[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[S. 473 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 473

   To implement programs and activities to raise children up out of 
                 poverty and save the next generation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 2015

   Mr. Udall introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To implement programs and activities to raise children up out of 
                 poverty and save the next generation.

    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 ``Saving Our Next 
Generation Act'' or the ``SONG Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings; sense of the Senate.
                     TITLE I--LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

               Subtitle A--General Programs for Children

Sec. 101. President's Commission on Children.
Sec. 102. Strengthening the social capital of local communities.
Sec. 103. Minimum wage increases.
Sec. 104. Permanent extension and modifications to child tax credit.
Sec. 105. Modifications to earned income tax credit.
Sec. 106. Assets for Independence Act.
Sec. 107. Community Services Block Grant program.
Sec. 108. Grants for working groups on children.
                Subtitle B--Children's Savings Accounts

Sec. 110. Definitions.
             Part I--Amendments to the Social Security Act

Sec. 111. Interest in, and distribution from, a qualified tuition 
                            program required to be disregarded under 
                            the TANF program.
Sec. 112. Exclusion of interest in, and distribution from, a qualified 
                            tuition program from resources under the 
                            SSI program.
Sec. 113. Child's savings account required to be disregarded under the 
                            TANF program.
Sec. 114. Exclusion of child's savings account from resources under the 
                            SSI program.
        Part II--Amendment to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008

Sec. 121. Exclusion of child's savings accounts from resources under 
                            the supplemental nutrition assistance 
                            program.
  Part III--Amendment to Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981

Sec. 131. Exclusion of child's savings accounts from resources under 
                            the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
                            Program.
                  Subtitle C--Family and Medical Leave

                           Part I--Inclusion

Sec. 141. Leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, 
                            parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
                            grandchild, or grandparent.
Sec. 142. Leave for civil service employees to care for same-sex 
                            spouse, domestic partner, partner-in-law, 
                            adult child, sibling, grandchild, or 
                            grandparent.
                   Part II--Family Involvement Leave

Sec. 151. Family involvement leave.
Sec. 152. Family involvement leave for civil service employees.
            Part III--Leave for Addressing Domestic Violence

Sec. 161. Leave for addressing domestic violence.
Sec. 162. Leave for addressing domestic violence for civil service 
                            employees.
                       Part IV--Bereavement Leave

Sec. 171. Bereavement leave.
Sec. 172. Bereavement leave for civil service employees.
                       TITLE II--HEALTH PROGRAMS

                      Subtitle A--Ensuring Access

Sec. 201. Coordination and extension of funding for demonstration 
                            project to address health professions 
                            workforce needs and maternal, infant, and 
                            early childhood home visiting programs.
Sec. 202. Health and dental providers.
Sec. 203. Direct certification for programs with overlapping 
                            eligibility.
Sec. 204. GAO report.
Sec. 205. Assuring coverage continuity for former foster care children 
                            up to age 26.
Sec. 206. Drug treatment for juveniles.
   Subtitle B--Strengthen Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Sec. 211. References; effective date.
           Part I--Coverage Stability and Reduced Bureaucracy

Sec. 221. Assuring care continuity during transitions among CHIP, 
                            Medicaid, and qualified health plans.
Sec. 222. State flexibility to provide for continuous eligibility.
Sec. 223. Outreach to targeted populations.
                  Part II--Benefits and Affordability

Sec. 231. Ensuring coverage of preventive health services under 
                            Medicaid and CHIP.
              Part III--Continuing Delivery System Reform

Sec. 241. Supporting evidence-based care coordination in communities.
Sec. 242. Ensuring care coordination for children.
                         Part IV--Miscellaneous

Sec. 251. Inclusion of therapeutic foster care as medical assistance.
  Subtitle C--Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare

Sec. 261. Child Welfare Innovation Grant Program.
Sec. 262. Ensuring that child welfare Federal discretionary funding is 
                            only used for evidence-based programs.
Sec. 263. Continuation of authority to approve demonstration projects 
                            designed to test innovative strategies in 
                            State child welfare programs.
Sec. 264. Reports to Congress.
                          TITLE III--EDUCATION

Sec. 301. Definitions.
         Subtitle A--Presidential Task Force on K-12 Education

Sec. 311. Establishing the Presidential Task Force on K-12 Education.
                 Subtitle B--Pupils Prepared for School

Sec. 321. Definitions.
                    Part I--Preschool Home Learning

Sec. 322. Parental support for preschool home learning.
 Part II--Grants Supporting Universal Prekindergarten for All Eligible 
                                Children

Sec. 323. Universal prekindergarten development grants to States.
Sec. 324. Two years of voluntary, high-quality, full-day, universal 
                            prekindergarten for all eligible children.
 Part III--Improving Access to Prekindergarten Programs for Low-Income 
                                Children

Sec. 325. Low-income prekindergarten grants.
         Part IV--Head Start, Early Head Start, and Even Start

Sec. 326. Expanding Head Start and Early Head Start services.
Sec. 327. Improving reading skills of low-income children and families 
                            through reauthorizing the William F. 
                            Goodling Even Start Family Literacy 
                            Program.
      Subtitle C--Elementary School and Secondary School Programs

                   Part I--Expanded School Calendars

Sec. 331. Demonstration grants for States to implement expanded school 
                            calendar program.
      Part II--Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education

Sec. 335. Short title.
Sec. 336. Purposes.
Sec. 337. Grants for State and local activities for the education of 
                            pregnant and parenting students.
Sec. 338. Local educational agency subgrants for the education of 
                            pregnant and parenting students.
Sec. 339. Conversion to categorical program in event of failure of 
                            State regarding expenditure of grants.
Sec. 340. National activities.
Sec. 341. Effect on Federal and State nondiscrimination laws.
Sec. 342. Adding pregnant and parenting data to State report cards.
Sec. 343. Authorization of appropriations.
   Part III--Healthy Food, Nutrition Education, and Physical Activity

Sec. 351. Health education and physical education as core academic 
                            subjects.
Sec. 352. Allowing funds under the Carol M. White Physical Education 
                            Program to be used for additional healthy 
                            eating activities.
Sec. 353. Enhancing school nutrition.
Sec. 354. Allowing teacher and principal training and recruitment funds 
                            to be used for instruction in nutrition, 
                            fitness, and wellness.
                Part IV--Education and Academic Support

Sec. 356. Evaluation and identification of best practices regarding 
                            education and academic support.
Sec. 357. Best practice replication grants.
Sec. 358. Study on extended learning time models.
               Subtitle D--Business Engagement in Schools

Sec. 361. Reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
                            Education Act of 2006.
Sec. 362. Interagency committee.
                    Subtitle E--Support for Parents

Sec. 371. State and local parenting grant programs.
                   Subtitle F--College Affordability

Sec. 376. Student loan refinancing.
Sec. 377. Publicity of the public loan repayment plan for public 
                            service employees.
Sec. 378. Student loans allowed to be discharged in bankruptcy.
Sec. 379. Requirements for private educational lenders regarding 
                            discharge of student loans.
Sec. 380. Prohibitions for consumer reporting agencies and furnishers 
                            of information to consumer reporting 
                            agencies related to private education 
                            loans.
Sec. 381. Entrance counseling assessment.
Sec. 382. National grant to develop and pilot measures of 
                            accountability for value and cost-
                            effectiveness in higher education.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF THE SENATE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Too many children still live in poverty. Not all 
        children in need are benefitting from existing quality 
        programs. This compromises their ability to be healthy, to do 
        well in school, and to raise healthy families themselves.
            (2) Poverty is a vicious cycle, but it can be broken.
            (3) Many factors contribute to poverty and poor economic, 
        health, and educational outcomes, including unaffordable 
        housing, an unlivable wage, and unsafe housing and communities. 
        Education and good health are keys for economic and social 
        success.
            (4) Economically, poverty predicts most of the poor 
        educational and health outcomes, while poor health and low 
        educational outcomes tend to predict poverty.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
programs most critical to improving child well-being should be fully 
funded, including--
            (1) the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
            (2) the State Children's Health Insurance Program 
        established under title XXI of the Social Security Program (42 
        U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.);
            (3) the supplemental nutrition assistance program 
        established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
        2011 et seq.);
            (4) the special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
        infants, and children established by section 17 of the Child 
        Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786);
            (5) the child and adult care food program established under 
        section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1766);
            (6) the emergency food assistance program established under 
        the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501 et 
        seq.);
            (7) the temporary assistance for needy families program 
        established under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
            (8) the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting 
        program under section 511 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        711);
            (9) the Early Head Start and Head Start programs under the 
        Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.);
            (10) the Family and Child Education program;
            (11) school-based health centers programs;
            (12) programs under the Child Care and Development Block 
        Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.);
            (13) programs under the Individuals with Disabilities 
        Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);
            (14) programs under title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
            (15) school meal programs; and
            (16) housing assistance programs.

                     TITLE I--LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

               Subtitle A--General Programs for Children

SEC. 101. PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON CHILDREN.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the President's Commission 
on Children (referred to in this section as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 20 
        members to be appointed by the President, by and with the 
        advice and consent of the Senate, of which--
                    (A) at least one member shall be a representative 
                of businesses;
                    (B) at least one member shall be a representative 
                of public entities with expertise in child health and 
                welfare;
                    (C) at least one member shall be a representative 
                of private entities with expertise in child health and 
                welfare;
                    (D) at least one member shall be a representative 
                of nonprofit entities with expertise in child health 
                and welfare; and
                    (E) at least one member shall be a representative 
                of child advocacy groups.
            (2) Date for appointment.--The appointments of the members 
        of the Commission shall be made not later than 6 months after 
        the date of enactment of this Act.
            (3) Period of appointment; vacancies.--Members shall be 
        appointed for a term of 4 years, except that of the initial 
        members, 10 such members shall be appointed for a term of 2 
        years. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its 
        powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
        appointment. Members may be reappointed.
            (4) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
        on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the 
        Commission shall hold its first meeting.
            (5) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
        Chairperson.
            (6) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
        shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may 
        hold hearings.
            (7) Chairman and vice chairman.--The Commission shall 
        select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among its 
        members.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall--
                    (A) identify interventions to spur innovation to 
                improve national child well-being outcomes, including--
                            (i) evaluating the remuneration of 
                        professions responsible for children, including 
                        medical, education, and caretaker 
                        professionals; and
                            (ii) evaluating the developmental model of 
                        Federal child health, education, and welfare 
                        programs;
                    (B) prioritize Federal partnerships and Federal 
                collaboration with other entities to improve children 
                health, education, and welfare, including--
                            (i) identifying Federal programs that 
                        should require cross-sector collaboration for 
                        funding;
                            (ii) identifying cross-training 
                        opportunities in federally funded programs; and
                            (iii) expanding collaboration among Federal 
                        departments and agencies, including with 
                        respect to--
                                    (I) programs established under the 
                                Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
                                Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.); and
                                    (II) the early and periodic 
                                screening, diagnostic, and treatment 
                                program established under title XIX of 
                                the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 
                                et seq.);
                    (C) prioritize the sustainability and long-term 
                success of Federal child health, education, and welfare 
                programs, including through providing incentives for 
                State foundations to provide leadership and identify 
                available resources;
                    (D) identify and provide advice of where and how to 
                streamline and coordinate Federal child health, 
                education, and welfare programs, services, and 
                eligibility (as appropriate), including--
                            (i) identifying gaps across such programs 
                        (by age and time of year);
                            (ii) identifying child-related areas of 
                        high risk to better target limited resources; 
                        and
                            (iii) identifying Federal program where 
                        auto-enrollment of children would be 
                        appropriate;
                    (E) provide for the conduct of a decennial White 
                House Conference on Improving the Status of Children, 
                such initial conference to be conducted not later than 
                3 years after the date of enactment of this Act;
                    (F) submit the reports described in paragraph (2); 
                and
                    (G) carry out such other activities as the 
                President or Commission determine appropriate.
            (2) Reports.--
                    (A) Biennial report.--Not later than 2 years after 
                the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially 
                thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the 
                President and the appropriate committees of Congress, a 
                report concerning the activities of the Commission 
                under subsection (c), including the recommendations and 
                accomplishments of the Commission during the period for 
                which the report is being submitted.
                    (B) Surgeon general.--Not later than December 31, 
                2017, the Commission, in consultation with the Surgeon 
                General, shall submit to the President and the 
                appropriate committees of Congress, a report on 
                improving the health of children.
                    (C) Budget report.--The Commission, in consultation 
                and conjunction with the Office of Management and 
                Budget, shall biannually submit to the President and 
                the appropriate committees of Congress, an assessment 
                of the overall impact of the Federal budget on 
                children, including an assessment of the impact of the 
                Federal budget on child well-being.
    (d) Commission Personnel Matters.--
            (1) Compensation of members.--Each member of the Commission 
        who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government 
        shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of 
        the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the 
        Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
        Code, for each day (including travel time) during which such 
        member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the 
        Commission. All members of the Commission who are officers or 
        employees of the United States shall serve without compensation 
        in addition to that received for their services as officers or 
        employees of the United States.
            (2) Travel expenses.--The members of the Commission shall 
        be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
        subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
        Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business 
        in the performance of services for the Commission.
            (3) Detail of government employees.--Any Federal Government 
        employee may be detailed to the Commission without 
        reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or 
        loss of civil service status or privilege.
            (4) Procurement of temporary and intermittent services.--
        The Chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and 
        intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
        States Code, at rates for individuals which do not exceed the 
        daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
        level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such 
        title.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 102. STRENGTHENING THE SOCIAL CAPITAL OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Institute of Medicine.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall enter 
into a contract with the Institute of Medicine under which the 
Institute shall conduct a study and submit to the Secretary a report on 
evidence-based best practices and innovations for fostering safe and 
stable families, including implementing mentoring programs. The 
Secretary shall make such report publically available.
    (b) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to 
        eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out programs 
        and activities to implement the best practices and innovations 
        identified in the report submitted under subsection (a).
            (2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        paragraph (1), an entity shall--
                    (A) be a State or local government, a federally 
                recognized Indian tribe, or an institute of higher 
                education; and
                    (B) submit to the Secretary an application at such 
                time, in such manner, and containing such information 
                as the Secretary may require.
            (3) Use of funds.--An entity shall use amounts received 
        under a grant under this subsection to implement programs and 
        activities described in the application submitted by the entity 
        under paragraph (2)(B).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.

SEC. 103. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES.

    (a) Minimum Wage.--
            (1) In general.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 
        Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read 
        as follows:
            ``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not 
        less than--
                    ``(A) $8.20 an hour, beginning on the first day of 
                the sixth month that begins after the date of enactment 
                of the Saving Our Next Generation Act;
                    ``(B) $9.15 an hour, beginning 1 year after that 
                first day;
                    ``(C) $10.10 an hour, beginning 2 years after that 
                first day; and
                    ``(D) beginning on the date that is 3 years after 
                that first day, and annually thereafter, the amount 
                determined by the Secretary pursuant to subsection 
                (h);''.
            (2) Determination based on increase in the consumer price 
        index.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
        U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h)(1) Each year, by not later than the date that is 90 days 
before a new minimum wage determined under subsection (a)(1)(D) is to 
take effect, the Secretary shall determine the minimum wage to be in 
effect pursuant to this subsection for the subsequent 1-year period. 
The wage determined pursuant to this subsection for a year shall be--
            ``(A) not less than the amount in effect under subsection 
        (a)(1) on the date of such determination;
            ``(B) increased from such amount by the annual percentage 
        increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and 
        Clerical Workers (United States city average, all items, not 
        seasonally adjusted), or its successor publication, as 
        determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; and
            ``(C) rounded to the nearest multiple of $0.05.
    ``(2) In calculating the annual percentage increase in the Consumer 
Price Index for purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall 
compare such Consumer Price Index for the most recent month, quarter, 
or year available (as selected by the Secretary prior to the first year 
for which a minimum wage is in effect pursuant to this subsection) with 
the Consumer Price Index for the same month in the preceding year, the 
same quarter in the preceding year, or the preceding year, 
respectively.''.
    (b) Base Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees.--Section 3(m)(1) of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)(1)) is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(1) the cash wage paid such employee, which for purposes 
        of such determination shall be not less than--
                    ``(A) for the 1-year period beginning on the first 
                day of the sixth month that begins after the date of 
                enactment of the Saving Our Next Generation Act, $3.00 
                an hour;
                    ``(B) for each succeeding 1-year period until the 
                hourly wage under this paragraph equals 70 percent of 
                the wage in effect under section 6(a)(1) for such 
                period, an hourly wage equal to the amount determined 
                under this paragraph for the preceding year, increased 
                by the lesser of--
                            ``(i) $0.95; or
                            ``(ii) the amount necessary for the wage in 
                        effect under this paragraph to equal 70 percent 
                        of the wage in effect under section 6(a)(1) for 
                        such period, rounded to the nearest multiple of 
                        $0.05; and
                    ``(C) for each succeeding 1-year period after the 
                year in which the hourly wage under this paragraph 
                first equals 70 percent of the wage in effect under 
                section 6(a)(1) for the same period, the amount 
                necessary to ensure that the wage in effect under this 
                paragraph remains equal to 70 percent of the wage in 
                effect under section 6(a)(1), rounded to the nearest 
                multiple of $0.05; and''.
    (c) Publication of Notice.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (as amended by subsection (a)) (29 U.S.C. 206) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Not later than 60 days prior to the effective date of any 
increase in the minimum wage determined under subsection (h) or 
required for tipped employees in accordance with subparagraph (B) or 
(C) of section 3(m)(1), as amended by the Saving Our Next Generation 
Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and on the 
website of the Department of Labor a notice announcing the adjusted 
required wage.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall take effect on the first day of the sixth month that begins after 
the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 104. PERMANENT EXTENSION AND MODIFICATIONS TO CHILD TAX CREDIT.

    (a) Permanent Extension.--
            (1) In general.--Clause (i) of section 24(d)(1)(B) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
        ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$3,000''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (d) of section 24 of 
        such Code is amended by striking paragraph (4).
            (3) Elimination of inflation adjustment.--Subsection (d) of 
        section 24 of such Code is further amended by striking 
        paragraph (3).
    (b) Inflation Adjustment.--Section 24 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Inflation Adjustment.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
        beginning in a calendar year after 2014, the dollar amounts in 
        subsections (a) and (b)(2) shall each be increased by an amount 
        equal to--
                    ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
                under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which 
                the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 
                `calendar year 2013' for `calendar year 1992' in 
                subparagraph (B) thereof.
            ``(2) Rounding.--If a dollar amount in subsection (a) or 
        (b)(2), as increased under paragraph (1), is not a multiple of 
        $50, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 
        $50.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

SEC. 105. MODIFICATIONS TO EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.

    (a) Permanent Extension of Modifications to Earned Income Tax 
Credit.--
            (1) Increase in credit percentage for families with 3 or 
        more children.--Paragraph (1) of section 32(b) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the Tax Increase Prevention 
        Act of 2014, is amended by adding at the end the following 
        flush sentence:
``In the case of an eligible individual with 3 or more qualifying 
children, the second column shall be applied by substituting `45' for 
`40'.''.
            (2) Joint returns.--
                    (A) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
                32(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
                amended by the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, is 
                amended by striking ``$3,000'' and inserting 
                ``$5,000.''.
                    (B) Inflation adjustments.--Clause (ii) of section 
                32(j)(1)(B) of such Code is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``$3,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$5,000'',
                            (ii) by striking ``subsection 
                        (b)(2)(B)(iii)'' and inserting ``subsection 
                        (b)(2)(B)'', and
                            (iii) by striking ``calendar year 2007'' 
                        and inserting ``calendar year 2008''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 32(b) of such Code is 
        amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (b) Increased Credit for Individuals With No Qualifying Children.--
            (1) In general.--The table in subparagraph (A) of section 
        32(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``$4,220'' in the second column and 
                inserting ``$8,820'', and
                    (B) by striking ``$5,280'' in the last column and 
                inserting ``$10,425''.
            (2) Inflation adjustments.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
        32(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by 
        this Act, is amended--
                    (A) in clause (i)--
                            (i) by inserting ``(except as provided in 
                        clause (iii))'' after ``(b)(2)(A)'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end, and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) in the case of the $8,820 and 
                        $10,4250 amount in the table in subsection 
                        (b)(2)(A), by substituting `calendar year 2012' 
                        for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) of 
                        such section 1.''.
    (c) Credit Allowed for Certain Childless Individuals Over Age 21.--
Subclause (II) of section 32(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``age 25'' and inserting ``age 21''.
    (d) Modification of Certain Eligibility Rules.--
            (1) Modification of abandoned spouse rule.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 32(c)(1) of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to eligible individual) 
                is amended by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
                    ``(G) Certain married individuals living apart.--
                For purposes of this section, an individual who--
                            ``(i) is married (within the meaning of 
                        section 7703(a)) and files a separate return 
                        for the taxable year,
                            ``(ii) lives with a qualifying child of the 
                        individual for more than one-half of such 
                        taxable year, and
                            ``(iii)(I) during the last 6 months of such 
                        taxable year, does not have the same principal 
                        place of abode as the individual's spouse, or
                            ``(II) has a legally binding separation 
                        agreement with the individual's spouse and is 
                        not a member of the same household with the 
                        individual's spouse by the end of the taxable 
                        year,
                shall not be considered as married.''.
                    (B) Conforming amendments.--
                            (i) The last sentence of section 
                        32(c)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
                        1986 is amended by striking ``section 7703'' 
                        and inserting ``section 7703(a)''.
                            (ii) Section 32(d) of such Code is amended 
                        by striking ``In the case of an individual who 
                        is married (within the meaning of section 
                        7703)'' and inserting ``In the case of an 
                        individual who is married (within the meaning 
                        of section 7703(a)) and is not described in 
                        subsection (c)(1)(G)''.
            (2) Simplification of rules regarding presence of 
        qualifying child.--
                    (A) Taxpayer eligible for credit for worker without 
                qualifying child if qualifying child claimed by another 
                member of family.--Section 32(c)(1) of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to eligible individual), 
                as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
                the following new paragraph:
                    ``(H) Taxpayer eligible for credit for worker 
                without qualifying child if qualifying child claimed by 
                another member of family.--
                            ``(i) General rule.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), in the case of 2 or more eligible 
                        individuals who may claim for such taxable year 
                        the same individual as a qualifying child, if 
                        such individual is claimed as a qualifying 
                        child by such an eligible individual, then any 
                        other such eligible individual who does not 
                        make such a claim of such child or of any other 
                        qualifying child may be considered an eligible 
                        individual without a qualifying child for 
                        purposes of the credit allowed under this 
                        section for such taxable year.
                            ``(ii) Exception if qualifying child 
                        claimed by parent.--If an individual is claimed 
                        as a qualifying child for any taxable year by 
                        an eligible individual who is a parent of such 
                        child, then no other custodial parent of such 
                        child who does not make such a claim of such 
                        child may be considered an eligible individual 
                        without a qualifying child for purposes of the 
                        credit allowed under this section for such 
                        taxable year.''.
                    (B) Taxpayer eligible for credit for worker without 
                qualifying child if qualifying children do not have 
                valid social security number.--Subparagraph (F) of 
                section 32(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
                is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(F) Individuals who do not include tin, etc., of 
                any qualifying child.--In the case of any eligible 
                individual who has one or more qualifying children, if 
                no qualifying child of such individual is taken into 
                account under subsection (b) by reason of paragraph 
                (3)(D), for purposes of the credit allowed under this 
                section, such individual may be considered an eligible 
                individual without a qualifying child.''.
    (e) Elimination of Disqualified Investment Income Test.--
            (1) In general.--Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986 is amended by striking subsection (i).
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 32(j)(1)(B)(i) of such Code, as amended 
                by this Act, is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``subsections'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``and (i)(1)''.
                    (B) Section 32(j)(2) of such Code is amended to 
                read as follows:
            ``(2) Rounding.--If any dollar amount in subsection 
        (b)(2)(A) (after being increased under subparagraph (B) 
        thereof), after being increased under paragraph (1), is not a 
        multiple of $10, such amount shall be rounded to the next 
        nearest multiple of $10.''.
    (f) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

SEC. 106. ASSETS FOR INDEPENDENCE ACT.

