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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Reporting on Influence and
Subversion by the Kremlin Act'' or ''RISK Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1986, an interagency working group issued a report
assessing ''active measures'' by the former Soviet Union
against the United States.
(2) The working group concluded that ''there is a massive
and highly organized effort by the Soviet Union and its proxies
to influence world opinion''.
(3) The working group further observed that ''this effort
includes public diplomacy to enhance the Soviet image abroad
and . . . also includes a persistent, widespread program of
disinformation and deception designed to discredit the U.S.
image abroad and disrupt U.S. policy objectives.''.
(4) Active measures by the Russian Federation have shown no
diminution since the last report issued by the working group in
1987, including--
(A) to influence world opinion;
(B) to undercut democratic processes and
institutions in the United States and partner nations;
(C) to challenge the international liberal order;
and
(D) to establish an unfettered sphere of influence.
(5) The Director of National Intelligence concluded in
light of the Russian Federation's hacking of the 2016
presidential election that ''Russian efforts to influence the
2016 U.S. presidential election represent the most recent
expression of Moscow's longstanding desire to undermine the
U.S.-led liberal democratic order.''.
(6) The Russian Federation is deploying an array of
military, cyber, intelligence, and economic tactics to weaken
United States democratic institutions, divide Europe from the
United States, divide Europe from within, undermine
organizations such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
and the European Union, and coerce partners to cooperate with
Russia.
(7) Militarily, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered
the forcible and illegal occupation of Crimea in March 2014 and
the invasion of Georgia in 2008.
(8) The Russian military, in which President Putin has
invested heavily, continues to engage in acts of aggression and
intimidation against United States allies across Europe.
(9) The Russian Federation's subversive activities
undermine trust in democratic systems, giving rise to political
instability.

SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT OF SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress
a report setting forth an assessment, obtained by the Secretary for
purposes of the report, of subversive activities by the Russian
Federation.
(b) Independent Assessment.--
(1) In general.--The assessment obtained for purposes of
subsection (a) shall be conducted by a federally funded
research and development center (FFRDC), or another appropriate
independent entity with expertise in diplomatic and military
developments in Europe and the Russian Federation, selected by
the Secretary for purposes of the assessment.
(2) Use of previous studies.--The entity conducting the
assessment may use and incorporate information from previous
studies on matters appropriate to the assessment.
(c) Elements.--The assessment obtained for purposes of subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of disinformation and propaganda
activities of the Russian Federation, including an assessment
of--
(A) support for disinformation and propaganda
activities with respect to the United States and
foreign countries;
(B) the overall structure of the Russian
Government's disinformation and influence apparatus,
including its intelligence agencies and propaganda
outlets such as Russia Today; and
(C) propaganda techniques, including forgery, use
of media representatives and proxies, use of front
organizations, and efforts to influence international
organizations.
(2) An assessment of support by the Russian Federation for
separatist activities and other aggressive actions aimed at
undermining the sovereignty of foreign countries, particularly
in Ukraine and the Baltic countries.
(3) An assessment of cyber intrusions by the Russian
Federation to influence the infrastructure and democratic
processes in the United States and other countries.
(4) An assessment of--
(A) the use of energy exports by the Russian
Federation for purposes of political or economic
coercion; and
(B) significant investment in energy
infrastructure, including pipelines, by the Government
of Russia or Russian-controlled entities.
(5) An assessment of the deterioration of democratic
conditions in the Russian Federation, including--
(A) suppression of freedom of the press;
(B) detention, beating, and murder of political
activists and opposition leaders;
(C) suppression of minority rights;
(D) suppression of human rights; and
(E) efforts to undermine the Russian
nongovernmental organizations and Russian civil
society.
(d) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 4. COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.

