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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Services, Education, and
Rehabilitation for Veterans Act'' or the ''SERV Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERAN'S TREATMENT COURTS.

(a) Delegation.--The Director of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy (referred to in this Act as the ''Director'') shall
delegate the authority to administer the program and other such
activities necessary to carry out this Act to the Department of
Justice.
(b) Grants.--The Attorney General may make grants to States, State
courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal
governments acting directly or through agreements with other public or
private entities, for the purpose of developing, implementing, or
enhancing veteran's treatment courts or expanding operational drug
courts to serve veterans.
(c) Eligibility.--Grants under this Act shall be made to veteran's
treatment courts and drug courts serving veterans that effectively
integrate substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, mandatory
drug testing, sanctions and incentives, and transitional services, in a
judicially supervised court setting with jurisdiction over nonviolent,
substance-abusing offenders that have served in the United States
military.

SEC. 3. GRANT AUTHORITY.

The Attorney General may make grants to States, State courts, local
courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments,
acting directly or through agreements with other public or private
entities, for programs that involve--
(1) continuing judicial supervision over offenders with
substance abuse or mental health problems who are not violent
offenders and have served in the United States military; and
(2) the integrated administration of other sanctions and
services, which shall include--
(A) mandatory periodic testing for the use of
controlled substances or other addictive substances
during any period of supervised release or probation
for each participant;
(B) substance abuse and mental health treatment
(such as treatment for depression and post-traumatic
stress disorder) for each participant;
(C) diversion, probation, or other supervised
release involving the possibility of prosecution,
confinement, or incarceration based on noncompliance
with program requirements or failure to show
satisfactory progress; and
(D) programmatic, offender management, and
aftercare services such as relapse prevention, health
care, education, vocational training, job placement,
housing placement, and child care or other family
support services for each participant who requires such
services.

SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS.

(a) In General.--To request a grant under this Act, a State, State
court, local court, unit of local government, or Indian tribal
government shall submit an application to the Attorney General in such
form and containing such information as the Attorney General may
reasonably require.
(b) Applications.--In addition to any other requirements that may
be specified by the Attorney General, an application for a grant under
this Act shall--
(1) include a long-term strategy and detailed
implementation plan;
(2) explain the applicant's inability to fund the program
adequately without Federal assistance;
(3) certify that the Federal support provided will be used
to supplement, and not supplant, State, Indian tribal, and
local sources of funding that would otherwise be available;
(4) identify related governmental or community initiatives
which complement or will be coordinated with the proposal;
(5) certify that there has been appropriate consultation
with all affected agencies, specifically the Department of
Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human
Services, and that there will be appropriate coordination with
all affected agencies in the implementation of the program;
(6) certify that participating offenders will be supervised
by 1 or more designated judges with responsibility for the
veteran's treatment court program;
(7) specify plans for obtaining necessary support and
continuing the proposed program following the conclusion of
Federal support; and
(8) describe the methodology that will be used in
evaluating the program.
(c) Certifications.--Each such application shall contain the
certification that the program for which the grant is requested shall
meet each of the requirements of this Act.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL SHARE.

The Federal share of a grant made under this Act may not exceed 75
percent of the total costs of the program described in the application
submitted under section 4 for the fiscal year for which the program
receives assistance under this Act, unless the Attorney General waives,
wholly or in part, the requirement of a matching contribution under
this section. In-kind contributions may constitute a portion of the
non-Federal share of a grant.

SEC. 6. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.

