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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Educational Technology Utilization
Extension Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

It is the purpose of this Act to improve the utilization of
educational technologies in elementary and secondary education by
creating an educational technology extension service based at
undergraduate institutions of higher education.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) Extension services such as the Manufacturing Extension
Partnership and the Agricultural Extension Service have proven
to be effective public/private partnerships to integrate new
technologies and to improve utilization of existing
technologies by small to medium sized manufacturers and the
United States agricultural community.
(2) Undergraduate institutions of higher education working
with non-profit organizations, State, and Federal agencies can
tailor educational technology extension programs to meet
specific local and regional requirements.
(3) Undergraduate institutions of higher education, often
with the assistance of the National Science Foundation, have
for the past 20 years been integrating educational technologies
into their curricula, and as such they can draw upon their own
experiences to advise elementary and secondary school educators
on ways to integrate a variety of educational technologies into
the educational process.
(4) Many elementary and secondary school systems,
particularly in rural and traditionally under served areas,
lack general information on the most effective methods to
integrate their existing technology infrastructure, as well as
new educational technology, into the educational process and
curriculum.
(5) Most Federal and State educational technology programs
have focused on acquiring educational technologies with less
emphasis on the utilization of those technologies in the
classroom and the training and infrastructural requirements
needed to efficiently support those types of technologies. As a
result, in many instances, the full potential of educational
technology has not been realized.
(6) Our global economy is increasingly reliant on a
workforce not only comfortable with technology, but also able
to integrate rapid technological changes into the production
process. As such, in order to remain competitive in a global
economy, it is imperative that we maintain a work-ready labor
force.
(7) According to ''Teacher Quality: A Report on the
Preparation and Qualifications of Public School Teacher'',
prepared by the Department of Education, only 1 in 5 teachers
felt they were well prepared to work in a modern classroom.
(8) The most common form of professional development for
teachers continue to be workshops that typically last no more
than one day and have little relevance to teachers' work in the
classroom.
(9) A 1998 national survey completed by the Department of
Education found that only 19 percent of teachers had been
formally mentored by another teacher, and that 70 percent of
these teachers felt that this collaboration was very helpful to
their teaching.

SEC. 4. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

(a) General Authority.--The Director of the National Science
Foundation, in cooperation with the Secretary of Education and the
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall
provide assistance for the creation and support of regional centers for
the utilization of educational technologies (hereinafter in this Act
referred to as ''ETU Centers'').
(b) Functions of Centers.--
(1) Establishment.--ETU Centers may be established at any
institution of higher education, but such centers may include
the participation of non-profit entities, organizations, or
groups thereof.
(2) Objectives of centers.--The objective of the ETU
Centers is to enhance the utilization of educational
technologies in elementary and secondary education through--
(A) advising of elementary and secondary school
administrators, school boards, and teachers on the
adoption and utilization of new educational
technologies and the utility of local schools' existing
educational technology assets and infrastructure;
(B) participation of individuals from the private
sector, universities, State and local governments, and
other Federal agencies;
(C) active dissemination of technical and
management information about the use of educational
technologies; and
(D) utilization, where appropriate, of the
expertise and capabilities that exists in Federal
laboratories and Federal agencies.
(3) Activities of centers.--The activities of the ETU
Centers shall include the following:
(A) The active transfer and dissemination of
research findings and ETU Center expertise to local
school authorities, including but not limited to school
administrators, school boards, and teachers.
(B) The training of teachers in the integration of
local schools existing educational technology
infrastructure into their instructional design.
(C) The training and advising of teachers,
administrators, and school board members in the
acquisition, utilization, and support of educational
technologies.
(D) Support services to teachers, administrators,
and school board members as agreed upon by ETU Center
representatives and local school authorities.
(E) The advising of teachers, administrators, and
school board members on current skill set standards
employed by private industry.
(c) Program Administration.--
(1) Proposed rules.--The Director of the National Science
Foundation, after consultation with the Secretary of Education
and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, shall publish in the Federal Register, within 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a proposed
rules for the program for establishing ETU Centers, including--
(A) a description of the program;
(B) the procedure to be followed by applicant;
(C) the criteria for determining qualified
applicants; and
(D) the criteria, including those listed in the
following sections, for choosing recipients of
financial assistance under this section from among
qualified applicants.
(2) Final rules.--The Director of the National Science
Foundation shall publish final rules for the program under this
Act after the expiration of a 30-day comment period on such
proposed rules.
(d) Eligibility and Selection.--
(1) Applications required.--Any undergraduate institution
of higher education, consortia of such institutions, non-profit
organizations, or groups thereof may submit an application for
financial support under this section in accordance with the
procedures established under subsection (c). In order to
receive assistance under this Act, an applicant shall provide
adequate assurances that will contribute 50 percent or more of
the proposed Center's capital and annual operating and
maintenance costs.
(2) Selection.--The Director of the National Science
Foundation, in conjunction with the Secretary of Education and
the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, shall subject each application to competitive,
merit review. In making a decision whether to approve such
application and provide financial support under this section,
the Director of the National Science Foundation shall consider
at a minimum--
(A) the merits of the application, particularly
those portions of the application regarding the
adaption of training and educational technologies to
the needs of particular regions;
(B) the quality of service to be provided;
(C) the geographical diversity and extent of
service area, with particular emphasis on rural and
traditionally underdeveloped areas; and
(D) the percentage of funding and amount of in-kind
commitment from other sources.
(3) Evaluation.--Each ETU Center which receives financial
assistance under this section shall be evaluated during its
third year of operation by an evaluation panel appointed by the
Director of the National Science Foundation. Each evaluation
panel shall measure the involved Center's performance against
the objectives specified in this section. Funding for an ETU
Center shall not be renewed unless the evaluation is positive.

