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SECTION 1. ACQUISITION OF LANDS.

(a) In General.--(1) The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter
referred to as the ''Secretary'') is authorized to acquire, by purchase
with donated or appropriated funds, donation, or otherwise, lands and
interests therein in the following properties located at Hyde Park, New
York identified as lands critical for protection as depicted on the map
entitled ''Roosevelt Family Estate'' and dated September 1994:
(A) The ''Open Park Hodhome Tract'', consisting of
approximately 30 acres, which shall be the highest priority for
acquisition.
(B) The ''Top Cottage Tract'', consisting of approximately
30 acres.
(C) The ''Poughkeepsie Shopping Center, Inc. Tract'',
consisting of approximately 55 acres.
(b) Administration.--Lands and interests therein acquired by the
Secretary pursuant to this Act shall be added to, and administered by
the Secretary as part of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt National
Historic Site or the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, as
appropriate.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are hereby authorized
to be appropriated not to exceed $3,000,000 to carry out this Act.

A: Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands and interests in specified properties located at Hyde Park, New York, identified as lands critical for protection on the Roosevelt Family Estate to be added to and administered by the Secretary as part of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt National Historic Site or the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site. Authorizes appropriations.
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Q: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND
HANDICAPPED ACT.

(a) Purpose.--Section 2 of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly
and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee) is amended by--
(1) striking ''It'' and inserting ''(a) It''; and
(2) adding at the end the following:
''(b) It is the intention of Congress in enacting this Act to
ensure that--
''(1) no individual may be denied the right to vote in a
Federal election on the basis of being disabled; and
''(2) every voter has the right to vote independently in a
Federal election.''.
(b) Accessibility of Polling Places.--Section 3 of the Voting
Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee-1)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ''each political
subdivision'' and all that follows through ''conducting
elections'' and inserting ''the chief election officer of the
State'';
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
''(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a polling place in the case
of any unforeseeable natural disaster such as a fire, storm,
earthquake, or flood.''; and
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
''(c) The chief election officer of a State shall ensure that all
polling methods selected and used for Federal elections are accessible
to disabled and elderly voters, including--
''(1) the provision of ballots in a variety of accessible
media;
''(2) the provision of instructions that are printed in
large type, conspicuously displayed at each polling place;
''(3) the provision of printed information that is
generally available to other voters using a variety of
accessible media; and
''(4) ensuring that all polling methods used enable
disabled and elderly voters to cast votes at polling places
during times and under conditions of privacy available to other
voters.''.
(c) Accessibility of Registration Facilities and Services.--Section
5(a) of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act
(42 U.S.C. 1973ee-3(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ''and'' at the end; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
''(2) registration information by telecommunications
devices for the deaf and in a variety of accessible media; and
''(3) accessible registration procedures to allow each
eligible voter to register at the residence of the voter, by
mail, or by other means.''.
(d) Enforcement.--Section 6 of the Voting Accessibility for the
Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee-4) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ''45'' and inserting
''21''; and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
''(c) In an action brought under subsection (a), the State or
political subdivision shall be fined an amount--
''(1) not to exceed $5,000 for the first violation of such
section; and
''(2) not to exceed $10,000 for each subsequent
violation.''.
(e) Relationship With Other Laws.--Section 7 of the Voting
Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee-5)
is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ''voting rights act of
1965'' and inserting ''other laws;
(2) by striking ''This'' and inserting ''(a) This''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to invalidate or limit
the laws of any State or political subdivision that provide greater or
equal access to registration or polling for disabled and elderly
voters.''.
(f) Definitions.--Section 8 of the Voting Accessibility for the
Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee-6) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ''chief election''
through ''involved'' and inserting ''Access Board'';
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ''permanent physical
disability; and'' and inserting ''permanent disability;'';
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting
a semicolon; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
''(6) 'Access Board' means the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board established under
section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792);
''(7) 'chief election officer' means the State officer or
entity, designated by State law or established by practice,
responsible for elections within the State;
''(8) 'independently' means without the assistance of
another individual; and
''(9) 'media' includes formats using large type, braille,
sound recording, or digital text.''.
(g) References.--
(1) In general.--The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly
and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee et seq.) is amended by
striking ''handicapped'' each place it appears and inserting
''disabled''.
(2) References in other laws.--Except where inappropriate,
any reference to ''handicapped'' in relation to the Voting
Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C.
1973ee et seq.) in any law, Executive Order, rule, or other
document shall include a reference to ''disabled''.
(h) Conforming Amendment.--Section 502(b)(3) of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792(b)(3)) is amended by inserting before the
semicolon ''and section 3 of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly
and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee-1)''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Attorney General shall promulgate regulations
implementing this Act. Such regulations shall be consistent with the
minimum guidelines established by the Access Board.
(b) Access Board Guidelines.--Not later than 9 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Access Board shall issue minimum
guidelines relating to the requirements in the amendments made by
section 1(b) of this Act.
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ''Access Board'' means
the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

SEC. 3. TRANSITION PLAN.