(a) Report to Attorney General and the Director.--For each fiscal
year, each recipient of a grant under this Act during that fiscal year
shall submit to the Attorney General, the Director, and the Secretary
for Veterans Affairs a report regarding the effectiveness of activities
carried out using that grant. Each report shall include an evaluation
in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General
may reasonably require. The Attorney General shall specify the dates on
which such reports shall be submitted.
(b) Report to Congress.--The Director, in consultation with the
Attorney General, shall submit a yearly report on the effectiveness on
the activities carried out under this Act to the House and Senate
Committees on the Judiciary and the House and Senate Committees on
Veterans Affairs.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Veteran.--The term ''veteran'' means a person who
served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who
was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other
than dishonorable.
(2) Veteran's treatment court.--The term ''veteran's
treatment court'' means a program specifically for veterans
that meets the drug court criteria established by the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-
322).
(3) Violent offender.--The term ''violent offender'' means
a person who--
(A) is charged with or convicted of an offense,
during the course of which offense or conduct--
(i) the person carried, possessed, or used
a firearm or dangerous weapon;
(ii) there occurred the death of or serious
bodily injury to any person; or
(iii) there occurred the use of force
against the person of another, without regard
to whether any of the circumstances described
in clause (i) or (ii) is an element of the
offense or conduct of which or for which the
person is charged or convicted.
(B) has 1 or more prior convictions for a felony
crime of violence involving the use or attempted use of
force against a person with the intent to cause death
or serious bodily harm.

SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Consultation.--The Attorney General shall consult with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, and any other appropriate officials in carrying out this Act.
(b) Regulatory Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Attorney General may issue regulations
and guidelines necessary to carry out this Act.
(2) Participation limits.--In additional to the general
authority provided under paragraph (1), the Attorney General
shall--
(A) issue regulations and guidelines to ensure that
programs authorized in this Act do not permit
participation by violent offenders; and
(B) immediately suspend funding for any grant under
this part, pending compliance, if the Attorney General
finds that violent offenders are participating in any
program funded under this part.
(c) Geographic Distribution.--The Attorney General shall ensure
that, to the extent practicable, an equitable geographic distribution
of grant awards is made under this Act.

SEC. 9. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND EVALUATION.

(a) Technical Assistance and Training.--The Attorney General may
provide technical assistance and training in furtherance of the
purposes of this Act.
(b) Evaluations.--The Attorney General may provide for evaluations
in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 10. FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL DRUG COURT INSTITUTE.

(a) Comprehensive, National Training and Technical Assistance for
Drug Courts.--The National Drug Court Institute in Alexandria, Virginia
shall--
(1) conduct national, comprehensive training programs for
State and local communities for the purpose of improving the
professional skills of drug court practitioners and enhancing
the ability of State and local communities to expand drug
courts to reach all addicted citizens in need of their
resources; and
(2) provide national, comprehensive Technical Assistance to
adult, juvenile and family dependency drug courts including a
combination of information gathering, needs assessment,
cultural proficiency, analysis, problem solving, action
planning, referral and follow-up.
(b) Ancillary Projects.--The National Drug Court Institute in
Alexandria, Virginia shall complete ancillary programs designed to
facilitate the expansion and improvement of drug courts nationwide
including--
(1) a Judicial Task Force to develop a transition plan for
new drug court judges;
(2) a resource center to maintain and distribute drug court
evaluations reviewed in the National Drug Court Institute
Review, and to request new research and evaluations for the
drug court field;
(3) publishing annually the National Drug Court Institute
Review to provide research, analysis, and commentary of
importance to the drug court field; and
(4) searching drug court literature and identify, reprint,
and disseminate important and relevant scholarship to the drug
court field.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this section
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014 to remain
available until expended.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Except for section 10, there are authorized to be appropriated to
the Director to carry out this Act $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2009 to 2014.

Output: Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states and other entities: (1) to develop, implement, or enhance veteran's treatment courts or to expand operational drug courts to serve veterans; and (2) for programs that involve continuing judicial supervision over nonviolent offenders with substance abuse or mental health problems who have served in the U.S. military. Requires such programs to include mandatory periodic testing for the use of drugs, substance abuse and mental health treatment, opportunities for diversion, probation, or supervised release, and programmatic, offender management, and aftercare services.

