In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Dr. Chris
Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Stays; probationary employees.
Sec. 103. Prohibited personnel practices.
Sec. 104. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against
whistleblowers.
Sec. 105. Suicide by employees.
Sec. 106. Training for supervisors.
Sec. 107. Information on whistleblower protections.

TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES

Sec. 201. Prevention of unauthorized access to medical records of
employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 202. Outreach on availability of mental health services available
to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 203. Protocols to address threats against employees of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 204. Comptroller General of the United States study on
accountability of chiefs of police of Department of Veterans
Affairs medical centers.

TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
In this title--
(1) the term ''agency''--
(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means an entity
that is an agency, as defined under section 2302 of title 5,
United States Code, without regard to whether one or more
portions of title 5 of the United States Code are inapplicable
to the entity; and
(B) does not include any entity that is an element of the
intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
(2) the term ''employee'' means an employee (as defined in
section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) of an agency; and
(3) the term ''personnel action'' has the meaning given that
term under section 2302 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 102. STAYS; PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES.
(a) Request by Special Counsel.--Section 1214(b)(1) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(E) If the Merit Systems Protection Board grants a stay under
this subsection, the head of the agency employing the employee shall
give priority to a request for a transfer submitted by the employee.''.
(b) Probationary Employees.--Section 1221 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(k) If the Merit Systems Protection Board grants a stay to an
employee in probationary status under subsection (c), the head of the
agency employing the employee shall give priority to a request for a
transfer submitted by the employee.''.
(c) Study Regarding Retaliation Against Probationary Employees.--
The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate
and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives a report discussing retaliation against employees in
probationary status.
SEC. 103. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES.
Section 2302(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (12), by striking ''or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ''; or''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
''(14) access the medical record of another employee or an
applicant for employment as a part of, or otherwise in furtherance
of, any conduct described in paragraphs (1) through (13).''.
SEC. 104. DISCIPLINE OF SUPERVISORS BASED ON RETALIATION AGAINST
WHISTLEBLOWERS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 7515. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against
whistleblowers
''(a) Definitions.--In this section--
''(1) the term 'agency'--
''(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means an
entity that is an agency, as defined under section 2302,
without regard to whether any other provision of this chapter
is applicable to the entity; and
''(B) does not include any entity that is an element of the
intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
''(2) the term 'prohibited personnel action' means taking or
failing to take an action in violation of paragraph (8), (9), or
(14) of section 2302(b) against an employee of an agency; and
''(3) the term 'supervisor' means an employee who would be a
supervisor, as defined under section 7103(a), if the entity
employing the employee was an agency.
''(b) Proposed Disciplinary Actions.--
''(1) In general.--If the head of the agency employing a
supervisor, an administrative law judge, the Merit Systems
Protection Board, the Special Counsel, a judge of the United
States, or the Inspector General of the agency employing a
supervisor determines that the supervisor has committed a
prohibited personnel action, the head of the agency employing the
supervisor, in accordance with the procedures required under
paragraph (2)--
''(A) for the first prohibited personnel action committed
by a supervisor--
''(i) shall propose suspending the supervisor for a
period of not less than 3 days; and
''(ii) may, in addition to a suspension described in
clause (i), propose any other action, including a reduction
in grade or pay, that the head of the agency determines
appropriate; and
''(B) for the second prohibited personnel action committed
by a supervisor, shall propose removing the supervisor.
''(2) Procedures.--
''(A) Notice.--A supervisor against whom an action is
proposed to be taken under paragraph (1) is entitled to written
notice--
''(i) stating the specific reasons for the proposed
action; and
''(ii) informing the supervisor of the right of the
supervisor to review the material which is relied on to
support the reasons for the proposed action.
''(B) Answer and evidence.--
''(i) In general.--A supervisor who is notified under
subparagraph (A) that the supervisor is the subject of a
proposed action under paragraph (1) is entitled to 14 days
following such notification to answer and furnish evidence
in support of the answer.
''(ii) No evidence furnished; insufficient evidence.--
After the end of the 14-day period described in clause (i),
if a supervisor does not furnish evidence as described in
clause (i) or if the head of the agency determines that
such evidence is not sufficient to reverse the proposed
action, the head of the agency shall carry out the action.
''(C) Scope of procedures.--An action carried out under
this section--
''(i) except as provided in clause (ii), shall be
subject to the same requirements and procedures (including
regarding appeals) as an action under section 7503, 7513,
or 7543; and
''(ii) shall not be subject to--

