SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Law Enforcement Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) effective and impartial enforcement of the law is one
        of the most important functions of the government;
            (2) the preservation of our form of Government and the
        rights of our citizens are dependent upon competent and
        professional law enforcement agencies;
            (3) responsibility for law enforcement in the United States
        resides primarily with State and local governments;
            (4)(A) one-third of all Americans live in nonurban areas
        and 90 percent of all law enforcement agencies serve
        populations of fewer than 25,000 residents; and
            (B) 75 percent serve a population of fewer than 10,000
        residents;
            (5) rural violent crime has increased over 35 percent from
        1985 to 1995, and is taking a toll on rural citizens and rural
        law enforcement practitioners;
            (6) approximately 22,400 local government entities exist in
        the 50 States, and the needs of rural law enforcement in the
        areas of research, technical assistance, and the delivery of
        executive education and training programs have been jointly
        identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
        Department of Justice, and the National Center for Rural Law
        Enforcement at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock; and
            (7) the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement at the
        University of Arkansas at Little Rock will continue to
        cooperate with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the
        Department of Justice to promote the development and
        implementation of training and education programs for rural law
        enforcement agencies.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL CENTER FOR RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Title XVIII of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended by adding at the end the following
new subtitle:

        ``Subtitle D--National Center for Rural Law Enforcement

``SEC. 180401. ESTABLISHMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--There is established at the University of
Arkansas, at Little Rock, the National Center for Rural Law
Enforcement.
    ``(b) Advisory Board.--
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be established within the
        National Center for Rural Law Enforcement an Advisory Board
        (referred to in this Act as the `Advisory Board') that shall be
        comprised of 15 members, of whom--
                    ``(A) 10 shall be selected by the Attorney General
                of the United States, in consultation with the Director
                of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, from personnel
                of rural law enforcement agencies serving communities
                with populations of less than 25,000 people, 2 from
                each of 5 regions (including the Northeast, Northwest,
                Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest);
                    ``(B) 2 shall be selected by the Attorney General
                from personnel of State law enforcement agencies, 1
                from training and 1 from law enforcement;
                    ``(C) 2 shall be selected by the Director of the
                Federal Bureau of Investigation from employees of the
                Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
                    ``(D) the Executive Director of the National Center
                for Rural Law Enforcement, who shall serve as a
                permanent member of the Advisory Board.
            ``(2) Powers.--
                    ``(A) Terms of the Advisory Board members will be
                for 1 year, with 3 members rotating each year. The
                first Advisory Board members, at their first meeting,
                will draw lots from 1 to 5 years.
                    ``(B) The Advisory Board members shall formulate,
                adopt, and publish guidelines governing the operation
                of the Center, consistent with its mission.
            ``(3) Travel expenses.--The members of the Advisory Board
        shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
        subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
        Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business
        in performance of services for the Advisory Board.
    ``(c) Executive Director.--
            ``(1) Appointment.--The Attorney General shall appoint the
        Executive Director of the National Center for Rural Law
        Enforcement in consultation with the Director of the Federal
        Bureau of Investigation and the Chancellor of the University of
        Arkansas at Little Rock. The Executive Director shall serve a
        term not longer than 5 years.
            ``(2) Duties.--The Executive Director shall have the duties
        and responsibilities fulfilling functions as set forth in this
        Act, including the preparation and submission of a periodic
        report to the Advisory Board and the Chancellor of the
        University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
    ``(d) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement, with the advice of the
Advisory Board, may procure temporary and intermittent services under
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals
that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay
prescribed for members of the Senior Executive Service, ES-6, Level V
of the Executive Schedule as authorized by section 5352 of such title.

``SEC. 180402. FUNCTIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director of the National Center for Rural
Law Enforcement shall provide for--
            ``(1) the training of supervisory and executive managers of
        rural law enforcement in a systematic and effective manner;
            ``(2) the support of rural law enforcement agencies with
        technical assistance and practical and focused research;
            ``(3) equitable education and training opportunities for
        rural law enforcement personnel;
            ``(4) the delivery of training programs by Federal agencies
        and the Center;
            ``(5) the promotion, development, and adoption of a
        voluntary national system of education and training standards
        and certification;
            ``(6) the development and dissemination of information
        designed to assist States and units of local government in
        rural areas throughout the country;
            ``(7) grants to, and contracts with, Federal, State, and
        general units of local government, public and private agencies,
        educational institutions, organizations, and individuals to
        carry out this subtitle;
            ``(8) the establishment and continuation of a clearinghouse
        and information center for the collection, preparation, and
        dissemination of information on criminal justice and rural law
        enforcement, including programs for prevention of crime and
        recidivism, and management training of law enforcement
        personnel;
            ``(9) assistance and service in a consulting capacity to
        Federal, State, and local criminal justice agencies in the
        development, maintenance, and coordination of programs,
        facilities and services, training, research, and prevention
        with respect to crime in rural areas;
            ``(10) the encouragement and assistance to Federal, State,
        and local government programs and services, and programs for
        law enforcement officers, judges and judicial personnel,
        probation and parole personnel, correctional personnel, welfare
        workers, and other persons;
            ``(11) the development of technical training teams to aid
        in the development of seminars, workshops, and training
        programs within the States and with the State and local
        agencies that work with rural law enforcement managers;
            ``(12) the conduct, encouragement, and coordination of
        research relating to law enforcement and criminal justice
        issues, including the causes, diagnosis, and prevention of
        criminal activity;
            ``(13) the formulation and dissemination of rural law
        enforcement policy, goals, standards, and recommendations for
        Federal, State, and local criminal justice agencies,
        organizations, institutions, and personnel; and
            ``(14) evaluation programs that study the effectiveness of
        new approaches, techniques, systems, programs, and devices
employed to improve rural law enforcement systems.
    ``(b) Authority.--The National Center for Rural Law Enforcement
may--
            ``(1) enter into contracts with public or private agencies,
        organizations, or individuals for the performance of any of the
        functions of the Center;
            ``(2) enter into cooperative agreements with Federal,
        State, and local agencies and nonprofit entities to carry out
        the functions of the Center;
            ``(3) arrange with and reimburse the heads of Federal
        departments and agencies for the use of personnel, facilities,
        or equipment of such departments and agencies;
            ``(4) confer with and avail itself of the assistance,
        services, records, and facilities of State and local
        governments or other public or private agencies, organizations,
        and individuals; and
            ``(5) procure the services of experts and consultants in
        accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at
        rates of compensation not to exceed the daily equivalent of the
        rate authorized for members of the Senior Executive Service,
        ES-6, Level 5, as authorized by section 5352 of title 5, United
        States Code.
    ``(c) Methods.--In carrying out its functions under this section,
the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement shall--
            ``(1) utilize consensus building;
            ``(2) work in cooperation with--
                    ``(A) rural, nonurban law enforcement agencies;
                    ``(B) agencies of Federal, State, and local
                governments; and
                    ``(C) institutions of higher learning, law
                enforcement associations, and other not-for-profit
                organizations;
            ``(3) request and receive from other Federal departments
        and agencies such statistics, data, program reports, and other
        materials necessary for the Center to carry out its functions;
            ``(4) arrange with and reimburse the heads of other Federal
        departments and agencies for the use of personnel, facilities,
        or equipment of such departments and agencies; and
            ``(5) use the assistance, services, records, and facilities
        of State and local governments or other public or private
        agencies, organizations, and individuals.