Directs the National Drug Court Institute to conduct national training programs for state and local communities to improve the professional skills of drug court practitioners and provide comprehensive technical assistance to adult, juvenile, and family dependency drug courts.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Student Dropout Prevention
and Recovery Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Lowering the student dropout rate is one of the most
significant challenges facing educators today. Students must
stay in school in order to receive the education they need to
succeed in the new economy and contribute fully to American
society.
(2) The ability of local educational agencies to lower the
student dropout rate has been inhibited by the lack of focus at
the Federal level and the limited availability of appropriate
dropout prevention-focused curriculum, instruction,
professional development, and administrative support services.
(3) According to the National Dropout Prevention Network,
it is at the local and community level where school
improvements and change occur that will eventually have an
impact on the graduation rate of students. The focus of these
efforts should be concentrated on the most successful
strategies that research has identified as having an impact on
increasing the graduation rate. These strategies encompass--
(A) systemic renewal;
(B) community collaboration;
(C) professional development;
(D) family involvement;
(E) early childhood education;
(F) reading and writing programs;
(G) individualized instruction;
(H) instructional technologies;
(I) mentoring and tutoring;
(J) service learning;
(K) learning styles and multiple intelligences;
(L) violence prevention and conflict resolution;
(M) career education and workforce readiness;
(N) out-of-school experiences; and
(O) alternative public schooling.
(4) The National Dropout Prevention Network has found that
the strategies described in paragraph (3) have been successful
in all school levels from K-12 in rural, suburban, or urban
centers. When schools or school districts develop a program
improvement plan that encompasses most or all of these
strategies, positive outcomes will result.
(5) It is necessary to develop a number of model dropout
prevention programs to fully develop the effective strategies
listed above into comprehensive dropout prevention programs.
These model programs should be used as examples by schools
across the country that wish to implement similar programs.
Subsequently, a nationwide dropout prevention program, in order
to be effective, should be based on these model programs.
(6) Dropout prevention and recovery programs which are
proven to be successful in lowering dropout rates need to be
disseminated to school and community leaders willing to adapt
and support these innovative programs in their schools and
community.

SEC. 3. SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAMS.

Part C of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7261 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

''PART C--SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAMS

''Subpart 1--Model School Dropout Prevention Grant Program

''SEC. 5311. AUTHORIZATION.

''(a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention
and Program Completion shall award grants to public elementary schools,
middle schools, and secondary schools that have established and are
carrying out school dropout prevention programs to provide those
schools with additional resources to develop such programs further,
develop methods to assist other schools to implement similar programs,
and provide for research on the effects of such programs on the student
populations of the schools involved.
''(b) Duration.--A grant under subsection (a) shall be awarded for
a period of not more than 5 years. A school that desires to continue to
receive funding for the purposes described in subsection (a) shall
apply for a grant under the national school dropout prevention grant
program under subpart 2.

''SEC. 5312. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

''A school that receives a grant under section 5311 shall use
amounts under the grant to establish and carry out, or further develop,
school dropout prevention programs, intervention programs, and recovery
programs, including as many of the following activities as possible:
systemic renewal, community and family participation, professional
development, early childhood education, reading and writing programs,
alternative public schooling, individualized instruction, use of
instructional technologies, mentoring and tutoring, service learning,
instruction that recognizes that students learn in different ways
(commonly referred to as 'learning styles instruction'), violence
prevention and conflict resolution, career education and workforce
readiness, out-of-school experiences, and a comprehensive plan for
dropout prevention.

''SEC. 5313. APPLICATION; SELECTION OF SCHOOLS; FISCAL AGENT.

