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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Protecting Student Athletes From
Concussions Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM STATE REQUIREMENTS.

Part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7881 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

''Subpart 6--State Requirements for the Prevention and Treatment of
Concussions

''SEC. 8581. MINIMUM STATE REQUIREMENTS.

''(a) In General.--Beginning fiscal year 2019, as a condition of
receiving funds under this Act for a fiscal year, a State shall, not
later than July 1 of the preceding fiscal year, certify to the
Secretary in accordance with subsection (b) that the State has in
effect and is enforcing a law or regulation that, at a minimum,
establishes the following requirements:
''(1) Local educational agency concussion safety and
management plan.--Each local educational agency in the State
(including each charter school that is considered a local
educational agency under State law), in consultation with
members of the community in which the local educational agency
is located, shall develop and implement a standard plan for
concussion safety and management for public schools served by
the local educational agency that includes--
''(A) the education of students, parents, and
school personnel about concussions, including--
''(i) the training of school personnel on
evidence-based concussion safety and
management, including on prevention,
recognition, risk, academic consequences, and
response for both initial and any subsequent
concussions; and
''(ii) using, maintaining, and
disseminating to students and parents release
forms, treatment plans, observation,
monitoring, and reporting forms, recordkeeping
forms, and post-injury and prevention fact
sheets about concussions;
''(B) supports for each student recovering from a
concussion, including--
''(i) guiding the student in resuming
participation in school-sponsored athletic
activities and academic activities with the
help of a multidisciplinary concussion
management team, which shall include--
''(I) a health care professional,
the parents of such student, and other
relevant school personnel; and
''(II) an individual who is
assigned by the public school in which
the student is enrolled to oversee and
manage the recovery of the student;
''(ii) providing appropriate academic
accommodations aimed at progressively
reintroducing cognitive demands on such a
student; and
''(iii) if the student's symptoms of
concussion persist for a substantial period of
time--
''(I) evaluating the student in
accordance with section 614 of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (20 U.S.C. 1414) to determine
whether the student is eligible for
services under part B of such Act (20
U.S.C. 1411 et seq.); or
''(II) evaluating whether the
student is eligible for services under
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); and
''(C) best practices designed to ensure, with
respect to concussions, the uniformity of safety
standards, treatment, and management, including--
''(i) disseminating information on
concussion safety and management to the public;
and
''(ii) applying best practice and uniform
standards for concussion safety and management
to all students enrolled in the public schools
served by the local educational agency.
''(2) Posting of information on concussions.--Each public
school in the State shall post on school grounds, in a manner
that is visible to students and school personnel, and make
publicly available on the school website, information on
concussions that--
''(A) is based on peer-reviewed scientific evidence
or consensus (such as information made available by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention);
''(B) shall include--
''(i) the risks posed by sustaining a
concussion or multiple concussions;
''(ii) the actions a student should take in
response to sustaining a concussion, including
the notification of school personnel; and
''(iii) the signs and symptoms of a
concussion; and
''(C) may include--
''(i) the definition of a concussion under
section 8582(1);
''(ii) the means available to the student
to reduce the incidence or recurrence of a
concussion; and
''(iii) the effects of a concussion on
academic learning and performance.
''(3) Response to a concussion.--If any school personnel of
a public school in the State suspect that a student has
sustained a concussion during a school-sponsored athletic
activity or other school-sponsored activity--
''(A) the student shall be--
''(i) immediately removed from
participation in such activity; and
''(ii) prohibited from resuming
participation in school-sponsored athletic
activities--
''(I) on the day the student
sustained the concussion; and
''(II) until the day the student is
capable of resuming such participation,
according to the student's written
release, as described in paragraph (4);
''(B) the school personnel shall report to the
concussion management team--
''(i) that the student may have sustained a
concussion; and
''(ii) all available information with
respect to the student's injury; and
''(C) the concussion management team shall confirm
and report to the parents of the student--
''(i) the type of injury, and the date and
time of the injury, suffered by the student;
and
''(ii) any actions that have been taken to
treat the student.
''(4) Return to athletics.--If a student enrolled in a
public school in the State sustains a concussion, before the
student resumes participation in school-sponsored athletic
activities, the relevant school personnel shall receive a
written release from a health care professional, that--
''(A) may require the student to follow a plan
designed to aid the student in recovering and resuming
participation in such activities in a manner that--
''(i) is coordinated, as appropriate, with
periods of cognitive and physical rest while
symptoms of a concussion persist; and
''(ii) reintroduces cognitive and physical
demands on the student on a progressive basis
so long as such increases in exertion do not
cause the reemergence or worsening of symptoms
of a concussion; and
''(B) states that the student is capable of
resuming participation in such activities once the
student is asymptomatic.
''(5) Return to academics.--If a student enrolled in a
public school in the State has sustained a concussion, the
concussion management team (as described under paragraph
(1)(B)(i)) of the school shall consult with and make
recommendations to relevant school personnel and the student to
ensure that the student is receiving the appropriate academic
supports, including--
''(A) providing for periods of cognitive rest over
the course of the school day;
''(B) providing modified academic assignments;
''(C) allowing for gradual reintroduction to
cognitive demands; and
''(D) other appropriate academic accommodations or
adjustments.
''(b) Certification Requirement.--The certification required under
subsection (a) shall be in writing and include a description of the law
or regulation that meets the requirements of subsection (a).

