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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Innovation Inspiration School Grant
Program Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the National Science Board's 2010 Science
and Engineering Indicators, only 5 percent of American college
graduates major in engineering. In Asia, about 20 percent of
all baccalaureate degrees are in engineering and in China about
33 percent of baccalaureate degrees are in engineering.
(2) Although 4th graders in the United States score well
against international competition, students in the United
States fall near the bottom or dead last by 12th grade in
mathematics and science, respectively.
(3) Admissions requirements for undergraduate engineering
schools include a solid background in mathematics (algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, and calculus) and science (biology,
chemistry, and physics), in addition to courses in English,
social studies, and humanities.
(4) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall
engineering employment is expected to grow by 11 percent from
2008 through 2018, and, as a group, engineers earn some of the
highest average starting salaries among individuals holding
baccalaureate degrees.
(5) According to the Department of Labor, engineers should
be creative, inquisitive, analytical, and detail-oriented.
Engineers should be able to work as part of a team and to
communicate well, both orally and in writing. Communication
abilities are becoming increasingly important as engineers
interact more frequently with specialists in a wide range of
fields outside engineering.
(6) Exposure to project- and problem-based learning, in a
competitive team environment, gives 9th through 12th graders
the skills that they need to be successful in engineering
programs of study and engineering careers.
(7) According to Brandeis University's Center for Youth and
Communities, participants in FIRST Robotics (a nonprofit
organization that inspires young people to be science and
technology leaders by engaging the young people in mentor-based
programs)--
(A) are more likely than nonparticipants to attend
an institution of higher education on a full-time basis
(88 percent versus 53 percent);
(B) are nearly 2 times as likely to major in a
science or engineering field; and
(C) are more than 3 times as likely to have majored
specifically in engineering.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Local educational agency.--The term ''local educational
agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801).
(2) Low-income student.--The term ''low-income student''
means a student who is eligible for free or reduced price lunch
under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).
(3) Secondary school.--The term ''secondary school'' has
the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(4) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Education.
(5) STEM.--The term ''STEM'' means science, technology,
engineering (including robotics), or mathematics.
(6) Non-traditional stem education teaching methods.--The
term ''non-traditional STEM education teaching methods'' means
a STEM education method or strategy such as incorporating self-
directed student learning, inquiry-based learning, cooperative
learning in small groups, collaboration with mentors in the
field of study, and participation in STEM-related competitions.