''(a) Application.--
''(1) In general.--Each school desiring a grant under
section 5311 shall submit an application, after review by the
local educational agency of the school, to the Director at such
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as
the Director may require.
''(2) Contents.--A school desiring a grant under section
5311 shall submit an application, through the local educational
agency of the school under paragraph (1), that contains a
description of the current dropout prevention program of the
school.
''(b) Selection of Schools.--
''(1) Limitation.--The Director may award grants to not
more than 20 schools under section 5311. Such schools shall
have demonstrated success in establishing and carrying out
activities described in section 5312.
''(2) Allocation.--Grants awarded under section 5311 shall
be allocated among schools that meet the following
requirements:
''(A) 4 elementary schools that have established
and are carrying out early childhood education
programs.
''(B) 4 secondary schools that have established and
are carrying out academic intervention programs and
mediation programs.
''(C) 4 secondary schools that have established and
are carrying out intervention programs and recovery
programs.
''(D) 4 schools (either elementary, middle, or
secondary) that are located in rural school districts
and that have demonstrated success in establishing and
carrying out 12 or more of the activities described in
section 5312.
''(E) 4 schools (either elementary, middle, or
secondary) that are located in urban school districts
and that have demonstrated success in establishing and
carrying out all of the activities described in section
5312.
''(3) Priority.--In awarding grants under section 5311, the
Director shall give priority to schools that have demonstrated
success in establishing and carrying out the highest number of
activities described in section 5312.
''(c) Fiscal Agent.--The local educational agency of the school
shall act as the fiscal agent for the school and shall accept and
administer the grant awarded to the school under section 5311, except
that all funds shall be expended at the school level.

''Subpart 2--National School Dropout Prevention Grant Program

''SEC. 5321. AUTHORIZATION.

''(a) In General.--Beginning in the third year of the Model School
Dropout Prevention Grant Program under subpart 1, the Director of the
Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion shall award grants
to public elementary schools, middle schools, and secondary schools to
enable the schools to implement, or further carry out, effective,
sustainable, and coordinated school dropout prevention programs.
''(b) Duration.--A grant under subsection (a) shall be awarded for
a period of not less than 2 years but not more than 5 years.

''SEC. 5322. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

''A school that receives a grant under section 5321 shall use
amounts under the grant to establish and carry out, or further develop,
school dropout prevention programs, intervention programs, and recovery
programs, including as many of the following activities as possible:
systemic renewal, community and family participation, professional
development, early childhood education, reading and writing programs,
alternative public schooling, individualized instruction, use of
instructional technologies, mentoring and tutoring, service learning,
instruction that recognizes that students learn in different ways
(commonly referred to as 'learning styles instruction'), violence
prevention and conflict resolution, career education and workforce
readiness, out-of-school experiences, and a comprehensive plan for
dropout prevention.

''SEC. 5323. APPLICATION; SELECTION OF SCHOOLS; FISCAL AGENT.

''(a) Application.--Each school desiring a grant under section 5321
shall submit an application, after review by the local educational
agency of the school, to the Director at such time, in such manner, and
accompanied by such information as the Director may require.
''(b) Selection of Schools.--The Director shall establish clear and
specific selection criteria for awarding grants to schools under
section 5321, including the number of grants to award and the type of
schools to be awarded grants. Such criteria shall be based on school
dropout rates and other relevant factors, such as the quality of the
existing or proposed dropout prevention program, the number of students
who are dropouts, the number of students who are eligible to receive
free or reduced price lunches under the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act, the number of students who are below their grade
level in basic skills, the number of students who are involved in
family court or the juvenile justice system, and the number of students
who are teen mothers.
''(c) Fiscal Agent.--The local educational agency of the school
shall act as the fiscal agent for the school and shall accept and
administer the grant awarded to the school under section 5321, except
that all funds shall be expended at the school level.

''Subpart 3--Additional Requirements for Model and National Dropout
Prevention Grant Program

''SEC. 5331. DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES.

''Each school that receives a grant under section 5311 or 5321, or
the local educational agency of the school, shall provide information
and technical assistance, including presentations, document-sharing,
and joint staff development, to other schools within their school
district and to other schools in their State that are desiring to
receive grants under section 5311 or 5321, as the case may be.

''SEC. 5332. SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE CALCULATION.

''For purposes of calculating a school dropout rate under subparts
1 and 2, a school shall use--
''(1) the annual event school dropout rate for students
leaving a school in a single year determined in accordance with
the National Center for Education Statistics' Common Core of
Data, if available;
''(2) the standard method used by the State agency; or
''(3) in other cases, a standard method for calculating the
school dropout rate as determined by the Director.

