[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 34 (Thursday, March 4, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2337-S2340]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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             EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 1999

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                 BINGAMAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 35

  Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Bryan) 
proposed an amendment to amendment No. 31 proposed by Mr. Jeffords to 
the bill (S. 280) to provide for education flexibility partnerships; as 
follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       TITLE ____--DROPOUT PREVENTION AND STATE RESPONSIBILITIES

     SEC. ____01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Dropout 
     Prevention Act of 1999''.
                     Subtitle A--Dropout Prevention

     SEC. ____11. DROPOUT PREVENTION.

       Part C of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7261 et seq.) is amended to read as 
     follows:

        ``PART C--ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS SCHOOL DROPOUT PROBLEMS

               ``Subpart 1--Coordinated National Strategy

     ``SEC. 5311. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) National Priority.--It shall be a national priority, 
     for the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of 
     the National Dropout Prevention Act of 1999, to lower the 
     school dropout rate, and increase school completion, for 
     middle school and secondary school students in accordance 
     with Federal law. As part of this priority, all Federal 
     agencies that carry out activities that serve students at 
     risk of dropping out of school or that are intended to help 
     address the school dropout problem shall make school dropout 
     prevention a top priority in the agencies' funding priorities 
     during the 5-year period.
       ``(b) Enhanced Data Collection.--The Secretary shall 
     collect systematic data on the participation of different 
     racial and ethnic groups (including migrant and limited 
     English proficient students) in all Federal programs.

     ``SEC. 5312. NATIONAL SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION STRATEGY.

       ``(a) Plan.--The Director shall develop, implement, and 
     monitor an interagency plan (in this section referred to as 
     the ``plan'') to assess the coordination, use of resources, 
     and availability of funding under Federal law that can be 
     used to address school dropout prevention, or middle school 
     or secondary school reentry. The plan shall be completed and 
     transmitted to the Secretary and Congress not later than 180 
     days after the first Director is appointed.
       ``(b) Coordination.--The plan shall address inter- and 
     intra-agency program coordination issues at the Federal level 
     with respect to school dropout prevention and middle school 
     and secondary school reentry, assess the targeting of 
     existing Federal services to students who are most at risk of 
     dropping out of school, and the cost-effectiveness of various 
     programs and approaches used to address school dropout 
     prevention.
       ``(c) Available Resources.--The plan shall also describe 
     the ways in which State and local agencies can implement 
     effective school dropout prevention programs using funds from 
     a variety of Federal programs, including the programs under 
     title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) and the School-to-Work Opportunities 
     Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.).
       ``(d) Scope.--The plan will address all Federal programs 
     with school dropout prevention or school reentry elements or 
     objectives, programs under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A 
     of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a-11 et seq.), title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the School-
     to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), 
     part B of title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1691 et seq.), subtitle C of title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C 2881 et seq.), and other 
     programs.

     ``SEC. 5313. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE.

       ``Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
     the National Dropout Prevention Act of 1999, the Director 
     shall establish a national clearinghouse on effective school 
     dropout prevention, intervention and reentry programs. The 
     clearinghouse shall be established through a competitive 
     grant or contract awarded to an organization with a 
     demonstrated capacity to provide technical assistance and 
     disseminate information in the area of school dropout 
     prevention, intervention, and reentry programs. The 
     clearinghouse shall--
       ``(1) collect and disseminate to educators, parents, and 
     policymakers information on research, effective programs, 
     best practices, and available Federal resources with respect 
     to school dropout prevention, intervention, and reentry 
     programs, including dissemination by an electronically 
     accessible database, a worldwide Web site, and a national 
     journal; and
       ``(2) provide technical assistance regarding securing 
     resources with respect to, and designing and implementing, 
     effective and comprehensive school dropout prevention, 
     intervention, and reentry programs.

