[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 10, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3851-S3852]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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                     EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ACT

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                        BOND AMENDMENT NO. 3145

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BOND submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill (S. 2) to extend programs and activities under the Elementary and 
Secondary Act of 1965; as follows:

       At the end of Title X--General Provisions, insert the 
     following section:

     SEC.  . DIRECT CHECK PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Short Title.--This part may be cited as the ``Direct 
     Check for Education Pilot Program''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) education should be a national priority but must remain 
     a local responsibility;
       (2) the Federal Government's competitive grant regulations 
     and involvement often create barriers and obstacles to local 
     creativity and reform;
       (3) parents, teachers, and local school districts must be 
     allowed and empowered to set local education priorities; and
       (4) schools and education professionals must be accountable 
     to the people and children served.
       (c) Definition.--
       (1) Competitive grants.--The term ``competitive grants'' 
     means programs in which local school districts apply directly 
     to the Department of Education and which funding is 
     determined and distributed by the Department to local school 
     districts. This does not include formula funds.
       (d) Direct Awards to Local Educational Agencies.--
       (1) Direct awards.--From amounts appropriated for 
     competitive grant programs included in this Act and provided 
     for under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall make direct 
     awards to not more than 50 local educational agencies in 
     amounts determined under paragraph (3) to enable the local 
     educational agencies to support programs or activities, for 
     kindergarten through grade 12 students, that the local 
     educational agencies deem appropriate.
       (A) Priority consideration shall be given by the Secretary 
     to the first applicant from each State that is eligible. 
     Sixty days after the application deadline for this section as 
     set by the Secretary, the Secretary may make funding 
     available to multiple local educational agencies within a 
     State as long as the total number of participating local 
     educational agencies does not exceed fifty.
       (2) Funding.--From amounts appropriated on an annual fiscal 
     year basis for competitive grant programs included in this 
     act, with the exclusion of Title II, the Secretary shall 
     provide an amount from these funds available as determined 
     under paragraph (3).
       (3) Determination of amount.--
       (A) Per child amount.--The Secretary, using the information 
     provided under subsection (e), shall determine a per child 
     amount for a year by dividing the total amount appropriated 
     under subsection (d)(2) for the year, by the average daily 
     attendance of kindergarten through grade 12 students in all 
     States for the preceding year.
       (B) Local educational agency award.--The Secretary, using 
     the information provided under subsection (e), shall 
     determine

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     the amount provided to each local educational agency under 
     this section for a year by multiplying.--
       (i) the per child amount determined under subparagraph (A) 
     for the year; by
       (ii) the average daily attendance of kindergarten through 
     grade 12 students that are served by the local educational 
     agency for the preceding year.
       (e) Census Determination.--
       (1) In general.--Each local educational agency shall 
     conduct a census to determine the average daily attendance of 
     kindergarten through garde 12 students served by the local 
     educational agency not later than December 1 of each year.
       (2) Submission.--Each local educational agency shall submit 
     the number described in paragraph (1) to the Secretary not 
     later than March 1 of each year.
       (f) Penalty.--If the Secretary determines that a local 
     educational agency has knowingly submitted false information 
     under subsection (e) for the purpose of gaining additional 
     funds under this section, then the local educational agency 
     shall be fined an amount equal to twice the difference 
     between the amount the local educational agency received 
     under this section, and the correct amount the local 
     educational agency would have received under this section if 
     the agency had submitted accurate information under 
     subsection (e).
       (g) Disbursal.--The Secretary shall disburse the amount 
     awarded to a local educational agency under this section for 
     a fiscal year not later than July 1 of each year.
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             MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001

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                        ROBB AMENDMENT NO. 3146

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. ROBB submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him the 
bill (S. 2521) making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, there is appropriated for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, for expenses, not otherwise 
     provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of 
     the Navy and the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, 
     $220,000,000: Provided, That the amount made available by 
     this heading shall be available for ship depot maintenance; 
     Provided further, That the entire amount made available by 
     this heading is designated as an emergency requirement under 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).

 Mr. ROBB. Mr. President, tomorrow I intend to offer an 
amendment (No. 3146) to address our critical ship maintenance 
shortfalls in fiscal year 2000 as part of the military construction 
appropriations bill for fiscal year 2001. I am filing this amendment 
tonight.

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