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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Working Families 
Child Care Act of 1997''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Assistance for low-income working families.
Sec. 4. Grants for child care supply shortages.
Sec. 5. Report on access to child care by low-income working families.
Sec. 6. Effective date.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Availability and affordability of quality child care is 
        a major obstacle for working parents who struggle to remain 
        self-sufficient.
                    (A) Compared to all other income groups, the 
                working poor are the least likely to receive assistance 
                with their child care costs.
                    (B) Low-income families spend 24 percent of their 
                household income on child care, whereas middle-income 
                families spend 6 percent of their household income on 
                child care.
                    (C) 38 States have waiting lists for child care for 
                the working poor. Among those States, Georgia has 
                41,000 individuals on its waiting list, Texas has 
                36,000 individuals on its waiting list, and Illinois 
                and Alabama each have 20,000 individuals on their 
                waiting lists.
                    (D) One survey of low-income families on a waiting 
                list for subsidized child care found that of those 
                families paying for child care out of their own funds, 
                71 percent faced serious debt or bankruptcy.
                    (E) Half of the States and the District of 
                Columbia, even before the enactment of the Personal 
                Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
                of 1996 (Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 2105) during the 
                104th Congress, increased the proportion of child care 
                slots or dollars going to families on welfare, rather 
                than to working poor families.
            (2) The Congressional Budget Office estimates that there 
        will be $1,400,000,000 less expenditures of child care funds 
        for working poor families as a result of the States 
        implementing the work requirements imposed under the Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
        (Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 2105).
            (3) Important types of child care are not available in 
        certain States including infant care, school-age care, care for 
        children with disabilities and special health care needs, and 
        child care for parents with unconventional or shifting work 
        hours.
                    (A) A 1995 State study by the Comptroller General 
                of the United States found a shortage of child care for 
                infants and children with special needs in inner 
                cities, and a shortage of all types of child care in 
                rural areas.
                    (B) Only one-third of the schools in low-income 
                neighborhoods offer school-age child care, compared 
                with 52 percent of schools in more affluent areas 
                offering such care.
                    (C) Eighth-graders who are left home alone for 11 
                or more hours a week report significantly greater use 
                of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana than eighth-
                graders who are not left home alone.
                    (D) Existing child care arrangements do not 
                accommodate the work schedules of many working women. 
                According to a 1995 statistic published by the 
                Department of Labor, 14,300,000 workers, nearly 1 in 5 
                full-time workers work nonstandard hours, and more than 
                1 in 3 of those workers are women.
                    (E) Only 10 percent of child care centers and 6 
                percent of family day care providers offer child care 
                on weekends. Yet one-third of working mothers with 
                annual incomes below the poverty level and one-quarter 
                of mothers with annual incomes above the poverty level 
                but below $25,000 work on weekends.
                    (F) Less than 30 percent of Head Start programs 
                operate on a full-time, full-year basis.

SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME WORKING FAMILIES.

    Section 658B of the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 658B. FUNDING OF GRANTS.

    ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Except as provided in 
subsection (b), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subchapter $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 
2002.
    ``(b) Appropriation.--The Secretary shall pay, from funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,400,000,000 for fiscal years 
1997 through 2002, through the awarding of grants to States under this 
subchapter for the purpose of providing child care services for 
families who have left the State program of assistance under part A of 
title IV of the Social Security Act because of employment, families 
that are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance program, and 
low-income working families described in section 658E(c)(3)(D). Funds 
shall be paid under this subsection to the States in the same manner, 
and subject to the same requirements and limitations, as funds are paid 
to the States under section 418 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
618).''.

SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR CHILD CARE SUPPLY SHORTAGES.

