109 HR 5634 IH: Advanced Energy Initiative Act of

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		I
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5634
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 16, 2006
			Mrs. Biggert (for
			 herself, Mr. Boehlert,
			 Mr. Calvert, and
			 Mr. Ehlers) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Science

		A BILL
		To authorize research, development, demonstration, and
		  commercial application activities for advanced energy
		  technologies.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Advanced Energy Initiative Act of
			 2006.
		2.DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Act—
			(1)the term biomass has the
			 meaning given that term in section 932(a)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
			 (42 U.S.C. 16232(a)(1));
			(2)the term
			 cellulosic feedstock has the meaning given the term
			 lignocellulosic feedstock in section 932(a)(2) of the Energy
			 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16232(a)(2));
			(3)the term engineering-scale
			 means the minimum size required to predict with confidence all physical
			 processes controlling the performance of a full-scale industrial
			 facility;
			(4)the term National Laboratory
			 has the meaning given the term nonmilitary energy laboratory in
			 section 903(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16182(3));
			(5)the term plug-in hybrid motor
			 vehicle means a motor vehicle that—
				(A)can operate on either liquid combustible
			 fuel or electric power provided by a rechargeable battery that can be recharged
			 using offboard sources of electric power;
				(B)utilizes regenerative power capture
			 technology to recover energy expended in braking the vehicle for use in
			 recharging the battery; and
				(C)can operate solely on electric power for a
			 minimum of 20 miles under city driving conditions; and
				(6)the term
			 Secretarymeans the Secretary of Energy.
			3.FutureGen
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall carry out a project to demonstrate
			 the feasibility of the commercial application of advanced clean coal energy
			 technology, including carbon capture and geological sequestration, for
			 electricity generation.
			(b)RequirementsThe
			 Secretary shall design the project to ensure that—
				(1)the project is
			 operating by 2012;
				(2)the project shall be able—
					(A)to achieve at least a 99 percent reduction
			 in sulfur dioxide emissions;
					(B)to emit no more
			 than 0.05 pounds of nitrogen oxide emissions per million British thermal units
			 of energy produced by the project;
					(C)to achieve at least
			 a 90 percent reduction in mercury emissions;
					(D)to emit no more
			 than 0.005 of total particulate emissions in the flue gas per million British
			 thermal units of energy produced by the project; and
					(E)to achieve at
			 least a 90 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions; and
					(3)the project
			 demonstrates the feasibility of electricity generation from coal using advanced
			 clean coal technology with carbon capture and geological sequestration at a
			 cost not greater than 10 percent higher than the average of all commercial
			 integrated coal gasification and combined cycle electric generating plants
			 operating in the United States as of the date of enactment of this Act.
				(c)Commercially
			 available advanced clean coal technologyTo reduce technical risk and focus
			 development efforts on system integration, the Secretary shall, to the extent
			 practicable, ensure that the project utilizes available advanced clean coal
			 technology, such as coal gasifier technology, for those components of the
			 project where such technology would be appropriate.
			(d)Authorization of
			 appropriationsFrom amounts authorized to be appropriated by
			 section 401(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15961(a)), there are
			 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this
			 section—
				(1)$54,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2007;
				(2)$100,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2008;
				(3)$113,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2009;
				(4)$81,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2010;
				(5)$62,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2011; and
				(6)$57,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2012.
				4.Advanced fuel
			 cycle technologies for nuclear power
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall
			 carry out a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial
			 application for advanced nuclear fuel cycle technologies for generating
			 electricity and industrial process heat from nuclear power, including
			 technologies for spent fuel recycling, waste minimization, and reduction of
			 radioactivity of final waste products.
			(b)ObjectivesThe
			 Secretary shall design the program under this section to develop technologies
			 that would—
				(1)minimize the
			 volume and heat load of high-level nuclear waste destined for storage in a
			 geological repository to the extent that a single repository would be
			 sufficient for storing all nuclear waste generated by United States commercial
			 nuclear power plants during this century;
				(2)increase the
			 proliferation resistance of commercial nuclear power reactors and their
			 associated fuel systems and infrastructure; and
				(3)increase the
			 amount of useful energy that can be extracted from nuclear fuel.
				(c)Systems
			 analysis
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall develop a comprehensive modeling and
			 simulation capability to enable a thorough analysis of possible advanced
			 nuclear fuel cycle systems. The modeling and simulation capability shall be
			 capable of examining—
					(A)all of the
			 components of each advanced nuclear fuel cycle system analyzed,
			 including—
						(i)spent fuel
			 separations technologies;
						(ii)advanced burner
			 reactor technologies;
						(iii)fuel fabrication
			 technologies;
						(iv)advanced thermal reactor technologies,
			 including advanced thermal reactor designs that would be capable of reducing
			 the toxicity or radioactivity of spent nuclear fuel components; and
						(v)waste disposal
			 technologies;
						(B)the manner in
			 which possible technology and engineering choices for individual components
			 might affect the overall system, and how various system components would
			 interact with one another; and
					(C)quantitative mass flows of nuclear fuel and
			 spent nuclear fuel, including projected inventories and transportation
			 requirements for nuclear fuel and spent nuclear fuel, for any examined
			 system.
					(2)Advanced nuclear
			 fuel cycle system plan
					(A)AnalysisThe Secretary shall conduct a thorough
			 analysis of more than one possible configuration of an advanced nuclear fuel
			 cycle system using the analytical capability developed under paragraph (1).
			 Each possible advanced nuclear fuel cycle system configuration examined shall
			 include both advanced burner reactors and advanced thermal reactors, and the
			 analysis shall consider the degree to which each type of reactor can be
			 utilized to reduce the toxicity or radioactivity of spent nuclear fuel
			 components. The analysis of each possible configuration of an advanced nuclear
			 fuel cycle system examined shall examine the compatibility of fuel cycle system
			 components, including each of the system component technologies described in
			 paragraph (1)(A), and the degree to which the examined system would meet the
			 objectives described in subsection (b).
					(B)PlanUsing the results of the analyses developed
			 under subparagraph (A), and not later than June 30, 2007, the Secretary shall
			 develop a detailed plan for research, development, demonstration, and
			 commercial application on advanced nuclear fuel cycle system technologies,
			 including proposed technology options for each of the system component
			 technologies described in paragraph (1)(A) and any proposed engineering-scale
			 demonstrations of such system component technologies. The plan shall include an
			 estimate of the design, engineering, construction and lifetime operating costs
			 of any proposed engineering-scale demonstration. In developing the plan, the
			 Secretary shall consider the integration into an advanced nuclear fuel cycle
			 system of advanced thermal reactors capable of reducing the toxicity or
			 radioactivity of spent nuclear fuel components.
					(C)ConsultationIn
			 developing the plan under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall consult
			 with—
						(i)technical experts
			 from United States and foreign companies that design or engineer nuclear power
			 plants or nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities;
						(ii)technical experts
			 from United States electric utilities that operate nuclear power plants;
						(iii)economists with
			 expertise in nuclear power and electricity markets;
						(iv)the
			 Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee;
						(v)the
			 Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and
						(vi)the
			 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
						(3)National academy
			 of sciences reviewThe Secretary shall enter into an arrangement
			 with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a review of the plan developed
			 under paragraph (2)(B), including by reviewing the validity of the underlying
			 analyses required in paragraph (2)(A).
				(d)ReportNot later than June 30, 2008, the Secretary
			 shall transmit to Congress a report that includes the research, development,
			 demonstration, and commercial application plan developed under subsection
			 (c)(2)(B), the report from the National Academy of Sciences on the review
			 conducted under subsection (c)(3), and the Secretary’s response to the findings
			 and conclusions contained in the National Academy of Sciences report.
			(e)ProhibitionThe Secretary shall not initiate detailed
			 design or construction of any demonstration facility that is capable of
			 processing 500 kilograms or more per year of nuclear fuel or spent nuclear fuel
			 and that is designed to demonstrate the advanced nuclear fuel system component
			 technologies described in subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii) and (iii) until 90 days
			 after the report under subsection (d) has been transmitted to Congress.
			(f)Authorization of
			 appropriations
				(1)AllocationsFrom
			 amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 951(d)(1) of the Energy
			 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(d)(1)), there are authorized to be
			 appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section such sums as may be
			 necessary for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
				(2)Additional
			 amountsThere are authorized
			 to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section such sums as may
			 be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2012.
				5.Advanced battery
			 technologies
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall carry out a program of research,
			 development, demonstration, and commercial application for advanced battery
			 technologies for use in motor vehicles, particularly for plug-in hybrid motor
			 vehicles.
			(b)ObjectiveThe Secretary shall design the program
			 under this section to develop technologies that would enable a light-duty,
			 plug-in hybrid motor vehicle to travel up to 40 miles on battery power
			 alone.
			(c)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
			 Secretary to carry out this section—
				(1)$31,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2007;
				(2)$34,100,000 for
			 fiscal year 2008;
				(3)$37,500,000 for
			 fiscal year 2009; and
				(4)$41,250,000 for
			 fiscal year 2010.
				6.Advanced biofuel
			 technologies
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall carry out a program of research,
			 development, demonstration, and commercial application for production of liquid
			 fuels from biomass.
			(b)ObjectivesThe Secretary shall design the program
			 under this section to—
				(1)develop
			 technologies that would make ethanol produced from cellulosic feedstocks cost
			 competitive with ethanol produced from corn by 2012;
				(2)conduct research and development on how to
			 apply advanced genetic engineering and bioengineering techniques to increase
			 the efficiency and lower the cost of industrial-scale production of liquid
			 fuels from cellulosic feedstocks; and
				(3)conduct research and development on the
			 production of hydrocarbons other than ethanol from biomass.
				(c)Authorization of
			 appropriationsFrom amounts
			 authorized to be appropriated under section 931(c) of the Energy Policy Act of
			 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231(c)), there are authorized to be appropriated to the
			 Secretary to carry out this section—
				(1)$150,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2007;
				(2)$160,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2008; and
				(3)$175,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2009.
				7.Advanced hydrogen
			 storage technologies
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall carry out a program of research,
			 development, demonstration, and commercial application for technologies to
			 enable practical onboard storage of hydrogen for use as a fuel for light-duty
			 motor vehicles.
			(b)ObjectiveThe Secretary shall design the program
			 under this section to develop practical hydrogen storage technologies that
			 would enable a hydrogen-fueled light-duty motor vehicle to travel 300 miles
			 before refueling.
			(c)Authorization of
			 appropriationsIn addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be
			 appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
			 out this section—
				(1)$46,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2007;
				(2)$50,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2008;
				(3)$55,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2009; and
				(4)$60,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2010.
				8.Advanced solar
			 photovoltaic technologies
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall carry out a program of research,
			 development, demonstration, and commercial application for advanced solar
			 photovoltaic technologies.
			(b)ObjectivesThe
			 Secretary shall design the program under this section to develop technologies
			 that would—
				(1)make electricity
			 generated by solar photovoltaic power cost-competitive by 2015; and
				(2)enable the
			 widespread use of solar photovoltaic power.
				(c)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
			 Secretary to carry out this section—
				(1)$148,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2007;
				(2)$155,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2008;
				(3)$165,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2009; and
				(4)$180,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2010.
				9.Advanced wind
			 energy technologies
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall carry out a program of research,
			 development, demonstration, and commercial application for advanced wind energy
			 technologies.
			(b)ObjectivesThe
			 Secretary shall design the program under this section to—
				(1)improve the
			 efficiency and lower the cost of wind turbines;
				(2)minimize adverse environmental impacts;
			 and
				(3)develop new
			 small-scale wind energy technologies for use in low wind speed
			 environments.
				(c)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
			 Secretary to carry out this section—
				(1)$44,000,000 for
			 fiscal year 2007;
				(2)$48,400,000 for
			 fiscal year 2008;
				(3)$53,240,000 for
			 fiscal year 2009; and
				(4)$58,564,000 for
			 fiscal year 2010.


