[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 18 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1200-S1205]
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          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
  S. 1695. A bill to establish the Sand Creek Massacre National 
Historic Site in the State of Colorado; to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources.


the sand creek massacre national historic site preservation act of 1998

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Madam President, today I introduce legislation that is 
very, very special to me, and which in my opinion is a long time in 
coming to this Nation, to the State of Colorado, and particularly to my 
own ancestors. This bill is entitled the Sand Creek Massacre Site 
Historic Preservation Act of 1998. This legislation would authorize the 
Federal acquisition of property located within Kiowa County, CO, 
designated as a point of interest on virtually every map in this Nation 
and infamously known as the site of the ``Sand Creek Massacre.''
  Today, this property is owned by a private individual, who has strong 
interest in selling the land. The bill I introduce today would 
authorize the National Park Service to acquire this land for fair 
market value in compliance with the agency's standard rules and 
regulations. My bill would permit full public access to this hallowed 
site to the public, and more importantly to the descendants of those 
who lost their lives at Sand Creek.
  To provide some perspective, I would like to briefly explain the 
historical facts surrounding one of the most disgraceful events in 
American history--the Sand Creek Massacre.
  During the early morning hours on the shameful day of November 29, 
1864, a Colonel in the Colorado Militia, religious zealot, by the name 
of John

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Chivington, led a regiment of Colorado Volunteers to the Cheyenne's 
Sand Creek campsite, where a band of Cheyenne led by Black Kettle, a 
well-known ``peace'' chief, was encamped and unsuspecting of his fate 
forthcoming on this date. Federal army officers had promised Black 
Kettle safe passage if he would stay at his campsite and fly the 
American flag along with a white flag of truce over his lodge, but 
Colonel Chivington disregarded that flag, and ordered an attack anyway 
on the unsuspecting village. After many hours of brutal and cowardly 
fighting, the Colorado volunteers lost only nine men in the fight but 
managed to murder over 200 Cheyenne, most of them innocent and unarmed 
women and children. Most men were out hunting and were not in camp. 
When the skirmish ended, the Colorado volunteers scalped and sexually 
mutilated many of the bodies of my people, proudly displaying their 
trophies to cheering crowds in the streets of Denver while desecrating 
the Cheyenne Heritage.
  One report said that Colonel Chivington admonished his soldiers to 
kill the babies in the camp because, according to him, ``nits make 
lice.''
  Many of these facts are not disputed. Congress held an inquiry, in 
fact, after that fatal date and heard extensive testimony on the 
actions of Colonel Chivington, resulting in a discharge of both him and 
then territorial Governor Evans. But since Colonel Chivington's unit 
was not a regular Army unit but rather a Colorado militia which soon 
disbanded after the fateful day, not one of the people were ever 
brought to justice.
  Mr. President, this description of the events cannot begin to 
describe the horror that must have taken place on that day. But this 
bill authorizes our Government to preserve a significant piece of 
history that I believe is needed to remind us not just of the horrible 
deeds that took place in this country to many people in our history, 
but to the Native Americans, and to honor that memory. In fact, at Bent 
Fort, a national historic site just about 30 miles from the location of 
the massacre, National Park officials tell me that the single most 
asked question at the fort is, Where was the Sand Creek massacre 
located?
  I believe that with this property being considered for sale, a rare 
opportunity exists for us to save an important piece of American 
history. We should move forward and try, through whatever means we can, 
to acquire this very sacred site. This action will provide remembrance 
of the event, allow present and future generations of Americans to 
learn from our history, which includes much more glory than disgrace.
  In closing, I do not know of anybody of my own ancestry who did not 
have a relative at that terrible place.
  I urge my colleagues to support this very important preservation 
piece.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 1695