    (a) Grants for Child Care Supply Shortages.--Section 658E(c)(3) of 
the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9858c(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Child care supply shortages.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A State shall ensure 
                        that 100 percent of amounts paid to the State 
                        out of funds appropriated under section 
                        658B(a)(2) with respect to each of the fiscal 
                        years 1997 through 2002 shall be used to carry 
                        out child care activities described in clause 
                        (ii) in geographic areas within the State that 
                        have a shortage, as determined by the State, in 
                        consultation with localities, of child care 
                        services.
                            ``(ii) Child care activities described.--
                        The child care activities described in this 
                        clause include the following:
                                    ``(I) Infant care programs.
                                    ``(II) Before- and after-school 
                                child care programs.
                                    ``(III) Resource and referral 
                                programs.
                                    ``(IV) Nontraditional work hours 
                                child care programs.
                                    ``(V) Extending the hours of pre-
                                kindergarten programs to provide full-
                                day services.
                                    ``(VI) Any other child care 
                                programs that the Secretary determines 
                                are appropriate.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 658B(a) of the Child 
Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858(a)), as 
amended by section 2, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Except as provided in'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) 
        and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Child care supply shortages.--There is authorized to 
        be appropriated to carry out section 658E(c)(3)(E), 
        $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 658(c)(3)(A) of the Child Care 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)(A)) is 
amended by striking ``(D)'' and inserting ``(E)''.

SEC. 5. REPORT ON ACCESS TO CHILD CARE BY LOW-INCOME WORKING FAMILIES.

    (a) State Reporting Requirement.--Section 658K(a)(2) of the Child 
Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i(a)(2)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E), the following:
                    ``(F) the total number of families described in 
                section 658B(b) that were eligible for but did not 
                receive assistance under this subchapter or under 
                section 418 of the Social Security Act and a 
                description of the obstacles to providing such 
                assistance; and
                    ``(G) the total number of families described in 
                section 658B(b) that received assistance provided under 
                this subchapter or under section 418 of the Social 
                Security Act and a description of the manner in which 
                that assistance was provided;''.
    (b) Secretarial Reporting Requirement.--Section 658L of the Child 
Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858j) is amended 
by inserting ``, with particular emphasis on access of low-income 
working families,'' after ``public''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect as if 
included in the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 
2105).

A: Working Families Child Care Act of 1997 - Amends the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to extend its authorization of appropriations through FY 2002. 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, from (additional) Treasury funds not otherwise appropriated, to award grants to States to provide child care services for:  (1) families who have left the State program of assistance under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of title IV of the Social Security Act because of employment; (2) families that are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance program; and (3) low-income working families meeting specified criteria. 
Authorizes appropriations for grants to States for child care activities in areas of the State that have child care supply shortages.  Includes among such child care activities programs for: (1) infant care; (2) before- and after-school; (3) resources and referrals; (4) nontraditional work hours; (5) extending the hours of pre-kindergarten programs to provide full-day services; and (6) any other program the Secretary deems appropriate. 
Requires State reports to include information on access to child care by low-income working families.  Requires reports of the Secretary to place particular emphasis on such access. 
(Sec. 6) Makes this Act effective as if included in the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193).
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Access to Credit Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY DIRECT AND GUARANTEED LOANS.

