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: SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ''business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(2) Facility.--The term ''facility'' means any real
property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ''gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ''intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ''nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity
in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit
organization if--
(A) the use occurs outside of the scope of business
of the business entity;
(B) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such facility is used by the nonprofit
organization; and
(C) the business entity authorized the use of such
facility by the nonprofit organization.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of a facility.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which conditions under subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business
entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State
enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provision.
Example solution: Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by such organization; and (3) the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the organization.
Makes this Act inapplicable to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including misconduct that: (1) constitutes a hate crime or a crime of violence or act of international terrorism for which the defendant has been convicted in any court; or (2) involves a sexual offense for which the defendant has been convicted in any court or misconduct for which the defendant has been found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
Preempts State laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except State law that provides additional protection from liability. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State, citing this Act's authority and containing no other provision, enacts a statute declaring the State's election that this Act shall not apply to such action in the State.
Example explanation: This Bill focuses on shielding business entities from civil liability relating to an injury or death depending on the conditions of injury, hence the generated summary is correct.

Problem: 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''.
Solution: 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.