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Sand Creek Massacre National 
     Historic Site Preservation Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. SAND CREEK MASSACRE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) on November 29, 1864, Colonel John M. Chivington led a 
     group of 700 armed soldiers to the Sand Creek Indian 
     Reservation located within the Territory of Colorado, and 
     slaughtered between 200 and 500 Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians, 
     the majority of whom were women and children;
       (2) a private landowner currently holds title to the land 
     that constitutes the site of the Sand Creek Massacre and is a 
     voluntary and willing seller of the land;
       (3) the site is of great significance to the Cheyenne and 
     Arapaho Indian descendants of those who lost their lives at 
     the incident at Sand Creek, and those descendants deserve the 
     right of unfettered visitation to the site.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) National historic site.--The term ``National Historic 
     Site'' means the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site 
     established by subsection (c).
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
     Park Service.
       (c) Establishment.--To provide for the preservation and 
     interpretation of the Sand Creek Massacre, there is 
     established the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in 
     the State of Colorado.
       (d) Boundary.--
       (1) In general.--The National Historic Site shall consist 
     of such land and interests in land in Kiowa County, Colorado, 
     as the Secretary may acquire under subsection (f) at the site 
     of the Sand Creek Massacre in Kiowa County, Colorado.
       (2) Map and legal description.--The Secretary shall prepare 
     a map and legal description of the land and interests in land 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (3) Public availability.--The map and legal description 
     prepared under paragraph (2) shall be on file in the offices 
     of the Director of the National Park Service, Department of 
     the Interior, and other appropriate offices of the National 
     Park Service.
       (4) Boundary revision.--The Secretary may, from time to 
     time, make minor revisions in the boundary of the National 
     Historic Site in accordance with section 7(c) of the Land and 
     Water Conservation Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9(c)).
       (e) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the National 
     Historic Site in accordance with this section and the law 
     generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 
     including the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535, chapter 
     408; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 
     Stat. 666, chapter 593; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
       (2) Management.--The Secretary shall manage the National 
     Historic Site for the following purposes, among others:
       (A) To protect and preserve the National Historic Site 
     (including the topographic features important to the massacre 
     site, artifacts and other physical remains of the massacre, 
     and the visual scene) as closely as practicable to their 
     condition at the time of the massacre.
       (B) To interpret the cultural and natural resources of the 
     site in a manner that promotes public understanding and 
     appreciation of the site so as to perpetuate the qualities 
     and values of the site for future generations.
       (3) Consultation and training.--The Secretary shall consult 
     regularly with representatives of the Cheyenne Tribe and 
     Arapaho Tribe on the formulation of the management plan under 
     subsection (g) and on preparation of educational programs 
     made available to the public.
       (4) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
     cooperative agreements with the Cheyenne Tribe and Arapaho 
     Tribe or a subordinate board, committee, enterprise, or 
     leader to carry out this section.
       (f) Acquisition of Property.--Within the boundaries of the 
     National Historic Site, the Secretary may acquire, in 
     accordance with applicable procedures of the Department of 
     the Interior, land and interests in land by donation, 
     purchase at fair market value with donated or appropriated 
     funds, or exchange, except that--
       (1) no land or interest in land within the National 
     Historic Site may be acquired without the consent of the 
     owner; and
       (2) any land or interest in land owned by the State of 
     Colorado or any political subdivision of the State may be 
     acquired only by donation.
       (g) Management Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date on 
     which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 
     Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the 
     National Historic Site.
       (2) Contents.--The plan shall provide for--
       (A) a resource protection program;
       (B) a visitor use plan that includes programs and 
     facilities that will be provided for public use, including 
     the location and cost of public facilities;
       (C) a research and curation plan; and
       (D) a highway signing program.
       (3) Participation.--The Secretary shall encourage--
       (A) participation by the Cheyenne Tribe and Arapaho Tribe 
     in the formulation of educational programs for the National 
     Historic Site; and
       (B) participation by the State of Colorado and other local 
     and national entities willing to share in the 
     responsibilities of developing and supporting the National 
     Historic Site.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this section.