    (a) Reauthorization.--Section 416 of the Assets for Independence 
Act (42 U.S.C. 604 note) is amended by striking ``and 2003,'' and 
inserting ``2003, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020,''.
    (b) Newborn Development Accounts.--The Assets for Independence Act 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 417. NEWBORN DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this title:
            ``(1) Eligible newborn.--The term `eligible newborn' means 
        an individual who meets the eligibility criteria in subsection 
        (c) and is selected by a qualified entity to participate in a 
        newborn development account demonstration project.
            ``(2) Newborn development account.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `newborn development 
                account' means a trust created or organized in the 
                United States exclusively for the purpose of paying the 
                qualified expenses of an eligible newborn, or enabling 
                the eligible newborn to make an emergency withdrawal, 
                but only if the written governing instrument creating 
                the trust contains the requirements described in 
                clauses (i), (ii), and (iv) through (vi) of section 
                404(a)(5).
                    ``(B) Investment of assets.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        the assets of a newborn development account 
                        shall be invested in accordance with the 
                        direction of the eligible newborn after 
                        consultation with the qualified entity 
                        providing deposits for the eligible newborn 
                        under subsection (e).
                            ``(ii) Investments.--The assets of a 
                        newborn development account shall be invested 
                        in accordance with the direction of the 
                        qualified entity providing deposits for the 
                        eligible newborn under subsection (e), in a 
                        manner that provides an appropriate balance 
                        between return, liquidity, and risk, until the 
                        eligible newborn attains age 18.
                    ``(C) Custodial accounts.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), a custodial account shall be treated 
                as a trust if the assets of the custodial account are 
                held by a bank (as defined in section 408(n) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986) or another person who 
                demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, 
                that the manner in which such person will administer 
                the custodial account will be consistent with the 
                requirements of this title, and if the custodial 
                account would, except for the fact that it is not a 
                trust, constitute a newborn development account 
                described in subparagraph (A). For purposes of this 
                title, in the case of a custodial account treated as a 
                trust by reason of the preceding sentence, the 
                custodian of that custodial account shall be treated as 
                the trustee of the account.
            ``(3) Newborn development account demonstration project.--
        The term `newborn development account demonstration project' 
        means a demonstration project conducted under this section.
    ``(b) Approval of Demonstration Projects.--
            ``(1) Announcement of demonstration projects.--Not later 
        than 3 months after the date of enactment of this section, the 
        Secretary shall publicly announce the availability of funding 
        under this title for newborn development account demonstration 
        projects and shall ensure that applications to conduct such 
        demonstration projects are widely available to qualified 
        entities.
            ``(2) Submission.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
        of enactment of this section, a qualified entity may submit to 
        the Secretary an application to conduct a demonstration project 
        under this section.
            ``(3) Criteria and preferences.--In considering whether to 
        approve an application to conduct a demonstration project under 
        this section, the Secretary shall assess the criteria described 
        in section 405(c) and give preferences to applications with the 
        elements described in section 405(d).
            ``(4) Approval.--Not later than 9 months after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Secretary shall, on a 
        competitive basis, approve such applications to conduct 
        demonstration projects under this section as the Secretary 
        considers to be appropriate, taking into account the 
        assessments required by paragraph (3). The Secretary shall 
        ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the 
        applications that are approved involve a range of communities 
        (both rural and urban) and diverse populations.
    ``(c) Eligibility Criteria.--
            ``(1) In general.--An individual shall be eligible to 
        participate in a demonstration project under this section if 
        the individual meets the following criteria:
                    ``(A) Newborn.--The individual is born on or after 
                October 1, 2016, and is selected by a qualified entity 
                to participate in a demonstration project under this 
                section within 1 year of the date of the individual's 
                birth.
                    ``(B) Income and net worth test.--The individual is 
                a member of a household with an adjusted gross income 
                that does not exceed 400 percent of the poverty line 
                (as determined by the Office of Management and Budget) 
                and a net worth, as of the end of the calendar year 
                preceding the determination of eligibility, that does 
                not exceed $1,000,000.
                    ``(C) Consent of parent or guardian.--The parent or 
                legal guardian of the individual has agreed to the 
                individual's participation in the demonstration 
                project.
            ``(2) Determination of net worth.--For purposes of 
        determining the net worth of a household under paragraph 
        (1)(B), a household's assets shall not be considered to include 
        the primary dwelling unit and one motor vehicle owned by a 
        member of the household.
            ``(3) Individuals unable to complete the project.--The 
        Secretary shall establish such regulations as are necessary to 
        ensure compliance with this title if an individual 
        participating in a newborn development account demonstration 
        project moves from the community in which the project is 
        conducted or is otherwise unable to continue participating in 
        that project, including regulations prohibiting future 
        eligibility to participate in any other demonstration project 
        conducted under this title.
    ``(d) Demonstration Authority; Annual Grants.--
            ``(1) Demonstration authority.--If the Secretary approves 
        an application to conduct a demonstration project under this 
        section, the Secretary shall, not later than 10 months after 
        the date of enactment of this section, authorize the applicant 
        to conduct the project for 5 project years in accordance with 
        the approved application and the requirements of this title.
            ``(2) Grant authority.--For each project year of a 
        demonstration project conducted under this section, the 
        Secretary may make a grant to the qualified entity authorized 
        to conduct the project. In making such a grant, the Secretary 
        shall make the grant on the first day of the project year in an 
        amount not to exceed the lesser of--
                    ``(A) the aggregate amount of funds committed as 
                matching contributions from non-Federal public or 
                private sector sources; or
                    ``(B) $1,000,000.
    ``(e) Deposits by Qualified Entities.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not less than once every 3 months during 
        each project year, each qualified entity under this title shall 
        deposit in the newborn development account of each individual 
        participating in a project under this section, or into a 
        parallel account maintained by the qualified entity--
                    ``(A) from the non-Federal funds described in 
                section 405(c)(4), a matching contribution of not less 
                than $0.50 and not more than $4 for every $1 of earned 
                income (as defined in section 911(d)(2) of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986) deposited in the account by a 
                project participant during that period;
                    ``(B) from the grant made under subsection (d)(2), 
                an amount equal to the matching contribution made under 
                subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(C) any interest that has accrued on amounts 
                deposited under subparagraph (A) or (B) on behalf of 
                that individual.
            ``(2) Initial deposit.--Upon the establishment of a newborn 
        development account, the qualified entity providing deposits 
        for such account shall deposit in the account $1,000 from the 
        grant made under subsection (d)(2).
    ``(f) Assignment of Social Security Account Number.--In the case of 
an individual who is selected by a qualified entity to participate in a 
newborn development account demonstration project and does not have a 
social security account number, the Secretary shall coordinate with the 
Commissioner of Social Security to ensure that such individual is 
assigned a social security account number as required under section 
205(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
405(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)).
    ``(g) Application.--Except as otherwise provided, all requirements 
of this title shall--
            ``(1) apply to newborn development accounts in the same 
        manner in which they apply to individual development accounts; 
        and
            ``(2) apply to newborn development demonstration projects 
        in the same manner in which they apply to other demonstration 
        projects conducted under this title.''.
    (c) Repayment of Initial Deposit Principal.--Section 202(q) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(q)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
            ``(12) In the case of an individual who participated in a 
        newborn development account demonstration project under section 
        417 of the Assets for Independence Act, beginning with the 
        first month for which such individual is entitled to an old-
        age, wife's, husband's, widow's, or widow's insurance benefit, 
        the amount of such benefit shall be reduced by up to 25 percent 
        each month until the total amount by which such individual's 
        benefits have been reduced equals $1,000.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 404 of the Assets for Independence Act is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or eligible newborn'' 
                        after ``eligible individual'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or 
                        newborn development account'' after 
                        ``individual development account''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``or newborn'' after 
                        ``the individual'' each place it appears;
                    (B) in paragraph (5)(A)(vi)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or newborn development 
                        account'' after ``individual development 
                        account''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``or eligible newborn'' 
                        after ``eligible individual'';
                    (C) in paragraph (8)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or newborn development 
                        account'' after ``individual development 
                        account'' each place it appears;
                            (ii) by inserting ``or eligible newborn'' 
                        after ``eligible individual'' each place it 
                        appears;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
                        ``or NDAs'' after ``IDAs'' in the subparagraph 
                        heading; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following new 
                        subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Retirement expenses for eligible newborns.--
                In the case of an eligible newborn who has attained 
                early retirement age (as defined in section 216(l) of 
                the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416)), amounts paid 
                from the newborn development account of such eligible 
                newborn directly to the eligible newborn for purposes 
                of enabling the eligible newborn to meet necessary 
                living expenses.''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (9)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or newborn'' after ``an 
                        individual'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``or newborn development 
                        account'' after ``individual development 
                        account''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``or newborn'' before 
                        ``during the period''.
            (2) Section 416 of the Assets for Independence Act is 
        amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and section 202(q)(12) of the 
                Social Security Act'' after ``Internal Revenue Code of 
                1986''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or newborn development account'' 
                after ``individual development account''.

SEC. 107. COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 674(a) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
9903(a)) is amended by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2014''.

SEC. 108. GRANTS FOR WORKING GROUPS ON CHILDREN.

    (a) Working Groups.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall award 
        grant to States to establish Governors Working Groups on 
        Children, that provide innovative, independent, bipartisan, and 
        sustainable leadership at the State level for improving the 
        health status of children.
            (2) Funding.--In awarding grants under this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall ensure that grants funds and activities are 
        coordinated with existing funding streams and programs targeted 
        at improving the health status of children.
            (3) Assessment.--States receiving grants under this section 
        shall use a portion of grant funds to assess the impact of 
        State budget allocations to health on child well-being 
        outcomes.
            (4) Health education coordinators.--Each State receiving a 
        grant under this subsection shall appoint a health education 
        coordinator to review and coordinate health and education 
        resources, services, and programs of the State, as appropriate.
    (b) National Technical Assistance Grant.--The Secretary shall award 
a grant to an institution of higher education, a national nonprofit 
organization, or a foundation, that is capable of providing technical 
assistance on a national basis, to provide technical assistance to such 
States and Indian tribes to--
            (1) identify best practices for improving the health status 
        of children;
            (2) provide consultation, training, and technical 
        assistance to improve the health status of children; and
            (3) improve efforts of States and Indian tribes at capacity 
        building.
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

                Subtitle B--Children's Savings Accounts

SEC. 110. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle:
            (1) Child's savings account.--The term ``child's savings 
        account'' means a trust created or organized exclusively for 
        the purpose of paying the qualified expenses of only an 
        individual who, when the trust is created or organized, has not 
        attained 18 years of age, if the written governing instrument 
        creating the trust contains the following requirements:
                    (A) The trustee is a federally insured financial 
                institution, or a State insured financial institution 
                if a federally insured financial institution is not 
                available.
                    (B) The assets of the trust will be invested in 
                accordance with the direction of the individual or of a 
                parent or guardian of the individual, after 
                consultation with the entity providing the initial 
                contribution to the trust or, if applicable, a matching 
                or other contribution for the individual.
                    (C) The assets of the trust will not be commingled 
                with other property except in a common trust fund or 
                common investment fund.
                    (D) Any amount in the trust that is attributable to 
                an account seed or matched deposit may be paid or 
                distributed from the trust only for the purpose of 
                paying qualified expenses of the individual.
            (2) Qualified expenses.--The term ``qualified expenses'' 
        means, with respect to an individual, expenses that--
                    (A) are incurred after the individual receives a 
                secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; 
                and
                    (B) are--
                            (i) postsecondary educational expenses (as 
                        defined in section 529 of the Internal Revenue 
                        Code of 1986) of the individual;
                            (ii) for the purchase of a first home by 
                        the individual; or
                            (iii) for the capitalization of a business 
                        owned by the individual.

             PART I--AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

SEC. 111. INTEREST IN, AND DISTRIBUTION FROM, A QUALIFIED TUITION 
              PROGRAM REQUIRED TO BE DISREGARDED UNDER THE TANF 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 408(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) Requirement to disregard interest in and 
        distribution from, a qualified tuition program.--A State to 
        which a grant is made under section 403 shall disregard the 
        value of any interest in, or distribution from, a qualified 
        tuition program (as defined in section 529(b) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986), in determining the eligibility of, and 
        the amount or type of assistance to be provided to an 
        individual or family under the State program funded under this 
        part.''.
    (b) Penalty for Noncompliance.--
            (1) In general.--Section 409(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        609(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(17) Penalty for failure to disregard interest in, or 
        distribution from, a qualified tuition program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary finds that a 
                State to which a grant is made under section 403 for a 
                fiscal year has failed to comply with section 
                408(a)(13) during the fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
                reduce the grant otherwise payable to the State under 
                section 403(a)(1) for the succeeding fiscal year by the 
                percentage specified in subparagraph (B) of this 
                paragraph.
                    ``(B) Amount of reduction.--The reduction required 
                under subparagraph (A) shall be--
                            ``(i) not less than 1 nor more than 2 
                        percent;
                            ``(ii) not less than 2 nor more than 3 
                        percent, if the finding is the 2nd consecutive 
                        finding made pursuant to subparagraph (A); or
                            ``(iii) not less than 3 nor more than 5 
                        percent, if the finding is the 3rd or a 
                        subsequent consecutive such finding.''.
            (2) No exception for reasonable cause.--Section 409(b)(2) 
        of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``or 
        (13)'' and inserting ``(13), or (17)''.

SEC. 112. EXCLUSION OF INTEREST IN, AND DISTRIBUTION FROM, A QUALIFIED 
              TUITION PROGRAM FROM RESOURCES UNDER THE SSI PROGRAM.

    Section 1613(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (16);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (17) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following:
            ``(18) the value of any interest in, or distribution from, 
        a qualified tuition program (as defined in section 529(b) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).''.

SEC. 113. CHILD'S SAVINGS ACCOUNT REQUIRED TO BE DISREGARDED UNDER THE 
              TANF PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 408(a)(13) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by section 111(a) of this Act, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(13)'' and all that follows through ``A 
        State'' and inserting the following:
            ``(13) Requirement to disregard interest in, and 
        distribution from, a qualified tuition program, and value of a 
        child's savings account.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State''; and
            (2) by inserting ``and the value of any child's savings 
        account (as defined in section 401 of the SONG Act)'' after 
        ``1986)''.
    (b) Penalty for Noncompliance.--Section 409(a)(17) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 608(a)(17)), as added by section 101(b)(1) of this Act, is 
amended in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``or value of a child's 
savings account'' after ``program''.

SEC. 114. EXCLUSION OF CHILD'S SAVINGS ACCOUNT FROM RESOURCES UNDER THE 
              SSI PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1613(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1382b(a)), as amended by section 112 of this Act, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (17);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (18) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following:
            ``(19) any child's savings account (as defined in section 
        401 of the SONG Act), including accrued interest or other 
        earnings thereon.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1613(e)(5) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1382b) is amended by inserting ``of this Act or section 110 of 
the SONG Act'' before the period.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--Effective immediately after the repeal 
of the amendments made by the Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act 
of 2009 (Public Law 111-255), section 1613(a) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b(a)), as amended by the preceding provisions of 
this subtitle, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (15);
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (16); and
            (3) by striking paragraph (17) and redesignating paragraphs 
        (18) and (19) as paragraphs (17) and (18), respectively.

        PART II--AMENDMENT TO THE FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008

SEC. 121. EXCLUSION OF CHILD'S SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FROM RESOURCES UNDER 
              THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 5(g) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2014(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) Exclusion of child's savings accounts from allowable 
        financial resources.--
                    ``(A) Exclusion.--The Secretary shall exclude from 
                financial resources under this subsection the value of 
                funds in any child's savings account.
                    ``(B) Child's savings account.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the term `child's savings account' 
                has the meaning given such term in section 110 of the 
                SONG Act.''.

  PART III--AMENDMENT TO LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1981

SEC. 131. EXCLUSION OF CHILD'S SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FROM RESOURCES UNDER 
              THE LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 2605(f) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) Exclusion of Child's Savings Accounts From Allowable 
Financial Resources.--
            ``(A) Exclusion.--The income of a household shall be 
        determined under this section without regard to the value of 
        funds in any child's savings account.
            ``(B) Child's savings account.--For purposes of 
        subparagraph (A), the term `child's savings account' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 110 of the SONG Act.''.

                  Subtitle C--Family and Medical Leave

                           PART I--INCLUSION

SEC. 141. LEAVE TO CARE FOR A SAME-SEX SPOUSE, DOMESTIC PARTNER, 
              PARENT-IN-LAW, ADULT CHILD, SIBLING, GRANDCHILD, OR 
              GRANDPARENT.

    (a) Definitions.--
            (1) Inclusion of adult children and children of a domestic 
        partner.--Section 101(12) of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
        of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(12)) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``a child of an individual's 
                domestic partner,'' after ``a legal ward,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``who is--'' and all that follows 
                and inserting ``and includes an adult child.''.
            (2) Inclusion of grandchildren, grandparents, parents-in-
        law, siblings, and domestic partners.--Section 101 of the 
        Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is 
        further amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) Domestic partner.--The term `domestic partner', used 
        with respect to an employee, means--
                    ``(A) the person recognized as the domestic partner 
                of the employee under any domestic partner registry or 
                civil union law of the State or political subdivision 
                of a State where the employee resides, or the person 
                who is lawfully married to the employee under the law 
                of the State where the employee resides and who is the 
                same sex as the employee; or
                    ``(B) in the case of an unmarried employee who 
                lives in a State where a person cannot marry a person 
                of the same sex under the laws of the State, a single, 
                unmarried adult person of the same sex as the employee 
                who is in a committed, personal (as defined in 
                regulations issued by the Secretary) relationship with 
                the employee, who is not a domestic partner to any 
                other person, and who is designated to the employer by 
                such employee as that employee's domestic partner.
            ``(21) Grandchild.--The term `grandchild', used with 
        respect to an employee, means any person who is a son or 
        daughter of a son or daughter of the employee.
            ``(22) Grandparent.--The term `grandparent', used with 
        respect to an employee, means a parent of a parent of the 
        employee.
            ``(23) Parent-in-law.--The term `parent-in-law', used with 
        respect to an employee, means a parent of the spouse or 
        domestic partner of the employee.
            ``(24) Sibling.--The term `sibling', used with respect to 
        an employee, means any person who is a son or daughter of the 
        employee's parent.
            ``(25) Son-in-law or daughter-in-law.--The term `son-in-law 
        or daughter-in-law', used with respect to an employee, means 
        any person who is a spouse or domestic partner of a son or 
        daughter of the employee.''.
    (b) Leave Requirement.--Section 102 of the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``spouse, or a 
                son, daughter, or parent, of the employee, if such 
                spouse, son, daughter, or parent'' and inserting 
                ``spouse or domestic partner, or a son, daughter, 
                parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling, of the 
                employee, if such spouse, domestic partner, son, 
                daughter, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or 
                sibling''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``spouse, or a 
                son, daughter, or parent'' and inserting ``spouse or 
                domestic partner, or a son, daughter, parent, parent-
                in-law, grandchild, or sibling,'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``spouse, son, 
        daughter, parent,'' and inserting ``spouse or domestic partner, 
        son, daughter, parent, son-in-law or daughter-in-law, 
        grandparent, sibling,'';
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``spouse, 
                parent,'' and inserting ``spouse, domestic partner, 
                parent, parent-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, 
                sibling,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``spouse, or a 
                son, daughter, or parent,'' and inserting ``spouse or 
                domestic partner, or a son, daughter, parent, parent-
                in-law, grandchild, or sibling,''; and
            (4) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a husband and 
                wife'' and inserting ``2 spouses or 2 domestic 
                partners''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``that 
                        husband and wife'' and inserting ``those 
                        spouses or those domestic partners''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the 
                        husband and wife'' and inserting ``those 
                        spouses or those domestic partners''.
    (c) Certification.--Section 103 of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``spouse, or parent'' 
        and inserting ``spouse, domestic partner, parent, parent-in-
        law, grandchild, grandparent, or sibling''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``spouse, or 
                parent and an estimate of the amount of time that such 
                employee is needed to care for the son, daughter, 
                spouse, or parent'' and inserting ``spouse, domestic 
                partner, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or 
                sibling, and an estimate of the amount of time that 
                such employee is needed to care for such son, daughter, 
                spouse, domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law, 
                grandparent, or sibling''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (7), by striking ``parent, or 
                spouse'' and inserting ``spouse, domestic partner, 
                parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling''.
    (d) Employment and Benefits Protection.--Section 104(c)(3) of the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)(3)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``spouse, or 
        parent'' and inserting ``spouse, domestic partner, parent, 
        parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``spouse, or 
        parent'' and inserting ``spouse, domestic partner, parent, 
        parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling''.

SEC. 142. LEAVE FOR CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES TO CARE FOR SAME-SEX 
              SPOUSE, DOMESTIC PARTNER, PARTNER-IN-LAW, ADULT CHILD, 
              SIBLING, GRANDCHILD, OR GRANDPARENT.