``SEC. 180403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
subtitle, as a separate line item in the Department of Justice
Appropriations Act--
            ``(1) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
            ``(2) such sums as are necessary for each of the fiscal
        years 1999 through 2002.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended by adding at
the end of the matter relating to title XVIII, the following:

        ``Subtitle D--National Center for Rural Law Enforcement

``Sec. 180401. Establishment.
``Sec. 180402. Functions.
``Sec. 180403. Authorization of appropriations.''.

Summary: Rural Law Enforcement Act of 1997 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to establish: (1) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement. And (2) an Advisory Board to formulate, adopt, and publish guidelines governing the operation of the Center. Sets forth provisions regarding the Center's: (1) functions, (2) authority, and (3) methods . Authorizes appropriations.

Rural Law Enforcement Act of 1997


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commission to Study the Federal
Statistical System Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress, recognizing the importance of statistical information
in the development and administration of policies for the private and
public sector, finds that--
            (1) accurate Federal statistics are required to develop,
        implement, and evaluate government policies and laws;
            (2) Federal spending consistent with legislative intent
        requires accurate and appropriate statistical information;
            (3) business and individual economic decisions are
        influenced by Federal statistics and contracts are often based
        on such statistics;
            (4) statistical information on the manufacturing and
        agricultural sectors is more complete than statistical
        information regarding the service sector which employs more
        than half the Nation's workforce;
            (5) experts in the private and public sector have long-
        standing concerns about the accuracy and adequacy of numerous
        Federal statistics, including the Consumer Price Index, gross
        domestic product, trade data, wage data, and the poverty rate;
            (6) Federal statistical data should be accurate,
        consistent, and continuous;
            (7) the Federal statistical infrastructure should be
        modernized to accommodate the increasingly complex and ever
        changing American economy;
            (8) Federal statistical agencies should utilize all
        practical technologies to disseminate statistics to the public;
        and
            (9) the Federal statistical infrastructure should maintain
        the privacy of individuals.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the Commission to Study the Federal Statistical System (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 13
        members of whom--
                    (A) 5 shall be appointed by the President;
                    (B) 4 shall be appointed by the President pro
                tempore of the Senate, in consultation with the
                majority leader and minority leader of the Senate; and
                    (C) 4 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
                House of Representatives, in consultation with the
                majority leader and minority leader of the House of
                Representatives.
            (2) Political party limitation.--(A) Of the 5 members of
        the Commission appointed under paragraph (1)(A), no more than 3
        members may be members of the same political party.
            (B) Of the 4 members of the Commission appointed under
        subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1), respectively, no
        more than 2 members may be members of the same political party.
            (3) Consultation before appointments.--In making
        appointments under paragraph (1), the President, the President
        pro tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
        Representatives shall consult with the National Science
        Foundation and appropriate professional organizations, such as
        the American Economic Association and the American Statistical
        Association.
            (4) Qualifications.--An individual appointed to serve on
        the Commission--
                    (A) shall have expertise in statistical policy and
                a background in such disciplines as actuarial science,
                demography, economics, and finance;
                    (B) may not be a Federal officer or employee; and
                    (C) should be an academician, a statistics user in
                the private sector, or a former government official
                with experience related to--
                            (i) the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
                        Department of Labor; or
                            (ii) the Bureau of Economic Analysis or the
                        Bureau of the Census of the Department of
                        Commerce.
            (5) Date.--The appointments of the members of the
        Commission shall be made no later than 150 days after the date
        of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed
for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.
    (d) Initial Meeting.--No later than 30 days after the date on which
all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall
hold its first meeting.
    (e) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
Chairman.
    (f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
    (g) Chairman.--The President shall designate a Chairman of the
Commission from among the members.

SEC. 4. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a
        comprehensive study of all matters relating to the Federal
        statistical infrastructure, including longitudinal surveys
        conducted by private agencies and partially funded by the
        Federal Government.
            (2) Study and recommendations.--The matters studied by and
        recommendations of the Commission shall include--
                    (A) an examination of multipurpose statistical
                agencies that collect and analyze data of broad
                interest across department and function areas, such as
                the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the
                Census of the Commerce Department, and the Bureau of
                Labor Statistics of the Labor Department;
                    (B) a review and evaluation of the collection of
                data for purposes of administering such programs as
                Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance and
                Unemployment Insurance under the Social Security Act;
                    (C) a review and evaluation of the mission and
                organization of various statistical agencies,
                including--
                            (i) recommendations with respect to
                        statistical activities that should be expanded
                        or deleted;
                            (ii) the order of priority such activities
                        should be carried out;
                            (iii) a review of the advantages and
                        disadvantages of a centralized statistical
                        agency or a partial consolidation of the
                        agencies for the Federal Government; and
                            (iv) an assessment of which agencies could
                        be consolidated into such an agency;
                    (D) an examination of the methodology involved in
                producing official data and recommendations for
                technical changes to improve statistics;
                    (E) an evaluation of the accuracy and
                appropriateness of key statistical indicators and
                recommendations of ways to improve such accuracy and
                appropriateness;
                    (F) a review of interagency coordination of
                statistical data and recommendations of methods to
                standardize collection procedures and surveys, as
                appropriate, and presentation of data throughout the
                Federal system;
                    (G) a review of information technology and
                recommendations of appropriate methods for
                disseminating statistical data, with special emphasis
                on resources, such as the Internet, that allow the
                public to obtain information in a timely and cost-
                effective manner;
                    (H) an examination of individual privacy in the
                context of statistical data;
                    (I) a comparison of the United States statistical
                system to statistical systems of other nations;
                    (J) a consideration of the coordination of
                statistical data with other nations and international
                agencies, such as the Organization for Economic
                Cooperation and Development; and
                    (K) a recommendation of a strategy for maintaining
                a modern and efficient Federal statistical
                infrastructure as the needs of the United States
                change.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) Interim report.--No later than June 1, 1998, the
        Commission shall submit an interim report on the study
        conducted under subsection (a) to the President and to the
        Congress.
            (2) Final report.--No later than January 15, 1999, the
        Commission shall submit a final report to the President and the
        Congress which shall contain a detailed statement of the
        findings and conclusions of the Commission, and recommendations
        for such legislation and administrative actions as the
        Commission considers appropriate.

SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act
at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such
evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out the
purposes of this Act.
    (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may secure
directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the
Commission considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Upon request of the Chairman of the Commission, the head of such
department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
    (c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
    (d) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or
donations of services or property.

SEC. 6. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each member of
        the Commission shall be compensated at a rate equal to the
        daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for
        level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title
        5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time)
        during which such member is engaged in the performance of the
        duties of the Commission.
            (2) Chairman.--The Chairman shall be compensated at a rate
        equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay
        prescribed for level III of the Executive Schedule under
        section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day
        (including travel time) during which such member is engaged in
        the performance of the duties of the Commission.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at
rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes
or regular places of business in the performance of services for the
Commission. Such travel may include travel outside the United States.
    (c) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission
        shall, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United
        States Code, relating to the competitive service, appoint an
        executive director who shall be paid at a rate equivalent to a
        rate established for the Senior Executive Service under section
        5382 of title 5, United States Code. The Commission shall
        appoint such additional personnel as the Commission determines
        to be necessary to provide support for the Commission, and may
        compensate such additional personnel without regard to the
        provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to the
        competitive service.
            (2) Limitation.--The total number of employees of the
        Commission (including the executive director) may not exceed
        30.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government
employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and
such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service
status or privilege.
    (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The
Chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates
for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule
under section 5316 of such title.

SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the
Commission submits the final report of the Commission.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 for fiscal year
1997, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and $2,500,000 for fiscal year
1999 to the Commission to carry out the purposes of this Act.

Summary: Commission to Study the Federal Statistical System Act of 1996 - Establishes the Commission to Study the Federal Statistical System. Directs the Commission to study all matters relating to Federal statistical infrastructure, including longitudinal surveys conducted by private agencies and partially funded by the Federal Government. Authorizes appropriations.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reserve Reform Act of
1995''.

SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP OF THE FEDERAL OPEN MARKET ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) In General.--Section 12A(a) of the Federal Reserve Act (12
U.S.C. 263(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Establishment of Advisory Committee.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established a Federal Open
        Market Advisory Committee (hereafter in this section referred
        to as the `Advisory Committee'), which shall consist of the
        presidents of the Federal Reserve banks.
            ``(2) Chairperson.--The president of the Federal Reserve
        Bank of New York shall serve as the chairperson of the Advisory
        Committee.
            ``(3) Meetings.--The meetings of the Advisory Committee
        shall be held in Washington, District of Columbia, not less
        than 4 times each year upon the call of the Board.
            ``(4) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall advise the
        Board on the conduct of open-market operations.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Federal reserve act.--The Federal Reserve Act (12
        U.S.C. 221 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 2A (12 U.S.C. 225a)--
                            (i) by striking ``and the Federal Open
                        Market Committee'' each place it appears; and
                            (ii) in the sixth sentence, by striking
                        ``determine'' and inserting ``determines'';
                    (B) in the tenth undesignated paragraph of section
                10 (12 U.S.C. 247a)--
                            (i) by striking ``and by the Federal Open
                        Market Committee''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and the Committee'';
                    (C) in section 12A (12 U.S.C. 263)--
                            (i) in subsection (b)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Committee'' each
                                place it appears and inserting
                                ``Board''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``Regulations.--
                                '' before ``No Federal Reserve''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (c), by inserting
                        ``Accommodation of Commerce and Business.--''
                        before ``The time''; and
                    (D) in section 14(b)(2) (12 U.S.C. 355(2)), by
                striking ``Federal Open Market Committee'' and
                inserting ``Board''.
            (2) International lending supervision act of 1983.--Section
        911(a)(3)(C) of the International Lending Supervision Act of
        1983 (12 U.S.C. 3910(a)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ``Federal
        Open Market Committee'' and inserting ``Board of Governors of
        the Federal Reserve System''.

SEC. 3. CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND THE SECRETARY
              OF THE TREASURY, THE DIRECTOR OF THE OMB, AND THE
              CHAIRMAN OF THE CEA.

    Section 2A of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 225a) (as amended
by section 2(b)(1)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Board of
        Governors'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Board of Governors''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Consultation Required.--The Board of Governors shall meet and
consult with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, and the chairman of the Council of Economic
Advisors--
            ``(1) during the 30-day period immediately preceding the
        date on which each report required under     the second
sentence of subsection (a) is submitted to the Congress by the Board of
Governors; and
            ``(2) during the 30-day period beginning on the date which
        is 100 days immediately preceding the date by which the
        President is required to submit the budget under section
        1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.''.

SEC. 4. APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN.

    (a) Appointment of the Chairman and Vice Chairman.--The second
undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (12
U.S.C. 242) is amended by striking the third sentence and inserting the
following: ``The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, one member of the Board to serve as Chairman.
The term of such member as Chairman shall expire on January 31 of the
first calendar year beginning after the end of the term of the
President who appointed such member as Chairman. If a member appointed
as Chairman does not complete the term of such office as established in
the preceding sentence, the President shall appoint, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, another member to complete the
unexpired portion of such term. The President shall also appoint, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one member of the Board
to serve as Vice Chairman for a term of 4 years. The Chairman and the
Vice Chairman may each serve after the end of their respective terms
until a successor has taken office.''.
    (b) Performance of Duties.--The second undesignated paragraph of
section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 242) (as amended by
subsection (a) of this section) is amended by inserting after the
seventh sentence the following: ``In the event of the absence or
unavailability of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman or (in the Vice
Chairman's absence) another member of the Board may be designated by
the Chairman to perform the duties of the office of the Chairman. If a
vacancy occurs in the office of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman shall
perform the duties of the Chairman until a successor takes office. If a
vacancy occurs in the office of the Vice Chairman while the office of
the Chairman is vacant, the member of the Board with the most years of
service on the Board shall perform the duties of the Chairman until a
successor takes office.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date
        of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Current chairman to complete term.--Notwithstanding the
        amendment made by subsection (a), any member who holds the
        office of Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal
        Reserve System on the date of enactment of this Act shall
        continue in such office during the remainder of the term to
        which such member was appointed.

SEC. 5. DISCLOSURE OF INTERMEDIATE TARGETS.

    Section 12A(b) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 263(b)) (as
amended by section 2(b)(1)(C)(i)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each change,
of any nature whatsoever, in the intermediate targets for monetary
policy, which change is adopted by the Board, shall be disclosed to the
public on the date on which such change is adopted. For purposes of
this subsection, the term `intermediate targets' means any policy
objectives regarding monetary aggregates, credit aggregates, prices,
interest rates, or bank reserves.''.

SEC. 6. AUDIT OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.

    Section 714(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or'' at the end; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4) and inserting
        the following:
            ``(2) memoranda, letters, or other written communications
        between or among members of the Board of Governors of the
        Federal Reserve System or officers or employees of the Federal
        Reserve System relating to any transaction described in
        paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 7. BOARD SUBJECT TO BUDGET PROCESS.

    Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Federal Reserve Board Budget Treatment.--Not later than
October 16 of each year, the estimated receipts and proposed
expenditures of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
and all Federal Reserve banks for the current year and the next 2
succeeding years shall be transmitted by the Board to the President.
The President shall transmit to the Congress the information received
in accordance with this subsection, without change, together with the
budget transmitted to the Congress under subsection (a).''.

Summary: Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to abolish the current Federal Open Market Committee, on which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System sits, and replace it with a Federal Open Market Advisory Committee, on which the Board does not sit, which shall advise the Board on the conduct of open-market operations. Requires the Board to meet and consult with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during specified periods. Revises the term of the Chairman of the Board to expire on January 31 of the first calendar year beginning after the end of the term of the President who appointed the Chairman. Provides for performance of the duties of Chairman and Vice Chairman in the event of absence, unavailability, or vacancy. Mandates that each Board-adopted change in the intermediate targets for monetary policy be disclosed to the public upon its date of adoption. Amends Federal law to: (1) instruct the Comptroller General to audit written communications by members of the Board or officers or employees of the Federal Reserve System with respect to financial transactions. And (2) mandate an annual transmittal to the President and the Congress of all estimated receipts and proposed expenditures of the Board and all Federal Reserve banks for the current year and the next two succeeding years.

Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1995


SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE A RULE RELATING TO ERGONOMICS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The National Academy of Sciences issued a report
        entitled `Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace--Low Back
        and Upper Extremities' on January 18, 2001. The report was
        issued after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
        promulgated a final rule relating to ergonomics (published at
        65 Fed. Reg. 68261 (2000)).
            (2) According to the National Academy of Sciences,
        musculoskeletal disorders of the low back and upper extremities
        are an important and costly national health problem. An
        estimated 1,000,000 workers each year lose time from work as a
        result of work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
            (3) Conservative estimates of the economic burden imposed
        by work-related musculoskeletal disorders, as measured by
        compensation costs, lost wages, and lost productivity, are
        between $45,000,000,000 and $54,000,000,000 annually.
            (4) Congress enacted the Occupational Safety and Health Act
        of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) to `assure so far as possible
        every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful
        working conditions,' and charged the Secretary of Labor with
        implementing the Act to accomplish this purpose.
            (5) Promulgation of a standard on workplace ergonomics is
        needed to address a serious workplace safety and health problem
        and to protect working men and women from work-related
        musculoskeletal disorders. Any workplace ergonomics standard
        should take into account the cost and feasibility of compliance
        with such requirements and the sound science of the National
        Academy of Sciences report.
    (b) Authority to Issue Rule.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
        Act, the Secretary of Labor shall, in accordance with section 6
        of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C.
        655), issue a final rule relating to ergonomics. The standard
        under the final rule shall take effect not later than 90 days
        after the date on which the rule is promulgated.
            (2) Requirements for standard.--The standard described in
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) address work-related musculoskeletal disorders
                and workplace ergonomic hazards;
                    (B) not apply to musculoskeletal disorders that are
                not related to work;
                    (C) set forth in clear terms--
                            (i) the circumstances under which an
                        employer is required to take action to address
                        ergonomic hazards;
                            (ii) the measures required of an employer
                        under the standard; and
                            (iii) the compliance obligations of an
                        employer under the standard;
                    (D) emphasize the prevention of injuries before
                they occur; and
                    (E) cover all industries where workers are exposed
                to workplace ergonomic hazards and there are
                economically and technologically feasible measures to
                control these hazards.
            (3) Basis for standard.--The standard described in
        paragraph (1) shall be based upon--
                    (A) the best available evidence, including the
                complete record of evidence assembled by the Department
                of Labor on ergonomics in Docket S-777, initiated
                August 3, 1992; and
                    (B) employer and industry practices that have
                effectively reduced exposures to ergonomic hazards and
                the occurrence of work-related musculoskeletal
                disorders.
        In promulgating the standard, the Secretary shall consider
        existing standards on ergonomics or preventing work-related
        musculoskeletal disorders established by national consensus or
        recognized private standard setting organizations, States, and
        other countries.
            (4) Authorization.--Paragraph (1) shall be considered a
        specific authorization by Congress in accordance with section
        801(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, with respect to the
        issuance of a new ergonomic rule.
            (5) Prohibition.--In issuing a new rule under this
        subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall ensure that nothing in
        the rule expands the application of State workers' compensation
        laws.
            (6) Standard setting authority.--Nothing in this subsection
        shall be construed to restrict or alter the authority of the
        Secretary of Labor under the Occupational Safety and Health Act
        of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) to adopt health or safety
        standards (as defined in section 3(8) (29 U.S.C. 652(8)) of
        such Act) pursuant to section 6 (29 U.S.C. 655) of such Act.
            (7) Information and training materials.--The Secretary of
        Labor shall, prior to the date on which the new rule under this
        subsection becomes effective, develop information and training
        materials, and implement an outreach program and other
        initiatives, to provide compliance assistance to employers and
        employees concerning the new rule and the requirements under
        the rule.

Summary: Directs the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with specified provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, to issue a final rule relating to ergonomics.