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my friend 
and colleague from Texas, Senator Hutchison, be added as an original 
cosponsor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. I am very pleased to be a cosponsor of the bill that 
was just introduced by my colleague from Colorado. I appreciate the 
fact that he is trying to preserve an important piece of history of our 
country. I will be happy to work with him to make that a reality.
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      By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Gorton, and Mrs. 
        Murray):
  S. 1696. A bill to direct the General Services Administration to 
clear the site of the old Alaska Native Health Center and convey the 
property to the

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Municipality of Anchorage; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.


       the old alaska native health center conveyance act of 1998

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I send to the desk for proper referral 
the Old Alaska Native Health Center Conveyance Act of 1998 to address a 
serious issue in Anchorage, Alaska.
  The Federal government finished construction of the Alaska Native 
Hospital Center in 1953. This facility is situated on a 15-acre parcel 
of land near downtown Anchorage. It was substantially affected by the 
1964 Alaska earthquake, but was patched up and maintained until it 
could be replaced. In 1997 a new Alaska Native Health Center was 
opened. The old facility was boarded up and abandoned after being 
stripped of fixtures, wiring, heating, and ventilation systems, and 
other components. It now awaits disposal action by the General Services 
Administration. The facility is unsalvageable in its present condition 
and is in violation of multiple safety codes. A recent environmental 
assessment found not only the presence of asbestos but also lead-
containing paint.
  Anchorage has a unique and pressing need for this site. The Port of 
Anchorage is the largest port in Alaska and the 17th largest in the 
nation--it has grown steadily in recent years, and the tonnage of goods 
moving through our major port is expected to continue to increase. 
However, truck access to the Port is limited to either a single two-
lane road or through the streets of downtown Anchorage. This is a 
limiting factor to continued growth, and is already negatively 
affecting the transfer of goods on and off the domestic and 
international container ships that call on the Port of Anchorage. The 
solution is to have new access to the port through the land now 
occupied by the abandoned hospital center.
  My bill would assist the Municipality of Anchorage with this plan by 
instructing the General Services Administration to clear the land and 
transfer it to the Municipality of Anchorage.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 1696

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act shall be known as ``The Old Alaska Native Health 
     Center Conveyance Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this Act the term ``property'' means 
     the land parcel recorded as Block 35 and Lot 2 of Block 36, 
     Anchorage Original Townsite East Addition, in Anchorage, 
     Alaska on which the old Alaska Native Health Center is 
     situated, but does not mean any portion of such parcel 
     dedicated for use by the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention.

     SEC. 3 FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) the old Alaska Native Health Center was closed and 
     vacated in 1997 when a new Alaska Native health facility was 
     opened;
       (2) the buildings and property formerly used for such 
     Center are scheduled to be disposed of as surplus by the 
     Administrator of the General Services Administration;
       (3) asbestos and lead contamination were found in the 
     buildings and on the property during environmental 
     assessments;
       (4) the buildings have been stripped of fixtures, wires, 
     and other materials, and any development of the property will 
     require the removal of the buildings and of all asbestos, 
     lead, and other contamination; and
       (5) due to the limited availability of land in the area in 
     which the property is situated, the Municipality of Anchorage 
     has a unique interest its future use.

     SEC. 4. REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY.

       (a) Removal of Buildings.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Administrator of the General Services 
     Administration shall, not later than 18 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, demolish and remove all 
     buildings, structures and other fixtures on the property, 
     including all asbestos, lead, and any other contamination, 
     and restore the property, to the extent practicable, to an 
     undeveloped condition.
       (b) Disposal.--Upon completion of the activities required 
     under subsection (a), and notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Administrator of the General Services 
     Administration shall convey to the Municipality of Anchorage, 
     without reimbursement, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States to the property.
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      By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Reed):
  S. 1697. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
Act of 1990 to improve the availability of child care and development 
services during periods outside normal school hours, and for other 
purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.


                      the america after school act

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, today Senators Kerry, Reed, Akaka and I 
are introducing the America After School Act. With this legislation, I 
hope that we can do more to provide the care and activities that 
children need when they are not in school.

