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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Early Education Employee Benefit Act
of 2002''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services may make grants on a
competitive basis, and payable during a period of not less than 2 years
and not more than 5 years, to eligible States and political
subdivisions of States--
(1) to establish innovative partnerships with private
partners to reduce the cost incurred by employees and union
members to obtain early education (including child care,
preschool, and other early childhood programs), or
(2) to assist private partners to pay part of the cost of
acquiring, building, and renovating physical premises to be
used as new early education facilities.

SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY OF STATES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF STATES TO
RECEIVE GRANTS.

To be eligible to receive a grant under section 2, a State or a
political subdivision of a State shall submit to the Secretary an
application at such time, in such form, and containing such information
as the Secretary may require by rule, including--
(1) the agency designated by the State, or the political
subdivision of a State, to serve as the lead agency that will
administer such grant,
(2) a description of the program such applicant intends to
carry out with such grant,
(3) a description of the source, and increasing annual
amount, of the funds such applicant will use to pay the non-
Federal share of the cost to carry out such program during a
period not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years, and
(4) an agreement that such State or such political
subdivision--
(A) will contribute (from non-Federal funds) to
carry out such program, an amount equal to 50 percent
of the amount of such grant,
(B) will not require a private partner to offer on-
site early education as a condition for participation
in an Early Education Benefit Agreement, and
(C) will use such grant to supplement, not
supplant, spending by such State, such political
subdivision, and private partners to improve access to
and enhance the quality of early education.

SEC. 4. SELECTION OF APPLICANTS TO RECEIVE GRANTS.

In making grants under this Act, the Secretary shall give priority
to eligible applicants that--
(1) are, in the judgment of the Secretary, most likely to
increase the number of employees and members who receive an
Early Education Benefit through their employers and unions,
(2) propose innovative public-private partnerships that
will carry out early education programs that are likely to be
replicated,
(3) are likely to be sustainable beyond the period during
which such grant is expended,
(4) are developed in consultation with child care resource
and referral agencies and networks, and with employers and
unions,
(5) demonstrate the intention and ability to provide--
(A) with funds to be expended for the use described
in section 5(1), Early Education Benefits through Early
Education Benefit Agreements to a significant number of
employees of private employers with fewer than 50
employees, or
(B) with funds to be expended for the use described
in section 5(2), Early Education Start-up Grants to
private employers with fewer than 50 employees, and
(6) have experience working on early childhood
issues and working in partnership with the business
community, or have an agreement to implement the
program funded by a grant made under section 2 through
a nonprofit entity with such experience.

SEC. 5. USES OF FUNDS.

A recipient of a grant made under section 2 shall use such grant--
(1) to enter into Early Education Benefit Agreements to
provide Early Education Benefits, or
(2) to provide funds to private partners to establish new
early education facilities,
except that not more than 5 percent of such grant may be used to pay
administrative costs incurred by such recipient to carry out this Act,
including providing outreach to private partners.

SEC. 6. EARLY EDUCATION BENEFIT AGREEMENTS.

(a) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive funds to be used for
the purpose specified in section 5(1) from a grant made under section
2, a private partner, or consortia of private partners, shall enter
into an Early Education Benefit Agreement with the recipient of such
grant that includes the following:
(1) An assurance that such private partner, or such
consortia, will pay not less than--
(A) /3\ of the cost of such Early Education
Benefit, or
(B) /5\ of such cost if such private partner, or
such consortia, creates a new early education facility
that--
(i) serves children less than 2 years of
age or children with disabilities, or
(ii) is available during nontraditional
work hours.
(2) An assurance that such private partner, or such
consortia, shall offer such Early Education Benefit on a
priority basis to such employees or such members who have lower
incomes if such Early Education Benefit is not offered to all
such employees or all such members.
(3) An assurance that if such private partner, or such
consortia, requires that such Early Education Benefit received
by an employee or member be expended at a limited number of
sites where early education (including child care, preschool,
and other early childhood programs) is provided, then
there shall be at least 1 provider of early education (including child
care, preschool, and other early childhood programs) for which such
Early Education Benefit may be expended, that is--
(A) located at or near the residence or place of
employment of such employee or such member, and
(B) accredited by the National Association for the
Education of Young Children or the National Association
for Family Child Care, or taking steps to obtain such
accreditation.
(4) An assurance that early education paid for in whole or
in part by such Early Education Benefit will be provided by a
provider that is licensed or regulated by the State.
(5) A detailed description of--
(i) the nature of the Early Education Benefit to be
provided,
(ii) the respective financial contributions of such
private partner, or such consortia, and such grant
recipient, and the procedures by which such
contributions will be made,
(iii) the number of employees or members expected
to receive the Early Education Benefit provided under
such Agreement, and
(iv) the estimated total cost of such Benefit to
such private partner (or such consortia), such grant
recipient, and such employees or such members.
(b) Selection of Private Partners To Enter Into Early Education
Benefit Agreements.--In selecting private partners with which to enter
into Early Education Benefit Agreements, a recipient of a grant made
under section 2 shall give priority to--
(1) private partners that will make larger financial
contributions to the Early Education Benefit,
(2) private partners with fewer employees or members,
(3) private partners that will make an Early Education
Benefit available to employees and members on a sliding scale
inversely proportional to their level of earned income, and
(4) private partners that have a history of personnel
policies and practices that enable their employees or their
members to balance work commitments with family obligations.

