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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be referred to as the ''Gallatin Range Consolidation
and Protection Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) the lands north of Yellowstone National Park possess
outstanding natural characteristics and wildlife habitats that give
the lands high value as lands added to the National Forest System;
and
(2) it is in the interest of the United States for the
Secretary, acting through the Forest Service, to enter into an
option agreement with Big Sky Lumber Company and Louisiana Pacific
Corporation to fulfill the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 3. BIG SKY LUMBER LAND EXCHANGE--GALLATIN AREA.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the ''Secretary'',
unless the context otherwise requires) shall acquire by exchange certain
lands and interests in lands of the Big Sky Lumber Company (referred to
in this Act as the ''Company''), in and adjacent to the Hyalite-
Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area, the Scapegoat Wilderness
Area, and other lands in the Gallatin National Forest in accordance with
this section.
(b) Description of Lands.--
(1) Offer and acceptance of land.--If the Company offers to the
United States acceptable fee title, including mineral interests, to
approximately 37,752 acres of land owned by the Company and
available for exchange, as depicted on two maps entitled ''Proposed
BSL Land Acquisitions'', East Half and West Half Gallatin National
Forest, dated February 1993 the Secretary shall accept a warranty
deed to the land.
(2) Exchange.--In exchange for the lands described in paragraph
(1) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of the
Interior shall convey, by patent, the fee title to approximately
16,278 acres of National Forest System lands available for exchange
as depicted on the maps referred to in paragraph (1), and the five
maps entitled ''H.R. 873, the Gallatin Range Consolidation and
Protection Act of 1993'', Lolo and Flathead National Forest, subject
to--
(A) the reservation of ditches and canals required by the
first section of the Act entitled ''An Act making appropriations
for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and for
other purposes'', approved August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 371,
chapter 837; 43 U.S.C. 945);
(B) the reservation of rights under Federal Oil and Gas
Lease numbers 49739, 55610, 40389, 53670, 40215, 33385, 53736,
and 38684; and
(C) such other terms, conditions, reservations, and
exceptions as may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the
Company.
(3) Termination of leases.--
(A) Vesting of rights and interests.--Upon termination or
relinquishment of the leases referred to in paragraph (2)(B),
all the rights and interests in such leases reserved under
paragraph (2)(B) shall immediately vest in the Company and its
successors and assigns.
(B) Notice.--The Secretary shall provide notice of the
termination or relinquishment of the leases referred to in
paragraph (2)(B) by a document suitable for recording in the
county in which the leased lands are located.
(c) Easements.--
(1) In general.--Reciprocal easements in accordance with this
subsection shall be conveyed at the time of the exchange authorized
by this section.
(2) Conveyance by the secretary.--The Secretary shall, in
consideration of the easements conveyed by the Company under
paragraph (3), and under the authority of section 2 of Public Law
88-257 (commonly known as the ''National Forest Roads and Trails
Act'') (16 U.S.C. 533), or the Federal Lands Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), execute and deliver to the
Company such easements or other rights-of-way over federally owned
lands as may be agreed to by the Secretary and the Company.
(3) Conveyance by the company.--The Company shall, in
consideration of the easements conveyed by the Secretary under
paragraph (2), execute and deliver to the United States such
easements or other rights-of-way across Company-owned lands included
in this exchange as may be agreed to by the Secretary and the
Company.
(d) North Bridger Range.--
(1) Covenants and other restrictions.--As a condition of the
exchange, with respect to such lands depicted on the map entitled
''North Bridger Range'', dated May 1993, the Company shall agree
that--
(A) the holders, or their successors or assigns, of grazing
leases on such lands on the date of enactment of this Act shall
be permitted to continue to use such lands for grazing under
terms acceptable to the Company and the permittees for so long
as the Company owns such lands and for two years after the
Company has sold or disposed of such lands; and
(B) the timber harvest practices used on such lands shall be
conducted in accordance with Montana Forestry Best Management
Practices, the Montana Streamside Zone Management Law (Mont.
Code Ann. sec. 77-5-301 et seq.), and all other applicable laws
of the State of Montana.
(2) Future acquisition.--The Secretary shall consider the
desirability of possible acquisition, through exchange under
existing law, of any of the lands described in paragraph (1), and
shall, not later than one year after the date of enactment of this
Act, report to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives concerning the desirability of an exchange.
(e) Timing of Transaction.--
(1) Determination.--The Secretary shall review the title for the
non-Federal lands described in subsection (b), and the appraisal and
titles for the non-Federal lands described in sections 4 and 5, and,
within sixty days after receipt of all applicable appraisal and
title documents from the Company, determine whether--
(A) the applicable title standards for Federal land
acquisition have been satisfied or the quality of title is
otherwise acceptable to the Secretary;
(B) all draft conveyances and closing documents have been
received and approved;
(C) a current title commitment verifying compliance with
applicable title standards has been issued to the Secretary;
(D) the appraisals comply with applicable Forest Service
standards; and
(E) except as provided in section (8)(b), the title includes
both the surface and subsurface estates without reservation or
exception (except by the United States or the State of Montana,
by patent), including--
(i) minerals or mineral rights;
(ii) timber or timber rights; and
(iii) any other interest in the property.
(2) Conveyance of title.--In the event the appraisal and/or
quality of title do not meet Federal standards or are otherwise
determined unacceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall advise
the Company regarding corrective actions necessary to make an
affirmative determination under paragraph (1). The Secretary, acting
through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall effect the conveyance
of lands described in subsection (b)(2) not later than sixty days
after the Secretary has made an affirmative determination under
paragraph (1).
(f) Compliance With Option.--Notwithstanding section (3)(e)(2), the
Secretary shall not consummate the conveyance of lands described in
subsection (b)(2) until the Secretary has determined that title to the
lands described in sections 4 and 5 have been escrowed as required by
the document entitled ''Option Agreement for the Exchange and/or
Purchase of Real Property Pursuant to the Gallatin Range Consolidation
and Protection Act of 1993'' (referred to in this Act as ''the
Option''), executed by the Company, as seller.
(g) References.--References in this Act to the Company shall include
references to the successors and assigns of the Company.

