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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SSI Reform Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN INCOME AND RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS AND 
              BENEFITS; ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN RESOURCE EXCLUSIONS.

    (a) Increase in Income and Resource Eligibility Standards.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1611 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1382) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$1,752'' and 
                                inserting ``the adjusted poverty 
                                line''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``1974'' and 
                                inserting ``1994'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$2,628'' and 
                                inserting ``150 percent of the adjusted 
                                poverty line''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``1974'' and 
                                inserting ``1994''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``and to $3,000 on January 1, 
                                1989'' and inserting ``to $3,000 on 
                                January 1, 1989, and to $10,500 on 
                                January 1, 1994''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by 
                                striking ``and to $3,000 on January 1, 
                                1989'' and inserting ``to $3,000 on 
                                January 1, 1989, and to $7,000 on 
                                January 1, 1994''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$1,752'' and 
                                inserting ``the adjusted poverty 
                                line''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``1974'' and 
                                inserting ``1994''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$2,628'' and 
                                inserting ``150 percent of the adjusted 
                                poverty line''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``1974'' and 
                                inserting ``1994''.
            (2) Adjusted poverty line.--Subsection (a) of such section 
        (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(4)(A) For purposes of this subsection and subsection (b), the 
term `adjusted poverty line' means, with respect to a family--
            ``(i) 80 percent of the poverty line for calendar year 
        1994;
            ``(ii) 90 percent of the poverty line for calendar year 
        1995;
            ``(iii) 100 percent of the poverty line for calendar year 
        1996;
            ``(iv) 110 percent of the poverty line for calendar year 
        1997; and
            ``(v) 120 percent of the poverty line for calendar year 
        1998 and each calendar year thereafter.
    ``(B) As used in subparagraph (A), the term `poverty line' means, 
with respect to a family, the official poverty line (as defined by the 
Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance 
with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) 
applicable to a family of the size involved.''.
            (3) No reduction in benefits.--The amendments made by this 
        subsection shall not apply to any individual or couple whose 
        supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the 
        Social Security Act would be reduced by reason of such 
        application.
    (b) Elimination of Certain Resource Exclusions.--Section 1613 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b) is amended--
            (1) in the 1st sentence of subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``(A)''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (B);
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by adding ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) by striking all that follows paragraph (6);
                    (D) in paragraph (6), by striking the semicolon and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (E) by striking paragraph (5) and redesignating 
                paragraph (6) as paragraph (5); and
            (2) by striking subsection (d).

SEC. 3. IN-KIND SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE DISREGARDED IN DETERMINING 
              INCOME.

    Section 1612(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382a(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(other than support or maintenance 
        furnished in kind)'' after ``all other income'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``or kind'';
                    (B) by striking clause (i) and redesignating 
                clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), 
                respectively; and
                    (C) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``and the provisions of clause (i) shall not 
                be applicable''.

SEC. 4. WORK INCENTIVE.

    Section 1612(b)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382a(b)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$780'' each place such term appears and 
        inserting ``$2,400''; and
            (2) by striking ``one-half'' each place such term appears 
        and inserting ``\2/3\''.

SEC. 5. PHASED-IN EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY BY REASON OF AGE.

    (a) Age 64 for Calendar Year 1994.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1614(a)(1)(A) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
        ``65'' and inserting ``64''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1615(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382d(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``65'' and 
                inserting ``64''.
                    (B) Section 1612(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382a(b)) is amended by striking ``65'' each place such 
                term appears and inserting ``64''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on January 1, 1994.
    (b) Age 63 for Calendar Year 1995.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1614(a)(1)(A) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(A)), as amended by subsection (a)(1) of this 
        section, is amended by striking ``64'' and inserting ``63''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1615(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382d(a)(1)), as amended by subsection (a)(2)(A) of 
                this section, is amended by striking ``64'' and 
                inserting ``63''.
                    (B) Section 1612(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382a(b)), as amended by subsection (a)(2)(B) of this 
                section, is amended by striking ``64'' each place such 
                term appears and inserting ``63''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on January 1, 1995.
    (c) Age 62 Thereafter.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1614(a)(1)(A) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(A)), as amended by paragraph (2)(A) of this 
        subsection, is amended by striking ``63'' and inserting ``62''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1615(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382d(a)(1)), as amended by subsections (a)(2)(A) and 
                (b)(2)(A) of this section, is amended by striking 
                ``63'' and inserting ``62''.
                    (B) Section 1612(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382a(b)), as amended by subsections (a)(2)(B) and 
                (b)(2)(B) of this section, is amended by striking 
                ``63'' each place such term appears and inserting 
                ``62''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on January 1, 1996.