    (a) Tangible Equity Requirements.--Section 310B(d) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(d)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
            ``(6) Equity.--In the case of direct or guaranteed loans 
        under this section, the Secretary shall use commercial lending 
        standards in determining any equity requirement.''.
    (b) General Terms.--Section 310B(g) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(10) General terms.--
                    ``(A) Maximum loan guarantee amount.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any 
                        other provision of this Act, during the period 
                        beginning on the date of enactment of this 
                        paragraph and ending on December 31, 2011, the 
                        Secretary shall guarantee up to 90 percent of a 
                        business and industry loan in an amount of up 
                        to $10,000,000 that is a high priority project, 
                        as determined based on published criteria of 
                        the Secretary that includes rural economic 
                        factors.
                            ``(ii) Subsequent fiscal years.--
                        Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
                        Act, beginning on January 1, 2012, the 
                        Secretary may guarantee up to 80 or 90 percent 
                        (as determined by the Secretary) of a business 
                        and industry loan in an amount of up to 
                        $10,000,000 that is a high priority project, as 
                        determined based on criteria described in 
                        clause (i).
                    ``(B) Line-of-credit loans.--In guaranteeing 
                business and industry loans, the Secretary shall 
                guarantee line-of-credit loans in accordance with 
                section 316(c).
                    ``(C) Refinancing.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A business and industry 
                        loan may be used by a small business to 
                        refinance debt in existence as of the day 
                        before the date on which the loan was made or 
                        guaranteed, if--
                                    ``(I) the project for which the 
                                debt was incurred is viable and will 
                                create or save jobs, as determined by 
                                the Secretary; and
                                    ``(II) as of the date of 
                                application for refinancing--
                                            ``(aa) the underlying loan 
                                        has been current for at least 1 
                                        year; and
                                            ``(bb) the lender is 
                                        providing better rates and 
                                        longer terms than under the 
                                        original loan.
                            ``(ii) Subordinated owner debt.--
                        Subordinated owner debt shall not be eligible 
                        for inclusion in debt described in clause (i).
                    ``(D) Audit standards.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, the Secretary--
                            ``(i) shall not require audited financial 
                        statements consistent with generally accepted 
                        accounting principles for business and industry 
                        loans of less than $1,000,000; and
                            ``(ii) may waive any requirement for 
                        audited financial statements consistent with 
                        generally accepted accounting principles for 
                        business and industry loans of at least 
                        $1,000,000.
                    ``(E) Calculation of delinquency rates.--To allow 
                accurate comparison of delinquency rates among Federal 
                agencies, in calculating the delinquency rate for 
                business and industry loans, the Secretary shall use 
                the calculation method used by the Administrator of the 
                Small Business Administration.''.
    (c) Sense of Congress Relating to the Rural Microentrepreneur 
Assistance Program.--It is the sense of Congress that in allocating 
discretionary funds of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
Agriculture should give priority to the rural microentrepreneur 
assistance program established under section 379E of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s).
    (d) Budgetary Effects.--The budgetary effects of this Act, for the 
purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for 
printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate 
Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage.

A: Rural Access to Credit Act of 2010 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to use commercial lending standards in determining equity requirements for rural entity direct or guaranteed loans.

Directs the Secretary, through December 31, 2011, to guarantee up to 90% of high priority business and industry loans up to $10 million. Authorizes the Secretary, beginning on January 1, 2012, to guarantee up to 80% or 90% of high priority business and industry loans up to $10 million. Directs the Secretary to guarantee related line-of-credit loans.

Authorizes business and industry loans to be used for refinancing.

Waives audit requirements for business and industry loans under $1 million. Authorizes audit waiver for loans of at least $1 million.

Directs the Secretary to use the Small Business Administration (SBA) calculation method in calculating the delinquency rate for business and industry loans.

