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                          AMENDENTS SUBMITTED

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                    GOALS 2000: EDUCATE AMERICA ACT

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                 GORTON (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1385

  Mr. GORTON (for himself, Mr. Wallop, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Murkowski, and Mr. Simpson) proposed an amendment to the bill (S. 1150) 
to improve learning and teaching by providing a national framework for 
education reform; to promote the research, consensus building, and 
systemic changes needed to ensure equitable educational opportunities 
and high levels of educational achievement for all American students; 
to provide a framework for reauthorization of all Federal education 
programs; to promote the development and adoption of a voluntary 
national system of skill standards and certifications; and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:

          TITLE   --YOUTH VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES

     SEC.   01. PURPOSE.

       It is the purpose of this title to help local communities 
     achieve Goal Six of the National Education Goals, which 
     provide that by the year 2000, every school in America will 
     be free of drugs and violence and will offer a disciplined 
     environment conducive to learning, by strengthening local 
     disciplinary control.

     SEC.   02. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) the violence within elementary and secondary schools 
     across the Nation has increased dramatically during the past 
     decade;
       (2) almost 3,000,000 crimes occur on or near school 
     campuses every year, with 16,000 crimes occurring per school 
     day or one crime occurring every 6 seconds;
       (3) 20 percent of teachers in schools have reported being 
     threatened with violence by a student;
       (4) schools are being asked to take on responsibilities 
     that society as a whole has neglected, and teachers and 
     principles are being forced to referee fights rather than 
     teach;
       (5) over two-thirds of public school teachers have been 
     verbally abused, threatened with injury, or physically 
     attacked;
       (6) violent or criminal behavior by students interferes 
     with a teacher's ability to teach in a safe environment the 
     students not exhibiting such behavior;
       (7) 40 percent of all students do not feel safe in school 
     and 50 percent of all students know someone who switched 
     schools to feel safer;
       (8) nearly one-half of the teachers who leave the teaching 
     profession cite discipline problems as one of the main 
     reasons for leaving such profession; and
       (9) a lack of parental involvement contributes strongly to 
     school violence.

     SEC.  03. PROVISIONS.

       (a) Local Discipline Control.--No Federal law or 
     regulation, except education and civil rights laws protecting 
     individuals with disabilities, or State policy implementing 
     such a Federal law or regulation, shall restrict any local 
     educational agency, or elementary or secondary school, from 
     developing and implementing disciplinary policies and action 
     with respect to criminal or violent acts of students, 
     occurring on school premises, in order to create an 
     environment conducive to learning.
       (b) Shared Information.--No Federal law or regulation, or 
     State policy implementing such a Federal law or regulation, 
     shall restrict any local educational agency or elementary or 
     secondary school from requesting and receiving information 
     from a State agency, local educational agency, or an 
     elementary or secondary school regarding a conviction or 
     juvenile adjudication, within five years of the date of the 
     request, or a pending prosecution for a violent or weapons 
     offense, of a student who is attending an elementary or 
     secondary school served by the local educational agency, or 
     the elementary or secondary school, requesting such 
     information.
       (c) Parental Responsibility.--It is the policy of the 
     Congress that States, in cooperation with local educational 
     agencies, schools, and parent groups, should be encouraged to 
     enforce disciplinary policies with respect to parents of 
     children who display criminal or violent behavior toward 
     teachers, students, other persons, or school property.
       On page 90, line 10, strike ``and''.
       On page 90, line 11, strike the period and insert ``; 
     and''.
       On page 90, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
       (J) supporting the development, at the State or local 
     level, of school-based programs that restore discipline and 
     reduce violence in schools and communities, such as community 
     mobilization programs.
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                   COATS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENTS 1386

  Mr. COATS (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Mack) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1150, supra; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, insert the following:
       TITLE ____--LOW-INCOME SCHOOL CHOICE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

     SEC. ____01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Low-Income School Choice 
     Demonstration Act of 1993''.

     SEC. ____02. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to determine the effects on 
     students and schools of providing financial assistance to 
     low-income parents to enable such parents to select the 
     public or private schools in which their children will be 
     enrolled.

     SEC. ____03. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title--
       (1) the term ``choice school'' means any public or private 
     school, including a private sectarian school, that is 
     involved in a demonstration project assisted under this 
     title;
       (2) the term ``eligible child'' means a child in grades 1 
     through 12 who is eligible for free or reduced price meals 
     under the National School Lunch Act;
       (3) the term ``eligible entity'' means a public agency, 
     institution, or organization, such as a State, a State or 
     local educational agency, a consortium of public agencies, or 
     a consortium of public and private nonprofit entities, that 
     can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, its 
     ability to--
       (A) receive, disburse, and account for Federal funds; and
       (B) carry out the activities described in its application 
     under this title;
       (4) the term ``local educational agency'' has the same 
     meaning given such term in section 1471 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965;
       (5) the term ``parent'' includes a legal guardian or other 
     individual acting in loco parentis;
       (6) the term ``school'' means a school that provides 
     elementary education or secondary education (through grade 
     12), as determined under State law; and
       (7) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
     Education.

     SEC. ____04. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, to carry out this title.

     SEC. ____05. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       (a) Reservation.--From the amount appropriated pursuant to 
     the authority of section ____04 in any fiscal year, the 
     Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent for evaluation 
     of programs assisted under this title, in accordance with 
     section ____11.
       (b) Grants.--
       (1) In general.--From the amount appropriated pursuant to 
     the authority of section ____04 and not reserved under 
     subsection (a) in any fiscal year, the Secretary shall make 
     grants, in amounts not to exceed $5,000,000 in the first year 
     of the demonstration project, to eligible entities to carry 
     out not more than 6 demonstration projects under which low-
     income parents receive certificates for the costs of 
     enrolling their eligible children in a choice school.
       (2) Inapplicability of section 401.--Section 401 shall not 
     apply to this title.
       (c) Use of Grants.--Grants awarded under subsection (b) 
     shall be used to pay the costs of--
       (1) providing education certificates to low-income parents 
     to enable such parents to pay the tuition, fees, the 
     allowable costs of transportation, if any, and the costs of 
     complying with section ____09(a)(1), if any, for their 
     eligible children to attend a choice school; and
       (2) administration of the demonstration project, which 
     shall not exceed 15 percent of the amount received in the 
     first fiscal year for which the grant recipient provides 
     certificates or 10 percent in any subsequent year, 
     including--
       (A) seeking the involvement of choice schools in the 
     demonstration project;
       (B) providing information about the project, and the 
     schools involved in the project, to parents of eligible 
     children;
       (C) determining the eligibility of children to participate 
     in the demonstration project;
       (D) selecting students to participate in the demonstration 
     project;
       (E) determining the value of, and issuing, certificates;
       (F) compiling and maintaining such financial and 
     programmatic records as the Secretary may prescribe; and
       (G) collecting and making available to the Secretary such 
     information about the effects of the demonstration as the 
     Secretary may need to conduct the evaluation described in 
     section ____11.
       (d) Special Rule.--Any school participating in the 
     demonstration provided for under this title shall comply with 
     title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and not discriminate 
     on the basis of race, color, or national origin.

     SEC. ____06. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS; PRIORITY.

       (a) Authorized Projects.--The Secretary may provide 
     assistance under this title only to a demonstration project 
     that--
       (1) involves at least one local educational agency that--
       (A) receives funds under section 1006 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
       (B) is among the 20 percent of local educational agencies 
     receiving funds under section 1006 of such Act in the State 
     and having the highest number of children described in 
     section 1005(c) of such Act; and
       (2) includes the involvement of a sufficient number of 
     public and private choice schools, in the judgment of the 
     Secretary, to allow for a valid demonstration project.
       (b) Priority.--In selecting grant recipients under this 
     title, the Secretary shall give priority to projects--
       (1) in which choice schools offer an enrollment opportunity 
     to the broadest range of eligible children;
       (2) that involve diverse types of choice schools; and
       (3) that will contribute to geographic diversity, including 
     States that are primarily rural and States that are primarily 
     urban.

     SEC. ____07. APPLICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Any eligible entity that wishes to receive 
     a grant under this title shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
     may prescribe.
       (b) Contents.--Each application described in subsection (a) 
     shall contain--
       (1) information demonstrating the eligibility of the 
     applicant and its demonstration project;
       (2) with respect to choice schools--
       (A) a description of the standards used by the applicant to 
     determine which public and private schools are within a 
     reasonable commuting distance of eligible children and 
     present a reasonable commuting cost for such children;
       (B) a description of the types of potential choice schools 
     that will be involved in the project;
       (C)(i) a description of the procedures used to encourage 
     public and private schools to be involved in the 
     demonstration project; and
       (ii) a description of how the applicant will annually 
     determine the number of spaces available for eligible 
     children in each choice school;
       (D) an assurance that each choice school will not impose 
     higher standards for admission or participation in its 
     programs and activities for eligible children with 
     certificates provided under this title than the school does 
     for other children;
       (E) an assurance that each choice school will have been 
     operating an educational program of the same type as the 
     program for which it will accept certificates, for at least 1 
     year before accepting such certificate;
       (F) an assurance that the applicant will terminate the 
     involvement of any choice school that fails to comply with 
     the conditions of its involvement in the demonstration 
     project; and
       (G) a description of the extent to which choice schools 
     will accept certificates as full payment for tuition and 
     fees;
       (3) with respect to the participation of eligible 
     children--
       (A) a description of the procedures to be used to determine 
     the eligibility of children under this title, which shall 
     include--
       (i) the procedures used to determine eligibility for free 
     and reduced price meals under the National School Lunch Act; 
     or
       (ii) any other procedure, subject to the Secretary's 
     approval, that accurately establishes a child's eligibility 
     within the meaning of section ____03(2);
       (B) a description of the procedures to be used to ensure 
     that, in selecting eligible children to participate in the 
     demonstration project, the applicant will--
       (i) apply the same criteria to both public and private 
     school children; and
       (ii) give priority to children from the lowest income 
     families;
       (C) a description of the procedures to be used to ensure 
     maximum choice of schools for participating children, 
     including procedures to be used when--
       (i) the number of parents with certificates who desire to 
     enroll their children in a particular school exceeds the 
     number of such children that the school has agreed to accept; 
     and
       (ii) grant funds are insufficient to support the total cost 
     of choices made by parents with certificates; and
       (D) a description of the procedures to be used to ensure 
     compliance with section ____09(a)(1), which may include--
       (i) the direct provision of services by a local educational 
     agency;
       (ii) arrangements made by a local educational agency with 
     other service providers; and
       (iii) an increase in the value of the education certificate 
     in accordance with section ____08(a)(2)(A);
       (4) with respect to the operation of the demonstration--
       (A) a description of the geographic area to be served;
       (B) a timetable for carrying out the demonstration;
       (C) a description of the procedures to be used for the 
     issuance and redemption of certificates;
       (D) a description of the procedures by which a choice 
     school will make a pro rata refund of the certificate for any 
     participating child who withdraws from the school for any 
     reason, before completing 75 percent of the school attendance 
     period for which the certificate was used;
       (E) a description of the procedures to be used to provide 
     the parental notification described in section ____10;
       (F) an assurance that the applicant will place all funds 
     received under this title into a separate account, and that 
     no other funds will be placed in such account;
       (G) an assurance that the applicant will provide the 
     Secretary periodic reports on the status of such funds;
       (H) an assurance that the applicant will cooperate with the 
     Secretary in carrying out the evaluation described in section 
     ____11; and
       (I) an assurance that the applicant will maintain such 
     records as the Secretary may require, and comply with 
     reasonable requests from the Secretary for information; and
       (5) such other assurances and information as the Secretary 
     may require.

     SEC. ____08. EDUCATION CERTIFICATES.

       (a) Education Certificates.--
       (1) Basic value.--The basic value of an eligible child's 
     education certificate under this title shall be the cost of 
     tuition and fees normally charged by the public or private 
     school chosen by the child's parents.
       (2) Increases and issuances.--Subject to such regulations 
     as the Secretary shall prescribe--
       (A) the value of the certificate may be increased to cover 
     the additional reasonable costs of transportation directly 
     attributable to the child's participation in the 
     demonstration project or the cost of complying with section 
     ____09(a)(1); and
       (B) education certificates may be issued to parents of 
     children who choose to attend schools that do not charge 
     tuition or fees, to cover the additional reasonable costs of 
     transportation directly attributable to the child's 
     participation in the demonstration or the cost of complying 
     with section ____09(a)(1).
       (b) Adjustment.--The value of the education certificate may 
     be adjusted in the second and third years of an eligible 
     child's participation to reflect any increases or decreases 
     in the tuition, fees, or transportation costs directly 
     attributable to that child's continued attendance at a choice 
     school, but shall not be increased for this purpose by more 
     than 10 percent over the value for the preceding year. The 
     value of the education certificate may also be adjusted in 
     any fiscal year to comply with section ____09(a)(1).
       (c) Special Rule.--If a participating eligible child was 
     attending a public or private school that charged tuition in 
     the year before the first year of a grant recipient's 
     participation under this title, the basic value of the 
     certificate for such child shall be the tuition charged by 
     such school for such child in such preceding year, adjusted 
     in accordance with subsection (b).
       (d) Maximum Amount.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, the basic value of an eligible child's 
     certificate shall not exceed the per pupil expenditure for 
     elementary and secondary education, as appropriate, for the 
     preceding year by the local educational agency in which the 
     public school to which the child would normally be assigned 
     is located.
       (e) Income.--Certificates, and funds provided under 
     certificates, shall not be deemed income of the parents for 
     Federal income tax purposes or for determining eligibility 
     for any other Federal program.

     SEC. ____09. EFFECT ON OTHER PROGRAMS; USE OF SCHOOL LUNCH 
                   DATA.

       (a) Effect on Other Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Eligible children participating in a 
     demonstration under this title, who, in the absence of such a 
     demonstration, would have received services under part A of 
     chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 shall be provided such services.
       (2) Part b of the individuals with disabilities education 
     act.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the 
     requirements of part B of the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act.
       (b) Counting of Children.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any local educational agency participating 
     in a demonstration under this title may count eligible 
     children who, in the absence of such a demonstration, would 
     attend the schools of such agency, for purposes of receiving 
     funds under any program administered by the Secretary.
       (c) Special Rule.--Notwithstanding section 9 of the 
     National School Lunch Act, a grant recipient under this title 
     may use information collected for the purpose of determining 
     eligibility for free or reduced price meals to determine a 
     child's eligibility to participate in a demonstration under 
     this title and, if needed, to rank families by income, in 
     accordance with section ____07(b)(3)(B)(ii). All such 
     information shall otherwise remain confidential, and 
     information pertaining to income may be disclosed only to 
     persons who need that information for the purposes of a 
     demonstration project under this title.
       (d) Construction.--
       (1) Sectarian institutions.--Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed to supersede or modify any provision of a State 
     constitution or State law that prohibits the expenditure of 
     public funds in or by sectarian institutions, except that no 
     provision of a State constitution or State law shall be 
     construed to prohibit the expenditure in or by sectarian 
     institutions of any Federal funds provided under this title.
       (2) Desegregation plans.--Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed to interfere with any desegregation plans that 
     involve school attendance areas affected by this title.

     SEC. ____10. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION.

       Each grant recipient under this title shall provide timely 
     notice of the demonstration project to parents of eligible 
     children residing in the area to be served. At a minimum, 
     such notice shall--
       (1) describe the demonstration;
       (2) describe the eligibility requirements for 
     participation;
       (3) describe the information needed to establish a child's 
     eligibility;
       (4) describe the selection procedures to be used if the 
     number of eligible children seeking to participate exceeds 
     the number that can be accommodated;
       (5) provide information about each choice school, including 
     information about any admission requirements or criteria; and
       (6) include the schedule for parents to apply for their 
     children to participate.

     SEC. ____11. EVALUATION.

       The Secretary shall conduct a rigorous evaluation of the 
     demonstration program authorized by this title. Such 
     evaluation shall--
       (1) describe the implementation of each demonstration 
     project and its effects on all participants, schools, and 
     communities in the project area; and
       (2) compare the educational achievement of all students in 
     the project area, including--
       (A) students receiving certificates; and
       (B) students not receiving certificates.

     SEC. ____12. REPORTS.

       (a) Report by Grant Recipient.--Each grant recipient under 
     this title shall submit an annual report to the Secretary, at 
     such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
     the Secretary may require.
       (b) Report by Secretary.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall report annually to the 
     President and the President shall report annually to the 
     Congress on the progress of the local demonstrations, 
     including information submitted by each grant recipient and 
     from other sources.
       (2) Submission.--The Secretary shall submit a report to the 
     President and the President shall submit a report to the 
     Congress on the national evaluation described in section 
     ____11 within 9 months after the conclusion of the 
     demonstration projects assisted under this title.
       In section 3, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), strike 
     ``title V'' and insert ``titles V and ____''.

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                 PRYOR (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1387

  Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Pell, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
Chafee, and Mr. Reid) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1150, supra; 
as follows:

       On page 6, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
       (6) the term ``intergenerational mentoring program'' means 
     a program that--
       (A) matches adult mentors, with a particular emphasis on 
     older mentors, with elementary and secondary school age 
     children for the purposes of sharing experience and skills;
       (B) is operated by a nonprofit organization or governmental 
     agency;
       (C) provides opportunities for older individuals to be 
     involved in the design and operation of the program; and
       (D) has established, written mechanisms for screening 
     mentors, orienting mentors and proteges, matching mentors and 
     proteges, and monitoring mentoring relationships;
       On page 7, line 4, strike ``(7)'' and insert ``(8)''.
       On page 7, line 9, strike ``(8)'' and insert ``(9)''.
       On page 7, line 15, strike ``(9)'' and insert ``(10)''.
       On page 7, line 20, strike ``(10)'' and insert ``(11)''.
       On page 7, line 23, strike ``(11)'' and insert ``(12)''.
       On page 8, line 3, strike ``(12)'' and insert ``(13)''.
       On page 8, line 5, strike ``(13)'' and insert ``(14)''.
       On page 8, line 8, strike ``(14)'' and insert ``(15)''.
       On page 80, line 2, insert ``intergenerational mentoring 
     programs,'' after ``agencies,''.
       On page 90, line 10, strike ``and''.
       On page 90, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       (I) supporting intergenerational mentoring programs; and
       On page 90, line 11, strike ``(I)'' and insert ``(J)''.
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                GRASSLEY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1388

  Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Burns, Mr. Wallop, Mr. 
Mack, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Faircloth, and Mr. Helms) proposed an amendment 
to the bill S. 1150, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title IV, insert the following:

     SEC.  . PROHIBITION.

