[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 824 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 824

    To improve educational systems and facilities to better educate 
                 students throughout the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 15, 1999

 Mr. Kerry (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Cleland, 
Ms. Snowe, Mr. Bayh, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Edwards, 
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Inouye, and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
    To improve educational systems and facilities to better educate 
                 students throughout the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive 
School Improvement and Accountability Act of 1999''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. General requirements.
            TITLE I--VOLUNTARY STATE REFORM INCENTIVE GRANTS

Sec. 101. Demonstrations of innovative practices.
Sec. 102. Fully funding title I of ESEA.
      TITLE II--ENSURING THAT CHILDREN BEGIN SCHOOL READY TO LEARN

Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Allotments to States.
Sec. 203. Grants to local collaboratives.
Sec. 204. Appropriations.
            TITLE III--EXCELLENT PRINCIPALS CHALLENGE GRANT

Sec. 301. Grants to States for the training of principals.
  TITLE IV--SECOND CHANCE PROGRAMS FOR DISRUPTIVE OR VIOLENT STUDENTS

Sec. 401. Establishment of second chance grant program.
                 TITLE V--TEACHER QUALITY AND TRAINING

Sec. 501. Grants for low-income areas.
Sec. 502. Scholarships for future teachers.
Sec. 503. Teacher quality.
Sec. 504. Loan forgiveness and cancellation for teachers.
Sec. 505. Teacher quality enhancement grants.
Sec. 506. Improving teacher technology training.
 TITLE VI--INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY-BASED SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Sec. 601. 21st century community learning centers.
Sec. 602. Grants for programs requiring community service.
 TITLE VII--EXPANDING NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS

Sec. 701. Purpose.
Sec. 702. Grants to expand participation in the National Board 
                            Certification Program.
              TITLE VIII--ENCOURAGING PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE

Sec. 801. Grants to encourage public school choice.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    The definitions in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801) shall apply to this Act.

SEC. 3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Eligibility.--
            (1) State eligibility.--To be eligible to receive 
        assistance under title I, III, or VIII of this Act, or part E 
        of title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965, a State educational agency, consortium of State 
        educational agencies, or State shall reserve not more than 5 
        percent of the funds the State educational agency, consortium, 
        or State, as appropriate, receives under title I, III, or VIII, 
        or such part E, respectively, for a fiscal year to enable the 
        State educational agency, consortium, or State, as 
        appropriate--
                    (A) to specify to the Secretary how the receipt of 
                the Federal funds will lead to school improvements, 
                such as increasing student academic achievement, 
                reducing out-of-field teacher placements, increasing 
                teacher retention, and reducing the number of emergency 
                teaching certificates;
                    (B) to conduct an annual evaluation to determine 
                whether or not such improvements have occurred;
                    (C) if the improvements have not occurred, to 
                specify to the Secretary what steps will be taken in 
                the future to ensure the improvements; and
                    (D) for general administrative expenses of the 
                activities assisted under title I, III, or VIII, or 
                such part E, respectively.
            (2) Local educational agency.--To be eligible to receive 
        assistance under title I or III of this Act, or parts E or F of 
        title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965, a local educational agency shall--
                    (A) serve low achieving students as measured by low 
                graduation rates or low scores on assessment exams;
                    (B) have a low teacher retention rate in the 
                schools served by the local educational agency;
                    (C) have a high rate of out-of-field placement of 
                teachers in the schools served by the local educational 
                agency; and
                    (D) have a shortage of teachers of mathematics or 
                physical science in the schools served by the local 
                educational agency.
    (b) Geographic Requirements.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
regulations to ensure that a balanced amount of funding under titles 
III, VII, and VIII of this Act, section 602 of this Act, part I of 
title X, and parts E and F of title XIII, of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965, and subpart 9 of part A of title IV, 
and section 428K, of the Higher Education Act of 1965, is made 
available to rural and urban areas.
    (c) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds appropriated under this Act 
shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and 
local public funds expended to carry out activities assisted under this 
Act.

            TITLE I--VOLUNTARY STATE REFORM INCENTIVE GRANTS

SEC. 101. DEMONSTRATIONS OF INNOVATIVE PRACTICES.

    (a) Provision of Funds.--From amounts appropriated under subsection 
(f), the Secretary, acting through the authority provided under section 
1502 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6492), shall award grants to State educational agencies to enable the 
States to provide for comprehensive school reforms.
    (b) State Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a), a State educational agency shall prepare and submit to 
the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require, including--
            (1) a description of the process and selection criteria 
        that the State educational agency will utilize to award 
        competitive grants to local educational agencies;
            (2) a description of the manner in which the State 
        educational agency will ensure that only high quality 
        comprehensive school reform proposals will be funded by the 
        State under this section;
            (3) a description of the manner in which the State 
        educational agency will distribute information concerning the 
        comprehensive reform program to local educational agencies and 
        individual schools;
            (4) a description of the methods to be used by the State 
        educational agency to evaluate the results of the activities 
        carried out by local educational agencies under the grant; and
            (5) assurances that the State educational agency will use 
        funds received under the grant to supplement, not supplant, 
        other Federal, State and local resources provided for 
        educational reforms.
    (c) Use of Funds.--
            (1) Grants to local educational agencies.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to section 3(a)(1), a 
                State educational agency shall use amounts received 
                under a grant under this section to award competitive 
                grants to local educational agencies to enable such 
                local educational agencies to provide funds to schools 
                to carry out activities relating to comprehensive 
                school reform. Such activities may include--
                            (i) activities relating to the professional 
                        development and training of teachers, 
                        administrators, staff and parents;
                            (ii) the acquisition of expert technical 
                        assistance in carrying out school reform;
                            (iii) developing or acquiring instructional 
                        materials; and
                            (iv) implementing parent and community 
                        outreach programs.
                    (B) Distribution.--In awarding grants to local 
                educational agencies under this subsection, the State 
                educational agency shall ensure that grants are awarded 
                to agencies where reforms will be implemented at 
                schools with different grade levels.
            (2) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        paragraph (1), a local educational agency shall prepare and 
        submit to the State educational agency an application at such 
        time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
        State educational agency may require, including--
                    (A) a description of the schools to which the local 
                educational agency will provide funds under the grant;
                    (B) a description of the comprehensive school 
                reform program that will be implemented by the local 
                educational agency, including the manner in which the 
                local educational agency will provide technical 
                assistance and support for school implementation 
                efforts; and
                    (C) a description of the manner in which the local 
                educational agency will evaluate and measure the 
                results achieved by schools implementing comprehensive 
                school reforms.
            (3) Requirements.--A comprehensive school reform program 
        shall--
                    (A) utilize innovative strategies and proven 
                methods for student learning, teaching, and school 
                management that are based on reliable and effective 
                practices and that have been replicated successfully in 
                schools with diverse characteristics;
                    (B) be based on a comprehensive design to achieve 
                effective school functioning, including instruction, 
                assessment, classroom management, professional 
                development, parental involvement, and school 
                management, that aligns the curriculum, technology, and 
                professional development of the school into a 
                schoolwide reform plan that is designed to enable all 
                students to meet challenging State content and student 
                performance standards and address needs identified 
                through school needs assessments;
                    (C) provide a high-quality and continuous teacher 
                and staff professional development and training 
                program;
                    (D) have measurable goals for student performance 
                and benchmarks for meeting such goals;
                    (E) be supported by school faculty, administrators 
                and staff;
                    (F) provide for the meaningful involvement of 
                parents and the local community in planning and 
                implementing school improvement activities;
                    (G) utilize high-quality external technical support 
                and assistance from a comprehensive school reform 
                entity (which may be an institution of higher 
                education) with experience or expertise in schoolwide 
                reform and improvement;
                    (H) include a plan for the evaluation of the 
                implementation of school reforms and the student 
                results achieved; and
                    (I) identify how other resources that are available 
                to the school will be utilized to coordinate services 
                to support and sustain the school reform effort.
    (d) Matching Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive funds under this 
        section, a State educational agency shall provide assurances 
        satisfactory to the Secretary that non-Federal funds will be 
        made available to carry out activities under this section in an 
        amount equal to 20 percent of the amount that is provided to 
        the State under this section.
            (2) Non-federal contributions.--Non-Federal funds required 
        under paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly 
        evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. Amounts 
        provided by the Federal Government, and any portion of any 
        service subsidized by the Federal Government, may not be 
        included in determining the amount of such non-Federal 
        contributions.
            (3) Reduction of non-federal contributions.--The Secretary 
        shall promulgate regulations to reduce the non-Federal funds 
        required under paragraph (1) for State educational agencies 
        that serve the highest percentages of low-income children.
    (e) Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated, 
        and there are appropriated, to carry out this section, 
        $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $500,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2001, $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $1,000,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2003, and $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
            (2) Reservation of funds.--From the amounts appropriated 
        under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
        reserve 1 percent of such amounts to provide funds to schools 
        that receive funding from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

SEC. 102. FULLY FUNDING TITLE I OF ESEA.