A: SSI Reform Act of 1993 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to:  (1) increase the limit on the amount of income and resources needed to qualify for SSI; (2) increase the amount of SSI benefits payable; (3) eliminate certain resource exclusions and increase certain earned income exclusions; (4) disregard in-kind support and maintenance in determining income; and (5) phase-in an expansion of eligibility based on age.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sacramento Valley Water Storage and 
Restoration Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The State of California and much of the West are 
        experiencing one of the driest years on record, exacerbating 
        water supply problems caused by a lack of surface water storage 
        infrastructure. The drought conditions have caused reductions 
        in water supplies to almost all water users in the State.
            (2) The Sites Project has been identified by the State of 
        California and the Federal Government as an important component 
        to integrated water management in the Sacramento Valley that 
        would advance the co-equal objectives of improving water 
        management and restoring ecological health for beneficial uses 
        of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Sacramento River 
        watershed.
            (3) Among other things, the Sites Project would--
                    (A) increase surface water storage to enhance water 
                management flexibility in the Sacramento Valley;
                    (B) provide flood control benefits;
                    (C) improve conditions for fish, waterfowl, and 
                wildlife in the Sacramento Valley, including anadromous 
                fish in the Sacramento River; and
                    (D) improve the operation of the State's water 
                system to provide improvements in ecosystem and water 
                quality conditions in the Bay-Delta while providing a 
                more reliable water supply for the State of California.
            (4) The Sites Project has been shown to provide 
        approximately 1,300,000 of additional yield when the Sites 
        Project is integrated into the operations of other State and 
        Federal reservoirs upstream of the Bay-Delta.
            (5) Healthy wetlands are of vital importance to wildlife in 
        California and require a reliable supply of water, and 
        additional surface water storage can help meet water supply 
        goals under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act.
            (6) It is in the interests of the United States for the 
        Federal Government to work with the Sites Project Authority, 
        which has been established under laws of the State of 
        California as an independent joint powers authority to, among 
        other things, study, promote, develop, design, finance, 
        acquire, construct, manage, and operate Sites Reservoir and 
        related facilities, in order to advance the Sites Project in 
        the most expeditious and cost-effective manner possible.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means the 
        Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.
            (3) Bureau.--The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of 
        Reclamation.
            (4) Authority.--The term ``Authority'' means the Sites 
        Project Authority that entered into a Joint Powers Agreement on 
        August 26, 2010, for the purpose of advancing the Sites Project 
        as a non-Federal facility and includes Glenn-Colusa Irrigation 
        District, Reclamation District 108, the Tehama-Colusa Canal 
        Authority, Maxwell Irrigation District, the County of Glenn, 
        the County of Colusa and Yolo County Flood Control and Water 
        Conservation District.
            (5) Sites project.--The term ``Sites Project'' means the 
        Sites Reservoir in Glenn and Colusa Counties, California, and 
        related facilities, including associated water conveyance and 
        hydropower generation and transmission facilities.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        California.
            (7) Central valley project.--The term ``Central Valley 
        Project'' means all Federal reclamation projects located within 
        or diverting water from or to the watershed of the Sacramento 
        and San Joaquin rivers and their tributaries as authorized by 
        the Act of August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 850), and all Acts 
        amendatory or supplemental thereto, including but not limited 
        to the Act of October 17, 1940 (54 Stat. 1198, 1199), Act of 
        December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), Act of October 14, 1949 (63 
        Stat. 852), Act of September 26, 1950 (64 Stat. 1036), Act of 
        August 27, 1954 (68 Stat. 879), Act of August 12, 1955 (69 
        Stat. 719), Act of June 3, 1960 (74 Stat. 156), Act of October 
        23, 1962 (76 Stat. 1173), Act of September 2, 1965 (79 Stat. 
        615), Act of August 19, 1967 (81 Stat. 167), Act of August 27, 
        1967 (81 Stat. 173), Act of October 23, 1970 (84 Stat. 1097), 
        Act of September 28, 1976 (90 Stat. 1324) and Act of October 
        27, 1986 (100 Stat. 3050).
            (8) Repayment and water service contracts.--The terms 
        ``repayment contract'' and ``water service contract'' have the 
        same meaning as provided in sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the 
        Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187, 1195), as 
        amended.

