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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Standardization of Collegiate 
Oversight of Revenues and Expenditures Act'' or ``SCORE Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORTING BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON ATHLETIC 
              REVENUE AND EXPENSES.

    Section 485(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1092(g)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(K) The amount of revenue generated by each of 
                the following categories, disaggregated by each sports 
                team, if applicable:
                            ``(i) Ticket sales.
                            ``(ii) Student fees.
                            ``(iii) Distributions from any other 
                        intercollegiate athletic association, 
                        conference, or tournament.
                            ``(iv) Appearance guarantees and options.
                            ``(v) Contributions from alumni and others.
                            ``(vi) Compensation and benefits provided 
                        by third-party support.
                            ``(vii) Concessions, programs, novelties, 
                        and parking.
                            ``(viii) Broadcast and media rights, 
                        reported separately for television, radio, 
                        internet, and print.
                            ``(ix) Royalties, advertising, and 
                        sponsorship.
                            ``(x) Sports camps.
                            ``(xi) Endowment and investment income, 
                        reported separately for each source of such 
                        income.
                            ``(xii) Direct institutional support.
                            ``(xiii) Indirect institutional support for 
                        facilities, services, and administrative 
                        support.
                            ``(xiv) Direct government support, reported 
                        separately by State government, local 
                        government, Federal Government.
                    ``(L) The expenses attributable to each of the 
                following categories, disaggregated by each sports 
                team, as applicable:
                            ``(i) Grants-in-aid.
                            ``(ii) Guarantees and options.
                            ``(iii) Total salaries and benefits, and 
                        salaries and benefits paid by the institution 
                        and by third parties, respectively, to head 
                        coaches, to assistant coaches, and for 
                        administrative salaries.
                            ``(iv) Severance pay.
                            ``(v) Team travel.
                            ``(vi) Recruiting.
                            ``(vii) Equipment, uniforms, and supplies.
                            ``(viii) Fundraising.
                            ``(ix) Marketing and promotion.
                            ``(x) Game expenses.
                            ``(xi) Medical.
                            ``(xii) Membership dues.
                            ``(xiii) Sports camps.
                            ``(xiv) Spirit groups.
                            ``(xv) Transfers to the institution.
                            ``(xvi) Debt service payments.
                            ``(xvii) Athletic facility maintenance and 
                        rental.
                            ``(xviii) Indirect facilities and 
                        administrative support.
                            ``(xix) Education and general expenses of 
                        the institution--
                                    ``(I) including instruction, 
                                research, public service, academic 
                                support, student services, 
                                instructional support, and scholarships 
                                and fellowships; and
                                    ``(II) which do not include 
                                expenses with respect to auxiliary 
                                enterprises, hospitals, or independent 
                                operations.'';
            (2) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) by striking ``the term'' and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) the term'';
                    (B) by striking the period at the end inserting ``; 
                and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) the terms listed in each of the categories 
                under subparagraphs (K) through (L) of paragraph (1) 
                shall be defined by the Secretary by regulation, 
                developed in consultation with the Secretary of the 
                Treasury and the task force described in paragraph 
                (6)(A), and such definitions shall be updated in 
                accordance with paragraph (6)(B).''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Task force; definition updates.--
                    ``(A) Task force.--The Secretary shall appoint a 
                task force of nonprofit and higher education accounting 
                experts, professionals, and organizations representing 
                each of the following:
                            ``(i) Institutions of higher education that 
                        are members of division I of National 
                        Collegiate Athletic Association.
                            ``(ii) Institutions of higher education 
                        that are members of division II of National 
                        Collegiate Athletic Association.
                            ``(iii) Institutions of higher education 