    (a) Definitions.--
            (1) Inclusion of adult children and children of a domestic 
        partner.--Section 6381(6) of title 5, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``a child of an individual's 
                domestic partner,'' after ``a legal ward,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``who is--'' and all that follows 
                and inserting ``and includes an adult child.''.
            (2) Inclusion of grandchildren, grandparents, parents-in-
        law, siblings, and domestic partners.--Section 6381 of such 
        title is further amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (12), by striking the period and 
                inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) the term `domestic partner', used with respect to an 
        employee, means--
                    ``(A) the person recognized as the domestic partner 
                of the employee under any domestic partner registry or 
                civil union law of the State or political subdivision 
                of a State where the employee resides, or the person 
                who is lawfully married to the employee under the law 
                of the State where the employee resides and who is the 
                same sex as the employee; or
                    ``(B) in the case of an unmarried employee who 
                lives in a State where a person cannot marry a person 
                of the same sex under the laws of the State, a single, 
                unmarried adult person of the same sex as the employee 
                who is in a committed, personal (as defined in 
                regulations issued by the Office of Personnel 
                Management) relationship with the employee, who is not 
                a domestic partner to any other person, and who is 
                designated to the employing office by such employee as 
                that employee's domestic partner;
            ``(14) the term `grandchild', used with respect to an 
        employee, means any person who is a son or daughter of a son or 
        daughter of the employee;
            ``(15) the term `grandparent', used with respect to an 
        employee, means a parent of a parent of the employee;
            ``(16) the term `parent-in-law', used with respect to an 
        employee, means a parent of the spouse or domestic partner of 
        the employee;
            ``(17) the term `sibling', used with respect to an 
        employee, means any person who is a son or daughter of the 
        employee's parent; and
            ``(18) the term `son-in-law or daughter-in-law', used with 
        respect to an employee, means any person who is a spouse or 
        domestic partner of a son or daughter of the employee.''.
    (b) Leave Requirement.--Section 6382 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``spouse, or a 
                son, daughter, or parent, of the employee, if such 
                spouse, son, daughter, or parent'' and inserting 
                ``spouse or domestic partner, or a son, daughter, 
                parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling, of the 
                employee, if such spouse, domestic partner, son, 
                daughter, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or 
                sibling''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``spouse, or a 
                son, daughter, or parent'' and inserting ``spouse or 
                domestic partner, or a son, daughter, parent, parent-
                in-law, grandchild, or sibling,'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``spouse, son, 
        daughter, parent,'' and inserting ``spouse or domestic partner, 
        son, daughter, parent, son-in-law or daughter-in-law, 
        grandparent, sibling,''; and
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``spouse, 
                parent,'' and inserting ``spouse, domestic partner, 
                parent, parent-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, 
                sibling,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``spouse, or a 
                son, daughter, or parent,'' and inserting ``spouse or 
                domestic partner, or a son, daughter, parent, parent-
                in-law, grandchild, or sibling,''.
    (c) Certification.--Section 6383 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``spouse, or parent'' 
        and inserting ``spouse, domestic partner, parent, parent-in-
        law, grandchild, grandparent, or sibling''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking ``spouse, or 
        parent, and an estimate of the amount of time that such 
        employee is needed to care for such son, daughter, spouse, or 
        parent'' and inserting ``spouse, domestic partner, parent, 
        parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling, and an estimate of the 
        amount of time that such employee is needed to care for such 
        son, daughter, spouse, domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law, 
        grandparent, or sibling''.

                   PART II--FAMILY INVOLVEMENT LEAVE

SEC. 151. FAMILY INVOLVEMENT LEAVE.

    (a) Entitlement to Leave.--Section 102(a) of the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``paragraphs 
                (1) and (3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1), (3), and 
                (6)''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``paragraph 
                (1)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1) or (6)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Entitlement to family involvement leave.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to section 103(h), an 
                eligible employee shall be entitled to a total of 24 
                hours of leave during any 12-month period--
                            ``(i) to participate in an academic 
                        activity of a school of a son or daughter of 
                        the employee, such as a parent-teacher 
                        conference or an interview for a school;
                            ``(ii) to participate in an extracurricular 
                        activity at, or sponsored by, a school of a son 
                        or daughter of the employee; or
                            ``(iii) to transport or accompany a spouse, 
                        son or daughter, or parent, of the employee to 
                        a medical or dental appointment.
                    ``(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph, the term 
                `school' means an elementary school or secondary school 
                (as such terms are defined in section 9101 of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 7801)), a Head Start program assisted under the 
                Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), and a child 
                care facility operated by a provider who meets the 
                applicable State or local government licensing, 
                certification, or registration requirements, if any.
            ``(7) Limitation.--No employee may take more than a total 
        of 12 workweeks of leave under paragraphs (1) and (6) during 
        any 12-month period.''.
    (b) Schedule.--Section 102(b)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(b)(1)) 
is amended by inserting after the third sentence the following: ``Leave 
under subsection (a)(6) may be taken intermittently or on a reduced 
leave schedule.''.
    (c) Substitution of Paid Leave.--Section 102(d)(2)(A) of such Act 
(29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting before the period the 
following: ``, or for leave provided under subsection (a)(6) for any 
part of the 24-hour period of such leave under such subsection''.
    (d) Notice.--Section 102(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(e)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Notice for family involvement leave.--In any case in 
        which the necessity for leave under subsection (a)(6) is 
        foreseeable, the employee shall provide the employer with not 
        less than 7 days' notice, before the date the leave is to 
        begin, of the employee's intention to take leave under such 
        subsection. If the necessity for the leave is not foreseeable, 
        the employee shall provide such notice as is practicable.''.
    (e) Certification.--Section 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2613) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Certification for Family Involvement Leave.--An employer may 
require that a request for leave under section 102(a)(6) be supported 
by a certification issued at such time and in such manner as the 
Secretary may by regulation prescribe.''.

SEC. 152. FAMILY INVOLVEMENT LEAVE FOR CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Entitlement to Leave.--Section 6382(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``paragraphs 
                (1) and (3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1), (3), and 
                (5)''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``paragraph 
                (1)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1) or (5)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5)(A) Subject to section 6383(h), an employee shall be entitled 
to a total of 24 hours of leave during any 12-month period--
            ``(i) to participate in an academic activity of a school of 
        a son or daughter of the employee, such as a parent-teacher 
        conference or an interview for a school;
            ``(ii) to participate in an extracurricular activity at, or 
        sponsored by, a school of a son or daughter of the employee; or
            ``(iii) to transport or accompany a spouse, son, or 
        daughter, or parent, of the employee to a medical or dental 
        appointment.
    ``(B) In this paragraph, the term `school' means an elementary 
school or secondary school (as such terms are defined in section 9101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801)), a Head Start program assisted under the Head Start Act (42 
U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), and a child care facility operated by a provider 
who meets the applicable State or local government licensing, 
certification, or registration requirements, if any.
    ``(6) No employee may take more than a total of 12 workweeks of 
leave under paragraphs (1) and (5) during any 12-month period.''.
    (b) Schedule.--Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is amended by 
inserting after the third sentence the following: ``Leave under 
subsection (a)(5) may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave 
schedule.''.
    (c) Substitution of Paid Leave.--Section 6382(d) of such title is 
amended by inserting before ``, except'' the following: ``, or for 
leave provided under subsection (a)(5) any of the employee's accrued or 
accumulated annual leave under subchapter I for any part of the 24-hour 
period of such leave under such subsection''.
    (d) Notice.--Section 6382(e) of such title is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(4) In any case in which the necessity for leave under subsection 
(a)(5) is foreseeable, the employee shall provide the employing agency 
with not less than 7 days' notice, before the date the leave is to 
begin, of the employee's intention to take leave under such subsection. 
If the necessity for the leave is not foreseeable, the employee shall 
provide such notice as is practicable.''.
    (e) Certification.--Section 6383 of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(g) An employing agency may require that a request for leave 
under section 6382(a)(5) be supported by a certification issued at such 
time and in such manner as the Office of Personnel Management may by 
regulation prescribe.''.

            PART III--LEAVE FOR ADDRESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

SEC. 161. LEAVE FOR ADDRESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611), as amended by section 141, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:
            ``(26) Addressing domestic violence and its effects.--The 
        term `addressing domestic violence and its effects', used with 
        respect to an employee, means--
                    ``(A) being unable to attend or perform work due to 
                an incident of domestic violence;
                    ``(B) recovering from, or seeking medical attention 
                for the employee or a son, daughter, or parent 
                (referred to in this paragraph as a `family member') of 
                the employee to recover from, injury caused by domestic 
                violence;
                    ``(C) seeking, or assisting a family member in 
                seeking, legal assistance or a remedy, including 
                communicating with the police or an attorney, or 
                participating in any legal proceeding, related to 
                domestic violence;
                    ``(D) obtaining, or assisting a family member in 
                obtaining, services from a domestic violence shelter or 
                program or rape crisis center as a result of domestic 
                violence;
                    ``(E) obtaining, or assisting a family member in 
                obtaining, psychological counseling related to an 
                experience of domestic violence;
                    ``(F) participating in safety planning and other 
                actions, including temporary or permanent relocation, 
                to increase safety from future domestic violence; and
                    ``(G) participating in any other activity 
                necessitated by domestic violence that must be 
                undertaken during the hours of employment involved.
            ``(27) Domestic violence.--The term `domestic violence' 
        means domestic violence, and dating violence, as such terms are 
        defined in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
        1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925).''.
    (b) Leave Requirement.--Section 102 of the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(F) In order to care for a son, daughter, or 
                parent of the employee, if such son, daughter, or 
                parent is addressing domestic violence and its effects.
                    ``(G) Because the employee is addressing domestic 
                violence and its effects, which make the employee 
                unable to perform the functions of the position of such 
                employee.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Domestic violence.--Leave under subparagraph (F) or 
        (G) of subsection (a)(1) may be taken by an eligible employee 
        intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule. The taking of 
        leave intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule pursuant to 
        this paragraph shall not result in a reduction in the total 
        amount of leave to which the employee is entitled under 
        subsection (a) beyond the amount of leave actually taken.''; 
        and
            (3) in subsection (d)(2)(B), in the first sentence, by 
        striking ``(C) or (D)'' and inserting ``(C), (D), (F), or 
        (G)''.
    (c) Certification.--Section 103 of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613), as amended by section 151(e), is further 
amended--
            (1) in the title of the section, by inserting before the 
        period the following: ``; confidentiality''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Domestic Violence.--In determining if an employee meets the 
requirements of subparagraph (F) or (G) of section 102(a)(1), the 
employer of an employee may require the employee to provide--
            ``(1) a written statement describing the domestic violence 
        and its effects;
            ``(2) documentation of the domestic violence involved, such 
        as a police or court record, or documentation from a shelter 
        worker, an employee of a domestic violence program or rape 
        crisis center, an attorney, a member of the clergy, or a 
        medical or other professional, from whom the employee has 
        sought assistance in addressing domestic violence and its 
        effects; or
            ``(3) other corroborating evidence, such as a statement 
        from any other individual with knowledge of the circumstances 
        that provide the basis for the claim of domestic violence, or 
        physical evidence of domestic violence, such as a photograph, 
        torn or bloody clothing, or any other damaged property.
    ``(i) Confidentiality.--All evidence provided to the employer under 
subsection (h) of domestic violence experienced by an employee or the 
son, daughter, or parent of an employee, including a statement of an 
employee, any other documentation or corroborating evidence, and the 
fact that an employee has requested leave for the purpose of 
addressing, or caring for a son, daughter, or parent who is addressing, 
domestic violence and its effects, shall be retained in the strictest 
confidence by the employer, except to the extent that disclosure is 
requested, or consented to, by the employee for the purpose of--
            ``(1) protecting the safety of the employee or a son, 
        daughter, parent, or co-worker of the employee; or
            ``(2) assisting in documenting domestic violence for a 
        court or agency.''.
    (d) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 103 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 103. Certification; confidentiality.''.

SEC. 162. LEAVE FOR ADDRESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOR CIVIL SERVICE 
              EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 6381 of title 5, United States Code, as 
amended by section 142(a), is further amended--
            (1) at the end of paragraph (17), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in paragraph (18), by striking the period and inserting 
        a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(19) the term `addressing domestic violence and its 
        effects' has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the 
        Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611); and
            ``(20) the term `domestic violence' means domestic 
        violence, and dating violence, as such terms are defined in 
        section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
        U.S.C. 13925).''.
    (b) Leave Requirement.--Section 6382 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(F) In order to care for a son, daughter, or parent of 
        the employee, if such son, daughter, or parent is addressing 
        domestic violence and its effects.
            ``(G) Because the employee is addressing domestic violence 
        and its effects, which make the employee unable to perform the 
        functions of the position of such employee.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) Leave under subparagraph (F) or (G) of subsection (a)(1) may 
be taken by an employee intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule. 
The taking of leave intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule 
pursuant to this paragraph shall not result in a reduction in the total 
amount of leave to which the employee is entitled under subsection (a) 
beyond the amount of leave actually taken.''; and
            (3) in subsection (d), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``(D), or (E)'' and inserting ``(D), (E), (F), or (G)''.
    (c) Certification.--Section 6383 of title 5, United States Code, as 
amended by section 152(e), is further amended--
            (1) in the title of the section, by adding at the end the 
        following: ``; confidentiality''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) In determining if an employee meets the requirements of 
subparagraph (F) or (G) of section 6382(a)(1), the employing agency of 
an employee may require the employee to provide--
            ``(1) a written statement describing the domestic violence 
        and its effects;
            ``(2) documentation of the domestic violence involved, such 
        as a police or court record, or documentation from a shelter 
        worker, an employee of a domestic violence program or rape 
        crisis center, an attorney, a member of the clergy, or a 
        medical or other professional, from whom the employee has 
        sought assistance in addressing domestic violence and its 
        effects; or
            ``(3) other corroborating evidence, such as a statement 
        from any other individual with knowledge of the circumstances 
        that provide the basis for the claim of domestic violence, or 
        physical evidence of domestic violence, such as a photograph, 
        torn or bloody clothing, or other damaged property.
    ``(i) All evidence provided to the employing agency under 
subsection (h) of domestic violence experienced by an employee or the 
son, daughter, or parent of an employee, including a statement of an 
employee, any other documentation or corroborating evidence, and the 
fact that an employee has requested leave for the purpose of 
addressing, or caring for a son, daughter, or parent who is addressing, 
domestic violence and its effects, shall be retained in the strictest 
confidence by the employing agency, except to the extent that 
disclosure is requested, or consented to, by the employee for the 
purpose of--
            ``(1) protecting the safety of the employee or a son, 
        daughter, parent, or co-worker of the employee; or
            ``(2) assisting in documenting domestic violence for a 
        court or agency.''.
    (d) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 63 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 6383 and inserting the following:

``6383. Certification; confidentiality.''.

                       PART IV--BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

SEC. 171. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE.

    (a) Entitlement to Leave.--Section 102(a)(1) of the Family and 
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)), as amended by section 
161(b), is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(H) Because of the death of a son or daughter, 
                parent, or sibling.''.
    (b) Requirements Relating to Leave.--
            (1) Schedule.--Section 102(b)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
        2612(b)(1)), as amended by section 151(b), is further amended 
        by inserting before the last sentence the following new 
        sentence: ``Leave under subsection (a)(1)(H) shall not be taken 
        by an employee intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule 
        unless the employee and the employer of the employee agree 
        otherwise.''.
            (2) Substitution of paid leave.--Section 102(d)(2)(B) of 
        such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)(B)), as amended by section 
        161(b), is further amended, in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``or (G)'' and inserting ``(G), or (H)''.
            (3) Notice.--Section 102(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
        2612(e)), as amended by section 151(d), is further amended by 
        adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Notice for bereavement leave.--In any case in which 
        the necessity for leave under subsection (a)(1)(H) is 
        foreseeable, the employee shall provide such notice to the 
        employer as is reasonable and practicable.''.
            (4) Spouses employed by same employer.--Section 
        102(f)(1)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(f)(1)(A)) is amended 
        by striking ``subparagraph (A) or (B)'' and inserting 
        ``subparagraph (A), (B), or (H)''.
            (5) Certification requirements.--Section 103 of such Act 
        (29 U.S.C. 2613), as amended by section 161(c), is further 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Certification Related to a Death.--An employer may require 
that a request for leave under section 102(a)(1)(H) be supported by a 
certification issued at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
may by regulation prescribe. If the Secretary issues a regulation 
requiring such certification, the employee shall provide, in a timely 
manner, a copy of such certification to the employer.''.
            (6) Failure to return from leave.--Section 104(c) of such 
        Act (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by inserting before the 
                semicolon the following: ``, or a death that entitles 
                the employee to leave under section 102(a)(1)(H)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(A)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        inserting ``, or the death,'' before 
                        ``described'';
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' at 
                        the end;
                            (iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
                        clause (iv); and
                            (iv) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
                        following:
                            ``(iii) a certification that meets such 
                        requirements as the Secretary may by regulation 
                        prescribe, in the case of an employee unable to 
                        return to work because of a death specified in 
                        section 102(a)(1)(H); or''.
            (7) Employees of local educational agencies.--Section 108 
        of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2618) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding 
                                subparagraph (A), by inserting after 
                                ``medical treatment'' the following: 
                                ``, or under section 102(a)(1)(H) that 
                                is foreseeable,''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                inserting after ``to exceed'' the 
                                following: ``(except in the case of 
                                leave under section 102(a)(1)(H))''; 
                                and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                        ``section 102(e)(2)'' and inserting 
                        ``paragraphs (2) and (5) of section 102(e), as 
                        applicable''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), in paragraphs (2) and (3), 
                by striking ``or (C)'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``(C), or (H)''.

SEC. 172. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE FOR CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Entitlement to Leave.--Section 6382(a)(1) of title 5, United 
States Code, as amended by section 162(b), is further amended by adding 
at the end the following:
            ``(H) Because of the death of a son or daughter, parent, or 
        sibling.''.
    (b) Requirements Relating to Leave.--
            (1) Schedule.--Section 6382(b)(1) of such title, as amended 
        by section 142(b), is further amended by inserting before the 
        last sentence the following new sentence: ``Leave under 
        subsection (a)(1)(H) shall not be taken by an employee 
        intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule unless the 
        employee and the employing agency of the employee agree 
        otherwise.''.
            (2) Substitution of paid leave.--Section 6382(d) of such 
        title, as amended by section 162(b), is further amended, in the 
        first sentence, by striking ``or (G)'' and inserting ``(G), or 
        (H)''.
            (3) Notice.--Section 6382(e) of such title, as amended by 
        section 152(d), is further amended by adding at the end the 
        following new paragraph:
    ``(5) In any case in which the necessity for leave under subsection 
(a)(1)(H) is foreseeable, the employee shall provide such notice to the 
employing agency as is reasonable and practicable.''.
            (4) Certification requirements.--Section 6383 of such 
        title, as amended by section 162(c), is further amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) An employing agency may require that a request for leave 
under section 6382(a)(1)(H) be supported by a certification issued at 
such time and in such manner as the Office of Personnel Management may 
by regulation prescribe. If the Office issues a regulation requiring 
such certification, the employee shall provide, in a timely manner, a 
copy of such certification to the employing office.''.

                       TITLE II--HEALTH PROGRAMS

                      Subtitle A--Ensuring Access

SEC. 201. COORDINATION AND EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR DEMONSTRATION 
              PROJECT TO ADDRESS HEALTH PROFESSIONS WORKFORCE NEEDS AND 
              MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Demonstration Project To Address Health Professions Workforce 
Needs.--
            (1) Coordination with maternal, infant, and early childhood 
        home visiting programs.--Section 2008(a)(2)(B) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)(2)(B)), as amended by section 
        512(dd)(4) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
        (Public Law 113-128), is amended by inserting ``, any eligible 
        entities conducting a demonstration project awarded under 
        section 2008(a) in the State,'' after ``the State TANF 
        program,''.
            (2) Extension of funding.--Section 2008(c)(1) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g(c)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``the Secretary to carry out'' and 
                inserting ``the Secretary--
                    ``(A) to carry out'';
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) to carry out subsection (a), $85,000,000 for 
                each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.''.
    (b) Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs.--
            (1) Coordination with health professions workforce needs 
        demonstration project.--Section 511 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 711) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) by redesignating paragraph (10) as 
                        paragraph (11); and
                            (ii) by inserting after paragraph (9), the 
                        following:
            ``(10) A statement describing how the program will be 
        coordinated with any demonstration project awarded under 
        section 2008(a) that is being conducted in the State (relating 
        to health professions workforce needs).''; and
                    (B) in subsection (h)(1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                        subparagraph (C); and
                            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A), 
                        the following:
                    ``(B) coordinating the awarding and oversight of 
                grants under this section with the Secretary of Labor's 
                awarding of grants and oversight of demonstration 
                projects designed to address health professions 
                workforce needs under section 2008(a); and''.
            (2) Extension of funding.--Section 511(j)(1) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711(j)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (F)--
                            (i) by striking ``March 31'' and inserting 
                        ``September 30''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 
                through 2020.''.
    (c) Year-Round Health Centers.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        shall permit school-based health centers that are funded under 
        section 399Z-1 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
        280h-5) to provide services to students on a year-round basis.
            (2) Summer activities.--School-based health centers 
        described in paragraph (1) shall provide services to students 
        who are participating in summer camp and other appropriated 
        programs at the school involved. Such services may include 
        tutoring and other enrichment experiences.
    (d) Coordination of Schools and Community Health Centers.--The 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall encourage community health 
centers funded under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254b) to coordinate child and adolescent health care in local 
elementary and secondary schools through the provision of in-school 
health services by such centers.

SEC. 202. HEALTH AND DENTAL PROVIDERS.

    (a) Expand Opportunities for Dental Providers and Nurses.--
            (1) Dental hygienists and nurses as corp members.--Section 
        331(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d(a)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) In carrying out this subpart, the Secretary shall implement a 
program to enable dental hygienists and nurses to be Corps members if 
such hygienists and nurses will provide services in a health 
professional shortage area that is a school described in the last 
sentence of section 332(a)(1).''.
            (2) Health professional shortage areas.--Section 332(a)(1) 
        of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e(a)(1)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such term shall, 
        with respect to dental hygienists and nurses, include 
        elementary and secondary schools that receive assistance under 
        title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965.''.
    (b) Behavioral Health Screening and Services.--Part Q of title III 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280h et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 399Z-2. GRANTS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCREENING AND SERVICES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to eligible 
entities to enable such entities to provide behavioral health screening 
and behavioral health services to individuals served by such entities.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an entity shall--
            ``(1) be a school-based health center that receives a grant 
        under section 399Z-1; and
            ``(2) 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.--An entity shall use amounts received under a 
grant under this section to provide behavioral health screening and 
behavioral health services to individuals served by such entity.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section.''.
    (c) Year-Round Health Centers.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        shall permit school-based health centers that are funded under 
        section 399Z-1 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
        280h-5) to provide services to students on a year-round basis.
            (2) Summer activities.--School-based health centers 
        described in paragraph (1) shall provide services to students 
        who are participating in summer camp and other appropriated 
        programs at the school involved. Such services may include 
        tutoring and other enrichment experiences.
    (d) Coordination of Schools and Community Health Centers.--The 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall encourage community health 
centers funded under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254b) to coordinate child and adolescent health care in local 
elementary and secondary schools through the provision of in-school 
health services by such centers.

