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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge 
Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge 
Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the western basin of Lake Erie, as part of the Great 
        Lakes ecosystem--
                    (A) is the largest freshwater ecosystem in the 
                world; and
                    (B) is vitally important to the economic and 
                environmental future of the United States;
            (2) over the 30-year period preceding the date of enactment 
        of this Act, the citizens and governmental institutions of the 
        United States and Canada have devoted increasing attention and 
        resources to the restoration of the water quality and fisheries 
        of the Great Lakes, including the western basin;
            (3) that increased awareness has been accompanied by a 
        gradual shift toward a holistic ecosystem approach that 
        highlights a growing recognition that shoreline areas, commonly 
        referred to as nearshore terrestrial ecosystems, are an 
        integral part of the western basin and the Great Lakes 
        ecosystem;
            (4) the Great Lakes account for more than 90 percent of the 
        surface freshwater in the United States;
            (5) the western basin of Lake Erie receives approximately 
        90 percent of its flow from the Detroit River and only 
        approximately 10 percent from tributaries;
            (6) the western basin is an important ecosystem that 
        includes a number of distinct islands, channels, rivers, and 
        shoals that support dense populations of fish, wildlife, and 
        aquatic plants;
            (7) coastal wetland of Lake Erie supports the largest 
        diversity of plant and wildlife species in the Great Lakes;
            (8) because Lake Erie is located at a more southern 
        latitude than other Great Lakes, the moderate climate of Lake 
        Erie is appropriate for many species that are not found in or 
        along the northern Great Lakes;
            (9) more than 300 species of plants, including 37 
        significant species, have been identified in the aquatic and 
        wetland habitats of the western basin;
            (10) the shallow western basin of Lake Erie, extending from 
        the Lower Detroit River to Sandusky Bay, is home to the 
        greatest concentration of marshes in Lake Erie, including--
                    (A) Mouille, Metzger, and Magee marshes;
                    (B) the Maumee Bay wetland complex;
                    (C) the wetland complexes flanking Locust Point; 
                and
                    (D) the wetland in Sandusky Bay;
            (11) the larger islands of the United States in western 
        Lake Erie have wetland in small embayments;
            (12) the wetland in the western basin comprises some of the 
        most important waterfowl habitat in the Great Lakes;
            (13) waterfowl, wading birds, shore birds, gulls and terns, 
        raptors, and perching birds use the wetland in the western 
        basin for migration, nesting, and feeding;
            (14) hundreds of thousands of diving ducks stop to rest in 
        the Lake Erie area during autumn migration from Canada to 
        points east and south;
            (15) the wetland of the western basin provides a major 
        stopover for sea ducks, such as migrating common goldeneye, 
        common mergansers, and ruddy duck;
            (16) the international importance of Lake Erie is indicated 
        in the United States by congressional designation of the Ottawa 
        and Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuges;
            (17)(A) Lake Erie has an international reputation for 
        walleye, perch, and bass fishing, recreational boating, 
        birding, photography, and duck hunting; and
            (B) on an economic basis, tourism in the Lake Erie area 
        accounts for an estimated $1,500,000,000 in retail sales and 
        more than 50,000 jobs;
            (18)(A) many of the 417,000 boats that are registered in 
        the State of Ohio are used in the western basin, in part to 
        fish for the estimated 10,000,000 walleye that migrate from the 
        lake to spawn; and
            (B) that internationally renowned walleye fishery drives 
        much of the $2,000,000,000 sport fishing industry in the State 
        of Ohio;
            (19) coastal wetland in the western basin has been 
        subjected to intense pressure for 150 years;
            (20) prior to 1850, the western basin was part of an 
        extensive coastal marsh and swamp system consisting of 
        approximately 122,000 hectares that comprised a portion of the 
        Great Black Swamp;
            (21) by 1951, only 12,407 wetland hectares remained in the 
        western basin;
            (22) 50 percent of that acreage was destroyed between 1972 
        and 1987, leaving only approximately 5,000 hectares in 
        existence today;
            (23) along the Michigan shoreline, coastal wetland was 
        reduced by 62 percent between 1916 and the early 1970s;
            (24) the development of the city of Monroe, Michigan, has 
        had a particularly significant impact on the coastal wetland at 
        the mouth of the Raisin River;
            (25) only approximately 100 hectares remain physically 
        unaltered today in an area in which, 70 years ago, marshes were 
        10 times more extensive;
            (26) in addition to the actual loss of coastal wetland 
        acreage along the shores of Lake Erie, the quality of much 
        remaining dike wetland has been degraded by numerous stressors, 
        especially excessive loadings of sediments and nutrients, 
        contaminants, shoreline modification, exotic species, and the 
        diking of wetland; and
            (27) protective peninsula beach systems, such as the former 
        Bay Point and Woodtick, at the border of Ohio and Michigan near 
        the mouth of the Ottawa River and Maumee Bay, have been eroded 
        over the years, exacerbating erosion along the shorelines and 
        negatively affecting breeding and spawning grounds.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish a national wildlife refuge 
complex in the State of Ohio--
            (1)(A) to protect the remaining high-quality fish and 
        wildlife habitats of the western basin before those habitats 
        are lost to further development; and
            (B) to restore and enhance degraded wildlife habitats 
        associated with the western basin;