''SEC. 8582. DEFINITIONS.

''In this subpart:
''(1) Concussion.--The term 'concussion' means a type of
mild traumatic brain injury that--
''(A) is caused by a blow, jolt, or motion to the
head or body that causes the brain to move rapidly in
the skull;
''(B) disrupts normal brain functioning and alters
the physiological state of the individual, causing the
individual to experience--
''(i) any period of observed or self-
reported--
''(I) transient confusion,
disorientation, or altered
consciousness;
''(II) dysfunction of memory around
the time of injury; or
''(III) disruptions in gait or
balance; and
''(ii) symptoms that may include--
''(I) physical symptoms, such as
headache, fatigue, or dizziness;
''(II) cognitive symptoms, such as
memory disturbance or slowed thinking;
''(III) emotional symptoms, such as
irritability or sadness; or
''(IV) difficulty sleeping; and
''(C) occurs--
''(i) with or without the loss of
consciousness; and
''(ii) during participation--
''(I) in a school-sponsored
athletic activity; or
''(II) in any other activity
without regard to whether the activity
takes place on school property or
during the school day.
''(2) Health care professional.--The term 'health care
professional' means a physician (including a medical doctor or
doctor of osteopathic medicine), nurse, athletic trainer,
physical therapist, neuropsychologist, or other qualified
individual--
''(A) who is registered, licensed, certified, or
otherwise statutorily recognized by the State to
provide medical treatment; and
''(B) whose scope of practice and experience
includes the diagnosis and management of traumatic
brain injury among a pediatric population.
''(3) Public school.--The term 'public school' means a
public elementary school or public secondary school.
''(4) School personnel.--The term 'school personnel'
includes teachers, principals, administrators, counselors,
social workers, psychologists, nurses, librarians, coaches and
athletic trainers, and other support staff who are employed by
a school or who perform services for the school on a
contractual basis.
''(5) School-sponsored athletic activity.--The term
'school-sponsored athletic activity' means--
''(A) any physical education class or program of a
public school;
''(B) any athletic activity authorized by a public
school that takes place during the school day on the
school's property;
''(C) any activity of an extra-curricular sports
team, club, or league organized by a public school; and
''(D) any recess activity of a public school.''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 8574 the following:

''subpart 6--state requirements for the prevention and treatment of
concussions

''Sec. 8581. Minimum State requirements.
''Sec. 8582. Definitions.''.

Output: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2017 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to condition each state's receipt of ESEA funds, beginning in FY2019, on the state's enforcement of specifiedminimum requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions. Each local educational agency must develop and implement a standard plan for concussion safety and management that includes: (1) the education of students, parents, and school personnel about concussions; (2) specified supports for each student recovering from a concussion; and (3) best practices designed to ensure the uniformity of safety standards, treatment, and management. Each public school must post on school grounds andpublish on the school website specified informationabout concussions. If any public school personnel suspects that a student has sustained a concussion during a school-sponsored activity, the student must be immediately removed from participation in that activity and prohibited from participating in any school-sponsored athletic activities until the student submits a written release from a health care professional. Furthermore, the school personnel mustreport all available information regarding the injury to a concussion management team that will confirm and reportdetails of the injuryto the student's parents. The school's concussion management team shall consult with and make recommendations to relevant school personnel and the student to ensure that the student is receiving the appropriate academic supports.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Water Advanced Technologies for
Efficient Resource Use Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. WATERSENSE.

