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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Commission on the Removal of
Mexican-Americans to Mexico Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) From 1929 through 1941, Federal, State, and local
Government authorities and certain private sector entities
throughout the United States undertook an aggressive program to
forcibly remove individuals of Mexican ancestry from the United
States.
(2) As many as 1,200,000 individuals of Mexican ancestry
who were United States citizens were forcibly removed to
Mexico.
(3) These men, women, and children were removed outside the
United States in response to public pressure to curtail the
employment of Mexican-Americans, most of whom were United
States citizens or residing legally in the United States,
during the Depression.
(4) Massive raids were conducted on Mexican-American
communities, and many of the people who were removed were never
able to return to the United States, their country of birth.
(5) These raids targeted individuals of Mexican ancestry,
even when such individuals were United States citizens or
permanent legal residents.
(6) These raids also separated such United States citizens
and permanent legal residents from their families and deprived
them of their livelihoods and constitutional rights.
(7) No official inquiry into this matter has been made.
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to establish a fact
finding commission to determine whether United States citizens and
permanent legal residents were forcibly removed to Mexico from 1929 to
1941 in violation of law as a result of past directives of Federal,
State and local governments and the impact of such removal on those
individuals, their families, and the Mexican-American community in the
United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

There is established a commission to be known as the ''Commission
on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico''.

SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

The Commission shall--
(1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the
removal of certain United States citizens and permanent legal
residents to Mexico from 1929 to 1941, and the impact of such
actions on these individuals, their families, and the Mexican-
American community in the United States;
(2) review past directives of Federal, State, and local
governments that required the removal of these individuals to
Mexico and any other information related to these directives;
and
(3) submit to Congress a written report of its findings and
recommendations.

SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP.

(a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of
seven members, who shall be appointed within 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act as follows:
(1) Three members appointed by the President.
(2) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, in consultation with the minority leader of
the House of Representatives.
(3) Two members appointed by the President pro tempore of
the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader of the
Senate.
(b) Qualifications.--Members appointed under subsection (a) shall
possess knowledge or expertise related to human rights, civil rights,
immigration, labor, business, or other pertinent qualifications.
(c) Term of Office.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of
the Commission.
(d) Quorum.--Four members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
(e) Initial Meeting.--The initial meeting of the Commission shall
be called by the President within one hundred and twenty days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, or within thirty days after the date
on which legislation is enacted making appropriations to carry out this
Act, whichever is later.
(f) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Commission shall elect a
chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members. The term of
office of each shall be for the life of the Commission.
(g) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its
powers and shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

(a) Hearings.--
(1) In general.--The Commission or on the authorization of
the Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof, may for the
purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at
times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the
Commission or any subcommittee or member considers appropriate.
(2) Location.--The Commission may hold public hearings in
any city of the United States that it finds appropriate.
(b) Subpoena Power.--
(1) In general.--The Commission may issue subpoenas
requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
production of any evidence relating to any matter under
investigation by the Commission which the Commission is
empowered to investigate by this Act.
(2) Failure to obey a subpoena.--If a person refuses to
obey a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the Commission may
apply to a United States district court for an order requiring
that person to appear before the Commission to give testimony,
produce evidence, or both, relating to the matter under
investigation. The application may be made within the judicial
district where the hearing is conducted or where such person is
found, resides, or transacts business. Any failure to obey the
order of the court may be punished by the court as civil
contempt.
(3) Service of subpoena.--A subpoena of the Commission
shall be served in the manner provided for subpoenas issued by
a United States district court under the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure for the United States district courts.
(4) Service of process.--All process of any court to which
application is made under paragraph (2) may be served in the
judicial district in which the person required to be served
resides or may be found.
(c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly
from any department or agency of the United States, or from any State
or local government, information necessary to enable it to carry out
this Act. Upon request of any member, the head of such department or
agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
(d) Contract Authority.--To the extent or in the amounts provided
in advance in appropriation Acts, the Commission may contract with and
compensate government and private agencies or persons for any services,
supplies, or other activities necessary to enable the Commission to
carry out its duties under this Act.

SEC. 7. STAFF.

(a) In General.--The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such
additional staff as it considers appropriate.
(b) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--Any staff of the
Commission may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates.
(c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code.
(d) Administrative Support Services.--Upon request of the
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties under
this Act.

SEC. 8. REPORT.