       (a) In General.--No funds shall be made available under 
     this Act to any State educational agency, local educational 
     agency, or school--
       (1) that directly or indirectly engages in surveying, 
     analyzing, evaluating, or any other activity relating to, the 
     personal values, attitudes, beliefs, or sexual behavior of a 
     student without the written consent of--
       (A) in the case of a student who is an adult or an 
     emancipated minor, such student (hereafter in this section 
     referred to as an ``adult student''); or
       (B) in the case of a student who is an unemancipated minor, 
     such student's parent or guardian (hereafter in this section 
     referred to as a ``parent'' or ``guardian''),
     after such adult student, parent, or guardian has been 
     informed of the purpose of such survey, analysis, evaluation 
     or activity;
       (2) unless the parent or guardian is given access to any 
     curriculum, materials, or information regarding activities 
     relevant to the development or assessment of personal values, 
     attitudes, beliefs, or sexual behavior or a student prior to 
     the implementation of such curriculum, use of such materials, 
     or occurrence of such activities;
       (3) that fails to ensure that an adult student, parent or 
     guardian--
       (A) is given written notice of their rights under this 
     section; and
       (B) is provided with an opportunity for a hearing, in 
     accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary, to 
     enforce paragraph (1) or (2).
       (b) Enforcement.--The Secretary shall take such action as 
     the Secretary determines appropriate to enforce this section, 
     except that action to terminate assistance provided under 
     this Act shall be taken only if the Secretary determines 
     that--
       (1) there has been a failure to comply with such section; 
     and
       (2) compliance with such section cannot be secured by 
     voluntary means.
       (c) Office and Review Board.--The Secretary shall establish 
     or designate an office and review board within the Department 
     of Education to investigate, process, review, and adjudicate 
     violations of the rights established under this section.
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                        MACK AMENDMENT NO. 1389

  Mr. MACK proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1150, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 5, strike all beginning with line 24 through page 
     8, line 11, and insert the following:
       (1) the term ``Governor'' means the chief executive of the 
     State;
       (2) the term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 1471 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965;
       (3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
     Education; and
       (4) the term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the 
     District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       On page 64, line 13 through 22, and insert the following:
       (3) the most effective way to achieve meaningful school 
     reform and innovation is to empower parents, students, 
     teachers, principals and local educational agencies;
       On page 64, line 23, strike ``(5)'' and insert ``(4)''.
       On page 64, line 24, strike ``and States''.
       On page 65, line 1 and 2, strike ``through comprehensive, 
     coherent, and coordinated improvement''.
       On page 65, line 3, strike ``(6)'' and insert ``(5)''.
       On page 65, strike lines 8 through 11.
       On page 65, line 12, strike ``(8)'' and insert ``(6)''.
       On page 65, line 14, strike ``other'' and insert ``their''.
       On page 65, beginning with line 16, strike all through page 
     66, line 3.
       On page 66, line 4, strike ``(11)'' and insert ``(7)''.
       On page 66, line 8, strike ``(12)'' and insert ``(8)''.
       On page 6, line 20, strike ``(13)'' and insert ``(9)''.
       On page 6, line 24, strike ``(14)'' and insert ``(10)''.
       On page 66, line 25, strike ``State and local initiatives, 
     and to leverage State'' and insert ``local initiatives, and 
     to leverage''.
       On page 66, line 7, strike ``and local'' and insert 
     ``local''.
       On page 67, strike lines 7 through 9, and insert the 
     following:
       to improve the system of education at the local level 
     throughout our Nation;
       On page 68, strike all beginning with line 1 through page 
     115, line 6, and insert the following:

     SEC. 304. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

       (a) Grants to Local Educational Agencies.--From amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authority of section 303 in each 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to each local 
     educational agency designated, in accordance with subsection 
     (b), to receive a grant under this section for such year.
       (b) Governor's Designation.--
       (1) In general.--The Governor of each State desiring local 
     educational agencies within the State to receive a grant 
     under this section for a fiscal year shall submit to the 
     Secretary a list of such agencies that the Governor 
     designates to receive a grant under this section for such 
     year. The Governor shall submit such list at such time, in 
     such manner and containing such information as the Secretary 
     may reasonably require.
       (2) Number.--The Governor of each State shall designate not 
     more than 20 percent of the local educational agencies within 
     the State to receive a grant under this section for any 
     fiscal year, except that for fiscal year 1998 the Governor 
     may designate more than 20 percent of such agencies in order 
     to ensure that each such agency receives a grant under this 
     section by the end of fiscal year 1998.
       (c) Award Rule.--No local educational agency shall receive 
     a grant under this section for more than 1 fiscal year.
       (d) Grant Amount.--The Secretary shall award a grant to 
     each local educational agency designated for receipt of a 
     grant under this section in a fiscal year in an amount that 
     bears the same relationship to the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to the authority of section 303 for such year as the 
     number of local educational agencies designated to receive a 
     grant under this section for such year bears to the total 
     number of all such agencies so designated for such year.
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                        HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 1390

  Mr. HELMS proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1150, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:

     ``SEC.   . PROHIBITION.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds made available under 
     this Act, or any other Federal law, shall be used by the 
     Department of Education or the Department of Health and Human 
     Services to support or promote, directly or indirectly, the 
     distribution or provision of condoms or other contraceptive 
     devices or drugs, or to provide prescriptions for such 
     contraceptive devices or drugs, to an unemancipated minor 
     without the prior written consent of such minor's parent or 
     guardian.
       (b) Definition.--For the purpose of this section the term 
     `unemancipated minor' means an unmarried individual who is 17 
     years of age or younger and is a dependent as defined in 
     section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
                                 ______


               BYRD (AND EXON) AMENDMENTS NOS. 1391-1392

  Mr. BYRD (for himself and Mr. Exon) proposed two amendments to the 
bill S. 1150, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1391

       On page 76, strike line 24, and insert the following: 
     ``described in title I by improving teaching and learning and 
     students' mastery of basic and advanced skills to achieve a 
     higher level of learning and academic accomplishment in 
     English, math, science, history, geography, foreign languages 
     and the arts, civics, government, economics, physics, and 
     other core curricula.''.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 1392

       On page 14, line 11, strike all through line 16, and insert 
     the following:
       (6) Safe, disciplined, and alcohol- and drug-free 
     schools.--
       (A) Goal.--By the year 2000, every school in the United 
     States will be free of drugs, alcohol, and violence and will 
     offer a disciplined environment conducive to learning.
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               KENNEDY (AND JEFFORDS) AMENDMENT NO. 1393

  Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Jeffords) proposed an amendment to 
the bill S. 1150, supra; as follows:

       At an appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       The Department of Health and Human Services and the 
     Department of Education shall ensure that all federally 
     funded programs which provide for the distribution of 
     contraceptive devices to unemancipated minors develop 
     procedures to encourage, to the extent practical, family 
     participation in such programs.
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                  LEVIN (AND BOXER) AMENDMENT NO. 1394

  Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mrs. Boxer) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1150, supra; as follows:

       Insert in the appropriate place in the bill the following:
       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, no funds 
     made available through the Department of Education under this 
     Act, or any other Act, shall be denied to any State or local 
     educational agency because it has adopted a constitutional 
     policy relative to prayer in public school.''

                                 ______


                KENNEDY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1395

  Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Pell, Mrs. Kassebaum, and Mr. Jeffords) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1150, supra; as follows:

       On page 24, strike lines 18 through 23, and insert the 
     following:
       (d) Gifts; Use of Facilities.--The Goals Panel may--
       (1) accept, administer, and utilize gifts or donations of 
     services, money, or property, whether real or personal, 
     tangible or intangible; and
       (2) use the research, equipment, services, and facilities 
     of any department, agency or instrumentality of the Federal 
     Government, or of any State or political subdivision thereof 
     with the consent of such department, agency, instrumentality, 
     State or subdivision, respectively.
       On page 27, line 18, strike all beginning with ``that'' 
     through page 27, line 20, and insert a period.
       On page 27, line 24, insert ``, including the needs of 
     children with disabilities'' after ``needs''.
       On page 28, line 2, insert ``including norm-referenced 
     assessments and assessment formats that are appropriate for 
     use in culturally and linguistically diverse communities,'' 
     after ``assessments,''.
       On page 29, line 5, strike ``and'' and insert ``standards 
     and challenging State''.
       On page 36, line 17, strike ``and'' and insert ``standards 
     and challenging State''.
       On page 46, strike lines 14 through 19, and insert the 
     following:
       (d) Gifts; Use of Facilities.--The Council may--
       (1) accept, administer, and utilize gifts or donations of 
     services, money, or property, whether real or personal, 
     tangible or intangible; and
       (2) use the research, equipment, services, and facilities 
     of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
     States, or of any State or political subdivision thereof with 
     the consent of such department, agency, instrumentality, 
     State or subdivision, respectively.
       On page 54, line 9, insert ``representatives of a distance 
     learning consortia,'' after ``technology,''.
       On page 54, line 23, strike ``and'' and insert ``standards 
     and challenging State''.
       On page 56, line 21, strike ``and''.
       On page 56, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
       (F) how the Secretary will utilize the outcome of the 
     evaluation undertaken pursuant to section 908 of the Star 
     Schools Program Assistance Act to promote the purposes of 
     this part; and
       On page 56, line 22, strike ``(F)'' and insert ``(G)''.
       On page 58, line 11, strike ``and'' and insert ``standards 
     and challenging State''.
       On page 60, line 13, strike ``and challenging State content 
     and'' and insert ``, challenging State content standards and 
     challenging State''.
       On page 63, line 20, strike ``218'' and insert ``219''.
       On page 66, line 21, insert ``, including distance 
     learning,'' before ``can''.
       On page 72, lines 23-24, strike the words ``fundamental 
     restructuring and''.
       On page 77, line 4, strike ``and'' and insert ``standards 
     and challenging State''.
       On page 77, line 11, strike ``and'' and insert ``standards 
     and challenging State''.
       On page 77, line 16, strike ``and'' and insert ``standards 
     and challenging State''.
       On page 80, line 9, strike ``and'' and insert ``standards 
     and challenging State''.
       On page 83, line 14, strike ``and'' and insert ``standards 
     and challenging State''.
       On page 88, line 7, strike ``and'' and insert ``standards, 
     challenging State''.
       On page 90, line 2, strike ``and'' and insert ``standards 
     and challenging State''.
       On page 100, line 11, strike ``State content or'' and 
     insert ``challenging State content standards or challenging 
     State''.
       On page 101, lines 9 and 10, strike ``upon application of a 
     State educational agency requesting such a waiver''.
       On page 102, strike lines 8 through 11, and insert the 
     following:
       (2) Application.--(A)(i) To request a waiver, a local 
     educational agency or school that receives funds under this 
     Act, or a local educational agency or school that does not 
     receive funds under this Act but is undertaking school reform 
     efforts and has an education reform plan approved by the 
     State, shall transmit an application for a waiver under this 
     section to the State educational agency. The State 
     educational agency then shall submit approved applications 
     for a waiver under this section to the Secretary.
       (ii) A State educational agency requesting a waiver under 
     this section shall submit an application for such waiver to 
     the Secretary.
       (B) Each application submitted to the Secretary under 
     subparagraph (A) shall--
       (i) describe the purposes and overall expected outcomes of 
     the request for a waiver and how progress for achieving such 
     outcomes will be measured;
       (ii) identify each Federal program to be involved in the 
     request for a waiver and each Federal statutory or regulatory 
     requirement to be waived;
       (iii) describe each State and local requirement that will 
     be waived; and
       (iv) demonstrate that the State has made a commitment to 
     waive related requirements pertaining to the State 
     educational agency, local educational agency or school.
       (3) Timeliness.--The Secretary shall act promptly on a 
     waiver request and shall provide a written statement of the 
     reasons for granting or denying such request.
       (4) Duration.--
       On page 104, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       (e) Results-Oriented Accountability.--In deciding whether 
     to extend a request for a waiver under this section the 
     Secretary shall review the progress of the State educational 
     agency, local educational agency or school receiving a waiver 
     to determine if such agency or school has made progress 
     toward achieving the outcomes described in the application 
     submitted pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(B)(i).
       On page 105, line 3, strike ``describing'' and insert 
     ``describing--''.
       On page 105, strike line 4.
       On page 105, line 5, insert ``the activities assisted 
     under, and outcomes of,'' before ``grants''.
       On page 105, strike lines 14 through 17, and insert the 
     following:
       disabilities;
       (2) the activities assisted under, and outcomes of, 
     allotments under this title; and
       (3) the effect of waivers granted under section 311, 
     including--
       (A) a listing of all State educational agencies, local 
     educational agencies and schools seeking and receiving 
     waivers;
       (B) a summary of the State and Federal statutory or 
     regulatory requirements that have been waived, including the 
     number of waivers sought and granted under each such 
     statutory or regulatory requirement;
       (C) a summary of waivers that have been terminated, 
     including a rational for the terminations; and
       (D) recommendations to the Congress regarding changes in 
     statutory or regulatory requirements, particularly those 
     actions that should be taken to overcome Federal statutory or 
     regulatory impediments to education reform.
       On page 115, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:

     SEC.  . NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS.

       Section 551 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1107 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), by striking ``the 
     Federal share of'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B) of subsection (e)(1), by striking 
     ``share of the cost of the activities of the Board is'' and 
     inserting ``contributions described in subsection (f) are''; 
     and
       (3) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
       ``(f) Matching Funds Requirement.--
       ``(1) In General.--The Secretary shall not provide 
     financial assistance under this subpart to the Board unless 
     the Board agrees to expand non-Federal contributions equal to 
     $1 for every $1 of the Federal funds provided pursuant to 
     such financial assistance.
       ``(2) Non-federal contributions.--The non-Federal 
     contributions described in paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) may include all non--Federal funds raised by the 
     Board on or after January 1, 1987; and
       ``(B) may be used for outreach, implementation, 
     administration, operation, and other costs associated with 
     the development and implementation of national teacher 
     assessment and certification procedures under this 
     subpart.''.

     SEC.  . FORGIVENESS OF CERTAIN OVERPAYMENTS

       (a) In General.--Nothwithstanding section 1401 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or any other 
     provision of law--
       (1) the allocation of funds appropriated for fiscal year 
     1993 under the Department of Education Appropriations act, 
     1993, to Colfax County, New Mexico under section 1005 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary education Act of 1965, and any other 
     allocations or grants for such fiscal year resulting from 
     such allocation to such county under program administered by 
     the Secretary of Education shall be deemed to the authorized 
     by law; and
       (2) in any program for which allocations are based on 
     fiscal year 1993 allocations under section 1005 of such Act, 
     the fiscal year 1993 allocations under such section deemed to 
     be authorized by law in accordance with paragraph (1) shall 
     be used.;
       (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) of this section, in 
     carrying out section 1403(a) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 for fiscal year 1994, the amount 
     allocated to Colfax County, New Mexico under section 1005 of 
     such Act for fiscal year 1993 shall be deemed to be the 
     amount that the Secretary determines would have been 
     allocated under such section 1005 had the correct data been 
     used for fiscal year 1993.
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                  DOLE (AND HARKIN) AMENDMENT NO. 1396

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Dole for himself and Mr. Harkin) proposed an 
amendment to the bill S. 1150, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC.  . STUDY OF GOALS 2000 AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

       (a) Study Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall make 
     appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of 
     Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study of the inclusion of 
     children with disabilities in GOALS 2000 school reform 
     activities.
       ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``children with disabilities'' has the same meaning given 
     such in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
       (b) Study Components.--The study conducted under subsection 
     (a) shall include--
       (1) an evaluation of the National Education Goals and 
     objectives, curriculum reforms, standards, and other programs 
     and activities intended to achieve those goals;
       (2) a review of the adequacy of assessments and measures 
     used to gauge progress towards meeting National Education 
     Goals and any national and State standards, and an 
     examination of other methods or accommodations necessary or 
     desirable to collect data on the educational progress of 
     children with disabilities, and the costs of such methods and 
     accommodations;
       (3) an examination of what incentives or assistance might 
     be provided to States to develop improvement plans that 
     adequately address the needs of children with disabilities;
       (4) the relation of GOALS 2000 to other Federal laws 
     governing or affecting the education of children with 
     disabilities; and
       (5) such other issues as the National Academy of Sciences 
     considers appropriate.
       (c) Study Panel Membership.--Any panel constituted in 
     furtherance of the study to be conducted under subsection (a) 
     shall include consumer representatives.
       (d) Findings and Recommendations.--The Secretary of 
     Education shall request the National Academy of Sciences to 
     submit an interim report of its findings and recommendations 
     to the President and Congress not later than 12 months, and a 
     final report not later than 24 months, from the date of the 
     completion of procurement relating to the study.
       (e) Funding.--From such accounts so the Secretary deems 
     appropriate, the Secretary shall make available $600,000 for 
     fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for 
     fiscal year 1995, to carry out this section. Amounts made 
     available under this subsection shall remain available until 
     expended.
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                      DANFORTH AMENDMENT NO. 1397

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Danforth) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1150, supra; as follows:

       On page 73, line 21, insert ``private, nonprofit elementary 
     and secondary schools,'' before ``local''.
       On page 74, line 2, insert ``and the representative of a 
     private, nonprofit elementary and secondary school described 
     in paragraph (1)(D)'' after ``panel''.
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                        CHAFEE AMENDMENT NO 1398

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Chafee) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1150, supra; as follows:

       On page 14, line 14, insert ``, firearms,'' after ``drugs'' 
     and before ``and''.
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                        LEVIN AMENDMENT NO. 1399

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1150, supra; as follows:

       On page 89, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       (E) supporting innovative and proven methods of enhancing a 
     teacher's ability to identify student learning needs, and 
     motivating students to develop higher order thinking skills, 
     discipline, and creative resolution methods, including 
     significantly reducing class size and promoting instruction 
     in chess;
       On page 89, line 11, strike ``(E)'' and insert ``(F)''.
       On page 89, line 14, strike ``(F)'' and insert ``(G)''.
       On page 89, line 19, strike ``(G)'' and insert ``(H)''.
       On page 90, line 4, strike ``(H)'' and insert ``(I)''.
       On page 90, line 11, strike ``(I)'' and insert ``(J)''.
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                      DOMENICI AMENDMENT NO. 1400

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Domenici) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1150, supra; as follows:

       On page 37, line 8, insert ``In carrying out the preceding 
     sentence the Council and the working group are authorized to 
     consider proposals for voluntary national opportunity-to-
     learn standards from groups other than those that receive 
     grants under section 218.'' after the period.
       On page 49, line 9, strike ``GRANT'' and insert ``GRANTS''.
       On page 49, line 11, strike ``Grant'' and insert 
     ``Grants''.
       On page 49, line 13, strike ``a grant or grants'' and 
     insert ``more than 1 grant''.
       On page 49, line 14, strike ``a consortium or''.
       On page 49, line 15, strike ``consortium or''.
       On page 51, line 4, strike ``a grant or grants'' and insert 
     ``more than 1 grant''.
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                      DOMENICI AMENDMENT NO. 1401

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Domenici) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1150; supra as follows:

       On page 25, strike lines 19 through 20, and insert the 
     following:
       (c) Voting and Final Decisions.--
       (1) In general.--No individual may vote, or exercise any of 
     the duties or powers of a member of the goals Panel, by 
     proxy.
       (2) Final decisions.--
       (A) In making final decisions of the Goals Panel with 
     respect to the exercise of its duties and powers the Goals 
     Panel shall operate on the principle of consensus and among 
     the members of the Goals Panel.
       (B) If a vote of the membership of the Goals Panel is 
     required to reach a final decision with respect to the 
     exercise of its duties and powers, then such final decision 
     shall be made by a three-fourths vote of the members of the 
     Goals Panel who are present and voting.
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                    MOSELEY-BRAUN AMENDMENT NO. 1402

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Ms. Moseley-Braun) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 1150, supra; as follows:

       On page 38, line 5, strike ``and''.
       On page 38, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
       (E) the extent to which school facilities provide a safe 
     and secure environment for learning and instruction and have 
     the requisite libraries, laboratories, and other resources 
     necessary to provide an opportunity-to-learn; and
       On page 38, line 6, strike ``(E)'' and insert ``(F)''.
                                 ______


                KENNEDY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1403

  Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Pell, and Mr. Hatfield) proposed an 
amendment to the bill S. 1150, supra; as follows:

       On page 16, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
       (8) Teacher education and professional development.--
       (A) Goal.--By the year 2000, the Nation's teaching force 
     will have access to programs for the continued improvement of 
     their professional skills and the opportunity to acquire the 
     knowledge and skills needed to instruct and prepare all 
     American students for the next century.
       (B) Objectives.--The objectives for the goal established 
     under subparagraph (A) are that--
       (i) all teachers will have access to preservice teacher 
     education and continuing professional development activities 
     that will provide such teachers with the knowledge and skills 
     needed to teach to an increasingly diverse student population 
     with a variety of educational, social, and health needs;
       (ii) all teachers will have continuing opportunities to 
     acquire additional knowledge and skills needed to teach 
     challenging subject matter and to use emerging new methods, 
     forms of assessment, and technologies;
       (iii) States and school districts will create integrated 
     strategies to attract, recruit, prepare, retrain, and support 
     the continued professional development of teachers, 
     administrators, and other educators, so that there is a 
     highly talented work force of professional educators to teach 
     challenging subject matter; and
       (iv) partnerships will be established, whenever possible, 
     among local educational agencies, institutions of higher 
     education, parents, and local labor, business, and 
     professional associations to provide and support programs for 
     the professional development of educators.
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                        BURNS AMENDMENT NO. 1404

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Burns) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
1150, supra; as follows:

       On page 115, line 17, strike ``and''.
       On page 115, line 20, strike the period and insert ``; 
     and''.
       (3) to mandate any curriculum framework, instructional 
     material, examination, assessment or system of assessments 
     for home schools.
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                     LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT NO. 1405

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Lautenberg) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
1150, supra; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following new title:
                 TITLE VI--ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Preventing Our Kids From 
     Inhaling Deadly Smoke (PRO-KIDS) Act of 1993''.

