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Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Farm-To-Cafeteria
Projects Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT FARM-TO-CAFETERIA PROJECTS.

Section 12 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C.1760) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(q) Grants to Support Farm-To-Cafeteria Projects.--
''(1) In general.--To improve access to local foods in
schools and institutions receiving funds under this Act and the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) (other
than section 17 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1786)), the Secretary
shall provide competitive grants to nonprofit entities and
educational institutions to establish and carry out farm-to-
cafeteria projects under paragraph 2.
''(2) Project requirements.--Farm-to-cafeteria projects
eligible to receive assistance under this subsection shall be
projects designed to--
''(A) procure local foods from small and medium-
sized farms for the provision of foods for school
meals;
''(B) support nutrition education activities or
curriculum planning that incorporates the participation
of school children in farm and agriculture education
projects; and
''(C) develop a sustained commitment to farm-to-
cafeteria projects in the community by linking schools,
agricultural producers, parents, and other community
stakeholders.
''(3) Technical assistance and related information.--
''(A) Technical assistance.--In carrying out this
subsection, the Secretary may provide technical
assistance regarding farm-to-cafeteria projects,
processes, and development to an entity seeking the
assistance.
''(B) Sharing of information.--The Secretary may
provide for the sharing of information concerning farm-
to-cafeteria projects and issues among and between
government, private for-profit and nonprofit groups,
and the public through publications, conferences, and
other appropriate means.
''(4) Grants.--
''(A) In general.--From amounts made available to
carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall make
grants to assist private non-profit entities and
educational institutions to establish and carry out
farm-to-cafeteria projects.
''(B) Maximum amount.--The maximum amount of a
grant provided to an entity under this subsection shall
be $100,000.
''(C) Matching funds requirements.--
''(i) In general.--The Federal share of the
cost of establishing or carrying out a farm-to-
cafeteria project that receives assistance
under this subsection may not exceed 75 percent
of the cost of the project during the term of
the grant, as determined by the Secretary.
''(ii) Form.--In providing the non-Federal
share of the cost of carrying out a farm-to-
cafeteria project, the grantee shall provide
the share through a payment in cash or in kind,
fairly evaluated, including facilities,
equipment, or services.
''(iii) Source.--An entity may provide the
non-Federal share through State or local
government, or through private sources.
''(D) Administration.--
''(i) Single grant.--A farm-to-cafeteria
project may be supported by only a single grant
under this subsection.
''(ii) Term.--The term of a grant made
under this subsection may not exceed 3 years.
''(5) Evaluation.--Not later than January 30, 2008, the
Secretary shall--
''(A) provide for the evaluation of the projects
funded under this subsection; and
''(B) submit to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate a report on the results of the evaluation.
''(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 to carry out this
subsection, to remain available until expended.''.
Example Output: Farm-To-Cafeteria Projects Act of 2003 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive grants to private nonprofit entities and educational institutions to establish and carry out Farm-to-Cafeteria projects to improve access to local foods in schools and institutions receiving funds under NSLA and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) (except the special supplemental program for women, infants, and children (WIC) which already has a WIC Farmers Market Nutrition program).

Requires such projects to be designed to: (1) procure local foods from small and medium-sized farms to provide foods for school meals; (2) support nutrition education activities or curriculum planning incorporating school children's participation in farm and agriculture education projects; and (3) develop a sustained commitment to farm-to-cafeteria projects in the community by linking schools, agricultural producers, parents, and other community stakeholders.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Commission of the Federal
Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.

(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Commission of
the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico (in this Act
referred to as the ''Commission'').
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to examine the
Federal preparedness, response, and recovery to the 2017 natural
disasters in Puerto Rico, including the Federal Government's
consideration of the following aspects:
(1) Federal preparedness activities prior to Hurricanes
Irma and Maria, including Federal plans for the 2017 hurricane
season and decisionmaking regarding prepositioning contracts
and supplies.
(2) Federal response activities during Hurricanes Irma and
Maria, including Federal coordination, distribution of
assistance, and contracting.
(3) Federal recovery activities after Hurricanes Irma and
Maria, including Federal efforts to obtain accurate accounting
of the death toll, damage impacts, and long-term rebuilding
assistance for survivors.

