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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Preserving Marginal Lands and
Protecting Farming Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT.

Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3831(d)) is amended to read as follows:
''(d) Maximum Enrollment.--The Secretary may maintain in the
conservation reserve at any 1 time, not more than--
''(1) during fiscal year 2013, 29,000,000 acres;
''(2) during fiscal year 2014, 26,000,000 acres; and
''(3) during each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018,
24,000,000 acres.''.

SEC. 3. INELIGIBLE LAND.

Section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(j) Ineligible Land.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary
may not enroll land in the conservation reserve that is classified as
class I or class II land under the land capability classification
system published in the National Soil Survey Handbook of the Natural
Resources Conservation Service, unless such land is enrolled as a
buffer, filterstrip, or strip adjacent to a riparian area.''.

SEC. 4. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Early Termination by Owner or Operator.--Section 1235(e) of the
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(e)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
(A) by striking ''The Secretary'' and inserting
''During fiscal year 2014, the Secretary''; and
(B) by striking ''before January 1, 1995,'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and
inserting the following:
''(C) Land devoted to hardwood trees.
''(D) Wildlife habitat, duck nesting habitat,
pollinator habitat, upland bird habitat buffer,
wildlife food plots, State acres for wildlife
enhancement, shallow water areas for wildlife, and rare
and declining habitat.
''(E) Farmable wetland and restored wetland.
''(F) Land that contains diversions, erosion
control structures, flood control structures, contour
grass strips, living snow fences, salinity reducing
vegetation, cross wind trap strips, and sediment
retention structures.
''(G) Land located within a federally-designated
wellhead protection area.
''(H) Land that is covered by an easement under the
conservation reserve program.
''(I) Land located within an average width,
according to the applicable Natural Resources
Conservation Service field office technical guide, of a
perennial stream or permanent water body.''; and
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ''60 days after the date
on which the owner or operator submits the notice required
under paragraph (1)(C)'' and inserting ''upon approval by the
Secretary''.
(b) Transition Option for Certain Farmers or Ranchers.--Section
1235(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(f)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ''Duties'' and all that follows through ''a
beginning farmer'' and inserting ''Transition to
covered farmer or rancher.--In the case of a contract
modification approved in order to facilitate the
transfer of land subject to a contract from a retired
farmer or rancher to a beginning farmer'';
(B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting '',
including preparing to plant an agricultural crop''
after ''improvements'';
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ''the farmer
or rancher'' and inserting ''the covered farmer or
rancher''; and
(D) in subparagraph (E), by striking ''section
1001A(b)(3)(B)'' and inserting ''section 1001(a)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ''requirement of section
1231(h)(4)(B)'' and inserting ''option pursuant to section
1231(h)''.
(c) Final Year Contract.--Section 1235 of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
''(g) Final Year of Contract.--The Secretary shall not consider an
owner or operator to be in violation of a term or condition of the
conservation reserve contract if--
''(1) during the year prior to expiration of the contract,
the land is enrolled in the conservation stewardship program;
and
''(2) the activity required under the conservation
stewardship program pursuant to such enrollment is consistent
with this subchapter.''.

SOLUTION: Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to set the maximum number of acres that may be enrolled at any one time in the conservation reserve program (CRP) at: (1) 29 million acres for FY2013, (2) 26 million acres for FY2014, and (3) 26 million acres for each of FY2015 through FY2018. Prohibits the enrollment of land in the conservation reserve that is classified as class I or class II land under the National Soil Survey Handbook's land capability classification system unless such land is enrolled as a buffer, filterstrip, or strip adjacent to a riparian area. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), during FY2014, to permit a participant that entered into a CRP contract to terminate the contract at any time if the contract has been in effect for at least five years. Revises the types of land that are not subject to early contract termination.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient
Removal Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) nutrient pollution from point sources and nonpoint
sources continues to be the most significant water quality
problem in the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
(2) a key commitment of the Chesapeake 2000 agreement, an
interstate agreement among the Administrator, the Chesapeake
Bay Commission, the District of Columbia, and the States of
Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, is to achieve the goal of
correcting the nutrient-related problems in the Chesapeake Bay
by 2010;
(3) by correcting those problems, the Chesapeake Bay and
its tidal tributaries may be removed from the list of impaired
bodies of water designated by the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency under section 303(d) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d));
(4) more than 300 major sewage treatment plants located in
the Chesapeake Bay watershed annually discharge approximately
60,000,000 pounds of nitrogen, or the equivalent of 20 percent
of the total nitrogen load, into the Chesapeake Bay; and
(5) nutrient removal technology is 1 of the most reliable,
cost-effective, and direct methods for reducing the flow of
nitrogen from point sources into the Chesapeake Bay.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to provide financial assistance to States and
municipalities for use in upgrading publicly-owned wastewater
treatment plants in the Chesapeake Bay watershed with nutrient
removal technologies; and
(2) to further the goal of restoring the water quality of
the Chesapeake Bay to conditions that are protective of human
health and aquatic living resources.