     SEC. 602. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) environmental tobacco smoke comes from secondhand smoke 
     exhaled by smokers and sidestream smoke emitted from the 
     burning of cigarettes, cigars, and pipes;
       (2) since citizens of the United States spend up to 90 
     percent of each day indoors, there is a significant potential 
     for exposure to environmental tobacco smoke from indoor air;
       (3) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke occurs in 
     schools, public buildings, and other indoor facilities;
       (4) recent scientific studies have concluded that exposure 
     to environmental tobacco smoke is a cause of lung cancer in 
     healthy nonsmokers and is responsible for acute and chronic 
     respiratory problems and other health impacts in sensitive 
     populations (including children);
       (5) the health risks posed by environmental tobacco smoke 
     exceed the risks posed by many environmental pollutants 
     regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency; and
       (6) according to information released by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, environmental tobacco smoke results in a 
     loss to the economy of over $3,000,000,000 per year.

     SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) Children.--The term ``children'' means individuals who 
     have not attained the age of 18.
       (3) Children's services.--The term ``children's services'' 
     means services that are--
       (A)(i) direct health services routinely provided to 
     children; or
       (ii) any other direct services routinely provided primarily 
     to children, including educational services; and
       (B) funded, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by 
     Federal funds (including in-kind assistance).
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.

     SEC. 604. NONSMOKING POLICY FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES.

       (a) Issuance of Guidelines.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
     issue guidelines for instituting and enforcing a nonsmoking 
     policy at each indoor facility where children's services are 
     provided.
       (b) Contents of Guidelines.--A nonsmoking policy that meets 
     the requirements of the guidelines shall, at a minimum, 
     prohibit smoking in each portion of an indoor facility where 
     children's services are provided that is not ventilated 
     separately (as defined by the Administrator) from other 
     portions of the facility.

     SEC. 605. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator and the Secretary shall 
     provide technical assistance to persons who provide 
     children's services and other persons who request technical 
     assistance.
       (b) Assistance by the Administrator.--The technical 
     assistance provided by the Administrator under this section 
     shall include information to assist persons in compliance 
     with the requirements of this title.
       (c) Assistance by the Secretary.--The technical assistance 
     provided by the Secretary under this section shall include 
     information for employees on smoking cessation programs and 
     on smoking and health issues.

     SEC. 606. FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, each person who provides children's services shall 
     establish and make a good-faith effort to enforce a 
     nonsmoking policy that meets or exceeds the requirements of 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Nonsmoking Policy.--
       (1) General requirements.--A nonsmoking policy meets the 
     requirements of this subsection if the policy--
       (A) is consistent with the guidelines issued under section 
     604(a);
       (B) prohibits smoking in each portion of an indoor facility 
     used in connection with the provision of services directly to 
     children; and
       (C) where appropriate, requires that signs stating that 
     smoking is not permitted be posted in each indoor facility to 
     communicate the policy.
       (2) Permissible features.--A nonsmoking policy that meets 
     the requirements of this subsection may allow smoking in 
     those portions of the facility--
       (A) in which services are not normally provided directly to 
     children; and
       (B) that are ventilated separately from those portions of 
     the facility in which services are normally provided directly 
     to children.
       (c) Waiver.--
       (1) In general.--A person described in subsection (a) may 
     publicly petition the head of the Federal agency from which 
     the person receives Federal funds (including financial 
     assistance) for a waiver from any or all of the requirements 
     of subsection (b).
       (2) Conditions for granting a waiver.--Except as provided 
     in paragraph (3), the head of the Federal agency may grant a 
     waiver only--
       (A) after consulting with the Administrator, and receiving 
     the concurrence of the Administrator;
       (B) after giving an opportunity for public hearing (at the 
     main office of the Federal agency or at any regional office 
     of the agency) and comment; and
       (C) if the person requesting the waiver provides assurances 
     that are satisfactory to the head of the Federal agency (with 
     the concurrence of the Administrator) that--
       (i) unusual extenuating circumstances prevent the person 
     from establishing or enforcing the nonsmoking policy (or a 
     requirement under the policy) referred to in subsection (b) 
     (including a case in which the person shares space in an 
     indoor facility with another entity and cannot obtain an 
     agreement with the other entity to abide by the nonsmoking 
     policy requirement) and the person will establish and make a 
     good-faith effort to enforce an alternative nonsmoking policy 
     (or alternative requirement under the policy) that will 
     protect children from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke 
     to the maximum extent possible; or
       (ii) the person requesting the waiver will establish and 
     make a good-faith effort to enforce an alternative nonsmoking 
     policy (or alternative requirement under the policy) that 
     will protect children from exposure to environmental tobacco 
     smoke to the same degree as the policy (or requirement) under 
     subsection (b).
       (3) Special waiver.--
       (A) In general.--On receipt of an application, the head of 
     the Federal agency may grant a special waiver to a person 
     described in subsection (a) who employs individuals who are 
     members of a labor organization and provide children's 
     services pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that--
       (i) took effect before the date of enactment of this Act; 
     and
       (ii) includes provisions relating to smoking privileges 
     that are in violation of the requirements of this section.
       (B) Termination of waiver.--A special waiver granted under 
     this paragraph shall terminate on the earlier of--
       (i) the first expiration date (after the date of enactment 
     of this Act) of the collective bargaining agreement 
     containing the provisions relating to smoking privileges; or
       (ii) the date that is 1 year after the date specified in 
     subsection (f).
       (d) Civil Penalties.--
       (1) In general.--Any person subject to the requirements of 
     this section who fails to comply with the requirements shall 
     be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an 
     amount not to exceed $1,000 for each violation, but in no 
     case shall the amount be in excess of the amount of Federal 
     funds received by the person for the fiscal year in which the 
     violation occurred for the provision of children's services. 
     Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate 
     violation.
       (2) Assessment.--A civil penalty for a violation of this 
     section shall be assessed by the head of the Federal agency 
     that provided Federal funds (including financial assistance) 
     to the person (or if the head of the Federal agency does not 
     have the authority to issue an order, the appropriate 
     official) by an order made on the record after opportunity 
     for a hearing in accordance with section 554 of title 5, 
     United States Code. Before issuing the order, the head of the 
     Federal agency (or the appropriate official) shall--
       (A) give written notice to the person to be assessed a 
     civil penalty under the order of the proposal to issue the 
     order; and
       (B) provide the person an opportunity to request, not later 
     than 15 days after the date of receipt of the notice, a 
     hearing on the order.
       (3) Amount of civil penalty.--In determining the amount of 
     a civil penalty under this subsection, the head of the 
     Federal agency (or the appropriate official) shall take into 
     account--
       (A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the 
     violation;
       (B) with respect to the violator, the ability to pay, the 
     effect of the penalty on the ability to continue operation, 
     any prior history of the same kind of violation, the degree 
     of culpability, and a demonstration of willingness to comply 
     with the requirements of this title; and
       (C) such other matters as justice may require.
       (4) Modification.--The head of the Federal agency (or the 
     appropriate official) may compromise, modify, or remit, with 
     or without conditions, any civil penalty that may be imposed 
     under this subsection. The amount of the penalty as finally 
     determined or agreed upon in compromise may be deducted from 
     any sums that the United States owes to the person against 
     whom the penalty is assessed.
       (5) Petition for review.--A person who has requested a 
     hearing concerning the assessment of a penalty pursuant to 
     paragraph (2) and is aggrieved by an order assessing a civil 
     penalty may file a petition for judicial review of the order 
     with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of 
     Columbia Circuit or for any other circuit in which the person 
     resides or transacts business. The petition may only be filed 
     during the 30-day period beginning on the date of issuance of 
     the order making the assessment.
       (6) Failure to pay.--If a person fails to pay an assessment 
     of a civil penalty--
       (A) after the order making the assessment has become a 
     final order and without filing a petition for judicial review 
     in accordance with paragraph (5); or
       (B) after a court has entered a final judgment in favor of 
     the head of the Federal agency (or appropriate official),

     the Attorney General shall recover the amount assessed (plus 
     interest at then currently prevailing rates from the last day 
     of the 30-day period referred to in paragraph (5) or the date 
     of the final judgment, as the case may be) in an action 
     brought in an appropriate district court of the United 
     States. In the action, the validity, amount, and 
     appropriateness of the penalty shall not be subject to 
     review.
       (e) Exemption.--This section shall not apply to a person 
     who provides children's services who--
       (1) has attained the age of 18;
       (2) provides children's services--
       (A) in a private residence; and
       (B) only to children who are, by affinity or consanguinity, 
     or by court decree, a grandchild, niece, or nephew of the 
     provider; and
       (3) is registered and complies with any State requirements 
     that govern the children's services provided.
       (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 607. REPORT BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.

       Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Administrator shall submit a report to Congress that 
     includes--
       (1) information concerning the degree of compliance with 
     this title; and
       (2) an assessment of the legal status of smoking in public 
     places.

     SEC. 608. PREEMPTION.

       Nothing in this title is intended to preempt any provision 
     of law of a State or political subdivision of a State that is 
     more restrictive than a provision of this title.
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                BINGAMAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1406

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Bingaman for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
Cochran) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1150, supra; as follows:

       On page 5, line 17, strike ``and''.
       On page 5, line 21, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       On page 5, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
       (F) promoting the use of technology to enable all students 
     to achieve the National Education Goals.
       On page 6, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
       (6) the terms ``interoperable'' and ``interoperability'' 
     refers to the ability to easily exchange data with, and 
     connect to, other hardware and software in order to provide 
     the greatest accessibility for all students''.
       On page 6, line 24, strike ``(6)'' and insert ``(7)''.
       On page 7, line 4, strike ``(7)'' and insert ``(8)''.
       On page 7, line 9, strike ``(8)'' and insert ``(9)''.
       On page 7, line 15, strike ``(9)'' and insert ``(10)''.
       On page 7, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
       (11) the term ``public telecommunication entity'' has the 
     same meaning given to such term in section 397(12) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934;
       On page 7, line 20, strike ``(10)'' and insert ``(12)''.
       On page 7, line 23, strike ``(11)'' and insert ``(13)''.
       On page 8, line 3, strike ``(12)'' and insert ``(14)''.
       On page 8, line 5, strike ``(13)'' and insert ``(15)''.
       On page 8, line 7, strike ``and''.
       On page 8, line 8, strike ``(14)'' and insert ``(16)''.
       On page 8, line 11, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       On page 8, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
       (17) the term ``technology'' means the latest state-of-the-
     art technology products and services, such as closed circuit 
     television systems, educational television or radio programs, 
     cable television, satellite, copper and fiber optic 
     transmission, computer, video and audio laser and CD-ROM 
     disks, and video and audio tapes, or other technologies.
       On page 53, line 2, stride ``and''.
       On page 53, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       (7) to promote the effective uses of technology in existing 
     Federal education programs, such as chapter 1 of title I of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and 
     vocational education programs; and
       On page 53, line 3, strike ``(7) to monitor'' and insert 
     ``(8) to monitor, and disseminate information regarding,''.
       On page 53, line 12, insert ``the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy,'' after ``with''.
       On page 53, line 13, insert ``the Department of Energy, the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration,'' after 
     ``Commerce,''.
       On page 54, line 1, strike ``to''.
       On page 54, line 2, strike ``carry'' and insert ``that 
     supports the overall national technology policy and 
     carries''.
       On page 55, line 1, insert ``in support of the overall 
     national technology policy'' after ``activities''.
       On page 55, line 2, insert ``the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy,'' after ``as''.
       On page 57, line 14, insert ``The Director of Educational 
     Technology shall report directly to the Secretary and shall 
     perform such additional functions as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.'' after ``Technology.''.
       On page 58, strike lines 3 through 17, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(1) in support of the overall national technology policy 
     and in consultation with other Federal departments or 
     agencies which the Director determines appropriate, provide 
     leadership to the Nation in the use of technology to promote 
     achievement of the National Education Goals and to increase 
     opportunities for all students to achieve challenging State 
     content and challenging State student performance standards;
       ``(2) review all programs and training functions 
     administered by the Department and recommend policies in 
     order to promote increased use of technology and technology 
     planning throughout all such programs and functions;
       ``(3) review all relevant programs supported by the 
     Department to ensure that such programs are coordinated with 
     and support the national longrange technology plan developed 
     pursuant to this Act; and
       ``(4) perform such additional functions as the Secretary 
     may require.
       On page 58, line 25, strike the end quotation marks and the 
     second period.
       On page 58, after line 25, insert the following:
       ``(d) Experts and Consultants.--The Secretary may obtain 
     the services of experts and consultants in accordance with 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.''.
       On page 59, line 1 renumber (2) to (c).
       On page 60, line 24, insert ``giving priority to research 
     on, and evaluation of, such effectiveness and benefits in 
     elementary and secondary schools'' after ``education''.
       On page 60, after line 24, insert the following:
       (10) a biannual assessment of, and report to the public 
     regarding, the uses of technology in elementary and secondary 
     education throughout the United States upon which private 
     businesses and Federal, State and local governments may rely 
     for decisionmaking about the need for, and provision of, 
     appropriate technologies in schools, which assessment and 
     report shall use, to the extent possible, existing 
     information and resources;
       On page 61, line 1, strike ``(10)'' and insert ``(11)''.
       On page 61, line 4, strike ``(11)'' and insert ``(12)''.
       On page 61, line 5, strike ``and''.
       On page 61, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
       (13) encouraging collaboration between the Department of 
     Education and other Federal agencies in the development, 
     implementation, evaluation and funding of applications of 
     technology for education, as appropriate; and
       On page 61, line 6, strike ``(12)'' and insert ``(14)''.
       On page 110, strike lines 4 through 7, and insert the 
     following:
       (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to assist 
     each State to plan effectively for improved student learning 
     in all schools through the use of technology as an integral 
     part of the State improvement plan described in section 306.
       On page 110, line 13, insert ``(or continue the development 
     of)'' after ``develop''.
       On page 111, strike lines 20 through 23, and insert the 
     following:
       cost-effective, high-speed, statewide, interoperable, wide-
     area-communication educational technology support system for 
     elementary and secondary schools within the State, 
     particularly for such schools in rural areas; and
       On page 112, line 19, insert ``public and school 
     libraries,'' after ``parents''.
       On page 112, lines 23 and 24, strike ``necessary''.
       On page 112, line 25, insert ``and school library'' after 
     ``classroom''.
       On page 113, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
       (6) describe the resources necessary, and procedures, for 
     providing ongoing technical assistance to carry out such 
     plan;
       On page 113, line 12, strike ``(6)'' and insert ``(7)''.
       On page 113, line 15, strike ``(7)'' and insert ``(8)''.
       On page 113, line 19, strike ``(8)'' and insert ``(9)''.
       On page 113, line 23, strike ``(9)'' and insert ``(10)''.
       On page 114, line 3, strike ``(10)'' and insert ``(11)''.
       On page 114, line 8, strike ``(11)'' and insert ``(12)''.
       On page 114, line 10, strike ``and''.
       On page 114, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       (13) describe how the State educational agency will apply 
     the uses of technology to meet the needs of children from 
     low-income families; and
       On page 114, line 11, strike ``(12)'' and insert ``(13)''.
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                      BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 1407

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
1150, supra; as follows:

       It is the sense of the Senate that: Because high academic 
     standards are the key to excellence for all students and a 
     focus on results is an important direction for education 
     reform, it is the sense of the Senate that states should 
     develop their own content and performance standards in 
     academic subject areas as an essential part of their state 
     reform plan.
                                 ______


                       STEVENS AMENDMENT NO. 1408

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Stevens) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
1150, supra; as follows:

       On page 68, line 12, amend Section 304(a)(1) by adding a 
     new subparagraph ``(C)'' as follows:
       ``(C) to the Alaska Federation of Natives in cooperation 
     with the Alaska Native Education Council to benefit Alaska 
     Native students; and''
       Page 68, line 8, strike ``and''.
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                        PELL AMENDMENT NO. 1409

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Pell) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1150, supra; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:
            TITLE ____--EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT

     SEC. ____01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Educational Research and 
     Improvement Act of 1993''.

         PART A--OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT

     SEC. ____11. REPEAL.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 405 of the General Education 
     Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221e) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The second sentence of section 
     209 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 
     U.S.C. 3419) is amended by inserting ``and such functions as 
     set forth in section 102 of the Educational Research and 
     Improvement Act of 1993'' after ``delegate''.

     SEC. ____12. OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT.