SEC. 4. LAND CONSOLIDATION--PORCUPINE AREA.

(a) Acquisition of Porcupine Property.--The Secretary is authorized
and directed to acquire, by purchase or exchange, lands and interests in
lands listed as ''Exhibit A, Porcupine Area'', in the Option, in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Option for the fair
market value of such lands and interests, determined at the time of
acquisition, in accordance with the appraisal standards specified in the
Option.
(b) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall report annually to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, on the
status of the acquisition authorized by this section.

SEC. 5. LAND CONSOLIDATION--TAYLOR FORK AREA.

(a) Acquisition of Taylor Fork Property.--The Secretary is
authorized and directed to acquire, by purchase or exchange, lands and
interests in lands as listed as ''Exhibit A, Taylor Fork Area'', in the
Option, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Option for
the fair market value of such lands and interests, determined at the
time of acquisition, in accordance with the appraisal standards
specified in the Option.
(b) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall report annually to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, on the
status of the pending acquisition authorized by this section.

SEC. 6. LAND CONSOLIDATION--GALLATIN ROADED AREA.

(a) Acquisition of Gallatin Roaded Property.--The Secretary is
authorized and directed to acquire, by purchase or exchange, lands and
interests in lands as listed as ''Exhibit A, Gallatin Roaded'', in the
Option, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Option not
otherwise acquired, purchased, or exchanged under section 3, 4, or 5.
(b) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall report annually to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, on the
status of the acquisition authorized by this section.