(a) In General.--Not later than 3 months after the date on which
regulations are promulgated under section 2(a), the chief election
officer of each State shall develop a transition plan to ensure that
polling places in the State are in compliance with the requirements of
the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C.
1973ee et seq.), as amended by this Act.
(b) Coordination With Local Election Officials.--The plan under
subsection (a) shall be developed in coordination with--
(1) local election officials; and
(2) individuals with disabilities or organizations
representing individuals with disabilities.
(c) Contents and Availability of Plan.--The plan under subsection
(a) shall--
(1) include specific recommendations necessary to comply
with the requirements of the Voting Accessibility for the
Elderly and Handicapped Act; and
(2) be available for public inspection in such manner as
the chief election officer determines appropriate.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by section 1 of this Act shall apply beginning
on the earliest of--
(1) the date that is 6 months after the date on which
regulations are promulgated under section 2(a); or
(2) the date of the first Federal election taking place in
the State after December 31, 2000.

A: Makes amendments to such Act regarding the accessibility of polling places and registration facilities and services, enforcement, and the relationship of such Act with other laws (providing that nothing in this Act shall be construed to invalidate or limit the laws of any State or political subdivision that provide greater or equal access to registration or polling for disabled and elderly voters). Includes among such amendments providing for ensuring that all polling methods selected and used for Federal elections are accessible to disabled and elderly voters and that accessible registration procedures allow eligible voters to register at home, by mail, or by other means are in place.
Revises definitions, including adding the term "Access Board," the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board established under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Directs such Board to issue minimum guidelines relating to requirements pertaining to the accessibility of polling places.
Replaces all references in such Act to "handicapped" with "disabled" and with regard to such references in other laws, Executive Orders, or rules, in relation to such Act except where inappropriate.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''George McGovern-Robert Dole
International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) report, ''The State of Food and Agriculture
1998'', approximately 828,000,000 people are chronically
undernourished in the world today. While no region is immune to
hunger, the vast majority of these people live in 87 low-
income, food-deficit countries.
(2) Many of the world's hungry are children, approximately
300,000,000. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
report, ''State of the World's Children 2001'', states that 32
percent of the world's children under five years of age--
approximately 193,000,000--have stunted growth, which is the
key indicator for under-nutrition. Hunger in the early stages
of development is particularly debilitating. As reported by
UNICEF, optimal neural development in a child, which affects
physical, mental, and cognitive development, depends on good
nutrition and stimulation during the first months and years of
life.
(3) The causes of hunger are complex, but are most often
associated with poverty and lack of empowerment. In developing
countries, where poverty is endemic, governments face low
revenues and high debt burdens, funding is inadequate for basic
health and education, agricultural productivity and marketing
systems are weak and under-performing, employment opportunities
are lacking, public institutions are often weak, in some
countries, HIV/AIDS is pandemic, and many people struggle just
to meet their basic needs.
(4) Poor children rarely receive adequate education. UNICEF
reports that more than 130,000,000 primary-school-age children
in developing countries do not go to school, and 60 percent of
these children are girls. In 2000, the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
reported that for developing countries, an estimated
250,000,000 children from ages five to fourteen are laborers,
and fifty percent work full time. Lack of education and the
resulting poor literacy limit the growth potential of children.
Education develops cognitive skills, improves long-term
productivity and offers a child protection from the hazards of
labor or exploitation. Long-term studies indicate that
increased literacy rates are critical to economic development.
In countries that achieve an 80 percent or better literacy rate
among girls and women, the birthrate decreases.
(5)(A) Food aid has been shown to have lasting benefits for
children in developing countries when part of multi-faceted
programs aimed at pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants and
children five years and younger.
(B) Mother-child health (MCH) programs reduce the incidence
of malnutrition and under-nutrition and promote proper growth
by providing supplemental food to pregnant women and nursing
mothers, along with nutritious take-home foods and health care
to mothers and children under the age of two.
(C) Early childhood development programs provide children
between the ages of three and six with meals and training in
basic skills, while mothers learn about basic sanitation, first
aid and respiratory and diarrheal diseases, the greatest
killers of young children in poor countries.
(D) Food for Education programs reduce the incidence of
hunger and enhance educational attendance and performance by
providing school meals or take-home rations, along with
improvements in educational quality and the school environment.
(E) Although the conditions and challenges in developing
countries differ greatly from those in the United States, these
international food aid programs are similar in concept to the