		V
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3153
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			October 11, 2011
			Mr. Keating
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		For the relief of Patricia Macarelli, in her capacity as
		  administratrix of the estate of Edward Brian Halloran.

		1.Compensation of Patricia
			 Macarelli
			(a)PaymentThe
			 Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of funds not otherwise appropriated,
			 the amount of $2,061,000.00, the judgment entered by the United States District
			 Court for the District of Massachusetts on May 6, 2009, plus interest as
			 provided by section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, to compensate
			 Patricia Macarelli, in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of Edward
			 Brian Halloran, for costs related to and damages arising from the murder of
			 Edward Brian Halloran in Massachusetts in May 1982 as described in Claim No.
			 01–11346–WGY, filed in the United States District Court for the District of
			 Massachusetts and Claim No. 09–1951;09–1952 filed in the United States Court of
			 Appeals for the First Circuit.
			(b)Satisfaction of
			 claimsThe payment under subsection (a) shall be in full
			 satisfaction of all claims of Patricia Macarelli against the United States in
			 connection with the matter described in such subsection.
			(c)No inference of
			 liabilityNothing in this Act shall be construed as an inference
			 of liability on the part of the United States.
			2.Limitation on
			 attorneys’ and agents’ fees
			(a)In
			 generalIt shall be unlawful for an amount exceeding 25 percent
			 of the amount paid pursuant to section 1 to be paid to, or received by, any
			 agent or attorney for any service rendered in connection with the payment under
			 this Act, as set forth in the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 2678 of title
			 28, United States Code).
			(b)EnforcementAny
			 person who violates subsection (a) shall be guilty of an infraction and shall
			 be fined under title 18, United States Code.