(a) Establishment.--The President is authorized to establish in the
Department of the Treasury a fund to be known as the Countering Russian
Influence Fund (in this section referred to as the ''Fund'').
(b) Amounts in Fund.--The Fund shall consist of the following:
(1) Amounts appropriated to carry out section 7070(d) of
division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public
Law 115-31).
(2) Amounts otherwise available to the Secretary of State
to carry out this section.
(c) Purposes of Fund.--Amounts in the Fund for any fiscal year are
authorized to be made available to the Secretary of State for bilateral
assistance for countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia, to
counter the following activities in such countries carried out by the
Russian Federation:
(1) Support for disinformation and propaganda.
(2) Interference in foreign elections.
(3) Efforts to undermine financial transparency and
governance.
(d) Civil Society and Other Organizations.--Amounts in the Fund for
any fiscal year may be made available to carry out the purposes of the
Fund under subsection (c) through civil society and other organizations
that seek to mitigate the expansion of Russian influence and
aggression, including through public awareness campaigns and exchange
activities.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
the President not less than $100,000,000 to carry out this
section.
(2) Relation to certain other amounts.--Such funds are in
addition to any other amounts made available for bilateral
assistance for countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia.
(3) Rule of construction.--This section shall be considered
to be an authorization of appropriations for purposes of
section 7070(d) of division C of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31).
(f) Report.--The Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a
report for each fiscal year for which activities are undertaken
pursuant to this section.

Answer: Reporting on Influence and Subversion by the Kremlin Act or the RISK Act This bill directs the Department of State to submit to Congress an assessment of subversive activities by the Russian Federation. The assessment shall be conducted by a federally funded research and development center or another appropriate independent entity with expertise in diplomatic and military developments in Europe and the Russian Federation. Such entity may use and incorporate information from previous studies and shall include assessments of: disinformation and propaganda activities of the Russian Federation; support by the Russian Federation for separatist activities and other aggressive actions aimed at undermining the sovereignty of foreign countries, particularly in Ukraine and the Baltic countries; cyber intrusions by the Russian Federation to influence the infrastructure and democratic processes in the United States and other countries; the use of energy exports by the Russian Federation for purposes of political or economic coercion and significant investment in energy infrastructure by the Russian government or Russian-controlled entities; and the deterioration of democratic conditions in the Russian Federation. The President is authorized to establish in the Department of the Treasury the Countering Russian Influence Fund to be used by the State Department for bilateral assistance to counter activities carried out in countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia by the Russian Federation to support disinformation and propaganda, interfere in foreign elections, and undermine financial transparency and governance. Amounts in the fund may be made available to carry out its purposes through civil society and other organizations that seek to mitigate the expansion of Russian influence and aggression, including through public awareness campaigns and exchange activities.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Glacier Bay National Park Boundary
Adjustment Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE AND WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.

(a) In General.--(1) Subject to conditions set forth in subsection
(c), if the State of Alaska, in a manner consistent with this Act,
offers to transfer to the United States the lands identified in
paragraph (2) in exchange for the lands identified in paragraph (4),
selected from the area described in section 3(b)(1), the Secretary of
the Interior (in this Act referred to as the ''Secretary'') shall
complete such exchange no later than 6 months after the issuance of a
license to Gustavus Electric Company by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (in this Act referred to as ''FERC''), in accordance with
this Act. This land exchange shall be subject to the laws applicable to
exchanges involving lands managed by the Secretary as part of the
National Park System in Alaska and the appropriate process for the
exchange of State lands required by State law.
(2) The lands to be conveyed to the United States by the State of
Alaska shall be determined by mutual agreement of the Secretary and the
State of Alaska. Lands that will be considered for conveyance to the
United States pursuant to the process required by State law are lands
owned by the State of Alaska in the Long Lake area within Wrangell-St.
Elias National Park and Preserve, or other lands owned by the State of
Alaska.
(3) If the Secretary and the State of Alaska have not agreed on
which lands the State of Alaska will convey by a date not later than 6
months after a license is issued pursuant to this Act, the United
States shall accept, within 1 year after a license is issued, title to
land having a sufficiently equal value to satisfy State and Federal
law, subject to clear title and valid existing rights, and absence of
environmental contamination, and as provided by the laws applicable to
exchanges involving lands managed by the Secretary as part of the
National Park System in Alaska and the appropriate process for the
exchange of State lands required by State law. Such land shall be
accepted by the United States, subject to the other provisions of this
Act, from among the following State lands in the priority listed:

copper river meridian

(A) T.6 S., R. 12 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 5, lots 1, 2,
and 3, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\. Containing 617.68 acres,
as shown on the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
(B) T.6 S., R. 11 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 11, lots 1 and
2, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\; Sec. 12;
Sec. 14, lots 1 and 2, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\. Containing 1,191.75 acres,
as shown on the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
(C) T.6 S., R. 11 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 2, NW\1/4\NE\1/
4\ and NW\1/4\. Containing 200.00 acres, as shown on the plat of
survey accepted June 9, 1922.
(D) T.6 S., R. 12 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 6. lots 1
through 10, E\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\. Containing approximately
529.94 acres, as shown on the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
(4) The lands to be conveyed to the State of Alaska by the United
States under paragraph (1) are lands to be designated by the Secretary
and the State of Alaska, consistent with sound land management
principles, based on those lands determined by FERC with the
concurrence of the Secretary and the State of Alaska, in accordance
with section 3(b), to be the minimum amount of land necessary for the
construction and operation of a hydroelectric project.
(5) The time periods set forth for the completion of the land
exchanges described in this Act may be extended as necessary by the
Secretary should the processes of State law or Federal law delay
completion of an exchange.
(6) For purposes of this Act, the term ''land'' means lands,
waters, and interests therein.
(b) Wilderness.--(1) To ensure that this transaction maintains,
within the National Wilderness Preservation System, approximately the
same amount of area of designated wilderness as currently exists, the
following lands in Alaska shall be designated as wilderness in the
priority listed, upon consummation of the land exchange authorized by
this Act and shall be administered according to the laws governing
national wilderness areas in Alaska:
(A) An unnamed island in Glacier Bay National Park lying
southeasterly of Blue Mouse Cove in sections 5, 6, 7, and 8, T. 36
S., R. 54 E., CRM, and shown on United States Geological Survey
quadrangle Mt. Fairweather (D-2), Alaska, containing approximately
789 acres.
(B) Cenotaph Island of Glacier Bay National Park lying within
Lituya Bay in sections 23, 24, 25, and 26, T. 37 S., R. 47 E., CRM,
and shown on United States Geological Survey quadrangle Mt.
Fairweather (C-5), Alaska, containing approximately 280 acres.
(C) An area of Glacier Bay National Park lying in T. 31. S., R.
43 E and T. 32 S., R. 43 E., CRM, that is not currently designated
wilderness, containing approximately 2,270 acres.
(2) The specific boundaries and acreage of these wilderness
designations may be reasonably adjusted by the Secretary, consistent
with sound land management principles, to approximately equal, in sum,
the total wilderness acreage deleted from Glacier Bay National Park and
Preserve pursuant to the land exchange authorized by this Act.
(c) Conditions.--Any exchange of lands under this Act may occur
only if--
(1) following the submission of a complete license application,
FERC has conducted economic and environmental analyses under the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791-828) (notwithstanding provisions
of that Act and the Federal regulations that otherwise exempt this
project from economic analyses), the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370), and the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661-666), that conclude, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to
subparagraphs (A) and (B), that the construction and operation of a
hydroelectric power project on the lands described in section
3(b)--
(A) will not adversely impact the purposes and values of
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (as constituted after
the consummation of the land exchange authorized by this
section);
(B) will comply with the requirements of the National
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470-470w); and
(C) can be accomplished in an economically feasible manner;
(2) FERC held at least one public meeting in Gustavus, Alaska,
allowing the citizens of Gustavus to express their views on the
proposed project;
(3) FERC has determined, with the concurrence of the Secretary
and the State of Alaska, the minimum amount of land necessary to
construct and operate this hydroelectric power project; and
(4) Gustavus Electric Company has been granted a license by
FERC that requires Gustavus Electric Company to submit an
acceptable financing plan to FERC before project construction may
commence, and the FERC has approved such plan.

SEC. 3. ROLE OF FERC.

(a) License Application.--(1) The FERC licensing process shall
apply to any application submitted by Gustavus Electric Company to the
FERC for the right to construct and operate a hydropower project on the
lands described in subsection (b).
(2) FERC is authorized to accept and consider an application filed
by Gustavus Electric Company for the construction and operation of a
hydropower plant to be located on lands within the area described in
subsection (b), notwithstanding section 3(2) of the Federal Power Act
(16 U.S.C. 796(2)). Such application must be submitted within 3 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) FERC will retain jurisdiction over any hydropower project
constructed on this site.
(b) Analyses.--(1) The lands referred to in subsection (a) of this
section are lands in the State of Alaska described as follows:

copper river meridian

Township 39 South, Range 59 East, partially surveyed, Section 36
(unsurveyed), SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\,
W\1/2\W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\. Containing
approximately 130 acres.
Township 40 South, Range 59 East, partially surveyed, Section 1
(unsurveyed), NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and Native allotment A-442; Section 2
(unsurveyed), fractional, that portion lying above the mean high tide
line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and U.S. Survey 945;
Section 11 (unsurveyed), fractional, that portion lying above the mean
high tide line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944; Section 12
(unsurveyed), fractional, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\,
and those portions of NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\ lying above the mean high
tide line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and Native
allotment A-442. Containing approximately 1,015 acres.
(2) Additional lands and acreage will be included as needed in the
study area described in paragraph (1) to account for accretion to these
lands from natural forces.
(3) With the concurrence of the Secretary and the State of Alaska,
the FERC shall determine the minimum amount of lands necessary for
construction and operation of such project.
(4) The National Park Service shall participate as a joint lead
agency in the development of any environmental document under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in the licensing of such
project. Such environmental document shall consider both the impacts
resulting from licensing and any land exchange necessary to authorize
such project.
(c) Issuance of License.--(1) A condition of the license to
construct and operate any portion of the hydroelectric power project
shall be FERC's approval, prior to any commencement of construction, of
a finance plan submitted by Gustavus Electric Company.
(2) The National Park Service, as the existing supervisor of
potential project lands ultimately to be deleted from the Federal
reservation in accordance with this Act, waives its right to impose
mandatory conditions on such project lands pursuant to section 4(e) of
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)).
(3) FERC shall not license or relicense the project, or amend the
project license unless it determines, with the Secretary's concurrence,
that the project will not adversely impact the purposes and values of
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (as constituted after the
consummation of the land exchange authorized by this Act).
Additionally, a condition of the license, or any succeeding license, to
construct and operate any portion of the hydroelectric power project
shall require the licensee to mitigate any adverse effects of the
project on the purposes and values of Glacier Bay National Park and
Preserve identified by the Secretary after the initial licensing.
(4) A condition of the license to construct and operate any portion
of the hydroelectric power project shall be the completion, prior to
any commencement of construction, of the land exchange described in
this Act.

SEC. 4. ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

(a) Special Use Permit.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133-1136), the Secretary shall issue a
special use permit to Gustavus Electric Company to allow the completion
of the analyses referred to in section 3. The Secretary shall impose
conditions in the permit as needed to protect the purposes and values
of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
(b) Park System.--The lands acquired from the State of Alaska under
this Act shall be added to and administered as part of the National
Park System, subject to valid existing rights. Upon completion of the
exchange of lands under this Act, the Secretary shall adjust, as
necessary, the boundaries of the affected National Park System units to
include the lands acquired from the State of Alaska; and adjust the
boundary of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve to exclude the lands
transferred to the State of Alaska under this Act. Any such adjustment
to the boundaries of National Park System units resulting from this Act
shall not be charged against any acreage limitations under section
103(b) of Public Law 96-487.
(c) Wilderness Area Boundaries.--The Secretary shall make any
necessary modifications or adjustments of boundaries of wilderness
areas as a result of the additions and deletions caused by the land
exchange referenced in section 2. Any such adjustment to the boundaries
of National Park System units shall not be considered in applying any
acreage limitations under section 103(b) of Public Law 96-487.
(d) Concurrence of the Secretary.--Whenever in this Act the
concurrence of the Secretary is required, it shall not be unlawfully
withheld or unreasonably delayed.

SEC. 5. APPLICABLE LAW.

The authorities and jurisdiction provided in this Act shall
continue in effect until such time as this Act is expressly modified or
repealed by Congress.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