A bill to provide for the reissuance of a rule relating to ergonomics.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Program
Reauthorization and Environmental Accountability Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING
              REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1267) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (l);
            (2) in subsection (e)(7), by inserting ``by the Federal
        Government or a State government'' after ``funded'' each place
        it appears; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
    ``(j) Environmental Accountability.--
            ``(1) Implementation plan.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after
                the date of enactment of this paragraph, the
                Administrator shall complete a plan for achieving the
                nutrient and sediment reduction goals described in the
                agreement entered into by the Chesapeake Executive
                Council entitled `Chesapeake 2000' and dated June 28,
                2000.
                    ``(B) Inclusions.--The plan shall include--
                            ``(i) a timeline identifying--
                                    ``(I) annual goals for achieving
                                the overall nutrient and sediment
                                reduction goals; and
                                    ``(II) the estimated annual costs
                                of reaching the annual goals identified
                                under subclause (I);
                            ``(ii) a description of any measure,
                        including monitoring or modeling, that the
                        Administrator will use to assess progress made
                        toward achieving a goal described in
                        subparagraph (A) in--
                                    ``(I) each jurisdictional tributary
                                strategy basin of the Chesapeake Bay;
                                and
                                    ``(II) the Chesapeake Bay watershed
                                as a whole; and
                            ``(iii) a description of any Federal or
                        non-Federal activity necessary to achieve the
                        nutrient and sediment reduction goals,
                        including an identification of any party that
                        is responsible for carrying out the activity.
            ``(2) Annual tributary health report card.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than January 31 of
                each year, the Administrator shall publish and widely
                circulate a `tributary health report card' to evaluate,
                based on monitoring and modeling data, progress made
                during the preceding year (including any practice
                implemented during the year), and overall progress
                made, in achieving and maintaining nutrient and
                sediment reduction goals for each major tributary of
                the Chesapeake Bay and each separable segment of such a
                tributary.
                    ``(B) Baseline.--The baseline for the report card
                (referred to in this paragraph as the `baseline') shall
                be the tributary cap load allocation agreement numbered
                EPA 903-R-03-007, dated December 2003, and entitled
                `Setting and Allocating the Chesapeake Bay Basin
                Nutrient and Sediment Loads: The Collaborative Process,
                Technical Tools and Innovative Approaches'.
                    ``(C) Inclusions.--The report card shall include,
                for each jurisdictional tributary strategy basin of the
                Chesapeake Bay--
                            ``(i) an identification of the total
                        allocation of nutrients and sediments under the
                        baseline;
                            ``(ii) the monitored and modeled quantities
                        of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment
                        reductions achieved during the preceding year,
                        expressed numerically and as a percentage of
                        reduction;
                            ``(iii) a list (organized from least to
                        most progress made) that ranks the comparative
                        progress made, based on the percentage of
                        reduction under clause (ii), by each
                        jurisdictional tributary strategy basin toward
                        meeting the annual allocation goal of that
                        jurisdictional tributary strategy basin for
                        nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment; and
                            ``(iv) to the maximum extent practicable,
                        an identification of the principal sources of
                        pollutants of the tributaries, including
                        airborne sources of pollutants.
                    ``(D) Use of data; consideration.--In preparing the
                report, the Administrator shall--
                            ``(i) use monitoring data and data
                        submitted under paragraph (3)(A); and
                            ``(ii) take into consideration drought and
                        wet weather conditions.
            ``(3) Actions by states.--
                    ``(A) Submission of information.--Not later than
                December 31 of each year, each of the States of
                Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
                and West Virginia and the District of Columbia shall
                submit to the Administrator information describing, for
                each jurisdictional tributary strategy basin of the
                Chesapeake Bay located in the State or District, for
                the preceding year--
                            ``(i) the nutrient and sediment cap load
                        allocation of the jurisdictional tributary
                        strategy basin;
                            ``(ii) the principal sources of nutrients
                        and sediment in the jurisdictional tributary
                        strategy basin, by category;
                            ``(iii) for each category of pollutant
                        source, the technologies or practices used to
                        achieve reductions, including levels of best
                        management practices implementation and sewage
                        treatment plant upgrades; and
                            ``(iv) any Federal, State, or non-Federal
                        funding used to implement a technology or
                        practice described in clause (iii).
                    ``(B) Audit.--Not later than 1 year after the date
                of enactment of this subparagraph, and triennially
                thereafter, the Inspector General of the Environmental
                Protection Agency shall audit the information submitted
                by States under subparagraph (A) for accuracy.
                    ``(C) Failure to act.--The Administrator shall not
                make a grant to a State under this Act if the State
                fails to submit any information in accordance with
                subparagraph (A).
    ``(k) Reporting Requirements.--
            ``(1) Office of management and budget.--
                    ``(A) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days
                after the date of enactment of this subsection, the
                Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
                submit to the appropriate committees of the Senate and
                the House of Representatives a report describing the
                feasibility and advisability of--
                            ``(i) combining into a single fund certain
                        or all funds (including formula and grant
                        funds) made available to each Federal agency to
                        carry out restoration activities relating to
                        the Chesapeake Bay; and
                            ``(ii) notwithstanding any issue relating
                        to jurisdiction, distributing amounts from that
                        fund in accordance with the priority of water
                        quality improvement activities identified under
                        the Chesapeake Bay Program.
                    ``(B) Annual report.--Not later than February 15 of
                each year, the Director of the Office of Management and
                Budget shall submit to the appropriate committees of
                the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
                containing--
                            ``(i) an interagency crosscut budget that
                        displays the proposed budget for use by each
                        Federal agency in carrying out restoration
                        activities relating to the Chesapeake Bay for
                        the following fiscal year; and
                            ``(ii) a detailed accounting of all funds
                        received and obligated by Federal and State
                        governments (including formula and grant funds,
                        such as State revolving loan funds and
                        agriculture conservation funds) to achieve the
                        objectives of the Chesapeake Bay Program during
                        the preceding fiscal year.
            ``(2) Environmental protection agency.--Not later than
        April 15 of each year, the Administrator, in cooperation with
        appropriate Federal agencies, as determined by the
        Administrator, shall submit to the appropriate committees of
        the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
        containing--
                    ``(A)(i) an estimate of the reduction in levels of
                nutrients and sediments in the Chesapeake Bay and its
                tributaries; and
                    ``(ii) a comparison of each estimated reduction
                under clause (i) and the appropriate annual goal
                described in the implementation plan under subsection
                (j)(1);
                    ``(B) based on review by the Administrator of the
                budget and implementation plans of each Federal agency,
                and any tributary strategy of an appropriate State
                agency--
                            ``(i) an estimate of the reductions in
                        pollutants likely to occur as a result of each
                        program of an agency under this section during
                        the subsequent 1-year and 5-year periods,
                        including--
                                    ``(I) an analysis of the success or
                                failure of each program in achieving
                                nutrient and sediment reduction; and
                                    ``(II) an estimated timeline during
                                which a reduction in nutrient and
                                sediment pollution will occur; and
                            ``(ii) accounting for other trend data, an
                        estimate of the actual reduction in the
                        quantities of nutrients and sediments in the
                        Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries from all
                        sources that has occurred over the preceding 1-
                        year and 5-year periods; and
                    ``(C) the technical basis and reliability of each
                estimate under this paragraph.''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1267) is amended by striking subsection (l) (as redesignated by section
2) and inserting the following:
    ``(l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2006 through 2010, to remain available until expended.''.

Summary: Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Environmental Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) complete a plan for achieving the nutrient and sediment reduction goals described in the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement. (2) publish and circulate an annual tributary health report card to evaluate progress made in achieving and maintaining nutrient and sediment reduction goals for each major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. And (3) make annual reports to Congress on nutrient and sediment reduction in the Chesapeake Bay. Requires the states of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia and the District of Columbia to submit information to the Administrator annually on actions taken by such states to achieve nutrient and sediment reductions in the Chesapeake Bay. Directs the Office of Management and Budget to report to Congress on the funding of restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay. Increases and extends through FY2010 the authorization of appropriations for the Chesapeake Bay Program.

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require environmental accountability and reporting and to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Innovation Pilot Act of
2011''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to support State, local, and tribal leadership and
        innovation in preparing all students to meet State-developed
        college and career ready academic content standards and student
        academic achievement standards, by establishing a process to
        permit State, local, and tribal educational leaders to
        implement alternative and innovative strategies to improve
        student academic achievement and otherwise meet the purposes of
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
        6301 et seq.); and
            (2) to direct the Secretary of Education to defer to State,
        local, and tribal judgments regarding how best to accomplish
        the purposes of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
        1965.