SEC. 4. FEASIBILITY STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.

    (a) Feasibility Study.--No later than June 30, 2015, the Secretary, 
acting through the Bureau, shall finalize and publish in the Federal 
Register, the feasibility study authorized in section 103(d)(1)(i)(II) 
of title I of Public Law 108-361.
    (b) Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact 
Report.--No later than June 30, 2015, the Secretary shall work with the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers and the 
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator to coordinate the efforts 
of the relevant agencies and work with the State, the Authority, and 
other stakeholders to complete and issue the final joint environmental 
impact statement and environmental impact report on the Sites Project.
    (c) Availability of Documents.--The Secretary shall ensure that all 
documents associated with the preparation of planning and feasibility 
studies and applicable environmental reviews under the National 
Environmental Policy Act for the Sites Project shall be made available 
to the Authority.
    (d) Financial Assistance and Other Agreements.--To assist the 
Secretary in meeting the deadlines for completing the feasibility study 
and environmental impact statement identified in this section, no later 
than 90 days following enactment, the Secretary, acting through the 
Bureau, shall enter into such agreements with the Authority, including 
financial assistance agreements, to carry out such work as the Bureau 
and the Authority mutually agree is appropriate to ensure that all 
studies and environmental reviews are completed on an expeditious basis 
and that the shortest applicable process under the National 
Environmental Policy Act shall be utilized, including in the completion 
of the final feasibility study and final joint environmental impact 
statement and environmental impact report on the Sites Project.
    (e) Non-Federal Cost-Share.--The Secretary shall attribute all 
funds expended, or in-kind services provided, by the Authority or the 
State to advance the Sites Project, including the $42,379,999 in non-
Federal funds provided to the North-of-Delta Offstream Storage 
Feasibility Study reflected in the Bureau's fiscal year 2015 Budget 
Justification, to the non-Federal share of cost-share requirements for 
any Federal support provided to the Sites Project.
    (f) Requirements of Existing Law.--Nothing in the section herein 
modifies existing requirements of Federal law.

