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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hereditary Disorders Newborn 
Screening Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF STATES TO PROVIDE NEWBORN AND 
              CHILD SCREENING FOR HERITABLE DISORDERS.

    Part A of title XI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300b-1 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1108. IMPROVED NEWBORN AND CHILD SCREENING FOR HERITABLE 
              DISORDERS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator 
of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants 
to eligible entities to enhance, improve or expand the ability of State 
and local public health agencies to provide screening, counseling or 
preventive care services to newborns and children having or at risk for 
heritable disorders.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts provided under a grant awarded under 
subsection (a) shall be used to--
            ``(1) establish, expand, or improve systems or programs to 
        provide screening, counseling, testing or specialty services 
        for newborns and children at risk for heritable disorders;
            ``(2) establish, expand, or improve programs or services to 
        reduce mortality or morbidity from heritable disorders;
            ``(3) establish, expand, or improve systems or programs to 
        provide information and counseling on available therapies for 
        newborns and children with heritable disorders;
            ``(4) improve the access of medically underserved 
        populations to screening, counseling, testing and specialty 
        services for newborns and children having or at risk for 
        heritable disorders; or
            ``(5) conduct such other activities as may be necessary to 
        enable newborns and children having or at risk for heritable 
        disorders to receive screening, counseling, testing or 
        specialty services, regardless of income, race, color, 
        religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a) an entity shall--
            ``(1) be a State or political subdivision of a State, or a 
        consortium of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of 
        States; and
            ``(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application 
        that includes--
                    ``(A) a plan to use amounts awarded under the grant 
                to meet specific health status goals and objectives 
                relative to heritable disorders, including attention to 
                needs of medically underserved populations;
                    ``(B) a plan for the collection of outcome data or 
                other methods of evaluating the degree to which amounts 
                awarded under this grant will be used to achieve the 
                goals and objectives identified under subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) a plan for monitoring and ensuring the 
                quality of services provided under the grant;
                    ``(D) an assurance that amounts awarded under the 
                grant will be used only to implement the approved plan 
                for the State;
                    ``(E) an assurance that the provision of services 
                under the plan is coordinated with services provided 
                under programs implemented in the State under titles V, 
                XVIII, XIX, XX, or XXI of the Social Security Act 
                (subject to Federal regulations applicable to such 
                programs) so that the coverage of services under such 
                titles is not substantially diminished by the use of 
                granted funds; and
                    ``(F) such other information determined by the 
                Secretary to be necessary.
    ``(d) Limitation.--An eligible entity may not use amounts received 
under this section to--
            ``(1) provide cash payments to or on behalf of affected 
        individuals;
            ``(2) provide inpatient services;
            ``(3) purchase land or make capital improvements to 
        property; or
            ``(4) provide for proprietary research or training.
    ``(e) Voluntary Participation.--The participation by any individual 
in any program or portion thereof established or operated with funds 
received under this section shall be wholly voluntary and shall not be 
a prerequisite to eligibility for or receipt of any other service or 
assistance from, or to participation in, another Federal or State 
program.
    ``(f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds appropriated under this 
section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, 
State, and local public funds provided for activities of the type 
described in this section.
    ``(g) Publication.
            ``(1) In general.--An application submitted under 
        subsection (c)(2) shall be made public by the State in such a 
        manner as to facilitate comment from any person, including 
        through hearings and other methods used to facilitate comments 
        from the public.
            ``(2) Comments.--Comments received by the State after the 
        publication described in paragraph (1) shall be addressed in 
        the application submitted under subsection (c)(2).
    ``(h) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide to 
entities receiving grants under subsection (a) such technical 
assistance as may be necessary to ensure the quality of programs 
conducted under this section.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2011.

