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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of
2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Department of Education statistics reveal a lack of
diversity among public schoolteachers. During the school year
of 2007 through 2008, an estimated 83.1 percent of public
schoolteachers were Caucasian, while 7.1 percent were Latino, 7
percent were African-American, and 1.2 percent were Asian. Of
all public schoolteachers, 24.1 percent were male and 75.9
percent were female.
(2) Some experts believe the lack of diversity can leave
students in underrepresented groups without role models to whom
they can relate, which may lead to poorer performance in the
classroom. Statistics show that students in some
underrepresented groups have lower standardized test scores and
lower graduation rates.
(3) Teacher demographics should better reflect those of the
population as a whole, ensuring that students have role models
from diverse backgrounds and racial and ethnic groups and of
different genders.

SEC. 3. RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETENTION OF TEACHERS FROM
UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.

(a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new part:

''PART E--RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETENTION OF TEACHERS FROM
UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS

''SEC. 2501. GRANT PROGRAM.

''(a) Authorization.--From amounts appropriated under section 2505,
the Secretary shall make grants on a competitive basis to eligible
entities for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from
underrepresented groups as teachers at public elementary schools and
secondary schools.
''(b) Eligibility.--The Secretary may only make a grant under
subsection (a) to an eligible entity that--
''(1) serves schools that have difficulty recruiting,
training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented
groups as teachers; and
''(2) submits an application at such time, in such form,
and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary
may require, including--
''(A) a description of how the activities the
eligible entity carries out with grant funds will
ensure the recruitment, training, and retention of a
significant number of individuals from underrepresented
groups; and
''(B) a description of the difficulty recruiting,
training, and retaining individuals from
underrepresented groups experienced by the schools
served by the eligible entity.
''(c) Priority.--In making grants under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall give priority to--
''(1) local educational agencies (or consortia of local
educational agencies) that serve the most high-need schools;
and
''(2) local educational agencies (or consortia of local
educational agencies) that serve schools with the highest
percentages of minority individuals in their student
populations.
''(d) Matching Funds.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary may not make a grant to an
eligible entity under subsection (a) unless the eligible entity
agrees that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the
eligible entity in carrying out the activities for which the
grant is awarded, the eligible entity will make available non-
Federal contributions in an amount equal to not less than 10
percent of the Federal funds provided under the grant.
''(2) Satisfying matching requirement.--The non-Federal
contributions required under paragraph (1) may be--
''(A) in cash or in-kind, including services,
fairly evaluated; and
''(B) from--
''(i) any private source; or
''(ii) a State educational agency or local
educational agency.
''(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive or reduce the non-
Federal contribution required by paragraph (1) if the eligible
entity involved demonstrates that it cannot meet the
contribution requirement due to financial hardship.

''SEC. 2502. REPORTS TO SECRETARY.

''An eligible entity receiving a grant under section 2501(a) shall
submit to the Secretary not later than 90 days after the end of each
school year in which the entity receives grant funds a report that
contains--
''(1) a description of the activities for which the entity
used grant funds during such school year;
''(2) data concerning, with respect to the schools served
by the entity--
''(A) the number of individuals from
underrepresented groups that began teaching during such
school year;
''(B) the retention rate of teachers who are
individuals from underrepresented groups;
''(C) in the case of the report covering the last
school year in which the entity receives grant funds,
indicators of student academic achievement during such
school year as compared with previous school years,
disaggregated, if possible, by the achievement of--
''(i) economically disadvantaged students;
''(ii) students from major racial groups;
''(iii) students with disabilities; and
''(iv) students with limited English
proficiency;
''(D) student graduation rates for the school year
covered by the report as compared with previous school
years, if applicable in the case of the schools served
by the entity; and
''(E) student attendance rates for the school year
covered by the report as compared with previous school
years; and
''(3) a description of and data regarding such
characteristics of the schools served by the entity, and the
students of such schools, as the Secretary considers
appropriate, including the number and percentage of students in
each of the groups listed in clauses (i) through (iv) of
paragraph (2)(C).

''SEC. 2503. BEST PRACTICES INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

''(a) In General.--The Secretary shall evaluate the success of the
activities carried out by eligible entities using grant funds received
under section 2501(a) and compile a database of best practices for
recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented
groups as public elementary and secondary school teachers. The
Secretary shall make such database available to eligible entities
(regardless of whether such entities have received grants under such
section) through an Internet Web site.
''(b) Funds Available.--Of the amounts appropriated to carry out
this part for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than 10
percent to carry out this section during such fiscal year.

