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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rigs to Reefs Habitat Protection 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Decommissioning.--The term ``decommissioning'' includes 
        the flushing, plugging, and cementing of a platform.
            (2) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Reef Maintenance 
        Fund established by section 3(h)(1).
            (3) Notice.--The term ``Notice'' means the notice to 
        lessees numbered 2010-G05, entitled ``Notice to Lessees and 
        Operators of Federal Oil and Gas Leases and Pipeline Right-of-
        Way Holders in the Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico OCS 
        Region'', and issued September 15, 2010.
            (4) Platform.--The term ``platform'' means an offshore oil 
        and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico that, as determined by 
        the Secretary--
                    (A) is no longer useful for operations, as defined 
                in the Notice; and
                    (B) has become critical for marine fisheries 
                habitat.
            (5) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the artificial 
        reef program authorized under the National Fishing Enhancement 
        Act of 1984 (33 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.).
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. USE OF CERTAIN OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS PLATFORMS FOR ARTIFICIAL 
              REEFS.

    (a) Assessment.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct an assessment of each of the 
platforms--
            (1) to determine whether there are coral populations or 
        other protected species in the vicinity of the platform; and
            (2) to identify any species in the vicinity of the platform 
        that have recreational or commercial value.
    (b) Prohibition of Removal.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding the Notice, no platforms 
        shall be removed in accordance with the Notice until the date 
        on which the Secretary has completed assessments of each of the 
        platforms under subsection (a).
            (2) Suspension of decommissioning.--If, during an 
        assessment conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary 
        determines that there is a substantial reef ecosystem in the 
        vicinity of the platform, the decommissioning of the platform 
        under the Notice shall be placed on hold until such time as the 
        Secretary determines that decommissioning the platform would 
        not harm the reef ecosystem.
    (c) Exemption From Certain Requirements.--The requirement in the 
Notice that a lessee remove a platform as soon as possible, but not 
later than 5 years after the effective date of the Notice or within 5 
years of the platform, meeting the definition of no longer useful for 
operations, whichever is later, shall not apply to a lessee that--
            (1) commits to entering the platform in the Program; and
            (2) demonstrates the commitment described in paragraph (1) 
        by initiating discussions with applicable States regarding 
        potential sites for the artificial reef.
    (d) Reefing in Place.--A lessee may, as appropriate, provide for 
reefing in place under the Program.
    (e) State Programs.--
            (1) In general.--A State that has a State rig-to-reef 
        program may enter into an agreement with any appropriate 
        entities to assume liability in Federal water for a structure 
        covered by the State program.
            (2) Maintenance.--Notwithstanding an agreement entered into 
        under paragraph (1), the operator of the covered structure 
        shall remain responsible for maintaining the covered structure.
    (f) Removal of Top Decks.--Under the Program, top decks of a rig 
may be removed, down to water surface level, if appropriate identifying 
markers are used to protect navigation.
    (g) Maintenance and Financial Requirements.--As a condition of 
inclusion in the Program, the owner of a rig enrolled in the Program 
shall be required to--
            (1) maintain an anode system for the rig; and
            (2) pay into the Fund an amount equal to 50 percent of the 
        estimated costs associated with the removal of the platform 
        that the owner would have been responsible for if the owner had 
        not participated in the Program, as determined by the 
        Secretary.
    (h) Reef Maintenance Fund.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
        the United States a fund to be known as the ``Reef Maintenance 
        Fund'', to be administered by the Secretary, to be available 
        without fiscal year limitation and not subject to 
        appropriation, for the maintenance of artificial reefs 
        established under the Program.
            (2) Transfers to fund.--The Fund shall consist of such 
        amounts deposited in the Fund under subsection (g)(2).
            (3) Prohibition.--Amounts in the Fund may not be made 
        available for any purpose other than a purpose described in 
        paragraph (1).
            (4) Annual reports.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the 
                end of each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 
                2012, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the 
                Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
                Senate, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
                House of Representatives a report on the operation of 
                the Fund during the fiscal year.
                    (B) Contents.--Each report shall include, for the 
                fiscal year covered by the report, the following:
                            (i) A statement of the amounts deposited 
                        into the Fund.
                            (ii) A description of the expenditures made 
                        from the Fund for the fiscal year, including 
                        the purpose of the expenditures.
                            (iii) Recommendations for additional 
                        authorities to fulfill the purpose of the Fund.
                            (iv) A statement of the balance remaining 
                        in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year.