SEC. 203. DIRECT CERTIFICATION FOR PROGRAMS WITH OVERLAPPING 
              ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) Medicaid Eligibility.--
            (1) Direct certification of snap-eligible children and head 
        start-eligible children in medicaid.--Section 1902(e) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the paragraph (14) added by 
                section 3(c)(1) of Public Law 111-255 as paragraph 
                (16); and
                    (B) by inserting after the paragraph (14) added by 
                section 2002 of Public Law 111-148 the following:
    ``(15) Direct Certification for Children Eligible for SNAP or Head 
Start.--
            ``(A) In general.--Each State plan approved under this 
        title must provide that a child described in subparagraph (B) 
        shall be deemed to have applied for medical assistance and to 
        have been found eligible for such assistance under the State 
        plan under this title, without further application, as of the 
        date the State agency responsible for administering the State 
        plan under this title receives certification from a State 
        agency conducting eligibility determinations for a program 
        referred to in subparagraph (B) that the child has been 
        determined eligible for that program. A child directly 
        certified as eligible for medical assistance under this 
        paragraph shall remain eligible for such assistance for a 
        period of one year.
            ``(B) Children described.--The children described in this 
        subparagraph are the following:
                    ``(i) SNAP-eligible children.--A child who is a 
                member of a household receiving assistance under the 
                supplemental nutrition assistance program established 
                under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
                    ``(ii) Head start-eligible and early head start-
                eligible children.--A child who is eligible to 
                participate in a Head Start program under section 645, 
                or a child under age 3 who is eligible to participate 
                in an Early Head Start program under section 645A(c), 
                of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840, 9840a(c)).''.
            (2) Removal of sunset for express lane eligibility option 
        and expansion to pregnant women, foster children, and children 
        with special health care needs.--Section 1902(e)(13) (42 U.S.C. 
        1396a(e)(13)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the 
                following new clause:
                            ``(iii) State option to extend express lane 
                        eligibility to pregnant women.--At the option 
                        of the State, the State may apply the 
                        provisions of this paragraph with respect to 
                        determining eligibility under this title for a 
                        pregnant woman. In applying this paragraph in 
                        the case of a State electing such an option, 
                        any reference in this paragraph to a child with 
                        respect to this title (other than a reference 
                        to child health assistance) shall be deemed to 
                        be a reference to a pregnant woman.'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (G), by adding at the end the 
                following new sentence: ``Notwithstanding the age limit 
                specified in the preceding sentence, such term includes 
                an individual described in subsection (a)(10)(A)(i)(IX) 
                and, at the option of the State, an individual 
                described in section 2110(c)(1)(B).''; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (I).
            (3) Increased flexibility for enrollment and simplified 
        reverification; best practices.--The Secretary of Health and 
        Human Services shall--
                    (A) encourage State Medicaid programs to adopt 
                procedures that simplify and increase the options for 
                children to apply for medical assistance, and the 
                options for children to reapply and renew their 
                eligibility for such assistance, including by 
                encouraging States to allow applications to be made 
                online, in person, and over the telephone and to enter 
                into agreements with other State agencies that 
                administer low-income assistance programs for children 
                under which the State Medicaid agency will not require 
                original documentation for renewal of a child's 
                eligibility for medical assistance, or for reenrollment 
                of a child in the Medicaid program, if original 
                documents supporting the child's eligibility was 
                provided to another State agency within the most recent 
                12-month period;
                    (B) identify best practices of State Medicaid 
                programs for simplified enrollment, renewal, and 
                reenrollment of eligible children; and
                    (C) make available to directors of State Medicaid 
                agencies a description of the best practices.
    (b) SNAP and School Meals Program Eligibility.--
            (1) Direct certification of head start-eligible children in 
        the supplemental nutrition assistance program.--Section 11 of 
        the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended 
        by adding at the end the following:
    ``(w) Direct Certification of Head Start-Eligible Children.--Each 
State agency shall establish procedures that ensure that any household 
that contains is a child who is eligible to participate in a Head Start 
program under section 645, or a child under age 3 who is eligible to 
participate in an Early Head Start program under section 645A(c), of 
the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840, 9840a(c)), shall be certified to 
receive benefits under this Act without further application.''.
            (2) Best practices for direct certification for children in 
        supplemental nutrition assistance program households.--Section 
        9(b)(4) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1758(b)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(H) Best practices.--The Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) review the manner in which State 
                        agencies enter into agreements and establish 
                        procedures described in subparagraph (B) and 
                        local educational agencies conduct 
                        certifications under subparagraph (C);
                            ``(ii) identify best practices; and
                            ``(iii) make available to States, State 
                        agencies, and local educational agencies a 
                        description of the best practices.''.
            (3) Direct certification of medicaid-eligible children into 
        school meals program.--Section 9(b)(15) of the Richard B. 
        Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(15)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(I) Direct certification required.--
                            ``(i) Definition of without further 
                        application.--In this subparagraph, the term 
                        `without further application' has the meaning 
                        given the term in paragraph (4)(G).
                            ``(ii) In general.--For the school year 
                        beginning on July 1, 2016, and each subsequent 
                        school year, each State agency shall enter into 
                        an agreement with the 1 or more State agencies 
                        conducting eligibility determinations for the 
                        Medicaid program.
                            ``(iii) Procedures.--Subject to paragraph 
                        (6), the agreement shall establish procedures 
                        under which an eligible child shall be 
                        certified as eligible for free lunches under 
                        this Act and free breakfasts under section 4 of 
                        the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
                        1773), without further application.
                            ``(iv) Certification.--Subject to paragraph 
                        (6), under the agreement the local educational 
                        agency conducting eligibility determinations 
                        for a school lunch program under this Act and a 
                        school breakfast program under the Child 
                        Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) 
                        shall certify an eligible child as eligible for 
                        free lunches under this Act and free breakfasts 
                        under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 
                        1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773), without further 
                        application.
                            ``(v) Best practices.--The Secretary 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) review the manner in which 
                                State agencies entered into agreements 
                                and established procedures described in 
                                subparagraph (C) and local educational 
                                agencies conducted certifications under 
                                subparagraph (D);
                                    ``(II) identify best practices; and
                                    ``(III) make available to States, 
                                State agencies, and local educational 
                                agencies a description of the best 
                                practices.''.
            (4) Increased flexibility for enrollment options.--
                    (A) Supplemental nutrition assistance program.--
                Section 11(e)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Assistance 
                Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(1)) is amended--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon at the end; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) to the maximum extent practicable--
                            ``(i) increase flexibility for households 
                        applying to participate in the program, 
                        including allowing applications to be made 
                        online, in person, and over the telephone; and
                            ``(ii) simplify any subsequent verification 
                        or reapplication procedures so as to maximize 
                        flexibility for applicant households;''.
                    (B) School meals programs.--Section 9(b)(3)(B) of 
                the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1758(b)(32)(B)) is amended by adding at the end 
                the following:
                            ``(iii) Increased flexibility for 
                        enrollment options.--To the maximum extent 
                        practicable, the Secretary shall--
                                    ``(I) increase flexibility for 
                                households applying to receive free or 
                                reduced price school lunches under this 
                                Act or free or reduced price school 
                                breakfasts under the Child Nutrition 
                                Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), 
                                including allowing household 
                                applications to be made online, in 
                                person, and over the telephone; and
                                    ``(II) simplify any subsequent 
                                verification or reapplication 
                                procedures so as to maximize 
                                flexibility for applicant 
                                households.''.
    (c) Annual Ranking of States.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and the Secretary of Agriculture annually shall identify and 
rank States on the basis of their success in identifying and enrolling 
eligible children under the direct certification authorities and the 
options for increased flexibility for enrollment, renewal, and 
reenrollment of eligible children established under Medicaid (42 U.S.C. 
1396 et seq.), the school lunch program established under the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the 
school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773), and the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).

SEC. 204. GAO REPORT.

    Not later than 10 months after the date of enactment of this 
subtitle, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
Congress a report on the feasibility of providing a public health 
insurance pathway for children that would--
            (1) be available on the American Health Benefit Exchanges 
        (both on the State and Federal levels) to all children in the 
        United States from birth through age 22 who do not receive 
        health insurance coverage through an employer plan maintained 
        by a family member;
            (2) be underwritten based on a single, national pediatric 
        pool; and
            (3) be financed using resources available through the 
        Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), the State Children's Health Insurance 
        Program under title XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.), 
        and the premium assistance subsidies under section 36B of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 205. ASSURING COVERAGE CONTINUITY FOR FORMER FOSTER CARE CHILDREN 
              UP TO AGE 26.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX)) is amended--
            (1) in item (bb)--
                    (A) by striking ``are not described in or enrolled 
                under'' and inserting ``are not described in and are 
                not enrolled under''; and
                    (B) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon;
            (2) in item (cc)--
                    (A) by striking ``responsibility of the State'' and 
                inserting ``responsibility of a State''; and
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period; 
                and
            (3) by striking item (dd).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this subtitle.

SEC. 206. DRUG TREATMENT FOR JUVENILES.

    (a) Comprehensive Mental Health Assessment and Referral for 
Juveniles in Custody.--
            (1) Medicaid state plan amendment.--Section 1902 of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                        paragraph (80);
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end of 
                        paragraph (81) and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by inserting after paragraph (81) the 
                        following new paragraph:
            ``(82) provide that the State shall enter into arrangements 
        with State and, as applicable, tribal, juvenile justice 
        agencies to ensure that--
                    ``(A) the intake process for any individual who is 
                under 18 years of age, without regard to whether the 
                individual is eligible for medical assistance under the 
                State plan or under a waiver of the plan, includes, 
                prior to any judicial determination being made with 
                respect to the individual, a comprehensive mental 
                health assessment of the individual;
                    ``(B) the comprehensive mental health assessment of 
                the individual is presented and considered during any 
                hearing at a which a judicial determination is made 
                with respect to the individual;
                    ``(C) not later than 5 days after such assessment, 
                the individual is referred for community mental health 
                and other therapeutic services (as defined in 
                subsection (ll)(1)(B)) on the basis of the assessment; 
                and
                    ``(D) if the individual is an eligible juvenile (as 
                defined in subsection (ll)(1)(A)) the individual is 
                provided with such community mental health and other 
                therapeutic services without regard to whether the 
                individual is, or may be, an inmate of a public 
                institution (as defined in subsection (ll)(1)(C)) and 
                without regard to whether such services are otherwise 
                furnished as medical assistance under the State 
                plan.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(ll) Mental Health Assessment and Referral for Juveniles.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection and 
        subsection (a)(82):
                    ``(A) Eligible juvenile.--The term `eligible 
                juvenile' means an individual who is under 18 years of 
                age and who is enrolled for medical assistance under 
                the State plan or who becomes eligible to enroll for 
                such medical assistance while an inmate of a public 
                institution.
                    ``(B) Community mental health and other therapeutic 
                services.--The term `community mental health and other 
                therapeutic services' means any or all of the 
                following:
                            ``(i) Therapeutic behavioral services.
                            ``(ii) Intensive home-based mental health 
                        services.
                            ``(iii) Therapeutic foster care.
                            ``(iv) Intensive care coordination.
                            ``(v) Such services as the Secretary may 
                        specify, that would enable an eligible juvenile 
                        who is an inmate of a public institution to be 
                        released from the institution upon an order for 
                        a non-secure or community placement.
                            ``(vi) Such services, as the Secretary may 
                        specify, that may prevent an eligible juvenile 
                        from becoming an inmate of a public 
                        institution.
                    ``(C) Inmate of a public institution.--The term 
                `inmate of a public institution' has the meaning given 
                such term for purposes of applying the subdivision (A) 
                following paragraph (29) of section 1905(a), taking 
                into account the exception in such subdivision for a 
                patient of a medical institution.
            ``(2) Treatment as medical assistance; application of third 
        party liability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
        title--
                    ``(A) the cost of providing individuals with a 
                comprehensive mental health assessment and of providing 
                eligible juveniles with community mental health and 
                other therapeutic services in accordance with 
                subsection (a)(82) shall be treated as medical 
                assistance for purposes of section 1903; and
                    ``(B) with respect to the cost of providing 
                individuals with such a comprehensive mental health 
                assessment--
                            ``(i) the State shall make payment for such 
                        cost in accordance with the usual payment 
                        schedule under the State plan for such cost 
                        without regard to any third-party liability for 
                        payment for such cost, if, in any case where 
                        third-party liability is derived through 
                        insurance or otherwise, payment has not been 
                        made by any such third party within 90 days 
                        after the date the provider of such cost has 
                        initially submitted a claim to such third party 
                        for payment for such cost, except that the 
                        State may make such payment within 30 days 
                        after such date if the State determines doing 
                        so is cost-effective and necessary to ensure 
                        access to care; and
                            ``(ii) the State shall seek reimbursement 
                        from such third party in accordance with 
                        subsection (a)(25)(B).''.
            (2) Effective date.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the amendments made by paragraph (1) shall be 
                effective on the date of enactment of this subtitle.
                    (B) Rule for changes requiring state legislation.--
                In the case of a State plan for medical assistance 
                under title XIX of the Social Security Act which the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services determines 
                requires State legislation (other than legislation 
                appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the 
                additional requirements imposed by the amendments made 
                by paragraph (1), the State plan shall not be regarded 
                as failing to comply with the requirements of such 
                title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these 
                additional requirements before the first day of the 
                first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the 
                first regular session of the State legislature that 
                begins after the date of the enactment of this 
                subtitle. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the 
                case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, 
                each year of such session shall be deemed to be a 
                separate regular session of the State legislature.
    (b) Coordinated Grant Program.--
            (1) GAO report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this subtitle, the Comptroller General of the 
        United States shall conduct a study, and submit a report to the 
        Attorney General and the Administrator of the Substance Abuse 
        and Mental Health Services Administration, to identify 
        evidence-based intervention strategies that divert juveniles 
        from incarceration to community behavioral health assessment 
        and treatment, including drug courts, teen courts, family-based 
        dual diagnosis treatment for juveniles, and early intervention 
        programs.
            (2) Grants.--Based on the report submitted under paragraph 
        (1), the Attorney General, in coordination with the 
        Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
        Administration, shall establish a coordinated grant program to 
        award grants to States, territories, and Native American 
        tribes, to enable such States, territories, and tribes to 
        implement diversion programs of the type identified in such 
        report, and provide for the use of reimbursable medically 
        necessary services to prevent the incarceration of youth in 
        public institutions, particularly youth with behavioral health 
        problems.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
        this subsection.
    (c) Reauthorization of Mental Health Courts.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out part W of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ii et seq.), such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
    (d) Reauthorization of Drug Courts.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part V of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u et seq.), such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
    (e) JJDPA.--
            (1) State plan.--Section 223(a) of the Juvenile Justice and 
        Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (27), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (28), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(29) address juvenile detention prevention efforts by 
        providing assurances of the adequacy of the provision of mental 
        health services that are geographically convenient and 
        appropriate to meet the need of youth referred for mental 
        health assessment services prior to adjudication.''.
            (2) Reauthorization.--Section 299 of the Juvenile Justice 
        and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations for Part B.--In addition to 
amounts otherwise made available, there are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part B, and authorized to remain available 
until expended, such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2015 through 2019.''.
            (3) Best practices.--Section 204(b) of the Juvenile Justice 
        and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5614(b)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) identify best practices relating to community-based 
        alternatives to incarceration and provide technical assistance 
        to States, localities and Indian tribes to create or expand 
        such community-based alternatives.''.

   Subtitle B--Strengthen Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

SEC. 211. REFERENCES; EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) References.--In this subtitle:
            (1) CHIP.--The term ``CHIP'' means the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program established under title XXI of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) (whether 
        implemented under title XIX, XXI, or both, of the Social 
        Security Act).
            (2) Medicaid.--The term ``Medicaid'' means the program for 
        medical assistance established under title XIX of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) General effective date.--Unless otherwise provided in 
        this subtitle, subject to subsections (b) and (c), this 
        subtitle (and the amendments made by this subtitle) shall take 
        effect as if enacted on October 1, 2014, and shall apply to 
        medical assistance and child health assistance furnished under 
        titles XIX and XXI, respectively, of the Social Security Act on 
        or after that date.
            (2) Exception for state legislation.--In the case of a 
        State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or a State child health plan under title 
        XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.), which the Secretary 
        determines requires State legislation in order for the 
        respective plan to meet one or more additional requirements 
        imposed by amendments made by this subtitle, the respective 
        plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the 
        requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure 
        to meet such an additional requirement before the first day of 
        the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the 
        first regular session of the State legislature that begins 
        after the date of enactment of this subtitle. For purposes of 
        the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year 
        legislative session, each year of the session shall be 
        considered to be a separate regular session of the State 
        legislature.

           PART I--COVERAGE STABILITY AND REDUCED BUREAUCRACY

SEC. 221. ASSURING CARE CONTINUITY DURING TRANSITIONS AMONG CHIP, 
              MEDICAID, AND QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS.

    (a) Continuity of Care.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall issue regulations for purposes of ensuring continuity of care for 
children who--
            (1) are undergoing an active course of treatment; and
            (2) involuntarily change coverage under health insurance, 
        the State plan under the Medicaid program under title XIX of 
        the Social Security Act, or the State child health plan under 
        title XXI of such Act during such course of treatment for any 
        reason, including a reason related to a change in income, 
        health plan termination, or a material change or changes to the 
        plan's health benefits coverage.
    (b) Ensuring Comparability of Coverage.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        the enactment of the Saving Our Next Generation Act, the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services shall review, with 
        respect to a State, the benefits (by each benefit class) 
        offered for children and the cost-sharing imposed with respect 
        to such benefits by qualified health plans offered through an 
        Exchange established under title I of the Patient Protection 
        and Affordable Care Act in the State. The Secretary shall make 
        the findings of such review available on the public Internet 
        site of the Department of Health and Human Services.
            (2) Regulations required.--If, following such review, the 
        Secretary determines that benefits and cost-sharing protections 
        referred to in paragraph (1) are not comparable to the benefits 
        (by each benefit class) offered and cost-sharing protections 
        provided under the State child health plan under title XXI of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) in the 
        State, the Secretary, not later than January 1, 2017, shall 
        issue a rule, to apply with respect to plan years beginning in 
        2019, establishing requirements designed to ensure that such 
        qualified health plans offer benefits and cost-sharing 
        protections that are comparable to the benefits and cost-
        sharing protections provided under such State child health plan 
        for plan year 2019.

SEC. 222. STATE FLEXIBILITY TO PROVIDE FOR CONTINUOUS ELIGIBILITY.

    Section 1902(e)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(e)(12)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(12) Continuous eligibility option.--
                    ``(A) Children.--At the option of the State, the 
                plan may provide that a child (as defined in paragraph 
                (13)(G)) who is determined to be eligible for benefits 
                under a State plan approved under this title under 
                subsection (a)(10)(A) shall remain eligible for those 
                benefits until the earlier of--
                            ``(i) the end of a period (not to exceed 12 
                        months) following the determination; or
                            ``(ii) the time that the child exceeds the 
                        age specified in such paragraph (13)(G).
                    ``(B) Certain nonelderly adults.--
                            ``(i) In general.--At the option of the 
                        State, the plan may provide that in the case of 
                        an eligible adult who is determined to be 
                        eligible for benefits under a State plan 
                        approved under this title (or a waiver of such 
                        plan), the eligible adult shall remain eligible 
                        for those benefits until the end of a period 
                        (not to exceed 12 months) following the 
                        determination.
                            ``(ii) Eligible adult defined.--In this 
                        subparagraph, the term `eligible adult' means--
                                    ``(I) an individual (other than a 
                                child) whose income eligibility under 
                                the State plan or under a waiver of the 
                                plan for medical assistance is 
                                determined under paragraph (14); and
                                    ``(II) an individual included in 
                                any other group of individuals the 
                                Secretary determines appropriate.''.

SEC. 223. OUTREACH TO TARGETED POPULATIONS.

    (a) Requirement That Managed Care Organizations Provide Language 
Services to Enrollees.--Section 1932(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396u-2(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(9) Language services.--Each contract with a managed care 
        entity under section 1903(m) or under section 1905(t)(3) shall 
        require the entity to provide and pay for language services, 
        including oral interpretation and written translation services, 
        for an individual and the parent or guardian of such individual 
        who is eligible for medical assistance under the State plan 
        under this title and is enrolled with the entity and is limited 
        English proficient when interacting with the entity or with any 
        provider receiving payment from the entity. Such language 
        services shall be provided in conjunction with all covered 
        items and services that are available to such individuals under 
        the contract.''.
    (b) Medicaid Health Care Disparities.--Section 1946 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w-5) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(d) Appropriation.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to carry out this 
section $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take 
effect on the date of enactment of this subtitle.

                  PART II--BENEFITS AND AFFORDABILITY

SEC. 231. ENSURING COVERAGE OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES UNDER 
              MEDICAID AND CHIP.

    (a) Medicaid.--
            (1) Clarifying preventive coverage.--Section 1905(a)(13) of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(13)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B);
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (B); and
                    (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so 
                redesignated) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(A) the items and services described in 
                paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 2713(a) of the 
                Public Health Service Act; and''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1902(a)(10)(A) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)) is amended in 
        the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``, (13)(A)'' 
        before ``, (17)''.
    (b) CHIP.--Section 2103(c)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397cc(c)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ``Well-baby'' and 
inserting ``Items and services described in paragraphs (1) through (5) 
of section 2713(a) of the Public Health Service Act, including well-
baby''.
    (c) Cost-Sharing Prohibitions.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1916 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1396(o)) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or'' 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
                        ``hospice care (as defined in section 1905(o)); 
                        and'' at the end and inserting ``hospice care 
                        (as defined in section 1905(o)), or''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following 
                        new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) items and services described in section 
                1905(a)(13)(A); and''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or'' 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
                        ``hospice care (as defined in section 1905(o)); 
                        and'' at the end and inserting ``hospice care 
                        (as defined in section 1905(o)), or''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following 
                        new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) items and services described in section 
                1905(a)(13)(A); and''.
            (2) State option.--Section 1916A(b)(3)(B) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o-1(b)(3)(B)) is amended by adding 
        at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(xi) Items and services described in 
                        section 1905(a)(13)(A).''.

              PART III--CONTINUING DELIVERY SYSTEM REFORM

SEC. 241. SUPPORTING EVIDENCE-BASED CARE COORDINATION IN COMMUNITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 511(j)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 711(j)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``fiscal year 2014; 
        and'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2019.''; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (F).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this subtitle.

SEC. 242. ENSURING CARE COORDINATION FOR CHILDREN.

    Section 2706 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``2016'' and 
        inserting ``2019''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``appropriated'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
        following: ``appropriated to carry out this section--
            ``(1) for fiscal year 2014, such sums as are necessary;
            ``(2) for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019, 
        $100,000,000; and
            ``(3) for the period beginning on October 1, 2019, and 
        ending on December 31, 2019, $25,000,000.''.