    Section 1002(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6302(a)) is amended by striking ``$7,400,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1995'' and all that follows through the period and 
inserting ``$7,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $7,600,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2001, $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $8,400,000,000 
for fiscal year 2003, and $11,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2004''.

SEC. 103. RESERVATIONS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION.

    Section 1003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C 6303) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1003. RESERVATIONS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION.

    ``(a) State Reservations.--Each State educational agency shall 
reserve 2.5 percent of the amount the State educational agency receives 
under part A for each of the fiscal years 2001 and 2002, and 3.5 
percent of that amount for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2005, 
to carry out subsection (b) and to carry out the State educational 
agency's responsibilities under sections 1111(b)(2), 1116 and 1117, 
including the State educational agency's statewide system of technical 
assistance and support for local educational agencies.
    ``(b) Uses.--Of the amount reserved under subsection (a) for any 
fiscal year, the State educational agency shall--
            ``(1) allocate at least 70 percent directly to local 
        educational agencies, by--
                    ``(A) giving first priority to making allocations 
                to those local educational agencies with schools 
                identified for corrective action under section 
                1116(c)(5), which local educational agencies shall use 
                the allocation effectively to carry out corrective 
                action, as described in section 1116(c)(5), in those 
                schools; and
                    ``(B) giving second priority to making allocations 
                to those local educational agencies having other 
                schools identified for school improvement under section 
                1116(c)(1), which local educational agencies shall use 
                the allocation to bring about substantial improvement 
                in the performance of those schools; or
            ``(2) use at least 70 percent to carry out an alternative 
        system of intervention and corrective action approved by the 
        Secretary under section 1111(b)(2)(B)(ii).''.

SEC. 104. STATE PLANS.

    Section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6311) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by amending the subsection heading to read as 
                follows:
    ``(b) Standards, Accountability, and Assessments.--'';
            (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows;
            ``(2) Accountability.--(A) Each State receiving assistance 
        under this part shall develop, implement, and describe in its 
        State plan a statewide accountability system, for holding local 
        educational agencies and schools that receive assistance under 
        this part accountable for student performance, that meets the 
        following criteria:
                    ``(i) The system is based on the State content and 
                student performance standards described in paragraph 
                (1) and on the assessments described in paragraph (3), 
                and includes multiple indicators, such as attendance 
                and dropout rates.
                    ``(ii) The system holds local educational agencies 
                and schools accountable for student achievement in at 
                least reading and mathematics.
            ``(B) The accountability system described in subparagraph 
        (A) shall include a procedure for identifying local educational 
        agencies and schools in need of improvement, intervening in 
        those agencies and schools, and (when those interventions are 
        not effective) implementing corrective actions not later than 3 
        years after first identifying such an agency or school, that--
                    ``(i) complies with sections 1116 and 1117 and 
                includes rigorous criteria for identifying those 
                agencies and schools that are based on the failure of 
                those agencies and schools to make continuous and 
                substantial gains, which the Secretary may define in 
                regulations, in overall student performance and in the 
                performance of the lowest-performing students; or
                    ``(ii) includes an alternative procedure for 
                identifying and intervening in those agencies and 
                schools, which gives highest priority to corrective 
                actions in the lowest-performing agencies and schools 
                that fail to show gains over an extended period, if the 
                Secretary determines that--
                            ``(I) the alternative procedure is at least 
                        as effective as the procedure described in 
                        clause (i) and in sections 1116 and 1117, and 
                        that the State has shown substantial overall 
                        achievement gains and a reduction in the 
                        achievement gap between high-performing and 
                        low-performing students in the State; or
                            ``(II) the alternative procedure will be at 
                        least as effective as the procedures described 
                        in clause (i) and in sections 1116 and 1117.
            ``(C) Each Statewide accountability system shall describe 
        how the State will recognize and reward local educational 
        agencies and schools under this part.
            ``(D)(i) If the Secretary determines that a State has 
        failed substantially to carry out a requirement of this part or 
        a provision in its approved accountability system described in 
        this paragraph, or that its performance has failed 
        substantially to meet a performance indicator described in the 
        statewide accountability system, the Secretary shall take, 
        consistent with applicable due process procedures, 1 or more of 
        the following steps to ensure that the purpose of this part is 
        carried out promptly:
                    ``(I) Providing, or arranging for the provision of, 
                technical assistance to the State educational agency in 
                question.
                    ``(II) Requiring a plan for corrective action.
                    ``(III) Suspending or terminating authority to 
                grant waivers under the Education Flexibility 
                Partnership Act of 1999.
                    ``(IV) Suspending or terminating eligibility to 
                participate in competitive grant programs under this 
                Act.
                    ``(V) Withholding, in whole or in part, State 
                administrative funds available under this Act.
                    ``(VI) Withholding, in whole or in part, program 
                funds available to the State under this Act.
                    ``(VII) Imposing 1 or more conditions upon the 
                Secretary's approval of a State plan or application 
                under this Act.
                    ``(VIII) Taking other action authorized under part 
                D of the General Education Provisions Act, such as a 
                cease-and-desist order or compliance agreement.
                    ``(IX) Taking any other appropriate accountability 
                step that is consistent with this Act, including 
                referral to the Department of Justice for enforcement.
            ``(ii) If remedial steps taken by the Secretary under 
        clause (i) fail to correct the State's noncompliance, the 
        Secretary shall take 1 or more additional steps under clause 
        (i) to bring the State into compliance.'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, starting not later 
        than the 2000-2001 school year,'' after ``that will be used'';
            (4) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting ``, and who are 
        experts on educational standards, assessments, accountability, 
        and the diverse educational needs of students'' after 
        ``parents'';
            (5) in subsection (e)(1)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so 
                redesignated) the following:
                    ``(A) be submitted for the first year for which 
                this part is in effect following the enactment of the 
                Comprehensive School Improvement and Accountability Act 
                of 1999;''; and
            (6) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
    ``(g) Enforcement.--If the Secretary determines that a State is not 
carrying out the requirements of subsection (b)(2), the Secretary may 
take any of the actions described in subsection (b)(2)(D), in addition 
to any other action authorized by law.''.

SEC. 105. ACCOUNTABILITY.