       (a) Purposes; Composition; Definitions.--
       (1) Purposes.--The purposes of the Office of Educational 
     Research and Improvement are to--
       (A) assess, promote, and improve the quality and equity of 
     education in the United States, so that all Americans have an 
     equal opportunity to receive an education of the highest 
     quality;
       (B) provide new directions for federally supported research 
     and development activities with a view toward reform in the 
     Nation's school systems, achieving the National Education 
     Goals and affecting national policy for education;
       (C) provide leadership in the scientific inquiry into the 
     educational process;
       (D) provide leadership in advancing the practice of 
     education as an art, science, and profession;
       (E) collect, analyze, and disseminate statistics and other 
     data related to education in the United States and other 
     nations; and
       (F) make available to the Congress and the people of the 
     United States the results of research and development 
     activities in the field of education in order to bring 
     research directly to the classroom to improve educational 
     practice.
       (2) Composition.--
       (A) In general.--The Office shall be administered by the 
     Assistant Secretary and shall include--
       (i) the Advisory Board of Educational Research described in 
     subparagraph (B);
       (ii) the directorates for educational research described in 
     subsections (c) through (h);
       (iii) the regional educational laboratories described in 
     subsection (k);
       (iv) the Office of Dissemination and Reform Assistance 
     described in subsection (m);
       (v) the National Education Library described in subsection 
     (o);
       (vi) the Education Resources Information Clearinghouses 
     described in subsection (p);
       (vii) the National Center for Education Statistics, 
     including the National Assessment of Educational Progress; 
     and
       (viii) such other entities as the Assistant Secretary deems 
     appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Office.
       (B) Advisory board of educational research.--
       (i) Advisory board of educational research.--The Advisory 
     Board of Educational Research shall consist of 9 members to 
     be appointed by the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary shall 
     serve as an ex officio member.
       (ii) Qualifications.--

       (I) In general.--The persons appointed as members of the 
     Advisory Board shall be appointed solely on the basis of--

       (aa) eminence in the fields of basic or applied research, 
     or dissemination of such research; or
       (bb) established records of distinguished service in 
     educational research and the education professions, including 
     practitioners.

       (II) Consideration.--In making appointments under this 
     clause, the Secretary shall give due consideration to the 
     equitable representation of educational researchers who--

       (aa) are women;
       (bb) represent minority groups; or
       (cc) are classroom teachers with research experience.

       (III) Recommendations.--In making appointments under this 
     clause, the Secretary shall give due consideration to any 
     recommendations for an appointment which may be submitted to 
     the Secretary by a variety of groups with prominence in 
     educational research and development, including the National 
     Academy of Education and the National Academy of Sciences.
       (IV) A member of the Advisory Board may not serve on any 
     other Department of Education advisory board, or as a paid 
     consultant of such Department.

       (iii) Term.--(I) The term of office of each member of the 
     Advisory Board shall be 6 years, except that initial 
     appointments shall be made to ensure staggered terms, with 
     one-third of such members' terms expiring every 2 years. Any 
     member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the 
     expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was 
     appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. 
     Any person, other than the Assistant Secretary, who has been 
     a member of the Advisory Board for 12 consecutive years shall 
     thereafter be ineligible for appointment during the 6-year 
     period following such twelfth year.
       (II) Prohibition regarding removal.--The Secretary shall 
     neither remove nor encourage the departure of a member of the 
     Advisory Board appointed in accordance with this subparagraph 
     before the expiration of such member's term.
       (III) Chairperson.--The members of the Advisory Board shall 
     select a Chairperson from among such members.
       (IV) Quorum.--A majority of the appointed members of the 
     Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum.
       (V) Staff.--From amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authority of subsection (q)(1)(A), the Advisory Board, in 
     consultation with the Assistant Secretary, shall recommend 
     for appointment such staff as may be necessary. Such staff 
     shall be appointed by the Assistant Secretary and assigned at 
     the direction of the Advisory Board.
       (iv) Responsibilities.--The Advisory Board shall provide 
     oversight of the Office, and shall--

       (I) advise the Nation on the Federal research and 
     development effort;
       (II) recommend ways for strengthening active partnerships 
     among researchers, educational practitioners, librarians, and 
     policymakers;
       (III) recommend ways to strengthen interaction and 
     collaboration between the various program offices and 
     components;
       (IV) solicit advice and information from the educational 
     field, to define research needs and suggestions for research 
     topics, and shall involve educational practitioners, 
     particularly teachers, in this process;
       (V) solicit advice from practitioners, policymakers, and 
     researchers, and recommend missions for the national research 
     centers assisted under this section by identifying topics 
     which require long-term, sustained, systematic, programmatic, 
     and integrated research and dissemination efforts;
       (VI) provide recommendations for translating research 
     findings into workable, adaptable models for use in policy 
     and in practice across different settings, and 
     recommendations for other forms of dissemination;
       (VII) provide recommendations for creating incentives to 
     draw talented young people into the field of educational 
     research, including scholars from disadvantaged and minority 
     groups;
       (VIII) provide recommendations for new studies to close 
     gaps in the research base;
       (IX) evaluate and provide recommendations to the President 
     and the Congress regarding the quality of research conducted 
     through each directorate and regional educational laboratory, 
     the relevance of the research topics, and the effectiveness 
     of the dissemination of each directorate's and laboratory's 
     activities;
       (X) advise the Assistant Secretary on standards and 
     guidelines for research programs and activities to ensure 
     that research is of high quality and free from partisan 
     political influence; and
       (XI) provide recommendations to promote coordination and 
     synthesis of research among directorates.

       (v) Committees and reports.--

       (I) In general.--The Advisory Board is authorized to 
     appoint from among its members such committees as the 
     Advisory Board deems necessary, and to assign to committees 
     so appointed such survey and advisory functions as the 
     Advisory Board deems appropriate to assist the Advisory Board 
     in exercising its powers and functions under this section.
       (II) From amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection 
     (q)(1), the Advisory Board shall transmit to the President, 
     for submission to the Congress not later than January 15 of 
     each even-numbered year, a report on the activities of the 
     Office, and on education, educational research, national 
     indicators, and data-gathering in general.