                         PART IV--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 251. INCLUSION OF THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE AS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (28), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (29) as paragraph 
                (30); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (28) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(29) therapeutic foster care services (to the extent 
        allowed and as defined in subsection (ee)); and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(ee)(1) For purposes of subsection (a)(29), subject to the 
succeeding paragraphs of this subsection, the term `therapeutic foster 
care services' means services provided for children who have not 
attained age 21, and who, as a result of mental illness, other 
emotional or behavioral disorders, medically fragile conditions, or 
developmental disabilities, need the level of care provided in an 
institution (including a psychiatric residential treatment facility) or 
nursing facility the cost of which could be reimbursed under the State 
plan but who can be cared for or maintained in a community placement, 
through a qualified therapeutic foster care program described in 
paragraph (2).
    ``(2) A qualified therapeutic foster care program described in this 
paragraph is a program that--
            ``(A) not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
        this subsection, is licensed by the State and accredited by the 
        Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 
        the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, 
        the Council on Accreditation, or by another equivalent 
        accreditation agency (or agencies) as the Secretary may 
        recognize;
            ``(B) provides structured daily activities, including the 
        development, improvement, monitoring, and reinforcement of age-
        appropriate social, communication and behavioral skills, 
        trauma-informed and gender-responsive services, crisis 
        intervention and crisis support services, medication 
        monitoring, counseling, and case management, and may furnish 
        other intensive community services; and
            ``(C) provides biological parents, kinship caregivers, and 
        foster care parents with specialized training and consultation 
        in the management of children with mental illness, other 
        emotional or behavioral disorders, medically fragile 
        conditions, developmental disabilities, the impact of trauma on 
        child and caregiver, and specific additional training on the 
        needs of each child provided such services.
    ``(3) In making coverage determinations in accordance with 
paragraph (1), a State may employ medical necessity criteria that are 
similar to the medical necessity criteria applied to coverage 
determinations for other services and supports under this title.
    ``(4) For purposes of subsection (a)(29) and this subsection, 
therapeutic foster care services shall not include reimbursement for 
any training referred to in paragraph (2)(C).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to medical assistance furnished in calendar quarters beginning on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act.

  Subtitle C--Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare

SEC. 261. CHILD WELFARE INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a child welfare 
innovation grant program (referred to in this section as the ``grant 
program'') that provides eligible entities with the necessary 
flexibility and financial incentives to implement comprehensive reforms 
to existing child welfare programs under parts B and E of title IV of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) 
in order to--
            (1) achieve significant results that improve the well-being 
        of all children in the child welfare system; and
            (2) incorporate higher standards of accountability for 
        State and local agencies and organizations that provide child 
        welfare services.
    (b) Eligible Entities.--For purposes of this section, an eligible 
entity shall include any State or political subdivision of a State that 
submits an application pursuant to the requirements described in 
subsection (e).
    (c) Duration.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of carrying out the goals 
        described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall award grants, 
        as well as additional financial assistance (as determined under 
        subsection (d)), to eligible entities that have submitted an 
        application that has been approved by the Secretary. The amount 
        of the grant provided to the eligible entity shall be 
        determined by the Secretary and, subject to paragraph (2), 
        remain available for use by the eligible entity for a period of 
        5 years.
            (2) Implementation requirement.--The Secretary may 
        terminate a grant awarded to an eligible entity under paragraph 
        (1) if, during the 3-year period following the awarding of the 
        grant, the eligible entity has not made appropriate progress in 
        implementing the intervention services and reforms proposed by 
        the entity under subsection (e)(1), as determined by the 
        Secretary pursuant to the applicable implementation standards 
        described under subsection (f)(1).
            (3) Renewal of grants.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), if an 
                eligible entity has made significant progress in 
                achieving the child well-being results proposed by the 
                entity under subsection (e)(1), as determined by the 
                Secretary pursuant to the applicable implementation 
                standards and performance measures described under 
                subsection (f), the Secretary may award an additional 
                grant to the eligible entity for a period of not 
                greater than 5 years.
                    (B) Reapplication by eligible entity.--For purposes 
                of receiving an additional grant under this paragraph, 
                the eligible entity shall, not less than 6 months prior 
                to expiration of the initial grant described in 
                paragraph (1), submit to the Secretary an application 
                at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
                information as the Secretary may require.
            (4) Minimum funding requirement.--
                    (A) In general.--For purposes of receiving a grant 
                under this section, the eligible entity shall be 
                required to annually expend non-Federal funds for 
                purposes of achieving the child well-being results 
                proposed by the entity under subsection (e)(1) in an 
                amount that is not less than--
                            (i) for the first year in which such a 
                        grant is awarded, 25 percent of the amount of 
                        the grant;
                            (ii) for the second year in which such a 
                        grant is awarded, 35 percent of the amount of 
                        the grant; and
                            (iii) for the third year and any subsequent 
                        year in which such a grant is awarded 
                        (including any year for which an additional 
                        grant has been awarded under paragraph (3)), 50 
                        percent of the amount of the grant.
                    (B) Non-federal share.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the eligible entity may provide the 
                non-Federal share in cash or in-kind, as fairly 
                evaluated by the Secretary. The eligible entity may 
                provide the non-Federal share from State, local, or 
                private sources.
    (d) Additional Financial Assistance.--The Secretary shall establish 
an inter-agency working group that includes representatives from the 
Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the Department of 
Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other 
Federal agencies with responsibility for administering programs that 
affect the child welfare system, for the purpose of identifying 
existing Federal financial resources that may be used to provide 
supplemental funding to eligible entities that have been awarded grants 
under this section, including--
            (1) establishment of flexibility within existing Federal 
        financial resources;
            (2) dedicating a share of funds from existing Federal 
        programs, or creating a preference within such programs;
            (3) use of existing administrative authority to waive 
        certain State or Federal funding requirements, including waiver 
        authority provided under subsection (i);
            (4) commitment of appropriated discretionary funds;
            (5) creation of an aggregated source of funding through 
        bundling of existing Federal programs; and
            (6) establishment of partnerships with private entities, 
        including private foundations involved in child welfare issues.
    (e) Application.--An eligible entity that desires to participate in 
the grant program shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require, which shall include a detailed description of the 
following:
            (1) Improved child well-being results.--The proposed 
        reforms and methods for achieving significant results that 
        improve the well-being of all children in the child welfare 
        system, including a detailed outline of--
                    (A) the specific populations or groups of children 
                and families that will be targeted under the grant 
                program;
                    (B) the specific child well-being results that will 
                be achieved during the periods described in subsection 
                (c);
                    (C) the specific methods through which the child 
                well-being results will be achieved under the grant 
                program, including proposals for intervention services 
                and strategic reforms to child welfare policy and 
                infrastructure; and
                    (D) the evidentiary basis or best practice models 
                on which such intervention services and reforms are to 
                be based.
            (2) Partnerships.--The partnerships to be established 
        between participating State and local agencies and 
        organizations under the grant program, including--
                    (A) a detailed outline regarding how the 
                partnership will establish a coordinated process for 
                delivery of services, sharing of information and data, 
                and division of specific responsibilities pursuant to 
                interagency agreements;
                    (B) the establishment of a memorandum of 
                understanding between participating State and local 
                agencies and organizations under the grant program to--
                            (i) provide for shared accountability in 
                        achieving child well-being results proposed 
                        under paragraph (1) and their specific 
                        responsibilities in achieving such results; and
                            (ii) satisfy the implementation standards 
                        established by the Secretary under subsection 
                        (f)(1); and
                    (C) certification by the chief executive officer of 
                the eligible entity of their commitment to--
                            (i) achieve the child well-being results 
                        proposed under paragraph (1) and their 
                        responsibility for achieving such results; and
                            (ii) satisfy the implementation standards 
                        established by the Secretary under subsection 
                        (f)(1).
            (3) Collaboration with children and parents.--The processes 
        to ensure collaboration between the eligible entity, foster 
        parents, biological parents, family members, kinship 
        caregivers, and children in the child welfare system in the 
        development and implementation of intervention services and 
        reforms under the grant program.
            (4) Data collection and reporting.--The approaches for 
        development of enhanced data collection and reporting, which 
        shall include--
                    (A) collection and reporting of relevant data (as 
                determined appropriate by the Secretary), with such 
                data to be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender 
                in order to monitor progress in achieving child well-
                being results in providing services to specific 
                populations of children in the child welfare system;
                    (B) development and implementation of a specific 
                data collection plan, which shall include a description 
                of the types of data that will be collected by the 
                eligible entity (including data required by the 
                Secretary under subparagraph (A) that is not currently 
                collected by the entity) and the methods through which 
                such data will be obtained, such as surveys, 
                assessments, and other forms of data collection;
                    (C) a detailed outline regarding how data collected 
                by the eligible entity will be incorporated in the 
                development of intervention services and reforms under 
                the grant program; and
                    (D) certification by the manager or chief officer 
                for information technology for the eligible entity of 
                their commitment and ability to collect and report 
                relevant data under the grant program.
            (5) Support from private entities.--Any commitments by 
        private entities to provide additional funding for support of 
        activities under the grant program to improve the well-being of 
        children in the child welfare system.
    (f) Implementation Standards and Performance Measures.--
            (1) Implementation standards.--The Secretary shall 
        establish a set of implementation standards to annually 
        determine, for purposes of subsection (c), whether an eligible 
        entity has implemented, or made appropriate progress in 
        implementing, the intervention services and reforms proposed by 
        the entity under subsection (e)(1), including development, 
        implementation, and maintenance of data collection systems.
            (2) Performance measures.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a 
                set of performance measures to annually determine, for 
                purposes of subsection (c), whether an eligible entity 
                has achieved, or made significant progress in 
                achieving, the child well-being results proposed by the 
                entity under subsection (e)(1), which shall include 
                measurements to quantify--
                            (i) improvements in the well-being of 
                        children in the child welfare system, 
                        including--
                                    (I) the base performance measures 
                                described in subparagraph (B); and
                                    (II) any additional performance 
                                measures described in subparagraph (C) 
                                that are applicable to the child well-
                                being results proposed by the entity; 
                                and
                            (ii) improvements in the overall quality of 
                        life for foster parents.
                    (B) Base performance measures.--The performance 
                measures described under this paragraph include the 
                number and percentage of children in the child welfare 
                system who--
                            (i) were under 5 years of age and at 
                        appropriate levels of mental, emotional, and 
                        physical development;
                            (ii) if deemed to be in the child's best 
                        interest, remained in his or her school of 
                        origin; and
                            (iii) received health screenings not later 
                        than 30 days after foster care placement.
                    (C) Additional performance measures.--Subject to 
                subparagraph (D), the Secretary shall establish 
                additional performance measures that are specifically 
                designed to measure progress in achieving the child 
                well-being results proposed by the eligible entity 
                under subsection (e)(1), which may include--
                            (i) the number and percentage of children 
                        in the child welfare system who--
                                    (I) were under 5 years of age and 
                                attended preschool or early care and 
                                education programs regularly;
                                    (II) were involved in an abuse or 
                                neglect investigation;
                                    (III) achieved grade-level 
                                proficiency in reading and math;
                                    (IV) attended school regularly;
                                    (V) were involved in the juvenile 
                                justice system;
                                    (VI) were prescribed psychotropic 
                                medication;
                                    (VII) graduated from high school on 
                                time;
                                    (VIII) entered post-secondary 
                                education or training;
                                    (IX) regularly received routine 
                                medical care and examinations;
                                    (X) were reunified with family;
                                    (XI) reentered the child welfare 
                                system following family reunification; 
                                or
                                    (XII) had attained 14 years of age 
                                before entering the child welfare 
                                system;
                            (ii) measures to ensure proper functioning 
                        of the child welfare system, such as--
                                    (I) reasonableness of caseload 
                                levels for caseworkers; and
                                    (II) adequacy and frequency of 
                                visits with children by caseworkers; 
                                and
                            (iii) subject to approval by the Secretary, 
                        any performance measures that are proposed by 
                        the entity for determination of its progress 
                        towards achievement of the child well-being 
                        results.
                    (D) Consultation with eligible entity.--The 
                Secretary shall consult with the eligible entity for 
                purposes of establishing additional performance 
                measures under subparagraph (C) that are appropriate 
                for determination of progress in achieving the child 
                well-being results proposed by the entity under 
                subsection (e)(1).
    (g) Use of Grants by Eligible Entities.--An eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this section shall use the funds made available 
through the grant to develop, implement, and evaluate the intervention 
services and reforms proposed by the entity under subsection (e)(1), 
including development, implementation, and maintenance of data 
collection systems.
    (h) Annual Reporting.--
            (1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
        under this section shall submit an annual report to the 
        Secretary on--
                    (A) the specific intervention services and reforms 
                implemented under the grant program;
                    (B) progress in achieving the child well-being 
                results proposed by the entity under subsection (e)(1), 
                including an analysis of the effectiveness of the grant 
                funding in achieving the results; and
                    (C) an analysis of the progress made by the 
                eligible entity over the preceding 12-month period 
                pursuant to the performance measures established by the 
                Secretary under subsection (f).
            (2) Public availability of reports and data.--An eligible 
        entity shall make available to the public, in a manner that is 
        also accessible to children in the child welfare system, 
        biological families, and foster parents--
                    (A) any report submitted to the Secretary under 
                paragraph (1); and
                    (B) a summary of the data collected pursuant to 
                subsection (e)(4)(A).
    (i) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary may waive such requirements 
under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
621 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) as may be necessary to carry out 
the grant program.
    (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--For purposes of carrying out 
the grant program under this section, there is authorized to be 
appropriated--
            (1) for fiscal year 2016, $40,000,000;
            (2) for fiscal year 2017, $30,000,000;
            (3) for fiscal year 2018, $20,000,000; and
            (4) for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2025, 
        $10,000,000.
    (k) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Child well-being result.--The term ``child well-being 
        result'' means a desired condition of well-being for all 
        children in the child welfare system, including the specific 
        populations or groups of children that will be targeted under 
        the grant program.
            (2) School of origin.--The term ``school of origin'' means, 
        with respect to a child in foster care--
                    (A) the school in which the child was enrolled 
                prior to entry into foster care; or
                    (B) the school in which the child is enrolled when 
                a change in foster care placement occurs or is 
                proposed.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means--
                    (A) any of the 50 States or the District of 
                Columbia;
                    (B) Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or 
                American Samoa; or
                    (C) an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as such 
                terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-
                Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
                450b)) or a tribal consortium of Indian tribes or 
                tribal organizations (as so defined).
            (5) Well-being.--The term ``well-being'' means the overall 
        quality of life for a child in the child welfare system, which 
        shall include--
                    (A) the safety and health of the child;
                    (B) the mental, emotional, educational, and 
                physical development of the child, including the 
                ability of the child to maximize their individual 
                potential; and
                    (C) permanency and ability to transition to self-
                sufficiency after aging out of the child welfare 
                system.

SEC. 262. ENSURING THAT CHILD WELFARE FEDERAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING IS 
              ONLY USED FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS.

    Subpart 3 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 629m et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 441. LIMITATION ON USE OF DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR 
              ONLY EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS.

    ``For any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2015, no 
Federal payment or reimbursement shall be made to a State under subpart 
1 or 2 of this part from Federal funds made available through an 
authorization of appropriations for a fiscal year unless the payment or 
reimbursement is for State expenditures for evidence-based child 
welfare programs or services provided under such programs.''.

SEC. 263. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO APPROVE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS 
              DESIGNED TO TEST INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES IN STATE CHILD 
              WELFARE PROGRAMS.

    Section 1130 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-9) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
                following: ``There shall be no limit on the number of 
                demonstration projects authorized by the Secretary for 
                any fiscal year after fiscal year 2014.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Duration of Demonstration.--A demonstration project under 
this section may be conducted for not more than 5 years, unless in the 
judgment of the Secretary, the demonstration project should be allowed 
to continue.''.

SEC. 264. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Income Eligibility Requirements for Children in Foster Care.--
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as 
the ``Secretary'') shall submit to Congress a report on recommendations 
for legislative or administrative action necessary to eliminate the 
requirement that a child be deemed to be a recipient of aid to families 
with dependent children under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
Act (as in effect as of July 16, 1996) (referred to in this section as 
the ``AFDC income eligibility requirements'') for purposes of foster 
care maintenance payments under section 472 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
672), including an analysis of--
            (1) the effects of phasing out the AFDC income eligibility 
        requirements for adoption assistance payments under section 473 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673), as enacted by 
        section 402 of the Fostering Connections to Success and 
        Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-351; 122 Stat. 
        3975);
            (2) State administrative expenses related to the existing 
        disparity in Federal reimbursement rates for foster care 
        maintenance payments;
            (3) the level of services provided by States to children in 
        foster care that meet AFDC income eligibility requirements 
        under section 472 of the Social Security Act, and thereby 
        provide States with Federal reimbursement for foster care 
        maintenance payments under section 474 of such Act, as compared 
        to children in foster care that do not meet the AFDC income 
        eligibility requirements;
            (4) the long-term effects related to maintaining the AFDC 
        income eligibility requirements under section 472 of the Social 
        Security Act for purposes of the amount of overall Federal 
        funding that will be made available to States for foster care 
        services and the resulting impact on the ability of States to 
        provide adequate services to children in foster care; and
            (5) the feasibility of eliminating the AFDC income 
        eligibility requirements for purposes of foster care 
        maintenance payments under section 472 of the Social Security 
        Act in a manner that is budget neutral, or at a limited cost to 
        the Federal Government, and the effect that such an elimination 
        would have on the ability of States to provide adequate levels 
        of services to all children in foster care.
    (b) Child Welfare Innovation Grant Program.--Not later than 180 
days after completion of the child welfare innovation grant program 
under section 281 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report analyzing the intervention services and reforms implemented by 
eligible entities under the grant program, the child well-being results 
achieved through such services and reforms, and recommendations for 
such legislation and administrative action as the Secretary determines 
appropriate.

                          TITLE III--EDUCATION

SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) ESEA definitions.--The terms ``elementary school'', 
        ``local educational agency'', ``secondary school'', ``State'', 
        and ``State educational agency'' have the meanings given the 
        terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (2) Eligible nonprofit or educational entity.--The term 
        ``eligible nonprofit or educational entity'' means a public or 
        nonprofit institution of higher education, as defined in 
        section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1002), or a nonprofit organization.
            (3) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1002).
            (4) 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.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.

         Subtitle A--Presidential Task Force on K-12 Education

SEC. 311. ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON K-12 EDUCATION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Presidential Task 
Force on K-12 Education (referred to in this section as the ``Task 
Force'').
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Composition.--The Task Force shall be comprised of 22 
        members appointed by the President and shall include--
                    (A) school leaders;
                    (B) Federal, State, and local government leaders;
                    (C) tribal experts;
                    (D) representatives of State and local health 
                departments;
                    (E) representatives of organizations that implement 
                effective teen pregnancy prevention and school dropout 
                prevention programs; and
                    (F) business leaders, philanthropists, and others 
                who are committed to improving secondary school 
                graduation rates in the United States.
            (2) Date for appointment.--The appointments of the members 
        of the Task Force shall be made by not later than 6 months 
        after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (3) Period of appointment; vacancies.--A member of the Task 
        Force shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, except that of 
        the members first appointed, one-half of such members shall be 
        appointed for terms of 1 year and the remaining members shall 
        be appointed for terms of 2 years. Any vacancy in the 
        Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in 
        the same manner as the original appointment.
            (4) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
        on which all members of the Task Force have been appointed, the 
        Task Force shall hold its first meeting.
            (5) Meetings.--The Task Force shall meet at the call of the 
        Chairperson.
            (6) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Task Force 
        shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may 
        hold hearings.
            (7) Chairman and vice chairman.--The Task Force shall 
        select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among its 
        members.
    (c) Duties.--The Task Force shall advise the President regarding 
methods to improve graduation rates, which may include--
            (1) integrating the dropout risk factors identified through 
        the high school dropout prevention program under part H of 
        title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 6551 et seq.) into other Federal grant programs that 
        are established to increase high school graduation rates;
            (2) awarding grants to State educational agencies and local 
        educational agencies to reduce unintended teen pregnancy and 
        teen parenting through evidence-based programs; and
            (3) expanding behavioral health promotion and counseling 
        services in elementary schools and secondary schools receiving 
        support under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.).
    (d) Termination.--The Task Force shall terminate on the date that 
is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

                 Subtitle B--Pupils Prepared for School

SEC. 321. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle:
            (1) Eligible child.--The term ``eligible child'' means a 
        child who--
                    (A) is age 3 or 4, as of the first day of the 
                prekindergarten program supported under this section; 
                and
                    (B) is from a family within the eligible income 
                limits.
            (2) Eligible entity.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``eligible entity'' means 
                a local educational agency, a childhood education 
                program provider (as determined in accordance with 
                subparagraph (B)), or a consortium of such agencies or 
                providers.
                    (B) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
                regulations to establish which program providers shall 
                be considered childhood education program providers for 
                purposes of this paragraph.
            (3) Eligible income limits.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``eligible income 
                limits'', when used with respect to a family, means a 
                family whose average annual income, based on the most 
                recent 3 preceding years, is at or below an amount 
                determined by the Secretary of Education and is less 
                than the applicable amount.
                    (B) Applicable amount.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the applicable amount shall be--
                            (i) for 2015, $75,000; and
                            (ii) for a subsequent year, the amount 
                        determined under this subparagraph for the 
                        previous year increased by the percentage 
                        increase in the consumer price index for all 
                        urban consumers (all items; United States city 
                        average) over the previous year.
            (4) High-quality prekindergarten program.--The term ``high-
        quality prekindergarten program'' means a program of education 
        that--
                    (A) enrolls children who are age 3 or 4, as of the 
                first day of the school year for the program;
                    (B) meets national quality standards, as determined 
                by the Secretary;
                    (C) is full-day and offered during the academic 
                school year or during the entire year;
                    (D) ensures that the teachers participating in the 
                program are highly qualified;
                    (E) provides meals that meet Federal nutrition 
                standards to the eligible children during the school 
                day, which may be provided through the the Richard B. 
                Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
                seq.); and
                    (F) promotes active learning.
            (5) High-risk child.--The term ``high-risk child'' means a 
        child who--
                    (A) receives, or whose family receives, benefits 
                under a means-tested Federal benefit program, as 
                defined under section 479(d) of the Higher Education 
                Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ss(d));
                    (B) is eligible for a Head Start or Early Head 
                Start program under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 
                et seq.), or to receive assistance under the Child Care 
                Development and Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 
                et seq.); or
                    (C) is a foster child.

                    PART I--PRESCHOOL HOME LEARNING

SEC. 322. PARENTAL SUPPORT FOR PRESCHOOL HOME LEARNING.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--From amounts made available to carry out 
this section, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, 
to eligible nonprofit or educational entities in order to improve 
parental support for preschool home learning through the activities 
described in subsection (c).
    (b) Application.--An eligible nonprofit or educational entity that 
desires a grant under this section shall submit an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require.
    (c) Use of Funds.--An eligible nonprofit or educational entity 
receiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds to--
            (1) identify best practices that contribute to early 
        literacy;
            (2) create guidance and support regarding preschool home 
        learning that families can implement at home; and
            (3) provide technical assistance.
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) Reports by grantees.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        end of the grant period for a grant under this section, the 
        recipient of the grant shall prepare and submit a report to the 
        Secretary regarding the progress made under the grant.
            (2) Reports by secretary.--Not later than 45 days after the 
        receipt of the report described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall prepare and submit to Congress a report regarding the 
        grant program under this section.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2016 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.