    Subsections (a) through (d) of section 1116 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6317) are amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(a) Local Review.--Each local educational agency receiving funds 
under this part shall--
            ``(1) use the State assessments and other indicators 
        described in the State plan, as well as any additional measures 
        or indicators described in the local educational agency's plan, 
        to review annually the progress of each school served under 
        this part to determine if the school is making continuous and 
        substantial gains as described in section 1111(b)(2) toward 
        enabling the school's students to meet the State student 
        performance standards described in the State plan; and
            ``(2) provide the results of the local annual review to 
        schools so that the schools can continually refine the program 
        of instruction to help all children served under this part in 
        the schools meet the standards.
    ``(b) Designation of Distinguished Schools.--Each State educational 
agency shall designate as `Distinguished Schools' those schools served 
under this part that meet criteria established by the State. The 
criteria established in accordance with the preceding sentence may 
include--
            ``(1) making the continuous and substantial gains described 
        in section 1111(b)(2) toward enabling the school's students to 
        meet the State student performance standards described in the 
        State plan for 3 consecutive years;
            ``(2) having nearly all students in the school meet the 
        State `proficient' or `advanced' levels of student performance; 
        and
            ``(3) achieving, or significantly improving, equity in 
        participation and achievement of students of all gender and 
        race enrolled in the school .
    ``(c) School Improvement.--
            ``(1) Identification.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In order to improve staff, 
                curriculum, and the services offered to children, so 
                that the children can meet challenging State standards, 
                each local educational agency shall identify for school 
                improvement any school served under this part that--
                            ``(i) for 2 consecutive years, failed to 
                        meet the State's criteria under section 
                        1111(b)(2) for overall improvement or for 
                        improvement of the lowest performing students, 
                        unless the Secretary has approved an 
                        alternative procedure proposed by the State in 
                        the State's plan under section 
                        1111(b)(2)(B)(ii); or
                            ``(ii) on the day before the date of 
                        enactment of the Comprehensive School 
                        Improvement and Accountability Act of 1999, was 
                        in school improvement status under this 
                        section, as this section was in effect on such 
                        day.
                    ``(B) Transition.--The 2-year consecutive year 
                period described in subparagraph (A)(i) shall include 
                any continuous period of time that includes the day 
                before the date of enactment of the Comprehensive 
                School Improvement and Accountability Act of 1999, 
                during which a school did not make adequate progress as 
                defined in the State's plan under section 
                1111(b)(2)(B), as such section was in effect on such 
                day.
                    ``(C) Targeted assistance schools.--In determining 
                whether a school that is conducting a targeted 
                assistance program under section 1115 should be 
                identified as in need of improvement under this 
                paragraph, a local educational agency may choose to 
                review the progress of only those students in that 
                school who are served under this part.
            ``(2) Opportunity to review and present evidence.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Before identifying a school for 
                school improvement under paragraph (1), the local 
                educational agency shall provide the school with an 
                opportunity to review the school-level data, including 
                assessment data, on which the proposed identification 
                is based.
                    ``(B) Supporting evidence.--If the school believes 
                that the proposed identification is in error for 
                statistical or other substantive reasons, the school 
                may provide supporting evidence to the local 
                educational agency, and the local educational agency 
                shall consider the evidence before making a final 
                determination.
            ``(3) School plan.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each school identified under 
                paragraph (1), within 3 months of being so identified, 
                shall develop or revise a school plan, in consultation 
                with parents, school staff, the local educational 
                agency, and a State school support team or other 
                outside experts, that includes research-based 
                strategies and specific goals and objectives for making 
                continuous and substantial progress, and that--
                            ``(i) has the greatest likelihood of 
                        improving the performance of participating 
                        children in meeting the State's student 
                        performance standards;
                            ``(ii) addresses the fundamental teaching 
                        and learning needs in that school, and the 
                        specific academic problems of low-performing 
                        students;
                            ``(iii) identifies and addresses the need 
                        to improve the skills of the school's staff 
                        through effective professional development;
                            ``(iv) identifies student performance 
                        targets and goals for the next 3 years; and
                            ``(v) specifies the responsibilities of the 
                        local educational agency and the school under 
                        the plan.
                    ``(B) Peer review.--The local educational agency 
                shall promptly subject the plan to a peer review 
                process, work with the school to revise the plan as 
                necessary, and approve the plan.
                    ``(C) Implementation.--The school shall implement 
                the school's plan (or revised plan) as soon as the plan 
                (or revised plan) is approved.
            ``(4) Technical assistance.--For each school identified 
        under paragraph (1), the local educational agency shall provide 
        technical or other assistance as the school develops and 
        implements the plan.
            ``(5) Corrective action.--In order to help students served 
        under this part meet challenging State standards, each local 
        educational agency shall implement a system of corrective 
        action in accordance with the following, unless the Secretary 
        has approved an alternative procedure proposed by the State in 
        its plan under section 1111(b)(2)(B)(ii):
                    ``(A) In general.--After providing technical 
                assistance under paragraph (4) and taking other 
                remedial measures, the local educational agency--
                            ``(i) may take corrective action at any 
                        time with respect to a school that has been 
                        identified under paragraph (1);
                            ``(ii) shall take corrective action with 
                        respect to any school that fails to make 
                        continuous and substantial gains, as defined by 
                        the State, after the third year following the 
                        school's identification under paragraph (1), 
                        except that the local educational agency may 
                        refrain from taking such action for not more 
                        than 1 additional year if the local educational 
                        agency assesses the school's performance and 
                        determines that--
                                    ``(I) the school is meeting the 
                                targets and goals of the school 
                                improvement plan as shown by an 
                                improvement in student achievement 
                                through a 1-year gain in scores on the 
                                State assessment; and
                                    ``(II) the school will meet the 
                                State's criteria for continuous and 
                                substantial gains within 1 year; and
                            ``(iii) shall continue to provide technical 
                        assistance while instituting any corrective 
                        action under clause (i) or (ii).
                    ``(B) Definition of corrective action.--In this 
                paragraph, the term `corrective action' means action, 
                consistent with State and local law, that--
                            ``(i) substantially and directly responds 
                        to--
                                    ``(I) the consistent academic 
                                failure that caused a local educational 
                                agency to take the action; and
                                    ``(II) any underlying staffing, 
                                curricular, or other problems in the 
                                school; and
                            ``(ii) is designed to substantially 
                        increase the likelihood that students in the 
                        school will meet challenging State standards.
                    ``(C) Mandatory corrective actions.--In the case of 
                a school described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the local 
                educational agency shall take at least 1 of the 
                following corrective actions:
                            ``(i) Instituting and fully implementing a 
                        new curriculum, including appropriate 
                        professional development for all relevant 
                        staff, that is research-based and offers 
                        substantial promise of improving educational 
                        achievement for low-performing students.
                            ``(ii) Redesigning the school by 
                        reconstituting all or part of the school staff, 
                        restructuring the school such as by creating 
                        schools within schools or other smaller 
                        learning environments, or reopening the school 
                        under alternative governance arrangements such 
                        as a public charter school.
                            ``(iii) Closing the school.
                            ``(iv) In conjunction with any other action 
                        described in clauses (i) through (iii), 
                        allowing students in the school who are served 
                        under this part to choose to attend other 
                        public schools and providing the students 
                        transportation (or the costs of transportation) 
                        to those schools.
                    ``(D) Availability.--The local educational agency 
                shall make public and disseminate any corrective action 
