S.Amdt. 3098

SA 3098. Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2786 proposed by Mr.
Reid (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Harkin) to the bill
H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the
first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces
and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

TITLE __--SUPPORT FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEENS AND WOMEN

SEC. _001. DEFINITIONS.

In this title:
(1) Accompaniment.--The term ``accompaniment'' means
assisting, representing, and accompanying a woman in seeking
judicial relief for child support, child custody, restraining
orders, and restitution for harm to persons and property, and
in filing criminal charges, and may include the payment of
court costs and reasonable attorney and witness fees
associated therewith.
(2) Eligible institution of higher education.--The term
``eligible institution of higher education'' means an
institution of higher education (as such term is defined in
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001)) that has established and operates, or agrees to
establish and operate upon the receipt of a grant under this
title, a pregnant and parenting student services office.
(3) Community service center.--The term ``community service
center'' means a non-profit organization that provides social
services to residents of a specific geographical area via
direct service or by contract with a local governmental
agency.
(4) High school.--The term ``high school'' means any public
or private school that operates grades 10 through 12,
inclusive, grades 9 through 12, inclusive or grades 7 through
12, inclusive.
(5) Intervention services.--The term ``intervention
services'' means, with respect to domestic violence, sexual
violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 24-hour telephone
hotline services for police protection and referral to
shelters.
(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
(7) State.--The term ``State'' includes the District of
Columbia, any commonwealth, possession, or other territory of
the United States, and any Indian tribe or reservation.
(8) Supportive social services.--The term ``supportive
social services'' means transitional and permanent housing,
vocational counseling, and individual and group counseling
aimed at preventing domestic violence, sexual violence,
sexual assault, or stalking.
(9) Violence.--The term ``violence'' means actual violence
and the risk or threat of violence.

SEC. _002. ESTABLISHMENT OF PREGNANCY ASSISTANCE FUND.

(a) In General.--The Secretary, in collaboration and
coordination with the Secretary of Education (as
appropriate), shall establish a Pregnancy Assistance Fund to
be administered by the Secretary, for the purpose of awarding
competitive grants to States to assist pregnant and parenting
teens and women.
(b) Use of Fund.--A State may apply for a grant under
subsection (a) to carry out any activities provided for in
section _003.
(c) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a), a State shall submit to the Secretary an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require, including a
description of the purposes for which the grant is being
requested and the designation of a State agency for receipt
and administration of funding received under this title.

SEC. _003. PERMISSIBLE USES OF FUND.

(a) In General.--A State shall use amounts received under a
grant under section _001 for the purposes described in this
section to assist pregnant and parenting teens and women.
(b) Institutions of Higher Education.--
(1) In general.--A State may use amounts received under a
grant under section _001 to make funding available to
eligible institutions of higher education to enable the
eligible institutions to establish, maintain, or operate
pregnant and parenting student services. Such funding shall
be used to supplement, not supplant, existing funding for
such services.
(2) Application.--An eligible institution of higher
education that desires to receive funding under this
subsection shall submit an application to the designated
State agency at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the State agency may require.
(3) Matching requirement.--An eligible institution of
higher education that receives

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funding under this subsection shall contribute to the conduct
of the pregnant and parenting student services office
supported by the funding an amount from non-Federal funds
equal to 25 percent of the amount of the funding provided.
The non-Federal share may be in cash or in-kind, fairly
evaluated, including services, facilities, supplies, or
equipment.
(4) Use of funds for assisting pregnant and parenting
college students.--An eligible institution of higher
education that receives funding under this subsection shall
use such funds to establish, maintain or operate pregnant and
parenting student services and may use such funding for the
following programs and activities:
(A) Conduct a needs assessment on campus and within the
local community--
(i) to assess pregnancy and parenting resources, located on
the campus or within the local community, that are available
to meet the needs described in subparagraph (B); and
(ii) to set goals for--

(I) improving such resources for pregnant, parenting, and
prospective parenting students; and
(II) improving access to such resources.