Ex Output:
Rigs to Reefs Habitat Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to assess each offshore oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico that is no longer useful for operations, and has become critical for a marine fisheries habitat, to: (1) determine whether there are coral populations or other protected species in the platform's vicinity, and (2) identify any species in the vicinity that have recreational or commercial value.

Prohibits the removal of any such platforms until the Secretary has completed each assessment.

Requires suspension of the decommissioning of a platform if a substantial reef ecosystem is in the vicinity until the Secretary determines that decommissioning would not harm the ecosystem.

Exempts from certain platform removal deadlines any lessees who: (1) commit to entering a particular platform in the artificial reef program under the National Fishing Enhancement Act of 1984, and (2) initiate discussions with applicable states regarding potential artificial reef sites.

Allows a lessee to provide for reefing in place under the artificial reef program.

Permits states with a state rig-to-reef program to enter agreements with any appropriate entities to assume liability in federal water for a structure covered by the state program.

Establishes a Reef Maintenance Fund. Requires the owner of a rig enrolled in the artificial reef program to: (1) maintain a rig anode system, and (2) pay into the Fund 50% of the estimated platform removal costs for which the owner would have been responsible if it had not participated in the program.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Department of Education statistics reveal a lack of 
        diversity among public schoolteachers. During the school year 
        of 2007 through 2008, an estimated 83.1 percent of public 
        schoolteachers were Caucasian, while 7.1 percent were Latino, 7 
        percent were African-American, and 1.2 percent were Asian. Of 
        all public schoolteachers, 24.1 percent were male and 75.9 
        percent were female.
            (2) Some experts believe the lack of diversity can leave 
        students in underrepresented groups without role models to whom 
        they can relate, which may lead to poorer performance in the 
        classroom. Statistics show that students in some 
        underrepresented groups have lower standardized test scores and 
        lower graduation rates.
            (3) Teacher demographics should better reflect those of the 
        population as a whole, ensuring that students have role models 
        from diverse backgrounds and racial and ethnic groups and of 
        different genders.

SEC. 3. RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETENTION OF TEACHERS FROM 
              UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new part:

    ``PART E--RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETENTION OF TEACHERS FROM 
                        UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS

``SEC. 2501. GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Authorization.--From amounts appropriated under section 2505, 
the Secretary shall make grants on a competitive basis to eligible 
entities for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from 
underrepresented groups as teachers at public elementary schools and 
secondary schools.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--The Secretary may only make a grant under 
subsection (a) to an eligible entity that--
            ``(1) serves schools that have difficulty recruiting, 
        training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented 
        groups as teachers; and
            ``(2) submits an application at such time, in such form, 
        and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary 
        may require, including--
                    ``(A) a description of how the activities the 
                eligible entity carries out with grant funds will 
                ensure the recruitment, training, and retention of a 
                significant number of individuals from underrepresented 
                groups; and
                    ``(B) a description of the difficulty recruiting, 
                training, and retaining individuals from 
                underrepresented groups experienced by the schools 
                served by the eligible entity.
    ``(c) Priority.--In making grants under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall give priority to--
            ``(1) local educational agencies (or consortia of local 
        educational agencies) that serve the most high-need schools; 
        and
            ``(2) local educational agencies (or consortia of local 
        educational agencies) that serve schools with the highest 
        percentages of minority individuals in their student 
        populations.
    ``(d) Matching Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may not make a grant to an 
        eligible entity under subsection (a) unless the eligible entity 
        agrees that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the 
        eligible entity in carrying out the activities for which the 
        grant is awarded, the eligible entity will make available non-
        Federal contributions in an amount equal to not less than 10 
        percent of the Federal funds provided under the grant.
            ``(2) Satisfying matching requirement.--The non-Federal 
        contributions required under paragraph (1) may be--
                    ``(A) in cash or in-kind, including services, 
                fairly evaluated; and
                    ``(B) from--
                            ``(i) any private source; or
                            ``(ii) a State educational agency or local 
                        educational agency.
            ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive or reduce the non-
        Federal contribution required by paragraph (1) if the eligible 
        entity involved demonstrates that it cannot meet the 
        contribution requirement due to financial hardship.

``SEC. 2502. REPORTS TO SECRETARY.