                the local educational agency takes under this 
                paragraph.
                    ``(E) Opportunity to review and present evidence.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Before determining that 
                        a local educational agency will take corrective 
                        action with respect to any school under this 
                        paragraph, the local educational agency shall 
                        provide the school an opportunity to review the 
                        school-level data, including assessment data, 
                        on which the proposed determination is made.
                            ``(ii) Supporting evidence.--If the school 
                        believes that the proposed determination is in 
                        error for statistical or other substantive 
                        reasons, the school may provide supporting 
                        evidence to the local educational agency, and 
                        the local educational agency shall consider the 
                        evidence before making a final determination.
            ``(6) State educational agency responsibilities.--If a 
        State educational agency determines that a local educational 
        agency failed to carry out the local educational agency's 
        responsibilities under paragraphs (4) and (5), the State 
        educational agency shall take such action as the State 
        educational agency finds necessary to improve the affected 
        schools and to ensure that the local educational agency carries 
        out those responsibilities.
            ``(7) Special rule.--A local educational agency may remove 
        from school improvement status under this subsection any school 
        that meets the State's criteria under section 1111(b)(2), 
        including showing substantial gains by the lowest-performing 
        students, for at least two of the three years following the 
        school's identification under paragraph (1).
    ``(d) State Review and LEA Improvement.--
            ``(1) Purpose.--In order to ensure that children served 
        under this part meet challenging State standards, each State 
        educational agency shall annually review the progress of each 
        participating local educational agency, in accordance with 
        section 1111(b)(2), to determine whether the local educational 
        agency is meeting the State's criteria for accountability, 
        including showing continuous and substantial gains in the 
        achievement of the lowest-performing students.
            ``(2) Distinguished school districts.--Each State may 
        designate as a Distinguished School District the school 
        district of a local educational agency that, over a 3-year 
        period, meets or exceeds such criteria as the State may 
        establish for performance and improvement under this part.
            ``(3) Identification.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State educational agency shall 
                identify for improvement any local educational agency 
                that, for 2 consecutive years, does not meet the 
                State's criteria for accountability under section 
                1111(b)(2), including showing continuous and 
                substantial gains in achievement for the lowest-
                performing students, unless the Secretary has approved 
                an alternative procedure in the State's plan under 
                section 1111(b)(2)(B)(ii).
                    ``(B) Opportunity to review data.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Before identifying a 
                        local educational agency for improvement under 
                        subparagraph (A), the State educational agency 
                        shall provide the local educational agency with 
                        an opportunity to review the school-level data, 
                        including assessment data, on which the 
                        proposed identification is based.
                            ``(ii) Supporting evidence.--If the local 
                        educational agency believes that such proposed 
                        identification is in error due to statistical 
                        or other substantive reasons, the local 
                        educational agency may provide supporting 
                        evidence, and the State educational agency 
                        shall consider the evidence before making a 
                        final determination.
            ``(4) Local educational agency revisions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each local educational agency 
                identified for improvement under paragraph (3) shall, 
                within 3 months of being so identified, revise the 
                local educational agency's plan under section 1112, in 
                consultation with schools, parents, and outside 
                educational experts, to--
                            ``(i) address the fundamental teaching and 
                        learning needs in the schools of the local 
                        educational agency, and the specific academic 
                        problems of low-performing students;
                            ``(ii) have the greatest likelihood of 
                        improving the performance of participating 
                        children in meeting the State's student 
                        performance standards; and
                            ``(iii) identify annual student performance 
                        targets and goals for the next 3 years.
                    ``(B) Determination.--Such revision shall include 
                determining why the local educational agency's plan 
                failed to bring about increased achievement.
                    ``(C) Peer review and approval.--The local 
                educational agency shall submit its revised plan to the 
                State educational agency for peer review and approval.
            ``(5) State educational agency responsibility.--For each 
        local educational agency identified under paragraph (3), the 
        State educational agency shall provide technical or other 
        assistance, if requested, as authorized under section 1117, to 
        better enable the local educational agency to--
                    ``(A) develop and implement the local educational 
                agency's revised plan; and
                    ``(B) work with schools needing improvement.
            ``(6) Corrective action.--In order to ensure that children 
        served under this part meet challenging State standards, each 
        State educational agency shall implement a system of corrective 
        action in accordance with the following, unless the Secretary 
        has approved an alternative procedure in the State's plan under 
        section 1111(b)(2)(B)(ii):
                    ``(A) In general.--After providing technical 
                assistance under paragraph (5) and taking other 
                remedial measures, the State educational agency--
                            ``(i) may take corrective action at any 
                        time with respect to a local educational agency 
                        that has been identified under paragraph (3);
                            ``(ii) shall take such action with respect 
                        to any local educational agency that fails to 
                        make continuous and substantial gains, as 
                        defined by the State, after the third year 
                        following the local educational agency's 
                        identification under paragraph (3), except that 
                        the State educational agency may refrain from 
                        taking such action for not more than 1 
                        additional year if the State educational agency 
                        assesses the local educational agency's 
                        performance and determines that--
                                    ``(I) the local educational agency 
                                is meeting the targets and goals in the 
                                local educational agency's revised 
                                plan, as described in paragraph 
                                (4)(A)(iii), as shown by an improvement 
                                in student achievement through a 1-year 
                                gain in scores on the State assessment; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) the local educational agency 
                                will meet the State's criteria for 
                                continuous and substantial gains within 
                                1 year; and
                            ``(iii) shall continue to provide technical 
                        assistance while instituting any corrective 
                        action under clause (i) or (ii).
                    ``(B) Definition of corrective action.--In this 
                paragraph, the term `corrective action' means action, 
                consistent with State law, that--
                            ``(i) substantially and directly responds 
                        to--
                                    ``(I) the persistent academic 
                                failure that caused a State educational 
                                agency to take the action; and
                                    ``(II) any underlying staffing, 
                                curricular, or other problems in the 
                                local educational agency; and
                            ``(ii) is designed to substantially 
                        increase the likelihood that students in the 
                        local educational agency's schools will meet 
                        challenging State standards.
                    ``(C) Mandatory corrective action.--In the case of 
                a local educational agency described in subparagraph 
                (A)(ii), the State educational agency shall take at 
                least 1 of the following corrective actions:
                            ``(i) Withholding of funds.
                            ``(ii) Appointing a receiver or trustee to 
                        administer the affairs of the local educational 
                        agency in place of the superintendent and 
                        school board.
                            ``(iii) Abolishing or restructuring the 
                        local educational agency.
                            ``(iv) In conjunction with any other action 
                        described in this subparagraph, allowing 
                        students in the schools of the local 
                        educational agency served under this part to 
                        choose to attend public schools in other local 
                        educational agencies and providing the students 
                        transportation (or the costs of transportation) 
                        to those schools.
                    ``(D) Notice and hearing.--Before implementing any 
                corrective action under subparagraph (A), the State 
                educational agency shall provide notice and an 
                opportunity for a hearing to the affected local 
                educational agency, if State law provides for such 
                notice and opportunity.
                    ``(E) Availability.--The State educational agency 
                shall make public and disseminate any corrective action 
                the State educational agency takes under this 
                paragraph.
            ``(7) Special rule.--A State educational agency may remove 
        from improvement status under this subsection any local 
        educational agency that, for at least 2 of the 3 years 
        following identification under paragraph (3), makes substantial 
        gains toward meeting the State's standards.''.

