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Q: SECTION 1. CAREERS TO CLASSROOMS.

Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating part E as part F;
(2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as sections
2601 and 2602, respectively; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:

''PART G--CAREERS TO CLASSROOMS

''SEC. 2401. CAREERS TO CLASSROOMS.

''(a) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Alternative certification program.--The term
'alternative certification program' means a State-approved
program that--
''(A) provides the education and training necessary
to enable an individual to be eligible for teacher
certification in the State within a reduced period of
time, compared to the time typically required to
receive such certification; and
''(B) relies upon an individual's experience,
expertise, academic qualifications, or other factors in
lieu of traditional course work for eligibility to
receive a degree in the field of education.
''(2) Eligible individual.--The term 'eligible individual'
means an individual--
''(A) who has submitted an application described in
subsection (d) to be a certified teacher through a
State-approved alternative certification program in an
elementary school or secondary school;
''(B) who has an associate, baccalaureate, or
advanced degree from an accredited institution of
higher education;
''(C) who--
''(i) has substantial, demonstrable career
experience and competence in mathematics,
natural science, computer science, engineering,
foreign language or another field of expertise
determined by the State to be a field for which
there is a significant shortage of qualified
teachers and teacher applicants in that State;
or
''(ii) within 5 years of the date on which
the individual submits an application described
in subparagraph (A)--
''(I) has received a baccalaureate
or advanced degree from an accredited
institution of higher education in a
field of expertise described in clause
(i); and
''(II)(aa) has graduated with at
least a 3.0 grade point average (or
equivalent average on a different
scale) in the major or graduate program
for which the individual obtained the
degree;
''(bb) has graduated at least in
the top 50 percent of the individual's
undergraduate or graduate class;
''(cc) can demonstrate a high level
of competence through a high level of
academic performance in core academic
coursework and through successful
passage of academic subject tests
required by the State under its
alternative certification program; and
''(dd) meets any additional
academic or other standards or
qualifications established by the
State;
''(D) in the case of an individual receiving a
stipend under this section, who agrees to, in good
faith, seek employment and to consider offers of
employment in the individual's subject matter of
expertise in a high need elementary or secondary school
within that State; and
''(E) who meets any additional teacher
certification or other requirements that may be
established by the State.
''(3) High need elementary or secondary school.--The term
'high need elementary or secondary school' means a school--
''(A)(i) in which the percentage of students from
families below the Federal poverty level (as determined
by the Secretary) is 20 percent or more; and
''(ii) that the State determines has experienced a
significant period in which teacher vacancies have
remained unfilled due to greater than normal difficulty
in recruiting or retaining qualified teachers;
''(B) is within the top quartile of schools
statewide with regard to the number of unfilled,
available teacher positions; or
''(C) is located in an area, other than a
metropolitan statistical area, that the State
determines has a high percentage of students from low-
income families or is one that has experienced greater
than normal difficulty in recruiting or retaining
teachers.
''(b) Program Authorized.--The Secretary may award, on a
competitive basis, grants to States to enable such States to carry out
the following activities:
''(1) Teacher recruitment, education, training, referral,
placement, and retention activities to place eligible
individuals as certified teachers in public schools through
State-approved alternative certification programs.
''(2) To award stipends (in an amount not to exceed the
lesser of $5,000 per person or an amount equal to the total
costs of the types described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (8),
and (9) of section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
incurred by the eligible individual in obtaining alternative
certification under this section) to eligible individuals who--
''(A) are enrolled in a State authorized
alternative certification program; and
''(B) agree to--
''(i) seek certification through teacher
certification programs in that State; and
''(ii) teach in a high need school in that
State;
with a preference being given to individuals who are deemed
financially in need of such assistance by the State.
''(3) To provide grants, in a manner prescribed by the
State, in an amount not to exceed $5,000 per eligible
individual, per year, to high need elementary or secondary
schools to offset the teacher mentoring, alternative
certification, and other direct costs associated with accepting
eligible individuals under this section.
''(4) To develop, or to award grants to accredited
institutions of higher education for the development of,
alternative certification programs, with preference given to
programs tailored to eligible individuals under this section.
''(5) Other activities determined by the State to be
reasonably necessary to carry-out the purposes of this section.
''(c) Criteria for Awarding of Grants.--
''(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section a State shall--
''(A) submit to the Secretary an application that
contains--
''(i) a description of the manner in which
the State will carry out activities under this
section; and
''(ii) a description of the alternative
certification program of the State or a
description of the manner in which the State is