     ``SEC. 5314. NATIONAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--The Director shall carry out a national 
     recognition program that recognizes schools that have made 
     extraordinary progress in lowering school dropout rates under 
     which a public middle school or secondary school from each 
     State will be recognized. The Director shall use uniform 
     national guidelines that are developed by the Director for 
     the recognition program and shall recognize schools from 
     nominations submitted by State educational agencies.
       ``(b) Eligible Schools.--The Director may recognize any 
     public middle school or secondary school (including a charter 
     school) that has implemented comprehensive reforms regarding 
     the lowering of school dropout rates for all students at that 
     school.
       ``(c) Support.--The Director may make monetary awards to 
     schools recognized under this section, in amounts determined 
     by the Director. Amounts received under this section shall be 
     used for dissemination activities within the school district 
     or nationally.

       ``Subpart 2--National School Dropout Prevention Initiative

     ``SEC. 5321. FINDINGS.

       ``Congress finds that, in order to lower dropout rates and 
     raise academic achievement levels, improved and redesigned 
     schools must--
       ``(1) challenge all children to attain their highest 
     academic potential; and
       ``(2) ensure that all students have substantial and ongoing 
     opportunities to--
       ``(A) achieve high levels of academic and technical skills;
       ``(B) prepare for college and careers;
       ``(C) learn by doing;
       ``(D) work with teachers in small schools within schools;
       ``(E) receive ongoing support from adult mentors;
       ``(F) access a wide variety of information about careers 
     and postsecondary education and training;
       ``(G) use technology to enhance and motivate learning; and
       ``(H) benefit from strong links among middle schools, 
     secondary schools, and postsecondary institutions.

     ``SEC. 5322. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) Allotments to States.--
       ``(1) In general.--From the sum made available under 
     section 5332(b) for a fiscal year the Secretary shall make an 
     allotment to each State in an amount that bears the same 
     relation to the sum as the amount the State received under 
     title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) for the preceding fiscal year bears 
     to the amount received by all States under such title for the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(2) Definition of state.--In this subpart, the term 
     ``State'' means each of the several States of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
     Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
       ``(b) Grants.--From amounts made available to a State under 
     subsection (a), the State educational agency may award grants 
     to public middle schools or secondary schools, that have 
     school dropout rates which are in the highest \1/3\ of all 
     school dropout rates in the State, to enable the schools to 
     pay only the startup and implementation costs of effective, 
     sustainable, coordinated, and whole school dropout prevention 
     programs that involve activities such as--
       ``(1) professional development;
       ``(2) obtaining curricular materials;
       ``(3) release time for professional staff;
       ``(4) planning and research;
       ``(5) remedial education;
       ``(6) reduction in pupil-to-teacher ratios;
       ``(7) efforts to meet State student achievement standards; 
     and
       ``(8) counseling for at-risk students.
       ``(b) Intent of Congress.--It is the intent of Congress 
     that the activities started or implemented under subsection 
     (a) shall be continued with funding provided under part A of 
     title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.).
       ``(c) Amount.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (d) and except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), a grant under this subpart shall 
     be awarded--
       ``(A) in the first year that a school receives a grant 
     payment under this subpart, in an amount that is not less 
     than $50,000 and not more than $100,000, based on factors 
     such as--
       ``(i) school size;
       ``(ii) costs of the model being implemented; and
       ``(iii) local cost factors such as poverty rates;
       ``(B) in the second such year, in an amount that is not 
     less than 75 percent of the amount the school received under 
     this subpart in the first such year;
       ``(C) in the third year, in an amount that is not less than 
     50 percent of the amount the school received under this 
     subpart in the first such year; and
       ``(D) in each succeeding year in an amount that is not less 
     than 30 percent of the amount the school received under this 
     subpart in the first such year.
       ``(2) Increases.--The Director shall increase the amount 
     awarded to a school under this subpart by 10 percent if the 
     school creates smaller learning communities within the school 
     and the creation is certified by the State educational 
     agency.

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       ``(d) Duration.--A grant under this subpart shall be 
     awarded for a period of 3 years, and may be continued for a 
     period of 2 additional years if the State educational agency 
     determines, based on the annual reports described in section 
     5328(a), that significant progress has been made in lowering 
     the school dropout rate for students participating in the 
     program assisted under this subpart compared to students at 
     similar schools who are not participating in the program.

