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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family Investment Package''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME WORKING FAMILIES.

    (a) Block Grants.--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).''.
    (b) 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.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations for Low-Income Working 
Families.--
            (1) In general.--Section 658B(a) of the Child Care 
        Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858(a)), as 
        amended by subsection (f), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Except as provided in'' and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) 
        and''; and
                    (B) 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.''.
            (2) 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)''.
    (d) Report on Access to Child Care by Low-Income Working 
Families.--
            (1) In general.--Section 658K(a)(2) of the Child Care 
        Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i(a)(2)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (B) 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;''.
            (2) 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''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 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).
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Family Investment Package - Amends the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to increase the authorization of appropriations for FY 1997 through 2002 for block grants to States for child care assistance for low-income working families. 
Authorizes separate appropriations for such period for grants to States for specified child care activities in geographic areas with child care supply shortages. 
Authorizes appropriations in a specified amount to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for FY 1997 through 2002 to award grants to States for providing child care services for 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, families that are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance program, and low-income working families. 
Requires States and the Secretary to report on access to child care by low-income working families.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act 
of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING TO NATIONAL CENTER FOR RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Funding Authority.--The Attorney General shall provide funds, 
subject to appropriations, to the National Center for Rural Law 
Enforcement if the Executive Director of the Center certifies, in 
writing, to the Attorney General that the Center--
            (1) is incorporated in accordance with applicable State 
        laws;
            (2) is in compliance with the by-laws of the Center;
            (3) shall use amounts made available under this section in 
        accordance with subsection (b); and
            (4) shall not support any political party or candidate for 
        elected or appointed office.
    (b) Uses of Funds.--
            (1) Required uses of funds.--The Center shall use funds 
        made available under this section to develop an educational 
        program for employees of law enforcement agencies serving rural 
        areas which shall include--
                    (A) the development and delivery of management 
                education and training, technical assistance, practical 
                research and evaluation, and computer and forensic 
                education and training for employees of law enforcement 
                agencies serving rural areas, tribal law enforcement 
                employees and railroad law enforcement employees, 
                including supervisory and executive managers of those 
                agencies;
                    (B) conducting research into the causes and 
                prevention of criminal activity in rural areas, 
                including the causes, assessment, evaluation, analysis, 
                and prevention of criminal activity;
                    (C) the development and dissemination of 
                information designed to assist States and units of 
                local government in rural areas throughout the United 
                States;
                    (D) the establishment and maintenance of a resource 
                and information center for the collection, preparation, 
                and dissemination of information regarding criminal 
                justice and law enforcement in rural areas, including 
                programs for the prevention of crime and recidivism; 
                and
                    (E) the delivery of assistance, in a consulting 
                capacity, to criminal justice agencies in the 
                development, establishment, maintenance, and 
                coordination of programs, facilities and services, 
                training, and research relating to crime in rural 
                areas.
            (2) Permissive uses of funds.--The Center may use funds 
        made available under this section to enhance the educational 
        program developed under paragraph (1), through--
                    (A) educational opportunities for rural law 
                enforcement agencies;
                    (B) the development, promotion, and voluntary 
                adoption of educational and training standards and 
                accreditation certification programs for law 
                enforcement agencies serving rural areas and the 
                employees of those agencies;
                    (C) grants to, and contracts with, State, and local 
                governments, law enforcement agencies, public and 
                private agencies, educational institutions, and other 
                organizations and individuals to carry out this 
                paragraph;
                    (D) the formulation and recommendation of law 
                enforcement policy, goals, and standards in rural areas 
                applicable to criminal justice agencies, organizations, 
                institutions, and personnel; and
                    (E) coordination with institutions of higher 
                education for the purpose of encouraging programs of 
                study for law enforcement in rural areas at such 
                institutions.
    (c) Powers.--In carrying out subsection (b), the Executive Director 
may--
            (1) request the head of any Federal department or agency to 
        detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that 
        department or agency to the Center to assist it in carrying out 
        its duties under this Act;
            (2) request the Administrator of the General Services 
        Administration to provide the Center, on a reimbursable basis, 
        the administrative support services necessary for the Center to 
        carry out its responsibilities under this Act; and
            (3) procure temporary and intermittent services under 
        section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates of 
        compensation established by the Board, but not to exceed the 
        daily equivalent of the maximum rate of pay payable for a 
        position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
        5315 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Travel Expenses.--For purposes of official travel, expenses 
shall be reimbursed, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the 
same manner as such expenses are permitted under sections 5702 and 5703 
of title 5, United States Code.
    (e) Reporting Requirements.--The Center shall submit an annual 
report to the Attorney General that includes--
            (1) a description of the education and training program 
        conducted by the Center;
            (2) the number and demographic representation of 
        individuals who attended programs sponsored by the Center;
            (3) a description of the extent resources of other 
        governmental agencies or private entities were used; and
            (5) a description of the extent contracts with other public 
        and private resources were used.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Board'' means the members of the Board of 
        the Center as elected according to its bylaws.
            (2) The term ``Center'' means the National Center for Rural 
        Law Enforcement, a nonprofit corporation located in Little 
        Rock, Arkansas.
            (3) The term ``Executive Director'' means the Executive 
        Director of the Center as appointed according to the bylaws of 
        the Center.
            (4) The term ``metropolitan statistical area'' has the same 
