public purpose programs and 
        shall specify the amount of State support which is projected 
        for the coming calendar year for the programs concerned.
            (2) Calculation.--Upon receipt of all State requests for 
        matching funds submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) for any 
        calendar year, the Board shall calculate the funds necessary to 
        match the level of projected States funds for eligible 
        environmental priorities programs for that calendar year.
            (3) Reduction.--Following the calculation of the amount of 
        matching funds required under paragraph (2) for all States 
        requesting funds for any calendar year, the Board shall 
        communicate that amount to the fiscal agent. Expenditures by 
        the fiscal agent for any calendar year may not exceed the total 
        balance. To the extent the matching funds requested by all such 
        States for a calendar year exceed the total amount received by 
        the fiscal agent during the prior calendar year and available 
        to the fiscal agent at the commencement of the calendar year 
        concerned, the matching funds distributed to each such State 
        shall be reduced pro rata so that the percentage of State funds 
        matched by funds provided under this section is the same for 
        all States requesting funds.
            (4) Use of funds.--The fiscal agent shall distribute 
        matching funds to the States (or to an entity or entities 
        designated by the State to receive payments) to be used for 
        eligible environmental priorities programs designated under 
        subsection (c). All funds received shall be used only for the 
        eligible environmental priorities programs designated by the 
        State.

A:
Environmental Priorities Act of 2003 - Requires providers of retail electric services to contribute to the fiscal agent for the Environmental Priorities Board (established by this Act) ten percent of the total consumer savings for the consumer sector for that calendar year.Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a National Environmental Priorities Board to establish regulations governing creation of an Environmental Priorities Program.Authorizes States in which retail electric service choice has been established for any consumer sector to establish public purpose programs and apply for matching funding to support environmental priorities programs.
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