women, infants and children (WIC) program, the Head Start
program, and the school breakfast and school lunch programs in
the United States.
(6) Over the past 50 years, United States international
food assistance has contributed to alleviating hunger and its
causes and is an integral part of United States foreign policy.
From the Marshall Plan to the establishment in 1954 of the Food
for Peace program (or Public Law 480) and the Food for Progress
Act of 1985, American farmers have played a key role in
ensuring that the United States is able to respond to
emergencies such as famine, natural disasters, and war, and to
contribute to global development initiatives. These programs
continue because food is greatly needed in poor countries that
cannot produce or afford to import adequate amounts of food to
meet their minimal needs.
(7) 7,900,000 metric tons of agricultural commodities,
worth $1,500,000,000 in commodity purchases, were approved
during fiscal year 2000 to provide food aid to 91 countries, as
authorized under section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of
1949, the Food for Progress Program, and Public Law 480.
Programs were implemented in the field by nongovernmental and
private voluntary organizations, cooperatives, the United
Nations World Food Program, and governments.
(8) American farmers benefit directly from food aid
programs by selling commodities for international development
and hunger programs. In the longer term, the economic uplift
from food aid programs improves the living standards and
purchasing power of citizens in developing countries, expanding
markets for American agricultural products, goods, and
services.
(9) Two of the most successful and beneficial bipartisan
programs ever launched on behalf of children in the United
States have been the United States school lunch and school
breakfast programs, and the women, infants, and children (WIC)
program. While hunger among children has not yet been
eradicated in the United States, over the past 22 years,
America has provided a nutritious meal to most students who
cannot afford one. Currently, about 27,000,000 children are fed
every day through these programs.
(10) On May 30, 2000, during the opening ceremonies of the
National Nutrition Summit, Senators George McGovern and Robert
Dole praised the Federal Government for reducing hunger in
America since 1969. They called upon the United States
Government to reduce hunger in the developing world through
child nutrition programs similar to the United States school
lunch, school breakfast, and WIC programs.
(11) On July 23, 2000, the G-8 Summit in Okinawa, Japan,
endorsed a proposal put forward by the United States, the
Global Food for Education Initiative, to pursue a pilot
preschool and school feeding program.
(12) On December 28, 2000, in addition to other
international food aid program commitments, the United States
launched a $300,000,000 pilot program, the Global Food for
Education Initiative, through the United States Department of
Agriculture, to provide meals, take-home rations, and other
assistance to an estimated 9,000,000 needy pre-school and
school-age children in 38 countries. Using authority under the
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and section 416(b) of
the Agricultural Act of 1949, food commodities will be
purchased from American farmers by the United States Department
of Agriculture, which will be distributed in fiscal year 2001
through 49 projects developed by United States-based private
voluntary organizations and cooperatives, and by the United
Nations World Food Program. Senators McGovern and Dole urged
the United States Congress to make this a permanently funded
program and to engage the international community in a
multilateral effort to end child hunger over the next three
decades.

SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this Act referred to
as the ''Secretary'') shall, using the authority of section 416(b) of
the Agricultural Act of 1949 (hereinafter in this Act referred to as
''section 416(b)'') and in accordance with this Act, provide eligible
commodities and financial and technical assistance to establish,
continue, and expand--
(1) preschool and school feeding programs to improve food
security, reduce the incidence of hunger, and improve
educational opportunity; and
(2) maternal, infant, and child nutrition programs for
pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and children 5 years
of age and younger.

SEC. 4. ELIGIBLE COMMODITIES AND COST ITEMS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
(1) any agricultural commodity is eligible for distribution
under this Act;
(2) the Commodity Credit Corporation shall purchase
agricultural commodities for use under this Act if its stocks
are not sufficient to meet commitments entered into under this
Act; and
(3) as necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act, the
Secretary--
(A) shall approve the use of Commodity Credit
Corporation funds to pay the transportation costs
incurred in moving commodities (including prepositioned
commodities) provided under this Act from the
designated points of entry or ports of entry abroad to
storage and distribution sites, and associated storage
and distribution costs;
(B) shall approve the use of Commodity Credit
Corporation funds to pay the costs of activities
conducted in the host country by a nonprofit voluntary
organization, cooperative, or intergovernmental agency
or organization that would enhance the effectiveness of the activities
implemented by such entities under this Act; and
(C) in the case of administrative expenses of
private voluntary organizations, cooperatives, or
intergovernmental organizations implementing activities
under this Act, shall approve the use of Commodity
Credit Corporation funds to meet itemized
administrative expenses incurred in connection with
activities carried out under this Act; and
(4) for the purposes of this Act, the term ''agricultural
commodities'' includes any agricultural commodity, or the
products thereof, produced in the United States.