attempting to implement an alternative
certification program;
''(B) provide assurances to the Secretary that the
State will submit to the Secretary, at the end of the
grant period, a report on how the activities carried
out with funds made available under the grant were
utilized, including a description of--
''(i) the manner in which the funds were
used to increase the number of qualified
teachers hired in the State;
''(ii) the manner in which the funds
improved teacher quality;
''(iii) the number of teachers hired under
the grant;
''(iv) the professional experience and
field of expertise of each teacher hired under
the grant; and
''(v) the manner in which the funds were
used to meet other objectives of this section
or other objectives of the State with regard to
teacher hiring, quality, retention, and student
performance;
''(C) provide assurances that amounts received
under the grant will be used to supplement and not
supplant other Federal, State, and local funds expended
to provide services for individuals and entities
eligible to receive funds under this section; and
''(D) provide assurances to the Secretary that
amounts received under the grants will be expended
within 3 years of the receipt of such funds and agree
to return unused funds to the Secretary.
''(2) Preference.--The Secretary shall give preference in
the awarding of grants under this section to States that have
developed, or that are developing, alternative certification
programs that--
''(A) rapidly place quality certified teachers into
the classroom;
''(B) emphasize subject matter content; and
''(C) lead to the certification and placement of a
large number of teachers in relation to the number of
public elementary school and secondary school teachers
in the State.
''(3) Limitations.--A grant under this section may be made
for a period of up to 3 years, and may not exceed $10,000,000
per year.
''(4) Geographic diversity.--To the extent practicable, the
Secretary shall award grants under this section to support
programs in different geographic regions of the United States.
''(d) Application by Eligible Individuals.--To be eligible to
participate as an eligible individual under this section, an individual
shall submit an application to the State, or to an entity or individual
designated by the State to receive such applications. Such application
shall include--
''(1) a description of the academic, professional, and
other qualifications of the individual, including the academic
or professional subject matter expertise of the individual;
''(2) a description of the subject matter area, and, if
applicable, the grade level, in which the individual desires to
teach;
''(3)(A) a description of whether the individual is seeking
a stipend under this section (if offered by the State); and
''(B) if the individual is seeking such a stipend, a
description of the willingness of the individual to teach in a
high need elementary or secondary school for at least 2 years
under this section; and
''(4) any other information or documentation that may be
required by the State.
''(e) Stipends.--
''(1) Counted for eligibility purposes.--A stipend received
by an eligible individual under this section shall be taken
into account in determining the eligibility of the individual
for Federal student-based financial assistance.
''(2) Repayment.--The recipient of a stipend under this
section shall repay amounts received under such stipend to the
State from which the stipend was received if--
''(A) the recipient fails to complete the
applicable alternative certification program;
''(B) the recipient rejects a bona fide offer of
employment during the 1-year period beginning on the
date on which the individual completes the applicable
alternative certification program; or
''(C) the recipient fails to teach for at least 2
years in a public elementary school or secondary school
within that State during the 5-year period beginning on
the date on which the individual completes the
applicable alternative certification program.
''(3) Additional procedures.--A State that receives a grant
under this section may establish additional procedures and
rules with respect to the reimbursement of the State of any
stipend funds under paragraph (2), and shall retain such
reimbursed funds to carry out activities under this section.
''(4) Exceptions.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply
during the period of time in which an eligible individual is--
''(A) pursuing a full-time course of study;
''(B) serving on active duty as a member of the
Armed Forces;
''(C) temporarily totally disabled for a period of
time not to exceed 3 years;
''(D) not able to secure employment for a period of
not more than 12 months by reason of the care required
by a spouse who is disabled; or
''(E) otherwise exempted from the requirements of
such paragraphs as may be provided by the Secretary.
''(f) Public Awareness.--The Secretary shall disseminate and
otherwise make available information concerning the program under this
section, including--
''(1) through the posting of a website on the Internet to
enable interested persons to easily find information and
application material for participation in activities under this
section, that contains a nationwide, publicly searchable data
bank of all State programs and all available public elementary
and secondary teaching positions the Secretary is able to
practicably ascertain, and a means by which individuals may
apply to, or inquire of, multiple States' alternative
certification programs under this section;
''(2) providing information to every State about the
program under this section, including the criteria for State
and individual eligibility; and
''(3) conducting other activities, either directly or
through contract with other appropriate entities, to broaden
awareness and participation in the program under this section.
''(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000
in fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each of
fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.