                        that are members of division III of National 
                        Collegiate Athletic Association.
                    ``(B) Updating definitions.--The Secretary, on a 
                biannual basis and in consultation with the task force 
                described in subparagraph (A), shall review each 
                definition under paragraph (5)(B) and, if necessary, 
                update such definition in accordance with generally 
                accepted accounting principles or significant changes 
                in the national system of intercollegiate athletics.
            ``(7) Special rule.--An institution of higher education 
        that submits the information described in subparagraphs (K) 
        through (L) of paragraph (1) to an intercollegiate athletic 
        association for an academic year, and such information is 
        verified by an independent audit and certified by chancellor of 
        the institution, may, in lieu of submitting such information 
        under paragraph (1), request such association to directly 
        submit such information to the Secretary on behalf of the 
        institution for such academic year.''.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(30)(A) An institution will not be a member of any 
        intercollegiate athletic association or participate in any 
        national intercollegiate athletics competition organized by any 
        person, unless such association or person reports, on an annual 
        basis, to the Secretary the following, disaggregated by sport, 
        athletic event, or contract, as applicable:
                            ``(i) Total generated revenue and amount of 
                        revenue generated by each of the following 
                        categories:
                                    ``(I) Total ticket sales.
                                    ``(II) Distributions from other 
                                intercollegiate athletic organization 
                                or person.
                                    ``(III) Cash contributions.
                                    ``(IV) Dues and other assessments 
                                from member institutions of higher 
                                education.
                                    ``(V) Third-party support.
                                    ``(VI) Merchandise.
                                    ``(VII) Concessions, programs, and 
                                novelties.
                                    ``(VIII) Broadcast and media 
                                rights, reported separately for 
                                television, radio, internet, and print.
                                    ``(IX) Endowment and investment 
                                income, reported separately for each 
                                source of such income.
                                    ``(X) Other corporate sponsorship.
                                    ``(XI) Royalties, advertising, and 
                                sponsorship.
                                    ``(XII) Net assets.
                                    ``(XIII) Direct government support, 
                                reported separately by State 
                                government, local government, or 
                                Federal Government.
                                    ``(XIV) Any other category 
                                determined appropriate by the 
                                Secretary.
                            ``(ii) Amount of expenses attributable to 
                        each of the following categories:
                                    ``(I) Disbursements to institutions 
                                of higher educations, athletic 
                                conferences, or other persons.
                                    ``(II) Salaries and benefits.
                                    ``(III) Severance pay.
                                    ``(IV) Equipment, uniforms, and 
                                supplies.
                                    ``(V) Fundraising.
                                    ``(VI) Marketing and promotion.
                                    ``(VII) Game expenses.
                                    ``(VIII) Medical.
                                    ``(IX) Facility construction.
                                    ``(X) Facility maintenance and 
                                rental.
                                    ``(XI) Capital investment.
                                    ``(XII) Debt service payments.
                                    ``(XIII) Charitable donations.
                                    ``(XIV) Any other category 
                                determined appropriate by the 
                                Secretary.
                            ``(iii) Executive compensation schedules.
                    ``(B) The Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) define by regulation, developed in 
                        consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury 
                        and the task force described in section 
                        485(g)(6)(A), the terms listed in each of the 
                        categories under subparagraphs (A); and
                            ``(ii) on a biannual basis and in 
                        consultation with such task force, review each 
                        definition under clause (i) and, if necessary, 
                        update such definition in accordance with 
                        generally accepted accounting principles or 
                        significant changes in the national system of 
                        intercollegiate athletics.''.