            (2) in partnership with nongovernmental and private 
        organizations and private individuals dedicated to habitat 
        enhancement, to conserve, enhance, and restore the native 
        aquatic and terrestrial community characteristics of the 
        western basin (including associated fish, wildlife, and plant 
        species);
            (3) to facilitate partnerships among the United States Fish 
        and Wildlife Service, Canadian national and provincial 
        authorities, State and local governments, local communities in 
        the United States and Canada, conservation organizations, and 
        other non-Federal entities to promote public awareness of the 
        resources of the western basin; and
            (4) to advance the collective goals and priorities that--
                    (A) were established in the report entitled ``Great 
                Lakes Strategy 2002--A Plan for the New Millennium'', 
                developed by the United States Policy Committee, 
                comprised of Federal agencies (including the United 
                States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic 
                and Atmospheric Administration, the United States 
                Geological Survey, the Forest Service, and the Great 
                Lakes Fishery Commission) and State governments and 
                tribal governments in the Great Lakes basin; and
                    (B) include the goals of cooperating to protect and 
                restore the chemical, physical, and biological 
                integrity of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Cedar point refuge.--The term ``Cedar Point Refuge'' 
        means the Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge established by 
        the Secretary in accordance with the Migratory Bird 
        Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 715 et seq.).
            (2) International refuge.--The term ``International 
        Refuge'' means the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge 
        established by section 5(a) of the Detroit River International 
        Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd note; 115 
        Stat. 894).
            (3) Ottawa refuge.--The term ``Ottawa Refuge'' means the 
        Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, established by the Secretary 
        in accordance with the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 
        U.S.C. 715 et seq.).
            (4) Refuge complex.--The term ``Refuge Complex'' means the 
        national wildlife refuge complex established by section 5(a).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (6) Western basin.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``western basin'' means 
                the western basin of Lake Erie, consisting of the land 
                and water in the watersheds of Lake Erie extending from 
                the watershed of the Lower Detroit River in the State 
                of Michigan to and including Sandusky Bay and the 
                watershed of Sandusky Bay in the State of Ohio.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The term `western basin' includes 
                the Bass Island archipelago in the State of Ohio.
            (7) West sister island refuge.--The term ``West Sister 
        Island Refuge'' means the West Sister Island National Wildlife 
        Refuge established by Executive Order 7937, dated August 2, 
        1937.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a national wildlife refuge 
complex in the State of Ohio, consisting of--
            (1) the Ottawa Refuge, as modified by subsection (b);
            (2) the West Sister Island Refuge; and
            (3) the Cedar Point Refuge.
    (b) Expansion of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall expand the boundaries 
        of the Ottawa Refuge to include surrounding land and water in 
        the State of Ohio extending from the eastern boundary of the 
        Maumee Bay State Park to the eastern boundary of the Darby Unit 
        (including the Bass Island archipelago) as depicted on the map 
        entitled ``Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion 
        and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion 
        Act'', dated September 6, 2002.
            (2) Availability of map.--The map referred to in paragraph 
        (1) shall be available for inspection in appropriate offices of 
        the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
    (c) Boundary Revisions.--The Secretary may make such revisions of 
the boundaries of the Refuge Complex as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate--
            (1) to facilitate the acquisition of property within the 
        Refuge Complex; or
            (2) to carry out this Act.
    (d) Acquisition.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        may acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated 
        funds, or exchange the land and water, and interests in land 
        and water (including conservation easements), within the 
        boundaries of the Refuge Complex.
            (2) Consent.--No land, water, or interest in land or water 
        described in paragraph (1) may be acquired by the Secretary 
        without the consent of the owner of the land, water, or 
        interest.
    (e) Transfers From Other Agencies.--Administrative jurisdiction 
over any Federal property that is located within the boundaries of the 
Refuge Complex and under the administrative jurisdiction of an agency 
of the United States other than the Department of the Interior may, 
with the concurrence of the head of the administering agency, be 
transferred without consideration to the Secretary for the purpose of 
this Act.
    (f) Study of Associated Area.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Director 
        of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall conduct a 
        study of fish and wildlife habitat and aquatic and terrestrial 
        communities in and around the 2 dredge spoil disposal sites 
        that are--
                    (A) referred to by the Toledo-Lucas County Port 
                Authority as ``Port Authority Facility Number Three'' 
                and ``Grassy Island'', respectively; and
                    (B) located within Toledo Harbor near the mouth of 
                the Maumee River.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        enactment of the Act, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) complete the study under paragraph (1); and
                    (B) submit to Congress a report on the results of 
                the study.