  Millions of parents today have no choice but to work outside the 
home. Over 17 million parents need someone to care for their children 
when the children are not in school. Many are able to find child care 
through friends or family, local centers, or school-based programs. But 
over 5 million ``latch-key'' children have no such arrangements and are 
left home alone. Our goal in this legislation is to encourage 
communities to develop activities that will engage our children and 
keep them off the streets, away from drugs, and out of trouble.
  In many cases, parents know the importance of enrolling their 
children in after-school programs, but cannot afford to do so. Child 
care costs thousands of dollars each year and is therefore out of reach 
for many families. Congress has responded by supporting an array of 
child care programs over the years, but the funding has not kept pace 
with the need, especially under The Welfare Reform Act which requires 
more and more parents each year to enter the workforce. As a result, 
hundreds of thousands of children are now on waiting lists for child 
care and after school activities. Help for these families and their 
children cannot come too soon.
  The entire country benefits when children get the care that they 
need. Health costs are lower. Parents' productivity at work improves. 
Education costs decline when children learn to cooperate in group 
activities, and when they can obtain help with their homework during 
after-school programs. The massive costs associated with juvenile 
delinquency, such as injuries to people, damage to property and police, 
courts, and corrections--are reduced when responsible after-school 
activities are available. By expanding after-school programs, we 
literally are investing in children, their future, and the country's 
future.
  Our legislation significantly expands after-school care, enabling 
more parents to choose safe, quality programs for their children. We 
primarily accomplish this goal by increasing the Child Care and 
Development Block Grants available to states, which subsidize child 
care for low-income families. Under Title I of this bill, we authorize 
a $5 billion increase in that program over the next 5 years. This level 
of investment is necessary to end the waiting lists, and provide after-
school care for an estimated 2 million children from low-income working 
families.
  Communities with high concentrations of poverty and at-risk children 
will get priority in this funding, so that help will be available where 
it is needed most. No parent should have to make the cruel choice 
between pressing needs such as food, heat and shelter. The needs of 
disabled children are also specifically addressed.
  Our proposal builds on the experience of the Defense Department, 
which operates the world's largest child care program for members of 
the armed services. Over the past decade, they have developed a widely 
acclaimed model program. They have found that child-care quality is 
most effectively achieved through salary incentives tied to training. 
We get what we pay for. Child care workers are notoriously underpaid in 
today's society. Stronger incentives are needed in order to develop and 
retain a quality child care workforce. Our bill designates 25% of the 
block-grant increases for indirect services that include salary 
incentives tied to training for those who provide care.
  In addition, our bill enacts President Clinton's proposal to expand 
21st Century Learning Centers which have proved highly successful in 
using schools as places where members of the community can engage in 
continuing education, recreation, community building activities and 
others. This program now only serves 100,000 children nationwide. Our 
bill contains a

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five-fold increase in grants by the Department of Education to local 
public schools. Under this increase, 500,000 more children will be able 
to participate in school-based programs before and after school.
  This bill also provides $1.25 billion over the next five years to 
expand grants by the Justice Department for after-school programs to 
prevent juvenile crime. Public and private agencies may apply for these 
grants, and awards will be made on a matching basis. Recipients must 
coordinate their efforts with state or local law enforcement to achieve 
maximum effectiveness in fighting crime. After-school educational and 
recreational programs in high crime neighborhoods will receive priority 
since children in these inner city neighborhoods face the highest 
risks.
  Hundreds of police chiefs, prosecutors, and crime victims have 
created an organization called ``Fight Crime: Invest in Kids,'' 
dedicated to promoting increased federal investment in after-school 
programs. A 1995 National League of Cities survey reported that 92% of 
respondents rank before- and after-school care as one of the most 
pressing needs for children and families--ahead of crime, welfare 
reform, education, housing and drug abuse. Over 70% of people recently 
surveyed by the Children's Defense Fund--Democrats and Republicans, 
women and men, young and old alike--believe that revenues from tobacco 
companies should be invested in child care programs. Hundreds of 
thousands of parents have put their children's names on waiting lists 
for child care and after school activities. The need is urgent and 
widespread, and Congress has a responsibility to act.
  The America After School Act, can be effective in meeting these needs 
and I urge the Senate to approve it.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill may 
be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 1697