SEC. 4. INNOVATIVE INSPIRATION SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Goals of Program.--The goals of the Innovation Inspiration
grant program are--
(1) to provide opportunities for local educational agencies
to support non-traditional STEM education teaching methods;
(2) to support the participation of students in nonprofit
STEM competitions;
(3) to foster innovation and broaden interest in, and
access to, careers in the STEM fields by investing in programs
supported by educators and professional mentors who receive
hands-on training and ongoing communications that strengthen
the interactions of the educators and mentors with--
(A) students who are involved in STEM activities;
and
(B) other students in the STEM classrooms and
communities of such educators and mentors; and
(4) to encourage collaboration among students, engineers,
and professional mentors.
(b) Program Authorized.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award
grants, on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies
to enable the local educational agencies--
(A) to promote STEM in secondary schools;
(B) to support the participation of secondary
school students in non-traditional STEM teaching
methods; and
(C) to broaden secondary school students' access to
careers in STEM.
(2) Duration.--The Secretary shall award each grant under
this Act for a period of not more than 5 years.
(3) Amounts.--The Secretary shall award a grant under this
Act in an amount that is sufficient to carry out the goals of
this Act.
(c) Application.--
(1) In general.--Each local educational agency desiring a
grant under this Act shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
(2) Contents.--The application shall, at a minimum, include
a description of how the local educational agency will--
(A) carry out STEM teaching programs that will use
a non-traditional STEM teaching method;
(B) identify and recruit partners and mentors--
(i) to help carry out the programs
described in subparagraph (A); and
(ii) to assist students who participate in
such programs, including through technology-
supported means;
(C) support educators who lead such programs, and
participants in such programs, through stipends or
other incentives;
(D) recruit young women and individuals from
populations historically underrepresented in the STEM
fields to participate in such programs;
(E) identify public and private partners that can
support such programs with cash or in-kind
contributions;
(F) plan for sustaining such programs financially
beyond the grant period; and
(G) evaluate the grant project and the results of
the grant project among participating students,
including--
(i) comparing students who participate in
the grant project to similar students who do
not participate; and
(ii) evaluating--
(I) secondary school graduation
rates;
(II) rates of attendance at
institutions of higher education;
(III) the number of students taking
advanced STEM related secondary school
classes; and
(IV) the ability of students
participating in the grant project to
partner with professional mentors.
(3) Preference.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Secretary shall give priority to applications from local
educational agencies that propose to carry out activities that
target--
(A) a rural or urban school;
(B) a low-performing school or local educational
agency; or
(C) a local educational agency or school that
serves low-income students.
(d) Uses of Funds.--
(1) In general.--Each local educational agency that
receives a grant under this Act shall use the grant funds for
any of the following:
(A) STEM education and career activities.--
Promotion of STEM education and career activities.
(B) Purchase of parts.--The purchase of parts and
supplies needed to support participation in non-
traditional STEM teaching methods.
(C) Teacher incentives and stipends.--Incentives
and stipends for teachers involved in non-traditional
STEM teaching methods outside of their regular teaching
duties.
(D) Support and expenses.--Support and expenses for
student and team participation in regional and national
nonprofit STEM competitions.
(E) Additional materials and support.--Additional
materials and support, such as equipment, facility use,
technology, broadband access, and other expenses,
directly associated with non-traditional STEM teaching
and mentoring.
(F) Evaluation.--Carrying out the evaluation
described in subsection (c)(2)(G).
(G) Other activities.--Carrying out other
activities that are related to the goals of the grant
program, as described in subsection (a).
(2) Prohibition.--A local educational agency shall not use
grant funds awarded under this Act to participate in any STEM
competition that is not a nonprofit competition.
(3) Administrative costs.--Each local educational agency
that receives a grant under this Act may use not more than 2
percent of the grant funds for costs related to the
administration of the grant project.
(e) Matching Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each local
educational agency that receives a grant under this Act shall
secure, toward the cost of the activities assisted under the
grant, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 50 percent
of the grant. The non-Federal contribution may be provided in
cash or in kind.
(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive all or part of the
matching requirement described in paragraph (1) for a local
educational agency if the Secretary determines that applying
the matching requirement would result in a serious financial
hardship or a financial inability to carry out the goals of the
grant project.
(f) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Grant funds provided to a local
educational agency under this Act shall be used to supplement, and not
supplant, funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized
under this Act.
(g) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall establish an evaluation
program to determine the efficacy of the grant program established by
this Act, which shall include comparing students participating in a
grant project funded under this Act to similar students who do not so
participate, in order to assess the impact of student participation
on--
(1) what courses a student takes in the future; and
(2) a student's postsecondary study.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
(2) Limitations.--Of the amounts appropriated under
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, not more than 2 percent shall
be used for the evaluation described under subsection (g).

SOLUTION: Innovation Inspiration School Grant Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) promote science, technology, engineering (including robotics), and mathematics (STEM) in secondary schools; (2) support the participation of secondary school students in nontraditional STEM teaching methods; and (3) broaden secondary school students' access to STEM careers. Gives priority to grant applications that target: (1) a rural or urban school, (2) a low-performing school or LEA, or (3) an LEA or school that serves students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the school lunch program. Authorizes the Secretary to waive all or part of the matching requirement for financially-strapped LEAs. Directs the Secretary to evaluate the efficacy of the grant program.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Protection of Lawful Commerce in
Arms Act''.

SEC 2. AMENDMENT TO ORGANIC ACT.

The Act entitled ''An Act to establish the Department of Commerce
and Labor'', approved February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), is
amended by redesignating section 13 as section 14 and by inserting
after section 12 the following:

''SEC. 13. RESTRICTION ON COMMERCE.