       (3) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
       (A) the term ``Advisory Board'' means the Advisory Board of 
     Educational Research established under paragraph (2)(B);
       (B) the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant 
     Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement 
     established by section 202 of the Department of Education 
     Organization Act;
       (C) the term ``development'' means transformation or 
     adaptation of research results into usable forms, in order to 
     contribute to the improvement of educational practice;
       (D) the term ``dissemination'' means the communication and 
     transfer of the results of research and proven practice in 
     forms that are understandable, easily accessible and usable 
     or adaptable for use in the improvement of educational 
     practice by teachers, administrators, librarians, other 
     practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and the public;
       (E) the term ``education research'' includes basic and 
     applied research, inquiry with the purpose of applying tested 
     knowledge gained to specific educational settings and 
     problems, development, planning, surveys, assessments, 
     evaluations, investigations, experiments, and demonstrations 
     in the field of education and other fields relating to 
     education;
       (F) the term ``field-initiated research'' means education 
     research in which topics and methods of study are generated 
     by investigators, including teachers and other practitioners, 
     not by the source of funding;
       (G) the term ``Indian reservation'' means a reservation, as 
     such term is defined in--
       (i) section 3(d) of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 
     U.S.C. 1452(d)); or
       (ii) section 4(10) of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 
     (25 U.S.C. 1903(10));
       (H) the term ``Office'', unless otherwise specified, means 
     the Office of Educational Research and Improvement 
     established by section 209 of the Department of Education 
     Organization Act; and
       (I) the term ``technical assistance'' means assistance in 
     identifying, selecting, or designing solutions based on 
     research to address educational problems, planning and design 
     that leads to adapting research knowledge to school practice, 
     training to implement such solutions, and other assistance 
     necessary to encourage adoption or application of research.
       (b) Authorized Activities.--
       (1) Office.--In fulfilling its purposes under this section, 
     the Office is authorized to--
       (A) conduct and support education-related research 
     activities, including basic and applied research, 
     development, planning, surveys, assessments, evaluations, 
     investigations, experiments, and demonstrations of national 
     significance;
       (B) disseminate the findings of education research, and 
     provide technical assistance to apply such information to 
     specific school problems at the school site;
       (C) collect, analyze, and disseminate data related to 
     education, and to library and information services;
       (D) promote the use of knowledge gained from research and 
     statistical findings in schools, other educational 
     institutions, and communities;
       (E) provide training in education research; and
       (F) promote the coordination of education research and 
     research support within the Federal Government, and otherwise 
     assist and foster such research.
       (2) Open competition.--All grants, contracts, and 
     cooperative agreements awarded or entered into pursuant to 
     this section shall be awarded or entered into through a 
     process of open competition and peer review that shall be 
     announced in the Federal Register or other publication that 
     the Secretary determines appropriate.
       (3) Assistant secretary.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out the activities and 
     programs of the Office, the Assistant Secretary shall--
       (i) ensure that there is broad and regular public and 
     professional involvement from the educational field in the 
     planning and carrying out of the Office's activities, 
     including establishing teacher advisory boards for any 
     program office, program or project of the Office as the 
     Assistant Secretary deems necessary, and involving Indian and 
     Alaska Native researchers and educators in activities that 
     relate to the education of Indian and Alaska Native people;
       (ii) ensure that the selection of research topics and the 
     administration of the program are free from partisan 
     political influence;
       (iii) develop directly, or through grant or contract, 
     standards and guidelines for research, programs and 
     activities carried out through the Office;
       (iv) establish a long- and short-term research agenda in 
     consultation with the Advisory Board; and
       (v) review research priorities established within each 
     directorate and promote research syntheses across the 
     directorates.
       (B) Information and technical assistance.--The Assistant 
     Secretary is authorized to offer information and technical 
     assistance to State and local educational agencies, school 
     boards, and schools, including schools funded by the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs, to ensure that no student is--
       (i) denied access to the same rigorous, challenging 
     curriculum that such student's peers are offered; or
       (ii) grouped or otherwise labeled in such a way that may 
     impede such student's achievement.
       (C) Long-term agenda.--One year after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the President and to the Congress on a 6-year long-term plan 
     for the educational research agenda for the Office. Upon 
     submission of such report and every 2 years thereafter, the 
     Assistant Secretary shall submit to the President and to the 
     Congress a progress report on the 6-year plan, including an 
     assessment of the success or failure of meeting the 
     components of the 6-year plan, proposed modifications or 
     changes to the 6-year plan, and additions to the 6-year plan.
       (4) Secretary.--The Secretary shall enter into contracts 
     for the conduct of independent evaluations of the programs 
     and activities carried out through the Office in accordance 
     with this section, and transmit such evaluations to the 
     Congress, the President and the Assistant Secretary, in order 
     to--
       (A) evaluate--
       (i) the effectiveness of the programs and activities of the 
     Office; and
       (ii) the implementation of projects and programs funded 
     through the Office over time;
       (iii) the impact of educational research on instruction at 
     the school level; and
       (iv) the ability of the Office to keep research funding 
     free from partisan political interference;
       (B) measure the success of educational information 
     dissemination;
       (C) assess the usefulness of research and activities 
     carried out by the Office, including products disseminated by 
     the Office; and
       (D) provide recommendations for improvement of the programs 
     of the Office.
       (5) Intradepartmental coordination.--(A) The Secretary 
     shall establish and maintain a program designed to facilitate 
     planning and cooperative research and development throughout 
     the Department of Education.
       (B) The program described in subparagraph (A) shall 
     include--
       (i) establishing and maintaining a database on all 
     Department of Education funded research and improvement 
     efforts;
       (ii) coordinating the work of the various program offices 
     within the Department of Education to avoid duplication;
       (iii) working cooperatively with the employees of various 
     program offices with the Department of Education on projects 
     of common interest to avoid duplication; and
       (iv) generally increasing communication throughout the 
     Department of Education regarding education research.
       (c) Directorates of Educational Research.--
       (1) Requirements.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out the functions of the 
     Office, the Assistant Secretary shall establish 5 
     directorates of educational research in accordance with this 
     section.
       (B) Director.--The Assistant Secretary shall appoint a 
     Director for each directorate. Each such Director shall be a 
     leading professional in the field relevant to the mission of 
     the directorate.
       (C) Research syntheses.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
     provide for and promote research syntheses across the 
     directorates in early childhood, elementary, secondary, 
     vocational, and higher education, and shall coordinate 
     research plans, projects, and findings across the 
     directorates, placing a priority on synthesis and 
     coordination between the directorates described in 
     subsections (d) and (e). Each Director shall report directly 
     to the Assistant Secretary, regarding the activities of the 
     directorate, and shall work together to promote research 
     syntheses across the directorates.
       (2) Duties.--Each such directorate shall--
       (A) carry out its activities directly or through grants, 
     contracts, and cooperative agreements with institutions of 
     higher education, public and private organizations, 
     institutions, agencies or individuals, or a consortia 
     thereof;
       (B) conduct and support the highest quality basic and 
     applied research in early childhood, elementary and 
     secondary, vocational and higher education, including teacher 
     education, which is relevant to the directorate;
       (C) have improved student learning and achievement as its 
     primary focus;
       (D) promote research that is based in core content areas;
       (E) conduct sustained research and development on improving 
     the educational achievement of poor and minority individuals 
     as an integral part of the directorates' work;
       (F) serve as a national database on model and demonstration 
     programs which have particular application to the activities 
     of the directorate, particularly with respect to model 
     programs conducted by businesses, private, and nonprofit 
     organizations and foundations;
       (G) support, plan, implement, and operate dissemination 
     activities designed to bring the most effective research 
     directly into classroom practice, school organization and 
     management, teacher preparation and training, and libraries, 
     and to the extent possible, carry out dissemination 
     activities through the use of technology;
       (H) support and provide research information that leads to 
     policy formation for State legislatures, State and local 
     boards of education, schools funded by the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs, and other policy and governing bodies, to assist 
     such entities in identifying and developing effective 
     policies to promote student achievement and school 
     improvement;
       (I) coordinate the directorate's activities with the 
     activities of the regional educational laboratories 
     established pursuant to subsection (k) and with other 
     educational service organizations in designing the 
     directorate's research agenda and projects in order to 
     increase the responsiveness of such directorate to the needs 
     of teachers and the educational field and to bring research 
     findings directly into schools to ensure the greatest access 
     at the local level to the latest research developments; and
       (J) provide assistance to the Assistant Secretary in 
     planning and coordinating syntheses that provide research 
     knowledge related to each level of the education system (from 
     preschool to higher education) to increase understanding of 
     student performance across different educational levels.
       (3) Reservations.--
       (A) Field-initiated research.--Each directorate shall 
     reserve in each fiscal year not less than one-third of the 
     amount available to such directorate to conduct field-
     initiated research.
       (B) National research centers.--Each directorate shall 
     reserve in each fiscal year not less than one-third of the 
     amount available to such directorate to award grants or enter 
     into contracts with institutions of higher education, public 
     agencies, or private nonprofit organizations, for the support 
     of long-term national research centers of sufficient size, 
     scope, and quality for educational research and development 
     in accordance with paragraph (4), except that no such center 
     shall receive such a grant or contract for less than 
     $1,100,000 for such fiscal year. Each such center shall 
     engage in research, development and dissemination involving 
     topics relevant to the mission of the directorate supporting 
     such center.
       (C) Special rule.--No research and development center 
     supported by the Office and operating on the day preceding 
     the date of enactment of this Act shall by reason of receipt 
     of such support be ineligible to receive any other assistance 
     from the Office authorized by law.
       (4) National research centers.--
       (A) Duration.--The grants or contracts awarded or entered 
     into to support national research centers described in 
     paragraph (3)(B) shall be awarded or entered into for a 
     period of at least 5 years, and may be renewed for additional 
     periods of 5 years after periodic review by the Assistant 
     Secretary.
       (B) Review.--All applications to establish a national 
     research center shall be reviewed by independent experts in 
     accordance with standards and guidelines developed by the 
     Office pursuant to subsections (a)(2)(B)(iv)(X) and 
     (b)(3)(A)(iii). Such standards and guidelines shall include--
       (i) whether applicants have assembled a group of high 
     quality researchers sufficient to achieve the mission of the 
     center;
       (ii) whether the proposed organizational structure and 
     arrangements will facilitate achievement of the mission of 
     the center;
       (iii) whether there is a substantial staff commitment to 
     the work of the center;
       (iv) whether the directors and support staff are full-time 
     employees, to the extent practicable;
       (v) review of the contributions of the applicant's primary 
     researchers for the purpose of evaluating the appropriateness 
     of such primary researchers' experiences and expertise in the 
     context of the proposed center activities, and the adequacy 
     of such primary researchers' time commitments to achievement 
     of the mission of the center; and
       (vi) the manner in which the results of education research 
     will be disseminated for further use.
       (5) Publication.--The Assistant Secretary shall publish 
     proposed research priorities developed by each directorate in 
     the Federal Register every 2 years, not later than October 1 
     of each year, and shall allow a period of 60 days for public 
     comments and suggestions.
       (d) National Directorate on Curriculum, Instruction, and 
     Assessment.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish and 
     operate the National Directorate on Curriculum, Instruction, 
     and Assessment. The directorate established under this 
     subsection is authorized to conduct research on--
       (1) methods to improve student achievement at all 
     educational levels in core content areas;
       (2) methods to improve the process of reading, the craft of 
     writing, the growth of reasoning skills, and the development 
     of information-finding skills;
       (3) enabling students to develop higher order thinking 
     skills;
       (4) methods to teach effectively all students in mixed-
     ability classrooms;
       (5) developing, identifying, or evaluating new educational 
     assessments, including performance-based and portfolio 
     assessments which demonstrate skill and a command of 
     knowledge;
       (6) standards for what students should know and be able to 
     do, particularly standards of desired performance set at 
     internationally competitive levels;
       (7) the use of testing in the classroom and its impact on 
     improving student achievement, including an analysis of how 
     testing affects what is taught;
       (8) test bias as such bias affects historically underserved 
     girls, women, and minority populations;
       (9) test security, accountability, validity, reliability 
     and objectivity;
       (10) relevant teacher training and instruction in giving a 
     test, scoring a test and in the use of test results to 
     improve student achievement;
       (11) curriculum development designed to meet challenging 
     standards, including State efforts to develop such 
     curriculum;
       (12) the need for, and methods of delivering, teacher 
     education, development, and inservice training;
       (13) curriculum, instruction, and assessment in vocational 
     education and school-to-work transition;
       (14) educational methods and activities to reduce and 
     prevent violence in schools;
       (15) the use of technology in learning, teaching, and 
     testing;
       (16) methods of involving parents in their children's 
     education and ways to involve business, industry, and other 
     community partners in promoting excellence in schools; and
       (17) other topics relevant to the mission of the 
     directorate.
       (e) National Directorate on the Educational Achievement of 
     Historically Underserved Populations.--The Assistant 
     Secretary shall establish and operate a National Directorate 
     on the Educational Achievement of Historically Underserved 
     Populations, the activities of which shall be closely 
     coordinated with those of the directorate described in 
     subsection (d). The directorate established under this 
     subsection is authorized to conduct research on--
       (1) the quality of educational opportunities afforded 
     historically underserved populations, including minority 
     students, students with disabilities, economically 
     disadvantaged students, girls, women, limited-English 
     proficient students, and Indian and Alaska Native students, 
     particularly the quality of educational opportunities 
     afforded such populations in highly concentrated urban areas 
     and sparsely populated rural areas;
       (2) effective institutional practices for expanding 
     opportunities for such groups;
       (3) methods for overcoming the barriers to learning that 
     may impede student achievement;
       (4) innovative teacher training and professional 
     development methods to help the historically underserved meet 
     challenging standards;
       (5) the use of technology to improve the educational 
     opportunities and achievement of the historically 
     underserved;
       (6) the means by which parents, community resources and 
     institutions (including cultural institutions) can be 
     utilized to support and improve the achievement of at-risk 
     students;
       (7) methods to improve the quality of the education of 
     American Indian and Alaska Native students not only in 
     schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, but also in 
     public elementary and secondary schools located on or near 
     Indian reservations, including--
       (A) research on mechanisms to facilitate the establishment 
     of tribal departments of education that assume responsibility 
     for all education programs of State educational agencies 
     operating on an Indian reservation and all education programs 
     funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on an Indian 
     reservation;
       (B) research on the development of culturally appropriate 
     curriculum for American Indian and Alaska Native students, 
     including American Indian and Alaska Native culture, 
     language, geography, history and social studies, and 
     graduation requirements related to such curriculum;
       (C) research on methods for recruiting, training and 
     retraining qualified teachers from American Indian and Alaska 
     Native communities, including research to promote flexibility 
     in the criteria for certification of such teachers;
       (D) research on techniques for improving the educational 
     achievement of American Indian and Alaska Native students, 
     including methodologies to reduce dropout rates and increase 
     graduation by such students; and
       (E) research concerning the performance by American Indian 
     and Alaska Native students of limited-English proficiency on 
     standardized achievement tests, and related factors; and
       (8) other topics relevant to the mission of the 
     directorate.
       (f) National Directorate on Early Childhood Development and 
     Education.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish and 
     operate the National Directorate on Early Childhood 
     Development and Education, which shall have a special 
     emphasis on families and communities as families and 
     communities relate to early childhood education. The 
     directorate established under this subsection is authorized 
     to conduct research on--
       (1) effective teaching and learning methods, and 
     curriculum;
       (2) instruction that considers the cultural experiences of 
     children;
       (3) access to current materials in libraries;
       (4) family literacy and parental involvement in student 
     learning;
       (5) the impact that outside influences have on learning, 
     including television, and drug and alcohol abuse;
       (6) methods for integrating learning in settings other than 
     the classroom, particularly within families and communities;
       (7) teacher training;
       (8) readiness to learn, including topics such as prenatal 
     care, nutrition, and health services;
       (9) the use of technology, including methods to help 
     parents instruct their children; and
       (10) other topics relevant to the mission of the 
     directorate.
       (g) National Directorate on Elementary and Secondary 
     Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking, and 
     Management.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish and 
     operate a National Directorate on Elementary and Secondary 
     Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking, and 
     Management. The directorate established under this subsection 
     is authorized to conduct research on--
       (1) the relationship among finance, organization, and 
     management, and educational productivity, particularly with 
     respect to student achievement across educational levels and 
     core content areas;
       (2) school-based management, shared decisionmaking and 
     other innovative school structures, and State and local 
     reforms and educational policies, which show promise for 
     improving student achievement;
       (3) innovative school design, including lengthening the 
     school day and the school year, reducing class size and 
     building professional development into the weekly school 
     schedule and, as appropriate, conducting such further 
     research as may be recommended or suggested by the report 
     issued by the National Education Commission on Time and 
     Learning pursuant to section 443 of the General Education 
     Provisions Act;
       (4) the social organization of schooling and the inner-
     workings of schooling;
       (5) policy decisions at all levels and the impact of such 
     decisions on school achievement and other student outcomes;
       (6) effective approaches to organizing learning;
       (7) effective ways of grouping students for learning so 
     that a student is not labeled or stigmatized in ways that may 
     impede such student's achievement;
       (8) the amount of dollars allocated for education that are 
     actually spent on classroom instruction;
       (9) the organization, structure, and finance of vocational 
     education;
       (10) disparity in school financing among States, school 
     districts, and schools funded by the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs;
       (11) the use of technology in areas such as assisting in 
     school-based management or ameliorating the effects of 
     disparity in school financing among States, school districts, 
     and schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
       (12) approaches to systemic reforms involving the 
     coordination of multiple policies at the local, State, and 
     Federal levels of government to promote higher levels of 
     student achievement;
       (13) the special adult education needs of historically 
     underserved and minority populations;
       (14) the involvement of parents and families in the 
     management and governance of schools and the education of 
     their children; and
       (15) other topics relevant to the mission of the 
     directorate.
       (h) National Directorate on Adult Education, Literacy and 
     Lifelong Learning.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish 
     and operate a National Directorate on Adult Education, 
     Literacy and Lifelong Learning. The directorate established 
     under this subsection is authorized to conduct research on--
       (1) learning and performance of adults, and policies and 
     methods for improving learning in contexts that include 
     school-to-work, worker retraining, and second-language 
     acquisition;
       (2) the most effective training methods for adults to 
     upgrade education and vocational skills;
       (3) opportunities for adults to continue their education 
     beyond higher education and graduate school, in the context 
     of lifelong learning and information-finding skills;
       (4) adult literacy and effective methods, including 
     technology, to eliminate illiteracy;
       (5) preparing students for a lifetime of work, the ability 
     to adapt through retraining to the changing needs of the work 
     force and the ability to learn new tasks;
       (6) the use of technology to develop and deliver effective 
     training methods for adults to upgrade their education and 
     their vocational skills; and
       (7) other topics relevant to the mission of the 
     directorate.
       (i) Personnel.--
       (1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary may appoint, for 
     terms not to exceed 3 years (without regard to the provisions 
     of title 5, United States Code governing appointment in the 
     competitive service) and may compensate (without regard to 
     the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
     of such title relating to classification and General Schedule 
     pay rates) such scientific or professional employees of the 
     Office as the Assistant Secretary considers necessary to 
     accomplish the functions of the Office. Such employees shall 
     not exceed one-fifth of the number of full-time, regular 
     scientific or professional employees of the Office. The rate 
     of basic pay for such employees may not exceed the maximum 
     annual rate of pay for grade GS-15 under section 5332 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Reappointment.--The Assistant Secretary may reappoint 
     employees described in paragraph (1) upon presentation of a 
     clear and convincing justification of need, for 1 additional 
     term not to exceed 3 years. All such employees shall work on 
     activities of the Office and shall not be reassigned to other 
     duties outside the Office during their term.
       (j) Selection Procedures and Fellowships.--
       (1) Selection procedures.--When making competitive awards 
     under this section, the Assistant Secretary shall--
       (A) solicit recommendations and advice regarding research 
     priorities, opportunities, and strategies from qualified 
     experts, such as education professionals and policymakers, 
     librarians, personnel of the regional educational 
     laboratories described in subsection (k) and of the research 
     and development centers assisted under this section, and the 
     Advisory Board, as well as parents and other members of the 
     general public;
       (B) employ suitable selection procedures using the 
     procedures and principles of peer review providing an 
     appropriate balance between expertise in research and 
     practice for all proposals so that technical research merit 
     is judged by research experts and programmatic relevance is 
     judged by program experts, except where such peer review 
     procedures are clearly inappropriate given such factors as 
     the relatively small amount of a grant or contract or the 
     exigencies of the situation; and
       (C) determine that the activities assisted will be 
     conducted efficiently, will be of high quality, and will meet 
     priority research and development needs under this section.
       (2) Fellowships.--
       (A) Publication.--The Assistant Secretary shall publish 
     proposed research priorities for the awarding of research 
     fellowships under this paragraph in the Federal Register 
     every 2 years, not later than October 1 of each year, and 
     shall allow a period of 60 days for public comments and 
     suggestions.
       (B) Competition.--Prior to awarding a fellowship under this 
     paragraph, the Assistant Secretary shall invite applicants to 
     compete for such fellowships through notice published in the 
     Federal Register.
       (C) Authority.--From amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authority of subsection (q)(1), the Assistant Secretary may 
     establish and maintain research fellowships in the Office, 
     for scholars, researchers, policymakers, education 
     practitioners, librarians, and statisticians engaged in the 
     use, collection, and dissemination of information about 
     education and educational research. Subject to regulations 
     published by the Assistant Secretary, fellowships may include 
     such stipends and allowances, including travel and 
     subsistence expenses provided under title 5, United States 
     Code, as the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate.
       (k) Regional Educational Laboratories for Research, 
     Dissemination, and Technical Assistance.--
       (1) Authority.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Assistant 
     Secretary shall support at least 10 but not more than 20 
     regional educational laboratories established by public 
     agencies or private nonprofit organizations.
       (B) Special rule.--In any fiscal year in which the amount 
     appropriated pursuant to the authority of subsection (q)(2) 
     exceeds $38,000,000, the Assistant Secretary may use the 
     amount in excess of $38,000,000 to support a regional 
     educational laboratory serving a region not in existence on 
     the day preceding the date of enactment of this Act, if such 
     amount is equal to or exceeds $2,000,000.
       (C) Priority.--The Assistant Secretary shall give priority 
     to supporting a regional educational laboratory that involves 
     the combination or subdivision of a region or regions, such 
     that States within a region in existence on the day preceding 
     the date of enactment of this Act may be combined with States 
     in another such region to form a new region so long as such 
     combination does not result in any region in existence on 
     such date permanently becoming part of a larger region, nor 
     of any such region permanently subsuming another region.
       (2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``regional educational laboratory'' means a public agency or 
     institution or a private nonprofit organization that--
       (A) serves the education improvement needs in a geographic 
     region of the United States; and
       (B) advances the National Education Goals.
       (3) Duties.--Each regional educational laboratory shall--
       (A) have as its central mission and primary function--
       (i) to develop and disseminate educational research 
     products and processes to schools, teachers, local 
     educational agencies, State educational agencies, librarians, 
     and schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and
       (ii) through such development and dissemination and the 
     provision of technical assistance, to help all students learn 
     to challenging standards;
       (B) provide technical assistance to State and local 
     educational agencies, school boards, schools funded by the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs, State boards of education, schools, 
     and librarians in accordance with the prioritization 
     described in paragraph (4)(B)(vi) and needs related to 
     standard-driven education reform;
       (C) facilitate school restructuring at the individual 
     school level, including technical assistance for adapting 
     model demonstration grant programs to each school;
       (D) serve the educational development needs of the region 
     by providing education research in usable forms in order to 
     promote school improvement and academic achievement and to 
     correct educational deficiencies;
       (E) develop a plan for identifying and serving the needs of 
     the region by conducting a continuing survey of the 
     educational needs, strengths, and weaknesses within the 
     region, including a process of open hearings to solicit the 
     views of schools, teachers, administrators, parents, local 
     educational agencies, librarians, and State educational 
     agencies within the region;
       (F) use applied educational research to assist in solving 
     site-specific problems and to assist in development 
     activities;
       (G) conduct applied research projects designed to serve the 
     particular needs of the region only in the event that such 
     quality applied research does not exist as determined by the 
     regional education laboratory or the Department of Education;
       (H) facilitate communication between educational experts, 
     school officials, and teachers, parents, and librarians, to 
     enable such individuals to assist schools to develop a plan 
     to meet the National Education Goals;
       (I) bring teams of experts together to develop and 
     implement school improvement plans and strategies;
       (J) provide training in--
       (i) the field of education research and related areas;
       (ii) the use of new educational methods; and
       (iii) the use of information-finding methods, practices, 
     techniques, and products developed in connection with such 
     training for which the regional educational laboratory may 
     support internships and fellowships and provide stipends;
       (K) coordinate such laboratory's activities with the 
     directorates assisted under this section in designing such 
     laboratory's services and projects, in order to--
       (i) maximize the use of research conducted through the 
     directorates in the work of such laboratory;
       (ii) keep the directorates apprised of the work of the 
     regional educational laboratories in the field; and
       (iii) inform the directorates about additional research 
     needs identified in the field;
       (L) develop with the State educational agencies and library 
     agencies in the region and the Bureau of Indian Affairs a 
     plan for serving the region;
       (M) collaborate and coordinate services with other 
     technical assistance funded by the Department of Education; 
     and
       (N) cooperate with other regional laboratories to develop 
     and maintain a national network that addresses national 
     education problems.
       (4) Governing board.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out the activities described 
     in paragraph (3), each regional educational laboratory shall 
     operate under the direction of a governing board, the members 
     of which--
       (i) are representative of that region; and
       (ii) include teachers and education researchers.
       (B) Duties.--Each such governing board shall--
       (i) determine, subject to the requirements of this section 
     and in consultation with the Assistant Secretary, the mission 
     of the regional educational laboratory;
       (ii) ensure that the regional educational laboratory 
     attains and maintains a high level of quality in its work and 
     products;
       (iii) establish standards to ensure that the regional 
     educational laboratory has strong and effective governance, 
     organization, management, and administration, and employs 
     qualified staff;
       (iv) direct the regional educational laboratory to carry 
     out the regional educational laboratory's duties in a manner 
     as will make progress toward achieving the National Education 
     Goals and reforming schools and educational systems;
       (v) conduct a continuing survey of the educational needs, 
     strengths, and weaknesses within the region, including a 
     process of open hearings to solicit the views of schools and 
     teachers; and
       (vi) prioritize the needs of economically disadvantaged 
     urban and rural areas within the region and ensure that such 
     needs are served by the regional educational laboratory.
       (5) Application.--Each entity desiring support for a 
     regional educational laboratory shall submit to the Assistant 
     Secretary an application that contains such information as 
     the Assistant Secretary may reasonably require, including 
     assurances that a regional educational laboratory will 
     address the activities described in paragraph (3).
       (6) Additional projects.--In addition to activities 
     described in paragraph (3), the Assistant Secretary, from 
     amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (q)(4), is 
     authorized to enter into agreements with a regional 
     educational laboratory for the purpose of carrying out 
     additional projects to enable such regional educational 
     laboratory to assist in efforts to achieve the National 
     Education Goals and for other purposes.
       (7) Special rule.--No regional educational laboratory 
     shall, by reason of receipt of assistance under this section, 
     be ineligible to receive any other assistance from the Office 
     authorized by law or be prohibited from engaging in 
     activities involving international projects or endeavors.
       (8) Plan.--Not later than July 1 of each year, each 
     regional educational laboratory shall submit to the Assistant 
     Secretary a plan covering the succeeding fiscal year, in 
     which such laboratory's mission, activities and scope of work 
     are described, including a general description of--
       (A) the plans such laboratory expects to submit in the 4 
     succeeding years; and
       (B) an assessment of how well such laboratory is meeting 
     the needs of the region.
       (9) Contract duration.--The Assistant Secretary shall enter 
     into a contract for the purpose of supporting a regional 
     educational laboratory under this subsection for a minimum of 
     5 years. The Secretary shall ensure that the recompetition 
     cycles for new contracts for regional educational 
     laboratories are carried out in such a manner that the 
     expiration of the laboratory contracts is consistent with the 
     reauthorization cycle.
       (10) Review.--The Assistant Secretary shall review the work 
     of each regional educational laboratory in the third year 
     that such laboratory receives assistance under this 
     subsection, and shall evaluate the performance of such 
     laboratory's activities to determine if such activities are 
     consistent with the duties described in paragraph (3).
       (11) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to require any modifications in the regional 
     educational laboratory contracts in effect on the day 
     preceding the date of enactment of this Act.
       (12) Advance payment system.--Each regional educational 
     laboratory shall participate in the advance payment system of 
     the Department of Education.
       (13) Coordination.--The regional education laboratories 
     shall work collaboratively, and coordinate the services such 
     laboratories provide, with the technical assistance centers 
     authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.
       (l) Teacher Research Dissemination Demonstration Program.--
       (1) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (A) education research, including research funded by the 
     Office, is not having the impact on the Nation's schools that 
     such research should;
       (B) relevant education research and resulting solutions are 
     not being adequately disseminated to and used by the teachers 
     that need such research and solutions;
       (C) there are insufficient linkages between the research 
     and development centers assisted under this section, the 
     regional educational laboratories described in subsection 
     (k), the National Diffusion Network State facilitators, the 
     Education Resources Information Clearinghouses, the 
     comprehensive technical assistance centers assisted under the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and the 
     public schools to ensure that research on effective practice 
     is disseminated and technical assistance provided to all 
     teachers;
       (D) the average teacher has little time to plan or engage 
     in a professional dialogue with peers about strategies for 
     improved learning;
       (E) teachers do not have direct access to information 
     systems or networks;
       (F) teachers have little control over what inservice 
     education teachers will be offered; and
       (G) individual teachers are not encouraged to move beyond 
     the walls of their school buildings to identify and use 
     outside resources.
       (2) Establishment.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants 
     to, and enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, 
     public and private agencies and organizations, including 
     institutions of higher education, the regional education 
     laboratories, and the research and development centers, or 
     consortia thereof--
       (i) to develop and carry out projects that demonstrate 
     effective strategies for helping elementary and secondary 
     education teachers, in both urban and rural areas, become 
     knowledgeable about, assist in the design and use of, and 
     use, education research, including education research carried 
     out under this section; and
       (ii) to develop, implement, and evaluate models for 
     creation of teacher research dissemination networks.
       (B) Priority.--In awarding grants and entering into 
     contracts and cooperative agreements under subparagraph (A) 
     the Secretary shall give priority to entities that have 
     received Federal funds for research and dissemination.
       (3) Applications.--
       (A) In general.--An entity desiring to receive assistance 
     under this subsection shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary in such form, at such time, and containing such 
     information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
       (B) Contents.--Each such application shall describe how the 
     project described in the application--
       (i) was developed with the active participation of 
     elementary and secondary school teachers;
       (ii) will include the continuing participation of 
     elementary and secondary school teachers in the management of 
     the project;
       (iii) is organized around one or more significant research 
     topics;
       (iv) will involve collaboration with entities that have 
     received Federal funds for research and dissemination; and
       (v) will sustain over time teacher research dissemination 
     networks after Federal funding for such networks terminates.
       (4) Use of funds.--Funds provided under this subsection may 
     be used--
       (A) to train elementary and secondary education teachers 
     (particularly new teachers) about the sources of education 
     research findings, including research findings available 
     through activities supported by the Office, and how to access 
     and use such findings to improve the quality of instruction;
       (B) to develop simple formats, both administrative and 
     technological, that allow elementary and secondary education 
     teachers easy access to and use of education research 
     findings;
       (C) to share strategies and materials;
       (D) to support professional networks;
       (E) to survey teacher needs in the areas of research and 
     development; and
       (F) for other activities designed to support elementary and 
     secondary education teachers in becoming knowledgeable about, 
     assisting in the design of, and using, educational research.
       (5) Stipends.--The Secretary may provide for the payment of 
     such stipends (including allowances for subsistence and other 
     expenses for elementary and secondary teachers), as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate, to teachers 
     participating in the projects authorized under this 
     subsection.
       (6) Coordination.--Recipients of funds under this 
     subsection shall, to the greatest extent possible, coordinate 
     their activities with related activities under the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
       (7) Report.--The Secretary shall, within 5 years of the 
     date of enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress a 
     report on the effectiveness of activities assisted under this 
     subsection.
       (m) Office of Dissemination and Reform Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish an 
     Office of Dissemination and Reform Assistance, which may 
     include the Education Resources Information Clearinghouses, 
     the regional educational laboratories, the National 
     Clearinghouse for Science and Mathematics Resources, the 
     National Diffusion Network, the National Education Library, 
     and such other programs and activities as the Assistant 
     Secretary deems appropriate. The Office of Dissemination and 
     Reform Assistance shall be headed by a Director who shall be 
     appointed by the Assistant Secretary and have a demonstrated 
     expertise and experience in dissemination.
       (2) Duties.--In carrying out its dissemination activities, 
     the Office of Dissemination and Reform Assistance shall--
       (A) operate a depository for all Department of Education 
     publications and products and make available for reproduction 
     such publications and products;
       (B) coordinate the dissemination efforts of all Office of 
     Educational Research and Improvement program offices, the 
     regional educational laboratories, the directorates assisted 
     under this section, the National Diffusion Network, and the 
     Education Resources Information Clearinghouses;
       (C) disseminate relevant and useful research, information, 
     products, and publications developed through or supported by 
     the Department of Education to schools throughout the Nation;
       (D) develop the capacity to connect schools and teachers 
     seeking information with the relevant regional educational 
     laboratories assisted under subsection (k), the National 
     Diffusion Network, the directorates assisted under this 
     section, and the Education Resources Information 
     Clearinghouses; and
       (E) provide an annual report to the Secretary regarding the 
     types of information, products, and services that teachers, 
     schools, and school districts have requested and have 
     determined to be most useful, and describe future plans to 
     adapt Department of Education products and services to 
     address the needs of the users of such information, products, 
     and services.
       (3) Additional activities.--In addition, the Office of 
     Dissemination and Reform Assistance may--
       (A) use media and other educational technology to carry out 
     dissemination activities, including program development;
       (B) establish and maintain a database on all research and 
     improvement efforts funded through the Department of 
     Education;
       (C) actively encourage cooperative publishing of 
     significant publications;
       (D) disseminate information on successful models and 
     educational methods which have been recommended to the Office 
     of Dissemination and Reform Assistance by educators, 
     educational organizations, nonprofit organizations, 
     businesses, and foundations, and disseminate such models by 
     including, with any such information, an identification of 
     the entity or entities that have recommended the program; and
       (E) engage in such other dissemination activities as the 
     Assistant Secretary determines necessary.
       (n) National Diffusion Network State Facilitators.--The 
     National Diffusion Network described in section 1562 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is authorized 
     to provide information through National Diffusion Network 
     State facilitators on model or demonstration projects funded 
     by the Department of Education. For purposes of carrying out 
     this subsection, information on such model projects does not 
     have to be approved through the program effectiveness panel, 
     but may be provided directly through the State facilitators. 
     In addition, the National Diffusion Network may disseminate 
     other information available through the Office of Education 
     Dissemination and Reform Assistance established under 
     subsection (m) through the National Diffusion Network.
       (o) National Education Library.--
       (1) Establishment.--There shall be established a National 
     Library of Education at the Department of Education 
     (hereafter in this subsection referred to as the ``Library'') 
     which shall--
       (A) be a national resource center for teachers, scholars, 
     librarians, State, local, and Indian tribal education 
     officials, parents, and other interested individuals; and
       (B) provide resources to assist in the--
       (i) advancement of research on education;
       (ii) dissemination and exchange of scientific and other 
     information important to the improvement of education at all 
     levels; and
       (iii) improvement of educational achievement.
       (2) Mission.--The mission of the Library shall be to--
       (A) become a principal center for the collection, 
     preservation, and effective utilization of the research and 
     other information related to education and to the improvement 
     of educational achievement;
       (B) strive to ensure widespread access to the Library's 
     facilities and materials, coverage of all education issues 
     and subjects, and quality control;
       (C) have an expert library staff; and
       (D) use modern information technology that holds the 
     potential to link major libraries, schools, and educational 
     centers across the United States into a network of national 
     education resources.
       (3) Functions.--The Library shall--
       (A) establish a policy to acquire and preserve books, 
     periodicals, data, prints, films, recordings, and other 
     library materials related to education;
       (B) establish a policy to disseminate information about the 
     materials available in the Library;
       (C) make available through loans, photographic or other 
     copying procedures, or otherwise, such materials in the 
     Library as the Secretary deems appropriate; and
       (D) provide reference and research assistance.
       (4) Librarian.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall appoint a librarian to 
     head the Library.
       (B) Experience.--The individual appointed pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) shall have extensive experience as a 
     librarian.
       (C) Solicitation of nominations.--The Secretary shall 
     solicit nominations from individuals and organizations before 
     making the appointment described in subparagraph (A).
       (D) Salary.--The librarian shall be paid at not less than 
     the minimum rate of pay payable for level GS-15 of the 
     General Schedule.
       (p) Education Resources Information Clearinghouses.--The 
     Assistant Secretary shall establish and support Education 
     Resources Information Clearinghouses (including directly 
     supporting dissemination services) having such functions as 
     the clearinghouses had on the day preceding the date of 
     enactment of this Act, except that--
       (1) the Assistant Secretary shall establish for the 
     clearinghouses a coherent policy for the abstraction from, 
     and inclusion in, the educational resources information 
     clearinghouse system books, periodicals, reports, and other 
     materials related to education; and
       (2) the clearinghouses shall collect and disseminate 
     information on alternative management demonstration projects 
     operating in public schools throughout the Nation.
       (q) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Directorates of educational research.--
       (A) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 1999, to 
     carry out subsections (c) through (h), relating to the 
     Directorates of Educational Research.
       (B) Appropriations of $70,000,000 or less.--From the amount 
     made available under clause (i) in any fiscal year in which 
     the amount appropriated to carry out such clause is 
     $70,000,000 or less--
       (i) at least 25 percent of such amount shall be available 
     to carry out subsection (d), relating to the National 
     Directorate on Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment;
       (ii) at least 10 percent of such amount shall be available 
     to carry out subsection (e), relating to the National 
     Directorate on the Educational Achievement of Historically 
     Underserved Populations;
       (iii) at least 10 percent of such amount shall be available 
     to carry out subsection (f), relating to the National 
     Directorate on Early Childhood Development and Education;
       (iv) at least 5 percent of such amount shall be available 
     to carry out subsection (g), relating to the National 
     Directorate on Elementary and Secondary Educational 
     Governance, Finance, Policymaking, and Management;
       (v) at least 5 percent of such amount shall be available to 
     carry out subsection (h), relating to the National 
     Directorate on Adult Education, Literacy and Lifelong 
     Learning; and
       (vi) not more than 10 percent of such amount shall be 
     available to carry out synthesis and coordination activities 
     described in subsection (c)(1)(C).
       (C) Appropriations greater than $70,000,000.--From the 
     amount made available under clause (i) in any fiscal year in 
     which the amount appropriated to carry out such clause is 
     greater than $70,000,000--
       (i) at least 30 percent of such amount shall be available 
     to carry out subsection (d), relating to the National 
     Directorate on Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment;
       (ii) at least 10 percent of such amount shall be available 
     to carry out subsection (e), relating to the National 
     Directorate on the Educational Achievement of Historically 
     Underserved Populations;
       (iii) at least 10 percent of such amount shall be available 
     to carry out subsection (f), relating to the National 
     Directorate on Early Childhood Development and Education;
       (iv) at least 10 percent of such amount shall be available 
     to carry out subsection (g), relating to the National 
     Directorate on Elementary and Secondary Educational 
     Governance, Finance, Policymaking, and Management;
       (v) at least 10 percent of such amount shall be available 
     to carry out subsection (h), relating to the National 
     Directorate on Adult Education, Literacy and Lifelong 
     Learning; and
       (vi) not more than 10 percent of such amount shall be 
     available to carry out synthesis and coordination activities 
     described in subsection (c)(1)(C).
       (D) Special rule.--Not less than 95 percent of funds 
     appropriated pursuant to the authority of clause (i) in any 
     fiscal year shall be expended to carry out this section 
     through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts.
       (2) Regional educational laboratories.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated $41,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 1996 through 1999, to carry out subsection (k), 
     relating to the regional educational laboratories.
       (3) Teacher research dissemination demonstration program.--
       (A) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 1999, to 
     carry out the provisions of subsection (l), relating to the 
     teacher research dissemination demonstration program.
       (B) Peer review.--The Secretary may use not more than 0.2 
     percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to the authority 
     of subparagraph (A) for each fiscal year for peer review of 
     applications under this section.
       (4) Office of dissemination and reform assistance.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 1996 through 1999, to carry out subsections (m) 
     and (k)(6), relating to the Office of Education Dissemination 
     and Reform Assistance and additional projects for regional 
     educational laboratories, respectively.
       (5) National diffusion network state facilitators.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of 
     fiscal years 1996 through 1999, to carry out subsection (n), 
     relating to the National Diffusion Network State 
     Facilitators.
       (6) National education library.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 
     1999, to carry out subsection (o), relating to the National 
     Education Library.
       (7) Education resources information clearinghouses.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 1996 through 1999, to carry out subsection (p), 
     relating to the Education Resources Information 
     Clearinghouses.
       (8) Administration of funds.--When more than one Federal 
     agency uses funds to support a single project under this 
     section, the Office may act for all such agencies in 
     administering such funds.
       (r) Existing Contracts and Grants.--
       (1) Special rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, grants or contracts for the regional educational 
     laboratories and the centers assisted under section 405 of 
     the General Education Provisions Act on the day preceding the 
     date of enactment of this Act shall remain in effect until 
     the termination date of such grants or contracts, except that 
     the grants or contracts for such centers which terminate 
     before the competition for the new centers described in 
     subsection (c)(3)(B) is completed may be extended until the 
     time that the awards for such new centers are made.
       (2) Funding.--The Secretary shall use amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authority of subsection (q)(1)(A) to support 
     the grants or contracts described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. ____13. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Continuing Effect of Legal Documents.--All orders, 
     determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, 
     grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, 
     privileges, and other administrative actions--
       (1) which have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
     become effective by the President, any Federal agency or 
     official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in 
     the performance of functions of the Office of Educational 
     Research and Improvement (as such functions existed on the 
     day before the date of enactment of this Act); and
       (2) which are in effect at the time this title takes 
     effect, or were final before the effective date of this title 
     and are to become effective on or after the effective date of 
     this title,

     shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
     modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
     accordance with law by the President, the Secretary or other 
     authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law.
       (b) Proceedings Not Affected.--The provisions of this title 
     shall not affect any proceedings, including notices of 
     proposed rulemaking, or any application for any license, 
     permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending before 
     the Office of Educational Research and Improvement at the 
     time this title takes effect, with respect to functions of 
     such Office but such proceedings and applications shall be 
     continued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, 
     appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made 
     pursuant to such orders, as if this title had not been 
     enacted, and orders issued in any such proceedings shall 
     continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or 
     revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of 
     competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. Nothing in 
     this subsection shall be deemed to prohibit the 
     discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under 
     the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that 
     such proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if 
     this title had not been enacted.
       (c) Suits Not Affected.--The provisions of this title shall 
     not affect suits commenced before the effective date of this 
     title, and in all such suits, proceedings shall be had, 
     appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and 
     with the same effect as if this title had not been enacted.
       (d) Nonabatement of Actions.--No suit, action, or other 
     proceeding commenced by or against the Office of Educational 
     Research and Improvement, or by or against any individual in 
     the official capacity of such individual as an officer of the 
     Office of Educational Research and Improvement, shall abate 
     by reason of the enactment of this title.
       (e) Administrative Actions Relating to Promulgation of 
     Regulations.--Any administrative action relating to the 
     preparation or promulgation of a regulation by the Office of 
     Educational Research and Improvement relating to a function 
     of such Office under this title may be continued by the 
     Office of Educational Research and Improvement with the same 
     effect as if this title had not been enacted.

     SEC. ____14. FIELD READERS.

       Section 402 of the Department of Education Organization Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 3462) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
     Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Special Rule.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary may use not more than 1 percent of the 
     funds appropriated for any education program that awards such 
     funds on a competitive basis to pay the expenses and fees of 
     non-Federal experts necessary to review applications and 
     proposals for such funds.
       ``(2) Applicability.--The provisions of paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to any education program under which funds are 
     authorized to be appropriated to pay the fees and expenses of 
     non-Federal experts to review applications and proposals for 
     such funds.''.

                PART B--EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

               Subpart 1--International Education Program

     SEC. ____21. INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Established.--The Secretary shall carry out an 
     International Education Program in accordance with this 
     section that shall provide for--
       (1) the study of international education programs and 
     delivery systems; and
       (2) an international education exchange program.
       (b) Assessment and Information.--The Secretary shall award 
     grants for the study, evaluation and analysis of education 
     systems in other nations, particularly Great Britain, France, 
     Germany and Japan. Such studies shall focus upon a 
     comparative analysis of curriculum, methodology and 
     organizational structure, including the length of the school 
     year and school day. In addition, the studies shall provide 
     an analysis of successful strategies employed by other 
     nations to improve student achievement, with a specific focus 
     upon application to schooling and the National Education 
     Goals.
       (c) International Education Exchange.--
       (1) Requirement.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to 
     be known as the International Education Exchange Program. 
     Under such program the Secretary shall award grants to or 
     enter into contracts with organizations with demonstrated 
     effectiveness or expertise in international achievement 
     comparisons, in order to--
       (i) make available to educators from eligible countries 
     exemplary curriculum and teacher training programs in civics 
     and government education and economic education developed in 
     the United States;
       (ii) assist eligible countries in the adaptation and 
     implementation of such programs or joint research concerning 
     such programs;
       (iii) create and implement educational programs for United 
     States students which draw upon the experiences of emerging 
     constitutional democracies;
       (iv) provide a means for the exchange of ideas and 
     experiences in civics and government education and economic 
     education among political, educational and private sector 
     leaders of participating eligible countries; and
       (v) provide support for--

       (I) research and evaluation to determine the effects of 
     educational programs on students' development of the 
     knowledge, skills and traits of character essential for the 
     preservation and improvement of constitutional democracy; and
       (II) effective participation in and the preservation and 
     improvement of an efficient market economy.

       (B) Reservations.--In carrying out the program described in 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall reserve in each fiscal 
     year--
       (i) 50 percent of the amount available to carry out this 
     subsection for civics and government education activities; 
     and
       (ii) 50 percent of such amount for economic education 
     activities.
       (2) Contract authorized.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to contract 
     with independent nonprofit educational organizations to carry 
     out the provisions of this subsection.
       (B) Number.--The Secretary shall award at least 1 but not 
     more than 3 contracts described in subparagraph (A) in each 
     of the areas described in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 
     (1)(B).
       (C) Avoidance of duplication.--The Secretary shall award 
     contracts described in subparagraph (A) so as to avoid 
     duplication of activities in such contracts.
       (D) Requirements.--Each organization with which the 
     Secretary enters into a contract pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
     shall--
       (i) be experienced in--

       (I) the development and national implementation of 
     curricular programs in civics and government education and 
     economic education for students from grades kindergarten 
     through 12 in local, intermediate, and State educational 
     agencies, in schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
     and in private schools throughout the Nation with the 
     cooperation and assistance of national professional 
     educational organizations, colleges and universities, and 
     private sector organizations;
       (II) the development and implementation of cooperative 
     university and school based inservice training programs for 
     teachers of grades kindergarten through grade 12 using 
     scholars from such relevant disciplines as political science, 
     political philosophy, history, law and economics;
       (III) the development of model curricular frameworks in 
     civics and government education and economic education;
       (IV) the administration of international seminars on the 
     goals and objectives of civics and government education or 
     economic education in constitutional democracies (including 
     the sharing of curricular materials) for educational leaders, 
     teacher trainers, scholars in related disciplines, and 
     educational policymakers; and
       (V) the evaluation of civics and government education or 
     economic education programs; and

       (ii) have the authority to subcontract with other 
     organizations to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
       (3) Activities.--The international education program 
     described in this subsection shall--
       (A) provide eligible countries with--
       (i) seminars on the basic principles of United States 
     constitutional democracy and economics, including seminars on 
     the major governmental and economic institutions and systems 
     in the United States, and visits to such institutions;
       (ii) visits to school systems, institutions of higher 
     learning, and nonprofit organizations conducting exemplary 
     programs in civics and government education and economic 
     education in the United States;
       (iii) home stays in United States communities;
       (iv) translations and adaptations regarding United States 
     civics and government education and economic education 
     curricular programs for students and teachers, and in the 
     case of training programs for teachers translations and 
     adaptations into forms useful in schools in eligible 
     countries, and joint research projects in such areas;
       (v) translation of basic documents of United States 
     constitutional government for use in eligible countries, such 
     as The Federalist Papers, selected writings of Presidents 
     Adams and Jefferson and the Anti-Federalists, and more recent 
     works on political theory, constitutional law and economics; 
     and
       (vi) research and evaluation assistance to determine--

       (I) the effects of educational programs on students' 
     development of the knowledge, skills and traits of character 
     essential for the preservation and improvement of 
     constitutional democracy; and
       (II) effective participation in and the preservation and 
     improvement of an efficient market economy;

       (B) provide United States participants with--
       (i) seminars on the histories, economics and governments of 
     eligible countries;
       (ii) visits to school systems, institutions of higher 
     learning, and organizations conducting exemplary programs in 
     civics and government education and economic education 
     located in eligible countries;
       (iii) home stays in eligible countries;
       (iv) assistance from educators and scholars in eligible 
     countries in the development of curricular materials on the 
     history, government and economics of such countries that are 
     useful in United States classrooms;
       (v) opportunities to provide on-site demonstrations of 
     United States curricula and pedagogy for educational leaders 
     in eligible countries; and
       (vi) research and evaluation assistance to determine--

       (I) the effects of educational programs on students' 
     development of the knowledge, skills and traits of character 
     essential for the preservation and improvement of 
     constitutional democracy; and
       (II) effective participation in and improvement of an 
     efficient market economy; and

       (C) assist participants from eligible countries and the 
     United States in participating in international conferences 
     on civics and government education and economic education for 
     educational leaders, teacher trainers, scholars in related 
     disciplines, and educational policymakers.
       (4) Printer materials and programs.--All printed materials 
     and programs provided to foreign nations under this 
     subsection shall bear the logo and text used by the Marshall 
     Plan after World War II, that is, clasped hands with the 
     inscription ``A gift from the American people to the people 
     of (insert name of country)''.
       (5) Participants.--The primary participants in the 
     international education program assisted under this 
     subsection shall be leading educators in the areas of civics 
     and government education and economic education, including 
     curriculum and teacher training specialists, scholars in 
     relevant disciplines, and educational policymakers, from the 
     United States and eligible countries.
       (6) Personnel and technical experts.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to provide Department of Education personnel and 
     technical experts to assist eligible countries establish and 
     implement a database or other effective methods to improve 
     educational delivery systems, structure and organization.
       (7) Definitions.--For the purpose of this subsection the 
     term ``eligible country'' means a Central European country, 
     an Eastern European country, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, 
     Georgia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and any 
     country that formerly was a republic of the Soviet Union 
     whose political independence is recognized in the United 
     States.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Assessment and information.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 
     1999, to carry out subsection (b).
       (2) International education exchange.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 
     through 1999, to carry out subsection (c).

  Subpart 2--Amendments to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
                        Technology Education Act

     SEC. ____31. NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION COORDINATING 
                   COMMITTEE.