     ``SEC. 5323. STRATEGIES AND ALLOWABLE MODELS.

       ``(a) Strategies.--Each school receiving a grant under this 
     subpart shall implement research-based, sustainable, and 
     widely replicated, strategies for school dropout prevention 
     and reentry that address the needs of an entire school 
     population rather than a subset of students. The strategies 
     may include--
       ``(1) specific strategies for targeted purposes; and
       ``(2) approaches such as breaking larger schools down into 
     smaller learning communities and other comprehensive reform 
     approaches, developing clear linkages to career skills and 
     employment, and addressing specific gatekeeper hurdles that 
     often limit student retention and academic success.
       ``(b) Allowable Models.--The Director shall annually 
     establish and publish in the Federal Register the principles, 
     criteria, models, and other parameters regarding the types of 
     effective, proven program models that are allowed to be used 
     under this subpart, based on existing research.
       ``(c) Capacity Building.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director, through a contract with a 
     non-Federal entity, shall conduct a capacity building and 
     design initiative in order to increase the types of proven 
     strategies for dropout prevention on a schoolwide level.
       ``(2) Number and duration.--
       ``(A) Number.--The Director shall award not more than 5 
     contracts under this subsection.
       ``(B) Duration.--The Director shall award a contract under 
     this section for a period of not more than 5 years.
       ``(d) Support for Existing Reform Networks.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director shall provide appropriate 
     support to eligible entities to enable the eligible entities 
     to provide training, materials, development, and staff 
     assistance to schools assisted under this subpart.
       ``(2) Definition of eligible entity.--The term `eligible 
     entity' means an entity that, prior to the date of enactment 
     of the National Dropout Prevention Act of 1999--
       ``(A) provided training, technical assistance, and 
     materials to 100 or more elementary schools or secondary 
     schools; and
       ``(B) developed and published a specific educational 
     program or design for use by the schools.

     ``SEC. 5324. SELECTION OF SCHOOLS.

       ``(a) School Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each school desiring a grant under this 
     subpart shall submit an application to the State educational 
     agency at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
     information as the State educational agency may require.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       ``(A) contain a certification from the local educational 
     agency serving the school that--
       ``(i) the school has the highest number or rates of school 
     dropouts in the age group served by the local educational 
     agency;
       ``(ii) the local educational agency is committed to 
     providing ongoing operational support, for the school's 
     comprehensive reform plan to address the problem of school 
     dropouts, for a period of 5 years; and
       ``(iii) the local educational agency will support the plan, 
     including--

       ``(I) release time for teacher training;
       ``(II) efforts to coordinate activities for feeder schools; 
     and
       ``(III) encouraging other schools served by the local 
     educational agency to participate in the plan;