''(a) Secretary of Commerce List.--The Secretary of Commerce shall
establish and maintain a list consisting of each person that notifies
the Secretary under subsection (b) that it is a manufacturer or seller
in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product or
is a trade association representing such manufacturers or sellers. The
list shall contain the name of the person, the chief executive officer
of the person, and the address and location of the headquarters of the
person. The Secretary shall maintain and update the list and may
publish the list in the Federal Register.
''(b) Notification.--Each person that--
''(1) is a manufacturer in interstate or foreign commerce
of a firearm or ammunition product, and is licensed to engage
in business as such manufacturer to the extent required under
chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code,
''(2) is a seller in interstate or foreign commerce of a
firearm or ammunition product, and is licensed to engage in
business as such seller to the extent required under chapter 44
of title 18, United States Code, or
''(3) is a trade association representing such
manufacturers or sellers,
may notify the Secretary of its existence and provide to the Secretary
the information described in subsection (a).
''(c) Freedom From Restriction.--Conduct that--
''(1)(A) is carried out by a manufacturer in interstate or
foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, involves
such firearm or ammunition product, and is described in
paragraph (4) of subsection (d);
''(B) is carried out by a seller in interstate or foreign
commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, involves a firearm
or ammunition product, and is described in paragraph (6) of
subsection (d); or
''(C) is carried out by a trade association in the course
of organizing, advising, or representing its members who are
manufacturers in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm or
ammunition product, or who are sellers in interstate or foreign
commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, with respect to
conduct of such manufacturers or sellers described in paragraph
(4) or (6) of subsection (d), as the case may be; and
''(2) is lawful under chapter 44 of title 18, United States
Code, or under applicable State law;
shall not be a basis for imposing a restriction on interstate or
foreign commerce on a person on the list described in subsection (a) as
a result of harm caused by the criminal or other unlawful misuse of
such firearm or ammunition product by any other person.
''(d) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Ammunition product.--The term 'ammunition product'
means 'ammunition' as defined in section 921(a)(17) of title
18, United States Code, and includes a component part of such
ammunition product that has been shipped or transported in
interstate or foreign commerce.
''(2) Firearm product.--The term 'firearm product' means
'firearm' as defined in subparagraph (A) or (B) section
921(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, and includes any
'antique firearm' as defined in section 921(a)(16) of such
title, and includes a component part of such a firearm that has
been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
''(3) Interstate or foreign commerce.--The term 'interstate
or foreign commerce' has the meaning given that term in
section 921(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code.
''(4) Manufacturer.--The term 'manufacturer in interstate
or foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product' means--
''(A) a person who, in the course of a business in
interstate or foreign commerce to import, make,
produce, create, assemble, design, or formulate a
firearm or ammunition product, imports, makes,
produces, creates, assembles, designs, or formulates a
firearm or ammunition product, or engages another
person to import, make, produce, create, assemble,
design, or formulate a firearm or ammunition product;
''(B) a seller in interstate or foreign commerce of
a firearm or ammunition product made by another person,
but only with respect to an aspect of the firearm or
ammunition product that the seller makes, produces,
creates, assembles, designs, or formulates; and
''(C) any seller in interstate or foreign commerce
of a firearm or ammunition product on which, or on the
packaging of which, the seller is also represented as
the manufacturer of the firearm or ammunition product.
''(5) Restriction on interstate or foreign commerce.--The
term 'restriction on interstate or foreign commerce'--
''(A) means--
''(i) civil damages or equitable relief, or
''(ii) any other limitation or condition,
awarded or ordered by a Federal, State, or local court,
that restricts the ability of a person listed under
subsection (a) to freely engage in interstate or
foreign commerce with respect to firearm or ammunition
products, or of a trade association listed under
subsection (a) to freely engage in lawful activities on
behalf of its membership; and
''(B) does not include any damages, equitable
relief, or other limitation or condition arising from--
''(i) breach of contract or warranty in
connection with the purchase of a firearm or
ammunition product; or
''(ii) physical injuries or property damage
resulting directly from the failure to function
or improper functioning of a firearm or
ammunition product, when used as intended, due
to a defect in design or manufacture.
''(6) Seller.--The term 'seller in interstate or foreign
commerce of a firearm or ammunition product' means a person
who--
''(A) in the course of a business conducted in
interstate or foreign commerce for such purpose, sells,
distributes, rents, leases, prepares, blends, packages,
labels, or otherwise is involved in placing a firearm
or ammunition product in the stream of commerce; or
''(B) in the course of a business conducted in
interstate or foreign commerce for such purpose,
installs, repairs, refurbishes, reconditions, or
maintains an aspect of a firearm or ammunition product.
''(7) State.--The term 'State' includes the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or
possession of the United States.
''(8) Trade association.--The term 'trade association'
means any association or business organization (whether or not
incorporated under the laws of any State), 2 or more members of
which are manufacturers or sellers in interstate or foreign
commerce of a firearm or ammunition product.
''(e) Limitation on Use of List.--No officer, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States may use the list established and
maintained under this section for any purpose other than the
enforcement of the provisions of this section, nor shall the list be
used or allowed to be used in any way that would result in the creation
of any registry of firearms, firearm owners, or firearm purchasers by
the United States, or by any State or any political subdivision
thereof.''.