(a) In General.--There is established within the Environmental
Protection Agency a WaterSense program to identify and promote water
efficient products, buildings and landscapes, and services in order--
(1) to reduce water use;
(2) to reduce the strain on water, wastewater, and
stormwater infrastructure;
(3) to conserve energy used to pump, heat, transport, and
treat water; and
(4) to preserve water resources for future generations,
through voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communications about,
products, buildings and landscapes, and services that meet the highest
water efficiency and performance standards.
(b) Duties.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency shall--
(1) promote WaterSense labeled products, buildings and
landscapes, and services in the market place as the preferred
technologies and services for--
(A) reducing water use; and
(B) ensuring product and service performance;
(2) work to enhance public awareness of the WaterSense
label through public outreach, education, and other means;
(3) establish and maintain performance standards so that
products, buildings and landscapes, and services labeled with
the WaterSense label perform as well or better than their less
efficient counterparts;
(4) publicize the importance of proper installation of
WaterSense plumbing products by a WaterSense-certified or, if
WaterSense certification guidelines do not exist, licensed
plumber or mechanical contractor, and the installation,
maintenance, and audit of WaterSense irrigation systems by a
WaterSense-certified irrigation professional to ensure optimal
performance;
(5) preserve the integrity of the WaterSense label;
(6) regularly review and, when appropriate, update
WaterSense criteria for categories of products, buildings and
landscapes, and services, at least once every four years;
(7) regularly collect and make available to the public
summary data on the production and relative market shares of
WaterSense labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and
services, at least annually;
(8) regularly estimate and make available to the public the
water and energy savings attributable to the use of WaterSense
labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and services, at
least annually;
(9) solicit comments from interested parties and the public
prior to establishing or revising a WaterSense category,
specification, installation criterion, or other criterion (or
prior to effective dates for any such category, specification,
installation criterion, or other criterion);
(10) provide reasonable notice to interested parties and
the public of any changes (including effective dates), on the
adoption of a new or revised category, specification,
installation criterion, or other criterion, along with--
(A) an explanation of changes; and
(B) as appropriate, responses to comments submitted
by interested parties;
(11) provide appropriate lead time (as determined by the
Administrator) prior to the applicable effective date for a new
or significant revision to a category, specification,
installation criterion, or other criterion, taking into account
the timing requirements of the manufacturing, marketing,
training, and distribution process for the specific product,
building and landscape, or service category addressed; and
(12) identify and, where appropriate, implement other
voluntary approaches, such as labeling waterless devices that
perform the same function as a water consuming product or
encouraging reuse, reclamation, and recycling technologies, in
commercial, institutional, residential, municipal, and
industrial sectors to improve water efficiency or lower water
use while meeting the performance standards established under
paragraph (3).
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, $10,000,000 for fiscal
year 2011, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $50,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013 and each year thereafter, adjusted for inflation, to carry
out this section.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF WATER EFFICIENT PRODUCTS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Agency.--The term ''agency'' has the meaning given that
term in section 7902(a) of title 5, United States Code.
(2) Watersense product or service.--The term ''WaterSense
product or service'' means a product or service that is rated
for water efficiency under the WaterSense program.
(3) Watersense program.--The term ''WaterSense program''
means the program established by section 2 of this Act.
(4) FEMP designated product.--The term ''FEMP designated
product'' means a product that is designated under the Federal
Energy Management Program of the Department of Energy as being
among the highest 25 percent of equivalent products for
efficiency.
(5) Product and service.--The terms ''product'' and
''service'' do not include any water consuming product or
service designed or procured for combat or combat-related
missions. The terms also exclude products or services already
covered by the Federal procurement regulations established
under section 553 of the National Energy Conservation Policy
Act (42 U.S.C. 8259b).
(b) Procurement of Water Efficient Products.--
(1) Requirement.--To meet the requirements of an agency for
a water consuming product or service, the head of the agency
shall, except as provided in paragraph (2), procure--
(A) a WaterSense product or service; or
(B) a FEMP designated product.
A WaterSense plumbing product should preferably, when possible,
be installed by a WaterSense-certified or, if WaterSense
certification guidelines do not exist, licensed plumber or
mechanical contractor, and a WaterSense irrigation system
should preferably, when possible, be installed, maintained, and
audited by a WaterSense-certified irrigation professional to
ensure optimal performance.
(2) Exceptions.--The head of an agency is not required to
procure a WaterSense product or service or FEMP designated
product under paragraph (1) if the head of the agency finds in
writing that--
(A) a WaterSense product or service or FEMP
designated product is not cost-effective over the life
of the product, taking current and future energy,
water, and wastewater cost savings into account; or
(B) no WaterSense product or service or FEMP
designated product is reasonably available that meets
the functional requirements of the agency.
(3) Procurement planning.--The head of an agency shall
incorporate into the specifications for all procurements
involving water consuming products and systems, including guide
specifications, project specifications, and construction,
renovation, and services contracts that include provision of
water consuming products and systems, and into the factors for
the evaluation of offers received for the procurement, criteria
used for rating WaterSense products and services and FEMP
designated products. The head of an agency shall consider, to
the maximum extent practicable, additional measures for
reducing agency water consumption, including water reuse,
reclamation, and recycling technologies, leak detection and
repair, and use of waterless products that perform similar
functions to existing water-consuming products.
(c) Listing of Water Efficient Products in Federal Catalogs.--
WaterSense products and services and FEMP designated products shall be
clearly identified and prominently displayed in any inventory or
listing of products by the General Services Administration or the
Defense Logistics Agency. The General Services Administration and the
Defense Logistics Agency shall supply only WaterSense products or FEMP
designated products for all product categories covered by the
WaterSense program or the Federal Energy Management Program, except in
cases where the agency ordering a product specifies in writing that no
WaterSense product or FEMP designated product is available to meet the
buyer's functional requirements, or that no WaterSense product or FEMP
designated product is cost-effective for the intended application over
the life of the product, taking energy, water, and wastewater cost
savings into account.
(d) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall issue regulations to carry out this section.