SEC. 7. SEVERED MINERAL EXCHANGE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) underlying certain areas in Montana described in subsection
(b) are mineral rights owned by subsidiaries of Burlington
Resources, Incorporated and its successors and assigns (referred to
in this Act as ''Burlington'');
(2) there are federally owned minerals underlying lands of
Burlington lying outside those areas;
(3) Burlington has agreed in principle with the Secretary to an
exchange of mineral rights to consolidate surface and subsurface
ownerships and to avoid potential conflicts with the surface
management of the areas; and
(4) it is desirable that an exchange of lands be completed not
later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Mineral Interests.--
(1) Acquisition.--Pursuant to an exchange agreement between the
Secretary and Burlington, the Secretary may acquire mineral
interests owned by Burlington or an affiliate of Burlington
underlying surface lands owned by the United States located in the
areas depicted on the maps entitled ''Severed Minerals Exchange,
Clearwater-Monture Area'', dated September 1988, and ''Severed
Mineral Exchanges, Gallatin Area'', dated September 1988, or in
fractional sections adjacent to the areas depicted on the maps.
(2) Exchange.--In exchange for the mineral interests conveyed to
the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of the
Interior shall convey, subject to valid existing rights, such
federally owned mineral interests as the Secretary and Burlington
may agree upon.
(c) Equal Value.--
(1) In general.--The value of the mineral interests exchanged
under subsection (b) shall be approximately equal in value based
upon available information.
(2) Appraisal.--To ensure that the wilderness or other natural
values of the area are not affected by the exchange, a formal
appraisal based upon drilling or other surface disturbing activities
shall not be required for any mineral interest proposed for
exchange, except that the Secretary and Burlington shall fully share
all available information on the quality and quantity of mineral
interests proposed for exchange.
(3) Inadequate information.--In the absence of adequate
information regarding values of minerals proposed for exchange, the
Secretary and Burlington may agree to an exchange on the basis of
mineral interests of similar development potential, geologic
character, and similar factors.
(d) Identification of Federally Owned Mineral Interests.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), mineral interests
conveyed by the United States pursuant to this section shall
underlie lands the surface of which are owned by Burlington.
(2) Other interests.--If there are not sufficient federally
owned mineral interests of approximately equal value underlying
lands owned by Burlington, the Secretary and the Secretary of the
Interior may identify for exchange other federally owned mineral
interests in lands in the State of Montana of which the surface
estate is in private ownership.
(e) Consultation With the Department of the Interior.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary
of the Interior in the negotiation of the exchange agreement
authorized by subsection (b), particularly with respect to the
inclusion in the agreement of a provision authorizing the exchange
of federally owned mineral interests lying outside the boundaries of
units of the National Forest System.
(2) Conveyance.--Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of
the Interior shall convey the federally owned mineral interests
identified in a final exchange agreement between the Secretary of
Agriculture and Burlington and affiliates of Burlington.
(f) Mineral Interest Defined.--For purposes of this section, the
term ''mineral interests'' includes all locatable and leasable minerals,
including oil and gas, geothermal resources, and other subsurface
rights.

SEC. 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

(a) Maps.--The maps referred to in sections 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are
subject to such minor corrections as may be agreed upon by the Secretary
and the Company. The Secretary shall notify the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the Committee on
Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives of any
corrections made pursuant to the subsection. The maps shall be on file
and available for public inspection in the office of Chief, Forest
Service, USDA.
(b) Title of Lands Conveyed to the United States.--
(1) Quality of title and rights.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
rights, title, and interests to lands conveyed to the United States
under sections 4, 5, and 6 shall, at a minimum, consist of the
surface estate and the subsurface rights owned by the Company or
Burlington where applicable.
(2) Exception.--The Secretary may accept title subject to
outstanding or reserved oil and gas and geothermal rights, except
that there shall be no surface occupancy permitted on the lands
acquired by the United States under sections 4, 5, and 6 for access
to reserved or outstanding rights or exploration or development of
such lands.
(3) Access.--No portion of lands acquired by the United States
under this Act shall be available for access to, or exploration or
development of, any reserved or outstanding oil, gas, geothermal, or
other non-Federal property interest.
(c) National Forest Lands.--
(1) In general.--All lands conveyed to the United States under
this Act shall be added to and administered as part of the Gallatin
National Forest of the National Forest System by the Secretary in
accordance with the laws and regulations pertaining to the National
Forest System.
(2) Hyalite-porcupine-buffalo horn wilderness study area.--Lands
acquired within the Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study
Area shall be managed to maintain their presently existing
wilderness character and potential for inclusion in the National
Wilderness Preservation System in accordance with the Montana
Wilderness Study Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note).

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

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Gallatin Range Consolidation and Protection Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire: (1) by exchange from the Big Sky Lumber Company, specified lands and interests north of Yellowstone National Park, including land in and adjacent to the Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area, the Scapegoat Wilderness Area, and other lands in the Gallatin National Forest; and (2) by purchase or exchange from the Company, lands and interests in the Porcupine Area, the Taylor Fork Area, and the Gallatin Area. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey National Forest System lands as part of such exchange. Sets forth conditions for such exchange with respect to leases and easements. Provides for the continuation of grazing on the North Bridger Range lands and requires timber harvest practices on such lands to be in accordance with the laws of the State of Montana. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, pursuant to an agreement with Burlington Resources, Incorporated, to acquire mineral interests owned by Burlington underlying surface lands owned by the United States and located within the Clearwater-Monture Area and the Gallatin Area. Requires such acquisition to be made through exchange to Burlington of other federally owned mining interests that the parties may agree to. Requires consultation with the Secretary of the Interior in the negotiation of such exchange. Requires all lands conveyed to the United States under this Act to be added to and administered as part of the Gallatin National Forest. Authorizes appropriations.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Educational Empowerment Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:

''Subchapter X--Educational Empowerment Zones

''Sec. 1400E. Designation of educational empowerment zones.