SEC. 7. EARLY EDUCATION START-UP GRANTS.

(a) Eligibility To Receive Funds.--To be eligible to receive funds
for the use specified in section 5(2) from a grant made under section
2, a private partner shall agree--
(1) to subsidize attendance at the proposed new early
education facility for children of lower-paid employees or
members, and
(2) to pay not less than /3\ of the cost of acquiring,
building, and renovating physical premises to be used as such
facility.
(b) Selection of Private Partners To Receive Funds.--In providing
funds to private partners from a grant received for the use specified
in section 5(2), a recipient of a grant made under section 2 shall give
priority to--
(1) private partners that will create a facility to provide
early education that--
(A) serves children less than 2 years of age or
children with disabilities, or
(B) is available during nontraditional hours during
which their parents are employed,
(2) private partners that will operate such a facility that
is accredited, has a low ratio of children to adults, or
demonstrates other facts that show such facility offers an
early education program of high quality,
(3) private partners that will pay with nongovernmental
funds a larger share of the cost of the use for which the Early
Education Start-up Grant funds will be expended,
(4) private partners that have fewer employees or members,
and
(5) private partners that have a history of personnel
policies and practices that enable their employees or members
to balance work commitments with family obligations.

SEC. 8. REPORTS.

(a) Reports by Grantees.--The Secretary shall issue rules that
require each recipient of a grant made under section 2 to submit
annually to the Secretary a report that includes the following
information for the fiscal year for which such report is submitted:
(1) The number of Early Education Benefit Agreements
participated in and Start-Up Grants made.
(2) Information about the private partners, including the
industry of which they are a part and their size.
(3) Information about the number of employees who are both
offered and are receiving Early Education Benefits as a result
of such grant,including the number and average incomes of
employees who are receiving Early Education Benefits and the
number of employees who were offered and declined Early
Education Benefits.
(4) Information about the amount of private spending on
Early Education Benefits and on the investment in new early
education facilities leveraged by the grants.
(5) If appropriate and available, information about whether
and at what level private partners have continued to provide
Early Education Benefits after the conclusion of the grantee's
participation in an Early Education Benefit Agreement.
(b) Reports by the Secretary.--The Secretary shall submit to the
Congress biennially a report that includes the following information
for the period of 2 fiscal years for which such report is submitted:
(1) Summaries of the reports received under subsection (a)
by the Secretary for such period.
(2) A description of the implementation of this Act, and
its impact on employees' access to early education programs for
their children, during such period.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act:
(1) Child.--The term ''child'' means an individual who is
less that 6 years of age.
(2) Early Education Benefit.--The term ''Early Education
Benefit'' means assistance, in cash or in kind, to pay any part
of the cost incurred by employees and union members to obtain
early education (including child care, preschool, and other
early childhood programs) for their children.
(3) Early Education Benefit Agreement.--The term ''Early
Education Benefit Agreement'' means a contract under which a
recipient of a grant under section 2 and a private partner that
receives from such recipient funds provided for the use
described in section 5(1) agree to provide jointly an Early
Education Benefit for children of the members or employees of
such private partner.
(4) Private Partner.--The term ''private partner'' means a
private employer, labor union, and consortia of employers or
labor unions.
(5) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2003 through 2007.