SEC. 3. SEWAGE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM.

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:

''TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

''SEC. 701. SEWAGE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM.

''(a) Definition of Eligible Facility.--In this section, the term
'eligible facility' means a municipal wastewater treatment plant that--
''(1) as of the date of enactment of this title, has a
permitted design capacity to treat an annual average of at
least 500,000 gallons of wastewater per day; and
''(2) is located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed in any
of the States of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, or West Virginia or in the District of Columbia.
''(b) Grant Program.--
''(1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this title, the Administrator shall establish a
program within the Environmental Protection Agency to provide
grants to States and municipalities to upgrade eligible
facilities with nutrient removal technologies.
''(2) Priority.--In providing a grant under paragraph (1),
the Administrator shall--
''(A) consult with the Chesapeake Bay Program
Office;
''(B) give priority to eligible facilities at which
nutrient removal upgrades would--
''(i) produce the greatest nutrient load
reductions at points of discharge; or
''(ii) result in the greatest environmental
benefits to local bodies of water surrounding,
and the main stem of, the Chesapeake Bay; and
''(iii) take into consideration the
geographic distribution of the grants.
''(3) Application.--
''(A) In general.--On receipt of an application
from a State or municipality for a grant under this
section, if the Administrator approves the request, the
Administrator shall transfer to the State or
municipality the amount of assistance requested.
''(B) Form.--An application submitted by a State or
municipality under subparagraph (A) shall be in such
form and shall include such information as the
Administrator may prescribe.
''(4) Use of funds.--A State or municipality that receives
a grant under this section shall use the grant to upgrade
eligible facilities with nutrient removal technologies that are
designed to reduce total nitrogen in discharged wastewater to
an average annual concentration of 3 milligrams per liter.
''(5) Cost sharing.--
''(A) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost
of upgrading any eligible facility as described in
paragraph (1) using funds provided under this section
shall not exceed 55 percent.
''(B) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of
the costs of upgrading any eligible facility as
described in paragraph (1) using funds provided under
this section may be provided in the form of funds made
available to a State or municipality under--
''(i) any provision of this Act other than
this section (including funds made available
from a State revolving fund established under
title VI); or
''(ii) any other Federal or State law.
''(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
''(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section $132,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2006 through 2010, to remain available until expended.
''(2) Administrative costs.--The Administrator may use not
to exceed 4 percent of any amount made available under
paragraph (1) to pay administrative costs incurred in carrying
out this section.''.

SOLUTION: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to states and municipalities to upgrade municipal wastewater treatment plants of a specified capacity and located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed with nutrient removal technologies.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Helping Educators Support All
Students Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Approximately 1 in 5 children have a diagnosable mental
illness.
(2) Fifty percent of all lifetime cases of mental illness
begin by age 14, and 75 percent by age 24.
(3) Fifty percent of students with a mental illness, age 14
years and older, drop out of high school.
(4) For youth between the ages of 10 and 24, suicide is the
third leading cause of death, and an estimated 90 percent have
a diagnosable mental health condition.
(5) One in 10 children and adolescents suffer from mental
illness severe enough to cause some level of impairment, but
only 1 in 5 of such children receive specialty mental health
services.

SEC. 3. TRAINING TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS IN UNDERSTANDING
MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS IN CHILDREN.

(a) In General.--Subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7131 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:

''SEC. 4131. TRAINING TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS IN
UNDERSTANDING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS IN CHILDREN.