SEC. 6. DEFINITION.

As used in this Act, the term ''institution of higher education''
has the meaning given that term by section 101 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
[A]: Educational Technology Utilization Extension Assistance Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), in cooperation with the Secretary of Education and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to provide assistance for the creation and support of regional centers for the utilization of educational technologies (ETU Centers). Allows ETU Centers to be established at any institution of higher education, and to include the participation of non-profit entities and organizations.
Requires ETU Centers to enhance the use of educational technologies in elementary and secondary education through: (1) advising school administrators, school boards, and teachers on adopting and using new educational technologies and the usefulness of local schools' existing educational technology assets and infrastructure; (2) participation of individuals from the private sector, universities, State and local governments, and other Federal agencies; (3) active dissemination of technical and management information about the use of educational technologies; and (4) appropriate use of the expertise and capabilities that exist in Federal laboratories and Federal agencies.
Requires ETU Centers' activities to include: (1) active transfer and dissemination of research findings and ETU Center expertise to local school authorities; (2) training teachers in integrating schools' existing educational technology infrastructure into their instructional design; (3) training and advising teachers, administrators, and school board members in acquiring, using, and supporting educational technologies; (4) support services to teachers, administrators, and school board members; and (5) advising teachers, administrators, and school board members on current skill set standards employed by private industry.
Sets forth requirements for program administration and application and selection procedures. Allows any undergraduate institution of higher education, consortia of such institutions and non-profit organizations to apply for financial support in accordance with the procedures. Requires each applicant to provide adequate assurances that it will contribute 50 percent or more of the proposed ETU Center's capital and annual operating and maintenance costs.
Requires the NSF Director, in conjunction with the Secretary of Education and the NIST Director, to subject each application to competitive merit review, including specified considerations. Requires each ETU Center to be evaluated during its third year of operation. Requires a positive evaluation for renewal of funding.

[Q]: SECTION 1. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to enhance the appeal of service in the law enforcement
agencies of the United States Department of Justice;
(2) to extend benefits of a higher education to qualified
and deserving young persons who by virtue of the death of or
total disability of an eligible officer are not otherwise able
to afford the same; and
(3) to allow such family members to attain the vocational
and educational status which such individual might normally
have aspired to and obtained had a parent not been killed or
disabled in the service of the country.

SEC. 2. BASIC ENTITLEMENT.