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``America After School Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) children spend less than 20 percent of their waking 
     hours in school, and their activities during the remaining 80 
     percent of these hours have a critical impact on their long-
     term success in school and work;
       (2) approximately 24,000,000 children require care after 
     school while their parents work;
       (3) during 1991--
       (A) there were 36,700,000 school-age children in the United 
     States;
       (B) approximately 21,200,000 of the children described in 
     subparagraph (A) lived with working mothers (including 
     mothers seeking employment) and 999,000 lived with mothers 
     who were enrolled in school; and
       (C) approximately 912,000 of the children described in 
     subparagraph (A) lived with single working fathers, 61,000 
     with single unemployed fathers, and 9,000 with single fathers 
     who were enrolled in school;
       (4) the General Accounting Office estimates that the 
     current supply of child care for school-age children will 
     meet as little as 25 percent of the demand in some urban 
     areas by 2002;
       (5) children who attend quality after-school programs while 
     their parents work--
       (A) experience positive effects on their development;
       (B) have better peer relations, emotional adjustment, 
     grades, and conduct in school than their peers in other care 
     arrangements;
       (C) have more learning opportunities and enrichment 
     activities than their peers in other care arrangements; and
       (D) are less likely to engage in juvenile delinquent 
     activity;
       (6)(A) most juvenile delinquent activity occurs between 3 
     p.m. and 8 p.m.; and
       (B) from 1988 to 1992, juvenile arrests for violent acts 
     increased by 50 percent;
       (7) survey data confirms public support for expansion of 
     programs to assist school-age children, as evidenced by the 
     fact that the need for child care, including before- and 
     after-school care, was rated as one of the most pressing 
     needs for children and families by 92 percent of respondents 
     to a 1995 National League of Cities survey, ranking as the 
     highest rated need in the survey, which inquired about crime 
     prevention, welfare reform, education, housing, family 
     stability, drug and alcohol abuse prevention, and a host of 
     other issues;
       (8) 1996 survey data indicate that parents overwhelmingly 
     support using school-based after-school programs for learning 
     and enrichment programs, but 70 percent of all public 
     elementary schools do not offer such programs; and
       (9) parents want more than babysitting from after-school 
     programs, and computer classes, art and music courses, 
     tutoring, and community service activities rank high among 
     parental choices for activities for after-school programs.
              TITLE I--CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

     SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

       The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 658P (42 U.S.C. 9858n) as 
     section 658T;
       (2) by moving such section 658T to the end of such Act; and
       (3) in such section 658T--
       (A) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:

     ``The term `eligible child', used with respect to child care 
     and development services, means a school age child.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) Child care; child care services.--The terms `child 
     care' and `child care services' include child care and 
     development services.
       ``(16) Child care and development services.--The term 
     `child care and development services' means services 
     described in section 658H(f).
       ``(17) Child with a disability.--The term `child with a 
     disability' has the meaning given the term in section 602 of 
     the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1401).
       ``(18) Elementary school; secondary school.--The terms 
     `elementary school' and `secondary school' have the meanings 
     given the terms in section 14101 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
       ``(19) School age child.--The term `school age child' means 
     an individual who--
       ``(A)(i) is not less than 5 and not more than 15 years of 
     age; or
       ``(ii) at the election of the State involved, is less than 
     5 years of age; and
       ``(B) meets the requirements of subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
     of paragraph (4).''

     SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 658B of the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
     Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``There is'' and inserting ``(a) In 
     General.--There is'';
       (2) by striking ``this subchapter'' and inserting ``this 
     subchapter (other than section 658H)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Programs for Child Care and Development Services.--
     There is authorized to be appropriated and there is 
     appropriated to carry out section 658H, $1,000,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.''

     SEC. 103. STATE PLAN.

