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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Food Tracking Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. TRACEABILITY OF FOOD.

    The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 301, by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(jj) The failure to comply with any requirement of section 414A 
(relating to the traceability of food).''; and
            (2) in chapter IV, by inserting after section 414 the 
        following:

``SEC. 414A. TRACEABILITY OF FOOD.

    ``(a) Establishment of System.--Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a 
traceability system described in subsection (b) for all stages of 
manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution of food.
    ``(b) Description of System.--The traceability system required by 
subsection (a) shall require each article of food shipped in interstate 
commerce to be identified in a manner that enables the Secretary to 
retrieve the history, use, and location of the article through a 
recordkeeping and audit system, a secure, online database, or 
registered identification.
    ``(c) Records.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may require that each 
        person required to identify an article of food pursuant to 
        subsection (b) maintain accurate records, as prescribed by the 
        Secretary, regarding the purchase, sale, and identification of 
        the article.
            ``(2) Access.--Each person described in paragraph (1) 
        shall, at all reasonable times, on notice by a duly authorized 
        representative of the Secretary, allow the representative to 
        access to each place of business of the person to examine and 
        copy the records described in paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Duration.--Each person described in paragraph (1) 
        shall maintain records as required under this subsection for 
        such period of time as the Secretary prescribes.
    ``(d) False Information.--No person shall falsify or misrepresent 
to any other person or to the Secretary, any information as to any 
location at which any article of food was held.
    ``(e) Alteration or Destruction of Records.--No person shall, 
without authorization from the Secretary, alter, detach, or destroy any 
records or other means of identification prescribed by the Secretary 
for use in determining the location at which any article of food was 
held.
    ``(f) Advisory Committee.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to assist the Secretary in 
        implementing the traceability system under subsection (a), the 
        Secretary shall convene an advisory committee (referred to in 
        this subsection as the `Committee').
            ``(2) Membership.--The Committee shall consist of 13 
        members appointed by the Secretary which shall include--
                    ``(A) an equitable number of food safety and 
                tracking technology experts, representatives of the 
                food industry, and consumer advocates; and
                    ``(B) officials from the Center for Food Safety and 
                Applied Nutrition and the Office of Regulatory Affairs 
                of the Food and Drug Administration and the Agriculture 
                Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture.
            ``(3) Chairperson.--The Secretary shall appoint a 
        Chairperson of the Committee.
            ``(4) Meeting.--The Committee shall convene not later than 
        180 days after the date of enactment of this section and 
        periodically thereafter at the call of the Chairperson.
            ``(5) Report of committee.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of this section, the Committee shall 
                submit to the Secretary and the Office of the 
                Commissioner a report that describes the 
                recommendations regarding the most practicable approach 
                to providing for the traceability of food, including 
                the most efficient means of implementing the traceback 
                of contaminated foods.
                    ``(B) Considerations.--In developing the report 
                under subparagraph (A), the Committee shall consider 
                the following approaches to providing for the 
                traceability of food:
                            ``(i) A national database or registry 
                        operated by the Food and Drug Administration.
                            ``(ii) Electronic records identifying each 
                        prior sale, purchase, or trade of the food and 
                        its ingredients, and establishing that the food 
                        and its ingredients were grown, prepared, 
                        handled, manufactured, processed, distributed, 
                        shipped, warehoused, imported, and conveyed 
                        under conditions to ensure the safety of the 
                        food. The records would include an electronic 
                        statement with the date of, and the names and 
                        addresses of all parties to, each prior sale, 
                        purchase, or trade, and any other information 
                        as appropriate.
                            ``(iii) Standardized tracking numbers on 
                        all shipments. These numbers would identify the 
                        country of origin, the unique facility 
                        registration number, date of production, and 
                        lot number (if applicable).
                            ``(iv) Recall performance standards for 
                        each food or commodity type.
                            ``(v) Safeguards for the combining, 
                        repacking, or otherwise mixing of items of 
                        food, particularly fresh produce.
                            ``(vi) Other approaches that enable the 
                        reliable tracking of food and food products.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 
for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2011.''.
[EX A]: Food Tracking Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit failing to comply with any requirement of this Act.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a traceability system for all stages of manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution of food; and (2) convene an advisory committee to assist in implementing the system. Requires the system to identify each article of food shipped in interstate commerce in a manner that enables the Secretary to retrieve the history, use, and location of the article through a recordkeeping and audit system, a secure, online database, or registered identification.