SEC. 4. EARLY ADOPTER WATER EFFICIENT PRODUCTS INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ''Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Eligible entity.--The term ''eligible entity'' means a
State government, local or county government, tribal
government, wastewater or sewage utility, municipal water
authority, energy utility, water utility, or nonprofit
organization that meets the requirements of subsection (b).
(3) Incentive program.--The term ''incentive program''
means a program for administering financial incentives for
consumer purchase and installation of residential water
efficient products and services as described in subsection
(b)(1).
(4) Residential water efficient product or service.--The
term ''residential water efficient product or service'' means a
product or service for a single-family or multifamily residence
or its landscape that is rated for water efficiency and
performance--
(A) by the WaterSense program; or
(B) by an incentive program and approved by the
Administrator.
Categories of water efficient products and services may include
faucets, irrigation technologies and services, point-of-use
water treatment devices, reuse, reclamation, and recycling
technologies, toilets, and showerheads.
(5) Watersense program.--The term ''WaterSense program''
means the program established by section 2 of this Act.
(b) Eligible Entities.--An entity shall be eligible to receive an
allocation under subsection (c) if the entity--
(1) establishes (or has established) an incentive program
to provide rebates, vouchers, other financial incentives, or
direct installs to consumers for the purchase and installation
of residential water efficient products or services;
(2) submits an application for the allocation at such time,
in such form, and containing such information as the
Administrator may require; and
(3) provides assurances satisfactory to the Administrator
that the entity will use the allocation to supplement, but not
supplant, funds made available to carry out the incentive
program.
(c) Amount of Allocations.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), for each fiscal
year, the Administrator shall determine the amount to allocate
to each eligible entity to carry out subsection (d) taking into
consideration--
(A) the population served by the eligible entity in
the most recent calendar year for which data are
available;
(B) the targeted population of the eligible
entity's incentive program, such as general households,
low-income households, or first-time homeowners, and
the probable effectiveness of the incentive program for
that population;
(C) for existing programs, the effectiveness of the
incentive program in encouraging the adoption of water
efficient products and services; and
(D) any prior year's allocation to the eligible
entity that remains unused.
(d) Use of Allocated Funds.--Funds allocated to an entity under
subsection (c) may be used to pay up to 50 percent of the cost of
establishing and carrying out an incentive program.
(e) Fixture Recycling.--Entities are encouraged to promote or
implement fixture recycling programs to manage the disposal of older
fixtures replaced due to the incentive program under this section.
(f) Issuance of Rebates.--Financial incentives may be provided to
consumers that meet the requirements of the incentive program. The
entity may issue all financial incentives directly to consumers or,
with approval of the Administrator, delegate some or all financial
incentive administration to other organizations including, but not
limited to, local governments, municipal water authorities, and water
utilities. The amount of a financial incentive shall be determined by
the entity, taking into consideration--
(1) the amount of the allocation to the entity under
subsection (c);
(2) the amount of any Federal, State, or other
organization's tax or financial incentive available for the
purchase of the residential water efficient product or service;
(3) the amount necessary to change consumer behavior to
purchase water efficient products and services; and
(4) the consumer expenditures for onsite preparation,
assembly, and original installation of the product.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section $50,000,000
for fiscal year 2010, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, $150,000,000
for fiscal year 2012, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, and
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.