''(a) Program Authorized.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to
eligible State educational agencies to enable such agencies to
award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies to
support an existing, or develop a new, program that will
educate teachers, school personnel, and specialized
instructional support personnel on mental health conditions in
children, including the causes, symptoms, and impact on
learning.
''(2) Definitions.--In this section:
''(A) Eligible local educational agency.--The term
'eligible local educational agency' means a local
educational agency or a local educational agency in
partnership with a mental health organization, family
advocacy organization, or community nonprofit
organization.
''(B) Eligible state educational agency.--The term
'eligible State educational agency' means a State
educational agency or a State educational agency in
partnership with a mental health organization, family
advocacy organization, or community nonprofit
organization.
''(C) School personnel.--The term 'school
personnel' means administrators, administrative staff,
custodial staff, cafeteria staff, transportation staff,
and other school-employed staff who interact with
students.
''(D) Specialized instructional support
personnel.--The term 'specialized instructional support
personnel' means school counselors, school social
workers, school psychologists, and other qualified
professional personnel involved in providing
assessment, diagnosis, counseling, educational,
therapeutic, and other necessary services (including
related services, as defined in section 602 of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) as part of
comprehensive program to meet student needs.
''(b) Grants.--
''(1) Applications.--An eligible State educational agency
that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
require.
''(2) Activities.--An eligible State educational agency
that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant
funds to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies
in accordance with subsection (c).
''(c) Subgrants.--
''(1) Application.--
''(A) In general.--An eligible local educational
agency that desires to receive a subgrant under this
section shall submit an application to the eligible
State educational agency at such time, in such manner,
and accompanied by such information as the eligible
State educational agency may require.
''(B) Description of utilization.--An application
submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include a
description of how the local educational agency will
utilize school counselors, school psychologists, school
social workers, or community organizations with
expertise in the lived experience of mental illness, in
developing and conducting the training described in
paragraph (2).
''(2) Training.--
''(A) In general.--An eligible local educational
agency that receives a subgrant under this section
shall support an existing training program developed by
either the school or a community organization with
expertise in the lived experience of mental illness, or
develop a new program, in which school counselors,
school psychologists, and school social workers develop
and provide training to teachers, school personnel, and
specialized instructional support personnel in
understanding the mental health needs of children. Such
program shall include an annual in-service training
program to enable such teachers, school personnel, and
specialized instructional support personnel--
''(i) to better understand mental health
conditions and the early warning signs in
children and adolescents;
''(ii) to best communicate with families
about these concerns;
''(iii) to identify classroom strategies
for working effectively with children with
mental health conditions; and
''(iv) to understand school specific
information, including, as appropriate, how
schools are--
''(I) assisting in linking students
to supports and services; and
''(II) providing information on the
school's mental health services and
supports, including school social work
and psychological services, as well as
the school's referral process for
additional school-linked services
connecting to community mental health
professionals.
''(B) Family perspective.--A training program
described in subparagraph (A) shall incorporate family
and parent perspectives.
''(C) Training program for all areas of the state
and for personnel serving indian children.--
''(i) Urban and rural areas.--In awarding
subgrants under this section, a State
educational agency shall ensure training
programs described under subparagraph (A) are
available for teachers, school personnel, and
specialized instructional support personnel in
urban and rural areas across the State.
''(ii) Indian children.--A State
educational agency that receives a grant under
this section shall award subgrants to eligible
local educational agencies described in section
7112(b)(1) and Indian tribes described in
section 7112(c).
''(D) School based mental health services
providers.--A training program described in
subparagraph (A) shall include a school-based mental
health service provider and a community organization
with expertise in the lived experience of mental
illness, whenever possible, to maximize training
outcomes and facilitate coordinated referrals when more
intensive community services are needed.
''(3) Guidelines.--In carrying out a training program
described in paragraph (2), an eligible local educational
agency may--
''(A) report to the Secretary on the agency's
commitment to students with mental illness through
innovative programs, resource development, and the
development of a mental health curriculum and
activities that focus on raising awareness within
schools of early onset mental health conditions and
linking students with effective mental health services
and supports;
''(B) describe existing school-community
partnerships that provide effective clinical services
to students with severe mental health needs;
''(C) describe how the agency will measure