116 S2680 IS: Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2019
U.S. Senate
2019-10-23
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II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2680IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESOctober 23, 2019Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsA BILLTo impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism, and for other
			 purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2019. 2.DefinitionsExcept as otherwise provided, in this Act:
 (1)AdmittedThe term admitted has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(13)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(13)(A)).
 (2)Appropriate congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
 (3)Foreign personThe term foreign person means— (A)an individual who is not a United States person; or
 (B)a corporation, partnership, or other nongovernmental entity that is not a United States person. (4)Material supportThe term material support has the meaning given the term material support or resources in section 2339A of title 18, United States Code.
 (5)PersonThe term person means an individual or entity. (6)United States personThe term United States person means—
 (A)a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or
 (B)an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.
 3.Statement of policyIt is the policy of the United States— (1)to prevent Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof from accessing its international support networks; and
 (2)to oppose Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof from attempting to use goods, including medicine and dual-use items, to smuggle weapons and other materials to further acts of terrorism.
			4.Imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons and agencies and instrumentalities of
			 foreign states supporting Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any
			 affiliate or successor thereof
			(a)Identification
 (1)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 3 years, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that identifies each foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state that the President determines—
 (A)knowingly assists in, sponsors, or provides significant financial or material support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, the terrorist activities of any person described in paragraph (2); or
 (B)directly or indirectly, knowingly and materially engages in a significant transaction with any person described in paragraph (2).
 (2)Person describedA person described in this paragraph is a foreign person that the President determines— (A)is a senior member of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof;
 (B)is a senior member of a foreign terrorist organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) whose members directly or indirectly support the terrorist activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof by knowingly engaging in a significant transaction with, or providing financial or material support for Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof, or any person described in subparagraph (A); or
 (C)directly or indirectly supports the terrorist activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof by knowingly and materially assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial or material support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof, or any person described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
 (3)Form of reportEach report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
				(4)Exception
 (A)In generalThe President shall not be required to identify a foreign person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state in a report pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) if—
 (i)the foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state notifies the United States Government in advance that it proposes to engage in a significant transaction described in that paragraph; and
 (ii)the President determines and notifies the appropriate congressional committees in a classified form not less than 15 days prior to the foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state engaging in the significant transaction that the significant transaction is in the national interests of the United States.
 (B)Non-applicabilitySubparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to— (i)an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state that the Secretary of State determines has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism pursuant to section 1754(c) of the Export Controls Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), or any other provision of law; or
 (ii)any significant transaction described in paragraph (1)(B) that involves, directly or indirectly, a foreign state described in clause (i).
						(b)Imposition of sanctions
 (1)In generalThe President shall impose two or more of the sanctions described in paragraph (2) with respect to a foreign person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state identified pursuant to subsection (a).
 (2)Sanctions describedThe sanctions described in this paragraph to be imposed with respect to a foreign person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state are the following:
 (A)The President may direct the Export-Import Bank of the United States not to give approval to the issuance of any guarantee, insurance, extension of credit, or participation in the extension of credit in connection with the export of any goods or services to the foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state, and the Export-Import Bank of the United States shall comply with any such direction.
 (B)The President may prohibit the sale of any defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) to the foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state.
 (C)The President may prohibit the issuance of licenses for export of any item on the United States Munitions List under section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)) that include the foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state as a party.
 (D)The President may prohibit the export of any goods or technologies controlled for national security reasons under the Export Administration Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, to the foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state, except that such prohibition shall not apply to any transaction subject to the reporting requirements of title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.).
 (E)The President may prohibit any United States financial institution from making loans or providing any credit or financing totaling more than $10,000,000 to the foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state, except that this subparagraph shall not apply to—
 (i)any transaction subject to the reporting requirements of title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.);
 (ii)the provision of medicines, medical equipment, and humanitarian assistance; or (iii)any credit, credit guarantee, or financial assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture to support the purchase of food or other agricultural commodities.
 (F)The President may exercise all powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that the requirements of section 202 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.
 (3)ExceptionThe President shall not be required to apply sanctions under this subsection with respect to a foreign person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state identified pursuant to subsection (a) if the President certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that—
 (A)the foreign person or agency or instrumentality— (i)is no longer carrying out activities or transactions for which the sanctions were to be imposed; or
 (ii)has taken and is continuing to take significant verifiable steps toward terminating the activities or transactions for which the sanctions were to be imposed; and
 (B)the President has received reliable assurances from the foreign person or agency or instrumentality that it will not carry out any activities or transactions for which sanctions may be imposed under this subsection in the future.
					(c)Penalties
 (1)In generalThe penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that knowingly violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations prescribed under section 8(b) to carry out subsection (b)(2)(F) to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that knowingly commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that Act.
 (2)AuthoritiesThe President may exercise all authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) for purposes of carrying out subsection (b)(2)(F).
				(d)Waiver
 (1)In generalThe President may waive, on a case-by-case basis and for a period of not more than 180 days, a requirement under subsection (b) to impose or maintain sanctions with respect to a foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state if the President—
 (A)determines that the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States; and (B)not less than 30 days before the waiver takes effect, submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the waiver and the justification for the waiver.
 (2)Renewal of waiverThe President may, on a case-by-case basis, renew a waiver under paragraph (1) for additional periods of not more than 180 days if the President—
 (A)determines that the renewal of the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States; and
 (B)not less than 15 days before the waiver expires, submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the renewal of the waiver and the justification for the renewal of the waiver.
 (e)Rule of constructionThe authority to impose sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a foreign person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state identified pursuant to subsection (a) is in addition to the authority to impose sanctions under any other provision of law with respect to foreign persons or agencies or instrumentalities of foreign states that directly or indirectly support international terrorism.
 (f)Agency or instrumentality of a foreign state definedIn this section, the term agency or instrumentality of a foreign state has the meaning given that term in section 1603(b) of title 28, United States Code. (g)Effective dateThis section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to activities and transactions described in subsection (a) that are carried out on or after such date of enactment.
			5.Imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign governments that provide material support for the
			 terrorist activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any
			 affiliate or successor thereof
			(a)Identification
 (1)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that identifies the following:
 (A)Each government of a foreign country— (i)with respect to which the Secretary of State determines has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism pursuant to section 1754(c) of the Export Controls Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), or any other provision of law; and
 (ii)with respect to which the President determines has provided direct or indirect material support for the terrorist activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof.
 (B)Each government of a foreign country that— (i)is not identified under subparagraph (A); and
 (ii)the President determines engaged in a significant transaction so as to contribute knowingly and materially to the efforts by the government of a foreign country described in subparagraph (A)(i) to provide direct or indirect material support for the terrorist activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof.
 (2)Form of reportEach report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
				(b)Imposition of sanctions
 (1)In generalThe President shall impose the following sanctions with respect to each government of a foreign country identified under subsection (a)(1):
 (A)The United States Government shall suspend, for a period of one year, United States assistance to the government of the foreign country.
 (B)The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director to each appropriate international financial institution to oppose, and vote against, for a period of one year, the extension by that institution of any loan or financial or technical assistance to the government of the foreign country.
 (C)No item on the United States Munitions List under section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)) or the Commerce Control List set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor list), may be exported to the government of the foreign country for a period of one year.
 (2)ExceptionsThe President shall not be required to apply sanctions with respect to the government of a foreign country pursuant to paragraph (1)—
 (A)with respect to materials intended to be used by military or civilian personnel of the United States Armed Forces at military facilities in the country; or
 (B)if the application of such sanctions would prevent the United States from meeting the terms of any status of forces agreement to which the United States is a party.
 (c)Additional sanctions with respect to state sponsors of terrorismThe President shall impose the following additional sanctions with respect to each government of a foreign country identified under subsection (a)(1)(A):
 (1)The President shall, pursuant to such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which the government of the foreign country has any interest.
 (2)The President shall, pursuant to such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between one or more financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of the government of the foreign country.
				(d)Waiver
 (1)In generalThe President may waive, on a case-by-case basis and for a period of not more than 180 days, a requirement under subsection (b) or (c) to impose or maintain sanctions with respect to a foreign government identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) if the President—
 (A)determines that the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States; and (B)not less than 30 days before the waiver takes effect, submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the waiver and the justification for the waiver.
 (2)Renewal of waiverThe President may, on a case-by-case basis, renew a waiver under paragraph (1) for additional periods of not more than 180 days if the President—
 (A)determines that the renewal of the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States; and
 (B)not less than 15 days before the waiver expires, submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the renewal of the waiver and the justification for the renewal of the waiver.
 (e)Rule of constructionThe authority to impose sanctions under subsection (b) or (c) with respect to each government of a foreign country identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) is in addition to the authority to impose sanctions under any other provision of law with respect to governments of foreign countries that provide material support to foreign terrorist organizations designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
 (f)TerminationThe President may terminate any sanctions imposed with respect to the government of a foreign country under subsection (b) or (c) if the President determines and notifies the appropriate congressional committees that the government of the foreign country—
 (1)is no longer carrying out activities or transactions for which the sanctions were imposed; and
 (2)has provided assurances to the United States Government that it will not carry out activities or transactions for which sanctions may be imposed under subsection (b) or (c) in the future.
 (g)Effective dateThis section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to activities and transactions described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) that are carried out on or after such date of enactment.
			6.Exemptions relating to provision of humanitarian assistance
			(a)Sanctions with respect to foreign persons and agencies and instrumentalities of
 foreign statesThe following activities shall be exempt from sanctions under section 4: (1)The conduct or facilitation of a transaction for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices to a foreign person described in section 4(a)(2).
 (2)The provision of humanitarian assistance to a foreign person described in section 4(a)(2), including engaging in a financial transaction relating to humanitarian assistance or for humanitarian purposes or transporting goods or services that are necessary to carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance or humanitarian purposes.
 (b)Sanctions with respect to foreign governmentsThe following activities shall be exempt from sanctions under section 5: (1)The conduct or facilitation of a transaction for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices to Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof described in section 5(a)(1).
 (2)The provision of humanitarian assistance to Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof described in section 5(a)(1), including engaging in a financial transaction relating to humanitarian assistance or for humanitarian purposes or transporting goods or services that are necessary to carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance or humanitarian purposes.
				7.Report on activities of foreign countries to disrupt global fundraising, financing, and money
			 laundering activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any
			 affiliate or successor thereof
			(a)Report
 (1)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes—
 (A)a list of foreign countries that support Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof, or in which Hamas maintains important portions of its financial networks;
 (B)with respect to each foreign country on the list required by subparagraph (A)— (i)an assessment of whether the government of the country is taking adequate measures to freeze the assets of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof within the territory of the country; and
 (ii)in the case of a country the government of which is not taking adequate measures to freeze the assets of Hamas—
 (I)an assessment of the reasons that government is not taking adequate measures to freeze those assets; and
 (II)a description of measures being taken by the United States Government to encourage that government to freeze those assets;
 (C)a list of foreign countries in which Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof, conducts significant fundraising, financing, or money laundering activities;
 (D)with respect to each foreign country on the list required by subparagraph (C)— (i)an assessment of whether the government of the country is taking adequate measures to disrupt the fundraising, financing, or money laundering activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof within the territory of the country; and
 (ii)in the case of a country the government of which is not taking adequate measures to disrupt those activities—
 (I)an assessment of the reasons that government is not taking adequate measures to disrupt those activities; and
 (II)a description of measures being taken by the United States Government to encourage that government to improve measures to disrupt those activities; and
 (E)a list of foreign countries from which Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof, acquires surveillance equipment, electronic monitoring equipment, or other means to inhibit communication or political expression in Gaza.
 (2)FormThe report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent possible and may contain a classified annex.
 (b)BriefingNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for the following 3 years, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of other applicable Federal departments and agencies (or their designees) shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the disposition of the assets and activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any successor or affiliate thereof related to fundraising, financing, and money laundering worldwide.
 (c)DefinitionIn this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1)the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
 (2)the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
				8.Miscellaneous provisions
 (a)Rule of constructionNothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to the authorized intelligence activities of the United States.
 (b)Regulatory authorityThe President shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, prescribe regulations as are necessary for the implementation of this Act.
			(c)Exception relating to importation of goods
 (1)In generalThe authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this Act shall not include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
 (2)Good definedIn this subsection, the term good means any article, natural or man-made substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data.
 (d)TerminationThis Act shall terminate on the earlier of— (1)30 days after the date on which the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any successor or affiliate thereof—
 (A)are no longer designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189);
 (B)are no longer subject to sanctions pursuant to— (i)Executive Order 12947 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to prohibiting transactions with terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process); and
 (ii)Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism); and
 (C)meet the criteria described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 9 of the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446; 22 U.S.C. 2378b note); or
 (2)3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 9.Determination of budgetary effectsThe budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 931 et seq.), shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 52
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			January 6, 2009
			Mr. Inouye introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To amend title XIX of the Social Security
		  Act to provide 100 percent reimbursement for medical assistance provided to a
		  Native Hawaiian through a Federally-qualified health center or a Native
		  Hawaiian health care system.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Native Hawaiian Medicaid Coverage Act
			 of 2009.
		2.100 percent fmap for medical assistance
			 provided to a Native Hawaiian through a federally-qualified health center or a
			 Native Hawaiian health care system under the medicaid program
			(a)MedicaidThe third sentence of
			 section
			 1905(b) of the Social Security
			 Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended
			 by inserting , and with respect to medical assistance provided to a
			 Native Hawaiian (as defined in section 12 of the Native Hawaiian Health Care
			 Improvement Act) through a Federally-qualified health center or a Native
			 Hawaiian health care system (as so defined) whether directly, by referral, or
			 under contract or other arrangement between a Federally-qualified health center
			 or a Native Hawaiian health care system and another health care
			 provider before the period.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by
			 this section applies to medical assistance provided on or after the date of
			 enactment of this Act.