''SEC. 1400E. DESIGNATION OF EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

''(a) Designation.--
''(1) Educational empowerment zone.--For purposes of this
title, the term 'educational empowerment zone' means any area--
''(A) which is nominated by one or more local
governments and the State or States in which it is
located for designation as an educational empowerment
zone (hereinafter in this section referred to as a
'nominated area'), and
''(B) which the Secretary of Health and Human
Services and the Secretary of Education (hereinafter in
this section referred to as the 'Secretaries
concerned') jointly designate as an educational
empowerment zone.
''(2) Number of designations.--The Secretaries concerned
may designate not more than 30 nominated areas as educational
empowerment zones.
''(3) Areas designated based on degree of poverty, etc.--
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the nominated
areas designated as educational empowerment zones under this
subsection shall be those nominated areas with the highest
average ranking with respect to the criteria described in
subsection (c)(3). For purposes of the preceding sentence, an
area shall be ranked within each such criterion on the basis of
the amount by which the area exceeds such criterion, with the
area which exceeds such criterion by the greatest amount given
the highest ranking.
''(4) Limitation on designations.--
''(A) Publication of regulations.--The Secretaries
concerned shall prescribe by regulation no later than 4
months after the date of the enactment of this
section--
''(i) the procedures for nominating an area
under paragraph (1)(A).
''(ii) the parameters relating to the size
and population characteristics of an
educational empowerment zone, and
''(iii) the manner in which nominated areas
will be evaluated based on the criteria
specified in subsection (c).
''(B) Time limitations.--The Secretaries concerned
may designate nominated areas as educational
empowerment zones only during the 24-month period
beginning on the first day of the first month following
the month in which the regulations described in
subparagraph (A) are prescribed.
''(C) Procedural rules.--The Secretaries concerned
shall not make any designation of a nominated area as
an educational empowerment zone under paragraph (2)
unless--
''(i) a nomination regarding such area is
submitted in such a manner and in such form,
and contains such information, as the
Secretaries concerned shall by regulation
prescribe, and
''(ii) the Secretaries concerned determine
that any information furnished is reasonably
accurate.
''(5) Nomination process for indian reservations.--For
purposes of this subchapter, in the case of a nominated area on
an Indian reservation, the reservation governing body (as
determined by the Secretary of the Interior) shall be treated
as being both the State and local governments with respect to
such area.
''(b) Period for Which Designation is in Effect.--Any designation
of an area as an educational empowerment zone shall remain in effect
during the period beginning on the date of the designation and ending
on the earliest of--
''(1) December 31, 2007,
''(2) the termination date designated by the State and
local governments in their nomination, or
''(3) the date the Secretaries concerned revoke such
designation.
''(c) Area and Eligibility Requirements.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce may designate
a nominated area as an educational empowerment zone under
subsection (a) only if the area meets the requirements of
paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection.
''(2) Area requirements.--For purposes of paragraph (1), a
nominated area meets the requirements of this paragraph if--
''(A) the area is within the jurisdiction of one or
more local governments,
''(B) the boundary of the area is continuous, and
''(C) the area does not include an empowerment zone
(as defined in section 1393(b)) other than such a zone
designated under section 1391(g).
''(3) Eligibility requirements.--For purposes of paragraph
(1), a nominated area meets the requirements of this paragraph
if the State and the local governments in which it is located
certify that the nominated area satisfies such conditions as
the Secretary of Education deems appropriate.
''(4) Consideration of dropout rate, etc.--The Secretary of
Education, in setting forth the conditions for eligibility
pursuant to paragraph (3), shall take into account the extent
to which an area has low-income families, a high dropout rate,
a high rate of teen pregnancy, and large school class size.
''(d) Coordination With Treatment of Enterprise Communities.--For
purposes of this title, if there are in effect with respect to the same
area both--
''(1) a designation as an educational empowerment zone, and
''(2) a designation as an enterprise community,
both of such designations shall be given full effect with respect to
such area.
''(e) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
subchapter, rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (2), (3), (5), and
(7) of section 1393 shall apply.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subchapters for chapter 1 is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

''Subchapter X. Educational Empowerment
Zones.''.

SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR DONATIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN EDUCATIONAL
EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 30A the following new section

''SEC. 30B. CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN EDUCATIONAL
EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

''(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a credit
against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount
equal to the amount of qualified educational empowerment zone
contributions made by the taxpayer during such year.
''(b) Maximum Credit.--The amount of the credit allowed by
subsection (a)--
''(1) in the case of an individual, shall not exceed
$2,000, and
''(2) in the case of any other taxpayer, shall not exceed
$10,000.
''(c) Definition of Qualified Educational Empowerment Zone
Contributions.--For purposes of this section, the term 'qualified
educational empowerment zone contributions' means cash contributions
made to any school district located in an educational empowerment zone
(as designated under section 1400E) if such contributions--
''(1) but for subsection (d), would be allowable as a
deduction under section 170, and
''(2) are used for any of the following purposes by the
school district:
''(A) Hiring new teachers.
''(B) Increasing teacher salaries.
''(C) Training teachers.
''(d) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be allowed
under this chapter for any contribution taken into account in computing
the credit under this section.
''(e) Election.--This section shall apply to any taxpayer for any
taxable year only if such taxpayer elects (at such time and in such
manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe) to have this
section apply for such taxable year.
''(f) Application With Other Credits; Carryover of Excess Credit.--
The credit allowed by subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not
exceed the excess (if any) of--
''(1) the regular tax for the taxable year reduced by the
sum of the credits allowable under subpart A and the preceding
sections of this subpart, over
''(2) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year.
If the credit under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation of the
preceding sentence, such excess shall be added to the credit allowable
under subsection (a) for the succeeding taxable year.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart B of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 30A the following new
item:

''Sec. 30B. Contributions to school districts in educational
empowerment zones.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003.

SEC. 4. TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM.

Part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended
by inserting after section 428K (20 U.S.C. 1078-11) the following new
section:

''SEC. 428L. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS.

''(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to encourage more
individuals to enter and stay in the field of teaching mathematics,
science, and related fields.
''(b) Program.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program
of assuming the obligation to repay, pursuant to subsection
(c), a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under this part or
part D (excluding loans made under sections 428B and 428C or
comparable loans made under Part D) for any new borrower after
October 12, 1998, who--
''(A) has been employed as a full-time teacher for
3 consecutive complete school years in a school that is
located in an educational empowerment zone, as such
term is defined in section 1400E of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986;
''(B) is a fully qualified teacher; and
''C) is not in default on a loan for which the
borrower seeks forgiveness.
''(2) Award basis; priority.--
''(A) Award basis.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
loan repayment under this section shall be on a first-
come, first-served basis and subject to the
availability of appropriations.
''(B) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority
in providing loan repayment under this section for a
fiscal year to student borrowers who received loan
repayment under this section for the preceding fiscal
year.
''(3) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to
prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this section.
''(c) Loan Repayment.--
''(1) Eligible amount.--The amount the Secretary may repay
on behalf of any individual under this section shall not
exceed--
''(A) 80 percent of the sum of the principal
amounts outstanding of the individual's qualifying
loans at the end of 3 consecutive complete school years
of service described in subsection (b)(1)(A);
''(B) an additional 10 percent of such sum at the
end of each of the next 2 consecutive complete school
years of such service; and
''(C) a total of more than $10,000.
''(2) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to authorize the refunding of any repayment of a loan
made under this part or part D.
''(3) Interest.--If a portion of a loan is repaid by the
Secretary under this section for any year, the proportionate
amount of interest on such loan which accrues for such year
shall be repaid by the Secretary.
''(4) Double benefits prohibited.--No borrower may, for the
same service, receive a benefit under both this section and
subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.). No borrower may receive a
reduction of loan obligations under both this section and
section 428J or 460.
''(d) Repayment to Eligible Lenders.--The Secretary shall pay to
each eligible lender or holder for each fiscal year an amount equal to
the aggregate amount of loans which are subject to repayment pursuant
to this section for such year.
''(e) Application for Repayment.--
''(1) In general.--Each eligible individual desiring loan
repayment under this section shall submit a complete and
accurate application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.
''(2) Conditions.--An eligible individual may apply for
loan repayment under this section after completing the required
number of years of qualifying employment.
''(3) Fully qualified teachers.--An application for loan
repayment under this section shall include such information as
is necessary to demonstrate that the applicant--
''(A) if teaching in a public elementary or
secondary school (other than as a teacher in a public
charter school), has obtained State certification as a
teacher (including certification obtained through
alternative routes to certification) or passed the
State teacher licensing exam and holds a license to
teach in such State; and
''(B) if teaching in--
''(i) an elementary school, holds a
bachelor's degree and demonstrates knowledge
and teaching skills in reading, writing,
mathematics, science, and other areas of the
elementary school curriculum; or
''(ii) a middle or secondary school, holds
a bachelor's degree and demonstrates a high
level of competency in all subject areas in
which he or she teaches through--
''(I) a high level of performance
on a rigorous State or local academic
subject areas test; or
''(II) completion of an academic
major in each of the subject areas in
which he or she provides instruction.
''(f) Evaluation.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct, by grant or
contract, an independent national evaluation of the impact of
the program assisted under this section.
''(2) Competitive basis.--The grant or contract described
in subsection (b) shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
''(3) Contents.--The evaluation described in this
subsection shall--
''(A) determine the number of individuals who were
encouraged by the program assisted under this section
to pursue teaching careers;
''(B) determine the number of individuals who
remain employed in teaching mathematics, science, or
related fields as a result of participation in the
program;
''(C) identify the barriers to the effectiveness of
the program;
''(D) assess the cost-effectiveness of the program;
and
''(E) identify the number of years each individual
participates in the program.
''(4) Interim and final evaluation reports.--The Secretary
shall prepare and submit to the President and the Congress such
interim reports regarding the evaluation described in this
subsection as the Secretary deems appropriate, and shall
prepare and so submit a final report regarding the evaluation
by January 1, 2006''.