SEC. 3. WAIVERS OF STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 9401 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7861) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Request for waiver.--A State educational agency,
        local educational agency, or Indian tribe that receives funds
        under a program authorized under this Act may submit a request
        to the Secretary to waive any statutory or regulatory
        requirement of this Act.
            ``(2) Receipt of waiver.--Except as provided in subsection
        (c), the Secretary shall waive any statutory or regulatory
        requirement of this Act for a State educational agency, local
        educational agency, Indian tribe, or school (through a local
        educational agency), that submits a waiver request pursuant to
        this subsection.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
                        (A), by inserting ``, which shall include a
                        plan'' after ``waiver request to the
                        Secretary'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and
                        how the waiving of those requirements will''
                        and all that follows through the end, and
                        inserting a semicolon;
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
                        subparagraph (F); and
                            (iv) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D),
                        and inserting the following:
                    ``(C) reasonably demonstrates that the waiver will
                improve instruction for students, advance student
                academic achievement, and contribute to student mastery
                of knowledge and skills, consistent with the State's
                college and career ready academic content standards and
                student academic achievement standards;
                    ``(D) describes the methods the State educational
                agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe will
                use to--
                            ``(i) monitor the effectiveness of the
                        implementation of the plan; and
                            ``(ii) assure regular evaluation and
                        continuous improvement of the plan;
                    ``(E) as applicable to the waiver request--
                            ``(i) describes the State educational
                        agency, local educational agency, or Indian
                        tribe's process for making valid and meaningful
                        accountability determinations, based on student
                        academic achievement, to review the success of
                        schools and local educational agencies or
                        Indian tribes in implementing the State's
                        college and career ready academic content
                        standards and student academic achievement
                        standards;
                            ``(ii) describes the State educational
                        agency, local educational agency, or Indian
                        tribe's process for accurately and meaningfully
                        identifying, supporting, and intervening in
                        underperforming schools, consistent with
                        applicable State or local policy; and
                            ``(iii) includes information on how the
                        State educational agency, local educational
                        agency, or Indian tribe will maintain and
                        improve transparency in reporting to parents
                        and the public on student achievement and
                        school performance, including the achievement
                        of students according to the student subgroups
                        described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of
                        section 1111(b)(2)(B)(viii); and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II), by striking ``(on
                behalf of, and based on the requests of, local
                educational agencies)'' and inserting ``(on their own
                behalf, or on behalf of, and based on the requests of,
                local educational agencies in the State)'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter preceding
                clause (i), by inserting ``or on behalf of local
                educational agencies in the State,'' after ``acting on
                its own behalf,''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Peer review.--
                    ``(A) Peer review team.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall
                        establish multi-disciplinary peer review teams
                        and appoint members to such teams, including
                        persons who have experience with a State
                        educational agency (or local educational agency
                        or Indian tribe, as appropriate) and broader
                        education reform experience, to review waiver
                        requests under this section if--
                                    ``(I) the Secretary requests such
                                input in order to approve a waiver
                                request; or
                                    ``(II) the Secretary intends to
                                disapprove a request.
                            ``(ii) Team in place for all waiver
                        requests.--The Secretary may, at the
                        Secretary's discretion, have a peer review team
                        review all waiver requests submitted under this
                        section.
                    ``(B) Applicability.--The Secretary may approve a
                waiver request under this section without conducting a
                peer review of the request, but shall use the peer
                review process under this paragraph before disapproving
                such a request.
                    ``(C) Purpose of peer review.--The peer review
                process shall be designed to--
                            ``(i) promote effective implementation of
                        State-developed college and career ready
                        academic content standards and student academic
                        achievement standards, through State and local
                        innovation; and
                            ``(ii) provide transparent feedback to
                        State educational agencies, local educational
                        agencies, or Indian tribes, designed to
                        strengthen the applicant's plan described under
                        paragraph (1)(C).
                    ``(D) Standard and nature of review.--Peer
                reviewers shall conduct a good faith review of waiver
                requests submitted to them under this section. Peer
                reviewers shall review such waiver requests--
                            ``(i) in their totality;
                            ``(ii) in deference to State and local
                        judgment; and
                            ``(iii) with the goal of promoting State-
                        and local-led innovation.
            ``(5) Waiver determination, demonstration, and revision.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall approve a
                waiver request not more than 90 days after the date on
                which such request is submitted, unless the Secretary
                determines and demonstrates that--
                            ``(i) the waiver request does not meet the
                        requirements of this section;
                            ``(ii) the waiver is not permitted under
                        subsection (c);
                            ``(iii) the plan that is required under
                        paragraph (1)(C), and reviewed with deference
                        to State and local judgment, provides no
                        reasonable basis to determine that a waiver
                        will enhance student academic achievement; or
                            ``(iv) the waiver request does not provide
                        for adequate evaluation to ensure review and
                        continuous improvement of the plan, consistent
                        with paragraph (1)(D).
                    ``(B) Waiver determination and revision.--If the
                Secretary determines and demonstrates that the waiver
                request does not meet the requirements of this section,
                the Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) immediately--
                                    ``(I) notify the State educational
                                agency, local educational agency, or
                                Indian tribe of such determination; and
                                    ``(II) at the request of the State
                                educational agency, local educational
                                agency, or Indian tribe, provide
                                detailed reasons for such determination
                                in writing;
                            ``(ii) offer the State educational agency,
                        local educational agency, or Indian tribe an
                        opportunity to revise and resubmit the waiver
                        request not more than 60 days after the date of
                        such determination; and
                            ``(iii) if the Secretary determines that
                        the resubmission does not meet the requirements
                        of this section, at the request of the State
                        educational agency, local educational agency,
                        or Indian tribe, conduct a public hearing not
                        more than 30 days after the date of such
                        resubmission.
                    ``(C) Waiver disapproval.--The Secretary may
                disapprove a waiver request if--
                            ``(i) the State educational agency, local
                        educational agency, or Indian tribe has been
                        notified and offered an opportunity to revise
                        and resubmit the waiver request, as described
                        under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B);
                        and
                            ``(ii) the State educational agency, local
                        educational agency, or Indian tribe--
                                    ``(I) does not revise and resubmit
                                the waiver request; or
                                    ``(II) revises and resubmits the
                                waiver request, and the Secretary
                                determines that such waiver request
                                does not meet the requirements of this
                                section after a hearing conducted under
                                subparagraph (B)(iii).
                    ``(D) External conditions.--The Secretary shall not
                disapprove a waiver request under this section based on
                conditions outside the scope of the waiver request.'';
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in the heading, by adding ``; Limitations''
                after ``Duration and Extension of Waiver''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Specific limitations.--The Secretary shall not
        require a State educational agency, local educational agency,
        or Indian tribe, as a condition of approval of a waiver
        request, to--
                    ``(A) include in, or delete from, such request,
                specific academic content standards or academic
                achievement standards;
                    ``(B) use specific academic assessment instruments
                or items; or
                    ``(C) include in, or delete from, such waiver
                request any criterion that specifies, defines, or
                prescribes the standards or measures that a State or
                local educational agency uses to establish, implement,
                or improve--
                            ``(i) State academic content standards or
                        academic achievement standards;
                            ``(ii) assessments;
                            ``(iii) State accountability systems;
                            ``(iv) systems that measure student growth;
                            ``(v) measures of other academic
                        indicators; or
                            ``(vi) teacher and principal evaluation
                        systems.'';
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking the heading and inserting
                        ``Waiver reports'';
                            (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph
                        (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``local educational
                                agency that receives'' and inserting
                                ``State educational agency, local
                                educational agency, or Indian tribe
                                that receives''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``submit a report
                                to the State educational agency that''
                                and inserting ``submit a report to the
                                Secretary that'';
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
                (2); and
                    (D) in paragraph (2), (as redesignated by
                subparagraph (C)), by striking ``Beginning in fiscal
                year 2002 and for each subsequent year, the Secretary
                shall submit to the Committee'' and inserting ``The
                Secretary shall annually submit to the Committee''; and
            (5) in subsection (f), by inserting ``and the recipient of
        the waiver has failed to make revisions needed to carry out the
        purpose of the waiver,'' after ``has been inadequate to justify
        a continuation of the waiver''.

Summary: State Innovation Pilot Act of 2011 - Amends part D (Waivers) of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise the process by which states, LEAs, and Indian tribes obtain waivers of the Act's statutory and regulatory requirements. Requires waiver requests by states, LEAs, or Indian tribes to include a plan that describes how: (1) the waiver will improve instruction and student achievement in accordance with the state's college and career ready academic content and achievement standards, (2) the plan will be evaluated regularly and improved continuously. (3) they will review implementation of the college and career readiness standards, (4) they will identify, support, and intervene in underperforming schools. And (5) they will maintain and improve transparency in reporting to parents and the public on student achievement and school performance. Requires the Secretary of Education to approve requests that meet such requirements and do not involve certain specified statutory or regulatory requirements. Directs the Secretary to establish a multidisciplinary peer review team to review a waiver request if the Secretary requests their input or intends to disapprove the request. Requires peer reviewers to review waiver requests in their totality, in deference to state and local judgment, and with the goal of promoting state and local innovation. Gives the Secretary a limited amount of time to decide on a waiver request. Gives requesters opportunities to revise their requests. Prohibits the Secretary from imposing conditions on a waiver that require the state, LEA, or Indian tribe to adopt or drop specific standards or assessment systems.