113 HR 4839 IH: Original Living Wage Act of 2014
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-06-11
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4839
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 11, 2014
			Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Honda, Mr. Lewis, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Norton, Ms. Bass, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Waters, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Richmond) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

		A BILL
		To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on
			 the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the
			 Bureau of the Census.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Original Living Wage Act of 2014.
		2.Findings; sense of Congress
			(a)FindingsCongress finds the following:
				(1)In 2012, there were over 46,500,000 Americans living in poverty who were separated from the
			 opportunities of the Nation by their income, their housing, and their
			 access to education, jobs, and health care.
				(2)A full-time worker earning the Federal minimum wage earns an income below the Federal poverty
			 threshold for a family of 4, consisting of 2 adults and 2 children.
				(3)The average fair market rent for a 1-bedroom apartment is more than 65 percent of the monthly
			 income of a full-time worker earning the minimum wage. In comparison, the
			 generally accepted definition of affordability is for a household to pay
			 not more than 30 percent of its income on housing.
				(4)Two full-time workers earning the Federal minimum wage earn an income below the national housing
			 wage for a 1-bedroom apartment, the amount a person needs to earn to
			 afford a 1-bedroom apartment at average rent.
				(b)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that—
				(1)the Federal minimum wage should, as a minimum, be adjusted every 4 years so that a person working
			 for such a wage may earn an annual income that is not less than 15 percent
			 higher than the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined
			 by the Bureau of the Census;
				(2)the minimum wage should be set at a level high enough to allow 2 full-time minimum wage workers to
			 earn an income above the national housing wage; and
				(3)Congress, any of the several States, the District of Columbia, any territory or possession of the
			 United States, any Indian tribe, or any local or municipal government of a
			 State may establish a higher minimum wage requirement than that
			 established in this Act.
				3.Minimum wageSection 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is amended—
			(1)in subsection (a)(1)—
				(A)by striking and at the end of subparagraph (B);
				(B)by inserting and at the end of subparagraph (C); and
				(C)by inserting at the end the following:

						(D)not less than the amount determined by the Secretary under subsection (b), beginning September 1,
			 2014;; and
				(2)by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and inserting after subsection (a) the following:

					(b)
						(1)Subject to paragraph (2), not later than June 1, 2014, and once every 4 years thereafter, the
			 Secretary shall determine the minimum wage rate applicable under
			 subsection (a)(1) based on the formula described in paragraph (3). The
			 Secretary shall publish such wage rate in the Federal Register not later
			 than October 1 of each year.
						(2)If the minimum wage rate determined by the Secretary under paragraph (1) would result in a lower
			 minimum wage rate than the minimum wage rate in effect at the time of such
			 determination, the Secretary shall not adjust, pursuant to this
			 subsection, the minimum wage rate so in effect.
						(3)The minimum wage rate determined by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be the minimum hourly
			 wage sufficient for a person working for such wage for 40 hours per week,
			 52 weeks per year, to earn an annual income in an amount that is 15
			 percent higher than the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, with
			 two children under the age of 18, and living in any of the 48 contiguous
			 States, as published by the Bureau of the Census for the year in which the
			 wage rate is being so determined..


115 HR 6493 IH: The Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-07-24
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6493IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 24, 2018Mr. DeSaulnier introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to improve public understanding of how
			 transportation investments are made by public agencies through
			 establishing greater transparency and accountability processes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the The Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act. 2.Metropolitan transportation planning (a)Development of transportation planSection 134(i) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
 (1)by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (8) and (9); and (2)by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:

 (7)Project selection transparency and accountabilityProjects included in the adopted transportation plan shall be selected through a publicly available transparent process that includes use of criteria that directly support factors in subsection (h), the national transportation goals under section 150(b), and applicable State transportation goals. The criteria shall be used to publicly categorize the highest performing projects..
 (b)Metropolitan tipSection 134(j)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code is amended by adding after the period at the end the following:

 Projects included in the priority list shall come from the highest performing category of projects identified in the transportation plan under subsection (i)(7). If a lower-categorized project is included in the priority project list, a public description shall be included to explain why the lower-categorized project is included before a higher-categorized project, including geographic balance and projects in economically distressed areas..
			3.Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning
 (a)Long-Range statewide transportation planSection 135(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1)by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and
 (2)by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:  (9)Project selection transparency and accountabilityProjects included in the adopted long-range statewide transportation plan shall be selected through a publicly available transparent process that includes use of criteria that directly support factors in subsection (d), the national transportation goals under section 150(b), and applicable State transportation goals. The criteria shall be used to publicly categorize the highest performing projects..
 (b)Statewide transportation improvement planSection 135(g)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code is amended by adding after the period at the end the following:

 Projects included in the transportation improvement program shall come from the highest performing category of projects identified in the transportation plan under subsection (f)(9). If a lower-categorized project is included in the priority project list, a public description shall be included to explain why the lower-categorized project is included before a higher-categorized project, including geographic balance and projects in economically distressed areas..
			4.Metropolitan transportation planning
 (a)Development of transportation planSection 5303(i) of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1)by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (8) and (9); and
 (2)by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:  (7)Project selection transparency and accountabilityProjects included in the adopted transportation plan shall be selected through a publicly available transparent process that includes use of criteria that directly support factors in subsection (h), the national transportation goals under section 150(b), and applicable State transportation goals. The criteria shall be used to publicly categorize the highest performing projects..
 (b)Metropolitan tipSection 5303(j)(2)(A) of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code is amended by adding after the period at the end the following:

 Projects included in the priority list shall come from the highest performing category of projects identified in the transportation plan under subsection (i)(7). If a lower-categorized project is included in the priority project list, a public description shall be included to explain why the lower-categorized project is included before a higher-categorized project, including geographic balance and projects in economically distressed areas..
			5.Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning
 (a)Long-Range statewide transportation planSection 5304(f) of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1)by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and
 (2)by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:  (9)Project selection transparency and accountabilityProjects included in the adopted long-range statewide transportation plan shall be selected through a publicly available transparent process that includes use of criteria that directly support factors in subsection (d), the national transportation goals under section 150(b), and applicable State transportation goals. The criteria shall be used to publicly categorize the highest performing projects..
 (b)Statewide transportation improvement planSection 5304(g)(5)(A) of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding after the period at the end the following:

 Projects included in the statewide transportation improvement program shall come from the highest performing category of projects identified in the transportation plan under subsection (f)(9). If a lower-categorized project is included in the priority project list, a public description shall be included to explain why the lower-categorized project is included before a higher-categorized project, including geographic balance and projects in economically distresses areas..