      TITLE II--ENSURING THAT CHILDREN BEGIN SCHOOL READY TO LEARN

SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
        agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 14101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        8801).
            (2) Poverty line.--The term ``poverty line'' means the 
        poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
        Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) 
        of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) 
        applicable to a family of the size involved.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.
            (4) State board.--The term ``State board'' means a State 
        Early Learning Coordinating Board established under section 
        202(c).
            (5) Young child.--The term ``young child'' means an 
        individual from birth through age 5.
            (6) Young child assistance activities.--The term ``young 
        child assistance activities'' means the activities described in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of section 203(b).

SEC. 202. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall make allotments under 
subsection (b) to eligible States to pay for the Federal share of the 
cost of enabling the States to make grants to local collaboratives 
under section 203 for young child assistance activities.
    (b) Allotment.--
            (1) In general.--From the funds appropriated under section 
        204 for each fiscal year and not reserved under subsection (i), 
        the Secretary shall allot to each eligible State an amount that 
        bears the same relationship to such funds as the total number 
        of young children in poverty in the State bears to the total 
        number of young children in poverty in all eligible States.
            (2) Young child in poverty.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``young child in poverty'' means an individual who--
                    (A) is a young child; and
                    (B) is a member of a family with an income below 
                the poverty line.
    (c) State Boards.--
            (1) In general.--In order for a State to be eligible to 
        obtain an allotment under this title, the Governor of the State 
        shall establish, or designate an entity to serve as, a State 
        Early Learning Coordinating Board, which shall receive the 
        allotment and make the grants described in section 203.
            (2) Established board.--A State board established under 
        paragraph (1) shall consist of the Governor and members 
        appointed by the Governor, including--
                    (A) representatives of all State agencies primarily 
                providing services to young children in the State;
                    (B) representatives of business in the State;
                    (C) chief executive officers of political 
                subdivisions in the State;
                    (D) parents of young children in the State;
                    (E) officers of community organizations serving 
                low-income individuals, as defined by the Secretary, in 
                the State;
                    (F) representatives of State nonprofit 
                organizations that represent the interests of young 
                children in poverty, as defined in subsection (b), in 
                the State;
                    (G) representatives of organizations providing 
                services to young children and the parents of young 
                children, such as organizations providing child care, 
                carrying out Head Start programs under the Head Start 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), providing services 
                through a family resource center, providing home 
                visits, or providing health care services, in the 
                State; and
                    (H) representatives of local educational agencies.
            (3) Designated board.--The Governor may designate an entity 
        to serve as the State board under paragraph (1) if the entity 
        includes the Governor and the members described in 
        subparagraphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (2).
            (4) Designated state agency.--The Governor shall designate 
        a State agency that has a representative on the State board to 
        provide administrative oversight concerning the use of funds 
        made available under this title and to ensure accountability 
        for the funds.
    (d) Application.--To be eligible to receive an allotment under this 
title, a State board shall annually submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, the application shall 
contain--
            (1) sufficient information about the entity established or 
        designated under subsection (c) to serve as the State board to 
        enable the Secretary to determine whether the entity complies 
        with the requirements of such subsection;
            (2) a comprehensive State plan for carrying out young child 
        assistance activities;
            (3) an assurance that the State board will provide such 
        information as the Secretary shall by regulation require on the 
        amount of State and local public funds expended in the State to 
        provide services for young children; and
            (4) an assurance that the State board shall annually 
        compile and submit to the Secretary information from the 
        reports referred to in section 203(e)(2)(F)(iii) that describes 
        the results referred to in section 203(e)(2)(F)(i).
    (e) Federal Share.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost described in 
        subsection (a) shall be--
                    (A) 85 percent, in the case of a State for which 
                the Federal medical assistance percentage (as defined 
                in section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(b))) is not less than 50 percent but is less than 60 
percent;
                    (B) 87.5 percent, in the case of a State for which 
                such percentage is not less than 60 percent but is less 
                than 70 percent; and
                    (C) 90 percent, in the case of any State not 
                described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
            (2) State share.--
                    (A) In general.--The State shall contribute the 
                remaining share (referred to in this paragraph as the 
                ``State share'') of the cost described in subsection 
                (a).
                    (B) Form.--The State share of the cost shall be in 
                cash.
                    (C) Sources.--The State may provide for the State 
                share of the cost from State or local sources, or 
                through donations from private entities.
    (f) State Administrative Costs.--
            (1) In general.--A State may use not more than 5 percent of 
        the funds made available through an allotment made under this 
        title to pay for a portion, not to exceed 50 percent, of State 
        administrative costs related to carrying out this title.
            (2) Waiver.--A State may apply to the Secretary for a 
        waiver of paragraph (1). The Secretary may grant the waiver if 
        the Secretary finds that unusual circumstances prevent the 
        State from complying with paragraph (1). A State that receives 
        such a waiver may use not more than 7.5 percent of the funds 
        made available through the allotment to pay for the State 
        administrative costs.
    (g) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall monitor the activities of 
States that receive allotments under this title to ensure compliance 
with the requirements of this title, including compliance with the 
State plans.
    (h) Enforcement.--If the Secretary determines that a State that has 
received an allotment under this title is not complying with a 
requirement of this title, the Secretary may--
            (1) provide technical assistance to the State to improve 
        the ability of the State to comply with the requirement;
            (2) reduce, by not less than 5 percent, an allotment made 
        to the State under this section, for the second determination 
        of noncompliance;
            (3) reduce, by not less than 25 percent, an allotment made 
        to the State under this section, for the third determination of 
        noncompliance; or
            (4) revoke the eligibility of the State to receive 
        allotments under this section, for the fourth or subsequent 
        determination of noncompliance.
    (i) Technical Assistance.--From the funds appropriated under 
section 204 for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more 
than 1 percent of the funds to pay for the costs of providing technical 
assistance. The Secretary shall use the reserved funds to enter into 
contracts with eligible entities to provide technical assistance, to 
local collaboratives that receive grants under section 203, relating to 
the functions of the local collaboratives under this title.

SEC. 203. GRANTS TO LOCAL COLLABORATIVES.

    (a) In General.--A State board that receives an allotment under 
section 202 shall use the funds made available through the allotment, 
and the State contribution made under section 202(e)(2), to pay for the 
Federal and State shares of the cost of making grants, on a competitive 
basis, to local collaboratives to carry out young child assistance 
activities.
    (b) Use of Funds.--A local collaborative that receives a grant made 
under subsection (a)--
            (1) shall use funds made available through the grant to 
        provide, in a community, activities that consist of education 
        and supportive services, such as--
                    (A) home visits for parents of young children;
                    (B) services provided through community-based 
                family resource centers for such parents; and
                    (C) collaborative pre-school efforts that link 
                parenting education for such parents to early childhood 
                learning services for young children; and
            (2) may use funds made available through the grant--
                    (A) to provide, in the community, activities that 
                consist of--
                            (i) activities designed to strengthen the 
                        quality of child care for young children and 
                        expand the supply of high quality child care 
                        services for young children;
                            (ii) health care services for young 
                        children, including increasing the level of 
                        immunization for young children in the 
                        community, providing preventive health care 
                        screening and education, and expanding health 
                        care services in schools, child care 
                        facilities, clinics in public housing projects 
                        (as defined in section 3(b) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))), and mobile 
dental and vision clinics;
                            (iii) services for children with 
                        disabilities who are young children; and
                            (iv) activities designed to assist schools 
                        in providing educational and other support 
                        services to young children, and parents of 
                        young children, in the community, to be carried 
                        out during extended hours when appropriate; and
                    (B) to pay for the salary and expenses of the 
                administrator described in subsection (e)(4), in 
                accordance with such regulations as the Secretary shall 
                prescribe.
    (c) Multiyear Funding.--In making grants under this section, a 
State board may make grants for grant periods of more than 1 year to 
local collaboratives with demonstrated success in carrying out young 
child assistance activities.
    (d) Local Collaboratives.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section for a community, a local collaborative shall demonstrate 
that the collaborative--
            (1) is able to provide, through a coordinated effort, young 
        child assistance activities to young children, and parents of 
        young children, in the community; and
            (2) includes--
                    (A) all public agencies primarily providing 
                services to young children in the community;
                    (B) businesses in the community;
                    (C) representatives of the local government for the 
                county or other political subdivision in which the 
                community is located;
                    (D) parents of young children in the community;
                    (E) officers of community organizations serving 
                low-income individuals, as defined by the Secretary, in 
                the community;
                    (F) community-based organizations providing 
                services to young children and the parents of young 
                children, such as organizations providing child care, 
                carrying out Head Start programs, or providing pre-
                kindergarten education, mental health, or family 
                support services; and
                    (G) nonprofit organizations that serve the 
                community and that are described in section 501(c)(3) 
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
                taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
    (e) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, a local collaborative shall submit an application to the State 
board at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
the State board may require. At a minimum, the application shall 
contain--
            (1) sufficient information about the entity described in 
        subsection (d)(2) to enable the State board to determine 
        whether the entity complies with the requirements of such 
        subsection;
            (2) a comprehensive plan for carrying out young child 
        assistance activities in the community, including information 
        indicating--
                    (A) the young child assistance activities available 
                in the community, as of the date of submission of the 
                plan, including information on efforts to coordinate 
                the activities;
                    (B) the unmet needs of young children, and parents 
                of young children, in the community for young child 
                assistance activities;
                    (C) the manner in which funds made available 
                through the grant will be used--
                            (i) to meet the needs, including expanding 
                        and strengthening the activities described in 
                        subparagraph (A) and establishing additional 
                        young child assistance activities; and
                            (ii) to improve results for young children 
                        in the community;
                    (D) how the local cooperative will use at least 60 
                percent of the funds made available through the grant 
                to provide young child assistance activities to young 
                children and parents described in subsection (f);
                    (E) the comprehensive methods that the 
                collaborative will use to ensure that--
                            (i) each entity carrying out young child 
                        assistance activities through the collaborative 
                        will coordinate the activities with such 
                        activities carried out by other entities 
                        through the collaborative; and
                            (ii) the local collaborative will 
                        coordinate the activities of the local 
                        collaborative with--
                                    (I) other services provided to 
                                young children, and the parents of 
                                young children, in the community; and
                                    (II) the activities of other local 
                                collaboratives serving young 
children and families in the community, if any; and
                    (F) the manner in which the collaborative will, at 
                such intervals as the State board may require, submit 
                information to the State board to enable the State 
                board to carry out monitoring under section 202(f), 
                including the manner in which the collaborative will--
                            (i) evaluate the results achieved by the 
                        collaborative for young children and parents of 
                        young children through activities carried out 
                        through the grant;
                            (ii) evaluate how services can be more 
                        effectively delivered to young children and the 
                        parents of young children; and
                            (iii) prepare and submit to the State board 
                        annual reports describing the results;
            (3) an assurance that the local collaborative will comply 
        with the requirements of subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) of 
        paragraph (2), and subsection (g); and
            (4) an assurance that the local collaborative will hire an 
        administrator to oversee the provision of the activities 
        described in paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of subsection (b).
    (f) Distribution.--In making grants under this section, the State 
board shall ensure that not less than 60 percent of the funds made 
available through each grant are used to provide the young child 
assistance activities to young children (and parents of young children) 
who reside in school districts in which half or more of the students 
receive free or reduced price lunches under the National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).
    (g) Local Share.--
            (1) In general.--The local collaborative shall contribute a 
        percentage (referred to in this subsection as the ``local 
        share'') of the cost of carrying out the young child assistance 
        activities.
            (2) Percentage.--The Secretary shall by regulation specify 
        the percentage referred to in paragraph (1).
            (3) Form.--The local share of the cost shall be in cash.
            (4) Source.--The local collaborative shall provide for the 
        local share of the cost through donations from private 
        entities.
            (5) Waiver.--The State board shall waive the requirement of 
        paragraph (1) for poor rural and urban areas, as defined by the 
        Secretary.
    (h) Monitoring.--The State board shall monitor the activities of 
local collaboratives that receive grants under this title to ensure 
compliance with the requirements of this title.