A bill to amend section 9401 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 with regard to waivers of statutory and regulatory requirements.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse
Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) Senator Mark O. Hatfield and Congresswoman Elizabeth
        Furse served the United States with distinction and honor;
            (2) Senator Hatfield and Congresswoman Furse have had a
        lasting impact on the relationship between the United States
        and Native Americans;
            (3) Senator Hatfield and Congresswoman Furse have been
        champions of the rights of Native Americans and Alaska Natives
        and worked in Congress to strengthen tribal self-governance;
        and
            (4) it is a fitting tribute to the leadership, courage, and
        bipartisan spirit that Senator Mark O. Hatfield and
        Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse exemplify to establish in their
        names programs to encourage excellence in tribal government.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Trustees
        of the Foundation established under section 4(b).
            (2) Eligible individual.--The term ``eligible individual''
        means a citizen or national of the United States or a permanent
        resident alien of the United States.
            (3) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the Mark O.
        Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal
        Governance Foundation established by section 4(a).
            (4) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Mark O. Hatfield-
        Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance
        Fund established by section 7.
            (5) Institute.--The term ``Institute'' means the Institute
        for Tribal Government at Portland State University.
            (6) Institution of higher education.--The term
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the
        term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 1001(a)).
            (7) State.--The term ``State'' means--
                    (A) a State;
                    (B) the District of Columbia;
                    (C) American Samoa;
                    (D) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
                Islands;
                    (E) Guam;
                    (F) the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
                    (G) the Federal States of Micronesia;
                    (H) the Republic of Palau;
                    (I) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
                    (J) the United States Virgin Islands.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MARK O. HATFIELD-ELIZABETH FURSE
              SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE
              FOUNDATION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established as an independent entity
in the Executive branch the Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse
Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation.
    (b) Board of Trustees.--
            (1) In general.--The Foundation shall be subject to the
        supervision and direction of a Board of Trustees.
            (2) Membership.--The Board shall be comprised of 12
        trustees, of whom--
                    (A) 2 trustees shall be individuals appointed by
                the President, by and with the advice and consent of
                the Senate, after considering recommendations of the
                Speaker of the House of Representatives, in
                consultation with the minority leader of the House of
                Representatives;
                    (B) 2 trustees shall be individuals appointed by
                the President, by and with the advice and consent of
                the Senate, after considering recommendations of the
                President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation
                with the majority and minority leaders of the Senate;
                    (C) 5 trustees, not more than 3 trustees of whom
                shall be of the same political party, shall be
                individuals appointed by the President, by and with the
                advice and consent of the Senate, who have demonstrated
                leadership and interest in strengthening tribal self-
                governance, such as tribal leaders involved in health
                and public policy development affecting Native American
                and Alaska Native communities;
                    (D) 1 trustee shall be the Secretary of the
                Interior;
                    (E) 1 trustee shall be the Secretary of Education;
                and
                    (F) 1 trustee shall be the president of Portland
                State University, who shall serve as a nonvoting member
                and shall not be eligible to serve as Chairperson.
    (c) Term.--
            (1) In general.--The term of a member of the Board shall be
        6 years, except that--
                    (A) in the case of the trustees first taking
                office--
                            (i) as designated by the President, 1
                        trustee appointed under subsection (b)(2)(B)
                        and 2 trustees appointed under subsection
                        (b)(2)(C) shall serve 2 years;
                            (ii) as designated by the President, 1
                        trustee appointed under subsection (b)(2)(A)
                        and 2 trustees appointed under subsection
                        (b)(2)(C) shall serve 4 years; and
                            (iii) as designated by the President, 1
                        trustee appointed under subsection (b)(2)(A), 1
                        trustee appointed under subsection (b)(2)(B),
                        and 1 trustee appointed under subsection
                        (b)(2)(C) shall serve 6 years; and
                    (B) a trustee appointed to fill a vacancy shall--
                            (i) serve for the remainder of the term for
                        which the predecessor of the trustee was
                        appointed; and
                            (ii) be appointed in the same manner as the
                        original appointment for that vacancy was made.
    (d) Travel and Subsistence Pay.--A trustee shall serve without pay,
but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and
other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the duties of a
member of the Board.
    (e) Location of Foundation.--The Foundation shall be located in
Portland, Oregon.
    (f) Executive Director.--
            (1) In general.--There shall be an Executive Director of
        the Foundation, who shall be appointed by the Board.
            (2) Duties.--The Executive Director--
                    (A) shall be the chief executive officer of the
                Foundation; and
                    (B) shall carry out the functions of the
                Foundation, subject to the supervision and direction of
                the Board, and such other functions consistent with
                this Act as the Board shall prescribe.
            (3) Compensation.--The Executive Director shall be
        compensated at the rate specified for an employee in level IV
        of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
        States Code.

SEC. 5. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of the Foundation shall be--
            (1) to develop resources to properly train Native American
        and Alaska Native tribal council members in self-government and
        related fields;
            (2) to foster among people in the United States greater
        recognition and understanding of the role of tribal self-
        government in the development of the United States;
            (3) to identify critical issues facing tribal governments;
            (4) to establish a program for tribal governance research
        at the Institute; and
            (5) to provide educational outreach regarding tribal self-
        government.

SEC. 6. AUTHORITY OF THE FOUNDATION.