Authorizes the Secretary to direct each person required to identify an article of food to maintain accurate records regarding the purchase, sale, and identification of the article. Requires each such person to allow authorized representatives of the Secretary to examine and copy records. Prohibits any person from: (1) falsifying or misrepresenting information as to the location at which any article of food was held; or (2) altering, detaching, or destroying any records or other means of identification for use in determining such a location.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Government Waste 
Reduction Act of 2013''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Establishment of Board.
Sec. 3. Duties of the Board.
Sec. 4. Powers of the Board.
Sec. 5. Board personnel matters.
Sec. 6. Congressional consideration of Board recommendations.
Sec. 7. Termination of the Board.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Independent Government 
Waste Reduction Board (hereafter in this Act referred to as the 
``Board'').
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Appointment.--The Board shall be composed of 15 
                members appointed by the President, by and with the 
                advice and consent of Congress.
                    (B) Qualifications.--The members of the Board shall 
                include individuals with national recognition for their 
                expertise in agencies, efficiency, waste reduction, 
                finance and economics, actuarial sciences, who provide 
                a mix of different professionals, broad geographic 
                representation, and a balance between urban and rural 
                representatives.
                    (C) Ethical disclosure.--The President shall 
                establish a system for public disclosure by members of 
                the Board of financial and other potential conflicts of 
                interest relating to such members. Members of the Board 
                shall be treated as officers in the executive branch 
                for purposes of applying title I of the Ethics in 
                Government Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-521).
                    (D) Conflicts of interest.--No individual may serve 
                as a member of the Board if that individual engages in 
                any other business, vocation, or employment.
                    (E) Consultation with congress.--In selecting 
                individuals for nominations for appointments to the 
                Board, the President shall consult with--
                            (i) the majority leader of the Senate 
                        concerning the appointment of 3 members;
                            (ii) the Speaker of the House of 
                        Representatives concerning the appointment of 3 
                        members;
                            (iii) the minority leader of the Senate 
                        concerning the appointment of 3 members; and
                            (iv) the minority leader of the House of 
                        Representatives concerning the appointment of 3 
                        members.
            (2) Term of office.--Each member shall hold office for the 
        duration of the Board.
            (3) Chairperson.--
                    (A) In general.--The Chairperson shall be appointed 
                by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 
                the Senate, from among the members of the Board.
                    (B) Duties.--The Chairperson shall be the principal 
                executive officer of the Board, and shall exercise all 
                of the executive and administrative functions of the 
                Board, including functions of the Board with respect 
                to--
                            (i) the appointment and supervision of 
                        personnel employed by the Board;
                            (ii) the distribution of business among 
                        personnel appointed and supervised by the 
                        Chairperson and among administrative units of 
                        the Board; and
                            (iii) the use and expenditure of funds.
                    (C) Governance.--In carrying out any of the 
                functions under subparagraph (B), the Chairperson shall 
                be governed by the general policies established by the 
                Board and by the decisions, findings, and 
                determinations the Board shall by law be authorized to 
                make.
                    (D) Requests for appropriations.--Requests or 
                estimates for regular, supplemental, or deficiency 
                appropriations on behalf of the Board may not be 
                submitted by the Chairperson without the prior approval 
                of a majority vote of the Board.
            (4) Removal.--Any member may be removed by the President 
        for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other 
        cause.
    (c) Vacancies; Quorum; Seal; Vice Chairperson; Voting on Reports.--
            (1) Vacancies.--No vacancy on the Board shall impair the 
        right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of 
        the Board.
            (2) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall 
        constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a 
        lesser number of members may hold hearings.
            (3) Seal.--The Board shall have an official seal, of which 
        judicial notice shall be taken.
            (4) Vice chairperson.--The Board shall elect a Vice 
        Chairperson to act in the absence or disability of the 
        Chairperson or in case of a vacancy in the office of the 
        Chairperson.
            (5) Voting on proposals.--Any proposal of the Board must be 
        approved by the majority of members present.

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE BOARD.

