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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Prevention of
School Violence Act of 1999''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Students have a right to be safe and secure in their
persons while attending school.
(2) While America's schools are among the safest places to
be on a day-to-day basis, the recent tragic and sudden acts of
violence in some of our Nation's schools, including the
incidents in Pearl, Mississippi; Paducah, Kentucky; Jonesboro,
Arkansas; Springfield, Oregon; Edinboro, Pennsylvania;
Fayetteville, Tennessee; and Littleton, Colorado, remind us
that no school and no community can be complacent in their
efforts to make their schools even safer and in doing so
provide a high quality learning environment for their students.
(3) There is an increasing and urgent need to better
understand the causes of violence committed by students and to
identify those initiatives and strategies that are effective in
preventing acts of violence in our schools.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE PREVENTION OF
SCHOOL VIOLENCE.

There is established a Commission to be known as the ''National
Commission on the Prevention of School Violence'' (hereafter in this
Act referred to as the ''Commission'').

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

(a) Appointment.--
(1) Generally.--The Commission shall be composed of 11
members as follows:
(A) Three individuals shall be appointed by the
Speaker of the House.
(B) One individual shall be appointed by the
Minority Leader of the House.
(C) Three individuals shall be appointed by the
Majority Leader of the Senate.
(D) One individual shall be appointed by the
Minority Leader of the Senate.
(E) One individual shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Education.
(F) One individual shall be appointed by the
Attorney General.
(G) One individual shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(2) Consultation by appointing officials.--The appointing
officials shall consult with each other on their appointments
to assure the qualifications set forth in subsection (b) are
met.
(b) Qualifications.--
(1) Generally.--Each of the individuals appointed under
subsection (a) shall be--
(A) a nationally recognized individual prominently
acknowledged by that individual's peers, through
publication, awards, or other such honors, as having
expertise in fields related to child and adolescent
behavior;
(B) an individual with expertise and experience in
dealing with at-risk children and adolescents; or
(C) an individual with expertise and experience in
school safety and violence issues.
(2) Special qualifications.--The expertise of each
individual appointed shall relate to the impact of these issues
on producing a high quality learning experience. The panel
shall include a parent and a recent high school graduate from a
school where a recent violent incident has occurred. The panel
shall include professionals with expertise in issues dealing
with violent and delinquent youth, juvenile justice, or the
impact of media and entertainment on children and adolescents.
Such professionals shall be representative of the fields of
psychology, psychiatry, mental health, social work, school
safety, school counseling, behavioral science, juvenile
justice; the impact of media and entertainment on children and
adolescents. Whenever possible, preference shall be given to
those who are also parents.
(c) Consultation.--In the course of carrying out their
responsibilities, the members of the Commission shall consult--
(1) experts from education, such as school administrators,
teachers, counselors, and principals;
(2) experts from the criminal justice field, such as law
enforcement officers, judges, prosecutors, and juvenile
probation officers;
(3) behavioral scientists with experience with violent or
delinquent youth;
(4) organizations or research facilities with expertise in
school violence and safety issues;
(5) school safety experts such as school security
officials;
(6) school psychologists with experience in identifying
youth at risk of violence;
(7) organizations with experience in dealing with at risk
youth;
(8) members of the public who come in contact with at risk
youth;
(9) public health officials who have studied violence as a
public health problem;
(10) statisticians who have studied youth and interpersonal
violence;
(11) criminologists;
(12) students and parents; and
(13) other experts in the field of school violence and
school safety issues.
(d) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The members of the
Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairperson. In the
absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson will assume the duties
of the Chairperson.
(e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(f) Appointments.--All appointments under subsection (a) shall be
made within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. In the
event that an officer authorized to make an appointment under
subsection (a) has not made such appointment within such 30 days, the
appointment may be made for such officer as follows:
(1) the Chairman of the Committee on Education and the
Workforce may act under such subsection for the Speaker of the
House of Representatives;
(2) the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on
Education and the Workforce may act under such subsection for
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
(3) the Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources may act under such subsection for the Majority Leader
of the Senate; and
(4) the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Labor
and Human Resources may act under such subsection for the
Minority Leader of the Senate.
(g) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be entitled to one
vote, which shall be equal to the vote of every other member of the
Commission.
(h) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Commission shall not affect its
powers, but shall be filled in the manner in which the original
appointment was made.
(i) Prohibition of Additional Pay.--Members of the Commission shall
receive no additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their
service on the Commission. Members appointed from among private
citizens of the United States may be allowed travel expenses, including
per diem, in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons
serving intermittently in the government service to the extent funds
are available for such expenses.
(j) Initial Meeting.--The initial meeting of the Commission shall
occur within 40 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.