SEC. 5. CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) Authorization of Construction.--Section 103(d)(1)(B) of title I 
of Public Law 108-361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act, 118 
Stat. 1681) is amended by--
            (1) adding after clause (i) the following:
                            ``(ii) Construction authorization.--If the 
                        Secretary determines the project described in 
                        clause (ii)(I) of subparagraph (A) is feasible, 
                        the Secretary is authorized to carry out the 
                        project in a manner that is substantially in 
                        accordance with the recommended plan, and 
                        subject to the conditions described in the 
                        feasibility study.'';
            (2) striking in clause (iii), ``the project'' and inserting 
        ``a project described in clause (ii)(I) of subparagraph (A)''; 
        and
            (3) redesignating clause (ii) and (iii) as clause (iii) and 
        (iv), respectively.
    (b) Project Partnership Agreements.--At the request of the 
Authority, the Bureau shall--
            (1) enter into a project partnership agreement with the 
        Authority for the Authority to provide full project management 
        control for construction of the Sites Project, or a separable 
        element of the project, in accordance with plans approved by 
        the Secretary; and
            (2) following execution of the project partnership 
        agreement, transfer to the Authority interest to carry out 
        construction of the project, or a separable element of the 
        project--
                    (A) if applicable, the balance of the unobligated 
                amounts appropriated for the Sites Project, except that 
                the Secretary shall retain sufficient amounts for the 
                Bureau to carry out any responsibilities of the Bureau 
                relating to the project; and
                    (B) additional amounts, as determined by the 
                Secretary, from amounts made available to the 
                Secretary, except that the total amount transferred to 
                the non-Federal interest shall not exceed the updated 
                estimate of the Federal share of the cost of 
                construction, including any required design.
    (c) Detailed Project Schedule.--Not later than 180 days after 
entering into a Project Partnership agreement, the Authority, to the 
maximum extent practicable, shall submit to the Secretary a detailed 
project schedule, based on estimated funding levels, that lists all 
deadlines for each milestone in the construction of the project.
    (d) Administration.--All laws and regulations that would apply to 
the Secretary if the Secretary were carrying out the project shall 
apply to Authority, if the Authority enters into an agreement with the 
Secretary to carry out the project under this section.

SEC. 6. NON-FEDERAL PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--At any time, notwithstanding any other provision 
of this Act, if the Commissioner determines and the Secretary concurs, 
that the Sites Project can be expedited by the Authority as a non-
Federal project, and that there is a demonstrable Federal interest for 
the Sites Project to be constructed and operated as a non-Federal 
project, the Bureau is authorized and directed to take any and all 
actions possible to advance the Sites Project as a non-Federal project, 
including, but not limited to, entering into cost-shared financial 
assistance agreements with the Authority to support construction of the 
Sites Project as a non-Federal project.
    (b) Title; Operations and Maintenance.--The Authority shall hold 
title to all facilities constructed under this section, and shall be 
solely responsible for the operation and maintenance costs of such 
facilities.
    (c) Federal Reviews and Permits.--The Bureau shall be the lead 
Federal agency for the purposes of all Federal reviews, analyses, 
opinions, statements, permits, licenses, or other approvals or 
decisions required under Federal law to allow the Authority to 
construct the Sites Project as a non-Federal project.
    (d) Coordinated Operations.--The Secretary of the Interior is 
authorized and directed to execute and implement a long-term agreement 
between the United States of America and the Authority that shall 
provide for the coordination of operations of the Central Valley 
Project and the Sites Project to--
            (1) satisfy any contracts entered into in subsection (e) of 
        this Act;
            (2) help meet any unmet needs for Sacramento Valley in-
        basin water uses;
            (3) help meet any unmet needs of existing Central Valley 
        Project repayment and water service contracts; and
            (4) ensure that any surplus water supplies from the Sites 
        Project are put to full and beneficial use.
    (e) Contracts.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into long-term 
contracts with the Authority to acquire water supplies made available 
from the Sites Project for the purposes of meeting the requirements 
section 3406(b)(3) and section 3408(j) of Public Law 102-575, the 
Central Valley Project Improvement Act, and such other purposes as the 
Secretary may deem appropriate.

SEC. 7. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING.

    With respect to the Sites Project, the Bureau shall--
            (1) be the lead Federal agency for the purposes of all 
        Federal reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, 
        licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under 
        Federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to 
        construct the Sites Project, including all 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 Federal law applicable to the 
                construction of the Sites Project facilities by the 
                Bureau or the Authority; and
            (2) take such steps as are necessary to ensure that all 
        Federal reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, 
        licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under 
        Federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to 
        construct the Sites Project are completed on an expeditious 
        basis and utilize the shortest applicable process.

SEC. 8. POWER GENERATION.