SEC. 204. APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are 
appropriated, to carry out this title $100,000,000 for fiscal year 
2000, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $300,000,000 for fiscal year 
2002, $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and $1,000,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2004.

            TITLE III--EXCELLENT PRINCIPALS CHALLENGE GRANT

SEC. 301. GRANTS TO STATES FOR THE TRAINING OF PRINCIPALS.

    (a) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--From the sums appropriated under 
        subsection (g) and not reserved under subsection (f) for any 
        fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to eligible State 
        educational agencies or consortia of State educational agencies 
        to enable such State educational agencies or consortia to award 
        grants to local educational agencies for the provision of 
        professional development services for public elementary school 
        and secondary school principals to enhance the leadership 
        skills of such principals.
            (2) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants under 
        this section to eligible State educational agencies or 
        consortia on the basis of criteria that includes--
                    (A) the quality of the proposed use of the grant 
                funds; and
                    (B) the educational need of the State or States.
    (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a), a State educational agency or consortium shall prepare 
and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, 
including an assurance that--
            (1) matching funds will be provided in accordance with 
        subsection (e); and
            (2) principals were involved in developing the application 
        and the proposed use of the grant funds.
    (c) Use of Funds.--Subject to section 3(a)(1), a State educational 
agency or consortium that receives a grant under this section shall use 
amounts received under the grant to provide assistance to local 
educational agencies to enable such local educational agencies to 
provide training and other activities to increase the leadership and 
other skills of principals in public elementary schools and secondary 
schools. Such activities may include activities--
            (1) to enhance and develop school management and business 
        skills;
            (2) to provide principals with knowledge of--
                    (A) effective instructional skills and practices; 
                and
                    (B) comprehensive whole-school approaches and 
                programs;
            (3) to improve understanding of the effective uses of 
        educational technology;
            (4) to provide training in effective, fair evaluation of 
        school staff; and
            (5) to improve knowledge of State content and performance 
        standards.
    (d) Amount of Grant.--The amount of a grant awarded to a State 
educational agency or consortium under this section shall be determined 
by the Secretary.
    (e) Matching Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive funds under this 
        section, a State educational agency or consortium shall provide 
        assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that non-Federal funds 
        will be made available to carry out activities under this title 
        in an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount that is provided 
        to the State educational agency or consortium under this 
        section.
            (2) Waiver.--The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to 
        waive the matching requirement of paragraph (1) with respect to 
        State educational agencies or consortia that the Secretary 
        determines serve low-income areas.
            (3) Non-federal contributions.--Non-Federal funds required 
        under paragraph (1) may be provided in cash or in kind, fairly 
        evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. Amounts 
        provided by the Federal Government, and any portion of any 
        service subsidized by the Federal Government, may not be 
        included in determining the amount of such non-Federal funds.
    (f) Reservation.--The Secretary may reserve not more than 2 percent 
of the amount appropriated under subsection (g) for each fiscal year to 
develop model national programs to provide the activities described in 
subsection (c) to principals. In carrying out the preceding sentence 
the Secretary shall appoint a commission, consisting of representatives 
of local educational agencies, State educational agencies, departments 
of education within institutions of higher education, principals, 
education organizations, community groups, business, and labor, to 
examine existing professional development programs and to produce a 
report on the best practices to help principals in multiple education 
environments across our Nation. The report shall be produced not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (g) Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated, and 
there are appropriated, $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 
through 2004 to carry out this section.

  TITLE IV--SECOND CHANCE PROGRAMS FOR DISRUPTIVE OR VIOLENT STUDENTS

SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF SECOND CHANCE GRANT PROGRAM.

    Title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 8601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

  ``PART E--SECOND CHANCE PROGRAMS FOR DISRUPTIVE OR VIOLENT STUDENTS

``SEC. 13501. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this part to provide financial assistance to 
State educational agencies and local educational agencies to initiate a 
program of demonstration projects, personnel training, and similar 
activities designed to build a nationwide capability in public 
elementary schools and secondary schools to meet the educational needs 
of violent or disruptive students.

``SEC. 13502. AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Establishment of Program.--From the sums appropriated under 
section 13505 for any fiscal year, the Secretary (after consultation 
with experts in the field of the education of disruptive or violent 
students) shall make grants to State educational agencies to enable 
such State educational agencies to provide financial assistance to 
local educational agencies to assist such local educational agencies in 
carrying out programs or projects that are designed to meet the 
educational needs of violent or disruptive students, including the 
training of school personnel in the education of violent or disruptive 
students.
    ``(b) Application.--Each State educational agency desiring 
assistance under this part shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(c) Uses of Funds.--Subject to section 3(a)(1) of the 
Comprehensive School Improvement and Accountability Act of 1999, 
amounts provided under a grant under this section shall be used by the 
State educational agency to provide financial assistance to local 
educational agencies. Such local educational agencies shall use such 
assistance to--
            ``(1) promote effective classroom management;
            ``(2) provide training for school staff and administrators 
        in enforcement of the discipline code described in subsection 
        (d)(2), which may include training on violence prevention;
            ``(3) implement programs to modify student behavior, 
        including hiring pupil services personnel (including school 
        counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, and 
        other professionals);
            ``(4) establish high quality alternative placements for 
        chronically disruptive or violent students that include a 
        continuum of alternatives such as--
                    ``(A) meeting with behavior management specialists;
                    ``(B) establishing short term in-school crisis 
                centers;
                    ``(C) providing medium duration in-school 
                suspension rooms; and
                    ``(D) facilitating off-campus alternatives for such 
                students; or
            ``(5) carry out other activities determined appropriate by 
        the Secretary.
    ``(d) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive financial assistance 
from a State educational agency under this part a local educational 
agency shall--
            ``(1) prepare and submit to the State educational agency an 
        application that contains an assurance that the local 
        educational agency will use the assistance to carry out 
        activities described in subsection (c);
            ``(2) have enacted and implemented a discipline code that--
                    ``(A) is applied on a school district-wide basis;
                    ``(B) makes use of clear, understandable language, 
                including specific examples of behaviors that will 
                result in disciplinary actions; and
                    ``(C) is subject to signature by all students and 
                their parents or guardians; and
            ``(3) comply with any other requirements determined 
        appropriate by the State.

