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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Fire Administration 
Reauthorization Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The loss of life due to fire has dropped significantly 
        over the last 25 years in the United States. However, the 
        United States still has one of the highest fire death rates in 
        the industrialized world. For 2006, the National Fire 
        Protection Association reported 3,245 civilian fire deaths, 
        17,925 civilian fire injuries, and $11,307,000,000 in direct 
        losses due to fire.
            (2) Every year, over 100 firefighters die in the line of 
        duty. The United States Fire Administration should continue its 
        leadership to help local fire agencies dramatically reduce 
        these fatalities.
            (3) Members of the fire service community should continue 
        to work together to further the promotion of national voluntary 
        consensus standards that increase firefighter safety.
            (4) The United States Fire Administration provides crucial 
        support to the Nation's 30,300 fire departments through 
        training, data collection, fire awareness and education, and 
        other activities for improving fire prevention, control, and 
        suppression technologies.
            (5) The collection of data on fire and other emergency 
        incidents is a vital tool both for policy makers and emergency 
        responders to identify and develop responses to emerging 
        hazards. Improving the United States Fire Administration's data 
        collection capabilities is essential for accurately tracking 
        and responding to the magnitude and nature of the Nation's fire 
        problem.
            (6) The research and development performed by the Federal 
        Government and non-government organizations on fire 
        technologies, techniques, and tools advance the capabilities of 
        the Nation's fire service to prevent and suppress fires.
            (7) The United States Fire Administration is one of the 
        strongest voices representing the Nation's fire service within 
        the Federal Government, and, as such, it should have a 
        prominent place within the Federal Government.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNITED STATES FIRE 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding after subparagraph (D) the following new 
        subparagraphs:
                    ``(E) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
                    ``(F) $72,100,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                    ``(G) $74,263,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
                    ``(H) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2012.''.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY TRAINING PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS AND 
              REPORTS.

    (a) Amendments to Fire Academy Training.--Section 7(d)(1) of the 
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2206(d)(1)) 
is amended--
            (1) by amending subparagraph (H) to read as follows:
                    ``(H) response, tactics, and strategies for dealing 
                with national catastrophes, including terrorist-caused 
                national catastrophes and incidents that involve 
                weapons of mass destruction;'';
            (2) in subparagraph (K), by striking ``forest'' and 
        inserting ``wildland'';
            (3) in subparagraph (M), by striking ``response tactics 
        and'' and inserting ``response, tactics, and'';
            (4) by redesignating subparagraphs (I) through (N) as 
        subparagraphs (M) through (R), respectively; and
            (5) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new 
        subparagraphs:
                    ``(I) response, tactics, and strategies for 
                fighting large-scale fires or multiple fires in a 
                general area that cross jurisdictional boundaries;
                    ``(J) response, tactics, and strategies for 
                fighting fires occurring at the wildland-urban 
                interface;
                    ``(K) response, tactics, and strategies for 
                fighting fires involving hazardous materials;
                    ``(L) advanced emergency medical services 
                training;''.
    (b) Triennial Reports.--Section 7 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2206) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(m) Triennial Report.--In the first annual report filed pursuant 
to section 16 for which the deadline for filing is after the expiration 
of the 18-month period that begins on the date of the enactment of the 
United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008, and in 
every third annual report thereafter, the Administrator shall include 
information about changes made to the Academy curriculum, including--
            ``(1) the basis for such changes, including a review of the 
        incorporation of lessons learned by emergency response 
        personnel after significant emergency events and emergency 
        preparedness exercises performed under the National Exercise 
        Program; and
            ``(2) the desired training outcome of all such changes.''.
    (c) Authorizing the Administrator to Enter Into Contracts to 
Provide On-Site Training Through Certain Accredited Organizations.--
Section 7(f) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2206(f)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(f) Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator is authorized to 
        provide assistance to State and local fire service training 
        programs through grants, contracts, or otherwise.
            ``(2) Authorization to enter into contracts to provide on-
        site training through certain accredited organizations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator is authorized 
                to enter into a contract with one or more nationally 
                recognized organizations that have established on-site 
                training programs that prepare fire service personnel 
                to meet national voluntary consensus standards for fire 
                service personnel and that facilitate the delivery of 
                the education and training programs outlined in 
                subsection (d)(1) directly to fire service personnel.
                    ``(B) Restrictions.--The Administrator shall not 
                enter into a contract with such organization unless 
                such organization--
                            ``(i) provides training that leads to 
                        certification by a program accredited by a 
                        nationally recognized accreditation 
                        organization; or
                            ``(ii) at the time the Administrator enters 
                        into the contract, provides training under such 
                        a program under a cooperative agreement with a 
                        Federal agency.
            ``(3) Restriction on use of funds.--The amounts expended by 
        the Administrator to carry out this subsection in any fiscal 
        year shall not exceed 4 percent of the amount authorized to be 
        appropriated in such fiscal year pursuant to section 17 of this 
        Act.''.
    (d) Incident Command Training Course for Fires at Ports Required.--
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, in consultation 
with the Superintendent of the National Academy for Fire Prevention and 
Control, shall consolidate and integrate into the current Academy 
curriculum a course on incident command training for fire service 
personnel for fighting fires at United States ports and in marine 
environments, including fires on the water and aboard vessels. Such 
course shall not relate to border and port security.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL FIRE INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM UPGRADES.