SOLUTION: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - Amends the Organic Act establishing the Department of Commerce to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and maintain a list of each person that notifies the Secretary that it is a manufacturer or seller that is: (1) licensed to engage in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm (including antique firearm) or ammunition product; or (2) is a trade association representing such manufacturers or sellers. Declares that any lawful conduct carried out by a manufacturer or seller in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, or lawful conduct carried out by a trade association in the course of representing such manufacturers or sellers, shall not be the basis for imposing a restriction on such commerce (the award of civil damages, equitable relief, or any other specified limitation) as a result of harm caused by the criminal or other unlawful misuse of such firearm or ammunition product by any other person.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Mandates Information Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) before acting on proposed private sector mandates,
Congress should carefully consider their effects on consumers,
workers, and small businesses;
(2) Congress has often acted without adequate information
concerning the costs of private sector mandates, instead
focusing only on their benefits;
(3) the costs of private sector mandates are often borne in
part by consumers, in the form of higher prices and reduced
availability of goods and services;
(4) the costs of private sector mandates are often borne in
part by workers, in the form of lower wages, reduced benefits,
and fewer job opportunities; and
(5) the costs of private sector mandates are often borne in
part by small businesses, in the form of hiring disincentives
and stunted growth.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to improve the quality of Congress' deliberation with
respect to proposed mandates on the private sector, by--
(A) providing Congress with more complete
information about the effects of such mandates; and
(B) ensuring that Congress acts on such mandates
only after focused deliberation on their effects; and
(2) to enhance the ability of Congress to distinguish
between private sector mandates that harm consumers, workers,
and small businesses, and mandates that help those groups.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL PRIVATE SECTOR MANDATES.

(a) In General.--
(1) Estimates.--Section 424(b) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658c(b)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
''(4) Estimate of indirect impacts.--
''(A) In general.--In preparing estimates under
paragraph (1), the Director shall also estimate, if
feasible, the impact (including any disproportionate
impact in particular regions or industries) on
consumers, workers, and small businesses, of the
Federal private sector mandates in the bill or joint
resolution, including--
''(i) an analysis of the effect of the
Federal private sector mandates in the bill or
joint resolution on consumer prices and on the
actual supply of goods and services in consumer
markets;
''(ii) an analysis of the effect of the
Federal private sector mandates in the bill or
joint resolution on worker wages, worker
benefits, and employment opportunities; and
''(iii) an analysis of the effect of the
Federal private sector mandates in the bill or
joint resolution on the hiring practices,
expansion, and profitability of businesses with
100 or fewer employees.
''(B) Estimate not considered in determination.--
The estimate prepared under this paragraph shall not be
considered in determining whether the direct costs of
all Federal private sector mandates in the bill or
joint resolution will exceed the threshold specified in
paragraph (1).''.
(2) Point of order.--Section 424(b)(3) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658c(b)(3)) is amended by adding
after the period ''If such determination is made by the
Director, a point of order under this part shall lie only under
section 425(a)(1) and as if the requirement of section
425(a)(1) had not been met.''.
(3) Threshold amounts.--Section 425(a)(2) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658d(a)(2)) is
amended by striking ''Federal intergovernmental mandates by an
amount that causes the thresholds specified in section
424(a)(1)'' and inserting ''Federal mandates by an amount that
causes the thresholds specified in section 424 (a)(1) or
(b)(1)''.
(4) Application relating to appropriations committees.--
Section 425(c)(1)(B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
U.S.C. 658d(c)(1)(B)) is amended--
(A) in clause (i) by striking
''intergovernmental'';
(B) in clause (ii) by striking
''intergovernmental'';
(C) in clause (iii) by striking
''intergovernmental''; and
(D) in clause (iv) by striking
''intergovernmental''.
(5) Application relating to congressional budget office.--
Section 427 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
658f) is amended by striking ''intergovernmental''.
(b) Exercise of Rulemaking Powers.--This section is enacted by
Congress--
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such
they shall be considered as part of the rules of such House,
respectively, and such rules shall supersede other rules only
to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such
House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent
as in the case of any other rule of each House.

SOLUTION:
Revises provisions concerning legislation subject to a point of order to: (1) define the point of order for a determination by the Director that it is not feasible to determine the economic impact of a Federal mandate; and (2) replace certain references to Federal intergovernmental mandates with references to Federal mandates with respect to legislation reported by the Appropriations Committees.
Requires the Director, at the request of a Senator, to prepare an estimate of the direct costs of a Federal mandate (currently, Federal intergovernmental mandate) contained in such Senator's amendment.