''(I) paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7503(b);
''(II) paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) and
subsection (c) of section 7513; or
''(III) paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b)
and subsection (c) of section 7543.

''(3) Delegation.--
''(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (B), the
head of an agency may delegate any authority or responsibility
under this subsection.
''(B) Nondelegability of determination regarding prohibited
personnel action.--If the head of an agency is responsible for
determining whether a supervisor has committed a prohibited
personnel action for purposes of paragraph (1), the head of the
agency may not delegate that responsibility.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:

''7515. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against
whistleblowers.''.
SEC. 105. SUICIDE BY EMPLOYEES.
(a) Referral.--The head of an agency shall refer to the Special
Counsel, along with any information known to the agency regarding the
circumstances described in paragraphs (2) and (3), any instance in
which the head of the agency has information indicating--
(1) an employee of the agency committed suicide;
(2) prior to the death of the employee, the employee made any
disclosure of information which reasonably evidences--
(A) any violation of any law, rule, or regulation; or
(B) gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse
of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public
health or safety; and
(3) after a disclosure described in paragraph (2), a personnel
action was taken against the employee.
(b) Office of Special Counsel Review.--For any referral to the
Special Counsel under subsection (a), the Special Counsel shall--
(1) examine whether any personnel action was taken because of
any disclosure of information described in subsection (a)(2); and
(2) take any action the Special Counsel determines appropriate
under subchapter II of chapter 12 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 106. TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS.
In consultation with the Special Counsel and the Inspector General
of the agency (or senior ethics official of the agency for an agency
without an Inspector General), the head of each agency shall provide
training regarding how to respond to complaints alleging a violation of
whistleblower protections (as defined in section 2307 of title 5,
United States Code, as added by section 107) available to employees of
the agency--
(1) to employees appointed to supervisory positions in the
agency who have not previously served as a supervisor; and
(2) on an annual basis, to all employees of the agency serving
in a supervisory position.
SEC. 107. INFORMATION ON WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.
(a) Existing Provision.--
(1) In general.--Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (c); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as
subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
(2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 4505a(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ''section 2302(d)'' and inserting ''section
2302(c)''.
(B) Section 5755(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ''section 2302(d)'' and inserting ''section
2302(c)''.
(C) Section 110(b)(2) of the Whistleblower Protection
Enhancement Act of 2012 (5 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by
striking ''section 2302(f)(1) or (2)'' and inserting ''section
2302(e)(1) or (2)''.
(D) Section 1217(d)(3) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22
U.S.C. 3657(d)(3)) is amended by striking ''section 2302(d)''
and inserting ''section 2302(c)''.
(E) Section 1233(b) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22
U.S.C. 3673(b)) is amended by striking ''section 2302(d)'' and
inserting ''section 2302(c)''.
(b) Provision of Information.--Chapter 23 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 2307. Information on whistleblower protections
''(a) Definitions.--In this section--
''(1) the term 'agency'--
''(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), has the
meaning given that term in section 2302; and
''(B) does not include any entity that is an element of the
intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
''(2) the term 'new employee' means an individual--
''(A) appointed to a position as an employee of an agency
on or after the date of enactment of the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick
Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017; and
''(B) who has not previously served as an employee; and
''(3) the term 'whistleblower protections' means the
protections against and remedies for a prohibited personnel
practice described in paragraph (8), subparagraph (A)(i), (B), (C),
or (D) of paragraph (9), or paragraph (14) of section 2302(b).
''(b) Responsibilities of Head of Agency.--The head of each agency
shall be responsible for the prevention of prohibited personnel
practices, for the compliance with and enforcement of applicable civil
service laws, rules, and regulations, and other aspects of personnel
management, and for ensuring (in consultation with the Special Counsel
and the Inspector General of the agency) that employees of the agency
are informed of the rights and remedies available to them under this
chapter and chapter 12, including--
''(1) information regarding whistleblower protections available
to new employees during the probationary period;
''(2) the role of the Office of Special Counsel and the Merit
Systems Protection Board with regard to whistleblower protections;
and
''(3) how to make a lawful disclosure of information that is
specifically required by law or Executive order to be kept
classified in the interest of national defense or the conduct of
foreign affairs to the Special Counsel, the Inspector General of an
agency, Congress, or other agency employee designated to receive
such disclosures.
''(c) Timing.--The head of each agency shall ensure that the
information required to be provided under subsection (b) is provided to
each new employee of the agency not later than 6 months after the date
the new employee begins performing service as an employee.
''(d) Information Online.--The head of each agency shall make
available information regarding whistleblower protections applicable to
employees of the agency on the public website of the agency, and on any
online portal that is made available only to employees of the agency if
one exists.
''(e) Delegees.--Any employee to whom the head of an agency
delegates authority for personnel management, or for any aspect
thereof, shall, within the limits of the scope of the delegation, be
responsible for the activities described in subsection (b).''.
(c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:

''2307. Information on whistleblower protections.''.

TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES

SEC. 201. PREVENTION OF UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS OF
EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Development of Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--
(A) develop a plan to prevent access to the medical records
of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs by employees
of the Department who are not authorized to access such
records;
(B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the
plan developed under subparagraph (A); and
(C) upon request, provide a briefing to the appropriate
committees of Congress with respect to the plan developed under
subparagraph (A).
(2) Elements.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A detailed assessment of strategic goals of the
Department for the prevention of unauthorized access to the
medical records of employees of the Department.
(B) A list of circumstances in which an employee of the
Department who is not a health care provider or an assistant to
a health care provider would be authorized to access the
medical records of another employee of the Department.
(C) Steps that the Secretary will take to acquire new or
implement existing technology to prevent an employee of the
Department from accessing the medical records of another
employee of the Department without a specific need to access
such records.
(D) Steps the Secretary will take, including plans to issue
new regulations, as necessary, to ensure that an employee of
the Department may not access the medical records of another
employee of the Department for the purpose of retrieving
demographic information if that demographic information is
available to the employee in another location or through
another format.
(E) A proposed timetable for the implementation of such
plan.
(F) An estimate of the costs associated with implementing
such plan.
(b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term ''appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 202. OUTREACH ON AVAILABILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a program of
outreach to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to inform
those employees of any mental health services, including telemedicine
options, that are available to them.
SEC. 203. PROTOCOLS TO ADDRESS THREATS AGAINST EMPLOYEES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure protocols are in
effect to address threats from individuals receiving health care from
the Department of Veterans Affairs directed towards employees of the
Department who are providing such health care.
SEC. 204. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES STUDY ON
ACCOUNTABILITY OF CHIEFS OF POLICE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTERS.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study
to assess the reporting, staffing, accountability, and chain of command
structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs police officers at
medical centers of the Department.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
Example Output: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 4, 2017 . Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY (Sec. 102) This bill directs federal agencies (excluding any entity that is an element of the intelligence community) to give priority to an employee transfer request if the Merit Systems Protections Board (MSPB) grants a stay of a personnel action at the request of: (1) the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) if the OSC determines the personnel action was taken, or is to be taken, as a result of a prohibited personnel practice; or (2) the employee if the individual is in probationary status and seeks corrective action. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall report to Congress on retaliation against employees in probationary status. (Sec. 103) The bill: (1) prohibits any employee who has the authority to take a personnel action to access the medical records of another employee or applicant for employment, (2) authorizes disciplinary action against supervisors for retaliation against whistleblowers. (Sec. 105) Agencies must: (1) refer information about employee suicides to the OSC, (2) train supervisors on responding to complaints alleging whistleblower protections violations, (3) provide information regarding whistleblower protections to new employees during probationary periods, (4) inform employees of the role of the OSC and the MSPB with regard to whistleblower protection, and (5) make information about such protections available on agency websites. TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES (Sec. 201) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must: (1) submit a plan to prevent unauthorized access to the medical records of VA employees; (2) conduct an outreach program to inform its employees of available mental health services, including telemedicine options; and (3) ensure protocols are in effect to address threats against VA employees providing health care. (Sec. 204) The GAO shall assess the reporting, staffing, accountability, and chain of command structure of the VA police officers at VA medical centers.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Arson Prevention Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that_
(1) arson is a serious and costly problem, and is responsible
for approximately 25 percent of all fires in the United States;
(2) arson is a leading cause of fire deaths, accounting for
approximately 700 deaths annually in the United States, and is the
leading cause of property damage due to fire in the United States;
(3) estimates of arson property losses are in the range of
$2,000,000,000 annually, or approximately 1 of every 4 dollars lost
to fire;
(4) the incidence of arson in the United States is seriously
underreported, in part because of the lack of adequate
participation by local jurisdictions in the National Fire Incident
Reporting System (NFIRS) and the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)
program;
(5) there is a need for expanded training programs for arson
investigators;
(6) there is a need for improved programs designed to enable
volunteer firefighters to detect arson crimes and to preserve
evidence vital to the investigation and prosecution of arson cases;
(7) according to the National Fire Protection Association, of
all the suspicious and incendiary fires estimated to occur, only
/3\ are confirmed as arson; and
(8) improved training of arson investigators will increase the
ability of fire departments to identify suspicious and incendiary
fires, and will result in increased and more effective prosecution
of arson offenses.