SEC. 6. EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL REFUGE BOUNDARIES.

    The Secretary shall expand the southern boundary of the 
International Refuge to include additional land and water in the State 
of Michigan located east of Interstate Route 75, extending from the 
southern boundary of Sterling State Park to the Ohio State line, as 
depicted on the map referred to in section 5(b)(1).

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Refuge Complex.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer all 
        federally owned land, water, and interests in land and water 
        that are located within the boundaries of the Refuge Complex in 
        accordance with--
                    (A) the National Wildlife Refuge System 
                Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.); 
                and
                    (B) this Act.
            (2) Additional authority.--The Secretary may use such 
        additional statutory authority available to the Secretary for 
        the conservation of fish and wildlife, and the provision of 
        opportunities for fish- and wildlife-dependent recreation, as 
        the Secretary determines to be appropriate to carry out this 
        Act.
    (b) Priority Uses.--In providing opportunities for compatible fish- 
and wildlife-dependent recreation, the Secretary, in accordance with 
paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)), shall ensure, 
to the maximum extent practicable, that hunting, trapping, fishing, 
wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and 
interpretation are the priority public uses of the Refuge Complex.
    (c) Cooperative Agreements Regarding Non-Federal Land.--To promote 
public awareness of the resources of the western basin and encourage 
public participation in the conservation of those resources, the 
Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Ohio 
or Michigan, any political subdivision of the State, or any person for 
the management, in a manner consistent with this Act, of land that--
            (1) is owned by the State, political subdivision, or 
        person; and
            (2) is located within the boundaries of the Refuge Complex.
    (d) Use of Existing Greenway Authority.--The Secretary shall 
encourage the State of Ohio to use authority under the recreational 
trails program under section 206 of title 23, United States Code, to 
provide funding for acquisition and development of trails within the 
boundaries of the Refuge Complex.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary--
            (1) to acquire land and water within the Refuge Complex 
        under section 5(d);
            (2) to carry out the study under section 5(f); and
            (3) to develop, operate, and maintain the Refuge Complex.

SOLUTION: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act - Establishes a national wildlife refuge complex in Ohio, consisting of the Ottawa, West Sister Island, and Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuges.Requires the Secretary of the Interior to expand the Ottawa Refuge to include specified land and water in Ohio. Permits the Secretary to acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange the land and water and interests in land and water within the boundaries of the Complex.Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to study and report to Congress on fish and wildlife habitat and aquatic and terrestrial communities in and around two specified dredge spoil disposal sites in Toledo Harbor.Requires the Secretary to expand the southern boundary of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (the Refuge) to include additional land and water located in the State of Michigan east of Interstate Route 75.Prescribes requirements for administration of the Complex.Directs the Secretary to ensure that hunting, trapping, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation shall be the priority public uses of the Complex.Requires the Secretary to encourage the State of Ohio to use authority under the Federal recreational trails program to provide funding for the acquisition and development of trails within the boundaries of the Complex.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safer Officers and Safer Citizens 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) While police body worn cameras are not a panacea, they 
        do contribute to keeping both law enforcement officers and 
        citizens safer.
            (2) Increasing the use of body worn cameras by law 
        enforcement officers has been shown by multiple studies to 
        significantly reduce the number of use of force incidents and 
        the number of citizen complaints.
            (3) Increased accountability and transparency in policing 
        activities will benefit all our citizens, including our law 
        enforcement officers.

SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

  ``PART MM--GRANT PROGRAM FOR BODY WORN CAMERAS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                                OFFICERS

``SEC. 3031. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance 
is authorized to make grants to States, units of local government, and 
Indian tribes to purchase body worn cameras for use by State, local, 
and tribal law enforcement officers.
    ``(b) Uses of Funds.--Grants awarded under this section shall be--
            ``(1) distributed directly to the State, unit of local 
        government, or Indian tribe; and
            ``(2) used for the purchase of--
                    ``(A) body worn cameras for law enforcement 
                officers; and
                    ``(B) necessary initial supportive technological 
                infrastructure for body worn cameras for law 
                enforcement officers in the jurisdiction of the 
                grantee.
    ``(c) Preferential Consideration.--In awarding grants under this 
part, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall give 
preferential consideration, if feasible, to an application from a 
jurisdiction that--
            ``(1) has in place a comprehensive policy that is--
                    ``(A) developed in consultation with a broad group 
                of criminal justice experts and community members, and 
                that contains policies and procedures addressing 
                deployment, video capture, privacy protections, 
                viewing, use, release, storage, retention, the effect 
                on community-police interactions, and audits and 
                controls;
                    ``(B) supported by a comprehensive communication 
                and education campaign that involves interested parties 
                in law enforcement, courts, prosecution, the defense 
                bar, civic leadership, labor organizations, victim and 
                juvenile advocacy, the media, and the public; and
                    ``(C) informed by the best practices on body worn 
                cameras developed by the Department of Justice;
            ``(2) has the greatest need for body worn cameras based on 
        the percentage of law enforcement officers in the department 
        who do not have access to a body worn camera;
            ``(3) has a violent crime rate at or above the national 
        average as determined by the Bureau of Justice Statistics; and
            ``(4) commits to submitting such metrics on the usage of 
        body worn cameras, in such a format and at such a time as the 
        Department of Justice shall reasonably specify, for the 
        purposes of collecting and studying data on the effectiveness 
        of body worn cameras to increase safety for both law 
        enforcement officers and citizens.
    ``(d) Matching Funds.--The portion of the costs of a program 
provided by a grant under subsection (a) may not exceed 75 percent. Any 
funds appropriated by Congress for the activities of any agency of an 
Indian tribal government or the Bureau of Indian Affairs performing law 
enforcement functions on any Indian lands may be used to provide the 
non-Federal share of a matching requirement funded under this 
subsection.

``SEC. 3032. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--To request a grant under this part, the chief 
executive of a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe shall 
submit an application to the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance in such form and containing such information as the Director 
may reasonably require.
    ``(b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this part, the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance shall promulgate regulations to implement this section, 
including the information that must be included and the requirements 
that the States, units of local government, and Indian tribes must meet 
in submitting the applications required under this section.

``SEC. 3033. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this part--
            ``(1) the term `Indian tribe' has the same meaning as in 
        section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
        Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e));
            ``(2) the term `law enforcement officer' means any officer, 
        agent, or employee of a State, unit of local government, or 
        Indian tribe authorized by law or by a government agency to 
        engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or 
        investigation of any violation of criminal law, or authorized 
        by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders;
            ``(3) the term `State' means each of the 50 States, the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
        United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
        Northern Mariana Islands; and
            ``(4) the term `unit of local government' means a county, 
        municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or 
        other unit of general government below the State level.

``SEC. 3034. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this part, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.
    ``(b) Remaining Funds.--Any amounts made available to carry out 
this part that are unobligated at the end of each fiscal year, shall be 
returned to the general fund of the Treasury for debt reduction.''.

SEC. 4. OFFSET.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) In 2010, the most current year for which figures are 
        available, the Federal Government spent $1,670,000,000 
        operating and maintaining unutilized and underutilized 
        buildings.
            (2) Federal agencies have consistently indicated that the 
        disposal efforts of the agencies are often hampered by 
        statutory requirements.
    (b) Offset.--Notwithstanding subtitle I of title 40, United States 
Code, or any other provision of law, the Administrator of General 
Services, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, may immediately identify and dispose of, through sale at 
fair market value or demolition if unsuitable for sale, the most 
financially burdensome excess Federal property, so as to generate not 
more than $500,000,000 in savings by the end of fiscal year 2022.

SOLUTION: Safer Officers and Safer Citizens Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to award matching grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to purchase body-worn cameras.  The Bureau of Justice Assistance must give preference to grant applications from jurisdictions that: (1) have comprehensive policies and procedures related to implementation of a body-worn camera program, (2) have high percentages of officers without access to body-worn cameras, (3) have violent crime rates above the national average, and (4) agree to submit metrics on the use of body-worn cameras.  As an offset, the bill allows the General Services Administration to identify and dispose of (i.e., sell or demolish) excess federal property. 

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. COMPARABILITY OF SERVICES.