Answer: Glacier Bay National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 1998 - Provides for: (1) an exchange of specified State lands in Alaska for specified Federal lands to be completed within six months after the issuance of a license to Gustavus Electric Company (GEC) by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the construction and operation of a hydroelectric project on such Federal lands; or (2) the exchange of other specified Alaska lands having a sufficiently equal value to satisfy State and Federal law within one year after such license is issued if the Secretary of the Interior and Alaska have not agreed on which lands Alaska will convey within such six-month period.
Designates specified State lands and waters in Alaska as wilderness upon consummation of such exchange to ensure that this transaction maintains approximately the same amount of area of designated wilderness.
Conditions such land exchange on: (1) FERC's having conducted economic and environmental analyses pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act that conclude that the construction and operation of a hydroelectric power project on such lands will not adversely impact the purposes and values of the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, will comply with the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act, and can be accomplished in an economically feasible manner; (2) FERC holding at least one public meeting in Gustavus, Alaska, allowing its citizens to express their views on the proposed project; (3) FERC having determined, with the concurrence of the Secretary and Alaska, the minimum amount of land necessary to construct and operate the project; (4) GEC having been granted a FERC license that requires it to submit an acceptable financing plan to FERC before project construction commences; and (5) FERC approving such plan.
Makes the FERC licensing process applicable to any application submitted by GEC to FERC for the right to construct and operate a hydropower project on specified Alaska lands. Authorizes FERC to accept and consider an application filed by GEC for construction and operation of such a project, notwithstanding FPA provisions, if submitted within three years after this Act's enactment. Provides for FERC to retain jurisdiction over any hydropower project constructed on such site. Sets forth additional provisions regarding issuance of a license for construction or operation of such a project.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to issue a special use permit to GEC to allow completion of the required analyses. Requires the Secretary to impose conditions in the permit as needed to protect the purposes and values of the Preserve. Requires the lands acquired from Alaska to be added to and administered as part of the National Park System, subject to valid existing rights.
Continues the authorities and jurisdiction provided in this Act until expressly modified or repealed by the Congress.

Question: SECTION 1. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ''Professional
Development Reform Act''.
(b) Amendments.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating part E as part F; and
(2) by inserting after part D the following:

''PART E--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

''SEC. 2351. PURPOSES.

''The purposes of this part are as follows:
''(1) To improve the academic achievement of students by
providing every student with a well-prepared teacher.
''(2) To provide every new teacher with structured support,
including a qualified and trained mentor, to facilitate the
transition into successful teaching.
''(3) To ensure that every teacher is given the assistance,
tools, and professional development opportunities, throughout
the teacher's career, to help the teacher teach to the highest
academic standards and help students succeed.
''(4) To provide training to prepare and support principals
to serve as instructional leaders and to work with teachers to
create a school climate that fosters excellence in teaching and
learning.
''(5) To transform, strengthen, and improve professional
development from a fragmented, one-shot approach to sustained,
high quality, and intensive activities that--
''(A) are collaborative, content-centered,
standards-based, results-driven, and embedded in the
daily work of the school;
''(B) allow teachers regular opportunities to
practice and reflect upon their teaching and learning;
and
''(C) are responsive to teacher needs.

''SEC. 2252. DEFINITIONS.

''In this part:
''(1) Professional development.--The term 'professional
development' means effective professional development that--
''(A) is sustained, high quality, intensive, and
comprehensive;
''(B) is content-centered, collaborative, school-
embedded, tied to practice, focused on student work,
supported by research, and aligned with and designed to
help elementary school or secondary school students
meet challenging State content standards and
challenging State student performance standards;
''(C) includes structured induction activities that
provide ongoing and regular support to new teachers in
the initial years of their careers;
''(D) includes sustained in-service activities to
improve elementary school or secondary school teaching
in the core academic subjects, to integrate technology
into the curriculum, to improve understanding and the
use of student assessments, to improve classroom
management skills, to address the specific needs of
diverse students, including limited English proficient
students, individuals with disabilities, and
economically disadvantaged individuals, and to
encourage and provide instruction on how to work with
and involve parents to foster student achievement; and
''(E) includes sustained onsite training
opportunities that provide active learning and
observational opportunities for elementary school or
secondary school teachers to model effective practice.
''(2) Administrator.--The term 'administrator' means a
school principal or superintendent.

''SEC. 2353. STATE ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.

''From the amount appropriated under section 2361 that is not
reserved under section 2360 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make
an allotment to each State educational agency having an application
approved under section 2354 in an amount that bears the same relation
to the amount appropriated under section 2361 that is not reserved
under section 2360 for the fiscal year as the amount the State
educational agency received under part A of title I for the fiscal year
bears to the amount received under such part by all States for the
fiscal year.

''SEC. 2354. STATE APPLICATIONS.