''SEC. 2504. DEFINITIONS.

''In this part, the following definitions apply:
''(1) Eligible entity.--The term 'eligible entity' means--
''(A) a local educational agency (or consortium of
local educational agencies); or
''(B) an entity that--
''(i) has entered into a partnership with a
local educational agency (or consortium of
local educational agencies) in which the local
educational agency (or consortium of local
educational agencies) is the primary partner;
and
''(ii) is a private nonprofit organization,
educational service agency, institution of
higher education, or State educational agency.
''(2) High-need high school.--The term 'high-need high
school' means a secondary school--
''(A) in which the entering grade of the school is
not lower than grade 9 and that includes grade 12; and
''(B) that has a graduation rate of not more than
65 percent in each of the 2 academic years prior to the
submission of the grant application.
''(3) High-need middle school.--The term 'high-need middle
school' means a secondary school--
''(A) in which the entering grade is not lower than
grade 6 and the highest grade is not higher than grade
9; and
''(B) from which not less than 35 percent of the
students who complete such school enroll in a high-need
high school.
''(4) High-need school.--The term 'high-need school' means
a public school, including a charter school (as such term is
defined in section 5210(1))--
''(A) in which not less than 40 percent of the
enrolled students are eligible to receive free or
reduced price lunches under section 9(b) of the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(b)); or
''(B) that is a high-need high school or a high-
need middle school.
''(5) Individual from an underrepresented group.--The term
'individual from an underrepresented group' means an individual
who is a member of a racial group or gender that has
historically been underrepresented among teachers in public
primary and secondary schools in the United States.
''(6) Minority individual.--The term 'minority individual'
means an individual who is a member of a racial group that has
historically been underrepresented among teachers in public
primary and secondary schools in the United States.

''SEC. 2505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

''There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part
such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 2010 through 2015.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding
after the item related to section 2441 the following:

Part E--Recruitment, Training, and Retention of Teachers From
Underrepresented Groups

Sec. 2501. Grant program.
Sec. 2502. Reports to Secretary.
Sec. 2503. Best practices information clearinghouse.
Sec. 2504. Definitions.
Sec. 2505. Authorization of appropriations.

Answer: Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2010 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or nonprofits, educational service agencies, institutions of higher education, or states that enter into partnerships with such LEAs, for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as public elementary and secondary school teachers.

Gives priority to LEAs that serve the most high-need schools and those that serve schools with the highest percentages of minorities in their student bodies.

Requires the Secretary to evaluate the success of the grantees and compile a database of best practices for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as public elementary and secondary school teachers.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Major Regulation Cost Review Act of
2004''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PERIODIC REVIEW OF ALL MAJOR RULES.

(a) Requirement.--Chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 610 the following new section:
''Sec. 610a. Periodic review of major rules
''(a) Requirement for Review of Major Rules.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of the Major Regulation Cost
Review Act of 2004, each agency shall publish in the Federal Register a
plan for the periodic review of all the major rules issued by the
agency. Such plan may be amended by the agency at any time by
publishing the revision in the Federal Register.
''(b) Purpose of Review.--The purpose of the review shall be to
determine whether such rules should be continued without change, or
should be amended or rescinded, consistent with the stated objectives
of applicable statutes.
''(c) Review Within Five Years.--The plan shall provide for the
review of all such agency rules existing on the effective date of the
Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2004 within five years after that
date and for the review of such rules adopted after such effective date
within five years after the publication of such rules as the final
rule. If the head of the agency determines that completion of the
review of existing rules is not feasible by the established date, the
head of the agency shall so certify in a statement published in the
Federal Register and may extend the completion date by one year at a
time for a total of not more than five years.
''(d) Factors to Consider.--In reviewing major rules in a manner
consistent with the stated objectives of applicable statutes, the
agency shall consider the following factors:
''(1) The continued need for the rule.
''(2) The nature of complaints or comments received
concerning the rule from the public.
''(3) The complexity of the rule.
''(4) The extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or
conflicts with other Federal rules, and, to the extent
feasible, with State and local governmental rules.
''(5) The length of time since the rule has been evaluated
or the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or
other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule.
''(e) Cost-Benefit Analysis.--The review shall include a cost-
benefit analysis of the rule, using the standard cost-benefit
methodology included in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-4
(relating to regulatory analysis and issued September 17, 2003). The
cost-benefit analysis shall include an identification and consideration
of a range of less costly regulatory alternatives.
''(f) Publication of List of Rules to Be Reviewed.--Each year, each
agency shall publish in the Federal Register a list of the major rules
which are to be reviewed pursuant to this section during the succeeding
12 months and which are to be included in the accounting statement and
associated report submitted to Congress by the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget under paragraph (4) of section 624(a) of the
Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (as added by
section 3 of the Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2004). The list
shall include a brief description of each such major rule and the need
for and legal basis of such rule, and shall invite public comment upon
the rule.
''(g) Major Rule Defined.--In this section, the term 'major rule'
has the meaning provided by section 804 of this title.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 6 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 610 the following new item:

''610a. Periodic review of major rules.''.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR OMB RELATING TO ANNUAL ACCOUNTING STATEMENT.

(a) Requirement to Include List of Rules to Be Reviewed in Annual
Accounting Statement.--Section 624(a) of the Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law
106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-161), is amended--
(1) by striking ''and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and
inserting ''; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(4) a list of the major rules which are to be reviewed by
each agency, during the year following the year in which the
statement and report are submitted, pursuant to section 610a of
title 5, United States Code.''.
(b) Requirement to Use Agency Cost-Benefit Estimates in Annual
Accounting Statement.--Section 624 of the Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law
106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-161), is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as
subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsection:
''(b) Use of Agency Cost-Benefit Analyses Required.--To carry out
subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Manage

Answer: Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2004 - Amends Federal civil service law to require each Federal agency to publish in the Federal Register a plan, which may be amended at any time by publishing a revision, for the periodic review of all the major rules issued by the agency. Requires that the plan provide for review within five years after publication as a final rule, with a five year extension permitted.

Directs the agency, in reviewing major rules, to consider: (1) the continued need for the rule; (2) the nature of complaints or comments received from the public concerning the rule; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal rules, and with State and local governmental rules; and (5) the length of time since the rule has been evaluated or the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule.

Requires that: (1) the review include a cost-benefit analysis of the rule, including an identification and consideration of a range of less costly regulatory alternatives; and (2) each year each agency publish a list of the major rules which are to be reviewed and which are to be included in the accounting statement and associated report submitted to Congress by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Makes conforming changes to the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Federal Research Informed Consent
Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF INFORMED CONSENT REGARDING USE OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
IN FEDERALLY QUALIFIED RESEARCH.