(a) Benefits.--(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), an
eligible dependent shall be entitled to educational assistance under
this subpart for a period of one month for each month or fraction
thereof of the eligible officer's service in a Federal law enforcement
agency.
(2) Such educational assistance shall consist of direct payments
to--
(A) an educational institution or institution of higher
learning for an eligible dependent's tuition, room, board, and
other charges imposed by such institution; and
(B) the eligible dependent for an educational assistance
allowances to meet, in part, the cost of fees, supplies, books,
equipment and other educational costs, which allowances shall
be computed on the same basis set forth in title 38, subchapter
IV of the United States Code.
(b) Benefits for Dependents of Officers Killed.--For each eligible
dependent of an eligible officer who is killed in the line of duty,
criteria established in subsection (a) shall not apply. Such eligible
dependents shall be eligible to receive the benefits provided by this
subpart for the maximum period of eligibility set forth in subsection
(e).
(c) Maximum Benefits.--No eligible dependent shall receive
educational assistance under this subpart for a period in excess of
forty-five months.

SEC. 3. TIME LIMITATIONS FOR COMPLETING A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION.

No educational assistance shall be paid to or for an eligible
dependent after--
(1) ten years after the date on which the eligible officer
was killed or permanently and totally disabled; or
(2) the eligible dependent's twenty-seventh birthday,
whichever occurs later.
SEC. 4. EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL COUNSELING.

(a) Counseling Services.--The Attorney General shall make available
to an eligible dependent upon such person's request, counseling
services, including such educational and vocational counseling and
guidance, testing, and other assistance as the Attorney General deems
necessary to aid such person in selecting--
(1) an educational or training objective and an educational
institution or training establishment appropriate for the
attainment of such objective; or
(2) an employment objective that would be likely to provide
such eligible dependent with satisfactory employment
opportunities in light of such person's personal circumstances.
(b) Notification.--The Attorney General shall take appropriate
steps (including individual notification where feasible) to acquaint
all eligible persons with the availability and advantages of such
counseling services.
(c) Service Providers.--For purposes of this subpart, the Attorney
General may provide by interagency agreement with Federal, or State
agency to provide the services specified.

SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS; APPROVAL.

(a) Application.--Any eligible dependent who desires to initiate a
program of education under this subpart shall submit an application to
the Attorney General in such form and containing such information as
the Attorney General may reasonably require.
(b) Approval.--The Attorney General shall approve such application
unless the Attorney General finds that--
(1) such dependent is not eligible or is not longer
eligible for or entitled to the educational assistance for
which application is made;
(2) the eligible dependent selected educational institution
or training establishment fails to meet any requirement of this
subpart;
(3) the eligible dependent's enrollment in, or pursuit of,
the program of education selected would violate a provision of
this subpart; or
(4) the eligible dependent is already qualified by reason
of previous education or training, for the educational,
professional, or vocational objective for which the program of
education is offered.
(c) Acceptance.--The Attorney General shall notify an eligible
dependent of approval or disapproval of such dependent's application.

SEC. 6. STANDARDS.

The Attorney General shall promulgate rules and regulations
regarding unacceptable courses or programs of study for which funding
will not be provided under this subpart.

SEC. 7. DISCONTINUANCE FOR UNSATISFACTORY CONDUCT OR PROGRESS.

(a) Discontinuation.--The Attorney General shall discontinue the
direct payment to an educational institution or institution of higher
education and educational assistance allowance of an eligible dependent
if, at any time, the Attorney General finds that according to the
regularly prescribed standards and practices of the educational
institution, the dependent's conduct or progress is unsatisfactory.
(b) Renewal.--The Attorney General may review the payment of the
educational assistance allowance if the Attorney General finds that--
(1) the cause of the unsatisfactory conduct or progress of
the eligible dependent has been removed; and
(2) the program which the eligible dependent now proposes
to pursue (whether the same or revised) is suitable to the
eligible dependent's interests, and abilities.