``SEC. 1109. EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEWBORN AND CHILD 
              SCREENING PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to eligible 
entities to provide for the conduct of demonstration programs to 
evaluate the effectiveness of screening, counseling or preventive care 
services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable 
disorders in newborns and children.
    ``(b) Demonstration Programs.--A demonstration program conducted 
under a grant under this section shall be designed to evaluate and 
assess, within the jurisdiction of the entity receiving such grant--
            ``(1) the effectiveness of screening, counseling, testing 
        or specialty services for newborns and children at risk for 
        heritable disorders in reducing the morbidity and mortality 
        associated with such disorders;
            ``(2) the effectiveness of screening, counseling, testing 
        or specialty services in accurately and reliably diagnosing 
        heritable disorders in newborns and children; or
            ``(3) the availability of screening, counseling, testing or 
        specialty services for newborns and children at risk for 
        heritable disorders.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a) an entity shall be a State or political subdivision of a 
State, or a consortium of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of 
States.

``SEC. 1110. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HERITABLE DISORDERS IN NEWBORNS AND 
              CHILDREN.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an advisory 
committee to be known as the `Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders 
in Newborns and Children' (referred to in this section as the `Advisory 
Committee').
    ``(b) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall--
            ``(1) provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
        concerning grants and projects awarded or funded under section 
        1108;
            ``(2) provide technical information to the Secretary for 
        the development of policies and priorities for the 
        administration of grants under section 1108; and
            ``(3) provide such recommendations, advice or information 
        as may be necessary to enhance, expand or improve the ability 
        of the Secretary to reduce the mortality or morbidity from 
        heritable disorders.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall appoint not to 
        exceed 15 members to the Advisory Committee. In appointing such 
        members, the Secretary shall ensure that the total membership 
        of the Advisory Committee is an odd number.
            ``(2) Required members.--The Secretary shall appoint to the 
        Advisory Committee under paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) the Administrator of the Health Resources and 
                Services Administration;
                    ``(B) the Director of the Centers for Disease 
                Control and Prevention;
                    ``(C) the Director of the National Institutes of 
                Health;
                    ``(D) the Director of the Agency for Healthcare 
                Research and Quality;
                    ``(E) medical or scientific professionals with 
                special expertise in heritable disorders, or in 
                providing screening, counseling, testing or specialty 
                services for newborns and children at risk for 
                heritable disorders;
                    ``(F) members of the public having special 
                expertise about or concern with heritable disorders; 
                and
                    ``(G) representatives from such Federal agencies, 
                public health constituencies, and medical professional 
                societies as determined to be necessary by the 
                Secretary, to fulfill the duties of the Advisory 
                Committee, as established under subsection (b).''.

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Directs the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to provide for the conduct of demonstration programs to evaluate the effectiveness of screening, counseling or preventive care services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable disorders in newborns and children.
Direct the Secretary to establish an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Provo River Project Transfer Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the contract 
    numbered 04-WC-40-8950 and entitled ``Agreement Among the United 
    States, the Provo River Water Users Association, and the 
    Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy to Transfer Title 
    to Certain Lands and Facilities of the Provo River Project'' and 
    shall include maps of the land and features to be conveyed under 
    the Agreement.
        (2) Association.--The term ``Association'' means the Provo 
    River Water Users Association, a nonprofit corporation organized 
    under the laws of the State.
        (3) District.--The term ``District'' means the Metropolitan 
    Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy, a political subdivision of the 
    State.
        (4) Pleasant grove property.--
            (A) In general.--The term ``Pleasant Grove Property'' means 
        the 3.79-acre parcel of land acquired by the United States for 
        the Provo River Project, Deer Creek Division, located at 
        approximately 285 West 1100 North, Pleasant Grove, Utah, as in 
        existence on the date of enactment of this Act.
            (B) Inclusions.--The term ``Pleasant Grove Property'' 
        includes the office building and shop complex constructed by 
        the Association on the parcel of land described in subparagraph 
        (A).
        (5) Provo reservoir canal.--The term ``Provo Reservoir Canal'' 
    means the canal, and any associated land, rights-of-way, and 
    facilities acquired, constructed, or improved by the United States 
    as part of the Provo River Project, Deer Creek Division, extending 
    from, and including, the Murdock Diversion Dam at the mouth of 
    Provo Canyon, Utah, to and including the Provo Reservoir Canal 
    Siphon and Penstock, as in existence on the date of enactment of 
    this Act.
        (6) Salt lake aqueduct.--The term ``Salt Lake Aqueduct'' means 
    the aqueduct and associated land, rights-of-way, and facilities 
    acquired, constructed or improved by the United States as part of 
    the Provo River Project, Aqueduct Division, extending from, and 
    including, the Salt Lake Aqueduct Intake at the base of Deer Creek 
    Dam to and including the Terminal Reservoirs located at 3300 South 
    St. and Interstate Route 215 in Salt Lake City, Utah, as in 
    existence on the date of enactment of this Act.
        (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior or a designee of the Secretary.
        (8) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Utah.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND AND FACILITIES.