Answer: Standardization of Collegiate Oversight of Revenues and Expenditures Act or the SCORE Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each coeducational institution of higher education (IHE) that is participating in a title IV program and has an intercollegiate athletic program to include in its annual report on its intercollegiate athletic program: (1) the amount of revenue generated by each item on a list of categorized sources, disaggregated by each sports team; and (2) the expenses attributable to each item on a list of categorized activities or obligations, disaggregated by each sports team. Prohibits an IHE from being a member of any intercollegiate athletic association or participating in any national intercollegiate athletics competition organized by any person, unless such association or person annually reports and disaggregates by sport, athletic event, or contract, as applicable: (1) the total generated revenue and amount of revenue generated by each item on a list of categorized sources, (2) the amount of expenses attributable to each item on a list of categorized activities or obligations, and (3) executive compensation schedules. Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) define the categories of information that must be reported pursuant to this Act; and (2) biannually review and, as necessary, update each definition in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or significant changes in the national system of intercollegiate athletics.  Directs the Secretary to appoint a task force, made up of representatives from division I, II, and III schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), with which the Secretary is to consult in defining or redefining each category.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Enforcement 
Improvements Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. NONLIABILITY FOR DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING FINANCIAL 
              RECORDS TO STATE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN 
              CHILD SUPPORT CASES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or 
State law, a depository institution shall not be liable under any 
Federal or State law to any person for disclosing any financial record 
of an individual to a State child support enforcement agency attempting 
to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation of such 
individual.
    (b) Prohibition of Disclosure of Financial Record Obtained by State 
Child Support Enforcement Agency.--A State child support enforcement 
agency which obtains a financial record of an individual from a 
financial institution pursuant to subsection (a) may disclose such 
financial record only for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary 
in, establishing, modifying, or enforcing a child support obligation of 
such individual.
    (c) Civil Damages for Unauthorized Disclosure.--
            (1) Disclosure by state officer or employee.--If any 
        officer or employee of a State knowingly, or by reason of 
        negligence, discloses a financial record of an individual in 
        violation of subsection (b), such individual may bring a civil 
        action for damages against such State in a district court of 
        the United States.
            (2) No liability for good faith but erroneous 
        interpretation.--No liability shall arise under this subsection 
        with respect to any disclosure which results from a good faith, 
        but erroneous, interpretation of subsection (b).
            (3) Damages.--In any action brought under paragraph (1), 
        upon a finding of liability on the part of the defendant, the 
        defendant shall be liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal 
        to the sum of--
                    (A) the greater of--
                            (i) $1,000 for each act of unauthorized 
                        disclosure of a financial record with respect 
                        to which such defendant is found liable; or
                            (ii) the sum of--
                                    (I) the actual damages sustained by 
                                the plaintiff as a result of such 
                                unauthorized disclosure; plus
                                    (II) in the case of a willful 
                                disclosure or a disclosure which is the 
                                result of gross negligence, punitive 
                                damages; plus
                    (B) the costs of the action.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``depository institution'' means--
                    (A) a depository institution, as defined by section 
                3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
                    (B) an institution-affiliated party, as defined by 
                section 3(u) of such Act; and
                    (C) any Federal credit union or State credit union, 
                as defined by section 101 of the Federal Credit Union 
                Act, including an institution-affiliated party of such 
                a credit union, as defined by section 206(r) of such 
                Act.
            (2) The term ``financial record'' has the meaning given 
        such term by section 1101 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act 
        of 1978.
            (3) The term ``State child support enforcement agency'' 
        means a State agency which administers a State program for 
        establishing and enforcing child support obligations.