SEC. 3. CONSIDERATIONS.

To carry out its examination, the Commission shall take into
consideration the Federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts
in Puerto Rico as compared to other jurisdictions that were impacted by
the 2017 hurricane season, as well as the following issues:
(1) The impact and destruction of Hurricane Irma, Hurricane
Maria, the resulting landslides, and flooding.
(2) The adequacy of the death toll methodology and
processes, and whether previous death counts and mortality
estimates slowed or otherwise affected Federal response
efforts.
(3) The Federal emergency and contingency plans in place
before the 2017 hurricane season.
(4) The Federal preparedness guidelines issued ahead of the
2017 hurricane season.
(5) The vulnerability of Puerto Rico's economic situation
on Federal preparedness.
(6) The implications of Puerto Rico's reliance on imported
oil for power generation.
(7) The adequacy of the telecommunications network in
Puerto Rico.
(8) The capacity of the local government and Federal
Government to quickly mobilize and respond to disasters and
emergencies in Puerto Rico.
(9) The impact of the uncertainty in long-term Federal
health care funding on medical and emergency readiness.
(10) The implication of Puerto Rico's treatment under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and its impact on readiness.
(11) The adequacy of available data and its effects on the
Federal response.
(12) The geographic, ecological, and infrastructure issues
that could have affected response efforts.
(13) A comparison of response efforts in other United
States jurisdictions vis-a-vis efforts in Puerto Rico for the
2017 hurricane season.

SEC. 4. COMPOSITION AND COMPENSATION OF COMMISSION.

(a) Members.--The Commission shall be composed of 8 members, of
whom two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, two shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the
Senate, two shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, and two shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of
the Senate.
(b) Chair and Vice Chair.--The Commission, by majority vote, shall
choose a Chair and Vice Chair.
(c) Qualifications and Restrictions.--
(1) In general.--Individuals shall be selected for
appointment on the Commission solely on the basis of their
professional qualifications, experience, and expertise in
relevant fields, including disaster response and emergency
preparedness.
(2) Restrictions.--Individuals may not be an officer or
employee of the Federal Government or any State, or a current
elected official of the local government.
(d) Appointment.--
(1) In general.--All members of the Commission shall be
appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) Presidential authority.--The President shall have no
authority to terminate the appointment of any member of the
commission.
(e) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its
powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made not later than 60 days after the date on which the
vacancy occurs.
(f) Compensation.--
(1) In general.--Members of the Commission may be
compensated for travel expenses necessary to conduct the work
and services for the Commission.
(2) Travel expenditures.--Members shall be allowed travel
expenditures, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the
same manner as persons employed intermittently in the
Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of
title 5, United States Code.
(g) Staff.--
(1) In general.--With a majority vote of the Commission,
members may recruit personnel to assist with the Commission's
work, including the creation of the report.
(2) Personnel.--Any such personnel may include private
citizens, employees or detailees of the Federal Government, or
employees of the territorial government.