    (a) Conveyances to Association.--
        (1) Provo reservoir canal.--
            (A) In general.--In accordance with the terms and 
        conditions of the Agreement and subject to subparagraph (B), 
        the Secretary shall convey to the Association, all right, 
        title, and interest of the United States in and to the Provo 
        Reservoir Canal.
            (B) Condition.--The conveyance under subparagraph (A) shall 
        not be completed until the Secretary executes the Agreement and 
        accepts future arrangements entered into by the Association, 
        the District, the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, and 
        the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District providing for the 
        operation, ownership, financing, and improvement of the Provo 
        Reservoir Canal.
        (2) Pleasant grove property.--In accordance with the terms and 
    conditions of the Agreement, the Secretary shall convey to the 
    Association, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
    and to the Pleasant Grove Property.
    (b) Conveyance to District.--
        (1) In general.--In accordance with the terms and conditions of 
    the Agreement, and subject to the execution of the Agreement by the 
    Secretary, the Secretary shall convey to the District, all right, 
    title, and interest of the United States in and to Salt Lake 
    Aqueduct.
        (2) Easements.--
            (A) In general.--As part of the conveyance under paragraph 
        (1), the Secretary shall grant to the District permanent 
        easements to--
                (i) the National Forest System land on which the Salt 
            Lake Aqueduct is located; and
                (ii) land of the Aqueduct Division of the Provo River 
            Project that intersects the parcel of non-Federal land 
            authorized to be conveyed to the United States under 
            section 104(a) of Public Law 107-329 (116 Stat. 2816).
            (B) Purpose.--The easements conveyed under subparagraph (A) 
        shall be for the use, operation, maintenance, repair, 
        improvement, or replacement of the Salt Lake Aqueduct by the 
        District.
            (C) Limitation.--The United States shall not carry out any 
        activity on the land subject to the easements conveyed under 
        subparagraph (A) that would materially interfere with the use, 
        operation, maintenance, repair, improvement, or replacement of 
        the Salt Lake Aqueduct by the District.
            (D) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the easements conveyed 
        under subparagraph (A) shall be determined by the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the District and the Secretary of 
        Agriculture.
            (E) Transfer of administrative jurisdiction.--
                (i) In general.--On conveyance of the easement to the 
            land described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary, 
            subject to the easement, shall transfer to the Secretary of 
            Agriculture administrative jurisdiction over the land.
                (ii) Administrative site.--The land transferred under 
            clause (i) shall be administered by the Secretary of 
            Agriculture as an administrative site.
            (F) Administration.--The easements conveyed under 
        subparagraph (A) shall be administered by the Secretary of 
        Agriculture in accordance with section 501(b)(3) of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761(b)(3)).
    (c) Consideration.--
        (1) Association.--
            (A) In general.--In exchange for the conveyance under 
        subsection (a)(1), the Association shall pay the Secretary an 
        amount that is equal to the sum of--
                (i) the net present value of any remaining debt 
            obligation of the United States with respect to the Provo 
            Reservoir Canal; and
                (ii) the net present value of any revenues from the 
            Provo Reservoir Canal that, based on past history--

                    (I) would be available to the United States but for 
                the conveyance of the Provo Reservoir Canal under 
                subsection (a)(1); and
                    (II) would be deposited in the reclamation fund 
                established under the first section of the Act of June 
                17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391), and credited under the terms 
                of Reclamation Manual/Directives and Standards PEC 03-
                01.