    (a) In General.--The Foundation, in consultation with the
Institute, may identify and conduct such programs, activities, and
services as the Foundation considers appropriate to carry out the
purposes of the Foundation.
    (b) Programs, Activities, and Services.--The Foundation may, in
accordance with this section--
            (1) award scholarships, fellowships, internships, and
        grants; and
            (2) provide grants to the Institute to carry out and manage
        other programs, activities, and services.
    (c) National Competition.--The Foundation may provide, directly or
by contract, for the conduct of national competition for the purpose of
selecting recipients of scholarships, fellowships, internships, and
grants awarded under this Act.
    (d) Award of Scholarships, Fellowships, Internships, and Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Foundation may award scholarships,
        fellowships, internships, and grants to eligible individuals
        who meet the minimum criteria established by the Foundation,
        for study in fields relating to tribal governance.
            (2) Elizabeth furse scholars.--Recipients of scholarships,
        fellowships, internships, and grants under this Act shall be
        known as ``Elizabeth Furse Scholars''.
    (e) Scholarships.--
            (1) In general.--The Foundation may award scholarships to
        outstanding--
                    (A) undergraduate students who intend to pursue
                careers relating to tribal governance; and
                    (B) Native American and Alaska Native undergraduate
                students who intend to pursue careers in tribal public
                policy.
            (2) Payments.--An eligible individual awarded a scholarship
        under this Act may receive payments under this Act only during
        such periods as the Foundation determines that the eligible
        individual--
                    (A) is maintaining satisfactory proficiency and
                devoting full time to study or research; and
                    (B) is not engaging in gainful employment other
                than employment approved by the Foundation under
                regulations of the Board.
            (3) Reports.--
                    (A) In general.--The Foundation may require reports
                containing such information, in such form, and to be
                filed at such times as the Foundation determines to be
                necessary from any eligible individual awarded a
                scholarship under this Act.
                    (B) Certificate.--Except as otherwise provided
                under this subsection, a report under subparagraph (A)
                shall be accompanied by a certificate from an
                appropriate official at the institution of higher
                education, approved by the Foundation, stating that the
                individual is making satisfactory progress in, and is
                devoting essentially full time to, study or research.
    (f) Fellowships.--The Foundation may award fellowships to--
            (1) outstanding graduate students who intend to pursue
        advanced degrees in fields relating to tribal governance;
            (2) outstanding Native American and Alaska Native graduate
        students who intend to pursue advanced degrees in tribal public
        policy, law, or medicine; and
            (3) faculty from a variety of disciplines to bring the
        expertise of the faculty to the Foundation.
    (g) Internships.--The Foundation may award internships to deserving
and qualified--
            (1) individuals, for use in participating in internships in
        Federal, State, and local agencies or in offices of major
        tribal governance organizations; and
            (2) Native American and Alaska Native individuals, for use
        in participating in internships in Federal, State, and local
        agencies or in offices of major public health or public policy
        organizations.
    (h) Grants.--The Foundation shall award grants to the Institute--
            (1) to provide for an annual panel of experts to discuss
        contemporary tribal governance issues;
            (2) to conduct tribal governance policy research;
            (3) to conduct research on Native American and Alaska
        Native tribal public policy issues; and
            (4) to invite visiting policymakers to share practical
        experiences with the Foundation.
    (i) Coordination.--The Foundation shall assist in the development
and implementation of a program for tribal governance research to be
located at the Institute.
    (j) Program Priorities.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Foundation
        shall determine--
                    (A) the priority of the programs to be carried out
                under this Act; and
                    (B) the amount of funds to be allocated for the
                programs.
            (2) Requirements.--Of amounts made available to carry out
        this section--
                    (A) not less than 50 percent shall be used for the
                programs described in subsections (e), (f), and (g);
                    (B) not less than 20 percent shall be made
                available to the Institute to carry out subsections (h)
                and (i), on the conditions that--
                            (i) a 25-percent matching share is provided
                        from other non-Federal sources; and
                            (ii) adequate space at the Institute is
                        made available by the Institute for the
                        Executive Director and other appropriate staff
                        of the Foundation; and
                    (C) not more than 15 percent shall be used for
                salaries and other administrative purposes.

SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF MARK O. HATFIELD-ELIZABETH FURSE SCHOLARSHIP
              AND EXCELLENCE IN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE TRUST FUND.

    (a) Establishment of Fund.--There is established in the Treasury of
the United States a trust fund to be known as the ``Mark O. Hatfield-
Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Trust
Fund'', to be administered by the Foundation, consisting of amounts
appropriated to the fund under section 10.
    (b) Investment of Fund Assets.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest
        in full, at the direction of the Board, the amounts
        appropriated to the Fund.
            (2) Eligible investments.--The investments shall be in
        public debt securities with maturities suitable for the needs
        of the Fund.
            (3) Interest.--Investments in public debt securities shall
        bear interest at rates determined by the Secretary of the
        Treasury, taking into consideration the current average market
        yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United
        States of comparable maturity.

SEC. 8. EXPENDITURES AND AUDIT OF TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--The Foundation shall pay from the interest and
earnings of the Fund such amounts as the Board determines are
appropriate to enable the Foundation to carry out this Act.
    (b) Audit by Government Accountability Office.--
            (1) In general.--The activities of the Foundation and the
        Institute under this Act may be audited by the Government
        Accountability Office under such regulations as may be
        promulgated by the Comptroller General of the United States.
            (2) Access.--Representatives of the Government
        Accountability Office shall have access to all books, accounts,
        records, reports filed and all other papers, things, or
        property belonging to or in use by the Foundation and the
        Institute that pertain to federally-assisted activities and are
        necessary to facilitate the audit.

SEC. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

     To carry out this Act, the Foundation may--
            (1) appoint, and fix the compensation of, such personnel as
        are necessary to carry out this Act, except that in no case
        shall an employee other than the Executive Director be
        compensated at a rate that exceeds the maximum rate for
        employees in grade GS-15 of the General Schedule under section
        5332 of title 5, United States Code;
            (2) procure or fund the Institute to procure temporary and
        intermittent services of such experts and consultants as are
        necessary to the extent authorized by section 3109 of title 5,
        United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the rate
        specified at the time of such service for level IV of the
        Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
        Code;
            (3) promulgate such regulations as the Foundation considers
        to be necessary governing the manner in which the functions of
        the Foundation shall be carried out;
            (4) accept, hold, administer, and use gifts, both real and
        personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of
        the Foundation;
            (5) accept and use the services of voluntary and
        noncompensated personnel and reimburse such personnel for
        travel expenses, including per diem expenses, as authorized by
        section 5703 of title 5, United States Code;
            (6) enter into contracts, grants, or other arrangements or
        modifications of contracts, grants, or arrangements to carry
        out this Act, which contracts, grants, arrangements, and
        modifications may, with the concurrence of at least \2/3\ of
        the members of the Board, be entered into without performance
        bond or other bond, and without regard to section 3709 of the
        Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5); and
            (7) make other necessary expenditures.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

     There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $50,000,000.

Summary: Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Act of 2004 - Establishes as an independent entity of the executive branch the Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation to be located in Portland, Oregon, to: (1) develop resources to properly train Native American and Alaska Native tribal council members in self-government and related fields. (2) foster greater recognition and understanding of the role of tribal self-government in the development of the United States, (3) identify critical issues facing tribal governments in the Nation. (4) establish a program for tribal goverance research at the Institute for Tribal Government at Portland State University. And (5) provide educational outreach regarding tribal self-government. Authorizes the Foundation to award scholarships, fellowships, internships, and grants to eligible individuals who meet the minimum criteria established by the Foundation for study in fields relating to tribal governance. Authorizes the Foundation to award scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students who intend to pursue careers relating to tribal goverance, and Native Americans and Alaska Natives intending to pursue careers in tribal public policy. Authorizes the Foundation to award fellowships to: (1) outstanding graduate students who intend to pursue advanced degrees in fields relating to tribal governance, and Native Americans and Alaska Natives intending to pursue advanced degrees in tribal public policy, law, or medicine. And (2) faculty from a variety of disciplines to bring their expertise to the Foundation. Authorizes the Foundation to award internships to deserving and qualified: (1) individuals to work in Federal, State, and local agencies or in offices of major tribal governance organizations. And (2) Native American and Alaska Native individuals to work in Federal, State, and local agencies or in offices of major public health or public policy organizations. Directs the Foundation to award grants to the Institute to: (1) provide for an annual panel of experts to discuss contemporary tribal governance issues. (2) conduct research in tribal governance policy and on Native American and Alaska Native tribal public policy issues. And (4) invite visiting policymakers to share practical experiences with the Foundation. Establishes in the Treasury the Mark O. Hatfield- Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Trust Fund to be administered by the Foundation.

A bill to establish the Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation, and for other purposes.