 PART II--GRANTS SUPPORTING UNIVERSAL PREKINDERGARTEN FOR ALL ELIGIBLE 
                                CHILDREN

SEC. 323. UNIVERSAL PREKINDERGARTEN DEVELOPMENT GRANTS TO STATES.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--From amounts made available to carry out 
        this section and not reserved under paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to States 
        to enable the States to develop a plan and to build capacity to 
        offer free high-quality prekindergarten programs to all 
        eligible children who reside in the State.
            (2) Reservation.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
        reserve not more than 1 percent of the amount made available to 
        carry out this section for the Secretary of the Interior to 
        carry out activities consistent with this section for the 
        families of Indian children.
    (b) Application.--A State that desires a grant under this section 
shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
    (c) Use of Funds.--A State receiving a grant under this section 
shall use grant funds to plan and develop capacity for a high-quality 
prekindergarten program that--
            (1) will be offered free of charge to all eligible children 
        in the State by not later than 3 years after the first day of 
        the grant;
            (2) will be offered, for a fee using a sliding scale based 
        on income, for children from families with annual income of 
        more than $75,000; and
            (3) provides additional support to parents of high-risk 
        children.
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) Reports by states.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        end of the grant period for a grant under this section, each 
        State receiving such grant shall prepare and submit a report to 
        the Secretary regarding the progress made under the grant.
            (2) Reports by secretary.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        receipt of the report described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall prepare and submit to Congress a report regarding the 
        grant program under this section.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2016 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.

SEC. 324. TWO YEARS OF VOLUNTARY, HIGH-QUALITY, FULL-DAY, UNIVERSAL 
              PREKINDERGARTEN FOR ALL ELIGIBLE CHILDREN.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--From amounts made available to carry out 
        this section and not reserved under paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to States 
        to enable the States to provide free, voluntary, high-quality 
        prekindergarten programs for all eligible children who reside 
        in the State.
            (2) Reservation.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
        reserve not more than 1 percent of the amount made available to 
        carry out this section for the Secretary of the Interior to 
        carry out activities consistent with this section for Indian 
        children.
    (b) Application.--
            (1) In general.--A State that desires a grant under this 
        section shall submit an application at such time, in such 
        manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
        require.
            (2) Contents.--The application described in paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) A State plan describing how the State proposes 
                to offer a high-quality prekindergarten program--
                            (i) free of charge to all eligible children 
                        in the State; and
                            (ii) for a fee using a sliding scale based 
                        on family income, for children who reside in 
                        the State and who are from families with annual 
                        incomes of more than $75,000.
                    (B) A description of the prekindergarten program to 
                be implemented under the grant, and how the program 
                meets the requirements of a high-quality 
                prekindergarten program.
                    (C) A demonstration that the State has the capacity 
                to provide high-quality prekindergarten programs to all 
                eligible children in the State.
    (c) Use of Funds.--A State receiving a grant under this section 
shall use grant funds to provide free and reduced-price high-quality 
prekindergarten programs to children in the State, in accordance with 
the State plan approved by the Secretary in the application submitted 
under subsection (b).
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) Reports by grantees.--Not later than 45 days after the 
        end of the grant period for a grant under this section, each 
        State receiving such grant shall prepare and submit a report to 
        the Secretary regarding the progress made under the grant.
            (2) Reports by secretary.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        receipt of the report described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall prepare and submit to Congress a report regarding the 
        grant program under this section.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2016 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.

 PART III--IMPROVING ACCESS TO PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME 
                                CHILDREN

SEC. 325. LOW-INCOME PREKINDERGARTEN GRANTS.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--From amounts made available to carry out 
        this section and not reserved under paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary shall award grants, through allotments described in 
        subsection (b), to States to enable the States to provide 
        subgrants to local educational agencies to offer free or 
        reduced-price high-quality prekindergarten programs to low-
        income children.
            (2) Reservation.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
        reserve not more than 1 percent of the amount made available to 
        carry out this section for the Secretary of the Interior to 
        carry out activities consistent with this section for the 
        families of Indian children.
    (b) Allotments.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot, 
to each State that submits an approved application, an amount that 
bears the same relation to the amount available to carry out this 
section and not reserved under subsection (a)(2) for such fiscal year, 
as the number of children aged 3 or 4 in the State from families with 
incomes at or below 200 percent of the poverty line bears to the total 
number of such children in all States submitting approved applications.
    (c) Application.--A State that desires a grant under this section 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
Such application shall include an assurance that the State shall 
provide matching funds toward the costs of the grant as provided under 
subsection (e).
    (d) Use of Funds.--
            (1) Subgrants.--
                    (A) In general.--A State receiving an allotment 
                under this section shall use not less than 98 percent 
                of such allotment to award subgrants, on a competitive 
                basis, to local educational agencies for the purpose of 
                providing free or reduced-price high-quality 
                prekindergarten programs for children from low-income 
                families.
                    (B) Application.--A local educational agency that 
                desires a subgrant under subparagraph (A) shall submit 
                an application to the State at such time, in such 
                manner, and containing such information as the State 
                may reasonably require.
                    (C) Priority.--In awarding subgrants under this 
                subsection, a State shall give priority to a local 
                educational agency that works in partnership with a 
                nonprofit community-based organization of 
                prekindergarten program providers.
            (2) State activities.--A State receiving an allotment under 
        this section may use not more than a total of 2 percent of such 
        allotment for the administrative costs of carrying out this 
        part and for State activities related to the purposes of 
        improving access to prekindergarten programs for low-income 
        children.
            (3) Use as part of universal prekindergarten program.--In 
        the case of a State that receives an allotment under this part 
        and a grant under section 324, the State may use the allotment 
        to meet the goals of the grant under section 324 with respect 
        to low-income children.
    (e) Matching Funds.--A State receiving an allotment under this 
section shall provide toward the cost of the activities carried out 
under the grant an amount equal to the amount of the allotment. The 
matching funds may be in cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated.
    (f) Reports.--
            (1) Reports by subgrantees.--Not later than 60 days after 
        the end of the grant period for a grant under this section, 
        each local educational agency receiving a subgrant under 
        subsection (d) shall provide to the State the information 
        determined necessary by the State for the report described in 
        paragraph (2).
            (2) Reports by grantees.--Not later than 45 days after the 
        receipt of the report described in paragraph (1), the State 
        receiving the grant shall prepare and submit a report to the 
        Secretary regarding the progress made under the grant.
            (3) Reports by secretary.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        receipt of the report described in paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall prepare and submit to Congress a report regarding the 
        grant program under this section.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2016 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.

         PART IV--HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START, AND EVEN START

SEC. 326. EXPANDING HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 640 (42 U.S.C. 9835) the following:

``SEC. 640A. HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START SERVICES FOR ADDITIONAL 
              CHILDREN.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, after consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, shall develop and implement a plan for 
providing Head Start services through Head Start programs, and Early 
Head Start services through Early Head Start programs, under this 
subchapter to children described in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Additional Children.--The plan shall specify that the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide the Head Start and 
Early Head Start services to children--
            ``(1) who are eligible for the corresponding services under 
        this subchapter but would not otherwise receive those services 
        in the absence of this section; and
            ``(2) who the Secretary determines reside in States or 
        communities that provide sustained access to high-quality 
        prekindergarten programs (as defined in section 321 of the 
        Saving Our Next Generation Act) to children who are--
                    ``(A) age 3 or 4; and
                    ``(B) from families with a family income of not 
                more than 200 percent of the poverty line.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2016 and each subsequent fiscal year.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 639 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9834) is amended by 
        striking ``other than section'' and inserting ``other than 
        sections 640A and''.
            (2) Section 640(a)(6) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9835(a)(6)) is 
        amended by striking ``this subchapter'' in the first and third 
        places it appears and inserting ``section 639''.

SEC. 327. IMPROVING READING SKILLS OF LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
              THROUGH REAUTHORIZING THE WILLIAM F. GOODLING EVEN START 
              FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM.

    Section 1002(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6302(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``$260,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 
succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting ``$520,000,000 for fiscal year 
2016 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding 
fiscal years''.

      Subtitle C--Elementary School and Secondary School Programs

                   PART I--EXPANDED SCHOOL CALENDARS

SEC. 331. DEMONSTRATION GRANTS FOR STATES TO IMPLEMENT EXPANDED SCHOOL 
              CALENDAR PROGRAM.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--From amounts made available to carry out 
        this section and not reserved under paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to States 
        to enable the States to expand the school calendar for public 
        elementary schools and secondary schools in the State.
            (2) Reservation.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
        reserve not more than 1 percent of the amount made available to 
        carry out this section for the Secretary of the Interior to 
        carry out activities consistent with this section for the 
        families of Indian children.
    (b) Application; Award Basis.--
            (1) In general.--A State that desires a grant under this 
        section shall submit an application at such time, in such 
        manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
        require.
            (2) State flexibility.--In awarding grants under this 
        section, the Secretary shall provide the States with 
        flexibility in how to best expand the school year, which may 
        include increasing the number of school days in the school year 
        or increasing the number of hours in a school day, and in how 
        the additional time provided by the expanded calendar shall be 
        used.
    (c) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--A State receiving a grant under this 
        section shall use grant funds to pay for the costs of 
        increasing the number of school days in the school year for the 
        public elementary schools and secondary schools in the State.
            (2) Flexibility.--A State receiving a grant under this 
        section shall provide each local educational agency and public 
        elementary school or secondary school with as much flexibility 
        as is practicable regarding how to use the additional school 
        time provided through the school calendar expansion, which may 
        include providing additional time for--
                    (A) remedial or advanced work or intensive 
                tutoring;
                    (B) service learning, internships, or paid work 
                experiences;
                    (C) specialized learning and enrichment 
                opportunities such as--
                            (i) preparation classes for the SAT, ACT, 
                        or other college readiness examination;
                            (ii) career counseling;
                            (iii) study skills instruction; and
                            (iv) recreation;
                    (D) intensive tutoring and enhanced learning time, 
                provided at the school or at another location, in order 
                to enable students to meet or exceed the student 
                academic achievement standards for the students' grade 
                level; or
                    (E) homework support.
            (3) Transportation.--Grant funds provided under this 
        section maybe be used to provide transportation to the 
        activities supported under the expanded school calendar, as 
        approved by the Secretary in the application submitted under 
        subsection (b)(1).
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) Reports by states.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        end of the grant period for a grant under this section, each 
        State receiving such grant shall prepare and submit a report to 
        the Secretary regarding the progress made under the grant.
            (2) Reports by secretary.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        receipt of the report described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall prepare and submit to Congress a report regarding the 
        grant program under this section.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2016 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.

      PART II--PREGNANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS ACCESS TO EDUCATION

SEC. 335. SHORT TITLE.

    This part may be cited as the ``Pregnant and Parenting Students 
Access to Education Act of 2015''.

SEC. 336. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this part are--
            (1) to ensure that each pregnant and parenting student has 
        equal access to the same free, appropriate, high-quality public 
        education that is provided to other students;
            (2) to improve high school graduation rates, career-
        readiness, access to postsecondary educational opportunities, 
        and outcomes for pregnant and parenting students and their 
        children; and
            (3) to assist each State and local educational agency in 
        improving its graduation rates and fulfilling its 
        responsibilities under title IX of the Education Amendments of 
        1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) with respect to pregnant and 
        parenting students.

SEC. 337. GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE EDUCATION OF 
              PREGNANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants to 
States to carry out the activities described in subsection (d). A grant 
made under this section shall be for a minimum of 3 years, and the 
Secretary shall have the discretion to renew the grant at the end of 
the grant period.
    (b) Application.--A State desiring to receive a grant under this 
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require, including, at a minimum, the State plan described 
in subsection (f).
    (c) Allocation of Funds.--
            (1) Reservation of funds for national activities.--From the 
        funds made available to carry out this part, the Secretary may 
        reserve not more than 5 percent for national activities.
            (2) Allotment to the secretary of the interior.--The amount 
        allocated for payments under this part to the Secretary of the 
        Interior for any fiscal year shall be, as determined pursuant 
        to criteria established by the Secretary, the amount necessary 
        to meet the needs of--
                    (A) Indian children on reservations served by 
                secondary schools for Indian children operated or 
                supported by the Department of the Interior; and
                    (B) out-of-State Indian children in elementary 
                schools and secondary schools in local educational 
                agencies under special contracts with the Department of 
                the Interior.
            (3) Formula grants to states.--The Secretary shall allocate 
        to States having approved applications the funds remaining 
        after the application of paragraphs (1) and (2) based on the 
        percentage of the State's number of teen births compared to the 
        number of teen births nationally, except that the minimum grant 
        for a State shall be $300,000.
            (4) Supplement not supplant.--Grant funds provided under 
        paragraph (3) shall be used only to supplement the funds that 
        would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available 
        from non-Federal sources for the education of pupils 
        participating in programs assisted under this part, and not to 
        supplant such funds.
    (d) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Funds made available to a State under this 
        part shall be used for the following:
                    (A) To provide or enhance educational programs and 
                related services that enable pregnant and parenting 
                students to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school, 
                and that are culturally and linguistically competent.
                    (B) To designate a Coordinator for Education of 
                Pregnant and Parenting Students in the State 
                educational agency to direct and manage the State 
                educational agency's activities related to this part, 
                in collaboration with the State's designated employee 
                responsible for the State's efforts to comply with and 
                carry out, to the fullest extent, its responsibilities 
                under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 
                U.S.C. 1681 et seq.).
                    (C) To prepare and carry out a State plan described 
                in subsection (f).
                    (D) To develop and implement high-quality 
                professional development programs for local educational 
                agencies and school personnel.
                    (E) To direct grants to rural and other local 
                educational agencies without capacity to prepare an 
                application for funds so that such local educational 
                agencies may carry out the activities described in 
                subsections (e) and (f) of section 338.
                    (F) To ensure that information about the program is 
                disseminated to all local educational agencies and made 
                publicly and readily available on the State educational 
                agency's website, including--
                            (i) the name and contact information for 
                        the individuals described in subparagraph (B);
                            (ii) a list of subgrantees; and
                            (iii) an explanation of the rights of 
                        students and responsibilities of schools under 
                        title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 
                        (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), including 
                        investigation and complaint procedures as 
                        required under subsections (a) and (b) of 
                        section 106.8 of title 34, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations (as in effect on the date of the 
                        enactment of this part).
            (2) Reservation for state-level activities.--From the funds 
        made available to a State under this part, a State may reserve 
        not more than 10 percent for State-level activities.
            (3) Subgrants.--The State shall distribute at least 90 
        percent of each State grant as subgrants to local educational 
        agencies in accordance with section 338.
    (e) Coordinator for Education of Pregnant and Parenting Students.--
The Coordinator for Education of Pregnant and Parenting Students in the 
State educational agency described in subsection (d)(1)(B) shall--
            (1) gather information on the nature and extent of State 
        and local efforts to prevent teen pregnancy and the nature and 
        extent of barriers to educational access and success facing 
        pregnant and parenting students in the State, including 
        information on reported incidents of discrimination;
            (2) develop and carry out the State plan described in 
        subsection (f);
            (3) collect and report information to the Secretary, such 
        as the information described in subparagraphs (A) through (G) 
        of section 340(a)(6);
            (4) facilitate the coordination of services with the State 
        agencies responsible for administering programs affecting 
        children, youth, and families (including for the purposes of 
        maximizing the leveraging of resources from such agencies), 
        including--
                    (A) the State temporary assistance for needy 
                families program funded under part A of title IV of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
                    (B) the Medicaid program under title XIX of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
                    (C) the State Children's Health Insurance Program 
                established under title XXI of the Social Security 
                Program (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.);
                    (D) teen pregnancy prevention, family planning, and 
                maternal and child health programs;
                    (E) the special supplemental nutrition program for 
                women, infants, and children established by section 17 
                of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786);
                    (F) the supplemental nutrition assistance program 
                established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
                U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
                    (G) child care programs;
                    (H) early childhood education, home visitation, and 
                child welfare programs;
                    (I) workforce investment programs and postsecondary 
                education;
                    (J) housing assistance and homeless assistance 
                programs;
                    (K) school-based health services programs; and
                    (L) programs carried out by federally qualified 
                health centers (as defined in sections 1861(aa)(4) and 
                1905(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1395x(aa)(4) and 1396d(a)(2)(B))), health centers (as 
                defined in section 330 of the Public Health Service Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 254b)), and outpatient health programs and 
                facilities operated by tribal organizations;
            (5) coordinate and collaborate with educators, service 
        providers, and local educational agency pregnant and parenting 
        student liaisons;
            (6) provide technical assistance and training to local 
        educational agencies, including the dissemination of best 
        practices regarding pregnant and parenting students; and
            (7) report to the Secretary any complaints received by the 
        State about discrimination based on pregnancy or parenting 
        status and what actions were taken to address those complaints.
    (f) State Plan.--Pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(C), each State shall 
submit a plan, developed by the State educational agency in 
consultation with local educational agencies, teachers, principals, 
specialized instructional support personnel, administrators, other 
staff, representatives of Indian tribes located in the State, and 
parents, to provide for the education of pregnant and parenting 
students. Such plan shall include the following:
            (1) A description of how such students will be given the 
        opportunity to meet the challenging student academic 
        achievement standards under section 1111(b) of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)).
            (2) The policy, protocol, or procedure that each local 
        educational agency or State implements once a pregnancy has 
        been discovered on campus including how each local educational 
        agency ensures the student understands the student's rights 
        under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 
        1681 et seq.).
            (3) A description of how the State will identify pregnant 
        and parenting students and plan for pregnant and parenting 
        students to be enrolled, attend, and succeed in school.
            (4) A description of training programs to raise awareness 
        of school personnel regarding the rights and educational needs 
        of pregnant and parenting students.
            (5) A description of procedures designed to ensure that 
        students eligible for Federal, State, or local food, housing, 
        health care, or child care programs are informed of their 
        eligibility for, assisted in enrolling in, and able to 
        participate in such programs.
            (6) A description of procedures designed to ensure that 
        students eligible for Federal, State, or local after-school 
        programs or supplemental educational services are enrolled in 
        and able to participate in such programs.
            (7) Strategies that respond to the problems identified 
        under subsection (e)(1).
            (8) A demonstration that the State and its local 
        educational agencies have developed, reviewed, and revised 
        policies to remove barriers to enrollment and retention of 
        pregnant and parenting students in schools in the State.
            (9) Assurances that--
                    (A) the State educational agency and the local 
                educational agencies in the State will not stigmatize, 
                discriminate against, or involuntarily segregate 
                students on the basis of pregnancy or parenting;
                    (B) local educational agencies will designate a 
                pregnant and parenting student liaison to communicate 
                with the Coordinator for Education of Pregnant and 
                Parenting Students in the State educational agency and 
                oversee the provision of services at the local 
                educational agency and school levels; and
                    (C) the State educational agency and local 
                educational agencies will ensure that transportation is 
                provided for students who have an inability to pay for 
                transportation and who--
                            (i) choose to attend programs for pregnant 
                        and parenting students located outside of their 
                        school of origin; or
                            (ii) need transportation to and from school 
                        and the student's child care provider for the 
                        student and the student's child, respectively.
            (10) Description of how the State will ensure that local 
        educational agencies comply with requirements of this part.
            (11) A description of technical assistance to be provided 
        to local educational agencies to assist the local educational 
        agencies to meet the goals of this part.
    (g) Professional Development and Public Education.--Each State and 
each local educational agency shall include in professional development 
and public education materials reference to, and shall ensure that 
school personnel, students, and family members of students are aware 
of, title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et 
seq.) and its implementing regulations, which set forth the Federal 
civil right to be free from discrimination on the basis of a student's 
pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, or 
recovery therefrom. This includes the right to be free from harassment 
and stigmatization on those bases, as well as the following:
            (1) The right to enroll in any school or program for which 
        the student would otherwise qualify.
            (2) If enrolled into a special program or separate school, 
        the right to an education equal in quality to that offered to 
        other students in the mainstream or originating school.
            (3) The right to decline to participate in a specialized 
        program or separate school.
            (4) The right to continue the student's education in the 
        school in which the student was enrolled, or would have been 
        enrolled, prior to the student's pregnancy, childbirth, false 
        pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, or recovery therefrom, 
        including elementary or secondary schools, charter schools, 
        honors and magnet programs, Advanced Placement and 
        International Baccalaureate programs, career and technical 
        education programs, special education and non-public school 
        placements, alternative options or programs, migrant education, 
        free and reduced lunch programs, services for English language 
        learners, physical education programs, after-school academic 
        programs, and any others for which the student is otherwise 
        qualified.
            (5) The right to--
                    (A) participate in school activities including 
                graduations and other ceremonies;
                    (B) to receive awards or peer recognition; and
                    (C) to participate on field trips, student clubs 
                and councils, in after-school activities, including 
                cheerleading or athletics teams and in any other 
                school-related programs, subject to providing a medical 
                release if that is required of all students who have 
                physical or emotional conditions requiring the 
                attention of medical personnel and who want to continue 
                participating.
            (6) The right to the same benefits and services offered to 
        students with other temporary disabilities.
            (7) The right to an excused absence for as long as the 
        student's physician deems it medically necessary, without 
        penalty, and automatic return to the status the student held 
        prior to the leave of absence.
            (8) The right not to be retaliated against for raising 
        awareness of, complaining about, or reporting discrimination.
    (h) Coordination for Support Services.--Local educational agencies 
may coordinate with social services agencies, public health agencies, 
youth services providers, or other community-based organizations for 
the purposes of--
            (1) ensuring that pregnant and parenting students have 
        access to the academic support services they need to continue 
        their education; and
            (2) raising awareness among agencies about pregnant and 
        parenting students and their educational rights and 
        opportunities.
    (i) Pregnant and Parenting Student Liaison.--The duties of a local 
educational agency's pregnant and parenting student liaison shall 
include--
            (1) identification, by consulting with school personnel, 
        and by self-reports, of pregnant and parenting students in need 
        of services to help the students stay in school and succeed;
            (2) gathering information on the nature and extent of 
        barriers to educational access and success facing pregnant and 
        parenting students in the geographic area served by the local 
        educational agency, including information on reported incidents 
        of discrimination;
            (3) ensuring and facilitating the continued enrollment of 
        pregnant and parenting students in school in an academic 
        program that best meets the educational goals of the student 
        and his or her family;
            (4) ensuring that the educational and related barriers 
        faced by pregnant and parenting students are addressed, and 
        that any services and referrals provided are culturally and 
        linguistically competent;
            (5) informing pregnant and parenting students of 
        educational and related services extended to pregnant and 
        parenting students and of their right under title IX of the 
        Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) to 
        continue their education; and
            (6) coordinating the provision of services in conjunction 
        with the Coordinator for Education of Pregnant and Parenting 
        Students in the State educational agency and with community 
        organizations and partners.

SEC. 338. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY SUBGRANTS FOR THE EDUCATION OF 
              PREGNANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS.