SEC. 5. ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.

The Secretary may provide assistance under this Act to private
voluntary organizations, cooperatives, intergovernmental organizations,
governments and their agencies, and such other organizations as the
Secretary determines are appropriate.

SEC. 6. RULES BY SECRETARY.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall assure that rules governing
this Act shall include provisions to--
(1) provide for the submission of proposals, each of which
may include one or more countries, for commodities and other
assistance under this Act;
(2) provide for eligible commodities and assistance on a
multi-year basis;
(3) ensure eligible recipients demonstrate the
organizational capacity and the ability to develop, implement,
monitor, report on, and provide accountability for activities
conducted under this Act;
(4) streamline procedures for the development, review, and
approval of proposals submitted in accordance with this Act;
(5) ensure monitoring and reporting by eligible recipients
on the use of commodities and other assistance provided under
this Act; and
(6) allow for the sale or barter of commodities by eligible
organizations to acquire funds to implement activities that
improve the food security of women and children or otherwise
enhance the effectiveness of programs and activities authorized
under this Act.
(b) Priorities for Program Funding.--In carrying out subsection (a)
with respect to criteria for determining the use of commodities and
other assistance provided for programs and activities authorized under
this Act, the Secretary shall consider the ability of eligible
recipients to--
(1) identify and assess the needs of beneficiaries,
especially mothers and children five years of age and younger
who are malnourished or under-nourished, and school-age
children who are malnourished, under-nourished, or do not
regularly attend school;
(2)(A) in the case of preschool and school-age children,
target low-income areas where children's enrollment and
attendance in school is low or girls' enrollment and
participation in preschool or school is particularly low; and
(B) in the case of programs to benefit mothers and children
five years of age or younger, coordinate supplementary feeding
and nutrition programs with existing or newly-established
maternal, infant, and children programs that provide health
needs interventions, and which may include maternal, prenatal,
and postnatal and newborn care;
(3) involve indigenous institutions and communities in the
development and implementation of the program and foster local
capacity-building and leadership; and
(4) carry out multi-year programs that foster self-
sufficiency and ensure program longevity.

SEC. 7. USE OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE.

The Food and Nutrition service of the Department of Agriculture
shall provide technical advice on the establishment of programs under
section 3(1) and on their implementation in the field in recipient
countries.

SEC. 8. MULTILATERAL INVOLVEMENT.

The President is urged to endeavor to engage existing international
food aid coordinating mechanisms to ensure multilateral commitments to
and participation in programs like those supported under this Act. The
President shall report annually to Congress on the commitments and
activities of governments in the global effort to reduce child hunger
and increase school attendance.

SEC. 9. PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT.

The President and the Secretary are urged to encourage the support
and active involvement of the private sector, foundations, and other
individuals and organizations in programs assisted under this Act.

SEC. 10. FUNDING LEVELS.

The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available to carry out
programs under this Act--
(1) in fiscal 2002, $300,000,000 and in fiscal year 2003,
$600,000,000 for programs under section 3(1) and $50,000,000 in
fiscal year 2002 and in fiscal year 2003, $100,000,000 for
programs under section 3(2); and
(2) in each succeeding fiscal year $750,000,000 for
programs under section 3(1) and $250,000,000 for programs under
section 3(2).

SEC. 11. COOPERATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

Notwithstanding section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation
Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i), the Secretary may approve the use of
Commodity Credit Corporation funds to pay administrative expenses of
any other agency of the Federal Government, including any bureau,
office, administration, or agency of the Department of Agriculture,
assisting in the implementation of this Act.

SEC. 12. REQUIREMENT TO SAFEGUARD LOCAL PRODUCTION AND USUAL MARKETING.

The requirement of section 403(a) of the Agricultural Trade
Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 1733(h))
shall apply with respect to the availability of commodities under this
Act.

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George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, using specified authority under the Agricultural Act of 1949, to provide eligible commodities and financial and technical assistance to establish and expand overseas preschool and school feeding programs, and maternal, infant, and child nutrition programs.Urges the President to engage multilateral and private sector involvement.
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