SEC. 605. [20 U.S.C. 6235] AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.-There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretaries to carry out this Act $300,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 1999.

(b) RESERVATIONS.-From amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for any fiscal year, the Secretaries—

(1) shall reserve not more than 2 of 1 percent of such amounts for such fiscal year to provide grants under sections 202 and 212 to the jurisdictions described in section 202(b);

(2) shall reserve not more than 2 of 1 percent of such amounts for such fiscal year to provide grants under subtitle C of title II to establish and carry out School-to-Work Opportunities programs for Indian youths that involve Bureau funded schools (as defined in section 1146(3) of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2026(3)));

(3) shall reserve 10 percent of such amounts for such fiscal year to provide grants under section 302(b) to local partnerships located in high poverty areas, which reserved funds may be used in conjunction with funds available under the Youth Fair Chance Program set forth in part H of title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act1 (29 U.S.C. 1782 et seq.); and

(4)(A) shall reserve 2.5 percent of such amounts for such fiscal year to carry out section 404; and

(B) shall reserve not more than an additional 5 percent of such amounts for such fiscal year to carry out other activities under title IV, and activities under sections 214(d) and 303(d). (c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.-Funds appropriated for any fiscal year for programs authorized under this Act shall remain available until expended.

TITLE VII-OTHER PROGRAMS

Subtitle A-Reauthorization of Job Training for the Homeless Demonstration Program Under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act

SEC. 701. REAUTHORIZATION.

(a) IN GENERAL.-Section 739(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11449(a)) is amended by striking "the following amounts:" and all that follows and inserting "such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995.".

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.-Section 741 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11450) is amended by striking "1993" and inserting "1995".

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Subtitle B-Tech-Prep Programs

SEC. 711. TECH-PREP EDUCATION.

(a) CONTENTS OF PROGRAM.-Section 344(b)(2) of the Tech-Prep Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2394b(b)(2)) is amended by inserting "or 4 years" before "of secondary school".

(b) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION; PRIORITY.-Section 345(d)(2) of the Tech-Prep Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2394c(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows:

"(2) are developed in consultation with business, industry, labor unions, and institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees; and".

Subtitle C-Alaska Native Art and Culture

SEC. 721. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the "Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Act".

SEC. 722. ALASKA NATIVE ART AND CULTURE.

Part B of title XV of the Higher Education Amendments of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4441 et seq.) is amended

and

(1) in the part heading, to read as follows:

"PART B-NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES";

(2) in section 1521, to read as follows:

"SEC. 1521. PROGRAM FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT.

"(a) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants for the purpose of supporting programs for Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native culture and arts development to any private, nonprofit organization or institution which—

“(1) primarily serves and represents Native Hawaiians or Alaska Natives, and

"(2) has been recognized by the Governor of the State of Hawaii or the Governor of the State of Alaska, as appropriate, for the purpose of making such organization or institution eligible to receive such grants.

"(b) PURPOSE OF GRANTS.-Grants made under subsection (a) shall, to the extent deemed possible by the Secretary and the recipient of the grant, be used

"(1) to provide scholarly study of, and instruction in, Nɛtive Hawaiian or Alaska Native art and culture,

"(2) to establish programs which culminate in the awarding of degrees in the various fields of Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native art and culture, or

“(3) to establish centers and programs with respect to Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native art and culture that are similar in purpose to the centers and programs described in subsections (b) and (c) of section 1510.

"(c) MANAGEMENT OF GRANTS.

"(1) Any organization or institution which is the recipient of a grant made under subsection (a) shall establish a governing board to manage and control the program with respect to which such grant is made.

"(2) For any grants made with respect to Native Hawaiian art and culture, the members of the governing board which is required to be established under paragraph (1) shall—

"(A) be Native Hawaiians or individuals widely recognized in the field of Native Hawaiian art and culture,

"(B) include a representative of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs of the State of Hawaii,

"(C) include the president of the University of Hawaii, “(D) include the president of the Bishop Museum, and "(E) serve for a fixed term of office.

"(3) For any grants made with respect to Alaska Native art and culture, the members of the governing board which is required to be established under paragraph (1) shall—

"(A) include Alaska Natives and individuals widely recognized in the field of Alaska Native art and culture, "(B) represent the Eskimo, Indian and Aleut cultures of Alaska, and

"(C) serve for a fixed term.".