109 HR 695 IH: No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-02-09
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I
109th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 695
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 9, 2005
Mr. Conyers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL
To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal.

1.Short title This Act may be cited as the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2005 or NOPEC.
2.Sherman act The Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 7 the following:

7A.Oil producing cartels
(a)In generalIt shall be illegal and a violation of this Act for any foreign state, or any instrumentality or agent of any foreign state, to act collectively or in combination with any other foreign state, any instrumentality or agent of any other foreign state, or any other person, whether by cartel or any other association or form of cooperation or joint action—
(1)to limit the production or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product;
(2)to set or maintain the price of oil, natural gas, or any petroleum product; or
(3)to otherwise take any action in restraint of trade for oil, natural gas, or any petroleum product;when such action, combination, or collective action has a direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect on the market, supply, price, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or other petroleum product in the United States.
(b)Sovereign immunityA foreign state engaged in conduct in violation of subsection (a) shall not be immune under the doctrine of sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction or judgments of the courts of the United States in any action brought to enforce this section.
(c)Inapplicability of act of state doctrineNo court of the United States shall decline, based on the act of state doctrine, to make a determination on the merits in an action brought under this section.
(d)EnforcementThe Attorney General of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission may bring an action to enforce this section in any district court of the United States as provided under the antitrust laws..
3.Sovereign immunity Section 1605(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1)in paragraph (6), by striking or after the semicolon;
(2)in paragraph (7), by striking the period and inserting ; or; and
(3)by adding at the end the following:

(8)in which the action is brought under section 7A of the Sherman Act..


113 S1117 IS: Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act
U.S. Senate
2013-06-07
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		II
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1117
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 7, 2013
			Ms. Stabenow introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
			 and Pensions

		A BILL
		To prepare disconnected youth for a competitive
		  future.

		1.Short title; table of
			 contents
			(a)Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited
			 as the Reengaging Americans in Serious
			 Education by Uniting Programs Act.
			(b)Table of
			 contentsThe table of
			 contents for this Act is as follows:

					Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
					Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
					Sec. 3. Definitions.
					Sec. 4. Grants authorized.
					Sec. 5. Application.
					Sec. 6. Priority.
					Sec. 7. Selection criteria.
					Sec. 8. Use of funds.
					Sec. 9. Planning grants authorized.
					Sec. 10. Accountability, performance measures, and
				evaluation.
					Sec. 11. Technical assistance and best practices.
					Sec. 12. Authorization of appropriations.