       Section 422 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
     Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2422) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), by inserting 
     ``(including postsecondary employment and training 
     programs)'' after ``training programs''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;
       (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) (as redesignated 
     in subparagraph (A)), by inserting ``the State board or 
     agency governing higher education,'' after ``coordinating 
     council,''; and
       (C) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated in subparagraph 
     (A))--
       (i) by striking ``Act and of'' and inserting ``Act, of''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``and of the State board or agency 
     governing higher education'' after ``Job Training Partnership 
     Act'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Data Collection System.--In the development and 
     design of a system to provide data on graduation or 
     completion rates, job placement rates from occupationally 
     specific programs, licensing rates, and awards of high school 
     graduate equivalency diplomas (GED), each State board for 
     higher education shall develop a data collection system the 
     results of which can be integrated into the occupational 
     information system developed under this section.''.

    Subpart 3--Elementary Mathematics and Science Equipment Program

     SEC. ____41. SHORT TITLE.

       This subpart may be cited as the ``Elementary Mathematics 
     and Science Equipment Act''.

     SEC. ____42. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       It is the purpose of this subpart to raise the quality of 
     instruction in mathematics and science in the Nation's 
     elementary schools by providing equipment and materials 
     necessary for hands-on instruction through assistance to 
     State and local educational agencies.

     SEC. ____43. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       The Secretary is authorized to make allotments to State 
     educational agencies under section ____44 to enable such 
     agencies to award grants to local educational agencies for 
     the purpose of providing equipment and materials to 
     elementary schools to improve mathematics and science 
     education in such schools.

     SEC. ____44. ALLOTMENTS OF FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--From the amount appropriated under section 
     ____50 for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve--
       (1) not more than one-half of 1 percent for allotment among 
     Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 
     Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau 
     according to their respective needs for assistance under this 
     subpart; and
       (2) one-half of 1 percent for programs for Indian students 
     served by schools funded by the Secretary of the Interior 
     which are consistent with the purposes of this subpart.
       (b) Allotment.--The remainder of the amount so appropriated 
     (after meeting requirements in subsection (a)) shall be 
     allotted among State educational agencies so that--
       (1) one-half of such remainder shall be distributed by 
     allotting to each State educational agency an amount which 
     bears the same ratio to such one-half of such remainder as 
     the number of children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, in the State 
     bears to the number of such children in all States; and
       (2) one-half of such remainder shall be distributed 
     according to each State's share of allocations under chapter 
     1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965,

     except that no State educational agency shall receive less 
     than one-half of 1 percent of the amount available under this 
     subsection in any fiscal year or less than the amount 
     allotted to such State for fiscal year 1988 under title II of 
     the Education for Economic Security Act.
       (c) Reallotment of Unused Funds.--The amount of any State 
     educational agency's allotment under subsection (b) for any 
     fiscal year to carry out this subpart which the Secretary 
     determines will not be required for that fiscal year to carry 
     out this subpart shall be available for reallotment from time 
     to time, on such dates during that year as the Secretary may 
     determine, to other State educational agencies in proportion 
     to the original allotments to those State educational 
     agencies under subsection (b) for that year but with such 
     proportionate amount for any of those other State educational 
     agencies being reduced to the extent it exceeds the sum the 
     Secretary estimates that the State educational agency needs 
     and will be able to use for that year, and the total of those 
     reductions shall be similarly reallotted among the State 
     educational agencies whose proportionate amounts were not so 
     reduced. Any amounts reallotted to a State educational agency 
     under this subsection during a year shall be deemed a subpart 
     of the State educational agency's allotment under subsection 
     (b) for that year.
       (d) Definition.--For the purposes of this subpart the term 
     ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of 
     Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       (e) Data.--The number of children aged 5 to 11, inclusive, 
     in the State and in all States shall be determined by the 
     Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data 
     available to the Secretary.

     SEC. ____45. STATE APPLICATION.

       (a) Application.--Each State educational agency desiring to 
     receive an allotment under this subpart shall file an 
     application with the Secretary which covers a period of 5 
     fiscal years. Such application shall be filed at such time, 
     in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such 
     information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
       (b) Contents of Application.--Each application described in 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) provide assurances that--
       (A) the State educational agency shall use the allotment 
     provided under this subpart to award grants to local 
     educational agencies within the State to enable such local 
     educational agencies to provide assistance to schools served 
     by such agency to carry out the purpose of this subpart;
       (B) the State educational agency will provide such fiscal 
     control and funds accounting as the Secretary may require;
       (C) every public elementary school in the State is eligible 
     to receive assistance under this subpart once over the 5-year 
     duration of the program assisted under this subpart;
       (D) funds provided under this subpart will supplement, not 
     supplant, State and local funds made available for activities 
     authorized under this subpart;
       (E) during the 5-year period described in the application, 
     the State educational agency will evaluate its standards and 
     programs for teacher preparation and inservice professional 
     development for elementary mathematics and science;
       (F) the State educational agency will take into account the 
     needs for greater access to and participation in mathematics 
     and science by students and teachers from historically 
     underrepresented groups, including females, minorities, 
     individuals with limited-English proficiency, the 
     economically disadvantaged, and individuals with 
     disabilities; and
       (G) that the needs of teachers and students in areas with 
     high concentrations of low-income students and sparsely 
     populated areas will be given priority in awarding assistance 
     under this subpart;
       (2) provide, if appropriate, a description of how funds 
     paid under this subpart will be coordinated with State and 
     local funds and other Federal resources, particularly with 
     respect to programs for the professional development and 
     inservice training of elementary school teachers in science 
     and mathematics; and
       (3) describe procedures--
       (A) for submitting applications for programs described in 
     sections 236 and 237 for distribution of assistance under 
     this subpart within the State; and
       (B) for approval of applications by the State educational 
     agency, including appropriate procedures to assure that such 
     agency will not disapprove an application without notice and 
     opportunity for a hearing.
       (c) State Administration.--Not more than 5 percent of the 
     funds allotted to each State educational agency under this 
     subpart shall be used for the administrative costs of such 
     agency associated with carrying out the program assisted 
     under this subpart.

     SEC. ____46. LOCAL APPLICATION.

       (a) Application.--A local educational agency that desires 
     to receive a grant under this subpart shall submit an 
     application to the State educational agency. Each such 
     application shall contain assurances that each school served 
     by the local educational agency shall be eligible for 
     assistance under this subpart only once.
       (b) Contents of Application.--Each application described in 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) describe how the local educational agency plans to set 
     priorities on the use and distribution among schools of grant 
     funds received under this subpart to meet the purpose of this 
     subpart;
       (2) include assurances that the local educational agency 
     has made every effort to match on a dollar-for-dollar basis 
     from private or public sources the funds received under this 
     subpart, except that no such application shall be penalized 
     or denied assistance under this subpart based on failure to 
     provide such matching funds;
       (3) describe, if applicable, how funds under this subpart 
     will be coordinated with State, local, and other Federal 
     resources, especially with respect to programs for the 
     professional development and inservice training of elementary 
     school teachers in science and mathematics; and
       (4) describe the process which will be used to determine 
     different levels of assistance to be awarded to schools with 
     different needs.
       (c) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subpart, the 
     State educational agency shall give priority to applications 
     that--
       (1) assign highest priority to providing assistance to 
     schools which--
       (A) are most seriously underequipped; or
       (B) serve large numbers or percentages of economically 
     disadvantaged students;
       (2) are attentive to the needs of underrepresented groups 
     in science and mathematics;
       (3) demonstrate how science and mathematics equipment will 
     be part of a comprehensive plan of curriculum planning or 
     implementation and teacher training supporting hands-on 
     laboratory activities; and
       (4) assign priority to providing equipment and materials 
     for students in grades 1 through 6.

     SEC. ____47. PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

       (a) Participation of Private Schools.--To the extent 
     consistent with the number of children in the State or in the 
     school district of each local educational agency who are 
     enrolled in private nonprofit elementary schools, such State 
     educational agency shall, after consultation with appropriate 
     private school representatives, make provision for including 
     services and arrangements for the benefit of such children as 
     will assure the equitable participation of such children in 
     the purposes and benefits of this subpart.
       (b) Waiver.--If by reason of any provision of State law a 
     local educational agency is prohibited from providing for the 
     participation of children or teachers from private nonprofit 
     schools as required by subsection (a), or if the Secretary 
     determines that a State or local educational agency has 
     substantially failed or is unwilling to provide for such 
     participation on an equitable basis, the Secretary shall 
     waive such requirements and shall arrange for the provision 
     of services to such children or teachers subject to the 
     requirement of this section. Such waivers shall be subject to 
     consultation, withholding, notice, and judicial review 
     requirements described in section 1017 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965.

     SEC. ____48. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Coordination.--Each State educational agency receiving 
     an allotment under this subpart shall--
       (1) disseminate information to school districts and 
     schools, including private nonprofit elementary schools, 
     regarding the program assisted under this subpart;
       (2) evaluate applications of local educational agencies;
       (3) award grants to local educational agencies based on the 
     priorities described in section ____46(c); and
       (4) evaluate local educational agencies' end-of-year 
     summaries and submit such evaluation to the Secretary.
       (b) Limitations on Use of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), grant 
     funds and matching funds under this subpart only shall be 
     used to purchase science equipment, science materials, or 
     mathematical manipulative materials and shall not be used for 
     computers, computer peripherals, software, textbooks, or 
     staff development costs.
       (2) Capital improvements.--Grant funds under this subpart 
     may not be used for capital improvements. Not more than 50 
     percent of any matching funds provided by the local 
     educational agency may be used for capital improvements of 
     classroom science facilities to support the hands-on 
     instruction that this subpart is intended to support, such as 
     the installation of electrical outlets, plumbing, lab tables 
     or counters, or ventilation mechanisms.

     SEC. ____49. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Technical Assistance and Evaluation Procedures.--The 
     Secretary shall provide technical assistance and, in 
     consultation with State and local representatives of the 
     program assisted under this subpart, shall develop procedures 
     for State and local evaluations of the programs assisted 
     under this subpart.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary shall report to the Congress 
     each year on the program assisted under this subpart.

     SEC. ____50. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of the fiscal years 1996 through 1999, to carry out this 
     subpart.

                      Subpart 4--Media Instruction

     SEC. ____51. MEDIA INSTRUCTION.

       (a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary shall enter into a 
     contract with an independent nonprofit organization described 
     in subsection (b) for the establishment of a national 
     multimedia television-based project directed to homes, 
     schools and after-school programs that is designed to 
     motivate and improve the reading comprehension and writing 
     coherence of elementary school-age children.
       (b) Demonstrated Effectiveness.--The Secretary shall award 
     the contract described in subsection (a) to an independent 
     nonprofit organization that has demonstrated effectiveness in 
     educational programming and development on a nationwide 
     basis.
       (c) Authorization and Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such 
     sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1996 and fiscal year 
     1997, to carry out this section.

                        Subpart 5--Star Schools

     SEC. ____61. STAR SCHOOLS.

       Subsection (a) of section 908 of the Star Schools 
     Assistance Act (20 U.S.C. 4085b(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``greater'' and inserting ``lesser''.

       Subpart 6--Office of Comprehensive School Health Education

     SEC. ____71. OFFICE OF COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 4605 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     3155(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Office of the Secretary'' and inserting ``Office of 
     Elementary and Secondary Education''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) To act as a liaison office for the coordination of 
     the activities undertaken by the Office under this section 
     with related activities of the Department of Health and Human 
     Services and to expand school health education research grant 
     programs under this section.''.
       (b) Transition.--The Secretary shall take all appropriate 
     actions to facilitate the transfer of the Office of 
     Comprehensive School Health Education pursuant to the 
     amendment made by subsection (a).

              Subpart 7--Minority-Focused Civics Education

     SEC. ____81. SHORT TITLE.

       This subpart may be cited as the ``Minority-Focused Civics 
     Education Act of 1993''.

     SEC. ____82. PURPOSES.

       It is the purpose of this subpart--
       (1) to encourage improved instruction for minorities and 
     Native Americans in American government and civics through a 
     national program of accredited summer teacher training and 
     staff development seminars or institutes followed by academic 
     year inservice training programs conducted on college and 
     university campuses or other appropriate sites, for--
       (A) social studies and other teachers responsible for 
     American history, government, and civics classes; and
       (B) other educators who work with minority and Native 
     American youth; and
       (2) through such improved instruction to improve minority 
     and Native American student knowledge and understanding of 
     the American system of government.

     SEC. ____83. GRANTS AUTHORIZED; AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Grants Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants 
     to eligible entities for the development and implementation 
     of seminars in American government and civics for elementary 
     and secondary school teachers and other educators who work 
     with minority and Native American students.
       (2) Award rule.--In awarding grants under this subpart, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that there is wide geographic 
     distribution of such grants.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal 1995, and such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 
     and 1998, to carry out this subpart.

     SEC. ____84. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subpart--
       (1) the term ``eligible entity'' means a State educational 
     agency, an institution of higher education or a State higher 
     education agency, or a public or private nonprofit 
     organization, with experience in coordinating or conducting 
     teacher training seminars in American government and civics 
     education, or a consortium thereof; and
       (2) the term ``State higher education agency'' means the 
     officer or agency primarily responsible for the State 
     supervision of higher education.

     SEC. ____85. APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Application Required.--Each eligible entity desiring a 
     grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary, at such time, in such manner and containing or 
     accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require.
       (b) Contents of Application.--Each application submitted 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
       (1) define the learning objectives and course content of 
     each seminar to be held and describe the manner in which 
     seminar participants shall receive substantive academic 
     instruction in the principles, institutions and processes of 
     American government;
       (2) provide assurances that educators successfully 
     participating in each seminar will qualify for either 
     graduate credit or professional development or advancement 
     credit according to the criteria established by a State or 
     local educational agency;
       (3) describe the manner in which seminar participants shall 
     receive exposure to a broad array of individuals who are 
     actively involved in the political process, including 
     political party representatives drawn equally from the major 
     political parties, as well as representatives of other 
     organizations involved in the political process;
       (4) provide assurances that the seminars will be conducted 
     on a nonpartisan basis;
       (5) describe the manner in which the seminars will address 
     the role of minorities or Native Americans in the American 
     political process, including such topics as--
       (A) the history and current political state of minorities 
     or Native Americans;
       (B) recent research on minority or Native American 
     political socialization patterns and cognitive learning 
     styles; and
       (C) studies of political participation patterns of 
     minorities or Native Americans;
       (6) describe the pedagogical elements for teachers that 
     will enable teachers to develop effective strategies and 
     lesson plans for teaching minorities or Native American 
     students at the elementary and secondary school levels;
       (7) identify the eligible entities which will conduct the 
     seminars for which assistance is sought;
       (8) in the case that the eligible entity is an institution 
     of higher education, describe the plans for collaborating 
     with national organizations in American government and civics 
     education;
       (9) provide assurances that during the academic year 
     educators participating in the summer seminars will provide 
     inservice training programs based upon what such educators 
     have learned and the curricular materials such educators have 
     developed or acquired for their peers in their school systems 
     with the approval and support of their school administrators; 
     and
       (10) describe the activities or services for which 
     assistance is sought, including activities and services such 
     as--
       (A) development of seminar curricula;
       (B) development and distribution of instructional 
     materials;
       (C) scholarships for participating teachers; and
       (D) program assessment and evaluation.
       (c) Priority.--The Secretary, in approving applications for 
     assistance under this subpart, shall give priority to 
     applications which demonstrate that--
       (1) the applicant will serve teachers who teach in schools 
     with a large number or concentration of economically 
     disadvantaged students;
       (2) the applicant has demonstrated national experience in 
     conducting or coordinating accredited summer seminars in 
     American government or civics education for elementary and 
     secondary school teachers;
       (3) the applicant will coordinate or conduct seminars on a 
     national or multistate basis through a collaboration with an 
     institution of higher education, State higher education 
     agency or a public or private nonprofit organization, with 
     experience in coordinating or conducting teacher training 
     programs in American government and civics education;
       (4) the applicant will coordinate or conduct seminars 
     designed for more than one minority student population and 
     for Native Americans; and
       (5) the applicant will coordinate or conduct seminars that 
     offer a combination of academic instruction in American 
     government, exposure to the practical workings of the 
     political system, and training in appropriate pedagogical 
     techniques for working with minority and Native American 
     students.

                          PART C--DEFINITIONS

     SEC. ____91. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purpose of this title--
       (1) the term ``elementary school'' has the same meaning 
     given to such term by section 1471(8) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965;
       (2) the term ``institution of higher education'' has the 
     same meaning given to such term by section 1201(a) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965;
       (3) the term ``local educational agency'' has the same 
     meaning given to such term by section 1471(12) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
       (4) the term ``secondary school'' has the same meaning 
     given to such term by section 1471(21) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965;
       (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
     Education; and
       (6) the term ``State educational agency'' has the same 
     meaning given such term by section 1471(23) of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
       In section 3, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), strike 
     ``title V'' and insert ``titles V and ____''.
       At the appropriate place in the table of contents, insert 
     the following:

            TITLE ____--EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT

Sec. ____01. Short title.

         Part A--Office of Educational Research and Improvement

Sec. ____11. Repeal.
Sec. ____12. Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
Sec. ____13. Savings provisions.
Sec. ____14. Field readers.

                Part B--Educational Improvement Programs


               SUBPART 1--INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

Sec. ____21. International Education Program.


  SUBPART 2--AMENDMENTS TO THE CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED 
                        TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ACT

Sec. ____31. National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee.


    SUBPART 3--ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EQUIPMENT PROGRAM

Sec. ____41. Short title.
Sec. ____42. Statement of purpose.
Sec. ____43. Program authorized.
Sec. ____44. Allotments of funds.
Sec. ____45. State application.
Sec. ____46. Local application.
Sec. ____47. Participation of private schools.
Sec. ____48. Program requirements.
Sec. ____49. Federal administration.
Sec. ____50. Authorization of appropriations.


                      SUBPART 4--MEDIA INSTRUCTION

Sec. ____51. Media instruction.


                        SUBPART 5--STAR SCHOOLS

Sec. ____61. Star schools.


       SUBPART 6--OFFICE OF COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION

Sec. ____71. Office of Comprehensive School Health Education.


              SUBPART 7--MINORITY-FOCUSED CIVICS EDUCATION

Sec. ____81. Short title.
Sec. ____82. Purposes.
Sec. ____83. Grants authorized; authorization of appropriations.
Sec. ____84. Definitions.
Sec. ____85. Applications.

                          Part C--Definitions

Sec. ____91. Definitions.
                                 ______


                        GLENN AMENDMENT NO. 1410

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Glenn) proposed an amendment to amendment No. 
1409 proposed by Mr. Pell to the bill, S. 1150, supra; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment, insert the following:

     SEC.   . HOME INSTRUCTION PROGRAM FOR PRESCHOOL YOUNGSTERS.