SEC. 5. FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

(a) Quorum.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date on
which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the
Commission shall meet and begin the operations of the
Commission.
(2) Subsequent meetings.--Each subsequent meeting shall
occur upon the call of the Chair or a majority of its members.
(3) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold
meetings.
(b) Public Meetings.--The Commission shall host not less than 10
public meetings in locations that are accessible to individuals of
every municipality with elected officials, local community leaders,
academic institutions, for-profit and non-for-profit organizations, and
individuals in Puerto Rico to the extent appropriate.
(c) Written Input.--The Commission shall allow participants both in
Puerto Rico and the mainland to provide written input to be included in
an appendix of the final report.
(d) Hearings.--
(1) In general.--The Commission may hold hearings, take
testimony, and receive evidence for its investigation.
(2) Protection of information.--Any public hearings of the
Commission shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the
protection of information provided to or developed for or by
the Commission as required by any applicable statute,
regulation, or Executive order.
(e) Subpoenas.--The Commission may issue subpoenas requiring the
attendance and testimony of witnesses, and requiring the submission of
data, books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, documents,
electronic files, metadata, tapes, and materials of any nature relating
to any matter under investigation.
(f) Information From Agencies.--The Commission may secure directly
from any executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission,
office, independent establishment, or instrumentality of the
Government, information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics.
(g) GSA Services.--The Administrator of General Services shall
provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis administrative
support and other services for the performance of the Commission's
functions.
(h) Federal Assistance From Other Agencies.--Departments and
agencies of the United States may provide to the Commission such
services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support services as they
may determine advisable and as may be authorized by law.
(i) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
departments and agencies of the United States.

SEC. 6. REPORTS OF COMMISSION.

(a) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President and
Congress a final report on the causes and circumstances surrounding the
natural disasters in Puerto Rico, including preparedness and immediate
response, and providing recommendations to guard against future natural
disasters outside of the continental United States, which shall contain
findings, conclusions, and recommendations as have been agreed to by a
majority of Commission members and shall--
(1) be made available to the public in the English and
Spanish languages;
(2) include findings for the issues described in section 2;
and
(3) include--
(A) the number and nature of complaints filed to
the Inspectors General for Federal agencies responsible
in the aftermath of the 2017 natural disasters;
(B) details on Federal procurement and acquisition
practices in the aftermath of the 2017 natural
disasters;
(C) details on disaster mitigation protocols given
cultural and language differences; and
(D) disaster response processes taking into account
demographics (age, race, gender, income) and the impact
on segments of the population with disabilities.
(b) Appendix.--An appendix to the final report shall include
written input of participants in Puerto Rico and the mainland.
(c) Interim Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall provide to Congress an
interim report.

SEC. 7. SUNSET.