SEC. 3. ACCESS TO AND USE OF CONSUMER REPORTS BY STATE CHILD SUPPORT 
              ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CHILD SUPPORT CASES.

    (a) In General.--Section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 
U.S.C. 1681b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) To a State child support enforcement agency that is 
        seeking to establish, modify, or enforce a child support 
        obligation against the consumer, if--
                    ``(A) the paternity of the consumer for the child 
                to which the obligation relates has been established or 
                acknowledged by the consumer in accordance with State 
                laws under which the obligation arises (if required by 
                those laws); and
                    ``(B) the State child support enforcement agency--
                            ``(i) before obtaining the consumer report, 
                        provides written notice to the consumer that 
                        the State agency intends to obtain a consumer 
                        report on the consumer; and
                            ``(ii) certifies to the consumer reporting 
                        agency that--
                                    ``(I) the requirement in 
                                subparagraph (A) has been fulfilled (if 
                                applicable); and
                                    ``(II) the notice required by 
                                clause (i) has been provided.''.
    (b) State Child Support Enforcement Agency Defined.--Section 603 of 
such Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(j) The term `State child support enforcement agency' means a 
State agency which administers a State program for establishing and 
enforcing child support obligations.''.

SEC. 4. HEALTH CARE SUPPORT.

    (a) Inclusion in Child Support Orders.--
            (1) In general.--Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 666(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (10) 
        the following:
            ``(11) Not later than the beginning of the 9th calendar 
        month that begins after the date the Secretary prescribes final 
        regulations as provided for in section 467(d)(2):
                    ``(A) Procedures which require any child support 
                order, issued or modified by a court or administrative 
                agency of the State on or after the effective date of 
                guidelines established by the State under section 
                467(d), to provide for coverage of the health care 
                costs of the child in accordance with such guidelines.
                    ``(B) Procedures which require the expedited 
                consideration and disposition of any allegation of 
                noncompliance with an obligation to cover the health 
                care costs of a child imposed under a child support 
                order issued or modified in the State.''.
            (2) State guidelines.--Section 467 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        667) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) Not later than the beginning of the 9th calendar month 
that begins after the date the Secretary prescribes final regulations 
in accordance with paragraph (2), each State, as a condition for having 
its State plan approved under this part, must establish guidelines for 
the coverage of the health care costs of children pursuant to child 
support orders issued or modified in the State, which guidelines shall 
create a streamlined process that meets the minimum standards 
established by the Secretary in such regulations.
    ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations which set forth 
minimum standards that any set of guidelines established pursuant to 
paragraph (1) must meet in providing for the coverage of the health 
care costs of children pursuant to child support orders issued or 
modified in the State, including--
            ``(i) the contents of such an order with respect to the 
        coverage of such costs;
            ``(ii) the distribution of responsibility for such costs;
            ``(iii) to the extent that such costs are to be covered 
        through health insurance--
                    ``(I) the provision of such insurance;
                    ``(II) the payment of insurance claims; and
                    ``(III) the rights of the noncustodial parent and 
                the custodial parent to insurance information;
            ``(iv) the circumstances under which a provider of health 
        insurance may or may not deny coverage to a child who is the 
        subject of such an order;
            ``(v) penalties to be imposed on providers of health 
        insurance who fail to comply with the guidelines; and
            ``(vi) how changes in the circumstances of the noncustodial 
        parent and the custodial parent are to be taken into account 
        with respect to the coverage of such costs.
    ``(B) In developing such standards, the Secretary shall ensure 
that, in establishing guidelines pursuant to paragraph (1), the State 
considers the following matters in the following order of importance:
            ``(i) The best interests of the child.
            ``(ii) The financial and other circumstances of the parents 
        of the child.
            ``(iii) Cost-effectiveness.
    ``(3) The preceding subsections of this section shall apply in like 
manner to the guidelines established pursuant to this subsection.''.
            (3) Regulations.--
                    (A) Proposed regulations.--Within 9 months after 
                the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services shall issue proposed 
                regulations to implement the amendments made by this 
                subsection.
                    (B) Final regulations.--Within 14 months after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services shall issue final regulations 
                to implement the amendments made by this subsection.
    (b) Inclusion in Incentive Payments Program of Dependent Health 
Insurance Provided Due to Successful Enforcement.--
            (1) In general.--Section 458(b) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 658(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(5)(A) For purposes of this section, the successful enforcement 
by the State of a provision of a support order requiring an absent 
parent to obtain health insurance for 1 or more children shall be 
considered the collection of support from the absent parent, without 
regard to the means by which such support is provided.
    ``(B) The amount of support collected in any case in which the 
State successfully enforces a provision of a support order requiring an 
absent parent to obtain health insurance for 1 or more children shall 
be the savings to the State from the provision of such health insurance 
to such children, as determined in accordance with a health insurance 
savings methodology adopted by the State in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary.''.
            (2) Regulations.--Within 6 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary 
        to implement the amendment made by paragraph (1).
            (3) Study; report.--
                    (A) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services shall conduct a study to determine the 
                incentives that should be provided to encourage States 
                to enforce obligations of noncustodial parents to pay 
                (and obtain medical insurance coverage with respect to) 
                the reasonable and necessary health and dental expenses 
                of the children to whom the noncustodial parents owe 
                such obligations.
                    (B) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committee 
                on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and 
                the Committee on Finance of the Senate the results of 
                the study required by subparagraph (A).

SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORTS ON STATE COMPLIANCE WITH TIME LIMITS WITHIN 
              WHICH STATE MUST PROVIDE CERTAIN CHILD SUPPORT 
              ASSISTANCE.

    Section 452(a)(10) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
652(a)(10)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
                    ``(J) compliance, by State, with the standards 
                established pursuant to subsections (h) and (i).''.

SEC. 6. WAGES WITHHELD BY EMPLOYERS TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS 
              REQUIRED TO BE PAID TO STATE WITHIN 10 DAYS; LATE PAYMENT 
              PENALTY IMPOSED ON EMPLOYERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 466(b)(6)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 666(b)(6)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by inserting ``within 10 days after the 
        payment of such wages'' before ``to the appropriate agency''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(iii) The State must require any employer who fails to 
        make any payment required in accordance with clause (i) within 
        the 10-day period described therein to pay the State a $1,000 
        penalty. The State must expend all penalties collected in 
        accordance with this clause for the operation of the State plan 
        approved under section 454, not later than the end of the 
        calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which 
        collected.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection, the amendments made by subsection (a) of this 
        section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
        Act and apply to wages paid on or after such date and payments 
        under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act for 
        calendar quarters beginning on or after such date.
            (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required.--In the 
        case of a State plan approved under section 454 of the Social 
        Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        determines requires State legislation (other than legislation 
        appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the 
        additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by 
        subsection (a) of this section, the State plan shall not be 
        regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such 
        section 454 solely on the basis of the failure of the plan to 
        meet such additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st 
        calendar quarter beginning after the close of the 1st regular 
        session of the State legislature that begins after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous 
        sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative 
        session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a 
        separate regular session of the State legislature.