A: Careers to Classrooms Act of 2001 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Careers to Classrooms program. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to States for: (1) teacher recruitment, education, training, referral, placement, and retention activities to place eligible individuals as certified teachers in public schools through State-approved alternative certification programs; (2) stipends for eligible individuals enrolled in programs who agree to seek certification through teacher certification programs in that State and teach in a high-need school in that State, with preference for those individuals needing such assistance; (3) grants to high-need elementary or secondary schools to offset the teacher mentoring, alternative certification, and other direct costs associated with accepting eligible individuals under this Act; (4) grants to accredited institutions of higher education to develop alternative certification programs, with preference given to programs tailored to eligible individuals; and (5) other activities determined by the State to be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires preference for such grants to be given to States that have developed, or are developing, alternative certification programs that: (1) rapidly place quality certified teachers into the classroom; (2) emphasize subject matter content; and (3) lead to the certification and placement of a large number of teachers in relation to the number of public elementary school and secondary school teachers in the State.
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Q: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Shimon Peres was born in Poland in 1923.
(2) The Peres family emigrated to Tel Aviv in 1934, and all
of the family members of Shimon Peres who remained in Poland
were murdered during the Holocaust.
(3) Before Israel gained independence, Shimon Peres earned
the respect of senior leaders in the independence movement in
Israel, most notably David Ben-Gurion.
(4) The founding generation of Israel was central to the
development of Israel, and Shimon Peres is the only surviving
member of that founding generation.
(5) Shimon Peres has served in numerous high-level cabinet
positions and ministerial posts in Israel, including head of
the Israeli Navy, Minister of Defense, Foreign Minister, Prime
Minister, and President, among many others.
(6) Shimon Peres has honorably served Israel for over 70
years, during which he has significantly contributed to United
States interests and has played a pivotal role in forging the
strong and unbreakable bond between the United States and
Israel.
(7) By presenting the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon
Peres, the first to be awarded to a sitting President of
Israel, Congress proclaims its unbreakable bond with Israel and
reaffirms its continual support for Israel as we commemorate
the 65th anniversary of the independence of Israel and the 90th
birthday of Shimon Peres, which are both significant milestones
in Israeli history.
(8) Maintaining strong bilateral relations between the
United States and Israel has been a priority of Shimon Peres
since he began working with the United States in the days of
John F. Kennedy. The strong bond is exemplified by the
following:
(A) President Reagan said to Shimon Peres upon his
visit to the United States, ''Mr. Prime Minister, I
thank you very much for your visit. It's been an
occasion to renew a friendship and to review and
enhance the strength of our unique bilateral
relationship.''
(B) At another point President Reagan said of
Shimon Peres, ''His vision, his statesmanship and his
tenacity are greatly appreciated here.''
(C) While visiting with Shimon Peres at the
Residence of the President in Jerusalem, President
Obama described Shimon Peres as ''. . . a son of Israel
who's devoted his life to keeping Israel strong and
sustaining the bonds between our two nations''.
(D) On March 20, 2013, Shimon Peres reaffirmed his
belief in the relationship between the United States
and Israel, stating, ''America stood by our side from
the very beginning. You support us as we rebuild our
ancient homeland and as we defend our land. From
Holocaust to redemption.''
(E) On March 21, 2013, Shimon Peres stated, ''. . .
America is so great and we are so small. But I learned
that you don't measure us by size, but by values. When
it comes to values, we are you and you are us. . . . As
I look back, I feel that the Israel of today has
exceeded the vision we had 65 years ago. Reality has
surpassed our dreams. The United States of America
helped us to make this possible.''