    (a) Incident Reporting System Database.--Section 9 of the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2208) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) National Fire Incident Reporting System Update.--Of the 
amounts made available pursuant to subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) of 
section 17(g)(1), the Administrator shall use no more than an aggregate 
amount of $5,000,000 during the 3-year period consisting of fiscal 
years 2009, 2010, and 2011 to carry out activities necessary to update 
the National Fire Incident Reporting system to an Internet-based, real-
time incident reporting database, including capital investment, 
contractor engagement, and user education.''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Section 9(b)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
2208(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``assist State,'' and inserting 
``assist Federal, State,''.

SEC. 6. FIRE TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE AND DISSEMINATION.

    (a) Assistance to Fire Services for Fire Prevention and Control in 
Wildland-Urban Interface.--Section 8(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention 
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2207(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Rural Assistance'' in the heading and 
        inserting ``Rural and Wildland-Urban Interface Assistance'';
            (2) by striking ``The Administrator'' and inserting ``(1) 
        The Administrator''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) The Administrator is authorized to assist the Nation's fire 
services, directly or through contracts, grants, or other forms of 
assistance, for activities and equipment to improve fire prevention and 
control in the wildland-urban interface.''.
    (b) Dissemination.--Section 8 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2207) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Dissemination.--Beginning 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of the United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act 
of 2008, the Administrator, in collaboration with the relevant 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall make 
available to the public information regarding United States Fire 
Administration funded activities to advance new knowledge and best 
practices in firefighting, through a regularly updated Internet 
database.''.

SEC. 7. ENCOURAGING ADOPTION OF STANDARDS FOR FIREFIGHTER HEALTH AND 
              SAFETY.

    The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new sections:

``SEC. 37. ENCOURAGING ADOPTION OF STANDARDS FOR FIREFIGHTER HEALTH AND 
              SAFETY.

    ``The Administrator shall promote adoption by fire services of 
national voluntary consensus standards for firefighter health and 
safety, including such standards for firefighter operations, training, 
staffing, and fitness, by educating fire services about such standards, 
encouraging the adoption at all levels of government of such standards, 
and making recommendations on other ways in which the Federal 
Government can promote the adoption of such standards by fire services.

``SEC. 38. TRAINING AGENCIES ON IMPORTANCE OF CLEARING BIOMASS IN 
              WILDLAND AREAS TO PROMOTE FIREFIGHTER SAFETY.

    ``In collaboration with the relevant departments and agencies of 
the Federal Government, the Administrator shall develop and provide 
information and training to relevant departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government on the importance of clearing biomass in wildland 
areas of Federal lands to promote the safety of firefighters.''.