SEC. 3. ARSON PREVENTION GRANTS.

The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is amended by
inserting after section 24 (15 U.S.C. 2220) the following new section:

''SEC. 25. ARSON PREVENTION GRANTS.

''(a) Definitions._As used in this section:
''(1) Arson._The term 'arson' includes all incendiary and
suspicious fires.
''(2) Office._The term 'Office' means the Office of Fire
Prevention and Arson Control of the United States Fire
Administration.
''(b) Grants._The Administrator, acting through the Office, shall
carry out a demonstration program under which not more than 10 grant
awards shall be made to States, or consortia of States, for programs
relating to arson research, prevention, and control.
''(c) Goals._In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall
award 2-year grants on a competitive, merit basis to States, or
consortia of States, for projects that promote one or more of the
following goals:
''(1) To improve the training by States leading to professional
certification of arson investigators, in accordance with nationally
recognized certification standards.
''(2) To provide resources for the formation of arson task
forces or interagency organizational arrangements involving police
and fire departments and other relevant local agencies, such as a
State arson bureau and the office of a fire marshal of a State.
''(3) To combat fraud as a cause of arson and to advance
research at the State and local levels on the significance and
prevention of fraud as a motive for setting fires.
''(4) To provide for the management of arson squads, including_
''(A) training courses for fire departments in arson case
management, including standardization of investigative
techniques and reporting methodology;
''(B) the preparation of arson unit management guides; and
''(C) the development and dissemination of new public
education materials relating to the arson problem.
''(5) To combat civil unrest as a cause of arson and to advance
research at the State and local levels on the prevention and
control of arson linked to urban disorders.
''(6) To combat juvenile arson, such as juvenile fire-setter
counseling programs and similar intervention programs, and to
advance research at the State and local levels on the prevention of
juvenile arson.
''(7) To combat drug-related arson and to advance research at
the State and local levels on the causes and prevention of drug-
related arson.
''(8) To combat domestic violence as a cause of arson and to
advance research at the State and local levels on the prevention of
arson arising from domestic violence.
''(9) To combat arson in rural areas and to improve the
capability of firefighters to identify and prevent arson initiated
fires in rural areas and public forests.
''(10) To improve the capability of firefighters to identify
and combat arson through expanded training programs, including_
''(A) training courses at the State fire academies; and
''(B) innovative courses developed with the Academy and
made available to volunteer firefighters through regional
delivery methods, including teleconferencing and satellite
delivered television programs.
''(d) Structuring of Applications._The Administrator shall assist
grant applicants in structuring their applications so as to ensure that
at least one grant is awarded for each goal described in subsection
(c).
''(e) State Qualification Criteria._In order to qualify for a grant
under this section, a State, or consortium of States, shall provide
assurances adequate to the Administrator that the State or consortium_
''(1) will obtain at least 25 percent of the cost of programs
funded by the grant, in cash or in kind, from non-Federal sources;
''(2) will not as a result of receiving the grant decrease the
prior level of spending of funds of the State or consortium from
non-Federal sources for arson research, prevention, and control
programs;
''(3) will use no more than 10 percent of funds provided under
the grant for administrative costs of the programs; and
''(4) is making efforts to ensure that all local jurisdictions
will provide arson data to the National Fire Incident Reporting
System or the Uniform Crime Reporting program.
''(f) Extension._A grant awarded under this section may be extended
for one or more additional periods, at the discretion of the
Administrator, subject to the availability of appropriations.
''(g) Technical Assistance._The Administrator shall provide
technical assistance to States in carrying out programs funded by
grants under this section.
''(h) Consultation and Cooperation._In carrying out this section,
the Administrator shall consult and cooperate with other Federal
agencies to enhance program effectiveness and avoid duplication of
effort, including the conduct of regular meetings initiated by the
Administrator with representatives of other Federal agencies concerned
with arson and concerned with efforts to develop a more comprehensive
profile of the magnitude of the national arson problem.
''(i) Assessment._Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit a report
to Congress that_
''(1) identifies grants made under this section;
''(2) specifies the identity of grantees;
''(3) states the goals of each grant; and
''(4) contains a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of
the grant program under this section.
''(j) Regulations._Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall issue regulations
to implement this section, including procedures for grant applications.
''(k) Administration._The Administrator shall directly administer
the grant program required by this section, and shall not enter into
any contract under which the grant program or any portion of the
program will be administered by another party.
''(l) Purchase of American Made Equipment and Products._
''(1) Sense of congress._It is the sense of Congress that any
recipient of a grant under this section should purchase, when
available and cost-effective, American made equipment and products
when expending grant monies.
''(2) Notice to recipients of assistance._In allocating grants
under this section, the Administrator shall provide to each
recipient a notice describing the statement made in paragraph (1)
by the Congress.''.

SEC. 4. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER TRAINING.

Section 24(a)(2) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2220(a)(2)) is amended by inserting before the
semicolon the following: '', with particular emphasis on the needs of
volunteer firefighters for improved and more widely available arson
training courses''.

SEC. 5. CPR TRAINING.

The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

''SEC. 32. CPR TRAINING.

''No funds shall be made available to a State or local government
under section 25 unless such government has a policy to actively
promote the training of its firefighters in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation.''.

SEC. 6. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HOUSING EXCEPTIONS.