       ``(B) demonstrate that the faculty and administration of 
     the school have agreed to apply for assistance under this 
     subpart, and provide evidence of the school's willingness and 
     ability to use the funds under this subpart, including 
     providing an assurance of the support of 80 percent or more 
     of the professional staff at the school;
       ``(C) describe the instructional strategies to be 
     implemented, how the strategies will serve all students, and 
     the effectiveness of the strategies;
       ``(D) describe a budget and timeline for implementing the 
     strategies;
       ``(E) contain evidence of interaction with an eligible 
     entity described in section 5323(d)(2);
       ``(F) contain evidence of coordination with existing 
     resources;
       ``(G) provide an assurance that funds provided under this 
     subpart will supplement and not supplant other Federal, 
     State, and local funds;
       ``(H) describe how the activities to be assisted conform 
     with an allowable model described in section 5323(b); and
       ``(I) demonstrate that the school and local educational 
     agency have agreed to conduct a schoolwide program under 
     1114.
       ``(b) State Agency Review and Award.--The State educational 
     agency shall review applications and award grants to schools 
     under subsection (a) according to a review by a panel of 
     experts on school dropout prevention.
       ``(c) Criteria.--The Director shall establish clear and 
     specific selection criteria for awarding grants to schools 
     under this subpart. Such criteria shall be based on school 
     dropout rates and other relevant factors for State 
     educational agencies to use in determining the number of 
     grants to award and the type of schools to be awarded grants.
       ``(d) Eligibility.--
       ``(1) In general.--A school is eligible to receive a grant 
     under this subpart if the school is--
       ``(A) a public school--
       ``(i) that is eligible to receive assistance under part A 
     of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.), including a comprehensive 
     secondary school, a vocational or technical secondary school, 
     and a charter school; and
       ``(ii)(I) that serves students 50 percent or more of whom 
     are low-income individuals; or
       ``(II) with respect to which the feeder schools that 
     provide the majority of the incoming students to the school 
     serve students 50 percent or more of whom are low-income 
     individuals; or
       ``(B) is participating in a schoolwide program under 
     section 1114 during the grant period.
       ``(2) Other schools.--A private or parochial school, an 
     alternative school, or a school within a school, is not 
     eligible to receive a grant under this subpart, but an 
     alternative school or school within a school may be served 
     under this subpart as part of a whole school reform effort 
     within an entire school building.
       ``(e) Community-Based Organizations.--A school that 
     receives a grant under this subpart may use the grant funds 
     to secure necessary services from a community-based 
     organization, including private sector entities, if--
       ``(1) the school approves the use;
       ``(2) the funds are used to provide school dropout 
     prevention and reentry activities related to schoolwide 
     efforts; and
       ``(3) the community-based organization has demonstrated the 
     organization's ability to provide effective services as 
     described in section 107(a) of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1517(a)), or section 122 of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2842).
       ``(f) Coordination.--Each school that receives a grant 
     under this subpart shall coordinate the activities assisted 
     under this subpart with other Federal programs, such as 
     programs assisted under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of 
     title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a-11 et seq.) and the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 
     1994 (20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.).

     ``SEC. 5325. DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES.

       ``Each school that receives a grant under this subpart 
     shall provide information and technical assistance to other 
     schools within the school district, including presentations, 
     document-sharing, and joint staff development.

     ``SEC. 5326. PROGRESS INCENTIVES.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each local 
     educational agency that receives funds under title I of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6301 et seq.) shall use such funding to provide assistance to 
     schools served by the agency that have not made progress 
     toward lowering school dropout rates after receiving 
     assistance under this subpart for 2 fiscal years.

     ``SEC. 5327. SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE CALCULATION.

       ``For purposes of calculating a school dropout rate under 
     this subpart, a school shall use--
       ``(1) the annual event school dropout rate for students 
     leaving a school in a single year determined in accordance 
     with the National Center for Education Statistics' Common 
     Core of Data, if available; or
       ``(2) in other cases, a standard method for calculating the 
     school dropout rate as determined by the State educational 
     agency.

     ``SEC. 5328. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

       ``(a) Reporting.--In order to receive funding under this 
     subpart for a fiscal year after the first fiscal year a 
     school receives funding under this subpart, the school shall 
     provide, on an annual basis, to the Director a report 
     regarding the status of the implementation of activities 
     funded under this subpart, the disaggregated outcome data for 
     students at schools assisted under this subpart such as 
     dropout rates, and certification of progress from the 
     eligible entity whose strategies the school is implementing.
       ``(b) Accountability.--On the basis of the reports 
     submitted under subsection (a), the Director shall evaluate 
     the effect of the activities assisted under this subpart on 
     school dropout prevention compared to a control group.

     ``SEC. 5329. PROHIBITION ON TRACKING.

       ``(a) In General.--A school shall be ineligible to receive 
     funding under this subpart for a fiscal year, if the school--
       ``(1) has in place a general education track;
       ``(2) provides courses with significantly different 
     material and requirements to students at the same grade 
     level; or
       ``(3) fails to encourage all students to take a core 
     curriculum of courses.
       ``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
     regulations implementing subsection (a).

       ``Subpart 3--Definitions; Authorization of Appropriations

     ``SEC. 5331. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act:

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       ``(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director 
     of the Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion 
     established under section 220 of the General Education 
     Provisions Act.
       ``(2) Low-income.--The term ``low-income'', used with 
     respect to an individual, means an individual determined to 
     be low-income in accordance with measures described in 
     section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313(a)(5)).
       ``(3) School dropout.--The term ``school dropout'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 4(17) of the School-to-Work 
     Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6103(17)).