SOLUTION: Early Education Employee Benefit Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make competitive matching grants to States and local governments to: (1) enter Early Education Benefit Agreements with private partners to provide part of the cost of Early Education Benefits, which reduce costs incurred by employees and union members to obtain early education (including child care, preschool, and other early childhood programs); or (2) make Early Education Start-Up Grants to assist private partners to pay part of the cost of acquiring, building, and renovating physical premises to be used as new early education facilities, if such partners subsidize attendance at those facilities for children of lower-paid employees or union members.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Saving Family Homes Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. RIGHT TO RENT HOME SUBJECT TO FORECLOSURE.

(a) Exercise of Right.--If, at any time after notice under
subsection (b) for an eligible mortgage is provided to the eligible
mortgagor and before the commencement of the 7-day period that ends on
the first date that the foreclosing creditor may first commence or
execute such foreclosure pursuant to such notice, the eligible
mortgagor under the eligible mortgage that is subject to such
foreclosure provides notice in accordance with section 3,
notwithstanding such foreclosure or any other interests in the
property, the eligible mortgagor may, at the sole option of the
eligible mortgagor, continue to occupy the foreclosed property during
the 20-year period that begins upon the commencement of such occupancy,
subject to the requirements of subsection (c).
(b) Limitation on Timing of Foreclosure; Notice of Default and
Right To Rent.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any
contract, a foreclosure of an eligible mortgage may not be commenced or
executed before the expiration of the 28-day period beginning upon the
receipt, by the eligible mortgagor, of written notice provided by the
foreclosing creditor for the mortgage that--
(1) clearly states that--
(A) the eligible mortgagor is in default on the
mortgage; and
(B) foreclosure on the mortgage may or will be
commenced on account of such default;
(2) clearly states that the eligible mortgagor has the
right, notwithstanding foreclosure, to continue to occupy the
foreclosed property in accordance with this Act, and sets forth
the terms of such occupancy under subsections (a) and (c); and
(3) identifies the first date, pursuant to this section and
any other provisions of law and contract, that such foreclosure
may be commenced.
(c) Terms of Periodic Tenancy.--Occupancy, by an eligible
mortgagor, of a foreclosed property pursuant to subsection (a) shall be
under a periodic month-to-month tenancy under which the owner of the
property may terminate the tenancy for material breach but shall have
no authority, at will, to terminate the tenancy during the occupancy
pursuant to subsection (a) if the mortgagor--
(1) timely pays to the owner of the foreclosed property
rent on a monthly basis in the amount of the fair market rent
for the property determined in accordance with section 4; and
(2) uses property as the principal residence of the
mortgagor.

SEC. 3. REQUIRED NOTICE.

With respect to an eligible mortgage for which notice under
subsection (b) has been provided, notice in accordance with this
section is notice that--
(1) is made in writing;
(2) is submitted to--
(A) the court having jurisdiction and venue to
conduct the covered foreclosure proceeding for the
eligible mortgage or, in the case of nonjudicial
foreclosure, the court in which an action is brought
pursuant to section 5; and
(B) the foreclosing creditor; and
(3) states that the eligible mortgagor is exercising the
authority under section 2(a) to continue to occupy the
foreclosed property.

SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET RENT.

(a) Initial Determination.--For purposes of this Act, the fair
market rent for a foreclosed property involved in a covered foreclosure
proceeding shall be the amount that is determined by an independent
appraiser who is licensed or certified, as applicable, to conduct
appraisals in the jurisdiction in which the property is located, who
shall be appointed for such purpose by the court conducting such
proceeding or hearing an action pursuant to section 5.
(b) Periodic Adjustments.--The fair market rent determined under
subsection (a) for a foreclosed property shall be adjusted annually to
reflect changes in the owners' equivalent rent of primary residence
component, for the appropriate city, region, or class of city, as
available, of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
(c) Redetermination.--If the owner of a foreclosed property or the
eligible mortgagor under the eligible mortgage requests the court
described in subsection (a) to redetermine the fair market rent for a
foreclosed property determined pursuant to this section (as such amount
may have been adjusted pursuant to subsection (b)) and agrees to pay
any costs of such redetermination (including costs of the appraisal
involved), the court shall provide for redetermination of the fair
market rent for the foreclosed property in the manner provided under
subsection (a), except that no such redetermination shall be made
pursuant to a request under this subsection made before the expiration
of the 12-month period beginning upon the most recent redetermination
conducted at the request of the same party.