Section 31(c)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2227(c)(1)) is amended_
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ''No Federal'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ''Except as otherwise provided in this
paragraph, no Federal''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
''(C) Housing covered by this paragraph that does not have an
adequate and reliable electrical system shall not be subject to the
requirement under subparagraph (A) for protection by hard-wired smoke
detectors, but shall be protected by battery operated smoke detectors.
''(D) If funding has been programmed or designated for the
demolition of housing covered by this paragraph, such housing shall not
be subject to the fire protection requirements of subparagraph (A), but
shall be protected by battery operated smoke detectors.''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 17 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
(15 U.S.C. 2216) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
''(h) In addition to any other amounts that are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act, there are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act_
''(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 1995 for basic research on the
development of an advanced course on arson prevention;
''(2) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 for the expansion of
arson investigator training programs at the Academy under section
24 and at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, or through
regional delivery sites;
''(3) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 for
carrying out section 25, except for salaries and expenses for
carrying out section 25; and
''(4) $250,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996 for
salaries and expenses for carrying out section 25.''.

SEC. 8. SUNSET.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds are
authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year after fiscal year
1996 for carrying out the programs for which funds are authorized by
this Act, or the amendments made by this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
Example Output: Arson Prevention Act of 1994 - Amends the Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, acting through the Office of Fire Prevention and Arson Control, to carry out a demonstration program under which not more than ten grant awards shall be made to States or consortia of States (States) for programs relating to arson research, prevention, and control.
Directs the Administrator, in carrying out such provision, to award two-year grants on a competitive, merit basis to States for projects that promote one or more of specified goals, including: (1) improving the training by States leading to professional certification of arson investigators; (2) providing resources for the formation of arson task forces or interagency organizational arrangements involving the police and fire departments and other relevant local agencies; (3) combating fraud as a cause of arson and advancing research at the State and local levels on the significance and prevention of fraud as a motive for setting fires; (4) combating juvenile arson, drug-related arson, and domestic violence as a cause of arson; and (5) improving the capability of firefighters to identify and combat arson through expanded training programs.
Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the structuring of applications; (2) State qualification criteria; (3) the extension of grants; (4) technical assistance; (5) consultation and cooperation with other Federal agencies; (6) assessment; and (7) the purchase of American made equipment and products by grant recipients.
(Sec. 4) Includes within a provision requiring the Administrator to provide training and instructional materials in skills and knowledge necessary to assist Federal, State, and local fire service and law enforcement personnel in arson prevention, detection, and control, a requirement that particular emphasis be placed on the needs of volunteer firefighters for improved and more widely available arson training courses.
(Sec. 5) Prohibits making certain funds available to a State or local government under the Act unless such government has a policy to actively promote the training of its firefighters in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(Sec. 6) Exempts Federal employee housing that does not have an adequate and reliable electrical system from the requirement for protection by hard-wired (but requires battery operated) smoke detectors.
(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations, including appropriations for basic research on the development of an advanced course on arson prevention and for the expansion of arson investigator training programs at the National Fire Academy and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center or through regional delivery sites.