    (a) In General.--A State educational agency receiving a grant under 
section 337 shall make competitive subgrants to local educational 
agencies for the purpose of facilitating the enrollment, attendance, 
and success in school of pregnant and parenting students. Services may 
be provided on school grounds or at other facilities.
    (b) Application.--Local educational agencies seeking subgrants 
under this section shall submit an application to the State educational 
agency in time and manner required by the State. The application shall 
include--
            (1) an assessment of the educational and related needs of 
        pregnant and parenting students in the local educational 
        agency;
            (2) a description of the local educational agency's plan 
        for addressing those needs, and assurance that the specific 
        services and programs for which subgrants are being sought are 
        culturally and linguistically competent;
            (3) a description of how the local educational agency will 
        plan for pregnant and parenting students to be enrolled, 
        attend, and succeed in school;
            (4) an assurance of the local educational agency's 
        compliance with local educational agency requirements 
        established in section 337; and
            (5) a description of the local educational agency's plan 
        for continuing specific services and programs for which 
        subgrants are being sought in case of the loss of or absence of 
        Federal assistance.
    (c) Awards.--Subgrants under this section shall be awarded on the 
basis of need and the strength of the application in meeting the 
requirements and goals of this part. Priority consideration shall be 
given to applications from local educational agencies serving students 
in geographic areas with--
            (1) teen birth rates that are higher than the State 
        average; or
            (2) teen birth rates below the State average but having one 
        or more racial or ethnic groups with teen birth rates higher 
        than the State average.
    (d) Duration.--Each subgrant under this section shall be for a 
period of not to exceed 3 years.
    (e) Required Activities.--Subgrant funds shall be expended for 
activities that include--
            (1) the provision of academic support services for pregnant 
        and parenting students, which may include academic counseling, 
        the development of individualized graduation plans, assistance 
        with class scheduling, assistance with planning for and gaining 
        access to postsecondary educational opportunities, assistance 
        securing tutoring or other academic support services, 
        supplemental instruction, homework assistance, tutoring, or 
        other educational services, such as homebound instruction 
        services to be provided during extended leaves of absence due 
        to pregnancy complications, childbirth, or the illness of a 
        student's child, to keep the student on track to finish the 
        student's classes and graduate;
            (2) assistance to pregnant and parenting students in 
        gaining access to quality, affordable child care and early 
        childhood education services;
            (3) the provision of transportation services or assistance 
        so that parenting students and their children can get to and 
        from school and child care, respectively, and so that a 
        pregnant student unable to walk long distances can get to 
        school if transportation is not already provided for that 
        student;
            (4) the provision of services and programs to attract, 
        engage, and retain pregnant and parenting students in school, 
        including informing pregnant and parenting teenagers and their 
        family members and caring adults of their right to continue 
        their education, the importance of doing so, and the 
        consequences of not doing so;
            (5) the education of students, parents and community 
        members about the educational rights of pregnant and parenting 
        students;
            (6) the professional development of school personnel 
        regarding the challenges facing pregnant and parenting students 
        and their educational rights;
            (7) proactive outreach efforts to assist pregnant and 
        parenting teenagers with excessive absences and to reenroll 
        pregnant or parenting teenagers who have dropped out of school;
            (8) the revision of school policies and practices to remove 
        barriers and to encourage pregnant and parenting students to 
        continue their education, including--
                    (A) the revision of attendance policies to allow 
                for students to be excused from school, school 
                activities, after-school activities, or school-related 
                programs for--
                            (i) attendance at pregnancy-related medical 
                        appointments, including expectant fathers who 
                        are students;
                            (ii) fulfillment of the student's parenting 
                        responsibilities, including arranging child 
                        care, caring for the student's sick child or 
                        children, and attending medical appointments 
                        for the student's child or children; and
                            (iii) such other situations beyond the 
                        control of the student as determined by the 
                        board of education in each local educational 
                        agency, or such other circumstances which cause 
                        reasonable concern to student or the student's 
                        parent for the safety or health of the student, 
                        for example addressing circumstances resulting 
                        from domestic or sexual violence; and
                    (B) the creation and implementation of a policy 
                flexible enough to meet the individualized lactation 
                and medical needs of student mothers, including 
                reasonable break time from class, access to a clean, 
                private space, and protection from retaliation for this 
                purpose;
            (9) the provision to student parents, and at a student's 
        request, also to a non-student parent or other family members 
        and caring adults, of training and support in parenting skills, 
        healthy relationship skills, strategies to prevent future 
        unplanned pregnancy, and other life skills such as goal 
        setting, budgeting, time management, financial literacy, 
        networking, job interviewing, applying for postsecondary 
        education, and securing financial aid; and
            (10) the provision to pregnant and parenting students of 
        educational and career mentoring services and peer groups, 
        whether during school hours or after school.
    (f) Allowable Activities.--
            (1) In general.--Subgrant funds may be expended for 
        allowable activities such as--
                    (A) the provision of child care and early childhood 
                education for the child of the parenting student, 
                either by providing these services directly on school 
                grounds or by other arrangement, such as by providing 
                financial assistance to obtain such services at a child 
                care facility within a reasonable distance of the 
                school;
                    (B) the provision of case management services to 
                pregnant and parenting students, such as assistance 
                with applying for and accessing public benefits and 
                Federal financial aid for postsecondary education and 
                training;
                    (C) the provision of, or referrals to, pregnancy 
                prevention, primary health care, maternal and child 
                health, family planning, mental health, substance 
                abuse, housing assistance, homeless assistance, and 
                legal aid services, including paternity testing, 
                establishing parental rights, child custody 
                arrangements, and other services needed by the student;
                    (D) the provision of emergency financial or in-kind 
                assistance to a parenting student to fulfill the basic 
                human needs of a student and the student's child;
                    (E) efforts to create a positive school climate for 
                pregnant and parenting students, including addressing 
                discrimination against and harassment and 
                stigmatization of pregnant and parenting students; and
                    (F) the provision of training practicums for 
                graduate students in social work to carry out the 
                purpose of the grant.
            (2) Medically accurate and complete information.--
                    (A) In general.--With respect to information 
                provided under paragraph (1)(C) and subsection (e)(9), 
                whether provided by local educational agencies or by 
                contract or arrangement as described in subsection (g), 
                the information shall be, where appropriate, medically 
                accurate and complete and developmentally appropriate 
                for the intended audience.
                    (B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
                the term ``medically accurate and complete'' means 
                verified or supported by the weight of research 
                conducted in compliance with accepted scientific 
                methods and--
                            (i) published in peer-reviewed journals, 
                        where applicable; or
                            (ii) comprising information that leading 
                        professional organizations and agencies with 
                        relevant expertise in the field recognize as 
                        accurate, objective, and complete.
    (g) Activities of Nonprofit Community Organizations.--Local 
educational agencies may provide and expend subgrant funds on required 
activities authorized in subsection (e) or allowable activities 
authorized in subsection (f) directly or by contract or arrangement 
with social services agencies, public health agencies, youth services 
providers, or other nonprofit community-based organizations with 
experience effectively assisting pregnant and parenting students to 
stay in school by conducting the activities described in subsections 
(e) and (f).

SEC. 339. CONVERSION TO CATEGORICAL PROGRAM IN EVENT OF FAILURE OF 
              STATE REGARDING EXPENDITURE OF GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall, from the amounts specified in 
subsection (c), make grants to local educational agencies in a State 
described in such subsection for the required activities specified in 
section 338(e) and the allowable activities specified in section 
338(f).
    (b) Application.--A local educational agency desiring a grant under 
this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time 
and in such manner as the Secretary may require.
    (c) Specification of Funds.--The amounts referred to in subsection 
(a) are any amounts that would have been allocated to a State under 
section 337(c)(3) that are not paid to the State as a result of--
            (1) the failure of the State to submit an application under 
        section 337(b);
            (2) the failure of the State, in the determination of the 
        Secretary, to prepare the application in accordance with such 
        section or to submit the application within a reasonable period 
        of time; or
            (3) the State informing the Secretary that the State does 
        not intend to expend the full amount of such allocation.

SEC. 340. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out the following 
activities:
            (1) Review State plans submitted under section 337(f) to 
        ensure the plans adequately address all of the elements listed 
        in such section.
            (2) Provide technical assistance to State educational 
        agencies regarding grants awarded under this part and methods 
        to keep pregnant and parenting students in school until 
        graduation from secondary school.
            (3) Provide guidance to Federal programs and grantees 
        likely to have contact with pregnant and parenting students and 
        their family members and caring adults regarding the 
        educational rights of pregnant and parenting students and State 
        educational agency responsibilities, including the 
        responsibilities under this part.
            (4) At the end of each 3-year grant period, conduct a 
        rigorous, evidence-based, comprehensive evaluation of the local 
        educational agency programs funded by the grants under this 
        section and their effectiveness in improving graduation rates 
        and educational outcomes for pregnant and parenting students, 
        including acceptance and enrollment in higher education, and 
        prepare and submit a report on the findings of such evaluations 
        to Congress.
            (5) Conduct a one-time national evaluation of pregnant and 
        parenting student access to education program service delivery 
        models, directly or via contract with an independent research 
        institution. Identify and disseminate the findings and best 
        practices at the State and local levels, including models of 
        programs that are successful at, or show promise of, serving 
        specific racial or ethnic groups or have been modified and 
        tested with specific racial or ethnic groups, and create an 
        online best practices clearinghouse as a resource for other 
        State educational agencies and local educational agencies.
            (6) Annually collect and disseminate nonpersonally 
        identifiable data and information, in a manner protective of 
        student privacy, and disaggregated by each school or 
        alternative program identified pursuant to subparagraph (B) and 
        by whether services for pregnant and parenting students are 
        offered in school or off-site, on--
                    (A) the number of pregnant and parenting students 
                enrolled in school;
                    (B) rates and participation of pregnant and 
                parenting students in mainstream or originating 
                schools, rates and participation of pregnant and 
                parenting students in alternative programs and, for 
                each alternative program, an indication as to whether 
                it is offered in a mainstream school or off-site;
                    (C) pregnant and parenting students' performance on 
                academic assessments;
                    (D) pregnant and parenting students' graduation 
                rates, dropout rates and transfer rates;
                    (E) rates of usage by pregnant and parenting 
                students of child care services or assistance (if 
                offered);
                    (F) rates of usage by pregnant or parenting 
                students of other services offered (disaggregated by 
                type of service); and
                    (G) such other data and information as the 
                Secretary determines to be necessary and relevant.
            (7) Coordinate data collection and dissemination with the 
        agencies and entities that receive funds under this part and 
        those that administer programs in accordance with this part.
    (b) Reporting Rates.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) through (F) 
of subsection (a)(6), if the number of pregnant and parenting students 
in a particular school or program in a State is smaller than a size 
determined by such State, it shall be reported by the applicable local 
educational agency, and if the number of pregnant and parenting 
students under the jurisdiction of a local educational agency in a 
State is smaller than a size determined by such State, it shall be 
reported by such State.

SEC. 341. EFFECT ON FEDERAL AND STATE NONDISCRIMINATION LAWS.

    Nothing in this part shall be construed to preempt, invalidate, or 
limit rights, remedies, procedures, or legal standards available to 
victims of discrimination or retaliation under any other Federal law or 
a law of a State or political subdivision of a State, including title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), title IX 
of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), section 
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), the Americans 
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), section 1557 
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18116), or 
section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983). The obligations 
imposed by this part are in addition to those imposed by title IX of 
the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), title VI of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), the Americans 
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), and section 
1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 
18116).

SEC. 342. ADDING PREGNANT AND PARENTING DATA TO STATE REPORT CARDS.

    Section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (vii), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in clause (viii), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ix) data regarding pregnant and 
                        parenting students in the State, in the 
                        aggregate and disaggregated and cross-tabulated 
                        by the subgroups described in subsection 
                        (b)(2)(C)(v)(II) (except that such 
                        disaggregation or cross-tabulation shall not be 
                        required in a case in which the results would 
                        reveal personally identifiable information 
                        about an individual student), including--
                                    ``(I) the number of pregnant and 
                                parenting students enrolled in 
                                secondary schools;
                                    ``(II) rates, and data regarding 
                                participation, of pregnant and 
                                parenting students in mainstream 
                                schools or in the schools in which the 
                                students originated;
                                    ``(III) rates, and data regarding 
                                participation, of pregnant and 
                                parenting students in alternative 
                                programs;
                                    ``(IV) the number and percentage of 
                                pregnant and parenting students who 
                                have achieved each level of achievement 
                                described in subclauses (II) and (III) 
                                of subsection (b)(1)(D)(ii), in each 
                                grade and subject assessed; and
                                    ``(V) graduation rates for pregnant 
                                and parenting students.''.

SEC. 343. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2016 through 2020.

   PART III--HEALTHY FOOD, NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

SEC. 351. HEALTH EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION AS CORE ACADEMIC 
              SUBJECTS.

    Section 9101(11) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(11)) is amended by striking ``and geography'' and 
inserting ``geography, physical education, and health education''.

SEC. 352. ALLOWING FUNDS UNDER THE CAROL M. WHITE PHYSICAL EDUCATION 
              PROGRAM TO BE USED FOR ADDITIONAL HEALTHY EATING 
              ACTIVITIES.

    Section 5503(b)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7261b(b)(5)) is amended by inserting ``, including 
through training healthy food chefs who serve as innovative cooks, chef 
trainers, and as a nutrition resource for public elementary schools and 
secondary schools and the communities surrounding such schools'' before 
the period at the end.

SEC. 353. ENHANCING SCHOOL NUTRITION.

    (a) Nutritional Requirements.--Section 9(f)(1) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(f)(1)) is amended in 
the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ``and breakfasts'' 
and inserting ``breakfasts, and dinners''.
    (b) Family Meals Program.--The Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act is amended by inserting after section 26 (42 U.S.C. 1769g) 
the following:

``SEC. 27. FAMILY MEALS PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a school food authority; and
                    ``(B) an institution (as that term is defined in 
                section 17(a)(2)), acting through the child and adult 
                care food program.
            ``(2) Family meal.--The term `family meal' means a meal 
        provided to a household at least 1 member of which is a child 
        who is--
                    ``(A) eligible to receive free or reduced price 
                meals under this Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
                (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.); and
                    ``(B) enrolled in the appropriate eligible entity.
    ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program under 
which the Secretary shall make grants on a competitive basis to 
eligible entities to provide family meals in accordance with this 
section.
    ``(c) Uses of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
        under this section shall use the grant funds to provide low-
        cost family meals during--
                    ``(A) after-school hours, weekends, and holidays 
                during the regular school year; and
                    ``(B) summer or school vacation.
            ``(2) Free meals.--An eligible entity may use grant funds 
        provided under this section to provide free family meals to the 
        families of children who meet requirements established by the 
        Secretary relating to school attendance and physical activity 
        participation.
    ``(d) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this section.''.

SEC. 354. ALLOWING TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT FUNDS 
              TO BE USED FOR INSTRUCTION IN NUTRITION, FITNESS, AND 
              WELLNESS.

    Section 2123(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6623(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) 
the following:
            ``(9) Carrying out programs that train teachers in the 
        topics of nutrition, fitness, and wellness, in order to enable 
        the teachers to provide and incorporate instruction in such 
        topics to other teachers and to students.''.

                PART IV--EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT

SEC. 356. EVALUATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BEST PRACTICES REGARDING 
              EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT.

    (a) Identification and Evaluation of Services.--The Secretary 
shall--
            (1) identify and evaluate the services available for 
        elementary school and secondary school students to meet 
        academic expectations for grade-level work, timely graduate 
        secondary school, and obtain employment, as appropriate; and
            (2) publish and disseminate best practices regarding the 
        services described in paragraph (1).
    (b) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical 
assistance to local educational agencies in order to increase capacity 
of administrative leaders to replicate the best practices described in 
subsection (a)(2).

SEC. 357. BEST PRACTICE REPLICATION GRANTS.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--From amounts made available to carry out 
this section, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, 
to local educational agencies to enable the local educational agencies 
to increase the academic support provided to students in the schools 
served by the local educational agencies by carrying out the activities 
described in subsection (c).
    (b) Application.--A local educational agency that desires a grant 
under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
    (c) Use of Funds.--A local educational agency receiving a grant 
under this section shall use grant funds to--
            (1) increase the capacity of the public elementary schools 
        and secondary schools served by the local educational agency to 
        provide support for students that enables more students to meet 
        the academic standards for the students' grade level and to 
        graduate from secondary school on time and prepared for 
        employment; and
            (2) to implement the best practices identified by the 
        Secretary under section 356(a)(2) in public elementary schools 
        and secondary schools served by the local educational agency.
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) Reports by local educational agencies.--Not later than 
        60 days after the end of the grant period for a grant under 
        this section, a local educational agency receiving a grant 
        under this section shall prepare and submit a report to the 
        Secretary regarding the progress made under the grant.
            (2) Reports by secretary.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        receipt of the report described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall prepare and submit to Congress a report regarding the 
        grant program under this section.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2016 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.

SEC. 358. STUDY ON EXTENDED LEARNING TIME MODELS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study--
            (1) to evaluate extended learning time models, such as 
        extended school week and longer school days, for elementary 
        schools and secondary schools; and
            (2) to determine how extended learning time models could be 
        used, or are being used, by local educational agencies to 
        provide additional educational opportunities to students, such 
        as--
                    (A) providing bilingual education to all students 
                in kindergarten through grade 8;
                    (B) offering career and technical education classes 
                to all secondary school students served by a local 
                educational agency; and
                    (C) providing opportunities for non-academic skill 
                development for students.
    (b) Report.--By not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress, and 
make available through electronic means to the public, a report 
regarding the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).

               Subtitle D--Business Engagement in Schools

SEC. 361. REAUTHORIZING THE CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL 
              EDUCATION ACT OF 2006.

    (a) School Adoption and Mentoring Programs.--Section 135(b) of the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2355(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, school adoption 
        programs where a business works closely with a school to 
        provide students with additional information about an industry 
        or profession, mentoring programs in which representatives of 
        local businesses provide mentoring to students, or 
        entrepreneurship education provided through academies or 
        integration with other programs, including by collaboration and 
        agreements with small business development centers and 
        incubation opportunities for secondary school programs'' before 
        the semicolon; and
            (2) in paragraph (5)(C), by inserting ``or mentoring 
        programs that connect school leaders with mentors who are 
        representatives of local businesses''.
    (b) Reauthorization.--The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 9 (20 U.S.C. 2307), by striking ``fiscal 
        years 2007 through 2012'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2016 
        through 2020'';
            (2) in section 114(e) (20 U.S.C. 2324(e)), by striking 
        ``fiscal years 2007 through 2012'' and inserting ``fiscal years 
        2016 through 2020'';
            (3) in section 117(i) (20 U.S.C. 2327(i)), by striking 
        ``fiscal years 2007 through 2012'' and inserting ``fiscal years 
        2016 through 2020'';
            (4) in section 118(g) (20 U.S.C. 2328(g)), by striking 
        ``fiscal years 2007 through 2012'' and inserting ``fiscal years 
        2016 through 2020''; and
            (5) in section 206 (20 U.S.C. 2376), by striking ``fiscal 
        year 2007 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years'' and 
        inserting ``each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020''.

SEC. 362. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
Education shall jointly establish an interagency committee, in order to 
coordinate programs, activities, and services carried out under the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act with programs, activities, and 
services carried out under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
    (b) Composition of Committee.--The interagency committee 
established under subsection (a) shall consist of 10 members, 5 of whom 
shall be employees or officers of the Department of Education and 
appointed by the Secretary of Education, and 5 of whom shall be 
employees or officers of the Department of Labor and appointed by the 
Secretary of Labor.
    (c) Report.--The interagency committee shall prepare and submit to 
the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, and Congress, an 
annual report regarding--
            (1) the actions taken and improvements made during the 
        preceding year to better coordinate programs, activities, and 
        services carried out under the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act with programs, activities, and services carried 
        out under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
        Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); and
            (2) recommendations for further actions or improvements to 
        better the coordination of programs, activities, and services 
        carried out under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
        with programs, activities, and services carried out under the 
        Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
        U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).

                    Subtitle E--Support for Parents

SEC. 371. STATE AND LOCAL PARENTING GRANT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--From amounts made available to carry out 
        this section and not reserved under paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to 
        eligible agencies to enable the eligible agencies to support 
        parents of children in prekindergarten programs or elementary 
        schools through the activities described in subsection (c).
            (2) Reservation.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
        reserve not more than 1 percent of the amount made available to 
        carry out this section for the Secretary of the Interior to 
        carry out activities consistent with this section for Indian 
        children.
    (b) Application.--
            (1) In general.--An eligible agency that desires a grant 
        under this section shall submit an application at such time, in 
        such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
        may require.
    (c) Use of Funds.--An eligible agency receiving a grant under this 
section shall use grant funds to--
            (1) build the capacity of parents of to evaluate and select 
        appropriate childcare;
            (2) build the capacity of parents to serve as partners with 
        school teachers and administrators; and
            (3) provide parents with access to job skills and training 
        needed for successful employment.
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) Reports by grantees.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        end of the grant period for a grant under this section, each 
        eligible agency receiving such grant shall prepare and submit a 
        report to the Secretary regarding the progress made under the 
        grant.
            (2) Reports by secretary.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        receipt of the report described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall prepare and submit to Congress a report regarding the 
        grant program under this section.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``eligible agency'' 
means a State educational agency or a local educational agency.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2016 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

                   Subtitle F--College Affordability

SEC. 376. STUDENT LOAN REFINANCING.

    (a) Program Authority.--Section 451(a) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and (2)'' and inserting ``(2)''; and
            (2) by inserting ``; and (3) to make loans under section 
        460A and section 460B'' after ``section 459A''.
    (b) Refinancing Program.--Part D of title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``SEC. 460A. REFINANCING FFEL AND FEDERAL DIRECT LOANS.