outcomes, as described in subsection (d), specifically
for students with serious mental health needs;
''(D) describe how the training program will be
effective for teachers, school personnel, and
specialized instructional support personnel in
culturally and linguistically diverse school
communities; and
''(E) describe any strong links to the community
mental health system and community mental health
providers through interagency collaboration, including
documenting--
''(i) the extent of the interagency
collaboration (including the engagement in
joint activities); and
''(ii) the dates during which the
collaboration has been in effect and any
outcomes that have been achieved as a result of
this activity.
''(d) Evaluations and Measures of Outcomes.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop measures of
outcomes for eligible local educational agencies that receive
subgrants under this section, in order to evaluate the
effectiveness of programs carried out under the subgrant.
''(2) Outcomes.--The measures of outcomes described in
paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, provisions to
evaluate--
''(A) the effectiveness of comprehensive school
mental health training programs established under this
section;
''(B) the effectiveness of formal partnership
linkages among child and family serving institutions,
community support systems, and the educational system,
if applicable;
''(C) the effectiveness of the training program in
culturally and linguistically diverse school
communities;
''(D) the improvement in understanding mental
health conditions with the purpose of providing a safe
and supportive learning environment among school staff,
students, and parents;
''(E) the improvement in--
''(i) case-finding of students in need of
more intensive services;
''(ii) effective communication with
families; and
''(iii) referral of identified students
with mental health related concerns for an
evaluation for services and supports;
''(F) the reduction in the number of students with
mental health conditions and those identified as
children with disabilities under the emotional
disturbance and other health impairment categories of
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act who are
suspended and an increase in the number of such
students who graduate from high school; and
''(G) the increased successful matriculation to
postsecondary school.
''(e) Data Collection Component.--
''(1) Annual data submissions and reports.--
''(A) Data submission.--
''(i) Local educational agencies.--An
eligible local educational agency that receives
a subgrant under this section shall annually
submit to the eligible State educational agency
a report that includes data to evaluate the
success of the program carried out by the
eligible local educational agency. Such reports
shall utilize the measures of outcomes
described in subsection (d).
''(ii) State educational agencies.--An
eligible State educational agency that receives
a grant under this section shall annually
submit to the Secretary a report that includes
data from the reports submitted to the agency
from eligible local educational agencies
pursuant to clause (i).
''(B) Report to congress.--Not later than 6 months
after the date the Secretary receives reports under
subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall compile the
data in the reports and conduct a general analysis of
the success of the programs carried out by the local
educational agencies involved with subgrant funds
received under this section. The Secretary shall
prepare a report containing the compilation and general
analysis, and submit the report to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate
and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
House of Representatives.
''(2) Evaluation and report.--
''(A) Evaluation.--Not later than 12 months after
the end of the initial subgrant period for eligible
local educational agencies under this section, the
Secretary shall conduct an in-depth evaluation of the
success of the programs carried out by the local
educational agencies with subgrant funds received under
this section.
''(B) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall
prepare a report containing the in-depth evaluation,
and submit the report to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
of Representatives.
''(f) Terms and Cost of the Grant.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 2 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 4130 the following:

''Sec. 4131. Training teachers and school professionals in
understanding the mental health needs of
children.''.

SOLUTION:
Helping Educators Support All Students Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to support or develop programs that will train teachers, school personnel, and specialized instructional support personnel regarding mental health conditions in children. Includes as grant and subgrant recipients, states and LEAs that partner with a mental health organization, family advocacy organization, or community nonprofit organization. Requires subgrantees to utilize school counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, or community organizations with experience in mental illness in developing and conducting the training. Requires the training program to include an annual in-service training component that enables teachers, school personnel, and specialized instructional support personnel to: (1) better understand mental health conditions and the early warning signs in children and adolescents; (2) effectively communicate their mental health concerns with families and consider family perspectives; (3) identify classroom strategies for working effectively with troubled children; and (4) understand school specific information, including links to mental health services and supports in the school and community. Directs the Secretary to develop outcome measures that the Secretary is to use to conduct an in-depth evaluation of the effectiveness of the training programs.