Expresses the sense of Congress that in allocating discretionary funds the Secretary should give priority to the rural microentrepreneur assistance program.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Consent Decree Fairness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that:
            (1) Consent decrees are for remedying violations of rights, 
        and they should not be used to advance any policy extraneous to 
        the protection of those rights.
            (2) Consent decrees are also for protecting the party who 
        faces injury and should not be expanded to apply to parties not 
        involved in the litigation.
            (3) In structuring consent decrees, courts should take into 
        account the interests of State and local governments in 
        managing their own affairs.
            (4) Consent decrees should be structured to give due 
        deference to the policy judgments of State and local officials 
        as to how to obey the law.
            (5) Whenever possible, courts should not impose consent 
        decrees that require technically complex and evolving policy 
        choices, especially in the absence of judicially discoverable 
        and manageable standards.
            (6) Consent decrees should not be unlimited, but should 
        contain an explicit and realistic strategy for ending court 
        supervision.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON CONSENT DECREES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec.  1660. Consent decrees
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `consent decree'--
                    ``(A) means any final order imposing injunctive 
                relief against a State or local government or a State 
                or local official sued in their official capacity 
                entered by a court of the United States that is based 
                in whole or part upon the consent or acquiescence of 
                the parties;
                    ``(B) does not include private settlements; and
                    ``(C) does not include any final order entered by a 
                court of the United States to implement a plan to end 
                segregation of students or faculty on the basis of 
                race, color, or national origin in elementary schools, 
                secondary schools, or institutions of higher education.
            ``(2) The term `special master' means any person, 
        regardless of title or description given by the court, who is 
        appointed by a court of the United States under rule 53 of the 
        Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, rule 48 of the Federal Rules 
        of Appellate Procedure, or similar Federal law.
    ``(b) Limitation on Duration.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State or local government or a State 
        or local official, or their successor, sued in their official 
        capacity may file a motion under this section with the court 
        that entered a consent decree to modify or vacate the consent 
        decree upon the earlier of--
                    ``(A) 4 years after a consent decree is originally 
                entered by a court of the United States, regardless if 
                the consent decree has been modified or reentered 
                during that period; or
                    ``(B) in the case of a civil action in which--
                            ``(i) a State is a party (including an 
                        action in which a local government is also a 
                        party), the expiration of the term of office of 
                        the highest elected State official who 
                        authorized the consent of the State in the 
                        consent decree; or
                            ``(ii) a local government is a party and 
                        the State encompassing the local government is 
                        not a party, the expiration of the term of 
                        office of the highest elected local government 
                        official who authorized the consent of the 
                        local government to the consent decree.
            ``(2) Burden of proof.--With respect to any motion filed 
        under paragraph (1), the burden of proof shall be on the party 
        who originally filed the civil action to demonstrate that the 
        continued enforcement of a consent decree is necessary to 
        uphold a Federal right.
            ``(3) Ruling on motion.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        filing of a motion under this subsection, the court shall rule 
        on the motion.
            ``(4) Effect pending ruling.--If the court has not ruled on 
        the motion to modify or vacate the consent decree during the 
        90-day period described under paragraph (3), the consent decree 
        shall have no force or effect for the period beginning on the 
        date following that 90-day period through the date on which the 
        court enters a ruling on the motion.
    ``(c) Special Masters.--
            ``(1) Compensation.--The compensation to be allowed to a 
        special master overseeing any consent decree under this section 
        shall be based on an hourly rate not greater than the hourly 
        rate established under section 3006A of title 18, for payment 
        of court-appointed counsel, plus costs reasonably incurred by 
        the special master.
            ``(2) Termination.--In no event shall the appointment of a 
        special master extend beyond the termination of the relief 
        granted in the consent decree.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``Sec.  1660. Consent decrees.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act and apply to all consent decrees regardless of--
            (1) the date on which the final order of a consent decree 
        is entered; or
            (2) whether any relief has been obtained under a consent 
        decree before the date of enactment of this Act.

A:
Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act - Authorizes State or local governments and related officials sued in their official capacity to file a motion to modify or vacate a consent decree upon the earlier of: (1) four years after the consent decree is originally entered; or (2) in the case of a civil action in which a State is a party or in which a local government is a party and the surrounding State is not a party, the expiration of the term of office of the highest elected State or local government official authorizing the consent decree.

Places the burden of proof with respect to such motions on the party originally filing the action to demonstrate that continued enforcement is necessary to uphold a Federal right.

Nullifies consent decrees pending a ruling on a motion to modify or vacate if the court fails to rule on such motion within 90 days of filing.

Addresses compensation and termination of special masters overseeing consent decrees.

Makes this Act applicable to all consent decrees regardless of: (1) the date on which the final order of a consent decree is entered; or (2) whether any relief has been obtained before enactment.
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