       Subsection (b) of section 1052 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2742(b)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4)(A)(i) In any fiscal year in which this subsection 
     applies, each State that receives a grant under this part may 
     use not more than 20 percent of such grant funds in 
     accordance with this part (other than sections 1054(a), 
     1054(b), and 1055) to pay the Federal share of the cost of 
     establishing, operating, or expanding a Home Instruction 
     Program for Preschool Youngsters that is not eligible to 
     receive assistance under this part due to the application of 
     such sections.
       ``(ii) Each State establishing, operating or expanding a 
     Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters pursuant to 
     clause (i) shall give priority to establishing, operating or 
     expanding, respectively, such a program that targets--
       ``(I) working poor families or near poor families that do 
     not qualify for assistance under the early childhood programs 
     under the Head Start Act or this chapter; and
       ``(II) parents who have limited or unsuccessful formal 
     schooling.
       ``(B) For the purpose of carrying out subparagraph (A), a 
     Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters that is not 
     eligible to receive assistance under this part due to the 
     application of sections 1054(a), 1054(b), and 1055 shall be 
     deemed to be an eligible entity.
       ``(C) For the purpose of this paragraph--
       ``(i) the term `Home Instruction Program for Preschool 
     Youngsters' means a voluntary early-learning program, for 
     parents with one or more children between age 3 through 5, 
     inclusive, that--
       ``(I) provides support, training, and appropriate 
     educational materials, necessary for parents to implement a 
     school-readiness, home instruction program for the child; and
       ``(II) includes--
       ``(aa) group meetings with other parents participating in 
     the program;
       ``(bb) individual and group learning experiences with the 
     parent and child;
       ``(cc) provision of resource materials on child development 
     and parent-child learning activities; and
       ``(dd) other activities that enable the parent to improve 
     learning in the home;
       ``(ii) the term `limited or unsuccessful formal schooling' 
     means the--
       ``(I) completion of secondary school with low achievement 
     during enrollment;
       ``(II) noncompletion of secondary school with low 
     achievement during enrollment; or
       ``(III) lack of a certificate of graduation from a school 
     providing secondary education or the recognized equivalent of 
     such certificate;
       ``(iii) the term `near poor families' means families that 
     have an income that is approximately 130 percent of 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; and
       ``(iv) the term `working poor families' means families 
     that--
       ``(I) have family members--
       ``(aa) who are working; or
       ``(bb) who were looking for work during the 6 months prior 
     to the date on which the determination is made; and
       ``(II) earn an income not in excess of 150 percent of the 
     poverty line as described in clause (iii).''.
                                 ______


                  BOND (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1411

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Bond, for himself and Mr. Dodd, Mr. Rockefeller, 
Mr. Heflin, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Danforth, 
Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
Bingaman, Mr. Hollings, Mr. DeConcini, and Mr. Cochran) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1150, supra; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment, insert the following:

                     TITLE   --PARENTS AS TEACHERS

     SEC.   01. FINDINGS.

       That Congress finds that--
       (1) increased parental involvement in the education of 
     their children appears to be the key to long-term gains for 
     youngsters;
       (2) providing seed money is an appropriate role for the 
     Federal Government to play in education;
       (3) children participating in the parents as teachers 
     program in Missouri are found to have increased cognitive or 
     intellectual skills, language ability, social skills and 
     other predictors of school success;
       (4) most early childhood programs begin at age 3 or 4 when 
     remediation may already be necessary; and
       (5) many children receive no health screening between birth 
     and the time they enter school, thus such children miss the 
     opportunity of having developmental delays detected early.

     SEC.   02. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       It is the purpose of this title to encourage States and 
     eligible entities to develop and expand parent and early 
     childhood education programs in an effort to--
       (1) increase parents' knowledge of and confidence in child-
     rearing activities, such as teaching and nurturing their 
     young children;
       (2) strengthen partnerships between parents and schools; 
     and
       (3) enhance the developmental progress of participating 
     children.

     SEC.   03. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purpose of this title--
       (1) the term ``developmental screening'' means the process 
     of measuring the progress of children to determine if there 
     are problems or potential problems or advanced abilities in 
     the areas of understanding and use of language, perception 
     through sight, perception through hearing, motor development 
     and hand-eye coordination, health, and physical development;
       (2) the term ``eligible entity'' means an entity in a State 
     operating a parents as teachers program;
       (3) the term ``eligible family'' means any parent with one 
     or more children between birth and 3 years of age;
       (4) the term ``lead agency'' means--
       (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), the office, 
     agency, or other entity in a State designated by the Governor 
     to administer the parents as teachers program authorized by 
     this title; or
       (B) in the case of a grant awarded under this title to an 
     eligible entity, such eligible entity;
       (5) the term ``parent education'' includes parent support 
     activities, the provision of resource materials on child 
     development and parent-child learning activities, private and 
     group educational guidance, individual and group learning 
     experiences for the parent and child, and other activities 
     that enable the parent to improve learning in the home; and
       (6) the term ``parent educator'' means a person hired by 
     the lead agency of a State or designated by local entities 
     who administers group meetings, home visits and developmental 
     screening for eligible families.

     SEC.   04. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.

       (a) Authority.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants 
     in order to pay the Federal share of the cost of 
     establishing, expanding, or operating parents as teachers 
     programs in a State.
       (2) Eligible recipients.--The Secretary may make a grant 
     under paragraph (1) to a State, except that, in the case of a 
     State having an eligible entity, the Secretary shall make the 
     grant directly to the eligible entity.
       (b) Funding Rule.--Grant funds awarded under this section 
     shall be used so as to supplement, and to the extent 
     practicable, increase the level of funds that would, in the 
     absence of such funds, be made available from non-Federal 
     sources, and in no case may such funds be used as to supplant 
     funds from non-Federal sources.

     SEC.   05. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Requirements.--Each State or eligible entity receiving 
     a grant pursuant to section 04 shall conduct a parents as 
     teachers program which--
       (1) establishes and operates parent education programs, 
     including programs of development screening of children; and
       (2) designates a lead State agency which--
       (A) shall hire parent educators who have had supervised 
     experience in the care and education of children;
       (B) shall establish the number of group meetings and home 
     visits required to be provided each year for each 
     participating family, with a minimum of 2 group meetings and 
     10 home visits for each participating family;
       (C) shall be responsible for administering the periodic 
     screening of participating children's educational, hearing 
     and visual development, using the Denver Development Test, 
     Zimmerman Preschool Language Scale, or other approved 
     screening instruments; and
       (D) shall develop recruitment and retention programs for 
     hard-to-reach populations.
       (b) Limitation.--Grant funds awarded under this title shall 
     only be used for parents as teachers programs which serve 
     families during the period beginning with the birth of a 
     child and ending when the child attains the age of 3.

     SEC.   06. SPECIAL RULES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this section--
       (1) no person, including home school parents, public school 
     parents, or private school parents, shall be required to 
     participate in any program of parent education or 
     developmental screening pursuant to the provisions of this 
     title;
       (2) no parents as teachers program assisted under this 
     title shall take any action that infringes in any manner on 
     the right of parents to direct the education of their 
     children; and
       (3) the provisions of section 438(c) of the General 
     Education Provisions Act shall apply to States and eligible 
     entities awarded grants under this title.

     SEC.   07. PARENTS AS TEACHERS NATIONAL CENTER.

       The Secretary shall establish one or more Parents As 
     Teachers Centers to disseminate information to, and provide 
     technical and training assistance to, States and eligible 
     entities establishing and operating parents as teachers 
     programs.

     SEC.   08. EVALUATIONS.

       The Secretary shall complete an evaluation of the parents 
     as teachers programs assisted under this title within 4 years 
     from the date of enactment of this Act, including an 
     assessment of such programs' impact on at risk children.

     SEC.   09. APPLICATION.

       Each State or eligible entity desiring a grant under this 
     title shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
     time, in such manner and accompanied by such information as 
     the Secretary may reasonably require. Each such application 
     shall describe the activities and services for which 
     assistance is sought.

     SEC.   10. PAYMENTS AND FEDERAL SHARE.

       (a) Payments.--The Secretary shall pay to each State or 
     eligible entity having an application approved under section   
     09 the Federal share of the cost of the activities described 
     in the application.
       (b) Federal Share.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal share--
       (A) for the first year for which a State or eligible entity 
     receives assistance under this title shall be 100 percent;
       (B) for the second such year shall be 100 percent;
       (C) for the third such year shall be 75 percent;
       (D) for the fourth such year shall be 50 percent; and
       (E) for the fifth such year shall be 25 percent.
       (2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of payments 
     under this title may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, 
     including planned equipment or services.

     SEC.   11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1993, and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of the fiscal years 1994 through 1997, to carry out this 
     title.
                                 ______


                        BOXER AMENDMENT NO. 1412

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mrs. Boxer) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1150, supra; as follows:

       At the end of the bill insert the following new section:
       Sec.--
       (a) Congressional Findings.--
       The Congress finds that--
       (1) Mentoring, peer counseling and peer tutoring programs 
     provide role models for children and build self-esteem;
       (2) Mentoring, peer counseling and peer tutoring programs 
     promote learning and help students attain the necessary 
     skills they need to excel academically;
       (3) Mentoring, peer counseling, and peer tutoring programs 
     provide healthy and safe alternatives to involvement in 
     drugs, gangs or other violent activities; and
       (4) Mentoring, peer counseling, and peer tutoring programs 
     promote school, community and parental involvement in the 
     livelihood and well-being of our children.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--
       Therefore, it is the Sense of the Congress that federal 
     education programs that provide assistance to elementary and 
     secondary education students should include authorizations 
     for establishing mentoring, peer counseling and peer tutoring 
     programs.
                                 ______


                        HATCH AMENDMENT NO. 1413

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Hatch) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1150, supra; as follows:

       On page 79, line 18, strike ``Governance'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``Accountability''.
       On page 79, line 19, strike ``governance'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``accountability''.
                                 ______


                        HATCH AMENDMENT NO. 1414

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Hatch) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
1150, supra; as follows:

       On page 83 line 16, strike the word ``may'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``shall''.
       On page 84 line 16, strike the word ``may'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``shall''.
       On page 84 line 7, strike the word ``may'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``shall''.
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                        ROTH AMENDMENT NO. 1415

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Roth) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1150, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the committee substitute add 
     the following:
       Findings: Congress is interested in promoting State and 
     local government reform efforts in education;
       In P.L. 96-88 the Congress found that education is 
     fundamental to the development of individual citizens and the 
     progress of the Nation;
       In P.L. 96-88 the Congress found that in our federal system 
     the responsibility for education is reserved respectively to 
     the states and the local school systems and other 
     instrumentalities of the States;
       In P.L. 96-88 the Congress declared the purpose of the 
     Department of Education was to supplement and complement the 
     efforts of States, the local school systems, and other 
     instrumentalities of the States, the private sector, public 
     and private educational institutions, public and private 
     nonprofit educational research institutions, community based 
     organizations, parents and schools to improve the quality of 
     education;
       The establishment of the Department of Education, Congress 
     intended to protect the rights of State and local governments 
     and public and private educational institutions in the areas 
     of educational policies and administration of programs and to 
     strengthen and improve the control of such governments and 
     institutions over their own educational programs and 
     policies;
       P.L. 96-88 specified that the establishment of the 
     Department of Education shall not increase the authority of 
     the Federal government over education or diminish the 
     responsibility for education which is reserved to the States 
     and local school systems and other instrumentalities of the 
     States;
       P.L. 96-88 specified that no provision of a program 
     administered by the Secretary or by any other officer of the 
     Department shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or 
     any such officer to exercise any direction, supervision, or 
     control over the curriculum, program of instruction, 
     administration, or personnel of any educational institution, 
     school, or school system, over any accrediting agency or 
     association or over the selection or content of library 
     resources, textbooks, or other instructional materials by any 
     educational institution or school system. Now therefore
       The Congress agrees and reaffirms that the responsibility 
     for control of education is reserved to the States and local 
     school systems and other instrumtalities of the States and 
     that no action shall be taken under the provisions of this 
     Act by the Federal government which would, directly or 
     indirectly, impose standards or requirements of any kind 
     through the promulgation of rules, regulations, provision of 
     financial assistance and otherwise, which would reduce, 
     modify, or undercut State and local responsibility for 
     control of education.
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                       KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 1416

  Mr. KENNEDY proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1150, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 138, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC.   . AMENDMENTS TO SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Design.--
       (1) Academic enrichment authorized.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 253(a) of the Job Training Partnership Act is amended 
     by inserting ``academic enrichment'' after ``remedial 
     education,''.
       (2) Required services and design.--
       (A) Subsection (c) of such section 253 is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) Basic education and preemployment training.--The 
     programs under this part shall provide, either directly or 
     through arrangements with other programs, each of the 
     following services to a participant where the assessment and 
     the service strategy indicate such services are appropriate:
       ``(A) Basic and Remedial Education.
       ``(B) Preemployment and Work Maturity Skills Training.
       ``(4) Integration of work and learning.--
       ``(A) Work experience.--Work experience provided under this 
     part, to the extent feasible, shall include contextual 
     learning opportunities which integrate the development of 
     general competencies with the development of academic skills.
       ``(B) Classroom training.--Classroom training provided 
     under this part shall, to the extent feasible, include 
     opportunities to apply knowledge and skills relating to 
     academic subjects to the world of work.''.
       (B) Section 253 of the Job Training Partnership Act is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Educational Linkages.--In conducting the program 
     assisted under this part, service delivery areas shall 
     establish linkages with the appropriate educational agencies 
     responsible for service to participants. Such linkages shall 
     include arrangements to ensure that there is a regular 
     exchange of information relating to the progress, problems 
     and needs of participants, including the results of 
     assessments of the skill levels of participants.''.
       (C) Section 254 of the Job Training Partnership Act is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Prohibition on Private Actions.--Nothing in this part 
     shall be construed to establish a right for a participant to 
     bring an action to obtain services described in the 
     assessment or service strategy developed under section 
     253(c).''.
       (b) Transfer of Funds to Year Round Program.--Section 256 
     of the Job Training Partnership Act is amended by striking 
     ``10 percent'' and inserting ``20 percent''.
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                      McCONNELL AMENDMENT NO. 1417

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. McConnell) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
1150, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title IV, insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . STATE-SPONSORED HIGHER EDUCATION TRUST FUND SAVINGS 
                   PLAN.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) individuals should be encouraged to save to meet the 
     higher education costs of their children;
       (2) an effective way to encourage those savings is through 
     State-sponsored higher education trust fund savings plans; 
     and
       (3) an effective way for the Federal Government to assist 
     such plans is to amend the Federal tax laws to provide that--
       (A) no tax is imposed on the earnings on contributions to 
     the plans if the earnings are used for higher education 
     costs,
       (B) State organizations sponsoring the plans are exempt 
     from Federal taxation, and
       (C) any charitable gift to the plans are tax-deductible and 
     are distributed to recipients on a pro rata basis.
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                    GORTON AMENDMENTS NOS. 1418-1419

  Mr. KENNEDY (for Mr. Gorton) proposed two amendments to the bill S. 
1150, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1418

       On page 54, line 9, insert ``representatives of distance 
     learning consortia, representatives of telecommunications 
     partnerships receiving assistance under the Star Schools 
     Program Assistance Act,'' after ``technology,''.
       On page 56, line 21, strike ``and''.
       On page 56, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
       (F) how the Secretary will utilize the outcomes of the 
     evaluation undertaken pursuant to section 908 of the Star 
     Schools Program Assistance Act to promote the purposes of 
     this part; and
       On page 56, line 22, strike ``(F)'' and insert ``(G)''.
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                           Amendment No. 1419

       On page 74, line 20, insert ``secondary school students,'' 
     after ``advocates,''.
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                JEFFORDS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1420

  Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Gregg, and Mr. Dodd) proposed an 
amendment to the bill S. 1150, supra; as follows:

       The Senate finds that--
       (1) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was 
     established with the commitment of forty percent Federal 
     funding but currently receives only eight percent Federal 
     funding;
       (2) This funding shortfall is particularly burdensome to 
     school districts and schools in low-income areas which serve 
     higher than average proportions of students with disabilities 
     and have fewer local resources to contribute; and
       (3) It would cost the Federal government approximately $10 
     billion each year to fully fund the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act.
       It is the Sense of the Senate that the Federal government 
     should provide states and communities with adequate resources 
     under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as soon 
     as reasonably possible, through the reallocation of funds 
     within the current budget monetary constraints.
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                       KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 1421

  Mr. KENNEDY proposed an amendment to amendment No. 1388 proposed by 
Mr. Grassley to the bill S. 1150, supra; as follows:

       In the pending (Grassley) amendment, strike all after 
     ``SEC'' and insert the following:
       Protection of pupils:
       Section 439 of the General Education Provisions Act is 
     amended to read as follows:
       Sec. 439. (a) All instructional material, including 
     teacher's manuals, films, tapes, or other supplementary 
     instructional material which will be used in connection with 
     any survey, analysis, or evaluation described in subsection 
     (6) shall be available for inspection by the parents or 
     guardians of the children engaged in such program or project.
       (b) No student shall be required, as part of any applicable 
     program, to submit to a survey, analysis, or evaluation that 
     is not directly related to academic instruction and in which 
     the primary purpose is to reveal information concerning:
       (1) political affiliations;
       (2) mental and psychological problems potentially 
     embarrassing to the student or his family;
       (3) sex behavior and attitudes;
       (4) illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating and demeaning 
     behavior;
       (5) critical appraisals of other individuals with whom 
     respondents have close family relationships;
       (6) legally recognized privileged and analogous 
     relationships, such as those of lawyers, physicians, and 
     ministers; or
       (7) income (other than that required by law to determine 
     eligibility for participation in a program or for receiving 
     financial assistance under such program), without the prior 
     consent of the student (if the student is an adult or 
     emancipated minor), or in the case of unemancipated minor, 
     without the prior written consent of the parent.
       (c) Educational agencies and institutions shall give 
     parents and students notice of their rights under this 
     section.
       (d) Enforcement.--The Secretary shall take such action as 
     the Secretary determines appropriate to enforce this section, 
     except that action to terminate assistance provided under an 
     applicable program shall be taken only if the Secretary 
     determines that--
       (1) there has been a failure to comply with such section;
       (2) compliance with such section cannot be secured by 
     voluntary means.
       (e) Office and Review Board.--The Secretary shall establish 
     or designate an office and review board within the Department 
     of Education to investigate, process, review, and adjudicate 
     violations of the rights established under this section.
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                        HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 1422

  Mr. JEFFORDS (for Mr. Helms) proposed an amendment to amendment No. 
1394 proposed by Mr. Levin to the bill S. 1150, supra; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:
       ``No funds made available through the Department of 
     Education under this Act, or any other Act, shall be 
     available to any state or local educational agency which has 
     a policy of denying, or which effectively prevents 
     participation in, constitutionally-protected prayer in public 
     schools by individuals on a voluntary basis. Neither the 
     United States nor any state nor any local educational agency 
     shall require any person to participate in prayer or 
     influence the form or content of any constitutionally-
     protected prayer in such public schools.''.
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                        LEVIN AMENDMENT NO. 1423

  Mr. SARBANES (for Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment to amendment No. 
1394 proposed by Mr. Levin to the bill S. 1150, supra; as follows:

       Insert in the appropriate place in the bill the following: 
     ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, no funds 
     made available through the Department of Education under this 
     Act, or any other Act, shall be denied to any State or local 
     educational agency because it has adopted a constitutional 
     policy relative to prayer in public school.
       This section shall take effect 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.''

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