			2.Findings and
			 purposes
			(a)FindingsCongress finds the following:
				(1)In the United
			 States today, millions of youth drop out of secondary school, fail to complete
			 their studies, or do not graduate on time. While the United States has made
			 slow progress in improving graduation rates, the dropout challenge remains a
			 crisis that is impeding the Nation's ability to produce an educated workforce
			 and succeed in the 21st century global economy.
				(2)Government data
			 shows that more than 25 percent of the Nation's students fail to complete
			 secondary school in 4 years. In some of the larger cities of the United States
			 and among urban minority youth, dropout rates of 40 percent are not
			 uncommon.
				(3)According to
			 recent research, there is an estimated 6,700,000 youth ages 16–24 who are
			 disconnected from school and work, of which 3,400,000 are chronic, having had
			 no attachment to school or work since age 16, and 3,300,000 are under-attached
			 to school or work and have not progressed toward employment or postsecondary
			 education. While disconnected youth are disproportionately male and from
			 minority groups, substantial disconnected youth rates are found for all groups
			 of youth.
				(4)The impact of
			 this dropout crisis has been likened to a permanent recession for youth, and it
			 has consequences for the economy of the United States. Disconnected youth are
			 more likely than other youth to engage in criminal activities, become
			 incarcerated, and rely on public systems of support.
				(5)The Department of
			 Education reports that the average secondary school dropout is associated with
			 costs to the economy of approximately $240,000 over the individual's lifetime
			 in terms of lower tax contributions, higher reliance on government health
			 programs and public assistance, and higher rates of criminal activity. Over
			 their lifetimes, secondary school dropouts are estimated to earn $400,000 less
			 than secondary school graduates. Further, only 37 percent of secondary school
			 dropouts are steadily employed, and they are more than twice as likely to live
			 in high poverty.
				(6)Experts estimate
			 that two-thirds of jobs created in the near future will require at least some
			 postsecondary education. Education and training pathways that help youth to
			 earn a secondary school diploma and postsecondary credentials are
			 essential.
				(b)PurposesThe purposes of this Act are—
				(1)to prepare disconnected youth for a
			 competitive future;
				(2)to challenge and
			 support young people who have dropped out of secondary school to—
					(A)attain a
			 secondary school diploma;
					(B)attain a 2-year
			 or 4-year credential from a recognized postsecondary educational institution,
			 an industry-recognized credential, or certification from a registered
			 apprenticeship program; and
					(C)secure and
			 succeed in a family-supporting career; and
					(3)to support local
			 community partnerships in integrating existing, and often disparate, services
			 into a comprehensive, cross-systems dropout recovery approach.
				3.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)DisabilityThe
			 term disability has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the
			 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).
			(2)Disconnected
			 youthThe term disconnected youth means a young
			 person who—
				(A)has left
			 secondary school without obtaining a secondary school diploma;
				(B)is or was
			 previously a homeless child or youth;
				(C)is or was under
			 the care and placement responsibility of the State agency responsible for
			 administering a plan under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act
			 (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., 670 et seq.);
				(D)was under the
			 custody of a juvenile justice or criminal justice system;
				(E)has a disability;
			 or
				(F)is a low-income
			 individual and is pregnant or parenting and not attending any school.
				(3)Eligible
			 entityThe term eligible entity means a partnership
			 consisting of entities or individuals qualified to represent the community
			 assisted, or proposed to be assisted, by a grant under this Act, including not
			 less than one partner from each of the following categories:
				(A)A mayor, or other
			 appropriate chief executive officer, of a unit of general purpose local
			 government in the community.
				(B)A local
			 educational agency (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
			 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) serving the community.
				(C)A local workforce
			 system serving the community.
				(D)An institution of
			 higher education serving the community.
				(E)A representative
			 of a local or state system serving young people in the community,
			 including—
					(i)a
			 juvenile justice system;
					(ii)a
			 criminal justice system;
					(iii)a
			 housing agency;
					(iv)a
			 mental health agency; and
					(v)a
			 child welfare agency.
					(F)A representative
			 of a community-based organization serving the community.
				(G)A representative
			 from business or industry.
				(H)A representative
			 with expertise in labor management relations.
				(I)A disconnected
			 youth in the community and the parents or caregivers of such disconnected
			 youth.
				(4)Federal Youth
			 Development CouncilThe term Federal Youth Development
			 Council means the Federal Youth Development Council established under
			 the Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act (Public Law 109–365; 120 Stat.
			 2594).
			(5)Homeless
			 children and youthsThe term homeless children and
			 youths has the meaning given the term in section 725 of the
			 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a).
			(6)Institution of
			 higher educationThe term institution of higher
			 education has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher
			 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
			(7)One-stop
			 centerThe term one-stop center means a one-stop
			 center described in section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29
			 U.S.C. 2864(c)).
			(8)Postsecondary
			 educationThe term postsecondary education
			 means—
				(A)a 4-year program
			 of instruction, or not less than a 1-year program of instruction that is
			 acceptable for credit toward a baccalaureate degree, offered by an institution
			 of higher education; or
				(B)a certificate or
			 registered apprenticeship program at the postsecondary level offered by an
			 institution of higher education or a nonprofit educational institution.
				(9)Registered
			 apprenticeship programThe term registered apprenticeship
			 program means an industry skills training program at the postsecondary
			 level that combines technical and theoretical training through structured
			 on-the-job learning with related instruction (in a classroom or through
			 distance learning) while an individual is employed, working under the direction
			 of qualified personnel or a mentor, and earning incremental wage increases
			 aligned to enhanced job proficiency, resulting in the acquisition of a
			 nationally recognized and portable certificate, under a plan approved by the
			 Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor or by a State agency
			 recognized by the Department of Labor.
			(10)Secondary
			 schoolThe term secondary school has the meaning
			 given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
			 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
			(11)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of Labor.
			(12)Young
			 peopleThe term young people means individuals who
			 are between the ages of 16 and 24, inclusive, at the time of commencement of
			 participation in services funded through a grant under section 4.
			4.Grants
			 authorized
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
			 Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Housing
			 and Urban Development, the Attorney General of the United States, the Federal
			 Youth Development Council, and leaders in the field of working with
			 disconnected youth, shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible
			 entities to enable the eligible entities to pay the costs of—
				(1)developing and
			 implementing a strategy to identify disconnected youth; and
				(2)providing such
			 disconnected youth with support needed to—
					(A)attain a
			 secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent;
					(B)attain a
			 postsecondary credential, including a 2-year or 4-year credential from an
			 institution of higher education, an industry-recognized credential, or
			 certification from a registered apprenticeship program; and
					(C)secure and
			 succeed in a family-supporting career.
					(b)Minimum grant
			 amountThe Secretary shall award a grant under this section in an
			 amount that—
				(1)is appropriate to
			 achieve the goals and implement the activities described in the application
			 submitted under section 5; and
				(2)is not less than
			 $1,000,000 per year.
				(c)Duration of
			 grantA grant under this section shall be awarded for a period of
			 5 years, and may be renewed at the discretion of the Secretary based on the
			 effective performance of the eligible entity under the preceding grant in
			 accordance with the levels of performance determined by the eligible entity and
			 the Secretary pursuant to section 9(b).
			(d)Equitable
			 geographic distribution of fundsThe Secretary shall ensure an
			 equitable and appropriate distribution of grants awarded under this section
			 among eligible entities—
				(1)serving urban,
			 rural, and suburban areas; and
				(2)with varying
			 degrees of experience and expertise in serving disconnected youth.
				(e)Fiscal and
			 administrative agentsAn eligible entity shall choose an entity
			 to be the fiscal agent and an entity to be the administrative agent for the
			 grant funds received under this section.
			(f)Existing
			 partnershipAn existing workforce, education, or youth
			 development partnership, coalition, or organization may serve as the eligible
			 entity for the purposes of grants under this section if the partnership,
			 coalition, or organization includes, or modifies the members of the
			 partnership, coalition, or organization to include, the individuals required to
			 be included in the eligible entity under section 3(3).
			5.Application
			(a)In
			 generalAn eligible entity
			 that desires a grant under section 4 shall submit an application to the
			 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
			 Secretary may require.
			(b)ContentsAn application submitted under this section
			 shall include—
				(1)a description of
			 the eligible entity submitting the application, including a description of the
			 fiscal agent and the administrative agent for the grant;
				(2)a description of the strategy that the
			 eligible entity will use to carry out the purpose of this Act, which shall
			 include—
					(A)a well-developed education component with
			 an emphasis on—
						(i)multiple pathways and options towards
			 secondary school diploma and postsecondary credential attainment, which may
			 include recuperative strategies such as competency-based instruction and credit
			 retrieval as well as basic literacy; and
						(ii)the skills needed in the fields of science,
			 technology, engineering, and mathematics;
						(B)a work preparation component, which may
			 include a hands-on internship, work experience, or national or community
			 service, that promotes the development of applied skills such as oral and
			 written communication, teamwork, leadership, and critical thinking; and
					(C)a youth support
			 component, including the array of comprehensive support services that
			 will—
						(i)address the
			 challenges that caused the disconnected youth to leave school without a
			 secondary school diploma;
						(ii)remove barriers
			 to and support the attainment of—
							(I)the graduation of
			 such young people from secondary school;
							(II)a postsecondary
			 credential, including a 2-year or 4-year credential from an institution of
			 higher education, an industry-recognized credential, or certification from a
			 registered apprenticeship program; and
							(III)success in a
			 family-supporting career; and
							(iii)provide
			 appropriate case management to ensure young people achieve the purposes
			 described in section 2(b);
						(3)a needs
			 assessment of the community to be assisted under the grant, including—
					(A)an estimate of
			 the number of disconnected youth in the community; and
					(B)an assessment of