            (B) Deduction.--In determining the net present values under 
        clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), the Association may 
        deduct from the net present value such sums as are required for 
        the reimbursement described in the Agreement.
        (2) District.--
            (A) In general.--In exchange for the conveyance under 
        subsection (b)(1), the District shall pay the Secretary an 
        amount that is equal to the sum of--
                (i) the net present value of any remaining debt 
            obligation of the United States with respect to the Salt 
            Lake Aqueduct; and
                (ii) the net present value of any revenues from the 
            Salt Lake Aqueduct that, based on past history--

                    (I) would have been available to the United States 
                but for the conveyance of the Salt Lake Aqueduct under 
                subsection (b)(1); and
                    (II) would be deposited in the reclamation fund 
                established under the first section of the Act of June 
                17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391), and credited under the terms 
                of Reclamation Manual/Directives and Standards PEC 03-
                01.

            (B) Deduction.--In determining the net present values under 
        clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), the District may 
        deduct from the net present value such sums as are required for 
        the reimbursement described in the Agreement.
    (d) Payment of Costs.--In addition to amounts paid to the Secretary 
under subsection (c), the Association and the District shall, in 
accordance with the Agreement, pay the Secretary--
        (1) any necessary and reasonable administrative and real estate 
    transfer costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
    conveyance; and
        (2) one-half of any necessary and reasonable costs associated 
    with complying with--
            (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
            (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
        seq.); and
            (C)(i) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
        470 et seq.); and
            (ii) any other Federal cultural resource laws.
    (e) Compliance With Environmental Laws.--
        (1) In general.--Before conveying land and facilities under 
    subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall comply with all 
    applicable requirements under--
            (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
            (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
        seq.); and
            (C) any other law applicable to the land and facilities.
        (2) Effect.--Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any 
    obligations under--
            (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
            (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
        seq.).

SEC. 4. EXISTING CONTRACTS.

    (a) Deer Creek Division Construction Contract.--Notwithstanding the 
conveyances under subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 3, and subject 
to the terms of the Agreement, any portion of the Deer Creek Division, 
Provo River Project, Utah, that is not conveyed under that section 
shall continue to be operated and maintained by the Association, in 
accordance with the contract numbered I1r-874, dated June 27, 1936, and 
entitled the ``Contract Between the United States and Provo River Water 
Users Association Providing for the Construction of the Deer Creek 
Division of the Provo River Project, Utah''.
    (b) Provo River Project and Jordan Aqueduct System Contracts.--
Subject to the terms of the Agreement, any written contract of the 
United States in existence on the date of enactment of this Act 
relating to the operation and maintenance of any division or facility 
of the Provo River Project or the Jordan Aqueduct System is confirmed 
and declared to be a valid contract of the United States that is 
enforceable in accordance with the express terms of the contract.
    (c) Use of Central Utah Project Water.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any entity with 
    contractual Provo Reservoir Canal or Salt Lake Aqueduct capacity 
    rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act may, in 
    addition to the uses described in the existing contracts, use the 
    capacity rights, without additional charge or further approval from 
    the Secretary, to transport Central Utah Project water on behalf of 
    the entity or others.
        (2) Limitations.--An entity shall not use the capacity rights 
    to transport Central Utah Project water under paragraph (1) 
    unless--
            (A) the transport of the water is expressly authorized by 
        the Central Utah Water Conservancy District;
            (B) the use of the water facility to transport the Central 
        Utah Project water is expressly authorized by the entity 
        responsible for operation and maintenance of the facility; and
            (C) carrying Central Utah Project water through Provo River 
        Project facilities would not--
                (i) materially impair the ability of the Central Utah 
            Water Conservancy District or the Secretary to meet 
            existing express environmental commitments for the 
            Bonneville Unit; or
                (ii) require the release of additional Central Utah 
            Project water to meet those environmental commitments.
    (d) Authorized Modifications.--The Agreement may provide for--
        (1) the modification of the 1936 Repayment Contract for the 
    Deer Creek Division of the Provo River Project to reflect the 
    partial prepayment, the adjustment of the annual repayment amount, 
    and the transfer of the Provo Reservoir Canal and the Pleasant 
    Grove Property; and
        (2) the modification or termination of the 1938 Repayment 
    Contract for the Aqueduct Division of the Provo River Project to 
    reflect the complete payout and transfer of all facilities of the 
    Aqueduct Division.
    (e) Effect of Act.--Nothing in this Act impairs any contract 
(including subscription contracts) in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act that allows for or creates a right to convey water through 
the Provo Reservoir Canal.