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Educational Empowerment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified educational empowerment zone contributions. Allows the designation of up to 30 such zones. Bases designations on the degree of poverty.Establishes a teacher loan forgiveness program for mathematics and science teachers.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''The White House Conference on Food
and Nutrition''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) Hunger and undernutrition are political conditions that
can be solved.
(2) Access to healthy food and good nutrition should be a
fundamental right of all Americans.
(3) Nearly 40 years have passed since the United States
convened a White House conference to comprehensively address
the issues of food, hunger, health, and nutrition in America.
(4) More than 35,500,000 Americans live in households that
face a constant struggle against hunger, 12,600,000 of whom are
children and 5,000,000 of whom are seniors, the disabled, and
the critically ill.
(5) The Government spends more than $55,000,000,000 every
year responding to the concurrent epidemics of hunger and
undernutrition, yet the number of Americans facing hunger
continues to grow and our Nation's nutritional health is
declining.
(6) Conservative cost estimates show that the true cost of
hunger and illness related to undernutrition in America is at
least $90,000,000,000 a year, more than half of which is paid
by Medicare and Medicaid.
(7) Appropriate food and nutrition can save the United
States billions of dollars in health care costs by preventing
or delaying the progression to late-stage disease for tens of
millions of Americans who live with chronic diseases, such as
diabetes, HIV, AIDS, and heart disease. The costs of the
effects and treatments of those diseases are significantly
exacerbated by hunger, food insecurity, and undernutrition.
(8) A national discussion of the root causes of hunger,
food insecurity, and undernutrition, as well as identification
of solutions to these epidemics, can lead to action to
implement such solutions and to end hunger in America.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF THE CONFERENCE.

(a) Authority To Call Conference.--Not later than December 31,
2010, the President shall call the White House Conference on Food and
Nutrition (in this Act referred to as the ''Conference'') to be
convened not later than 18 months after the selection of the Policy
Committee established in section 4, in order to make fundamental policy
recommendations on ways to end hunger and to improve nutrition in the
United States and to implement the purposes set forth in subsection
(c).
(b) Planning and Direction.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the
Treasury (in this Act referred to as the ''Cochairs'') shall plan,
conduct, and convene the Conference, in consultation with the Surgeon
General.
(c) Purposes of the Conference.--The purposes of the Conference are
to--
(1) identify viable solutions for ending hunger in the
United States;
(2) review the current structure, scope, and effectiveness
of existing legislation and programs at the Federal, State, and
local levels that provide for the nutritional needs of food-
insecure people living in the United States;
(3) determine the extent to which current Federal, State,
and local programs that provide for the nutritional health of
Americans can better use available resources and ensure greater
coordination among such programs;
(4) identify new ways to utilize the abundant agricultural
resources of the United States to meet the nutritional needs of
all Americans;
(5) highlight emerging and innovative programs from the
public and private sectors, including community-based and
faith-based organizations that effectively address the
nutrition needs of vulnerable Americans and recommend such
programs as can be reasonably and cost-effectively replicated;
(6) identify opportunities for effective partnerships
between the Government, industry, labor, healthcare, and the
nonprofit sectors to fight hunger in the United States;
(7) explore the possibility of creating a Federal office
within the Department of Agriculture to oversee the Nation's
response to persistent and widespread hunger and food
insecurity, to include the oversight and coordination of all
Federal, State, and local antihunger programs;
(8) bring public attention to the more than 35,500,000
people living in the United States that face a constant
struggle against hunger, food insecurity, and inadequate
nutrition;
(9) illustrate the medical, developmental, and educational
impact of hunger, food insecurity, and inadequate nutrition,
and the potential savings to the United States health care
system, educational system, and other sectors when appropriate
food is available to the critically and chronically ill;
(10) build understanding of the true cost of hunger in the
United States, to include lost wages, diminished stamina,
reduced capacity to learn, and the impact of despair; and
(11) build understanding that the ever-burgeoning dual
epidemic of hunger and undernutrition is a matter of national
security.