SEC. 8. COORDINATION REGARDING FIRE SERVICE-BASED EMERGENCY MEDICAL 
              SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 21(e) of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2218(e)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Coordination.--
            ``(1) In general.--To the extent practicable, the 
        Administrator shall utilize existing programs, data, 
        information, and facilities already available in other Federal 
        Government departments and agencies and, where appropriate, 
        existing research organizations, centers, and universities.
            ``(2) Coordination of fire prevention and control 
        programs.--The Administrator shall provide liaison at an 
        appropriate organizational level to assure coordination of the 
        Administrator's activities with State and local government 
        agencies, departments, bureaus, or offices concerned with any 
        matter related to programs of fire prevention and control with 
        private and other Federal organizations and offices so 
        concerned.
            ``(3) Coordination of fire service-based emergency medical 
        services programs.--The Administrator shall provide liaison at 
        an appropriate organizational level to assure coordination of 
        the Administrator's activities with State and local government 
        agencies, departments, bureaus, or offices concerned with 
        programs related to emergency medical services provided by fire 
        service-based systems with private and other Federal 
        organizations and offices so concerned.''.
    (b) Fire Service-Based Emergency Medical Services Best Practices.--
Section 8(c) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2207(c)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) The Administrator is authorized to conduct, directly or 
through contracts or grants, studies of the operations and management 
aspects of fire service-based emergency medical services and 
coordination between emergency medical services and fire services. Such 
studies may include the optimum protocols for on-scene care, the 
allocation of resources, and the training requirements for fire 
service-based emergency medical services.''.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 
(15 U.S.C. 2203) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Administration'' and 
        inserting ``Administration, who is the Assistant Administrator 
        of the Federal Emergency Management Agency'';
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (3) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and'';
            (4) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) as 
        paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively;
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(6) `hazardous materials' has the meaning given such term 
        in section 5102(2) of title 49, United States Code;''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) `wildland-urban interface' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 101(16) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
        Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511(16)).''.

SEC. 10. SUPPORTING THE ADOPTION OF FIRE SPRINKLERS.

    Congress supports the recommendations of the United States Fire 
Administration regarding the adoption of fire sprinklers in commercial 
buildings and educational programs to raise awareness of the importance 
of installing fire sprinklers in residential buildings.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 3, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) for FY2009-FY2012.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Superintendent of the National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control to include within fire service personnel training: (1) response, tactics, and strategies for dealing with non-terrorist-caused national catastrophes and incidents that involve weapons of mass destruction; (2) applying new technology and developing strategies and tactics for fighting wildfires; (3) response, tactics, and strategies for fighting large-scale or multiple fires in a general area that cross jurisdictional boundaries, fires occurring at the wildland-urban interface, and fires involving hazardous materials; and (4) advanced emergency medical services (EMS) training.

Requires the Administrator of USFA to: (1) include in triennial reports information about changes made to the National Fire Academy curriculum; and (2) consolidate and integrate into that curriculum a course on incident command training for fire service personnel for fighting fires at U.S. ports and in marine environments, including fires on the water and aboard vessels. Provides that such course shall not relate to border and port security.

Authorizes the Administrator to contract with one or more nationally recognized organizations that have established on-site training programs that prepare fire service personnel to meet national voluntary consensus standards for fire service personnel and that facilitate delivery of education and training programs, provided that such an organization: (1) provides training that leads to certification by a program accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation organization; or (2) provides training under such a program pursuant to a cooperative agreement with a federal agency. Limits the amounts that may be expended by the Administrator to carry out this provision to 4% of the amount authorized to be appropriated in that fiscal year to facilitate the delivery of education and training programs directly to fire service personnel.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Administrator to use specified funds during FY2009-FY2011 to update the National Fire Incident Reporting system to an Internet-based, real-time incident reporting database.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Administrator to assist the nation's fire services for activities and equipment to improve fire prevention and control in the wildland-urban interface. Directs the Administrator to make available to the public information regarding USFA funded activities, to advance new knowledge and best practices in firefighting through a regularly updated Internet database.

(Sec. 7) Requires the Administrator to: (1) promote adoption by fire services of voluntary national consensus standards for firefighter health and safety; and (2) develop and provide information and training to relevant federal departments on the importance of clearing biomass in wildland areas of federal lands to promote firefighter safety.