''Each State educational agency desiring an allotment under section
2353 for a fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary an application at
such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the
Secretary may require. The application shall include--
''(1) a description of the strategy to be used to implement
State activities described in section 2355;
''(2) a description of how the State educational agency
will assist local educational agencies in transforming,
strengthening, and improving professional development;
''(3) a description of how the activities described in
section 2355 and the assistance described in paragraph (2) will
assist the State in achieving the State's goals for
comprehensive education reform, will help all students meet
challenging State content standards and challenging State
student performance standards, and will help all teachers meet
State standards for teaching excellence;
''(4) a description of the manner in which the State
educational agency will ensure, consistent with the State's
comprehensive education reform plan policies, or statutes, that funds
provided under this part will be effectively coordinated with all
Federal and State professional development funds and activities,
including funds and activities under this title, titles I, III, VI, and
VII, title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965, section 307 of the
Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1999, and the Goals 2000:
Educate America Act; and
''(5) a description of--
''(A) how the State educational agency will collect
and utilize data for evaluation of the activities
carried out by local educational agencies under this
part, including collecting baseline data in order to
measure changes in the professional development
opportunities provided to teachers and measure
improvements in teaching practice and student
performance; and
''(B) the specific performance measures the State
educational agency will use to determine the need for
technical assistance described in section 2355(2) and
to make a continuation of funding determination under
section 2358.

''SEC. 2355. STATE ACTIVITIES.

''From the amount allotted to a State educational agency under
section 2353 for a fiscal year, the State educational agency--
''(1) shall reserve not more than 5 percent to support,
directly or through grants to or contracts with institutions of
higher education, educational nonprofit organizations,
professional associations of administrators, or other entities
that are responsive to the needs of administrators and
teachers, programs that--
''(A) provide effective leadership training--
''(i) to encourage highly qualified
individuals to become administrators; and
''(ii) to develop and enhance instructional
leadership, school management, parent
involvement, mentoring, and staff evaluation
skills of administrators; and
''(B) provide effective leadership and mentor
training--
''(i) to encourage highly qualified and
effective teachers to become mentors; and
''(ii) to develop and enhance the mentoring
and peer coaching skills of such qualified and
effective teachers;
''(2) may reserve not more than 2 percent for providing
technical assistance and dissemination of information to
schools and local educational agencies to help the schools and
local educational agencies implement effective professional
development activities that are aligned with challenging State
content standards, challenging State student performance
standards, and State standards for teaching excellence; and
''(3) may reserve not more than 2 percent for evaluating
the effectiveness of the professional development provided by
schools and local educational agencies under this part in
improving teaching practice, increasing the academic
achievement of students, and helping students meet challenging
State content standards and challenging State student
performance standards, and for administrative costs.

''SEC. 2356. LOCAL PROVISIONS.

''(a) Allocations to Local Educational Agencies.--Each State
educational agency receiving an allotment under section 2353 for a
fiscal year shall make an allocation from the allotted funds that are
not reserved under section 2355 for the fiscal year to each local
educational agency in the State that is eligible to receive assistance
under part A of title I for the fiscal year in an amount that bears the
same relation to the allotted funds that are not reserved under section
2355 as the amount the local educational agency received under such
part for the fiscal year bears to the amount all local educational
agencies in all States received under such part for the fiscal year.
''(b) Applications.--Each local educational agency desiring a grant
under this part shall submit an application to the State educational
agency at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as the State educational agency may require. The
application shall include--
''(1) a description of how the local educational agency
plans--
''(A) to work with schools served by the local
educational agency that are described in section 2357
to carry out the local activities described in section
2357; and
''(B) to meet the purposes described in section
2351;
''(2) a description of the manner in which the local
educational agency will ensure that--
''(A) the grant funds will be used--
''(i) to provide teachers with the
knowledge and skills necessary to teach
students to be proficient or advanced in
challenging State content standards and
challenging State student performance
standards, and any local education reform plans
or policies; and
''(ii) to help teachers meet standards for
teaching excellence; and
''(B) funds provided under this part will be
effectively coordinated with all Federal, State, and
local professional development funds and activities;
''(3) a description of the local educational agency's
strategy for--
''(A) selecting and training highly qualified
mentors (utilizing teachers certified by the National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards and teachers
granted advanced certification as a master or mentor
teacher by the State, where possible), for matching
such mentors (from the new teachers' teaching
disciplines) with the new teachers; and
''(B) providing release time for the teachers
(utilizing highly qualified substitute teachers and
high quality retired teachers, where possible);
''(4) a description of how the local educational agency
will collect and analyze data on the quality and impact of
activities carried out in schools under this part, and the
specific performance measures the local educational agency will
use in the local educational agency's evaluation process;
''(5) a description of the local educational agency's plan
to develop and carry out the activities described in section
2357 with the extensive participation of administrators,
teachers, parents, and the partnering institution described in
section 2357(4); and
''(6) a description of the local educational agency's
strategy to ensure that there is schoolwide participation in
the schools to be served.