The Commission shall submit to Congress a written report not later
than the date which is one year after the date of the initial meeting
called pursuant to section 5(d) of this Act. The report shall contain a
detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission,
together with its recommendations for legislative actions that the
Commission considers appropriate.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

The Commission shall terminate 30 days after submitting the report
under section 8.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ''Commission'' means the
Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico
established under section 3.
(2) Member.--The term ''member'' means a member of the
Commission.
(3) State.--The term ''State'' means any State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, and any other commonwealth, possession, or
territory of the United States.

Output: Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico This bill establishes the Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico, which shall: (1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the 1929-1941 removal of certain U.S. citizens and permanent legal residents to Mexico and the impact of such actions on such individuals, their families, and the Mexican-American community; (2) review federal, state, and local government directives that required such removal and any other related information; and (3) report its findings, conclusions, and any recommendations for legislative actions.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Flexibility for Individual
Excellence in Education Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO AMENDMENTS MADE BY NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF
2001.

(a) Modifications to Highly Qualified Teacher Standard.--
(1) Middle or secondary teachers new to profession may use
college minor.--Subclause (II) of section 9101(23)(B)(ii) of
the Elementary and Secondary School Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801(23)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting ''or minor'' after
''academic major''.
(2) Extent time teaching is considered.--Subclause (V) of
section 9101(23)(C)(ii) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)(C)(ii))
is amended by striking ''not be based primarily on'' and
inserting ''not be based solely on''.
(b) Extension Until 2011-12 School Year for Rural Schools To Meet
All Highly Qualified Teacher Standards; Additional $50 Million
Authorized To Help Rural Schools Meet Standards.--
(1) Extension.--Subsection (a) of section 1119 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6319)
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(4) Rural school districts.--
''(A) In general.--Notwithstanding the deadline
described in paragraphs (2) and (3), a plan developed
by a State educational agency or a local educational
agency under this subsection shall ensure that all
teachers who are described in such paragraphs, but are
teaching in a rural school district, are highly
qualified not later than the end of the 2011-2012
school year.
''(B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph,
the term 'rural school district' means a local
educational agency that--
''(i) meets the eligibility criteria
described in section 6211(b), including by
obtaining a waiver under paragraph (2) of such
section; and
''(ii) employs a percentage of teachers who
are not highly qualified that is higher than
the corresponding percentage for the State
involved.''.
(2) Additional funding.--Section 6234 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7355c) is amended--
(A) by striking ''There are'' and inserting ''(a)
In General.--There are''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
''(b) Additional Funding.--For the purpose of making grants under
subpart 2 to be used for teacher recruitment, retention, and
professional development activities described in section 6222(a) in
rural school districts (as defined in section 1119(a)(4)), there are
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 following fiscal years. Such
authorization shall be in addition to the authorization in subsection
(a).''.
(c) Highly Qualified Teacher Rules Limited to Teachers of Core
Subjects.--
(1) Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

''SEC. 1005. HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHER CONCEPT LIMITED TO TEACHERS OF
CORE SUBJECTS.

''Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any reference in
this Act to highly qualified teachers shall be deemed to refer only to
teachers in core subjects.''.
(2) The table of contents of such Act is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 1004 the following
new item:

''Sec. 1005. Highly qualified teacher concept limited to teachers of
core subjects.''.
(d) Students With Disabilities Assessed at the Level of Instruction
in Compliance With Their Individualized Education Plan.--Clause (ix) of
section 1111(b)(3)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ''and'' at the
end of subclause (II), by adding ''and'' at the end of subclause (III),
and by adding at the end the following new subclause:
''(IV) at the discretion of the
State, the assessment of students with
disabilities (as defined in section
602(3) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act) whose
instructional level in the core
academic subjects is below the grade
level in which the student is enrolled,
by using the State assessment
determined by the student's
individualized education program team
(as described in section 614(d)(1)(B)
of such Act) to most closely correspond
to the student's instructional
level;''.
(e) Use of Growth Models and Multiple Measures in Determining
Adequate Yearly Progress.--
(1) Growth models.--Clause (iii) of section 1111(b)(2)(C)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ''for all
students'' and inserting ''for all students, as demonstrated by
measures of students' progress toward proficiency, including
longitudinal growth''.
(2) Multiple measures.--Subparagraph (A) of section
1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) is amended by striking ''and'' at
the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of
clause (iii) and inserting ''; and'', and by adding at the end
the following new clause:
''(iv) include multiple measures of student
academic achievement, such as the proportion of
State report card indicators met, a performance
index score, student drop-out rate, and a
measure based on individual student achievement
gains over time, disaggregated by each of the
groups of students described in subparagraph
(C)(v).''.
(f) Adequate Yearly Progress Determined by Group and Subject.--
(1) Identification of schools in need of improvement.--
(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 1116(b)(1) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)) is amended by striking ''that
fails'' and inserting ''if the same group of students
described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) fails in the same
academic subject''.
(B) Subparagraph (C) of such section is amended by
striking ''almost every student in each group specified
in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) enrolled in such school is
meeting or exceeding the State's proficient level of
academic achievement'' and inserting ''almost every
student in each group enrolled in such school for which
there is such a failure in an academic subject is
meeting or exceeding the State's proficient level of
academic achievement in such subject''.
(2) Failure to make adequate yearly progress during first
year after identification.--So much of the text of paragraph
(5) of section 1116(b) of such Act as precedes subparagraph (A)
is amended to read as follows: ''If, by the end of the first
full school year after identification under paragraph (1) of a
school served under this part, any group of students that met
the requirements for such identification in an academic subject
fails to make adequate yearly progress in such subject, as set
out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), the local
educational agency serving such school--''.
(3) Failure to make adequate yearly progress during second
year after identification.--So much of the text of subparagraph
(C) of section 1116(b)(7) of such Act as precedes clause (i) is
amended to read as follows: ''If, by the end of the second full
school year after identification under paragraph (1) of a
school served under this part, any group of students that met
the requirements for such identification in an academic subject
fails to make adequate yearly progress in such subject, as set
out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), the local
educational agency shall--''.
(4) Failure to make adequate yearly progress during first
year after corrective action.--So much of the text of
subparagraph (A) of section 1116(b)(8) of such Act as precedes
clause (i) is amended to read as follows: ''If, after 1 full
year of corrective action under paragraph (7), any group of
students (at the school subject to such corrective action) that
met the requirements for identification under paragraph (1) in
an academic subject continues to fail to make adequate yearly
progress in such subject, then the local educational agency
shall--''.
(g) Needs Improvement Label To Be Group and Subject Specific.--
Subparagraph (A) of section 1116(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new sentence: ''Such identification shall apply
only to each group and subject with respect to which there is such a
failure.''
(h) Parental Notification of Needs Improvement To Be Group and
Subject Specific.--Paragraph (6) of section 1116(b) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)) is amended by
striking ''of each student enrolled in an elementary school or a
secondary school identified for school improvement under paragraph
(1)'' and inserting ''of each student in each group of students that
met the requirements for identification in an academic subject under
paragraph (1)''.
(i) Transfer Option and Supplemental Services Limited to Students
From Failing Groups.--
(1) Clause (i) of section 1116(b)(1)(E) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)(E))
is amended by inserting ''in each group described in section
1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that met the requirements for such
identification'' after ''all students''.
(2) Paragraphs (5)(A), (7)(C)(i), and (8)(A)(i) of section
1116(b) of such Act are each amended by inserting ''in such
group'' after ''all students''.
(j) Local Educational Agencies May Choose To Offer Supplemental
Educational Services, and Not Public School Choice, on Initial Failure
To Make Adequate Yearly Progress.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (E) of section 1116(b)(1) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6316(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
''(E) Public school choice or supplemental
educational services.--In the case of a school
identified for school improvement under this paragraph,
the local educational agency shall, not later than the
first day of the school year following such
identification--
''(i) provide all students in each group
described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that met
the requirements for such identification (and
who are enrolled in the school) with the option
to transfer to another public school served by
the local educational agency, which may include
a public charter school, that has not been
identified for school improvement under this
paragraph, unless such an option is prohibited
by State law, or
''(ii) make supplemental educational
services available consistent with subsection
(e)(1) to students in such group in the
academic subject to which such identification
relates.
If more than 1 school served by such agency is
identified for school improvement under this paragraph
or more than 1 group of students meets the requirements
for such identification, such agency shall make the
same choice under clause (i) or (ii) for all such
schools and all such groups.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (5) of section 1116(b)
of such Act is amended to read as follows:
''(5) Failure to make adequate yearly progress after
identification.--If, by the end of the first full school year
after identification under paragraph (1) of a school served
under this part, any group of students that met the
requirements for such identification in an academic subject
fails to make adequate yearly progress in such subject, as set
out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), the local
educational agency serving such school--
''(A) shall continue to provide the transfer option
under clause (i) of paragraph (1)(E) or to make the
supplemental educational services available under
clause (ii) of such paragraph, whichever was chosen by
such agency,
''(B) shall provide the transfer option under such
clause (i) or to make the supplemental educational
services available under such clause (ii), whichever
was not chosen by such agency under such paragraph; and
''(C) shall continue to provide technical
assistance.''.