Output: Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2009 - Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings and landscapes, and services to reduce water use, conserve energy, and preserve water resources. Sets forth the duties of the EPA Administrator for promoting, publicizing, and administering the WaterSense program.

Requires federal agencies to purchase WaterSense products or services or a Federal Energy Management Program designated product through their procurement process.

Establishes a program to provide financial incentives for consumer purchase and installation of residential water efficient products and services.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Fostering Our Future Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO COURTS.

(a) In General.--Section 13712(b) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 629b) is amended to read as
follows:
''(b) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible for a grant under this
section:
''(1) Application.--A highest State court shall submit to
the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and
including such information and assurances as the Secretary
shall require.
''(2) Measures of court performance.--There shall be in
effect in the State such laws and procedures as are necessary
to ensure that the courts of the State measure the following
with respect to children under the jurisdiction of the courts:
''(A) The percentage of children who do not have a
subsequent petition of maltreatment filed in court
after the initial such petition is filed.
''(B) The percentage of children who are the
subject of additional allegations of maltreatment
within 12 months after the original petition was
closed.
''(C) The percentages of children who reach legal
permanency within 6 months after removal, within 12
months thereafter, within 18 months thereafter, and
within 24 months thereafter.
''(D) The percentage of children who do not reach
permanency in the foster care system.
''(E) The percentages of children who re-enter
foster care pursuant to court order within 12 months
after being returned to their families, and within 24
months thereafter.
''(F) The percentages of children who return to
foster care pursuant to court order within 12 months
after being adopted or placed with an individual or
couple who are permanent guardians, and within 24
months thereafter.
''(G) The percentages of children who are
transferred among 1, 2, 3, or more placements while
under court jurisdiction, distinguishing, where
possible, between placements in and out of a child's
own home from multiple placements in a variety of
environments.
''(H) The percentage of cases in which both parents
receive written service of process within the required
time standards or where notice of hearing has been
waived by parties.
''(I) The percentage of cases in which there is
documentation that timely and proper notice is given to
parties in advance of the next hearing.
''(J) The percentage of cases in which children who
have attained 10 years of age receive notice of the
legal proceedings in their dependency case; the
percentage of cases in which children who have attained
10 years of age are present in court and afforded an
opportunity to be heard in their own cases; and the
percentage of cases in which children have legal
representation.
''(K) The percentage of cases in which the court
reviews case plans within established time guidelines.
''(L) The percentage of children receiving legal
counsel, guardians ad litem, or court-appointed special
advocates before the preliminary protective hearing or
equivalent, with separate measures of the percentages
of each type of representation and of whether the
representation was received within established time
guidelines, within 5 days after the adoption petition
is filed, within 6 through 10 days after the filing,
and within more than 10 days after the filing.
''(M) The percentage of cases in which counsel for
parents are appointed before the preliminary protective
hearing or equivalent, with separate measures of the
percentages in which such appointments are made within
established time guidelines, within 5 days after the
adoption petition is filed, within 6 through 10 days
after the filing, and within more than 10 days after
the filing.
''(N) The percentage of cases in which legal
counsel for children is appointed on or before the
first court appearance, and the percentage of cases in
which legal counsel for children changes, and the
number of changes involved.
''(O) The percentage of cases in which legal
counsel for parents changes, and the number of changes
involved.
''(P) The percentage of cases in which legal
counsel for parents, children, and agencies are present
at each hearing.
''(Q) The percentages of children for whom all
hearings are heard by 1 or more judicial officers, and
the number of judicial officers hearing the case.
''(R) The average and median times from filing the
original petition to adjudication.
''(S) The average and median times from filing the
original petition to disposition.
''(T) The percentages of cases that are adjudicated
within 30 days after the filing of the dependency
petition, within 60 days thereafter, and within 90 days
thereafter.
''(U) The percentages of cases that receive a
disposition within 10 days after the dependency
adjudication, within 30 days thereafter, and within 90
days thereafter.
''(V) The percentage of cases where children are
successfully served in the home and not detained; the
average and median times to reunification; and the
percentage of cases where children are not successfully
reunified.
''(W) The average and median times from the filing
of the original petition to permanent placement.
''(X) The average and median times from the filing
of the original petition to finalized termination of
parental rights.
''(Y) The percentages of cases for which the
termination petition is filed within 3 months after the
dependency disposition, within 6 months thereafter,
within 12 months thereafter, and within 18 months
thereafter.
''(Z) The percentage of cases that receive a
termination order within 30 days after the filing of
the termination petition, within 90 days thereafter,
within 120 days thereafter, and within 180 days
thereafter.
''(AA) The percentages of cases for which an
adoption petition is filed within 1 month after the
termination order, within 3 months thereafter, and
within 6 months thereafter.
''(BB) The percentages of cases for which the
adoption is finalized within 1 month after the adoption
petition is filed, within 3 months thereafter, within 6
months thereafter, and within 12 months thereafter.
''(CC) The percentage of hearings (by hearing type)
not completed within timeframes set forth in statute or
court rules, including, where possible, the reason for
noncompletion.''.
(b) Student Loan Repayment for Family Law, Dependency, and Domestic
Relations Attorneys.--
(1) In general.--The Higher Education Act of 1965 is
amended by inserting after section 428K (20 U.S.C. 1078-11) the
following new section:

''SEC. 428L. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR FAMILY LAW, DEPENDENCY, AND DOMESTIC
RELATIONS ATTORNEYS.

''(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage
qualified individuals to enter and continue employment as family law,
dependency, and domestic relations attorneys.
''(b) Loan Forgiveness.--
''(1) Loan forgiveness authorized.--The Secretary is
authorized to forgive, in accordance with this section and the
agreement described in subsection (e), the student loan debt of
an eligible borrower in the amount specified in subsection (d)
and for the period specified in such agreement.
''(2) Method of loan forgiveness.--To provide the loan
forgiveness authorized in paragraph (1), the Secretary is
authorized to carry out a program--
''(A) through the holder of the loan, to assume the
obligation to repay a qualified loan amount for a loan
made under part B of this title; and
''(B) to cancel a qualified loan amount for a loan
made under part D of this title.
''(c) Eligible Borrower.--The Secretary is authorized to provided
loan forgiveness under this section to any individual who--
''(1) is employed full-time as a family law, dependency, or
domestic relations attorney; and
''(2) is not in default on a loan for which the borrower
seeks forgiveness.
''(d) Loan Forgiveness Amount.--The Secretary may, from funds
appropriated under subsection (l), forgive the loan obligation of an
eligible borrower in accordance with such terms, limitations, and
conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by such borrower and the
Secretary in the agreement described in subsection (e), except that the
amount paid by the Secretary under this section shall not exceed--
''(1) $6,000 in any calendar year for any borrower; or
''(2) $50,000 in the aggregate for any borrower.
''(e) Loan Forgiveness Agreement.--
''(1) Terms of agreement.--The Secretary shall not provide
loan forgiveness to an eligible borrower unless the borrower
enters into a written agreement with the Secretary which
provides that--
''(A) the borrower shall remain employed full-time
as a family law, dependency, or domestic relations
attorney for a period of service specified in the
agreement (but not less than 3 years), unless
involuntarily separated from that employment;
''(B) if the borrower is involuntarily separated
from the employment described in subparagraph (A) on
account of misconduct, or voluntarily separates from
that employment, before the end of the period specified
in the agreement, the borrower shall repay the
Secretary the amount of any benefits received by such
borrower under this section;
''(C) if the borrower is required to repay an
amount to the Secretary under subparagraph (B) and
fails to repay such amount, a sum equal to such amount
shall be recoverable by the Government from the
borrower (or such borrower's estate, if applicable) by
such method as is provided by law for the recovery of
amounts owing to the Government;
''(D) the Secretary may waive, in whole or in part,
a right of recovery under this subsection if it is
shown that recovery would be against equity and good
conscience or against the public interest; and
''(E) the Secretary shall provide loan forgiveness
under this section for the period of the agreement,
subject to the availability of appropriations.
''(2) Agreement renewal.--Upon completion by an eligible
borrower of the period of service required under the agreement
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may renew such
agreement with the eligible borrower for a successive period of
service to be specified in the renewed agreement (which may be
less than 3 years).
''(f) Repayments by Borrowers.--Any amount repaid by, or recovered
from, a borrower (or a borrower's estate) under subsection (e)(1)(B)
shall be credited to the appropriation account from which the loan
forgiveness amount involved was originally paid. Any amount so credited
shall be merged with other sums in such account and shall be available
for the same purposes and period, and subject to the same limitations
(if any), as the sums with which the amount was merged.
''(g) Application for Loan Forgiveness.--An eligible borrower
desiring loan forgiveness under this section shall submit a complete
and accurate application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
''(h) Priority.--The Secretary shall provide loan forgiveness under
this section on a first-come, first-served basis, and subject to the
availability of appropriations.
''(i) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to issue such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.
''(j) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
authorize the refunding of any repayment of any loan made by a borrower