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

(a) Award Authorized.--The President pro tempore of the Senate and
the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall make appropriate
arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold
medal of appropriate design to President Shimon Peres.
(b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the award referred to
in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike a gold
medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined
by the Secretary.

SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may
prescribe, the Secretary may strike duplicate medals in bronze of the
gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 and sell such duplicate medals
at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for purposes
of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.

(a) Authorization of Charges.--There is authorized to be charged
against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, such amounts as
may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck pursuant to
this Act.
(b) Proceeds of Sale.--Amounts received from the sale of duplicate
bronze medals under section 3 shall be deposited in the United States
Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

Passed the Senate March 13, 2014.

Attest:

Secretary.
113th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 1456

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres.

A: . Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal in honor of President Shimon Peres of Israel.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Taxpayers' Defense Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.

Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after section 808 the following:

''SUBCHAPTER II--MANDATORY REVIEW OF CERTAIN RULES

''Sec. 815. Rules subject to mandatory congressional review
''A rule that establishes or increases a tax, however denominated,
shall not take effect before the date of the enactment of a bill
described in section 816 and is not subject to review under subchapter
I. This section does not apply to a rule promulgated under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
''Sec. 816. Agency submission
''Whenever an agency promulgates a rule subject to section 815, the
agency shall submit to each House of Congress a report containing the
text of the rule and an explanation of it. An agency shall submit such
a report separately for each such rule it promulgates. The explanation
shall consist of the concise general statement of the rule's basis and
purpose required by section 553 and such explanatory documents as are
mandated by other statutory requirements.
''Sec. 817. Approval bill
''(a)(1) Not later than 3 legislative days after the date on which
an agency submits a report under section 816, the Majority Leader of
each House of Congress shall introduce (by request) a bill the matter
after the enacting clause of which is as follows: ''The following
agency rule is approved and shall have the force and effect of law:''.
The text of the agency rule submitted under section 816 shall be set
forth after the colon. If such a bill is not introduced in a House of
Congress as provided in the first sentence of this subsection, any
Member of that House may introduce such a bill not later than 7
legislative days after the period for introduction by the Majority
Leader.
''(2) A bill introduced under paragraph (1) shall be referred to
the Committees in each House of Congress with jurisdiction over the
subject matter of the rule involved.
''(b)(1)(A) Any committee of the House of Representatives to which
a bill is referred shall report it without amendment, and with or
without recommendation, not later than the 30th calendar day of session
after the date of its introduction. If any committee fails to report
the bill within that period, it is in order to move that the House
discharge the committee from further consideration of the bill. A
motion to discharge may be made only by a Member favoring the bill (but
only at a time designated by the Speaker on the legislative day after
the calendar day on which the Member offering the motion announces to
the House his intention to do so and the form of the motion). The
motion is highly privileged. Debate thereon shall be limited to not
more than one hour, the time to be divided in the House equally between
the proponent and an opponent. The previous question shall be
considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening
motion. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed
to or disagreed to shall not be in order.
''(B) After a bill is reported or a committee has been discharged
from further consideration, it is in order to move that the House
resolve into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
for consideration of the bill. If reported and the report has been
available for at least one calendar day, all points of order against
the bill and against consideration of the bill are waived. If
discharged, all points of order against the bill and against
consideration of the bill are waived. The motion is highly privileged.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or
disagreed to shall not be in order. During consideration of the bill in
the Committee of the Whole, the first reading of the bill shall be
dispensed with. General debate shall proceed, shall be confined to the
bill, and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by a
proponent and an opponent of the bill. After general debate, the bill
shall be considered as read for amendment under the five-minute rule.
At the conclusion of the consideration of the bill, the Committee shall
rise and report the bill to the House without intervening motion. The
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final
passage without intervening motion. A motion to reconsider the vote on
passage of the bill shall not be in order.
''(C) Appeals from decisions of the Chair regarding application of
the rules of the House of Representatives to the procedure relating to
a bill shall be decided without debate.
''(2)(A) Any bill introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the
appropriate committee or committees. A committee to which a bill has
been referred shall report the bill without amendment not later than
the 30th day of session following the date of introduction of that
bill. If any committee fails to report the bill within that period,
that committee shall be automatically discharged from further
consideration of the bill and the bill shall be placed on the Calendar.
''(B) When the Senate receives from the House of Representatives a
bill, such bill shall not be referred to committee and shall be placed
on the Calendar.
''(C) A motion to proceed to consideration of a bill under this
subsection shall not be debatable. It shall not be in order to move to
reconsider the vote by which the motion to proceed was adopted or
rejected, although subsequent motions to proceed may be made under this
paragraph.
''(D)(i) After no more than 10 hours of consideration of a bill,
the Senate shall proceed, without intervening action or debate (except
as permitted under subparagraph (F)), to vote on the final disposition
thereof to the exclusion of all motions, except a motion to reconsider
or to table.
''(ii) A single motion to extend the time for consideration under
clause (i) for no more than an additional 5 hours is in order before
the expiration of such time and shall be decided without debate.
''(iii) The time for debate on the disapproval bill shall be
equally divided between the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or
their designees.
''(E) A motion to recommit a bill shall not be in order.
''(F) If the Senate has read for the third time a bill that
originated in the Senate, then it shall be in order at any time
thereafter to move to proceed to the consideration of a bill for the
same special message received from the House of Representatives and
placed on the Calendar pursuant to subparagraph (B), strike all after
the enacting clause, substitute the text of the Senate bill, agree to
the Senate amendment, and vote on final disposition of the House bill,
all without any intervening action or debate.
''(G) Consideration in the Senate of all motions, amendments, or
appeals necessary to dispose of a message from the House of
Representatives on a bill shall be limited to not more than 4 hours.
Debate on each motion or amendment shall be limited to 30 minutes.
Debate on any appeal or point of order that is submitted in connection
with the disposition of the House message shall be limited to 20
minutes. Any time for debate shall be equally divided and controlled by
the proponent and the majority manager, unless the majority manager is
a proponent of the motion, amendment, appeal, or point of order, in
which case the minority manager shall be in control of the time in
opposition.
''Sec. 818. Congressional rulemaking power
''This subchapter is enacted by Congress--
''(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate
and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is
deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but
applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in
that House in the case of a bill described in section 817 and
it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is
inconsistent with such rules; and
''(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and
to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that
House.''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