''SEC. 5333. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

''(a) Reporting.--In order to receive funding under subpart 1 or 2
for a fiscal year after the first fiscal year a school receives funding
under subpart 1 or 2, as the case may be, the school shall provide, on
an annual basis, to the Director a report regarding the status of the
implementation of activities funded under subpart 1 or 2 and
certification of progress from the eligible entity whose strategies the
school is implementing.
''(b) Accountability.--On the basis of the reports submitted under
subsection (a), the Director shall evaluate the effect of the
activities assisted under subpart 1 or 2, as the case may be, on school
dropout prevention compared to a control group, to the extent
practicable.

''Subpart 4--National Clearinghouse on Effective School Dropout
Prevention

''SEC. 5341. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE.

''Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this part,
the Director shall establish a national clearinghouse on effective
school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry programs.
The clearinghouse shall be established through a competitive grant or
contract awarded to an organization with a demonstrated capacity to
provide technical assistance and disseminate information in the area of
school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry programs.
The clearinghouse shall--
''(1) collect and disseminate to educators, parents, and
policymakers information on research, effective programs, best
practices, and available Federal resources with respect to
school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry
programs, including dissemination by an electronically
accessible database, a worldwide Web site, and a national
journal;
''(2) provide technical assistance regarding securing
resources with respect to, and designing and implementing,
effective and comprehensive school dropout prevention,
intervention programs, and reentry programs; and
''(3) provide professional development opportunities
through workshops, seminars, and institutes for educators and
program providers responsible for planning, implementing, and
evaluating comprehensive school dropout prevention,
intervention programs, and recovery programs.

''Subpart 5--Definitions; Authorization of Appropriations

''SEC. 5351. DEFINITIONS.

''In this part:
''(1) Director.--The term 'Director' means the Director of
the Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion
established under section 218 of the General Education
Provisions Act.
''(2) Intervention programs.--The term 'intervention
programs' means programs or strategies that are designed to
improve academic or personal problems of students that
negatively affect the students' performance or ability to
remain in school and graduate from school with a diploma.
''(3) Prevention programs.--The term 'prevention programs'
means programs that anticipate, forestall, or relate to
cognitive, social, or personal problems of students before such
problems impair a student's ability to perform in school.
''(4) Recovery programs.--The term 'recovery programs'
means programs or strategies designed to offer another
schooling option to an individual who has dropped out of
school.
''(5) School dropout.--The term 'school dropout' has the
meaning given the term in section 4(17) of the School-to-Work
Opportunities Act of 1994.

''SEC. 5352. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

''(a) Subpart 1.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out subpart 1 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 and
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
''(b) Subpart 2.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out subpart 2 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2003 and
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
''(c) Subpart 4.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out subpart 4 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 and
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

SEC. 4. OFFICE OF DROPOUT PREVENTION AND PROGRAM COMPLETION.

(a) Establishment.--Title II of the Department of Education
Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:

''office of dropout prevention and program completion

''Sec. 218. (a) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
Education an Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion
(hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Office'), to be
administered by the Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention and
Program Completion. The Director of the Office shall report directly to
the Under Secretary of Education and shall perform such additional
functions as the Under Secretary may prescribe.
''(b) Duties.--The Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention and
Program Completion (hereafter in this section referred to as the
'Director'), through the Office, shall--
''(1) help coordinate Federal, State, and local efforts to
lower school dropout rates and increase program completion by
elementary, middle, and secondary school students;
''(2) recommend Federal policies, objectives, and
priorities to lower school dropout rates and increase program
completion;
''(3) oversee the implementation of subparts 1 and 2 of
part C of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965;
''(4) annually prepare and submit to Congress and the
Secretary a national report describing efforts and recommended
actions regarding school dropout prevention and program
completion;
''(5) recommend action to the Secretary and the President,
as appropriate, regarding school dropout prevention and program
completion; and
''(6) consult with and assist State and local governments
regarding school dropout prevention and program completion.
''(c) Scope of Duties.--The scope of the Director's duties under
subsection (b) shall include examination of all Federal and non-Federal
efforts related to--
''(1) promoting program completion for children attending
elementary, middle, or secondary school;
''(2) programs to obtain a secondary school diploma or its
recognized equivalent (including general equivalency diploma
(GED) programs); and
''(3) reentry programs for individuals aged 12 to 24 who
are out of school.
''(d) Detailing.--In carrying out the Director's duties under this
section, the Director may request the head of any Federal department or
agency to detail personnel who are engaged in school dropout prevention
activities to another Federal department or agency in order to
implement the National School Dropout Prevention Strategy.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the Department
of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3401 note) is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 217 the following new
item:

''Sec. 218. Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion.''.