			 resources available in the community that can help such disconnected
			 youth—
						(i)address the
			 challenges that caused such disconnected youth to leave school without a
			 secondary school diploma;
						(ii)return to an
			 appropriate educational setting;
						(iii)attain a
			 secondary school diploma;
						(iv)attain a
			 postsecondary credential, including a 2-year or 4-year credential from an
			 institution of higher education, an industry-recognized credential, or
			 certification from a registered apprenticeship program; and
						(v)secure and
			 succeed in a family-supporting career;
						(4)a plan for
			 identifying and engaging disconnected youth and connecting such disconnected
			 youth with a continuum of comprehensive and coordinated resources that can help
			 such disconnected youth attain a secondary school diploma, a recognized
			 postsecondary credential, including a 2-year or 4-year credential from an
			 institution of higher education, an industry-recognized credential, or
			 certification from a registered apprenticeship program, and secure and succeed
			 in a family-supporting career, including a description of—
					(A)the needs of such
			 disconnected youth that will be met by the eligible entity through the
			 grant;
					(B)the identities,
			 roles, and capacity of the partners in the eligible entity to fulfill the needs
			 described in subparagraph (A), including a description of the role to be played
			 by—
						(i)secondary schools
			 and institutions of higher education in constructing education
			 programming;
						(ii)the local
			 workforce system, including one-stop career centers and businesses, in
			 developing and implementing the workforce preparation activities; and
						(iii)systems serving
			 young people, including the juvenile justice system, and other community-based
			 organizations in providing outreach, support, and direct service;
						(C)a plan to
			 leverage non-Federal (including in-kind) resources and a plan for
			 sustainability beyond the grant period;
					(D)the services to
			 be provided through the grant to carry out the strategy described in paragraph
			 (2) and a description of the process that will be used to award subgrants and
			 contracts under section 8 for the provision of such services;
					(E)the research and
			 evidence base indicating why the selected strategy and selection of services
			 will be effective in meeting the comprehensive needs of the disconnected youth
			 identified in the community;
					(F)the goals,
			 intended outcomes, and performance measures of the eligible entity's strategy
			 in accordance with the performance measures under section 10(b);
					(G)a statement of
			 concurrence on the application, signed by the partners in the eligible entity,
			 that outlines the specific roles and responsibilities of the partners as the
			 roles and responsibilities relate to the functioning of the eligible entity;
			 and
					(H)a plan to create,
			 or include an existing, youth advisory council, that is composed of
			 disconnected youth from the community to be served, to make recommendations
			 regarding the services to be provided under the grant;
					(5)a description of
			 the system that will be put in place to—
					(A)provide case
			 management, counseling, intensive placement and follow-up services, adult
			 advocacy, or mentoring to help disconnected youth and their families access the
			 various systems, resources, and supports necessary to ensure such young
			 people's success; and
					(B)ensure that young
			 people receiving services through the grant will receive individualized case
			 management to ensure that the young people achieve the purposes described in
			 section 2(b), including—
						(i)an
			 assessment of needs;
						(ii)coordination of
			 appropriate services; and
						(iii)academic
			 preparation and support for entry, persistence, and completion of postsecondary
			 education;
						(6)a description of
			 how the eligible entity will ensure that every young person served under the
			 grant receives comprehensive services, including services from each of the
			 categories described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 8(b) until the
			 young person—
					(A)attains a
			 secondary school diploma, a 2-year or 4-year credential or occupational
			 certification from an institution of higher education, an industry-recognized
			 credential, or certification from a registered apprenticeship program;
			 and
					(B)secures
			 employment that can lead to economic self-sufficiency;
					(7)a description of
			 how the strategy to be implemented under the grant will identify, engage, and
			 provide services to young people who—
					(A)left school
			 without a secondary school diploma and have reading, mathematics, or science
			 skills at or below the grade 8 level; and
					(B)are disconnected
			 youth described in any of subparagraphs (C) through (E) of section 3(2);
					(8)a description of
			 how public and private services that exist on the date of submission of the
			 application will be coordinated and integrated in order to implement and
			 sustain the strategy under the grant;
				(9)a description of
			 how Federal, State, and local private and public funds will be leveraged,
			 coordinated, and integrated in order to implement the strategy under the
			 grant;
				(10)a description of
			 how the strategy to be implemented under the grant strengthens, and does not
			 duplicate, efforts within the community to be served under the grant that are
			 funded under chapter 4 of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Investment Act
			 of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2851 et seq.);
				(11)a description of
			 the process to be used to review or approve the industry-recognized credentials
			 that may be attained by the young people receiving support under the grant;
			 and
				(12)a description of
			 how the strategy to be implemented under the grant aligns with the efforts of
			 the local educational agency serving the community assisted under the grant to
			 improve secondary schools, including efforts focused on—
					(A)students who are
			 off-track to an on-time graduation; and
					(B)recuperative
			 strategies.
					(c)Existing plans,
			 assessments, and strategiesPlans, needs assessments, and
			 strategies that have been developed by an eligible entity or the partners in
			 the eligible entity may be used to satisfy the requirements of this section if
			 such plans, needs assessments, or strategies—
				(1)include the
			 information required by this section, or can be modified to include the
			 information required by this section; and
				(2)are submitted to
			 the Secretary with such modifications.
				6.PriorityIn awarding grants to eligible entities
			 under section 4, the Secretary shall give priority to applications from
			 eligible entities proposing—
			(1)to serve areas
			 with disproportionately high numbers or percentages of young people who have
			 left secondary school without obtaining a secondary school diploma or its
			 recognized equivalent;
			(2)to serve areas
			 with high concentrations of young people in families whose family income is not
			 more than 200 percent of the poverty line (as determined under section 673(2)
			 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))); and
			(3)to serve areas
			 with high numbers or percentages of young people who are unemployed or
			 underemployed.
			7.Selection
			 criteriaThe Secretary shall
			 award grants to eligible entities under section 4 based on selection criteria
			 that includes the following:
			(1)Best practices
			 or researchThe extent to which the application submitted by an
			 eligible entity under section 5 is rooted in documented best practices or
			 research.
			(2)IntegrationThe
			 extent to which the application demonstrates the integration of multiple
			 services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum that meets the holistic
			 needs of young people, including health services, mental health services,
			 housing, civic opportunities, job readiness, work experience, school readiness,
			 reenrollment in school, and connections to family and community.
			(3)Leadership and
			 community involvementThe extent to which the application
			 demonstrates the leadership and substantive involvement of the business
			 community, the mayor or appropriate chief executive officers of the general
			 purpose local government of the community to be served by the grant, each local
			 educational agency serving the community, the public and nonprofit sectors of
			 the community, and other individuals and entities described in section 3(2), of
			 the community.
			(4)Leveraging and
			 sustainabilityThe extent to which the application demonstrates
			 that resources from multiple sources will be leveraged to implement the grant,
			 and the extent to which the application demonstrates a plan for sustainability
			 beyond the grant period.
			8.Use of
			 funds
			(a)Subgrants
				(1)In
			 generalEach eligible entity
			 receiving a grant under section 4 shall use the grant funds—
					(A)to award subgrants and contracts to
			 community-based organizations and other entities to enable the organizations
			 and entities to provide a comprehensive array of coordinated activities that
			 will—
						(i)support the educational, career and
			 technical, social, emotional, and civic needs of disconnected youth; and
						(ii)allow disconnected youth to graduate from
			 secondary school, attain a postsecondary credential, including a 2-year or
			 4-year credential from an institution of higher education, an
			 industry-recognized credential, or certification from a registered
			 apprenticeship program, and secure and succeed in a family-supporting
			 career;
						(B)for training,
			 technical assistance, and professional development for the organizations and
			 entities that is offered by local or national organizations;
					(C)for coordinating the overall effort of the
			 eligible entity; and
					(D)for the
			 reasonable costs associated with the administration and oversight of the grants
			 under section 4.
					(2)Use of subgrant
			 fundsEach organization or entity receiving a subgrant or
			 contract under this section—
					(A)shall use the
			 subgrant or contract funds to carry out a workforce preparation service, an
			 education support service, or a youth support service, described in paragraphs
			 (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b), respectively; and
					(B)may use the
			 subgrant or contract funds to carry out an activity described in paragraph (4)
			 or (5) of subsection (b).
					(b)Allowable
			 activitiesThe services and activities referred to in subsection
			 (a)(2) include the following:
				(1)Work and career
			 preparation
					(A)Workforce
			 preparationJob training, youth entrepreneurship, technological
			 and career and technical skill building, meaningful internship and
			 apprenticeship opportunities, and other workforce preparation activities
			 developed in partnership with the business community and other
			 employers.
					(B)Exposure and
			 preparation for careersStrategies that will expose disconnected
			 youth to, and prepare such disconnected youth for, careers, including careers
			 in high-growth, high-demand industries that require the use of science,
			 technology, engineering, and mathematics skills.
					(C)Applied
			 skillsStrategies that promote the development of applied skills
			 in such young people, including oral and written communication, teamwork,
			 leadership, critical thinking, and a commitment to social and civic
			 responsibility, including service-learning activities.
					(D)CompensationCompensation
			 for employment opportunities for such young people, including summer and
			 year-round employment opportunities, national and community service,
			 service-learning, and work experience.
					(2)Education
			 support
					(A)Education
			 programmingEducation programming for such young people,
			 including assessment, instruction, tutoring, and technology supports to
			 academic instruction.
					(B)Career and
			 technical educationCareer and technical education.
					(C)Dual enrollment
			 programs and early college high schoolsParticipation in dual
			 enrollment programs, early college high schools, and other proven models for
			 supporting the educational achievement of disconnected youth.
					(D)Postsecondary
			 credentialsPrograms that provide young people with a
			 postsecondary credential from an institution of higher education, a non-profit
			 postsecondary educational institution that offers an industry recognized