    ``An eligible entity receiving a grant under section 2501(a) shall 
submit to the Secretary not later than 90 days after the end of each 
school year in which the entity receives grant funds a report that 
contains--
            ``(1) a description of the activities for which the entity 
        used grant funds during such school year;
            ``(2) data concerning, with respect to the schools served 
        by the entity--
                    ``(A) the number of individuals from 
                underrepresented groups that began teaching during such 
                school year;
                    ``(B) the retention rate of teachers who are 
                individuals from underrepresented groups;
                    ``(C) in the case of the report covering the last 
                school year in which the entity receives grant funds, 
                indicators of student academic achievement during such 
                school year as compared with previous school years, 
                disaggregated, if possible, by the achievement of--
                            ``(i) economically disadvantaged students;
                            ``(ii) students from major racial groups;
                            ``(iii) students with disabilities; and
                            ``(iv) students with limited English 
                        proficiency;
                    ``(D) student graduation rates for the school year 
                covered by the report as compared with previous school 
                years, if applicable in the case of the schools served 
                by the entity; and
                    ``(E) student attendance rates for the school year 
                covered by the report as compared with previous school 
                years; and
            ``(3) a description of and data regarding such 
        characteristics of the schools served by the entity, and the 
        students of such schools, as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate, including the number and percentage of students in 
        each of the groups listed in clauses (i) through (iv) of 
        paragraph (2)(C).

``SEC. 2503. BEST PRACTICES INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall evaluate the success of the 
activities carried out by eligible entities using grant funds received 
under section 2501(a) and compile a database of best practices for 
recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented 
groups as public elementary and secondary school teachers. The 
Secretary shall make such database available to eligible entities 
(regardless of whether such entities have received grants under such 
section) through an Internet Web site.
    ``(b) Funds Available.--Of the amounts appropriated to carry out 
this part for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than 10 
percent to carry out this section during such fiscal year.

``SEC. 2504. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part, the following definitions apply:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a local educational agency (or consortium of 
                local educational agencies); or
                    ``(B) an entity that--
                            ``(i) has entered into a partnership with a 
                        local educational agency (or consortium of 
                        local educational agencies) in which the local 
                        educational agency (or consortium of local 
                        educational agencies) is the primary partner; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) is a private nonprofit organization, 
                        educational service agency, institution of 
                        higher education, or State educational agency.
            ``(2) High-need high school.--The term `high-need high 
        school' means a secondary school--
                    ``(A) in which the entering grade of the school is 
                not lower than grade 9 and that includes grade 12; and
                    ``(B) that has a graduation rate of not more than 
                65 percent in each of the 2 academic years prior to the 
                submission of the grant application.
            ``(3) High-need middle school.--The term `high-need middle 
        school' means a secondary school--
                    ``(A) in which the entering grade is not lower than 
                grade 6 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 
                9; and
                    ``(B) from which not less than 35 percent of the 
                students who complete such school enroll in a high-need 
                high school.
            ``(4) High-need school.--The term `high-need school' means 
        a public school, including a charter school (as such term is 
        defined in section 5210(1))--
                    ``(A) in which not less than 40 percent of the 
                enrolled students are eligible to receive free or 
                reduced price lunches under section 9(b) of the Richard 
                B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1758(b)); or
                    ``(B) that is a high-need high school or a high-
                need middle school.
            ``(5) Individual from an underrepresented group.--The term 
        `individual from an underrepresented group' means an individual 
        who is a member of a racial group or gender that has 
        historically been underrepresented among teachers in public 
        primary and secondary schools in the United States.
            ``(6) Minority individual.--The term `minority individual' 
        means an individual who is a member of a racial group that has 
        historically been underrepresented among teachers in public 
        primary and secondary schools in the United States.

``SEC. 2505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 2010 through 2015.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding 
after the item related to section 2441 the following:

     Part E--Recruitment, Training, and Retention of Teachers From 
                        Underrepresented Groups

Sec. 2501. Grant program.
Sec. 2502. Reports to Secretary.
Sec. 2503. Best practices information clearinghouse.
Sec. 2504. Definitions.
Sec. 2505. Authorization of appropriations.

Ex Output:
Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2010 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or nonprofits, educational service agencies, institutions of higher education, or states that enter into partnerships with such LEAs, for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as public elementary and secondary school teachers.

Gives priority to LEAs that serve the most high-need schools and those that serve schools with the highest percentages of minorities in their student bodies.