    Section 1120A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6321) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``involved''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Comparability.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Comparability.--Beginning for the 2015-2016 
                school year, a local educational agency may receive 
                funds under this part only if the local educational 
                agency demonstrates to the State educational agency 
                that the combined State and local per-pupil 
                expenditures (including actual personnel and actual 
                non-personnel expenditures) in each school served under 
                this part, in the most recent year for which such data 
                were available, are not less than the average combined 
                State and local per-pupil expenditures (including 
                actual personnel and actual non-personnel expenditures) 
                for those schools that are not served under this part.
                    ``(B) Alternative comparability.--If the local 
                educational agency is serving all of the schools under 
                its jurisdiction under this part, the agency shall 
                demonstrate to the State educational agency that the 
                average combined State and local per-pupil expenditures 
                (including actual personnel and actual non-personnel 
                expenditures) for its high-poverty schools, in the most 
                recent year for which such data are available, were not 
                less than the average combined State and local per-
                pupil expenditures (including actual personnel and 
                actual non-personnel expenditures) for its low-poverty 
                schools.
                    ``(C) Basis.--A local educational agency may meet 
                the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) on a 
                grade-span by grade-span or school-by-school basis.
                    ``(D) Exclusion of funds.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For the purpose of 
                        complying with this paragraph, a local 
                        educational agency shall exclude any State or 
                        local funds expended in any school for--
                                    ``(I) excess costs of providing 
                                services to English learners;
                                    ``(II) excess costs of providing 
                                services to children with disabilities;
                                    ``(III) capital expenditures; and
                                    ``(IV) such other expenditures as 
                                the Secretary determines appropriate.
                            ``(ii) Changes after the beginning of the 
                        school year.--A local educational agency need 
                        not include unpredictable changes in student 
                        enrollment or personnel assignments that occur 
                        after the beginning of a school year in 
                        determining compliance under this subsection.
            ``(2) Documentation.--A local educational agency shall 
        demonstrate that it is meeting the requirements of paragraph 
        (1) by submitting to the State educational agency the per-pupil 
        expenditures, personnel expenditures, non-personnel 
        expenditures, and total expenditures for each school served by 
        the local educational agency.
            ``(3) Inapplicability.--This subsection shall not apply to 
        a local educational agency that does not have more than one 
        building for each grade span.
            ``(4) Process and procedures.--
                    ``(A) Local educational agency responsibilities.--
                Each local educational agency assisted under this part 
                shall, by October 31, 2014, report to the State 
                educational agency on its compliance with the 
                requirements of this subsection for the preceding 
                school year by submitting to the State educational 
                agency the per-pupil expenditures, personnel 
                expenditures, non-personnel expenditures, and total 
                expenditures for each school served by the local 
                educational agency.
                    ``(B) State educational agency responsibilities.--
                Each State educational agency assisted under this part 
                shall ensure that such information is made publicly 
                available by the State or the local educational agency, 
                including the school by school listing described in 
                subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Plan.--A local educational agency that does 
                not meet the requirements of this subsection in any 
                year shall develop and implement a plan to ensure 
                compliance for the subsequent school year and may be 
                required by the State educational agency to report on 
                its progress in implementing such plan.
            ``(5) Transition provisions.--
                    ``(A) School years preceding the 2015-2016 school 
                year.--For school years preceding the 2015-2016 school 
                year, a local educational agency may receive funds 
                under this part only if the local educational agency 
                demonstrates to the State educational agency that the 
                local educational agency meets the requirements of this 
                subsection, as in effect before the effective date of 
                the most recent amendment to this section.
                    ``(B) Transition between requirements.--The 
                Secretary shall take such steps as are necessary to 
                provide for the orderly transition between the 
                requirements under this section, as in effect before 
                the effective date of the most recent amendment to this 
                section, and the new requirements under this section, 
                as so amended.
            ``(6) Definitions.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations defining the terms used in this subsection, 
        including the terms `per-pupil expenditure', `personnel 
        expenditure', `non-personnel expenditure', `high-poverty 
        school', and `low-poverty school'.''.

SOLUTION:
Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to modify the requirement that state and local funds be used to provide services to schools receiving school improvement funds that are comparable to services received by schools not receiving such funds.

Conditions a local educational agency's (LEA's) receipt of school improvement funds, beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, on the LEA showing its state that combined state and local per-pupil expenditures in each of its schools served under the school improvement program are not less than the average combined state and local per-pupil expenditures for each of its schools not served under that program.

Requires an LEA that serves all of its schools under the school improvement program to show its state that the average combined state and local per-pupil expenditures for its high-poverty schools were not less than those expenditures for its low-poverty schools.

Allows LEAs to meet these requirements on a grade-span by grade-span or school-by-school basis.

Requires LEAs to exclude from these calculations state and local funds expended in any school for capital expenditures or the excess costs of providing services to English learners or disabled children.