The Commission shall terminate on the day that is 90 days after the
date on which the final report is submitted.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this
Act, to remain available until expended.
Example Output: National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018 This bill establishes a National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico to examine the federal preparedness, response, and recovery to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico. The commission shall take into consideration the federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico as compared to other jurisdictions impacted by the 2017 hurricane season, and consider other issues, including the impact and destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the vulnerability of Puerto Rico's economic situation on preparedness, the implications of Puerto Rico's reliance on imported oil for power generation, and the adequacy of the telecommunications network in Puerto Rico.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Vote by Mail Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Supreme Court declared in Reynolds v. Sims that
''[i]t has been repeatedly recognized that all qualified voters
have a constitutionally protected right to vote . . . and to
have their votes counted.''.
(2) In the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, voting
technology failures and procedural irregularities deprived some
Americans of their fundamental right to vote.
(3) In 2000, faulty punch card ballots and other equipment
failures prevented accurate vote counts nationwide. A report by
the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project estimates that
approximately 1,500,000 votes for president were intended to be
cast but not counted in the 2000 election because of equipment
failures.
(4) In 2004, software errors, malfunctioning electronic
voting systems, and long lines at the polls prevented accurate
vote counts and prevented some people from voting. For
instance, voters at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio waited in
line for up to 12 hours because there were only 2 machines
available for 1,300 voters.
(5) Under the Oregon Vote by Mail system, election
officials mail ballots to all registered voters at least 2
weeks before election day. Voters mark their ballots, seal the
ballots in both unmarked secrecy envelopes and signed return
envelopes, and return the ballots by mail or to secure drop
boxes. Once a ballot is received, election officials scan the
bar code on the ballot envelope, which brings up the voter's
signature on a computer screen. The election official compares
the signature on the screen and the signature on the ballot
envelope. Only if the signature on the ballot envelope is
determined to be authentic is the ballot forwarded on to be
counted.
(6) Oregon's Vote by Mail system has resulted in an
extremely low rate of voter fraud because the system includes
numerous security measures such as the signature authentication
system. Potential misconduct is also deterred by the power of
the State to punish those who engage in voter fraud with up to
five years in prison, $100,000 in fines, and the loss of their
vote.
(7) Vote by Mail is one factor making voter turnout in
Oregon consistently higher than the average national voter
turnout. For example, Oregon experienced a record voting-age-
eligible population turnout of 70.6 percent in the 2004
presidential election, compared to 58.4 percent nationally.
Oregon's turnout of registered voters for that election was
86.48 percent.
(8) Women, younger voters, and homemakers also report that
they vote more often using Vote by Mail.
(9) Vote by Mail reduces election costs by eliminating the
need to transport equipment to polling stations and to hire and
train poll workers. Oregon has reduced its election-related
costs by 30 percent since implementing Vote by Mail.
(10) Vote by Mail allows voters to educate themselves
because they receive ballots well before election day, which
provides them with ample time to research issues, study
ballots, and deliberate in a way that is not possible at a
polling place.
(11) Vote by Mail is accurate--at least 2 studies comparing
voting technologies show that absentee voting methods,
including Vote by Mail systems, result in a more accurate vote
count.
(12) Vote by Mail results in more up-to-date voter rolls,
since election officials use forwarding information from the
post office to update voter registration.
(13) Vote by Mail allows voters to visually verify that
their votes were cast correctly and produces a paper trail for
recounts.
(14) In a survey taken 5 years after Oregon implemented the
Vote by Mail system, more than 8 in 10 Oregon voters said they
preferred voting by mail to traditional voting.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Election.--The term ''election'' means any general,
special, primary, or runoff election.
(2) Participating state.--The term ''participating State''
means a State receiving a grant under the Vote by Mail grant
program under section 4.
(3) State.--The term ''State'' means a State of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, or a territory or possession of the United States.
(4) Voting system.--The term ''voting system'' has the
meaning given such term under section 301(b) of the Help
America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481(b)).