     ``SEC. 5332. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Subpart 1.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out subpart 1, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and 
     such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding 
     fiscal years.
       ``(b) Subpart 2.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out subpart 2, $145,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and 
     such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding 
     fiscal years, of which--
       ``(1) $125,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 
     5322; and
       ``(2) $20,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 
     5323.''.

     SEC. ____12. OFFICE OF DROPOUT PREVENTION AND PROGRAM 
                   COMPLETION.

       Title II of the Department of Education Organization Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 3411) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 216 (as added by Public Law 
     103-227) as section 218; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:


         ``office of dropout prevention and program completion

       ``Sec. 220. (a) Establishment.--There shall be in the 
     Department of Education an Office of Dropout Prevention and 
     Program Completion (hereafter in this section referred to as 
     the `Office'), to be administered by the Director of the 
     Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion. The 
     Director of the Office shall report directly to the Secretary 
     and shall perform such additional functions as the Secretary 
     may prescribe.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Director of the Office of Dropout 
     Prevention and Program Completion (hereafter in this section 
     referred to as the `Director'), through the Office, shall--
       ``(1) help coordinate Federal, State, and local efforts to 
     lower school dropout rates and increase program completion by 
     middle school, secondary school, and college students;
       ``(2) recommend Federal policies, objectives, and 
     priorities to lower school dropout rates and increase program 
     completion;
       ``(3) oversee the implementation of subpart 2 of part C of 
     title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965;
       ``(4) develop and implement the National School Dropout 
     Prevention Strategy under section 5312 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965;
       ``(5) annually prepare and submit to Congress and the 
     Secretary a national report describing efforts and 
     recommended actions regarding school dropout prevention and 
     program completion;
       ``(6) recommend action to the Secretary and the President, 
     as appropriate, regarding school dropout prevention and 
     program completion; and
       ``(7) consult with and assist State and local governments 
     regarding school dropout prevention and program completion.
       ``(c) Scope of Duties.--The scope of the Director's duties 
     under subsection (b) shall include examination of all Federal 
     and non-Federal efforts related to--
       ``(1) promoting program completion for children attending 
     middle school or secondary school;
       ``(2) programs to obtain a secondary school diploma or its 
     recognized equivalent (including general equivalency diploma 
     (GED) programs), or college degree programs; and
       ``(3) reentry programs for individuals aged 12 to 24 who 
     are out of school.
       ``(d) Detailing.--In carrying out the Director's duties 
     under this section, the Director may request the head of any 
     Federal department or agency to detail personnel who are 
     engaged in school dropout prevention activities to another 
     Federal department or agency in order to implement the 
     National School Dropout Prevention Strategy.''.
                   Subtitle B--State Responsibilities

     SEC. ____21. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.

       Title XIV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

                      ``PART I--DROPOUT PREVENTION

     ``SEC. 14851. DROPOUT PREVENTION.

       ``In order to receive any assistance under this Act, a 
     State educational agency shall comply with the following 
     provisions regarding school dropouts:
       ``(1) Uniform data collection.--Within 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of the National Dropout Prevention Act of 
     1999, a State educational agency shall report to the 
     Secretary and statewide, all school district and school data 
     regarding school dropout rates in the State, and demographic 
     breakdowns, according to procedures that conform with the 
     National Center for Education Statistics' Common Core of 
     Data.
       ``(2) Attendance-neutral funding policies.--Within 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of the National Dropout 
     Prevention Act of 1999, a State educational agency shall 
     develop and implement education funding formula policies for 
     public schools that provide appropriate incentives to retain 
     students in school throughout the school year, such as--
       ``(A) a student count methodology that does not determine 
     annual budgets based on attendance on a single day early in 
     the academic year; and
       ``(B) specific incentives for retaining enrolled students 
     throughout each year.
       ``(3) Suspension and expulsion policies.--Within 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of the National Dropout 
     Prevention Act of 1998, a State educational agency shall 
     develop uniform, long-term suspension and expulsion policies 
     for serious infractions resulting in more than 10 days of 
     exclusion from school per academic year so that similar 
     violations result in similar penalties.''.
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                 JEFFORDS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 36

  Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Gregg, and Ms. Collins) proposed an 
amendment to amendment No. 35 proposed by Mr. Bingaman to the bill, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 20, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:

     ``SEC.   . FUNDING FOR IDEA.