    (a) Submission of Report.--Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Board shall submit to Congress and 
the President a report that advises specific implementation of the 
recommendations from the March 2011 Government Accountability Office 
report to Congress, entitled ``Opportunities to Reduce Potential 
Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance 
Revenue'' (GAO-11-318SP) and the February 2012 Government 
Accountability Office report to Congress, entitled ``Opportunities to 
Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and 
Enhance Revenue'' (GAO-12-342SP) and shall include--
            (1) a summary of the recommendations;
            (2) an explanation of each recommendation contained in the 
        report and the reasons for including such recommendation;
            (3) an opinion by the Government Accountability Office on 
        whether each recommendation is consistent with the intent of 
        such Government Accountability Office reports;
            (4) a legislative proposal that implements the 
        recommendations; and
            (5) other information determined appropriate by the Board.
    (b) Recommendations Requirements.--
            (1) Requirements.--Each recommendation in the report 
        submitted under subsection (a)--
                    (A) shall result in a decrease of overall 
                Government spending or an increase of Government 
                revenue; and
                    (B) shall not result in--
                            (i) any cut in benefits for veterans, 
                        members of the Armed Forces, or their families; 
                        or
                            (ii) any cut in benefits for seniors, 
                        including--
                                    (I) the elimination of guaranteed 
                                health insurance benefits for seniors 
                                or people with disabilities;
                                    (II) the conversion of Medicare 
                                into a voucher plan that provides 
                                limited payments to seniors or people 
                                with disabilities to purchase health 
                                care in the private health insurance 
                                market;
                                    (III) cuts in Medicaid health 
                                insurance benefits;
                                    (IV) cuts in nursing home care; or
                                    (V) privatization of Social 
                                Security benefits.
            (2) Consultation with other agencies.--The Board shall 
        consult regularly with the Government Accountability Office and 
        other agencies in making the recommendations required under 
        this section.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF THE BOARD.

    (a) Hearings.--The Board may hold such hearings, sit and act at 
such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence 
as the Board considers advisable to carry out this Act.
    (b) Obtaining Official Data.--The Board may secure directly from 
any department or agency information necessary to enable it to carry 
out this section. Upon request of the Chairperson, the head of that 
department or agency shall furnish that information to the Board on an 
agreed upon schedule.
    (c) Postal Services.--The Board may use the United States mails in 
the same manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of the 
Federal Government.
    (d) Gifts.--The Board may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or 
donations of services or property.
    (e) Offices.--The Board shall maintain a principal office and such 
field offices as it determines necessary, and may meet and exercise any 
of its powers at any other place.

SEC. 5. BOARD PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members and Chairperson.--Each member of the 
Board, other than the Chairperson, shall be compensated at a rate equal 
to the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level III of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
The Chairperson shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level II of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Board shall be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 
of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular 
places of business in the performance of services for the Board.
    (c) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The Chairperson may, without regard to the 
        civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an 
        executive director and such other additional personnel as may 
        be necessary to enable the Board to perform its duties. The 
        employment of an executive director shall be subject to 
        confirmation by the Board.
            (2) Compensation.--The Chairperson may fix the compensation 
        of the executive director and other personnel without regard to 
        chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United 
        States Code, relating to classification of positions and 
        General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the 
        executive director and other personnel may not exceed the rate 
        payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
        5316 of such title.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government 
employee may be detailed to the Board without reimbursement, and such 
detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or 
privilege.
    (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
Chairperson may procure temporary and intermittent services under 
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for 
individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of such title.