SEC. 4. VOTE BY MAIL GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Establishment.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall
establish a Vote by Mail grant program (in this section referred to as
the ''program'').
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program is to make implementation
grants to participating States solely for the implementation of
procedures for the conduct of all elections by mail at the State or
local government level.
(c) Limitation on Use of Funds.--In no case may grants made under
this section be used to reimburse a State for costs incurred in
implementing mail-in voting for elections at the State or local
government level if such costs were incurred prior to the date of
enactment of this Act.
(d) Application.--A State seeking to participate in the program
under this section shall submit an application to the Election
Assistance Commission containing such information, and at such time as,
the Election Assistance Commission may specify.
(e) Amount and Number of Implementation Grants; Duration of
Program.--
(1) Amount of grants.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
amount of an implementation grant made to a
participating State shall be, in the case of a State
that certifies that it will implement all elections by
mail in accordance with the requirements of subsection
(f), with respect to--
(i) the entire State, $2,000,000; or
(ii) any single unit or multiple units of
local government within the State, $1,000,000.
(B) Excess funds.--
(i) In general.--The Election Assistance
Commission shall establish a process to
distribute excess funds to participating
States. The process shall ensure that such
funds are allocated among participating States
in an equitable manner, based on the number of
registered voters in the area in which the
State certifies that it will implement all of
its elections by mail under subparagraph (A).
(ii) Excess funds defined.--For purposes of
clause (i), the term ''excess funds'' means any
amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization under subsection (h)(1) with
respect to a fiscal year that are not awarded
to a participating State under an
implementation grant during such fiscal year.
(C) Continuing availability of funds after
appropriation.--An implementation grant made to a
participating State under this section shall be
available to the State without fiscal year limitation.
(2) Number of implementation grants.--
(A) In general.--The Election Assistance Commission
shall award an implementation grant to up to 18
participating States under this section during each
year in which the program is conducted.
(B) One grant per state.--The Election Assistance
Commission shall not award more than 1 implementation
grant to any participating State under this section
over the duration of the program.
(3) Duration.--The program shall be conducted for a period
of 3 years.
(f) Requirements.--
(1) Required procedures.--A participating State shall
establish and implement procedures for conducting all elections
by mail in the area with respect to which it receives an
implementation grant to conduct such elections, including the
following:
(A) A process for recording electronically each
voter's registration information and signature.
(B) A process for mailing ballots to all eligible
voters.
(C) The designation of places for the deposit of
ballots cast in an election.
(D) A process for ensuring the secrecy and
integrity of ballots cast in the election.
(E) Procedures and penalties for preventing
election fraud and ballot tampering, including
procedures for the verification of the signature of the
voter accompanying the ballot through comparison of
such signature with the signature of the voter
maintained by the State in accordance with subparagraph
(A).
(F) Procedures for verifying that a ballot has been
received by the appropriate authority.
(G) Procedures for obtaining a replacement ballot
in the case of a ballot which is destroyed, spoiled,
lost, or not received by the voter.
(H) A plan for training election workers in
signature verification techniques.
(I) Plans and procedures to ensure that voters who
are blind, visually-impaired, or otherwise disabled
have the opportunity to participate in elections
conducted by mail and to ensure compliance with the
Help America Vote Act of 2002. Such plans and
procedures shall be developed in consultation with
disabled and other civil rights organizations, voting
rights groups, State election officials, voter
protection groups, and other interested community
organizations.
(g) Best Practices, Technical Assistance, and Reports.--The
Election Assistance Commission shall--
(1) develop, periodically issue, and, as appropriate,
update best practices for conducting elections by mail;
(2) provide technical assistance to participating States
for the purpose of implementing procedures for conducting
elections by mail; and
(3) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress--
(A) annual reports on the implementation of such
procedures by participating States during each year in
which the program is conducted; and
(B) upon completion of the program conducted under
this section, a final report on the program, together
with recommendations for such legislation or
administrative action as the Election Assistance
Commission determines to be appropriate.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) Grants.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
award grants under this section, for each of fiscal years 2007
through 2009, $36,000,000, to remain available without fiscal
year limitation until expended.
(2) Administration.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to administer the program under this section,
$2,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2009, to
remain available without fiscal year limitation until expended.
(i) Rule of Construction.--In no case shall any provision of this
section be construed as affecting or replacing any provisions or
requirements under the Help America Vote Act of 2002, or any other laws
relating to the conduct of Federal elections.

SEC. 5. STUDY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF MAIL-IN VOTING FOR ELECTIONS.

(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United
States (in this section referred to as the ''Comptroller
General'') shall conduct a study evaluating the benefits of
nationwide implementation of mail-in voting in elections,
taking into consideration the annual reports submitted by the
Election Assistance Commission under section 4(f)(3)(A) before
November 1, 2009.
(2) Specific issues studied.--The study conducted under
paragraph (1) shall include a comparison of traditional voting
methods and mail-in voting with respect to--
(A) the likelihood of voter fraud and misconduct;
(B) accuracy of voter rolls;
(C) accuracy of election results;
(D) voter participation in urban and rural
communities and by minorities, language minorities (as
defined in section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
(42 U.S.C. 1973aa-1a)), and individuals with
disabilities; and
(E) public confidence in the election system.
(b) Report.--Not later than November 1, 2009, the Comptroller
General shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), together
with such recommendations for legislation or administrative action as
the Comptroller General determines to be appropriate.
Example Output:
Vote by Mail Act of 2006 - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish a Vote by Mail program of grants to participating states solely for implementation of procedures for the conduct of all elections by mail at the state or local level.

Directs the Comptroller General to evaluate and report to Congress on the benefits of nationwide implementation of mail-in voting in elections.