prior to the date on which the Secretary entered into an agreement with
the borrower under subsection (e).
''(k) Definition.--In this section the term 'family law,
dependency, or domestic relations attorney' means an attorney who works
in the field of family law, dependency, or domestic relations,
including juvenile justice, truancy, child abuse or neglect, adoption,
domestic relations, child support, paternity, and other areas which
fall under the field of family law, dependency, or domestic relations
law as determined by State law.
''(l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years.''.
(2) Cancellation of loans.--
(A) Amendment.--Section 465(a)(2)(F) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(2)(F)) is
amended by inserting '', or as a full-time family law,
dependency, or domestic relations attorney (as defined
in section 428L)'' after ''agencies''.
(B) Effective date.--The amendment made by this
paragraph shall apply to--
(i) eligible loans made before, on, or
after the date of enactment of this Act; and
(ii) service as a family law, dependency,
or domestic relations attorney that is provided
on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
(C) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall
be construed to authorize the refunding of any
repayment of a loan made by a borrower prior to the
date on which the borrower became eligible for
cancellation under section 465(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)).
(c) GAO Study.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study that compares States with respect
to each of the following:
(A) The legal representation provided for children.
(B) Children's participation in their own cases.
(C) Preparation of dependency court judges.
(D) Case tracking and performance measurement.
(E) Statewide collaborative foster care councils.
(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives
a written report that contains the results of the study
required by paragraph (1).
(d) Sense of the Congress With Respect to Court Accountability for
Improved Child Outcomes.--It is the sense of the Congress that State
judicial leadership should use the measures of court performance
described in section 13712(b)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1993 (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) to ensure
accountability by every court for improved outcomes for children, and
to inform decisions about allocating resources across the court system.
(e) Sense of the Congress With Respect to the Organization of State
Dependency Courts.--It is the sense of the Congress that State courts
should be organized to enable children and parents to have legal
representation and participate in a meaningful way in their own court
proceedings.
(f) Sense of the Congress With Respect to Building the Pool of
Attorneys Qualified to Handle Cases in Dependency Courts.--It is the
sense of the Congress that law schools, bar associations, and law firms
should help build the pool of qualified attorneys available to children
and parents in dependency courts.
(g) Sense of the Congress With Respect to Training, Caseloads, and
Compensation of Attorneys for Children.--It is the sense of the
Congress that attorneys for children should have adequate training,
reasonable caseloads, and receive reasonable and adequate compensation.
Output: Fostering Our Future Act of 2006 - Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require, for grants to the highest state courts for foster care proceedings, that the state in which the courts are located has laws and procedures in effect that will ensure that the courts measure their performance with respect to children under the court's jurisdiction.

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to forgive the student loan debt of a borrower who: (1) enters a written agreement with the Secretary to remain employed full-time as a family law, dependency, or domestic relations attorney for at least three years; and (2) is not in default on a loan for which the borrower seeks forgiveness. Limits the amount that the Secretary may pay to no more than $6,000 in any year for any borrower or $50,000 in the aggregate for any borrower. Authorizes the Secretary to renew such agreements.

Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a comparative study of state dependency courts and foster care systems.

Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to: (1) court accountability for improved child outcomes; (2) the organization of state dependency courts; (3) building the pool of attorneys qualified to handle cases in dependency courts; and (4) training, caseloads, and compensation of attorneys for children.