SEC. 8. SPECIAL RULE.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law and any other general
or special law to the contrary, the Attorney General is authorized and
directed to reimburse or pay each eligible dependent of an eligible
officer who was killed in the performance of duties on or after July 1,
1992, but before the effective date of this statute, an amount
equivalent to--
(1) the full cost of tuition, room and board, and other
charges paid or for the eligible dependent to, and imposed on,
an eligible dependent by an educational institution or
institution of higher education; and
(2) a retroactive educational assistance allowance for each
month in which the eligible dependent attended an educational
institution or institution of higher education, up to the date
of the payment. Following this initial payment, further
benefits will be paid to or for the benefit of such eligible
dependents in accordance with this chapter.
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ''Federal law enforcement agency'' means the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the United
States Marshals Service, and any other federal agency directly
engaged in the enforcement of the criminal laws of the United
States, or the apprehension of individuals subject to criminal
prosecution by the United States.
(2) The term ''eligible officer'' means any agent, special
agent, marshal, deputy, or assistant marshal or other similar
field officer by whatever name or title such officer is known
in a Federal law enforcement agency who has served at least one
hundred and eighty days and who is either killed in the
performance of duties or suffers injuries that are totally and
permanently disabling while performing such duties.
(3) The term ''eligible dependent'' means the child of any
eligible officer who is a ''dependent'' (as defined in section
152 of the Internal Revenue Code) or spouse of an eligible
officer at the time of such officer's death or on the date of
total and disabling injury.
(4) The term ''program of education'' shall mean any
curriculum or any combination of unit courses or subjects
pursued at an educational institution which is generally
accepted as necessary to fulfill requirements for the
attainment of a pre- determined and identified educational,
professional, or vocational objective. Such term also means any
curriculum of unit course or subjects pursued at an educational
institution which fulfill requirements for the attainment of
more than one predetermined and identified educational,
professional, or vocational objective if all the objectives
pursued as generally recognized as being reasonably related to
a single career field. To pursue any other course of study, an
eligible dependent shall apply to the AG for approval.
(5) The term ''educational institution'' means any public
or private elementary school, secondary school, vocational
school, correspondence school, business school, junior college,
teachers' college, college, normal school, professional school,
university, or scientific or technical institutions, or other
accredited institutions furnishing education for adults.
(6) The term ''institution of higher learning'' means a
college, university, or similar institution, including a
technical or business school, offering postsecondary level
academic instruction that leads to an associate or higher
degree if the school is empowered by the appropriate State
educational authority under State law to grant an associate or
higher degree. When there is no State law to authorize the
granting of a degree, the school may be recognized as an
institution of higher learning if it is accredited for degree
programs by a recognized accrediting agency. Such term shall
also include a hospital offering educational programs at the
post-secondary level without regard to whether the hospital
grants a postsecondary degree. Such term shall also include an
educational institution which is not located in a State, which
offers a course leading to a standard college degree, or the
equivalent, and which is recognized as such by the Secretary of
Education (or comparable official) of the country or other
jurisdiction in which the institution is located.
(7) The term ''standard college degree'' means an associate
or higher degree awarded by--
(A) an institution of higher learning that is
accredited as a collegiate institution by a recognized
regional or national accrediting agency;
(B) an institution of higher learning that is a
''candidate'' for accreditation as that term is used by
the regional or national accrediting agencies; or
(C) an institution of higher learning upon
completion of a course which is accredited by an agency
recognized to accredit specialized degree-level
programs. For the purpose of this section, the
accrediting agency must be one recognized by the
Secretary of Education under the provisions of section
1775 of this title 38.
[A]: Provides for educational assistance for eligible dependents of Federal law enforcement officers who are killed or disabled in the performance of their duties.
Entitles such dependents to such assistance for: (1) one month for each month (or fraction) of the disabled officer's service, up to a maximum of 45 months; and (2) the maximum 45 months, if the officer has been killed.
Limits the period for using such assistance to before the later of: (1) ten years after the officer was killed or permanently and totally disabled; or (2) the dependent's 27th birthday.
Directs the Attorney General to make certain counseling services available, upon the dependent's request, and to publicize the availability of such services.
Provides for such assistance program applications and their approval, standards, discontinuance for unsatisfactory progress or conduct, and a special rule for retroactive assistance.