``SEC. 13503. FUNDING.

    ``Each State educational agency having an application approved 
under this part shall receive a grant for a fiscal year in an amount 
that bears the same relation to the total amount appropriated under 
section 13505 for the fiscal year as the amount the State educational 
agency is eligible to receive under part A of title I for the fiscal 
year bears to the amount received by all State educational agencies 
under part A of title I for the fiscal year.

``SEC. 13504. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

    ``(a) Service of Students.--Nothing in this part shall be construed 
to prohibit a recipient of funds under this part from serving 
disruptive or violent students simultaneously with students with 
similar educational needs, in the same educational settings where 
appropriate.
    ``(b) Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.--Nothing in this 
part shall be construed to restrict or eliminate any protection 
provided for in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) with respect to students with disabilities.

``SEC. 13505. APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are 
appropriated, $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 
2004 to carry out this part.''.

                 TITLE V--TEACHER QUALITY AND TRAINING

SEC. 501. GRANTS FOR LOW-INCOME AREAS.

    Title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 8601 et seq.), as amended by section 401, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:

               ``PART F--INCREASING SALARIES FOR TEACHERS

``SEC. 13601. GRANTS FOR STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants to eligible 
State educational agencies to enable such agencies to increase the 
salaries of teachers in elementary schools and secondary schools.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a), a State educational agency shall prepare and submit to 
the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--A State educational agency that receives a 
grant under this section shall use amounts received under the grant to 
increase the salaries of teachers in elementary schools and secondary 
schools.

``SEC. 13602. GRANTS TO STATES FOR SIGNING BONUSES TO TEACHERS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants to eligible 
States to enable the States to provide incentives to encourage 
individuals to accept employment as teachers in certain elementary 
schools and secondary schools in the States.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a), a State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--A State that receives a grant under this 
section shall use amounts received under the grant to provide 
incentives to encourage individuals to accept employment in an 
elementary school or secondary school that is served by a local 
educational agency that meets the eligibility requirements described in 
section 3(a)(2) of the Comprehensive School Improvement and 
Accountability Act of 1999.
    ``(d) Amount of Grant.--The amount of a grant to be awarded to a 
State under this section shall be determined by the Secretary.
    ``(e) Limitation.--The Secretary shall use not more than 
$10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under section 13603 for each 
fiscal year to carry out this section.

``SEC. 13603. APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are 
appropriated, $500,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
$1,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and 
$2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 to carry out this part.''.

SEC. 502. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FUTURE TEACHERS.

    Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

             ``Subpart 9--Scholarships for Future Teachers

``SEC. 420L. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this subpart to establish a scholarship 
program to promote student excellence and achievement and to encourage 
students to make a commitment to teaching.

``SEC. 420M. SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Program Authority.--The Secretary is authorized, in 
accordance with the provisions of this subpart, to make grants to 
States to enable the States to award scholarships to individuals who 
have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and who make a 
commitment to become State certified teachers in elementary schools or 
secondary schools that are served by local educational agencies that 
meet the eligibility requirements described in section 3(a)(2) of the 
Comprehensive School Improvement and Accountability Act of 1999.
    ``(b) Period of Award.--Scholarships under this section shall be 
awarded for a period of not less than 1 and not more than 4 years 
during the first 4 years of study at any institution of higher 
education eligible to participate in any program assisted under this 
title. The State educational agency administering the scholarship 
program in a State shall have discretion to determine the period of the 
award (within the limits specified in the preceding sentence).
    ``(c) Use at Any Institution Permitted.--A student awarded a 
scholarship under this subpart may attend any institution of higher 
education.

``SEC. 420N. ALLOCATION AMONG STATES.

    ``(a) Allocation Formula.--From the sums appropriated under section 
420U for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate to each State 
that has an agreement under section 420O an amount that bears the same 
relation to the sums as the amount the State received under part A of 
title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 bears to 
the amount received under such part A by all States.
    ``(b) Amount of Scholarships.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
regulations setting forth the amount of scholarships awarded under this 
subpart.

``SEC. 420O. AGREEMENTS.

    ``The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with each State 
desiring to participate in the scholarship program authorized by this 
subpart. Each such agreement shall include provisions designed to 
ensure that--
            ``(1) the State educational agency will administer the 
        scholarship program authorized by this subpart in the State;
            ``(2) the State educational agency will comply with the 
        eligibility and selection provisions of this subpart;
            ``(3) the State educational agency will conduct outreach 
        activities to publicize the availability of scholarships under 
        this subpart to all eligible students in the State, with 
        particular emphasis on activities designed to assure that 
        students from low-income and moderate-income families have 
        access to the information on the opportunity for full 
        participation in the scholarship program authorized by this 
        subpart; and
            ``(4) the State educational agency will pay to each 
        individual in the State who is awarded a scholarship under this 
        subpart an amount determined in accordance with regulations 
        promulgated under section 420N(b).

``SEC. 420P. ELIGIBILITY OF SCHOLARS.

    ``(a) Secondary School Graduation or Equivalent and Admission to 
Institution Required.--Each student awarded a scholarship under this 
subpart shall--
            ``(1) have a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
        equivalent;
            ``(2) have a score on a nationally recognized college 
        entrance exam, such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or 
        the American College Testing Program (ACT), that is in the top 
        20 percent of all scores achieved by individuals in the 
        secondary school graduating class of the student, or have a 
        grade point average that is in the top 20 percent of all 
        students in the secondary school graduating class of the 
        student;
            ``(3) have been admitted for enrollment at an institution 
        of higher education; and
            ``(4) make a commitment to become a State certified 
        elementary school or secondary school teacher for a period of 5 
        years.
    ``(b) Selection Based on Commitment to Teaching.--Each student 
awarded a scholarship under this subpart shall demonstrate outstanding 
academic achievement and show promise of continued academic 
achievement.

``SEC. 420Q. SELECTION OF SCHOLARS.

    ``(a) Establishment of Criteria.--The State educational agency is 
authorized to establish the criteria for the selection of scholars 
under this subpart.
    ``(b) Adoption of Procedures.--The State educational agency shall 
adopt selection procedures designed to ensure an equitable geographic 
distribution of scholarship awards within the State.
    ``(c) Consultation Requirement.--In carrying out its 
responsibilities under subsections (a) and (b), the State educational 
agency shall consult with school administrators, local educational 
agencies, teachers, counselors, and parents.
    ``(d) Timing of Selection.--The selection process shall be 
completed, and the awards made, prior to the end of each secondary 
school academic year.

``SEC. 420R. SCHOLARSHIP CONDITION.

    ``The State educational agency shall establish procedures to assure 
that a scholar awarded a scholarship under this subpart pursues a 
course of study at an institution of higher education that is related 
to a career in teaching.

``SEC. 420S. RECRUITMENT.

    ``In carrying out a scholarship program under this section, a State 
may use not less than 5 percent of the amount awarded to the State 
under this subpart to carry out recruitment programs through local 
educational agencies. Such programs shall target liberal arts, 
education and technical institutions of higher education in the State.

``SEC. 420T. INFORMATION.

    ``The Secretary shall develop additional programs or strengthen 
existing programs to publicize information regarding the programs 
assisted under this title and teaching careers in general.

``SEC. 420U. APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are 
appropriated, to carry out this subpart $10,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2000 through 2004, of which not more than 0.5 percent 
shall be used by the Secretary in any fiscal year to carry out section 
420T.''.

SEC. 503. TEACHER QUALITY.

    Section 210 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1030) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$435,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004, of which--
            ``(1) 62 percent shall be available for each fiscal year to 
        award grants under section 202;
            ``(2) 31 percent shall be available for each fiscal year to 
        award grants under section 203; and
            ``(3) 7 percent shall be available for each fiscal year to 
        award grants under section 204.''.

SEC. 504. LOAN FORGIVENESS AND CANCELLATION FOR TEACHERS.