    ``(a) In General.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of the Saving Our Next Generation Act, the Secretary shall 
establish a program under which the Secretary, upon the receipt of an 
application from a qualified borrower, makes a loan under this part, in 
accordance with the provisions of this section, in order to permit the 
borrower to obtain the interest rate provided under subsection (c).
    ``(b) Refinancing Direct Loans.--
            ``(1) Federal direct loans.--Upon application of a 
        qualified borrower, the Secretary shall repay a Federal Direct 
        Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a 
        Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or a Federal Direct Consolidation 
        Loan of the qualified borrower, for which the first 
        disbursement was made, or the application for the consolidation 
        loan was received, before July 1, 2013, with the proceeds of a 
        refinanced Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct 
        Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or a 
        Federal Direct Consolidation Loan, respectively, issued to the 
        borrower in an amount equal to the sum of the unpaid principal, 
        accrued unpaid interest, and late charges of the original loan.
            ``(2) Refinancing ffel program loans as refinanced federal 
        direct loans.--Upon application of a qualified borrower for any 
        loan that was made, insured, or guaranteed under part B and for 
        which the first disbursement was made, or the application for 
        the consolidation loan was received, before July 1, 2010, the 
        Secretary shall make a loan under this part, in an amount equal 
        to the sum of the unpaid principal, accrued unpaid interest, 
        and late charges of the original loan to the borrower in 
        accordance with the following:
                    ``(A) The Secretary shall pay the proceeds of such 
                loan to the eligible lender of the loan made, insured, 
                or guaranteed under part B, in order to discharge the 
                borrower from any remaining obligation to the lender 
                with respect to the original loan.
                    ``(B) A loan made under this section that was 
                originally--
                            ``(i) a loan originally made, insured, or 
                        guaranteed under section 428 shall be a Federal 
                        Direct Stafford Loan;
                            ``(ii) a loan originally made, insured, or 
                        guaranteed under section 428B shall be a 
                        Federal Direct PLUS Loan;
                            ``(iii) a loan originally made, insured, or 
                        guaranteed under section 428H shall be a 
                        Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan; and
                            ``(iv) a loan originally made, insured, or 
                        guaranteed under section 428C shall be a 
                        Federal Direct Consolidation Loan.
                    ``(C) The interest rate for each loan made by the 
                Secretary under this paragraph shall be the rate 
                provided under subsection (c).
    ``(c) Interest Rates.--
            ``(1) In general.--The interest rate for the refinanced 
        Federal Direct Stafford Loans, Federal Direct Unsubsidized 
        Stafford Loans, Federal Direct PLUS Loans, and Federal Direct 
        Consolidation Loans, shall be a rate equal to--
                    ``(A) in any case where the original loan was a 
                loan under section 428 or 428H, a Federal Direct 
                Stafford loan, or a Federal Direct Unsubsidized 
                Stafford Loan, that was issued to an undergraduate 
                student, a rate equal to the rate for Federal Direct 
                Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford 
                Loans issued to undergraduate students for the 12-month 
                period beginning on July 1, 2013, and ending on June 
                30, 2014;
                    ``(B) in any case where the original loan was a 
                loan under section 428 or 428H, a Federal Direct 
                Stafford Loan, or a Federal Direct Unsubsidized 
                Stafford Loan, that was issued to a graduate or 
                professional student, a rate equal to the rate for 
                Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans issued to 
                graduate or professional students for the 12-month 
                period beginning on July 1, 2013, and ending on June 
                30, 2014;
                    ``(C) in any case where the original loan was a 
                loan under section 428B or a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, 
                a rate equal to the rate for Federal Direct PLUS Loans 
                for the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2013, and 
                ending on June 30, 2014; and
                    ``(D) in any case where the original loan was a 
                loan under section 428C or a Federal Direct 
                Consolidation Loan, a rate calculated in accordance 
                with paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Interest rates for consolidation loans.--
                    ``(A) Method of calculation.--In order to determine 
                the interest rate for any refinanced Federal Direct 
                Consolidation Loan under paragraph (1)(D), the 
                Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) determine each of the component loans 
                        that were originally consolidated in the loan 
                        under section 428C or the Federal Direct 
                        Consolidation Loan, and calculate the 
                        proportion of the unpaid principal balance of 
                        the loan under section 428C or the Federal 
                        Direct Consolidation Loan that each component 
                        loan represents;
                            ``(ii) use the proportions determined in 
                        accordance with clause (i) and the interest 
                        rate applicable for each component loan, as 
                        determined under subparagraph (B), to calculate 
                        the weighted average of the interest rates on 
                        the loans consolidated into the loan under 
                        section 428C or the Federal Direct 
                        Consolidation Loan; and
                            ``(iii) apply the weighted average 
                        calculated under clause (ii) as the interest 
                        rate for the refinanced Federal Direct 
                        Consolidation Loan.
                    ``(B) Interest rates for component loans.--The 
                interest rates for the component loans of a loan made 
                under section 428C or a Federal Direct Consolidation 
                Loan shall be the following:
                            ``(i) The interest rate for any loan under 
                        section 428 or 428H, Federal Direct Stafford 
                        Loan, or Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford 
                        Loan issued to an undergraduate student shall 
                        be a rate equal to the lesser of--
                                    ``(I) the rate for Federal Direct 
                                Stafford Loans and Federal Direct 
                                Unsubsidized Stafford Loans issued to 
                                undergraduate students for the 12-month 
                                period beginning on July 1, 2013, and 
                                ending on June 30, 2014; or
                                    ``(II) the original interest rate 
                                of the component loan.
                            ``(ii) The interest rate for any loan under 
                        section 428 or 428H, Federal Direct Stafford 
                        Loan, or Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford 
                        Loan issued to a graduate or professional 
                        student shall be a rate equal to the lesser 
                        of--
                                    ``(I) the rate for Federal Direct 
                                Unsubsidized Stafford Loans issued to 
                                graduate or professional students for 
                                the 12-month period beginning on July 
                                1, 2013, and ending on June 30, 2014; 
                                or
                                    ``(II) the original interest rate 
                                of the component loan.
                            ``(iii) The interest rate for any loan 
                        under section 428B or Federal Direct PLUS Loan 
                        shall be a rate equal to the lesser of--
                                    ``(I) the rate for Federal Direct 
                                PLUS Loans for the 12-month period 
                                beginning on July 1, 2013, and ending 
                                on June 30, 2014; or
                                    ``(II) the original interest rate 
                                of the component loan.
                            ``(iv) The interest rate for any component 
                        loan that is a loan under section 428C or a 
                        Federal Direct Consolidation Loan shall be the 
                        weighted average of the interest rates that 
                        would apply under this subparagraph for each 
                        loan comprising the component consolidation 
                        loan.
                            ``(v) The interest rate for any eligible 
                        loan that is a component of a loan made under 
                        section 428C or a Federal Direct Consolidation 
                        Loan and is not described in clauses (i) 
                        through (iv) shall be the interest rate on the 
                        original component loan.
            ``(3) Fixed rate.--The applicable rate of interest 
        determined under paragraph (1) for a refinanced loan under this 
        section shall be fixed for the period of the loan.
    ``(d) Terms and Conditions of Loans.--
            ``(1) In general.--A loan that is refinanced under this 
        section shall have the same terms and conditions as the 
        original loan, except as otherwise provided in this section.
            ``(2) No automatic extension of repayment period.--
        Refinancing a loan under this section shall not result in the 
        extension of the duration of the repayment period of the loan, 
        and the borrower shall retain the same repayment term that was 
        in effect on the original loan. Nothing in this paragraph shall 
        be construed to prevent a borrower from electing a different 
        repayment plan at any time in accordance with section 
        455(d)(3).
    ``(e) Definition of Qualified Borrower.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
        `qualified borrower' means a borrower--
                    ``(A) of a loan under this part or part B for which 
                the first disbursement was made, or the application for 
                a consolidation loan was received, before July 1, 2013; 
                and
                    ``(B) who meets the eligibility requirements based 
                on income or debt-to-income ratio established by the 
                Secretary.
            ``(2) Income requirements.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of enactment of the Saving Our Next Generation Act, 
        the Secretary shall establish eligibility requirements based on 
        income or debt-to-income ratio that take into consideration 
        providing access to refinancing under this section for 
        borrowers with the greatest financial need.
    ``(f) Notification to Borrowers.--The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, shall 
undertake a campaign to alert borrowers of loans that are eligible for 
refinancing under this section that the borrowers are eligible to apply 
for such refinancing. The campaign shall include the following 
activities:
            ``(1) Developing consumer information materials about the 
        availability of Federal student loan refinancing.
            ``(2) Requiring servicers of loans under this part or part 
        B to provide such consumer information to borrowers in a manner 
        determined appropriate by the Secretary, in consultation with 
        the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

``SEC. 460B. FEDERAL DIRECT REFINANCED PRIVATE LOAN PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible private education loan.--The term `eligible 
        private education loan' means a private education loan, as 
        defined in section 140(a) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 
        U.S.C. 1650(a)), that--
                    ``(A) was disbursed to the borrower before July 1, 
                2013; and
                    ``(B) was for the borrower's own postsecondary 
                educational expenses for an eligible program at an 
                institution of higher education participating in the 
                loan program under this part, as of the date that the 
                loan was disbursed.
            ``(2) Federal direct refinanced private loan.--The term 
        `Federal Direct Refinanced Private Loan' means a loan issued 
        under subsection (b)(1).
            ``(3) Private educational lender.--The term `private 
        educational lender' has the meaning given the term in section 
        140(a) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1650(a)).
            ``(4) Qualified borrower.--The term `qualified borrower' 
        means an individual who--
                    ``(A) has an eligible private education loan;
                    ``(B) has been current on payments on the eligible 
                private education loan for the 6 months prior to the 
                date of the qualified borrower's application for 
                refinancing under this section, and is in good standing 
                on the loan at the time of such application;
                    ``(C) is not in default on the eligible private 
                education loan or on any loan made, insured, or 
                guaranteed under this part or part B or E; and
                    ``(D) meets the eligibility requirements described 
                in subsection (b)(2).
    ``(b) Program Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of the Treasury, shall carry out a program under 
        which the Secretary, upon application by a qualified borrower 
        who has an eligible private education loan, shall issue such 
        borrower a loan under this part in accordance with the 
        following:
                    ``(A) The loan issued under this program shall be 
                in an amount equal to the sum of the unpaid principal, 
                accrued unpaid interest, and late charges of the 
                private education loan.
                    ``(B) The Secretary shall pay the proceeds of the 
                loan issued under this program to the private 
                educational lender of the private education loan, in 
                order to discharge the qualified borrower from any 
                remaining obligation to the lender with respect to the 
                original loan.
                    ``(C) The Secretary shall require that the 
                qualified borrower undergo loan counseling that 
                provides all of the information and counseling required 
                under clauses (i) through (viii) of section 
                485(b)(1)(A) before the loan is refinanced in 
                accordance with this section, and before the proceeds 
                of such loan are paid to the private educational 
                lender.
                    ``(D) The Secretary shall issue the loan as a 
                Federal Direct Refinanced Private Loan, which shall 
                have the same terms, conditions, and benefits as a 
                Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, except as 
                otherwise provided in this section.
            ``(2) Borrower eligibility.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of enactment of the Saving Our Next Generation Act, 
        the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
        Treasury and the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
        Protection, shall establish eligibility requirements--
                    ``(A) based on income or debt-to-income ratio that 
                take into consideration providing access to refinancing 
                under this section for borrowers with the greatest 
                financial need;
                    ``(B) to ensure eligibility only for borrowers in 
                good standing;
                    ``(C) to minimize inequities between Federal Direct 
                Refinanced Private Loans and other Federal student 
                loans;
                    ``(D) to preclude windfall profits for private 
                educational lenders; and
                    ``(E) to ensure full access to the program 
                authorized in this subsection for borrowers with 
                private loans who otherwise meet the criteria 
                established in accordance with subparagraphs (A) and 
                (B).
    ``(c) Interest Rate.--
            ``(1) In general.--The interest rate for a Federal Direct 
        Refinanced Private Loan is--
                    ``(A) in the case of a Federal Direct Refinanced 
                Private Loan for a private education loan originally 
                issued for undergraduate postsecondary educational 
                expenses, a rate equal to the rate for Federal Direct 
                Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford 
                Loans issued to undergraduate students for the 12-month 
                period beginning on July 1, 2013, and ending on June 
                30, 2014; and
                    ``(B) in the case of a Federal Direct Refinanced 
                Private Loan for a private education loan originally 
                issued for graduate or professional degree 
                postsecondary educational expenses, a rate equal to the 
                rate for Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans 
                issued to graduate or professional students for the 12-
                month period beginning on July 1, 2013, and ending on 
                June 30, 2014.
            ``(2) Combined undergraduate and graduate study loans.--If 
        a Federal Direct Refinanced Private Loan is for a private 
        education loan originally issued for both undergraduate and 
        graduate or professional postsecondary educational expenses, 
        the interest rate shall be a rate equal to the rate for Federal 
        Direct PLUS Loans for the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 
        2013, and ending on June 30, 2014.
            ``(3) Fixed rate.--The applicable rate of interest 
        determined under this subsection for a Federal Direct 
        Refinanced Private Loan shall be fixed for the period of the 
        loan.
    ``(d) No Inclusion in Aggregate Limits.--The amount of a Federal 
Direct Refinanced Private Loan, or a Federal Direct Consolidated Loan 
to the extent such loan was used to repay a Federal Direct Refinanced 
Private Loan, shall not be included in calculating a borrower's annual 
or aggregate loan limits under section 428 or 428H.
    ``(e) No Eligibility for Service-Related Repayment.--
Notwithstanding sections 428K(a)(2)(A), 428L(b)(2), 455(m)(3)(A), and 
460(b), a Federal Direct Refinanced Private Loan, or any Federal Direct 
Consolidation Loan to the extent such loan was used to repay a Federal 
Direct Refinanced Private Loan, shall not be eligible for any loan 
repayment or loan forgiveness program under section 428K, 428L, or 460 
or for the repayment plan for public service employees under section 
455(m).
    ``(f) Private Educational Lender Reporting Requirement.--
            ``(1) Reporting required.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of enactment of the Saving Our Next Generation Act, 
        the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
        Treasury and the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
        Protection, shall establish a requirement that private 
        educational lenders report the data described in paragraph (2) 
        to the Secretary, to Congress, to the Secretary of the 
        Treasury, and to the Director of the Bureau of Consumer 
        Financial Protection, in order to allow for an assessment of 
        the private education loan market.
            ``(2) Contents of reporting.--The data that private 
        educational lenders shall report in accordance with paragraph 
        (1) shall include each of the following about private education 
        loans (as defined in section 140(a) of the Truth in Lending Act 
        (15 U.S.C. 1650(a))):
                    ``(A) The total amount of private education loan 
                debt the lender holds.
                    ``(B) The total number of private education loan 
                borrowers the lender serves.
                    ``(C) The average interest rate on the outstanding 
                private education loan debt held by the lender.
                    ``(D) The proportion of private education loan 
                borrowers who are in default on a loan held by the 
                lender.
                    ``(E) The proportion of the outstanding private 
                education loan volume held by the lender that is in 
                default.
                    ``(F) The proportions of outstanding private 
                education loan borrowers who are 30, 60, and 90 days 
                delinquent.
                    ``(G) The proportions of outstanding private 
                education loan volume that is 30, 60, and 90 days 
                delinquent.
    ``(g) Notification to Borrowers.--The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection, shall undertake a campaign to alert 
borrowers about the availability of private student loan refinancing 
under this section.''.
    (c) Amendments to Public Service Repayment Plan Provisions.--
Section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
        (4) and (5), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Special rules for section 460a loans.--
                    ``(A) Refinanced federal direct loans.--
                Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in determining the 
                number of monthly payments that meet the requirements 
                of such paragraph for an eligible Federal Direct Loan 
                refinanced under section 460A that was originally a 
                loan under this part, the Secretary shall include all 
                monthly payments made on the original loan that meet 
                the requirements of such paragraph.
                    ``(B) Refinanced ffel loans.--In the case of an 
                eligible Federal Direct Loan refinanced under section 
                460A that was originally a loan under part B, only 
                monthly payments made after the date on which the loan 
                was refinanced may be included for purposes of 
                paragraph (1).''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4)(A) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), 
        by inserting ``(including any Federal Direct Stafford Loan, 
        Federal Direct PLUS Loan, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford 
        Loan, or Federal Direct Consolidation Loan refinanced under 
        section 460A)'' before the period at the end.
    (d) Income-Based Repayment.--Section 493C of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1098e) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(f)  Special Rule for Refinanced Loans.--
            ``(1) Refinanced federal direct and ffel loans.--In 
        calculating the period of time during which a borrower of a 
        loan that is refinanced under section 460A has made monthly 
        payments for purposes of subsection (b)(7), the Secretary shall 
        deem the period to include all monthly payments made for the 
        original loan, and all monthly payments made for the refinanced 
        loan, that otherwise meet the requirements of this section.
            ``(2) Federal direct refinanced private loans.--In 
        calculating the period of time during which a borrower of a 
        Federal Direct Refinanced Private Loan under section 460B has 
        made monthly payments for purposes of subsection (b)(7), the 
        Secretary shall include only payments--
                    ``(A) that are made after the date of the issuance 
                of the Federal Direct Refinanced Private Loan; and
                    ``(B) that otherwise meet the requirements of this 
                section.''.

SEC. 377. PUBLICITY OF THE PUBLIC LOAN REPAYMENT PLAN FOR PUBLIC 
              SERVICE EMPLOYEES.

    The Secretary shall conduct a program to increase publicity about 
the repayment plan for public service employees under section 455(m) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)), including 
through guidance counselors at secondary schools.

SEC. 378. STUDENT LOANS ALLOWED TO BE DISCHARGED IN BANKRUPTCY.

    Section 523(a)(8) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``dependents, for'' and all that follows through the end of 
subparagraph (B) and inserting ``dependents, for a private education 
loan (as defined in section 140 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 
1650)) made by a private educational lender (as defined under such 
section 140) or an educational benefit overpayment or loan made, 
insured, or guaranteed by a governmental unit or made under any program 
funded in whole or in part by a governmental unit or an obligation to 
repay funds received from a governmental unit as an educational 
benefit, scholarship, or stipend;''.

SEC. 379. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL LENDERS REGARDING 
              DISCHARGE OF STUDENT LOANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 140 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 
1650) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Requirements Regarding Discharge of Private Education 
Loans.--
            ``(1) Cosigner requirements.--
                    ``(A) Cosigner release requirements.--If a private 
                education loan has a cosigner who is jointly liable for 
                such loan, a private educational lender shall include a 
                process for releasing the cosigner from any obligations 
                on the loan and in such process the lender--
                            ``(i) shall make the criteria for obtaining 
                        the release clear, transparent, and easily 
                        accessible via the website of the private 
                        educational lender;
                            ``(ii) shall notify the borrower if the 
                        borrower is eligible to release a cosigner;
                            ``(iii) shall, if denying a request to 
                        release a cosigner, provide an explanation for 
                        the denial and offer the borrower an 
                        opportunity to correct the request; and
                            ``(iv) may not change the terms of the 
                        release to impose additional duties on the 
                        borrower or cosigner over the duration of the 
                        private education loan.
                    ``(B) Cosigner requirements regarding death, 
                disability, or bankruptcy of cosigner.--Notwithstanding 
                any provision in a private education loan agreement 
                that contains a process for releasing a cosigner from 
                obligations on the loan, a private educational lender 
                shall, upon receiving notification of the death, 
                disability, inability to engage in any substantial 
                gainful activity, or bankruptcy of the cosigner--
                            ``(i) notify the borrower about the 
                        borrower's rights under the private education 
                        loan agreement regarding the release of the 
                        cosigner; and
                            ``(ii) if the borrower continues to make 
                        on-time payments (in the amount determined 
                        prior to the death, disability, or bankruptcy 
                        of the cosigner) on the private education loan, 
                        provide a period of time of not less than 90 
                        days for the borrower to follow the process for 
                        release of the cosigner before deeming the 
                        borrower to be in default, changing the terms 
                        of the loan, accelerating the repayment terms 
                        of the loan, or notifying consumer reporting 
                        agencies (as defined in section 603(f)) of a 
                        change in the status of the loan.
            ``(2) Borrower requirements regarding death, disability, or 
        bankruptcy of borrower.--In the event of the death, disability, 
        or inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity of a 
        borrower of a private educational loan, neither the estate of 
        the borrower nor any cosigner of such private educational loan 
        shall be obligated to repay the outstanding principle and 
        interest on the loan.
            ``(3) Definitions.--For the purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `cosigner'--
                            ``(i) means any individual who is liable 
                        for the obligation of another without 
                        compensation, regardless of how designated in 
                        the contract or instrument;
                            ``(ii) includes any person whose signature 
                        is requested as condition to grant credit or to 
                        forbear on collection; and
                            ``(iii) does not include a spouse of an 
                        individual referred to in clause (i) whose 
                        signature is needed to perfect the security 
                        interest in the loan; and
                    ``(B) with respect to a borrower or cosigner, the 
                term `death, disability, or inability to engage in any 
                substantial gainful activity'--
                            ``(i) means any condition described in 
                        section 437(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
                        1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087(a)); and
                            ``(ii) shall be interpreted by the Bureau 
                        in such a manner as to conform with the 
                        regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
                        Education under section 437(a) of such Act (20 
                        U.S.C. 1087(a)) to the fullest extent 
                        practicable, including safeguards to prevent 
                        fraud and abuse.''.
    (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than the end of the 1-year period 
following the date of the enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection shall issue regulations to carry out section 
140(g) of the Truth in Lending Act.

SEC. 380. PROHIBITIONS FOR CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES AND FURNISHERS 
              OF INFORMATION TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES RELATED TO 
              PRIVATE EDUCATION LOANS.

    (a) Prohibition for Consumer Reporting Agencies.--Subsection (a) of 
section 605 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Default on a private education loan (as defined in 
        section 140(a)) resulting from accelerated repayment terms of 
        the loan after the death, disability, inability to engage in 
        any substantial gainful activity, or bankruptcy of a cosigner 
        who is jointly liable for the loan.''.
    (b) Prohibition for Furnishers of Information to Consumer Reporting 
Agencies.--Paragraph (1) of section 623(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s-2(a)(1)) is amended by adding the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Reporting information on private education 
                loans.--A private educational lender (as defined in 
                section 140(a)) or the servicer of a private education 
                loan (as defined in such section) shall not furnish any 
                information relating to the loan to any consumer 
                reporting agency if the consumer defaulted on the loan 
                due to accelerated repayment terms of the loan after 
                the death, disability, inability to engage in any 
                substantial gainful activity, or bankruptcy of a 
                cosigner who is jointly liable for the loan.''.

SEC. 381. ENTRANCE COUNSELING ASSESSMENT.

    Section 485(l) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1092(l)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Assessment.--In addition to the other requirements of 
        this subsection, each eligible institution shall, prior to 
        certifying a Federal direct loan under part D for disbursement 
        to a student (other than a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan or 
        a Federal Direct PLUS loan made on behalf of a student), ensure 
        that the student complete an assessment (which shall be 
        completed online) demonstrating the student's understanding of 
        the terms and conditions of the loan that the student will 
        receive, including the terms and conditions of repayment and 
        the consequences of failing to repay the loan.''.

SEC. 382. NATIONAL GRANT TO DEVELOP AND PILOT MEASURES OF 
              ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VALUE AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS IN HIGHER 
              EDUCATION.

    (a) Program Authorized.--From amounts made available to carry out 
this section, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, 
to eligible nonprofit or educational entities to enable the eligible 
nonprofit or educational entities to develop, and pilot, measures of 
accountability for value and cost-effectiveness in higher education.
    (b) Application.--An eligible nonprofit or educational entity that 
desires a grant under this section shall submit an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require.
    (c) Use of Funds.--An eligible nonprofit or educational entity 
receiving a grant shall use grant funds to identify and evaluate 
metrics that capture the value of higher education, based on expert 
recommendations, and which may include--
            (1) graduation rates of the institution of higher 
        education;
            (2) social purpose and service of the education provided by 
        the institution of higher education;
            (3) affordability of the education provided by the 
        institution of higher education;
            (4) student loan default rates for the institution of 
        higher education; and
            (5) price of attendance at the institution of higher 
        education.
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) Reports by grantees.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        end of the grant period for a grant under this section, the 
        recipient of the grant shall prepare and submit a report to the 
        Secretary regarding the progress made under the grant.
            (2) Reports by secretary.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        receipt of the report described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall prepare and submit to Congress a report regarding the 
        grant program under this section.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2016 and each of the 3 succeeding fiscal years.
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