SEC. 5. NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS.

In the case of any covered foreclosure proceeding that is not
conducted or administered by a court, the eligible mortgagor may bring
an action in an appropriate court of the State in which the foreclosed
property is located for a determination of fair market rent for the
foreclosed property for purposes of this Act, by filing notice in
accordance with section 3 with such court and otherwise complying with
the rules of such court.

SEC. 6. NO BAR TO FORECLOSURE.

This Act may not be construed to delay, or otherwise modify,
affect, or alter any right of a creditor under an eligible mortgage to
foreclose on the mortgage and to sell the foreclosed property in
connection with such foreclosure, except that the right of any owner of
the property to possession of the property shall be subject to the
leasehold interest established pursuant to section 2(c).

SEC. 7. RIGHT TO REINSTATEMENT.

This Act may not be construed to affect any right of any eligible
mortgagor to reinstatement of an eligible mortgage, including any right
established under contract or State law.

SEC. 8. JURISDICTION OF FEDERAL COURTS.

At the option of the eligible mortgagor, a proceeding under section
4 or 5 shall be removed to the appropriate district court of the United
States in accordance with section 1441 of title 28, United States Code.

SEC. 9. EFFECT ON STATE LAW.

This Act does not annul, alter, affect, or exempt any person
subject to the provisions of this Act from complying with the laws of
any State regarding foreclosure on residential properties, except to
the extent that such laws are inconsistent with any provision of this
Act, and then only to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Covered foreclosure proceeding.--The term ''covered
foreclosure proceeding'' means a foreclosure proceeding with
respect to an eligible mortgage, and includes any foreclosure
proceeding authorized under the law of the applicable State,
including judicial and non-judicial foreclosure proceedings.
(2) Eligible mortgagor.--The term ''eligible mortgagor''
means a mortgagor under an eligible mortgage.
(3) Eligible mortgage.--The term ''eligible mortgage''
means a first mortgage--
(A) on property that--
(i) is a single family property; and
(ii) has been used as the principal
residence of the eligible mortgagor for a
period of not less than 2 years immediately
preceding the initiation of the covered
foreclosure proceeding involved;
(B) that was made in connection with the purchase
of the property by the mortgagor for a purchase price
that is less than the median purchase price for
residences that are located in--
(i) the same metropolitan statistical area;
or
(ii) if the property is not located in a
metropolitan statistical area or information
for the area is not available, the same State;
and
(C) that was originated before July 1, 2007.
For purposes of subparagraph (B), the median purchase price of
residences located within a metropolitan area or State shall be
determined according to information collected and made
available by the National Association of Realtors for such area
or State for the most recently completed month for which such
information is available.
(4) Foreclosed property.--The term ''foreclosed property''
means, with respect to a covered foreclosure proceeding, the
single family property that is subject to the eligible mortgage
being foreclosed under the proceeding.
(5) Foreclosing creditor.--The term ''foreclosing
creditor'' means, with respect to a covered foreclosure
proceeding, the creditor that is foreclosing the eligible
mortgage through such proceeding.
(6) Owner.--The term ''owner'' means, with respect to a
foreclosed property, the person who has title to the property
pursuant to the foreclosure proceeding for the property, and
any successor or assign of such person.
(7) Single family property.--The term ''single family
property'' means--
(A) a structure consisting of 1 to 4 dwelling
units;
(B) a dwelling unit in a multi-unit condominium
property together with an undivided interest in the
common areas and facilities serving the property; or
(C) a dwelling unit in a multi-unit project for
which purchase of stock or a membership interest
entitles the purchaser to permanent occupancy of that
unit.

SEC. 11. APPLICABILITY AND SUNSET.

(a) Applicability.--Subject to subsection (b), this Act shall apply
to any covered foreclosure proceeding that has not been finally
adjudicated as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Sunset.--This Act shall not apply to any foreclosure proceeding
commenced after the expiration of the 5-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act.