       Section 658E(c) of the Child Care and Development Block 
     Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in clause (i)(II), by striking ``section 658P(2)'' and 
     inserting ``section 658T(2)''; and
       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``eligible provider'' and 
     inserting ``eligible child care provider (or, in the case of 
     child care and development services, an entity described in 
     section 658H(c))''; and
       (B) in the first sentence of subparagraph (E)(i)--
       (i) by inserting after ``within the State'' the following 
     ``(or, in the case of child care and development services, 
     other appropriate requirements)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``such requirements'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``such licensing or appropriate 
     requirements''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(D)'' and inserting 
     ``(E)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Programs for child care and development services.--
       ``(i) In general.--The State plan shall provide that the 
     State will reserve the portion described in clause (ii) of 
     the State allotment under section 658O for each fiscal year 
     to carry out activities under section 658H.
       ``(ii) Portion.--For each fiscal year, the portion referred 
     to in clause (i) is the amount that bears the same 
     relationship to the State allotment for that year as the 
     amount appropriated under section 658B(b) for that year bears 
     to the total amount appropriated under section 658B for that 
     year.''.

     SEC. 104. CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

       The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
     658G the following:

     ``SEC. 658H. CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

       ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to fund 
     quality child care and development services, including direct 
     services provided outside of normal school hours, to promote 
     the health and academic achievement of school age children, 
     and assist the children in avoiding high risk behaviors.
       ``(b) In General.--Each State that receives funds to carry 
     out this subchapter for a fiscal year shall use the funds 
     reserved as described in section 658E(c)(3)(E) to make grants 
     to eligible entities to carry out programs to expand the 
     availability and affordability of quality child care and 
     development services, including direct services provided

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     outside of normal school hours (including before- and after-
     school care and weekend, holiday, and summer care) for school 
     age children.
       ``(c) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, an entity shall be--
       ``(1) an elementary school or secondary school; or
       ``(2) a community-based organization, including a 
     community-based entity that operates a child care center or 
     youth center or is a family child care provider, that meets 
     such requirements of the type described in subparagraphs (E) 
     and (F) of section 658E(c)(3) as the State and local 
     governments involved may prescribe.
       ``(d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, an entity shall submit an application to the 
     State at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the State may require. At a minimum, each 
     application shall contain--
       ``(1) information demonstrating the manner in which the 
     entity will carry out a program described in subsection (b) 
     in a manner that meets the needs, of the community to be 
     served, for child care and development services, including 
     direct services provided outside of normal school hours;
       ``(2) an assurance that the entity will carry out direct 
     services provided through the program during--
       ``(A) at least 3 days in each week that the program 
     operates, and for at least 3 hours on each day that the 
     program operates; or
       ``(B) at least 10 hours in each week that the program 
     operates;
       ``(3) information demonstrating the manner in which the 
     entity will serve children with disabilities; and
       ``(4) information demonstrating the manner in which the 
     entity will carry out the planning, establishment, 
     implementation, and evaluation of the program, and provide 
     staff training for the program, in coordination with other 
     entities carrying out programs for children or public 
     transportation programs in the community.
       ``(e) Preference.--In making grants under this section, a 
     State shall give preference to entities that--
       ``(1) serve communities with--
       ``(A) a high rate of poverty, as determined in accordance 
     with criteria established by the Secretary; and
       ``(B) a high incidence of at-risk children; and
       ``(2) propose programs that make transportation services 
     available to the children served, if needed to enable the 
     children to receive other services described in this section, 
     using transportation provided under other public programs in 
     the community, such as transportation provided under the Head 
     Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), or under programs 
     providing services to older individuals, educational 
     programs, or public transportation programs.
       ``(f) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--An entity that receives a grant under 
     this section shall use the funds made available through the 
     grant to provide--
       ``(A) direct services outside of normal school hours;
       ``(B) quality services; and
       ``(C) indirect services.
       ``(2) Direct services and related quality services.--
       ``(A) In general.--The entity shall use not less than 75 
     percent of the funds described in paragraph (1) to provide 
     two or more of the direct services described in subparagraph 
     (B) to school age children and to carry out related quality 
     services.
       ``(B) Direct services.--The direct services referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) consist of--
       ``(i) recreational activities;
       ``(ii) community-based service programs that provide for 
     meaningful human, educational, environmental, or public 
     safety service;
       ``(iii) academic assistance and tutoring;
       ``(iv) mentoring;
       ``(v) conflict management;
       ``(vi) health and nutrition services, including disease and 
     injury prevention services;
       ``(vii) literacy services;
       ``(viii) child care (other than another service described 
     in this subsection); and
       ``(ix) transportation of school age children between--

       ``(I) school or home; and
       ``(II) the facility in which the services are provided.