Output: Requires the Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion (established by this Act in the Department of Education) to carry out provisions for: (1) a model school dropout prevention grant program; (2) a national school dropout prevention grant program; and (3) a national clearinghouse on effective school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry programs.
Authorizes appropriations for such part C programs.
Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion, to be administered by a Director who shall report directly to the Under Secretary of Education. Sets forth the Director's duties and their scope.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Responsible Government Act of
1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--
(1) the consent and participation of citizens in their
government is a fundamental principle of our Constitution;
(2) it is critical to the survival and advancement of our
constitutional form of government and to the welfare of our
Nation that the citizens of this country be convinced that
their government is one of the people, by the people and for
the people;
(3) ensuring responsible public service requires that no
individuals be permitted to use an elected office or public
employment for personal gain or for the advancement of the
interests of a foreign governments, foreign corporations, and
special interests;
(4) to ensure public confidence, government should, within
the bounds of the constitutional requirements of separation of
powers, establish proper bounds of conduct and accountability
for all government officials, whether elected or employed;
(5) the creation of a code of ethics and conduct which is
uniform and harmonized for all legislative and executive branch
officials and personnel will enhance public confidence in their
government.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) To ensure the integrity of the Federal Government and
its officials and employees and to restore public confidence in
the performance and merits of the elected officials, any person
who has served as President, Vice President, Chief of Staff, or
senior adviser on the staff of the White House, the head of an
executive department or of an independent agency within the
executive branch with regulatory or rulemaking
responsibilities, a top political appointee, the Chairman of
the Federal Reserve Board, Trade Representative or Chief
International Trade Negotiator, or otherwise been substantially
involved in international trade negotiations, or has been
elected or appointed to serve as a Senator or Representative or
a Delegate to either House of Congress will be prohibited from
representing for pay any foreign government or any corporation
or company which is not registered, incorporated, or certified
for its legal status according to United States law.
(2) To eliminate a perception that individuals enter or
engage in public service for future private gain, any person
who has served in any capacity in the executive or legislative
branches or any position in any of the military services will
be prohibited from accepting employment to represent the
interests of any foreign government or foreign registered or
based company or corporation from lobbying the United States
Government in any capacity including that of attorney at law or
in fact for at least 2 years immediately after leaving the
Federal Government.
(3) To eliminate a perception that special interest groups
or potential employers or political benefactors have undue
influence within the executive or legislative branch
operations, any person who has been employed in either branch
of government will be prohibited from contacting, lobbying, or
representing any interest except his own before the executive
agency in which that person served or before the office,
committee, or agency of Congress in which such person served if
the person served as an official or employee of the legislative
branch for a period of five years.
(4) To ensure that there is appropriate public information
concerning any potential conflicts of interests and to protect
persons in public life from rumor and unfair accusations,
require all senior level executive and legislative officials
and employees will be required to file financial disclosure
forms which will be a matter of public record.

SEC. 4. FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT OF 1938.