SEC. 7. NATIONAL PARENT LOCATOR NETWORK.

    Section 453 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) The Secretary shall expand the Parent Locator Service to 
establish a national network based on the comprehensive statewide child 
support enforcement systems developed by the States, to--
            ``(1) allow each State to--
                    ``(A) locate any absent parent who owes child 
                support, for whom a child support obligation is being 
                established, or for whom an order for visitation is 
                being enforced, by--
                            ``(i) accessing the records of other State 
                        agencies and sources of locate information 
                        directly from one computer system to another; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) accessing Federal sources of locate 
                        information in the same fashion;
                    ``(B) access the files of other States to determine 
                whether there are other child support orders involving 
                the same absent parent, and obtain the details of any 
                such order;
                    ``(C) provide for both on-line and batch processing 
                of locate requests, with on-line access restricted to 
                cases in which the information is needed immediately 
                (for such reasons as court appearances) and batch 
                processing used to `troll' data bases to locate 
                individuals or update information periodically; and
                    ``(D) direct locate requests to individual States 
                or Federal agencies, broadcast requests to selected 
                States, or broadcast cases to all States when there is 
                no indication of the source of needed information;
            ``(2) provide for a maximum of 48-hour turnaround time for 
        information to be broadcast and returned to a requesting State; 
        and
            ``(3) provide ready access to courts of the information on 
        the network by location of a computer terminal in each 
        court.''.

                                 

HR 2396 IH----2

Answer: Child Support Enforcement Improvements Act of 1993 - Makes depository institutions not liable under any Federal or State law to any person for disclosing any financial record of an individual to a State child support enforcement agency attempting to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation of such individual.  Prohibits such an agency from disclosing such a record for any other purpose and provides for civil damages for unauthorized disclosures. 
Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to permit credit reporting agencies to grant access to certain consumer reports to a State child support enforcement agency that is seeking to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation against the consumer. 
Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to:  (1) require State laws to provide for the use of procedures requiring child support orders to provide for coverage of the health care costs of the child in accordance with State guidelines; (2) include under the incentive payments program any dependent medical insurance coverage which is provided due to the successful application of such procedures; (3) direct HHS' Office of Child Support Enforcement to report to the Congress annually on State compliance with specified standards establishing time limits for State response to certain child support assistance requests; (4) require States to assess a penalty against any employer who fails to make timely payment of withheld wages to pay child support obligations of an employee; and (5) direct the Office to develop a national parent locator network which would build on comprehensive statewide child support enforcement systems to allow States to carry out specified parent locator activities. 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study and report to specified congressional committees on how the successful efforts of States in enforcing obligations of absent parents to pay (and obtain medical insurance coverage with respect to) the health and dental expenses of their children should be rewarded through an incentive payments program.


Question: SECTION 1. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to augment law enforcement services and community 
        policing efforts by providing accessible crisis intervention 
        services for children who are involved in violent incidents, 
        and training for law enforcement officers in child development, 
        family, and cultural issues;
            (2) to facilitate interaction between law enforcement 
        agencies, child and family service organizations, local 
        educational agencies, and other community members for the 
        purpose of building coalitions for the prevention of community 
        violence;
            (3) to provide mentors for high-risk children and youth;
            (4) to promote conflict resolution training for children 
        and youth; and
            (5) to identify children and families at high risk for 
        developing behavioral or emotional problems resulting from 
        exposure to community violence and provide mental health and 
        other support services to such children and families, including 
        crisis intervention for child witnesses and victims of 
        violence.