Requires the Secretary to evaluate the success of the grantees and compile a database of best practices for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as public elementary and secondary school teachers.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Best Buddies Empowerment for People 
with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Best Buddies operates the first national social and 
        recreational program in the United States for people with 
        intellectual disabilities.
            (2) Best Buddies is dedicated to helping people with 
        intellectual disabilities become part of mainstream society.
            (3) Best Buddies is determined to end social isolation for 
        people with intellectual disabilities by promoting meaningful 
        friendships between them and their non-disabled peers in order 
        to help increase the self-esteem, confidence, and abilities of 
        people with and without intellectual disabilities.
            (4) Since 1989, Best Buddies has enhanced the lives of 
        people with intellectual disabilities by providing 
        opportunities for 1-to-1 friendships and integrated employment.
            (5) Best Buddies is an international organization spanning 
        1,300 middle school, high school, and college campuses.
            (6) Best Buddies implements programs that will positively 
        impact more than 400,000 individuals in 2009 and expects to 
        impact 500,000 people by 2010.
            (7) The Best Buddies Middle Schools program matches middle 
        school students with intellectual disabilities with other 
        middle school students and supports 1-to-1 friendships between 
        them.
            (8) The Best Buddies High Schools program matches high 
        school students with intellectual disabilities with other high 
        school students and supports 1-to-1 friendships between them.
            (9) The Best Buddies Colleges program matches adults with 
        intellectual disabilities with college students and creates 1-
        to-1 friendships between them.
            (10) The Best Buddies e-Buddies program supports e-mail 
        friendships between people with and without intellectual 
        disabilities.
            (11) The Best Buddies Citizens program pairs adults with 
        intellectual disabilities in 1-to-1 friendships with other 
        individuals in the corporate and civic communities.
            (12) The Best Buddies Jobs program promotes the integration 
        of people with intellectual disabilities into the community 
        through supported employment.
    (b) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) provide support to Best Buddies to increase 
        participation in and public awareness about Best Buddies 
        programs that serve people with intellectual disabilities;
            (2) dispel negative stereotypes about people with 
        intellectual disabilities; and
            (3) promote the extraordinary contributions of people with 
        intellectual disabilities.

SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR BEST BUDDIES.

    (a) Education Activities.--The Secretary of Education may award 
grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, Best 
Buddies to carry out activities to promote the expansion of Best 
Buddies, including activities to increase the participation of people 
with intellectual disabilities in social relationships and other 
aspects of community life, including education and employment, within 
the United States.
    (b) Limitations.--
            (1) In general.--Amounts appropriated to carry out this Act 
        may not be used for direct treatment of diseases, medical 
        conditions, or mental health conditions.
            (2) Administrative activities.--Not more than 5 percent of 
        amounts appropriated to carry out this Act for a fiscal year 
        may be used for administrative activities.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to limit the use of non-Federal funds by Best Buddies.

SEC. 4. APPLICATION AND ANNUAL REPORT.

    (a) Application.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible for a grant, contract, or 
        cooperative agreement under section 3(a), Best Buddies shall 
        submit an application at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Secretary of Education may 
        require.
            (2) Content.--At a minimum, an application under this 
        subsection shall contain the following:
                    (A) A description of activities to be carried out 
                under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.
                    (B) Information on specific measurable goals and 
                objectives to be achieved through activities carried 
                out under the grant, contract, or cooperative 
                agreement.
    (b) Annual Report.--
            (1) In general.--As a condition of receipt of any funds 
        under section 3(a), Best Buddies shall agree to submit an 
        annual report at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Secretary of Education may require.
            (2) Content.--At a minimum, each annual report under this 
        subsection shall describe the degree to which progress has been 
        made toward meeting the specific measurable goals and 
        objectives described in the applications submitted under 
        subsection (a).

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Education for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under 
section 3(a), $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 22, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Ex Output:

Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2009 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to, or enter into agreements with, Best Buddies (a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilities mesh with mainstream society) to promote the expansion of its programs.

Prohibits the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this Act for the direct treatment of diseases, medical conditions, or mental health conditions.

(Sec. 4) Requires Best Buddies' application for a grant or agreement to include specific measurable goals and objectives to be achieved.

Requires Best Buddies to report annually to Congress on the degree to which it is making progress toward such goals and objectives.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes appropriations for such grants or agreements from FY2010-FY2014.