(a) In General.--Section 1(c)(1) of the Foreign Agents Registration
Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611(c)(1)) is amended by--
(1) striking ''or'' after the semicolon in clause (iii);
(2) striking ''and'' after the semicolon in clause (iv) and
inserting ''or''; and
(3) adding after clause (iv) the following:
''(v) within the United States makes oral or
written contact with a legislative or executive branch
official which is directed toward formulation,
modification, or adoption of Federal legislation,
including--
''(I) legislative proposals or the approval
or disapproval of international treaties or
agreements;
''(II) formulation, modification, or
adoption of a Federal rule, regulation,
administrative or Executive order, or any
program, policy, or official position of any
agency, bureau, or office of the United States
Government except in the case of written
comments filed in a public docket and other
communications that are made on the record in a
public proceeding or are filed of record or
made in the course of a hearing before a
judicial officer in a judicial or
administrative proceeding; and
''(III) the administration, execution, or
enforcement of any Federal program or policy
(including the negotiation, award, or
administration of a Federal contract, grant,
loan, permit or license),
except for oral or written contact made--
''(aa) by representatives of a
media organization who are primarily
engaged in gathering and disseminating
news and information to the public;
''(bb) in a speech, article, or
other publication or through the media;
''(cc) in the course of actual
representation of a client in pending
administrative or legal proceedings
before an executive hearing official or
judicial officer or judge;
''(dd) in testimony given before a
committee, subcommittee, or office of
Congress or submitted for inclusion in
the public record of a hearing
conducted by such committee,
subcommittee, or office or given in an
administrative hearing or judicial
proceeding; or
''(ee) to agency officials with
regard to judicial proceedings,
criminal or civil enforcement
inquiries, investigations, or
proceedings or filings required by
statute or regulations; and''.
(b) Judicial Proceedings.--Section 3(g) of such Act (22 U.S.C.
613(g)) is amended by inserting after ''principal'' the following: ''in
any existing proceeding or criminal or civil law enforcement inquiry or
investigation''.

SEC. 5. RESTRICTIONS ON REPRESENTING FOREIGN PRINCIPALS.

(a) Permanent Restrictions.--Section 207(f) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
''(2) Permanent restrictions.--(A) Any person who is an
officer or employee described in subparagraph (B) and who,
after his or her service or employment with the United States
terminates, knowingly--
''(i) represents a foreign principal before any
officer or employee of the United States with the
intent to influence a decision of such officer or
employee in carrying out his or her official duties, or
''(ii) aids or advises a foreign principal with the
intent to influence a decision of any officer or
employee of the United States in carrying out his or
her official duties,
shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.
''(B) The officers and employees subject to the
restrictions set forth in subparagraph (A) are--
''(i) the President;
''(ii) any person who is subject to the
restrictions contained in subsection (c) or (d); and
''(iii) any officer or employee of the executive or
legislative branch--
''(I) who personally and substantially
participates in any trade negotiation or treaty
negotiation (as such terms are defined in
subsection (b)(2)) on behalf of the United
States, or
''(II) who has access to information which
concerns such a trade negotiation or treaty
negotiation, which is exempt from disclosure,
as designated by the appropriate department or
agency, under section 552 of title 5, and which
such officer or employee knew or should have
known was so designated; and
''(iv) a Member of Congress.
''(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
''(A) the term 'foreign entity' means the
government of a foreign country as defined in section
1(e) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 or
a foreign political party as defined in section 1(f) of
that Act; and
''(B) the term 'foreign principal' has the meaning
given that term in section 1(b) of the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938.''.
(b) Two-Year Restriction.--Section 207(f) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
''(1) Two-year restriction.--Any person who is an officer
or employee (including any special Government employee) of the
executive branch of the United States (including any
independent agency), of the District of Columbia, or a Member,
officer, or employee of the Congress and who knowingly, within
2 years after leaving his or her position, office, or
employment--
''(A) represents a foreign entity before any
officer or employee of any department or agency of the
United States with the intent to influence a decision
of such officer or employee in carrying out his or her
official duties; or
''(B) aids or advises a foreign entity with the
intent to influence a decision of any officer or
employee of any department or agency of the United
States, in carrying out his or her official duties,
shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The restrictions contained in section 207(f)
of title 18, United States Code, as added by subsections (a) and (b) of
this section--
(1) shall apply only to persons whose service as officers
or employees of the Government, or as Members of Congress,
described in subsections (a) and (b) terminates on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) in the case of officers, employees, and Members of
Congress described in section 207(f)(2)(B)(ii) of title 18,
United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall apply
only with respect to participation in trade negotiations or
treaty negotiations, and with respect to access to information,
occurring on or after such date of enactment.