SEC. 2. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Establishment.--(1) The Attorney General, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and where appropriate the 
Secretary of Education, is authorized to award grants to States for use 
by local law enforcement agencies for the establishment of law 
enforcement and child and family services partnership programs to carry 
out activities described in section 1.
    (2) In awarding grants described in paragraph (1), the Attorney 
General shall give priority to States that have law enforcement 
agencies that--
            (A) are engaged in community-based policing; and
            (B) intend to target programs for disadvantaged 
        communities.
    (b) Grant Distribution.--The Attorney General shall, to the extent 
practicable, achieve an equitable distribution of assistance among the 
urban and rural areas of the United States.
    (c) Grant Amount.--A grant awarded under this Act shall be of 
sufficient size and scope to adequately support programs authorized 
under section 2.
    (d) Duration.--A grant made under this Act shall be for a period of 
not less than 2 years.

SEC. 3. USES OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Grants made under this Act to the States for use 
by law enforcement agencies shall be used--
            (1) to provide 24-hour response to crisis situations 
        affecting children and youth;
            (2) to provide training for law enforcement officers 
        jointly taught by law enforcement officers and child guidance 
        professionals that includes instruction by child and family 
        service organizations in the basic principles of human 
        behavior, child psychology, and family systems;
            (3) to develop or expand community activities for children 
        and families that are designed jointly by the law enforcement 
        and child and family services partnership, including conflict 
        resolution training programs for children and youth, after-
        school activity and neighborhood recreation programs, and 
        parent support groups led jointly by child guidance and law 
        enforcement professionals;
            (4) to establish weekly case conferences by a team of child 
        guidance professionals and law enforcement officers;
            (5) to provide formal mentoring programs; or
            (6) to assist and support the local educational agency 
        located in or near the community that the partnership serves in 
        developing and implementing conflict resolution programs.
    (b) Limitation.--Of the total amount of funds made available under 
this Act for each fiscal year, not more than 10 percent of such funds 
may be used to implement the mentoring and conflict resolution programs 
established by paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (a).

SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS.

    (a) State Applications.--To request a grant under this Act a State 
shall--
            (1) prepare and submit to the Attorney General an 
        application in such form, at such time, and in accordance with 
        such procedures, as the Attorney General shall establish;
            (2) provide an assurance that funds received under this Act 
        shall be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds 
        that would otherwise be available for programs funded under 
        this Act; and
            (3) use the office designated under section 507 of the 
        Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968(42 U.S.C. 
        3757) to--
                    (A) prepare the application as required under this 
                section; and
                    (B) administer grant funds received under this Act, 
                including review of spending, processing, progress, 
                financial reporting, technical assistance, grant 
                adjustments, accounting, auditing, and fund 
                disbursement.
    (b) Local Applications.--(1) To request funds under this Act from a 
State, the chief executive of a law enforcement agency shall submit an 
application to the office designated under subsection (a).
    (2) Each application under paragraph (1) shall include--
            (A) assurances that there is a partnership established 
        between the law enforcement agency and a child and family 
        service organization;
            (B) assurances that the applicant has coordinated with 
        other segments of the community to ensure that the partnership 
        efforts complement existing community anti-violence efforts;
            (C) assurances that programs developed shall maintain 
        confidentiality for all individuals served;
            (D) assurances that adequate resources for training of law 
        enforcement officers and professional consultation services for 
        children and families, including professionals licensed to 
        provide child and family evaluations and treatment, will be 
        provided;
            (E) assurances that funds received under this Act shall be 
        used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds that would 
        otherwise be available for programs funded under this Act; and
            (F) assurance that the partnership shall provide local 
        matching funds in accordance with the Federal share 
        requirements under section 5.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--(1) The Federal share of a grant made under this 
Act may not exceed--
            (A) with respect to the first fiscal year, 75 percent of 
        the total costs of the projects described in the application 
        submitted under section 4 for such fiscal year;
            (B) with respect to the second fiscal year, 70 percent of 
        the total costs of the projects described in the application 
        submitted under section 4 for such fiscal year; and
            (C) with respect to any subsequent fiscal year, 60 percent 
        of the total costs of the projects described in the application 
        submitted under section 4 for such fiscal year.
    (2) The Attorney General may accept the value of in-kind 
contributions made by the grant recipient as a part or all of the non-
Federal share of grants.
    (b) Technical Assistance.--The National Institute of Justice may 
provide training and technical assistance to law enforcement and child 
and family service partnerships.
    (c) Administrative Costs.--A State or law enforcement agency may 
use not more than 5 percent of the funds it receives from this Act for 
administrative expenses.

SEC. 6. EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.