(a) In General.--Section 491 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 289) is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:
''(c) Requirement of Informed Consent Regarding Human Subjects.--
''(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall by regulation establish the requirement that, in
federally qualified research in which any human subject is to
be used, an individual may not be used as a subject unless the
principal researcher obtains the informed consent of the
individual to serve as a subject.
''(2) Exempted categories of research.--
''(A) With respect to the requirement of paragraph
(1) that informed consent be obtained, the Secretary
may, in issuing regulations under such paragraph,
establish such exempted categories of research as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate. The regulations
may not authorize any waiver of the applicability of
the requirement to a research activity that is not
within such a category.
''(B) In the case of a particular research
activity, the Secretary is responsible for approving or
disapproving the activity as qualifying for an
exemption under subparagraph (A).
''(C) If under subparagraph (B) the Secretary
approves an exemption, the Secretary shall submit to
the congressional committees of jurisdiction a
notification that the exemption has been approved
(together with a description of the circumstances). In
the case of classified materials, the notification
shall be submitted to the committees, and reviewed by
the committees, in accordance with any applicable
requirements for such materials.
''(D) An exemption approved by the Secretary under
subparagraph (B) takes effect upon the expiration of
the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the
notification regarding the exemption is submitted under
subparagraph (C).
''(3) Criteria regarding provision of consent.--In issuing
regulations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish
requirements for obtaining informed consent, including
requirements regarding the information to be provided to the
prospective research subject and requirements regarding
documentation of the informed consent of such subject.
''(4) Noncompliance.--
''(A) An individual aggrieved as a result of a
violation of the requirement under paragraph (1) may
obtain appropriate relief through a civil action,
including damages, equitable relief, and a reasonable
attorney's fees and costs. Damages in such an action
may include damages other than actual damages.
''(B) With respect to a civil action under
subparagraph (A), if the research involved allegedly
was conducted by the United States, the defendant shall
be the United States. The United States district courts
have exclusive original jurisdiction of actions
described in the preceding sentence, and such actions
may be commenced in a judicial district only in
accordance with applicable law on the venue of civil
actions.
''(C) With respect to a civil action under
subparagraph (A), if the research involved allegedly
was conducted by a State, the defendant shall be the
head of the State agency involved. Actions described in
the preceding sentence may be commenced in any court of
competent jurisdiction. For purposes of this
subparagraph, a State is not immune under the Eleventh
Amendment of the Constitution of the United States from
a civil action under subparagraph (A) in Federal court.
''(D) With respect to a civil action under
subparagraph (A), if the research involved allegedly
was not conducted by the United States or by a State,
the entity that allegedly did conduct the research
shall be the defendant. Actions described in the
preceding sentence may be commenced in any court of
competent jurisdiction.
''(E) With respect to the death of an individual
who is aggrieved for purposes of subparagraph (A), the
cause of action survives the individual and the civil
action under such subparagraph may be commenced only by
a personal representative of the individual.
''(F) With respect to limitations on commencing a
civil action under subparagraph (A)--
''(i) the civil action may not be commenced
after the expiration of the 5-year period
beginning on the date on which the individual
(or the personal representative, as the case
may be) receives notice of the alleged facts
with respect to which the individual is
aggrieved; and
''(ii) notwithstanding clause (i), the
civil action may not be commenced after the
expiration of the 50-year period beginning on
the date on which the individual dies.
''(5) Preemption.--This subsection supersedes any private
cause of action under the laws of a State arising as a result
of the use of an individual as a subject in federally qualified
research without the consent of the individual.
''(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
''(A) The term 'federally qualified research'
means--
''(i) any research conducted or supported
by the Federal Government; and
''(ii) any research regulated by the
Federal Government, other than research which
is only incidentally regulated.
''(B) The term 'principal researcher', with respect
to federally qualified research, means the individual
with the principal responsibility for conducting the
research.''.
(b) Stylistic Conforming Amendments.--Section 491 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ''(a) The Secretary''
and inserting ''(a) Institutional Review Boards.--The
Secretary''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ''(b)(1) The Secretary'' and
inserting the following:
''(b) Ethics Guidance Program.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ''(2) The
Secretary'' and inserting the following:
''(2) Response respecting violations.--The Secretary''.

SEC. 3. EFFECT ON EXISTING REGULATIONS; EFFECTIVE DATE REGARDING CAUSES
OF ACTION.

(a) Effect on Existing Regulations.--With respect to the provisions
of part 46 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to the
protection of human subjects), as in effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act, the legal status of such provisions is affected
by the amendment made by section 2(a) only to the extent that any such
provision is inconsistent with the amendment.
(b) Effective Date Regarding Causes of Action; Applicable
Provisions.--The requirement established under section 491(c)(1) of the
Public Health Service Act (as added by the amendment made by section
2(a) of this Act) is effective in the case of any violation of the
requirement occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act, without regard to the date on which final regulations under such
section take effect. For purposes of the preceding sentence, in the
case of a cause of action accruing before such regulations take
effect--
(1) a defendant is liable, subject to paragraphs (2) and
(3), if the principal researcher involved (as defined under
such amendment) failed to obtain informed consent in accordance
with the provisions of part 46 of title 45, Code of Federal
Regulations (relating to the protection of human subjects), as
in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act;
(2) it is a defense that the Secretary of Health and Human
Services--
(A) determined that the research activity involved
was within one of the categories of research described
in section 46.101(b) of such part;
(B) determined that the research activity otherwise
was not covered by the policy; or
(C) with respect to informed consent, waived the
applicability of the requirements involved; and
(3) it is not a defense (except as provided in paragraph
(2)) that--
(A) for purposes of section 46.101(a) of such part,
the Federal department or agency involved did not take
action to make the policy applicable;
(B) for purposes of section 46.101(c) of such part,
the department or agency head determined that the
research activity was not covered by the policy; or
(C) for purposes of section 46.101(i) of such part,
the department or agency head waived the applicability
of some or all of the provisions of the policy.

Answer:
Federal Research Informed Consent Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the requirement that, in federally qualified research in which any human subject is to be used, the principal researcher obtain the informed consent of the subject. Allows the Secretary to exempt categories of research from such consent requirement. Requires congressional notification of such exemptions and a 60-day waiting period before the exemption is effective.
Directs the Secretary to establish requirements for obtaining informed consent. Provides for civil actions by those from whom no such consent was obtained, allowing damages, equitable relief, and attorney's fees and costs. Preempts any State law concerning the obtaining of such consent.