       ``(C) Quality services.--The quality services referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) consist of--
       ``(i) provision of community-based training, related to the 
     provision of direct services, for staff of the entity, at 
     times and in locations that are accessible to the staff;
       ``(ii) provision of financial assistance to the staff to 
     attend courses at an institution of higher education that are 
     related to the provision of direct services;
       ``(iii) provision of financial assistance to staff to 
     promote staff retention;
       ``(iv) provision of financial assistance to enable the 
     child care and development services program provided by the 
     entity to obtain accreditation by a nationally recognized 
     accreditation organization;
       ``(v) data collection relating to direct services, 
     including the collection of data described in paragraphs 
     (1)(B) and (2) of section 658K(a) for family units receiving 
     assistance under this section, and submission of the data to 
     the State for inclusion in the reports described in section 
     658K(a)(2); and
       ``(vi) evaluation of the child care and development 
     services provided by the entity in accordance with criteria 
     determined by the State, and participation in audits 
     described in section 658K(b).
       ``(3) Indirect services.--
       ``(A) In general.--The entity shall use not more than 25 
     percent of the funds described in paragraph (1) to provide 
     indirect services that support the sustainability of the 
     direct services and the accountability of entities carrying 
     out the direct services.
       ``(B) Services.--The indirect services referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) may include--
       ``(i) carrying out activities to provide increased 
     compensation to staff who provide the direct services to 
     school age children outside of normal school hours and who 
     participate in appropriate training;
       ``(ii) developing and maintaining electronic databases of 
     providers who provide the direct services outside of normal 
     school hours, and making the information in the databases 
     available to the public through arrangements with elementary 
     schools, secondary schools, public libraries, community-based 
     agencies, and other public agencies;
       ``(iii) conducting community needs assessments to determine 
     the need for direct services outside of normal school hours; 
     and
       ``(iv) constructing, maintaining, and improving facilities, 
     and purchasing equipment for facilities, in which school age 
     children receive direct services outside of normal school 
     hours.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Direct services.--The term `direct services' means 
     the services described in subsection (f)(2)(B).
       ``(2) Indirect services.--The term `indirect services' 
     means the services described in subsection (f)(3).
       ``(3) Quality services.--The term `quality services' means 
     the services described in subsection (f)(2)(C).''.

     SEC. 105. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Facilities.--Section 658F(b) of the Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858d(b)(1)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 658O(c)(6)'' 
     and inserting ``section 658H or 658O(c)(6)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before ``except'' the 
     following: ``except as provided in section 658H and''.
       (b) Quality Activities.--Section 658G of the Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858e) is 
     amended by striking ``this subchapter'' and inserting ``this 
     subchapter (other than section 658H)''.
       (c) Redesignation.--Section 658K of the Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C 9858i) is 
     amended, in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``section 
     658P(5)'' and inserting ``section 658T(5)''.
       (d) Construction.--Section 658O(c)(6) of the Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m(c)(6)) 
     is amended by inserting ``(other than the amounts provided to 
     carry out section 658H)'' after ``this subsection'' each 
     place it appears.
TITLE II--STRENGTHENING THE 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS ACT

     SEC. 201. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

       Section 10903 of the 21st Century Community Learning 
     Centers Act (20 U.S.C. 8243) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``to Local 
     Educational Agencies for Schools'' after ``Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking ``rural and inner-city public'' and all 
     that follows through ``or to'' and inserting ``local 
     educational agencies for the support of public elementary 
     schools or secondary schools, including middle schools, that 
     serve communities with substantial needs for expanded 
     learning opportunities for children and youth in the 
     communities, to enable the schools to establish or''; and
       (C) by striking ``a rural or inner-city community'' and 
     inserting ``the communities'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``States, among'' and inserting ``States 
     and among''; and
       (B) by striking ``United States,'' and all that follows 
     through ``a State'' and inserting ``United States''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``3'' and inserting 
     ``5''.