    (a) Evaluation.--The Attorney General shall conduct evaluations to 
determine the effectiveness of the programs funded under this Act.
    (b) Reports and Evaluations.--
            (1) Interim.--Not later than December 31, 1995, the 
        Attorney General shall prepare and submit to the Committees on 
        the Judiciary of the House and Senate an interim progress 
        report based on information reported by the grantees and the 
        results (as of the date of the submission of such report) of 
        the evaluation conducted under subsection (a).
            (2) Final.--Not later than December 31, 1998, the Attorney 
        General shall prepare and submit to the Committees on the 
        Judiciary of the House and Senate a review and summary of the 
        results of the evaluation conducted under subsection (a).

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Child and family service organization.--The term 
        ``child and family service organization'' means a public or 
        private nonprofit entity (such as child guidance centers, child 
        psychiatry or child psychology departments of hospitals or 
        university medical centers, or community mental health centers 
        providing child and family services) that provides mental 
        health services to children and families and that meets 
        nationally recognized guidelines (such as guidelines prescribed 
        for mental health centers and for child welfare and family 
        service agencies) with respect to the services provided to 
        children and families.
            (2) Community-based policing.--The term ``community-based 
        policing'' means a commitment and an effort (within the 
        confines of budget restrictions) made by a law enforcement 
        agency to establish or expand cooperative efforts between the 
        police and a community in order to increase police presence in 
        the community, including--
                    (A) developing innovative neighborhood-oriented 
                policing programs and community-based crime-prevention 
                programs; and
                    (B) creating decentralized police substations 
                throughout the community to encourage interaction and 
                cooperation between the public and law enforcement 
                personnel on a local level, including the permanent 
                assignment of officers to a specific neighborhood or 
                substation.
            (3) Formal mentoring program.--The term ``formal mentoring 
        program'' means a community partnership with corporations, 
        universities, labor organizations, nonprofit entities (such as 
        professional societies) or government agencies which recruits 
        and trains individuals representative of the cultural diversity 
        of their community, and includes individuals such as police 
        officers, child and family services staff, and community and 
        business leaders, to serve as role models for high-risk 
        children and youth.
            (4) Law enforcement agency.--The term ``law enforcement 
        agency'' means an entity that serves a specific community and 
        has the legal responsibility of policing the activities of such 
        community.
            (5) Law enforcement and child and family services 
        partnership.--The term ``law enforcement and child and family 
        services partnership'' means a cooperative agreement between a 
        law enforcement agency and a child and family service 
        organization.
            (6) Mentor.--The term ``mentors'' means individuals 
        representative of the cultural diversity of the community, and 
        includes individuals such as police officers, child and family 
        services staff, and community and business leaders, who are 
        recruited and trained by a formal mentoring program to serve as 
        role models for high-risk children and youth.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act, 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 1995 through 1998.

Answer:
Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to States for use by local law enforcement agencies for the establishment of law enforcement and child and family services partnership programs to:  (1) augment law enforcement services and community policing efforts by providing accessible crisis intervention services for children who are involved in violent incidents and training for law enforcement officers (officers) in child development, family, and cultural issues; (2) facilitate interaction between law enforcement agencies, child, and family service organizations, local educational agencies, and other community members for the purpose of building coalitions for the prevention of community violence; (3) provide mentors for high-risk children and youth; (4) promote conflict resolution training for children and youth; and (5) identify children and families at high risk for developing behavioral or emotional problems resulting from exposure to community violence and provide mental health and other support services to such children and families, including crisis intervention for children witnesses and victims of violence. 
Directs the Attorney General, in awarding such grants, to give priority to States that have law enforcement agencies that:  (1) are engaged in community-based policing; and (2) intend to target programs for disadvantaged communities. 
Authorizes the use of such grants to:  (1) provide 24-hour response to crisis situations affecting children and youth, training for officers jointly taught by officers and child guidance professionals, and formal mentoring programs; (2) develop or expand community activities for children and families that are designed jointly by the law enforcement and child and family services partnership; (3) establish weekly case conferences by a team of child guidance professionals and officers; and (4) assist and support the local educational agency located in or near the community the partnership serves in developing and implementing conflict resolution programs. 
Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) limitations on the use of grant funds; (2) State and local application requirements; (3) the Federal share; and (4) evaluations and reporting requirements. 
Authorizes the National Institute of Justice to provide training and technical assistance to law enforcement and child and family service partnerships. 
Authorizes appropriations.