Subtitle D-Job Training

SEC. 731. AMENDMENT TO JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT TO PROVIDE ALLOWANCES FOR CHILD CARE COSTS TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN THE JOB CORPS.

Section 429 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1699) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

"(e) In addition to child care assistance provided under section 428(e), the Secretary shall provide enrollees who otherwise could not participate in the Job Corps with allowances to pay for child care costs, such as food, clothing, and health care for the child. Allowances under this subsection may only be provided during the first 2 months of an enrollee's participation in the program and shall be in an amount that does not exceed the maximum amount that may be provided by the State pursuant to section 402(g)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(g)(1)(C)).”.

TITLE VIII-TECHNICAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 801. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 802. SUNSET.

The authority provided by this Act shall terminate on October 1, 2001.

SECTIONS 112 AND 115 OF THE AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ACT OF 2000

AN ACT To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to H-1B nonimmigrant aliens.

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

TITLE I—AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

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SEC. 112. [42 U.S.C. 13751 note] KIDS 2000 CRIME PREVENTION AND COMPUTER EDUCATION INITIATIVE.

Act".

(a) SHORT TITLE.-This section may be cited as the "Kids 2000

(b) FINDINGS.-Congress makes the following findings:

(1) There is an increasing epidemic of juvenile crime throughout the United States.

(2) It is well documented that the majority of juvenile crimes take place during after-school hours.

(3) Knowledge of technology is becoming increasingly necessary for children in school and out of school.

(4) The Boys and Girls Clubs of America have 2,700 clubs throughout all 50 States, serving over 3,000,000 boys and girls primarily from at-risk communities.

(5) The Boys and Girls Clubs of America have the physical structures in place for immediate implementation of an afterschool technology program.

(6) Building technology centers and providing integrated content and full-time staffing at those centers in the Boys and Girls Clubs of America nationwide will help foster education, job training, and an alternative to crime for at-risk youth.

(7) Partnerships between the public sector and the private sector are an effective way of providing after-school technology programs in the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

(8) PowerUp: Bridging the Digital Divide is an entity comprised of more than a dozen nonprofit organizations, major corporations, and Federal agencies that have joined together to launch a major new initiative to help ensure that America's underserved young people acquire the skills, experiences, and resources they need to succeed in the digital age.

(9) Bringing PowerUp into the Boys and Girls Clubs of America will be an effective way to ensure that our youth have a safe, crime-free environment in which to learn the techno

logical skills they need to close the divide between young people who have access to computer-based information and technology-related skills and those who do not.

(c) AFTER-SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY GRANTS TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA.

(1) PURPOSES.-The Attorney General shall make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America for the purpose of funding effective after-school technology programs, such as PowerUp, in order to provide

(A) constructive technology-focused activities that are part of a comprehensive program to provide access to technology and technology training to youth during after-school hours, weekends, and school vacations;

(B) supervised activities in safe environments for youth; and

(C) full-time staffing with teachers, tutors, and other qualified personnel.

(2) SUBAWARDS.-The Boys and Girls Clubs of America shall make subawards to local boys and girls clubs authorizing expenditures associated with providing technology programs such as PowerUp, including the hiring of teachers and other personnel, procurement of goods and services, including computer equipment, or such other purposes as are approved by the Attorney General.

(d) APPLICATIONS.

(1) ELIGIBILITY.-In order to be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an applicant for a subaward (specified in subsection (c)(2)) shall submit an application to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.

(2) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.-Each application submitted in accordance with paragraph (1) shall include

(A) a request for a subgrant to be used for the purposes of this section;

(B) a description of the communities to be served by the grant, including the nature of juvenile crime, violence, and drug use in the communities;

(C) written assurances that Federal funds received under this section will be used to supplement and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for activities funded under this section;

(D) written assurances that all activities funded under this section will be supervised by qualified adults;

(E) a plan for assuring that program activities will take place in a secure environment that is free of crime and drugs;

(F) a plan outlining the utilization of content-based programs such as PowerUp, and the provision of trained adult personnel to supervise the after-school technology training; and

(G) any additional statistical or financial information that the Boys and Girls Clubs of America may reasonably require.

(e) GRANT AWARDS.-In awarding subgrants under this section, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America shall consider