(Sec. 8) Directs the Administrator to provide liaison to assure coordination of fire service-based EMS programs. Authorizes the Administrator to conduct studies of the operations and management aspects of fire service-based EMS and coordination between EMS and fire services, including the optimum protocols for on-scene care, the allocation of resources, and the training requirements for fire service-based EMS.

(Sec. 10) Expresses support for USFA recommendations regarding the adoption of fire sprinklers in commercial buildings and educational programs to raise awareness of the importance of installing fire sprinklers in residential buildings.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Government Customer Service 
Improvement Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency''--
                    (A) means an Executive agency (as defined under 
                section 105 of title 5, United States Code) that 
                provides significant services directly to the public or 
                other entity; and
                    (B) does not include an Executive agency if the 
                President determines that this Act should not apply to 
                the Executive agency for national security reasons.
            (2) Customer.--The term ``customer'', with respect to an 
        agency, means any individual or entity that is directly served 
        by an agency.

SEC. 3. DEVELOPMENT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS.

    (a) Government-Wide Standards.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Management 
        and Budget shall develop Government-wide standards for customer 
        service delivery, which shall be included in the Federal 
        Government Performance Plan required under section 1115 of 
        title 31, United States Code.
            (2) Requirements.--The standards developed under paragraph 
        (1) shall include--
                    (A) Government-wide goals for continuous service 
                improvements and efforts to modernize service delivery; 
                and
                    (B) where appropriate, Government-wide target 
                response times for telephone calls, electronic mail, 
                mail, benefit processing, and payments.
    (b) Agency Standards.--
            (1) In general.--The Chief Performance Officer for each 
        agency shall establish customer service standards in accordance 
        with the Government-wide standards established under subsection 
        (a), which shall be included in the Agency Performance Plans 
        required under section 1115 of title 31, United States Code.
            (2) Requirements.--Agency standards established under 
        paragraph (1) shall include, if appropriate--
                    (A) target call wait times during peak and non-peak 
                hours;
                    (B) target response times for correspondence, both 
                by mail and electronic mail;
                    (C) procedures for ensuring all applicable metrics 
                are incorporated into service agreements with 
                nongovernmental individuals and entities;
                    (D) target response times for processing benefits 
                and making payments; and
                    (E) recommendations for effective publication of 
                customer service contact information, including a 
                mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
    (c) Customer Service Input.--The Performance Improvement Officer 
for each agency shall collect information from customers of the agency 
regarding the quality of customer service provided by the agency. Each 
agency shall include the information collected under this subsection in 
the performance report made available by the agency under section 1116 
of title 31, United States Code.
    (d) Annual Performance Update.--The Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall include achievements by agencies in meeting 
the customer service performance measures and standards developed under 
subsection (a) in each update on agency performance required under 
section 1116 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 4. SERVICE IMPROVEMENT UNIT PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Established.--The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall establish a pilot program, to be known as the Service 
Improvement Unit Pilot Program (in this section referred to as the 
``pilot program''), to provide assistance to agencies that do not meet 
the Government-wide standards established under section 3.
    (b) Personnel.--The heads of agencies with expertise in change 
management, process improvement, and information technology innovation 
shall detail employees to the Office of Management and Budget to work 
on the pilot program, based on the expertise and skills required to 
address service improvement goals.
    (c) Responsibilities.--Under the pilot program, the Office of 
Management and Budget shall work with agencies that are not meeting the 
customer service standards and performance measures established under 
section 3 to improve and modernize service delivery to develop 
solutions, including--
            (1) evaluating the efforts of the agency to improve service 
        delivery;
            (2) developing a plan to improve within existing resources 
        and by drawing on expertise and assistance from other agencies 
        (including the Office of Management and Budget) where 
        necessary;
            (3) monitoring implementation by the agency of the plan 
        developed under paragraph (2) until the customer service 
        standards and performance measures are met; and
            (4) submitting to the Director of the Office of Management 
        and Budget monthly reports on the progress being made to 
        improve service at the agency until the customer service 
        standards are met.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
submit to Congress a report on the accomplishments and outcomes of the 
pilot program and any recommendations relating to achieving the 
customer service standards and performance measures established under 
section 3.
    (e) Support.--The Administrator of General Services shall provide 
administrative and other support in order to implement the pilot 
program under this section. The heads of agencies shall, as appropriate 
and to the extent permitted by law, provide at the request of the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget up to 2 personnel 
authorizations who have expertise in change management, process 
improvement, and information technology innovation to support the pilot 
program.
    (f) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot program 
shall terminate 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. RETIREMENT REPORTING.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``agency'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 
        not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
        and every month thereafter, the Director of the Office of 
        Personnel Management shall submit to Congress and the 
        Comptroller General of the United States, and issue publicly 
        (including on the Web site of the Office of Personnel 
        Management), a report that--
                    (A) for each agency, evaluates the timeliness, 
                completeness, and accuracy of information submitted by 
                the agency relating to employees of the agency who are 
                retiring; and
                    (B) indicates--
                            (i) the total number of applications for 
                        retirement benefits, lump sum death benefits, 
                        court ordered benefits, phased retirement, and 
                        disability retirement that are pending action 
                        by the Office of Personnel Management; and
                            (ii) the number of months each such 
                        application has been pending.
            (2) Suspension of reporting requirement.--Paragraph (1) 
        shall not apply to the Director of the Office of Personnel 
        Management for any month immediately following a 3-year period 
        in which there are no applications described in paragraph 
        (1)(B) that have been pending for more than 60 days.
    (c) Modernization Timeline.--The Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management shall establish--
            (1) a timetable for the completion of each component of the 
        retirement systems modernization project of the Office of 
        Personnel Management, including all data elements required for 
        accurate completion of adjudication; and
            (2) the date by which all Federal payroll processing 
        entities will electronically transmit all personnel data to the 
        Office of Personnel Management.
    (d) Budget Request.--The Office of Personnel Management shall 
include a detailed statement regarding the progress of the Office of 
Personnel Management in completing the retirement systems modernization 
project of the Office of Personnel Management and recommendations to 
Congress regarding the additional resources needed to fully implement 
the retirement systems modernization project of the Office of Personnel 
Management in each budget request of the Office of Personnel Management 
submitted as part of the preparation of the budget of the President 
submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code.