SEC. 4. POLICY COMMITTEE; RELATED COMMITTEES.

(a) Establishment.--Not later than June 30, 2009, there is
established a Policy Committee comprising of 17 members to be selected
as follows:
(1) Presidential appointees.--Nine members shall be
selected by the President and shall include--
(A) 3 members who are officers or employees of the
United States, including the Surgeon General; and
(B) 6 members with experience in addressing the
needs of food-insecure and undernourished people in the
United States.
(2) House appointees.--
(A) Two members shall be selected by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives after consultation with
the chairperson of the Committee on Education and
Labor, the chairperson of the Committee on Ways and
Means, and the chairperson of the Committee on
Agriculture, of the House of Representatives.
(B) Two members shall be selected by the minority
leader of the House of Representatives, after
consultation with the ranking minority members of such
committees.
(3) Senate appointees.--
(A) Two members shall be selected by the majority
leader of the Senate, after consultation with members
of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions, the Committee on Agriculture, and the
Committee on Finance, and the Appropriations
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and
Related Agencies, of the Senate.
(B) Two members shall be selected by the minority
leader of the Senate, after consultation with members
of such committees.
(b) Voting; Chairperson.--
(1) The Policy Committee shall act by the vote of a
majority of the members present. A quorum of Committee members
shall not be required to conduct Committee business.
(2) The Surgeon General shall serve as the chairperson of
the Policy Committee. The chairperson may vote only to break a
tie vote of the other members of the Policy Committee.
(c) Duties of the Policy Committee.--The Policy Committee shall
initially meet at the call of the Cochairs, not later than 30 days
after the last member is selected under subsection (a). Subsequent
meetings of the Policy Committee shall be held at the call of the
chairperson. Through meetings, hearings, and working sessions, the
Policy Committee shall--
(1) make recommendations to the Cochairs to facilitate the
timely convening of the Conference;
(2) submit to the Cochairs a proposed agenda for the
Conference not later than 90 days after the first meeting of
the Policy Committee;
(3) make recommendations for the delegates of the
Conference;
(4) establish the number of delegates to be selected under
section 5; and
(5) establish an executive committee consisting of 3
members of the Policy Committee to work with delegates of the
Conference.

SEC. 5. CONFERENCE DELEGATES.

To carry out the purposes of the Conference, the Cochairs shall
bring together delegates representative of the spectrum of thought in
the field of food and nutrition, without regard to political
affiliation or past partisan activity, who shall include--
(1) representatives of Federal, State, and local
governments;
(2) professional people and laypeople who are working in
the field of food, health, nutrition, and economic security;
and
(3) representatives of the general public who are affected
by hunger in the United States.