     SEC. 202. APPLICATIONS.

       Section 10904(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 8244(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``an elementary or 
     secondary school or consortium'' and inserting ``a local 
     educational agency'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or consortium'';
       (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (4) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or consortium''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (E)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``or 
     consortium''; and
       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) information demonstrating that the local educational 
     agency will--
       ``(A) provide not less than 50 percent of the annual cost 
     of the activities assisted under the project from sources 
     other than funds provided under this part, which contribution 
     may be provided in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated;

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       ``(B) provide not more than 25 percent of the annual cost 
     of the activities assisted under the project from funds 
     provided by the Secretary under other Federal programs that 
     permit the use of those other funds for activities assisted 
     under the project; and
       ``(C) subject to subparagraph (B), in the fourth and fifth 
     years of a local educational agency's project, increase the 
     percentage of the annual cost of activities assisted under 
     the project that is paid for from sources other than the 
     funds provided under this part; and
       ``(5) an assurance that the local educational agency, in 
     each year of the project, will maintain the agency's fiscal 
     effort, from non-Federal sources, from the preceding fiscal 
     year for the activities the local educational agency provides 
     with funds provided under this part.''; and
       (6) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Each such'' and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Contents.--Each such''.

     SEC. 203. USES OF FUNDS.

       Section 10905 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 8245) is amended by 
     striking ``may be used'' and all that follows through 
     ``four'' and inserting ``shall be used to establish or expand 
     community learning centers that provide activities which 
     offer expanded learning opportunities for children and youth 
     in the community (such as activities conducted before or 
     after school) and which may include any''.

     SEC. 204. CONTINUATION AWARDS UNDER CURRENT STATUTE.

       Such Act (20 U.S.C. 8241 et seq.) is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating sections 10906 and 10907 as sections 
     10907 and 10908, respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after section 10906 the following:

     ``SEC. 10907. CONTINUATION AWARDS.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     may use funds appropriated under this part to make payments 
     under this part for projects that were funded under this part 
     for fiscal year 1998, under the terms and conditions that 
     applied to the original grants for the projects.''.

     SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 10908 of such Act (as redesignated by section 
     204(1)) (20 U.S.C. 8247) is amended by striking ``$20,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1995'' and inserting ``$200,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999''.

     SEC. 206. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
     take effect on October 1, 1998.
                  TITLE III--CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM

     SEC. 301. GRANTS TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES.

       Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the second part designated as part I 
     as part K; and
       (2) by inserting after the first part designated as part I 
     the following:

                ``PART J--AFTER SCHOOL CRIME PREVENTION

     ``SEC. 292. GRANTS TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES FOR 
                   EFFECTIVE AFTER SCHOOL CRIME PREVENTION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Administrator shall make grants in 
     accordance with this section to public and private agencies 
     to fund effective after school juvenile crime prevention 
     programs.
       ``(b) Matching Requirement.--The Administrator may not make 
     a grant to a public or private agency under this section 
     unless that agency agrees that, with respect to the costs to 
     be incurred by the agency in carrying out the program for 
     which the grant is to be awarded, the agency will make 
     available non-Federal contributions in an amount that is not 
     less than a specific percentage of Federal funds provided 
     under the grant, as determined by the Administrator.
       ``(c) Priority.--In making grants under this section, the 
     Administrator shall give priority to funding programs that--
       ``(1) are targeted to high crime neighborhoods or at-risk 
     juveniles;
       ``(2) operate during the period immediately following 
     normal school hours;
       ``(3) provide educational or recreational activities 
     designed to encourage law-abiding conduct, reduce the 
     incidence of criminal activity, and teach juveniles 
     alternatives to crime; and
       ``(4) coordinate with State or local juvenile crime control 
     and juvenile offender accountability programs.
       ``(d) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     grants under this section $250,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.''.

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