SOLUTION: Saving Family Homes Act of 2008 - Grants eligible mortgagors subject to foreclosure proceedings the right to continue to occupy forclosed properties subject to the payment of fair market rent for a period of 20 years that begins upon the commencement of occupancy of such property.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Veterans Mental Health and Back-to-
Work Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) The statutory advisory committee of the Department of
Veterans Affairs known as the Committee on Care of Veterans
with Serious Mental Illness has underscored the need to
integrate psychosocial recovery in the treatment of mental
illness.
(2) In its report to the President dated July 22, 2003, the
President's New Freedom Commision on Mental Health (established
by Executive order No. 13263 of April 29, 2002), identified the
hope of recovery as the single most important goal of mental
health service delivery.
(3) The Surgeon General, in a report on mental health
issued in 1999, stated that ''state of the art care for severe
mental illness is recovery oriented care which requires an
array of services that include intensive case management,
access to substance abuse treatment, peer support and
psychosocial rehabilitation such as pharmacologic treatment,
housing, employment services, independent living and social
skills training.''.
(4) During fiscal year 2002, the Department of Veterans
Affairs treated 757,767 patients in specialty mental health
settings, of whom 293,246 were seriously mentally ill.
(5) Approximately 21 percent of all patients seen by the
Department of Veterans Affairs are seen for mental health
treatment.
(6) When veterans with mental illness do not receive
comprehensive rehabilitative care, they are more likely to
become homeless and, according to the National Coalition for
Homeless Veterans, 45 percent of homeless veterans suffer from
at least one mental illness and need help finding a job.
(7) A study of the program operations of the Department of
Veterans Affairs during fiscal year 2000 found that fewer than
one percent of the 82,000 veterans under the age of 55 who have
schizophrenia participated in compensated work therapy
programs.
(8) The National Mental Health Information Center of the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of
the Department of Health and Human Services found a shocking 90
percent unemployment rate among adults with serious mental
illness, the worst level of unemployment of any group of people
with disabilities.
(9) A study by the National Mental Health Information
Center found that serious mental illness need not lead to
unemployment when seriously mentally ill individuals are given
proper training and employment support services.

SEC. 3. ENHANCEMENT OF REHABILITATIVE SERVICES FOR VETERANS WITH MENTAL
ILLNESS AND OTHER VETERANS.

(a) Rehabilitative Services Through Medical Care Authority.--
Section 1701(8) is amended by striking ''(other than those types of
vocational rehabilitation services provided under chapter 31 of this
title)''.
(b) Expansion of Authorized Rehabilitative Services.--Section 1718
is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) by striking ''subsection (b) of this section''
and inserting ''subsection (b) or (d)''; and
(B) by striking ''paragraph (2) of such
subsection'' and inserting ''subsection (b)(2)'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as
subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsection (d):
''(d) In providing to a veteran rehabilitative services under this
chapter, the Secretary may furnish the veteran with the following:
''(1) Work skills training and development services.
''(2) Employment support services.
''(3) Job development and placement services.''.

SEC. 4. COMMITTEE ON CARE OF VETERANS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.

(a) Name of Committee.--The committee of the Department of Veterans
Affairs established under section 7321 of title 38, United States Code,
shall be known and designated as the ''Committee on Care of Veterans
with Serious Mental Illness''.
(b) Matters to Be Included in Annual Report.--Section 7321 of title
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
''(e) The committee shall include in its annual report to the
Secretary its assessment of how the programs of the Department under
section 1718 of this title are serving veterans with mental illness.
The committee shall include such recommendations for improving services
to veterans with mental illness under such programs as the committee
considers appropriate.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Subsection (a) of such section is
amended by striking ''Committee on Care of Severely Chronically
Mentally Ill Veterans'' and inserting ''Committee on Care of Veterans
with Serious Mental Illness''.
(2) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows:
''Sec. 7321. Committee on Care of Veterans with Serious Mental
Illness''.
(3) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 73 of such title is amended to read as
follows:

''7321. Committee on Care of Veterans with Serious Mental Illness.''.

SOLUTION:
Veterans Mental Health and Back-to-Work Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in providing veterans' rehabilitative services, to furnish: (1) work skills training and development; (2) employment support; and (3) job development and placement.

Revises provisions establishing the Committee on Care of Severely Chronically Mentally Ill Veterans to: (1) redesignate such Committee as the Committee on Care of Veterans With Serious Mental Illness; and (2) require in its annual report an assessment of how the veterans' rehabilitative services programs are serving veterans with mental illness.