SEC. 6. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a) Introduction.--
            (1) In general.--On the day on which the report is 
        submitted by the Board to the Congress under section 3(a), the 
        legislative proposal (described in section 3(a)(4)) contained 
        in the report shall be introduced (by request) in the Senate by 
        the majority leader of the Senate or by Members of the Senate 
        designated by the majority leader of the Senate and shall be 
        introduced (by request) in the House by the majority leader of 
        the House or by Members of the House designated by the majority 
        leader of the House.
            (2) Not in session.--If either House is not in session on 
        the day on which such legislative proposal is submitted, the 
        legislative proposal shall be introduced in that House, as 
        provided in subparagraph (A), on the first day thereafter on 
        which that House is in session.
            (3) Any member.--If the legislative proposal is not 
        introduced in either House within 5 days on which that House is 
        in session after the day on which the legislative proposal is 
        submitted, then any Member of that House may introduce the 
        legislative proposal.
            (4) Referral.--The legislation introduced under this 
        subsection in the House of Representatives shall be referred to 
        the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 
        of Representatives. The legislation introduced under this 
        subsection in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
    (b) Discharge.--If the committee to which a legislative proposal 
described in subsection (a) is referred has not reported the bill 
containing such proposal by the end of the 20-day period beginning on 
the date on which the Board submits the report to Congress under 
section 3(a), such committee shall be, at the end of such period, 
discharged from further consideration of such bill, and such bill shall 
be placed on the appropriate calendar of the House involved.
    (c) Expedited Consideration.--
            (1) Consideration.--On or after the third day after the 
        date on which the committee to which such a bill is referred 
        has reported, or has been discharged (under subsection (b)) 
        from further consideration of, such a bill, it is in order 
        (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been 
        disagreed to) for any Member of the respective House to move to 
        proceed to the consideration of the bill. A member may make the 
        motion only on the day after the calendar day on which the 
        Member announces to the House concerned the Member's intention 
        to make the motion, except that, in the case of the House of 
        Representatives, the motion may be made without such prior 
        announcement if the motion is made by direction of the 
        committee to which the bill was referred. The motion is highly 
        privileged in the House of Representatives and is privileged in 
        the Senate and is not debatable. The motion is not subject to 
        amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to 
        proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to 
        reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or 
        disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to 
        the consideration of the bill is agreed to, the respective 
        House shall immediately proceed to consideration of the bill 
        without intervening motion, order, or other business, and the 
        bill shall remain the unfinished business of the respective 
        House until disposed of.
            (2) Debate.--Debate on the bill, and on all debatable 
        motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited 
        to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided equally 
        between those favoring and those opposing the bill. An 
        amendment to the bill is not in order. A motion further to 
        limit debate is in order and not debatable. A motion to 
        postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other 
        business, or a motion to recommit the bill is not in order. A 
        motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill is agreed to or 
        disagreed to is not in order.
            (3) Vote on final passage.--Immediately following the 
        conclusion of the debate on the bill and a single quorum call 
        at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with 
        the rules of the appropriate House, the vote on final passage 
        of the bill shall occur.
            (4) Appeals.--Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
        relating to the application of the rules of the Senate or the 
        House of Representatives, as the case may be, to the procedure 
        relating to the bill shall be decided without debate.
    (d) Consideration by Other House.--
            (1) Before passage.--If, before the passage by one House of 
        a bill of that House described in subsection (b), that House 
        receives from the other House a bill described in subsection 
        (b), then the following procedures shall apply--
                    (A) the bill of the other House shall not be 
                referred to a committee and may not be considered in 
                the House receiving it except in the case of final 
                passage as provided in subparagraph (B)(ii); and
                    (B) with respect to a bill described in subsection 
                (b) of the House receiving the bill (i) the procedure 
                in that House shall be the same as if no bill had been 
                received from the other House; but (ii) the vote on 
                final passage shall be on the bill of the other House.
            (2) After passage.--Upon disposition of the bill received 
        from the other House, it shall no longer be in order to 
        consider the bill that originated in the receiving House.
    (e) Rules of the Senate and House.--This section is enacted by 
Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
        and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is 
        deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
        applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in 
        that House in the case of a bill described in subsection (b), 
        and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is 
        inconsistent with such rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
        procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
        House.
    (f) Calendar Day Defined.--In this section, the term ``calendar 
day'' means a calendar day other than one on which either House is not 
in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a date 
certain.

SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF THE BOARD.

    The Board shall terminate 120 days after the date on which the 
Board submits the report under section 3(a).
[EX A]: Government Waste Reduction Act of 2013 - Establishes the Independent Government Waste Reduction Board, the membership of which shall include individuals with national recognition for expertise in agencies, waste reduction, finance and economics, and actuarial sciences. Requires the Board to submit to Congress and the President a report that advises specific implementation of the recommendations from the March 2011 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report &quot;Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue&quot; and the February 2012 GAO report &quot;Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue.&quot; Sets forth procedures for congressional consideration of the Board's recommendations.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This section may be cited as the ``Loan Forgiveness for Certified 
Teachers Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) effective elementary schools and secondary schools 
        require competent teachers and strong leadership;
            (2) local educational agencies would benefit greatly by 
        increasing the pool of qualified individuals from which to 
        recruit teachers;
            (3) many talented professionals who have demonstrated a 
        high level of subject matter knowledge outside the education 
        profession may wish to pursue careers in education, but have 
        not fulfilled the requirements to be certified or licensed as 
        teachers; and
            (4) loan forgiveness programs and other programs that 
        encourage such professionals and other interested persons to 
        become certified or licensed teachers would allow local 
        educational agencies to utilize the expertise of such 
        professionals and interested persons, and improve the pool of 
        qualified individuals available to local educational agencies.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to improve the supply of well-qualified 
elementary school and secondary school teachers by encouraging and 
assisting interested persons in completing the teacher certification or 
licensing requirements in their States.