    (a) Purchase or Market Power.--The Secretary of Energy, acting 
through the Western Area Power Administration, shall determine no later 
than June 30, 2015, if there is a Federal interest in--
            (1) providing power to the Sites Project; and
            (2) purchasing and marketing the power produced by the 
        Sites Project.
    (b) Authorization To Provide, Market and Purchase Power.--If the 
Secretary of Energy determines there is a Federal interest in providing 
power to, and purchasing and marketing power from, the Sites Project, 
the Secretary of Energy is authorized and directed to take such actions 
as are necessary to support that determination.
    (c) Permit Lead and Marketing of Power if Western Area Power 
Administration Forgoes Participation in the Sites Project.--If the 
Sites Project is constructed as a non-Federal project by the Authority 
and the Secretary of Energy determines that there is no Federal 
interest in the Western Area Power Administration managing power 
provided to or emanating from the Sites Project, the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Bureau, is authorized and directed to 
provide such support as is necessary to enable the Authority market the 
energy produced by the Sites Project, including securing all permits 
associated with managing power used and produced by the Sites Project.
    (d) Delivery and Management of Water.--Nothing in this subsection 
shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water, as water 
used for hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to uses of 
water for which the Sites Project is intended to serve.

SEC. 9. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.

    Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any obligations under--
            (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
            (2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
        seq.).

SEC. 10. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt any existing 
State law, including but not limited to area of origin and other water 
rights protections.

A: Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to: (1) finalize and publish in the Federal Register the feasibility study authorized in the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, for enlargement of the Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa County, California; (2) work with the Secretary of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, by June 30, 2015, to coordinate the efforts of the relevant agencies and work with the state of California, the Sites Project Authority, and other stakeholders to complete and issue the final joint environmental impact statement and report on the Sites Project (the Sites Reservoir in Glenn and Colusa Counties, California, and related facilities, including associated water conveyance and hydropower generation and transmission facilities); and (3) enter into agreements with the Authority to carry out such work as the Bureau and the Authority mutually agree is appropriate to ensure that all studies and environmental reviews are completed on an expeditious basis and that the shortest applicable process under the National Environmental Policy Act is utilized, including in the completion of the final feasibility study and final joint environmental impact statement and report on the Sites Project. Amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to: (1) authorize construction of the Sites Reservoir in Colusa County if the Secretary determines that the project is feasible; and (2) direct the Bureau, at the Authority's request, to enter into a project partnership agreement for the Authority to provide full project management control for construction of the Sites Project, or a separable element of the Project, in accordance with plans approved by the Secretary. Authorizes and directs: (1) the Bureau to advance the Sites Project as a non-federal project if the Commissioner of the Bureau determines and the Secretary concurs that the Project can be expedited by the Authority as a non-federal project and that there is a demonstrable federal interest for the Project to be constructed and operated as a non-federal project, and (2) the Secretary to execute and implement a long-term agreement with the Authority for the coordination of operations of the Central Valley Project and the Sites Project.  Directs the Bureau to: (1) be the lead federal agency for the purposes of all federal reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to construct the Sites Project; and (2) take such steps as necessary to ensure that all such reviews, approvals, or decisions required to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to construct the Sites Project are completed on an expeditious basis and utilize the shortest applicable process. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE): (1) acting through the Western Area Power Administration, to determine by no later than June 30, 2015, if there is a federal interest in providing power to, and purchasing and marketing power produced by, the Sites Project; (2) if so, to take actions to support such determination; and (3) if not, to provide such support as is necessary to enable the Authority to market the energy produced by the Project.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Vision Improvement and 
Learning Readiness Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Eighty percent of what children learn is acquired 
        through the visual processing of information.
            (2) Visual impairment is one of the 10 most common causes 
        of disability in America. In children, visual impairment is 
        associated with developmental delays and the need for special 
        education, vocational, and social services. At least 20 percent 
        of children with learning disabilities have been found to have 
        prominent visual information processing problems.
            (3) It is estimated that more than 10,000,000 children 
        (from birth to age 10) suffer from vision problems, with one in 
        20 preschoolers and one in four school aged children affected.
            (4) It is estimated that only 14 percent of children under 
        the age of 6 receive a comprehensive eye examination. Only one-
        third of all children have had an eye examination or vision 
        screening prior to entering school.