       ``Nothwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     provisions of this part, other than this section, shall have 
     no effect, except that funds appropriated pursuant to the 
     authority of this part shall be used to carry out part B of 
     the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1411 et seq.).
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                 JEFFORDS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 37

  Mr. LOTT (for Mr. Jeffords for himself, Mr. Gregg, and Ms. Collins) 
proposed an amendment to amendment No. 35 proposed by Mr. Bingaman to 
the bill, supra; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SEC.   . AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       In addition to other funds authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out part B of the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.), there are authorized 
     to be appropriated $150,000,000 to carry out such part.
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                       JEFFORDS AMENDMENT NO. 38

  Mr. JEFFORDS proposed an amendment to amendment No. 31 proposed by 
him to the bill, supra; as follows:

       In the language proposed to be stricken by amendment No. 
     31, at the appropriate place insert the following:

     SEC.   . PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT.

       The Secretary of Education shall prescribe requirements on 
     how States will provide for public comments and notice.
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                        ALLARD AMENDMENT NO. 39

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 280, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . `KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER' REGULATIONS RESCINDED

       (a) In General.--None of the following proposed regulations 
     may be published in final form and, to the extent that any 
     such regulation has become effective before the date of the 
     date of the enactment of this legislation, such regulation 
     shall cease to be effective as of such date:
       (1) The regulation proposed by the Comptroller of the 
     Currency to amend part 21 of title 12 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations, as published in the Federal Register on December 
     7, 1998.
       (2) The regulation proposed by the Director of the Office 
     of Thrift Supervision to amend part 563 of title 12 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations, as published in the Federal 
     Register on December 7, 1998.
       (3) The regulation proposed by the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System to amend parts 208, 211, and 225 
     of title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulation, as published 
     in the Federal Register on December 7, 1998.
       (4) The regulation proposed by the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation to amend part 326 of title 12 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations as published in the Federal 
     Register on December 7, 1998.
       (b) Prohibition on Similar Regulations.--None of the 
     Federal Banking Agencies referred to in subsection (a) may 
     prescribe any regulation which is substantially similar to, 
     or would have substantially the same effect as, any proposed 
     regulation described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of 
     subsection (a).
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                        ALLARD AMENDMENT NO. 40

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
amendment No. 31 proposed by Mr. Jeffords to the bill, supra; as 
follows:

       In the language proposed to be stricken, insert the 
     following:

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     SEC.   . `KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER' REGULATIONS RESCINDED

       (a) In General.--None of the following proposed regulations 
     may be published in final form and, to the extent that any 
     such regulation has become effective before the date of the 
     date of the enactment of this legislation, such regulation 
     shall cease to be effective as of such date:
       (1) The regulation proposed by the Comptroller of the 
     Currency to amend part 21 of title 12 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations, as published in the Federal Register on December 
     7, 1998.
       (2) The regulation proposed by the Director of the Office 
     of Thrift Supervision to amend part 563 of title 12 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations, as published in the Federal 
     Register on December 7, 1998.
       (3) The regulation proposed by the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System to amend parts 208, 211, and 225 
     of title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulation, as published 
     in the Federal Register on December 7, 1998.
       (4) The regulation proposed by the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation to amend part 326 title 12 of the Code 
     of Federal Regulations as published in the Federal Register 
     on December 7, 1998.
       (b) Prohibition on Similar Regulations.--None of the 
     Federal Banking Agencies referred to in subsection (a) may 
     prescribe any regulation which is substantially similar to, 
     or would have substantially the same effect as, any proposed 
     regulation described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of 
     subsection (a).

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