Output: Flexibility for Individual Excellence in Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter the requirement that teachers be highly qualified by: (1) applying it only to teachers of core subjects; (2) allowing new middle or secondary school teachers to teach subjects for which they earned a college minor; (3) allowing greater consideration to be given to the time experienced teachers have spent teaching a subject; and (4) extending the deadline for rural teachers to meet such requirements.

Provides additional funding for rural teacher recruitment, retention, and professional development activities.

Allows state determinations of students' adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards to: (1) assess disabled students at the instructional level most closely corresponding to their individualized education plans; and (2) use growth models and multiple measures of student achievement.

Requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to identify schools as needing improvement, corrective action, or restructuring only if they fail to make AYP in the same subject for the same group of students over the requisite period of time. Provides school transfers and supplemental services to students in the failing group, rather than to all students in an affected school. Gives LEAs the option of providing such students with supplemental services rather than transfers for the year following a school's identification as needing improvement.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''MacBride Principles of Economic
Justice Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT DISBURSEMENTS FROM INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR
IRELAND ARE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MACBRIDE
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC JUSTICE.

(a) Purposes.--Section 2(b) of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support
Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat. 947) is amended by adding at
the end the following new sentences: ''United States contributions
shall be used in a manner that effectively increases employment
opportunities in communities with rates of unemployment significantly
higher than the local or urban average of unemployment in Northern
Ireland. In addition, such contributions shall be used to benefit
individuals residing in such communities.''.
(b) Conditions and Understandings.--Section 5(a) of such Act is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ''The United States'' and inserting
the following:
''(1) In general.--The United States'';
(B) by striking ''in this Act may be used'' and
inserting the following: ''in this Act--
''(A) may be used'';
(C) by striking the period and inserting ''; and'';
and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
''(B) may be provided to an individual or entity in
Northern Ireland only if such individual or entity is
in compliance with the principles of economic
justice.''; and
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ''The
restrictions'' and inserting the following:
''(2) Additional requirements.--The restrictions''.
(c) Prior Certifications.--Section 5(c)(2) of such Act is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ''principle of
equality'' and all that follows and inserting ''principles of
economic justice; and''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the period at
the end the following: ''and will create employment
opportunities in regions and communities of Northern Ireland
suffering the highest rates of unemployment''.
(d) Annual Reports.--Section 6 of such Act is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting
''; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(4) each individual or entity receiving assistance from
United States contributions to the International Fund has
agreed in writing to comply with the principles of economic
justice.''.
(e) Requirements Relating to Funds.--Section 7 of such Act is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(c) Prohibition.--Nothing included herein shall require quotas or
reverse discrimination or mandate their use.''.
(f) Definitions.--Section 8 of such Act is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
''(3) the term 'Northern Ireland' includes the counties of
Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Tyrone, and Fermanagh; and
''(4) the term 'principles of economic justice' means the
following principles:
''(A) Increasing the representation of individuals
from underrepresented religious groups in the
workforce, including managerial, supervisory,
administrative, clerical, and technical jobs.
''(B) Providing adequate security for the
protection of minority employees at the workplace.
''(C) Banning provocative sectarian or political
emblems from the workplace.
''(D) Providing that all job openings be advertised
publicly and providing that special recruitment efforts
be made to attract applicants from underrepresented
religious groups.
''(E) Providing that layoff, recall, and
termination procedures do not favor a particular
religious group.
''(F) Abolishing job reservations, apprenticeship
restrictions, and differential employment criteria
which discriminate on the basis of religion.
''(G) Providing for the development of training
programs that will prepare substantial numbers of
minority employees for skilled jobs, including the
expansion of existing programs and the creation of new
programs to train, upgrade, and improve the skills of
minority employees.
''(H) Establishing procedures to assess, identify,
and actively recruit minority employees with the
potential for further advancement.
''(I) Providing for the appointment of a senior
management staff member to be responsible for the
employment efforts of the entity and, within a
reasonable period of time, the implementation of the
principles described in subparagraphs (A) through
(H).''.
(g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Output: MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1996 - Amends the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to revise its purposes to require that U.S. contributions to the International Fund for Ireland be disbursed in accordance with the MacBride principles of economic justice, as specified.
Authorizes the United States to make contributions to the Fund only if the President certifies to the Congress that, among other things, disbursements from the Fund will be distributed in accordance with the principles of economic justice and will create employment opportunities in communities of Northern Ireland suffering the highest rates of unemployment.