SEC. 5. EFFECT OF CONVEYANCE.

    On conveyance of any land or facility under subsection (a) or 
(b)(1) of section 3--
        (1) the land and facilities shall no longer be part of a 
    Federal reclamation project;
        (2) the Association and the District shall not be entitled to 
    receive any future reclamation benefits with respect to the land 
    and facilities, except for benefits that would be available to 
    other nonreclamation facilities; and
        (3) the United States shall not be liable for damages arising 
    out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the land and 
    facilities, but shall continue to be liable for damages caused by 
    acts of negligence committed by the United States or by any 
    employee or agent of the United States before the date of 
    conveyance, consistent with chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
    Code.

SEC. 6. REPORT.

    If a conveyance required under subsection (a) or (b)(1) of section 
3 is not completed by the date that is 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
that--
        (1) describes the status of the conveyance;
        (2) describes any obstacles to completing the conveyance; and
        (3) specifies an anticipated date for completion of the 
    conveyance.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

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Provo River Project Transfer Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Provo River Water Users Association (Association) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Provo Reservoir Canal in the State of Utah. Conditions such conveyance upon the execution by the Secretary of the Agreement entitled "Agreement Among the United States, the Provo River Waters Users Association, and the Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy to Transfer Title to Certain Lands and Facilities of the Provo River Project (Agreement)," and upon the Secretary's acceptance of future arrangements governing the operation, ownership, financing, and improvement of the Provo Reservoir Canal.

Directs the Secretary to convey to the Association all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Pleasant Grove Property in the State of Utah.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) convey to the Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy (District) in the State of Utah, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to Salt Lake Aqueduct; (2) grant permanent easements to the District for the use, operation, maintenance, repair, improvement, or replacement of the Salt Lake Aqueduct by the District; (3) determine the boundaries of such easements; and (4) transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain land of the Aqueduct Division of the Provo River Project to the Secretary of Agriculture. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to administer such land as an administrative site subject to provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

Prohibits the United States from carrying out any activities on the lands covered by the Salt Lake Aqueduct easements that would materially interfere with the operation, maintenance, repair, improvement, or replacement of the Salt Lake Aqueduct by the District.

Sets forth a formula for for payments by the Association and the District for the land conveyances under this Act. Requires the Association and the District to pay certain additional costs relating to the land conveyances.

Requires the Secretary to comply with certain environmental and other laws prior to making land conveyances under this Act.

(Sec. 4) Confirms that: (1) certain existing contracts covering lands of the Provo River Project not conveyed by this Act remain in effect; and (2) entities with existing contractual capacity rights to either the Provo Reservoir Canal or Salt Lake Aqueduct may transport Central Utah Project water.

Authorizes the Agreement to provide for modifications to repayment contracts for the Deer Creek and Aqueduct Divisions of the Provo River Project.