SEC. 3. GRANTS REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAMINATIONS FOR CHILDREN.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'' may make grants to 
States for the purpose of--
            (1) providing comprehensive eye examinations for children 
        identified or considered at high risk of vision impairment, 
        with priority given to school-based programs for children who 
        are under the age of 9;
            (2) providing subsequent treatment or services necessary to 
        correct vision problems; and
            (3) developing and disseminating, to parents, teachers, 
        health care practitioners, and the public, educational 
        materials on recognizing signs of visual impairment in 
        children, and the State's vision improvement initiatives.
    (b) Criteria and Coordination.--
            (1) Criteria.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
        appropriate professional and consumer organizations including 
        individuals with knowledge of age appropriate vision services, 
        shall develop criteria--
                    (A) governing the operation of the grant program; 
                and
                    (B) for the collection of data related to vision 
                assessment and the utilization of followup services.
            (2) Coordination.--The Secretary shall, as appropriate, 
        coordinate the program under subsection (a) with the program 
        under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (relating to 
        health centers), the program under title XIX of the Social 
        Security Act (relating to the Medicaid program), the program 
        under title XXI of such Act (relating to the State children's 
        health insurance program), and with other Federal or State 
        program that provide services to children.
    (c) Application.--A grant may be made under subsection (a) only if 
an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the 
application is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such 
information as the Secretary may require, including--
            (1) information on existing Federal, Federal-State, or 
        State-funded children's vision screening programs;
            (2) a plan for the use of grant funds, including how funds 
        will be used to compliment existing State efforts;
            (3) a plan to determine if a grant eligible child has 
        received an age appropriate vision screening; and
            (4) a description of how funds will be used to provide 
        items or services only as a secondary payer to--
                    (A) any State compensation program, under an 
                insurance policy, or under any Federal or State health 
                benefits program; or
                    (B) by any entity that provides health services on 
                a prepaid basis.
    (d) Evaluations.--A grant may be made under subsection (a) only if 
the State involved agrees that, not later than 1 year after the date on 
which amounts under the grant are first received by the State, and 
annually thereafter while receiving amounts under the grant, the State 
will submit to the Secretary an evaluation of the operations and 
activities carried out under the grant, including--
            (1) an assessment of the utilization of vision services and 
        the status of children receiving these services as a result of 
        the activities carried out under the grant;
            (2) the collection, analysis, and reporting of children's 
        vision data according to guidelines prescribed by the 
        Secretary; and
            (3) such other information as the Secretary may require.
    (e) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``comprehensive eye examination'' includes an assessment of a patient's 
history, general medical observation, external and ophthalmoscopic 
examination, visual acuity, ocular alignment and motility, refraction, 
and as appropriate, binocular vision or gross visual fields, performed 
by an optometrist or an ophthalmologist.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $75,000,000 
for fiscal year 2004, and such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2005 through 2007.

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Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2003 - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the purposes of: (1) providing comprehensive eye examinations for children identified as being at high risk of vision impairment, with priority to go to children under nine years old; (2) providing subsequent treatment or services necessary to correct vision problems; and (3) developing and disseminating educational materials with regard to the need and benefits of comprehensive eye examinations for children.Directs the Secretary to develop criteria for the collection of data related to vision assessment and the utilization of followup services.Directs the Secretary to coordinate the grant program, as appropriate, with other Federal and State programs that provide services to children. Requires a State to submit an application to the Secretary in order to receive a grant, which shall include a plan for the use of the grant.Requires a State to submit to the Secretary an annual evaluation of the operations and activities carried out under a grant.
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