(a) Specific Findings and Recommendations.--The Commission shall
study incidents of school violence. To the extent feasible, the
Commission shall interview the perpetrators of school shootings,
members of their families, their friends, and associates, teachers,
guidance counselors, and other professionals who can provide insight
into the perpetrators experiences, feelings, and expressions. The
Commission shall make findings and specific recommendations regarding
the following:
(1) The extent, patterns, and root of the problem
surrounding violence in and around schools, at school events,
and on the way to and from school.
(2) The key factors relating to school violence, including
the characteristics of both perpetrator and victim, as well as
their families and communities; the relationship between
perpetrator and victim; social interactions; family dynamics;
and the impact of entertainment, media, and cultural
influences.
(3) Successful approaches to preventing school violence,
including such programs as early identification of troubled
children, anger management, conflict resolution, and problem
solving.
(4) Recommendations to parents, educators, communities, and
government entities as to those programs and strategies that
will best prevent school violence and ensure the safety of
students, faculty, and others, and lead to a high quality
learning environment.
(b) Final Report.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission
shall submit to the President and to the Congress, not later
than 1 year after the date of the first meeting of the
Commission, a report which shall contain a detailed statement
of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, including
the Commission's recommendations for administrative and
legislative action that the Commission considers advisable.
(2) Majority vote required for recommendations.--Any
recommendation described in paragraph (1) shall be made by the
Commission to the President and to the Congress only if such
recommendation is adopted by a majority vote of the members of
the Commission who are present and voting.

SEC. 5. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

(a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out
this Act, hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and places,
as the Commission may find advisable.
(b) Rules and Regulations.--The Commission may adopt such rules and
regulations as may be necessary to establish the Commission's
procedures and to govern the manner of the Commission's operations,
organization, and personnel.
(c) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
(1) Information.--The Commission may request from the head
of any Federal agency or instrumentality such information as
the Commission may require for the purpose of this Act. Each
such agency or instrumentality shall, to the extent permitted
by law and subject to the exceptions set forth in section 552
of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the
Freedom of Information Act), furnish such information to the
Commission, upon request made by the Chairperson of the
Commission.
(2) Facilities and services, personnel detail authorized.--
Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of
any Federal agency or instrumentality shall, to the extent
possible and subject to the discretion of such head--
(A) make any of the facilities and services of such
agency or instrumentality available to the Commission;
and
(B) detail any of the personnel of such agency or
instrumentality to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable
basis, to assist the Commission in carrying out the
Commission's duties under this Act.
(d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal agencies.
(e) Contracting.--The Commission, to such extent and in such
amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, may enter into contracts
with State agencies, private firms, institutions, and individuals for
the purpose of conducting research or surveys necessary to enable the
Commission to discharge the Commission's duties under this Act.
(f) Staff.--Subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted
by the Commission, and to such extent and in such amounts as are
provided in appropriation Acts, the Chairperson of the Commission shall
have the power to appoint, terminate, and fix the compensation (without
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such
title, or of any other provision, or of any other provision of law,
relating to the number, classification, and General Schedule rates) of
an Executive Director, and of such additional staff as the Chairperson
deems advisable to assist the Commission, at rates not to exceed a rate
equal to the maximum rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule under
section 5332 of such title.

SEC. 6. EXPENSES OF COMMISSION.

There are authorized to be appropriated to pay any expenses of the
Commission such sums as may be necessary not to exceed $650,000. Any
sums appropriated for such purposes are authorized to remain available
until expended, or until one year after the termination of the
Commission pursuant to section 7, whichever occurs first.

SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

The Commission shall cease to exist on the date that is 60 days
after the date on which the Commission is required to submit its final
report in accordance with section 4(b).
Output:
Prevention of School Violence Act of 1999 - Establishes the National Commission on the Prevention of School Violence.
Directs the Commission to submit a final report to the President and the Congress within one year after its first meeting. Terminates the Commission 60 days after such required report date.