(Sec. 8) Prohibits any funds from being authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year after FY 1996 for carrying out the programs for which funds are authorized by this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Family Services Improvement Act of
1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--
(1) historically, Federal programs have addressed the
Nation's problems by providing categorical financial assistance
with detailed requirements relating to the use of funds;
(2) while the assistance described in paragraph (1) has
been directed at critical problems, some program requirements
may inadvertently impede the effective delivery of services,
and the Federal government should exercise leadership in
eliminating these impediments;
(3) the Nation's State, local, and tribal governments and
private, nonprofit organizations are dealing with increasingly
complex problems that require the coordinated delivery of many
kinds of services;
(4) the Nation's communities are diverse, and different
needs are present in different communities; and
(5) it is more important than ever for the Federal
Government to--
(A) review, coordinate, and rationalize rules,
regulations and policies governing the range of Federal
financial assistance programs;
(B) reduce the barriers between programs that
impede State, local, and tribal governments' ability to
deliver services in a coordinated and effective manner;
and
(C) promote more effective and efficient local
delivery of services.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) remove Federal impediments to coordination of service
delivery;
(2) enable more efficient use of Federal, State, and local
resources through program coordination and reduction of
regulation;
(3) facilitate cooperation among and coordination of
programs operated by State, local, and tribal governments and
private, nonprofit organizations; and
(4) place less emphasis in Federal service programs on
measuring resources and procedures and more emphasis on
accountability for achieving policy goals.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act--
(1) Eligible federal financial assistance program.--The
term ''eligible Federal financial assistance program''--
(A) means a Federal program under which financial
assistance is available, directly or indirectly, to a
State, local, or tribal government or a qualified
organization to carry out a specified program;
(B) does not include a Federal program under which
financial assistance is provided by the Federal
Government directly to a beneficiary of that financial
assistance, or to a State to provide financial or food
voucher assistance directly to a beneficiary (but may
include administrative costs for such a program if
administrative funding levels are set separately from
benefit funding by law or regulation);
(C) includes the services portion of a program that
provides both direct cash payments and services; and
(D) does not include a direct spending program (as
defined under the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (2
U.S.C. 900(c)(8)).
(2) Eligible state, local, or tribal government.--The term
''eligible State, local, or tribal government'' means a State,
local, or tribal government that is eligible to receive
financial assistance under one or more eligible Federal
financial assistance programs;
(3) Local government.--The term ''local government''
means--
(A) a subdivision of a State that is a unit of
general local government (as defined under section 6501
of title 31, United States Code);
(B) any combination of political subdivisions
described in subparagraph (A) recognized by the
Council; and
(C) local education agencies (as defined under
section 8801(18) of title 20, United States Code);
(4) Qualified organization.--The term ''qualified
organization'' means a private, nonprofit organization
described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(5) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam,
and the Virgin Islands;
(6) Qualified consortium.--The term ''qualified
consortium'' means a group that--
(A) is composed of any combination of qualified
organizations, State agencies, or local agencies that
receive federally appropriated funds, and
(B) includes representatives from not less than
three organizations providing services in not less than
three of the following areas:
(i) Education.
(ii) Head Start.
(iii) Child care.
(iv) Family support and preservation.
(v) Maternal and child health.
(vi) Job training.
(vii) Housing.
(viii) Nutrition.
(ix) Juvenile justice.
(x) Drug abuse prevention and treatment;
and
(7) Tribal government.--The term ''tribal government''
means the governing entity of an Indian tribe as defined in the
Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C.
479a), and any amendments to such Act.

SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL COORDINATION COUNCIL.

(a) Designation and Membership.--The President shall designate a
Federal Coordination Council, in this Act referred to as ''Council'',
composed of the following:
(1) The Attorney General.
(2) The Secretary of Agriculture.
(3) The Secretary of Labor.
(4) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(5) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(6) The Secretary of Education.
(7) The Director of National Drug Control Policy.
(8) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(9) Any additional members appointed at the discretion of
the President.
(b) Chairperson.--The President shall designate a Chair of the
Council from among members of the Council.
(c) Duties.--The Council shall perform the following functions:
(1) Review regulations governing eligible Federal financial
assistance programs in the areas listed in section 4(1)(A) and
identify more efficient operation and coordination of such
programs.
(2) Coordinate and assist Federal agencies in eliminating,
revising, and coordinating regulations, including regulations
with respect to the blending of funds.
(3) Coordinate and assist Federal agencies in creating an
application to be used to apply for assistance from eligible
Federal financial assistance programs in the areas listed in
section 4(1)(A).
(4) Coordinate and assist Federal agencies in creating a
release form to be used by a client to authorize or prohibit
service providers, including schools, from sharing information
across eligible Federal financial assistance programs.
(5) Coordinate and assist agencies in creating a system
wherein an organization or consortium of organizations may use
one proposal to apply for funding from multiple eligible
Federal financial assistance programs.
(6) Evaluate current performance standards and evaluation
criteria for eligible Federal financial assistance programs,
and make specific recommendations to Federal agencies regarding
how to revise such standards and criteria in order to establish
specific and measurable performance and outcome measures by
which program success may be judged and future funding
decisions made.
(7) Ensure that Federal grants program criteria award
priority funding to qualified consortia.
(8) Establish interagency teams comprised of staff from the
agencies that administer the covered federal financial
assistance programs to provide training and technical
assistance to assist program coordination.
(9) Establish interagency teams to provide outcome-based,
cross-program evaluation of coordinated programs.
(10) Identify not less than ten qualified consortia to
participate in a demonstration program to determine the
benefits of the following accountability procedures:
(A) The qualified consortium shall select a set of
specific and measurable program goals.
(B) The qualified consortium shall develop a
flexibility and coordination plan to describe--
(i) how the consortium will attain these
goals;
(ii) how performance will be measured; and
(iii) how the consortium will identify
subgroups within the community, and collect and
maintain data to measure the impact of the plan
on individuals, the subgroups, and the
community.
(d) Reports.--
(1) Not later than one year after the designation of the
Council, the Council shall submit to the Congress a report
detailing any legislative encumbrances preventing the Council
from carrying out its duties.
(2) Not later than three years after the designation of the
Council, the Council shall submit to the Congress a report
detailing any regulations implemented as a result of findings
of the Council.