SEC. 4. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR CERTIFIED TEACHERS.

    (a) Federal Family Education Loan Forgiveness.--Section 428J of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1)(A)(i) has been employed as a full-time teacher for 5 
        consecutive complete school years in a school that qualifies 
        under section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation for Perkins 
        loan recipients who teach in such a school; and
            ``(ii)(I) if employed as a secondary school teacher, is 
        teaching a subject that is relevant to the borrower's academic 
        major, as certified by the chief administrative officer of the 
        public or nonprofit private secondary school in which the 
        borrower is employed; and
            ``(II) if employed as an elementary school teacher, has 
        demonstrated, as certified by the chief administrative officer 
        of the public or nonprofit private elementary school in which 
        the borrower is employed, knowledge and teaching skills in 
        reading, writing, mathematics, and other areas of the 
        elementary school curriculum; and
            ``(B) is not in default on the loan for which the borrower 
        seeks forgiveness; or
            ``(2) not later than September 1, 2006--
                    ``(A)(i) has been employed as a full-time teacher 
                for 5 consecutive complete school years in a school 
                that qualifies under section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan 
                cancellation for Perkins loan recipients who teach in 
                such a school;
                    ``(ii)(I) if employed as a secondary school 
                teacher, meets the standards described in section 
                9101(23)(B)(ii) of the Elementary and Secondary 
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)(B)(ii)); and
                    ``(II) if employed as an elementary school teacher, 
                meets the standards described in section 9101(23)(B)(i) 
                of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)(B)(i)); and
                    ``(iii) meets the standards described in section 
                9101(23)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
                Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)(A)), or has obtained a 
                5th year teacher certificate (or the equivalent); and
                    ``(B) is not in default on the loan for which the 
                borrower seeks forgiveness.'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$5,000 
                (for a borrower described in subsection (b)(1)) or 
                $10,000 (for a borrower described in subsection 
                (b)(2))''; and
                    (B) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and inserting ``(b)'';
            (3) in subsection (g)(1)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``Any teacher'' and inserting 
                ``Subject to subsection (j), any teacher''; and
                    (B) by striking ``subsection (b)(1)(A)'' and 
                inserting ``paragraph (1)(A)(i) or (2)(A)(i) of 
                subsection (b)''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2004 
through 2006 to carry out loan repayment under this section for 
borrowers described in subsection (b)(2).
    ``(j) Termination of Authority.--The authority provided by 
subsection (b)(2) terminates effective October 1, 2006.''.
    (b) Direct Student Loan Cancellation.--Section 460 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
        (B) and inserting the following:
            ``(A)(i)(I) has been employed as a full-time teacher for 5 
        consecutive complete school years in a school that qualifies 
        under section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation for Perkins 
        loan recipients who teach in such a school; and
            ``(II)(aa) if employed as a secondary school teacher, is 
        teaching a subject that is relevant to the borrower's academic 
        major, as certified by the chief administrative officer of the 
        public or nonprofit private secondary school in which the 
        borrower is employed; and
            ``(bb) if employed as an elementary school teacher, has 
        demonstrated, as certified by the chief administrative officer 
        of the public or nonprofit private elementary school in which 
        the borrower is employed, knowledge and teaching skills in 
        reading, writing, mathematics, and other areas of the 
        elementary school curriculum; and
            ``(ii) is not in default on the loan for which the borrower 
        seeks forgiveness; or
            ``(B) not later than September 1, 2006--
                    ``(i)(I) has been employed as a full-time teacher 
                for 5 consecutive complete school years in a school 
                that qualifies under section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan 
                cancellation for Perkins loan recipients who teach in 
                such a school;
                    ``(II)(aa) if employed as a secondary school 
                teacher, meets the standards described in section 
                9101(23)(B)(ii) of the Elementary and Secondary 
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)(B)(ii)); and
                    ``(bb) if employed as an elementary school teacher, 
                meets the standards described in section 9101(23)(B)(i) 
                of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)(B)(i)); and
                    ``(III) meets the standards described in section 
                9101(23)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
                Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)(A)), or has obtained a 
                5th year teacher certificate (or the equivalent); and
                    ``(ii) is not in default on the loan for which the 
                borrower seeks forgiveness.'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$5,000 
                (for a borrower described in subsection (b)(1)(A)) or 
                $10,000 (for a borrower described in subsection 
                (b)(1)(B))''; and
                    (B) by striking ``(b)(1)(A)'' and inserting 
                ``(b)(1)'';
            (3) in subsection (g)(1)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``Any teacher'' and inserting 
                ``Subject to subsection (j), any teacher''; and
                    (B) by striking ``subsection (b)(1)(A)'' and 
                inserting ``subparagraph (A)(i)(I) or (B)(i)(I) of 
                subsection (b)(1)''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2004 
through 2006 to carry out loan repayment under this section for 
borrowers described in subsection (b)(1)(B).
    ``(j) Termination of Authority.--The authority provided by 
subsection (b)(1)(B) terminates effective October 1, 2006.''.
    (c) No Interference With Existing Provisions.--The Secretary of 
Education shall ensure that the implementation of the amendments made 
by this section shall not interfere with, and shall be coordinated 
with, the implementation of student loan forgiveness provisions 
administered by the States and in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 5. GRANTS TO PROMOTE TEACHER CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING.

    Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

        ``PART C--PROMOTING TEACHER CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING

``SEC. 231. GRANTS.

    ``The Secretary may make grants to institutions of higher education 
to enable the institutions to carry out programs, projects, and 
activities to encourage professionals and other interested persons to 
become certified or licensed teachers.

``SEC. 232. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--An institution of higher education desiring to 
receive a grant under this part shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(b) Requirements.--The application shall contain--
            ``(1) a description of the programs, projects, and 
        activities to be undertaken by the institution with funds made 
        available through the grant; and
            ``(2) such assurances as the Secretary considers to be 
        necessary, including assurances that--
                    ``(A) funds made available to the institution under 
                this part will be used to develop appropriate curricula 
                and support programs for students entering teacher 
                preparation programs that lead to a teaching 
                certificate or license; and
                    ``(B) the institution will submit to the Secretary, 
                at such time as the Secretary may specify, a final 
                report describing the programs, projects, and 
                activities carried out with the funds, and the results 
                achieved through the programs, projects, and 
                activities.
    ``(c) Preference.--In awarding grants under this part, the 
Secretary shall give preference to an institution that submits an 
application containing a plan to develop appropriate curricula and 
support programs to address the needs of underserved communities (as 
such needs are determined by the State educational agency in the State 
in which the institution is located, in conjunction with the 
institution).

``SEC. 233. USE OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) Permitted Uses.--An institution of higher education that 
receives a grant under this part may use the funds made available 
through the grant for programs, projects, and activities to develop and 
implement new, or expand and improve existing, programs that enable 
individuals to make progress toward meeting teacher certification or 
licensing requirements, including--
            ``(1) developing appropriate curricula and support programs 
        for students entering teacher certification or licensing 
        programs;
            ``(2) developing recruitment strategies necessary to 
        encourage more individuals to become certified or licensed 
        teachers; and
            ``(3) carrying out other appropriate programs, projects, 
        and activities designed to meet the objectives of this part.
    ``(b) Prohibited Uses.--The institution may not use the funds made 
available through the grant for construction.

``SEC. 234. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.

    ``(a) State Educational Agencies and Local Educational Agencies.--
            ``(1) State educational agencies.--Each institution 
        receiving a grant under this part shall provide notice of the 
        programs, projects, and activities funded with such grant to 
        the State educational agency in the State in which the 
        institution is located.
            ``(2) Local educational agencies.--Each State educational 
        agency receiving the notification described in paragraph (1) 
        shall transmit the information received in such notification to 
        the appropriate local educational agencies.
    ``(b) Students.--Each institution receiving a grant under this part 
shall provide notice of the programs, projects, and activities funded 
with such grant to the students of such institution.

``SEC. 235. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2004 through 
2008.''.
[EX A]:
Loan Forgiveness for Certified Teachers Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to increase from $5,000 to $10,000 the maximum amount of student loan cancellation for certified or licensed teachers who teach for five years at low-income elementary or secondary schools.Establishes a HEA grants program for promoting teacher certification and licensing. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make such grants to institutions of higher education for programs, projects, and activities to encourage professionals and other interested persons to become certified or licensed teachers. Includes among authorized activities developing curricula and support programs and recruitment strategies.