Provides that nothing in this Act impairs any existing contract (including subscription contracts) regarding the conveyance of water through the Provo Reservoir Canal.

(Sec. 5) Provides that: (1) lands and facilities conveyed under this Act are no longer part of a Federal reclamation project; (2) the Association and the District are no longer entitled to reclamation benefits for conveyed lands, except for benefits available to other nonreclamation facilities; and (3) the United States shall not be liable for damages for acts, omissions, or occurrences relating to conveyances under this Act, except for negligent acts committed prior to the date of conveyance.

(Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the status of any land conveyances not completed within 18 months after the enactment of this Act.


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SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Service for School Act of 2005''.

SECTION 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to provide Federal tuition assistance to 
undergraduate students attending eligible institutions in exchange for 
a commitment to perform National service.

SEC. 3. TUITION ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.

    (a) Service for School Tuition Assistance Authorized.--The 
Secretary is authorized to pay, in accordance with subsection (b), to 
each Service for School participant for each academic year during which 
such participant is in attendance at an eligible institution as an 
undergraduate, tuition assistance in an amount not more than the amount 
such participant elects to receive in the Service for School agreement. 
The authority to pay tuition assistance under this Act shall be 
effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as 
are provided in appropriations Acts.
    (b) Distribution of Tuition Assistance to Students.--Tuition 
assistance payments under this Act shall be made in accordance with 
regulations promulgated by the Secretary for such purpose and in such 
manner as will best accomplish the purpose of this Act.

SEC. 4. APPLICATION; ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) Application.--The Secretary shall from time to time set dates 
by which eligible individuals shall file applications for tuition 
assistance under this Act. Each eligible individual desiring to be a 
Service for School participant for any year shall file an application 
with the Secretary containing such information and assurances as the 
Secretary may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
    (b) Eligibility.--An individual shall be eligible to apply for 
tuition assistance under this Act if the individual--
            (1) is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an 
        educational program at an eligible institution, as defined in 
        section 10, for which such institution awards an associate's or 
        a bachelors' degree; and
            (2) enters into a Service for School agreement with the 
        Secretary under section 6.

SEC. 5. PARTICIPANT SELECTION.

    (a) Selection.--Each academic year, the Secretary shall select 
Service for School participants from the applications received from 
eligible individuals under section 4.
    (b) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority to those eligible 
individuals who demonstrate the greatest financial need.

SEC. 6. SERVICE FOR SCHOOL AGREEMENT.

    (a) Agreement Terms.--The Service for School agreement shall--
            (1) require that any participant that receives tuition 
        assistance under this Act shall complete--
                    (A) one calendar year of full-time National service 
                for each academic year during which the participant 
                received the maximum amount of tuition assistance under 
                section 7;
                    (B) two calendar years of part-time National 
                service for each academic year during which the 
                participant received the maximum amount of tuition 
                assistance under section 7; or
                    (C) in the case of an academic year during which 
                the participant received less than the maximum amount 
                of tuition assistance under section 7, National service 
                for a period equivalent to the amount of tuition 
                assistance received for such academic year, as 
                determined by the Secretary;
            (2) include the amount of tuition assistance requested by 
        the eligible individual for that academic year, not to exceed 
        the maximum amount of tuition assistance under section 7;
            (3) require that a participant begin to perform such 
        National service no later than 12 months after the date of 
        graduation (or permanent departure) from an eligible 
        institution;
            (4) require that a participant complete such National 
        service not later than 10 years after the date of graduation 
        (or permanent departure) from an eligible institution;
            (5) provide that a participant shall not be considered to 
        have permanently departed from an institution if the 
        participant, in a manner and under the terms established by and 
        with the approval of the Secretary, transfers to another 
        eligible institution, or postpones or interrupts enrollment at 
        an eligible institution for not more than 12 months;
            (6) provide that a participant may appeal to the Secretary 
        for an extension of the time requirements under paragraphs (3) 
        and (4), and that the Secretary may waive such requirements for 
        exceptional circumstances or hardship;
            (7) provide that, in the event that a participant fails to 
        abide by the terms of the agreement, the participant shall 
        repay any Federal tuition assistance received by the 
        participant for which the participant did not perform the 
        required National service, as determined by the Secretary; and
            (8) provide that such Service for School agreement shall be 
        null and void if the eligible individual is not selected by the 
        Secretary to be a Service for School participant for academic 
        year for which the application is submitted.
    (b) Duration of Agreement; Renewal.--A Service for School agreement 
shall be made for only one academic year of tuition assistance at a 
time. Such agreement shall be renewable on an annual basis if the 
participant remains eligible. A participant may revise annually the 
amount of tuition assistance requested (in accordance with subsection 
(a)(2)).