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Best Buddies Empowerment for People
with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Best Buddies operates the first national social and
recreational program in the United States for people with
intellectual disabilities.
(2) Best Buddies is dedicated to helping people with
intellectual disabilities become part of mainstream society.
(3) Best Buddies is determined to end social isolation for
people with intellectual disabilities by promoting meaningful
friendships between them and their non-disabled peers in order
to help increase the self-esteem, confidence, and abilities of
people with and without intellectual disabilities.
(4) Since 1989, Best Buddies has enhanced the lives of
people with intellectual disabilities by providing
opportunities for 1-to-1 friendships and integrated employment.
(5) Best Buddies is an international organization spanning
1,300 middle school, high school, and college campuses.
(6) Best Buddies implements programs that will positively
impact more than 400,000 individuals in 2009 and expects to
impact 500,000 people by 2010.
(7) The Best Buddies Middle Schools program matches middle
school students with intellectual disabilities with other
middle school students and supports 1-to-1 friendships between
them.
(8) The Best Buddies High Schools program matches high
school students with intellectual disabilities with other high
school students and supports 1-to-1 friendships between them.
(9) The Best Buddies Colleges program matches adults with
intellectual disabilities with college students and creates 1-
to-1 friendships between them.
(10) The Best Buddies e-Buddies program supports e-mail
friendships between people with and without intellectual
disabilities.
(11) The Best Buddies Citizens program pairs adults with
intellectual disabilities in 1-to-1 friendships with other
individuals in the corporate and civic communities.
(12) The Best Buddies Jobs program promotes the integration
of people with intellectual disabilities into the community
through supported employment.
(b) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) provide support to Best Buddies to increase
participation in and public awareness about Best Buddies
programs that serve people with intellectual disabilities;
(2) dispel negative stereotypes about people with
intellectual disabilities; and
(3) promote the extraordinary contributions of people with
intellectual disabilities.

SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR BEST BUDDIES.

(a) Education Activities.--The Secretary of Education may award
grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, Best
Buddies to carry out activities to promote the expansion of Best
Buddies, including activities to increase the participation of people
with intellectual disabilities in social relationships and other
aspects of community life, including education and employment, within
the United States.
(b) Limitations.--
(1) In general.--Amounts appropriated to carry out this Act
may not be used for direct treatment of diseases, medical
conditions, or mental health conditions.
(2) Administrative activities.--Not more than 5 percent of
amounts appropriated to carry out this Act for a fiscal year
may be used for administrative activities.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed
to limit the use of non-Federal funds by Best Buddies.

SEC. 4. APPLICATION AND ANNUAL REPORT.

(a) Application.--
(1) In general.--To be eligible for a grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement under section 3(a), Best Buddies shall
submit an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary of Education may
require.
(2) Content.--At a minimum, an application under this
subsection shall contain the following:
(A) A description of activities to be carried out
under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.
(B) Information on specific measurable goals and
objectives to be achieved through activities carried
out under the grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement.
(b) Annual Report.--
(1) In general.--As a condition of receipt of any funds
under section 3(a), Best Buddies shall agree to submit an
annual report at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary of Education may require.
(2) Content.--At a minimum, each annual report under this
subsection shall describe the degree to which progress has been
made toward meeting the specific measurable goals and
objectives described in the applications submitted under
subsection (a).

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Education for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under
section 3(a), $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

Passed the House of Representatives April 22, 2009.

Attest:

LORRAINE C. MILLER,

Clerk.
[A]:
Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2009 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to, or enter into agreements with, Best Buddies (a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilities mesh with mainstream society) to promote the expansion of its programs.

Prohibits the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this Act for the direct treatment of diseases, medical conditions, or mental health conditions.

(Sec. 4) Requires Best Buddies' application for a grant or agreement to include specific measurable goals and objectives to be achieved.

Requires Best Buddies to report annually to Congress on the degree to which it is making progress toward such goals and objectives.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes appropriations for such grants or agreements from FY2010-FY2014.