    (a) Federal Stafford Loans.--Section 428J of Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of subsection 
        (b)(1), by striking ``for 5 consecutive complete school 
        years'';
            (2) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (c) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(1) Amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall repay--
                            ``(i) not more than $5,000 in the aggregate 
                        of the loan obligation on a loan made under 
                        section 428 or 428H that is outstanding after 
                        the completion of the second complete school 
                        year of teaching described in subsection 
                        (b)(1); and
                            ``(ii) not more than $5,000 in the 
                        aggregate of such loan obligation that is 
                        outstanding after the fifth complete school 
                        year of teaching described in subsection 
                        (b)(1).
                    ``(B) Special rule.--No borrower may receive a 
                reduction of loan obligations under both this section 
                and section 460.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated, and there are appropriated, to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004.''.
    (b) Direct Loans.--Section 460 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087j) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subsection 
        (b)(1)(A), by striking ``for 5 consecutive complete school 
        years'';
            (2) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (c) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall repay--
                    ``(A) not more than $5,000 in the aggregate of the 
                loan obligation on a Federal Direct Stafford Loan or a 
                Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan that is 
                outstanding after the completion of the second complete 
                school year of teaching described in subsection 
                (b)(1)(A); and
                    ``(B) not more than $5,000 in the aggregate of such 
                loan obligation that is outstanding after the fifth 
                complete school year of teaching described in 
                subsection (b)(1)(A).''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated, and 
there are appropriated, to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004.''.

SEC. 505. TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.

    (a) States.--Section 202(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1022(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Mentoring.--Promoting mentoring programs that pair 
        veteran teachers with novice teachers in order to--
                    ``(A) increase the skill level of the novice 
                teacher;
                    ``(B) assist in the classroom effectiveness of the 
                novice teacher; and
                    ``(C) help promote the retention of the novice 
                teacher in the school.''.
    (b) Partnerships.--Section 203(e) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1023(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Mentoring.--Promoting mentoring programs that pair 
        veteran teachers with novice teachers in order to--
                    ``(A) increase the skill level of the novice 
                teacher;
                    ``(B) assist in the classroom effectiveness of the 
                novice teacher; and
                    ``(C) help promote the retention of the novice 
                teacher in the school.''.

SEC. 506. IMPROVING TEACHER TECHNOLOGY TRAINING.

    (a) Statement of Purpose for Title I.--Section 1001(d)(4) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301(d)(4)) 
is amended by inserting ``, giving particular attention to the role 
technology can play in professional development and improved teaching 
and learning'' before the semicolon.
    (b) Professional Development.--Section 1119(b) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 6320(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) include instruction in the use of 
                technology.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (D); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (I) 
                as subparagraphs (D) through (H), respectively.
    (c) Purposes for Title II.--Section 2002(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
6602(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) uses technology to enhance the teaching and 
                learning process.''.
    (d) National Teacher Training Project.--Section 2103(b)(2) of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 6623(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
                    ``(J) Technology.''.
    (e) Local Plan for Improving Teaching and Learning.--Section 
2208(d)(1)(F) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6648(d)(1)(F)) is amended by 
inserting ``, technologies,'' after ``strategies''.
    (f) Authorized Activities.--Section 2210(b)(2)(C) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 6650(b)(2)(C)) is amended by inserting ``, and in particular 
technology,'' after ``practices''.
    (g) Higher Education Activities.--Section 2211(a)(1)(C) of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 6651(a)(1)(C)) is amended by inserting ``, including 
technological innovation,'' after ``innovation''.

 TITLE VI--INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY-BASED SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

SEC. 601. 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS.

    Part I of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 8241 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 10905, by adding at the end the following:
            ``(14) Mentoring programs.
            ``(15) Academic assistance.
            ``(16) Drug, alcohol, and gang prevention activities.''; 
        and
            (2) in section 10907, by striking ``$20,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1995'' and all that follows through the period and 
        inserting ``$600,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 
        through 2004, to carry out this part.''.

SEC. 602. GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS REQUIRING COMMUNITY SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--From sums appropriated under subsection (f) for 
any fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to State educational 
agencies to enable such State educational agencies to create and carry 
out programs to help students meet State secondary school graduation 
requirements relating to community service.
    (b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section a State educational agency shall prepare and submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require.
    (c) Amount.--The Secretary shall determine the amount of a grant 
awarded to a State educational agency under this section.
    (d) Use of Funds.--A State educational agency shall use amounts 
received under a grant under this section to establish or expand a 
Statewide program, or school district-wide programs, that help 
secondary school students to perform community service in order to 
receive their secondary school diplomas. In carrying out such programs 
the State educational agency shall determine the type of community 
service required, the hours required, and whether to exempt low-income 
students who are employed before or after school, or during summer 
months.
    (e) Matching Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive funds under this 
        section, a State educational agency shall provide assurances 
        satisfactory to the Secretary that non-Federal funds will be 
        made available to carry out activities under this section in an 
        amount equal to the amount that is provided to the State 
        educational agency under this section, of which--
                    (A) 50 percent of such non-Federal funds shall be 
                provided by the State educational agency or local 
                educational agencies in the State; and
                    (B) 50 percent of such non-Federal funds shall be 
                provided from the private sector.
            (2) Contributions.--Non-Federal contributions required in 
        paragraph (1) may be provided in cash or in kind, fairly 
        evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services.
    (f) Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated, and 
there are appropriated, $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 
through 2004 to carry out this section.

 TITLE VII--EXPANDING NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS

SEC. 701. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this title to assist 105,000 elementary school 
or secondary school teachers in becoming board certified by the year 
2006.

SEC. 702. GRANTS TO EXPAND PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL BOARD 
              CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--From amounts appropriated under subsection (e), 
the Secretary shall award grants to States to enable such States to 
provide subsidies to elementary school and secondary school teachers 
who enroll in the certification program of the National Board for 
Professional Teaching Standards.
    (b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a), a State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require.
    (c) Amount of Grant.--The amount of a grant awarded to a State 
under subsection (a) shall be determined by the Secretary.
    (d) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--A State shall use amounts received under a 
        grant under this section to provide a subsidy to an eligible 
        teacher who enrolls and completes the teaching certification 
        program of the National Board for Professional Teaching 
        Standards.
            (2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a subsidy under 
        this section an individual shall--
                    (A) be a teacher in an elementary school or 
                secondary school, served by a local educational agency 
                that meets the eligibility requirements described in 
                section 3(a)(2), in the State involved;
                    (B) prepare and submit to the State an application 
                at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
                information as the State may require; and
                    (C) certify to the State that the individual 
                intends to enroll and complete the teaching 
                certification program of the National Board for 
                Professional Teaching Standards.
            (3) Amount of subsidy.--Subject to the availability of 
        funds, a State shall provide to a teacher with an application 
        approved under paragraph (2) a subsidy in an amount equal to 90 
        percent of the cost of enrollment in the program described in 
        paragraph (2)(C).
    (e) Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated, and 
there are appropriated, to carry out this section $37,800,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004.

              TITLE VIII--ENCOURAGING PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE

SEC. 801. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE.

    (a) In General.--From amounts appropriated under subsection (f), 
the Secretary shall award grants to States to enable such States to 
implement public school choice programs.
    (b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section a State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require.
    (c) Amount.--The Secretary shall determine the amount of a grant 
awarded to a State under this section.
    (d) Use of Funds.--Subject to section 3(a)(1), a State shall use 
amounts received under a grant under this section to establish a 
statewide public school choice program under which elementary school 
and secondary school students, who attend a school served by a local 
educational agency that meets the eligibility requirements described in 
section 3(a)(2), may enroll in any public school of their choice. 
Amounts provided under such grant may also be used--
            (1) to improve low performing school districts that lose 
        students as a result of the program; and
            (2) for any other activities determined appropriate by the 
        State.
    (e) Limitation.--A State may use not more than 10 percent of the 
amount received under a grant under this section to carry out 
activities under subsection (d)(2).
    (f) Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated, and 
there are appropriated, to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004.
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