(a) Heading.--Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by inserting before section 801 the following:

''SUBCHAPTER I--DISCRETIONARY CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW''.

(b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 8 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the
reference to section 801 the following:

''subchapter i--discretionary congressional review''
and by inserting after the reference to section 808 the following:

''subchapter ii--mandatory review of certain rules
''815. Rules subject to mandatory Congressional review.
''816. Agency submission.
''817. Approval bill.
''818. Congressional rulemaking power.''.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION RULES RELATING TO UNIVERSAL
SERVICE.

(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ''rule'' has the meaning
given such term under section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Submission of Rules.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall
submit a report described under section 816 of title 5, United States
Code (as added by section 2 of this Act) for each rule that--
(1) was promulgated by the Federal Communications
commission under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) before the date of enactment of this
Act; and
(2) is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act or
will take effect after such date of enactment.
(c) Approval Bill.--Section 817 of title 5, United States Code (as
added by section 2 of this Act) shall apply with respect to each rule
described under subsection (b), except--
(1) during the 60-day period beginning on the date on which
an approval bill is introduced under section 817 of such title,
the applicable rule shall remain in effect or take effect, as
if this section had not been enacted; and
(2) if an approval bill is not enacted during such 60-day
period, the applicable rule shall have no force or effect after
such 60-day period.

A:
Taxpayers' Defense Act of 1998 - Amends Federal law provisions concerning discretionary congressional review of agency rules to set forth provisions mandating that a rule that establishes or increases a tax, however denominated, shall not take effect before the enactment of a bill the text of which has been submitted to each House of the Congress by the agency promulgating the rule in a report that contains the bill's text and an explanation of the bill. Exempts a rule promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code.
Outlines introduction, referral, and consideration procedures for approval of the bill.
Applies the same requirements to certain Federal Communications Commission rules concerning universal service, except with respect to specified approval procedures.
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