SEC. 6. CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Administration.--In administering this section, the Cochairs
shall--
(1) provide written notice to all members of the Policy
Committee of each meeting, hearing, or working session of such
Committee not later than 48 hours before the occurrence of such
meeting, hearing, or working session;
(2) request the cooperation and assistance of the heads of
such other Federal departments and agencies as may be
appropriate, including the detailing of personnel;
(3) make available for public comment a proposed agenda
prepared by the Policy Committee, which will reflect to the
greatest extent possible the major issues facing the field of
food and nutrition consistent with the purposes of the
Conference set forth in section 3(c);
(4) prepare and make available background materials that
the Cochairs deem necessary for the use of delegates to the
Conference; and
(5) employ such additional personnel as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this Act without regard to
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
(b) Duties.--In carrying out the Cochairs's responsibilities and
functions under this section, the Cochairs shall ensure that--
(1) the proposed agenda prepared under subsection (a)(3) is
published in the Federal Register not later than 30 days after
such agenda is approved by the Policy Committee;
(2) the personnel employed under subsection (a)(5) are
fairly balanced in terms of points of views represented and are
appointed without regard to political affiliation or previous
partisan activities;
(3) the recommendations of the Conference are not
inappropriately influenced by any public official or by any
special interest, but instead are the result of the independent
and collective judgment of the delegates of the Conference; and
(4) before the Conference is convened--
(A) current and adequate statistical data
(including decennial census data) and other information
on food and nutrition in the United States; and
(B) such information as may be necessary to
evaluate Federal programs and policies relating to food
and nutrition;
which the Cochairs may obtain by making grants to or entering
into an agreement with, public agencies or nonprofit
organizations, are readily available in advance of the
Conference to the delegates.
(c) Gifts.--The Cochairs may accept, on behalf of the United
States, gifts (in cash or in kind, including voluntary and
uncompensated services), which shall be available to carry out this
Act. Gifts of cash shall be available in addition to amounts
appropriated to carry out this title. Gifts may be earmarked by the
donor or the executive committee for a specific purpose.
(d) Records.--The Cochairs shall maintain records regarding--
(1) the sources, amounts, and uses of gifts accepted under
subsection (c); and
(2) the identity of each person receiving assistance to
carry out this Act, and the amount of such assistance received
by each such person.

SEC. 7. REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE.

(a) Preliminary Report.--Not later than 100 days after the
Conference adjourns, the Policy Committee shall prepare a preliminary
report on the Conference which shall be published in the Federal
Register and submitted to the chief executive officers of the States.
The Policy Committee shall request that the chief executive officers of
the States submit to the Policy Committee, not later than 45 days after
receiving such report, their views and findings on such report.
(b) Final Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date on which
the Conference adjourns, the Policy Committee shall--
(1) prepare a final report of the Conference which shall
include a compilation of the views and findings of the chief
executive officers of the States received under subsection (a);
and
(2) publish in the Federal Register, and transmit to the
President and to Congress, the recommendations for the
administrative action and the legislation necessary to
implement the recommendations contained in such report.

SEC. 8. STATUS REPORTS.

(a) Initial Status Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date
on which the Conference adjourns, the Surgeon General shall--
(1) prepare a status report documenting the implementation
of the recommendations contained in the final report described
in section 7(b)(1); and
(2) publish in the Federal Register, and transmit to the
President and to Congress, such status report.
(b) Subsequent Status Reports.--Not later than 5 years after the
date on which the Conference adjourns, and every 5 years thereafter
until all recommendations in the final report described in section
7(b)(1) are achieved, the Comptroller General shall--
(1) prepare a status report documenting the implementation
of the recommendations contained in such final report; and
(2) publish in the Federal Register, and transmit to the
President and to Congress, such status report.

SEC. 9. DEFINITION OF STATE.

For the purposes of this Act, the term ''State'' means any of the
several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, or
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) Authorization.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this Act--
(A) such sums as may be necessary for the first
fiscal year in which the Policy Committee plans the
Conference and for the following fiscal year; and
(B) such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal
year in which the Conference is held.
(2) Limitation.--Any new spending authority or new
authority to enter into contracts under this Act, and under
which the United States is obligated to make outlays, shall be
effective only to the extent, and in such amounts, as are
provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
(b) Availability of Funds.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), funds
appropriated to carry out this Act and funds received as gifts
under section 6(c) shall remain available for obligation or
expenditure until the expiration of the 1-year period beginning
on the date the Conference adjourns.
(2) Unobligated funds.--Except as provided in paragraph
(3), any such funds neither expended nor obligated before the
expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date the
Conference adjourns shall be returned to the United States
Treasury.
(3) Conference not convened.--If the Conference is not
convened before December 31, 2010, a trust fund shall be
established and such funds shall only be available for a future
Conference on Food and Nutrition.

Ex Output:
The White House Conference on Food and Nutrition - Directs: (1) the President to call the White House Conference on Food and Nutrition to be convened in order to make fundamental policy recommendations on ways to end hunger and to improve nutrition in the United States; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Treasury to plan and conduct the Conference.

Sets forth Conference provisions.