        meaning given such term by the Bureau of the Census.
            (5) The term ``rural law enforcement agency'' means a law 
        enforcement agency that serves a city, town, township, borough, 
        or village outside a metropolitan statistical area.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section--
            (1) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
            (2) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
        2001 through 2005.
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Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1999 - Directs the Attorney General to provide funds to the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement if the Center's Executive Director certifies in writing that the Center: (1) is incorporated in accordance with applicable State laws; (2) is in compliance with its by-laws; (3) shall use amounts made available in accordance with requirements of this Act; and (4) shall not support any political party or candidate for elected or appointed office. 
Requires the Center to use such funds to develop an educational program for employees of law enforcement agencies serving rural areas for specified purposes, including: (1) the development and delivery of management education and training for employees of law enforcement agencies serving rural areas; and (2) the delivery of assistance (in a consulting capacity) to criminal justice agencies in the development and coordination of programs, training, and research relating to crime in rural areas. 
Permits the Center to use such funds to enhance that educational program through specified means, including: (1) educational opportunities for rural law enforcement agencies; and (2) coordination with institutions of higher education to encourage programs of study for law enforcement in rural areas at such institutions. 
Sets forth reporting requirements.  Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Partnership Benefits and 
Obligations Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. BENEFITS TO DOMESTIC PARTNERS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--A domestic partner of an employee shall be 
entitled to benefits available to and obligations imposed upon a spouse 
of an employee.
    (b) Certification of Eligibility.--In order to obtain benefits 
under this Act, an employee shall file an affidavit of eligibility for 
benefits with the Office of Personnel Management certifying that the 
employee and the domestic partner of the employee--
            (1) are each other's sole domestic partner and intend to 
        remain so indefinitely;
            (2) have a common residence, and intend to continue the 
        arrangement;
            (3) are at least 18 years of age and mentally competent to 
        consent to contract;
            (4) share responsibility for a significant measure of each 
        other's common welfare and financial obligations;
            (5) are not married to or domestic partners with anyone 
        else;
            (6) understand that willful falsification of information 
        within the affidavit may lead to disciplinary action and the 
        recovery of the cost of benefits received related to such 
        falsification; and
            (7)(A) are same sex domestic partners, and not related in a 
        way that, if the 2 were of opposite sex, would prohibit legal 
        marriage in the state in which they reside; or
            (B) are opposite sex domestic partners, and are not related 
        in a way that would prohibit legal marriage in the state in 
        which they reside.
    (c) Dissolution of Partnership.--
            (1) In general.--An employee or domestic partner of an 
        employee who obtains benefits under this Act shall file a 
        statement of dissolution of the domestic partnership with the 
        Office of Personnel Management not later than 30 days after the 
        death of the employee or the domestic partner or the date of 
        dissolution of the domestic partnership.
            (2) Death of employee.--In a case in which an employee 
        dies, the domestic partner of the employee at the time of death 
        shall be deemed a spouse of the employee for the purpose of 
        receiving benefits under this Act.
            (3) Other dissolution of partnership.--
                    (A) In general.--In a case in which a domestic 
                partnership dissolves by a method other than death of 
                the employee or domestic partner of the employee, any 
                benefits received by the domestic partner as a result 
                of this Act shall terminate.
                    (B) Exception.--In a case in which a domestic 
                partnership dissolves by a method other than death of 
                the employee or domestic partner of the employee, any 
                health benefits received by the domestic partner as a 
                result of this Act shall continue for a period of 60 
                days after the date of the dissolution of the 
                partnership. The domestic partner shall pay for such 
                benefits in the same manner that a former spouse would 
                pay for such benefits under applicable provisions of 
                chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Confidentiality.--Any information submitted to the Office of 
Personnel Management under subsection (b) shall be used solely for the 
purpose of certifying an individual's eligibility for benefits under 
subsection (a).
    (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Domestic partner.--The term ``domestic partner'' means 
        an adult person living with, but not married to, another adult 
        person in a committed, intimate relationship.
            (2) Benefits.--The term ``benefits'' means--
                    (A) Civil Service Retirement, as provided in title 
                5, chapter 83, of the United States Code;
                    (B) Federal Employees' Retirement, as provided in 
                title 5, chapter 84, of the United States Code;
                    (C) life insurance, as provided in title 5, chapter 
                87, of the United States Code;
                    (D) health insurance, as provided in title 5, 
                chapter 89, of the United States Code; and
                    (E) compensation for work injuries, as provided in 
                title 5, chapter 81, of the United States Code.
            (3) Employee.--
                    (A) With respect to Civil Service Retirement, the 
                term ``employee'' shall have the meaning given such 
                term in section 8331(1) of title 5, United States Code.
                    (B) With respect to Federal Employees' Retirement, 
                the term ``employee'' shall have the meaning given such 
                term in section 8401(11) of title 5, United States 
                Code.
                    (C) With respect to life insurance, the term 
                ``employee'' shall have the meaning given such term in 
                section 8701(a) of title 5, United States Code.
                    (D) With respect to health insurance, the term 
                ``employee'' shall have the meaning given such term in 
                section 8901 of title 5, United States Code.
                    (E) With respect to compensation for work injuries, 
                the term ``employee'' shall have the meaning given such 
                term in section 8101(1) of title 5, United States Code.
            (4) Obligations.--The term ``obligations'' means any duties 
        or responsibilities that would be incurred by the spouse of an 
        employee.

SEC. 3. EXEMPTION FROM TAX FOR EMPLOYER-PROVIDED FRINGE BENEFITS TO 
              DOMESTIC PARTNERS.

    Section 106 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
contributions by employer to accident and health plans) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Treatment of Domestic Partners.--The provisions of section 2 
of the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2001 shall 
apply to employees and domestic partners of employees for purposes of 
this section and any other benefit which is not includible in the gross 
income of employees by reason of an express provision of this 
chapter.''.
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Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2001 - Entitles domestic partners of Federal employees to benefits available to spouses of Federal employees. Specifies certifications required for benefit eligibility, filing requirements regarding partnership dissolution, and confidentiality requirements. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax exemption for employer contributions to accident and health plans to domestic partners under this Act.