SEC. 6. FIVE-YEAR BAN ON ANY LOBBYING.

Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by--
(A) striking ''Two-year'' in the caption and
inserting ''Five-year''; and
(B) striking ''2 years'' and inserting ''5 years'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1) by--
(A) striking ''One-year'' in the caption and
inserting ''Five-year'';
(B) striking ''1-year'' and inserting ''5-year'';
and
(C) striking ''1 year'' and inserting ''5 years'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ''One-Year'' in the caption and
inserting ''Five-Year''; and
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ''one year after''
and inserting ''five years after'';
(4) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ''1 year'' and
inserting ''5 years''; and
(5) in subsection (e) by striking ''1 year after'' each
place it appears and inserting ''5 years after''.

SEC. 7. BROADEN COVERAGE OF DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Executive Branch.--Section 101(f)(3) of the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 is amended by--
(1) striking ''above GS-15'' and inserting ''at or above
GS-14''; and
(2) striking ''120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay
payable for GS-15'' and inserting ''the minimum rate of basic
pay payable for GS-14''.
(b) Military--Section 101(f)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 6) is amended by inserting before ''; and'' the
following: ''any commissioned officer in the Armed Forces who is
serving on the staff of a general or flag officer''.
(c) Legislative Branch.--Section 109(13) of the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 6) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ''GS-16'' and
inserting ''GS-14''; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B)(ii) and inserting the
following:
''(ii) each majority and minority Chief of Staff,
Legislative Director, Administrative Assistant, Chief
Counsel, and Legal Counsel of a Member, committee, or
subcommittee, and each majority and minority clerk of a
committee, or any person serving in a substantially
similar position.''.

SEC. 8. FORFEITURES OF ANNUITY OR RETIRED PAY.

Section 8312 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ''or'' after the
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and
inserting ''; or''; and
(C) adding at the end of paragraph (2) the
following:
''(3) was convicted before, on, or after the date of
enactment of the Responsible Government Act of 1993, of an
offense named by subsection (d) of this section, to the extent
provided by that subsection.'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ''and'' after
the semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period and
inserting ''; and''; and
(C) by adding after subparagraph (B) the following:
''(C) with respect to offenses named by subsection
(d), to the period after the date of conviction or
after the date of enactment of the Responsible
Government Act of 1993, whichever is later.''; and
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following:
''(d)(1) Subsection (a) of this section applies to an individual
convicted before, on, or after the date of enactment of the Responsible
Government Act of 1993 of an offense described in paragraph (2).
''(2) The offense referred to in paragraph (1) is a criminal
offense involving an individual subject to this section who--
''(A) acts as a foreign agent--
''(i) without registering; or
''(ii) without filing a financial disclosure form,
as required by Federal law; or
''(B) acts as a foreign agent and files a false financial
disclosure form in violation of Federal law.''.
Output: Responsible Government Act of 1993 - Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) to subject to registration and other FARA requirements foreign agents seeking to influence Federal legislation, executive rulemaking, or the administration of any Federal program or policy through outside contracts with legislative or executive branch officials. Modifies the registration exemption under FARA pertaining to legal representation of disclosed foreign principals.
Amends the Federal criminal code to permanently ban former senior executive and legislative branch officials, including former Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Members of Congress, as well as senior military officers, from representing or advising foreign principals. Modifies and extends to : (1) two years the current one-year lobbying ban on representing and advising foreign entities; and (2) five years the current ban on all other lobbying activities (other than those involving the personal and substantial participation of the officer or employee involved, which remain permanently banned) involving former officers and employees of the executive and legislative branches and the District of Columbia, Vice Presidents, and Members of Congress.
Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to subject additional executive and legislative branch personnel to financial disclosure requirements under that Act.
Provides for forfeiture of Federal retirement benefits for violating requirements for registration as a foreign agent and related financial disclosures.