''SEC. 2357. LOCAL ACTIVITIES.

''Each local educational agency receiving an allocation under this
part shall use the allocation to carry out professional development
activities in schools served by the local educational agency that have
the highest percentages of students living in poverty, as measured in
accordance with section 1113(a)(5), including--
''(1) mentoring, team teaching, and peer observation and
coaching;
''(2) dedicated time for collaborative lesson planning and
curriculum development meetings;
''(3) consultation with exemplary teachers and short- and
long-term visits to other classrooms and schools;
''(4) partnering with institutions of higher education and,
where appropriate, educational nonprofit organizations, for
joint efforts in designing the sustained professional
development opportunities, for providing advanced content area
courses and other assistance to improve the content knowledge
and pedagogical practices of teachers, and, where appropriate,
for providing training to address areas of teacher and
administrator shortages;
''(5) providing release time (including compensation for
mentor teachers and substitute teachers as necessary) for
activities described in this section; and
''(6) developing professional development networks, through
Internet links, where available, that--
''(A) provide a forum for interaction among
teachers and administrators; and
''(B) allow the exchange of information regarding
advances in content and pedagogy.

''SEC. 2358. CONTINUATION OF FUNDING.

''Each local educational agency or school that receives funding
under this part shall be eligible to continue to receive the funding
after the third year the local educational agency or school receives
the funding if the local educational agency or school demonstrates that
the local educational agency or school has--
''(1) improved student performance;
''(2) increased participation in sustained professional
development; and
''(3) made significant progress toward at least 1 of the
following:
''(A) Reducing the number of out-of-field
placements and teachers with emergency credentials.
''(B) Improving teaching practice.
''(C) Reducing the new teacher attrition rate for
the local educational agency or school.
''(D) Increasing partnerships and linkages with
institutions of higher education.

''SEC. 2359. SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.

''Funds made available under this part shall be used to supplement
and not supplant other Federal, State, and local funds expended to
carry out activities relating to teacher programs or professional
development.

''SEC. 2360. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

''(a) Reservation.--The Secretary shall reserve not more than 5
percent of the amount appropriated under section 2361 for each fiscal
year for the national evaluation described in subsection (b) and the
dissemination activities described in subsection (c).
''(b) National Evaluation.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for an
annual, independent, national evaluation of the activities
assisted under this part not later than 3 years after the date
of enactment of the Professional Development Reform Act. The
evaluation shall include information on the impact of the
activities assisted under this part on student performance.
''(2) State reports.--Each State receiving an allotment
under this part shall submit to the Secretary the results of
the evaluation described under section 2355(3).
''(3) Report to congress.--The Secretary annually shall
submit to Congress a report that describes the information in
the national evaluation and the State reports.
''(c) Dissemination.--The Secretary shall collect and broadly
disseminate information (including creating and maintaining a national
database or clearinghouse) to help States, local educational agencies,
schools, teachers, and institutions of higher education learn about
effective professional development policies, practices, and programs,
data projections of teacher and administrator supply and demand, and
available teaching and administrator opportunities.

''SEC. 2361. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

''There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part
$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2004.''.

Answer:
Professional Development Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish a new program for the professional development of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Directs the Secretary of Education to make program allotments to applicant State educational agencies (SEAs) according to a specified formula. Requires an SEA to reserve not more than five percent of its allotment to support programs to provide effective leadership and mentoring training to school administrators and teachers. Allows an SEA also to reserve the following portions of its allotment: (1) two percent for technical assistance and information dissemination to schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) for professional development activities aligned with State standards for content, student performance, and teaching excellence; and (2) two percent for evaluation of effectiveness, in certain respects, of professional development provided by schools and LEAs, and for administrative costs. Requires SEAs to allocate to eligible applicant LEAs all allotment funds not so reserved.
Bases an LEA's eligibility for such allocations on its eligibility for assistance for basic LEA programs to help disadvantaged children meet high standards. Requires each recipient LEA to use its allocation to carry out specified types of professional development activities in the schools it serves that have the highest percentages of students living in poverty. Provides for continuation of funding under specified conditions.
Directs the Secretary to reserve not more than five percent of the amount appropriated under this Act for each fiscal year for: (1) a national evaluation, including State evaluation reports and a report to Congress; and (2) dissemination activities, including a national database or clearinghouse.
Authorizes appropriations.