SEC. 6. NO INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES.

    It is the sense of Congress that no additional funds should be 
appropriated to carry out this Act.

Output: Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop government-wide standards for customer service delivery, which shall be included in the Federal Government Performance Plan. Requires such standards to include: (1) government-wide goals for continuous service improvements and efforts to modernize service delivery; and (2) government-wide target response times for telephone calls, electronic mail, mail, benefit processing, and payments.  Directs: (1) the Chief Performance Officer for each executive agency to establish customer service standards in accordance with such government-wide standards, which shall be included in Agency Performance Plans; (2) the Performance Improvement Officer for each agency to collect information from customers of the agency regarding the quality of customer service provided; and (3) the Director to include agency achievements in meeting such standards and customer service performance measures in each required update on agency performance. Requires: (1) the Director to establish a two-year Service Improvement Unit Pilot Program to provide assistance to agencies that do not meet such government-wide standards, and (2) the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to provide administrative and other support to implement such Program. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to: (1) submit to Congress and the Comptroller General (GAO) and issue publicly every month a report on information submitted by each federal agency regarding its employees who are retiring and pending applications for retirement benefits, (2) establish a timetable for completion of OPM's retirement systems modernization project and a deadline by which all federal payroll processing entities will electronically transmit all personnel data to OPM, and (3) include in each annual budget request a statement on OPM's progress in completing such project and resources needed to implement it.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Measures to 
Encourage Results in Teaching Act of 1998''.
    (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) All students deserve to be taught by well-educated, 
        competent, and qualified teachers.
            (2) More than ever before, education has and will continue 
        to become the ticket not only to economic success but to basic 
        survival. Students will not succeed in meeting the demands of a 
        knowledge-based, 21st century society and economy if the 
        students do not encounter more challenging work in school. For 
        future generations to have the opportunities to achieve success 
        the future generations will need to have an education and a 
        teacher workforce second to none.
            (3) No other intervention can make the difference that a 
        knowledgeable, skillful teacher can make in the learning 
        process. At the same time, nothing can fully compensate for 
        weak teaching that, despite good intentions, can result from a 
        teacher's lack of opportunity to acquire the knowledge and 
        skill needed to help students master the curriculum.
            (4) The Federal Government established the Dwight D. 
        Eisenhower Professional Development Program in 1985 to ensure 
        that teachers and other educational staff have access to 
        sustained and high-quality professional development. This 
        ongoing development must include the ability to demonstrate and 
        judge the performance of teachers and other instructional 
        staff.
            (5) States should evaluate their teachers on the basis of 
        demonstrated ability, including tests of subject matter 
        knowledge, teaching knowledge, and teaching skill. States 
        should develop a test for their teachers and other 
        instructional staff with respect to the subjects taught by the 
        teachers and staff, and should administer the test every 3 to 5 
        years.
            (6) Evaluating and rewarding teachers with a compensation 
        system that supports teachers who become increasingly expert in 
        a subject area, are proficient in meeting the needs of students 
        and schools, and demonstrate high levels of performance 
        measured against professional teaching standards, will 
        encourage teachers to continue to learn needed skills and 
        broaden teachers' expertise, thereby enhancing education for 
        all students.
    (c) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To provide incentives for States to establish and 
        administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for 
        elementary school and secondary school teachers.
            (2) To encourage States to establish merit pay programs 
        that have a significant impact on teacher salary scales.
            (3) To encourage programs that recognize and reward the 
        best teachers, and encourage those teachers that need to do 
        better.