(B) Annually assess the performance of the eligible
institution in meeting the following needs of students
enrolled in the eligible institution who are pregnant or are
parents:
(i) The inclusion of maternity coverage and the
availability of riders for additional family members in
student health care.
(ii) Family housing.
(iii) Child care.
(iv) Flexible or alternative academic scheduling, such as
telecommuting programs, to enable pregnant or parenting
students to continue their education or stay in school.
(v) Education to improve parenting skills for mothers and
fathers and to strengthen marriages.
(vi) Maternity and baby clothing, baby food (including
formula), baby furniture, and similar items to assist parents
and prospective parents in meeting the material needs of
their children.
(vii) Post-partum counseling.
(C) Identify public and private service providers, located
on the campus of the eligible institution or within the local
community, that are qualified to meet the needs described in
subparagraph (B), and establishes programs with qualified
providers to meet such needs.
(D) Assist pregnant and parenting students, fathers or
spouses in locating and obtaining services that meet the
needs described in subparagraph (B).
(E) If appropriate, provide referrals for prenatal care and
delivery, infant or foster care, or adoption, to a student
who requests such information. An office shall make such
referrals only to service providers that serve the following
types of individuals:
(i) Parents.
(ii) Prospective parents awaiting adoption.
(iii) Women who are pregnant and plan on parenting or
placing the child for adoption.
(iv) Parenting or prospective parenting couples.
(5) Reporting.--
(A) Annual report by institutions.--
(i) In general.--For each fiscal year that an eligible
institution of higher education receives funds under this
subsection, the eligible institution shall prepare and submit
to the State, by the date determined by the State, a report
that--

(I) itemizes the pregnant and parenting student services
office's expenditures for the fiscal year;
(II) contains a review and evaluation of the performance of
the office in fulfilling the requirements of this section,
using the specific performance criteria or standards
established under subparagraph (B)(i); and
(III) describes the achievement of the office in meeting
the needs listed in paragraph (4)(B) of the students served
by the eligible institution, and the frequency of use of the
office by such students.

(ii) Performance criteria.--Not later than 180 days before
the date the annual report described in clause (i) is
submitted, the State--

(I) shall identify the specific performance criteria or
standards that shall be used to prepare the report; and
(II) may establish the form or format of the report.

(B) Report by state.--The State shall annually prepare and
submit a report on the findings under this subsection,
including the number of eligible institutions of higher
education that were awarded funds and the number of students
served by each pregnant and parenting student services office
receiving funds under this section, to the Secretary.
(c) Support for Pregnant and Parenting Teens.--A State may
use amounts received under a grant under section _001 to make
funding available to eligible high schools and community
service centers to establish, maintain or operate pregnant
and parenting services in the same general manner and in
accordance with all conditions and requirements described in
subsection (b), except that paragraph (3) of such subsection
shall not apply for purposes of this subsection.
(d) Improving Services for Pregnant Women Who Are Victims
of Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault, and
Stalking.--
(1) In general.--A State may use amounts received under a
grant under section _001 to make funding available to its
State Attorney General to assist Statewide offices in
providing--
(A) intervention services, accompaniment, and supportive
social services for eligible pregnant women who are victims
of domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual assault, or
stalking.
(B) technical assistance and training (as described in
subsection (c)) relating to violence against eligible
pregnant women to be made available to the following:
(i) Federal, State, tribal, territorial, and local
governments, law enforcement agencies, and courts.
(ii) Professionals working in legal, social service, and
health care settings.
(iii) Nonprofit organizations.
(iv) Faith-based organizations.
(2) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under
paragraph (1), a State Attorney General shall submit an
application to the designated State agency at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information, as specified by
the State.
(3) Technical assistance and training described.--For
purposes of paragraph (1)(B), technical assistance and
training is--
(A) the identification of eligible pregnant women
experiencing domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual
assault, or stalking;
(B) the assessment of the immediate and short-term safety
of such a pregnant woman, the evaluation of the impact of the
violence or stalking on the pregnant woman's health, and the
assistance of the pregnant woman in developing a plan aimed
at preventing further domestic violence, sexual violence,
sexual assault, or stalking, as appropriate;
(C) the maintenance of complete medical or forensic records
that include the documentation of any examination, treatment
given, and referrals made, recording the location and nature
of the pregnant woman's injuries, and the establishment of
mechanisms to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of those
medical records; and
(D) the identification and referral of the pregnant woman
to appropriate public and private nonprofit entities that
provide intervention services, accompaniment, and supportive
social services.
(4) Eligible pregnant woman.--In this subsection, the term
``eligible pregnant woman'' means any woman who is pregnant
on the date on which such woman becomes a victim of domestic
violence, sexual violence, sexual assault, or stalking or who
was pregnant during the one-year period before such date.
(e) Public Awareness and Education.--A State may use
amounts received under a grant under section _001 to make
funding available to increase public awareness and education
concerning any services available to pregnant and parenting
teens and women under this title, or any other resources
available to pregnant and parenting women in keeping with the
intent and purposes of this title. The State shall be
responsible for setting guidelines or limits as to how much
of funding may be utilized for public awareness and education
in any funding award.

SEC. _004. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is authorized to be appropriated, $25,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2019, to carry out this
title.
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