SEC. 6. INCENTIVES TO FORM CONSORTIA.

(a) Exemption from Requirements.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, members of a qualified consortium shall be exempted,
without any waiver application or approval, but subject to prior
notification to the agency administering the affected Federal
assistance programs, from meeting requirements or providing services
which are met or performed by another member of the consortium, so long
as the standards of the requirement or service are met by that other
member of the consortium.
(b) Retention of Certain Funds.--Any funds which each individual
program saves from the program coordination described in subsection (a)
may be retained by the consortium in a flexible account which shall be
administered in accordance with a memorandum of understanding agreed to
by each member of the consortium. Flexible account funds may be used to
expand, improve, or otherwise augment services provided by the
consortium, consistent with the intent of Federal programs managed by
consortium members, including data systems development and joint
professional development with staff from other consortium members.
(c) Permission to Set Aside Percentage of Funds.--Any agency or
organization that is a member of a consortium may at its discretion set
aside a maximum of 10 percent of its Federal funds in the flexible
account described in subsection (b).
(d) Audit of Federal Financial Assistance Programs.--The Federal
agencies with jurisdiction over Federal financial assistance programs
included in a consortium may designate a cognizant agency to audit
flexible fund expenditures.
(f) Enforcement of Requirements of Federal Financial Assistance
Programs.--The Federal agencies with jurisdiction over Federal
financial assistance programs included in a consortium may designate a
cognizant agency to enforce the authorization requirements of Federal
assistance programs.
Example Output:
Family Services Improvement Act of 1997 - Directs the President to designate a Federal Coordination Council composed of various specified cabinet secretaries and other Federal agency heads to perform a variety of specified functions for the stated purposes of: (1) removing Federal impediments to coordination of service delivery; (2) enabling more efficient use of Federal, State, and local resources through program coordination and reduction of regulation; (3) facilitating cooperation among and coordination of programs operated by State, local, and tribal governments and private, nonprofit organizations; (4) identifying at least ten qualified consortia of such organizations and State or local agencies that receive federally appropriated funds, together with representatives of specified services, to participate in a demonstration program to determine the benefits of specified accountability procedures; and (5) placing less emphasis in Federal service programs on measuring resources and procedures and more emphasis on accountability for achieving policy goals.
Requires the Federal Coordination Council to submit to the Congress: (1) not later than one year after the designation of the Council, a report detailing any legislative encumbrances preventing the Council from carrying out its duties; and (2) not later than three years after the designation of the Council, a report detailing any regulations implemented as a result of the Council's findings.