SEC. 2. STATE INCENTIVES FOR TEACHER TESTING AND MERIT PAY.

    (a) Amendments.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part D as part E;
            (2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as sections 
        2501 and 2502, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after part C the following:

      ``PART D--STATE INCENTIVES FOR TEACHER TESTING AND MERIT PAY

``SEC. 2401. STATE INCENTIVES FOR TEACHER TESTING AND MERIT PAY.

    ``(a) State Awards.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
title, from funds described in subsection (b) that are made available 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make an award to each State 
that--
            ``(1) administers a test to each elementary school and 
        secondary school teacher in the State, with respect to the 
        subjects taught by the teacher, every 3 to 5 years; and
            ``(2) has an elementary school and secondary school teacher 
        compensation system that is based on merit.
    ``(b) Available Funding.--The amount of funds referred to in 
subsection (a) that are available to carry out this section for a 
fiscal year is 50 percent of the amount of funds appropriated to carry 
out this title that are in excess of the amount so appropriated for 
fiscal year 1999, except that no funds shall be available to carry out 
this section for any fiscal year for which--
            ``(1) the amount appropriated to carry out this title 
        exceeds $600,000,000; or
            ``(2) each of the several States is eligible to receive an 
        award under this section.
    ``(c) Award Amount.--A State shall receive an award under this 
section in an amount that bears the same relation to the total amount 
available for awards under this section for a fiscal year as the number 
of States that are eligible to receive such an award for the fiscal 
year bears to the total number of all States so eligible for the fiscal 
year.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--Funds provided under this section may be used 
by States to carry out the activities described in section 2207.
    ``(e) Definition of State.--For the purpose of this section, the 
term `State' means each of the 50 States and the District of 
Columbia.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1999.

SEC. 3. TEACHER TESTING AND MERIT PAY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
State may use Federal education funds--
            (1) to carry out a test of each elementary school or 
        secondary school teacher in the State with respect to the 
        subjects taught by the teacher; or
            (2) to establish a merit pay program for the teachers.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``elementary school'' 
and ``secondary school'' have the meanings given the terms in section 
14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
8801).


Output: Measures to Encourage Results in Teaching Act of 1998 - Amends title II (Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a new part D (State Incentives for Teacher Testing and Merit Pay). 
Directs the Secretary of Education to make an award to each State that:  (1) administers a test to each elementary school and secondary school teacher in the State, with respect to the subjects taught by the teacher, every three to five years; and (2) has an elementary school and secondary school teacher compensation system based on merit. 
Allows States to use Federal education funds for teacher testing and merit pay programs.