			 credential, or a registered apprenticeship program.
					(E)Transition
			 supportSupport for young people in their transition into and
			 their successful completion of postsecondary education.
					(F)Financial
			 assistanceFinancial assistance for such young people for
			 education support services and for higher education.
					(3)Youth
			 support
					(A)Case
			 managementCase management, including using subgrant or contract
			 funds for youth centers to serve as points of access and continued
			 support.
					(B)Health, mental
			 health, or drug treatment servicesHealth services, mental health
			 services, or drug treatment services.
					(C)HousingHousing.
					(D)TransportationTransportation.
					(E)Childcare or
			 family support servicesChildcare services or family support
			 services.
					(F)Mentoring
			 activitiesMentoring activities for such young people, including
			 one-to-one relationship building and tutoring.
					(4)Curriculum
			 developmentCurriculum development that promotes contextual
			 learning.
				(5)Other services
			 or opportunitiesOther services or opportunities that the
			 Secretary or the eligible entity determine will help carry out the purposes of
			 this Act.
				(c)Eligible
			 participantsAn eligible
			 entity receiving a grant under section 4 shall ensure that, of the group of
			 young people who receive the services and participate in the activities
			 described in subsections (a) and (b) under the grant, not less than 75 percent
			 of the group shall be disconnected youth as defined in section 3(2).
			(d)Waiver of
			 multiple service requirementThe Secretary may waive the
			 requirement of subsection (a) regarding the provision of a comprehensive array
			 of coordinated activities for an eligible entity receiving a grant under
			 section 4 to permit not more than 25 percent of the young people served by the
			 eligible entity under the grant to receive only 1 or more services among the
			 allowable activities described in subsection (b) if the eligible entity
			 determines that such young people only need 1 or more such services in order
			 to—
				(1)attain a
			 secondary school diploma;
				(2)attain a
			 recognized postsecondary credential, including a 2-year or 4-year credential
			 from an institution of higher education, an industry-recognized credential, or
			 certification from a registered apprenticeship program; and
				(3)secure and
			 succeed in a family-supporting career.
				9.Planning grants
			 authorized
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall award planning grants to eligible
			 entities to develop the components of the application described in section 5,
			 in order to allow eligible entities to become competitive for grants under
			 section 4.
			(b)Duration;
			 amountPlanning grants under this section shall be—
				(1)for a duration of
			 not more than 6 months in an amount of not more than $50,000; or
				(2)for a duration of
			 more than 6 months and not more than one year and in an amount of not more than
			 $100,000.
				(c)RecipientsRecipients
			 of grants under this section shall include—
				(1)eligible entities
			 that applied for and did not receive a grant under section 4, and demonstrate
			 the ability to submit a competitive application after additional local
			 planning; and
				(2)eligible entities
			 that intend to apply for a grant under section 4 after undergoing a thorough
			 planning process.
				10.Accountability,
			 performance measures, and evaluation
			(a)PurposeThe
			 purpose of this section is to establish an accountability system, comprised of
			 the activities described in this section, in order to—
				(1)assess the
			 effectiveness of grants under section 4 in helping disconnected youth—
					(A)attain a
			 secondary school diploma;
					(B)attain a 2-year
			 or 4-year credential from an institution of higher education, an industry
			 recognized credential, or certification from a registered apprenticeship
			 program; and
					(C)secure and
			 succeed in a family-supporting career;
					(2)identify and
			 disseminate effective practices to strengthen performance; and
				(3)maximize the
			 return on investment of Federal funds in activities assisted pursuant to a
			 grant under section 4.
				(b)Performance
			 measures
				(1)In
			 generalFor each eligible entity, performance measures shall
			 consist of the indicators of performance described in paragraph (2) and the
			 level of performance described in paragraph (3).
				(2)Indicators of
			 performanceThe indicators of performance referred to in
			 paragraph (1) shall consist of the following:
					(A)Interim
			 indicators
						(i)Youth
			 participationThe participation of young people in activities
			 funded under section 4.
						(ii)Youth
			 progressThe progress of young people towards all of the
			 following:
							(I)Attainment of a
			 secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent.
							(II)Job
			 readiness.
							(iii)Youth
			 attainmentThe attainment by young people of a secondary school
			 diploma or its recognized equivalent.
						(B)Transitional
			 indicators
						(i)Diploma, and
			 entrance into education or employmentThe attainment by young
			 people of a secondary school diploma, and entrance into postsecondary education
			 or employment.
						(ii)CredentialThe
			 attainment by young people of 1 or more recognized postsecondary credentials,
			 which may include a certificate, a license, a journey-status card, or an
			 associate degree or baccalaureate degree.
						(C)Long-term
			 indicators
						(i)Employment,
			 diploma, and credentialEmployment of individuals who
			 participated in activities funded under section 4, attained a secondary school
			 diploma, and attained 1 or more recognized credentials, which may include a
			 certificate, license, journey-status card, or associate degree or baccalaureate
			 degree.
						(ii)Initial wage
			 or salary levelThe initial wage or salary level of individuals
			 described in clause (i).
						(3)Level of
			 performanceFor each indicator of performance described in
			 paragraph (2), the Secretary, in coordination with the eligible entity, shall
			 determine a level of performance expressed in objective, quantifiable, and
			 measurable form and in a way to show the progress of the eligible entity toward
			 continuously improving performance.
				(4)Eligible entity
			 measures
					(A)In
			 generalEach eligible entity that receives a grant under section
			 4 shall reach agreement with the Secretary on the levels of performance for the
			 years covered by the grant. The levels of performance shall take into account
			 the economic conditions of the area served, the characteristics of young people
			 in the area, secondary school graduation rates, and the activities or services
			 provided in the community served under the grant.
					(B)AdjustmentsIf
			 unanticipated circumstances arise resulting in a significant change in the
			 economic conditions of the area, the characteristics of young people in the
			 area, secondary school graduation rates, or activities or services provided in
			 the community served under the grant, then the eligible entity may request that
			 the Secretary adjust the level of performance for the eligible entity.
					(c)AssuranceEach
			 eligible entity that receives a grant under section 4 shall provide an
			 assurance to the Secretary, as part of the application submitted under section
			 5, that the eligible entity will—
				(1)report progress
			 toward achieving the indicators under subsection (b) beyond the grant period
			 for young people served under the grant; and
				(2)use funds
			 provided under the grant for such progress reporting.
				(d)Reports
				(1)In
			 generalEach eligible entity that receives a grant under section
			 4 shall annually, for each year of the grant, provide a report to the Secretary
			 that includes the progress of the eligible entity in accomplishing the
			 performance measures for the eligible entity. The annual report shall
			 include—
					(A)information on
			 the progress each eligible entity made in accomplishing its performance
			 measures, disaggregated by the categories described in section
			 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
			 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II));
					(B)the costs of the
			 activities supported under the grant under section 4, including—
						(i)the
			 type of cost, such as cash, personnel, equipment, supplies, or materials, or
			 other cost;
						(ii)the sources used
			 to pay such costs, such as—
							(I)funding from
			 other Federal, State, or local public programs; or
							(II)private sector
			 or philanthropic contributions; and
							(iii)the dollar
			 value of the resources leveraged to cover such costs and support the
			 activities;
						(C)any fiscal and
			 management accountability information required by the Secretary, which
			 information shall use sound financial and management practices;
					(D)the
			 characteristics and number of disconnected youth served by the services and
			 activities provided under the grant; and
					(E)the services and
			 supports provided under the grant.
					(2)Valid and
			 reliable informationIn preparing the reports under this
			 subsection, each eligible entity shall establish procedures, consistent with
			 guidelines issued by the Secretary, to ensure that the information contained in
			 the reports is valid and reliable.
				(e)EvaluationNot
			 later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
			 award a grant or a contract to an entity outside the Department of Labor for an
			 evaluation of the activities assisted under the grants awarded under section 4.
			 Such evaluation shall—
				(1)evaluate a
			 subgroup of eligible entities that received a grant under section 4;
				(2)include an
			 analysis and documentation of the strategies implemented by the eligible
			 entities assisted under the grants awarded under section 4 and the key lessons
			 learned, as such lessons relate to program design, systems coordination, and
			 implementation;
				(3)measure the
			 outcomes, and progress toward the outcomes, of the strategies implemented under
			 the grants under section 4 in terms of the interim and transitional indicators
			 of performance under subsection (b)(2), and if feasible, the long-term
			 indicators of performance under such subsection;
				(4)document the
			 incremental progress of such young people over time on the outcomes measured
			 under paragraph (3);
				(5)measure the
			 return on investment resulting from the activities funded with grants under
			 section 4; and
				(6)begin as soon as
			 practicable after the awarding of the grant or contract under this section and
			 continue throughout the duration of the periods of the grants under section 4
			 so that the plans included in the applications under section 5 may be informed
			 by, and conducive to, the evaluation.
				11.Technical
			 assistance and best practicesThe Secretary shall—
			(1)in consultation with the Federal Youth
			 Development Council, the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and
			 Delinquency Prevention established under section 206 of the Juvenile Justice
			 and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616), the Shared Youth
			 Vision, and other related agencies, disseminate best practices that emerge from
			 the programs assisted under this Act in identifying disconnected youth, and in
			 implementing effective public and private strategies for preparing such young
			 people to be successful students, workers, and citizens during and after
			 implementation of the program; and
			(2)provide, directly
			 or through a grant or contract with 1 or more nonprofit organizations selected
			 through a competitive process, training, technical assistance, and professional
			 development for organizations serving disconnected youth, including
			 organizations serving such disconnected youth that do not receive funding under
			 this Act.
			12.Authorization
			 of appropriations
			(a)In
			 generalThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
			 Act such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through
			 2018.
			(b)AllocationOf
			 the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for each fiscal year, the
			 Secretary shall use—
				(1)not less than 90
			 percent of such amount for grants to eligible entities under section 4 and
			 section 9; and
				(2)a total of not
			 more than 10 percent of such amount for the evaluation under section 10(b) and
			 the training, technical assistance, and dissemination of best practices under
			 section 11.