SEC. 7. TUITION ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Maximum Amount of Tuition Assistance.--For each academic year, 
a Service for School participant shall be eligible to receive tuition 
assistance in an amount not to exceed the lesser of--
            (1) the average total tuition and fees for full-time 
        students for a complete academic year at four-year public 
        colleges and universities, as determined annually by the 
        College Board, for the most recent academic year for which data 
        is available; or
            (2) such participant's cost of attendance, as defined under 
        section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1087ll).
    (b) Election of Reduced Tuition Assistance.--A Service for School 
participant may elect to receive less than the maximum amount of 
tuition assistance in exchange for a reduced requirement to perform 
National service (in accordance with section 6(a)(1)(C)).
    (c) Form of Tuition Assistance.--The tuition assistance provided to 
a Service for School participant under this Act shall be in the form of 
grants, remissions of expenses, or such other form as the Secretary 
considers appropriate.

SEC. 8. COLLECTION AND WAIVER AUTHORITY.

    (a) Collection by the Secretary.--The Secretary shall have the 
authority to collect amounts owed by a Service for School participant 
under section 6(a)(7). The Secretary may, for the purpose of collection 
of such amounts, exercise the authorities conferred on the Secretary by 
sections 467 and 468 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087gg and 1087hh) with respect to the collection of defaulted loans 
under part E of title IV of such Act. Amounts collected under this 
subsection shall remain available to the Secretary for making tuition 
assistance payments under this Act during the succeeding fiscal year.
    (b) Waiver for Exceptional Circumstances.--The Secretary may waive 
the National service performance requirement under section 6(a)(1), and 
the repayment requirement under section 6(a)(7), if exceptional 
circumstances such as illness or death prevent a Service for School 
participant from meeting such requirements.

SEC. 9. REGULATIONS.

    The Secretary is authorized to issue such regulations as may be 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, including any 
regulations necessary to verify completion by the participants of the 
terms of the Service for School agreement under section 6.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) National service.--The term ``National service'' means 
        service in--
                    (A) the Armed Forces (as defined under 10 U.S.C. 
                101), including service on active duty and service in 
                the National Guard or a reserve component of the Armed 
                Forces;
                    (B) the Peace Corps;
                    (C) any AmeriCorps-sponsored program, including 
                City Year and Teach for America;
                    (D) any Citizen Corps program;
                    (E) any USA Freedom Corps program; or
                    (F) any program specifically authorized as such by 
                the Secretary for the purpose of this Act.
            (2) Eligible institution.--The term ``eligible 
        institution'' means an institution of higher education as 
        defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1001).
            (3) Full-time national service.--The term ``full-time 
        National service'' means the performance of National service 
        for not less than 40 hours per week, including active duty in 
        the Armed Forces.
            (4) Part-time national service.--The term ``part-time 
        National service'' means the performance of National service 
        for less than 40 hours per week, but not less than 40 hours per 
        month, including service in the National Guard and in a reserve 
        component of the Armed Forces.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
        American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any 
        other territory or possession of the United States.

Ex Output:

Service for School Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide tuition assistance to undergraduate students attending eligible institutions of higher education in exchange for a commitment to perform national service.